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I really enjoyed the advice, "Say yes." I think that is some of the best advice to give to people especially when starting a new part of their lives. Say yes to things you typically would say no to. Get out of your comfort zone because that's where the fun begins. As I start my career in a city I have never been, I am going to remember this. Try to Say YES! Web Source

I am often at my desk for hours at a time with few breaks in between. These deskercise ideas are great. I especially like the neck stretches I saw. I have a really bad neck and often strain it during work. I will  make sure to try these stretches out throughout this next week. Neck and Shoulder stretches. Web Source.  Article Link. 

OU Resources My Library.  Web source. I have been using a lot of the OU library resources for a while now but I had no idea I could put the ones I use all on my own thing and not have to search for them! This is such a great tool to help me make things go even faster. I only have a month left at OU but will for sure being using this tool for the rest of my time here.

The Three Little Belchers The Belcher Family. Web Source Louise, Gene, and Tina spent their summer days working at their dad's burger restaurant, Bob's Burgers. The three kids, bored out of their mind, were looking for something to pass the time. Louise, the youngest of the bunch, was building a tower out of coasters at the bar when suddenly it crumbled down. Tina, the oldest more responsible, noticed the fall and said, "That's why you can't coast through building those things." She then continued to softly laugh at her own joke. Louise then said, "Oh you think you can do so much better?!?" To which Tina responded, "Ya, I do. I think I can do much better." Louise all fired up for competition shouted, "Wanna bet? Tallest structure made out of restaurant items wins!" In true Tina fashion, she lays down the rules, "Fine! We each have an hour to build the tallest structure. BUT the finished product must ...

Henny-Penny Henny got hit on the head and thought the sky was falling Cocky-locky saw henny-penny on the way and asked to join Ducky-daddles joined on the way too Goosey-poosey joined then Turkey-lurkey Foxy-woxy told them they were going the wrong way and that he would show them F took them back to his hole F tricked them and started to eath them killed all of them but Henny-p got away but she never told the kind the sky was falling Johnny-Cake Old mand and old woman and a little boy the little boy was baking the cake while his parents worked The cake came alive (the gingerbread??) The cake out ran the family  and then the well-diggers then a bear then a wolf Said he could out run the fox but he tricked him The family chasing Johnny-Cake. Web source This story is part of the  English Fairy Tales (1) unit . Story source:  English Fairy Tales  by Joseph Jacobs with illustrations by John D. Batten (1890).

The Story of the 3 Little Pigs when pigs spoke rhyme, monkeys chewed tobacco, hens took snuff to make them tough and ducks when quack quack quack, O! First pig house was made of straw-- the wolf blew it down Second pig house was furze-- wolf blew it down Third pig house was brick-- wolf coudln't blow it down Wolf suggests going to get turnips for dinner and pig says ok Pig tricked wolf, went an hour before they said they would go Wolf suggested going to get apples pig got up an hour early  Wolf catches on and meets him by apple tree Pig threw apple so far for the wolf to get he was able to run home Wolf invited him to fair -- pig did the same thing as usual Pig hid in a butter-churn and rolled down the hill which scared the wolf so he ran home Wolf tried to go through the chimmy but the pig boiled water over the fire -- the pig ate the wolf The Three Little Pigs and Their Mom Web Source Story Source:  This story is part of the  English Fairy T...

I enjoyed going through and reading the different types of advice to writers. The piece of advice that stuck out to me the most was, "Streamline your story." The author put it simply, nobody is inherently interested in what you are doing or saying. This is so extremely true. I have always noticed, nobody has time to think of you because they are too busy thinking of themselves. This isn't rude or cruel it just means people are busy. So to make sure you stuff is read or listened to or watched, focus your idea. Make it interesting and make it count. I love this so much. I am about to go into the advertising industry and with people's attention span getting smaller we need to get our message across fast. We need to make it flashy and interesting but still tell a story. That is why I loved this author's advice. I think this is good imagery for the advice to streamline your story. Don't take unnecessary twist and turns, focus your point.  Web Source Lin...

Diddle, Diddle Son John went to bed with shorts on and one shoe left on AAAA Cock-a-doodle-doo AABA lost her shoe master lost his fiddling stick his dame will have to dance without her shoe Master found his fiddling stick but she never found her shoe Hey Diddle Diddle Cow jumped over the moon little dog laughed the dish ran after the spoon Jack and Jill went up the hill for a pail of water jack fell downa nd cracked his head jill came tumbling after Jack and Jill fell down the Hill Web Source Story source:  This story is part of the  Nursery Rhymes unit . Story source:  The Nursery Rhyme Book  edited by Andrew Lang and illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke (1897).

Babes in the Wood AABACC Kids kidnapped to the woods The kids died the moon didn't shine that night Robins brought Strawberry-leaves and spread them over Crooked Man Moral: if you are a crooked person then everything you do will be crooked Web Source Simple Simon Wanted pie from pie man but didn't have a penny he wanted to catch a whale but the water he had was his mothers pail ABAB Needles and Pins NEEDLES and pins, needles and pins. When a man marries, his trouble begins. Sneezing on days Monday = for danger Tuesday = kiss a stranger Wed = for a letter Thursday = something better Friday = for sorrow Saturday = see your sweetheart tomorrow Story source:  This story is part of the  Nursery Rhymes unit . Story source:  The Nursery Rhyme Book  edited by Andrew Lang and illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke (1897).

The Beast of The Sandlot The Sandlot Gang. Web Source It was midsummer 1962 in San Fernando Valley. My family had just moved to this town and I didn't have a single friend. That is until I started playing ball at the sandlot. These guys made my first summer in San Fernando the best summer of my life. I owe that summer to my friend Bennie. If it weren't for Bennie I wouldn't have learned how to play ball and would have never became friends with the guys. We really only met because the guys needed an extra body on the field. Boy was I bad. I couldn't even catch a ball back then. Most of the time any ball that was hit towards me would fly right on past me. I would have to go retrieve it from the back fence. Man did I not like that fence. Every time I had to go back there I would here noises only a beast was capable of creating. I quickly found out I was not the only one scared of this "beast". One day Ham, the catcher of the gang, was up to bat. He chann...

Pâtussorssuaq, Who Killed His Uncle Pat had a beautiful wife but was not satified Liked his uncle's wife more killed uncle Pat's wife saw what happened and ran away to her parents  Little boy saw her run but pretended like he didn't  Pat gave up on looking for her and took his uncles wife She died soon after Pat was attacked and killed by his uncles soul in the body of a fox His daughter saw everything but the uncle made her forget what she saw  arctic fox, photo by Will Brown Web Source The Wife Who Lied She grew up in a tribe that ate men Married into a tribe that didn't eat men Her old tribe started war against her new tribe 3 woman surviced the attack by hiding in (skin, box used for dogs meat, store shed) The new tribe attacked back and killed everyone  The wife had her arms and legs cut off Thats what she got for lying Story source:  Eskimo Folk-Tales  by Knud Rasmussen with illustrations by native Eskimo artist...

Nukungusik, who Escaped from the Tupilak many brothers no wife middle brother trying to kill him --killed him helped them search for the body Nuk lived very long and died last of the brothers The Giant Dog man with a very big dog  could swim in the sea and could haul whale and narwhal to shore drilled holes in teeth and put a harness in it so he could ride the dog the guy never had son so gave the dog this amulet (knot of hard wood)  this helped the dog not die the dog ate a man so the owner had to go live somewhere else with his dog Someone came on the island so the man tried to make sure the dog didn't know  the dog smelt the new man and his owner hid the new comer dog would go kill inlanders and then bring the legs back to his owner  this is why the inlanders are scared of all dogs The Giant Dog Web Source Story source:  Eskimo Folk-Tales  by Knud Rasmussen with illustrations by native Eskimo artists (1921).

What is Genius? I thoroughly enjoyed this comic. I think people often forget that there is no standard cookie cutter genius. You don't have to be a child prodigy or have the highest IQ to be a genius. I think you have to work hard and take note of the little things that will add up. You can't just be smart and be a genius. Like this comic points out, there is so much more to what makes a genius or a genius idea for that matter. The Comic from the Growth Mindset Blog Web Source

Happiness Jar Two weeks ago, I decided to take up the happiness jar challenge. For this challenge I needed to write down at least one thing that made me happy that day, everyday. Now because we were on spring break, I decided to just do it for two weeks and report back. Initially I thought this challenge might be a chore, just because I am not one to journal or keep a diary. This challenge really wasn't hard to keep up with at all. I honestly didn't see a huge change in my outlook on life and I don't think I will be continuing with the challenge. However, I did feel just a little bit better about my day at the end of the day. On my not so great days, I was able to see just a small thing that made me happy which means it couldn't have been that bad of a day. That is what I think will stick with my now that I have concluded the experiment. I don't think I'll make it a habit to physically write things down but I think when I am feeling any negative energy towar...

Canvas Notifications: I have turned my canvas notifications off and on throughout the semester to see what I have preferred. This extra credit assignment made me really consider having them on and editing to what I get notifications for. I think this will change my experience with Canvas and help produce a more affective outflow and inflow of information. Notifications can help more productivity.  Web Source

Why Hummingbirds Drink Only Dew Only drink dew  hummingbird and great blue heron ownded a lake tougher  they had a gambling problem Hummingbird bet that he could fly from one end of their lake to the other faster than the heron Whoever lost the bet had to give up drinking from that lake and all others Humming is faster but didn't know he couldn't fly across the lake in one day  got dark and he can't fly in darkness but Heron could fly at night -- but Humming did not know it  Heron was at the end laughing at Humming  this is why Hummings only drink dew How Sickness Entered the World Sickness used to not be in the world then two Indians killed a messenger from the Great Spirit The Great Spirt left an old medicin man wisdom before the medicine man died GS would send down a messanger to tell the medicine man what to do but the man got too weak so he sent two Indians the messanger  The two young men were waiting for the messenger bu...

The Cloud That Was Lost high mountains clouds sleep on the top of peaks  trying to grow heavy enough to send down rain explains fog cloud got lost over flat land cloud started crying stretched itself out and gave flowers below color how the flower Wild Pholx got its soft colors that look like evening clouds Grandmother River's Trick scared of other fish in the river Basically bully of the river ate and ate but were never hungy oh grandmother was river  she didn't like the bully fish  The river asked the cloud to create a flood Tricked the garfish to swim out of the river banks and explore where her water now touched was able to run and leave the gar fish in the little pools newly created The plant that grows in trees mistletoe  only birds can reach the little white berries that only appear in both in summer and winter bird put it there once because it had pity on the mistletoe Thunderbird thanked the mistletoe for its berries...

The Final Rose that Never Came Once upon a time there was an unlucky lady looking for love named Hannah G. Her whole life she was looking for the right prince charming but just couldn't catch a break. She tried and tried and tried to find love but unfortunately every prince she kissed turned out to just be a frog in disguise. She was just starting to think she would spend the rest of her days eating low-fat ice cream and watching tv with her cats, when suddenly she saw a commercial advertisement promoting The Bachelor. She was a little wary at first and so was everyone else she talked to but she thought, "Well what more could I possibly lose?" She decided to risk it all to go on the world renowned competition dating show. She spent thousands and thousands of dollars on dresses, personal trainers, and makeup. Finally, the very first night of her journey to happily ever after had come. Hannah G. was a nervous as could be. As soon as she stepped out of the limo and o...

The Fetish Sunga Lied about catching fish walking through water hosting a feast for him The wine took away his power of speech The Fight between the two fetishes, lifuma and chimpukela Songye power figure from Congo (sometimes called a fetish) Web Source loved all of his fishermen collected sand and shells in a jar  so his people could own part of the beach again Tripped over an ant hill and broke his leg-- why there are no ant hills in congo because he tried to take the ocean he cursed it again why there are none in Conogo The Leopard and the Crocodile wives refused to work made a deal with the leopard made the same deal with crocodile this means he went back on his sole deal with the leopard man planned to no longer do business with them so he wouldn't have to feed them his dogs man tricks croc and leopard into thinking each other were dogs then the town feasted on the flesh of the two dead animals This story is part of the Congo unit ....

How the Wives Resoted their Husband to Life kept complaining of hunger even with plenty of food  Husband got killed hunting for them wives fighting over who sleeps with the husband first when he comes back to life all three helped find and bring him back to life him Husband chooses Fulla Fulla people say he should have eaten out of all pots at once.. The Jealous wife Here the jealous wife is being killed. Web Source had to take turns fishing for husband sense they both had kids elder went first Elder wife plans on murdering the younger wife's kid accidently killed her own son Husband doesn't believe younger wife his friend finds elder in woods crying over child Husband and friend killed her and burnt her body The Wicked Husband Keep running out of Palm-nuts because husbands relations keep asking  he cut off her arms and legs hunter found her and the prince found out she died as soon as she got taken to the palace burnt him with dead wi...