IE Chris (FA20)

  Epified - Mahabharata - Playlist A I like the aspect of beginning of multiple points, especially when you consider karma.  I think that Shantanu's trust in his wife Gangana while she disposed of their children is quite admirable. And then he questioned her. This seems like a parallel to Cronos devouring his children due to the prophecy. Then Shantanu comes back to the River and is greeted by Gangana and his new son, Devavrat. Devavrat then becomes a prince. Shantanu then falls in love with Satyavati. Her father has concerns because of Devavrat's birthright. Ah yes this is when Devavrat renounces his birth because he feels bad for his father.  At this point, this is when Devavrat becomes known as Bhishma. All this because the fisherman was stubborn. The impact of this oath is not to be understand. He not only gives up his birthright but also swears not to marry or have kids. Bhishma makes a terrible deal but he gets to choose his death. Until he is ready, he will not die...

White Horse: The woods were not at all quiet tonight. A local villager, Eren, heard a disturbance. She looked to the sky, and she could tell that they were going to be in for a long night. She looked out to the distance and saw it. She saw the shimmering white mane of the horse, and her heart froze. She knew the irony that that white horse brought. Thought the horse bore a smile demure, its rider was all too impure. Eren, like the others in the village, knew the rider only by his attribute: Pestilence. Eren grabbed her own horse and rode into town, preparing them all for the grim evening they were about to face.  Pestilence: The smell of rotting flesh pierc'd the night sky.  'Twas simply all she could do to not cry.  Author's Note: I thought that it would be really cool to do a series on the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, so I decided to make this a four part series, and I started with Pestilence, the Rider of the White Horse. I decided to write the first story as a 100...

Week 8 Tech Tip: Canvas Mobile App:      This week, I checked out the Canvas mobile app. I now have it installed on my iPhone and iPad. I also enabled push notifications on my iPhone because generally I am on or around my phone more often than my iPad.  Either way, the app is a great resource to make things a little more portable. 

  Week 8: Progress: 1. Looking back - I am pretty pleased with my progress so far. I think that my actual schedule varies from what I initially planned, but I do about an hour each on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday night, and then 3 hours over the weekend (usually on Sunday). This is definitely a rhythm I have gotten accustomed to, and I think that it works with my schedule.  The work I'm most proud of so far is my Rama Goes to Therapy story from Week #5, available  here. The class assignments that I enjoy the most are the storytelling and project assignments. Blog-building and website-building have been fine, but admittedly has not been a primary focus. 2. I should only have two more weeks of course work (at the completion of this assignment, I will have 280 points, so 26 more points this week (18 from the project, feedback, and comments and 8 from EC), then 38 points from Week 9 and 36 points from Week 10 should have me finished by 11:59 PM on Sunday, Nov. 1st -- exci...

Week 8: Comments and Feedback Feedback In:     so far, I would say that I'm getting good feedback. If there's something to revise or some aspect missing, I'll usually get a comment about how to fix that. If my work is in better shape, I sometimes get comments asking where the next step is, which I appreciate.  Feedback Out:     I really like the WWW model for giving feedback and I would say that this is what I base most of my comments around. I can get some good ideas in terms of pacing and structure from seeing the writing of others. Blog Comments:     I hope that people can get to know me through my blog. I went with a more bulleted style, but I think that the substance is more important than the format here. I think that my blog gives people a good chance to know me. Looking Forward:     I think that I've settled into a groove with both the longer comments and the shorter comments, so I think that it is pretty much all set.  ( cheezbu...

 Week 8 Reflection: Reading and Writing 1. Looking back     a. the reading and writing assignments are overall going pretty well. I think I finally settled into a good balance for reading notes while I was working through the Mahabharata.     b. yes to both, I'm not super concerned about the design (though dark mode on the blog is nice) because I'm more focused on functionality than most anything else     c. I think that I'm making good time and good effort on both the project and story posts     d. I think that my biggest accomplishment was just getting back into writing. I used to do a lot of creative writing (many many years ago, I actually wanted to be an author) but due to lack of time, I had to stop that. It's nice to get back into the saddle.      e. The Ramayana has been my favorite reading by far. Especially the part about Hanuman burning down Lanka     f. Yes my reading notes are helping me with my story pos...

  Weekday: Oh boy oh boy oh boy. Alright now what's today? Monday?! Shoot this is going to be a long week. Hmm... alright so I don't need to go to campus today, but I have to practice, a couple Zoom meetings, and I teach today. Alright now homework and more Zoom meetings until midnight. Tuesday???!?!?!?! Oh boy gotta get up early to go to class OH GOD AM I PLAYING IN STUDIO THIS WEEK? Oh okay that studio performance wasn't terrible. More Zoom meetings and homework until midnight. Wednesday?? Hump Day! No campus today either, but I have to practice, attend Zoom meetings, drive a lot, go teach, and come back. Moderate homework. Thursday IT'S FRIDAY EVE is another early morning to go practice and go to class. Then i drive even more and go teach for a couple hours. Then I come home, pass out, and do homework. Friday is Lesson Day! I log on to Zoom where I meet with my major professor and we go over material for my recital! I usually frontload my work so that Fridays after 5...