Week 7: Reading Diary A: Mahabharata Cont.

(Bhima fighting Baka illustrated in the Mahabharata.) It's been a while and I need to finish this book!!!!! As a reminder, I am reading from the Public Domain edition. So, I am on section B. Here are a few of the stories I found really interesting: Bhima and Baka: It was kind of funny that Brim's preferred method is mace but will happily use tree trunks too based on the image. In the story, Bhima returns home, oddly after his mother wishes for...

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Week 6: Famous Last Words

(Here is a cute cat just to make you smile!) Not going to lie, I was pretty lazy this week. With points, I am a bit ahead in this class. So, I kind of took the week off to give myself a bit of a mental break. Now it is time for me to get my head back into the game. If you guys couldn’t tell, I am a pretty strong Bernie Sanders fan. He came to Tulsa and OKC and I missed it BOTH times. I was so upset. I wanted to go so badly but either I had...

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Week 6: Review

This weeks favorite announcement was from Sunday, February 28.  It's a cute little graphic about putting the creative into creative writing. It really made me smile and I thought I would share it with you guys incase you missed it! ...

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Week 5 Tech Tip: YouTube in Blogger

I put a YouTube video in my Introduction post. It was super duper easy. I put a video of the top 10 quotes from The Office. You guys should go check it o...

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Week 5: Review

This week's favorite item for review is from Saturday, February 20. It is the United States of Horror Movies. I remember when Mama came out. It was some crazy because everyone I knew from back home went to see it. I still have not seen it though. Just always thought it was funny that it is the movie for Virginia. ...

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Thoughts About Comments

The comments that have been left on my blog or comments that I have left on others have been pretty positive. It can be hard to think of things to say to people when sometimes someone has said what you're thinking. I love the creative comments that let you know people are actually interested in what you are writing. As for myself, I need to work on leaving more constructive criticisms. They won't be negative, but I need to learn how to encourage people to be better as well as becoming better at something that I am not good at. I think helping others...

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Portfolio Index

The Courageous Prince - As Rama travels, he meets many people with a complex past. How can he help one woman reunite with the love of her life that she had lost? The Unexpected Story - Nina has a problem and calls her friend, Sita. Sita tells a story of her own to help Nina see that she will be okay. Oh, Arjuna - Arjuna always finds a way to get exiled. In this story, Arjuna tells you how finding love during exile leads to him starting from square one. Brahma's Tweets - Brahma has an obsession with a girl, but this isn't just any girl.......

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Week 5 Reading Diary A: Mahabharata

(A gif depicting Arjuna) For the Mahabharata, I have decided to read the public domain edition. I thought that it would be a good way to switch up the way I read after reading a well-narrated edition of the Ramayana. While I did like this way of reading for the Mythology and Folklore class, I am not a fan of it with Indian Epics. Perhaps it is because I am really unfamiliar with the stories, but it takes me a few reads, a few listens and...

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Week 4 Storytelling: The Unexpected Story

(A little girl on the phone shocked by the news she hears. Found on a blog. Nina calls Sita. “Sita, guess what?!” she says in distress. “What?” Sita replies. “We are getting a divorce!” cries Nina. “It’s going to be okay,” Sita says reassuringly. “Did I ever tell you about why Rama and I divorced after he saved me from that demon, Ravana?” “No, I just assumed you divorced because he fell in love with another woman,” said Nina. “Oh...

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Week 4 Reading Diary B: Sita Sings the Blues Continued

(A still from Sita Sings the Blues) I AM SO MAD. 1. I like when people end up together the way I want it to in movies. 2. This did not happen how I wanted it to. 3. Oh man did the ending surprise me. The movie went a bit further in the story than what I read in my edition of the Ramayana and I was caught off guard. Let's start with how my level of respect for Rama has now gone down. Sita proved her innocence - which was not necessary...

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Week 4 Reading Diary A: Sita Sings the Blues

(A still from Sita Sings the Blues) After reading the Ramayana, I thought it would be fun to explore the same story but in a different medium. So, I chose to do Sita Sings the Blues. Let me start out saying, this is not how I had pictured the movie being. It has a really contemporary feel that I wasn't expecting. It made me feel like I was watching one of those trippy new cartoons on Cartoon Network, but after the initial shock, I was totally...

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