Famous Last Words: Make an Effort

I'm doing this blog post at the beginning of the week since the class announcements will be the same for Mon-Wed.

Source: OU Class Announcements

This meme really speaks to me as I have less than a month until graduation.
I have received many awards. I have been involved with a lot of things. I have accomplished a lot of things. But in the midst of all the hustle and bustle of trying to find a job, I forgot that I need to come back down to earth and be humble. I have lost that. The awards and achievements don't mean anything unless I use them to better myself and the people around me. I think a lot of people gain power and they get lost in what the power does to them. I like to be in control and be in a position of power. But I don't want to be in a position of power to take advantage of people. I believe that with power comes responsibility. And you must use that power for good. A lot of what is going on in today's society is people using their power not for the good of society. And it is not necessarily my place to say where people should direct their power toward, but I know this society and the world would be a much better place if people used their power for good. So, I want a job that I can use my power for good. I want a job in which I am seen as a role model. I want to be someone that everyone can invest time and energy into and trust.

So I have taken a second to sit down, breath and reevaluate my life and my hunt for a job.
I know that in everything I do, I must make a real effort to succeed. No one is going to hand me a job. And certainly no one is going to do it for me. I have to do it for myself, and I have to make the effort. 

Reading Notes: Alice In Wonderland, Part B

Reading Notes from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, British/Celtic Unit.

Reading Part B:

A Mad Tea Party

illustration by Sir John Tensile

I think instead of a table on the ground here in this story, there would be a table in a tree house. The rabbit goes up the tree into a tree house. Alice must figure out how to get up there since she is still sort of dazed by the caterpillar's candy. As the rabbit disappears out of eye sight, Alice sees a nearby river. She goes over to it to drink water. She feels much better. As she feels better minute by minute, she figures out a way to climb up the tall tree to get to where the rabbit has gone. She can hear voices, but doesn't know what's going on. As she is so curious, she finds a branch and uses it to propel herself up into the tree. She accidentally sticks a rough landing, and lands on top of the table. The Mad Hatter, which in this case will be a fox, is not happy. He leans over to eat Alice right up until the rabbit stops her. He says, "Wait!" We mustn't. She is important later on today. 

Then he gets up and scurries out of the tree house screaming, "I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date!" 

The rabbit disappears again out of Alice's sight. She must follow him. 

The Queen's Croquet-Ground

I think instead of the Queen of Hearts, she will be called the queen of diamonds. Why? Because what woman doesn't love diamonds. I understand that the original queen can control others' hearts and it is a source of power, but what about a queen of diamonds? I think she would rule over a land of diamonds and her servants are called diamonds in the rough. Ha! But anywhere, instead of roses being in the garden, too, there would be flowers that shine as much as a diamond would. The queen also kills the enemies and the ones who get in trouble with diamonds. 

Reading Notes: Alice in Wonderland, Part A

Reading Notes from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, British/Celtic Unit. 

Reading Part A: 

Down the Rabbit-Hole

I think I would have a parent reading a story to the little girl named Alice. I don't think they way this story opens is all that appealing. I would make the child of a younger age as well with a vivid imagination. The story would include the rabbit that was talking and saying he was going to be late. 

I think I would write a story kind of resembling Beauty and the Beast. Where whatever Alice runs into — supposedly intimate objects at first — they will talk back to her telling her she shouldn't be as curious as she is. 

The bottle she finds would say 'Don't Drink Me,' because we all know that children are notorious for doing the opposite of what they're told to do or not do. After Alice drinks it, she begins to speak in different languages. This is where the story would start to really differ from the original Alice in Wonderland stories. 

Advice from a Caterpillar

illustration by Sir John Tenniel

The caterpillar can talk, but he doesn't smoke. Instead he talks and if starts talking very emotionally, candy starts falling from his eyes. I would take the idea from the movie Inside Out. As he talks, he gets emotional and then candy starts coming out of his eyes. Alice wants to eat all of it. When she does though she starts laughing. The candy has magical powers in it that make anyone happy and laugh. But it also makes people unaware of what is going on around them. So the caterpillar knowing Alice is under the influence of the eye candy, tries to lure her into his cave so that he can eat her. But when that happens, the rabbits comes by and snaps Alice out of her trance but still says that he's late for a very important date. 

Tech Tip: Pinterest Board/Embed

This is my Pinterest account link: pinterest.com/ougal17.

I made a Pinterest account when I was either a junior or senior in high school. I remember my chemistry teacher talking about it and how it was the newest thing. I also remember having to wait for a link to sign up to even get an account because there were so many people trying to get accounts. Now I don't it it used as heavily, but it is still just as popular as ever! I use/used pinterest for cooking, crafts, clothing, shoes, pursues - basically anything and everything. I like to use it for inspirational quotes as well. It is a great app to help pass the time.

I'm going to go ahead and get another tip out of the way by embedding my account here in this blog post.