Extra Reading Diary: Turkish Fairy Tales

The link to this reading unit can be found here.

Patience-Stone and Patience-Knife

• The random entrance and immediate exit of the bird
• Animals characterized with speaking abilities/be able to communicate to humans
• Repeated theme of the bird
• "Oh my poor maiden, your kismet is with a dead person"
• Like a bad omen
• Fear of the bird coming back starting to impact the mother and daughters daily lives
• Turned into something better than a bad omen

Patience-Stone and Patience-Knife (cont.)

• Definite plot twist when the Arab girl took credit for the Maiden's work
• Strange connection between the ship stopping and a man on board not having kept his word for something
• Didn't expect that's what the maiden needed the stone and knife for
• I think the plot twist adds more interest to the story
• Turn of events at the end of the story. Good for all but the Arab

Kunterbunt

• The beginning sentence grabs the attention of the reader
• Theme- two-->third
• The idea that they were talking to a dead man
• "At which I became angry and ran away to melon field"
• Very interesting, somewhat odd story but I liked it
• The ending wasn't expected

Patience Stone and Patience Knife
Source: MythFolklore UnTextbook

Storytelling for Week 10: The Turtle, The Girl, The Revenge

Ever since the powerful Thunder Bird caused the demise of his poor turtle friends, Turtle would always remain in the water during a thunderstorm. He didn't dare to leave when this weather event happened, for fear of encountering the Thunder Bird himself and meeting the fate of the late crowd of turtles. As soon as a thunderstorm would begin, Turtle would shuffle to the lake and there he would stay until it was over. Eventually, it became routine and Turtle became very used to it. It became as normal as eating.

One day while out on a beautiful, sunny morning, Turtle saw something nibbling at his usual eating spot. He shouted, "Hey! What are you doing there? That's my spot and that's my food!" 

He noticed that the figure turned out to be a female Turtle. She turned to look at him and replied, "Well, I apologize. I am not from here and I was just looking for a place to rest and eat! If you want me to leave, then I will." 

"Yes, I think that that would be best," said Turtle. After seeing and talking to her, Turtle began to develop some feelings. However, he was stubborn and pride got the best of him so he stood firm and stared at the girl, waiting for her to leave. 

Suddenly, thunder roared overhead and the sky that was once stunning and shining turned dark and gloomy. Turtle looked up and with immediate fear he exclaimed, "Oh, no! Another thunderstorm. I have to hurry and get back to the lake!"

The Girl Turtle asked, "What's the rush? It's just a little thunderstorm. Why are you hurrying off so quickly?"

"I must-I must go, I have to get back before-," mumbled Turtle.

"Before what?!" the Girl Turtle inquired. Curious, she followed Turtle to the lake that was not too far off. Turtle liked to keep his eating spot close by to the lake in case of incidents like this one. Turtle and the Girl Turtle waited out the thunderstorm. Once it was clear, they both returned to land. When the Girl Turtle asked what that was all about, Turtle reluctantly told her everything that had happened involving the Thunder Bird and his new friends.

"That's awful!" the Girl Turtle cried. "Why, we shouldn't let that dumb, old bird get away with that. We should come up with a plan to get him back. What do you say? You can't let that bird control you and keep you in fear for the rest of your life!"

"I guess you're right," said Turtle. "Okay, let's do it."

For weeks Turtle and his new friend became very close while devising a plan to take down their common enemy. They spent hours planning, perfecting, and practicing. Soon enough, their plan was complete and ready to be executed. With the help of some other friends, they got set up on a particularly rainy day. Turtle and the Girl Turtle stood by a very large tree which had a net concealed at the top and a rope that led from the net to them. Squirrel sat at the top of the tree positioning the net just right. From across the way, Bear stood at the top of a cliff, hiding behind a large rock. 

As soon as they heard the loud sound of flapping wings, the Girl Turtle yelled, "Hey, Thunderbird! Come fight me fair and square. If you're really so sure of your strength, fly down to my level and let's have at it!"

The Thunder Bird, always up for challenges, flew to the ground. With a menacing look on his face, he began to approach the tree where Girl Turtle stood firmly. Once he got close enough, Turtle released the rope, Squirrel stepped back, and the net felt over the Thunder Bird, trapping him. He struggled and screamed, furious at being tricked. Positioning himself just right, Bear pushed the rock from the cliff and it landed on one of Thunder Bird's wings. Thunder Bird screeched, managed to free himself from the net, and slowly took off. Turtle and the Girl Turtle thanked their friends for the help as they nodded and began to leave.

"So, should we return to the lake?" asked the Girl Turtle.

"No, I think I'd like to stay out here and enjoy the rain for a bit more, if you'd like to join me."

And so the Turtle and the Girl Turtle went off together and lived happily ever after as more than just friends. 

"Two red eared slide turtles.."
Source: Public Domain Images

Author's Note: The story that I retold this week is called Turtle and Thunder which is an Ojibwa legend. In the original story, a turtle living in a lake continued to get hit by something and didn't know what it was. So, he eventually went out and asked around for help from other animals. He asked a Deer and Bear to show him how they can fight. They both seemed an unworthy fit for the turtle because of little incidents. So, he asked again for help and a crowd of turtles came out to show him how they could fight as well. The turtle saw them able enough to protect him but when he returned to the lake, a big stone fell on the small turtles and they were killed. For this reason, Turtle decided to stay in the lake whenever there is a thunderstorm because he found out the Thunder Bird was the cause. In my retelling, I wrote it as sort of a continuation of the original story. In my story, Turtle meets a Girl Turtle and although he doesn't seem to want much to do with her at the beginning, they end up falling for each other in the midst of planning a way to take down the Thunder Bird. I wanted to add a female character to give the main character a love interest but still also having a resolution to the problem and helping Turtle overcome his fear as well.

Bibliography: "Turtle and Thunder," by Katharine Berry Judson from Myths and Legends of British North America (1917).
Web Source: Mythology and Folklore UnTextbook

Reading Diary B: British North America

The link to this reading unit can be found here.


Turtle and Thunder

• Turtle in need
• "Let me see how you can fight"
• I like how it went from big animals you would expect to be able to protect the turtle, like the deer and bear, to a crowd of small turtles.
• The turtle decided the crowd of turtles will be most helpful to him
• His own crowd
• Crowd unfortunately killed by a stone
• Thunder Bird
• Reasoning behind why turtles stay in white during a thunderstorm
• Could add a female turtle for love story, change the plot around a bit

Coyote's Gifts

• "Powerful in magic"
• "The aurora is the light of Coyote's fire, shining through the ice, or the reflection of it cast by the ice."
• Word choice
• Coyote having the ability to create parts of the world
• Made different tribes to speak different languages
• Shape shift into a piece of wood
• Another story providing interesting reasoning for things

Wolverene and Rock

• "I can't walk, but I can roll."
• Rock is personified
• Funny story, I like the way the author wrote the story.
• I would probably expand on the story if I retold it 
• Add more background info

"Coyote Tule Lake"
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Reading Diary A: British North America

The link to this reading unit can be found here.


Raven and Moon Woman

• Stopping up every hole in the house
• "The box." This interested me. I might elaborate on this particular aspect
• Moon woman - guards moon, has a raven as a son - intriguing relationship choice. 
• "Turned himself into a raven"
• Switching between child and raven
• Fishermen saying what the Moon woman said at beginning of story
• I like the ending how the parts of the sky came to be are explained

Grizzly Bear and Coyote

• Opposing views
• The change between light and dark due to Coyote and Grizzly Bears very different songs.
• Came to a compromise 
• I think it's interesting how animals are characterized into being able to control such things such as light and darkness
• Feathers deciding how long a season is
• "Coyote saved the people from living in darkness, and from very long, cold winter."

Why the Sun is Bright

• Sad beginning..
• Sky Land
• The sun is personified
• Robe being the reason for the intensity of the Sun's light
• Interesting to read stories based on why something is the way that it is in the real world.

"Moon and Stars"
Source: MythFolklore UnTextbook

Storytelling for Week 9: Coyote's Mistake

Silver-Fox and Coyote never really got along in the beginning. They had been living with just each other in the sky for some time now. Coyote was always jealous of Silver-Fox because he was able to make marvelous things that Coyote couldn’t. Silver-Fox was always experimenting here and there, taking trips to the land below the sky, and creating new things in the place that came to be known as the earth. Coyote always tried to make things himself, but he was never able to. He was envious and angry at the fact that he was not as talented. Each day the anger grew. 

Eventually, Coyote had enough. One day when Silver-Fox was preparing to make his trip down to earth to add another new creation, Coyote sneakily followed him down. However, Coyote had never been down to earth-he often just admired it from afar, too ashamed to actually step foot on the land where he couldn’t contribute anything. Silver-Fox didn’t notice he was followed until he reached his destination. Here, he had planned to create beautiful trees.

“Coyote, what are you doing here? You never come down here” exclaimed Silver-Fox.

“Yes, well, today I decided to come and see up close what you were up to,” said Coyote.

“That is fine, but I think that you should go back, you don’t belong here. You couldn’t possibly understand how important what I do is and I need to do it alone.”

“You think you are so special don’t you? Just because you can wave your arms around, do this and that, and create things. Well you’re not that special! I bet I could do your job a hundred times better if I had the ability to. You are just lucky, that’s all.”

“Maybe I am lucky, but I am also intelligent and creative. I get that you are jealous but now is not the time. And since you are already here, just stay back and be silent while I finish this up and then we can discuss this when we return to the sky.”

Coyote huffed and took a couple steps back. This was not over. He knew he had talent too, he just had to take an opportunity when he saw it. Today, this moment, was his opportunity. 

Coyote watched as Silver-Fox began to concentrate and prepare. Coyote began to do the same. Once Silver-Fox began to move his hands, there was a shift in the atmosphere. Gorgeous tall trees began to sprout from the ground, reaching towards the two animals’ home in the sky. Coyote knew this was his chance. He jumped in front of Silver-Fox, pushing him down, and began to move his hands like he watched his companion do. However, when he broke Silver-Fox’s concentration, a loud noise rippled throughout the sky and the trees caught on fire. Coyote gasped and jumped back, realizing what he had done. 

Silver-Fox immediately got up and began whispering and shuffling his hands around. By the time he had finished, the fire was gone, but so was he creation. 

“I apologize,” said Coyote, “I didn’t mean for that to happen.”

Silver-Fox was obviously angered but did not have the energy to argue at this point. 

“I know, I know. It’s okay,” Silver-Fox sighed, “I’ll just try again tomorrow. Let’s go home.”

"Silver Fox"
Source: MythFolklore UnTextbook

Author's Note: This week, I retold, and took my inspiration from, the story "How Silver-Fox Created the World." from the Pacific Northwest unit. In the original story, the author tells of a Silver-Fox and Coyote who live in the sky together during the beginning of time. The Coyote did not approve of Silver-Fox making things and Silver Fox, tired of Coyote, escaped to an island below. After apologizing, Silver-Fox let Coyote come down to the island and stay with him. Silver-Fox made the island larger and continued to create things. Eventually, he had created the entire world. In my story, the main setting and creation theme is the same as the original story. However, I took the fact that Coyote did not like Silver-Fox making things and turned it more personal. I based it off of the idea that Coyote was jealous of Silver-Fox. This jealousy he bore eventually led to Coyote following Silver-Fox to earth, starting up an argument, and soon enough essentially ruining Silver-Fox's tree creation. I thought the story was really interesting to read and I decided to take a certain part of it (Coyote disliking Silver-Fox's job), expand upon it, and add a small twist to it as well.

Bibliography: "How Silver-Fox Created the World" by Katharine Berry Judson from Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest, especially of Washington and Oregon (1910).

Web Source: Mythology and Folklore UnTextbook

Extra Reading Diary: Eskimo Folk Tales

The link to this reading unit can be found here.

The Coming of Men, A Long, Long While Ago

• I like the beginning of the story -the first paragraph and how it was written. 
• "Earth, hills and stones, all fell down from the sky, and thus the earth was made."
• Focus on man being created
• Good visualization
• Intro of 1st person towards middle of plot
• "No day ever dawned"
• Intriguing take on the creation of men, dogs, children, women, death, light, etc. Nice read

The Woman Who Had a Bear as a Foster-Son

• Eskimo theme
• Interesting turn as she ate bear but once she saw the cub was alive she didn't immediately kill it but instead try to save it. 
• Bear gaining the mind of a human
• Deep "mother-son" type of relationship between the mother and the bear
• Had to let the bear go for his own safety

Isigâligârssik

•  Wizard introduced
• Singled out from hearing the wizard
• Very quick union between the girl and Isigâligârssik while in the house..
• Wondering why the wizard took away his wife
• Quick healing
• Wizard vs. Isigâligârssik

"Polar Bear"
Source: MythFolklore UnTextbook

Reading Diary B: Pacific Northwest

The link to this week's reading and my favorites can be found here.

Two Thunder Bird Stories

• "The beating of its wings was thunder. Its glance was lightning."
• How the simple touch of the Thunder Bird can create things so big.
• The Tinne
• Sacred Arrow is a cool touch to the story
• "The bird's wings darkened the sun. The flapping of its wings shook the earth."
• I like the descriptions of the birds
• Interesting how the Indians were said to be made from eggs

How the Ermine Got its Necklace

• Very abrupt how they just went and killed the porcupine when it didn't answer their question
• How pride got the best of one of the brothers.
• Monsters
• Thunder Bird reappearance
• Cool how the birds are the ones making the weather change
• Wondering why the boy kills all the birds. Fear?
• Didn't expect the other brother to have become an ermine.
• Saved the younger brother

Falls of the Willamette

• Not finishing what he started in many places
• I like how the Trap is given emotions
• Argument leading to use of spears

"Short tailed weasel ermine animal mustela erminea"
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Reading Diary A: Pacific Northwest

The link to this weeks reading and my favorites from it can be found here.

How Silver-Fox Created the World

• Silver-Fox and Coyote having issues
• Interesting how Silver-Fox came up with the idea to make a hole and climb down through it in order to live on the island below.
• Wondering how Silver-Fox made island larger
• Sunflower seeds
• "Silver-Fox did not reply" theme
• Silver-Fox seems very wise and it's interesting how he was able to make all that stuff and then send Coyote out to complete errands.

How Beaver Stole Fire

• Idea that animals and trees talked long ago before humans
• "secret of fire"
• I like how it tied in the pine trees that ran and all stopped in one place to the hunters hardly being able to get through the trees today. Cool connection.
• Beaver giving fire to different trees
• Nice how the moral relates to animals and Indians being able to get fire from the woods by rubbing two together
• Enjoyed this story, short but still told well

The First Totem Pole

• Wakiash - main
• The Raven taking him all around the world
• Animal clothes
• How the mouse turned and decided to help Wakiash
• Intriguing how the animals know what Wakiash is thinking 
• Goal- totem pole

"Beaver"
Source: MythFolklore Untextbook

Week 7 Review

For this weeks review I decided to write about the fun and exploration post which can be found here. The title of the post is called Writing and Revision, so it immediately caught my attention. This year I'm really trying to put more effort, work, and dedication into my writing, even if it's just for myself, so I'm also interested in reading anything that may have to do with writing or helpful tips. The post included this picture of a quote:

Writing and Revision
Source: OUClassAnnouncements

I remember when I was younger I used to think that having to turn in a rough draft of a paper, essay, project, story, etc. to the teacher before the final draft was pointless (boy was I wrong). I always wanted to just jump in, turn in the final draft, and be done with it. But I definitely now know how extremely, extremely important it is to revise your work. In order to become a better writer you really need to go over your writing multiple times and look for mistakes. Doing this repeatedly truly helps your writing be the best it can be. I think it's one of the most important steps in the writing process. I'm glad I realized this sooner rather than later!

Reflections: Looking Forward

In this past first half of the semester, I got to read a lot of cool, exciting, and interesting stories. I'm really excited to get to read more for the second half. It's awesome to think of all the possibilities of types of stories that I'll have the opportunity to read. It also gets me excited thinking about what stories I'll read that will capture my attention or make me want to spin it in my own way and make it a part of my portfolio.

Speaking of my portfolio, I'm already ready to see the final product (I know, I know, I still have some weeks to go)! Honestly, I'm the type of person that will read over my writings over and over when I finish it, just to see how I put it together and if I liked the end product. I still, to this day, will go back and read random essays for class, or writing I did when I was bored, from years ago. I just really enjoy looking at how far I've come in my writing (even if some of my old writing makes me cringe). It's a learning experience and it's definitely necessary.

As mentioned, I'm ecstatic to get to meet even more new people in the weeks to come. I've gotten to meet so many cool people thus far and it'll be great to be introduced to more. Also, not only am I ready to see the finished product of my portfolio, but also of my fellow classmates projects, too. I've seen so many great starts to storybooks and portfolios and it'll be nice to see how they end up by the time they're finished.

"Motivational Quote"
Source: Flickr

Reflections: Looking Back

I would have to say my favorite writings that I did were my most recent ones called "Love Lost, Love Found," and "The Letter." The more I write, the more I believe I improve and I was pretty satisfied with those two stories. Of course, there's always room to improve even more on those stories but I feel that I at least have a good start. I'm enjoying my portfolio project so far. I love being able to see it grow and having the chance to revise my stories multiple times so that it can be better than before. I'm happy with the theme I chose and I really like getting to write multiple love stories just in different ways. I've seen so many (and I mean a lot) of great storybooks and portfolios so far this year. It's amazing seeing how talented and creative my fellow classmates are! I'm definitely looking forward to seeing their projects develop and reading their stories as well.

I enjoy having the class fully online. I like online classes personally. I think it's good to switch it up a bit rather than the normal class setting. Regardless of it not being physically on campus, I, for sure, feel like I'm getting to know my classmates. It's nice having the blog comments each week because I'm able to get to know different people every week. The commenting, in general, is nice because faces, names, and blogs, become more familiar.

My schedule changes around a bit because I'm still juggling different things due at different times for all of my other classes. There's not much homework in my other classes, but there's a lot of studying for tests and quizzes that are either scattered or very close to each other. However, I usually try to get a couple of days ahead. If I'm unexpectedly really busy, I usually do this class on a day to day basis. If I know I'm going to be busy studying for a test(s) during a certain week, then I try to get the majority of the upcoming week done during the weekend. Then, I'll finish the rest the next weekend, and start the next week as well (that felt really confusing to type, and I bet it sounds that way too).

When I work on this class 80% of the time it's in the school library, Bizzell. The other 20% of time, I work at in my apartment. I feel that these are the best places for me to do my work because it's usually really quiet which helps me to relax, clear my thoughts, and think better.

"Bizzell Memorial Library"
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Reading Plan

Week 9

- Pacific Northwest 

Week 10

- British North America

Week 11

- King Arthur

Week 12

- Fairie Queen - Britomart

Week 13

- Brothers Grimm (Ashliman)

Week 14

- Hans Christian Andersen

"Business Idea, Planning"
Source: Pixabay

Storytelling for Week 7: Love Lost, Love Found

I remember the day we fell in love. Everything felt different that day. The sky seemed bluer, the grass greener, and I, happier. Ky was the first man I ever really fell in love with. I had some boyfriends from the past, but that's where I intended to keep them-in the past. With Ky, all I saw was a future-a bright, beautiful, shining future. Every time we walked through the village together, hand in hand, I could feel people staring at us. Whether it be from happiness, envy, jealousy, or even disappointment, we didn't pay them any mind.

We were so young.

Our youth flowed through us and we took advantage of it, making the most of every day. We didn't care that people thought we were too young to feel what we felt. We loved each other and that's all that mattered. Besides, when you know, you know. Even if we were just seventeen years old, we knew we were soul mates destined to find each other and live the way were living right then and there. How are other people supposed to tell you when you should fall in love? How do they know your circumstances? How do they know your feelings? It doesn't make any sense if you ask me.

We were so young.

The day he told me he loved me was the best day of my life. Those three words jolted through me like electricity and made me feel so alive. I had been waiting such a long time to tell him I felt the same way and now I had the perfect chance. It didn't take me but five seconds to tell him I loved him too. We were so happy. Except when we weren't.

When I told him I was pregnant, he changed. He didn't seem like the man who had just told me he loved me a few short weeks ago. The longer he just stared at me, the more he became distant to me. I already felt our love and happiness slipping from between us. I fought until I had no energy left in me. And the day the energy left me, so did he.

I was so young.

I didn't have anyone to turn to. My parents made it clear that I couldn't keep the babies. There were three of them growing inside me. There was no way I would be able to support them on my own. I didn't know who or where to turn to. I had never been so scared in my life. When I gave birth to my three sons, so healthy and so strong, I knew I had no choice but to give them up. They deserved a better life than mine. They just deserved better. I left them at a stranger's doorstep praying hard that they would give my boys a good home.

And they did. The fate that brought us back together will always have me forever grateful. I remember walking through the village, alone, heading towards the market to pick up a few things. While there, I overheard an older lady smiling widely and talking about her triplet sons. Although having triplets was uncommon in our area, I still felt as though there was a small chance the woman was chatting about my babies. Something inside pushed me towards her to ask, though.

When I found out I was right, joy and sadness rushed through me. My boys adoptive mother and I talked for hours. I'm glad we conversed for so long because it gave me time to work up the courage to see them, as she offered. It had been over twenty years.

Now, today, I look to all of my three sons and not only see his face, but also the determination, compassion, and humor, of my past love. I also feel the hurt and pain but still each day I see them, a little part of that pain is eased. My heart grows, and the missing parts are now filled.

They are so grown.

"Village; photo by Dennett"
Source: MythFolklore Untextbook 

Author's Note: In this week's storytelling I decided to retell the story of "The Three Brothers" from the Stories from Congo unit. In the original story, it starts off by telling how the mother of three boys didn't want them and decided to leave them in the grass one day. The three babies looked for food on their own and eventually grew up to be strong and eventually built themselves houses and found themselves wives. Then, one day, the father of the three boys found them and told the mother. The boys thought she was an intruder and planned to kill her, but the river-spirit (who helped them to grow), told them that she was their mother and to take care of her instead since she was old at this point. Even though this story was short I really liked it and had an idea of how I wanted to tell it. The way I changed it up is that I tweaked small things here and there and decided to give the mother more of a voice. It tells of how she was young, in love, and how she eventually became pregnant. With every story there's usually more than one side so I wanted to tell the mother's side.

Bibliography: "The Three Brothers" by Richard Edward Dennett, from Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort (1898).
Web Source: Mythology and Folklore Untextbook

Reading Diary B: Stories from Congo

The link to this reading unit can be found here.

The Antelope and the Leopard

• Interesting how a dog jumped out from the nut
• Animals, talking theme
• Plot progresses quickly once the dog jumps out. 
• Kind of weird how the leopard immediately took orders from the dog turned damsel because she was so beautiful; then, by demand he killed all of his wives. This may be a part I change up a bit
• Quick "love"
• I had a feeling damsel was actually the antelope. 
• Also interesting how the ending relates to reasons we don't often think about. "And this is why the leopard now always kills the antelope when he meets one"

The Turtle and The Man

• Right off the bat, it's different but cool how the story sets up a relationship between a man and a turtle. 
• Can both communicate to each other
• Diets - antelope
• Turtle seems to be the "bad guy." selfish, sneaky, mischievous
• Turn of events when the leopard was able to play the turtle's game
• Intriguing how the man came in at the very end. I was wondering where he went and thought the story would mainly be about both of them but it was mostly just about the turtle.
• I could retell it, having the man be more apart of the story line

The Three Brothers

• Although short, I really liked this story
• Story of a mother giving up her three children and later reuniting with them
• Instead of anything terrible, they took her in and cared for her
• I think if I were to retell this story I would definitely either add more of a background story with the mother being the main character, or add more of a story for the three brothers. Possibly more about their lives growing up and then more dialogue when finding their father and mother, too. 

"Village, photo by Dennett"
Source: MythFolkloreUntextbook

Famous Last Words for Week 6

My reading for this week came from the African unit, West Africa. I really enjoyed reading this unit as it had a lot of interesting stories. I actually decided to read another unit from the African unit for Week 7 as well. I like how the stories are told. The writing style is cool and I enjoy reading through each story to get to the ending and see what the moral of the story is. It's nice to be able to relate that to the entire story and see how it connects and what specific things led to it. The story I retold was based off of the story calling "Anansi and Nothing." This would probably be where my best writing for the week came from. I decided to switch up my writing style for this story and write it in a form of letter. However, the reader doesn't know it's a letter until they get to the very ending where not only that is revealed, but so is the identity of the speaker. I've never really wrote a story in this way so I was interested to see how it would turn out and I think I'm content with it (so far).

The past week nothing too crazy went on. Just the regular school and classes. I had a couple of quizzes here and there but thankfully there wasn't any tests. But, on the other hand, I'm excited that this upcoming week is a short one due to OU/Texas. I think that extra day off is much needed. I'm trying to make sure I try to use that day to my advantage and set a goal to get ahead, but honestly I might just sleep the whole day away. We'll see! It doesn't hurt to have goals though, right?

"2008 Oklahoma Sooners football team"
Source: Wikipedia