Friday, May 22, 2020

Friday Follies

COLORFUL: Annabelle was scheduled to have her favorite Art 2 Go class this morning, compliments of Gage Art Academy, but when the class start time came and went, she hadn't been sent a link (via email) to the Zoom meeting yet. That was upsetting to her, so we started working the angles (fortunately I was on a short break from work at the time).

Annabelle tried calling Gage, but there was no answer. I suggested she email the person who has been sending her the links. She did that, while I sent them a message via Facebook Messenger. 

Lo and behold, within about 5 minutes, we'd each received a response, and she was emailed a link, so that was great. 

Today's class was creating a colorful pattern with watercolors. When I saw it, I said to Annabelle, "That would be really pretty on the front of a card." Turns out that's just what the art instructor said she does from time to time. My photo above doesn't really do the painting justice. In person, you can see a lot more variation and depth in the colors.

WITH MY EYES CLOSED: Once a week, for his Japanese 3 class, CJ has to submit an oral test. He has to answer pre-recorded questions from his professor. This week, he got extra credit if he did it with his eyes closed/covered.

The questions he answered this week were

  • What do you want to have for dinner tonight?
  • Where do you want to go for summer vacation?
  • What did you want to be when you were a kid?
  • Have you ever been to Japan?
His answers were salad, Seattle, musician, and no.

When I saw the video, which Christian filmed, I couldn't help but ask them both, WHY WOULD YOU COVER YOUR MOUTH FOR A SPEAKING TEST? Yes, CJ was supposed to have his eyes covered to prove he wasn't reading the answers, but his mouth?! He doesn't see with his tongue, he speaks with it. I mean, based on this video, for all the professor knows, it's not even CJ. Geez.

SWEET STREET: We've been taking quick walks during my lunch break this week. On today's walk, we found this message on a patch in the road on the dead end a block to our north.
It's a little hard to read (it rained last night), but it says Stay Safe Seattle. 

We're trying. 

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