Looking for something to do....

... on Wednesday night?

I have 2 great options for ya:
orIf only I could go to both....

ASL Shuffle

Another reason...

...why I should pursue ASL...

After the end of the first final I begin to obsess over checking my grades. I find it interesting that one of my classes that ended last was the first to post a grade. This class ended around 9am Thursday and the grade was up Friday evening. I realize that Bonnie is extremely on top of things and more organized than any other professor I've come in contact with but really, come on now. Why don't I have a grade for the class that ended the Wednesday of the week before final's week? Ridiculous I tell you.

I want my grades.

10 Kudos to Bonnie. ASL's lookin' pretty hot right now. Lame, I know.

La Llorona: Sign Style

Many New Mexico natives grew up with the story of La Llorona. La Llorona ("the weeping woman") is a folklore that was told to us in school assemblies with the intent of scaring us away from ditches. From my experience, this failed miserably and ended up resulting in many dares to see who could stay near the ditch for the longest period of time before chicking out. I thought I had heard/seen all of the possible renditions of the story until last Thursday. New Mexico School for the Deaf put on La Llorona for their Spring Play.

I always thoroughly enjoy going to events put on by NMSD and really love watching stories/performances in ASL because of the very expressive nature of the language. I always have a difficult time with the voice interpreters. This is one of the times where I wish I could turn off my hearing. The lack of expression/acting the interpreters’ voices have completely takes away from it. I don't mean to knock the interpreters themselves, just the idea of it. I realize that many people find the voicing very helpful but I find it to be nothing but a nuisance that greatly takes away from the experience. I have a hard time finding the voicing necessary. I always drag Amy along to these events with me, she only knows the basics of ASL but definitely agrees that she would much rather miss a parts than to have the voice interpreters. Why?

Dreaming in sign

I dreamt in sign language last night... I think this prompted this...
I've always been very aware of my interest in ASL and it becomes even more apparent on a daily basis. Sign Language is the only class I'm really motivated in and the only class I get excited about doing my homework. One would think it would be in my better interest to pursue a degree in signed language interpreting however this 6 page paper that was due last week in Contemporary Soc Theory sounds like much more fun.

Just thought it would be fun to point out (to my many readers) how logical I am.

Road-trip adventures

Remind me to think twice about a 9 hour car ride with people I hardly know.

I went to Phoenix last weekend, took the southern route so Kris, the driver (a good friend of mine who I met last semester in ASL1) could stop in Tucson to see her best friend. We were blessed with annoyance from the get go but I suppose it could've been worse. Our mission (well most of our mission, as Kris' was to see her best friend) was to go to the DeafNation Expo.

We started our venture around 2:30 picked up Lesley (from last semester's ASL1 class) and Mollie, the last minute addition (from Lesley's Fingerspelling class). We stopped in Tucson and got to Phoenix at 2:09am Saturday morning. Our hotel had changed names the day before our arrival causing us to be 9 minutes past check in. The hotel was wonderful. We ate a late breakfast at the Eggery and went to the Expo.

The Expo was quite fun, saw a few performances and bought a couple of books. The next morning we headed back to Albuquerque... after 3 stops we made it back in 1 piece. It's good to be home.