Potpourri - Monday 7/16

[motherboy-bluth.livejournal.com]

When the students arrived at the main campfire on Tuesday they would see there were a stack of plain looking tribal drums on a table. On Buster's table there was a basket full of glitter, glue, feathers and other moddable decorating stuff. When everyone was seated Buster clapped his hands (he was wearing his fake hand today) together and began to speak.



"Heeeeeey everyone. So today we are going to learn a bit about Indian Tribal Ceremonies. Indians lived here in America before Christopher Columbus came and gave all of them syphilis. Busy man, that guy. They didn't wear shirts and were the inventors of face painting." said Buster. He had no idea what he was talking about. "And they are also the ones who defeated the dinosaurs. Obviously they didn't do a very good job of it."

"Anyways, Indians used to drums to express how they feel during these ceremonies. They also um...drummed. A lot." Buster said. He paused for a moment. "Use every part of the buffalo."

"So you've got your drums on that table over there. They're a little plain but that's why I've got all this stuff from the store!" he said, sticking his fake hand in the basket on his desk. When he pulled it out it was covered in glitter and feathers. "Decorate them up! Try not to get any of the feathers near your face. You could poke an eye out."

"After you're done decorating them I'm going to give you a ceremony the Indians performed back in the day." said Buster. "And you just play what you feel. Maybe include a little dance or something...lyrics are always encouraged! And you get to keep the drums. Perhaps you can play at a Bar Mitzvah or something."

"And as a special added bonus that has nothing to do with the lecture, Chad was kind enough to bring in his kitty cat!" said Buster excitedly. "I love it when you guys get involved like this!"

"Oh, and before I forget. Next week we are going to learn how to be neither seen nor heard. So wear something that's inconspicuous." he said. "Sweater vests are always good. Nothing that makes you look like a trashy whore."


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Sign In

[motherboy-bluth.livejournal.com]

In a collapsey fashion.

Re: Sign In

[scary-jeff.livejournal.com]

Jeff Murdock

During Lecture

[motherboy-bluth.livejournal.com]

Talk. Take notes. Zone out.

Re: During Lecture

[scary-jeff.livejournal.com]

Jeff wasn't entirely sure what to doodle on his arms. He'd gotten started on Mary's busom, but stopped halfway as knowing his luck, it might not wash off that night. He absolutely did not hear a word Buster said.

Re: During Lecture

[imissmydolphin.livejournal.com]

Lucas was only half-listening while he tried to figure out what had gone wrong with the magnetic seal on his room.

Re: During Lecture

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Johnny just watched Buster talk and use that fake hand. It was all very eye interesting in a weird sort of I cannot not look at it way.

Re: During Lecture

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

Chad had a kitty with him.

Therefor, Chad wasn't paying attention in the slightest. Prince Oscar Pedro was climbing all over his shoulders, and being a good boy, not meowing or anything.

Re: During Lecture

[turtle-techie.livejournal.com]

Donatello was listening, but he'd forgotten to eat breakfast and his stomach was attempting to inform him that was a Bad Idea.

Re: During Lecture

[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

Eve was pretty sure Buster was just completely talking out his ass. But at least he was entertaining.

Chad! And Chad's Kitty!

[motherboy-bluth.livejournal.com]

Isn't it um...adorable? Wait for Chad to ping in please.

Re: Chad! And Chad's Kitty!

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

It's totally adorable! And Chad was in such a good mood, despite being all bruised to hell and back, that you could say otherwise to his face and he'd politely ignore you.

"This is Prince Oscar Pedro Neko-kun," Chad said, holding up the kitten very easily with just one giant hand. "The Third. I brought him into class because Senor Bluth said he was allergic to cat, but, see? He doesn't have any fur, so he's a good pet for people with no cats."

He scritched Prince Oscar Pedro on the head with one finger between the ears, and the kitten instantly started purring like a broken motor. The scriches helped him get over the fact that there were lots of people here!

Decorate Your Drum!

[motherboy-bluth.livejournal.com]

Make it all pretty like!

Re: Decorate Your Drum!

[scary-jeff.livejournal.com]

Jeff had some feathers, a glittery hand, and a drum. He stared from one to the other and back again, nonplussed. Eventually he arranged the feathers in rude shapes on top of the drum, muttering.

Re: Decorate Your Drum!

[notafairmaiden.livejournal.com]

Gwynn actually thought the drum looked nice the way it was...

...but then she started carefully decorating it with red feathers and red glitter.

She wasn't on a theme... no really.

Re: Decorate Your Drum!

[imissmydolphin.livejournal.com]

Lucas' drum had carefully placed blue and green feathers around it, but no glitter. It all seemed very symmetrical.

Re: Decorate Your Drum!

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Staring down at his drum, Johnny decorated it in orange, yellow, and red feathers. And they were all sticking up in a waving sort of fashion. He added gold glitter to the whole thing and ended up with a fire looking drum. Cool.

Re: Decorate Your Drum!

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

Chad was letting Prince Oscar Pedro help pick out decorations. There were a lot of beads that Chad liked, but mostly feathers, because that was all the kitten brought him. Lots and lots of feathers.

And, duh. Of course glitter.

Re: Decorate Your Drum!

[turtle-techie.livejournal.com]

Donatello fixed up his drum so that it had four sides - one blue, one orange, one red, and one purple - with each covered in paint, then glittered, and then stuck to with some random items, like buttons and feathers. In the appropriate colors, of course.

Re: Decorate Your Drum!

[neurotic-witch.livejournal.com]

Chris drew triquetras on his drum.

Shut up, he's a Halliwell.

Re: Decorate Your Drum!

[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

Eve might have been drawing nonsense symbols on her drum. All right, she was drawing them. With glue. And then covering the glue with glitter. It looked pretty, by God.

Drum!

[motherboy-bluth.livejournal.com]

This is where Buster will assign you a ceremony. A real one. He's totally not making these up off the top of his head. Really. Feel free to make up lyrics! Buster would give you a prize but he gave them all away last semester. Still, you could ask for one and see what he gives you.

Re: Drum!

[scary-jeff.livejournal.com]

Jeff was still staring at his drum. "...What's it for?" he asked, tapping the skin with his fingers. It may have been to the rhythm of 'The Bad Touch'.

Re: Drum!

[notafairmaiden.livejournal.com]

Gwynn was a bit confused about all of this ceremony stuff.

Talk To Buster

[motherboy-bluth.livejournal.com]

Buster rubbed his fake hand on his head and now he was covered in glitter.

OOC

[motherboy-bluth.livejournal.com]

You know, for an American history major I know absolutely nothing about Native Americans.

Re: OOC

[turtle-techie.livejournal.com]

You had me at "Use every part of the buffalo.". *is more than amused*