Basketball, gym, 9 a.m. FHT

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Tyler does not look entirely awake yet as he practices dribbling the ball around the court. But looking half-asleep isn't exactly unusual for him.

"Hey," he greets his teammates. "I know some of you probably want to get to the baseball game, so short practice today. Stretch out, jump rope for five minutes, sink ten baskets and then go do whatever you want to do."

Lying and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, Class #1, Monday Afternoon, Park

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Jarod stood in front of the class, a little more nervous about teaching this particular subject. He handed out the syllabus, then some informational sheets, worksheets, and #2 pencils. "Good afternoon. I'm Jarod, and I'll be your instructor for the next seven weeks. Hopefully the class will be both fun and educational for everyone. In our first class, we'll be looking at who you are: If you're looking to play a role, you have to know yourself, to know which roles are best for you. If you're looking to catch a conman, you have to know how to get inside their head, which is generally called profiling and will be something that you'll have to get into with a different teacher."

"So, today, you'll be taking a personality profile. Once you have those results, check out
this guide of career choices based on that profile. It'll be easier for you to play a part if it's natural to you. If you're looking for a conman, it'll be easier to predict which careers he or she might gravitate towards."

"Have fun, and ask me any questions, but today's just a way to get started."

[ooc: Same as before, no Jarod interaction until tomorrow after 6 pm.]

( Class Roster )

( Syllabus )

History of (Earth) Music: Monday Afternoon, back room of Empire Records

[not_entirely]

Lucas sent out a handwaved email to the students to let them know where to meet. He closed the shop up so he wouldn't have to worry about customers during the class and grabbed a seat in an over-stuffed arm chair. There were two couches and lots of cushions about for the students when they arrived, as well as various types of drums and simple flute instruments, and a couple digeridoos.

"Okay. Welcome to History of Music. Or History of EARTH Music, anyway. I have no idea what kind of history intergalactic music has. And frankly, it still weirds me out that I have to make that distinction."

He leaned forward in his seat and when everyone had arrived, started his ( lecture )

"So, yeah. That's the real bare basic essentials. The rest I leave up to you. Grab an instrument and try it out. Grab some earplugs while you're at it, if you want. I have aspirin on hand, too. Then I'm going to ask you to do some thinking. Why do you think mankind developed these instruments? What uses did you think they had for music, in prehistoric times or the bronze age? Do they have any use today to modern people? Talk amongst yourselves, ask questions, what have you. Have some fun."

[ooc: samples are Drum Trip from "When I Woke" by Rusted Root for drums and Alive from "Vol 2: Release" by Afrocelt Soundsystem for flutes. Links to Amazon.com, where you can listen to a bit. Digeridoo sounds are linked directly to the page that provides them and are non-copyright material. I will interact as much as possible when not at work. Information for this lecture comes primarily from my "Physics of Musical Instruments" course in college]