Phys Ed; Thursday, First Period [11/02].

[sword_chocobro]

Gladio was sort of feeling like this week was a good week to 'take it easy,' as it were, although his definition of 'taking it easy' didn't always match other people's. Still, today was going to be pretty simple and straight forward, especially since he knew the focus would be something that a few of the students in the class had already taken a class on that summer, since he was in that class right with him.

"What we're focusing on today," he said, once everyone was there and ready to go in the gym, which had plenty of mats laid out, "is something I know some of you have done before, but it's one of those things that's good every time you do it, even if you're really familiar with it, and that's yoga. You know how I'm always emphasizing the importance of stretching out and getting limber before any big workout, and yoga really puts a lot of focus on that, as well as then pushing beyond just stretching and really being good for toning your muscles, it's great for really strengthening your core and enhancing your flexibility for better performance. Not only that, but its got its roots in things like meditation and mindfulness, so while you're working on fine tuning all those muscles, you're also working on fine tuning your brain," he grinned at the class as he tapped his forehead, "and we could all use a little bit more of that, right?

"So let's do a quick warm-up and then I'm going to go over some of the more basic yoga positions, and then maybe some intermediate ones, too, since I know we've got some more experience in this class, and then, when you're feeling comfortable, we can work on figuring out some good sequences to put the poses into that'll really make the most out of them for you. They may not seem like much on the surface, but, believe me, guys, you'll be feeling it by the time we're done."

Or else, honestly, they were kind of just doing it wrong.

Sam Eagle Presents: The Weird States of America, Thursday 11/2

[but_mostly_america]

Once again Sam was in front of the classroom and ready to begin speaking at the appointed time. He so prided himself on his punctuality.

“Hello, students! Today we shall be discussing the very weird state of Louisiana! I was doing research this week in preparation and this very odd state seemed like a fine choice for this time of year.” Spooky season was weird and it was over but was that going to stop Sam? No. Also when he said ‘research’ he meant with actual books. The internet was very weird.

“To begin with, Louisiana has a state bird. This ought to be a good thing. However their bird is a pelican. They could have had an eagle and they chose not to! Appalling behavior.”

“There are plenty of tales of vampires in Louisiana. Very weird! Dead things ought to stay dead!” Somewhere on the island Eric was probably sighing sadly without knowing why. Sorry, Eric.

“Additionally, and this is particularly egregious, Louisiana is named after a French king. Someone not American and royalty? What would our founding fathers say?” After they were done asking questions about the giant fabric bird, that is.

“And finally,” Sam said, shaking his head sadly, “Louisiana is determined to be unique by having parishes instead of counties like every other state! Why, you may ask? I do not know! But that is what they do. They have parishes and they party. The less said of Mardi Gras the better!”

Sam paused, and shook his head once more. “Now, students, let us discuss the weirdness of this unfortunately French state!”

Library, Thursday 11/2

[noonedecidesmyfate]

When Belle arrived in the library there were no longer any spooky books on display.
There were no books on display yet, for some reason.

What there was, instead, was a group of gremlins sitting at a table putting on makeup and curling their eyelashes by passing around one eyelash curler along the whole group.

Belle was keeping her distance but she found the whole thing rather fascinating.