Intro to Magic, 5th Period (Week 1: 9/6/06)

[romanywitch]

Jenny has cinnamon rolls, pecan rolls, and lots of other pastries and bagels in the classroom, along with juice and coffee.

"Please sign in, and take a copy of the syllabus that's on my desk, okay? First off, for those of you that know me, I'm Jenny Calendar; please call me Ms. Calendar. My last teaching job was at Sunnydale High, and my qualifications for teaching magic include having the subject drilled into me by my grandmother when I was way too young. I'm a technopagan, which means I like to mix magic with computers, and if you don't think that evolved out of a teenage rebellious phase, you're totally wrong. In addition to learning what to do with magic, I hope to go over what not to do with it.

Today? Introduce yourselves, tell us why you wanted to take this class, and give us your definition of magic. Not the kind of magic you see used in Vegas. On stage, anyway. Real magic, oogedy-boogedy stuff.

And then you can check out this handout on the elements. Not the periodic table of. Magical elements."

Set out on a separate table are a bunch of different items--runes, an I Ching set, Zener cards, a Tarot deck, small semiprecious stones and metals, dried herbs, salt, various books, feathers from different birds, paints and paper, fabrics with designs from many cultures. There are also a couple of laptops that are set up with various mystical programs running on them.

"Check out the tools of the trade. Everything on the table is moddable, so long as there's nothing modded that will cause harm to anyone. Cool? Nothing here will bite, and we're going to go into detail on a lot of these things later. If there's something you're particularly interested in? Lemme know. If I don't already have plans to include it in the class at some point in time, I can probably shoehorn it in. My office hours are pretty much gonna be on Wednesdays, if you need me. Unless, of course, I get totally overwhelmed, in which case I reserve the right to have them on Thursdays."

Course Syllabus & Roster

OOC: First note! I am at work, and though I should be good, if things get abruptly busy, I'll be slowplaying for a while. Secondly, while I do have the entire semester roughly outlined, it may change. If there's anything that your character would like to go into, or if you want to drop something plot-related in, give me a holler.

Also, I do not have gmail access during the day, so it's best to ping me in the OOC thread for this course if you need anything. If you need something private, head over to Jenny's voice mail, as all comments there are screened.

Wait for the OCD threads, please. Start posting whenever!

Comments

Re: Introductions & Definitions

[sakuracchyan.livejournal.com]

Sakura scratched the back of her neck. "Yes, well." She put one finger up, as if to make a point. "I'll do my best to not be a little 'AB' mark," She made quotation marks with her fingers. "on your roster." Another sheepish smile. "I hope this will be as much fun as Magical Theory was." She frowned, and added. "When I attended."

Re: Introductions & Definitions

[romanywitch]

Jenny chuckled. "Glad you had fun when you were around," she said. "And I do hope to be seeing more of you. You're a good student when you work at the material."

OOC: *giggle* I hope so, as playing with you is fun!

Re: Introductions & Definitions

[sakuracchyan.livejournal.com]

Sakura brushed some of her hair behind her ear, and nodded. "I did, and I hope so too."