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Lessons from Night Vale

I really liked this whole podcast. At first, I was unsure about it because I thought it was a bit weird, but as I listened to more of it, I found myself actually enjoying it. I wanted to know how the story would end and what would happen to each character. I love that the last two episodes were recorded live. I think the live audience reactions really added something to the podcast and made it easier to follow and understand. It was something new and I really enjoyed it. I also loved the Glow Cloud reference they threw in the last episode. I think they cleared many things we were confused about in the last two episodes. The last two episodes were definitely my favorite. 

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Post Anything

I actually really enjoyed this class. When I found out that we were reading HHG, I was a bit disappointed. I don’t like sci fi that much and thought I would hate the book. However, I was pleasantly surprised. I actually really liked the book and I’m glad we chose to read it. I was also unsure about WTNV. I had never really listened to a podcast before and after hearing the first episode, I was weirded out. However, as I listened to more, I found myself liking it. I thought it was funny and I actually enjoyed the story the podcast told. I also really liked when we watched Doctor Who and Firefly. I thought it was a great way to connect what we were learning in class to something visual. I also really liked using Tumblr. I didn’t have a Tumblr account before this class, but I think I will use this account even after the class is over. Overall, I really enjoyed the class and had a great experience. 

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Sartre Reading

Sartre’s reading was really difficult for me to follow. I often felt lost at what the narrator was trying to say. From what I understood was that the narrator questioned why everything existed and at one point stated, “No necessary being can explain existence”.

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Yeah I was confused as well. Besides questioning why everything else existed, I also didn’t really understand what the narrator was trying to say. And when he started talking about the chestnut tree, I had no idea what was going on.

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Sartre

This reading confused me and I thought it was very hard to follow. I understood that the narrator was questioning existence but I didn’t understand what else he was talking about. When he started talking about the chestnut tree, I was completely lost.

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT5jp0kpr9A)

I like this song because it’s relaxing. I like to listen to it when I’m stressed or having a bad day and it just calms me down and helps me think. 

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The End?

I am satisfied with the way HHG ended. I like books that are open ended and leave room for the reader to decide what happened for themselves. I like books that leave you thinking about the characters long after you have finished the book and I feel this way about HHG. I love how it ended and can picture many other adventures that Zaphod and the gang would go on. I don’t think stories ever really end. I think there is always something else that can happen that will continue the story. And this is something different from everybody. We don’t all think the same way so we all come to different conclusions about books and believe that different things will happen. I really surprised myself because I actually liked this book. When I first got it, I looked at it and thought immediately I wouldn’t like it. However, there was not one part of the story that I didn’t like or any parts that I thought were boring. Overall, I am glad we read this book. This book proved to be that you really shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.

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HHG Response

Arthur, Ford, Zaphod, and Trillian get cornered while the police is shooting at them. They hide behind a computer but the computer starts to melt away. The shooting stops all of a sudden and Ford goes out to take a look. The two policemen are dead. There is an aircar waiting for them and Arthur notices that it belongs to Slartibartfast.

The book never tells us who exactly saved the four but Slartibartfast’s car is left behind. Do you think Slartibartfast killed the police and saved the four? If not, who did?

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I do think Slartibartfast saved them. I think his car being left was a subtle hint to tell the reader that he was, in fact, the one who saved them.

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HHG 31-35

I thought that the conversation Zaphod had with the police while they were shooting at Zaphod and the others was funny because that would never happen in real life. No sane person would have a normal conversation with the cops trying to shoot and kill them. My question is why did Arthur listen to whoever left the note that said “this is probably the best button to press?” He doesn’t really know who left the note and it could have been somebody who wanted to kill them all.

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Compare/Contrast

In the beginning of the Night Vale podcasts, Cecil talks about a dog park that is not open for the public. Even though it doesn’t seem that important later on, I found it interesting at the time and still do. Likewise, in HHG, I found the planet of Magrathea interesting because nobody had really been on it before Arthur and the others landed on it. Once they did, they obviously wanted to go explore but Zaphod, Trillian, and Ford were all captured. I would like to think this is because they weren’t allowed on the planet and were warned beforehand. 

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Summer Reading Program

I found an article online titled “A Thank You Letter to my Best Friend” meaningful. It was extremely heartwarming to me because everything that was said in the letter was exactly how I felt about my best friends. Reading it, I felt truly lucky and thankful to have them in my life. I appreciate them and hope they stay in my life forever. The letter told me things that I knew but didn’t really think about, like how my best friend has been through it with me through it all, the good and bad. By the end, I realized how truly lucky I was to have the friends I have in my life. 

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HHG 26-30

There are a lot of existential references in this section. Why are the people of Magrathea so disappointed to find that Deep Thought found the answer to the Question and the Universe and Everything to be 42? Do the characters/humans in general always seek a great, meaningful answer to the Question? I think we all would like to believe in something grandeur than ourselves and our purpose. Could the real answer our purpose be something as simple as 42?

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I think humans do seek a meaningful answer to big questions like that. For example, I think that most believe the meaning of life is this big, philosophical question but why does it have to be like that? It could just be something simple. Like the meaning of life could be just to live. 

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HHG 26-30

I thought it was interesting how both Arthur and Ford, Zaphod, and Trillian were all kind of forced to use the Sens-O-Tape but they are all seeing different things. I’m glad we got to see Deep Thought and the answer to the big Question that everybody had been anticipating the answer to for millions of years. I also thought it was funny how the answer was a simple number. My question is why was the answer 42? Is there some significance to that number or is it just a random number?

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Big Question

My question is what is the meaning of life? Do we all have a set purpose or are we here for different reasons? Is our purpose to live our life to the fullest of do we have a written purpose from the moment we are born? I think we all have a different purpose. We may learn that purpose as we get older and discover who we really are. But until then, why are we really here? 

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WTNV Week 6

I felt that Cecil is like an adopted puppy. Once the puppy is adopted (or accepted with love by Carlos), the puppy is over flowing with love and excitement for his/her owner (or lover). Cecil quickly goes over the news and fails at certain part to keep a straight forwardness during the podcast. Cecil is infatuated with Carlos. Calling what Cecil feels about Carlos love would be a MAJOR UNDERSTATEMENT. Cecil is obsessed with Carlos. 

In the class we have established that only ourselves exist. Can love be a tool to see that the significant other exists as well?

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I think the comparison to the adopted puppy is perfect to describe Cecil because he acts just like that. I think love can be a tool to know that your significant other exists too. If you’re in love with them, they might seem like the only person that does exist (to you).

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HHG Response

I like the old man that Arthur runs into. He seems strange and interesting. I don’t know if he’s a good guy or a bad guy at this point but I find his character interesting. My question is, what species were they talking about that is smarter than the dolphin? When I read that they ran around in wheels, I thought about hamsters but wasn’t sure. 

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Question

I think Lyu is very effective in integrating information from sources to support her explanation. She even uses a graph which makes what she’s saying easier to see and not just read about it. I personally like that she used a graph because some people, like myself, are visual learners and like to see things so they can better understand them. Lyu uses examples from two different people to help explain the concept she is talking about which is infant attachment.

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Sensitive people suffer more, but they love more and dream more. ❤

Augusto Cury (via damnedholyvessel)

Just because you are sensitive does not mean you cannot be strong. Sensitive people can sometimes be the strongest ones.