Question of the Day, Friday, August 7

Good morning!  And Happy Friday!   I'm working over lunch today, so I can leave at 3:00 and get a head-start on my weekend. 

I signed up for two Adobe graphics classes at a fairly local college again this fall. There's a class for InDesign and a class for Illustrator. My boss sent me an email and said, "Have at it!" so a co-worker and I both registered. I just love Illustrator and I'm learning a lot with InDesign, but there are times when they makes me spastic. I'm looking forward to the classes. 

If you could take any one paid class at a local college or university, what would it be?

Photography classes. I would love to hone my skills.  I've had some good "teachers" in life (friends who are professionals) but never did any dark room work processing, which I think I'd enjoy.  

Probably animal behavior or nutrition classes. Both would come in handy at the shelter.

Oh so many classes..

Web Designing (learning HTML5 and CSS mostly)

ASL

Painting (not to learn, but to do something)

sivyaleah said:

 
Photography classes. I would love to hone my skills.  I've had some good "teachers" in life (friends who are professionals) but never did any dark room work processing, which I think I'd enjoy.  

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Yeah, I'd like to take photography classes too. 

Oooh...hard one. Probably silversmithing - I'd love to be able to solder and make my own mounts. Having said that, the thought of me with a blowtorch is SCARY :fire blob: This is the same person who managed to BREAK the iron by repeatedly dropping it whilst ironing! :anon:

I love jcat 's idea too though :nod: :catguy:

Ceramics classes. Would love to have access to a potter's wheel and kiln!

computer/pc repair. though i don't drive, i'd find a way to get to a class that taught that.

Basic French cooking class.  From what I understand French cooking techniques are the basis for cooking in general, at least all western cuisines.  It's kind of like ballet technique is the basis for all forms of dance.

 I would love to be able to take some Finnish language classes, to improve. A language that isn't easy to find where I am  Closest class is about an hour and a half away, which is actually pretty good in context. (Otherwise it can be a 3-6+ hour trip for anywhere else). It is run by a Finnish-Canadian society, and class is on Saturdays starting in September. I'd like to eventually go and travel the distance anyway, and fit in the time.


 

As God as my witness, Otan suomen luokat! 



 

Woodwork.

I love making things and I'd like to be able to make some sturdy cat trees and outdoor shelters for the gang. There is loads of discarded wood lying around at the places where loggers have cut down the trees they want and left stumps and branches. I'd like to be able to recycle that and make something my cats can enjoy.

Also, that would give me an excuse to buy my own chainsaw.

MWAAAHAHAHAHA! 

Norachan said:

 
Woodwork.

I love making things and I'd like to be able to make some sturdy cat trees and outdoor shelters for the gang. There is loads of discarded wood lying around at the places where loggers have cut down the trees they want and left stumps and branches. I'd like to be able to recycle that and make something my cats can enjoy.

Also, that would give me an excuse to buy my own chainsaw.

MWAAAHAHAHAHA! 

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i bought two chainsaws last year! my (cheap) electric chainsaw had burned out, so i bought a small gas chainsaw. but my arm was pretty badly strained by this spring, so i was unable to pull the cord to start that one up. so i bought a great stihl electric chainsaw that has a 16 inch bar. i still have hope that i'll be able to start up the gas chainsaw, but not yet with that arm.

have you used a chainsaw before?

i remember using my circular saw and my chainsaw for the first time -- i'd never used either before. i absolutely love power tools.

mickNsnicks2mom said:

 
i bought two chainsaws last year! my (cheap) electric chainsaw had burned out, so i bought a small gas chainsaw. but my arm was pretty badly strained by this spring, so i was unable to pull the cord to start that one up. so i bought a great stihl electric chainsaw that has a 16 inch bar. i still have hope that i'll be able to start up the gas chainsaw, but not yet with that arm.

have you used a chainsaw before?

i remember using my circular saw and my chainsaw for the first time -- i'd never used either before. i absolutely love power tools.

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Now you're making me jealous. I've used my Dad's circular saw before, but never a chainsaw. They must be really useful, especially when you live in an area like this, with so much discarded timber lying around.

DH convinced me to get him a chainsaw for Father's Day.    We were gifted a nice amount of wood for our woodstove but a good bit of it is too large for the stove.  

I'm torn between photography, painting and woodworking.  I used to love doing things in my Grandpa's woodshop in the basement.  He was so good about letting us kids do things; whether it was swing a hammer or paint a shutter.  When we had our woodshop class in middle school I think I was the only one who knew how to use a saw.  We had to construct wind cars from small pieces of wood and paper.  They were supposed to be animal shaped.  Mine ended up being huge while everyone else struggled to saw tiny wood pieces.  Of course that meant my wind car was the heaviest and lost the race.    But yes it's fun!  I have so many projects in my head I'd love to build!

I had a couple classes in college where I had to paint or use markers to illustrate.  That was where I fell in love with painting.  It can be so soothing!!  The instructor I had for that class was an adjunct instructor who did free lance graphic design work but also taught watercolor for the local Parks & Rec.  She was a great teacher for letting you find your inner artist. 

Photography would just be fun!  I've always wanted a really nice camera and to get into micro photography.  I love looking at pictures I have taken in the past.  I'd never want it to be a job; but a hobby yes!

I'd like to learn to speak Yiddish.

Stewball said:

I'd like to learn to speak Yiddish.

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I have seen lists of Yiddish words and phrases and it is surprising how many of the words have made their way into commonly spoken English at least in the U.S.

I know that a lot of words have made it into the English language.i.know in England a lot of Yiddish words are used by taxi drivers.
My parents spoke it. It was their first language but I never picked it up.

Stewball said:

I know that a lot of words have made it into the English language.i.know in England a lot of Yiddish words are used by taxi drivers.
My parents spoke it. It was their first language but I never picked it up.

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Forgive my ignorance, but is Yiddish the same as Hebrew or are they two different languages?

Here is a good article that explains the origin and history of Yiddish http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0021_0_21264.html    It is a language that sprang up among European Jews.  It survived the longest among the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe.  Hebrew is part of it but it's strongest influence especially as it is spoken is German and the Slavic languages.

Wow. There's an explanation I'd never have been able to give.
My grandparents came from Russia hence they spoke Yiddish and it was the first language of my parents although they were born in England.