Week 26 - Swordhouse Rock - Conjunction Junction

So this week, we spent quite a lot of time on the hangen and winden again, reviewing how they help get us from point A to point B in a play. The Professor was demonstrating, explaining how they connect strikes and responses, and then he asked "given that windings could functionally extend a play beyond the end point as written, what does that say about what winding actually is, and why the plays are written to end as they do?"

I'd zoned out a bit and lost myself over-thinking, which happens a lot really, when suddenly it hit me... they're just conjunctions! My language arts teachers would be so proud. I knew someday being able to diagram a sentence would have to come in useful! My BA in English Literature paid off at last! Well, not really, but still. And hey, and the whole point of the previous week's homework to find a play that could be extended with winden fit right in- fancy that!

Windens are just "or,"s "and,"s & "but"s! So immediately my mind sticks on the word "conjunction" and wanders off. I think I hang out with kids too much... they're a bad influence. Those of you who remember "Schoolhouse Rock" can come with me for a sec on a little side trip: 

Winden Junction, what's your function?
hookin' up pflugs and albers and ochses,
Winden Junction, how's that function?
I got four favorite winds that get most of my job done.
Winden junction, what's their function?
I got "eins," "zwei," "drei," and "vier"; they'll get you pretty far.

Eins- that one twists, wrists cross the inside like that.

Zwei- that flips to the opposite, not eins but zwei,
then drei and vier- one-two,
when you have a choice like from left or right

"eins," "zwei," "drei and vier," get you pretty far.

Winden Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up plays and making 'em end right.
Scheitel to kron, zwerchin' vom tag, krumping an ochs-
Hey that's nice!
Sweaty but happy, battered and bruised,
Loving your swords, getting your tail kicked too.
I'm poor but honest, black and blue,

Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

Winden junction, what's your function?!

Yes, I actually sing it to myself. And then I proceed to giggle myself stupid. Those of you who don't get the reference are horribly deprived little whippersnappers, and need to go educate yourselves. Here: Conjunction Junction. (While you're at it, check out "I'm Just a Bill" too. You may laugh, but I still know all the steps of creating laws thanks to that song.)

So anyway, the Professor said that was exactly the idea. I waited patiently for my gold star, but sadly, none was forthcoming. I was a little bummed, but we moved on to cutting, which always cheers me up. I managed to cut with an oberhau on my first try, and was the only one to manage it that day too :-)

I'm sure some other stuff happened too, but those were the important things. I totally should have gotten TWO gold stars.