I'm too classy to be Communist

Happy Friday! That sun is sure out in full force today.  Hopefully the weather will put you in a cheerful mood for all of the schoolwork that's going to be nagging at you this weekend.  Just two more weeks, friends....you can do it.

Glad to know I'm not the only one who doesn't like the game Monopoly. So boring.

Today in class we wrapped up on notes on the different economic responses to the Industrial Revolution.  Here are some things to take away from the lesson:

• In response to the growing economic disparities, many people came up with economic and social theories, such as socialism and communism
• Marxism (as Karl Marx's ideas came to be called) calls for a classless society where traditional pillars of authority, such as government, religion, and patriarchy, are abolished, and all of the means of production are communally shared
• Marx's ideas failed to take root across Europe because governments finally embraced social reform - for example, Germany fashioned itself as a welfare state - where the otherwise conservative government provided welfare (such as state pensions, accident insurance, etc.) for its people

So you've got a busy weekend ahead of you - Manatee Tank needs to be completed and ready to go by Monday.  And you have a quiz over Unit 5A on Wednesday.  

To try to give you a sense of calm, here are some posts from one of my favorite Instagram accounts that will definitely make you lol. Or, at the very least, half-smirk. 

I would follow up on the last one and say I feel the same when I'm singing in my car and someone interrupts me by calling. TBH I've declined a few calls so I could finish singing Adele. Speaking of Adele, I hope you all saw this SNL sketch (and I don't often recommend that anyone watch SNL). 

Looking for a Humanities Experience this weekend? Try one of the following:

• Listen to UTD's Music Nova ensembles performs tonight at 8:00 for free 
• Watch Peter Pan 360 performance 
• Or watch The Book of Mormon at Bass Performance Hall
• Watch a live streaming of The Lady of the Camellias ballet performance at the Angelika in Plano

My last Christmas movie scene from the week is brought to you by A Christmas Story.

And since I missed out on TBT, here's a Flashback Friday image for y'all:

Yeah, seven-year old me knows what's up

- Warrior Princess Siddiqui