No CR Recap This Week

Since this is the last full weekend of the month, there will be no Common Room Recap to give our bloggers a chance to finish their OWL. Happy crafting!

Classwork Showcase

CoMC Hypercycloid, inspired by tropical creatures, dyed this roving.

CHARMS
Catdragon crafted these chemo caps to help people keep track of their hair.

DADA
Kandbpurple crafted this square to protect her eyes from the basalisk's gaze.

DIVINATION 
Andryl wove a cozy for her pet snake, modeled here by a ruler since snakes are not on the list of approved pets at Hogwarts.

HERBOLOGY

Nightrae adds to her collection with her newest edition: Eowyn.

HoM

BrineyDeep crafted these very Hufflepuff-like mitts.

POTIONS

GothKnitty made her first attempt at double knitting, inspired by Snape's duality in life.

TRANSFIGURATION
Alrischa whipped up this cover for her couch.

Classwork Showcase

I don't know about all of you, but I sure have been busy knitting like the wind. Here is the post I was suppose to make last week. Cheers!
 
CoMC 
Akasha111182 conjured some tropical mushrooms to make a Lethifold feel at home.

CHARMS
Kountingsheep's insomnia was cured by this wonderful Wonderland Tea Party 3-ply.

DADA
KnitsNhikes always keeps a bib in her purse in case of emergencies such as an encounter with a basilisk.

DIVINATION
Trikel saw a dark but optimistic future when she looked into the ashes.

HERBOLOGY

Jillian79 transformed the first skein she ever dyed by over-dying it with food coloring.

HoM

GoJenn crafted this washcloth inspired by Mr. Abbott.

POTIONS

Slughorn and Honeyspoon think that bow ties are cool, and so is this dapper dishcloth

TRANSFIGURATION
This cozy has transfigured a remote into an owl -- well done, Knittingnearsided!

Geek of the Week: Sophie Aldred

Here we honor Muggle geeks who embody Ravenclaw spirit...
when they succeed, they soar, and when they fail, they fail spectacularly!

Sophie Aldred (b. 1962)
"When I was allowed to wear Doc Martens and not scream, it was a complete breath of fresh air for me."

**brought to you by a request from akasha111182**

As Ace, she was the Doctor's companion, saving the universe with a baseball bat.  As Tom, she has a Doctor as her sidekick, saving Treetopolis.  Does Sophie Aldred get some of the geekiest jobs ever?  I submit that she does, and it's awesome.

Aldred is into musicals, voiceover work, Time Lords, and writing books. Have I mentioned Doctor Who enough?--  she's going to be in the 50th Anniversary episode!

Find out more about Sophie Aldred on Wikipedia.

Advanced Studies showcase

We have now passed the halfway point for handing in our OWLs. Lack motivation to complete your project? Worry no longer and look at all the beutiful projects that have already been turned in. Only a few days left for the Pheonix as well, that also goes for 25% submissions.

Let the marvelling start!

Akasha111182

otismurph, GazeboGal, Cmelvin and SadieLou!

gojenn  

 

KnittingLinguist  

 AnnieCC , lovetosnorkel, 3Trees and honeyspoon

tkannon  

 

Lovely Phoenix missions as handed in by our brilliant members, GazeboGal, Bethsmom, KnittingLinguist, Cyprienne, Akasha111182, xamonster, Alrischa, and digitaldiina
!

 

Now, go run finish your Advanced Studies (like this reporter has yet to do...) and

SOAR RAVENCLAW!

Lots of Pie!

Alright, fellow 'Claws. It's mid-July and I have a bunch of pie for you. :)

So as you can see, we're a bit behind on Classwork, Gryffindor is rocking Detention, it's rather neck-in-neck for Phoenix Missions, and we're tight with Hufflepuff in OWL submissions. It's crunch time, my friends. Let's craft like the wind!

Advanced Studies as of June 30th

Hello splendid 'Claws! As many of you know, Advanced Studies is where we really shine. I crunched some numbers and came up with a pretty pie graph for all of you showing where we stand as of June 30th. (This includes NEWT 50% and 75% milestones as well as OWL 50% milestones.)

 

Talk about rocking it! There are still a lot of Advanced Studies points to earn between 250 points for completed NEWTs, 125 points for completed OWLs, 25 points for Phoenix Missions that reach 25%, and 100 points for completed Phoenix Missions. Even so, we're doing really well and I am confident that Ravenclaw will end strong in Advanced Studies once again.

As a friendly reminder, Phoenix Missions are due by July 21st and OWLs and NEWTs are due by the end of the month.

SOAR RAVENCLAW!!!

Headmistress Challenge Analyzed

Ravenclaw was well represented in the Headmistress Challenge this term with a total of 76 participants. Go us!

Our highest earner was nightrae who earned 52 points for her adventures in cooking, athletics (seriously, check out this crazy post), social, and artistic.

Both Stormmoon and eiseldora earned 51 points. Stormmoon entered portfolios for athletics, artistic, organization, and ecology (what a transformation!). Eiseldora entered portolios for artistic, cooking, and social (sweet costumes!) as well as organization and ecology.

Six 'Claws earned 50 points: Alrischa, Anisa, Elekanahmen, Jessdhill, Omeletsmom, and ThroughThe Looking.

Congrats to all our high earners and congrats to all 'Claws who participated! Way to earn us a solid second place. :)

May and June Classwork Pie

Hello everyone! It's been awhile since we've had pie, hasn't it? Let's take a look at where we stand, classwork-wise. (This is final grades including bonus points.)

 

So we aren't getting creamed but we are a wee bit behind everyone else. If you been watching other events, it certainly appears that Hufflepuff is in it to win it this term. Personally, if it's not us, I'd want it to be them that wins the House Cup. They're due for a term, don't you think?

Also, I'd like remind everyone that the Ravenclaw theme this term is, "Eclipse Yourself." We're trying to be our best as opposed to being the best. So swing on by the Moonpaths thread and encourage your fellow 'Claw as we all strive to be our best. Cheers!

Geek of the Week: Neil Shubin

Here we honor Muggle geeks who embody Ravenclaw spirit...
when they succeed, they soar, and when they fail, they fail spectacularly!

Neil Shubin (b. 1960)
“The world is filled with puzzles, all kinds of interesting questions and it's our challenge to figure them out. It's not just like this static file cabinet of things that human beings know. It's ever expanding.”

Paleontologist in the Hogwarts house!  Shubin famously discovered tiktaalik roseae, a 375 million years old fossil fish... it's a no-longer-missing link, you guys.  The author of "Your Inner Fish" and "The Universe Within" is a former Provost of the fantastically awesome Field Museum, because that's where evolutionary biologists hang out for fun.

Right now Shubin's cooling his heels at UChicago in the Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy.  He goes hiking and fly-fishing on occasion, but he's so geeky, finding info on hobbies took a lot of digging!  #explorationpun

Find out more about Neil Shubin on Wikipedia.

Flight of the First Showcase - July

Current July Detention standings: Gryffindor - 38, Hufflepuff - 10, Ravenclaw - 17, and Slytherin - 7. As always, we have until the end of July to turn in a project for Detention. :) Now, let's take a peak and what Claws have submitted thus far.

Akasha111182 finished a pair of fun socks.

Cyprienne arm knits. So fast and pretty!

MeeMejMoi made an adorable monster.

DJackson knit a Turtle-Bat that was a Transfiguration "fail".

Mrswingnut, a NQFY, joins in with our madness.

Common Room Recap June 30-July 6

* A discussion on yogurt-type foods.
* Light saber fights at weddings.
* Taco pizza and a giant cream puff. Way to make us jealous.
* Hypercycloid's mini-me learns how to shop for yarn.
* The kountingsheep family are in our thoughts.
* BBC miniseries on yarn! (Right now only available in the UK.)
* It's agreed. The Tower is the place to ask advice.
* 1NK crocheting at a baseball game.
* DonaQuiote's letter to summer 2013.
* Chemistry puns.
* Postcard swap reminder.
* Senkatnovo's pretty kitty.
* The suggestion of a Doviejay-Along. (two links)
* Rambunctiousky's engaged!
* Tri-Family runs a 5K.