Introduction to Brady the Accountant

Hi everyone, my name is Brady Justice. I am from McAlester, Oklahoma, which is about two hours east of Norman. McAlester is home to fantastic, authentic Italian food from restaurants like Pete's Place, Roseanna's, Isle of Capri, and more. If you ever pass through town I would recommend a stop at Roseanna's as it is my personal favorite! We are also home to the state penitentiary, unfortunately. Key decision makers in McAlester elected to house the prison rather than Southeastern Oklahoma State University which was eventually built in Durant, Oklahoma instead. The thinking at the time was a prison would provide jobs for locals where a university would bring in jobs for people outside of McAlester. It was not the best forward thinking...

Anyway, that is a bit about where I come from. Here at OU I am studying Accounting. I am in the final semester of study of my undergraduate, which I will have completed in three years! It does not seem real that it is almost over already, but I am proud of myself for working hard to get done two semesters early.

Initially I had not planned to be an accountant. I hopped around from International Business, to Entrepreneurship, to Finance, and eventually ended up at Accounting. The job security and opportunity to advance within a company were appealing to me. I am considering going to law school, but one way or another I plan to work for a couple years and get my CPA certification beforehand.

I enrolled in Mythology and Folklore for a handful of reason. First, I heard great reviews about Professor Gibbs. Second, I need one more upper division elective. Finally, I find mythology quite interesting because several of my friends and I play a game called Smite. It features 100 gods and goddesses from Greek, Roman, Hindu, Chinese, Japanese, Norse, Voodoo, Slavic, Egyptian, Celtic, Mayan, and Polynesian pantheons. It wasn't until I started to learn about these gods and goddesses that I realized how often they are referenced to this day. For example, China launched a spacecraft intended to land on the moon. It was called the Chang'e 4. I knew from playing Smite that Chang'e is the Chinese goddess of the moon! I've enjoyed making these connections from my limited knowledge from a silly video game I play with friends, so I thought I would enjoy taking a class about Mythology and Folklore to learn more.

(Almost all of the gods and goddesses in Smite - Latin American Pride)

The picture above features almost all of the gods and goddesses in Smite. Right above the logo you can find Zeus, and in the bottom right corner you will see Chang'e who I referenced earlier. Just to the right of the logo you see Thor, and his brother Loki, and father Odin are also pictured! In the game there is a tab where you can find the lore and history of each of the gods and goddesses.

I hope you all have a great semester.