Krista Pearson invited me to a staff tour of the new paranormal exhibit at the MIA. I’ve been super stoked to go see the exhibit and it was a blast to hear one of the people in charge of the exhibit explain it to all of us. The tour guide only discussed one piece for each room, but extensively discussed the backstory of each piece and the artists’ interaction with the supernatural. During the tour, I had this realization that the guide would say “um” a lot. For me, it never interrupted the guide’s statement or invalidated the guide’s credibility. I only point this out because in both my speech classes I took in high school and college, filler words like “um” were HIGHLY discouraged. To me, these filler words help me, the listener, better retain information because there's a short pause. Other than the tour, I chiseled away at the lesson plan for Krista Pearson and added some questions for the Joy and Wonder art collection.