Many random things.

Hey folks,


I know I have many plans after school. They are always changing but they all involve travelling and whatnot. My new plan for after I am done my degree is to go to Montreal to learn French or go to Amman to learn Arabic. I am not sure which would be better for me. I am also thinking that my sister and I should go to Dubai and Abu Dhabi.


Today I went to Rouyn! Abbytard, Taigen and I drove to Rouyn to shop and visit Maude, Audrey, Alex and Meagan. It was so much fun. I bought a cute pair of flats.


I also vlogged for the first time tonight. It was the randomest thing ever! It was really weird at first. I tried starting it like three times and chickened out. Once I got started it wasn't that weird. Once I finished I realized that I did it sideways. I was like fml. Check out my vlog!!


You should also vote for Harder 4 Carter! It means a lot to the people of Kirkland Lake and people who knew Carter. The link is below. All you have to do is sign in with an e-mail or sign in with Facebook.


I asked which was worse dry cough, runny nose, sore throat and congestion. Sore throat won with 50% of the votes. Runny nose and congestion both had 20% each. My new question will be... do you read blogs or watch vlogs?


Short one tonight. Good night! Comment if you want and check out the vlog!


http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf12612
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8roBbEw2tk

Reading Week is officially here!!

It's finally reading week!

My reading week started on Thursday. I took the bus to North Bay and spent Thursday and Friday night in North Bay. Now I am in Kirkland Lake. Tomorrow Abbytard and I are going to Timmins! Wednesday we are are going to Rouyn in Quebec. I am excited to be travelling around. In the past four days I have visited North Bay and Kirkland Lake. Tomorrow it will be three places in five days. I am super excited!

I want to shave me head! I am thinking that I will use something as a point of when I shave me head. I am thinking something like I will have a vote, or something  like once I get 5000 views of this blog. I am not sure yet. I want to do it at the beginning of the summer. OMG great idea! Maybe I will shave it then every week take a photo and write about it! Only catch is I want to have a job BEFORE I shave it. I can't go to a job interview with a shaved head.

That's all I can think of today. I am going to try and blog everyday I am here. They might be short, but hey they will be put :) Leave a comment and remember to get 251 rolls of paper towel because they are free and you got the move flapjack. 

Reading Week

READING WEEK!! 

I am so pumped for reading week! I can't wait! I am going to visit Abbytard!! So excited! I miss her dearly. It will be a nice break! Between midterms, tests, and assignments, its a much deserved break for everyone. It will be nice to get out my old stinkin' routine and do something new and travel! I have done more travelling in my own country in the past year than I have done in my whole life! In the past year I have lived in Thunder Bay, North Bay and Sudbury! I went to Quebec and Manitoba. In less than a year I have been in three different provinces. I have traveled outside Canada many times, but it's nice to see my own country, you know?

For my reading week I get to see where my buddy Abbytard is from! There is more travelling within Ontario! I have never been to her hometown before so it shall be fun! She keeps saying "I hope it's not boring." Abbytard, it won't be boring! I am with you and we haven't seen each other for six months now! Besides I have to do homework. I will have to work on some mapping stuff and an essay on climate change. I will have fun! Plus we will see the sites. 

I have been stressed because of all the midterms, tests and assignments! When I get stressed I get sick. I have not been really sick for a long time. I'm talking years! Like not even cold sick! I get one day things were I am "sick", but other than that haven't been sick in years. Well other than being really hungover, but that's a story for another time.  I have been sick for the past two weeks! I don't know how people do it. I am so feed up with being sick. I'm glad i didn't get a sore throat. I  am getting better now that all my school stuff is done.  I actually feel normal again. I really don't know how people deal with being sick, I hate it!

Anyways enough of me bitching and complaining.  The last poll was about which city I should live in when I'm done school. London won with 80% and Glasgow got 20%. The new poll is about having a cold. Which is worse; cough, runny nose, congestion or sore throat. 

Leave a comment :) 

Geert Wilder

In religion we are talking about social November or religious issues in the news. I choose an article on the banning of burkas in France an many other European nations. I know that for government photos such as passport and divers photos they need to see your face. I came across a guy that I had heard about about a ear ago, Geert Wilder. Wilder was put on trial for a speech he made about Islamic people. He said that the Koran is like Hitler's "mien kenif". He also called the islamic prophet mhummad a pervert. Wilde does not want the Netherlands and other western states taking Muslim immigrants!

This past summer France banned burkas and naqids from all public places. Wilder obviously wants the Netherlands to join suit. He was let off of his trial. The judge said it was allowed because Wilder has freedom of speech.
Which leads me to my next bone to pick with Wilder, he's allowed to have the freedom to trash another religion and talk about how much he hates Muslims but they can't wear burkas and naqids! He is allowed to be a free man but the Muslims aren't. Okay I see how it is. Wilder is always right. I mean every Muslim I have meant I've been the kindest people I know but Wilder is right we should not let Muslims into our countries.

Wilder is, as my grandad said, an asshole who should be shot with his own shit. Personally i think Wilder is crazy. Who can hate other human beings that much? I mean come on! Wilder you are just as bad as the people you are trying to keep out of your country.

Now I am putting this up from my iPod, so tomorrow I will add a YouTube video of Geerts Wilders hatful speech.

New Life Plan...One of the Many

Hey! 

It's been awhile since I "blogged" last. I watched Julie and Julia, which I love, and she blogs everyday for a year! I couldn't imagine. That’s crazy! I can't even write a blog once a week! I used to write a bog every weekday, but that lasted a month maybe. Maybe if I lived a more interesting life I would write a blog more, but then I would be busy being interesting....hmm There is no winner is there.

I am going to talk about one of my many life plans/goals. The new one is about moving to the UK. I want to live in the UK for at least six months in my life.  I think that if I don't do it now I will never do it. I was always planning on travelling after I was done school, but now I'm thinking that I will head to the UK and live in either London or Glasgow. I am not sure yet which I will choose. I have four years to figure it out. I want to have everything planned a year before I go so I can start setting up. If I don't know what city I am going to live in how can I look for an apartment and so on. 

I am torn between London and Glasgow.  I want to live in London because well it’s London! I have been there before so I would have a general idea of where everything is. Mind you I was only there for three days and I went to all the tourist attractions. I know it is expensive to live there  but it would be so worth it!

I also want to live in Glasgow because I want to go to see where part of my family comes from.  I heard that the city has many museums and bars. It would be cheaper than London.  I know this is stupid but Craig Ferguson and Gerard Butler are from Glasgow and it would be neat to see where they grew up. They are hotties and they are so funny.  Maybe everyone in Glasgow are hotties and funny like them! It’s stupid I know. 

Polls! I like polls they get you guys involved a bit. The last poll asked " How are you feeling now that school is back in secession?" wow just noticed that was not the right word. I am an idiot... Oh dear... Anyways Great! I don't know how I went moths without it got 50% of the votes!  It's okay. I like seeing everyone but hate the school work got 50%. I am surprised that no one voted for why did i go back i hate it. hmm The new poll is going to be about my "new" life plan/goal. Which city would you want to live in; Glasgow, London, or other. 

Yay!!

Hey!!

I don't think you are following my on twitter so I will update you on my life. I know you don't care about my life, but I am going to tell you anyways. I will give you a break down of the things I am excited about!

1. 2,000 views of my blog!! Yay!
2. Airmiles, which will be broken into subtopics
3. Bus pass!

I know those are all very interesting topics and you can't wait to read about them so I will not prolong it. :)

1. 2,000 views of my blog!! I honestly didn't think I would get 1,000 never mind 2,000 views! That's so crazy! I thought oh you know my sister and a few of my friends, Abbytard and Sean, would read it. I didn't think I would get views from Europe! That is crazy!!
2. Airmiles!!! I think this is the one that I am most excited to share! I got a credit card that I earn airmiles for every twenty (20) dollars I spend. This month I put a grocery shop and all my books on my credit card. So let us just say that I put some money on my credit card. I got 37 airmiles so I will let you do the math. With the miles I had from the two years of collecting plus my credit card and LCBO miles, I now have enough to fly within Ontario!! That means if I wanted to I could fly home for my October reading week! That is so exciting! I need 18,148 more miles before I can fly to Australia, which requires the most miles. I would have to put $362,960  on my credit card which could take my YEARS. Watch by the time I have 19,125 miles it will have gone up. It always does.
   I so excited that I reached my first travel reward!! The next travel reward is 1,200, which will give me enough miles to travel to Quebec!! Maude and Alex, you guys better watch out! I might be coming to see you soon!!  I have yet to "double dip" with my credit card. I always forget to pay with my credit card and get points for that and get points with my actual airmiles card. Oh well, I will go to the LCBO many more times this year I'm sure. 
3. Bus pass! Well I paid for a bus pass when I paid for my tuition. I guess the school gets a HUGE discount for the students. I think we paid 158 for 8 months. That is a great deal considering that it cost 60 bucks for a monthly pass. So instead of 480, students pay 158. That's really good, and useful for most students. We saved 322 dollars! That's really good! I have been keeping track of all the number of times I use the bus. I want to see when I will pay off my student bus pass. So far I have used $44 dollars in 17 days. I don't think it will take me that long to "pay" it off. I want to see how much money I will save. So once it gets to 0, that's when I really start saving money. 

That's all my main topics for tonight. The poll!! How could I forget that? Tisk Tisk on myself. I asked how you are feeling about going back to school and 50% said they were excited to go back! I was too!! I should start voting on my own poll. I don't know if that's cheating or not. Dreading the day, stresses, and mixture of all three all got 25%. The new poll is going to be about....how you are feeling now that you are back in school. 

NEWS:

On October 6th 2011 Ontario is have it's provincial elections! My school is making it easy for students living away from home to vote! How exciting! I can't wait to vote! I think that everyone who is of age to vote should. If you don't know who to vote for go and put a strike on the page to show that you care enough about your democratic country. Don't bitch about your government if you can't take the time to vote. If you don't like how the government is then go and vote and change it! We have the right to vote and so many people don't vote! 

Sorry about my rant on voting.  Anyways, leave a comment. I am thinking that my blogs will become more frequent not that I am back in school. Remember to vote! OCTOBER 6TH VOTING!!

Hey folks!

Well this is the first post of many this coming school year! I sort of took the summer off. I mean who wants to be inside typing a blog during the summer? Not me that's for sure.

I am at a new school in a new city! Exciting, I know. I have been here on residence for four days now and I have already met more people than I did last year on residence. I still miss the people from last year, I mean they were great people. I now have to share a room with Meghan. Ruth and Courtney share a room next to Meghan and I. The four of us share an apartment. I was nervous about sharing a room, last year I had my own. I actually don't mind sharing with Meghan. I guess it all depends on who you are sharing with.

Tonight Meghan, Jessica, Holly, Alycia and I went to the mall. It was nice to get off res! I was starting to get cabin fever. I know my way around already, which is nice! Last year I had never been there before so I was completely lost when I took my first bus ride. Last Sunday when I took my first bus ride I had a good idea of where I was at all times. Even today I knew where I was going. I didn't know what bus to take, but I had a rough idea. It was really nice.

I asked what do you find the toughest and running came in first with 75%. Jogging was second with 25%. Biking and swimming didn't even get votes :( That's so sad. The new poll is going to be about school! Since it is September and most kids and young adults are heading back to school :) How do you feel about going back to school? Let's see what people are feeling :)

I am way too lazy to do news tonight. That's all for today. Leave a comment.

Ranting

Hello!!

Well I'm board so I thought I would blog.  I am watching Shark Week!! I am dead scared of sharks, but I love shark week. I think it's me trying to conquer me fear.

That was a random and very short rant. I rant about the weirdest things. I wonder why anyone would read this :S Oh well I don't mind.  I go through these phases where I'm obsessed with things or places. I went through on phases where I was obsessed with everything British. After seeing The King's Speech, which was a really good movie, I was AHH BRITISH STUFF!! My sister knows how I get. I went through an Orlando Bloom phases and Gerard Butler...mmm Gerard Butler he's so sexy. Ryan Reynolds is sexy!! hahaha I was drinking some wine one night and I randomly blurted that out. I am not too sure why, but I did. It's an ongoing joke between Andrea, Kara and I.  I went from me being obsessed with things and places to Ryan Reynolds being sexy. Oh dear.

What I am getting at is my new obsession is this triathlon training schedule I found in a Shape magazine. I am not training for a triathlon obviously, but I am using their schedule to get in shape.  It's a three month thing and I just want to see how long I actually stick to it. So far I am two for two. I find if I take a one day off I am say to myself "Oh it's just one day, I can miss another day." Then I just don't go back. I don't know why. I always feel so much better after. I feel better both physically and mentally. I am like look who actually did it! That's right me! I almost have a competition with myself, if that makes any sense. I want to prove to myself that I can do it.

I asked "Which musical have you seen as a movie or live?" The winners were Hairspray and Phantom of the Opera with 83%.  Unfortunately I have watched Hairspray.  Mamma Mai and Chicago were second with 66%! I was surprised that Wicked didn't get any votes.  The new one will be about exercise. Which do you find the toughest; running, jogging, swimming or biking.

News:

I am sure that you have heard about the US and their debt crisis. Well stocks have been dropping by 3%, not just American stocks, but European stocks too! While all different types of stocks have been dropping, gold is at a record high.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14410184

Minneapolis!!

Hey there folks,

Last night I got back from Minneapolis! For some reason I always thought it was farther then it was. It was only seven hours away with stopping for dinner and gas. I was like :O sweet! It was so much fun. The drive down was so hot, it was so uncomfortable but funny.  By the time we got to the hotel we were all sweating so much! The next day at Valleyfair was crazy! I don't think I have ever sweat that much in my life! We went on all the rides we wanted to go on by 1...I think. During the afternoon we hung out in the water park. It was so nice to get wet! We got a wild west photo too! it was nice to get out of the heat. Oh crap Kaitlyn still has my photo. Oh well. Yesterday we went to the Mall of America!! Yay! I enjoy shopping, but I can only do it for so long. I went to the Mall of America and spent under 90 dollars. Who does that? Only me I guess.

Today Sean and I went to Chippewa zoo. We saw animals local to Canada. It was fun :)

I just noticed I am almost at 2000 views! How exciting! As of right now I have around 1900! I have been slacking hardcore. I am sure once school comes around and I get board in class I will start blogging more. lol. I am not doing news because I am lazy. Leave a comment if you want :)

Lion King!!

Hello,

I watched THE LION KING!! I was on stumbleupon and I stumbled onto a website that had all three Lion King movies mashed into one. The whole thing was like three hours, but I only watched the original Lion King. It was like :O I haven't watched the Lion King in forever!! It was awesome! I think I might watch it tonight without Lion King 1 1/2 in there. Oh the good ol' classic Disney movies, you have to love them. The Jungle Book is another good Disney movie that I love.

I am reading a book right now, I know me reading craziness! I am reading "One Day"  by David Nicholls. It is really good! I would recommend it to people who like reading funny books. I don't know what it is about the book, but it makes me feel like I'm not doing anything with my life. It makes me scared that I will never accomplish what I set out to do. The book is set after they are done school and I am not done yet. I makes me feel like I have to start my life. I don't know if that makes sense. The guy, Dexter, goes travelling. That is what I would like to do. The girl, Emma, works at a crappy part time job. I can totally see my friends getting jobs right away when they are done university. I will be the one who is working at Metro for the rest of my days. I would try my hardest to never let that happen!

I often think about what I want to do after school. Where my schooling will get me. I have many ideas, but none of them seem realistic. I have to start networking on an international level to get the jobs I want. I think to start doing that I'm going to have to start travelling more. Which I would love to do! No problem there. As of right now my plan is:

• Finish school
• Take some time to travel in Europe or Australia, but most likely Europe
• Start applying for jobs in Canada or Europe in my field
• Get a job in my field and live well. 

I think the last point is on everyone's plan.  On top of my professional goals I would like to be married and have kids by the time I am 30. Is that to much to ask? hmmm something to think about. I have lots to think about. Well right now I have lots of time to think about stuff like this. hmm Well I want to read more so I'm going to head over to the news room. lol haha I crack myself up. I'm so funny. No, not really. 

NEWS:

New York City had plans for a greener city, but the plans were cut. Just after the plan was launched the financial crisis hit New York hard. The program has been altered due to budget cuts in city, state and federal departments.  New York's mayor wants taxi companies to replace their old fords with more fuel efficient vehicles. 

That is all for tonight. I will try and do another blog tomorrow. Leave a comment as usual.  

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13692469

Trip to Minneapolis!!

Hello!

I am excited to be going to Minneapolis next week!! I can't wait!! It has been forever since I went shopping at the mall of America and Valleyfair! It shall be very fun. I can't wait for Valleyfair! I just hope we can find a car to get down there with. That is sort of important.  We booked the room, which I'm thinking that we should have waited to do now. It must have been the fact that we finally found one that let us book there. Ugh Americans and everything  being 21.

I went shopping for the first time today, in a long time! Since I have been home I have been to the mall three times including today. I actually was shopping, not just looking but shopping! It has been so long. I went shopping for a dress for some weddings I have this summer. I didn't have much luck at the mall but the Superstore had two good options. I will have to go back later this week and pick one up. I wedding is this Saturday so I better boggie.

News:

Canada is boycotting UN body over North Korea. Canada's foreign affairs minister John Baird announced that Canada is boycotting North Korea's chairmanship in the UN because it undermines the integrity of the UN and Canada will not stand for that. Rightfully so! I stand behind the UN one most of their decisions, but the world does not want North Korea in any state of power considering who their leader is and what he might be up to.

Sorry this is a short one. I am lazy and there is nothing that I really feel like talking about tonight.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/07/11/pol-baird-un-north-korea.html

I am Slacking..week off of Facebook

Hey folks,

Well it has been over 10 days. I am slacking hard core! I don't know what to talk about today. Hmm. Oh I took a full seven days off of Facebook.  I copied Sean, but I actually did it. lmao! I sent an article to Facebook and Twitter, but Abbytard and Sean thought that was cheating. I wasn't signed into Facebook, but those two were just upset that I wasn't on Facebook. 

My polls are lacking in voting. My sister doesn't even vote! She is a jerk. I asked "what was your favourite fruit?" Banana won with 66%, berries came in second with 33%. I also asked what month your birthday was in. June, July, August and November all had one vote. This "weeks" poll will be.... about musicals! I'm watching Rent right now. 

I have 930 airmiles, which gets me nothing.  I don't shop enough to get loads of airmiles. I get most of them from my dad and Karina. The only time I get them is when I go to Boston Pizza, the Shell, the Shoe Company or my Hbc card I am hoping when I turn 19 and I can buy my own booze I will get some miles from the LCBO. I might also get some from Metro when I go away for school. 

News:

As of today South Sudan is its-own country.  The world's newest name is called the Republic of South America. During the flag-raising and independence ceremony in the capital, Juba statements recognising South Sudan's nationhood came in from the US, UK, Russia and other nations. Barack Obama said  he was proud to declare that the US formally recognises the Republic of South Sudan as a sovereign and independent state as of today. The president is Salva Kiir took the oath as president.  Maps will have to be redrawn with the nation of South Sudan.

Sorry it was so long. As always leave a comment with any thoughts. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14095681

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Sudan
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38989&Cr=South+Sudan&Cr1=

I Have too Much Time on my Hands

Hello, hello

Not much happened today. It was rather boring. I slept in a tent last night! That was exciting! I went out around midnight and I feel asleep instantly, but woke-up three times in the night. Today I went to grab my stuff from the tent because it was starting to rain. I ended up getting stuck in there for a good twenty minutes because it started pouring!

I have a huge list of television series that I want to watch. Yes, I know I have too much time on my hands. I had ten series on my list, but I finished The Big Bang Theory.  I have been trying to finish Nip/Tuck, but it has so much drama now. I mean I know it is a drama, but still! The third season was my favourite season so far. Each season gets more and more messed up. I guess I'm just like "com'on! This is stupid!" Am I the only one who gets like that? haha Am I the only one is a good song! I will have to put the video in.

When I got home Hawaii Five-O was just starting. That just happens to be on my list.  American Dad, Arrested Development, ER, Full House, Hawaii Five-O, How I Met Your Mother, Nip/tuck, Rome and The Sopranos.  Now that I'm watching Hawaii Five-O I realize that this show sucks. I might take it off my list.

News:

In Greece a trade union began a 48-hour general strike. Huge crowds of protesters are expected in Athens and public transportation is going to be at a halt. Greece could run out of money in a matter of weeks if the EU and IMF withheld 12billion Euros. France said that French banks are ready to offer 30-year loans to Greece. 

Greece ended up in debt because they changed to the euro which made it easier for Greece to borrow money. Greece went way over budget on many things such as the 2004 Olympics. The Greek government spent more on benefits and received less in taxes when Greece was hit by the recession. When the government increased taxes more people started evading taxes. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13935400

Wine Review....

Hey there!

I am going to start off with my recap of my weekend. Friday night I went to a grad party and had a bit too much wine. Well I guess not too much, just the right amount. lmao! Poor Kara. "Tell Jake to pull over" Me "JAKE PULL OVER!" haha it was funny.  Saturday was just a bumming around day. I went to Sean's and watched a good called....The Family That Prays....something like that. Tyler Perry was really good. Today, I worked in the morning then went to Andrea's for a swim :)

This summer will be me wine summer. I can just tell. It's more expensive in the long run, but I think I can do it for one summer. So far this summer I have had Yellow Tail wine. I have tried two of their wines, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. Cabernet Sauvignon is my favorite. The Shiraz was good too! I would definitely buy both again.

I have decided to try and stay off Facebook for 7 full days. Let's see how that goes. I don't think it will be that long. I bet it will be one day. That would suck so much!! I should reward myself with something. The days I work will be easier to stay off facebook. I am addicted so I'm trying to quit cold turkey.

NEWS:

There was a deadly bombing in north Nigeria killing at least 25 people and many wounded. The attack was apparently in a beer garden. An eyewitness said they heard " a loud bang followed by sporadic shootings and plumes of black smoke filled the area with people screaming and running in all directions."

The same group responsible for this attack has been attacking police headquarters. The group's trademark has been shooting from their motorbikes.

That's all for now. I am trying to stay on top of it, this week. It's a short one tonight. I will try and beef up my blogs. They have been lame lately. Sorry about that. Leave a comment if you feel like it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13920980

It's Been a Long Time

Hey folks,

It's been awhile. My bad, I have been lazy. There has been lots going on, but it's all personal stuff that's not fun.  I registered for classes today!! That's exciting! I am taking Spanish! How cool is that?! I wanted to take French, but Spanish will do! As long as I am taking a language! I am also taking Classical Greek Civilization studies :D Geography too! I think I will like this school year so much better! I mean, I liked business, but it didn't scratch my itch. I think this year will :D I am more excited this year than I ever was lat year.

I have had the week off and guess what kind of weather we have been having? Rain! Of course the one week I have like 4 days off it rains! It can't be nice, that would just be nice for me. Today, the day one I work it's nice out. Just like Tuesday I got my legs waxed and I was so excited to wear shorts, but it rains.

Sorry Abbytard! I am not keeping up on my blogs. I made the poll  for like 3 or 4 days. I thought it would make me come back and write in 3 or 4 days, but I forgot. My bad. The was was what month is your birthday in. I think I'm going to open that one again plus a new one. I want to see when everyone's birthday is.  The new poll will be... What is your favourite fruit?

News:

According the the BBC news podcast, people in Syria have been fleeing to the broader of Syria and Turkey. The people are escaping deadly protests. On the Turkish side of the boarder you can hear the gunfire and see Syrian people.

At least ten people have died in protests across Syria. Security forces have fired tear gas and bullets, but the Syrian state TV blamed unidentified gunmen for some of the deaths. Apparently more than 1,300 people have been killed  and thousands more detained since the March when crackdown on anti-government protests began.

That's all for today. Hopefully it wont be as long before I do my next blog.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13902967

Rant

Hey there,

I really want to renovate a little house. A nice little bungalow that only has 2 bedrooms and one bathroom.  I love watching reno and decorating shows, basically most shows on HGTV.  I wish I knew how to flip houses. I want to marry a guy who knows his way around a house. It doesn't matter if he knows how to do plumbing or dry walling, he just has to know something. Right now I am watching the Nate Berkus Show. Today is about house proud people. I want my own house that I can be proud of. I want to put my own touches on a house.

This week I was only scheduled for one shift this week, but since I have been trained on cash I have been called in twice! I was so happy about that!! I really need more hours!!

I am itching to travel! It's been so long since I have been on a trip! The last trip I went on was 2010, I think. It was a big trip for me. I knocked off England, France and Italy. England and France were big ones on my list. Italy was a very pleasant surprise, I would strongly recommend Italy. I loved Rome!  I have almost been jumping out of my skin here! I need to go and see the world! I mean I know I am going away for school, but that is different. There is no culture shock there, mind you there wasn't much of a culture shock in Europe. It was really fun to be away and not have to worry about work or school. Tuesday evening I was in a travel mood. I was making a in depth itinerary, packing list, ways to save money, how to get around, when and where to go.  

Last weeks poll was about summer jobs. It seems like cashier and sales people are the most common with 3 votes each. Instructor and labour intensive both got 2 votes putting that in second place. Apparently no one is a waiter or waitress, that surprised me.  This "weeks" poll will be.. hmm I don't know. Okay it will be  "What month is your birthday in?" This question is in honour of my friend Abbytard! :) Happy birthday!! I know it's not for another few days, but just in case I don't blog before then. Have a good one!

No news for today. I am feeling lazy. Leave a comment if you want to :) I welcome them.

I just saw a commercial for the Liberal party in Ontario. It makes me so proud to be from Ontario.

Saturday Night

Saturday night, dance, I like the way you move pretty baby. It's party time and not one minute we can lose be my baby (ohh ohh)


Man oh man! When is the last time you heard that song? I had such a nice Saturday!! I went to work this morning. I am pretty good at getting up in the morning. I know Abbytard and Maude might not think so since I skipped some of my morning classes, but that was only because I knew I could get away with it. When I got off work I went to the beach with Heather and Kaitlyn! It was super nice out! We were at the beach for a few hours. I am not sure how long we were there for, but I would say two or three hours.  After we got home we made dinner. It was so cute! I made the pork chops and Heather and Kaitlyn made the salad. It was so cute, I can't get over it.  It was such a Betty Crocker moment.  We also watch Going the Distance. That movie is really funny. It's one of those movies that you forget how funny it really is. 


You know what I find so sexy? Well there are many things! Many many many things, but the one I am thinking about right now is men in suits! I am watching the new Sherlock Holmes and looking at Robert Downey jr. run around London in his sexy period suit.  Think about how little mens suits have changed in the last 200 years.

News:

A chain of volcanoes has erupted in southern Chile. Columns of smoke have been rising from Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle volcano range. The volcano range is about 800km south of Chile's capital, Santiago.  Since the eruptions there have been a dozen small earthquakes recorded.

Volcanic ash has been drifting over into Argentina. This is the first time since 1960 that the volcanic chain has erupted.

I have been slacking in my blogging. My bad. I am going to start trying to blog every night. Anyways I better get to to bed. It has been a long, but every nice day. As always feel free to leave a comment :)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-13657187

Late Late

Hello folks,

It's been a very long time since I blogged. Sorry about that. I have been spending all my time working or watching Nip/Tuck. It's a really strange show, but so addictive. Plus Julian McMahon is super sexy. It's about two plastic surgeons in Miami. There are drug lords, serial killers, and sex! Lots and lots of sex.

Tonight I went to my step sisters graduation.  It made me remember being in her shoes. I remember getting ready for the walk across the stage. The hour or so before we actually walked across. It was a happy that I never experienced before and I haven't since. I was so happy when I saw Kaitlyn walk towards the stage with the rest of her class, I almost cried.

I just started working again, so I could make money for school. I am a compulsive saver as I said before, and I am still in the hole! That's the last time I lend my mom money! I say that all the time, but it never is. The only person I don't mind lending money to is my dad. My dad always paid me back with interest because he felt bad for borrowing of me. Now a days it's me borrowing off him :P I pay him back, but without interest. Crap I went off on a tangent!

Okay, back to....being in the hole. I remember now. I have to finish paying off my lovely credit card. I have been good. I haven't not bought anything on it in almost a month!! :O Yay!!! Since I have been home from school I leave it at home. When it's in my wallet, it is too easy to pull it out and buy buy buy. When I buy, I say bye to my money. Hahaha You have to love the English language sometimes.

Last week's poll was about summer time :D Who doesn't love summer. The question was "What do you want to do this summer?" Camping and road trip tied for first place! No surprise there. Fishing came in second, that is actually surprising. I thought I was the only one, but apparently not. Nobody wants to do anything else, or maybe they just didn't want to leave a comment. I think people just don't want to leave comments. Oh well. This week's poll, well it's not really this week's poll since it's Thursday. How about summer jobs! What category does your summer job fall under?

News for today :)

An outbreak in Germany is from a new form of E. coli. Leading microbiologist believe that the E. coli outbreak will get worse.  The haemolytic-uraemic syndrome (HUS) affects the blood and kidneys.  1,500 people have been infected and 18 people have died: 17 in Germany and one in Sweden. Seven people in the UK have the infection. They all are thought to have contracted it in Germany.

In China at the Beijing Genomics Institute, scientists have reported the new form of E. coli was "highly infectious and toxic".  Many are surprised how fast this outbreak spread. It many continue for months and we may never know where it came from.

Leave a comment :) Sorry it's so late.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13626499

Orientation

Hello there,

Did I ever mention that I hate orientation. Here's the situation, been to every nation nobody's ever made me feel the way that you do, you know my motivation, given my reputation. Sorry I got distracted. Okay, seriously thought I hate orientations. I worked there for almost two years, then I transfered to the one down there and had to do an orientation. Things didn't work out so I quit blah, blah. When I got home I "reapplied" here. I just told Mel that I wanted a job and he gave me my old job back. Tonight for the third time I had to do orientation! Ugh!! This time I am getting trained in cash. I don't really want to do cash, but it's a job.  


I am greedy so I will do almost anything for money. If I see a penny on the ground I will pick it up. I pick up any change I can find. I also roll my change and bring it to the bank. You know how some people are compulsive spenders? I am compulsive saver. I am strange I know, I can't help it. 


No news for tonight. I am sure that so many of you are disappointed.  

Last Oprah Show Today :(

Hello,

I don't know if any of you watch Oprah, but today was her last show :(   I didn't watch it everyday, but I did watch it. I am going to miss it. I like her show. I liked her show when did she stuff like makeovers on people or homes. I also enjoyed the episodes when she would talk to guest I actually knew and liked.

I am slacking on the blog. Last week I did everyday, but Friday. I worked this weekend!! Yay!! I worked Saturday and Sunday! Sunday night I went out with my friend Andrea. Monday, I went to Kaitlyn's house with Heather, Nicole, Sean, Alister, Sarah and Stacy. It was so much fun! We played "Things"...I think that is what it is called, I can never remember.

Last weeks poll was "What do you think is a sign of summer?" The smell of a bbq and people on bikes tied for first place with 40% each. The sound of lawn mowers came in second with 20%. The smell of sunscreen didn't even get one vote! That surprised me.  This weeks poll is going to be "What do you want to do this summer?"

News:

In Sudan's Abyei region,  shots were fired at UN helicopters.  According to the BBC 14 shots were fired at 4 UN helicopters.

The South Sudan region is set to become independent this July. In January Sudan had a referendum to separate the north from the south.  The southern part of Sudan were in a "miserable situation".

The Misseriya ethnic group is believed to be the group who shot at the UN helicopters. The Misseriya were armed by Khartoum and used to attack the south during the civil war.

Sorry I missed Monday and Tuesday. I have been lazy and I get busy with other things. I will try and do it Friday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13549157

Tension is high in Abyei, which was seized by northern troops at the weekend - a move condemned by the UN Security Council.Continue reading the main story

Hello, hello,

I got up at 1 pm today!! I can't believe I slept that late, that's crazy! My sleeping schedule is all messed up. I go to bed at 3am  and get up at noon. I can't do that if I am going to be working this weekend at 10!  I am going to be dead! 

Today I went to Andrea's for dinner. She made stir-fry that was spicy. I thought it was really good, I liked the kick.  We went for a walk with the dogs down to the bridge. Her one dog, Jack, jumped into the the creek. He doesn't like water but he thought he could jump across. It was so funny. Once he was in the water he crawled out but was on the wrong side of the creek. The poor guy had to jump back into the creek to get back to us.  It is always entertaining at Andrea's house. 

This weekend coming up is May long. I work on Saturday, but other than that nothing. I want to go camping, but I can't do that. My mission this summer is to find different things to do and see here in town. Yesterday I went the the towns conservatory. I didn't know we had one! Yesterday made me want to see what else this town has to offer. There is a new exhibit at the art gallery this weekend. Maybe I should check that out. I don't know.

I just watched the Big Bang Theory! I can't believe how it ended!! Oh my god!! I do not want to wait until September to find out what happens!! AHAH!!! OMG OMG

News:

An American man who was paralysed from the chest down can stand and move his legs again. He was hit by a car. With electrical stimulation of his spinal cord he can move his toes, hips, knees and ankles while on a treadmill being supported. 

I have nothing else to day. I am really bored, so this is all I am going to say. Leave a comment if you have any thoughts.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13444036

Birthday Dinner!

Hey hey!


I went out tonight for my friends birthday. Her birthday was a few days ago, but we just had the dinner tonight. It was really fun. The birthday girl's meal didn't arrive. I tried to be polite and not eat until she got hers, but I ended up eating my fries. After we paid we sat there for a good hour just chatting. It was really nice. What is better than good friends and good conversation? 


Before that Sean and I went to the Conservatory! I didn't know we had one! It was really cool! I saw plants from Asia, Australia, Mexico and South America. We saw trees that grow bananas, coffee beans, oranges (but they were not in season yet)  and lemons. I was very surprised to see that in Northern Ontario! I know it was in a conservatory, but still. There was also a room dedicated to cacti. I don't understand why more people don't go there. It was nice that it was pretty much  empty so we weren't bothered.  I think it would be a great spot to take the kids. I am sure that the kids would like all the pretty flowers and the different trees  and bushes. 


Last night I watched a movie about two guys riding around on a motorbike and just exploring. It made me really want to drive across Canada or Australia. Tonight I turn on one of my favourite shows, House Hunters International. Guess where they are, Australia! Maybe it is a sign! I like to think so. If my sister and I don't go on a trip in 2014 I want to travel around somewhere. I want to travel before somethings ties me down, like boyfriends, kids, jobs, and blah blah blah. 


News:


Anyone remember Egypt? Well Egypt still has to do work on giving justice to those killed or injured during the rallies to kick President Hosni Mubarak out of power. According to reports human rights were abused during the unrest in Egypt. 


Remember Japan? The country with the world's third largest economy? Well at least it used to be. Since March the gross domestic product (GDP) fell 0.09%. Japan has fallen back into a recession. Reports say that  consumption and exports were hit hard after the earthquake and tsunami. It is assumed that the economy will remain weak for a few years but will bounce back. 


Those are my stories and news recaps for the day. Let me know what you think. Three for three! Yay! Although this one is really short. My bad.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13450409
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13439701

Interests

Hello there.

Summer is here! I laid out in the sun today with my sister tanning. My sister got a nice sunburn on the front of her body. Me, on the other hand, I just got a a wee bit of colour. When we went inside I felt sick. I had a hat on, but I still felt lightheaded. My stomach was upset too. I don't know what happened, all I know is that I felt like curling up into a ball. I want to get colour, but I don't want to feel sick after sitting in the sun. 

I don't know about you, but if I was in the military I would not want to be on naval ship. I like to see ground at all times, which is strange because I don't mind flying. I am not a huge fan of flying, it's uncomfortable. I like the idea of flying. When I get on a plane I know it means adventure. Sometimes the adventure is done and you are going home, but there still was an adventure before.  

Adventure and exploring is what I live for. When I am walking and I see something interesting off to the side I am willing to walk off the beaten trail and see whatever it was that interested me. Things that interest me are often different from what most people find interesting. I find war, old movies, travel, culture, the bush and other things interesting. 

I think war is interesting for so many different reasons. I find it hard to believe that people can inflict so much pain onto other humans and things around them. I want to understand how people can do that to each other. I also find it interesting how people dealt with all the shit going on around them.  How people dealt with seeing their best friend die and still go on with life or sometimes not. Going into people’s homes and seeing a child killed would kill me; I imagine it killed/kills soldiers too.  I can't imagine seeing what soldiers saw/see. I have always wanted to talk to a WWII soldier and listen to their stories from the war. 

Old movies interest me too. They make me want to be back in that time, when live was simpler, or so it seems. Mind you women didn't have as many rights. I love how the women dressed back in the 20's, 30's and 40's.

Travel and culture go hand in hand. I love to travel. I love seeing what is out there. All the different ways people live. Going somewhere hot is always nice too. When I went to the Dominican Republic, it was March. It was nice to escape the winter. I am not really in the travelly mood tonight. I am watching a war movie, so I am sort of feeling like that. 

The bush interests me because of nature. I love walking around and looking at how the animals and the plants interact. I love walking and seeing an animal eating or drinking. I stand there and just watch. I try not to scare the animal off. 

News:

Libyan Oil Minister, Shukri Ghanem left Libya and entered into Tunisia by road. According to Libyan rebels the minister is on his way to a European country. According to the Libyan government the minister is in Tunisia on official business. Ghanem is also the head of Libya's National Oil Corporation.

Col. Gadaffi, his son Saif al-Islam and intelligence chief Abdullah al-Sanussi are the three people that the International Criminal Court (ICC) are thinking about issuing arrest warrants for. The ICC must still decide whether or not to issue the warrants. 

Today was a long one. Sorry about that. I would also like to point-out that I am two for two this week! Let's see if I can keep it up. Always leave a comment. Later days :)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13428777

Sunscreen!!

Hey there folks!

It was really nice out on Saturday. I was wondering what the difference between sunscreen and sunblock. Hmm I don't know but I put sunscreen on my face. Whenever I put sunscreen or sunblock on it goes on my face.  I never put it on my legs. My legs take so long to tan. My upper body gets a tan much faster than my legs. ugh! Although I do get a wicked sandal tan.  I am sure that everyone wants to see my sandal tan so I added a nice photo from a few years ago. That is from when I went to Europe. I thought about fake tanning, but I am cheap. I cannot afford to spend 70 bucks a month for unlimited tanning minutes. The lotions are to expensive. You have to buy how many bottles just to get the right colour. 

I had two jobs but one couldn't get the funding :( Now my dad will be on ass to get a second job. He nags like a woman! It is very annoying.

This week I have lots going on. I like being busy, it makes me feel like I am not wasting my day. Today was pretty laid back but the rest of the week won't be. Tomorrow I am hanging out with Sean. Wednesday is my friends birthday dinner. Unlike last time, I know for sure this is her birthday dinner. The night I went for fondue I wasn't sure if it was a birthday thing or not. I bought her a card just in case it was, but it wasn't. Now I am prepared.  Saturday I have my first shift of the summer! I never thought I would be excited to go back to the deli. I am only excited because it's money! Okay, so I'm not that busy but it is busier than last week.

I am thinking of taking up jogging again. I always say I am going to start but I never do. Today I am making a serious attempt to start. As a matter of fact I am going to go for my first jog/walk after I finish this blog.  I hate  the running part, but I love the feeling after I am done. I physically feel better and I feel accomplished. I know that's lame. I am lame.

Oh I heard my first lawn mower today! I think that is a sign of summer!! I actually don't mind cutting the grass. I get to be outside and enjoy the sun. I try to do that lots. I mean I am in Canada, how much fun do we really get :P

Last week I asked "If you needed facial reconstruction, would you get it? Would you be willing to take all the risks?" 77% said yes and 22% said no.  I am actually surprised by that. There a lot of risks, but personally I think it would be worth it to have my smell back.  Anyways the poll this week will be about summer! What do you think is a sign of summer?


News:

The International Monetary Fund head, Dominique Strauss-Kahn,  has been held in custody on charges of sexual assault. Strauss-Kahn was arrested Saturday after boarding a plane. He is accused of trying to rape a hotel maid.  Strauss-Kahn denies the charges. This run in with the law will most likely hurt his presidential election in France.

Lots is happening in Libya right now. The International Criminal Court wants an arrest warrant for Gaddafi and two others for crimes against humanity. The Libyan government has already said it will ignore the announcement.

That's all for today. My internet was down so I couldn't get my blog up earlier.

Continue reading the main story

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13417712
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13408931

Late Night Blog

Hello!

I just realized that I did an extra ten awesome things! Oh well. Now I have to figure out something else to do for the next little bit. Maybe I will copy Philip Defranco and do a 30 blog movie review? Hmm. I think that is what I will do.

I will start it off with a movie called Snatch. According to IMDb, Snatch is "unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond."


Personally I think it is funny. It is a British comedy directed by Guy Richie, Madonna's ex-husband. It stars Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Brad Pitt, Jason Statham etc. It's from 2000, so it's old but not that old.   Brad Pitt does a horrible Irish accent for his character Mickey, the ex-boxer. It is a very good mobster movie.  It has a lot of shooting, blood, dead bodies, fighting and swearing. Well if you are from Quebec it doesn't have swearing. If you like Snatch, you would like Rock'n'Rolla or vis versa. RocknRolla has Gerard Butler! Oh so sexy!! 


My cousin has netflicks! I love it, most of the time. Tonight I wanted to watch District 9, It's Complicated, Monty Phyton and the Holy Grail but all of those were unavailable. I was like what the hell! Pain in my ass! I think I would get my moneys worth if I had it. It cost what, eight bucks a month? If I watched one movie a week, it would cost me two bucks a movie! I could/would watch more than one movie a week. Hell, tonight I watched two movies. Plus all the Big Bang Theory episodes I watch I would so get my moneys worth. 


News:


The US has disappointed Libyan rebels because the US has stopped short of recognizing Libyan rebels as the country's legitimate government. The White House spokesman said that it would be "premature" to call them the country's legitimate government. The US also said that it is not up to the foreigners to make those kinds of decisions. Gaddafi taunted Nato troops by sending a message through the state TV, saying that he was in hiding. He is in a place where they "cannot reach" him.

That's all for today. If you have any movie ideas let me know.  As always leave a comment with any thoughts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVLiVMhbTxI&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_360789
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208092/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13398092

Tanning :)

Hey there folks,

Today was an interesting day. I got took the dogs for a walk today with my sister. That was nice. We tanned for a bit then met up with my dad and my little sister. We watched her swim and after we took her to the park. It was really nice to see her again.

I am watching Men Who Stare At Goats. I saw it in theaters, whenever that was. I forgot how funny this movie was. It is so strange, but that is what makes it so funny. Plus Ewan McGregor is really good looking. McGregor plays an American reporter. His accent comes out when he yells or is getting mad.

I was creeping the stats for my blog today. I found out that people in Canada, the US, Singapore, Germany, Latvia, Denmark, India and Russia have viewed my blog! That so cool!! I knew I would get views in Canada, well because I am from Canada. The US, well it's pretty close. My cousin is in Denmark so I think he is some of the views! Singapore, Germany, Latvia, India and Russia, that is so awesome!! Although I am sure that my polls help to attract views too.

Today's top ten awesome things:

1. Crawling under piles of blankets on a cold night
2. When the bus driver lets you off right close to your home
3. When the Christmas tree lights are the only light in the room
4. Putting clothes on fresh from the dryer
5. Old people holding hands!!
6. When characters in movies visits places you have been or know
7. When a pet notices you are in a bad mood and comes to visit
8. Dancing when you are home alone
9. The night before I really big day
10. When you finally finish/do something that has been on your mind forever!

News:

Col. Gaddafi made his first public appearance in two weeks. It was said to have been shot in the capital on Wednesday.  Gaddafi has not made a public appearance since April 30th, after Nato killed his youngest son in an air strike. In the footage, Gaddafi was in his trademark outfit, brown robes, dark sunglasses and a black hat. 

Nato plans on carrying out 6,000 missions over Libya. The air strikes have helped secure rebels in their strongholds in eastern Libya. The extent of Gaddafi's grip on the western Libya is unknown. 

10 people were killed after a magnitude -5.2 earthquake. Several buildings toppled in southern Spain near Lorca.  Cars lay crushed under tonnes of rubble. A hospital was evacuated as a precaution. The quake was followed by  a 4.4 magnitude aftershock. 

The Spanish media say that dozens were injured. 

That's all for today.  As always leave a comment with any thoughts. I just didn't feel like doing one last night. I didn't really want to do one tonight but I figured I better.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13368599

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13370269

Job Hunting

Hey there folks,

I am starting to think that this blog might not get done every weekday...I try but some nights I just don't feel like doing it. I think I am going to start doing it whenever I feel the urge to blog. This past weekend I was sitting there "I should blog, nah it's the weekend." I think I don't blog here because I actually have stuff to do. When I was on res there was nothing to do.

Almost everyday since I have been back, I have been job hunting. I have dropped off at least 15 resumes. This sucks!! Today I dropped off my rehire form to Metro. I know I will get that job back, but it is not enough hours.  I also got an e-mail from the radio station here in town. I would be driving around town to different locations to talk about different activities going on around town. That is not really my cup of tea, but it could be interesting.

In the past few days I have had two people follow me on twitter...two people I don't know. Well I know one of them, but I never really talked to her. Oh well I like having followers, it makes me feel important.

Todays Top Ten Awesome Things:

1. When kids get really excited.
2. E-mailing yourself to remind you of things you have to do.
3. When chapters in your book are really short. 
4. Seeing a dog or cat chase its tail. 
5. Finally finding the start of the tape.
6. Walking through your home in the dark and not tripping or hitting something....pets
7. Campfires
8. Jumping in the lake or river after you come out of a hot sauna 
9. Laughing so hard you cry
10. Skinny Dipping!!

I don't know about you guys, but I think it is so cute when kids get excited. They are so cute! I cannot stop reading in the middle of a chapter unless it's REALLY long. So I love when chapters are short. Seeing a cat or dog chase its tail is so cute! I hate when I am need tape I cannot find the start. I roll it around like ten times before I finally get the start. I hate when you wakeup in the night and have to go to the washroom or you are trying to sneak into your room at night without the lights. You are walking then you step on a cat or somethings.  Campfires, do I really need to explain that one?  Jumping in the lake or river after a sauna is so much fun! I love the run to the water! Laughing so hard you cry, who doesn't love that?Skinny dipping is so much fun!!

You know what is not awesome? When people use the last bit of milk then just leave the empty bag! Or when you call and text your parents and ask them if they are making stuff for dinner. They don't answer so you cook something, just as you are about to eat what you made because it has been two hours, they call. They tell you that they are making this nice dinner. It's like omg!! I am not waiting two hours for you! Now I'm in a bitchy mood. Cranky at the world.

Oh! Last weeks poll! I almost forgot. The question was which of the three leading parties do you like? Conservatives and NDP tied with three votes each! This weeks poll will be "If you needed facial reconstruction would you get it? Even with all the risks." Vote!

NEWS:

A man got a face transplant! Although he didn't get his sight back he got actually got his smell back! How amazing is that? The US army funded the surgery because they feel that if this surgery goes well, they might use it on  soldiers with major facial wounds.

That's it for today. Leave a comment with your thoughts or ideas. Sorry I missed a few days last week. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13339512

Fondue!

Hello there,

Tonight I went out for fondue with some friends. It was really fun. I met my friends new boyfriend! He was so nice! They really suit each other.  We played this game called....Thing...I  think. I can't remember but it was really fun.

May 6th, mixing the two days.

I had a pretty laid back day today. I cleaned, basically. I am being really lame now and getting Dierks Bentley songs. Man I am so tired. All this running around, looking for a job and hanging out with friends is really taking its toll on me.

This is going to be short! I am even mixing two days! That means I have to do 20 awesome things today! Oh dear thats going to be hard!

1. The smell of new books!
2. When you check your phone and see you have a text waiting for you :)
3. Shoes!
4. A good summer read!
5. Movies in general
6. A great CD to listen to all summer long
7. The Easter Bunny....aka Abbytard :)
8. Getting tickets to a concert you really wanted to go to
9. Graduating 
10. Getting all your lost songs back onto Itunes!
11. Dancing to a good song!
12. Taking off your make-up after hours of wearing it
13. Free samples of food....Cosco
14. Farting and getting away with it!
15. The smell of baroque
16. The smell of wood smoke
17. Putting things in your shoes so you don't forget them later
18. Finally figuring out what that one song is called
19. Taking a second look at something and realizing it is not as scary as it looked before. 
20. Breaking into your own house because you locked yourself out. 

I was on a role tonight! I should write my other ideas down so I have them for tomorrow!!

News: 

The American government is going through Osama Bin Laden's things. They are going through DVDs and documents from Bin Laden's compound in Pakistan. Allegedly there was an attack in the making against the American US railway system. 

Gay couples in Brazil have awarded gay couples new rights. In Brazil's Supreme Court 10-0 voted that gay couples should have the same financial and social rights as straight couples. :) :) I am glad!! Brazil is the world's most populous Roman Catholic nation, with about 60,000 gay couples.

After the elections on Monday, many leaders stepped down. Micheal Ignatieff stepped down after having the Liberals lowest turnout yet! Ignatieff is now taking a job at University of Toronto's Messey College. Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe quit after Bloc Quebecois had its lowest supporters. The NDP took a huge amount of voters in Quebec away from Bloc Quebecois.

That's all for yesterday and today. I will try and keep up with my blogs. It's hard! I am getting lazy. Although I did last longer than I thought I was going to. I thought maybe a week or two but it has been around 50 days :O craziness!! Leave a comment with your thoughts on anything. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13304809

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13304442
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/05/02/cv-election-liberals.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadavotes2011/story/2011/05/02/cv-election-bloc-wrap-652.html

Hello,

Today was a nice day! it was so nice out :) I biked up to my friends house and almost died. I was biking up the hill and had to get off and lay down. We watched the King's Speech. Ah I love that movie! It is so good! Going down the hill is always more fun than going up. You go whipping  by, people are looking at you like you are some crazy person. Then there is when you go down the hill. haha I am so funny, no not really. 

Tonight I made my sister listen to Friday by Rebecca Black. Abbytard made me listen to it. I am sorry Tanis I took your innocence away from you. She came to visit and I show her Rebecca Black. Lucky her eh?

Today's top ten awesome shows I watch:

1. CRAIG FERGUSON 
2. Band of Brothers
3. The Pacific
4. Big Bang Theory
5. How I Met Your Mother
6. Sex and the City
7. House Hunters International
8. American Dad
9. Anderson Cooper 360
10. Law and Order: SVU

News:

Syrian officials confirmed that they are holding British Columbia journalist Dorothy Parvaz. She was detained upon her arrival in Damascus six days ago. Parvaz had been heard from since she arrives.  Since the protests began in Syria the restrictions for journalists have been increasing. 

Libya

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor is seeking three arrest warrants in the investigation into crimes against humanity in Libya. 

 

The names of the three people to be arrested have not been relasesd but the UN Security Council says the crimes are continuing.  Gaddafi forces have been fighting anti-government uprisings for two months.   Between 500 and 700 people are estimated to have been killed in Libya in February alone! 

Sorry it's late. I will write another one tonight after I come home, so it might be late. 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/05/04/syria-assad-siege.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13277738

Today is full of news!

Hello there,

I don't know about you but today was full of news! Stephan Harper has the majority government and Osama Bin Laden is dead.  I don't know about you but I think this is interesting news. 

First of all I don't know why everyone is all in a huff because NDP didn't win. I don't get it. The NDP offers everyone all this money, but where do they expect to get it? Harper has kept Canada relatively unaffected by the recession. I normally don't mind the Liberals, but Ignatieff drives me crazy. I loved his speech in Sudbury. Rise up! "This is about our country, this is about our democracy!" I thought it was a great speech. I totally agree with it, just not in the scene that he wanted.  I personally think that if the Liberals would have won, it would have been a win for Ignatieff not the the Liberals.

The NDP promises all this money to everyone, but where are they going to get this money from? From pensions and schooling. Maybe if we elect them into power in our province young people will see that the NDP is full of shit. I hope it doesn't come to that. 

I am very happy that people young people are finally interested in Canadian politics, even if I don't agree with them.  Someone on facebook wrote that they are unhappy about Conservatives winning. I wrote that I happened to like it, and people seem to be very upset with me. I glad that they are taking an interest. People say "while I dont know anything about it so I dont want to vote and make the wrong decision." Personally I would rather make a wrong decision than to not have made one at all. I am VERY ashamed to say that I did not vote. I tried too but I couldn't get to my poll station. I went to two different polling stations.  I can't even vote in October! I will not be home. I guess I will have to mail in my vote. Like I said, VERY VERY ashamed that I did not vote! Here I am telling everyone vote, vote! Then I don't, I tried but it never happened. 

Enough about Canadian politics for now. The big story all over the world is that Osama Bin Laden is dead.  Obama said that since Bin Laden is dead it is a "good day for America." Bin Laden was killed by  US special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.  His body was buried at sea.  Bin Laden allegedly ordered the 911 attacks, which made him top the US most wanted list.  Many people think that his death will help with the fight against terrorism. 

Personally I think that we are in for a rough couple of months, if not a year. I think that Bin Laden's followers will be mad at the US for killing their leader and will retaliate with violence.  

That's all for news today. 

I had a nice coming home get together with my friends tonight. We had sushi and ice cream after. I think Sean, Heather, Harley and I were the only ones that enjoyed it. I felt bad for Nicole, Kaitlyn, Candace and Jake. I don't think they liked it. 

Last night I watched the first Lord of the Rings. I am watching all of them this week. I like the second one the best. It goes Two Towers, Fellowship of the Ring, then Return of the King.  All great but greatness in that order.

Last weeks poll. Which world wonder do you want to see? Stonehenge won with 5 votes. The Eiffel Tower,   Pyramids of Giza, Easter Island Statues and  the Colosseum came in second with 4 votes each. In third place was Taj Mahal, Petra, and the Acropolis. The new poll for this week is which of the three leading parties do like best? Anyways that all for my ramble today. 

Ten Awesome things of the day:

1. Having the right to vote
2. Exercising the right to vote.....Ashamed I didn't
3. Coming home to good friends and hanging out with them
4. Lord of the Rings....all three of them
5. Satellite TV!!  how I missed it.
6. Schindler's List
7. Inception
8. Forrest Gump
9. Rear Window
10. Under the Tuscan Sun

As always leave a comment. I am always interested in what you have to say. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBPOK9PIw-0 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadavotes2011/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

Last Night...

Hey there folks,

I just wrote a blog earlier tonight but it still had not really hit me that I was leaving. After I finished my homework I went back to my room and packed. One of the last things I did was take my calendar, map and Audrey Hephburn poster down. I don’t know why but I feel like once I take those down it really is the end of this year. I have been acting like nothing is happening because I don’t want to realize that I’m leaving tomorrow.  We have had some pathetic fallacy going on. It has been raining all week and weekend. It goes along with everybody’s mood. It’s strange.

With this year coming to an end, I start my summer. I cannot wait to see my friends from home again! It has been a long time.  I need Sean, Andrea, Kaitlyn, Heather, Nicole and Candace time! It will also be nice to spend more than a few weeks with my dad. The last time I spent more than a month with him was before he went away. So December of 2009, I think. It has been even longer for my sister. I mean I know it’s time to grow up but still.

It must be time to grow up and move on. I feel that now more than ever. This year away has taught 

me so much. I feel like the same person and I feel like I have not changed, but I hope I have for the better.  I cannot get over how many good friends I have made! I am sadder to leave them, than I was to leave home last summer. I think that I am sadder to leave here because I know that I am not going to see some of these people again. Maria, Talal and Bo live in different countries; it will be hard for me to ever see them again.  When is the next time I will be in Mexico, Saudi Arabia or China? Mexico maybe, but Saudi Arabia or China?!  As Maude would say “com’on!”

Abbaytard, Maude and Alex will be close. I will visit them next year for sure! Abbytard and Alex will only be an hour and half way! They will be nice and close. Maude will be like six or seven hours away. I think, I don’t know how far Quebec is.

This is my last night here. I cannot believe it. It’s really done. I remember lying in this bed thinking to myself, this is my home for the next eight months.  I cannot believe that this is my last night here, I really can’t. 

Tomorrow is going to be so strange. I have to go into the school and do a bunch of stuff, come back here and do last minute packing, and saying goodbye to everyone is going to be really bad. I am going to be so sad saying goodbye to Abbytard, Maude, Bo and Alex if he makes it up here in time.  I hope he does!

I do not want this year to end. I have made some great friends. I feel like crying because I am so sad but I cannot. I think it may be because I know that this is not the end. It is the start of many great friendships.  It is not really the end but the beginning of a lifetime.

Eleven  Awesome Things/People in no particular order:

1.       Abbaytard
2.        Maude
3.        Alex
4.        Maria
5.        Bo
6.        Kristen
7.        Sean
8.        Andrea
9.       Kaitlyn 
10. Heather.
11.    Candace

I hope that everyone had a great year. I had a wonderful year; I will miss you all so much! My life has changed for the better knowing all of you. You have all brought something special into my life. I can only hope that I did the same for you. I am going to miss everyone so much.  The friends I have made here are different from the ones I have at home.

I don’t want to leave tomorrow.