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The End of Blogging

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:53:05 +0100

Alas, through out the course of this assignment, I have learned that I don't like blogging.
I'm all for sharing cool links and videos, but blogging is just not my cup of tea.
I don't like to try to share about the petty things in my life,
nor do I really think that you guys like reading about them.
I mean, if I blog all of my small talk, I won't have anything to talk about with someone who reads my blog.
So here it is, the last blog.
I hope you've enjoyed my blog.

Here is my last link:

Collegehumor

That site makes me laugh, so much.

Especially the articles.

Check it out, have some laughs and enjoy your life!

Thanks!

High School Answering Machine

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:47:55 +0100

I love technology, and with technology comes email. With email comes forwards.
Forwards are annoying, and eventually I just junked all of the people's emails who sent me the annoying forwards.
Forwards also get more select as you get older, and eventually just the funny ones come my way.

To tie in with this, this next copy of an email was a forward from my mother. It's about a high school answering machine.
Just fresh out of high school myself, I loved this email and really wish that my school had it.
I really have a problem with the lack of accountability in the school system and how kids are just pushed through.

Enjoy!

This is hilarious - no wonder some people were offended!
This is themessage that the Pacific Palisades High School California
staff voted

unanimously to record on their school telephone answering
machine

.
This is the actual answering machine message for the school. This

came
about because they implemented a policy requiring students and

parents
to be responsible for their children's absences and missing

homework.
The school and teachers are being sued by parents who want

their
children's failing grades changed to passing grades - even

though
those children were absent 15-30 times during the semester and did

not
complete enough school work to pass their

classes.
>
>
>

The outgoing

message:
>
>
>

Hello! You have reached the automated answering service of
your school.

In order to assist you in connecting to the right staff
member, please

listen to all the options before making a

selection:
>
>
>

To lie about why your child is absent - Press

1
>
>

To make excuses for why your child did not do his work

-
>Press
>2
>
>
>

To complain about what we do - Press

3
>
>
>

To swear at staff members - Press

4
>
>
>

To ask why you didn't get information that was already
>enclosed in your

newsletter and several flyers mailed to you - Press

5
>
>
>

If you want us to raise your child - Press

6
>
>
>

If you want to reach out and touch, slap or hit someone -
>Press

7
>
>
>

To request another teacher, for the third time this year -
>Press

8
>
>
>

To complain about bus transportation - Press

9
>
>
>

To complain about school lunches - Press

0
>
>
>

If you realize this is the real world and your child must
be Accountable

and responsible for his/her own behaviour, class
work,homework and that

it's not the teachers' fault for your child's
lack of effort: Hang up and

have a nice

day!

If you want this in another language, move to a country
that speaks

it.

PODCAST 1

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:11:45 +0100

Here is my first podcast.

Snakes

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:39:41 +0100

Had this email forwarded to me awhile ago.
It scared me!
I HATE snakes and it terrifies me how big they can actually be.
This also deters me from wanting to go to hot countries to vacation with snakes.
For some reason, I also but can't help think about giant squids. I have a fear of them, and other abnormally large animals.
But squids espcially scare me becuase deep beneath the ocean live giant squids that are bigger then the whole school.

Email:

> >Electric Fence.... Read story first!!!

> >

> >An Australian sheep farmer was puzzled at the disappearance of sheep on

>his

> >farm.

> >

> >After a few weeks of sheep disappearing the farmer decided to put up an

> >electric fence.

> >

> >This is what he found!

Spring Spring Spring SUMMER!

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:44:15 +0100

I don't know about you, but I'm pretty darn excited about spring. It's Sunday today, and unfortunately I'm cooped up here in a studio because I tend to do things last minute instead of being outside on this GORGEOUS day!
The last bit of snow that we got in Feb made me sad, but I'm so happy that it's now melting and because it's March, the weather can only get BETTER!
The ultimate thing that I'm excited for though is summer. I want to LIVE at the beach, I know I said that last year, but this year I mean it! It's going to happen!
Grand Bend is def. my favorite beach.
You all know you're excited for summer too!

So get hyped up like me!

Alice In Wonderland!

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:44:58 +0100

OH MY GOODNESS!
Alice in Wonderland comes out on FRIDAY and I'm SO EXCITED!
Alice has always been one of my favorite movies. I LOVE the WHOLE thing. I even watch the Disney version some days! I don't care how many drugs that guy was doing when he wrote the books, the whole thing is beautiful. AND NOW!
THERE IS A 3D VERSION.
AND IT COMES OUT
ON FRIDAY!
Needless to say I'm excited. I'll def. be waiting a bit to go and see it because I HATE busy movie theatres.
But Brandon might get some people together to go and see it in Toronto in IMAX 3D. I hope that happens because that would be really cool.
The only thing that has dampened my spirits about this movie is the fact that about only 50% of critics really like it. One said that the movie even gets ordinary!
I guess I'll have to wait and see, but either way, I'm excited and will probably love it anyways. I really hope that they still have the Walrus and the Carpenter poem in there.

Most Viewed Videos

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:51:28 +0100

So, just out of curiosity, I tend to check on the most viewed videos of youtube. It's interesting to see what videos come and go, and today it made me really think about the NEXT generation of youtubers. To start, the most viewed video of all time is a homemade video of Pink Floyd pictures with the song "Wish You Were Here". It's not even a real music video. But it holds the spot of most viewed videos with over more then 28 million views! There was a point where I was almost wondering if youtue was dominated by stoners, because another one of the most watched videos is "I feel like dying" by Lil Wayne.
BUT this notion quickly went away when I just recently checked back, and the FOURTH most watched video is "One Time" by Justin Bieber. Alas, it is now evident that 10 year old girls know how to use the computer. I hate Justin Bieber. Anyways the top five most watched Youtube videos were:
1. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
2. Jon LaJoie - Show Me Your Genitals
3. "BEST CAT VIDEO YOU'LL EVER SEE".
4. Justin Bieber - "One Time"
5. Powerthirst

Will it be a cop out?

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:56:57 +0100

So, I'm definitely excited for the new movie "Cop Out" that came out on Friday. But the real question is, will the movie just be a cop out? I mean, the preview is hilarious. But, some movies ruin their funniest moments by putting them in the previews, or worse yet, put ALL their funniest clips in the preview. When you then get to the movie theatre, you're left with nothing but a numb butt from sitting so long and you've wasted $10 on a movie that you could have enjoyed via the trailer on Youtube.

Here's the trailer, what do you think?

Well, I am very excited because Sean William Scott is in it. He's definitely worth my $10. And, I mean the Bruce Willis movies that I've seen haven't been terrible. Anyways, I haven't read any reviews, and I'll end up going to see the movie. I just really hope that I won't be disappointed!

My first 19+ Event

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:34:18 +0100

So,
I'm really excited! I just bought tickets this weekend to a Porcupine Tree concert in Toronto in May.
Have I seen them before? Yes
Then why am I so excited?
I mean yeah, they're amazing, but this is going to be my FIRST 19+ EVENT THAT I'VE GOTTEN TICKETS TO!
If that's not exciting, what is?

If you haven't heard of Porcupine Tree, you should DEFIANTLY check them out.
Here's the video for "Time Flies" off of the newest album, The Incident.

Death Cannot Be Closer Than..

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:48:06 +0100

FREAKED me right out!
Again, this is another email I got that I hung on to because it was cool, but again also scary.