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Hard to believe that it is end of term already. It is time to relax and enjoy your holidays if you have them or time to work your butt off with your Christmas internships.
Whatever you’re doing on your holidays have some fun before the big shake up where you have to leave your friends and prepare for the magazine project.
Have fun at the After School Special!
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Coronation Street is the world’s longest running soap opera and a great one at that.
If I can help it, at 6:30 I am watching Corrie. When I can’t catch it during the week CBC plays the weeks worth on Sunday morning.
I have been a Corrie fan for ten years and what I love are the characters are just ordinary people who do not wake up in the morning with perfect hair and makeup like the men and women on American soap operas. My favourite characters are Becky Grainger, Blanche Hunt, Steve McDonald, and Janice Battersby.
My favourite story line so far has been the most recent one when Joe McIntyre planned to fake his own death because he was in heavy debt. Joe concocted this genius plan to collect the insurance money so his ‘collectors’ wouldn’t break his legs. In faking his own death, Joe actually dies. His wife Gail Platt, who wouldn’t go along with Joe’s scheme was devastated when he disappeared. Gail thinks he has just carried on with his plan and will come to his senses. Meanwhile back in Weatherfield, Joe’s daughter Tina, who just got engaged is wondering where her dad is. His body has just washed up to shore and we’ll see next week what happens.I also cared a great deal for the Tony Gordon killing rampage. Classic soap opera.
When I tell people I like Coronation Street I get mixed reactions. Reactions such as a frown, a look of disgust, or laughter.
I encourage you to give it a watch, you might get hooked.
What crosses my mind while watching Corrie:
1) I wish I could just stop in at the pub at lunch for a pint or two.
2) If I could have anyone’s hair on the show, I’d have Fizz’s.
3) Ashley Peacock, you are a snooze.
4) I’d live in the Rover’s Return. Upstairs with Liz.
5) Commercial for Coronation Street Monopoly? Dream come true.
6) I real want a packet of crisps.
7) I can’t lie; talking with an accent crosses my mind every time I watch the show. Then I do it.
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Some of the best gifts are the small ones in your stocking.Here are some ideas for stocking stuffers (a.k.a. what to put in my stocking).
1) Silly Putty. Why wouldn’t I want Silly Putty?
2) Chocolates are always a safe bet. I won’t be turning down chocolate. No way, Jose.
3) Gift cards. A student like myself sure could use a Tims card for those early Monday and Tuesday morning 8 a.m. classes.
4) Lip balm. Stocking a stocking with Burt’s Bees is always a classy thing to do. Give it a ponder.
5) A chinese finger trap. Just because, think of all the fun.
6) Some jewelry couldn’t hurt either.
Happy Holidays! Now go out and get some stocking stuffers for your loved ones and don't forget the Burt's Bees.
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I am constantly being blown away by how talented Ryan Gosling is.
I wish I could see his new movie filmed alongside Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine, right now. Blue Valentine is about a married couple, Dean and Cindy, and their relationship over a few years. I need to see it. Check out the trailer.
Ryan Gosling isn't just actor, but also a singer. Gosling formed a band with his friend Zach Shields called Dead Man's Bones and they sound amazing. The song that makes my heart smile is Name in Stone. It is a simple song that is catchy and moving. What I love about the video is how it is shot in one shot and is kind of creepy but beautiful. It just works. See for yourself.
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I would not recommend breaking your ankle in CreComm. Just don’t do it, it isn’t wise.
A broken ankle in CreComm means that I have to get up earlier in the mornings just so I will be able to catch my bus (if I miss the first one, I can forget about the transfer). It means that when I want to leave my apartment I have to really want to leave. I have to plan if the buses are easy access, how much walking there will be and how many stairs. It means missing some classes. It means trying not to fall behind. My busted ankle has been a slight inconvenience to say the least.
What has been the hardest about having a broken ankle in CreComm?
1) People pretending they will kick the crutches away. Real cute you guys. You don’t know the amount of energy it takes to not hit you with my crutches.
2) People asking “How much longer?”
3) “Ooh, you broke your ankle? What happened?” Yes I broke my ankle, I am sick of explaining. Don’t ask me.
4) Getting used to the crutches and having to sweat when going from one class to another.
5) Not being able to carry things. All I want is a cup of tea in the living room. I can’t just hop with the tea and unless someone is with me I am drinking tea in the kitchen by myself on my leanin’ chair.
6) People tripping over my crutches and having them knocked down. This happens daily. One would think classmates would be used to them by now.
What has been crossing my mind as I live a CreComm life on crutches:
1) One of the first things that crossed my mind when I first broke my ankle was ‘how the heck am I going to do a streeter?’ There goes my Spiderman sticker.
2) I may be sounding bitter but I just want to be able to walk again so I don’t have guys taking my crutches and pretending that they are guns.
3) My arms will be jacked after this. How about an arm-wrestle now Mike?
4) There goes my tap dancing career.
5) How am I going to carry this camera equipment.
6) I have some pretty good friends in my class that help me lots. Ie: filling water bottles, carrying coffee, opening doors, and putting up with how slow I am.
7) You were late because of the weather or you missed your bus? I made it here on time, I am sure you could have too.
8) When my ankle gets better, I am still taking the elevator.
But having a broken ankle in CreComm is hardly the end of the world as I first thought and it is completely doable. In the first term anyhow. I am not confident how well I would fare in the second term all busted up. Let’s hope that this doesn’t happen again.
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It would be fair to say that the majority of people don’t know how their bodies work, what’s going on inside them, or how complex they actually are. For the people that are curious about their body and want an intimate look at our human anatomy, they can check out BODIES… The Exhibition at the MTS Centre Exhibition Hall located at 311 Portage Avenue across from the MTS Centre.
Making its Winnipeg debut on September 17, the world-renowned exhibition showcases real human specimens showing the complexity of the body’s organs, bones, blood vessels, muscles, and more, that have been meticulously dissected and preserved through a process called plastination.
It can be intimidating standing in front of a real dead human that has been sliced open and taken apart, but one becomes fascinated with how complex and intricate our bodies really are. Many of the bodies showcased are positioned into athletic poses, displayed playing basketball, conducting music, and running to show how our body functions during activities.
On display on the first floor are organs that show the damage that can be caused to the body during a lifetime. The lungs of a smoker and that of a healthy person are displayed beside one another, separated only by a large plexiglass box containing pack of cigarettes. Exhibition goers are encouraged to leave their cigarettes behind and quit smoking.
In a back room on the second floor that warns attendees that what they are about to see may be found disturbing is the fetal development portion of the exhibition where there are numerous specimens of real fetuses in various stages of development. BODIES… The Exhibition isn’t for the squeamish.
Interesting were the little tidbits of information on the walls throughout the exhibition. Facts like our bodies have 100,000 miles of blood vessels and that people are born with an innate preference for sweet or salty. Also interesting is the Touch Booth on the second floor where people are encouraged to hold a real brain and heart.
There were many other fascinated attendees including what appeared to be a class on a fieldtrip. I expected them to make immature comments like how sick everything was, but they were very respectful and seemed genuinely interested. Security at the MTS Centre Exhibition Hall estimates 1000 spectators come to the exhibition each day on the weekends and several hundred on weekdays.
Walking around are helpful medical students in white lab coats who are more than willing to answer questions. I asked if everything was real and discovered everything was except the eyes.
It takes about two hours to thoroughly see everything in the large gallery and even though I wouldn’t go see BODIES… The Exhibition again, everyone should see it at least once. So go check it out before it’s gone, the exhibition ends January 9 and is open from 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are available at the door or on www.ticketmaster.ca and are $19.95 for an adult on weekdays and $23.95 on weekends. Children, students, and seniors get discounted rates and an audio tour that gives further information is $4.95.
BODIES… The Exhibition proved to be worth the visit, is colorful, well displayed, educational, inspiring, and tasteful. Things to note, cell phones must be turned off, no picture taking, gum, or backpacks are allowed in the gallery.
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No last words because I forgot them.
Live Hit Derby is something that all CreComm students have to do. It is when you have 10 minutes to look over a story that is brand new to you, from there you are put in front of a camera where you have one chance and one chance only to deliver your story. It is harder than it sounds.
I crutched up and told my story on Canadian charities. I didn’t do as well as I had hoped and stumbled a few of my words to say the least.
What crossed my mind at live hit derby:
1) A charities story? I’ve got this in the bag.
2) What! Three minutes until I am on? I don’t got this at all.
3) How can my mind be blank? Where is that piece of paper?
4) Maybe if I pretend to faint I could get out of this thing.
5) Though I didn’t succeed, my fellow classmates all did phenomenal.
Way to go everyone! Especially Tristan Field-Jones, John Gaudes (a.k.a. Robert), and Andrew Parker who I think will place top three.
I can only compare my experience to this kid.
