The final curtain... of this semester

Well this is it folks. The end of semester 1 of the first year of CreComm. I had originally planned to post my faourite assignment for you all to see, but I broke my jump stick this morning. If it was gonna happen, at least it was on the very last day after I finished the very last assignment. It's almost liberating.
I usually leave the list writing for my other blog (yea, I'm a nerd), but as a replacement, I'm going to list my top 10 favourite (least favourite?) assignments of this semester.

The Assignment List for Y1S1
10. Bomber
9. Rememberance Day
8. Projector
7. Tv Commercial- I did mine for Kenko Sushi on Corydon.
6. Humane Society Ad
5. Parody Ads
4. Short Story
3. Game Show
2. Review
1. Talk Show

Not all of them were the most fun assignment to do, but in the end, I'm proud of them and when I look back, it sounds corny, but I learned a lot. Looking forward to next semester. I think...

My New Favourite Time Waster!

@everyone

I have discovered my new favourite way to develop my hermit abilities!


TWITTER!


I joined in April, but neglected to be active and really put a good effort into it. Since starting CreComm, however, I'm suddenly magnatized to it. Still, I've yet to figure out the appeal. For me, I think it's the ability of following my friends and celebs. I'm a celebrity gossip junky. It may also be that I can tell everyone what I'm doing at every moment, because I know everyone wants to know.


I'm sort of kidding, I don't give all the details of my life, but every once and a while, it's fun to just put it out there.

I've also been practicing my hermiting through blogging (like now!) and Twitter has served as a good way of connecting to my blogs (that's right I said blogs).

When I think about it, I feel silly for using these "networking services" because I don't really feel like I'm connecting to real people, while I do appreciate when people slot me into their hermit schedule.

I would also like to send a special shout out to Facebook, which is equally as aimlessly time consuming and hermitish.

So what makes these things so addicting? I couldn't tell you.

Happy Twittering/Facebooking/Blogging!!

While procrastinating when I should have been writing a paper, I just so happened to have stumbled across this. Ironic, eh?

How to write a paper in college/university:
1. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a well lit place in front of your computer.
2. Log onto MSN and ICQ (be sure to go on away!). Check your email.
3. Read over the assignment carefully, to make certain you understand it.
4. Walk down to the vending machines and buy some chocolate to help you concentrate.
5. Check your email.
6. Call up a friend and ask if he/she wants to go to grab a coffee. Just to get settled down and ready to work.
7. When you get back to your room, sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a clean, well lit place.
8. Read over the assignment again to make absolutely certain you understand it.
9. Check your email.
10. You know, you haven't written to that kid you met at camp since fourth grade. You'd better write that letter now and get it out of the way so you can concentrate.
11. Look at your teeth in the bathroom mirror.
12. Grab some mp3z off of kazaa.
13. Check your email. ANY OF THIS SOUND FAMILIAR YET?!
14. MSN chat with one of your friends about the future. (ie summer plans).
15. Check your email.
16. Listen to your new mp3z and download some more.
17. Phone your friend on the other floor and ask if she's started writing yet. Exchange derogatory emarks about your prof, thecourse, the college, the world at large.
18. Walk to the store and buy a pack of gum. You've probably run out.
19. While you've got the gum you may as well buy a magazine and read it.
20. Check your email.
21. Check the newspaper listings to make sure you aren't missing something truly worthwhile on TV.
22. Play some solitare (or age of legends!).
23. Check out bored.com.
24. Wash your hands.
25. Call up a friend to see how much they have done, probably haven't started either.
26. Look through your housemate's book of pictures from home. Ask who everyone is.
27. Sit down and do some serious thinking about your plans for the future.
28. Check to see if bored.com has been updated yet.
29. Check your email and listen to your new mp3z.
30. You should be rebooting by now, assuming that windows is crashing on schedule.
31. Read over the assignment one more time, just for heck of it.
32. Scoot your chair across the room to the window and watch the sunrise.
33. Lie face down on the floor and moan.
34. Punch the wall and break something.
35. Check your email.
36. Mumble obscenities.
37. 5am - start hacking on the paper without stopping. 6am -paper is finished.
38. Complain to everyone that you didn't get any sleep because you had to write that stupid paper.
39. Go to class, hand in paper, and leave right away so you can take a nap.

I think that anyone who is in a post-secondary school can think of at least once (or maybe 20) that they have had this experience. I know I'm following this list right now. So maybe I'll go write that paper right now, before it's 5 am...

What's wrong with loving a vampire?

Here's is yet another blog confession: I love the Twilight series!
And for this, I am teased and mocked. Particularly by the guys in my life.
My dear friend, who shall remain nameless, very openly scoffs at me whenever I bring it up (I won't mention, however, that he thinks the movie looks like it might be pretty good). I have known him to actually put in writing that the author is his least favourite author and he has tried to justify to me why he thinks that her writing is more or less an insult to literature, questioning how it got published in the first place. Now, I'm sure many people would stand up and fight for what they love, but I don't. I'm fairly convinced that if I could get him to start reading the books, he would probably be hooked (but deny it).
Then their's my boyfriend. I don't usually like to talk about him too much in my school work because I feel awkward and personally unprofessional, but I'm making an exception. Any time I mention the series around him, he starts in with this silly voice. "Ooooh. Scaaaary vampires that GLITTER in the sunlight." Or the classic "Twilight is heroine for girls. Go get your fix now."

They just don't understand.

I found a website called http://www.lovevampires.com/. They review the "vampire genre and urban fantasy fiction," including books, authors and movies. It's a well layed out sight and covers a vast amount of vampire literature. In their words, "Twilight is simply and yet beautifully written. The descriptions of Forks leave you feeling like you can almost smell the damp air and hear the rain falling on the roof." They also really like how the stories are written in first person, from Bella's perspective, making Edward and his vampire family that much more mysterious. The twists, turns and secrets are revealed to the reader as they are revealed to Bella. Meyers' description of the scences are so well painted that any one with a sense of imagination can describe in full how the town of Forks apears and what the people, and not-so-people, are like. Lovevampires.com also gave the book 5 out of 5 stars, as well as the 3 books to follow in the series (Eclipse only received 4 1/2 stars. Oh, the tragedy!) To read the full review of Twilight, click on the vampire teeth \/\/.

I can understand why the fellers out there aren't interested in this series and why they think that girls that read it go crazy. It's because we do. I'm sure just by posting this blog, everyone who thought I was a big, macho, tough-as-steel sort of lady is quite disappointed and now thinks I'm a flake. Say what you will, I've more than likely already heard it. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a date with vampire.

Enjoy!

Blogging for the Non-Blogger

Blogging has become the new popular way of expressing an opinion to world from the very comfort of your own home. Until I entered Creative Communications at Red River College, I had never even considered becoming a blogger, partially because I had no interest and partially because I didn't really know what it was.



I guess you could say I have been forced into doing it, but secretly, I'm kind of enjoying it.
I'm not really an opinionated person. My opinion is have your own opinion. It's this weird curse I've had my whole life where I'm always in the middle of everything. Every time I think of the pro-side of something, the con automatically jumps into my head.



I find a lot of blogs are a lot like journalism, dealing with topics in the news and hot events and issues that everyone is talking about. They uncover facts and stories and display them from a certain perspective or point of view. People are starting to find out the information they are seeking from blogs alone.



I have chosen to take a different approach to blogging. I don't really have a direction, or particular interest that I share with other people. I'm also not the greatest journalist on the planet, so uncovering government slip-ups is not something that I can devote a public part of my life to. I just write about the silly things that may not be relavent or related to current events, but people may find them funny or entertaining. That's what interests me. When I have a topic I'm more passionate about, I'll guide my blog in that direction.



In the mean time, here are a few things I have learned about blogging:
1. Make it interesting to people other than yourself. People don't want to hear about your weekend.
2. Don't write long, wordy entries that use a vocabulary that a dictionary wouldn't understand. Use words that everyone understands.
3. Include visual things like videos, pictures and links to other websites or blogs that you like or are related to the topic. Interaction = interesting.
4. Strive to get recognition. The idea is to share your mind with the rest of the world. There are people that can make a living blogging. Any recognition from others is a crucial part to a good blog. For example, get noticed on a Citytv segment. Just for example. (Wink, Wink, Nudge, Nudge)
5. Update as much as possible. People are only going to continue to come back if you stay up to date and present fresh, new stuff as often as possible.
6. Check out the blogs of others. You can learn some new things. I've always had an addiction to cartoons and comics, so one of my new favourite blogs to check out is by Dan Piraro and it features his strip called Bizarro http://bizarrocomic.blogspot.com/search/label/contest. His blog and his comics easily get the attention of any passer-byer.
7. The "Automatic Save" function is probably the greatest thing to ever be invented! Every part of life should ahve this option

There are some downsides to blogging though. If you don't want everyone to see what you have to say, than blogging is not for you. It is also having an impact on media as a whole. People seem to be wanting their news from someone other than the TV or newspaper. Journalists who aim to get the facts and the truth are not as interesting as the people that can say it with passion and style. That may be why many journalists are turning to blogging as an alternative outlet for their writing.

Although my blog may be rediculous to many because of it's lack of current event content, I will continue to post the wierd and wacky stuff that I find in hopes that it will be interesting to at least a couple of people. Even if it's just me and my mom.

Happy Blogging!!!



Here's as close as I can get to knowing anything about current events. Who better to go to than Anderson Cooper for your important GNN News (that's right, I said GNN).

Buyer Beware: Things to Consider When Renting

For our Buyer Beware project, my group members (Cindy, Neal and Aggie) and I looked at things to consider when renting an apartment, as well as the rules and regulations for tenants and landlords.



We started off by conducting a survey that asked 70 people questions pertaining to how much they pay for rent, what company they rent through, if they have encountered any problems and how efficiently the issues were taken care of.



We were actually quite surprised at the results from the survey. Most of the people who were surveyed were generally happy with their rental agency and there were very few who had serious problems. As far as agency reputations within Winnipeg, Sussex Reality seemed to have the slowest response time for repairs, while three quarters of the tenants of A.S.H. Management had encountered no issues at all with their unit in the last 12 monthes.



Another form of research we did was reading the guidebook on the website for the Residential Tenancies Branch. It gave a lot of insightful information on what is acceptable and legal when it comes to things like rental agreements, privacy policies, rental unit maintenance and termination of rental agreements. From that we were able to compile a list of suggestions to potential renters, tenants and landlords that will hopefully make for a better understanding of each side of an agreement and prevent serious problems from occuring. Here are some of the suggestions we came up with:

• Landlords and tenants should always be in contact with one another, particularly on changes that occur, to ensure that problems can be dealt with appropriately or avoided all together.
• Potential tenants should always make themselves aware of rules and expectations, particularly those outlined in the rental agreement, as well as for their potential landlords. They should also ensure that landlords are living up to the expectations and duties, and acknowledge when issues are neglected.
• Landlords and tenants are both responsible for maintenance in accordance with health, building and occupance standards. If one or the other does not comply, it can be considered grounds for terminating a tenance agreement.
• Be aware fo when rent is due, as it may not be aligned with a monthly calendar, and be willing to accept teh consequences of failure to pay on time. Late fees may be applicable and after the fifth day of non-payment, a landlord can deliver a termination notice.
• Landlords and tenants shoyuld both be aware of what constitutes reasonable grounds for terminating a tenancy agreement.
• Tenants should be respectful of other tenants in the complex as well as residents in neighbouring buildings.

Another interesting rental tool that we found while researching the internet were checklists for renters and landlords. Just by searching "renters checklist," a number of different type come up. Some are very short and cover the basics, while other go into great detail, asking things like "is there is a power outlet in the backthroom?" and "how cleanable are the floors?" Checklists for landlords are also very useful because they can provide renters with a good idea of what a landlord is looking for when reviewing tenants.

We think that with all the information we have compiled from our research, people who are looking to rent an apartment will have an easier time and be better educated on what to look for when renting. This will hopefully make for better tenant and landlord relationships as well as help people find units that are suitable for them.

No Thanks H1N1 Vaccine, I Think I'll Fight It On My Own!

It seems like on of the more popular news topic recently is the one that no one actually wants.

It seems like everytime I hear about how important it is for Canadians to get the vaccination, I hear a story about how it has the potential to actually be more dangerous. I read an article in the National Post called "Getting ready for swine flu? Read this first" by Yoel Abells and he says that there have been signs that it may actually cause the disease. I am not convinced so far that getting the shot will actually benefit me this year, even though I am not among the demographic that is threatened by the virus.

Now that I've said that, I'll probably get the disease.

I do not like needles. Not that anyone really does, but I do everything I can to avoid them. So when I hear things along the lines of "[a]n extremely rare but possible side-effect of getting the flu shot is Guillain-Barre syndrome, a disorder where the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system," I don't really have the urge to go out and get vaccinated. If I someday have a greater risk of getting the disease and there has been a vaccine developed that poses no bigger risk to me than the virus itself, I'll consider it.

Until than, if given the choice between getting poked in the arm, with what could potentially make my life worse, and washing my hands often, while I avoid kissing strangers, I think I'll just grab the soap and hold my breath.

Picture from punditkitchen.com and thetartan.org

Article about GBS

I Can't Wait For These Movies!

CONFESSION: I am the type of person that is still strongly attached to their childhood (is that actually a "type of person" or am I the only one?). Anytime I see a cartoon or toy that I enjoyed as a kid, I can't turn away. Other people are slowly starting to learn this about me too. My Minnie Mouse ring might be giving it away.

So it comes as no surprise that I am overly excited about three movies that are going to be premiering within the next six monthes.

First we have Astro Boy. I have a hard time finding people that actually know who this little robot is, never mind people who want to go see the movie. I watched the cartoon when I was pretty young and had almost forgotten about it until a couple of years ago when it randomly popped into my head. Suddenly it was everywhere! I saw people dressing up as Astro Boy for halloween and wearing t-shirts with the adorable face printed on them ("bad-ass" face for you masculinists...)

While the brand new movie, set to premier October 23, isn't exactly the same as the original cartoon, I'm still planning on going to see it as soon as possible. I'm embracing the 3D approach and am willing to give the star-studded cast a chance at doing justice to the originally-Japanese animated characters. Some of the voice talents include Freddie Highmore as Astro (Finding Neverland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and Nicolas Cage as Dr. Tenma, as well as Samuel L. Jackson, Donald Sutherland, Kristen Bell, Charlize Theron and Eugenne Levy.

Next up is Where The Wild Things Are. I'm surprised to find that so many people my age have never read, or even heard of this book! It's a classic in my mind. It's imagination for the brats! This book also features a bunch of monsters that are friendly. If you have never read this book, you better get on it, than go see the movie. I heard it was also very good.

And last, but not least is Alice in Wonderland, a Tim Burton movie. I think Tim Burton is one of the few directors that is still coming up with original ideas, but when he takes an idea that already exists, he blows it out of the water. He did this with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and it turned out to be much different than the original movie that everyone loves. (I've heard a few complaints about his rendition of this, but I heard that he's never actually seen the original and based it purely on his perception of the book, hence the reason it's so different. Why would you want it to be the same?) I've already seen a preview of this movie and it's gonna be good. Johnny Depp is the Mad Hatter. I'm exploding with anticipation.

So, now that I've embaressed myself with my rambling of how much I love childish things, here's the previews. Maybe I'll see you there...?

If this doesn't make you laugh...

This is probably one of the funniest videos I have ever seen. I had a cat Tito and I loved him so much. He died in the spring when he was less than 4 years old but I think he would have been good friends with this cat. He did wierd things like this too (like play fetch!). If there's anyone who doesn't find this hilarious, than I don't know what's wrong with you!

(I recommend watching it without the sound. For some reason it makes it so much funnier!)

My Theories About The Dog On The Roof

(This is actually a post I started at the beginning of last semester that I never got close to finishing. Now the dog is gone. But don't worry, I've got theories for that too!)

If you go to Red River College at the Princess St. Campus and you have recently been in one of the classes on the upper floors of the William Building, you may have noticed the large, brown, stuffed bull dog that has made itself comfortable on the roof of one of the buildings down the street. I noticed it the first day of classes, and it hasn't moved yet. That got me thinking. How did it get there?!

So I have decided to post my theories on how the poor thing got there. As the weather cools off, I also begin to wonder how it's going to survive the winter.

(This is where I ended the first time around. I guess we all know how he survived, eh?)

1. Fell from a plane overhead that was carrying toys.

2. A group of young hooligans were being rebellious and climbed the building, panicked when they heard the sirens coming to get them (why else would there be sirens downtown?), and forgot our poor friend when they ran.

3. A kid with aspirations to be an Olympic shot put gold medalist was doing his daily training in the district, using the stuffed dog to work on his balance. He broke his own personal record.

4. He was set free through one of the windows of an adjacent building.

5. Someone at RRC wanted to give us something to look at while we're sitting in Kenton's class (juuuuuuust kidding Kenton!)

It kind of reminds me of when you see an old, lonely shoe on the road. I could never figure out how someone could just lose one shoe on the road. I always wonder where the other shoe is and what that person is wearing on their foot now. It's not something you typically see hanging off of vehicles just waiting to fly off and most shoes are usually too big to let slip through your fingers while walking down the sidewalk.

(Now we jump into the future that is now.)

THE DOG IS GONE!!

My heart is broken.

We came back from our Christmas break and the rooftop was covered with snow, but the dog was gone.

So here are my new theories on what happened:

1. The toy company that lost him during the flight sent out a rescue team.

2. The Winnipeg Humane Society rescued him.

3. The hooligans, who are no longer grounded by their parents, returned when they knew the school would be empty (no witnesses) to retrieve him.

4. The little shot put hopeful needed exact measurements for his record and decided to grab him while he was there.

5. Kenton wanted his students to pay attention in class, so he climbed up and got it himself.

All of these are possible, but who really knows. Maybe there's some surveillance footage that has an angle on that rooftop that could solve the mystery.

Or maybe it should just remain a mystery.

For a week I wanted to be a veteranarian. For most of grade one, I wanted to be a ballerina. For most of my middle school years, I wanted to be an animator.
I have had my heart set on coming to Cre Comm for many years. I took graphics althrough high school and got my hands dirty (sometimes literally) in everything from screen printing and photography to creating videos and cartoons. I competed in the video production competition for Skills Manitoba and filmed and photographed my schools fashion show for 3 years (being behind the camera and not actually sewing anything may be part to blame for my lack of fashion sense...). My class took a field trip to the Princess campus of Red River and we were informed on the Cre Comm program, among others. Then they let us make a few fake news broadcasts where we got to just goof around, but it was awesome and I loved it! It was something I had to sign up for. And so far the waiting has paid off and the first couple of weeks have been a blast, a little strenuous, but well worth it. I love the possibilties that the program has to offer and it seems to be just my style, except for the whole not being a slacker thing, I'm still working on that, but hey, I'm getting better!

Now, let's assume this does not work out (heaven forbid!). Here is a list of my back up career choices:

1. Esthetician: I love painting my nails! I love manicurs and I love pedicures and I love nail polish and hand lotion and the list goes on. Other people's hands and feet don't gross me out (unless they're oozing out places they shouldn't be).

When I was younger, I used to paint pictures on my nails. It was usually my left thumb nail (I'm right handed and thumbs are the biggest canvas). It sounds wierd, I know, but it actually is. Once I drew Snoopy, another time I drew an alien and a space ship. At Christmas it was almost always a snowman. There have been an infinate number of flowers. I think I did a beach scene once. Whatever I was inspired to do, provided I had the right colours, that's what I did. It was definately wierd but my friends were always interested and it was a great excuse to stay up late.

2. Pastry Chef: More of a pastry decorator than anything. I love being really creative with things like cakes, cupcakes and cookies. There are endless possibilities! Have you ever watched "Ace of Cakes" on the Food Network? The stuff they do is amazing! All you need is some cake, some icing and a little imagination and you can whip up something that people will not believe is made almost entirely out of sugar. During the summer, I work at a restaurant at The Forks called Muddy Waters Smokehouse. The menu consists primarly of wings, ribs and burger (yes, I've had vegetarians leave when they realize that their only options are a salad or a plate of carrots). There is one burger called the "Double Muddy Burger." It's more or less a nice, big helping of clogged artery with a side of heartattack. Chilli. Cheese. Bacon. Four hamburger patties. It's big. And it's one of those things that if you eat the whole burger in one sitting, you get a gift certificate and your picture put on the wall. Probably wondering where I'm going with this? Well we had our end of summer staff party tonight and a couple of days ago, my manager convinced me to make a cake that looked like the burger (apparently I'm building up a repuatation, you make spaghetti and meatball cupcakes once and it's assumed you can make anything). I'm am all for these kinds of things. It combines two of my favourite things. Sugar and being creative.

Here are some pictures of the process and the final product. I thought it turned out pretty cool, look like a big gnarly burger, and everyone at the staff party loved it.

Buns: Vanilla Cake

Patties: Chocolate Cake

Fried/Pickles/Tomatoes: Sugar Cookies

Bacon/Cheese: Fondant

Lettuce: White Chocolate dyed green

Chilli: Chocolate icing, Cloddhoppers and jelly beans.

I even made a little photograph of my manager to go with it.

My best one so far. I'm pretty proud.

3. Stunt Car Driver: I like to drive fast. Don't worry, my dad's a traffic cop so I know better than to actually gamble more than I can spare, but I'm not a Sunday driver either. I drive a Pontiac G3 Wave. It's no fancy sportscar, but it's a pretty cool little car. It's also "Inferno Orange." My favourite thing is to take the turn on over passes and see how far I can get around them before I have to apply my brakes. It sounds dangerous, but it's not. I'm not going at any kind of reckless speed and I have never come close to running off the road. A little cintrifical force feels good once and a while. I also love parallel parking, what does that have to do with it? And my dad has tought me to be a pretty evassive driver. Now that I've said all this, I'll likely get 3 tickets tomorrow. One for speeding, one for reckless driving and one for parking in front of a fire hydrant. Seriously though, I am a good driver. I think...

4. Storm Chaser: Lightning is by far one of the coolest things on the planet. I could watch it for hours on end. There's a gravel road along a field near my house that for some reason is always the perfect place to watch lightning. It's really quiet too so thunder sounds awesome. There's been a few times where I've seen flashes in the distance and actually gone for a drive towards them to see if there's a good storm going down on the horizon. I've even attempted to see a funnel cloud. I thought I saw one once and got a little nervous, so I turned around and went home. I kind of have the feeling that some kind of science degree is needed in order to be a storm chaser, so that might be a little hard (I'm not the most amazing scientist) but it's still pretty fun. The adrenaline of possibley being stuck in a terrential downpoor is exciting and the way that kind of nature works is really poetic and awe inspiring. I also just love the thrill of the chase. Just kidding. But seriously...

5. Mascot: It's like acting but no one knows it's you! I love goofing around and just being as silly as possible, but for some reason, it often gets me some funny looks. Mascots are expected to be silly and goofy and fall down. I love making kids and adults laugh but I'm not that funny (I love puns). Mascots are always funny though! Who doesn't want to run around a football field or a baseball field and fall down and throw props around and get a whole crowd cheering? I've seen a few interviews with a man called Kevin Clash. He is the puppeteer and voice of Elmo from Sesame Street. I've heard him say that when children come to the show, they don't hide themselves from them as they are performing their characters. Children's imaginations are so huge that they don't make the connection between their favourite character and the person with his or her hand up it's back. I like the idea of being able to be something that is totally wild and entertaining yet still be myself. Maybe I actually want to be a puppeteer. No, mascot. Maybe both.

Basically what I'm saying is I have a plan. If this doesn't work out, I'll find something equally as entertaining and nerve-wracking as this. If you are ever at a sporting event, and a mascot starts to approach you, before brushing them off, consider that it could possibly be me, fullfulling my life goals and living to my true potential.

Hopefully I pass Cre Comm...

With all the recent stir from the Kanye West, Taylor Swift and Beyonce incident, we haven't heard a whole lot about the real purpose of the VMAs and that's the videos themselves. Music videos have changed dramatically since they killed the radio star a couple years ago. The effects, the dancing, the costumes and the stories. Almost anything has become possible. From Michael Jackson dancing with zombies in "Thriller" to Britany Spears nearly nude in "Womanizer." The awards show on Sunday was devoted to "The Best" videos in a variety of categories. Have you ever considered the worst video? If you search for "worst video ever" in YouTube, you get this:



I personally don't think this is the "worst" video ever. Don't get me wrong, it's pretty terrible (note the dancer carrying what looks like a cat at around 2:06) but it's probably the best cheesy video I've ever seen, it should at least win that award. Beyonce and her dancers have nothing on this dance crew. I also wish that bell bottoms and low, low, low cut v-neck shirts on men were still a fashion trend. Just kidding. And don't forget the forever classic "couple drive away in floating car." What does all of this have to do with the VMAs? Absolutely nothing, I just really want everyone to watch this video and have a good giggle. Hopefully when music videos have gotten out of hand, because there's a good chance they will, we will still have simple little gems like this to bring us back to reality.

How To Annoy Yourself.

There are two small pet peeves of mine that I am about to annoy myself with.
First of all, it bugs me when people gossip about something that everyone else is gossiping about as if they heard it first. It also bugs me when people strongly share an opinion about something as if it were some sort of amazing, life altering epiphany that no one else has come to the realization of and expressed. Both of these become even more bothersome when they are applied to celebrity gossip. I'm sure I'm not the only one that resists the urge to roll their eyes in at this kind of thing. Here I go anyways...
Anyways, did you hear about the whole controversy with Kanye West, Taylor Swift and Beyonce last night?! I could go on and on and on with the "how dare he"s and "what an jerk"s but instead I think Beyonce should get the attention. The number one word to describe her in the whole situation is "class." If you didn't like her before, how can you not, at the very least, respect her now? For all I know this was all a set up (and knowing the celebrity world, there's always a chance), but if it was not, than that is pretty much one of the nicest things I have ever seen anyone do. While Kanye pulled another "stir the pot" stunt, Beyonce came to the rescue and made him just look like a jerk (as if he didn't do that on his own). It reminds me of an ad to stop bullying, where some kids are making fun of a small kid with red hair and an even older, more intimidating kid dyes his hair red to make a point to the bullys. It's not quite the same but right idea. I also think that Taylor Swift was very brave for coming out and finishing her speech, despite being insulted and humiliated in front of what I'm sure was millions of people.
So now that I have talked about a couple of big celebrities like they were my close personal friends, I'm going to drop it before I make my own eyes roll right out of my head. Hopefully next time, I'll have something a little more educational to say.

Intro

My name is Melyssa Ward and I am a first year Creative Communications student at Red River College. I'm looking forward to the next couple years of learning about the industry and exploring what it has to offer for me, as well as what I will potentially have to offer back. I'm hoping to broaden my knowledge of politics, current events and media. I plan on sharing my progress, as well as my take on what I learn as I make my way forward.