Tuesday, January 21, 2014

The buried life

1.        Go horseback riding country side
2.       Go to an NHL game
3.       Go to Trinidad
4.       live in a palace
5.       Go on exchange
6.       Go to new York city
7.       Go underneath Niagara falls
8.       Meet the president
9.       Go to Orlando and visit Harry potter land
10.   Go on every ride at canada’s wonderland
11.   Go to parliament
12.   Try every dessert in baked expectations
13.   Get on a plane and just go
14.   Ride in a train
15.   Drink coffee in paris
16.   Go on a trip with my friends
17.   Go on an unexpected journey
18.   Own a mac book air
19.   Go on a cruise
20.   Volunteer in an undeveloped country
21.   Have a pool in my back yard
22.   Move to california
23.   Experience a miracle
24.   Go on another trip with my brother
25.   Go to spain
26.   Move out at age 21
27.   Graduate high school
28.   Leave Winnipeg for good
29.   Learn to play a musical instrument
30.   Get a tattoo
31.   Go bungee jumping
32.   Go to Disney world
33.   Live in a loft
34.   Run/ Complete a marathon
35.   Rode an elephant
36.   Go sky diving
37.   Attend university
38.   Travel to india
39.   Have kids
40.   Get married
41.   Own a dog
42.   Go to country fest
43.   Sleep under the stars
44.   Own something Michael Kors
45.   Enter in a pie eating contest
46.   Learn how to dance
47.   Learn how to dive professionally
48.   Live with no regrets
49.   Major in psychology
50.   Live on a ranch

WHAT NOW

For my “what now”, I plan on going to Toronto after graduation with my brother to visit my cousins. This would my graduation present from my parents to me and my brother. Seen as my brother is graduating grade 8 and Im graduating grade 12 my parents thought it would be a good idea. 

the buried life

http://animoto.com/play/5XNHpEZz2NNBJrH9oa6CeA

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Thoughts of the day

So the thought of the day today is.... Sleep deprivation

Dont ask why in thinking about this at this exact moment but i am.
So i sit here in class and i think of how tired i am. Why am i tired? Well i obviously didn't get enough sleep last night. Then i realize i never really get enough sleep. The average sleep that an adolescent should be getting is about 6-8 right? i probably get about 4-6. WHY? That is the million dollar question and i have one simple answer. Distraction. I'm easily distracted when it comes to sleeping. Wether its my phone (twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Etc..), or another big one for me is the television. Its easy to get distracted by your favourite tv show or movie. 
But my question is, even though we KNOW how much sleep we should be getting per night for our bodies to function properly the next day, why don't we MAKE SURE we get that amount of sleep. WHY are social media sites more important than our health?! 
Well im speaking generally of couse, this applies to me but might not apply to everyone. 
WHYWHYWHY. 

SO that is my thought of the day, thank you for reading. 


Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Social fiction short story- An unexpected journey



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“Are you sure you’re ready for this Kelly?” his tone was almost uneasy, like he didn’t have faith in me.
“Of course I’m sure, I’ve been training for this for a long time now”. Truth was, I was scared to death, but I was also excited. We’ve heard of men walking on the moon, but never a woman. I’m going to be the first woman to walk on the moon… no pressure right? In a few days I’ll be on the moon, everyone will be talking about it; it’ll hit news casts, billboards, everyone will know who I am and what I accomplished. I could care less about the publicity though, the fact that I’m able to do something this extreme, it just the most amazing feeling. It’s a very long process to be given the green flag to go up, but once you pass all the tests and training, once you’re at the stage that I’m in right now, it’s truly an amazing feeling.
A few days before launch, I couldn’t be for antsy, every nerve in my body is a live wire. There’s no room for mistake though, no room for even the slightest miscalculation; everything has to be perfect. It’s now time to say my goodbyes to my one, true loves. I crouch down on one knee to get down to eye level with them.
“Mommy’s going to miss you guys very much, but I’ll be back as soon as you guys can say stinky feet!” Both of their little faces lit up, with both sides of their mouths almost touching their eyes. It truly is amazing to see them so happy. I gave both of my blonde haired, blue eyed, baby boys a hug and a kiss. Then I reached up for Kal. I didn’t really need to say anything, we had our moment away from the kids a little earlier.
“I love you” I simply whispered in his ear.
“Forever and always”. He replied, his voice is so soft, yet it never fails to give me chills.
“OK guys, my cabs here so I have to go, bye now”. I gave them all one last smile and left them at once.

“Hey Kelly, ready to get started?” Bill was my oldest friend which also happened to be my colleague.
“You bet!” I could no longer hide the enthusiasm, my voice betrayed me once again.
“Haha good. First we’ll run through a rehearsal again, just to make sure you have everything down. Then you’ll get some sleep to prepare for the big day!”
The rehearsal ran smooth, needless to say. I lay in bed wide awake. It’s almost impossible to sleep knowing that I’ll be in space in less than 24 hours! As nerve racking as it is, I have to sleep in order to actually function tomorrow. I faded into a daze in less than 30 seconds, guess I was more tired than I thought.
I glanced at the clock when my alarm sounded. 4:00 am, and the fun begins. I pull myself up, and make my way to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my hair. Saliva filled my mouth all at once and I hurled over the toilet bowl, clenching and heaving. Ugh, must be the nerves.
When I walk into the laboratory I guess I looked kind of green because Bill immediately ran to my side.
“Are you OK? You don’t look so good” his eye brows joined together and his lips spread apart.
“Yes, Yes I’m fine ya weirdo” I playfully punch his arm to reassure him of my words.
“OK, they need to on deck ASAP”. He’s relaxed a bit now, but still on edge. Maybe it was because his best friend is going to attempt to make it to the moon. Why am I eve saying attempt? I WILL make it to the moon!
“Yes sir!” I leave him at once and find my crew.
They had already done a security check and everything was good to go. I’ve never really been good at goodbyes but this was only goodbye for a while, when the speeches were over and all was done and said I got into the space shuttle, The EstroLight.
I’m all buckled in and my nerves couldn’t be more active right now. We ran through all the checks in the shuttle once more before the launch. Before I know it the countdown begins. Too late now, there’s no backing out, I’m going to be the first female to land on the moon, how many people get to say that? Not very many- OK stop Kelly, keep your head in the game. Don’t lose concentration. The EstroLight starts to shake as lift off begins. Here we go. Breath. Breath. One two one two, repeat. And we’re off!
Before a know it I land on the moon in one piece. It took a few days, but they went by so fast it was unbearably fast! Thank goodness they gave me a camera to catch it all on film. The EstroLight lands perfectly, and the door opens. Wow what a sight! My first instinct was to go exploring, my inner 5 year old was released.  My first step on the moon was the most powerful, most unforgettable experience ever.
As I walk a few feet (more like bounce/float) and I notice a strange marking in the sand. With the camera in one hand and a flash light in the other, I look around. I’m trembling now, what on earth could this print be? It’s not possible, it can’t be a footprint… can it? No nonsense. I point the camera back down to observe the print again. Not possible… All of a sudden I hear something in the distance, I quickly point the camera and the flash light back up to see what’s there and its running towards me! I’s so fast by the time I turn around it already has me, clenched to my space suit. A rather strange noise is escaping its mouth, like a growl almost. Before I know it, it has my oxygen tank in its hands. As I’m running and struggling to ditch this thing I point the camera towards it, hey if this things going to kill me I might as well get it on tape right? I reach down and grab a rock to stab the creature on my back, it falls to the ground and I have just enough time to reach the shuttle. I page Huston immediately.
“H…huston, we have a promlem…” it was getting harder and harder to keep my eyes open, and I realized at once, this was dying, it must have bitten me or something.
“What is it?!” I hear on the line, “what’s going on Kelly”
“Some… thing got me Huston… I’m down…”
I heard him curse on the other line,
“Jesus Kelly, I’m sorry” defeat was in his voice.
“I’m coming back now, prepare for launch” I’m getting weaker and weaker by the second.
“I’m sorry Kelly, but you’re not coming back. We’ll stay on the line with you though until... you know” He choked on his last words.
“Who am I speaking with?” I’ve accepted the reality of this situation by now.
“George” he says abruptly.
And all at once the creature is back, standing at the doorway of the shuttle. The EstroLight. My baby, and it’s all gone, everything’s over.



Video that make you go Hmm... Erin and Alaya

Video #1 (Alayas video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLe0_M6_rHY&feature=youtu.be&safe=active

Video #2(Erins video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFXl27z5sIE&safe=active

Questions
Which video wins and why?

What are you passionate about and what length would you go to reach your goal? or 
How important is it for you to improve in the things you struggle with and why? 


Thursday, December 19, 2013

Thoughts of the day

Swag

-SO when i hear the word swag, I think of the tern, swagger. Which comes from Winnipeg "Swaggerville". But then i realized that Swaggerville sucks because the Winnipeg Blue Bombers aren't really good at playing football.
-Another thought that comes to the mind when i hear the term swag, is cool. Now I'm not sure who exactly came up with the word swag being cool but i think that if someone says you're swag, they are referring to you as cool, or hip if you will.
-And finally, when i hear the word swag i think of me and my friends. The main reason for that is because we are swag. Eat, breath, sleep, swag.

You don't choose the swag life, The swag life chooses you…