Nov. 6 Post Secret: Here's some secrets:
"I just sold my range rover so I could afford to adopt my niece."
There's a soldier's secret. It's a picture of a loved one: "This picture has gotten me through more pain and hardship than most civilians can imagine."
"During the past two years, the US military has lost more men and women to suicide than it has to combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. [ABC News]"
"I'm doing a job that requires a license and I made one up on the computer. My employer bought it and now I've been employed for 10 years and I feel guilty everyday for lying."
Me: Well then go and get that license to ease your guilt. Or maybe you don't need to get it if you've been working there for 10 yrs, then you must be good at it. But really, go get your license.
Good news: I found this on Yahoo News. This man robs a hotel clerk, then the hotel clerk yells for help. 2 MMA fighters were there and they managed to hold the robber down. They did calm the robber down and held him down with their MMA moves when the police came.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Fighters-in-L-A-for-BJJ-tournament-stop-a-robbe?urn=mma-wp9093
Nov. 7 Feelings: I feel angry and depressed. I get into these moods sometimes. Yesterday at work, I worked downstairs and it's not as busy so I didn't get a lot of tips. Usually the other busser works downstairs, but they switched it up this time. I guess I could have gone upstairs, but didn't think of that until the shift was ending. Throw in another server ranting about working downstairs.
Award: Today I got this paper glued onto a poster board from work. It's recognizing me for working there for 1 yr. That was nice.
Heart attack: I also need to gain perspective. Someone at work had a heart attack. He was overweight, and it turns out he was diabetic. I told my dad and he said if it's the guy's first heart attack, he will survive. If it's the third one, then he won't survive.
Nov. 8 Job: As usual, everything has to go back to discussing about jobs. The manager had a heart attack, he will take time off. He's in his 50s and may be forced to retire. He could go to part-time work, but are there part-time manager positions available? My dad pointed that out to me.
I got a call back from an interview that I did. The non-profit organization rejected me. That's fine. It seemed really hard where they talked about the duties of event planning. The starting salary was $38,000. I flopped on the question about how to make a table of contents on Microsoft Word. I thought you could type in "Chapter 1" and then "....." and then the page number. She then pointed out there was a tool on there that creates table of contents for you.
Job interviews: Today I went to a job interview at an art gallery. It was an average interview. There are only two people working there right now. The duties is mainly filing and there are boxes of paper to go through. There were a lot of applicants. I can work there and still work at my restaurant. I can see myself working there. However, there may be other applicants who are more interested in art than I am.
Nov. 9 Real estate: I went to a job interview today at a real estate firm. It was kind of far away. I got the call yesterday to come in. There were some pros and cons. The pro was that I got some more self- confidence in myself by learning the bus schedule to get there. I have to take two buses, and one of them comes every 30min. At least during 7-8am and 3-5pm, it comes every 15 min.
I also went to a different part of the city so I can learn what other offices are available there, so maybe I could apply to them. The interview was only a few min. long. The office had nice brick walls and paintings.
The cons were that there were 9 interviews that day, and I was the first one. She will be making a decision by the end of the day or tomorrow. I doubt I really impressed her because she told me about the job, but didn't really ask about me. I guess I could hope that other people don't show up for the interview, come in late and make a bad impression. The job is part-time and in the afternoons so I could still work at the restaurant.
Clinic: In the afternoon I went to another job interview at a clinic. There were 50 applicants to 10 interviews. I have a 10% chance of getting hired. They ask questions about helping people.
9 yr old artist: I found this on Yahoo news, about a 9 yr old artist named Keiron Williams who sold $245,000 Canadian worth of paintings to buy him and his family a house. He sold 33 of his paintings within 30min at an art show. That is so impressive.
To be 9 yrs old, to make this much money, this fast. There are artists out there, who never sell a painting or sold that much.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/good-news/mini-monet-sells-enough-art-buy-home-175009726.html
Speed: I was on Kijiji and I bookmarked a job ad that was posted yesterday, but that I found today. I came back a few hours later, and the ad was gone. You have to be on there all the time, and apply as soon as you read it. It happened one time last summer. A office called me on my cell phone, I called them back the next day and they said the position was filled.
Saying: I was thinking about the saying "You miss all the shots you never take." I always give job interviews a try. Even if I have a low chance, it's still a chance.
Chances: I remember watching Tyra Banks show, and she talked about what the odds are. Like what's easier? Being the President of the USA or an Olympic athlete? I would say Olympic athlete because there are so many of them. As for Presidents, there are 40 something of them. I was right. It's easier to become an Olympic athlete.
Charity: I was watching Pop Up Video with Jamie Foxx's video "Blame it." He has a sister with Down syndrome, and she's actually in the video dancing. The info says she lives with him. He raises money for charities that help people with her condition.
Alicia Josipovic: She plays Bianca on Degrassi. She's now also pursuing music, and there was a MuchMusic show called Signed where they profiled her. She's on Wax Records. I'm not really a fan of her or her character on the show, but it was interesting. Do you remember the Canadian pop trio B44 with their song "Get Down"? It was in 2000.
Well two of the members are twin brothers Ryan and Dan and they did come back as duo. They have now appeared as music producers on the show. AJ then works with Josh Ramsey, the lead singer from the Canadian band Mariana's Trench. They co-wrote songs together.
There's a part where AJ talks about how her dad passed away 2 months ago. She's now writing a song about it. She and her dad had music in common. I can relate to her talking about producers, writers, and her song writing. I may not write songs, but I do get feedback from producers and writers who tell me their opinions about my script.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Will you join us on December 10th to Write for Rights?
I got this from Amnesty International:
"I wanted a laptop for Christmas, but I got my father back, the biggest Christmas present ever."
-Femi Peters, Jr., son of Femi Peters who was released in Dec 2010
Dear human rights supporter,
Will join us for an inspiring day of letter-writing on December 10th, International Human Rights Day?
Every year on International Human Rights Day, tens of thousands of Canadians join Amnesty International supporters in more than 50 countries around the world in an inspring day of letter-writing.
Last year, we wrote more than half a million letters urging that the rights of individuals be respected, protected and fulfilled, and showing solidarity with people wrongfully detained. Our letter-writing last year led to a successful outcome in more than half of the cases featured!
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This year on Human Rights Day, Amnesty International is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and we expect this will lead to the most successful Write for Rights ever.
Please join us in writing a letter on Human Rights Day — it’s a simple act that can save a life!
Alex
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Alex Neve,
Secretary General,
Amnesty International Canada
"I wanted a laptop for Christmas, but I got my father back, the biggest Christmas present ever."
-Femi Peters, Jr., son of Femi Peters who was released in Dec 2010
Dear human rights supporter,
Will join us for an inspiring day of letter-writing on December 10th, International Human Rights Day?
Every year on International Human Rights Day, tens of thousands of Canadians join Amnesty International supporters in more than 50 countries around the world in an inspring day of letter-writing.
Last year, we wrote more than half a million letters urging that the rights of individuals be respected, protected and fulfilled, and showing solidarity with people wrongfully detained. Our letter-writing last year led to a successful outcome in more than half of the cases featured!
button
This year on Human Rights Day, Amnesty International is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and we expect this will lead to the most successful Write for Rights ever.
Please join us in writing a letter on Human Rights Day — it’s a simple act that can save a life!
Alex
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Alex Neve,
Secretary General,
Amnesty International Canada
job interview/ revenge movies/ 90210
Nov. 4 Job interview: I went to another interview today. It was in an industrial part of town. I was interviewed by this nice Chinese woman and she said the place is really fast-paced. She talks about speaking Chinese because there are Chinese workers and customers. I think it was okay, it lasted about 10min. But when I asked how many applicants there were, she said there were a lot.
My nitpick is crossing the street. There wasn't a sign with a big human figure. It's not until after the interview I was waiting for the bus, and there was a sign, a block away. I guess I could have got off the bus stop there, and then do a 5min walk to the building. It's about safety.
Another nitpick is that I have to take 2 buses, which is fine. But one of the buses comes every 30min, and not every 15min.
Revenge movies: I was thinking about that movie I Spit on Your Grave. It came out in 1978, and it was remade in 2010. I have read reviews where it's really good and scary. It's about a woman who was raped, and she comes back to kill the men who were responsible for it. It's a revenge fantasy/ torture-porn movie. I read that it's really graphic and violent, rated R.
I then thought: "So it's like Hard Candy, where a 14 yr old girl tortures a pedophile." Except I can stomach Hard Candy. As for I Spit on your Grave, seems really dark and I doubt I can sit through all of it. It's reality- based so that's what makes it scary. As for Saw movies, it's torture-porn, and it's not realistic, at least not to me. I can imagine a sociopath creating torture chambers for the victims to fight through, but it's not as believable as someone taking revenge on someone who hurt them brutally.
Here's the I Spit on Your Grave trailer. I'm disturbed watching it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J60jbnha-00&feature=related
A comment on Youtube: "They deserve to be imprisoned or killed. Not tortured, but just killed. By torturing them she's no better than they are, even if she did it out of revenge."
Hardy Candy: Here's the trailer to Hard Candy. It's interesting to read people's comments:
"I do get what you're sayin.
As a molestation victim, I'd have to say I myself would take great pleasure and satisfaction in personally and brutally torturing the men who took me and my brothers innocence. Some people deserve to pay in blood."
"f---ing disgusting torture-fest. Just finished this piece of sh-- 'movie' and I still feel shivers. My friend told me that I literally turned pale during the castration scene. This was the most demented, vile, and disgusting thing I have ever seen. I actually felt PITY for the damn pedophile... nobody deserved those seven stages of hell. I wouldn't wish this upon Hitler."
"Doesn't matter if she was a little psycho bitch who enjoyed torturing them, they deserved every bit of it and she's not hurting innocent men. She most certainly was better than that murderous pedophile, pedophiles pray on the innocent, she prayed on that which was far from innocent or good. Huge difference!"
That's the thing with this movie. You either find it a good revenge movie, or an awful torture-porn movie. You are also supposed to pick who to side with like a pedophile or 14 yr old girl torturing the pedophile.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-C2H4ipxz0
Nov. 5 Comparisons:
Rape victim becomes vigilante: It's been done before on Criminal Minds season 2 ep "Jones" in 2007. It was done on CSI: NY last season's ep called "Vigilante." Also the movie I Spit on Your Grave. They were all done differently.
On Criminal Minds, there's Jack the Ripper kind of killer in New Orleans. It's not until halfway, they figure out the killer is a woman. Then they have to find the rapist to tell them the name of the woman. Agent Jennifer Jareau says: "The statute of limitations is up, so she can't press charges on you. However, we are under the impression that she is killing all these men, and she's working her way up to you, and you're next."
Then he gives them the name, and they arrest the woman as she is attacking another guy.
On CSI: NY, they start off the episode with a sexy situation. They show women working out on the poles. A Young Woman is punching a punching bag at the gym. A Man stalks her and follows her to an alley.
Man (voice over to 911): I would like to report a murder.
Operator: When did this happen?
Man: It's about to.
That was a good surprise to report a murder right before it happens. So you think it's the serial rapist/ killer who makes the call.
Then it turns out he was the one who got murdered. Surprise again. After some investigating, Det. Flack and Lindsay arrest the Young Woman who is the Vigilante Woman. VW punches Flack in the face and kicks Lindsay as she escapes. But they get her.
They thought the rape victim Kate Price did it. KP told VW and Female Lawyer about find the rapist. The good plot twist is that the Female Lawyer did it. FL had defended the rapist, and the next day she quit.
FL: He did only 5 yrs in prison.
FL and VW teamed up to beat up and kill the rapist.
90210: There is an episode called "Liars" from last season. It starts where the Christmas episode ends. This show is about rich teens doing fun and sexy things. However, I like this ep because it was very much like a crime drama.
Last season, Naomi falsely accuses her teacher Mr. Cannon of sexual harassment because she was angry at him. She then admits to it. He then rapes her in the season finale. She tries to forget about what happened, and then reports the rape 3 months later. Now there's no physical evidence. If you get raped, you should head to hospital right away and don't take a shower, or maybe even urinate until the get a rape kit together.
You don't necessarily have to press charges, but it's important to report the rape so he won't go and rape someone else.
Mr. C runs away and he came back and holds N hostage in her own home. Mr. C wants to get revenge on her because he lost his wife, family, and career because of N. Mr. C needs to get N's friend Silver to come to the home. N refuses to call S and get her hurt. Mr. C textes S, on N's phone.
S comes to N's home. Now N and S are tied up to chairs and they say on video tape like how N was never raped (when she was.) Mr. C needs a lot of money from N so he can go away until his name is cleared.
Cut to the next day. Mr. C wakes up N and S. Mr. C will hold S hostage in car, as N gets money from her bank. N asks to fix her makeup because the bank people will know something's wrong if she goes in not looking dressed up.
N sits down and puts make up on and as Mr. C is talking, she grabs her hairspray and sprays it into Mr. C's eyes. S gets this blunt object and hits him on the head and knocks him out.
N and S put masking tape and tie up Mr. C to a chair. They call the police and they're coming. N punches Mr. C in the face twice. She kicks him when he's in the chair and it falls over.
Me: Yeah!
Then N is about to slit Mr. C's throat, but S convinces her to stop. Then the police come. N cries as S holds her.
My nitpick is crossing the street. There wasn't a sign with a big human figure. It's not until after the interview I was waiting for the bus, and there was a sign, a block away. I guess I could have got off the bus stop there, and then do a 5min walk to the building. It's about safety.
Another nitpick is that I have to take 2 buses, which is fine. But one of the buses comes every 30min, and not every 15min.
Revenge movies: I was thinking about that movie I Spit on Your Grave. It came out in 1978, and it was remade in 2010. I have read reviews where it's really good and scary. It's about a woman who was raped, and she comes back to kill the men who were responsible for it. It's a revenge fantasy/ torture-porn movie. I read that it's really graphic and violent, rated R.
I then thought: "So it's like Hard Candy, where a 14 yr old girl tortures a pedophile." Except I can stomach Hard Candy. As for I Spit on your Grave, seems really dark and I doubt I can sit through all of it. It's reality- based so that's what makes it scary. As for Saw movies, it's torture-porn, and it's not realistic, at least not to me. I can imagine a sociopath creating torture chambers for the victims to fight through, but it's not as believable as someone taking revenge on someone who hurt them brutally.
Here's the I Spit on Your Grave trailer. I'm disturbed watching it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J60jbnha-00&feature=related
A comment on Youtube: "They deserve to be imprisoned or killed. Not tortured, but just killed. By torturing them she's no better than they are, even if she did it out of revenge."
Hardy Candy: Here's the trailer to Hard Candy. It's interesting to read people's comments:
"I do get what you're sayin.
As a molestation victim, I'd have to say I myself would take great pleasure and satisfaction in personally and brutally torturing the men who took me and my brothers innocence. Some people deserve to pay in blood."
"f---ing disgusting torture-fest. Just finished this piece of sh-- 'movie' and I still feel shivers. My friend told me that I literally turned pale during the castration scene. This was the most demented, vile, and disgusting thing I have ever seen. I actually felt PITY for the damn pedophile... nobody deserved those seven stages of hell. I wouldn't wish this upon Hitler."
"Doesn't matter if she was a little psycho bitch who enjoyed torturing them, they deserved every bit of it and she's not hurting innocent men. She most certainly was better than that murderous pedophile, pedophiles pray on the innocent, she prayed on that which was far from innocent or good. Huge difference!"
That's the thing with this movie. You either find it a good revenge movie, or an awful torture-porn movie. You are also supposed to pick who to side with like a pedophile or 14 yr old girl torturing the pedophile.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-C2H4ipxz0
Nov. 5 Comparisons:
Rape victim becomes vigilante: It's been done before on Criminal Minds season 2 ep "Jones" in 2007. It was done on CSI: NY last season's ep called "Vigilante." Also the movie I Spit on Your Grave. They were all done differently.
On Criminal Minds, there's Jack the Ripper kind of killer in New Orleans. It's not until halfway, they figure out the killer is a woman. Then they have to find the rapist to tell them the name of the woman. Agent Jennifer Jareau says: "The statute of limitations is up, so she can't press charges on you. However, we are under the impression that she is killing all these men, and she's working her way up to you, and you're next."
Then he gives them the name, and they arrest the woman as she is attacking another guy.
On CSI: NY, they start off the episode with a sexy situation. They show women working out on the poles. A Young Woman is punching a punching bag at the gym. A Man stalks her and follows her to an alley.
Man (voice over to 911): I would like to report a murder.
Operator: When did this happen?
Man: It's about to.
That was a good surprise to report a murder right before it happens. So you think it's the serial rapist/ killer who makes the call.
Then it turns out he was the one who got murdered. Surprise again. After some investigating, Det. Flack and Lindsay arrest the Young Woman who is the Vigilante Woman. VW punches Flack in the face and kicks Lindsay as she escapes. But they get her.
They thought the rape victim Kate Price did it. KP told VW and Female Lawyer about find the rapist. The good plot twist is that the Female Lawyer did it. FL had defended the rapist, and the next day she quit.
FL: He did only 5 yrs in prison.
FL and VW teamed up to beat up and kill the rapist.
90210: There is an episode called "Liars" from last season. It starts where the Christmas episode ends. This show is about rich teens doing fun and sexy things. However, I like this ep because it was very much like a crime drama.
Last season, Naomi falsely accuses her teacher Mr. Cannon of sexual harassment because she was angry at him. She then admits to it. He then rapes her in the season finale. She tries to forget about what happened, and then reports the rape 3 months later. Now there's no physical evidence. If you get raped, you should head to hospital right away and don't take a shower, or maybe even urinate until the get a rape kit together.
You don't necessarily have to press charges, but it's important to report the rape so he won't go and rape someone else.
Mr. C runs away and he came back and holds N hostage in her own home. Mr. C wants to get revenge on her because he lost his wife, family, and career because of N. Mr. C needs to get N's friend Silver to come to the home. N refuses to call S and get her hurt. Mr. C textes S, on N's phone.
S comes to N's home. Now N and S are tied up to chairs and they say on video tape like how N was never raped (when she was.) Mr. C needs a lot of money from N so he can go away until his name is cleared.
Cut to the next day. Mr. C wakes up N and S. Mr. C will hold S hostage in car, as N gets money from her bank. N asks to fix her makeup because the bank people will know something's wrong if she goes in not looking dressed up.
N sits down and puts make up on and as Mr. C is talking, she grabs her hairspray and sprays it into Mr. C's eyes. S gets this blunt object and hits him on the head and knocks him out.
N and S put masking tape and tie up Mr. C to a chair. They call the police and they're coming. N punches Mr. C in the face twice. She kicks him when he's in the chair and it falls over.
Me: Yeah!
Then N is about to slit Mr. C's throat, but S convinces her to stop. Then the police come. N cries as S holds her.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Save a life. Write for Rights
I got this from Amnesty International. It turns out writing letters to the govt. does help people.
If you think writing letters is passé, that touching pen to paper is meaningless in the age of Facebook and Twitter, remember my story.
My name is Birtukan Mideksa, and your letters set me free.
I once had no hope of freedom. A single mother and former opposition party leader in Ethiopia, I was arrested in 2005 after my political party participated in protests disputing the results of the elections.
Security forces responded to the public outcry with deadly force, shooting dead 187 people and wounding 765 others.
I committed no crime. I was targeted solely for peacefully expressing my political views.
Help free other prisoners of conscience like me. Join Amnesty's 2011 Write for Rights Global Write-a-thon. There are 15 urgent cases of abuse and injustice in need of your action.
The government in Ethiopia thought it could quell dissent by locking opponents away forever.
I was serving a life sentence in Kaliti Prison when Amnesty International members came to my defense. When my case was featured in the 2009 Write for Rights campaign, thousands of people called for my freedom.
Your letters were my protection during the months I spent in solitary confinement. You were my voice when I had none. Your letters kept hope alive at the darkest hours of need.
Thanks to Amnesty International, I regained my freedom in October 2010.
I am so grateful that your letters and action worked for me. Now I urge you to keep up your good work by taking action for others. I offer my voice for Amnesty International, and I hope that you will do the same.
Write with me. Join the 2011 Write for Rights campaign today.
In peace,
Birtukan Mideksa
If you think writing letters is passé, that touching pen to paper is meaningless in the age of Facebook and Twitter, remember my story.
My name is Birtukan Mideksa, and your letters set me free.
I once had no hope of freedom. A single mother and former opposition party leader in Ethiopia, I was arrested in 2005 after my political party participated in protests disputing the results of the elections.
Security forces responded to the public outcry with deadly force, shooting dead 187 people and wounding 765 others.
I committed no crime. I was targeted solely for peacefully expressing my political views.
Help free other prisoners of conscience like me. Join Amnesty's 2011 Write for Rights Global Write-a-thon. There are 15 urgent cases of abuse and injustice in need of your action.
The government in Ethiopia thought it could quell dissent by locking opponents away forever.
I was serving a life sentence in Kaliti Prison when Amnesty International members came to my defense. When my case was featured in the 2009 Write for Rights campaign, thousands of people called for my freedom.
Your letters were my protection during the months I spent in solitary confinement. You were my voice when I had none. Your letters kept hope alive at the darkest hours of need.
Thanks to Amnesty International, I regained my freedom in October 2010.
I am so grateful that your letters and action worked for me. Now I urge you to keep up your good work by taking action for others. I offer my voice for Amnesty International, and I hope that you will do the same.
Write with me. Join the 2011 Write for Rights campaign today.
In peace,
Birtukan Mideksa
TED talks about success/ Bobby Lee/ Pop Up Video
Nov. 2 TED talks about success:
Jason Fried: I was listening to TED talks that I got through my blog. Jason Fried talks about "Why work doesn't happen at work." He's been asking people for 10 yrs where they are most productive. They often say when they're on the porch, on the plane or train, just not at an office.
It's because there are all these interruptions with bosses and co-workers coming up to talk to you. Also meetings that aren't really necessary. He said a 1 hr meeting with 10 people, that's like 10hrs of productivity taken away. I never thought of that.
http://www.ted.com/talks/jason_fried_why_work_doesn_t_happen_at_work.html
Diana Laufenberg: She talks about: "How to learn? From mistakes." At first she discusses about schools and how we got our knowledge through books. Now it's about technology. She's been a teacher for years.
You should have kids experiment, have a voice and discuss things. There isn't always one right answer.
http://www.ted.com/talks/diana_laufenberg_3_ways_to_teach.html
Richard St. John's: Here's a 3:33 slide show of "8 Secrets of Success."
1. Passion: "I'm driven by my passion." -Freeman Thomas, car designer, Daimler Chrysler
2. Work: "It's all hard work. Nothing comes easily. But I have a lot of fun." -Rupert Murduch, big cheese CEO.
3. Good: "To be successful put your nose down in something and get damn good at it." -Alex Garden, game developer
4. Focus: "It all has to do with focusing yourself to one thing." -Norman Jewison, filmmaker
5. Push: "Push yourself. Physically, mentally, you gotta push, push, push." -David Gallo, marine scientist
"I always had self-doubts. I wasn't good enough, wasn't smart enough. I didn't think I'd make it." -Goldie Hawn, actor
"My mother pushed me." -Frank Gehry, architect.
Cut to a picture of stick figure in a bulldozer labeled "mom" and it's pushing another figure. The audience cheers and laughs.
6. Serve: "It was a privilege to serve as a doctor." -Sherwin Nuland, professor of surgery, Yale
Millionaires serve others something of value.
7. Ideas: "I have an idea- founding the first micro- computer software company." -Bill Gates, software guy
8. Persist: "Persistence is the number one reason for our success." -Joe Kraus, co founder, Ecxite
You have to persist through crap:
Cristism
Rejection
Assholes
Pressure
The audience laughs and cheers.
Joke: I was watching Jay Leno and he said: "Kim Kardashian is divorcing her husband after 72 days. I think I was on prime time longer than that."
lol. Oh yeah, JL was on at 10pm for a few months in 2009.
Nov. 3 Bobby Lee: It was so cool today. I met Bobby Lee, he's an actor from MADtv. I was at work and he was seated at a table. I pass by him and stop.
BL: Hi, are you my server?
Me: No, I'm a busser. Excuse me, are you Bobby Lee?
BL: Yes.
Me: Oh my god, what are you doing here?
BL: I'm performing at the Comic Strip (it's on Bourbon Street at West Edmonton Mall.)
Me: Can I shake your hand?
BL: Yes.
We shook hands.
BL: I mean it's cool, I'm just a guy.
There were these 2 white guys that came in. One of them came over.
White guy: I was going to make fun of him for looking like Bobby Lee, but then realized it is him. I heard you were in Edmonton.
WG shakes hands with BL.
Me: Wow, it's so cool and surreal right now. I've been watching you on MADtv for years. I also saw you in a music video.
BL: The one with Flo Rida?
Me: Yes.
I had only seen a bit of the video while channel surfing.
BL: So what's your name?
Me (show my name tag): Tracy.
BL: Hi. So how old are you?
Me: 26.
BL: You look good.
Me: Yeah, I know I look young.
BL: So what nationality are you?
Me: Chinese.
BL holds up his fist for me to bump. I bumped it. lol.
BL: I'm Korean.
Me: I know.
BL: May I have a menu please Tracy?
Me: Yes.
I got him the menu. Later I asked for him to autograph the menu. He did, it said: "To Tracy. Thanks. Bobby Lee." Then I let him play with his iPad.
You can buy tickets to his show here:
http://www.thecomicstrip.ca/ticketschedule.asp
Celeb meetings: He was really calm and chill. I guess I expected to him to act all wild and crazy like he is on the show. I was also caught off guard when I met him. It's not like those other times where the Bounce radio station advertised the singer George was going to be at WEM. It was in 2006 and I went there to get his autograph.
I knew I was going to see George, so I mentally prepared for it. He had songs like "Talk to Me" and "Lie to Me."
There was that time back in 2008, I was working at the Soup place and Nathaniel Arcand (from the Alberta-shot TV show Heartland) stopped by to buy lunch.
Me: Hey aren't you from the TV show Heartland?
NA: Yes.
George, and Nathaniel Arcand are nice.
Funny dance: There's a video of a black woman dancing with her dad at her wedding. At first they slow dance to "My Girl". It turns into a medley where they are dancing in sync with each other to hip-hop songs and old classics by the Jackson 5. At the end, they play Beyonce's "Single Ladies" and at the lyric: "Put a ring on it", they point at her wedding ring.
lol. I laughed at it.
http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/video/life-1252664/father-daughter-dance-medley-27146159.html
Nov. 4 Pop Up Video: Does anyone remember this show? Back in 1996 it came out, where they showed music videos and through these little bubbles that pop up with subtitles. It gave info about the artists and behind-the-scenes at the video shoot. It was on from 1996-2002. It had 6 seasons. It has now come back on this week on MuchMoreMusic at 6pm, and again at 9pm.
I have been watching it since it came back on this week. They're playing music videos I have actually seen from 1998- present. I thought it was pretty cool when they played Pink's "Get this Party Started." I'm kind of eh with the song. Did you know that Kevin Federline was in the video at the end dancing?
He was in a blue jump suit and cornrows. He was a professional dancer before he married Britney Spears. You can watch him at 2: 35 sec mark. They pointed out a mistake at 3min in, Pink is wearing a gold chain necklace. 3 secs later, she isn't. I didn't notice that.
They showed Amy Winehouse's video "Rehab" and talked about how she was in rehab for the first time for 10min. Then she signed out. She went into rehab and stayed for a week, and then signed out again. She died at 27 yrs old like Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix. It's shot in the same place as the movie The King's Speech was.
I like it because I learn about artists and the behind-the-scenes info that I wouldn't know otherwise. Well, I would if I took the time out to research on the internet, but I don't always have the time. I also don't research celebrities much anymore like I did when I was a teenager.
This show has some quirky and funny subtitles. The played Rihanna's video "S&M." The subtitle was that the video and song is not about sex, it's about not liking the paparazzi. As she sings "Come on, come on." The subtitle says: "Come on." That's good snarky comment of "Yeah, right."
I guess my nitpick is that some of the things/ info presented, I already know. So I guess, it's not as informative.
I remember in the late 90s, early 2000s, not everybody had internet at home. So this show used to be really informative. At least to me.
Jason Fried: I was listening to TED talks that I got through my blog. Jason Fried talks about "Why work doesn't happen at work." He's been asking people for 10 yrs where they are most productive. They often say when they're on the porch, on the plane or train, just not at an office.
It's because there are all these interruptions with bosses and co-workers coming up to talk to you. Also meetings that aren't really necessary. He said a 1 hr meeting with 10 people, that's like 10hrs of productivity taken away. I never thought of that.
Diana Laufenberg: She talks about: "How to learn? From mistakes." At first she discusses about schools and how we got our knowledge through books. Now it's about technology. She's been a teacher for years.
You should have kids experiment, have a voice and discuss things. There isn't always one right answer.
http://www.ted.com/talks/diana_laufenberg_3_ways_to_teach.html
Richard St. John's: Here's a 3:33 slide show of "8 Secrets of Success."
1. Passion: "I'm driven by my passion." -Freeman Thomas, car designer, Daimler Chrysler
2. Work: "It's all hard work. Nothing comes easily. But I have a lot of fun." -Rupert Murduch, big cheese CEO.
3. Good: "To be successful put your nose down in something and get damn good at it." -Alex Garden, game developer
4. Focus: "It all has to do with focusing yourself to one thing." -Norman Jewison, filmmaker
5. Push: "Push yourself. Physically, mentally, you gotta push, push, push." -David Gallo, marine scientist
"I always had self-doubts. I wasn't good enough, wasn't smart enough. I didn't think I'd make it." -Goldie Hawn, actor
"My mother pushed me." -Frank Gehry, architect.
Cut to a picture of stick figure in a bulldozer labeled "mom" and it's pushing another figure. The audience cheers and laughs.
6. Serve: "It was a privilege to serve as a doctor." -Sherwin Nuland, professor of surgery, Yale
Millionaires serve others something of value.
7. Ideas: "I have an idea- founding the first micro- computer software company." -Bill Gates, software guy
8. Persist: "Persistence is the number one reason for our success." -Joe Kraus, co founder, Ecxite
You have to persist through crap:
Cristism
Rejection
Assholes
Pressure
The audience laughs and cheers.
Joke: I was watching Jay Leno and he said: "Kim Kardashian is divorcing her husband after 72 days. I think I was on prime time longer than that."
lol. Oh yeah, JL was on at 10pm for a few months in 2009.
Nov. 3 Bobby Lee: It was so cool today. I met Bobby Lee, he's an actor from MADtv. I was at work and he was seated at a table. I pass by him and stop.
BL: Hi, are you my server?
Me: No, I'm a busser. Excuse me, are you Bobby Lee?
BL: Yes.
Me: Oh my god, what are you doing here?
BL: I'm performing at the Comic Strip (it's on Bourbon Street at West Edmonton Mall.)
Me: Can I shake your hand?
BL: Yes.
We shook hands.
BL: I mean it's cool, I'm just a guy.
There were these 2 white guys that came in. One of them came over.
White guy: I was going to make fun of him for looking like Bobby Lee, but then realized it is him. I heard you were in Edmonton.
WG shakes hands with BL.
Me: Wow, it's so cool and surreal right now. I've been watching you on MADtv for years. I also saw you in a music video.
BL: The one with Flo Rida?
Me: Yes.
I had only seen a bit of the video while channel surfing.
BL: So what's your name?
Me (show my name tag): Tracy.
BL: Hi. So how old are you?
Me: 26.
BL: You look good.
Me: Yeah, I know I look young.
BL: So what nationality are you?
Me: Chinese.
BL holds up his fist for me to bump. I bumped it. lol.
BL: I'm Korean.
Me: I know.
BL: May I have a menu please Tracy?
Me: Yes.
I got him the menu. Later I asked for him to autograph the menu. He did, it said: "To Tracy. Thanks. Bobby Lee." Then I let him play with his iPad.
You can buy tickets to his show here:
Celeb meetings: He was really calm and chill. I guess I expected to him to act all wild and crazy like he is on the show. I was also caught off guard when I met him. It's not like those other times where the Bounce radio station advertised the singer George was going to be at WEM. It was in 2006 and I went there to get his autograph.
I knew I was going to see George, so I mentally prepared for it. He had songs like "Talk to Me" and "Lie to Me."
There was that time back in 2008, I was working at the Soup place and Nathaniel Arcand (from the Alberta-shot TV show Heartland) stopped by to buy lunch.
Me: Hey aren't you from the TV show Heartland?
NA: Yes.
George, and Nathaniel Arcand are nice.
Funny dance: There's a video of a black woman dancing with her dad at her wedding. At first they slow dance to "My Girl". It turns into a medley where they are dancing in sync with each other to hip-hop songs and old classics by the Jackson 5. At the end, they play Beyonce's "Single Ladies" and at the lyric: "Put a ring on it", they point at her wedding ring.
lol. I laughed at it.
http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/video/life-1252664/father-daughter-dance-medley-27146159.html
Nov. 4 Pop Up Video: Does anyone remember this show? Back in 1996 it came out, where they showed music videos and through these little bubbles that pop up with subtitles. It gave info about the artists and behind-the-scenes at the video shoot. It was on from 1996-2002. It had 6 seasons. It has now come back on this week on MuchMoreMusic at 6pm, and again at 9pm.
I have been watching it since it came back on this week. They're playing music videos I have actually seen from 1998- present. I thought it was pretty cool when they played Pink's "Get this Party Started." I'm kind of eh with the song. Did you know that Kevin Federline was in the video at the end dancing?
He was in a blue jump suit and cornrows. He was a professional dancer before he married Britney Spears. You can watch him at 2: 35 sec mark. They pointed out a mistake at 3min in, Pink is wearing a gold chain necklace. 3 secs later, she isn't. I didn't notice that.
They showed Amy Winehouse's video "Rehab" and talked about how she was in rehab for the first time for 10min. Then she signed out. She went into rehab and stayed for a week, and then signed out again. She died at 27 yrs old like Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix. It's shot in the same place as the movie The King's Speech was.
I like it because I learn about artists and the behind-the-scenes info that I wouldn't know otherwise. Well, I would if I took the time out to research on the internet, but I don't always have the time. I also don't research celebrities much anymore like I did when I was a teenager.
This show has some quirky and funny subtitles. The played Rihanna's video "S&M." The subtitle was that the video and song is not about sex, it's about not liking the paparazzi. As she sings "Come on, come on." The subtitle says: "Come on." That's good snarky comment of "Yeah, right."
I guess my nitpick is that some of the things/ info presented, I already know. So I guess, it's not as informative.
I remember in the late 90s, early 2000s, not everybody had internet at home. So this show used to be really informative. At least to me.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
The U.S. wants to sell weapons where?
This is an Amnesty International newsletter.
U.S. weapons sales to governments that use force against peaceful protestors? Not on our watch.
Yesterday, we told you about the $53 million in armaments that the U.S. government hopes to sell. The buyer? Bahrain.
This is hard to believe. Ever since popular protests broke out across the Middle East and North Africa, the security and police forces of Bahrain -- a small country adjacent to Saudi Arabia -- have used excessive force against peaceful protesters, injuring and killing its citizens.
We know that isn't right -- the U.S. should not sell weapons to any country if it's likely they will be used to carry out or facilitate serious violations of human rights.
Will you show your support of human rights by making a monthly gift to Amnesty International?
The U.S. has supplied weapons to many countries in the Middle East and North Africa over the past 5 years that have been in the headlines for using force against their own people, including Bahrain, Egypt and Yemen.
If you oppose the $53 million arms sale proposed for Bahrain, become a Partner of Conscience monthly donor today. Your ongoing support will defend human rights like freedom of expression and freedom of assembly.
Monthly donations are charged automatically at an amount you set, so it's convenient for you.
Individual donors like you are the greatest source of support for Amnesty International's critical human rights work. Become a monthly donor today.
In Solidarity,
Sanjeev Bery
Advocacy Director, Middle East & North Africa
Amnesty International USA
U.S. weapons sales to governments that use force against peaceful protestors? Not on our watch.
Yesterday, we told you about the $53 million in armaments that the U.S. government hopes to sell. The buyer? Bahrain.
This is hard to believe. Ever since popular protests broke out across the Middle East and North Africa, the security and police forces of Bahrain -- a small country adjacent to Saudi Arabia -- have used excessive force against peaceful protesters, injuring and killing its citizens.
We know that isn't right -- the U.S. should not sell weapons to any country if it's likely they will be used to carry out or facilitate serious violations of human rights.
Will you show your support of human rights by making a monthly gift to Amnesty International?
The U.S. has supplied weapons to many countries in the Middle East and North Africa over the past 5 years that have been in the headlines for using force against their own people, including Bahrain, Egypt and Yemen.
If you oppose the $53 million arms sale proposed for Bahrain, become a Partner of Conscience monthly donor today. Your ongoing support will defend human rights like freedom of expression and freedom of assembly.
Monthly donations are charged automatically at an amount you set, so it's convenient for you.
Individual donors like you are the greatest source of support for Amnesty International's critical human rights work. Become a monthly donor today.
In Solidarity,
Sanjeev Bery
Advocacy Director, Middle East & North Africa
Amnesty International USA
busy plots/ sad news/ charity
Oct. 31 Busy plots: Here's something I haven't wrote about much: writing and stories. I've been too busy with my job search.
Flashpoint: I was thinking about that Flashpoint ep "A Day in the Life." There were 3 emergencies going on in one day, Valentine's day. I remember reading an article in the National Post about the situations that occur; they're something that would only occur once in a cop's career.
First there was a man that was going to jump off a bridge because his wife died three years ago on that day. I got a little teary-eyed there. They have to talk him down.
Then they have to go to a strip club because a woman has held the strip club manager hostage. They have to prevent a mom from killing the manager because her daughter works as a stripper there, and she's only 17. It was very rushed, because I want to know how this mom manages to get that guy's hands tied up if she's holding a knife. Maybe she got someone at the club to tie his hands up for her.
Then the team has to run over to this business building because a gunman Oliver wants revenge. It's about Rena (Sonya Salomaa who was on Durham County and Flash Gordon. Flashpoint star Hugh Dillon was also on Durham County). This is the biggest plot.
It turns out Oliver is in love with Rena. O is looking for her. R is talking to the SRU team and gives info: "He sent emails, bought gifts. I rejected him gently. I then fired him. Now he's back." R then shows herself to O so he won't shoot co-workers.
O then proposes to R. I jumped when O got shot in the head when he was about to hurt R. I did like the line: "Words, not weapons."
What they should have done was maybe have two plots. Keep the gunman in the business building plot, and maybe use one of the two smaller plots. You need some time to develop stories.
Scary Movie: This wasn't even that good of a movie. It was way too busy, because they were making fun of everything. I did like Scary Movie 3, because it was funny, and it didn't seem really busy.
The Sick Sense: I mentioned watching this short film on the internet. It was making fun of two movies. They took Bruce Willis's character from The Sixth Sense and paired it up with Patch Adams from Patch Adams.
The Baby- sitter's club movie: I saw this movie when I was like 10. I've been reading this book for a few years and I was really excited to see the movie. Now that I think of it, it's not really that good of a movie, but it's clean and wholesome. There were plots going for different characters, but it wasn't really busy.
We got Kristy's estranged father whom she haven't seen in years, he comes back into her life. Alan keeps hitting on Dawn. Mary Anne has to keep Cokie from hitting on MA's boyfriend Logan. Stacey falls in love with a 17 yr old guy, and she's 13. Claudia has to pass summer school. Jessi and Mallory don't have plots. They all run a summer camp together. I totally remembered the movie, without looking it up. It came out in 1995.
Flashback: I'm getting a flashback. I remember it was in like 1995 or 1996. My friend Leslie was in my room and there were these Baby- Sitter Club collages I made. L said she saw the movie and her favorite character was Stacey. As a kid, my favorite character was Dawn. I guess because she's from California, and she didn't really have any big problems.
Nov. 1 Work: Today was kind of a rough day for me. I go to work, and it was so quiet. Very few people came, and the other workers left an hr early. I made very little in tips. One of the servers told me that at the old restaurant, bussers usually didn't even work on the weekdays, and only the weekends. The good part is that I got to leave on time to get to my job interview that afternoon.
Job interview: I went to the interview and it was a group interview with 4 other people. There was supposed to be a 5th person, but he didn't show up. The interview was a group one, and then later they asked us each individual questions in another room.
I was with 2 other people waiting, and we talked. I advertised my restaurant and the prices. These 2 may or may not show up to the restaurant. I got a phone call from the office and I was rejected. That's fine.
I was going through my notes from one of the hotels I was interviewed for last week. They said they would make a decision by Sat. and will call by Mon. Well it's Tues, so if they really wanted to hire me, they would have called by now.
Part-time: At today's interview, they said they're looking for a couple part-time people. It's to see if they're good, and then they can get full-time. They have hire one full-time person before, and it often doesn't work out, because it's a stressful position.
I was talking to my dad about the hotel interviews. It's good to hire a few part-time people, because if one doesn't make it to work, there is someone else you can call to work for you.
Sad news: You have to keep a perspective on things. I was on Yahoo news, and you know the Filipino singer Charice? She was on Glee. Her dad was stabbed and died yesterday. The article said she was estranged from her father for years, but wanted to reconcile.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/glee-singing-star-charice-very-sad-dads-stabbing-202103446.html
Celeb news: I'm sure you heard by now that Kim Kardashian filed for divorce after 72 days of marriage to Kris Humphries. There are a lot of short celeb marriages like Jennifer Lopez's 2nd marriage to her dancer Chris Judd. They were married for 9 months. There was the One Tree Hill's Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush, who were married for 5 months.
Shopping: I stopped by City Centre. Did you know that the GAP closed down? ARJ Imports sells jewelery, bags, handcrafted furniture, and cushions that are $11. That's a good price.
Revlon: My mom got this as a gift, and I was allowed to use it. Revlon has this body wash called Flirty Bouquet. It smells so sweet and good.
Charity: At the interview, I was talking to one of the applicants. He has worked in a charity where he fund raise for homelessness. There are a lot of charities like Hope Mission, Bissell Centre, Youth Emergency Shelter, etc. There's the Edmonton's 10 yr plan to end homelessness. He thinks it's very helpful because 75 people got homes, and they're building their lives.
Nov. 2: I went to another interview today. It was 15min long, by these two women asking questions. I felt nervous and stressed in the interview. I've done 7 interviews last month, and 1 yesterday. I've had a lot of practice, but I guess the impression I'm getting is that the job seemed very difficult. I flopped a couple questions. There were 35 applicants. I don't know if they're interviewing all of them.
I guess the only thing I shined in was talking about my writing a blog post about how they're 7 billion on the planet.
Me: When I was in school, I was told that we won't get this high because of of war, murder, natural disasters like earthquake and tsunamis.
Interviewer: I read that we would get to 8 billion by 2000 and uh-
Me: 2025.
Interview: Yes.
Flashpoint: I was thinking about that Flashpoint ep "A Day in the Life." There were 3 emergencies going on in one day, Valentine's day. I remember reading an article in the National Post about the situations that occur; they're something that would only occur once in a cop's career.
First there was a man that was going to jump off a bridge because his wife died three years ago on that day. I got a little teary-eyed there. They have to talk him down.
Then they have to go to a strip club because a woman has held the strip club manager hostage. They have to prevent a mom from killing the manager because her daughter works as a stripper there, and she's only 17. It was very rushed, because I want to know how this mom manages to get that guy's hands tied up if she's holding a knife. Maybe she got someone at the club to tie his hands up for her.
Then the team has to run over to this business building because a gunman Oliver wants revenge. It's about Rena (Sonya Salomaa who was on Durham County and Flash Gordon. Flashpoint star Hugh Dillon was also on Durham County). This is the biggest plot.
It turns out Oliver is in love with Rena. O is looking for her. R is talking to the SRU team and gives info: "He sent emails, bought gifts. I rejected him gently. I then fired him. Now he's back." R then shows herself to O so he won't shoot co-workers.
O then proposes to R. I jumped when O got shot in the head when he was about to hurt R. I did like the line: "Words, not weapons."
What they should have done was maybe have two plots. Keep the gunman in the business building plot, and maybe use one of the two smaller plots. You need some time to develop stories.
Scary Movie: This wasn't even that good of a movie. It was way too busy, because they were making fun of everything. I did like Scary Movie 3, because it was funny, and it didn't seem really busy.
The Sick Sense: I mentioned watching this short film on the internet. It was making fun of two movies. They took Bruce Willis's character from The Sixth Sense and paired it up with Patch Adams from Patch Adams.
The Baby- sitter's club movie: I saw this movie when I was like 10. I've been reading this book for a few years and I was really excited to see the movie. Now that I think of it, it's not really that good of a movie, but it's clean and wholesome. There were plots going for different characters, but it wasn't really busy.
We got Kristy's estranged father whom she haven't seen in years, he comes back into her life. Alan keeps hitting on Dawn. Mary Anne has to keep Cokie from hitting on MA's boyfriend Logan. Stacey falls in love with a 17 yr old guy, and she's 13. Claudia has to pass summer school. Jessi and Mallory don't have plots. They all run a summer camp together. I totally remembered the movie, without looking it up. It came out in 1995.
Flashback: I'm getting a flashback. I remember it was in like 1995 or 1996. My friend Leslie was in my room and there were these Baby- Sitter Club collages I made. L said she saw the movie and her favorite character was Stacey. As a kid, my favorite character was Dawn. I guess because she's from California, and she didn't really have any big problems.
Nov. 1 Work: Today was kind of a rough day for me. I go to work, and it was so quiet. Very few people came, and the other workers left an hr early. I made very little in tips. One of the servers told me that at the old restaurant, bussers usually didn't even work on the weekdays, and only the weekends. The good part is that I got to leave on time to get to my job interview that afternoon.
Job interview: I went to the interview and it was a group interview with 4 other people. There was supposed to be a 5th person, but he didn't show up. The interview was a group one, and then later they asked us each individual questions in another room.
I was with 2 other people waiting, and we talked. I advertised my restaurant and the prices. These 2 may or may not show up to the restaurant. I got a phone call from the office and I was rejected. That's fine.
I was going through my notes from one of the hotels I was interviewed for last week. They said they would make a decision by Sat. and will call by Mon. Well it's Tues, so if they really wanted to hire me, they would have called by now.
Part-time: At today's interview, they said they're looking for a couple part-time people. It's to see if they're good, and then they can get full-time. They have hire one full-time person before, and it often doesn't work out, because it's a stressful position.
I was talking to my dad about the hotel interviews. It's good to hire a few part-time people, because if one doesn't make it to work, there is someone else you can call to work for you.
Sad news: You have to keep a perspective on things. I was on Yahoo news, and you know the Filipino singer Charice? She was on Glee. Her dad was stabbed and died yesterday. The article said she was estranged from her father for years, but wanted to reconcile.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/glee-singing-star-charice-very-sad-dads-stabbing-202103446.html
Celeb news: I'm sure you heard by now that Kim Kardashian filed for divorce after 72 days of marriage to Kris Humphries. There are a lot of short celeb marriages like Jennifer Lopez's 2nd marriage to her dancer Chris Judd. They were married for 9 months. There was the One Tree Hill's Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush, who were married for 5 months.
Shopping: I stopped by City Centre. Did you know that the GAP closed down? ARJ Imports sells jewelery, bags, handcrafted furniture, and cushions that are $11. That's a good price.
Revlon: My mom got this as a gift, and I was allowed to use it. Revlon has this body wash called Flirty Bouquet. It smells so sweet and good.
Charity: At the interview, I was talking to one of the applicants. He has worked in a charity where he fund raise for homelessness. There are a lot of charities like Hope Mission, Bissell Centre, Youth Emergency Shelter, etc. There's the Edmonton's 10 yr plan to end homelessness. He thinks it's very helpful because 75 people got homes, and they're building their lives.
Nov. 2: I went to another interview today. It was 15min long, by these two women asking questions. I felt nervous and stressed in the interview. I've done 7 interviews last month, and 1 yesterday. I've had a lot of practice, but I guess the impression I'm getting is that the job seemed very difficult. I flopped a couple questions. There were 35 applicants. I don't know if they're interviewing all of them.
I guess the only thing I shined in was talking about my writing a blog post about how they're 7 billion on the planet.
Me: When I was in school, I was told that we won't get this high because of of war, murder, natural disasters like earthquake and tsunamis.
Interviewer: I read that we would get to 8 billion by 2000 and uh-
Me: 2025.
Interview: Yes.
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