Feb. 28 Job search: I've mentioned it before. If you write about your stress before a job interview or a test occurs, you will be able to relieve stress and be able to focus on the interview or test.
Earlier on the phone, the person said the hours are weekdays. That means I can still work at the restaurant on the weekends. The pay is a little bit higher in the hourly wage. At the restaurant, I would make a bit more with my tips. However, I did some math and I would be making about the same if I worked both jobs at the same time.
The pro is that, if I get this office job, it is more related to my writing and computer skills. If I keep working there, I will learn something new and it will build my office experience up on my resume. I get the best of both worlds since I have both jobs.
Feb. 29 Good news: I called one of the places I did a job interview for on Mon. He wasn't there, and then I missed him on Tues. Today I called, and asked if he made a hiring decision yet, and he said yes. He gave it to somebody who had quit and wants to come back.
He did say they're hiring a few months later, so he will make a note of it on my resume to interview me again. They went with a old employee, so it's not personal on me. So that's good.
Job interview: I went to a job interview at an office today. It was like an hr long interview. I was told that it's challenging, and don't take this job if you are looking for something temporary. There's a lot of training involved. I sat in the office and did a little of a job shadow. I said I was still interested in it.
Imagination: I need to imagine what it would be like if I got an office job. I need to focus. I was thinking about the law of attraction. If I got an office job, I would work there on weekdays and work at the restaurant on the weekends. On my free time I wouldn't be looking for an office job like I have been for the past 2 yrs.
I may send one email a week about business and one about comedy. I have to keep writing about careers and the economy even when I have an office job. It's something I'm interested in.
What would I do in my free time that's productive? I would be trying to the get The Vertex Fighter script produced.
Food trucks: I got this article from Katina Solomon through my blog. It's called "10 Most Unique Food Truck Cuisines." It's related to my job search/ business email because I remember reading an article in the newspaper about it. The newspaper article said the pros are that you don't have to pay rent for a restaurant. You just have a truck. You get to go to where the people are like at festivals.
The cons are that you do have to get a license to be at a certain place with your food truck. It also reminded me of the Microbusiness Training Centre. A couple said they wanted to start a food truck, and if it went well, they will expand to a restaurant.
Sleep at work: Alissa Alvarez sent this article to me through my blog. It's called "10 Big Businesses that Let Employees Nap on the Job." It mentions Google, and Ben and Jerry's. It also mentions Zappos, that company was profiled on 20/20. I wrote about it.
http://www.onlinemba.com/blog/10-big-businesses-that-let-employees-nap-on-the-job/
Money for college: Kaitlyn Cole sent this through my blog. It's called "10 Big Reasons Parents Shouldn't Save for College." It's a good article that I would find in the business section of the newspaper. It's about prioritizing and being effective in saving money in the right things. Save for retirement first, buy life insurance, and pay down debt.
You can put money in your RRSP to build your retirement fund. Then when your kids need college money, you can take money out from your RRSP. You can't exactly take money out of your college fund. It mentions you aren't required to pay for your kid's college fund, but you are required to save for retirement.
If you have kids, it's a helpful article. If you don't have kids, it's still a helpful article about how to save money.
http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/02/10-big-reasons-parents-shouldnt-save-for-college/
Mar. 1 Stress: I read this in a teen magazine years ago. I think it was from All About You. "Stress is often self-induced" as in you cause your own stress and make yourself feel it. It was kind of crazy today. We were short one person today at work, but we were able to manage.
Then I got a call from this company which was a little bit into the industrial part of the neighborhood. I have to take the bus, and then walk for 10min. There aren't really any sidewalks, so I decided to not call back. I think it was for a job interview. Sometimes I apply to places where the ads don't tell where it's located. So when I do get a call back, I look up on Google maps and it's too far away.
Another thing that stressed me out is that yesterday I got 2 calls on my cell phone from 604 area code that's from British Columbia. I left one message on one. Then I called the other one a few times and it just keeps ringing. So I deleted the numbers and not call them again.
Calm: At least one thing relieved stress for me today. I thought there was an event I was supposed to go to today. I called them and it's really next week.
I emailed my friend Neil again, and it says I can't send it. But then I took a break and went back to my job search and blog. Then I went to email him again, and I noticed I missed a letter in the email address. Now I can email him.
Mar. 2: The other day I got a phone call from a company in Vancouver. She says she's coming to Edmonton the next day and will call me again to do a little phone interview. I told her to call me after 3pm. She didn't call me at all. The company will have a location here.
Mar. 3 Pros and cons: After work, I went and did some job training at this call centre. It's a switchboard.
Cons:
1. I don't really like it.
2. It seems really hard to learn the computer program.
3. The computer program is only used for this office and nowhere else. It's not even like Opera system that's used in hotels. (I learned hotels use it when I did job interviews there.)
Pros:
1. So what if you don't like it? You are getting paid and this is more useful of your computer skills and using your mind.
2. So what if the computer program is hard? It's your first day. It might get easier later on.
3. So what if you learned a computer system and can't be used anywhere else? It's still good to keep learning, and growing, and challenging yourself.
Lesson: The lesson I learned from high school is this: "It's good to keep challenging yourself. If you don't, you will become stupid and lazy. Then when a challenge occurs, you will be scared of it and avoid it at all costs."
Life isn't always going to be easy. You may skate through some areas in life, but not all.
Mar. 8 Question: The question about work is: "Do you look forward to work? Do you dread coming to work?"
If you dread coming to work, then you must really hate it. You should look for another job.
Mar. 9 Racism: It was crazy today. I got on the bus to go home from work. I bumped into one of my old co-workers on the bus. The bus then jolted, and this little girl ran into my leg. They're a Native couple and the man asked: "Are you okay?" I thought he was talking to me, so I said: "I'm fine." He was really talking to the little girl.
So it was my mistake, whatever. I said: "It was a joke." Then the man starts dissing my race about how I'm "off the boat." I said: "I'm born here." Then he says: "That doesn't mean you're from here."
I knew he was going to keep going, so I got up to the bus driver. I told him what happened. I then sat at the front of the bus. About 20min later, the bus security came, and they got the couple and the kid off. I told the other officer my side of the story. The bus drove off.
This white woman in her 20s was sitting by me and asked if I was okay. I said: "Yeah, I'm fine." She said: "Yeah, well I don't think they should be acting like that with a kid around."
Lesson: I hope they learned a lesson as in don't get angry easily, and don't be racist.
Solution: So the thing is, every time you are treated badly or see something wrong, go tell someone in authority. Like last week, when there's a fight, I call security. Or that time a co-worker is yelling and swearing at me, I report it to the manager. You have a voice, use it.
Friday, March 9, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Iran Deploys "Cyber Army"
Sentenced to death for writing a computer program.
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=6oJCLQPAJiJUG&b=6645049&aid=517287&msource=W1203EAIAR01&tr=y&auid=10380625
Dear Tracy,
Tomorrow, Iranians head to the polls for parliamentary elections. But many bloggers, students, journalists, filmmakers and other activists won't be exercising their right to vote.
They'll be in jail.
One prisoner, Canadian resident and web programmer Saeed Malekpour, faces a death sentence and could be executed at any time. What did Saeed do to warrant this harsh sentence, based on charges of "insulting and desecrating Islam"? He wrote a web program that was used -- without Saeed's knowledge -- for uploading pornographic images online.
Remind the Iranian authorities that death sentences are the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, in violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Demand that Iran commute Saeed Malekpour's death sentence for "cyber crimes" and give him a fair trial, free from torture and coercion.
Saeed's case is a harbinger of what is to come as Iran unleashes a frightening new crackdown on freedom of expression. Amnesty's report released this week, "We are ordered to crush you": Expanding Repression of Dissent in Iran, reveals a widening net of repression in Iran -- a net increasingly focused on Internet users and free speech on the web.
Freedom of expression was already on life support in Iran. Now, a "Cyber Army" has been unleashed to impose a total information blackout in the country.
Internet users in Iran increasingly find themselves caught in the crosshairs of this new wing of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, a shadowy group entrusted with cutting off the free flow of information in the country. The "Cyber Army" has also extended its reach abroad, blocking Amnesty's website in Iran, and carrying out attacks on websites like Twitter and the Voice of America.
Many Iranians are scared into silence. And if anyone dares to fight back and criticize the government publicly, their words will cost them dearly. Harsh sentences like Saeed's aren't unheard of, and those imprisoned in Iran often face terrible mistreatment -- torture, forced confessions, years of solitary confinement.
Iran cannot be allowed to violate human rights with impunity, online or offline. Saeed Malekpour must not be executed for his alleged crimes. As Iranians head to the ballot box, cast your "vote" today by taking action for freedom of expression in Iran.
Sincerely,
Elise Auerbach
Iran Country Specialist
Amnesty International USA
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=6oJCLQPAJiJUG&b=6645049&aid=517287&msource=W1203EAIAR01&tr=y&auid=10380625
Dear Tracy,
Tomorrow, Iranians head to the polls for parliamentary elections. But many bloggers, students, journalists, filmmakers and other activists won't be exercising their right to vote.
They'll be in jail.
One prisoner, Canadian resident and web programmer Saeed Malekpour, faces a death sentence and could be executed at any time. What did Saeed do to warrant this harsh sentence, based on charges of "insulting and desecrating Islam"? He wrote a web program that was used -- without Saeed's knowledge -- for uploading pornographic images online.
Remind the Iranian authorities that death sentences are the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, in violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Demand that Iran commute Saeed Malekpour's death sentence for "cyber crimes" and give him a fair trial, free from torture and coercion.
Saeed's case is a harbinger of what is to come as Iran unleashes a frightening new crackdown on freedom of expression. Amnesty's report released this week, "We are ordered to crush you": Expanding Repression of Dissent in Iran, reveals a widening net of repression in Iran -- a net increasingly focused on Internet users and free speech on the web.
Freedom of expression was already on life support in Iran. Now, a "Cyber Army" has been unleashed to impose a total information blackout in the country.
Internet users in Iran increasingly find themselves caught in the crosshairs of this new wing of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, a shadowy group entrusted with cutting off the free flow of information in the country. The "Cyber Army" has also extended its reach abroad, blocking Amnesty's website in Iran, and carrying out attacks on websites like Twitter and the Voice of America.
Many Iranians are scared into silence. And if anyone dares to fight back and criticize the government publicly, their words will cost them dearly. Harsh sentences like Saeed's aren't unheard of, and those imprisoned in Iran often face terrible mistreatment -- torture, forced confessions, years of solitary confinement.
Iran cannot be allowed to violate human rights with impunity, online or offline. Saeed Malekpour must not be executed for his alleged crimes. As Iranians head to the ballot box, cast your "vote" today by taking action for freedom of expression in Iran.
Sincerely,
Elise Auerbach
Iran Country Specialist
Amnesty International USA
jokes/ comedy comparisons/ crazy site
Mar. 2 Jokes: I got this from Facebook. It's by Progressive Liberitarinism. There's a pic of Stephen Colbert.
"Contraception leads to more babies born out of wedlock. The exact same way that fire extinguisher causes fires."
I said: lol.
I got this from Daily Silly:
"Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy."
Mar. 4 Hotel/ dog joke: I got this from Daily Silly. If you work at a hotel or like dogs, you might like this joke.
A man wrote a letter to a small hotel in a Midwest town he planned to visit on his vacation. He wrote: "I would very much like to bring my dog with me. He is well-groomed and very well behaved. Would you be willing to permit me to keep him in my room with me at night?"
An immediate reply came from the hotel owner, who said, "I’ve been operating this hotel for many years. In all that time, I've never had a dog steal towels, bedclothes, silverware or pictures off the walls. I've never had to evict a dog in the middle of the night for being drunk and disorderly. And I've never had a dog run out on a hotel bill. Yes, indeed, your dog is welcome at my hotel. And, if your dog will vouch for you, you re welcome to stay here, too."
Stupid criminals: I got this from Daily Silly. I then looked it up on the internet to see if it's real. I then found other sites like www.funny.com and www.laughbreak.com that has the same joke.
Colorado Springs: A guy walked into a little corner store with a shotgun and demanded all the cash from the cash drawer. After the cashier put the cash in a bag, the robber saw a bottle of scotch that he wanted behind the counter on the shelf. He told the cashier to put it in the bag as well, but he refused and said "Because I don't believe you are over 21." The robber said he was, but the clerk still refused to give it to him because he didn't believe him. At this point the robber took his drivers license out of his wallet and gave it to the clerk. The clerk looked it over, and agreed that the man was in fact over 21 and he put the scotch in the bag. The robber then ran from the store with his loot. The cashier promptly called the police and gave the name and address of the robber that he got off the license. They arrested the robber two hours later.
Me: I guess I don't totally believe it's real if there's no actual name. Also shouldn't the man just say to the clerk: "Put the bottle of scotch in the bag or I'll shoot you." Then shoot some warning shot at the wall and the clerk will most likely jump and give it to him.
Comedy comparisons:
A character thinks someone's going to commit suicide, but they really aren't: In the vampire show True Blood, Tara enters and sees Sookie's head stuck in the oven.
Tara: Sookie, no!
Tara pulls Sookie out and Sookie's wearing a mask, and rubber gloves with a sponge. She's cleaning her oven.
It was done in the other vampire show Angel years before. Angel was rolling a pencil on his desk, and his friends Doyle and Cordelia are talking about how they're worried about him. Angel pulls out a stake.
Doyle and Cordelia burst in.
Doyle: Angel, don't! It's not worth it!
Angel: My desk was wobbly and I need to even it out.
Angel puts the stake on one of the desk legs.
Mar. 7: I was watching Once Upon a Time's episode "Dreamy." There was a scene where Leroy gets on top of a ledge.
Miss. Blanchard: No, don't!
Leroy: I wasn't going to jump.
Mar. 5 Good joke: I got this from Daily Silly and I like it.
Whenever I fill out an, in the part that says "If an emergency, notify:" I put "DOCTOR". What's my mother going to do?
Me: lol. I noticed the joke was missing "Whenever I fill out an..." A what? A job application?
Crazy fight: Yesterday I was working and there was a fight outside my restaurant. 2 guys were fighting and I yelled to them: "I'm calling security!" My co-worker told me what to dial. I called security and they were there right away.
Remember that Pepsi Max commercial I ranted about earlier? If you hear or see a fight going on, call security and I did.
Crazy site: Today I was on my online dating site. I don't surf, you can just have the site on. So then I clicked on a few photos and then I was like: "Oh my God! That's one of my managers at work."
I have seen a guy I used to go to high school with on the site and emailed him. He emailed back. I am not going to email this manager. I read his profile and it seemed normal. Then I went and looked at my profile so it would still seem normal and/ or professional if he finds my page.
I list interests and TV shows and movies I like. I was right by guessing I was one yr off in his age. Then I thought: "Does he know how old I am? I know I look young."
Facebook: I'm sure all of you guys know about looking professional online like Facebook. Overall, don't put anything sexual up.
Mar. 6: Then I kind of got paranoid today. What if the manager knew that I viewed his profile? The site could send him something. Well I'm not going to tell my co-workers about it.
Dream: Maybe this is the law of attraction. Yesterday I dreamed I got a call on my cell phone and he wanted to speak to my brother or Nick Lachey. (NL was in the boy band 98 Degrees, was married to Jessica Simpson and was on the reality TV show called Newlyweds.) I wasn't a fan of NL.
In the dream, I told my brother and he said he got the call on his cell phone too. Then today I read in the newspaper that NL and his 2nd wife Vanessa Minnillo are expecting a baby. That was weird that I dreamed about NL and he's in the news.
"Contraception leads to more babies born out of wedlock. The exact same way that fire extinguisher causes fires."
I said: lol.
I got this from Daily Silly:
"Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy."
Mar. 4 Hotel/ dog joke: I got this from Daily Silly. If you work at a hotel or like dogs, you might like this joke.
A man wrote a letter to a small hotel in a Midwest town he planned to visit on his vacation. He wrote: "I would very much like to bring my dog with me. He is well-groomed and very well behaved. Would you be willing to permit me to keep him in my room with me at night?"
An immediate reply came from the hotel owner, who said, "I’ve been operating this hotel for many years. In all that time, I've never had a dog steal towels, bedclothes, silverware or pictures off the walls. I've never had to evict a dog in the middle of the night for being drunk and disorderly. And I've never had a dog run out on a hotel bill. Yes, indeed, your dog is welcome at my hotel. And, if your dog will vouch for you, you re welcome to stay here, too."
Stupid criminals: I got this from Daily Silly. I then looked it up on the internet to see if it's real. I then found other sites like www.funny.com and www.laughbreak.com that has the same joke.
Colorado Springs: A guy walked into a little corner store with a shotgun and demanded all the cash from the cash drawer. After the cashier put the cash in a bag, the robber saw a bottle of scotch that he wanted behind the counter on the shelf. He told the cashier to put it in the bag as well, but he refused and said "Because I don't believe you are over 21." The robber said he was, but the clerk still refused to give it to him because he didn't believe him. At this point the robber took his drivers license out of his wallet and gave it to the clerk. The clerk looked it over, and agreed that the man was in fact over 21 and he put the scotch in the bag. The robber then ran from the store with his loot. The cashier promptly called the police and gave the name and address of the robber that he got off the license. They arrested the robber two hours later.
Me: I guess I don't totally believe it's real if there's no actual name. Also shouldn't the man just say to the clerk: "Put the bottle of scotch in the bag or I'll shoot you." Then shoot some warning shot at the wall and the clerk will most likely jump and give it to him.
Comedy comparisons:
A character thinks someone's going to commit suicide, but they really aren't: In the vampire show True Blood, Tara enters and sees Sookie's head stuck in the oven.
Tara: Sookie, no!
Tara pulls Sookie out and Sookie's wearing a mask, and rubber gloves with a sponge. She's cleaning her oven.
It was done in the other vampire show Angel years before. Angel was rolling a pencil on his desk, and his friends Doyle and Cordelia are talking about how they're worried about him. Angel pulls out a stake.
Doyle and Cordelia burst in.
Doyle: Angel, don't! It's not worth it!
Angel: My desk was wobbly and I need to even it out.
Angel puts the stake on one of the desk legs.
Mar. 7: I was watching Once Upon a Time's episode "Dreamy." There was a scene where Leroy gets on top of a ledge.
Miss. Blanchard: No, don't!
Leroy: I wasn't going to jump.
Mar. 5 Good joke: I got this from Daily Silly and I like it.
Whenever I fill out an, in the part that says "If an emergency, notify:" I put "DOCTOR". What's my mother going to do?
Me: lol. I noticed the joke was missing "Whenever I fill out an..." A what? A job application?
Crazy fight: Yesterday I was working and there was a fight outside my restaurant. 2 guys were fighting and I yelled to them: "I'm calling security!" My co-worker told me what to dial. I called security and they were there right away.
Remember that Pepsi Max commercial I ranted about earlier? If you hear or see a fight going on, call security and I did.
Crazy site: Today I was on my online dating site. I don't surf, you can just have the site on. So then I clicked on a few photos and then I was like: "Oh my God! That's one of my managers at work."
I have seen a guy I used to go to high school with on the site and emailed him. He emailed back. I am not going to email this manager. I read his profile and it seemed normal. Then I went and looked at my profile so it would still seem normal and/ or professional if he finds my page.
I list interests and TV shows and movies I like. I was right by guessing I was one yr off in his age. Then I thought: "Does he know how old I am? I know I look young."
Facebook: I'm sure all of you guys know about looking professional online like Facebook. Overall, don't put anything sexual up.
Mar. 6: Then I kind of got paranoid today. What if the manager knew that I viewed his profile? The site could send him something. Well I'm not going to tell my co-workers about it.
Dream: Maybe this is the law of attraction. Yesterday I dreamed I got a call on my cell phone and he wanted to speak to my brother or Nick Lachey. (NL was in the boy band 98 Degrees, was married to Jessica Simpson and was on the reality TV show called Newlyweds.) I wasn't a fan of NL.
In the dream, I told my brother and he said he got the call on his cell phone too. Then today I read in the newspaper that NL and his 2nd wife Vanessa Minnillo are expecting a baby. That was weird that I dreamed about NL and he's in the news.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Don't Miss: Jon Stewart, Kristen Wiig, Coldplay, and more this Sunday!
I got this from Amnesty International. It's a day late, but it'll show again on Mar. 6.
A Bad Night for Dictators. A Good Night for Free Speech. March 4th.
http://www.epixhd.com/the-secret-policemans-ball/?msource=W1203EESPB1&tr=y&auid=10385867
Dear Tracy,
Psst. The secret's out!
Jon Stewart, Kristen Wiig and Coldplay are just around the corner warming up for this Sunday's Secret Policeman's Ball in New York City. For just one night at Radio City Music Hall, a star-studded lineup of musicians and comedy favorites will pay hilarious tribute to free speech and Amnesty International's human rights work.
Don't worry about not having tickets because you can laugh along with us in the comfort of your own home. Watch the Ball live online on EpixHD.com on March 4th, 7PM ET/4PM PT! You'll even be able to chat with other viewers on Twitter during the show.
So maybe it's not a secret that we at Amnesty International are not the funniest people around. But thankfully, we've got people like Eddie Izzard, Sarah Silverman and Russell Brand to be in charge of the funny department this Sunday.
Who else will be around to ruffle some dictator feathers? Seth Meyers, Fred Armisen, David Cross,and even The Muppets, that's who. And that's just a fraction of the stars that will be there to crack us up for a good cause.
The only thing serious about The Secret Policeman's Ball is that there is going to be some serious belly-clutching laughter. You really don't want to miss out. So tune in Sunday evening for some crazy hilarity in support of our fight for human rights worldwide!
And don't forget to watch it live on EpixHD.com with your free Epix trial!
The Amnesty Team
A Bad Night for Dictators. A Good Night for Free Speech. March 4th.
http://www.epixhd.com/the-secret-policemans-ball/?msource=W1203EESPB1&tr=y&auid=10385867
Dear Tracy,
Psst. The secret's out!
Jon Stewart, Kristen Wiig and Coldplay are just around the corner warming up for this Sunday's Secret Policeman's Ball in New York City. For just one night at Radio City Music Hall, a star-studded lineup of musicians and comedy favorites will pay hilarious tribute to free speech and Amnesty International's human rights work.
Don't worry about not having tickets because you can laugh along with us in the comfort of your own home. Watch the Ball live online on EpixHD.com on March 4th, 7PM ET/4PM PT! You'll even be able to chat with other viewers on Twitter during the show.
So maybe it's not a secret that we at Amnesty International are not the funniest people around. But thankfully, we've got people like Eddie Izzard, Sarah Silverman and Russell Brand to be in charge of the funny department this Sunday.
Who else will be around to ruffle some dictator feathers? Seth Meyers, Fred Armisen, David Cross,and even The Muppets, that's who. And that's just a fraction of the stars that will be there to crack us up for a good cause.
The only thing serious about The Secret Policeman's Ball is that there is going to be some serious belly-clutching laughter. You really don't want to miss out. So tune in Sunday evening for some crazy hilarity in support of our fight for human rights worldwide!
And don't forget to watch it live on EpixHD.com with your free Epix trial!
The Amnesty Team
The Vertex Fighter music/ Craig Olejnik imagination/ Douglas Gibson
Feb. 25 The Vertex Fighter music: It's interesting. I was talking to my new friend Neil about The Vertex Fighter.
Neil: So what kind of music do you hear in it?
Me: That's interesting, because I wrote about it on my blog. I hear the Canadian rock band Down with Webster. They have a song called "Time to Win."
Today I was looking for a job and listening to music on Youtube as usual. Then I reheard the song "All Night Long" by Miguel. It should be on my TV movie. The song starts off with the ring of a bell and it's got a fast beat. The lyrics are "Here I come mama, here I come mama." I can hear it during a fight scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M07-icBTPec&feature=related
Feb. 29 Lego: Here's a quirky infographic that Stella Hooper sent me through my blog. It's called "The Learning Power of Lego." The name Lego is from the Danish phrase "leg god" which means "play well." In Latin, it's "I put together."
I never really played with Lego because my parents never bought them. If I was at a friend or family's house, or doctor's office, I played with it a bit.
http://www.onlinecollege.org/2012/01/30/the-learning-power-of-lego/
Mar. 1 Famous blog: I read in 24 newspaper on Jan. 10,2012: "Local teen uses blog to find fame." Akash Sharma's blog Officially the Hottest got really big. He said: "I get to meet celebrities, I get to go backstage, I get to be on TV shows. I didn't even think that would happen, but it happened."
I think it's an okay blog. If you are interested in celebrities, then check this site out.
http://officiallythehottest.com/
The Book of Awesome: I finally finished reading The Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha. My sister bought the book and gave it to me. I read good reviews of the book. At first it was a blog called www.1000awesomethings.com. Then it grew in popularity and his book is all his blog posts about little things that make him happy like snow days and bakery air.
It's a really fast and easy read because it's usually one or two pages about how he likes this one thing. He talks about nostalgia like "the last day of school" and road trips he's been on. I do recommend you read the book.
As a kid and teenager, I liked reading novels. Now that I got older I like reading newspaper articles that are informative. I only like watching TV for stories instead of reading stories.
Here's his website:
http://1000awesomethings.com/book/
Blog comment: I'm going to use the law of attraction. On Aug. 28, 2009, I wrote a blog post "Ben Curtis/ The Listener/ Fighting." I got this comment:
Hello, I happen to come upon your blog while doing a search, and I see that your a fan of the show The Listener. If I may, I would like to inform you and your readers that there is a petition for fans to sign, in hopes that the powers that be - the Canadian CTV network - would give the show a second season. We as fans of the show and of actor Craig Olejnik want to be heard and want to see the show come back for a second season.
If you are a fan of The Listener and want to see a second season, please show your support and sign the petition below. Pass it onto your friends via email, facebook, MySpace, Twitter and spread the word to sign this petition. The goal is to get at least 2000 signatures. Please show your support in reaching that goal....thank you for your time!
You can also check out a really nice fansite dedicated to the shows lead actor, Craig Olejnik:
http://www.freewebs.com/craigolejnikfans/
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/the-listener-season-2-on-ctv
~ Jan - A fan of The Listener and Craig Olejnik
Craig Olejnik imagination: So what if one Listener fan found my blog and posted this comment? What if Craig Olejnik googles himself and his TV show and finds my blog?
I can imagine CO thinking: "Oh my God. Tracy has written about every episode of The Listener. She has seen me in that old TV show So Weird that I did way back in 2000. She's seen me in that TV movie Obituary.
She joined the Facebook group for my show. She puts on her Facebook status that she's watching the show and that you should watch it too. She even remembers little things like how Alexz Johnson guest- starred on my show. And how I guest- starred on her show So Weird.
She writes about how I should be in her TV movie called The Vertex Fighter.
Mar. 2 Douglas Gibson: Today I went out for fun today. It's to see a free lecture given by Douglas Gibson who wrote a book called Stories about Storytellers. I heard about it through my university and decided to go. I didn't expect much because I didn't know who he was. He is an editor and publisher and worked with several famous Canadian authors like Alice Munro. He also worked with Prime Ministers like Paul Martin and Pierre Trudeau.
I got there and there was a reception with food and drinks. I then went into the theatre and sat down. Then I decided to look for my friend Dan L. because I went to school with him and I called him yesterday to leave a message about this lecture. I did find him and I met two of his girl friends.
If you want to know more about Douglas Gibson and his book, check it out:
http://www.ecwpress.com/books/stories-about-storytellers
Lectures: I thought the lecture was average. Douglas Gibson did make the audience laugh at his stories about authors he dealt with. What to compare it to? Back in 2006 I went to see Margaret Atwood lecture since I was in the Professional Writing program. My class was reading Oryx and Crake. That was a really good lecture.
Then in 2007, my Creative Non-Fiction class went to see an author read his book at the University of Alberta. I don't remember his name. It was an African-American man and prior to the reading, there was another African-American man playing on some steel drums. I think he read a short story to us, or an excerpt. I don't know.
I don't really go to lectures. I watch and listen to TED talks that I get through these emails. The emails are sent to me through my blog. Then I write about it in my weekly emails/ blog posts.
Overall I thought the lecture and night was average. Though I'm sure some of you guys are like: "That sounds like a fun and exciting Friday night to hear a lecture." To some people, yes. Some people would say: "I hate partying in those night clubs. The music's way too loud and the drinks are too expensive." Everybody has a different idea what a fun night is.
Mar. 4 Sleep tip: In 2004, when I was at NAIT, I went to this "How to study" session. The instructor said if you are to pick one hr to study or one hr to sleep, you should sleep.
I was supposed to go for training at my new job today after my restaurant job, but I was getting tired. I worked for nearly 8 hrs today and it's fast-paced. I wouldn't be mentally focused to be training. So I called a few hrs earlier to cancel and reschedule. That's good, because I actually fell asleep for a few min. on the bus ride home and I hardly ever sleep on the bus.
Neil: So what kind of music do you hear in it?
Me: That's interesting, because I wrote about it on my blog. I hear the Canadian rock band Down with Webster. They have a song called "Time to Win."
Today I was looking for a job and listening to music on Youtube as usual. Then I reheard the song "All Night Long" by Miguel. It should be on my TV movie. The song starts off with the ring of a bell and it's got a fast beat. The lyrics are "Here I come mama, here I come mama." I can hear it during a fight scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M07-icBTPec&feature=related
Feb. 29 Lego: Here's a quirky infographic that Stella Hooper sent me through my blog. It's called "The Learning Power of Lego." The name Lego is from the Danish phrase "leg god" which means "play well." In Latin, it's "I put together."
I never really played with Lego because my parents never bought them. If I was at a friend or family's house, or doctor's office, I played with it a bit.
http://www.onlinecollege.org/2012/01/30/the-learning-power-of-lego/
Mar. 1 Famous blog: I read in 24 newspaper on Jan. 10,2012: "Local teen uses blog to find fame." Akash Sharma's blog Officially the Hottest got really big. He said: "I get to meet celebrities, I get to go backstage, I get to be on TV shows. I didn't even think that would happen, but it happened."
I think it's an okay blog. If you are interested in celebrities, then check this site out.
http://officiallythehottest.com/
The Book of Awesome: I finally finished reading The Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha. My sister bought the book and gave it to me. I read good reviews of the book. At first it was a blog called www.1000awesomethings.com. Then it grew in popularity and his book is all his blog posts about little things that make him happy like snow days and bakery air.
It's a really fast and easy read because it's usually one or two pages about how he likes this one thing. He talks about nostalgia like "the last day of school" and road trips he's been on. I do recommend you read the book.
As a kid and teenager, I liked reading novels. Now that I got older I like reading newspaper articles that are informative. I only like watching TV for stories instead of reading stories.
Here's his website:
http://1000awesomethings.com/book/
Blog comment: I'm going to use the law of attraction. On Aug. 28, 2009, I wrote a blog post "Ben Curtis/ The Listener/ Fighting." I got this comment:
Hello, I happen to come upon your blog while doing a search, and I see that your a fan of the show The Listener. If I may, I would like to inform you and your readers that there is a petition for fans to sign, in hopes that the powers that be - the Canadian CTV network - would give the show a second season. We as fans of the show and of actor Craig Olejnik want to be heard and want to see the show come back for a second season.
If you are a fan of The Listener and want to see a second season, please show your support and sign the petition below. Pass it onto your friends via email, facebook, MySpace, Twitter and spread the word to sign this petition. The goal is to get at least 2000 signatures. Please show your support in reaching that goal....thank you for your time!
You can also check out a really nice fansite dedicated to the shows lead actor, Craig Olejnik:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/the-listener-season-2-on-ctv
~ Jan - A fan of The Listener and Craig Olejnik
Craig Olejnik imagination: So what if one Listener fan found my blog and posted this comment? What if Craig Olejnik googles himself and his TV show and finds my blog?
I can imagine CO thinking: "Oh my God. Tracy has written about every episode of The Listener. She has seen me in that old TV show So Weird that I did way back in 2000. She's seen me in that TV movie Obituary.
She joined the Facebook group for my show. She puts on her Facebook status that she's watching the show and that you should watch it too. She even remembers little things like how Alexz Johnson guest- starred on my show. And how I guest- starred on her show So Weird.
She writes about how I should be in her TV movie called The Vertex Fighter.
Mar. 2 Douglas Gibson: Today I went out for fun today. It's to see a free lecture given by Douglas Gibson who wrote a book called Stories about Storytellers. I heard about it through my university and decided to go. I didn't expect much because I didn't know who he was. He is an editor and publisher and worked with several famous Canadian authors like Alice Munro. He also worked with Prime Ministers like Paul Martin and Pierre Trudeau.
I got there and there was a reception with food and drinks. I then went into the theatre and sat down. Then I decided to look for my friend Dan L. because I went to school with him and I called him yesterday to leave a message about this lecture. I did find him and I met two of his girl friends.
If you want to know more about Douglas Gibson and his book, check it out:
http://www.ecwpress.com/books/stories-about-storytellers
Lectures: I thought the lecture was average. Douglas Gibson did make the audience laugh at his stories about authors he dealt with. What to compare it to? Back in 2006 I went to see Margaret Atwood lecture since I was in the Professional Writing program. My class was reading Oryx and Crake. That was a really good lecture.
Then in 2007, my Creative Non-Fiction class went to see an author read his book at the University of Alberta. I don't remember his name. It was an African-American man and prior to the reading, there was another African-American man playing on some steel drums. I think he read a short story to us, or an excerpt. I don't know.
I don't really go to lectures. I watch and listen to TED talks that I get through these emails. The emails are sent to me through my blog. Then I write about it in my weekly emails/ blog posts.
Overall I thought the lecture and night was average. Though I'm sure some of you guys are like: "That sounds like a fun and exciting Friday night to hear a lecture." To some people, yes. Some people would say: "I hate partying in those night clubs. The music's way too loud and the drinks are too expensive." Everybody has a different idea what a fun night is.
Mar. 4 Sleep tip: In 2004, when I was at NAIT, I went to this "How to study" session. The instructor said if you are to pick one hr to study or one hr to sleep, you should sleep.
I was supposed to go for training at my new job today after my restaurant job, but I was getting tired. I worked for nearly 8 hrs today and it's fast-paced. I wouldn't be mentally focused to be training. So I called a few hrs earlier to cancel and reschedule. That's good, because I actually fell asleep for a few min. on the bus ride home and I hardly ever sleep on the bus.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Why we fought the NDAA (Amnesty International)
We fought against the NDAA. This man was one of the reasons why.
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=6oJCLQPAJiJUG&b=6645049&aid=516553&msource=W1202EASHR2&tr=y&auid=10369713
We fought against the NDAA. This man was one of the reasons why.
Dear Tracy,
As of this month, Shaker Aamer has been held in Guantanamo without charge or trial for 10 years. In the span of that decade, presidents have come and gone, wars were started and ended, children have been born. Those children include Shaker's own youngest child, who he has never met.
Shaker was cleared for release by the Bush administration in 2007. The UK government -- an ally of the US -- wants Shaker, a UK resident, released back to his wife and children in London.
Why on earth is this man still confined to the rights-free zone known as Guantanamo Bay?
Call on the US government to either charge and fairly try Shaker Aamer, or release him to the UK.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron will visit President Obama in a couple of weeks -- and we need to make sure Shaker Aamer's case comes up in the talks. With the two key decision makers in the same room, this is one of the best opportunities we've had in a decade to make a real difference for this long-forgotten prisoner.
Amnesty staff are already working behind the scenes in Washington to influence the agenda of the state visit, but we need the voices of Amnesty members to amplify our outrage against Shaker's unending and unjust detention. Shaker won't be forgotten any longer if people like you remind President Obama and other key US officials that we know he's there, waiting for justice.
Shaker may not be able to wait much longer. He has already been severely ill-treated, and was reportedly badly beaten and subjected to death threats in front of an MI5 officer and intelligence officials in 2002. After Shaker organized the first hunger strike at Guantanamo -- which prompted US officials to promise changes in camp conditions -- those promises were broken. Instead, Shaker was placed in solitary confinement in a windowless cell as punishment. That cell has been his home since 2005.
Human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith, who visited Shaker at Guantanamo in November 2011, told the UK Foreign Secretary William Hague: "I do not think it is stretching matters to say that [Shaker Aamer] is gradually dying in Guantanamo Bay."
Indefinite detention without charge or trial. It's not the America that we believe in, but it's the status quo of Guantanamo. And sadly, Congress recently voted to continue the status quo by passing this year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
While today the Senate Judiciary Committee is meeting to discuss the NDAA and its implications for human rights, people like Shaker Aamer are still suffering at Guantanamo. With the US playing fast and loose with the law, who is to say that Shaker Aamer's story of indefinite detention couldn't be yours or mine?
In the last decade, Guantanamo has ruined many lives, while failing to bring about justice for the September 11 attacks. Let's put an end to all that Guantanamo has come to stand for, beginning with the life of one man. Demand that the US government either charge and fairly try Shaker Aamer, or release him back to the UK, where his wife and children await him.
Sincerely,
Zeke Johnson
Director, Security with Human Rights Campaign
Amnesty International USA
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=6oJCLQPAJiJUG&b=6645049&aid=516553&msource=W1202EASHR2&tr=y&auid=10369713
We fought against the NDAA. This man was one of the reasons why.
Dear Tracy,
As of this month, Shaker Aamer has been held in Guantanamo without charge or trial for 10 years. In the span of that decade, presidents have come and gone, wars were started and ended, children have been born. Those children include Shaker's own youngest child, who he has never met.
Shaker was cleared for release by the Bush administration in 2007. The UK government -- an ally of the US -- wants Shaker, a UK resident, released back to his wife and children in London.
Why on earth is this man still confined to the rights-free zone known as Guantanamo Bay?
Call on the US government to either charge and fairly try Shaker Aamer, or release him to the UK.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron will visit President Obama in a couple of weeks -- and we need to make sure Shaker Aamer's case comes up in the talks. With the two key decision makers in the same room, this is one of the best opportunities we've had in a decade to make a real difference for this long-forgotten prisoner.
Amnesty staff are already working behind the scenes in Washington to influence the agenda of the state visit, but we need the voices of Amnesty members to amplify our outrage against Shaker's unending and unjust detention. Shaker won't be forgotten any longer if people like you remind President Obama and other key US officials that we know he's there, waiting for justice.
Shaker may not be able to wait much longer. He has already been severely ill-treated, and was reportedly badly beaten and subjected to death threats in front of an MI5 officer and intelligence officials in 2002. After Shaker organized the first hunger strike at Guantanamo -- which prompted US officials to promise changes in camp conditions -- those promises were broken. Instead, Shaker was placed in solitary confinement in a windowless cell as punishment. That cell has been his home since 2005.
Human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith, who visited Shaker at Guantanamo in November 2011, told the UK Foreign Secretary William Hague: "I do not think it is stretching matters to say that [Shaker Aamer] is gradually dying in Guantanamo Bay."
Indefinite detention without charge or trial. It's not the America that we believe in, but it's the status quo of Guantanamo. And sadly, Congress recently voted to continue the status quo by passing this year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
While today the Senate Judiciary Committee is meeting to discuss the NDAA and its implications for human rights, people like Shaker Aamer are still suffering at Guantanamo. With the US playing fast and loose with the law, who is to say that Shaker Aamer's story of indefinite detention couldn't be yours or mine?
In the last decade, Guantanamo has ruined many lives, while failing to bring about justice for the September 11 attacks. Let's put an end to all that Guantanamo has come to stand for, beginning with the life of one man. Demand that the US government either charge and fairly try Shaker Aamer, or release him back to the UK, where his wife and children await him.
Sincerely,
Zeke Johnson
Director, Security with Human Rights Campaign
Amnesty International USA
productive/ fertility/ sugar babies
Feb. 25 Productive: I emailed that financial adviser so I can find out what my next step should be. I also emailed that career counselor again to set up another meeting about job applications. It's been about a month since I've contacted them.
Fun: I talked to my friend Angela on the phone today. She said she goes out like 5 times a week like for dance classes. I feel like going out isn't productive. I go out about once a week for fun. I usually go out all around town because of job interviews and not for fun.
However, this week was different. On Tues., I went shopping with my mom for black dress pants for work. It's like killing two birds with one stone. I'm doing something fun like shopping and spending time with my mom. I'm also doing something productive because the pants are for work.
On Wed. (my day off), I went out for lunch with my grandma and little brother. After that, my grandma and I walked around Chinatown looking for a good hair salon to cut my hair. There were like 6 hair salons in a 3 block radius. We walked around for 15min to find the cheapest one. I went to the cheapest one which was $17. Getting a haircut is productive. Well it's a not really fun thing to do, at least for me.
On Thurs., I went to a job interview at the optometrist clinic. I then became friends with Neil at the bus stop, and we hung out for 2hrs in downtown. So I went out for fun, 3 times this week.
Feb. 26 Fertility: I was watching 20/20 on Jan. 13, 2012. They talked to this married couple Beth. She's married for 9yrs with Richard. They took in over 60 foster children and adopted 2 of them. They want children of their own. There's free donor websites like the Free Sperm Donor Registry.
Drew is a 26 yr old computer engineer, and he gives free sperm. He donates thousands of dollars to charity and gave one of his kidneys to a child. Drew gives his sperm to Beth.
They talked to sperm donor Trent who donates sperm 3 times a week. He has 14 children. He's an engineer who works at home. FDA tells him to stop giving away his sperm. He hired a lawyer to challenge FDA's order.
Tanya wanted to be a mom since she was a kid. At 19, she had a baby and gave it up for adoption. She feels she has a "hole in her heart." She wants a baby of her own to make her happy. She wen to the Free Sperm Donor Registry and met a guy/ donor. They got to know each other, and started sleeping together.
Tanya wanted a "natural insemination" as in have sex to get pregnant. She had 3 miscarriages so she picked natural insemination. She had frozen sperm and it was hard to get pregnant.
"Joe" is a married man with 3 kids. He was talking in the shadows. He has sex with women to get them pregnant. His wife doesn't know.
Joe: We're adults. I'm helping them.
All the men have STD tests. Now that I think about Joe, what about this question: "What if you father all these kids? What if your 3 kids from your marriage meet some of the kids that you fathered out of wedlock through this natural insemination?"
I don't have a problem with Drew or Trent who donates sperm.
Sugar babies: 20/20 did a piece about this a few years ago, but they're doing it again. A sugar baby is kind of like a "paid girlfriend." Sometimes there's sex involved, and sometimes there isn't. It's usually a man pays a woman to "date" him or spend time with him. It's kind of like prostitution. Though some of you guys may say: "That is prostitution."
If you have sex, then it's prostitution. If you just go out to dinner, but no sex, then it isn't. Though some of you will stay: "Sex or no sex, it's prostitution because there's a sexual element to it."
They talked to Christine who's in school, and it's $10,000 a semester. She's a sugar baby. They talked to a freelance writer who went undercover and she said: "You talk about money arrangement right away." It's companionship for money and the writer said: "renting a girlfriend."
There are lots of college students who are sugar babies. They're from NYU, Harvard, and Virginia Tech.
On a side note, Law and Order: SVU did an entire ep about it called "Sugar" a few years ago. They did it again last month called "Theatre Tricks" and it talked about sugar babies.
Feb. 27 Blog articles: I've had this blog since 2008. It's not until 2010, people from onlinecollege.com and other websites started emailing me these articles. They said they read my blog and thought this article was relevant to my blog. I have put up links to to like 60 articles that were sent to me.
I get articles all the time, that I have created an "unread" folder and there 80-something articles that I haven't read. When they started sending it to me, I have to put it up because it's proof that people read my blog. Now it's like, it doesn't matter if I put it up or not. It depends on what the article is.
TV: Same goes with TV. Whenever I watch a TV show, I take notes on it. It's about story points, twists, what I like, little things I notice. I take notes on about 6 TV shows a week. However, I don't write down all the episodes I watch every week into my weekly emails. Only certain eps that stand out.
Except for The Listener. I have to write about every ep I watch because I love it. Also it's only 13 eps a season.
Feb. 29 Good books: I got this article from Tim Handorf through my blog. I put it up on my Facebook status: "I found a really good article about books. It's about living in your 20s and dealing with life, love, and money. Even if you are younger or older, they listed really good books.
It mentions I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi. My sister loves him and I overheard his video blog. I then signed up to get weekly emails from him, and they're informative and helpful. Here's his website:
http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/
Here's the list of books article. Check it out:
http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2012/02/21/the-20-best-personal-development-books-for-20-somethings/
College: Sarah Johnson sent me this article through my blog. It's called "10 Reasons College Kids Call Home for Help." It's an average article. Fast and easy read.
http://www.homephoneservice.org/blog/2012/10-reasons-college-kids-call-home-for-help/
Robin Thicke: Last week I read in the newspaper that the singer Robin Thicke was arrested for smoking pot in his car. He was the passenger. He was cooperative and he took pictures and signed autographs. He was fined for smoking pot. I'm not surprised that he would be really nice by taking pictures and autographs. He doesn't really seem like a pot head, but it's so common to smoke pot, it's not really interesting.
I did think he was stupid to smoke pot in his car. He should have waited until he got home. lol.
Fun: I talked to my friend Angela on the phone today. She said she goes out like 5 times a week like for dance classes. I feel like going out isn't productive. I go out about once a week for fun. I usually go out all around town because of job interviews and not for fun.
However, this week was different. On Tues., I went shopping with my mom for black dress pants for work. It's like killing two birds with one stone. I'm doing something fun like shopping and spending time with my mom. I'm also doing something productive because the pants are for work.
On Wed. (my day off), I went out for lunch with my grandma and little brother. After that, my grandma and I walked around Chinatown looking for a good hair salon to cut my hair. There were like 6 hair salons in a 3 block radius. We walked around for 15min to find the cheapest one. I went to the cheapest one which was $17. Getting a haircut is productive. Well it's a not really fun thing to do, at least for me.
On Thurs., I went to a job interview at the optometrist clinic. I then became friends with Neil at the bus stop, and we hung out for 2hrs in downtown. So I went out for fun, 3 times this week.
Feb. 26 Fertility: I was watching 20/20 on Jan. 13, 2012. They talked to this married couple Beth. She's married for 9yrs with Richard. They took in over 60 foster children and adopted 2 of them. They want children of their own. There's free donor websites like the Free Sperm Donor Registry.
Drew is a 26 yr old computer engineer, and he gives free sperm. He donates thousands of dollars to charity and gave one of his kidneys to a child. Drew gives his sperm to Beth.
They talked to sperm donor Trent who donates sperm 3 times a week. He has 14 children. He's an engineer who works at home. FDA tells him to stop giving away his sperm. He hired a lawyer to challenge FDA's order.
Tanya wanted to be a mom since she was a kid. At 19, she had a baby and gave it up for adoption. She feels she has a "hole in her heart." She wants a baby of her own to make her happy. She wen to the Free Sperm Donor Registry and met a guy/ donor. They got to know each other, and started sleeping together.
Tanya wanted a "natural insemination" as in have sex to get pregnant. She had 3 miscarriages so she picked natural insemination. She had frozen sperm and it was hard to get pregnant.
"Joe" is a married man with 3 kids. He was talking in the shadows. He has sex with women to get them pregnant. His wife doesn't know.
Joe: We're adults. I'm helping them.
All the men have STD tests. Now that I think about Joe, what about this question: "What if you father all these kids? What if your 3 kids from your marriage meet some of the kids that you fathered out of wedlock through this natural insemination?"
I don't have a problem with Drew or Trent who donates sperm.
Sugar babies: 20/20 did a piece about this a few years ago, but they're doing it again. A sugar baby is kind of like a "paid girlfriend." Sometimes there's sex involved, and sometimes there isn't. It's usually a man pays a woman to "date" him or spend time with him. It's kind of like prostitution. Though some of you guys may say: "That is prostitution."
If you have sex, then it's prostitution. If you just go out to dinner, but no sex, then it isn't. Though some of you will stay: "Sex or no sex, it's prostitution because there's a sexual element to it."
They talked to Christine who's in school, and it's $10,000 a semester. She's a sugar baby. They talked to a freelance writer who went undercover and she said: "You talk about money arrangement right away." It's companionship for money and the writer said: "renting a girlfriend."
There are lots of college students who are sugar babies. They're from NYU, Harvard, and Virginia Tech.
On a side note, Law and Order: SVU did an entire ep about it called "Sugar" a few years ago. They did it again last month called "Theatre Tricks" and it talked about sugar babies.
Feb. 27 Blog articles: I've had this blog since 2008. It's not until 2010, people from onlinecollege.com and other websites started emailing me these articles. They said they read my blog and thought this article was relevant to my blog. I have put up links to to like 60 articles that were sent to me.
I get articles all the time, that I have created an "unread" folder and there 80-something articles that I haven't read. When they started sending it to me, I have to put it up because it's proof that people read my blog. Now it's like, it doesn't matter if I put it up or not. It depends on what the article is.
TV: Same goes with TV. Whenever I watch a TV show, I take notes on it. It's about story points, twists, what I like, little things I notice. I take notes on about 6 TV shows a week. However, I don't write down all the episodes I watch every week into my weekly emails. Only certain eps that stand out.
Except for The Listener. I have to write about every ep I watch because I love it. Also it's only 13 eps a season.
Feb. 29 Good books: I got this article from Tim Handorf through my blog. I put it up on my Facebook status: "I found a really good article about books. It's about living in your 20s and dealing with life, love, and money. Even if you are younger or older, they listed really good books.
It mentions I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi. My sister loves him and I overheard his video blog. I then signed up to get weekly emails from him, and they're informative and helpful. Here's his website:
Here's the list of books article. Check it out:
http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2012/02/21/the-20-best-personal-development-books-for-20-somethings/
College: Sarah Johnson sent me this article through my blog. It's called "10 Reasons College Kids Call Home for Help." It's an average article. Fast and easy read.
http://www.homephoneservice.org/blog/2012/10-reasons-college-kids-call-home-for-help/
Robin Thicke: Last week I read in the newspaper that the singer Robin Thicke was arrested for smoking pot in his car. He was the passenger. He was cooperative and he took pictures and signed autographs. He was fined for smoking pot. I'm not surprised that he would be really nice by taking pictures and autographs. He doesn't really seem like a pot head, but it's so common to smoke pot, it's not really interesting.
I did think he was stupid to smoke pot in his car. He should have waited until he got home. lol.
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