ART SHOW YAY! :)

I have been going to all of Mary Ward’s art shows since Enigma. They were all amazing! I remember this year’s art show week like it was just yesterday! I didn’t think I would spend so much time at the art show, because I had lots of work to do, but the art show is just so magical, it was hard to stay away. I’m pretty sure I spent most of my time in the Grade 10 “I AM” video room. I always got excited to see my video playing. However, it got awkward when it was done, and there was just a bunch of random people staring at me wondering “is that the girl from the video?” Nonetheless, it was fun watching every single one of the grade 10 videos. I swear I’ve seen them all like, 3454 times.

I really enjoyed this year’s art show. I liked the theme “Eccentrick.” Everything was really crazy and unique, and I enjoyed all the piece’s I saw. I remember one of the days, I spent a while in the little graffiti area, just writing “TAYLOR WAS HERE!” “TAYLOR IS COOL!” “TAYLOR WAS HERE, TOO!” all over the place! It was really fun, and I think that made Eccentrick a lot more enjoyable, because people who don’t even attend Mary Ward could be part of the art show just by signing their name.

I think that aside from the grade 10 videos, my favourite part of the art show was those little stuffed ...things.. hanging from the ceiling in the design area. I thought some of them were really cute. By far, my favourite was the lima bean one! However, I loved all of them. They were really creative, and some of them were extremely cute. The whole art show was really enjoyable. I only got to spend probably less than 2 days there. Which sucks, because it was really amazing. I can’t wait for next year’s art show, and I hope it’s just as amazing as this year’s! Wait, never mind, I KNOW it’ll be just as amazing!!

s0 PHUNNIE

Best video ever! ;)

The colours on the picture are sort of distorted... ;[

Hold on, someone's on the other line!

No matter where you go, there will always be that one random person behind you yapping away on their cell phone. I think that cell phones are a great invention, don’t get me wrong, but it’s annoying when people take advantage of them. I mostly use my cell phone for text messaging. I have unlimited texting, which most people consider lucky. However, I think that people should be more considerate when using cell phones. Cell phones have changed a lot over time. When I got my first cell phone, I was really young. Believe it or not, I was 10 years old. It was my birthday present. My mom set it up and everything, put it in a little gift bag, and when she handed it to me, my father called it, and surprisingly, the ring tone was set to “Happy Birthday.” I was really excited. My first ever cell phone! However, now that I think of it, I really had no use for it. All cell phones could do then was make calls, and send text messages. Now, cell phones have many features, such as voicemail, internet, mp3 players, and real song ring tones. My cell phone does all of those.

I feel like a hypocrite now that I’m writing this blog. I got my cell phone at such a young age, yet now, when I see a young girl or boy on a cell phone, it kind of gets me angry, because they should be outside doing something with their life. I was never really a phone talker (still not,) so I guess that makes me less of a hypocrite.. Right? Anyways... Here are my five rules for proper cell phone etiquette!

1. Don’t yell. Cell phones are magical inventions that let you talk to someone who could be on the other side of the world. Just because they’re on the other side of the world, that doesn’t mean that you should yell loud enough for them to hear you! That’s why you’re holding that little thing in your hands!
2. Be respectful. If you’re hanging out with your friends, don’t spend all your time texting or calling someone else for the whole time. If you really wanted to talk to them at that particular moment, you should’ve invited them..
3. Earphones, earphones, earphones! Sometimes when I’m on the bus, I start to hear some random music blasting at the side of my ear. Just because cell phones now have built in mp3’s, doesn’t mean you should abuse it. Not everyone listens to the same music that you do. So don’t let them suffer just because you don’t feel like using earphones.
4. Don’t drive and talk. It could be just as deadly as drinking and driving. Say you’re driving down the highway, talking to your significant other on the phone, when all of a sudden you get into an argument! You’re not focused on driving, and all you think about is how angry you are. It will take your mind off the road, and the next thing you know, you wake up in the hospital without an ear.
5. Turn them off. When you’re in class, there’s nothing scarier than the thought of your cell phone going off in the middle of your teachers speech about quadratic functions. What happens if it does? The teacher will magically appear at your desk with their hand out. You may think they just want a friendly high-five, but you’d be wrong! Turning it off could be a bit extreme, which is why the makers of cell phones have created ring types such as “silent” and “vibrate.”

Again, I feel really hypocritical. I always leave my cell phone on the loudest volume. What would happen if I was in the test centre and someone decides to call me and ask where I am? Uh oh!

Technology helped me create this blog post! :)

Watching that clip was very entertaining. It really made me realize that people these days really do take things for granted. It also made me realize how stubborn people can get when something so innovative is right in front of their face, and they are so unfortunate. My mom always tells us that we’re lucky to have what we do, because she never had it when she was young. Sometimes you just need to realize what is really right there, and stop complaining.

With all the advertising that we encounter every day, it’s hard to not want whatever you see. They make everything look so good, and so magnificent, that you just HAVE to have it. I think that the only form of technology that I couldn’t live without is my laptop. I have a cell phone, and an iPod, but I don’t find myself using those as much as my laptop. But a laptop could perform what a cell phone and an iPod do also. You might not be able to make calls, but there’s instant messaging, and emails that help you to communicate with others. Also, programs such as iTunes, and Windows Media Player allow you to listen to your (..purchased..) music! Unlike many other teenagers, I do not watch television. I did, however, watch Hell’s Kitchen.. But since the season is over, I don’t watch TV. Sure, if I’m passing by my living room while my brothers are watching TV, I’ll watch for a bit, but that’s all.

My father always told us that he never had a microwave when he was a child. I don’t think I would be able to live without a microwave now. Everyone has those times when they’re extremely hungry and need something to eat right that second. So they go into their freezer, and see a box of Pizza Pops. They turn the box over and read the instructions, and there are two options. “Oven Instructions” or “Microwave Instructions.” As soon as you notice that it only takes 3 minutes to cook a Pizza Pop in a microwave, why on earth would you bother waiting half an hour cooking it in the oven?!