Smile.

Done done and done!


I am officially done my first semester, and boy am I glad! Those classes were really starting to get annoying. I mean, sure it's nice to be on the computer, it's an advanced way to learn and complete your work. But when you're on the computer for every single one of your classes, it gets to be annoying! You get tired of typing, you get tired starring at a screen all period and to be honest, I just wanted to write! So i'm definitely glad that I now get a break from computer classes. My second semester I have one computer class which is good enough for me!


So my exams were not too bad! I went into my Communications Technology exam in the 80's. I went into my International Business exam with a 81% and I went into my Business in the Digital Environment exam with an 80%. So it was quite obvious and a relief that I was 100% sure I was going to pass all of my classes. Like the exams were really going to be that hard.


For my Communications Technology exam, I had to do a presentation presenting my final project to my teacher and classmates. As I had mentioned in another one of my blogs, my Communications Technology final project was a digital portfolio done in Hyper Studio. I basically had to present myself as a graphics designer and show case my talents and show that I was able to include sound, animation and Photoshop elements to my slides. The presentation was fast and simple and then it was on to the written part. The written part however, no big deal, it was just a write up on what went well and what didn't go well while designing my portfolio! No studying, all my own opinions, one exam, done.


For my International Business exam, we actually had to study. Myself, I HATE studying. Especially when the subject is of no interest to me. I mean, you try sitting at your computer reading note after note about exporting and importing with other countries with trade barriers and policies. It's just not interesting for me! But that is what I had to do. With an Ice-Capp in my hand the night before, I sat at my computer and read over all of my notes. I'd say the exam was okay. A bit of the information that I had read stuck in my head and I was able to complete the exam. With fifty multiple choice questions, you would think it was simple. No. The written part, required so much writing. I thought my hand was going to fall off! I was so glad when I was finished! However the Tim Horton's muffins my teacher brought for us, made it not as bad.


For my final Business in the Digital Environment exam, (which was written today) it was again, a write up on what I had learned in the course and how I will use it in the future. Very simple. I'm glad I didn't have to do any studying this semester other than International Business!


With everything being finished, I am now looking forward to starting a new semester. :)

Art, Yearbook, Entrepreneurial Studies, English.

Hello semester two. :)

No Strings Attached.

No Strings Attached.


This movie came out last Friday, (January 21st) and my boyfriend and I went to see it and it was such a cute movie!


In this comedy starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher, Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher) are life-long friends who almost ruin everything by having sex one morning. In order to protect their friendship, they make a pact to keep their relationship strictly “no strings attached.” “No strings” means no jealousy, no expectations, no fighting, no flowers, no baby voices. It means they can do whatever they want, whenever they want, in whatever public place they want, as long as they don’t fall in love. The question becomes – who’s going to fall first?


To be honest, at the beginning of the movie, I will admit, I was a bit lost. Only because as they went from 15 years earlier to 10 years earlier, the girl somewhat changed a lot once she hit the present time. So when they met up, I didn't know who he was talking to! But as the movie went along, I knew exactly who it was.


The movie was not only a cute romantic but was also a comedy! There is nothing worse, than a complete romantic movie, it's just too boring! But throw some comedy in there and you are good to go! And they found the perfect actors to do it! Ashton Kutcher is beyond hilarious and Natalie Portman, well, her character wasn't exactly the funniest, but she had her moments!


For me, this was the first movie I've actually seen, where the characters are afraid to fall in love and don't want to. Usually every other romance movie you see the two main characters are completely head over heels for each other and are just having the perfect relationship. This was a big change because a lot of people out there have the same emotions. They're scared of falling in love for the fear of getting hurt, and i'm so happy that they made a movie based on this because it can relate to a lot of people.


I would definitely recommend that you go see this movie. :)

Here is a link for the No Strings Attached Trailer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubfcfs98MBw

Hands.

I am bored!

I am currently at school right now sitting in my International Business class. I am finished all of my final projects, THANK GOODNESS! It's such a big chunk of stress off of my shoulders. Although now the disadvantage of this, is that I am bored, with nothing to do.

Facebook and YouTube and what not are unblocked on the school computers, although I have no desire to go on them. I browse Facebook for about five minutes and then get bored. Nothing really happens during school hours. So I now find myself writing this blog.

I haven't actually blogged for a couple weeks now! I've been busy trying to get caught up on my school work and completing my final projects. Then on top of that, work. So I haven't exactly had the energy to post. So I think now is the perfect time!

Now that my final projects are finished, I have a new project I am working on. The Beal Art Interview is in less than two weeks and I still do not have my portfolio put together! Sure I have all the photo's, drawings and paintings I wish to put in it, but I don't have a folder, and I don't have them printed out. Reason being, I am currently in the process of drawing one more piece to add into it. I had two drawings of people, and one painting of flowers. But I wanted to show that I have greater abilities than that. So I had this photo of the Eiffel Tower that had quite a bit of detail in it, I figured that this would be perfect. The photo is almost finished and there has been over five hours put into it so far. I did not want to rush this piece so it would be near to perfect. It's looking good and I'm excited to see the finished product!

As soon as I am finished this photo, I will be on my way to finding a folder and printing my photo's! I'm really looking forward to this interview, it's been something I've been working on and thinking about a lot, and I just want it to be the best interview. I'm very confident about it.

Other than that, there is not much happening. That has been my main focus recently other than getting my work done.

I am looking forward to a new semester, and a fresh start. :)

This is the photo that i'm drawing. :)

Blah, Blah, Blah!

Could the day just end already?


I am so tired, and sore and just lazy! I've been up since 6:45 this morning getting ready for work. My mom picked me up around 7 and then I headed to work at 7:50 to start my shift at 8. It was only a 4.5 hour shift, but for some reason, it went by much slower than a 7 or 8 hour shift! Maybe it was the fact that I didn't get a break? Or possibly the fact that I was order taking the whole time. It's probably both! After non-stop talking for four hours, your throat gets a bit dry and sore, and it did not make me feel the greatest.


I had a few plans that I wanted to do after work, and I didn't do any of them because I was so exhausted. Other than one actually. One of my plans was to go to White Oaks to exchange a sweater I had gotten too small, didn't happen. Another one of my plans was to shoot some winter photo's in Wortley Village, didn't happen. Then I wanted to go to Wal-Mart to get a frame for my grandpa's birthday present, didn't happen either. I just didn't have the ambition to do anything! The one thing I did do though was get myself a new profile picture for Facebook! Nice achievement huh?


Anywho, recently I have found myself listening to Ke$ha a lot. I had gotten her CD on my iPhone and decided to take a listen and I am hooked! Her songs are just so exciting and make me want to dance! Very very catchy songs. Although I have noticed that her lyrics are not the best. They are actually kind of trashy in my opinion. Not in all of the songs though, just a few. Regardless the songs are still catchy and enjoyable to listen to!


Here are some links to her popular songs to have a listen!
Your Love Is My Drug -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaZTgwvOE6Y
Take It Off -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzySGdhcF4o
Blah Blah Blah -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGp6xC5MXic
Tik Tok -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djgjWMoBnf8

Ke$ha!

Difficult.

I'm ready!


Ready to begin my final projects that is. I have three to complete that I have not started on yet that are due before the end of the month. This past week I have been getting caught up on all of my assignments in all of my classes so I am ready to go and get started on my final projects! It was a success! A very productive week i'd say.


My three final projects would consist of a Hyper Studio presentation in Communications Technology, a guide book in International Business between Canada and Poland and a Business Portfolio in Introduction to Business. Each final project is going to take a lot of organization and a lot of thinking.


My final project for Communications Technology is done in a program called Hyper Studio, a program that I have never used before, and have no idea how to work. All my teacher gave me was a booklet on how to do the basics. Add text, add background colours, add photo's and animations, simple stuff. She however didn't exactly give me a print-out for my final project. She had written in point form on the white board what we basically had to do, but to me it's not described in detail well enough. This teacher in my opinion is not the best teacher I've ever had. In fact I wouldn't even call her a teacher. Today was the first day I opened up the program to begin my project and I got stumped when trying to add a photo. The program would not open files under PDF or any other file name in Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop. When I asked the teacher what to do, she simply told me that the file EXP would work, but there wasn't even an option in Hyper Studio. Walking away from my question, I decided to just close the program and begin again on Monday. If she was not going to help me, there wasn't much I could do. Basically the project is to create a five page slide show with animations, voice recordings and buttons to go to and from pages. The presentation is to persuade a client that you should be their graphic designer. So my pages would consist of a title page letting them know who I am and what I do. A slide for my logo designs and self portrait made in Adobe Illustrator. A slide to show my drawings. A slide to show my photography. And a conclusion slide as to why I would be the right choice for them. I basically know exactly what's going in it and what it's going to look like. Now all I need to know is how to work the program! Hopefully next week I can get things rolling!


My final project for International Business is a guide book pretty much giving all of the information about Poland and it's International Business Relations with Canada. We have been working on IBP's throughout the semester that are going into the guide book. I haven't exactly read the instructions for the final project but that is basically what it is. Simple enough, i'm just glad that we don't have to do a presentation!


For my Introduction to Business class our final project AND exam is to create a business portfolio on our chosen business. Mine of course is photography. What we have to do, is create a portfolio made up with business cards, business letterheads, memo's, fax covers and reports with our own logo and information. Along with my International Business final project, I have not quite read the instructions on this project either. All I know is I will have to present this to not only my teacher, but to someone who works in a business. And this is not only a presentation, but an interview. This worries me a bit. The very first interview I had for a job, I blew. Having experience with my second interview at Tim Horton's and getting the job, I have higher confidence. Just the fact that it's an interview, gets my heart pounding. I have a feeling I will be very nervous for this, and it's only a final project! 


Next week, I begin. :)

None of my final projects are written.

They're all computer classes!

Create Yourself.

Oh how excited I am becoming!


For what you may ask? Next year! From what I recall I don't think I mentioned my artistic side. I might have, but I don't remember at this moment! Not only am I interested in Photography but I am also interested in drawing and painting. It was a talent that I received from my grandpa Buck, (his name is actually Charles but ever since I was a baby I called him Buck!) Ever since I was in public school I was a very talented drawer. Art was my favourite subject and I came up with great drawings! Heck I even had some of my class mates ask me to do some of there drawings for them! But pretty much all my life I've had a talent and interest with drawing.


Public school was when my grandpa began to teach me how to paint. We would sit in his kitchen and he would teach me how to do brush strokes, and how to mix the paint on the palette, how to properly clean my brushes, how to do specific features and pretty much anything I needed to know and wanted to know. He used to paint every day with his oil paint, beautiful landscapes. I now have his oil paint that he gave to me to use for my paintings. But I don't think I would be where I am today with my drawings without his guidance.

This is my grandpa Buck. :)

That being said, the high school that I attend is known for the arts, and they have an Art Program, which is what I am going to be a part of next year! At least I hope so! The Art Program is not just something you can sign up for and join. You need to attend an interview with a portfolio to get accepted. My portfolio consists of three paintings, two drawings and five photo's. This way they can see my three talents!

This is a painting that was in the Art Show last year.

There is so much detail put into it! Amazing.

Technically, this is my graduating year. I could be going to college next year to get started on my career path. But I chose to do a victory lap to join this program. I thought it would be a good experience, and look good when applying to college for Photography. It will show that I am interested in the arts and have experience with photography seeing as the Art Program isn't just about drawing and painting, it's about photography too! With hands on experience and getting to know more about the camera and photo taking, I think it would be a great thing to experience before heading into college!


The next portfolio interview is on February 3rd, and i'm ready! :)

Portfolio Painting #1- Jack Frost.

Portfolio Drawing #1- The Mad Hatter.

Portfolio Photo #1- The City of Toronto.

Welcome 2011!

Happy New Year! :D


Yes, we are now beginning a new year! And I'd say it's off to a pretty good start!

Last night being New Years Eve, I worked. BUT! In the morning! So I could still go out and enjoy my night and the countdown to a new year! My boyfriend and I were invited to a party at the Delta Hotel downtown and I was pretty darn excited! To be honest, this was the first legit party that I had ever been to. I'm not much of a party person. So it was very exciting for me seeing as I didn't know what to expect but I knew it was probably gonna be fun!

The LTC was running until 2 in the morning and was free beginning at 8, that way everyone could get home safely and not have to worry about costs. So we got on the bus around 9:30 heading downtown. When we got on the bus it was empty and quiet. But as we started getting closer to downtown, people started piling onto the bus. Most of them were not sober. They were actually quite loud and obnoxious talking about the most random things. I couldn't wait to get off the bus.

When we arrived at the hotel and walked through the front doors, I was amazed. The hotel was so beautiful. The stairs leading up to the hotel rooms were made of bricks leading up to a pool and then leading up towards the rooms. It was absolutely stunning. My boyfriends friend had gotten two rooms to hold this party, and they were beautiful as well. With a Tv, a mini bar, two couches, three chairs and a big comfy bed, it was quite comfortable. Plus two washrooms which is always convenient.

The night was going along quite well. Lot's of laughs and good friendly chats. I had also made a couple new friends! I'm usually a very shy and quiet person, so this is an accomplishment for me! Haha.

It was getting closer to midnight, about 10 minutes away actually, and everyone wanted to head down to Victoria Park for the countdown and fireworks. It was just around the corner and up the street, but with ten minutes to get there, I didn't think we would have enough time! But everyone was determined to make it down there. So we left the hotel, half walking and half running up the street to make it to the park. 11:52, 11:55, 11:57, it kept getting closer to midnight as we were still trying to make it to the center of the park trudging through all the slushy snow. All of a sudden fireworks started going off in the sky, and as I looked at my phone it was midnight and the beginning to the year 2011. I was somewhat disappointed that I didn't get to countdown, but the fireworks were amazing, and I had my very first new years kiss with the guy that means the world to me. It was a great night, and a great start to the new year.

When we got back to the hotel, I began to get tired. Seeing as I had worked that morning, my energy was running low. My boyfriend wasn't ready to leave quite yet, so I just told him I was going to rest on the bed in the other room. I had passed out for a little bit, not completely though, I knew what was going on around me and could hear everyone talking. I knew it didn't look good though when I heard someone say, " There is a girl passed out in there on the bed. " I assumed they thought I was completely drunk and had just passed out. Didn't look good to me! So I sat up for a bit and played a game on my iPhone.

Not so long after I got up, my boyfriend came into the room telling me that we had to leave. There had been a noise complaint from other rooms and security came up and told us we had to leave. As we sat in the lobby calling for cabs we were getting no luck. All cabs were in use and there was a 35 minute wait. It was 3 in the morning at this point. As we sat there waiting for the cab, these two guys decided to come down the hall and just sit in the hallway. They were asked to leave along with us as well. I was not impressed seeing as we were fine sitting there before until these kids had to come and just sit in the middle of the hall. But what do you do.

So standing outside in the coldness was not what I wanted to be doing. I just wanted to go home and go to bed! My boyfriend had gotten a cab and I was relieved. But as he was standing there talking to the cab driver, these three drunken college guys were standing outside as well. As soon as they saw the cab pull up, one of them said, " Yo let's get in this cab! " And began walking towards the cab and started getting in the back seat. I was FURIOUS. I was cold, I was tired, and I just wanted to go to bed. Luckily, another cab came two minutes later and we were able to get in that one.

Despite the cab troubles, I had a very good night, and an awesome start to the new year. :)

Happy New Year! 2011. :)

Did you know, today is 1/1/11?

This won't happen again for another 1000 years!