April 2010
1 post
March 2010
8 posts
Books? I Read Books!
It’s time for another list of the top something of the decade, and this time I’ve chosen books. But not just any books. You see, even getting to this point was a struggle. All the top selling lists were clogged with Harry Potter and Twilight. Ick, I know. But any list put together by “experts” are books that I hadn’t read. I was at an impasse. So I looked over my bookshelf, and found inspiration....
Sports Are Cool (And Here's Why)
So I know my theme is the top [insert topic] here of the 2000s as suggested by some sort of “expert.” But now I’m changing this to MY top of the 2000s (cheers, Andrew Keen!) And this is the top sports plays of the 2000s. Which is a little bit of a misnomer, because quite honestly, I didn’t start watching sports until 2003. (I’m from a Dutch immigrant family…my...
My Foray into Chatroulette
So I gave in and attempted chatroulette. It was trending on twitter and I was bored. I decided I would just hope and pray I wouldn’t see any sketchy stuff. I was on it for about 2 minutes, and I still don’t understand the appeal. I sat and drank coffee and watched the Flames game and went on.
I went through 4 guys, all around 20-ish I would say. All fairly attractive, which surprised...
I Watch Too Much TV
Per Adam’s request, here is a list of my top tv shows/ tv shows I’m watching right now. Admittedly past the first few, they’re in no particular order. So here they are:
The Office My boyfriend Joel, loves the Office. He almost lives and dies by this show. In fact, when we started dating, he more or less told me that I HAD to start watching. Last week he asked if I watched the baby episode,...
I Love TV, and So Do Other People
I watch too much TV. There, I said it. I’m ok with that. As I’m writing this, I’m continuing my week-long marathon of Boy Meets World. I’m almost done the series, and then I’ll inevitbly pick up something else. Anyway, I’ve long been looking for a “top tv shows of the decade” list that I agree with. Arrested Development always comes out on top, and...
WatchI love Roberto Luongo, as you may have noticed. And I love Cabbie on the Street.
And I’m trying to blog more, so this is a start.
Even if you hate sports, Cabbie on the Street is surprisingly entertaining.
Personally, I think Cabbie is the man.
Pacifying our Hate for Architecture
I know that after reading so much about architecture, we just don’t want to hear about it anymore. Rest assured, this will be mostly pictures. I’m not going to lie - this week is stupid busy, so my pretty pictures will have to sway you.
Here is the best of the decade in architecture, according to the Washington Post:
Tate Modern - London
I don’t know anything about...
With Glowing Hearts
I love Canada. Rewind 2 weeks, 2 months, 2 years, it doesn’t matter, so don’t think I just got whipped into the Olympic spirit and aren’t thinking clearly. I love Canada. And now, it seems at long last as if the rest of Canada has jumped aboard. Usually, the Olympics represents a show of international unity, a putting aside of grievances, and joining together. This Olympics, I...
February 2010
9 posts
Drop Out Rates in Alberta
Note: This was created as a blog post for my Alberta Politics and Government Class, but since we have so many education students in this class, and since I haven’t posted anything overly academic on here yet, I thought I’d post it.
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The Perfect Picture
You may have noticed - I love hockey. In my room in my parents’ house, I still have a wall of great hockey pictures hanging on the wall. I miss my hockey wall more than words can say. Sometimes a picture just seems to capture an entire moment, or a whole player, or a great dynamic, all in one simple picture. These are some of my favourite hockey pictures.
1. Todd Bertuzzi
I love Todd...
My Hero of the Day
I have to be honest- I actually kind of like this blog. Because now when random things happen to me, I think “THIS IS TOTALLY GOING ON MY BLOG!”, Barney Stinson style. This is one of those times:
This morning, I parked at the University and saw this on car beside me:
Bravo, person who wrote that on the car. There have been many times that I have wished to do the same to unruly...
The Toughest Decision of My Life
So at the beginning of the year, Paul told us not to be afraid to get personal on this blog. Well, I’m not one to do that, but I think the time has come for me to get personal. Writing out all my thoughts and feelings about this issue might be cathartic. So here we go.
Today, my boyfriend Joel, and his 2 roommates, Jake and Ryan (who was NOT skipping work), and I went to go on adventures in...
A Dissertation on the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Just kidding. Except not really. I had to go way back to intro Sociology to figure what this whole blog post was about, and by golly, I remembered: the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. If you don’t remember what it is (and I don’t blame you), it is roughly the notion that language shapes our culture. With that, I would like to introduce the Words of the Year for the 2000s.
2000 : Muggle.
Holy crap. My...
Top 10 Gadgets of the Decade
Last week I did the worst of the decade, so it only seems fitting that this week, I talk about the best. I’ve come across many lists of the best of the decade, but this one by ABC is my favourite thus far. They cover the top ten of the decade. I’ll just hit on the ones I like.
8. iPhone - What? Only 8th? Its as if this list is run by witches. I guess this makes sense because the...
January 2010
9 posts
WatchHere’s your daily dose of Peyton Manning hilarity (or at least a smile). This is from SNL last year. Enjoy!
Worst Gadgets of the Noughties
Since this is a cyberspace class, I think a ranking of technology is in order. So this week, I’ll focus my Noughtie list on technology and how it changed in the past decade. And I’ll start with the WORST of the decade. The full list has 40 useless gadgets, but in all honesty, most of them aren’t that interesting. So I’ll just highlight the top 6, IMO.
1. Segway - now the idea for this was...
Theme Time!
I have found a theme for my blog. In the spirit of celebrating making it through a decade of the 2000s, I’m going to keep doing a “top of the 2000s” review. From music (like I’ve done), to just about anything else that strikes my fancy, stayed tuned for more of the top of the Noughties!
Yay for a theme and a direction! :)
Now stayed tuned for me to figure out how to...
The Crap We Listened to in the 2000s
Occasionally, I like to look at the Billboard charts. It’s mostly curiosity, somewhat looking for new music, and all time-wasting. Last week I found Decade End Charts, and as I looked at it, I thought, WOW. We listened to a lot of CRAP. And all you indie people, don’t get all uppity - you probably listened to it too.
So from the Hot 100 Chart of the 2000s, across all genres....
Random Weekend Thoughts
Despite my quest to remain indoors for the duration of this Chinook, I have been forced from my house to face the world. And what a bizarre world it is.
For example, while waiting at a red light at Whoop-Up and Jerry Potts and whatever is across from Potts (Columbia?) on Saturday afternoon, a white car pulled up beside me. I looked over and in the passenger seat of the car was a guy in a...
Chinooks: A Big Fat Disappointment
Hey Gang,
So I grew up in Central Alberta, where we used to learn about these mythical things in Southern Alberta called Chinooks. We were told this to be a wonderful warm wind that swooped in and made birds chirp and grass grow and all sorts of spring-y things within the confines of Winter. I imagined the wind from the movie “Pocahontas” - you know, the colourful leaves and songs and...
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for...”
– Albert Einstein
So I Guess This is Me....
Hi! My name is Jacquelyn, and I’m a third year Education student at U of L. This is my first year in Lethbridge; I did my previous two at Red Deer College. I was born and raised in Central Alberta, and it holds a special place in my heart.
As you may have noticed, I’m a hockey fan - a Canucks fan (what else is there, really?) I’m conviced that this is their year to make it to...