I recently got the chance to watch a film called “Waking Life.” It was a very different kind of film, but I think that it’s different in a good way. This is an animated film that follows a young man trapped in a series of dreams where he converses with people or acts as a…
The Shadow of Death by Tina The rainy day, a tragedy happened to a little young boy, But the boy knew nothing of the impending danger: The young boy just ran to the fence with joy, And he changed clothes to conceal himself a stranger: When he started to explore a place that was grim,…
The media is currently swirling around the issue of CEO Stephen Duckett’s controversial dismissal from the Alberta Health Services board. Angrily pushing off reporters and interviews while asserting he was eating his cookie, Ed Stelmach definitely did not sympathize with Duckett’s behaviour and termed it “offensive.” Now three members from the AHS board have resigned…
DJ Masa’s career began in 2005, when he discovered the mixing software Sound Forge. From that time on, he had a strong interest in music. His first project “Girls Yeah Top (BOA)” got a lot of positive reviews. As Boa’s projects became more and more known, he decided to expand his work to other Asian…
[youtube JhblY7_SWy4] The past two weeks have been turbulent times for the Alberta Health Care system. The canning of Sherman from the Provincial Legislature and the firing of Duckett after his Cooke Walk both sparked much controversy in the media. Sherman was criticized for his adamant opposition to the current health care system and his…
There are only three words to describe this amazing show: humorous, witty, and entertaining. Who knew a group of four nerds could entertain the masses? The clever jokes told on the television series provide delight for nerds across the world, from jokes that allude to Star Trek or various Marvel Comics, there is a joke…
In the film A Walk To Remember, the main character had a list of 100 things she wanted to do before she died. That inspired me to make a list of things I wanted to do before I die. Plus, the season finale of the Buried Life is on tonight, a show where a group…
[youtube 5DxeCK5Ne_Q] Alberta Health Services President and Chief Executive Officer Stephen Duckett was fired for being caught on video telling reporters he wasn’t able to answer their questions because he was “eating my cookie.” This lead to angry board members that were even threatening to sue. But was he completely wrong? With modern day media,…
2010-2011’s Empty Bowls event has officially been launched! On Nov. 18, the first orientation meeting for the making of bowls took place at the Wild Flower Arts Centre. Volunteers and steering committee members were given the opportunity to tap into their artistic talent to make clay bowls with a creative twist. All of these bowls…
The world needs leaders, in whatever area of expertise individuals choose to pursue. Attending two Canadian Red Cross workshops, intending to train internal Red Cross volunteers to become facilitators, plunged me into becoming more engaged in world affairs. I had previously spoken about this in another post. It was quite intimidating, as I tried to…
Web comics are awesome for a number of reasons: 1) They save paper! 2) They’re easy to find when you want to show a friend or relive a good laugh. 3) THE HAVE IPHONE APPS 😉 4) The list is endless, really, but you know, it’s nice to have archives and the most recent comic…
Holodomor Awareness Week November 22-28 This weekend, I’m going to be remembering. Remembering millions who died of starvation. I was raised in the Ukrainian-Canadian Community, and I’ve always known of the Ukrainian genocide by famine of 1932-33, but as I grew older, I was saddened to see how few people also knew of it. It…
Being one of my passions in life, I think music is an important factor in the lives of men. As a listener of an extremely wide range of music, I am sometimes distressed to see that many people don’t explore music outside of their comfort zone. I listen to a lot of jazz, rock, electronic…
I recently got the opportunity to watch A Nightmare on Elm Street. I wanted to see the new one, but I ended up watching one from 1996. A cool fact about this movie is that it introduced Johnny Depp into the acting world. I thought this movie was very good. It is about a man…