THANK YOU!

The Contest

Thank you to every one who has helped me win this contest!

I found out after math class, I wasn't feeling to proud of myself for my math test, but then my friend let me know that I won and I just freaked out right there in the middle of the hallway. I was so happy! I was bouncing around, hugging all my friends, screaming. Apparently I had a very funny expression...I tend not to control myself when I'm excited.

I was so happy I almost cried, right there in the middle of the hall.

It's nice to be recognized for my film making, as I've said before, I'm a film nerd.

Now, I get to help film a promotional video for a contest that the Institute is going to hold. That's exciting, my first job as a filmmaker!

The Locker

Thank you to my bestest friends in the whole wide world for decorating my locker. It was such a nice surprise! AND it is beautiful! In case you didn't see it in the video, there are stars (which I am very fond of) and pictures of me and my friends. There were pink blossoms (because that's my dance group with my friends) and a Gemini Award (because I wanted to win a Gemini more than an Oscar, don't ask why).

ALSO, my friends talked me out of going to the mall to pick up my own present because they had actually got what I was going to buy. How they climb into my brain all the time without me knowing, I'll never figure it out.

Updates

So yeah, it's been a great few days. And today, we got our marks for our Hamlet soliloquy (where we just present a soliloquy) and I did really well. My teacher gave me such nice comments. It feels good because I haven't done much acting in a very long time and to come back to it felt good, to be complemented on it feels really good. I should do more acting, I really like it.

So now it's time to disappear off into study land and really focus on getting good marks in school. I'm actually really excited for university and for all the possibilities that lay ahead.

=) Tee

I'm a FINALIST!

I'm one of the six finalist (out of sixty-four entries) for the Rule the Tube contest!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU so much for all your support! I'm am forever thankful. =)

This is the last week of voting, so please please please, watch the video and share it with your friends.

I promise that after this contest is over, I will start posting new videos and blog entries!

xoxo

Ruling the World 101

My submission for the ICAO's Rule the Tube 2010 contest.
Theme: Why being a chartered accountant rocks.
Music: Original track created by me.

I made this video as an entry for the Rule the Tube contest with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. If I win, I'll get $1,500 for university!

If you like the video, comment, rate, and share it with your friends!
Videos will be judged based on originality, creativity, relevance, number of visits, number of likes, and overall rating.
Voting ends on November 26th @ 12:00 pm.

Thanks for watching!

katy came along at just the right time

I just heard "Firework" by Katy Perry and it speaks so loudly to me, and not just because my speakers are turned up.

Thank you Katy.

eggplant, anyone?

This weekend, I tried eggplant for the first time and it was...not as bad as I thought! It was actually good. Trying new things is good.

"something's rotten in the state of Denmark"

I feel like I'm in a modern day, real-life version of Hamlet. There's something off about our situation, and I'm not the only one feeling it. We're all having our moments of panic, of sadness, odd mood swings, and confusion.

Some of us are just better at hiding it, but I can tell that there's something "rotten" going on. It's weirding me out. I hope it passes.

i've figured it out!

So I was writing a Business Management test today and halfway through, I realized why you have to show up to class.

I mean, the test was based on content from the textbook, and I can easily memorize the textbook in the comfort of my bedroom during those 1.5 hours that I'm expected to go to class. So, if I can learn on my own, what's the need of going to class?

It's to get an understanding of who the teacher is so that you can predict the answers on the test without even studying so hard, or to get in the teacher's good books so they'll mark you better.

Bonus marks if you write in the same style they do, speak in the same style they do. If you can regurgitate what they said, EVEN BETTER!

That's really all there is to it. My test was a little biased, it was multiple choice but some answers were opinionated. But I knew how to answer most of them because I showed up to class and paid attention, not to the material, but to the teacher.

Breakthrough during a test. Let's hope I passed and this isn't a premature statement.

dumb clock

There just aren't enough hours in a day to do everything I need to without going completely insane and causing permanent damage.

The Way Love Goes

She fell in love

with a boy who

had other plans

Found his keys

to his heart

in another's hands

And for now,

she may be crying

before she sees

before she sees

That this is the way love goes

Thinking you've got it right, you hope

But one day you'll find it, you know

Cause that's the way love goes

He fell in love

with a girl

who was top of class

She changed his hair

and his clothes

to meet her folks

He said goodbye

But realized that he

wanted her back

wanted her back

But that's the way love goes

Thinking you've got it right, you hope

But it'll take some finding and time

But that's the way love goes

That's that way love goes

You smile then you find that

it's not what you hoped

But one day you'll find it, you know

Cause that's the way love goes

She fell in love

with a boy who...

have you ever ran in the rain?

This week had just felt off. I felt bipolar and I'm not too sure why. I mean, it's a number of factors, but mostly, I don't know what it could be. Because it's not like these things in my life are new. I've dealt with them before.

And tonight, I decided to take the night off (even though I shouldn't) because I thought maybe I could fix it. And for those three hours that I spent playing and playing and playing my guitar, things really did feel better. Or at least, I felt better about things. I wrote a song about love because it seems like such an abstract idea right now. I wrote a song to my parents/family telling them what's been bothering me. I wrote a song to a boy that, well, to be honest, it's a very complicated and juvenile story. I sung about love and how awesome it'll be when I get there in life. But it's almost midnight and I'm not playing my guitar anymore. And it feels odd again.

I think I just need a really good run. Like put on my thick sweater and run as far and fast as I can. I want the cool air outside to freeze my skin, almost like it's not going to exist there anymore. I want to run in the rain, like somehow that will wash away everything I'm feeling. I want to get so tired that I'm far beyond a runner's high.

I need to get out of these four walls, don't I?