The Lansdowne Fire-Photos

Hey guys! These are some photos and videos that I took at the lansdowne fire a while back. Sorry I didn't take any with the huge puffs of dark smoke, or the flames. My mom told me to take pictures after they got the flames under control. Enjoy!

-Alie

Good Chair Day

This our grade presenting our recycled chair project to Mag Ruffman, the girl from "Anne of Avonlea". My chair is the one that Rosanne's parents broke twice. It turned out okay, though. I think we may rebuild the legs this summer. Enjoy!



-Alie

School's Out!

Only a couple hours ago, I finished up another year at Claude Watson. It's nice to finally have a night when I have nothing I absolutely have to do. No exams to study for, no homework, and no after-school activities. Tonight, I plan to watch TV, and possibly go out for ice cream.

Hope everyone has a good summer!

-Alie

The G20 Summit

As most of you may or may not know, this weekend in Toronto, a bunch of political leaders from around the world are discussing issues. Today a big protest is going on downtown. However, this has been a perfect opportunity for some yahoos to take over and vandalize at the same time. They have been smashing windows of businesses, setting police cars on fire, and forcing hospitals, malls and the police headquarters to go into lockdown. Lucky for me, I live in the west end of Toronto, and I am far away from downtown. I hate how this is how we are representing our city.

What are your opinions about the G20?

-Alie

My Fashion Collections

These are some of my compositions from polyvore.com

Find me on Polyvore
-Alie

James Marsters on Late Late Show

This is a great interview with James Marsters (who I may be meeting this summer)! Listen to his experience at Juliard. For those who don't know what Juliard is, it's an art university in New York.

-Alie

Congratulations Kyle and Cait!

My cousin Kyle recently announced his engagement to his girlfriend Cait! Last night I went to Burlington to go to their engagement party. Congratulations to the two of them! I wish them the best of luck in the years to come.

-Alie

Chicago Comic Con Plans

This summer we have no idea what's happening or where we're going. The only thing that seems remotely possible is going to the Chicago Comic Con in August! There will be many cool appearances by the following:

-James Marsters, who played Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer

-Nicholas Brendon, who played Xander on Buffy the Vampire Slayer

-Clare Kramer, who played the incredibly annoying goddess Glory on Buffy the Vampire Slayer

-Julia Jones, who will be playing Leah Clearwater in Eclipse and Breaking Dawn (the Twilight movies)

-William Shatner, the Canadian who played Captain Kirk in the original Star Trek series and movies

Sounds fun, right? If I do go, I'll post pictures of my adventures when I get back.

-Alie

Just An Update

Hey guys! Sorry I haven't updated much recently, things have been really hectic.

I have a ballet recital on Friday, and one Saturday. After the show on Saturday, I'm going to my cousin's engagement party in Burlington. I have rehearsals all week for both school and ballet. I practically live in dance wear. And my feet have been slowly dying in the pain of doing pointe for about an hour a day.

On the school front, our end of the year show is next week. We haven't had much work because our days are mostly filled with rehearsals. Also, the report card marks were due a couple weeks ago. Amongst all of this, I have my voice exam on June 24th. Wish me luck! So, while I'm writing this, I'm simultaneously singing my warm up. Lalala....

That's about it for now.

-Alie

Buffy the Vampire Slayer-Funny moments 3

To put you guys, and myself, in a better mood, here's a great video of funny moments from my favourite show "Buffy The Vampire Slayer".

Enjoy!

-Alie

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas

A couple weeks ago, my class and I read "The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas". Today, we just watched the movie. I preferred the movie because the visual dynamics were stunning, and words can't describe how flawless and emotionally painful it was. It left me shaking at the end. I won't say much since everyone has different reactions to the film itself. You can only watch this kind of film once in a while in order for your body to recover. However, the film explains the truth about the Holocaust, and makes you realize how horrible it was.

-Alie

I Love My Dog!

This is a picture of my very adorable dog Ruby! She is almost 7 years old, and she does the cutest things ever!

Tonight, while I was doing my voice practice, she was bumping a ball back and forth to me. It was so cute! She also seems to have a slight obsession with kleenexes and socks. She is lovable, and loves to give kisses.

Post comments about your animal stories!

-Alie

My 20th Blog Post!

Hi everyone! I can remember just a couple weeks ago when I was watching "Julie and Julia" I was inspired to write a blog about my life. Thanks Julie Powell! Even though it hasn't been that long, today I am celebrating my 20th blog post! I'm just gonna post some fun and random stuff. Enjoy!

My Top 10 TV Couples:

1. Willow and Tara (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)

2. Buffy and Spike (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)

3. Chuck and Sarah (Chuck)

4. Xander and Anya (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)

5. Will and Emma (Glee)

6. Damon and Elena (The Vampire Diaries)

7. Buffy and Angel (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)

8. Rachel and Finn (Glee)

9. Tina and Artie (Glee)

10. Willow and Oz (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)

Who are yours?

Great Music:

-40 Day Dream by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

-Maggie McCall by Sandi Thom

-I Dreamed A Dream from Les Miserables

-Dream On by Aerosmith

-First Train Home by Imogen Heap

-Bye Bye Bye by Plants and Animals

-Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve

Please check out these songs, and let me know if you have any favourites you'd like to share with me.

-Alie

Don't Forget To Comment!

Just a reminder: If you visit my blog, please also visit the May posts, too. And sign the "Please sign here." post!

Another thing, sign your name please! There's no point to a blog if you don't have anyone to read it, right? This is why I would like people to comment to let me know who's reading, and if there's anything that I should do to improve it.

Thank you!

-Alie

Do What You Can To Help The World

When I went to church today, I was inspired. In Sunday school, we were talking about how there are so many issues in our world today. For example: Global Warming, the earthquake in Haiti, and poverty. This lead me to writing today about how everybody can help.

-take rubber gloves and a plastic bag, and clean up some litter in your local park. I did this at school, and it's not as bad as it may seem. It's actually quite fun!

-recycle what you can. Buy used clothing instead of new, and donate some of your own old clothing that doesn't fit anymore to charity. If you want to be creative, you can also use recycled materials, and build furniture. This I actually did as a science project at school. Here's a picture of my chair that I did with my friend Rosanne. (the picture at the top)

Help the earth!

-Alie

A Perfect Saturday

Today was a great day, and I finally got the chance to relax. To start with, the weather was perfect. It was sunny, and not too hot. In the morning, I went to my voice lesson at 9:30am. It was essential because I have my voice exam on the 24th, wish me luck! Once I got home, I went to the annual Rennie Park garage sale. I got tons of clothing for 50 cents each! This is why I love second hand stuff! There was also a garage sale down the street from me where I bought a couple Barbie dolls for my mom's friend's kids.

During lunch we watched another Buffy episode. This one was called "Never Leave Me". I won't go into too much detail since the last two episodes were leading into this one.

The whole afternoon, my mom and I were doing gardening in our backyard. It was perfect since it wasn't hot and sticky outside. But right now, I'm so tired after weeding so much.

What did you guys do today?

-Alie

Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (Live @ TOTP)

This is a video of a scottish artist that my mom discovered named Sandi Thom. She has a stunning voice, and writes great lyrics. As you can see, this was done live, and almost with no accompaniment, and she still sounds great! Enjoy!

-Alie

P.S. If you want to check out more of her stuff, go on youtube and search for her new song "Maggie McCall".

Wanted: Cooler Weather and Rain!

For the past couple of weeks, if you've noticed, the weather has been desperately hot. Flowers have been dying, grass has been going brown, and people have been losing their sanity. Mother Nature is our only hope in order to keep our survival for the summer. We need cooler weather and rain!!!!

Luckily enough, that's just what we're getting. The past two days have been pouring rain, and today was a pleasant temperature of 22 degrees celsius. The only downfall to rain is that it's not nice when you have to walk home in humid rainfall. However, I think my flowers are coming back to life, slowly but surely, and my house is under 80 degrees. I hope everyone is feeling better.

Have a cool weekend!

-Alie

The Unidentified Student

This has to be one of the most powerful pieces I have ever written. This was also something that I whipped up for english class within less than a week. I went through many drafts, and finally came up with this. Enjoy!

My name is irrelevant.

I am a student.

I have a mom, a dad, and friends.

I go to class, and do my homework.

I hand in my assignments on time.

When I get home, I check my email.

I have a cell phone, and I text the latest news.

I have issues, we all do.

I blend in, that why you may think this is pointless.

But someone else just might relate.

I could be them.

I could be you.

I could be anyone.

My name is irrelevant.

-Alie

Chuck Season 3 Finale

I finally got around to watching the Chuck Season 3 Finale on Sunday night. Coincidentally, Chuck and The Big Bang Theory both ended their 3rd seasons on the same night (Monday, May 24th, 2010). Luckily, Chuck is getting renewed for a 4th season, and The Big Bang Theory got renewed for at least 2 more seasons.

For people who continue reading and do not watch the show, this may be a huge spoiler of this season!

The final two episodes were a good wrap up of the entire season. Overall, I found this season depressing. It began with Chuck's muddled relationship with Sarah, Shaw arrived and stole Sarah (he was also evil, which I suspected from the beginning), and the series took a darker turn when Chuck went insane. However, this season had great story arks for all of the main charactors: Chuck, Sarah, Casey, Morgan, Ellie, and Devon. As much as I hated this season, it was necessary for the show. Ironically, I was watching season 6 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer at the same time as I was watching this season. The two were remarkably similar because all of the charactors were going through awkward stages in their lives, and the seasons overall made people depressed.

The final sequence of the last episode reminded me a lot of the season 3 finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Because the Buy More has been the central base of the series since the beginning, it was

a symbolic part of the show when the Buy More was blown up by a bomb at the end of season 3. This was the same thing that happened in Buffy when the High School was blown up at the end of it's 3rd season.

I'll continue into more detail, and charactor arks soon.

-Alie