Tony Roma's and Bowling

The other day my sister got some upsetting news from the doctor, so she decided to go out shopping. While out, she called me asking if I wanted to go to Tony Roma's for wings, so I agreed. The only problem was that the Tony Roma's by Polo Park doesn't sell wings, so we had to go to the one on Pembina, only to find out that the deal they used to give for wings were no longer available. It was still a fun night though.  After eating, we decided to go bowling.

We arrived at the bowling alley at about 9pm, which was a perfect time because from 9-11pm they have a special deal where you can bowl as much as you'd like for only $40. Since there were four of us, we split it between ourselves. We went ten pin bowling because it's more entertaining, but I always have to cut my thumb nails off because the first time I hadn't, my nail broke off.

This is my cousin Alina bowling.

As you can tell, I'm not going to become a pro bowler anytime soon.

Oh, and did I mention we accidentally got a bowling ball stuck in the gutter and shooting another one at it only got more stuck? Oops!

It was a great night though. And the whole time we made fun of my sister because she found out she had a gluten sensitivity and she's that girl who loves pizza and pasta, etc. :)

30 Hour Famine

A few days ago I participated in a school even to raise money for Wold Vision. I had about 5 people sponsor me and raised $105. As a total our school raised about $24 000+!  I think that's insane!  We only had 240 people participate and we were able to raise that much for World Vision. I think it's amazing how much we've accomplished, considering our goal was $20 000.

During this event, all the kids starved themselves of food for 30 hours. All we could live on is water and juice. On Friday night we came back to the school and camped there. Activities were planned and movies were played.

My friends and I sat around in the cafeteria playing Mind Trap, which was a lot of fun and just talking about nonsense while drinking tea, water, juice, anything to keep us going.  At some points Micayla and I played Mario Kart on the DS.  The movies that were played was a documentary that I didn't watch, then we watched the Hunger Games, which I watched a bit then fell asleep, and finally while I was sleeping Hunger Games: Catching Fire was played.  All in all, a good night!

I'm very glad to have participated in this event for my final year at Sturgeon.  It makes me feel proud knowing how much money we raised and knowing that it'll be going to a great cause.

Mid Semester Reflection

        Six Word Memoirs

I found the six word memoirs to be fun.  What I believe went well for my memoirs would be the pictures.  I found simple pictures relating to each topic and used punctuation well.  What may have needed work on would probably be staying up to date on when to have the photos done, when to have the six words done, etc.  Although I was very close to when they needed to be done, I wasn’t on time, meaning that they were late.  Throughout this process of the six word memoirs, I’d have to say that I learned a whole new style of writing, and I learned to put a lot of meaning behind just a few simple words and photos.  I never realized how long six words could stretch, but it was a fun project.  I would grade myself an A in this project.

        IGNITE Presentation

Ignite presentations were something that I knew nothing about.  I had no idea what an ignite presentation would be, or even how to start it. I thought that the pictures I chose and my topic was a strong approach to this presentation.  I knew that quite a few kids had heard of the program because it’s in our school, but they probably didn’t know anything about what it’s really about.  I wanted to show everyone just how different the program is compared to the image they may have in their head.  I found that the timing was good, and what I spoke about went well with the pictures.  What I needed to work on would probably be presenting live rather than recording my voice.  Although I recorded my voice, that whole process was quite difficult.  I spent hours finishing the project.  I would grade myself an A for this project for finishing this project on time, and finishing it well.

    

       Blogging

Blogging was something that I was always interested in.  It seemed like fun and it fit into my interests.  I enjoyed writing and I liked to talk about my day.  It was almost like an online journal, but with pictures as well and a little less personal.  I always make sure to post on my blog in timely manners.  I guess it wasn’t something I thought about, if something interesting happened that day, I’d talk about it.  I make sure I’m aware that someone somewhere may be reading what I post, so I make sure to post appropriate things.  Personal additions are always done about two times a week.  If I realize that I may have done less in one week. I’ll add more in others if I have enough to talk about.  When it comes to commenting on others blogs, I try, but the problem is that my phone doesn’t seem to even allow me to comment on anyone’s post and I’m not often at a computer.  All in all I’d grade myself an A for blogging.

Connecting and Engaging

      When it comes to connecting and engaging I'd say that I'm not too horrible. When we Skype with the kids in Thompson, I don't usually talk, but I'll sit and listen. I guess I usually don't like to add to any class discussions when we have them. I'm more of a quiet person.  Online though, I'll comment on all that we have to for assignments usually. I do attend class on a regular basis. I believe I've only missed a few days of school and that's usually because I have prior appointments, but I usually make sure to get myself caught up. I would grade myself a B for this.

     Goals

       My three goals I'd like to achieve before the end of this semester would be:

1) Commenting more often on others blogs

2) Engaging in class more often

3) Finish reading at least 3 more novels in this class during our reading classes. 

Skills Manitoba

Today I competed in the Skills Manitoba competition for the Job Skill Demonstration and I demoed how to make a lost wax cast ring.

I won gold in the category so now I'm moving onto Nationals in Toronto!  Extremely excited!

Finished Giraffe Ring

So, I guess I forgot to update on my first post about the giraffe ring, so here it is!

Once the carving was complete I sprued the ring onto te base of a flask and began the investing process.

 During the investing process I mix a ratio of investment to water and the boils under pressure to release any air bubbles that might stick to the wax.

Next the flask is burnt out in the kiln and is placed into the centrifugal casting machine. We melt the silver casting grain to a molten stage, then quickly close the lid to the machine. The machine spins about 20 times a second, shooting the molten silver into the mold.

Here's the giraffe right after it's been casted.

 After cutting off the sprue, filing and sanding, and polishing the ring, it's complete!

Drag Racing Cake

It's Megan's birthday today so I decided to make her a drag racing cake.

I'd been planning this cake for about a month now and I was really excited to begin making it!  Surprisingly it only took me 3.5 hours to make, which I find quick!

I love seeing people's reactions when I give them a homemade gift. It's a priceless moment. I feel as though sometimes, homemade is better than store bought when it comes to presents.

Here's the cake!

Grad Dress!

On Wednesday, my mother and I had gone grad dress shopping.

First, we had gone to LA Collection and there was this one dress I found that I loved... But it was also $403 plus tax, plus alterations. I wasn't planning on spending that much money on a dress I'll probably only wear once or twice. I tried a few other dresses on there, but nothing appealed to me. I was surprised to find that it was quite difficult to find a sample dress in my size. I knew that all the dresses would be too long for me, so it wasn't the length I was worrying about. 

Anyways, after finding nothing there, my mom took me to the Le Chateau Outlit behind polo. There, I found this white dress that I loved, but the dress only came in an xxsmall or a medium. The extra extra small was too tight on me, so I went to the Le Chateau in Polo Park to see if they would have the same dress there in a smaller size.

I walked into the store only to find that they didn't, but I didn't mind. There were a few dresses that I liked, but the green on in the picture was one I liked most. The only sizes were extra extra small, extra small, and medium, so I tried the former two. My mom bought the dress for me as a graduation gift and while she was there she found a pair of boots for herself that are normally $80 that she got for just $30!  What I find funny though is that I ended up going with the extra extra small for this green dress, but the xxsmall for the white was too tight.

All in all, I'm happy with my findings. I'm glad it only took about 4 hours of shopping to find a dress and now I don't have to worry about finding a dress anymore!

Broken Necklace

So the other day I was walking around and the chain on my necklace snapped and broke. It's actually quite upsetting. It was a $75 necklace that I had for a year and a half that I wore everyday.

I wish that I could just solder the necklace back together, but the way the chain was made, if I were to fix the necklace, it'll just break again.

The reason why I find this as upsetting is mostly because it was the first present I received from my boyfriend, so it was a special gift. He was walking around Grant Mall and bought it for me because he says it reminded him of me. I thought it was a sweet gesture.

Well, looks like I'll be needing a new necklace!