Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Pure Skills.

Pop music may suck, but this mash-up is unreal! It must have taken so long to get everything so fluid!
Props!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNzrwh2Z2hQ&feature=player_embedded

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Sandwiches Galore!

Today myself and a group of my friends got together and made 250 sandwiches. The actually "assembly line" process was quite smooth and we had a lot of good conversations and laughs! It was great to see everyone all together. I sent out a Facebook invite, asking for people to help and donate and quite a few responded. My vision was quite simple. I just wanted to get a bunch of sandwiches together and go and hand them out to people who were hungry. I figured there were other people who wanted to help, of course, there were!



To be honest, I was a little disappointed with a few of my friends. Those who I thought would step up and help, didn't. I have a lot of religious friends who preach about helping, serving and extending their hand to those in need. None of that happened. It seems that they are willing to help only when their friends are around to see that they are helping. Like they can only serve if it's a church organized charity event. I find it ironic how the "heretics, atheists, agnostics" were the only ones to actively help and donate. It just goes to prove how much hypocrisy really lies underneath the sugary coated religious exteriors. I have a feeling that people didn't want to help because it was on a Sunday. Back in the day I may have been a bible thumper, but now I use my vast scriptural knowledge to point out how ridiculous people are. So if you think it's wrong to serve on the "sabbath" read Mark 3:1-4. Mmm hypocrisy pie.


 As much as I was disappointed, I was equally, if not more, surprised with those who did help and donate. Most of the people were friends from high school whom I hadn't see in forever. So thanks again to all those who helped in one way or another!


Enjoy <3

Friday, December 18, 2009

'Tis the season...

I've had a incredibly hard time getting into the "holiday mood" this year. Usually Christmas time is an exciting time for me but this year, it hasn't kicked in AT ALL! The glimpse of snow helped a little but it still hasn't hit me that Christmas is a week away. Perhaps going to Hawaii threw my internal clock off a little. According to it, summer ended less than 4 weeks ago...well a short 10 day summer. Perhaps I am just still used to the harsh, in-your-face , winters of Alberta? Who knows. Or maybe, just maybe, I'm growing up. Every year a cup of my holiday cheer is given to good old Mr. Scrooge. Or Mr. Grinch. I find myself growing bitter, not towards Christmas, but I think the superficiality of the entire celebration. Why should we only help needy families and people once a year? You obviously have to know that those people are needy all year round, not just during stat. holidays.
It's frustrating.

I think I am over the whole present thing. I don't have a giant need for anything. Maybe a backpack for school. Or some binders and notebooks. Maybe someone can buy my textbooks for me? Those are types of presents that I wouldn't mind getting. I don't need cheap chocolate or awful smelling bathsalts. In the end, I shouldn't complain about the types of gifts I receive. In honesty, the thought does count. As for Christmas, those thoughts bother me. And I suppose they will only get more bothersome.

This Sunday I am making a bunch of sandwiches and going to hand them out to people on the streets of downtown. Lot's of people are wanting to help, so it is pretty exciting.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Beautiful BC

Here's an interesting link I found today when I was randomly surfing the web. I don't know how I DIDN'T know about this! Especially since it's right under my nose!
Did you know about it?
Anyways, it's named Spotted Lake and it's in Osoyoos. The link is right below. The site is complete with pictures too!!
Spotted Lake

Enjoy <3