26 things I am NOT thankful for.

5 04 2008

A- Arithmetic. I hate math. I still have nightmares about grade 12 math class and walking out of my first and last finite class in OAC. No, not for me thank you. I love words. Words rock and so do pictures and pop up books.

B- Bats. They are total cottage weekend wreckers. I mean if they wanted to be invited inside why didn’t they just ask rather than swarming over our heads. Can I add another thing I’m not thankful for to B. Yah I can because this is my blog.

Banchees. Why? b/c I’m sick of people saying, “You were running around like a banchee last night.” First things first. What the shite is a banchee? Do these things actually exist or are they mythical creatures made solely for our own annoying sayings.

C- Chuck Norris. Why? Because his career may be dead but those stupid email forwards/jokes about him linger on. Seriously, it doesn’t make you cool if you know that the boogy man checks his closet for Chuck Norris before he goes to sleep. Wow I’m lame for even reciting that.

D- Dumbo the elephant. I think his name says it all. Walt Disney must have had an off day on this one. Has anyone even seen this Disney movie? I can’t remember if I have but for some reason I think it just involves a really lame “poor me” elephant with big ears.

Egg shells- Don’t you hate it when you’re omlette goes all wrong with one simple egg cracking mishap. Those shells are a pain in the arse to get out. I mean what’s worse… eating a tiny egg shell piece with your eggs or getting samonella trying to pick those suckers out? Walking on them can also be bothersome. Of course I mean that figuratively not literally, you know.. with those uber sensative people you come across in your day to day life. Ba dum ching!

F- Falling. ‘Nuff said. Falling is a bummer. I mostly mean accidentally falling up or down the stairs. You usually try to laugh and pretend you meant to do that but you know everyone around you is laughing at your expense while thinking man I’m glad that wasn’t me.

G- Gargamal- Gargamal was that pain in the arse that used to pick on all the Smurfs with his cat friend. How could you pick on those little blue bundles of joy? All they did was sing and build cool stuff. They’re welcome at my place any day. I think he was just jealous because he was a behemeth and his only friend was a cat.

and I have another one I just thought of.

Grey’s Anatomy- Doctor drama. As if. I’m sure you have time to “do it” at work in between open heart surgeries. Spare me McDreamy. Go back to being a little nerdbomber in my favourite 80’s flicks (aka Can’t Buy me Love) because that’s what you’re good at.

H-Hell’s Kitchen. Stop your whining and make my dinner you angry s.o.b of a chef and stop yelling at your employees. Somebody should call HR on this one because they’re dropping like flies.

I- It. You know that scary clown movie that Stephen King made. You’d think the Ninja turtles would be pissed that a man dressed as a clown was taking over their territory in the sewer.

J-June Bugs. If you’re going to be little jerks making noise why don’t you show your face the whole year rather than just picking one month.

K-Kit Kats- Give me a break and stop taunting me.

L-Lettuce. You’re so boring on your own. Get a personality.

M- Mud. You shoe wrecker you!

N- Nicampoops- Haha I just thought I’d throw this one in there. Can you believe that’s what our grandparents used to call eachother. It’s such an old school way of belittling someone. And furthermore, I dislike nicampoops.

O- Orphans. I just feel bad for them. Somebody get them a home. I’m being serious here.

P- Popped collars. Jameson this one’s for you. Just because you got two golf shirts for the price of one at Hollister on sale it doesn’t mean you have to flaunt them by popping both of your collars.

Q- Quaid…Dennis Quaid. So I cheated on this one but has the guy ever done a single decent movie yet the poor man’s Kevin Costner continues to get lead rolls. Editors note: The Day After Tomorrow is however, a great Dennis Quaid movie to make fun of…despite the fact that it does touch upon the fact that we have royally screwed ourselves in the global warming department.

R- Riddles. Just tell me the answer already.

S- Staring. Am I wearing something of yours?

T- Tight rope walkers. You’re telling me you couldn’t think of anything better to do than walk across a thin line in front of a room full of strangers. You’re mom must have been maaaaad at you when you ran away from home to do this. Stay in school kiddies.

U- U-haul trucks. Need I say more? I haul.. no thank you. You go ahead and haul for me because I’m too lazy.

Vampire attacks (for Charles)- you really don’t see them coming. Things really escalate fast.

W- Where’s Waldo- Uggggh for the last time I don’t care where that nerd with no sense of style is.

X-Xhibit- No I do not want my ride pimped. Maybe you should focus more on your rapping career. Yes the letter X is great and it’s in your name. We get it already.

Y-Yanni. This moron rivals Kenny G for worst music you’re sure to hear at the dentist. If you aren’t sure who he is. Good for you. Keep it that way.

Z- I don’t even think I need one for Z. The answer is…Z. Simply because it may be worth a lot in Scrabble but good luck putting a word together with that one. You always think you’re so cool when you have Z but really you just end up with it the whole time and have to subtract it from your score.

Thanks kiddies. That idea came from www.raymitheminx.com aka my new favourite blog. Make your own list. It’s fun.





Hi my name is Lauren and I’m an “Internet-o-holic”??

5 04 2008

As if there aren’t enough things to be addicted to out there now we’ve got the Internet to worry about. It seems that our good friend the Internet is causing a lot of us to have separation anxiety. Fifty-nine per cent of Canadians suffer from anxiety when disconnected from the Internet. Uggggh I hate to admit it but I guess I’m one of the people this article talks about. I love my Macbook and it goes everywhere with me. I love being connected to the online world, checking out my favourite blogs, blogging, Facebooking (although lately it creeps me out),  and email is my lifeline. Cut me some slack though I’m a journalist. Well, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it!

On the other hand, it’s such a love/hate relationship. While I love these tools and feel superdisconnected when I don’t have them, I stand by my claim that it has made us all socially awkward. (see previous blog on not communicating in personal ways anymore). I hate it when people add me on Facebook then don’t have the guts to talk to me in person and MSN is a poor man’s phone call. Although, I still enjoy it and do it regularly. It just seems we’re all copping out on getting to know eachother or building on friendships in personal ways.

And now…to make matters worse, we’re getting anxiety when we don’t have these tools at our disposal.

All I have to say is we’re one messed up culture. We should have stuck with the whole Jetson’s motif and just got silver suits or something because the future is getting weirder by the minute.

 As for the article, have a read and then take a good hard look at yourself in the mirror and ask, do I have a problem. Chances are you do. Whether you’re checking your Facebook or MySpace 10 times a day, chatting on Msn or have even noticed yourself watching more television on your lappy then on your actual tv then you’re likely an anxious Internet addict, just like me.

The Internet has officially made us it’s female dog (haha funny wordpress wouldn’t let me say the other word).

http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2008/03/59-percent-of-c.html

 





REGRET. A Short Film inspired by Billy Reid

3 04 2008

After watching a short by Billy Reid @www.verytasteful.com I decided to create my own video response/mock perfume ad for your enjoyment.

Create your own too! We all have regrets why not blog about them. Have a look at Billy’s then mine! You know you wannnnna.

http://www.verytasteful.com/shorts/regret.html

Now mine….





I’m a sucker for birthdays and good friends.

2 04 2008

It is my friend Barbara’s birthday today and since I can’t be there to celebrate with her I figured a nice little video blog was the next best thing.





My Demo Reel

19 03 2008

Take a look at what I’ve been up to for the past year. This is why us journalists get up so early.





A Short Film on Procrastination

13 03 2008

There isn’t much to say about this one. This film is a product of procrastination, is about procrastination and is for all my fellow procrastinators out there.





Yet Another Reason why Andy Samberg is the funniest man alive…

11 03 2008

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Move over Will Ferrell, SNL’s Andy Samberg is the new ”it” guy of comedy. Known for his video shorts, Samburg is clearly the best cast member right now. In this skit Samburg belts out an epic ballad about the evil’s of the city. Playing the role of the hero, Samberg dresses up as Batman and attempts to save a women getting mugged. I won’t spoil the rest. It’s just too good. We’re sure to see more of Samberg on the silverscreen after these kind of performances.

 http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/#mea=227152





Leeran’s Book Club: Episode One- The Secret

9 03 2008

Instead of doing a traditional vidblog I decided to create my own show. Quite frankly I can’t tell if I’m being serious or not but I will be reviewing and mocking a couple of Oprah’s favourite books. Every episode I will be in a new and quirky location. Oh goody! Here is the first episode that takes place in my backyard through an epic snowstorm. This episode’s book is “The Secret”. Stay tuned next time for “He’s just Not That Into You”.

 





Don’t quit your day job fellow email “Forwarders”.

8 03 2008

bill_gates.jpgHave we completely lost our marbles? Emails are NOT going to make us rich. They aren’t going to help us find the love of our lives and if we don’t forward something we aren’t going to have bad luck for the rest of our lives. I nearly lost my mind (and spit out my cereal) this morning when I received a hoax email that has been circulating since 1997. I’m sure you’re all familiar with it. Check it out before I continue my angry rant. Brace yourself because this is utterly ridiculous.

Read carefully… THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USA TODAY – IT IS FOR REALTo all of my friends, I do not usually forward messages,

But this is from my friend Pearlas Sandborn and she really is

an attorney.

If she says that this will work – It will work. After all, what have

you got to lose?

SORRY EVERYBODY.. JUST HAD TO TAKE THE CHANCE!!! I’m an

attorney, And I know the law. This thing is for real. Rest assured

AOL and  Intel will follow through with their promises for

fear of facing a multimillion-dollar clas s action suit sim ilar to the one

filed by PepsiCo against General Electric not too long ago.

Dear Friends: Please do not take this for a junk letter.

Bill Gates sharing his fortune. If you ignore this, You will repent

later.

Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies

and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the

most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail

beta test.

When you forward this e-mail to friends, Microsoft can and will

track it (If you are a Microsoft Windows user) for a two week

time period.

For every person that you forward this e-mail to, Microsoft will pay

you $245.00 For every person that you sent it to that forwards it on,

Microsoft will pay you $243.00 and for every third person that receives

it, You will be paid $241.00. Within two weeks, Microsoft will co nta ct

you for your address and then send you a check.

Regards. Charles S Bailey General Manager Field Operations

1-800-842-2332 Ext. 1085 or 904-1085 or RNX 292-1085

Thought this was a scam myself, But two weeks after receiving this

e-mail and forwarding it on. Microsoft contacted me for my address and

within days, I received a check for $24, 800.00. You need to respond

before the beta testing is over. If anyone can afford this, Bill gates is the

man.

It’s all marketing expense to him. Please forward this to as many

people as possible. You are bound to get at least $10, 000.00

We’re not going to help them out with their e-mail beta test without

getting a little something for our time. My brother’s girlfriend got in

on this a few months ago. When I went to visit him for the Baylor/UT

game, she showed me her check.  It was for the sum of $4 , 324.44 and was stamped ‘Paid In Full’. Need I even continue? How gullible has our society become? Bill Gates clearly isn’t going to give up his hard earned geeky fortune just because you’ve taken the time to annoy everyone in your email list. Furthermore, if you really believe there is a chance this might happen would you not at least do a little bit of research before you forward such a monstrosity to all of your friends and aquitances?

Other famous annoying forwards are ones where your crush will be revealed to you if you forward an email to at least 7 people on your list. If you don’t comply you will have bad luck in love for the rest of your life. If that’s the case I guess that explains why I haven’t had a boyfriend in a while.

Let’s wake up and smell the spam. Emails aren’t going to make our lives better. Keep your day jobs and stop wasting my inbox space.

If you still believe that the infamous Bill Gate’s email is true check out some articles I found on the net. Being the awesome searcher that I am I simply typed in “Is Bill Gates sharing his money” and the results weren’t surprising. This is what I found:

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blmsaol.htm

http://publicawareness.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/bill-gates-sharing-his-fortune-email/





Journalism students gone mad.

5 03 2008

I should let you know something about my journalism program at Mohawk College. We have a live news show that runs in the college Tuesday-Thursday mornings and while the show airs @ 10 and 11 we have a 7am call time. Sometimes the only way to get through our 12 hour days is to get our tired craziness out.

I know I will lose a lot of friends after this lame attempt to be funny but I’m okay with it I guess. If you have ever seen the infamous video Aicha on youtube you are sure to appreciate this. Special thanks to Kristina Cardinale for her expertise in directing and editing. Enjoy!