EVDS 1700
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*EVDS 1700 - Construction : Human and Natural Systems* *- taught at the U
of M in Winter 2008*
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~umchianr/Construction_2.pdf
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YES, YES, YES it is worth your time to watch this comedy. After a sold out premiere in Ottawa on Saturday June 13th, we were planning to watch the 7 o'clock show but both screens were sold out when we got there at 645. We bought tickets to see the 10 o'clock show on the spot so there wouldn't be any more delays. The movie lived up to my expectations. It was hilarious! Even though I saw all the trailers and I knew many of the funny parts, they cleverly left bits out to make the funny, even funnier! The audience including me bursted out laughing and clapped at the funny parts. Ryan had more of a comical character in Wolverine as well and he's fit for this type of role. I haven't seen much of Ryan, as I'm aware, he's fairly new so I don't have much to go on. He's Canadian so that's cool :D It's been a while since I've seen a movie with Sandra who was of course very funny in her 'chant'. The last one I saw was probably Miss Congeniality and she was funny in the that one too. I only saw #1 but didn't see the sequel. Betty White is just the most adorable senior alive! She steals the scene each time she makes her appearance! I loved the "Easter Egg Hunt". Make sure you stay for the credits because they were amazing too! I would want to get the DVD release when it comes out. Perhaps the only critique I have towards this movie is the simplicity of the story on the romantic side since it was supposed to be a "romantic comedy". I thought Margaret's (Sandra's) confession was on the weaker side. I was expecting a little more from Andrew's (Ryan) ex-girlfriend. Perhaps she does something to try to win him over again and that made Margaret (Sandra) confess her feelings. Despite that criticism, I'm still giving this movie a solid 4.5/5. Of the movies that I've scene this summer, Wolverine, Terminator, and UP, this is the one that I seem to not get enough of! I plan on watching Transformers 2 next Tuesday so we'll see if it can top this movie!
Here is a list of my memorable scenes from the movie "The Proposal"
The announcement of their engagement
The eagle versus the dog - Margaret (Sandra) begs the eagle to take the dog in exchange for her cell phone. The family thinks she is having a great time playing with the dog.
The Nude scene (classic)
The "Morning" - I think I know what Andrew (Ryan) was referring to when her said "I'm sorry, but it's the morning"
I had a hard time understanding what exactly she was chanting about but I found out that they are part of the song Get Low.
First, Sandra calls Betty "crazy" and begins with "The Window" and "The Wall" which evolves into the song "Get Low"
Lyrics of the Chant...
To the window, to the wall, (to dat wall) To the sweat drop down my balls (MY BALLS) To all these bitches crawl (crawl) To all skeet skeet motherfucker (motherfucker!) all skeet skeet got dam (Got dam) To all skeet skeet motherfucker (motherfucker!) all skeet skeet got dam (Got dam)
Let me see you get low you scared you, scared you Drop dat ass to the floor you scared you, scared you Let me see you get low you scared you, scared you Drop dat ass to the floor you scared you, scared you Drop dat ass ya shake it fast ya Pop dat ass to the left and the right ya Drop dat ass ya shake it fast ya Pop dat ass to the left and the right ya Now back,back,back it up a back,back,back it up a back,back,back it up a back,back,back it up Now stop ( O) then wiggle wit it Now stop ( O) then wiggle wit it Now stop ( O) then wiggle wit it Now stop ( O) then wiggle wit it
I think she skipped a few lines here and there (the unbolded words) to make it 'appropriate' for all audiences.
I went to see X-Men Origins: Wolverine without seeing the three previous movies with Jay, Mike and Johnny in May. I thought it was okay but definitely not the greatest movie of all time. My friends liked it for the most part, more than I did anyway. I still gave it a 3/5. I thought for an X-Men, movie I was expecting more than just wolverine even though the title is named after wolverine. They should have really dumped the X-Men tag all together. It's common knowledge that Wolverine is a member of the X-men! I didn't like the ending at all, I was like "what?!?! He just forgets everything that just happened? Did I just waste my time?" (Keep in mind, I was completely absent minded and this was my FIRST X-men movie) My friends suggested that I should watch the others too.
During my trip in Ottawa, I stumbled across the trilogy for $15 and I bought it. I just finished all three and I have to say that the fourth installment now makes much more sense, ESPECIALLY the ending! I liked 1 and 3 the most, probably as much as Wolverine. X2 I found kind of pointless...the team was too weak in that one especially Cyclops, Storm, and Jean, the three of them was like Superman in Superman Returns. There wasn't even a true fight, they kind of stood there. The deaths in X3 were kind of what brought it down, otherwise it would've been my favourite. I don't think there will be anymore X-Men sequels directed towards X3.
Wolverine was more of a prequel, telling the past of Wolverine and where he came from. Many of the flashes of his memory in X1, X2, and X3 were presented quite accurately in this one and I thought it was neat after I was able to pick them out. I sort of watched the entire series in the order it would have happened chronologically though it was never meant to be watched in that order. Something that still bugs me is that there were other guys who were part of this latest movie besides Logan like Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) and Gambit but they only had a few scenes. I still think there was still just a little too much of one person. However, I do bump it up to 3.75/5. It is still pretty good.
I just got home this afternoon after spending 6 days in the nation's capital. I had a very nice time, my friends were very hostile! It was a very nice flight home, no more ups and downs, it was a direct flight. My friend Andrew from Brandon was in Winnipeg for the past few days for training and he's leaving tonight. He called me when I was in Gatineau on his first night in the city. Luckily I was back in time before he had to leave. We decided to go see a movie. We went to see UP in 3-D.
UP was much better than it looked! It did kind of look dumb when I saw the poster but I decided to give it try since Proposal and Transformers haven't debuted yet. The 3D glasses were neat but I was charged extra for them. Oh well, souvenir. It supposed to be for kids but I really enjoyed more than I expected...it even got me teary somewhat. The story is relatively simple BUT the acting, emotions, and tone of the voice actors was incredible. I was so touched :) I give it a 3.75/5!
Image Credit - http://k-punk.abstractdynamics.org/archives/2009_06.html I saw Terminator 4 (aka Salvation) in Ottawa with Linh and Thy in Ottawa after the sneak peak of The Proposal sold out Saturday night. Well Thy slept through it, it was kind of funny. It was so-so. Not the greatest movie in the world. Again, I haven't seen the other three either, lol. The story line was kind of confusing at first, but I think I understand it now. There is a lot of different times happening at the same time. I did jump off my seat and gasped a few times, it was embarrassing. I'll give it a 3/5.
I was on the Apple website for no particular reason...and I saw that the new MacBook Pros are now only $1299 with the student discount. Upon further reading, Apple has named all their aluminum body MacBooks, "MacBook Pros", so $1299 is for the 13" notebook. The new 15" start at $1899, the same price as last year but the non educational price has come down to $1999. They've come down from $2049 ($2199 non-educational pricing) when they were first released. On top of that, significant improvements have been made to the model that I thought were drawbacks to mine and even the first aluminum version. All MacBook Pros now support up to 8GB of RAM (mine maxes out at 4GB) and they now include an SD Card Reader! Further, they feature the new built in battery previously only offered in the 17" model and claim to last 5 years and last up to 7 hours. Mine was at 5 hours to begin with if everything was turned down (screen and processing speed) and 3.5 hours under normal operation but now after a year, I think I can only max out at 3.5 hours if I really tried and 2.5 if I had things going normally. New batteries are over $100, I won't get on this year but I may get one next depending on if I attend grad studies. The hard drive has a capacity of 250 GB (up from 200 GB) and the processing speed has been increased to 2.53 GHz for the base 15" model (up from 2.4 GHz). I remember the 2.5 GHz 15" model was $2399 when I bought mine (good thing I didn't waste that extra money). However it still only features a 3 MB cache rather than 6 MB the 2.5 GHz model feature last year. Wow, I'm jealous.
However, the one newer drawback is that the entry level 15" (2.53 GHz) no longer features a discrete graphics card but an integrated 256 MB shared memory. However, with a possible 8GB of RAM, does it really matter now? With that being said, there is 13" model with the exact same specs as the 15" (except the screen size) selling for $1629 so you would save $270. I think I would take those savings if I was buying a new notebook because I can use that money for upgrades. The 15" model with a discrete graphics card sells for $2149 and that is just too pricey for me.
The entry level MacBook Pro (13") features a 2.26 GHz processor but only a 160 GB hard drive and 2 GB of RAM. If processing speed isn't much of a concern, you can upgrade the RAM to 4 GB and the hard drive to 250 GB to match the next model and check out at $1446 and save another $183. I think the $56 hard drive upgrade is a must especially for design students that need to run VMWare or Boot Camp. Unlike RAM, it is something that can't be easily changed later. Having said that, the $111 RAM upgrade is actually reasonable because it would work out to be $55.50 for each 1066 MHz DDR3 module. The RAM that goes on sale and the one that I have is only 667 MHz DDR2.
As usual, Apple is 'giving away' iPod Touches (8GB) with the purchase of a MacBook Pro. This year the upgrade to 16 GB is only another $70 rather than the $100 I had to pay. It is definitely worth it to get the 16 GB if you want to put movies on your iPod or have a massive mp3 collection. The iPhone is expected to come down in price too when pricing is announced for their next iPhone on June 19th! The US model has come down by 50% to $99 for the entry level one. My contract is going to be up in November 2010 (another 16 months) so hopefully there will be even better deals because I'm thinking of getting an iPhone if I can afford it. If I can pay $40 a month after all taxes and fees, then I'll take it :) I know that is asking a little bit much especially by today's standards but I'm a student. I would like call display and some texting (~100 texts) but don't need particularly much data, 250 MB a month would probably due because most places I'm in (home and school) have wifi. Roger recently dropped there light texting value pack for $11 with Call Display and Voice mail. Now you must pay $15 for 1000 msgs but you get new features (that I don't want) like mobile back up and web browsing. That would bring my monthly bill to over $35. It was supposed to be a $10 plan!
I think each year, Apple is making their products even more affordable and desirable than ever before.
Though I am really jealous and wish the products came out a year earlier, I think I'm going to buy another Apple computer but it would likely be an iMac. They are cheaper than MacBooks and are cool desktops. They start at $1349 and feature 2.66 GHz processor with 320 GB hard drive. I've seen people keep their MacBook for 4-5 years and I've already have bought two notebooks, I think the next one should be a desktop.
It's beginning to feel surreal again like last year before I left for Toronto. I get excited when I buy the ticket but then the feeling temporarily dies off while I wait for the day to come and as the day is near it feels surreal!
What's a trip without countless changes and negotiations...well it seems like everything is set...leaving Winnipeg on Friday June 12, 2009 at 12:55 PM to arrive in Ottawa at 6:55 PM (after two stop overs at Thunder Bay and Toronto). I'll spend the entire time in Ottawa until Thursday June 18, 2009 and board a plane bound for Winnipeg at 2:10 PM and arrive in Winnipeg at 3:53 PM. I did get an amazing deal on the tickets! Both way after taxes for just over $250. In addition to Westjet's Midnight seat sale, I found a 10% off promo code on RedFlagDeals.ca :D
Today I went in for my FIRST interview of the summer. Finally after a month of job hunting, I've been given the opportunity. It went alright I guess. The interviewer was a little on the cooler side during the interview but she was very nice after the interview! She even said "I'll talk to you as soon as I hear back on your clearance" or something like that...so I'm sitting at a ?-mark. Honestly, I don't think my interview was perfect but they are trying to fill 9 positions so hopefully I'll make it into the top 9 :) I really need a job for the summer. What is done is done, I can only hope for the best.
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