Whatever the weather, this was my favourite sight.
It sure does rain a lot in England. But it was beautiful anyway. This was shot from my room at Newnham College. I knew that I would want a video of this to watch when I got back home. Now I can watch it and pretend that I’m back there, waiting for the rain to stop so I can go outside for a walk.
Real World. Not WOW.
Just posted my intro to Maclean’s OnCampus. Check it out here. This is just a little note to say hi. Like dipping your toes in the water before you cannonball. (or bellyflop)
I have many ideas floating around in my head and now all that’s left is to just do it. Like Nike.
Update 08/02/09:
Woah. I just came up on my own Google Reader. This is surreal.
Birds: Trying out a new camera and a new Vimeo account.
Yesterday we went to the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. The flag was flying high so the Queen was in residence, but sadly we didn’t see her.
What we did see was an amazing spectacle of music, horses, yeomen and tourists. It was fantastic and so exciting. The area in front of Buckingham Palace was absolutely filled with people! I don’t remember the last time I have been in such a big crowd.
We arrived about an hour early and had fantastic spots. There were some poor fools who were standing across the street, so far back that there was no way they could see what was going on inside the courtyard or even hear the music!
I took some videos with my mom’s digital camera. My camera is so old that it does not pick up any sound when you record movies! The problem is not that it is simply old and falling apart. Nope. It was designed to film silent movies. It’s like living in the Dark Ages. So we swapped cameras and below are six very short clips of what I could see and hear. I must warn you that the sound is not great, my hand is not steady and there were about a thousand other people around me trying to film the exact same thing! Enjoy.
Moving on up to the Eastside of the internet.
I’m very proud to announce that I have been picked as one of the new Maclean’s OnCampus bloggers! I am thrilled about this and cannot wait to start.
If you are not familiar with Maclean’s OnCampus you ought to get with the program. Click here to check it out!
Canadian students should put OnCampus on their Google Reader. Grab the RSS feed. Digg it. Tweet it. Blog it. Re-Tweet it. (Ok I’m starting to sound like Daft Punk.)
Whatever method you use to stay on top of stories, if you have any interest about post-secondary education in Canada (#CDNPSE) this is where it all comes together.
The folks at Maclean’s OnCampus are tuned into Canadian students and their issues. The bloggers come from all across Canada, and yes, there are quite a few journalism students. That just means that all posts will be in perfect CP style.
I feel like we’re a little band of Avengers, ready to assemble and spread truth, justice and news.
You thought driving on the other side of the road was hard.
I’m bad at proofreading my emails on a good day. But I’m all backwards in this little city of Cambridge. This is going to take some getting used to: my @ sign and ” button are swapped on the keyboards. Is this a universal UK thing?
Honourable mentions:
# is hanging out next to enter.
Shift + 3 = £
Watching out for your health and safety.
Trotting around London I’ve noticed some intersting aspects of the city.
We say exit, they say way out.
We say leash, they say lead.
We say watch your step, they say mind the gap.
But enough of us and them. Every person I’ve spoken to has been incredibly helpful and polite to a bumbling Canadian tourist such as myself.
The most helpful thing so far: on every crosswalk in London the painted directions LOOK RIGHT and LOOK LEFT.
Update 07/19/09:
Captured a picture of the warning!
No accidents so far!
Marie Antoinette rocked it way before Lauren Conrad!
I was watching Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette last night. I haven’t seen this movie since back in first year university when it was on repeat during exams.
Anyway I spotted something very interesting during the handover scene:
There you go. Now three years later this thing is everywhere.
Strong brow = Strong leadership.
Aside from having a formidable brow, Ignatieff is a good sport. I realise this is old, but it is worth watching.
From Merriam-Webster.com:
Formidable:
1: Causing fear, dread, or apprehension
2: Having qualities that discourage approach or attack
3: Tending to inspire awe or wonder : impressive
Pretoria is looking low. Everybody down.
Step 1: Take off shoe. Step 2: Put your foot in your mouth.
The CBC announced 800 jobs are going to be cut. On Thursday, there was going to be a town hall meeting for employees. We are a group of three journalism students on a same-day TV assignment. The news is scary, but the story is newsy. To the CBC building we go.
Location: Sparks Street
Mood: Optimistic
Our reporter is speaking to two women standing outside the doors to the building. Many of the CBC employees don’t want to talk to us, probably because they’re not sure what’s going on themselves.
Somehow, our reporter persuades the women to go on camera. The first woman, wearing a CBC jacket, gives us a great interview and some even better advice on what to do as young journalists when our industry is facing hard times. She reminds young people to be passionate about what they do, and wait it out when times are tough.
We ask her how she feels, knowing that her job may be on the line. Will her job be one of the 800 cut?
She responds with a very confident no. She say’s that she’s been at the CBC a while and seniority holds a lot of weight.
We wrap up the interview. Oh, and one more thing. Can you please say and spell your name for the camera?
“Kathleen Petty. K-A-T-H-L-E-E-N P-E-T-T-Y.”
Oh boy. We all burst out laughing.
Yes, we spoke to Kathleen Petty on Thursday about CBC job cuts and we didn’t even realize it until the end.
What a rookie mistake. If I become a journalism prof one day, this can be my witty anecdote for the first day of class.
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