tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23738997982428758332024-02-20T07:39:47.206-08:00Lauren ByrneLauren Byrnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16773065429425230562noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-85049922841337121362011-02-19T21:53:00.000-08:002011-02-20T12:01:02.273-08:00Vancouver Canucks vs Dallas Stars<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cdn.nhl.com/canucks/images/upload/2011/02/109303508_slide.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 711px; height: 540px;" src="http://cdn.nhl.com/canucks/images/upload/2011/02/109303508_slide.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Final: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">5-2 Vancouver Canucks</span></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div>Scoring Summary:</span></span></b><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">(Period - Team - Scorer - Time)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1st Period - Canucks - D. Sedin - 2:46</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1st Period - Stars - Neal - 4:36</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2nd Period - Canucks - Torres - 6:29</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3rd Period - Canucks - D. Sedin - 7:39</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3rd Period - Stars - Morrow - 13:33</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3rd Period - Canucks - H. Sedin - 15:53</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3rd Period - Canucks - Torres - 16:26</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Vancouver Canucks played a phenomenal game against the Dallas Stars, winning with a lopsided 5-2 score. The unsung hero of this game was Christopher Tanev, putting up 19:57 minutes and spurring Henrik Sedin's beautiful goal assisted by Daniel Sedin and Alex Burrows. Tanev, though he has yet to score his first NHL goal, is playing incredibly solidly for the Canucks throughout the current d-men injuries. Another player who's spectacular play is flying under the radar is Mason Raymond. Raymond had 2 shots on goal, both definite chances for a goal. Raymond, though he hasn't been putting up points, he has been creating excellent plays and opportunities and has been reliable. Daniel Sedin's two spectacular goals and one fantastic assist put him at the top of the points charts for the NHL, Torres' goal was his first since New Year's Eve, and Henrik's goal and two assists place him in third place in the points standings. Tonight the Canucks played amazingly, confirming, yet again, that they belong at the top of the standings. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Photo by Kim Stallknetch/NHLI via Getty Images</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">http://cdn.nhl.com/canucks/images/upload/2011/02/109303508_slide.jpg</span></span></div>Lauren Byrnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16773065429425230562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-3504533958842220692011-02-18T21:38:00.000-08:002011-02-18T21:53:50.642-08:00The King's Speech<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaIZ7sCmPMQdJVxKQt6s0Yv9RG-Bhc6OaoNMdjlea0E7kmcHK330zcYrYiwGTg1SQFpB9OTHSPs4Yob56Y1LixnMf0mOUl52LbZcnUPkyVKwoNbqUKtV8FASHKoms8B1bhOTvFmZMMbuS/s1600/kingsspeech.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaIZ7sCmPMQdJVxKQt6s0Yv9RG-Bhc6OaoNMdjlea0E7kmcHK330zcYrYiwGTg1SQFpB9OTHSPs4Yob56Y1LixnMf0mOUl52LbZcnUPkyVKwoNbqUKtV8FASHKoms8B1bhOTvFmZMMbuS/s320/kingsspeech.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575274791503253138" /></a><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>Today I saw "The King's Speech" directed by Tom Hooper. I had high expectations for this movie, as I had been told it was fantastic, it is nominated for 12 Oscars, and is ranked 95th on IMDb. My expectations were reached and passed. "The King's Speech" is a impressively phenomenal film that touches you through it's excellent composition and acting. I can see why some have said that they were bored at first, or thought it was slow, but I really enjoyed the pace it went at. I loved how we got to know our characters in all their qualities and flaws as the plot line drifted along at a comfortable pace. I left the theatre feeling really good and fulfilled by the magical piece of art I had just witnessed. "The King's Speech" gets a 9/10 from me.</div>Lauren Byrnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16773065429425230562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-55708608634957472692011-02-17T21:51:00.000-08:002011-02-18T21:34:45.572-08:00Canucks vs. Predators<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSq3xqz7y8mPuV2HVjdg69EFBHKX6NIcVCVmXuSPJ-MrsykeUjeYKYQh1dMCWdX_6ez7-nBOmZDLlYbTT7iaw29xeniH0WRX8vGzAIdVRbnSObSElkCNT-MuwT98bSyEnpI7adE3_0Tw0/s1600/d+sedin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSq3xqz7y8mPuV2HVjdg69EFBHKX6NIcVCVmXuSPJ-MrsykeUjeYKYQh1dMCWdX_6ez7-nBOmZDLlYbTT7iaw29xeniH0WRX8vGzAIdVRbnSObSElkCNT-MuwT98bSyEnpI7adE3_0Tw0/s320/d+sedin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>Scoring Summary:</b><br />(Period - Team - Goal Scorer - Time of Goal)<br />2nd Period - Predators - Erat - 14:13<br />2nd Period - Canucks - D. Sedin - 18:15 (PP)<br />2nd Period - Predators - Spaling - 18:22<br />2nd Period - Predators - Fisher - 19:11<br /><br />The Predators did not turn into prey as hoped when the Canucks rolled into town for their last game of the 3 game road trip when Vancouver fell 3-1 in regular time. Five of the top six defence men are out with injuries, leaving Salo and Ehrhoff to run the blue line with Manitoba Moose call-ups. The rookies played well, they were consistent, and didn't try anything fancy or give up chances. The Canucks seemed to have some difficulty keeping the puck in the offensive zone, and had a hard time capitalizing on opportunities. The Canucks did, however lead the shots 36 - 26. The Vancouver Canucks will return home and play the Dallas Stars at Rogers Arena on Saturday.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-63133503907754746442010-09-19T22:04:00.000-07:002010-09-19T22:29:09.528-07:00Check Out This On Sept 19<span style="font-weight:bold;"><div><span style="font-weight:bold;">Check out...</span></div><div><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br /></span></div>This Song:</span><br />Move (If You Wanna) by Mims<br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Hard-hitting hip-hop with a strong bass beat and auto-tuned chorus. Fun to try and krump to.<br /><br /><div><b>This Style:</b></div><div>Military Shirt Jacket (American Eagle)</div><div><img src="http://pics.ae.com/is/image/aeo/0387_1393_309_f?$pdp-265$" /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Stay warm, comfy, and stylish in this jacket with its relaxed fit and cute look.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>This TV Show:</b></div><div>Hellcats</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>A cheerleading show with a surprising amount of character depth, but simple enough to be easily enjoyable to watch. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>This Article:</b></div><div><b><a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Vancouverites+carry+Terry+fight+against+cancer/3547565/story.html">http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Vancouverites+carry+Terry+fight+against+cancer/3547565/story.html</a></b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>An informational short article about a tradition that's important to be reminded of. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>This Bible Quote:</b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 19, 32); line-height: 21px; ">Romans 12:14-15 'Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.'</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 19, 32); line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Simple to read, difficult to practice. </span></b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-42901356428460154802010-06-25T07:57:00.000-07:002010-06-25T08:34:39.540-07:00Yes, I Realize It's Been Months / TwitterOkay, so I haven't written in a while, oh well. I'm starting up again for the summer because I've got some exciting things going on. First of all, my grandma and pa are visiting, and they are 83 and 85. I love talking to my grandparents because they tell amazing stories and they are also very funny. Second of all, I'm taking a photography course and I have never really done photography before so that should be very fun and very interesting. Lastly, I'm writing an essay for my Church's centennial book, about what I think the future of the church looks like. So over the next few months you will receive some snippets of conversation from my lovely grandparents, something to do with photography, maybe some snippets of my essay, and definitely some summer poetry.<div>
<br /></div><div>After that great intro, I'm going to get started on today's topic. Twitter. I have done 99 tweets so far, and I am very excited to do my 100th shortly, but first, I would like to go through my tweets and pick out the significants (1st, 25th, 50th, 75th) but also some of my favourites. Here's what I came up with:</div><div>
<br /></div><div>1st tweet: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">Russsell Brand needs to shut up at the <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23VMA" title="#VMA" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 118, 187); ">#VMA</a> s!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">25th tweet: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">"Dear Haiti" at <a href="http://www.laurenebyrne.blogspot.com/" class="tweet-url web" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 118, 187); ">www.laurenebyrne.blogspot.com</a>. <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23slr10" title="#slr10" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 118, 187); ">#slr10</a></span></div><div>
<br /></div><div>50th tweet: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">Blog For: Day Ten - The Scent Of Spring And Disappointed Hockey Fans <a href="http://www.laurenebyrne.blogspot.com/" class="tweet-url web" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 118, 187); ">www.laurenebyrne.blogspot.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23slr10" title="#slr10" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 118, 187); ">#slr10</a><a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Olympics" title="#Olympics" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 118, 187); ">#Olympics</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Van2010" title="#Van2010" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 118, 187); ">#Van2010</a> Read up!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">75th tweet: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">Don't worry about tomorrow. It will take care of itself. You have enough to worry about today. Matthew 6:34</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">OTHER TWEETS THAT I LOVE:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="status-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="entry-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">I would write tons and tons about how awesome Taylor Swift is, but I'm afriad Kanye will bust in my door and tell me to shut up.</span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="http://twitter.com/laurenebyrne/status/3969890910" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Mon Sep 14 02:30:45 +0000 2009'}" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">7:30 PM Sep 13th, 2009</span></a> <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">via web</span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">
<br /></span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; "><span class="status-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="entry-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Quote of the day: "How is your face insulting?"</span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="http://twitter.com/laurenebyrne/status/7580483649" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Sun Jan 10 03:40:33 +0000 2010'}" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">January 9, 2010 7:40:33 PM PST</span></a> <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">via <a href="http://www.tweetdeck.com/" rel="nofollow" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); ">TweetDeck</a></span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; ">
<br /></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; "><span class="status-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="entry-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23slr10" title="#slr10" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 118, 187); ">#slr10</a> Media Centre = awesomeness. Wish I could be an official 'observer' of the Media Centre during the Games and just hang out there..</span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="http://twitter.com/laurenebyrne/status/8210541748" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Mon Jan 25 22:51:10 +0000 2010'}" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">January 25, 2010 2:51:10 PM PST</span></a> <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">via web</span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">
<br /></span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; "><span class="status-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="entry-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Just watched the torch pass by 41st and W Boulevard! Coolest 2 minutes ever!</span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="http://twitter.com/laurenebyrne/status/8986179412" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Fri Feb 12 00:53:34 +0000 2010'}" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">February 11, 2010 4:53:34 PM PST</span></a> <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">via <a href="http://twitter.com/devices" rel="nofollow" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); ">txt</a></span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; ">
<br /></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; "><span class="status-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="entry-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">getting followed around by CBC totally makes up for not being able to go to the hockey tonight!</span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="http://twitter.com/laurenebyrne/status/9355281075" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Fri Feb 19 22:16:23 +0000 2010'}" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">February 19, 2010 2:16:23 PM PST</span></a> <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">via web</span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">
<br /></span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; "><span class="status-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="entry-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">GOOO CANADA GOOO! <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23womenshockey" title="#womenshockey" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 118, 187); ">#womenshockey</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Olympics" title="#Olympics" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 118, 187); ">#Olympics</a><a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Van2010" title="#Van2010" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 118, 187); ">#Van2010</a></span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="http://twitter.com/laurenebyrne/status/9653842912" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Fri Feb 26 01:24:47 +0000 2010'}" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">February 25, 2010 5:24:47 PM PST</span></a> <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">via web</span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">
<br /></span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; "><span class="status-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="entry-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">I think we all are! --> RT @<a class="tweet-url username" href="http://twitter.com/LisaOdland" rel="nofollow" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 118, 187); ">LisaOdland</a>: is suffering Olympic withdrawl.</span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="http://twitter.com/laurenebyrne/status/10027329066" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Fri Mar 05 14:57:17 +0000 2010'}" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">March 5, 2010 6:57:17 AM PST</span></a> <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">via <a href="http://www.tweetdeck.com/" rel="nofollow" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); ">TweetDeck</a></span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; ">
<br /></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; "><span class="status-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="entry-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Sitting on my couch eating jube-jubes while watching Friends. I <3></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="http://twitter.com/laurenebyrne/status/15456870020" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Sat Jun 05 01:47:14 +0000 2010'}" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">June 4, 2010 6:47:14 PM PDT</span></a> <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">via <a href="http://www.tweetdeck.com/" rel="nofollow" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); ">TweetDeck</a></span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; ">
<br /></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; "><span class="status-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="entry-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Last day of school!! I am so excited to have survived my first year of high school!</span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="http://twitter.com/laurenebyrne/status/15935009291" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Fri Jun 11 15:11:05 +0000 2010'}" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">June 11, 2010 8:11:05 AM PDT</span></a> <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">via <a href="http://twitter.com/devices" rel="nofollow" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); ">txt</a></span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; ">
<br /></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; ">RT @<a class="tweet-url username" href="http://twitter.com/Foodimentary" rel="nofollow" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 118, 187); ">Foodimentary</a>: <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23DailyQuote" title="#DailyQuote" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(34, 118, 187); ">#DailyQuote</a> "Anybody who believes that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach flunked geography" ~Robert Byrne</span></span><span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); height: auto; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; ">
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Something I'm really liking about the Canuck's play is that we have all these defense-men that are also really good defensive players! Ehroff and Salo both scored, and Ehroff, Edler, and O'Brien assisted. Speaking of, the offensive players are improving their defensive skills too. Putting the Sedins on the powerplay kill was very prosperous, which is why I was so amazed when the Canucks killed Daniel's penalty. Overall, I loved watching last night's game and I cannot wait for the Canucks to bring it home and take the lead!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-52189471187811283662010-04-20T07:46:00.000-07:002010-04-20T08:06:20.276-07:00Canucks Playoffs: Game ThreeBummer, eh? I only managed to catch the last period, and what a period it was. <div>First of all, the bogus "distinct kicking motion" call. Look, I don't know what kind of kicking you've been doing lately, but that was an obvious stopping motion that put in the puck. It was good, however, to see the Canucks come back with a nice, definite goal a minute later.</div><div>Secondly, I don't know what funk Luo was in, but letting in 4 goals in 16 shots? That's not the Luo we know and love. Raycroft did a nice job of doing what he can, and sometimes I think we forget that Raycroft is a really good goalie, but we rarely get to see him because Luo can be an amazing goalie. </div><div>Thirdly, Samuelesson! I'm SO happy about Samuelesson, he's playing so great! Scoring 4 goals, taking 1 assist, playing around 20 minutes in each, and especially, taking no penalties. I want to emphasize penalties because the Kings have scored 7 of their 10 goals on a power-play, so I think it's really important that the Canucks try to avoid penalties as much as possible. </div><div><br /></div><div>Predictions: The Canucks come back with a 3-1 win and only get 1 penalty! (fingers crossed)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-40222127249735400692010-04-18T12:24:00.000-07:002010-04-18T13:03:13.749-07:00Canucks Playoffs: Game TwoOh geez.<div><br /></div><div>Good Things:</div><div>-nice goals by Bernier and Samuelesson (scored on 2 of the first 4 shots)</div><div>-exciting 'track meet' play in the third period</div><div>-Luongo made 29 saves</div><div>-Kessler won 7 of 11 faceoffs</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Bad Things:</div><div>-Alberts</div><div>-King's 35 second scoring spree</div><div><br /></div><div>First off, I'm pretty upset with Alberts. I mean, I had never heard of him before now, and being known as the player who has the most playoff PIM of the NHL. In Game 1 he took a penalty that led to the King's first goal, and then was kicked out of the game after taking a five minute penalty in which the Kings scored again and tied the game. And if that wasn't enough, he comes back to Game Two and gets two consecutive penalties, and one more a bit later. That's THREE penalties. I hope I don't see him in Game Three because something isn't working for him, and he needs to figure it out, because just a week ago he scored against the Sharks! </div><div>Secondly, this game reinforced my worries about this series. Even though it has only been two games, you can see in the game play how close it is. I really hope Canucks and put more distance between themselves and the Kings, as they are getting more shots on goal. </div><div>As for Game Three, I am hoping the Canucks can pull through and take the lead. Though the Kings will have home-ice advantage, the Canucks have really improved their away play, if you will, over the season. </div><div><br /></div><div>GOOD LUCK</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-82994730368161172832010-04-18T11:33:00.000-07:002010-04-18T12:17:02.972-07:0030 Hour FamineOn Thursday and Friday this week I participated in my school's thirty hour famine. It was an interesting event, as I had only ever done a 24 hour famine before. I found that overall, I wasn't that hungry, I was just weak and tired. I can't imagine how, feeling like I did, those children in Africa do it. Throughout the famine I drank 6 L of water, 3 L of diluted juice, and got 9 hours of sleep. Personally, I had a good experience with famine, and plan to do it again next year! <div><br /></div><div>Famine Log:</div><div>(famine went from 7:30am on Thursday to 1:30pm on Friday)</div><div><br /></div><div>9:30am: Two hours in and I'm not hungry yet. I usually don't eat at this time anyways. This morning I had a nice big breakfast with grains and protein which is supposed to take a long time to absorb into your body so you won't get a crash. I'm really excited for the day!</div><div><br /></div><div>12:30pm: Five hours in and I'm beginning to feel the hunger. Nothing intense, just a normal, between-meals kind of hunger. I've been drinking loads of water, probably more than I need, but I really don't want to get dehydrated. Also, I'm still excited!</div><div><br /></div><div>2:30pm: Seven hours in and I'm hardly feeling it. It is fascinating to see how little we actually need the food we consume, and how eating at certain times is often just a habit, not a necessity. I am beginning to feel a bit weak and a little distracted from lack of energy, but otherwise I'm good!</div><div><br /></div><div>4:30pm: Nine hours in and I'm feeling more hungry, but I'm keeping distracted in the school gym that was opened with all the equipment for the famine-rs. My friend, Akina, and I have been having a great time swinging on ropes and jumping on high jump mats! Going good!</div><div><br /></div><div>6:30pm: Eleven hours in and I'm still feeling alright. I'm not so much hungry as weak. If it keeps going like this, sleeping is going to be easy.</div><div><br /></div><div>8:30pm: Thirteen hours in and I'm feeling okay. A few minutes ago I was feeling desperately hungry, but then I had a diluted juice, and I'm feeling much better. Now that I'm just 2 hours shy of the halfway point, I'm not excited for tomorrow, but I'm definitely still glad to be doing this. </div><div><br /></div><div>9:30pm: Fourteen hours in and I'm off to bed. I don't feel hungry, but I'm so tired I can barely keep my eyes open. </div><div>(*Added note: I usually go to bed at 9:30pm - 10pm, but I'm not usually as tired as I was.)</div><div><br /></div><div>7:30am: Twenty-four hours in and I am HUNGRY! When I woke up I was alright, but now my stomach is like ghnagkiovake, if that makes sense. I also cannot concentrate to save my life right now. </div><div><br /></div><div>10:30am: Twenty-seven hours in and I am still really hungry and just waiting for 1:30pm. So far school hasn't been much of a distraction because I can't think very straight. </div><div><br /></div><div>1:45pm: YES! FOOD! This was a fun experience, but right now my stomach is totally weird and bloated. Time to try to get my body back into regular swing. </div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-47465082719899181992010-04-16T12:17:00.000-07:002010-04-18T12:24:42.985-07:00Canucks Playoffs: Game OneWow. That was an INTENSE game. Unfortunately, I was asleep during OT, but I saw some video of Luo's wacky save and Samuelesson's tie-breaker. I predict that Samuelesson is going to be playing a big part in these playoffs. I am a bit concerned for game 2, because this one was so close. Hopefully the Canuck fans will be able to pull our boys up for perhaps I more dominate win, because right now, as much as it pains me to say it, it's anyones series.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-77916179898460941502010-04-07T16:59:00.000-07:002010-04-07T17:24:29.625-07:00Down With Webstergenre: rock/hiphop/progressive<div>album: Time To Win Vol. 1</div><div>website: www.downwithwebster.com / www.myspace.com/downwithwebster</div><div>quote: 'I built my soul on rock 'n' roll, then someone told me kids don't rock no more..'</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Down With Webster is a seven-man band that was formed for a junior high (gr. 6-8) talent show. They write, produce, and perform their own music. DWW is from Toronto, Canada and were voted the best unsigned artist/band in 2008. They have a unique sound that has been missing from the radio for a while now. With their huge local fanbase and growing worldwide fanbase they are well on their way for an amazing musical career. Another thing about Down With Webster is the fact that they have seven band members, with is a fair bit larger than the norm. I really like Down With Webster, and I hope they are still making awesome music for a long, long time.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-9385683777872388322010-03-24T20:46:00.000-07:002010-03-24T21:24:20.062-07:00Daniel Moir<div>genre: alternative rock</div><div>album: 'the Country and the Sea'</div><div>website: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/danielmoir">http://www.myspace.com/danielmoir</a></div><div>my fav quote: "a fight without a cause leaves us wondering whatever went wrong" (Change The World)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Daniel Moir is a nineteen year old, Edmonton-born talent. He is fresh, has only released 4 songs (a fifth through a special Facebook promotion) and the quality of his work is astounding. Daniel Moir has one of those calming, soft, yet powerful voices that makes you feel so at peace. I heard about him through a Facebook fan page suggestion from one of my friends, which led me to invite all my friends to become a fan in order to get my free 5 song album. Good deal, huh? Daniel Moir's songs poke at us and throw ideas at us that we probably haven't thought of before, but at the same time they allow you to fall into the music and not worry about the deep metaphors and symbolism lurking everywhere. I am really happy I found out about Daniel Moir, and I will be following him as he goes with his musical career. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-71553476451698223812010-03-14T19:19:00.000-07:002010-03-14T20:17:39.700-07:00Day Three - Wheelchair Curling<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcUiv2cP96nxdJAg2USh2_RSaEkDCZPtEHILkefUAmrUzExnf00122ZS8uqCw1-2oxGN1CpOzzo7GQEx3vPN5YaK11cZ0ZfTUN8CYBjj2I_Y4X-cXzKTcBt7runfgfYiNL6S0F45HK74/s1600-h/DSC02674.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcUiv2cP96nxdJAg2USh2_RSaEkDCZPtEHILkefUAmrUzExnf00122ZS8uqCw1-2oxGN1CpOzzo7GQEx3vPN5YaK11cZ0ZfTUN8CYBjj2I_Y4X-cXzKTcBt7runfgfYiNL6S0F45HK74/s320/DSC02674.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448692632764830754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlteyRdoRt_TRKXJSXHF-OCzXg3S2VgsvZihyphenhyphen2TL1SyHqApog5Eh17Ki2INMBhC5ozdc_Iq4b4Xe54pAbU6tBk0tV_zd3ID_BYgajKwSnyuJ_Jbum4erqW_CO9o9Bmcx9zCel4IfvF4Mc/s1600-h/DSC02634.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlteyRdoRt_TRKXJSXHF-OCzXg3S2VgsvZihyphenhyphen2TL1SyHqApog5Eh17Ki2INMBhC5ozdc_Iq4b4Xe54pAbU6tBk0tV_zd3ID_BYgajKwSnyuJ_Jbum4erqW_CO9o9Bmcx9zCel4IfvF4Mc/s320/DSC02634.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448687618653060258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EX2e2YLEyeYoD2nirneUZxFVoFz9tSF9-gVf4adjvVLWUu32nJ8b2Mj_y1wiC1Uq64vNaW4Nr8rKzaW6DZ6oZJkvfMquM8iDjjux3enI-367lzaFp2JFig0FYToHb3IUrST_eY5JqVA/s1600-h/DSC02632.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EX2e2YLEyeYoD2nirneUZxFVoFz9tSF9-gVf4adjvVLWUu32nJ8b2Mj_y1wiC1Uq64vNaW4Nr8rKzaW6DZ6oZJkvfMquM8iDjjux3enI-367lzaFp2JFig0FYToHb3IUrST_eY5JqVA/s320/DSC02632.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448687612185464610" /></a><br />On the third day of the Paralympics I went to wheelchair curling. Korea played Japan, Germany played USA, Italy played Switzerland, and Canada played Norway. It was another great experience for me, as I haven't ever watched curling, let alone wheelchair curling! After my fellow reporters and some friendly spectators explained the gist of the game, I was excited and pumped, and enjoyed the intense game Canada and Norway played that much more. The game really did come down to the last (well, Canada's last) stone. They were the last teams still playing, every pair of eyes in the stadium were on them. Canada had a stone in the blue when their last stone joined it, winning them the 2 points required to beat Norway from the previous 5-4 score. <div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The curler that stood out to me was Darryl Neighbour of Team Canada. He suffered a workplace injury, putting him in a wheelchair in 2000. Not only was he a great curler, but when we talked to him after the game he was kind and funny, willing to take pictures, and just seemed like a good person. He is 61 years old, but he doesn't just curl. He plays wheelchair tennis, and he is an active speaker for the BC Paraplegic Association, an ambassador of the Rick Hansen Foundation, and is a spokesperson for BC Wheelchair Sports. Darryl Neighbour is an incredible athlete and a kind soul, a true Canadian.</div><div><br /></div><div>Top Image: Darryl Neighbour and I after the game.</div><div>Middle Image: Not just the Olympic Norwegian curlers have cool pants!</div><div>Bottom Image: Neighbour steadies Gaudet as she releases the stone.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-75903760408247991872010-03-14T18:09:00.000-07:002010-03-14T20:16:47.288-07:00Day Two - Sledge Hockey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ut1qTfExNESQcHrpnjNy1Eh2Vwvv9_at8CvECu5kg_dLJo-b-iVqlwEprgjGeJVZgfWQLdy0KJepHl3ow75EqBM77zR7I5PjFq1SpqqJC4e8_lXNZFvHYkF2NrdbmOJc4ZvdjoXZBRc/s1600-h/DSC02576.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ut1qTfExNESQcHrpnjNy1Eh2Vwvv9_at8CvECu5kg_dLJo-b-iVqlwEprgjGeJVZgfWQLdy0KJepHl3ow75EqBM77zR7I5PjFq1SpqqJC4e8_lXNZFvHYkF2NrdbmOJc4ZvdjoXZBRc/s320/DSC02576.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448678681233532082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSCuJvQ8Xb7nl5FWRCFlq9HCQ5cS9Aa1UZvccXwCXB4L2HyK-5qb0YMggHYjk71IIQQknD1ueCKzyYZHaTTQyxVy0WHJiM7OwRs8MoWzKrtpd0T-OkGkVK36QrOCjhUATA_XADs107iE/s1600-h/DSC02605.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSCuJvQ8Xb7nl5FWRCFlq9HCQ5cS9Aa1UZvccXwCXB4L2HyK-5qb0YMggHYjk71IIQQknD1ueCKzyYZHaTTQyxVy0WHJiM7OwRs8MoWzKrtpd0T-OkGkVK36QrOCjhUATA_XADs107iE/s320/DSC02605.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448678439235868466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi921WveQbPhpezSY7ZZJDQzp-unO9LfdKHOdlmmxWv7_MqVoQSxNQu02Rkm4-3vBub3D2NR9oRP-znQ1ZiukeI4iPCuoI7NlNU0HaZhAWbJbJvsnc2DW3Mnd6AAtv36IjkLQwzxw8KUhk/s1600-h/DSC02570.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi921WveQbPhpezSY7ZZJDQzp-unO9LfdKHOdlmmxWv7_MqVoQSxNQu02Rkm4-3vBub3D2NR9oRP-znQ1ZiukeI4iPCuoI7NlNU0HaZhAWbJbJvsnc2DW3Mnd6AAtv36IjkLQwzxw8KUhk/s320/DSC02570.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448678419742783938" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>On the second day of the Paralympics I went to the Korea vs. USA preliminary sledge hockey game. It was a great game, and a real experience for me, the first time I'd seen sledge hockey. Most of the rules are the same as ice hockey (icing, interference, high-sticking, holding), but some are different (teeing --> when a player hits another player with their sledge at a 90 degree angle). The players are incredible at handling and passing the puck, something that surprised me. They will also often dribble the puck underneath their sledges, which also surprised me. The game was also very vicious. Players will poke each other with the grips on their sticks, and smack into each other at every chance. Overall, it was really cool, especially since we were sitting at centre ice.<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>One player had an especially excellent game, Steven Cash. He is the USA goalkeeper, and performed his best with a shut-out. Cash got cancer, and had to have part of his right leg removed at the mere age of 3. Nothing could stop him though, he followed his dreams all the way to becoming the Paralympic SportsMan of the Year in 2009. His other achievements include winning bronze at the 2008 World Championships, winning gold at the 2009 World Championships, and being the starting goalie in all of the games in the 2007-2008 season. Cash also coached a summer camp for young sledge hockey players, where I'm sure he inspired the masses. Steven Cash has overcome life-long difficulties to do what he loves, an achievement that we could all learn from.</div><div><br /></div><div>Top Image: Clear boards and ice floors make the penalty box and team "bench" accessible.</div><div>Middle Image: The teams set up for a face-off.</div><div>Bottom Image: The ref throws down the puck.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-42182032012542228592010-03-14T18:02:00.000-07:002010-03-14T18:08:57.696-07:00Day One - Body And Soul<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>On the opening day of the Paralympics I went to the cultural event Body & Soul. It is a play by 13 women, telling stories about their lives. At the end of the play it was evident that all of the women had been through horrifying struggles, and have come out stronger than ever. The women were all over 40, and therefore had many interesting stories to tell. The play made you want to laugh, cry, and everything in between. Body & Soul will be playing until March 17th, so you should definitely check it out!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-73183384771084050872010-02-28T18:02:00.000-08:002010-02-28T18:25:23.509-08:00Day Seventeen #1 - Jasey Jay Anderson and Men's Curling Team<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDt6jlVafMpKkubz-K5tEYftqF6zEHLRlHyqpnqDkkR-42N0hdZwJ-_7-as5aElSVvi0IT77V1hb2LSPrC7pGE7Ssbhq1xqBcRsah_03Kbg3g8q5EPgIvRbz5d_Tx6KHTZAoFifjE9Vtc/s1600-h/DSC02260.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDt6jlVafMpKkubz-K5tEYftqF6zEHLRlHyqpnqDkkR-42N0hdZwJ-_7-as5aElSVvi0IT77V1hb2LSPrC7pGE7Ssbhq1xqBcRsah_03Kbg3g8q5EPgIvRbz5d_Tx6KHTZAoFifjE9Vtc/s320/DSC02260.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443485800454234978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KXFCR-ozSWq4lptIDjF1G64UWPNUOuQ1u54qzfiurQMO9RbtB1gx3Zrpq1DQD9dwNAwdgQs85I38DpWbj76V633yyHyYyw8y9x9hfG93dAHHthjdW_Xl0cj_XHr1WwlFJWIcD8hcerY/s1600-h/DSC02248.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KXFCR-ozSWq4lptIDjF1G64UWPNUOuQ1u54qzfiurQMO9RbtB1gx3Zrpq1DQD9dwNAwdgQs85I38DpWbj76V633yyHyYyw8y9x9hfG93dAHHthjdW_Xl0cj_XHr1WwlFJWIcD8hcerY/s320/DSC02248.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443485791656256210" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This morning (though it feels like forever ago) Jasey Jay Anderson and the Men's Curling Team was at the Media Centre for a press conference.<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Jasey Jay Anderson is also a blueberry farmer (who knew?) and enjoys farming because he creates something. Anderson said that as an athlete you mostly focus on yourself, and being a farmer brings him peace. Jasey Jay seemed to be incredibly calm for someone who had just won gold. He also had a good sense of humor, when he stood up for photos and was asked to look this way and that, to lift up his medal, etc, he said "dance monkey dance". Hilarious.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Men's Curling Team was really cool, and very excited about their accomplishment. They said that curlers are now taking fitness seriously, because the unfit curlers are getting beaten by the fit curlers. They also said that they find the insane and loud fans encouraging, as apposed to distracting, as some would think.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This is the first post of a few for today, so keep reading!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-65380161001223550152010-02-27T21:00:00.000-08:002010-02-27T21:39:40.845-08:00Day Sixteen - Media Centre Awesomeness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Uo19rJQDbY_IzXLIrQ-QGusmICTAD0RdJb51MbJkYLxVX8vla4Q9pKVLjAvvUclelA_yjerdBtFDYkDnia1GD6wiH_hOyvwwCTuIdPVqyU4rfmFMgPE1cYC0Xd8nzen53ifM7K_EBmg/s1600-h/IMG_6925.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Uo19rJQDbY_IzXLIrQ-QGusmICTAD0RdJb51MbJkYLxVX8vla4Q9pKVLjAvvUclelA_yjerdBtFDYkDnia1GD6wiH_hOyvwwCTuIdPVqyU4rfmFMgPE1cYC0Xd8nzen53ifM7K_EBmg/s320/IMG_6925.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443164202982655026" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Today was awesome. First, at 10:30am I attended the press conference featuring the Canadian Short Track Speed-skating team. They were all very cool, and proudly wore their Canada jackets and gold medals. They answered questions in both English and French, and since my French is very primitive, I only understood the English. The conference was a very cool experience, and it was awesome to be that close to our champions!<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Later on, at 1pm the Women's Curling Team, who placed silver, came, answered questions and was available for interviews and pictures (see earlier post for interview, see above for pics). They were also very cool, and seemed to remember that they were Olympics rookies, and getting to silver was an incredible achievement on their part. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>After leaving the Media Centre, I joined Samaah, Veronika, Cheyenne, Lisa, Dezmond, Hannah and Christina from VANOC at the VANOC headquarters, and collected up all the extra pins, stickers, postcards, and posters, which we then took downtown and gave out to accepting, and sometimes swarming crowds. I managed to score two Moscow 1980 pins, and I picked up two Apple pins from the Apple Store at Pacific Centre. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>That was basically my day, and a very good one at that. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-29318447732338768332010-02-27T13:51:00.000-08:002010-02-27T14:09:59.146-08:00Interview with Susan O'Connor<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyPyh4paUuWCENr5k95mCrjjGEw26H7-o30zUuwc4eMkXPmVTtdswpppKpm_4SmppiYLk-7II3w744BPSY3' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>The audio is messed up, so here's the dialogue:</div><div><br /></div><div>Lauren: Most of the medals of these Games have been won by female athletes. What do you think about that?</div><div>Susan O'Connor: I think it's really good. It's really important for girls to see women being really successful in sport. You see a lot of men playing basketball, baseball, hockey, so it's exciting to see women competing and winning just as much as the men.</div><div>Lauren: What advice do you have athletes who are just starting out and are trying to make it to the Olympics?</div><div>Susan O'Connor: I think the major thing is finding something that you really enjoy doing, because even once you do get to that higher level where it's more serious you do still have to enjoy it, especially when that pressure starts. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-7789307641793705492010-02-27T12:52:00.000-08:002010-02-27T12:55:07.559-08:00New Template!Hey everyone, just got a new template. Way cool, right? <div><br /></div><div>Expect another post tonight, and tomorrow!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-78809702023220418522010-02-27T07:16:00.000-08:002010-02-27T10:23:31.122-08:00Day Fifteen - MARIANAS TRENCH!!! (...oh and illScarlett..)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-D3Mw273KteMzeglSRAA2mxMRgbMjaO-CuL05dMhAO-saAZFLtnEp9a1jhsd4eTq9ZIx1aNm8hyphenhyphen9uFn08AOxxx5swYukuX8MXLE4U4Dolgt4NmVQKz2xfPybFmiqBYyao8hyphenhyphenn3VAGb38/s1600-h/DSC02186.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-D3Mw273KteMzeglSRAA2mxMRgbMjaO-CuL05dMhAO-saAZFLtnEp9a1jhsd4eTq9ZIx1aNm8hyphenhyphen9uFn08AOxxx5swYukuX8MXLE4U4Dolgt4NmVQKz2xfPybFmiqBYyao8hyphenhyphenn3VAGb38/s320/DSC02186.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442959499292820834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDpSdyyMHjPfIy-OxirYYq5YKINtPPj1d48vKytM9TfqXR_CHjjcNma4n1w8DVXbx5qUgZGfUd0KlyixUCBZTSxzbPkuxTzAvVDpng4BegjUmSmeJYUaWdylscFIyU5LILz7opTbdnGA/s1600-h/DSC02178.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDpSdyyMHjPfIy-OxirYYq5YKINtPPj1d48vKytM9TfqXR_CHjjcNma4n1w8DVXbx5qUgZGfUd0KlyixUCBZTSxzbPkuxTzAvVDpng4BegjUmSmeJYUaWdylscFIyU5LILz7opTbdnGA/s320/DSC02178.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442959492310521842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZqof_x4DVg6lsk2aKSDdAkrs7XySb5ytsYPijG0qiGWZa2zfKUxX5V3-hqAaZPrhV0qnEbHpHLm0AReOg7orBKnxxpCq-9SyCMRGXPBT9hYmFHmlQrSoXfzzbUfh1cES9e_CzwCx7-0/s1600-h/DSC02086.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZqof_x4DVg6lsk2aKSDdAkrs7XySb5ytsYPijG0qiGWZa2zfKUxX5V3-hqAaZPrhV0qnEbHpHLm0AReOg7orBKnxxpCq-9SyCMRGXPBT9hYmFHmlQrSoXfzzbUfh1cES9e_CzwCx7-0/s320/DSC02086.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442959480438840930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFwfBjUgevOB9SOprl8LCKsWDKtHKD7m2B0mUMvo4f16xBw80zv22dVfqBskGAj89MczAxrb2EyYo1f9vWGkQvEOy0klaBnH38oZP6PiTfbdqL43ZlYTirmLDBiQr0imzplAVXhHuO40/s1600-h/DSC02171.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFwfBjUgevOB9SOprl8LCKsWDKtHKD7m2B0mUMvo4f16xBw80zv22dVfqBskGAj89MczAxrb2EyYo1f9vWGkQvEOy0klaBnH38oZP6PiTfbdqL43ZlYTirmLDBiQr0imzplAVXhHuO40/s320/DSC02171.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442959472253670898" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>First it comes on quiet, creeping, slow...then Josh Ramsey comes on and the crowd goes insane. Last night, if you didn't know from my very frequent Facebook status updates, I went to see illScarlett followed by Marianas Trench at the Surrey Celebration Site. It was a VERY cool experience. First, we won the HOCKEY GAME AGAINST SLOVAKIA, SCORING US A SPOT IN THE GOLD MEDAL HOCKEY GAME ON SUNDAY!!!!! I watched the game from Surrey House, and there was a large, and very excitable, crowd. When Canada scored the first goal we all leaped to our feet and had hi-fives all around. I watched the third period from outside, in front of the stage, and held a collective breath for the last five minutes.<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Then illScarlett came on. They were really good, but their fans were rowdy, lots and lots of pushing and shoving for that one. Then Marianas Trench came on after quite the delay, and the crowd, as I said above, went insane, but they weren't nearly as pushy-shovey as the illScarlett fans. Marianas Trench played many of the songs off their new album, Masterpiece Theatre, and few of their earlier hits (Shake Tramp, anyone?). Marianas Trench is one of my all-time favourite bands, so seeing them live at a free, all-ages concert was one of the coolest things I've gotten to do. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This morning I have been shifting through the 150 pictures I took, and finally decided on 80 that weren't very good, but I did not delete them (never!), I just have them in a 'Bad Pics' folder! Yay! Anyways, that left 40 and I thought they were all Facebook-worthy so they are up there. The above pics are (1) of the crowd behind me, (2) of Josh and Ian, (3) of me in the crowd, and (4) of Josh and Matt. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-4794911744879171582010-02-25T20:43:00.000-08:002010-02-25T21:01:49.127-08:00Day Fourteen <-- Gosh, already?!?<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Hello, hello, hello!! Earlier I was feeling a bit sad that the Olympics were nearing the end, but then I watched the Women's Hockey Gold Medal Game. Wow. Just incredible. You should definitely watch it on Shaw On Demand if you missed even a few minutes.<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>StudentsLive has asked us reporters to write one or two large pieces about the 2010 Games, and I think I have an idea for mine. Today when I was in downtown, I realized I LOVE Vancouver. It's just so...nice! I was thinking about how I never want to leave Vancouver, and how being a part of StudentsLive and getting to go around Vancouver has had an effect on that. Stay tuned for that story, which may be up after the Olympics, or after the Paralympics, depending on time-constraints I am causing by blogging and not doing homework.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Tomorrow I will post a blog about the person I interviewed who is involved in broadcasting the Olympics. Said person is not allowed to do interviews, so I am only allowed to give general information about what she does. Exciting, eh?</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Also tomorrow, I will be heading down to Surrey Celebration Site to try and see illScarlett and Marianas Trench, a show I think will be tons of fun. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Please stay tuned for these last few Olympic Days, and don't forget I will also being reporting for the Paralympics, which begin on March 12th!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-60735148465632130782010-02-22T21:56:00.000-08:002010-02-22T22:15:48.507-08:00Day Eleven - Yaletown VIPs and CBC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggL32CNJg_gKvx9sTTpyyQfPwpD0LmISoEdr3uJazmQCOouYXPHEhl662z7jJjNZnWVUusLB7SCuROLvRzmHSNgicQp7oeCSgNr74oIpbDWWQlicnqIpnU1Tkm2yetQvW_vI1RWXET4b0/s1600-h/DSC02035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggL32CNJg_gKvx9sTTpyyQfPwpD0LmISoEdr3uJazmQCOouYXPHEhl662z7jJjNZnWVUusLB7SCuROLvRzmHSNgicQp7oeCSgNr74oIpbDWWQlicnqIpnU1Tkm2yetQvW_vI1RWXET4b0/s320/DSC02035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441318139593562514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzkULFHiS9GmgsMbgV10WdG2OjhewoXBiFsMaCAdqanuEg3j64UJIJgMkl8furnJHJ-lTOe0Cg_r0JAbxq1eyGciPjrX_ngMgIxC1H6fb-l_by-Dm92zBXDZ-QULy0lzaUgypSRU433g/s1600-h/CocaCola+Torch.aspx.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzkULFHiS9GmgsMbgV10WdG2OjhewoXBiFsMaCAdqanuEg3j64UJIJgMkl8furnJHJ-lTOe0Cg_r0JAbxq1eyGciPjrX_ngMgIxC1H6fb-l_by-Dm92zBXDZ-QULy0lzaUgypSRU433g/s320/CocaCola+Torch.aspx.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441318127643353506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dA5ROf4aWgLba6C_IYhosZsIpaLWTv8bp9p5e6AmRFCS_H0yfQvC4cPGqLUUcJGQ37IAyk7SjF_y11izjtmjWc0yCnn8NIu4oXJia0QwdO3IEYJGphD1dLosXUBhuov-huLa2qcUq4k/s1600-h/DSC01985.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dA5ROf4aWgLba6C_IYhosZsIpaLWTv8bp9p5e6AmRFCS_H0yfQvC4cPGqLUUcJGQ37IAyk7SjF_y11izjtmjWc0yCnn8NIu4oXJia0QwdO3IEYJGphD1dLosXUBhuov-huLa2qcUq4k/s320/DSC01985.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441315699770762786" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Hey everyone! (Second time tonight, aren't I a superstar?) Today 2 very exciting things happened, first I skipped the line at LiveCity Yaletown, and enter through the 'Invited Guests' enterance, and secondly, StudentsLive was feature on CBC! If you missed the news today, you can check out the clip at <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Canada/BC/ID=1421788032">http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Canada/BC/ID=1421788032</a>.<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Today was the second time I've been to LiveCity Yaletown, but it didn't get old. This time I went to all the ''houses'', Vancouver House, Panasonic House, and Coca Cola House. Vancouver House has a really nice set up, showing visitors how green Vancouver is, and what is being done to improve our sustainability. One thing I found very cool was a company that takes solid scrap wood that would just be thrown out, and turns it into stools and coffee tables. (See the third pic.) Panasonic House has a 3D theatre, which was <i>very</i> cool and the line-up wasn't too long. Coca Cola House is a total party, and surprisingly worth the hour-long line-up. Along with the free aluminum Cola, you can get your picture professionally taken with an Olympic torch, and then download it on to your computer with a special code, (that's the second pic.) And finally, you can release your inner polar bear, and get a picture with the paws, (that's the first pic.) I was at Yaletown with Christina Adams, the StudentsLive VANOC contact, and her family. Christina's mother was the coolest, (she told me to write that), and I had a really great time with them.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I will write more soon! Thanks for reading!</div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-24813293665327133392010-02-22T21:34:00.000-08:002010-02-22T21:52:43.604-08:00Day Ten - The Scent Of Spring and Disappointed Hockey Fans<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Last night was an incredible (I've been using that word a lot, have you noticed?) experience for me, despite the embarrassing 5 - 2 hockey loss for Canada. First I'm going to tell you about 'The Scent Of Spring', and later I'll express my feelings towards the hockey. <div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Scent Of Spring is a beautiful dance about forbidden love, and was put on by the National Dance Company of Korea. Everything about it was fantastic, the music, the stage, the costumes, the emotion, and, of course, the dancing itself. One part in particular stood out and that was the dances of the seasons. The passing of the year was shown by two dancers creating a tree that grew and then withered before our eyes. It was breathtaking, and overall indescribable.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Now, the hockey. I was disappointed that Luongo was not put in goal, as he seems to be calm and skillful under pressure, as opposed to Brodeur, who seemed very frantic and didn't just let the defense take care of some of the pucks. It was a nice win for the USA, but Canada is NOT our of the running. Like I've said earlier, I really believe Canada's women's hockey team is amazingly skillful, a pleasure to watch, and real contenders for the gold. I used to think that of the men's hockey team, but now I'm not so sure.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-69475299255342395082010-02-21T08:46:00.000-08:002010-02-21T09:20:18.547-08:00Day Nine - Speeeed Skating!<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Last night was a great night for Canadian speed-skaters. First of all, in the Ladies' Short Track 1500m Heat 3, Valerie Maltais qualified by a mere one thousandth of a second! A photo finish that was <i>very</i> exciting to watch. Maltais went on to the semi-finals, but missed qualifing by 2 seconds. Secondly, the Hamelin brothers, Francois Hamelin and Charles Hamelin both represented Canada in the Men's 1000m finals! They <i>just</i> missed the podium, placing 4th and 5th, but had terrific races.<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Today at 4:40pm the long awaited USA vs. Canada men's hockey game will take place. It is going to be an incredible game, and I think the world is definitely going to be watching this one. On the topic of hockey, the women's hockey this year has been incredible, if I say so myself. I'm not just talking about the infamous 18-0 game, I'm talking about the quality of hockey these ladies are playing. I have actually enjoyed watching women's Olympic hockey more than men's Olympic hockey. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Also tonight I will be heading to The Scent Of Spring, put on by the National Dance Company of Korea, which should be amazing.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>There is only a week left in the Olympics, which is sad because I am having such an incredible time with Students Live, and just the feel of the city right now. Yes, there are anti-Olympic organizations and people who are negative about the Games, but at this point most have accepted that the Games are here and all you can do is enjoy them. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373899798242875833.post-22312548774393036252010-02-19T14:17:00.000-08:002010-02-19T19:06:03.793-08:00Day Eight - CBC, Cauldron<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Today I went to see the Cauldron, again, but this time with fellow reporters Emily, Veronika, and Lisa being followed by 2 lovely people from CBC. It is a unique experience having someone run ahead of you, film you walking towards and then away from them, and then running in front again. They also gave us complimentary CBC pins. Feeling like a superstar, check! Once we were at the Cauldron we went around and asked people about their thought about the flame, and we got some interesting answers, which you can see at Emily, Veronika, or Lisa's blogs. I then went on to accompany Emily while she asked people in a lot of Team Canada gear what it meant to be to them to be Canadian, a question which also had some interesting answers. I'll write more soon!<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1