I've moved

For the few people who still read this blog I've moved it. It is now
at http//:www.somethinsomethin.Wordpress.com

A bit of a problem.

I have a bit of a problem. I have to do a presentation about the Youth Criminal Justice Act on Tuesday. As usual I've left it to the last minute. I was wondering if anyone reading this (if anyone is reading this) knows anything that might be useful or interesting that I can use in my presentation. Any information you can contribute will be welcome.

No Pants Subway Ride 2010

If you don't take public transit, today was the anual no pants subway
ride. It was hosted in Toronto by Improv in Toronto and worldwide by
Improv Everywhere. I was there and will be posting pictures and the
link to the video when the video is ready and my pics are uploaded.

Canada becoming a "warrior nation".

I submitted this as part of an assignment for my world politics class.
Sorry it's so long*.

*That's what she said. Sorry, couldn't resist.

Anyways here it is.

Since Canada started it's mission in Afghanistan it has fairly quickly
become a "warrior nation". The mission is a highly public one, one
noticed often by the media. This media coverage is showing Canadian
troops as fighters instead of peacekeepers. The way UN peacekeepers
work is that they do not fight unless they are attacked. Currently,
the Canadians are on an "offensive" (according to Stephen Harper).
Last time I checked peacekeepers didn't go on "offensives". In my
opinion the image of the Canadian forces being created is very one
sided. We only seem to be told about the soldiers killed or suicide
bombers and all the bad things and never the good things like all the
IED's (improvised explosive devices) that are found or the schools
built. It seems like this has been blown out of proportion by the
media. All we ever seem to hear about is Afghanistan. Remember last
year when the Canadian navy captured a load of pirates? Not really.
But you remember all those reports about Canadian soldiers being
killed. What about the relief that was sent during hurricane katrina?
Nope. Nothing much. But there was lots of coverage about when Stephen
Harper went to Afghanistan. Canada is still a peacekeeping nation but
that image is being tarnished by the media.

A late note and video

I was looking through my previous posts and i realized that i forgot to include the video from "the real life game of CLUE". i apologize and i have included it here.





for more of improv in torontos videos check out the youtube channel here

or you can check out the Improv in Toronto website here

A Bit of Excitement

I just found this trailer for the next season of "Doctor Who" with the new 11th doctor, Matt Smith. I don't know if he can live up to David Tennant but judging by the trailer it looks like it will be good.

Prorogued again

Canadas government has been prorogued again by Stephen Harper. This is the second year in a row. It's basically a two month snow day for the MP's. Becoming a tradition you could say. I think that it shouldn't just be the government that gets prorogued, it should be all of Canada. If the government can say "we don't feel like working for the next two months so we aren't going to" then the rest of Canada should be able to do so also. It's not like they're important or an essential service or anything like that. If I'm going to pay their salary then they should at least earn it. Maybe if they didn't get paid for the two months it would change their minds.