I went to church tonight. Second time this week actually.
Our faith assignment has caused me to go to Truth and Life Worship Centre both yesterday for service and tonight for praise team practice.
The music in this church is amazing. The songs got stuck in my head instantly.
I went to the Rihanna concert tonight.
Yet I'm home now and the songs from church are still in my head.
It's amazing how powerful some bass lines can be.
At first I was slightly uncomfortable with this assignment. But like most of the assignments we are given in J, I realize I'm glad I did it once it's done.
I doubt I'll be a regular church-goer after this assignment is complete. But it was nice to get a taste of the music I grew up with. I forgot what it was like.
Monday 25 March 2013
Monday 18 March 2013
You down with IPP? I'm done with IPP.
One milestone down. One more to go.
IPPP week is over. All of the hard work Sam and I did over the last year has finally paid off.
I don't think I ever thought planning the IPP presentations would be as hard as it was.
We held two socials, a curling bonspiel, and five billion bake sales to raise the money we needed for the Convention Centre. On top of that we had sponsor letters to write, emails to send, phone calls to make, programs to design, and 60+ second year students to coordinate.
Last week was the most intense week ever.
I don't think I slept until Friday night.
I literally was having IPPP nightmares every night of the week.
I always had the same dream about ten times over with a twisted ending.
One memorable ending was Bethany standing up in the middle of our speech and telling me to wrap it up because she wanted to go to Shannon's. And then she just started walking out with everyone following suit.
I mean, we all wanted to go to Shannon's Irish Pub too Beth, but you didn't have to be so mean about it!
Nevertheless. The IPPPs are over. I feel like I've lost 10000000000 lbs. It's a fantastic feeling if you ask me.
For the most part our week went by pretty successfully. There were a few technical difficulties that at the time seemed like disasters- but we regrouped. Sam and I are still alive.
Now that the IPPPs are done. I have one more thing to do before finding a big girl job- graduate.
IPPP week is over. All of the hard work Sam and I did over the last year has finally paid off.
I don't think I ever thought planning the IPP presentations would be as hard as it was.
We held two socials, a curling bonspiel, and five billion bake sales to raise the money we needed for the Convention Centre. On top of that we had sponsor letters to write, emails to send, phone calls to make, programs to design, and 60+ second year students to coordinate.
Last week was the most intense week ever.
I don't think I slept until Friday night.
I literally was having IPPP nightmares every night of the week.
I always had the same dream about ten times over with a twisted ending.
One memorable ending was Bethany standing up in the middle of our speech and telling me to wrap it up because she wanted to go to Shannon's. And then she just started walking out with everyone following suit.
I mean, we all wanted to go to Shannon's Irish Pub too Beth, but you didn't have to be so mean about it!
Nevertheless. The IPPPs are over. I feel like I've lost 10000000000 lbs. It's a fantastic feeling if you ask me.
For the most part our week went by pretty successfully. There were a few technical difficulties that at the time seemed like disasters- but we regrouped. Sam and I are still alive.
Now that the IPPPs are done. I have one more thing to do before finding a big girl job- graduate.
Tuesday 5 March 2013
What works? What doesn't?
In first year CreComm we had to read Journey For Justice: How Project Angel Cracked the Candace Derksen Case for journalism class. A novel written by Mike McIntyre about the disappearance of a girl walking home from school and the years it took to solve the mystery of her murder.
This year we read the same story, but from Mama's point of view.
Wilma Derksen is Candace's mother. She wrote a book called, "Have You Seen Candace? A Mothers True Story of Coping with the Murder of Her Daughter."
What works in this book?
I think the emotional aspect of this book is what makes it so captivating. What's more real than the raw emotions a mother has to deal with after finding out that her daughter has not only been missing but has been found murdered? Exactly. Nothing more real than that.
What doesn't work? Why?
The only trouble I had with reading this book was that Wilma wrote in a past tense a lot. There was one point in the book where every sentence for two paragraphs had the word, "had."
What effect did reading Wilma's book have on you?
Reading 'Have You Seen Candace?' made me a little more aware of my surroundings. I'm not afraid of Winnipeg or certain areas of the city but I feel like I should be more alert in some of the situations I put myself in. Like when it's dark outside and I'm walking by myself I should pay attention to what's going on around me instead of getting lost in my headphones. It also made me realize how it can happen to anyone. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would know of anyone being murdered. But just last year my own aunty went missing for a month before we found her dead. She too was murdered. There are suspects in custody but trial keeps getting postponed. It's frustrating because I just want justice to be served to the person that killed my beautiful aunty. Reading this book made me realize me and my family aren't alone in a situation like this. There are many people that are in the same boat as us.
How does this book compare to Mike's?
Well quite frankly I enjoyed it a little more than Journey for Justice. Mike basically told Wilma's story again. She had already written her book and he took some excerpts from it. He also bogged his book down with too much doctor terminology from the Grant trial. In one section of the book it was pretty much psychiatrist notes about Grant's mental condition and it was all just too much for my little brain to comprehend. Also at one point of his book there is the exact same paragraph as a previous chapter. It was copy pasted or something. Weird? I think so.
What are your reactions to our discussion with Wilma Derksen?
She is the sweetest, most sincere, soft spoken woman I think I've ever met. How you can talk about something so traumatizing with such calmness is baffling to me. She was so open about everything. I think it takes a really strong person to be like that. She was a nice lady.
This year we read the same story, but from Mama's point of view.
Wilma Derksen is Candace's mother. She wrote a book called, "Have You Seen Candace? A Mothers True Story of Coping with the Murder of Her Daughter."
What works in this book?
I think the emotional aspect of this book is what makes it so captivating. What's more real than the raw emotions a mother has to deal with after finding out that her daughter has not only been missing but has been found murdered? Exactly. Nothing more real than that.
What doesn't work? Why?
The only trouble I had with reading this book was that Wilma wrote in a past tense a lot. There was one point in the book where every sentence for two paragraphs had the word, "had."
What effect did reading Wilma's book have on you?
Reading 'Have You Seen Candace?' made me a little more aware of my surroundings. I'm not afraid of Winnipeg or certain areas of the city but I feel like I should be more alert in some of the situations I put myself in. Like when it's dark outside and I'm walking by myself I should pay attention to what's going on around me instead of getting lost in my headphones. It also made me realize how it can happen to anyone. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would know of anyone being murdered. But just last year my own aunty went missing for a month before we found her dead. She too was murdered. There are suspects in custody but trial keeps getting postponed. It's frustrating because I just want justice to be served to the person that killed my beautiful aunty. Reading this book made me realize me and my family aren't alone in a situation like this. There are many people that are in the same boat as us.
How does this book compare to Mike's?
Well quite frankly I enjoyed it a little more than Journey for Justice. Mike basically told Wilma's story again. She had already written her book and he took some excerpts from it. He also bogged his book down with too much doctor terminology from the Grant trial. In one section of the book it was pretty much psychiatrist notes about Grant's mental condition and it was all just too much for my little brain to comprehend. Also at one point of his book there is the exact same paragraph as a previous chapter. It was copy pasted or something. Weird? I think so.
What are your reactions to our discussion with Wilma Derksen?
She is the sweetest, most sincere, soft spoken woman I think I've ever met. How you can talk about something so traumatizing with such calmness is baffling to me. She was so open about everything. I think it takes a really strong person to be like that. She was a nice lady.
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