I have 30 papers to correct by Friday. They're 3rd year, so they're fairly interesting, but oh my god. They had to pick a long-standing brand and choose a lens to analyze the ads through, I think 90 per cent of the girls did Chanel No. 5. I want to kill them all. It's 15 papers, 20 pages each that say things like "and it is completely obvious that ( Read more... )

Also...

I saw this ad campaign a few days ago and I wanted to be sick. Always/Tampax are giving sanitary pads to girls in Africa because they miss school a week every month.  Running out of a Western market, I figured they were turning to make Africam girls feel "not so fresh" too, but it seems like it might actually not be so evil after all.   ( Read more... )

 Larry O'Brien goes down. John Baird is still tied in there too, I think I'd like to see them all go down.

John Baird on environmental action: "We are prepared to go first, to provide real leadership,but we also want to get countries like the United States, like China, like India on board." So... we'll go first, just as long as we all go together ( Read more... )

I need a job.

Anyone with any leads for something above minimum wage, let me know!

As per experience I've got a degree in communications and film studies, college and university courses in film, editing and photography and an MA i communications. I'd really like all that to lead AWAY from burger flipping.  

They're entitled to endorse what they want, but why not pick a women's shelter or something?

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Sens “Better Halves” Tree Raffle To Benefit Anti-Choice Organization

Ottawa, November 27, 2007 - On Monday, November 26, 2007 the wives and girlfriends of the Ottawa Senators - the Sens “Better Halves” - launched a holiday fundraising ( Read more... )

This is so completly random, what else is LJ for ( Read more... )

So I'm a little (read: lot) terrifed ( Read more... )

I saw Fido this weekend. I wasn't expecting much, but the guy at Elgin Video promised me I wouldn't be disappointed, and I wasn't. It's a satire of a lot of things, but it's also kinda cute. It's probably one of the highest production values for an obscure Canadian film I've ever seen. Judging by the credits, they got funding from every source ( Read more... )

I saw Planet Terror on Saturday, it was wonderful and everything I hoped it would be!

NOTE: We're planning to have our housewarming/Retro Christmas party/Sara's birthday on Saturday, December 15th.  Attendance is mandatory.

I was thinking of making a facebook group for this year's december-bender, this is the 1st year I'm in town to participate!

A ginormous thank you to everyone who was able to help us out on Sunday! A week of packing, an overnight move and 2 days later we are sort of settled into our new place/city ( Read more... )