Friday, June 13, 2008

Blogging/Favorite Quote!/SUMMER! Yay!

1) blogging was okay, i didn't really mind it either way, its not like it made my life any better or worse, it was good because we just talked about ourselves and answered things that we mostly knew so it wasn't to bad
2).. ideas for next year? i have no idea, the topics this year were pretty good.maybe like favorite bands and music? or what people think about social stuff like clicks and catty'ness?
3) favorite quote: i don't really have one but i love the passage form 1 Corinthians 14:12...
" Love is patient, Love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angererd, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
.. its really insightful and makes my happy!. its really popular, its been quoted in movies and stuff!, "A walk to Remember" for example!
4)this summer is going to be SUPER buisy, i'm looking forward to it but am also a little apprehensive. i need to work lots for for Europe next year and then im going on a road trip with friends and am going camping with fam. for a couple weeks. then for 21 days in going to outward bound. im so buisy that i can't even go to camp this summer, its really disappointing but i'll recover

Friday, June 6, 2008

Future/Compstockk!

1) yes, i went to compstock. it was quite fun though i didn't really participate in anything. i did eat food and walk around though and i dressed like a hippy. it seemed as though all of my friends decided to go in the mud pit and i was avoiding it because i worked at 4 after school and didn't want to get dirty, but then i ended up covering myself in oily sunscreen and got attacked by my muddy friends. so i went home and showered before work because i didn't bring anything to shower with because i wasn't planning on getting dirty. I also had a dentist check up at 3 15 and i don't have any cavitys as usual. ive never had one! woot.
yes i think we should continue to give us class time for activities because they are fun and everyone needs the break once in a while even if we fall behind.
2) 1)I would to enjoy my job more this summer, or find somthing that i can do with the same or better wage and get plenty of hours because i need the money very badly and coop kinda sorta sucks.
2) I would like to get in super awesome shape for outward bound cause i'm kinda struggling with that right now.. what can i say.. the icecream just calls my name, its undeniable!
3) in the future i just want to enjoy life and have a lot of awesome things happen, what, i haven't really decided.
3)1) in the future i hope that more people can realize the impact that global warming has on the world and that everyone take action. that the world can get back to a more stable state.
2)Nattahna Bargen will become a world famous model and travel the world, donate thousands to the 3rd world countries and become a world embassador.( not this year.. in the future tho)
3)on television they'll bring the videos back, mtv is so full or reality junk and they hardly ever play music videos, which it was originally entended for. so the videos will come back!
.....4) i will marry James Macvoy( also in the future)

Friday, May 30, 2008

Hero's/superheros

1) hero: a male character that, in the face of danger or from a position of weakness, display courage and the will for self-sacrifice, heroism, for some greater good originally of martial courage or excellence but extended to more general moralexcellence.
Heroine: the exact same thing but a female.
2) Someone who inspires me would be Shawn.
He used to be a camp counsler and my camp, but is now the director. he is a really awesome guy who is true to himself and the people around him. he has many qualitys that i strive to have and is someone that many people look up too. he is kind to everyone, no matter how different they are and loves with all of his heart. he devotes a lot of his time to the camp and God and he doesn't ask for anything in return. Also the fact that he saved sex for marriage and has the strength to follow God as closely as he can. I also want to save sex for marriage and thats not very common these days so i look up to him for that. He is just there for me when i need him and always has inspirational words.
3)superhero? i don't really have one? maybe superman? he's really strong and can fly?

Friday, May 23, 2008

websites/search engines/computergames.. or no computer games??

a) 1) facebook because i can keep in touch with the people that i don't see on a regular basis and find out what is happening in there lives!http://www.facebook.com/
2) google? you can find and learn pretty much anything from google. its very convenient
3) dictionary.com.. i am really bad at spelling so this site comes in handyhttp://www.google.ca/
4) hotmail.com/ live.com.. i can send and recieve emails.. its good for important things that you might have to do over the internet.. like talk 2 people in ontario about outward bound for example!http://www.live.com/
5) tablemountain.com.. its usful in the winter when i want to find out about when the hill is opening and what the conditions are.http://www.tablemountain.ca/
.... as you can probably tell i don't really use the internet alot other then for school stuff and facebook.
b)I don't play games on the computer... ever.. so i have know idea what websites would be good?.. i went to google and typed in game website and this is my link.. http://www.retro64.com/, http://www.miniclip.com/games/en/.. a website that Trinity just told me about?.. and sudoku?? i have no idea ..http://www.miniclip.com/games/sudoku/en/.. i don't even know how to play sudoku. like i said.. i'm no exactly a "gamer"
c) Search engines that i use is usually just google.com.. but i guess yahoo could be good to?. google is good because i can find everything! http://ca.yahoo.com/?p=us, http://www.google.ca/

Friday, May 16, 2008

Social Networks?/ Long Weekendddddd!

1) this weekend is going to be a combination of work and fun. I work tonight and tomorrow all day but tomorrow night is going to be super fun, its Tessa's birthday! and than i have sunday and monday off. I'm going to stoon on sunday to get my outward bound stuff and than monday my mom wants to go golfing! so it should be a fun weekend.

2) Victoria day is on monday, we get it off because May 24, Queen Victoria's birthday, was declared a holiday by the Legislature of the Province of Canada in 1845. After the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, an Act was passed by the Parliament of Canada establishing a legal holiday on May 24 in each year.

3)No i do not watch American Idol.. i think i watched season two and that was it.

4)No i don't think that social networks should be banned at school. if kids have there work done and they have nothing to do than going on the computer should be an option. at lunch time the library is full and half of the kids are on computers, most of them probably are on such sites. as long as there on stable sites and they aren't doing anything that a teacher would disaprove whats wrong with it. the sites are just another way of conversing like texting.

-the government shouldn't really get involved i don't think those sites are really the issue, its probably the chat rooms that they are worried about, but on things like myspace, facebook etc. your only talking to people that you have added as a friend. so you don't have to worry about randoms. Teachers should have the say as to what kids are accessing as long as they take into consideration that everything about the networks insn't bad.

5)3003? i have no idea.. i'm not good at that kind of thing

Friday, May 9, 2008

Favorite day of the week../ 5 places to go/ things to do in your lifetime.!!

1) my favorite day of the week is saturday because your free to do whatever you want and you don't have to work about anything. unless you have to work of course. which i usually do.

2) 5 things to do/ travel to before you die:

1) Fernie, or a major mountin. to snowboard or ski and enjoy the slopes. especially on a day after it snowed a lot. the powder is amazing and so exciting

2)Europe. To see the ifle tower and backpack through Europe! it is amazing and beautiful and theres so much culture and things to see. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/france/paris/

3) learn to surf, snorkel, and lay on the beach with a drink that has a tiny umbrella in it! to just soak it all in and enjoy the sun.


4) travel To New York and shop on Rodeo Drive'
the shopping would be so awesome! and the movie "Pretty Woman" shows the shopping there.
to take in all that New York offers and do all the "new yorker" stuff would be really fun.http://www.seeing-stars.com/Shop/RodeoDrive.shtml

5) To Go to an 3rd world country and build houses and help the people there. to give back and show the people you care.
it would be really gratifying and you would be helping those in need.

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Friday, May 2, 2008

My Favorite things!

1) my favorite soda is probably iced tea.. just because i'm not really into pop and ice tea that less bite. its easier to drink and tastes better!.
2)Extreme pita is my favorite fast food place.. because fast food burgers and nasty and just everything about macdonalds and those other places creeps me out. Dairy Queen is good for icecream too!
3)brownies, they are amazing, i could probably eat a whole tray if i let myself.. they are just so delicious
4)Excel, its sugar free and lasts a long time and doesn't cause cavities! "5" gum is good too! the blue kind
5)Tom Vek, it is amazing and edgy and doesn't sound like the average music, he's really catchy and it gives me adrenaline
6)Aasics, they make amazing running and are really good quality, there spandex is really good to.
7)deep purple, its almost black but doesn't shout goth
8)Vancouver, its gorgeous in the spring
9)snowboarding by far! its so fun and exciting
10)The hills, its interesting and easy to get involved.. its so unlike the real world and things that we expereince here.. they're jobs are cool
11)Indie and "screamo" mostly.. i like it?
12)Alexisonfire, they are just really good and Dallas Green(the bass player) is the hottest man alive(other than James McAvoy).. i have a waterbottle that Dallas Green drank out of.. not stalker at all..
13)James McAvoy he's a talented actor and is extremely good looking! but he's married.. tsk tsk
14)Keira Knightly she is very talented and her style is really sophisicated and fabulous!
15)Vanilla.. its yummmmy.. the best ice cream ever
16)car-> Mercades or Audi are very sleek looking
17) Mac? i don't really car about electronics
18)Sidney Crosbey is hot
19)Sensidyn( can't spell).. i have sensitive teeth
20)Wii, they're so fun!
21)Dogs, they have unconditional love and are so cute no matter how mangy they look
22)Sun chips? i don't know.. i don't eat chips
23)The Real World.. its funny because they act so stupid.. and i've watched every season since forever
24)Google.. its easy.. and realiable?
25)Volleyball?... i don't watch sports
26)Ipod.. its essential

Friday, April 25, 2008

SPORTS!!!.. boreing? i'd say so.

1) no i do not follow the playoffs at all.

2) i have no idea who is going to win.. the montreal canadians won their last stanley cup in 1992-1993

3)no the San Jose sharks haven't ever won the stanley cup.

4)the Toronto blue jays won the world series in 1992-1993 back to back the first time against the atlanta braves and the second against the san Fransicso Giants?
5) The Yankees symbol cause it looks cool i guess.. even though i don't care about baseball at all.
6)Probably Volleyball and Snowboarding are my fav's, snowboarding the most i believe. its amazing and you can just let everything go.Powder is the greatest creation.. in the december.. not april! On tv i don't really watch sports at all.. maybe beach volleyball occasionally.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Thee Old Ages & Tech... and are you healthy?! :O

1) Im 17 so im my lifetime it doesn't seem to me like a lot of things have evoled.. i watched basic tv and now they have hd and blue ray and stuff. We didn't have a computer untill i was 12 and it was really brutal and didn't do much. I listened to music with a walkman when i was about 7 but i believe that we already have a c.d. player at that time. Today there is c.d players everywhere and mp3 players which they didn't have when i was younger, Ipod are now a huge thing. the tvs are flat sceen and theres even flat screen computer screens which they didn't have when i have younger.
2)in 100 years our technology will probably be extremely advanced. i can't really even imagine. there will probably be some crazy gagets and everything will be automatic or voice activated.. there will probably be robots and stuff to. the vehicals will hopefully all be with bio fuel and more concious of the enviroment. but i don't there will be anything to crazy. i hope that they find cures for diseases, especially cancers, breast cancer because is it so common these days. and aids, becasue it is everywhere and it seems as though more and more people are being infected every day then ever before. I imagine that people will have similar lifestyles that we have today. I just think that things will be more advanced and high teck, im not really sure what will be out there. Gadgets?. people will probably have robots that clean like on the "getsons" or something crazy like that, they already have robotic vacums that vacum on there own so it will probably happen sooner or later.
3) Quiz: i only got 4 out of 10! thats kind of horrible because i consider myself a pretty healthy person!

Friday, April 4, 2008

Grades=Boring, Mountins and Adventures Galore!!

1) i think that my mark in info pro will probably be high 80s low 90s hopefully.. or better which would be sweet.
2)My semester has been going good, my classes are generally not to difficult which helps. In the rest of my classes my marks are decent. nothing to fab. In bio i think i have in the 80's, in math the 70s in english the 80's and chemisty the 80's i believe!. i had a math test today so i'm not to sure about that. My parents will not be attending the parent/teacher interviews due to a lack of interest. kidding!! but they probably won't go.
3)I'm not sure what my destination will be, maybe Guatamala or something cool like that.
4)nope definatly haven't been to my chosen destination
5)the farthest i have traveled from Sask before is British Columbia to the West. and Brandon Manitoba to the East. As you can tell, i haven't really traveled anywhere.. but i would like to broaden my horizens if the opportunaty arises! I've been to B.C. many many times, all over the place to go to the mountins for ski trips! way to many to name actually! The best parts are always snowboarding and hot chocolate after your toes freeze over! As a family we usually go every year but this year we didn't because my parents went to Hawii. I didn't go anywhere! I went to Brandon about 4 years ago because it was where any Auntie is from. I can't remember anything good, other that lovely travel sickness! This summer some friends and i plan to travel to the town of "love" in Sask. which will be sweet! Were going to make shirts that say.. " i've been in love!"

Thursday, March 20, 2008

EASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! boo raw raw

1) The time of Easter is based on the cycles of the moon, the equinox, and seasons and things in nature. There are only 35 different days on which Easter can fall, and people have been celebrating Easter on Sunday for more than 35 years, so there have been some duplicates.
2)my family doesn't really have any easter traditions.. we used to always get our easter baskets on sunday moring but we've grown out of that and don't even get chocolate unfortunatly! This year we are going to be in Edmonton during easter for some shopping and such.
3)I'm going to edmonton for a few days and just working.. nothing to exciting, my sister is in Rome currently.. i wish, but at least i get to use her car because i don't have one yet.

Friday, March 14, 2008

St.Pattys Day!/Curling Buisness

1) St. Patricks day celebrates St. Patrick, one of the patron saints on Ireland. its celebrated on March 17 and is celebrated all around the world. The day usually involves green beer, and good ole' get togethers. Shamrocks are usually seen through windows and green on peoples backs. the irish have observed St. Patricks day as a religous holiday for many year and its a day to drink dance and feast.
2) in many places parades, concerts, plays and outdoor productions take place. also fireworks are show in many cases. Traditionally its celebrated as the feast and anniversery of St. Patricks death. Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink, and feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.
3) the traditional icon is the Shamrock, and its importance is that according to legend it was used by St. Patrick in explaining the doctrine of the Trinity, is is now the emblem of Ireland.
4) reasons why i'm lucky?
a) I think i'm pretty lucky because i was chosen for Outward Bound this year, and i get to go mountin climbing! thats pretty lucky
b) I haven't been seriously injured before( knock on wood)
c) I'm lucky because i'm fortunate and i live a good life?!
5) the first day of spring is around March 20 and 21 depending on the equinox. i'm not sure exactly.
6) the event this weekend in Winnipeg is the " Tim Hortons Brier" and its the canadian mens curling championship. I think that Alberta might win because there stats right now are 11-0!

Friday, March 7, 2008

MOvIeS.. top5,my favorites! & James McAvoy!!.. Ooh La La!

1) the internet movie database is visited by 57 million people each month.
2)top five movies this week were 1) semi-pro 2) vantage point 3) the spiderwick cronicles 4)the other boleyn girl 5) jumper
2)opening this week is: 1)10,000 B.C. 2)college road trip 3)the bank job 4)miss pettigrew lives for a day 5)cheung Gong 7 hou 6)snow angles 7) married life 8) paraniod park
3)new dvds this week: awake, into the wild, Mr. Magoriums wonder, emporium, things we lost in the fire, magnium pi season 8 and 101 dalmations platium edition.
4)movies that i'm looking forward to seeing. I really really want to see "atonement", so bad that its almost painfull. also "miss pedigrew lives for a day" looks really cute. Jumper, and pentolope also look good. I have this thing for James McAvoy an actor who is really good looking. so ill probably have to see every movie that he's in. which include pentolope and atonement. I also still haven't seen Juno, which i'm really looking forward to.
5) Rachel Weisz was born today
6)the quote of the day is : " I was staring through the cage of those meticulous ink strokes - at an absolute beauty." its from the movie "Amadeus"which was filmed in 1984
7)My favorite movie is definatly " Pride and Prejudice". its my favorite because i love Jane Austen. her books are amazing, i've read most of them. so i had to see the movie and i love how its portrayed and the actors are really good. Keira Knightly is really talented. Also the music in it is really good. i'm not normally into classical but its really inlightning and kind of makes you feel good. The movie is a romance and its about the life of the "the Bennet" family. its about the daughters and the things that they go through as young women. Its basically based about Elizabeth bennet and Mr. Darcy her love interest who she hates at the bigginging. Its encapturing and lovely. In the end its happily ever after as expected but i love it all the same. I think that anyone who love romances and old age movies will like it. its more of a chick flick than anything else. the dialoge is at times hard to follow, because of the English accents, but if your willing to put in the time you'll end up likeing it. http://imdb.com/title/tt0414387/

Friday, February 29, 2008

"toni-lynn beckman", what does it mean? leap year! hmm

part1:
1. "toni-lynn Beckman", there was only one result.
2. "toni-lynn", there was 41,500 results. for "beckman", there was 6,030,000 results.
3. There was a lot of different results, one was about a woman named toni-lynn woods who was a female molester!..yikes! others were about a college named "Beckman institute", also famous people, Janette Beckman, Photographer an award winning photographer. There is another person named toni-lynn Beckman who was a graduate from a schools alumni in 1967, and thats all it says. There was alot of results for lynn, school, places, photographers. I am not on the interent.
Part 2:
1.the meaning of my name, "Toni" is a female name in a shorter form of Antoinette or Antonia. "lynn" had results as, Janet (Janet Lynn Nowicki), born 1953, U.S. figure skater and a seaport in E Massachusetts, on Massachusetts Bay.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lynn
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/toni
My last name, Beckman, is a topographic name for someone who lived beside a stream. originally it was spelt Beckmann when my ansestors came to canada from Germany when it was then changed to Beckman. There were no results for Beckmann.

part 3:
1. a leap year is a year containing an extra day in a year. it is "a year that contains 366 days, with February 29 as an additional day: occurring in years whose last two digits are evenly divisible by four, except for centenary years not divisible by 400."

Friday, February 15, 2008

blogging ethics//random restaurant girl,,Valentines Day!///Springgg Break?..doesanyoneseesnowmelting?

1) "Never publish information that is known to be inaccurate and if publishing questionable information, make it clear it's in doubt." I think that this ethic should be followed because if somone wrote a bunch of mean and cruel things and other people thought that it was true, than that person or store etc.. would than have a bad reputaion and wouldn't be looked apon possitivly. its like starting rumers which is never good. 2)"Be sensitive when seeking or using interviews or photographs of those affected by tragedy or grief." This is a really important ethic. It should always be followed because peoples feeling are important. Something could easily be taken the wrong way and people could get angry and upset. 3)"Never plagiarize." This should be followed because people should be who they are and not try to act or represent anyone else. If its a blog about you and your life whats the point of plagiarizing. People should be real and be themselves.
Yes, I think that its important to follow the code of ethics if you are a blogger. The code isn't that strict, its just trying to help people better themselves and not make fools of themselves.

Restaurant girl questions:
1) She broke all of the basic general codes of ethics. She wasn't honest and fair, which is the first one. She didn't minamize harm because she put information of her blog that showed disrespect. She also was not accountable becuase she changed the name and hid who she was.
2) I think that management probably found out about her blog from another person that worked with her or someone who knew that it was her blog and either dissliked her or just thought that what she was doing what wrong.
3)Yes, i think she should have been fired from her job. What she did was wrong and she didn't think about the consiquences. She wasn't respectful or proper. these people were paying her and all she did was talk bad about them.
4)No, i don't have any other blogs other than the one in class. If i did though, I would follow the ethics.

Valentines day, No i didn't recive any flowers, or chocolate, or a card for that matter! but oh well, my time will come. I don't really have a problem with Valentines day, I think that its cute that people care about eachother enought to share gifts and flowers and such at our age. I would be way to embaressed to ever send flowers to anyone, so props to them. I think that Valentines day is a good opportunaty for companies to make money, they should take full advantage of it, I would! Feburary break, I don't really have any plan, other than working and possibly skiing and snowboarding if the weather permits!

Friday, February 8, 2008

Blogging??!!... and Ryan Sheckler, oh baby

Blogging. Another name for blogging is web-blog, a blog is an on line journal. It can have pictures, stories, and anything else that you want to add. Entries that are usually listed in blogs are typically listed from most recent to oldest, like a reverse timeline. Blogospheres, they are groups of blogs based on themes, topics and interests. There are many different types of blogs on the internet. Some include, blogs that are simple and include varied thoughts. Other include those of political parties, religious groups and buisnesses. Also media organizations. The reasons that you do not want to put personal info. on your blogs is, you don't want all those creeps out there to get the wrong idea. Everyone and anyone can view a blog and if you have personal info. on it than they can look at that. Your exposing yourself and your personal info. to people that you don't even know. why would anyone take the chance of something bad happening because of it.

Personaly I think that the writers strick is anoying and i hope its over soon. But until then, i have been watching "life of Ryan", a show about a Pro Skateboarder, Ryan Sheckler, who struggles with juggling life as a 17 year old teenager and a Pro Skateboarded. It's interesting and down to earth and he's also extreamly good looking, so thats always a bonus. I've also been watching "Make Me A Supermodel", the last new one was this week. Its neat cause they are all trying to be models. The stuff they have to do it cool, i've always been into that thing because i secretly wish i could be a model...not!

Monday, February 4, 2008

oh the wonders of life

My second semester has been going pretty good so far. I missed the first day do to being snowed in, it was faboulous. My classes include Biology with Mr. Neudorf, Math b 30 with Mrs Nichol, then spareology, 4th perdio is english with Mr, Ferguson, then Chem20 with Mr. Pfeifer, Last is this Info Pro with Ms. Tkatchuk. My classes are decent so far, the assingments are fairly simple because were just starting so its slack.
We had Gym Blast at school on friday, i did attend, though against my own will. It was alright, not the best time i've ever hard. I was on the red team and yes, we won!