This is the end my friend.

I didn't end up doing anything yesterday besides going to my tutor for an hour. I'm not even sure if I was there for an entire hour because I kind of just got sick of studying. Turns out I probably should have studied a little bit more because I thought the exam was so hard. We only got an hour to do each section of the test and I never ended up getting the first section finished on time. Hopefully it doesn't affect my mark too much. After my exam we had grand march practice. So many people kept messing up; it was so frustrating. We had to walk in circles for half an hour outside and it was so hot out I was just getting mad. For my afternoon classes we got to watch magic tricks and move desks. I ended up being done school half an hour early but my friends made me stay until the end of the day so I could honk my horn with them after school while leaving the parking lot.

It was the last day of school for so many of my friends; it was pretty sad. My best friend Ainsley is graduating. It will be so weird not seeing her every day.

I am suppose to be studying for my History exam that I have to write tomorrow morning but I don't really like history so I doubt ill do much studying. I just cannot wait to get all these exams over with so I can enjoy my summer.

Tomorrow I have to write my history exam at nine. After I am done I have to meet Jay at the flower attic to pick up my corsage and then go tanning. Once I am done tanning I have to drive to Clear Lake and pick my boyfriend up from school and then head to his house. I cannot wait to see him because I feel like I haven't seen him in ages. I get to meet Cee Lo Green this weekend too!

Today is my last day posting because school is officially done. I hope you guys found my blog assuming and maybe some day I will post again; don't get your hopes up.

"Look, you're really cute kid, but I don't know what you're saying!"

Australian Gold Cheeky Brown. That's the name of the new tanning lotion I got after school yesterday. I love it because it smells just like bubblegum. I had never used an Australia Gold tanning lotion before so I didnt really know what to expect because some tanning lotions are stronger then other ones. This lotion ended up being pretty strong and I ended up burning my face and bum. Its so itchy however it doesnt look that bad. My old tanning lotion made me look more brown so I think I am going to look around for some more new stuff then just rotate between the two of them. 


After we went tanning I went home and took a nap until supper was ready. Mom made pork chops and rice but the porkchops looked like that had a lot of fat on them so I just ate a bunch of rice which gave me ridiculous hiccups.I went back to sleep until "The Voice" came on television. I watched it for about an hour until I got too tired to stay awake and I went to bed for the night. No i did not study study yesterday.

Today I am going to study like crazy. My Pre Cal exam is tomorrow morning and I've barely studied at all so I am getting kind of nervous. Tonight I am definately going to study. I have no plans for tonight other then that. I might go for a drive or something if I need a brain break. Wish me luck on my exam! ahh.

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GUIDE TO TANNING ACCELERATORS.

We all want our skin to look healthy and fit and many feel that the only way to achieve results like that is to tan. While there are a variety of sunless tanning products out there that produce great tans (no more orange faces), many people will still opt for the old fashioned beach chair approach or visit a tanning parlor to spend some time under a UV lamp.

If you’ve decided to tan either in direct sunlight or in a tanning bed or booth, you may want to consider a tan accelerator. Tanning accelerators, or tan promoters as they are also called, are products that can speed up your tanning process to give you more color with less time spent in the sun or in the booth.

How Do they Work?

In order to understand how tanning accelerators work, we first need to understand how our skin naturally reacts to the sun.

When exposed to UV rays, your skin produces a pigment protein called melanin as a protective measure. The more you expose yourself to UV (whether indoors or out), the more melanin your skin produces and the darker your skin will become. Of course when your exposure to UV rays is greater than what the melanin in your skin can handle, you can develop a sunburn – bad news no matter which side of the sun or sunless tanning debate you’re on.

Tanning accelerators are designed to increase your body’s natural production of melanin and are typically sold as either topical lotions or pills. Although there are a variety of tanning accelerators on the market, most of them include one or perhaps both of the following ingredients:

Psoralen is extracted from citrus oil and other plant substances. In fact, it is commonly found in limes (and yes, lime juice applied to the skin can help you tan faster, but that’s a lot of limes). Psoralen is an amino acid that stimulates the pigment cells in your skin to produce more melanin when exposed to the UV rays. The result – you can quickly develop a tan with much less time spent in the sun or under the lamp.

Tyrosine is another amino acid sometimes added to tan accelerators to stimulate melanin production. Like psoralen, it is also a building block for melanin, but its use in this capacity has not been as well researched or documented.

Are they Safe?

The concept behind tanning accelerators is to maximize the results you achieve while minimizing the amount of time you need to spend exposed to UV light. The downside is that using a sunscreen in conjunction with them slows their effectiveness, so many users opt to tan unprotected. And so far as the ingredients are concerned, neither psoralen nor tyrosine are FDA-approved when used in this capacity. Also keep in mind that psoralen increases your skin’s sensitivity to light, so you should carefully consider your options before choosing to use a tanning accelerator.

Housekeeping!

Yesterday I had a job interview at Jays Inn and Suites. The lady ended up knowing my parents really well so I was basically handed the job when I walked in the door. Jays Inn and Suites is a hotel and she hired me as a house keeper. I was pretty pumped because I was expecting to get a funny maids outfit but she told me that I could clean in whatever I felt comfortable in; I just cant wear anything too revealing. Courtney and Ainsley also had interviews after me and they ended up getting the jobs too. The reason why they were hiring so many is because they want a whole new staff for the summer so their regular staff could take summer vacation. I told them I didn't want to start until July because I have a lot of graduations to attend at the end of June however Courtney starts this Friday and Ainsley starts next Wednesday. We get paid eleven dollars per hour and if we want to work weekends we will get paid an extra dollar per hour for those shifts. We are all working full time so I am not completely sure how often I am going to work at Tim's anymore.

After our interviews were over we all went for a little drive and then I had to take off to go get tutored. My tutor is Margie McConnell and she basically lives a block away from me so its easiest to go to her. She is a whiz though so I know she will probably always know the answer. She is helping me with Pre Calculus right now because I have my provincial exam Thursday morning. I figured out that I could get a zero percent on my exam and still pass with a fifty two though.

When I got back from my tutor mom and dad had made chicken wings and noodles. It was so good. We all watched the Vancouver vs Boston game but after Boston had scored their first two goals I switched living rooms and watched the Bachelorette instead. Once it was done I went to bed because I was exhausted.

After school I am going tanning and after that I am hitting the books. I need to study!

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"I always wished for this, but it's almost turning into more of a nightmare than a dream."

This weekend ending up being kind of boring. Friday after school Madison and I went tanning and Courtney came with us for some company. After tanning we picked up Shawn from Tim Horton's and we all got our bathing suits and went hot tubbing at Steven's house because his family just got a brand new hot tub. We hung out in the hot tub until 7pm and then we all got dressed into our clothes and went to the fair in Brandon. In my car I took Madison Johnston, Courtney Laursen, Chris Bertrum, and Haley Linski. Stephen took Shawn with him in his car, and we met Landon in there who took his own car too. It was seven dollars per person to get into the fair and another thirty five dollars so you could go on the rides. We decided that that was too expensive and three of us ended up crawling into the trunk of Steven's car so we could get in for free. We went on rides until about 11:00 pm and then we met up with Travis and his friends: Myles Samson and Nolan Spiess. We went on three rides with them and the rest of the night everyone played carnival games and went home with their arms full of stuffed animals. The whole night was really scary because people were constantly fighting, getting arrested, getting stabbed, or super drunk. One person even died on one of the rides. As it got to around closing time we decided to get out of there before we got ourselves into trouble because so many people were trying to pick fights with anyone would fight them.Once we left we went to MacDonalds drive thru and everyone got some food and we went back home.

On Saturday I studied for a little while then Courtney and I decided to have a picnic in the park.We laid there for about three hours and got sun burnt ( its gone now) until we finally went home. After I got home Ainsley texted me and asked me to hang out so she came over for a little while and we hung out  in my yard. Garret Simpson came over for a little and hung out with us until he left and Paige picked up Ainsley and I because she was suppose to go to the fair with Tanner Pid and she didn't want to go alone. Therefore Ainsley and I went with her and instead of spending all of the money to go on rides again we snuck into Paige's trunk to get into the fair and while Paige and Tanner went on rides Ainsley and I went and hung out in the beer gardens. (yes, we got in) People kept buying us drinks and by the time we left the beer gardens we had no idea where we were really but we ran into the petting zoo so I got to pick up goats and kangaroos on my adventure. Paige finally found us and we all sang and danced the entire way home. I even pretended to play the guitar for them. When we got back to Virden Paige dropped Ainsley and I off at my house and she went back to her house. Courtney called me because she wanted to hang out that night too so Courtney got dropped off at my houes and we all went for a massive walk around town. There were people partying everywhere! I had never seen so many people around town in my entire life. We pretended to drive peoples golf carts around when we actually didnt even get them started and we messed around with everything in our track. We never did any damage to anything though. Eventually we walked Courtney home and Ainsley and I walked back to my house and went to bed.

Sunday was just a really bad day for me. I was hungover all day and I couldnt eat. Travis was planning to come and see me after work but when he got home there were no vehicles there for him to take to my house so he never ended up coming which just made me grumpy. Then one of my friends from Swan River told me that they were driving through Virden and they were gonna stop in to say hi which they never ended up doing either which made me even more grumpy. I was probably in the worst mood I had been in in a long time. I eventually just went to sleep so I could stop thinking about it.

Today I slept in till 8:45 which made me late for school. I have a job interview after school to work at a hotel for the summer. I hope I get it becaues I really dont want to work at Tim Horton's anymore. Courtney and Ainsley also have interviews there after school so at least I dont have to go alone. Other then that I will probably study all night because my exams start in three days.

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The Summer Fair 

Do you like carnival rides? Well, if you do, and you’re in Brandon during the third week of June, come to the Summer Fair. The fair has things to do for everyone, young and old. For the little ones, there’s the kiddy section. For older people (or people who don’t like the rides) there are displays to see inside the Keystone Center. Of course there are rides, games and food. To get in it’s about $4 for a child and $12 for an adult. If you want a wristband for unlimited rides, it’s about $20. The Keystone Center (which is where the fair takes place) is on 18^th Street and it’s next to impossible to miss.

Check out some rides like the Inverter, the Gravitron and the Hurricane. (Don’t go on the last one if you have a weak stomach.) There are other rides at the fair but those are my favorite. There are many games at the fair and you’re sure to find some that you like, unless you save your money! I like the food at the fair, and there is quite a selection. My favorite food is the mini-donuts. There are also corn dogs and hot dogs. On Saturday, you can come and watch the Demolition Derby. On any day of the fair, you can see the circus. Watch a man shoot himself out of a cannon, see car displays and more!

If you get hungry and don’t feel like eating at the fair, you can go to Gulliver’s which is near the Keystone. When I go to Gulliver’s, I like to have a steak and maybe some fries. After Gulliver’s, you can walk down the road to Dairy Queen for a dessert. I suggest that you try a blizzard or maybe a Sundae.

The Brandon Summer Fair sounds good doesn’t it, well, it’s even better to be there. See you at the Summer Fair!

"I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come."

Yesterday Steven, Shawn, and I planned on going golfing in Oak Lake some time after school. We couldn't go right after school because Shawn takes the bus home and doesn't get home until five and I went tanning after school. For some reason my phone died by the time I was out of the tanning bed so I didn't really know if Steven was trying to get ahold of me or not. When it finally charged he told me that we were not going to go golfing anymore but Courtney, Steven, Shawn and I were going to go to Riel's at eight thirty for wing night.I was kind of sad because I picked out a really sweet outfit to golf in. I decided to take a nap and I woke up to Steven knocking on my door. I got up and left with him without changing out of my sweat pants or anything. We got Courtney and we were on our way. When we got to Oak Lake we picked up Shawn and went to Riel's. Everyone was dressed in normal clothes except for me and Riel's is sort of a fancy restaurant; I didn't really care. We were all pumped to get our wings when we found out that we had to put the sauce on the wings ourselve; what kind of fancy restaurant was this place. I was so mad because I went out so I didnt have to cook my own food, and turns out I ended up having to do have the work anyway. Not only that but you could tell the ice tea was home made and the lemons they put in it were old. That place is awful.I went to bed once I got home.

This morning my boss called me at 5:45am to wake me up because yesterday I told him I was going to show up late. So much for that I guess. After work I went home quickly to shower and when i was leaving to go to school I was backing out of my driveway which is impossible to get out of. The side of my car hit this little bush and my mirror fell right off. I got Brock to look at it because he is in power mech and they had to order me a new mirror. It only costs me fifty dollars though so i guess it could be worse.

Tonight I am hanging out with Steven, Shawn, Courtney, Madison, Travis, Haley, and Nolan Spiess. We are all hanging out in town after school then leaving for Brandon at 7:00 tonight. Landon is meeting up with us when we go to Brandon because he will be in there working out. I dont have to work for the rest of the weekend so I think it will be a good one! One more week until exams...

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Golf Course

Designed by Les Furber, one of Canada's most prolific golf course architects, Oak Island golf resort exemplifies all the best Manitoba has to offer. The A-4 bentgrass greens provide one of the best putting surfaces available in the world today. Combine this with a course that is completely surrounded by beautiful prairie wetlands and you have a perfect setting for memorable round of golf.

Get warmed up at our driving range then head on out to enjoy a front 9 that presents a links like golf experience, winding its way through a maze of bunkers and mounding complexes keeping the water in sight most of the way through. The back 9 offers a completely different look, carving its way through one of the provinces oldest stands of oak trees creating a much tighter, parkland type golf experience.

Whatever your golfing preference our 6626 yard course is sure to provide a number of challenging and unforgettable holes for you to enjoy. Designed with 4 tee decks on each hole, Oak Island Golf Course has strived to ensure anyone from beginners to professionals can find challenge and enjoyment on our golf course.

We hope everyone will have the opportunity to "ESCAPE TO THE ISLAND" and join us for a round of golf at one of Manitoba's finest 18-hole Championship Golf Courses.

happy birthday to you.

Madison and I decided to go tanning after school yesterday. I had a bunch of free tanning stickers so we decided to try them out. Madison's worked alot better because my skin was a little bit darker before we tried ; however you can still see mine a little bit. After that I went home because I had to do two history reports due for today and I hadnt started either of them. It took me about four hours before i was done them both.

After I finally finished them I watch some of the Vancouver Canucks game; meanwhile deciding not to watch the rest of the playoffs because Vancouver was just letting me down. I got so frustrated I decided to go for a drive with Courtney becaues she had stories for me. In the end we just ended up parking somewhere and laying across the seats while sharing stories. How cute.

When I got home at eleven my dad was watching some show where these artists are given a back drop and a model and they have to paint their model to blend into the backdrop so you cannot tell that there is a model standing there. The person who did the worst job had to leave and the person with the best got a free painting from a famous artists; everyone else just advanced to the next round. It was pretty cool.

After that show ended dad went to bed and I stayed up by myself because I couldnt sleep. This show came on where people send in videos of really scary stuff and a team of people prove wehther the video was set up or if it was real life. Last night someone sent in a survalence video of a theatre and it showed a ghost sitting in one of the chairs. The people tried many different things to see if they could catch the same footage by making it up themselves. They came very close but it never looked identical. Eventually they got fed up and waited until the middle of the night and went back into the theatre with a heat gun. They found ghosts everywhere! It was scary. Another person sent in footage of a "UFO" however they proved that it was just three skydivers practicing at night time and the sky divers even said it was them.

Today is Alexa's birthday! Happy Birthday. I had to work this morning and it was pretty busy. I love when its busy because time flies! Tonight I am going tanning and Ill probably study for my exams. We will see what the day brings I guess.

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Invisible Man Photographs - Man Painted to Blend into Background

Summary:
Message claims that attached photographs depict a man who paints himself in such a way that he appears to blend into the background to such an extent that he is almost invisible (Full commentary below).

Status:
True

Example:(Submitted, September 2009)

Subject: Invisible man

This guy paints himself, no kidding, no trick photography he just paints himself

Commentary:
According to this forwarded email, attached photographs show a man who skillfully paints himself so that he so closely resembles his surroundings that he appears to be virtually invisible. At first glance, these amazing images may appear to be the result of digital manipulation and indeed a number of self-proclaimed experts have already dismissed them as being "photoshopped".

However, the images are in fact genuine photographs depicting the work of clever Chinese artist Liu Bolin. The Beijing based artist has exhibited his work around the world with shows in China, Paris, the United States and elsewhere. News.com.au notes that Mr Bolin is a perfectionist who can take up to ten hours to ready himself for photographs of his performances. The UK's Telegraph also reports on Mr Bolin's art, noting:

In a series of mind-boggling pictures Liu melts into any background, almost entirely invisible in front of red phone boxes, Chinese flags and even earthquake rubble.

It means people walking by while he is carrying out his performance often have no idea he is nearby until he moves away. Liu said he wanted to show how city surroundings affected people living in them and how.

He said the inspiration behind his work was a sense of not fitting in to modern society and as a silent protest against the Government's persecution of artists.

Mr Bolin generally uses assistants who help to paint him in readiness for performances

"Imagination is more then just knowledge."

Yesterday was the most boring day of my entire life. I worked after school from 4pm-11pm and once I got home I had to go straight to bed because I worked again at 6am this morning. I was pretty disappointed that I had to work last night becasue "The Voice" was on tv and I had to miss it. Cee Lo Green is my idol so I was fairly disappointed that I didn't get to see it. While I was at work everyone kept texting me and asking me why Cee Lo looked so different tonight, but of course I didnt know. When I went on twitter after work Cee Lo had tweeted saying that he didnt wear his sunglasses and he grew a moustache; I missed it! Im not impressed, but hopefully I can watch it online tonight.

Tonight I am going to stay home and study because I have to write my math provincial exam next thursday for pre calc. If thats not bad enough all my grade eleven exams start the next day. (Next week is going to be stressful!) Im starting to get really nervous because soon after exams is graduation and I have alot of friends in grade twelve. Its going to suck having to watch them all leave. I get to walk in grand march this year with Jay Rimke; I was very really nervous until I found out that there is a few other girls in my grade in it too. This blog is getting really boring because I haven't really been doing anything lately but I will get out soon!

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This is dedicated to students who want or need some guidance when it comes to preparing for that ‘e’ word thing, known as ‘exams’.

It’s a great reflection of your commitment to study if you are reading this section at the start of the semester or much earlier than exam time. If this is the case, then these tips are going to have you leaps and bounds ahead of the rest. The tips below are taken from Pogojo, a website that is dedicated to improve students life! Study to your Exams with Pogojo have never been easier!

Steps

1. Create a study timetable or study in chunks of time. Mix up subjects so that you use some parts of your brain while giving other parts of your brain a rest. If you are more alert during the day, then use the day time to tackle subjects that need most of your energy and study and revise content that is easier to go over later on in the day or at night.
2. Write a “to-do list” with the topics and tasks you need to tackle based on the subjects you have to cover on your timetable. This puts your workload in to perspective and give you a sense of progress and accomplishment as you tick each item off.
3. Prioritize your studying based on the difficulty of the subjects and course material, the amount of information you need to cover, and of course, the order of your exams, which should be reflected in your study timetable.
4. Summarize each unit of the course whether you write or type your notes is up to you. Writing out notes can sometimes help memorize the content better.
5. Highlight sections of information that you need to familiarize yourself with still. Recap by reading and re-writing these points out. Look over the easy work first and then focus your energy on points you need to revise. There’s no point in wasting reading time and brain space looking over information that you already know!
6. Take notes! Use techniques that suit your style of studying. Learn more about techniques of taking note.
7. Use past exam papers. Go through the questions and check your answers. Review those that you get wrong and seek similar questions till you are able to answer that style of question confidently and accurately.
8. Group study with other students can be great for swapping notes, teaching each other and revising in general. 
9. Give yourself a break! This is easy to pencil in if you have a study schedule set up. It motivates you to get through a session of study, knowing that you get to chill out at a certain time. Have food, phone, TV or internet breaks every couple of hours to relax your mind and revitalize. But be careful, jumping online and trying to keep up with emails and online chatting can sometimes keep your brain working and send it in to overtime and exhaustion. So make sure you’re doing something on your break that doesn’t require too much effort.
10. A decent study area is like great studying Feng-Shui. So make sure your study area is exactly for just that - studying! Clear the area from any distractions, especially electronics such as your mobile and computer! Have adequate lighting and a comfortable chair with plenty of desk space to have your study materials close by.
11. Procrastination - don’t do it! This is when you keep delaying study especially for subjects that you don’t want to face. It’s when you find reasons that you think are valid enough to stop you from studying such as a sudden need to help with the household chores. Keep it real and don’t put off studying for a later time. Stick to your schedule and tackle the study load straight away in small section and save yourself from having to cram it all in later on.
12. Eat and drink well and try to avoid overdosing on junk food, which serve as comfort food in times of stress - they are low in nutrients. Although the food pyramid tells us that fruit is healthy, it actually has useful natural sugars that fuel you with the energy that you need to help you concentrate. Cereal, sandwiches and muesli bars are also a good fix and they keep your tummy from aggravating you, and don’t forget to keep your brain hydrated by drinking the right quantity of water!
13. Exercise or do something that keeps you active. You can do this during your break or by dedicating a morning or afternoon to getting outdoors. Vigorous activity makes it easier for you to relax, stay calm and of course sleep.
14. Various university facilities are at your disposal and you probably don’t even know it. There are usually personnel who are trained to help you cope with stress, answer study-related questions, give you study tips and other forms of guidance. Just visit your uni website or ask your professor what help is available.

Tips

• Work smarter, not harder. Lastly, Pogojo wants you to remember that you know yourself best. Don’t match anyone else’s efforts. Improve on what you need to study. Be honest with yourself.

Warnings

• Don’t panic when you are unsure of something or become stressed. Close your eyes and concentrate on your breathing and get your breathing to a slow and deep set of inhaling and exhaling. Get away from the books for a while and listen to a bit of music or talk to someone you know to get your mind off study.