Muse WOOT

Muse is a band that is awesome!
They have 5 albums:
Showbiz(1999)
Origin of symmetry (2001)
Absolution (2003)
Black Holes and Revelations(2009)
Over the past year they have received 24 awards for their music. The members of the band are Matthew Bellamy (Vocals, guitar, piano) Christopher Wolstenholm (bass, backup Vocals)Dominic Howards (Drums)Hope you like my report thingy :)

Taylor Lautner

Taylor Lautner was born in Grand rapids, Michigan. He was raised in Hudsonville, Michigan, and attended Jamestown Elementary School until the age of eleven. His big break came in 2005 when, at the age of thirteen, Lautner won the role of Shark Boy in the Robert Rodriguez film, a The adventures of shark boy and lava girl,the film that showcased his martial arts skills. He spent three months in texas filming. During many of hard working months, Taylor auditioned to play Elliot, the son of the Bakers' rivals, in Cheaper by the dozen 2. Taylor is scheduled to host Saturday Night live this year coming up, on December 12th which will make him one of the youngest host's in the show's history. As many of us know, Taylor was one of the main stars playing as "Jacob Black" in Twilight and New moon which were the movies based on the books by Stephanie Meyer.

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Drumming

Drumming is great because you can make it up as you go along it is also good because you can be the best in the world or the worst and you can still have fun. you can drum on basicly anything or anywhere you don't nessacerally have to have any euipment or expereance just a scence of rythum. drumsets can range from 2 drums to 40 drums there are so many

things that you can do on a drum set and so many types and styles. Try it some time.

my mom

I love my mom because she buys me things, but the bad thing is she told me that I was lousy at playing hockey which made me upset. When my mom told me this, it made me want to play even harder because if she thinks I am not very good then the scouts won't think I am good, so I won't go far in hockey. Now I am playing my heart out like nothing I have ever done before. I really do love my mom though, mainly because she gives me hugs most of the time, but if not, she is then pissed of at me.

Ants in your Pants

Today I am going to talk about pants. Pants are very comfortable and they hide your leg hair. Pants come in very many sizes such 12, 14, 22, and maybe even size 66 for some people. Pants also come in many different designs such as bell bottoms, slim cut, skinny jeans, I could go on but I do not really know many other pant styles. Pants also come in very many colors such as Black, Grey, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Red, Purple, tree, bush, and again I could go on forever. I am also a very big fan of pants and shorts, but mostly pants. I hope you enjoyed my segment on, PANTS!

Triple Threat

I have already wrote a blog post on dance, but I just got back on Sunday from an amazing two-day dance convention called Triple Threat. I haven't stopped talking about it or doing the choreography from it since I went, and many people have told me to stop talking about it; apparently it's getting on their nerves.
There is only one thing that you do at Triple Threat. You dance all day, doing all styles of dance- hip hop, street jazz, contemporary,ballroom and tap. Non-stop. From eight in the morning until four-thirty in the afternoon, you learn various choreography from a number of professional dancers. One of my favourite choreographers was Devin Jamieson. Now, what is cool about this particular dance instructor is that he was going to be one of Michael Jackson's back up dancers for his tour, This Is It. He knew all of the choreography, and I was lucky enough to learn some of it. The moves he taught us are quite complex, so it took a lot of rehearsing to figure them out. Another famous choreographer is Stacey Tookey. She has been known to create emotional contemporary choreography, and has been featured on So You Think You Can Dance and So You Think You Can Dance Cananda.
If you ever get the opportunity to attend this convention, DO IT. Although the moves are challenging and the hours tough, it is one of the best experiences I have ever had.

Justin Bieber

Justin Drew Bieber was born on March 14 1994. His career started on youtube where he was discovered by his future manager, Scooter Braun. Scooter flew Justin to Atlanta, Georgia to consult with Usher and soon signed a record deal with Island. The first part of his two-part debut album, My World was released on November 17 2009. Already, 4 sucessful pre-album singles have been released One time, One less lonely girl, love me and favourite girl which were top 15 hits on the Canadian hot 100, and top 40 hits on the billboard hot 100. Justins album recieved only positive reviews from the critics and debuted #6 on the U.S Billboard, selling 137 000 copies in it's first week, which was the best opening for an artist in 2009. It also debuted #1 on the Canadians Albums chart. Part 2 of "My world" is currently set for March 10 2010. Justin Bieber is only 15 and is already insanely rich, i wonder what he will be like by age 20! (:

Take a picture with Santa!

At every mall there's a Photo Santa for Christmas. Their average salary for a mall is $8,000! With 7,829 average child visits to Santa per mall, that's $1.02 per screaming kid. I was searching for for how much you pay to see Santa and a lady who was going to get her son to take a picture with Santa found out it was $25 for one 5x6
photo. Imagine that. So if 7,829 kids visited that santa, he would of got $195,725!!! You never really think about that untill you really look into it. You guys are probably thinking i want to be a Santa, but the thing is it's not 'easy' to be a santa. First of all you got to have been in an acting class before. Second of all the kids are very loud, frisky and they bite!

5 facts about a bad mall Santa

1. Before the kids sit on his lap, he orders the elves to frisk them.

2. He becomes the new cigarette lobby spokesman.

3. He tells the kids to leave a glass of milk at the ATM
cards.

4. He won’t talk to the kids without a disclaimer.

5.He refers to the wishing fountain as his “tip jar.”

Green

The colour green is the best colour ever because its just so...... green. there is no way to describe green except that its the colour of plants and many animals. It is perfect because its a mix between blue and yellow, meaning that it's not too blue and it's almost yellow. Unfortunatley CO2 and some poisons are green so most people have associated the colour green with things that are disgusting. For example, in old cartoons, if someone cuts the cheese or picks up somthing that smells bad, green gases will rise from the object. People like me -(Green Fans)- are trying to make everyone see that the colour green is not a gross colour and convince them that it is actualy a great colour. This is why i think green is the best colour ever, hands down.

Dirt biking

Dirt biking is my favorite thing to do in my spare time i have a Honda 100 cc i go to a track out in sooke i go with my friends Cristian and Jorden. The last dirt bike i had ( It was a 80 cc) i tried to jump a big root but FAILED!!! and i riped the bottom frame off and destroid my bike. I normally dirt bike on sundays because i have soccer on saturdays. Dirt biking has advantages and disadvantages.The advantages are that most bikes are well made and thay function well on dirt andn on the road. The disadvantages are that the engine is right where your feet are so it gets really hot and somtimes burn your feety thats why i have dirt biking boot that go up to just below your knees they are leather and some other material. Dirt biking is done all over the world they do rallys on live tv ( i have been in one before) people do it for money and for fun.

Eid (A Muslim holiday)

Eid happens twice a year the fist time is the mark the end of Ramadan. The second time commemorate the story of Abraham.Were he had to kill his son on gods order. In the end he nearly killed his son but before he did god told him that was enough and that he would be reworded for his obedience. He then sent down four healthy lambs from the heavens and they feasted. Ever since we commemorate by slottering cows, camels, goats or lambs and have a feast afterwords.

Mexico

Mexico is an awesome place to go for relaxation, and you have lots of fun there. I go to Mexico because I love the option to stay at the resort, or go have fun. Swimming with the dolphins is exiting and the most fun thing to do there. The Caribbean sea is very clear, and its very warm. I love lying on the beach because it is intensely hot there. The colour of the sand is very rich, and it is always very warm. Cancun is the best place to go because it is very clean and has better things to buy then the other places in mexico. Most people go on vacation, but some people move there because they love the hot sun.

Dubai

Dubai is located South of the Persian gulf on the Arabian Peninsula. It is one of the seven Emirates in the United Arab Emirates and covers 4,114km of land. Dubai has the largest population and has the second largest emirate by area, and lies in the by the Arabian desert. It shares the border with Abu Dhabi in the south, Sharjah in the northeast and Sultanate of Oman in the southeast. Dubai is a very rich country and have many laws. Dubai Marine a Residential district is the world's second largest man-made marina, the Burj Dubai is the tallest man-made structure in the world. There are many ways to get around Dubai some are using the Dubai Metro which is like a sky train and the Abras which is a little boat that travels from Deira to Bur Dubai. I hope you have learned about Dubai!!!

Santa Clause at the mall ?

Tiantian and I are both doing this topic, so you will see her post soon after this. I'm sure everybody is starting to get excited for Christmas. It's really fun to get ready and decorate. I'm guessing that many of us used to take pictures with the Santa at the mall, I know I did! One question I always had when I was little is "If he's supposed to only comes on Christmas night, why does he come to the mall EVERY DAY?" and the answer was always that he had a few special workshops and for some reason they were in the mall. My first visit with him was amazing. I was walking in the mall with my parents and when I saw Santa I screamed. Getting my picture with Santa wasn't the greatest, it was the candy canes after that made me excited. Every year, thousands of men are hired to dress up as Santa and they actually get paid about $8,000! They also have to hire a couple elves to 'set the scene'. This year, if I have time I might take my dog to see a Santa, but only if I'm there at the right time, I'm not about to drive out there for a picture. Well that's all I have to say about that, thanks for reading!

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Quinn is a genius, and he's telling me what to write about.. again, Cats. There's fluffy cats, non-fluffy cats, short haired cats, long haired cats. I have three cats, 1 named Sydney, 1 named Mufasa, and another one named Rumi (room-e.. but hes old. Quinn has 2 cats, ones name is Amber, and then there's another ones named Fluffy. Derek has 2 cats too, his cats names are Cole, and the other ones Ice. Mr. Burgess has cats the size of dogs, they eat and eat until they blow up. His cats names are, Lizzie, and Zoro. Well uh, I think I wrote enough about cats.. bye!

Ping-pong

Ping-pong is a quick, intense game that is played all around the world. Ping-pong used to be called Table tennis, because it is simply like playing tennis, but on a table. The game was originated in England. Ping-pong is a sport which consits of two - four players hitting a small, light weight ball across the table. The speed of the ball usually catches players off guard. The goal of the game is to hit the ball to the other side of the table, and try to make the ball bounce twice, or for the opponent to miss the ball all together, therefor giving you a point. The game ends when the first team wins 5 points. Ping-pong is an extremely popular sport played by kids, adults, and teenagers. You have to have very quick reflexes and always be on your toes, you must have a lot of skill to play this game. There are several different strokes of the paddle, such as a speed drive, a loop drive, a counter drive, a flip, and a smash. Those are some examples of offensive strokes, which are used most often. I love to play ping-pong in my spare time. I challenge you to play against me!

Western Germany!

Germany is in Central Europe. It stretches over 357,021 square kilometers of forest and farm lands. With the population of around 82,060,000. Although Germany is across the world from Canada the temperature and people are almost identical but the schooling is a little different, let me explain. In Germany children are expected to try their hardest in school and be successful. By the age of eight,nine, or ten the children are tested to see how intelligent they are then placed into different levels of school. There are three types of schools; the Gymnasium for gifted children, Reachule for the average student, and the Hauptschule for the children who need extra help with their education. This schooling system is extremely different than ours because all children here are treated as equals. Winters are mild and summers tend to be cool, Although the maximum temperatures can exceed 30 degrees in the summer. The people of Germany love to have a good time, after school and work they enjoy to go see movies in the theater and go bowling. I hope you have learned lots about Western Germany!!! :-)