Monday 30 December 2013

Top 5 - Movies

  1. The Avengers
  2. Taken
  3. We're the Millers
  4. 21 Jump Street 
  5. Bad Grandpa

Photography Website

In photography class, as part of our final project, we have to create a portfolio and a website to show the pictures we're most proud of. So, here is the link to my website that I have created. It is still a work in progress.
http://cheyennevermette.wix.com/cvphotography

Sunday 22 December 2013

Countdown Updates

Alberta: already here :) :) :)
Christmas: 3 more sleeps!!! That's means we can open presents in about 56 hours!!!
Mexico: 20 more sleeps!!!! So that means in approximately 473 hours my family and I will be Mexico bound!
My Birthday: 75 more sleeps aka 1785 hours until I am 18 :D

Monday 16 December 2013

My Logbook Entries

A while ago in creative writing class, we were doing our own personal logbooks. We kept track of what we did, everyday, for a month. All of them varied to what they had drawn or writen on them, and to how long they were. You could really add anything that had to do with your day. I mostly stuck with writing and doing little doodles to represent what I did. They're interesting to do, and kind of fun, (besides when it was a long weekend, and you may have forgotten what you did for the past few days) but it's super cool to look back and to see what you did on an exact date. These aren't all of mine, but I did about 4 boxes for each day, so I didn't want to have a ton of pictures of just my days, so I thought these were my best and most exciting ones!

Sunday 15 December 2013

Fav Quotes of the Week #11

This week I have heard 2 quotes that have really made me think, and in a way, kind of change my perspective on certain things. The quotes are:

"Live simply, so others can simply live." 
This one just showed me and made me realize that we shouldn't be greedy, and that not everyone is as fortunate to have the basic necessities to live. So taking more than you need deprives others.

"The best choice might not always be the easy choice."
This quote explains to me that sometimes doing the best or right thing for you may not always be the easiest thing to do. That sometimes it has to get a little worse before it can get better. 

Mexico Countdown

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/02/62/fc/11/main-photo.jpg 

27 MORE SLEEPS!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday 10 December 2013

Adorable Wedding Pictures

So, right now I'm obsessed with thinking about Weddings and Photography, so I just thought I would share some wedding pictures that I found, which I think are absolutely adorable and well done. And that I hope one day I'll be able to take or be in. <3
Delta Hotels And Resorts - Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort And Spa - Weddings
http://www.one2onephotography.ca/wedding-photographers/winter-weddings/

All About Choices


http://www.virtualians.pk/group/quotes-of-life/forum/topics/what-is-life-2#.UqgUbuKApB4

Monday 9 December 2013

21 Reasons Why English Sucks


I came across this a few weeks ago, and some of them aren't the best, but I must admit some of them do get me haha! It's crazy how some words are spelt the same but pronounced way different! No wonder some people have such a hard time learning English! http://iwastesomuchtime.com/on/?i=20473

Wednesday 4 December 2013

Christmas Countdown




 21
MORE
SLEEPS


21 Reasons Why Some People Get So Lucky in Life

  1.  Work hard…quietly. 
  2.  Surround themselves with positive people
  3.  Put positive seeds into their mind every single day.
  4.  Fight the overthinking mind each day.
  5.  Have a clear purpose.
  6.  Accept imperfection.
  7.  They don’t gossip or pay attention to the critics.
  8.  They feel more than they think.
  9.  They focus on the goal, not the plan.
  10.  They take lots of action.
  11.  They are open to meeting anyone, anytime.
  12.  Remain in the day to day.
  13.  They get hurt by the setbacks and the failures as much as anyone
  14.  They believe in themselves.
  15.  They’re always curious,
  16.  They know that getting to success is never a straight line
  17.  Are grateful.
  18.  Admit that they’re not that smart.
  19.  They serve others.
  20.  Know that they’re not born lucky.
  21.  They’re hungry.
http://www.embracethechaos.com/2013/09/21-reasons-why-some-people-get-so-lucky-in-life/

Monday 2 December 2013

Creating Dialouge

177
                                        http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/archive

     - Dialogue Tags
     - Non-Verbal Body Language

"You best be saving me some of that!" Harold shouted.
"Why do I have to?" Lily asked.
"Umm.. because we're sharing?"
"Why do I have to share?! You know I don't even like smokes." Lily said as she rolled her eyes.
"B-b-but, I thought that's what we agreed on..." Harold quietly mentioned just as his eyes were about to water.
"Stop being such a baby! We never agreed on that!"
Just before Harold got up and was about to leave, he added, "Okay fine then, I'm never going to share anything, ANYTHING with you ever!!! So, that means you can't touch my toy cars, especially the bright blue one
Lily grabbed his arm and pulled him back, sat him down and offered him the bottle. "Here. You know those are my favourite toys of yours."
Before Harold accepted it, he was hesitant, but he looked at Lily and could tell she meant it. He happily said, "Thank you!"
Lily smirkingly said, "You owe me."
They both laughed as Harold passed the bottle back and said, "Ok. You can have the toy car as a gift."

Fav Quote of the Week #9

"Decide What to Be and Go Be It."
- Unknown

Wednesday 27 November 2013

How to be Awesome Parents - Mischief Dinosaurs


                    http://iwastesomuchtime.com/popular.php?sort=week

Dialogue "Creeping" Questions

1a) To do this assignment we walked around the school trying to listen to other peoples conversations. 
b) I listened to the conversation for about a minute or two.
c) The conversation was between an EA and a student. 
d) It felt kind of wrong listening to their conversation at first since it was just between them and everyone has a right to their own privacy, but it's interesting sometimes to see what people are talking about and they were also talking loud enough for me to hear them. 

2) I learnt that if people are more excited about something they'll be way more happier and talk a lot more and faster. But with this specific conversation I learnt that you can tell a lot about someone's personality. In this case, the student was super quiet and kind of avoided talking, I could tell that he was super shy. 

3) You could apply this into your writing by caring more about how your characters talk to one another and by showing their personalities more through what they say rather than other characters describing them.

4) Personality and character are revealed through conversation because if someone avoids contributing to the conversation or talks really quiet you could guess they're shy, or if someone is very loud when they talk, and talks a lot, you could think that they're outgoing.

5) When more than 2 people participate in a conversation, the conversation tends to get dragged on more, since each person usually has something to say and a different opinion to add. I also think that with more than 2 people talking, lots of people get interrupted.

6) The most surprising thing I've learnt about the way people converse is that lots of people don't pay attention to what the other person is saying and lots of people get interrupted so easily and in a way sometimes people just "skim" through what the other person is saying as if they're just skimming through the pages of a book.

7) With spoken conversation you can easily tell if a person is more excited/sad/mad by what they say, the tone of their voice and their body language. With written conversation it's hard to imagine the actual tone of the person talking, and sometimes it's hard to determine if the person is being sarcastic or not. You can also get your point across a lot quicker with spoken conversation, written conversation just takes a bit more time and is a lot more descriptive. 

Imagery Paragraph

1) I chose this passage because when I was reading it I could easily visual the scene and it showed me a little bit of all the senses in a little paragraph. It appealed to me because all the senses were easy to imagine and relate to.
2) I think the most common type of imagery would be visual, because even with the stuff that isn't highlighted green, you can still visual. For example, you can feel it being hot and humid, but you can also visual that type of atmosphere, and same with someone bumping into you. 
3) The best snippet of imagery in this passage would either be "It is hot and humid in the room" or "I taste sweat" and to me it is so effective because it is something that everyone has gone through so it is no problem picturing it.
4) This imagery is negative because it's saying how it's hot and humid in the room meaning that the people are scared/nervous (especially from reading the past few sentences of the book).
5) The mood/emotion being created by the author is suspense and fear in a way. She mentions how the fish all died and at the end of the paragraph it mentions how everyone went quiet to listen to show that they're all also curious.
6) The purpose of this imagery is to show you a memory that a character had and show you how she feels at that moment and it gives you a little more detail of the situation.

Tuesday 26 November 2013

Fav Quote of the Week #8

"Pain is temporary; quitting is forever."
- Lance Armstrong

I like this quote a lot because it means not to give up! The pain or what you're going through now will at some point be over and in the past, but if you do decide to give up, the fact that you did will always be there.

Sunday 24 November 2013

Alberta Countdown!


            

           
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Top 5 - Board Games

My favourite board games to play:
  1. The Game of Life
  2. Scattergories
  3. Clue
  4. Monopoly
  5. Scrabble

Fav Quote of the Week #7

“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.”
Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land

Wednesday 20 November 2013

Imagery Quickwrite

#673
in honor of spending the last five days without electricity
http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/archive

And it was at that exact moment that the power came back on that I woke up in a panic and my eye's couldn't adjust. Everything was too bright. It was like a camera not knowing what to focus on. I don't even know how long the town had been in darkness for, we all lost count after a while. It wasn't even just the power that was out, anything that emitted light wasn't working, even the sun. But it all just turned back on at once, like a deer in the headlights, no one was expecting it. I was finally able to get up and look around. I realized I was in a school, I have no idea how I got here. All I saw were the brown desks with the neon orange chairs thrown all across the room. And it was cold. Really cold. Every time I let out a breath, I saw the air escape my mouth and I couldn't stop shivering, seeing each individual hair stand up on my arms. It was a habit walking against a wall, feeling the ice cold stone on your fingertips, following where it'll take you. But now I know where I'm going. I can see. When I got outside, the sun was shining like never before, and I could feel the warmth on my skin, something that I haven't felt in a long time. There were people walking on the sidewalks, and something didn't feel right. I saw one of my friends and I started running towards him and I tried calling out his name, but no words came out. I kept yelling and yelling but nothing happened. I stopped running and I turned around to a car honking, and tires screeching, I just closed my eyes and ducked for cover, and when I finally opened my eyes, I was lying in my bed, sweating.

Monday 18 November 2013

Top 5 - Breakfast Foods

My top 5 favourite breakfast foods would have to be:

  1. French Toast
  2. Bacon with Syrup
  3. Toaster Strudels
  4. Pancakes
  5. Cheesy Scrambled Eggs

The Sky

These are some pictures of the sky from the past few mornings, & I just think its super amazing how different the sky looks from day to day.

One of my Favourite Things To Do!

I would say that taking pictures is probably 1 of my 2 hobbies that I enjoy doing on my spare time!

Thursday 14 November 2013

Quickwrite - 3 Skills

#699
which three skills?
[This one is from a set of 300 Common Core aligned writing prompts that I put together.]

When I first read this, by seeing the word "success" it made me think of having lots of money to be "successful", which yes, is true, but that's not how I entirely would want it to be. I would see having a good family, lots of good friends, being surrounded by people who care for you, and that you care for to be "successful". So I would definitely say humour to be an important one because I think laughing and having a good time is a must. Resourcefulness is also important because we don't know all the answers, so if you can go out in the world and find out the information and answers you need, that will help you a lot. The last one I would chose would be patience because it would help with understanding of others, and to not get mad or upset easily. 

Quickwrite - Minions

If I had a set of Minions for a week, let's just say I would become the most laziest person out there. I wouldn't have to worry about doing my homework (although I probably should still consider doing it myself since minions aren't the smartest sometimes), I would never be bored since they're so funny and cute, anything they do would be entertaining. I don't really know how many I would want (or could actually even handle), but I would probably say around 7! Since we would be spending a whole week together, I could see us getting really attached to one another so I don't know how I would be able to cope after they're all gone (or get back to doing everything myself)!

Wednesday 13 November 2013

Fav Quote of the Week #6

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” 
― Thomas A. Edison

Matched 25 Tweets

Conversation 1
@Cassia16 Cassia Reyes
@xxxanderrr so the Matching Banquet wasn't that bad, hey? I'm just happy we were both picked for the same day to have it #thankful 

@xxxanderrr Xander
@Cassia16 see, I told you it'd be a piece of cake #noworries btw, you looked pretty good in that green dress 

@Cassia16 Cassia Reyes
@xxxanderrr why thank you, that's my favourite colour! But did you see Lea in her red dress? She looked #gorgeous @leaxoxo

@leaxoxo Lea
@Cassia16 aww thanks so much Cas! You've always been so nice, I just want to say that I think you and Xander make a good match @xxxanderrr

@xxxanderrr Xander
@Cassia16 but not as gorgeous as you :)

@leaxoxo thanks lea!

@Cassia16 Cassia Reyes
@leaxoxo I'm so surprised that we were matched together! That almost never happens being matched to someone you ready know 

@leaxoxo Lea
@Cassia16 yeah tell me about it #jealous but it will be nice to get to know someone new and from a different town 

@Cassia16 Cassia Reyes
@leaxoxo exactly! I hope everything works out for you :)

Conversation 2
@Cassia16 Cassia Reyes
@thebraminator what did you get for grandfather? #presents #curious

@thebraminator Bram Reyes
@Cassia16 well of course you have to wait until he opens it just like everyone else #hehehe

@Cassia16 Cassia Reyes
@thebraminator okay fine but then I won't tell you what mine is either 

@thebraminator Bram Reyes
@Cassia16 Cassia, we all know you wrote grandfather a letter, it's no secret. 

@Cassia16 Cassia Reyes
@thebraminator oh, right. I forgot I told you #oops I think he'll like both of our gifts #ihope

@thebraminator Bram Reyes
@Cassia16 yeah I think he will, we both put lots of thought into them

@MrAbranReyes dad, do you know how many people are coming to grandfathers tonight? I hope it's not too crowded #familytime

@Cassia16 Cassia Reyes 
@thebraminator @MrAbranReyes yeah I want to know to, it'll be good to have time just as a family

@MrAbranReyes Abran Reyes
@thebraminator @Cassia16 I'm not too sure, you know grandfather did have lots of friends and they'll all miss him just like we will when he's gone, so they will need time with him as well, but I know how you both feel

Conversation 3
@Cassia16 Cassia Reyes
@kymarkham are you okay? I was kind of worried about you at the showing last night?

@kymarkham Ky Markham
@Cassia16 what are you talking about?? I had a blast! #moretimestocome

@Cassia16 Cassia Reyes
@kymarkham oh, ummm but I swear I thought I saw some tears run down you're cheeks...

@kymarkham Ky Markham
@Cassia16 I don't think you know what you're talking about Cassia... I never cried last night, especially not at that showing...

@Cassia16 Cassia Reyes
@kymarkham uhh, okay sorry, but remember we're friends, you can tell me anything if you ever need to talk

@kymarkham Ky Markham
@Cassia16 okay, thanks for letting me know, but I was fine, and I still am fine.

@Cassia16 Cassia Reyes
@kymarkham okay Ky, just making sure.

Monday 11 November 2013

Need an Idea For a Funny Movie?

I recommend...
21 Jump Street                                                               Bad Grandpa
We're the Millers                                                             Last Vegas
White Chicks                                                                  She's the Man
Euro Trip                                                                         The Hot Chick
Grown Ups 2                                                                   Not Another Teen Movie
Easy A                                                                             The House Bunny
Hot Tub Time Machine                                                    This is the End
Mrs. Doubtfire                                                                  Identity Thief
Bridesmaids                                                                     Elf
30 Minutes or Less                                                          Bad Teacher
The Change-Up                                                                Zombie land
The Heat                                                                           American Pie Movies
Date Night                                                                        Dance Flick
The Pacifier                                                                      Sleepover
Step Brothers                                                                   Your Highness
Just Go With It                                                                  Austin Power Movies
Shaun of the Dead                                                            Zoolander
Knocked Up                                                                      Pitch Perfect
Role Models                                                                      Mean Girls
Funny People                                                                    The Dilemma
Mr Deeds                                                                           Mr. Poppers Penguins
Internship                                                                           The Switch
Jackass Movies                                                                 Superbad
Project x                                                                             Despicable Me
Scary movies                                                                     Hangover
Life as We Know it                                                            What Happens in Vegas
Dude, Where's my car?                                                     Horrible Bosses
I now Pronounce you Chuck and Larry                              Ted
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton                                           Ferris Buellers Day Off
She's out of my League                                                     This is 40
School of Rock                                                                  The Other Guys
John Tucker Must Die                                                       Sydney White
Harold & Kumar movies                                                   The Dictator
Bad Santa                                                                          Employee of the Month
Dodgeball                                                                          Big Daddy
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star                                    Due Date
Monsters Inc. University                                                    Little Fockers
Rat Race                                                                           Cheaper by the Dozen
Big Fat Liar                                                                        Get Him to the Greek
The Break-Up                                                                    The Onion Movie
Get Smart                                                                          Hall Pass
Saving Silverman                                                              The New Guy