Chapter 99: Sooner Or Later

Hey;

Okay. this HAS to be super quick cause I have little time. Okay, I'm flying out in some 15 and a half hours- pretty freaked too now. My heart is all heavy and I feel sick. :( But yeah, I know I'm going in the will of God so, that's all that matter. But yeah... this is my last blog from Newfoundland for a while, and just wanted to thank you all for the good times, family, friends, ye all rock! We'll be seeing you around and yeah...

For the last time til I get internet access in Alberta-

PEACE
prayers


JOSHUA!

Chapter 98: Canadian Idol- Spotlights Review

Okay, I just HAD to do this. I done this last year and got tore apart pretty good.. it was fun! haha!
Anyways, my disclaimer is 'these are MY comments and opinions' ! With that put aside, here:

Canadian Idol 4: Spotlights

Rob James: Let’s Stay Together
By now, everyone knows my opinions of Rob being in this competition.. With that said, I will recognize him for this review. Rob’s voice sounds really good on this CD. With his prior experience in the music industry plus the new ‘fame’ he got while being on Idol- he might be able to put out a new album. I doubt he’ll be as successful has be was but overall- the song would be a 3 out of 5.

Kati Durst: I Hope You Dance
Kati was my 2nd least favorite but on this CD, she would be in my top 5. Honestly, I think if Kati had to make a CD of her own, doing this type of songs- she would actually make it in this so called ‘music industry’. She done really, REALLY good with this song. She nailed it, drove it home and overall... sounded as if she truly meant what she was singing. Good On Ya Kati!

Brandon Jones: Lady
The beginning of the song makes it out that it will be really good- but, he falls after the second stanza of the song. Brandon was actually a favorite of mine in this competition and I was rooting for top 4 status. Based on this CD version of him... honestly, I don’t think he would make it. Lady was actually my least favorite song that he sung. Enough said- if he had to do ‘hip hop’ stuff, I would have had a better comment.

I’m The Only One: Ashley Coulter
This is how it is done baby! I mean like WOW! DONE it is! I would SO buy her CD if it was like this. The vocals was amazing, the music was amazing, the SONG IS AMAZING! Ashley done us all proud and bellowed out this masterpiece. Honestly, she would MAKE IT BIG in this world (even outside of Canada) and no joke- if they had Canadian Idol- Season 30 they would have a Ashley Coulter theme week! Ashley will BE AROUND... just a matter of time! :)

Here Without You: Tyler Lewis
Tyler has already made the top 4 (thus far) and I wouldn’t be surprised if he pulled this competition off and won the whole thing. This being based on this song. He’s the real deal. He done the song justice and personally, I like it better then the original (and that do not happen often). Tyler will get a record deal with Sony/BMG and will sell out stadium after stadium.. Give him three years, they will be saying ‘Tyler who?’ - sadly! Good luck tho man!

Eva Avila: Angel
Eva, she don’t make the top 10 cut based on this song performance. When she sung it live, I liked it. When I heard it on the CD, I didn’t. I’m a Eva fan (up until the top 6) so don’t get me wrong. She has some power, some sass, some cuteness, some bad notes. Overall, based on this performance- I would vote her out in the top 10.

Chad Doucette: Tonight I Wanna Cry
This song was good when he sung it live. Like Eva, he has power, sass, fun, hip and charisma by the ton. I just don’t like Chad on this CD and I can’t really pinpoint why. I love him (he’s my favorite in the whole thing clear of Steffi) but based on this sole performance - he wouldn’t make the top 10 cut either. If he makes a CD and it sounds like this, I wouldn’t buy it- sadly cause this kid HAS huge talent.

Sarah Loverock: I Don’t Want To Be
Sarah should have stuck around longer then she did. I’m not a fan of the ‘rock’ Sarah but the softer version of Sarah is what made her ‘special’ to me. She done good with the song, but like Chad and Eva, she wouldn’t make it far. She’s NOT the ‘rock’ type.. And I don’t know why Sony/BMG made her sing this song.. Ouch! I thought Idol was to help promote singers.... not make producers hear this and turn away. Sarah, I love you but nope, I wouldn’t buy your CD if it was like this.

Craig Sharpe: This I Promise You
*cough, Mariah Carry, cough* - Craig is 100% a Backsreet boy. It’s so funny too cause I bet you any money, they would want him. Craig is different from any other idol on Canadian Idol. Could he make it- in the ‘adult’ world, no.. in the ‘teen girl’ world- YES! Go Craig, Go! Enough said.

Steffi D: White Flag
Steffi is what she is- and THAT is FABULOUS! I love her- clearly the best on the CD! :) I’m a fan and this song would land her a winning performance for sure! Steffi done this song with pride and pure ‘Steffiness’. I love the version, I love the song, I love Steffi! She’ll be big- just watch!

Best: Steffi
2nd Best: Ashley

2nd Worst: Chad
Worst: Eva

PS.. I'm a HUGE Chad fan, but I just couldn't help it BASED ON THE CD VERSION OF HIM! AHHHH... SORRY CHAD!


Peace
Prayers

Joshua

PS... LAST BLOG WILL COME ON MONDAY!

Chapter 97: Radio Update +

Hey,

Yeah, We done the interview- it was actually more fun then I thought it would be. The host (Randy) was awesome.. funny and knew his stuff... good job might I add. I wish I could hear it, I wonder if they have an online broadcast that I can listen in on. I will be checking into that tho..

lol.

Well, I just wanted to let you all know that...

Man, Rudy, Rudy and Jer are gone to Camp this week- I was going but work stopped me... oh well, I know God is moving in there- I'd say I'll get the glory in Edmonton, after Rudy tells me all about it! haha! It's gonna be good.

Charlotte is about to post her 100th blog... which is cool. I think I am going to do something for her.. to help her celebrate it! haha! Char, if you read this, I'll make you a graphic to celebrate.. so DO NOT POST your 100th blog until I send it to you! :p

Well, Work awaits me, so I really should be going...

I'll post later today maybe?

Peace Out

Prayers

Joshua

Chapter 96: Radio In A Few

Good Morning, and we're on the air!

Yeah, Hopefully the interviewer will say that- I think it's funny! But yeah, in about an half hour I will be 'on air' talking about April and myself's summer project - you know, the one we were paid to do- yeah... the History Book. CBC Radio (Central Morning Show) wants us (April and I) to do an interview this morning... we agreed. April finished work last Friday, so she still has to cover it.. muhaha! Although, I don't finish til Friday (2nd last day today) but Thursday mornings, I don't have to work... so... they are making me get out of bed. Which I am using this screen to keep me awake. :) - the light is bright, and the sun is up outside (yey for SUN)

Anyways, I'm going to be calling April at 8:30, just to make sure she's up. I was planning to make her do the interview by herself but then the Nor' Wester wanted to do a story on it as well- and she would have made me do that by myself... which is a NO.. cause they want pictures. I'll be in Edmonton, STILL making the news back home! haha! Sweet!

Well, I really should go- Only got to write 3, yup THREE, blogs until I reaches Edmonton... I'm starting my 100th blog IN Edmonton. That'll make it EXTRA special... I'll even take pictures of the apartment and post them... lol. Should be good! :)

Anyways, again- I really should go.

Peace
Prayers

Joshua

Chapter 95: Odd People + News Coverage = ?

Hey Everyone;

I know I'll reach my post 99 now, gee, I only have 4 more to go anyways so, I'd say I'll meet it. Well, the days are shortening now- it's soon be time for me to head out into the big world of Alberta! :) yeye! I ain't complaing for sure. HAhaha! But yeah, anyways... so, how have you been? Good, I've been good too. I finish work in TWO days! yey! I'm gonna miss it by'... I loved it there. This week have been semi-rushed-calm-fun-boring at work. April finished last Friday, so it can get boring there by myself (thank God for Music), but then- printing that History book- that keeps me on my feet! :P

Oh my, Steffi D was voted out of Idol last night... shame! She was amazing and I miss her already. She went out with a bang tho.. really impressed me! :)

Okay, just look at this, I won't comment on it- I took the picture and circled the 'odd people' stuff. I actually like the second one I circled. I think it's the coolest idea ever. The kid will grow up and have a FUN story to tell about HOW he got his name- someone picked it for him ONLINE! haha! That's cool! The first one is just odd- plain out odd!


Well, I must go again I suppose. I have yet to actually 'pack' anything yet - I have made a list of things I NEED to take, and have my suitcases ready to go- but oh well, I'll pack Saturday! :) It should be fun.. I think I'll start freaking out when I start, in a good way tho I guess. :)

Anyways, I'm gonna take off, I have 2 interviews to do tomorrow about the history book. One at 8:45 AM (which means I got to drag my butt out of bed early..ON my day off).. AND another one at 3 - both will include April! :) We're doing one over the phone and the other in person.. fun! ha!

But yeah,

Peace Out!

Prayers

Joshua

Chapter 94: New Book on Burlington

The following is a write up the VOCM station done up on the 'Lives We Lived' - History of Burlington:

Two teenagers from Burlington have written an historical record of the town, dating back to the early 1800s. Josh Thomas and April Kelly, both students working with the Community Access Program in Burlington, wrote the book during the summer. Thomas says they learned a lot of interesting tidbits about the town during their research, like it used to be the hub of the Baie Verte Peninsula, which was called the Burlington Peninsula. Thomas says the book is now available, and, yes he says, there is a section on Burlington's native son, Rex Goudie.

click here to read the article

Disclaimer: the person who called from VOCM ASKED about the Rex bit- and I said, there's a small bit on him. SHE put in the last line... (oh well, good sales pitch.. lol)

Peace
Prayers

Joshua

Chapter 93: World Trade Center

Hey Everyone;

Okay- I have decided to post my thoughts about the new movie 'World Trade Center' at little earlier then I said. I took the time and watched it and have came up with the following thoughts about it:

wow! I will NOT ruin this movie for ANYONE! I wish I could get you all to watch it RIGHT NOW, but I know that's impossible. If you live near a theatre - GO SEE THIS MOVIE. The movie is SO inspirational. Basically, it's the story of two guys who helped rescue people during the World Trade Center attacks which took place on September 11th 2001. The two 'main' men in the movie go by the names 'Will' and 'John'. All throughout the movie it shows their struggle to survive after being trapped when the building collasped. Despite the few swears the writers put in (which I still don't know why they did) it was really, really good. Like I said, get to a movie theatre and watch this movie.

(I added this picture, cause alot of the movie you see this type of thing)

Also, I would like to just post the words that comes up at the end of the movie - I found this to be the perfect ending to the movie. It goes:

'2,749 people died at the World Trade Center, including citizens from 87 countries. 343 were New York Firemen, 84 were Port Authority employees of whom 37 were police. Another 23 were New York City Police. Only 20 people were pulled out alive. Will and John were numbers 18 and 19.'

But yeah- a pretty good movie, with a very inspiring theme. In closing, I just wanted to quote one of the men in the movie.

'September 11th showed us just what humans can do. The attack killed thousands but it showed us the good side of people. The good side we should be looking at'.



Peace
Prayers

Joshua

Chapter 92: God Bless This Guy

Hey;

Okay, if you click here you'll go to Generation Church - Pastor Judah's Church. Look around under the audio download section and download 'Sitting On The Edge' sermon by Pastor Elijah Waters. Listen to it and then come back to this blog.


*Some 48 minutes and 44 seconds later* (the length of the sermon)

Okay, now, to continue- Pastor Waters tell the story about the highschool kid who one day stood up in his class and told his class that 'Jesus is the one way' and to 'turn from your sins' and that 'God has a plan for your life'.... He then done this in every class he had that day!

Can you believe that courage! I mean, ... wow! I look at myself and think, have I ever done that for Christ? Stepping out on that level and taking the risk of being the 'laughing stock of the entire school'. The amazing thing about it, 6 people came to Christ because of what he did.
Pastor Waters then quoted the guy who said 'all the things that was said about me, was worth it- for those 6 people'. WOW!

That my friend is inspirational! God Bless Him- whoever he is, wherever he is!

Witnessing is possibly one of the hardest things a Christian can do. And there are so many ways we can do it.

But yeah- get that sermon, have a listen and be CHANGED!

God Bless
Peace
Prayers

Joshua

Chapter 91: To Tell The Truth

Hey;

'To Tell The Truth' - don't you just hate that. And I hate it even more when people ask for the truth:


'Josh, do you think I look fat' turns out be be 'umm... nah'.

'Josh, do you think I'm pretty' turns out to be 'ummm.. nah'

'Josh, would you ever think about going out with me' (low eh?) turns out to be 'ummm... i'll think about it'!

Clearly, it sucks! And it goes a step further when the truth comes out in the not-so-distant-future...

Ex: (as to the 2nd comment) - 'Man, that girl looks like she was beaten with the ugly stick-TWICE')

BTW, as my disclaimer - I normally don't do or say things like that.. so don't all freak out!

But yeah, 'To Tell The Truth' - especially when people can't handle the truth-... not fun. BUT we should be truthful. Should we 'lie' to make the truth less noticable- NO!
(ex: (as for the 1st comment) - 'nah, you're not fat.. my aunt Jimba won the worlds fattest lady competition in umm.. China- now SHE is fat')

Yeah, okay- I'll admit too now that I'm going way out of line now... and again, read my disclaimer.. I'll even put it bold:

BTW, as my disclaimer - I normally don't do or say things like that.. so don't all freak out!

But yeah... where was I. Truth- I think we should tell the truth even when it means our faces could get beaten in six inches. I think we should tell the truth when the person is so mad they would make you fit in a milk can- now I didn't say tell the truth and stick around- tell it and RUN!

Ha!

But yeah... as the saying goes 'Honesty is the best policy' - I don't know HOW it's the best... but I know it is! :)

BTW.. I am REALLY wanting to make my 99th blog before I leave.. so expect some random blogs in the next few post!

NEXT!

Peace
Prayers

Joshua

Chapter 90: Killing Off Pluto

And A BIG Hello To You All;

Information below is taken from here.

LOS ANGELES -- Our solar system is suffering an identity crisis. For decades, it has consisted of nine planets, even as scientists debated whether Pluto really belonged. Then the recent discovery of an object larger and farther away than Pluto threatened to throw this slice of the cosmos into chaos. Should this newly found icy rock known as "2003 UB313" become the 10th planet? Should Pluto be demoted? And what exactly is a planet, anyway?
Ancient cultures regularly revised their answer to the last question and present-day scientists aren't much better off: There still is no universal definition of "planet."
That all could soon change, and with it science textbooks around this planet.
At a 12-day conference beginning Monday, scientists will conduct a galactic census of sorts. Among the possibilities at the meeting of the International Astronomical Union in the Czech Republic capital of Prague: Subtract Pluto or christen one more planet, and possibly dozens more.
"It's time we have a definition," said Alan Stern, who heads the Colorado-based space science division of the Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio. "It's embarrassing to the public that we as astronomers don't have one."
The debate intensified last summer when astronomer Michael Brown of the California Institute of Technology announced the discovery of a celestial object larger than Pluto. Like Pluto, it is a member of the Kuiper Belt, a mysterious disc-shaped zone beyond Neptune containing thousands of comets and planetary objects. (Brown nicknamed his find "Xena" after a warrior heroine in a cheesy TV series; pending a formal name, it remains 2003 UB313.)
The Hubble Space Telescope measured the bright, rocky object at about 1,490 miles in diameter, roughly 70 miles longer than Pluto. At 9 billion miles from the sun, it is the farthest known object in the solar system. The discovery stoked the planet debate that had been simmering since Pluto was spotted in 1930. Some argue that if Pluto kept its crown, Xena should be the 10th planet by default -- it is, after all, bigger. Purists maintain that there are only eight traditional planets, and insist Pluto and Xena are poseurs. "Life would be simpler if we went back to eight planets," said Brian Marsden, director of the astronomical union's Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Mass.

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That's it by! IT IS WRONG! JUST WRONG! PLUTO SHOULD SUE! Come, he ended the newsbrief by saying 'life would be simpler if we went back to eight planets'... WHAT? How would that be simplier? The ENTIRE world would have to RE-PRINT EVERY BOOK about the solar system- this would cost the governement MILLIONS of dollars! WRONG I TELL YA!

Well, I think Pluto deserves to be there. Why don't they just make a distance - and whatever is in that distance belongs to this solar system.. that would solve the other 'planet' problem, we wouldn't have to enclude it...

WEll, I'm gone to email NASA with my concerns!

Peace

Prayers

Joshua

Chapter 89: Funnier Then Hitting Your Funny Bone

Hey Guys;

I just wanted to post some jokes that I labled 'Funnier Then Hitting Your Funny Bone'...

Enjoy:

TITLE: TO MY LOVING WIFE

A couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida for a long weekend to thaw out during one particularly icy winter. Because both had jobs, they had difficulty coordinating their travel schedules. It was decided that the husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday, and his wife would follow him the next day. Upon arriving as planned, the husband checked into the hotel. There he decided to open his laptop and send his wife an e-mail back in Minneapolis. However, he accidentally left off one letter in her address, and sent the e-mail without realizing his error.

In Houston, a widow had just returned from her husband's funeral. He was a minister of many years who had been 'called home to glory' following a heart attack. The widow checked her e-mail, expecting messages from relatives and friends. Upon reading the first message, she fainted and fell to the floor. The widow's son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor, and saw the computer screen which read:

To: My Loving Wife

From: Your Departed Husband

Subject: I've Arrived!

I've just arrived and have checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then! Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.
(P.S. Sure is hot down here!)

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TITLE: WHERE IS GOD?

A couple had two little boys, ages 8 and 10, who were excessively mischievous. They were always getting into trouble and their parents knew that, if any mischief occurred in their town, their sons were probably involved.

They boys' mother heard that a clergyman in town had been successful in disciplining children, so she asked if he would speak with her boys. The clergyman agreed, but asked to see them individually. So the mother sent her 8-year-old first, in the morning, with the older boy to see the clergyman in the afternoon.

The clergyman, a huge man with a booming voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him sternly, "Where is God?".

They boy's mouth dropped open, but he made no response, sitting there with his mouth hanging open, wide-eyed. So the clergyman repeated the question in an even sterner tone, "Where is God!!?" Again the boy made no attempt to answer. So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face and bellowed, "WHERE IS GOD!?"
The boy screamed and bolted from the room, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him. When his older brother found him in the closet, he asked, "What happened?"

The younger brother, gasping for breath, replied, "We are in BIG trouble this time, dude. God is missing - and they think WE did it!"

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TITLE: A Bucket Of Nuts

On the outskirts of town, there was a huge nut tree by the cemetery fence. One day two boys filled up a bucket with nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts.
"One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me," said one boy. The bucket was so full, several rolled out toward the fence.

Cycling down the road by the cemetery was a third boy. As he passed, he thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed down to investigate. Sure enough, he heard, "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me."

He knew what it was. "Oh my," he shuddered. "It's Satan and St. Peter dividing the souls at the cemetery."
He cycled down the road as fast as he could and found an old man hobbling along with a cane. "Come here quick," said the boy. "You won't believe what I heard. Satan and St. Peter are down at the cemetery dividing the souls."

The man said, "Shoo, you brat, can't you see I'm finding it hard to walk as it is." But after several pleas, the man hobbled to the cemetery.

Standing by the fence, they heard, "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me."
The old man whispered, "Boy, you've been telling the truth. Let's find out if we can see the devil himself." Shivering with fear, they peered through the fence, but they were still unable to see anything. The old man and the boy gripped the wrought-iron bars of the fence tighter and tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of Satan.

At last they heard, "One for you, one for me. And one last one for you. That's all. Now let's go get those nuts by the fence, and we'll be done."

They say the old guy made it back to town five minutes before the boy.

I laughed pretty hard at the first two.. the third, I heard before! :)

Peace

Prayers

Joshua

Chapter 88: Steffi D, Planes, Peace?

Hey;

It's me again- I could have just posted this in the other blog but I was like.. umm 'an extra blog chapter'- that was good enough for me. I am bound to reach my 99th blog by the time I leave.. which might I add is in a little more then two weeks. -yey!

Anyways... yeah- the title: Steffi D - SO far she's in the top 6 on Canadian Idol... she's a deadly performer and seems to be an amazing person (but hey, it could be just a front right?-lets not be naive here)... but yeah- my favorite performance HAS to be 'It's My Life' - she KICKED IT! Literally.. she kicked the stool off the stage.. haha! She's 'so exciting' - just like Jake Gold says! :) She offers something new each week and to me.. that's what the 'Canadian Idol' should be.. someone who is different from the rest, someone exciting and someone who offers something NEW! THAT my friend is STEFFI D! :) (PS.. VOTE FOR STEFFI-lol)

Here's Steffi:



Planes- despite the fact that I am getting on a one to fly out in again, little over two weeks- and all this happenings now.. I'm still not scared nor nervous. I have trust in the security measures they are putting in place and if it DO go down... I'll send my best wishes via this blog! :) GO BUSH!

Peace- the war in Israel is growing.. even though the UN has signed the Peace thingy... *cough, rapture is soon, cough* - it's only the matter of time until things die down, Jesus comes back and then things gets REALLY nasty! - I know I'll be outta here so.. best of luck to ya all! :)

?

Peace People
Prayers

Joshua

Chapter 87: God Water - Crazy?

Hey;

okay- look at this:

(if you can't read that there- click here)

Okay, lets very quickly look back at the history of 'water coming from things' - in a Godly sense... We know that Moses got water from a rock after he hit it with his staff - this took place in Exodus... Umm.. anything else?

SO--- is this poor woman gone crazy or are we just overlooking things God puts around us?

I'll let you think about that one.

Peace
Prayers

Joshua

Chapter 86: Holding It Back Long Enough

Hey;

Okay. I’m going to be super blunt in this blog and it’s gonna be entirely about Canadian Idol Season 4.

Rob James SHOULD NEVER be allowed ON the show. My opinion is that he shouldn’t have been even allowed to try out. He was a signed artist who failed. NOW he’s trying to make a come back- you’d think he’d step aside gracefully.. He had his chance and blew it... so get off the stage!

Tyler Lewis: I wasn’t a fan until last night. WOW! He guy reminds me of Rex Goudie in so many ways it’s freaky BUT personally, in my opinion- he can sing just a little bit better. Now I’m not saying Rex can’t sing, just in my taste, Tyler would have beat him. Top 5 material for sure!

Eva: The judges keep praising her up and I keep putting her down. We already have a Melissa O’Neil. She should be in the top 4 sure, but any further it would be a shame on Canada.

Chad: Can you say WINNER! Despite his weak performance last week, he still should win. Deadly singing, seems to have the personality for it... can he pull off the win? HE SHOULD CANADA!

Ashley Coulter: I was a fan when she audition but now she seems to try hard for a Suzi Rawn sort of thing. Based on ‘Knocking on Heavens Door’ she’s outta my book as a favorite... she should go this week.

Craig: This is what Newfoundland is offering as talent this year- to ALL of Canada..... and to be honest, I’m proud that we are. This kid has pipes man! NO DOUBT one of the best vocalist they EVER had on the show (and I watch every one)! This kid might not win but he’ll go far without a doubt... if Sony won’t sign him.. I will! Wait, I don’t have a record company (which is a life long goal for me)... but if I did, smart move would be to sign Craig.

Steffi D: SO AMAZING! WOW! SUPER! WONDERFUL! EXCITING! Steffi is everything a Canadian Idol should be! However, Canada sucks at voting and actually (I’ll even go as bold and say) they WON’T accept Steffi’s ‘through the roof’ talent! THIS GIRL KISS BUTT PRETTY BAD! SHE MAKES THE REST OF THEM ‘idols’ SEEM ALMOST... KARAOKE!

THERE! MY TRUTH ABOUT YOUR TOP 7!

Peace
Prayers
Josh

Chapter 85: A New Low

Hey Guys;

Just gonna make this quite, and let you all know about a new low that happened here. Saturday night (late in the night so really it was Sunday morning) some idiots went into the graveyard here in town and kicked over 22 headstones. Sunday morning, a berry picker saw the happenings and reported it to the RCMP. They came over, took pictures- that's it. Now the have released a press release (Rudy thinks it much be a 'big case') and it should be. You see this stuff happen in larger places but never in the 'small' place- but is this what this town is coming to? SICK! These people should be caught and charged with everything they could be charged with. If they're underage, well- they'll get a slap on the wrist and be sent on their way... and they tell me there is nothing wrong with the justice system? I laugh!

Well, it's no doubt a new low for this town. I am honestly disappointed that such a thing would happen here. It was pretty hard for some of the 'older' folks here yesterday as well, as they look at what was done to their parents gravesites and their husbands, wives and other family. Many people cried with broken hearts and some more expressed their anger, and I don't blame them.

On a side note, I would like to ask that ANYONE who knows ANYTHING about this.. report it to the RCMP. If you don't want to 'get involved' as such, tell someone - like a parent or another friend- anyone who would bring it forth. Tell me if you have to, I don't have no trouble in reporting things that's for sure. Anyways.. keep an ear open and with that said...

Peace Out

Prayers

Joshua

Chapter 84: Canadian Idol All-Star

Hey,
The way I am going to do this, is I am going to pick out ONE person of each season and do a top 4 of my favorites... I’ll put them in categories based on my personal likings and who I THOUGHT should have won Canadian Idol- 1st (means they should have won), 2nd (runner up) 3rd (third place) etc.... anyways, here goes:

1st
Season One- Jenny Gear
Season Two- Jacob Hoggard
Season Three- Josh Palmer
Season Four- Steffi D

2nd
Season One- Billy Klippert
Season Two- Theresa Sokyrka
Season Three- Rex Goudie
Season Four- Chad Doucette

3rd
Season One- Audrey De Montigny
Season Two- Jason Greely
Season Three- Melissa O’Neil
Season Four- Craig Sharpe

4th
Season One- Ryan Malcolm
Season Two- Kalan Porter
Season Three- Emily Vinette
Season Four- Ashley Coulter

5th
Season One- Tyler Hamilton
Season Two- Josh Seller
Season Three- Amber Fleury
Season Four- Eva Avila

6th
Season One- Micky Bustos
Season Two- Elena Juatco
Season Three- Suzi Rawn
Season Four- Brandon Jones

7th
Season One- Candita Chloseri
Season Two- Manoah Hartmann
Season Three- Ashley Leitao
Season Four- Sarah Loverock

8th
Season One- Gary Beals /Karen Lee Batton
Season Two- Kaleb Simmons
Season Three- Aaron Walpole
Season Four- Tyler Lewis

9th
Season One- Richie Wilcox
Season Two- Brandy Callaham
Season Three- Daryl Brunt
Season Four- Kati Durst

10th
Season One- Toya Alexis
Season Two- Shane Wiebe
Season Three- Casey LeBlanc
Season Four- Rob James

*There were 11 contestants in the first season, had to use one spot again-see 8th place*

Ta Da! It’s done. I would comment on them all but I won’t even dare... haha! But yeah- that is my stand on the Canadian Idol Top 10's... Some of them were easy to place and some more were harder then hard. I didn’t really want to put Casey in the bottom-(10th) BUT out of all last season, I just had to. I would switch Kati and Rob for season four BUT I don’t even think Rob should be in the top 10. I didn’t want to put Aaron in 8th place either but hey...
Anyways, again- that is my stand.



Peace
Prayers

Joshua

Chapter 83: Change Is Gonna Come

Hello to one and all;

As you know, my time in Newfoundland is drawing closer and closer -shame eh? (haha) This evening passed by pretty quickly, thanks to the help of my tv set. I never done to much all day to be exact - fiddled around on my laptop for a bit, was online already for a few times... everything seems to be dead on that - I really want some new cool sites to go on, but nothing is out there... or at least I can’t find anything. But yeah... I also watch a movie- yes... it was a ‘chick flick’ - haha! Real masculine eh? ‘Riding In Cars With Boys’ was the name of it... yet it has nothing to do with a car, nor do it have anything to do with ‘boys’... it’s basically about this young girl with big dreams for her life. She ends up going to a party, meeting this ‘low life’ guy... and then a few weeks later, she finds out she’s pregnant for him. The story jumps from really early years (about 1930's maybe) then up to the 1960's or around there. It pretty much shows her life growing up, how she had the kid, how hard life was. Her husband (the low life guy) turns out a drug addict and leaves her with a 10 year old kid. She works hard ALL of her life, time and time again... something ‘good’ would happen but it would mess up and she would loose it (ex: an interview from a scholarship to NYU BUT her husband forgets about it and she had to bring the kid to the interview, and they didn’t like that fact and she ends up with no scholarship). She is an amazing writer... but she can never succeed and she learns to accept it. Finally, she works with a newspaper and works hard to write a memoir about herself entitled ‘Riding In Cars With Boys’- and she needs her ex husbands signature to publish it (since he’s in it) and then yada-yada-yada.. I’ll leave it at that.. But yeah, it’s good to say the least. Despite the few cusses and the fact that her husband was a drunk and a dope addict - PLUS the fact she was busted for drying ‘weed in her oven’ for her neighbour....

Anyways, yeah.. Again, it was good to say the least. :)

I really should get going- but before I go, I’m gonna tie in my chapter title: ‘Change Is Gonna Come’.. I know it’s a song, btu have no clue who sings it, what song it is, or what it is about. I just remember that little part- Taylor Hicks may have sung it on American Idol this year.. lol. But yeah... after the movie - I done up a list of things I have to take with me at the end of this month.. Lots! Then I got to thinking... ‘Change IS Going To Come’! FOR REAL! I have been thinking that ‘yeah, I’m moving soon’ but now it’s hitting home (and I’m happy for sure) and I’m like ‘CHANGE IS GONNA COME’! I’m moving... leaving... hopefully for good! :)
But yeah.. I’ll post more about it eventually... I’m still trying to get to post #99 before I go cause my plan is to be #100 when I hit Edmonton... :)

But I really don’t think I’ll make the cut! :)
We’ll see...

Peace
Prayers

Joshua

PS... A Spoiler for the BB7 fans.. James and Jainee are put up for eviction this week... AFTER Danielle won HOH!