Being a lucky CreComm student that I am, the ad majors are even a luckier bunch to receive iPads for the year, shared with a partner at no additional cost. This past week, was my week with the iPad and I have to say that, that I keep messing up on my normal keyboard now when I type. The keys from a PC to a Mac, to an iPad are in totally different places. Other than that, I prefer the iPad for note taking for its convenience and simplicity. Hey, it's nice not to have a white screen looming at me either.
As for the apps, I'm not all that big into the app world. I had no idea even where to find the store once I got it. Once, I figured it out, I downloaded a few, like yes yes Angry Birds ( I thought my son would be the coolest five year old if he knew how to play it). I downloaded this ridiculous app called Capture which allows you to place a ghostly image into any photo on your iPad. Haha! Can you say cheese? It's totally corny and I would never make anything for real with it, but I did play around with it one lunch hour last week.
I am pleased to say that I found a great branding book off of Kindle that I want to purchase, although for the life of me I can't remember the title, nor can I check it out now because... I don't have Wi-Fi :( So pretty much at home, I don't get all that much use out of it, and at school, I don't really have time to browse apps. However, I'm sure that will soon come to an end once we start developing the ideas for our own e-book apps as part of a major collaborative assignment. Sounds exciting!
Just in case you didn't know
~ Jenn
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Ghost Hunting Day 2
So this time, yea kinda.
After last night's experience at our second location, Little Mountain Park, I think I want to pursue this spot and film it with a little twist. The general idea has changed to go in a direction that no one has ever thought (that I know of....)
I was told by a credible source at Muddy Waters Tours that in order for the documentary to work, I have to distinguish between legend and facts. So, this is exactly what I am doing. And after last night's encounter, I truly believe there is something at the park, but not what we were expecting.
First, we seeked out the old St. Norbert Monastery, I've never been and was told by Muddy Waters Tours, that is is extremely active. The Monastery itself is fenced off but the grounds are open, so we ventured the grounds. As we walked near the river, the fog cascading off the water was so luminous that I had to film it. Unfortunately, the camera light wouldn't pick it up, it was too dark. It was upsetting, because I was already there with the camera, but couldn't see a thing. Maybe I'll go back, maybe not. I'm not sure if I want to pursue this story, but I'll lock it in the vault for safe keeping.
~ Jenn
Ps. Going out to check out story number 2 today!
After last night's experience at our second location, Little Mountain Park, I think I want to pursue this spot and film it with a little twist. The general idea has changed to go in a direction that no one has ever thought (that I know of....)
I was told by a credible source at Muddy Waters Tours that in order for the documentary to work, I have to distinguish between legend and facts. So, this is exactly what I am doing. And after last night's encounter, I truly believe there is something at the park, but not what we were expecting.
First, we seeked out the old St. Norbert Monastery, I've never been and was told by Muddy Waters Tours, that is is extremely active. The Monastery itself is fenced off but the grounds are open, so we ventured the grounds. As we walked near the river, the fog cascading off the water was so luminous that I had to film it. Unfortunately, the camera light wouldn't pick it up, it was too dark. It was upsetting, because I was already there with the camera, but couldn't see a thing. Maybe I'll go back, maybe not. I'm not sure if I want to pursue this story, but I'll lock it in the vault for safe keeping.
~ Jenn
Ps. Going out to check out story number 2 today!
Saturday, September 11, 2010
On Location Part 1
So I went out to two locations today, the St. Boniface Museum and the Jefferson (KKK) tree location. I went without a camera, just to scout out these reportedly haunted sites. I brought my digi cam with me to test out shots. Unfortunately ( I am baffled by this) I can not upload these photos to my computer. It appears that they don't exist. I don't understand it, because the images are right there on my camera. I've never had this problem before, so i suppose I will just have to re-take the photographs.
The first location, the St. Boniface Museum, is now somewhat a sanctuary to nuns and the convent that used to reside in the old building. Founded in 1845 the building also used to be a childrens hospital and a Catholic school, which later converted to an all girls Catholic boarding school. I completely forgot while on location to check out the nearby cemetery which inhabits gravestones that date back to the 1700's.
(I will be returning next weekend)
The second location, at Little Mountain Park, is a secluded off-leash dog park that is fairly steady with visitors. The haunted place, I set out to find was a very old cottonwood tree with one erie branch that hangs near the base of the tree. This one branch stands out from the rest because it lays almost completely parallel with the ground below. The park, including the tree was part of the village, Mount Royal over 100 years ago. The park has remnants of a quarry that once existed.
I have to say I was unimpressed at both locations with the lack of any sort of feeling that I could have encountered. The only thing that I feel to be odd, is the lack of photos that I can produce in light of my day.
PS. It was insanely cold on the grounds near the tree at the second location.
The first location, the St. Boniface Museum, is now somewhat a sanctuary to nuns and the convent that used to reside in the old building. Founded in 1845 the building also used to be a childrens hospital and a Catholic school, which later converted to an all girls Catholic boarding school. I completely forgot while on location to check out the nearby cemetery which inhabits gravestones that date back to the 1700's.
(I will be returning next weekend)
The second location, at Little Mountain Park, is a secluded off-leash dog park that is fairly steady with visitors. The haunted place, I set out to find was a very old cottonwood tree with one erie branch that hangs near the base of the tree. This one branch stands out from the rest because it lays almost completely parallel with the ground below. The park, including the tree was part of the village, Mount Royal over 100 years ago. The park has remnants of a quarry that once existed.
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| Taken from Google |
I have to say I was unimpressed at both locations with the lack of any sort of feeling that I could have encountered. The only thing that I feel to be odd, is the lack of photos that I can produce in light of my day.
PS. It was insanely cold on the grounds near the tree at the second location.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Ghost Hunting Day 1
Not really....
Today, as the first step of my IPP (Independent Professional Project) a classmate and I adventured out to case study #1, St. Andrews on the Red Anglican Church. The church built in 1848 is one of the oldest historical sites in Canada. The supposed paranormal activity at this site is astounding and in so, has become my first story to tell.
The church has open visiting hours annually from May until, well.. this weekend. So I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to grab some footage! It wasn't bad. The inside of the church itself isn't really all that cool and pretty small. Except for a stain glass window which is said to be the original from 1881. I filmed it.
We filmed the entire grounds. Nothing really creepy happened, seeing as it was before dusk. Although we did encounter weird 'hammering' type noises that seemed to mirror our every location. There were a couple of times while filming we would look at each other and say, "did you hear that?" Most likely our creep outs were caused by the fact that we knew we were on haunted grounds, but that's okay...
However, in regards to my footage, I spent two hours filming 15 minutes of boring shots! But, that's the way it goes. This documentary is a long process, as it should be, but still totally fun. Exploring the grounds, research, interviews, and reenactments! Now this is right up my alley.
I knew filming just randomly would help heat things up in my mind. I have so many questions. Like why all these children died in 1894, Manitoba archives here I come!
~Jenn
Ps. I met a women on the grounds while filming who told me of another legend. It is said that if you run around the church three times you will see something paranormal and even possibly... disappear.
Today, as the first step of my IPP (Independent Professional Project) a classmate and I adventured out to case study #1, St. Andrews on the Red Anglican Church. The church built in 1848 is one of the oldest historical sites in Canada. The supposed paranormal activity at this site is astounding and in so, has become my first story to tell.
The church has open visiting hours annually from May until, well.. this weekend. So I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to grab some footage! It wasn't bad. The inside of the church itself isn't really all that cool and pretty small. Except for a stain glass window which is said to be the original from 1881. I filmed it.
We filmed the entire grounds. Nothing really creepy happened, seeing as it was before dusk. Although we did encounter weird 'hammering' type noises that seemed to mirror our every location. There were a couple of times while filming we would look at each other and say, "did you hear that?" Most likely our creep outs were caused by the fact that we knew we were on haunted grounds, but that's okay...
However, in regards to my footage, I spent two hours filming 15 minutes of boring shots! But, that's the way it goes. This documentary is a long process, as it should be, but still totally fun. Exploring the grounds, research, interviews, and reenactments! Now this is right up my alley.
I knew filming just randomly would help heat things up in my mind. I have so many questions. Like why all these children died in 1894, Manitoba archives here I come!
~Jenn
Ps. I met a women on the grounds while filming who told me of another legend. It is said that if you run around the church three times you will see something paranormal and even possibly... disappear.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Time To Get Going
School is one week away and my IPP (Independent Professional Project) is nowhere to be found. For this documentary I have chosen Manitoba Hauntings. One of my topics, recommended by my dad is to get the story on St. Andrews on the Red, located near Selkirk.
According to this site, this spot is number 3 on their top 5 places to visit in Manitoba. Sweet! My first research piece is discovered.
(Taken directly from the site)
3) Selkirk, St. Andrew's on the Red: Dreams of Gates
St. Andrew's on the Red is actually the name of the church in front of the cemetery that is said to be haunted. There has been a man in black and a lady in white said to be drifting through the graveyard at night. A ghost car coming out of nowhere has also been described as well as the sighting of two red eyes staring out through the dark. There also has been a strange connection between those who have visited this cemetery after dark. It is said that they have all had dreams of the cemetery gates rattling.
According to this site, this spot is number 3 on their top 5 places to visit in Manitoba. Sweet! My first research piece is discovered.
(Taken directly from the site)
3) Selkirk, St. Andrew's on the Red: Dreams of Gates
St. Andrew's on the Red is actually the name of the church in front of the cemetery that is said to be haunted. There has been a man in black and a lady in white said to be drifting through the graveyard at night. A ghost car coming out of nowhere has also been described as well as the sighting of two red eyes staring out through the dark. There also has been a strange connection between those who have visited this cemetery after dark. It is said that they have all had dreams of the cemetery gates rattling.
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| The sign at the bottom right says - NO TRESPASSING AFTER DUSK | - Huh! |
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Tomorrow's the big day!
Tomorrow from 5-10 @ the Edge Gallery. Rachel is having her big opening night exhibit. We hope that you all come.
Here are just a few things we thought you should know.
-First there will be a beautiful cake! Courtesy of Cake-ology.
-Second, band is set to perform after 8 pm
-Third, payment options. Cash or cheque. Sorry guys no debit! Cheques must clear before purchases can be taken home.
Thanks guys, hope to see you out!
~Jenn
Here are just a few things we thought you should know.
-First there will be a beautiful cake! Courtesy of Cake-ology.
-Second, band is set to perform after 8 pm
-Third, payment options. Cash or cheque. Sorry guys no debit! Cheques must clear before purchases can be taken home.
Thanks guys, hope to see you out!
~Jenn
Monday, August 2, 2010
First Fridays Comes to the Exchange
First Fridays is a year-round, once-a-month event when artists, artist run centres, galleries, cafés and small businesses open their doors to the public every first Friday of each month from 5:00 p.m.– 9:00 p.m. Cities throughout North America partake in this event and it has proven to be wildly successful.
This year, First Fridays comes to the Exchange. Follow the link to check out all these great galleries and spots where things are happening. Some include:
The Artspace Building
The Fyxx
The Albert Diner
Fleet Gallery
THE EDGE GALLERY
Ragpickers
Golden City Fine Art
See more here:
http://www.firstfridayswinnipeg.org/participants.html
The Edge Gallery & Traveling In Colour - Rachel Boese Art & Photography are ecstatic to partake in this event. We hope you can come check us out!
~Jenn
The Artspace Building
The Fyxx
The Albert Diner
Fleet Gallery
THE EDGE GALLERY
Ragpickers
Golden City Fine Art
See more here:
http://www.firstfridayswinnipeg.org/participants.html
The Edge Gallery & Traveling In Colour - Rachel Boese Art & Photography are ecstatic to partake in this event. We hope you can come check us out!
~Jenn
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