Just incase anyone is staying up to date on the Norway attack BBC has a lot of video and interviews of survivors and information about the shooter.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14260297
Friday, July 29, 2011
U v A #2
I've been meaning to post this for awhile... there's a few more that I've forgotten to write down.
This one has the aussie terms first then the US term
This one has the aussie terms first then the US term
- Thongs = Sandals but also the underwear
- Entre = Appetizers
- (On a menu in the US it goes Appetizer or starters, Entre, Dessert. In Australia it goes Entre or Starters, Mains, Dessert)
- Chips = Fries
- Pissed = Drunk
- Sunnies = Sun Glasses
- Indicators = Turn Signals
- Chewy = Gum (Chewing Gum… get it?)
- Makkers = McDonalds
- 'Mc' is pronounced MAC in Australia where in the US it's pronounced mick
- Lipton Iced Tea = Iced Tea
- Trolly = Shopping Cart
- Ram = Stroller
Thursday, July 28, 2011
I-L-L! I-N-I!
After seeing so many articles about the US I was curious to see what would come up if I searched "Illinois" in the article search at smh.com.au
These are some of the articles that come up!
These are some of the articles that come up!
- University of Illinois
- http://news.smh.com.au/technology/fastest-supercomputer-will-be-built-at-university-of-illinois-20070809-sdb.html
- http://news.smh.com.au/technology/microsoft-and-intel-join-u-of-calif-and-u-of-illinois-to-push-parallel-computing-20080319-20d0.html
- This is why I use AT&T
- http://news.smh.com.au/technology/illinois-top-court-denies-appeal-in-sprint-case-20080513-2dgu.html
- Oh Boy... Blagojevich made it overseas....
- http://www.smh.com.au/world/exgovernor-guilty-in-plot-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat-20110628-1gnza.html
- Chicago news
- This happened and I didn't even know about it until now!
Norway
There as been so many tragedies this week. The one that I can't seem to stop following is the bomb and shooting in Norway.
My heart goes out to the country and all of the survivors, families and friends and anyone affected by this terrible act of violence.
This is the most recent article from SMH with a girl texting her mom during the shooting.
My heart goes out to the country and all of the survivors, families and friends and anyone affected by this terrible act of violence.
This is the most recent article from SMH with a girl texting her mom during the shooting.
It is almost unreal to think about what the mother and daughter were going through. It also makes me thankful for the technology we have today that can help in these situations.
Though with all of the hacking stories, technology today is also a bit scary.
I was watching an interview of one of the locals who helped save some of the students. She said when she was driving up to police officers the 7 students in her car were yelling and screaming telling her not to stop, because the man shooting had disguisedas a police officer.
Another article/video discussed the psychological state of the survivor. It talked about the biggest problems they will face are the guilt they will feel and how hard it is going to be to get over that anything can happen at any moment.
The great thing about this is how the country and everyone comes together for support. Over 100,000 people participated in a rose march.
Again, my heart and thoughts are with those in Norway.
As the Aussies say, "Least We Forget"
(hope that's in the right context)
Monday, July 25, 2011
Only 3 weeks left
At this point I have really mixed feelings. I am really enjoying what I am doing and this experience has been so great! I also really love Australia and of course enjoy speding time with my boyfriend and his family.
On the other hand I am finding myself getting a little home sick. Things I am missing are my family, friends, certain American foods, random appliances like my parents washing machine and dryer (I have a washing and drying machine to use but it's just not the same) haha and I'm surprisingly really looking forward to my classes and for uni to resume. Oh and the sun... I really need to start coming to Australia during their summer.
Being involved in a lot of organizations at University I am also having to think about things I have to do before I get back and things to do once I am back. This has been harder than I expected because I'm half way across the world and I'm busier here than I thought I would be too.
Email, facebook, and skype have helped a lot keeping in touch with everyone so my home sickness isn't really that bad but it does get to you every now and then... especially when you love mac and cheese and you can't find the right cheese to make it.
On the other hand I am finding myself getting a little home sick. Things I am missing are my family, friends, certain American foods, random appliances like my parents washing machine and dryer (I have a washing and drying machine to use but it's just not the same) haha and I'm surprisingly really looking forward to my classes and for uni to resume. Oh and the sun... I really need to start coming to Australia during their summer.
Being involved in a lot of organizations at University I am also having to think about things I have to do before I get back and things to do once I am back. This has been harder than I expected because I'm half way across the world and I'm busier here than I thought I would be too.
Email, facebook, and skype have helped a lot keeping in touch with everyone so my home sickness isn't really that bad but it does get to you every now and then... especially when you love mac and cheese and you can't find the right cheese to make it.
St Leonards
Last week I spent time at the Rural Press office in St Leonards. It was once again a great experience!
This office does most of the advertising sales for the Rural Press papers in Australia. They also do other things including research on their readers.
The office
The office is a lot smaller and not as overwhelming as the Pyrmont office. It was only a few blocks from the train station which was also great especially when is was raining. It took less than an hour to get there from Glebe. The people are all very friendly and made me feel very welcome. Even people that I wasn't really working with took time out of their day to chat with me.
Work
I'll try to post some of my work or add it to my online portfolio! =)
This office does most of the advertising sales for the Rural Press papers in Australia. They also do other things including research on their readers.
The office
The office is a lot smaller and not as overwhelming as the Pyrmont office. It was only a few blocks from the train station which was also great especially when is was raining. It took less than an hour to get there from Glebe. The people are all very friendly and made me feel very welcome. Even people that I wasn't really working with took time out of their day to chat with me.
Work
- They weren't sure what they had for me at first though I was very lucky and smart for bringing my laptop because they didn't have a available computer for me and I have all the design programs on my computer. This really came in handy when they asked me to design an invitation for a client! =D
- One of the women in the office does the research on the readers of all the papers and one of the things she's been concentrating on is Rural Health. There are a few companies that she wants to present to and have example of their ads in our papers to show them how and why they should advertise in the rural papers. She asked me to create some ad mock ups for her.
- To create ad mock ups I needed to first research the company and get pictures of their product from the internet. Then I created an ad in Photoshop.... after that I used InDesign to layout pages to look like The Land (thank you sub-editing experience at The Land! and Dr. Abrams for making our class learn how to use InDesign!)
I'll try to post some of my work or add it to my online portfolio! =)
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