Geocaching in the Winnipeg Cold

I am very sorry that I have not posted anything on my blog in a very long time. This is because I have been in Winnipeg for Easter. I go to Winnipeg every year over Easter and now it has become a tradition to visit my family there. It was a very fun trip and I did lots of things. One thing that was really fun and interesting was going geocaching:
Geocaching is kind of like a big, global scavenger hunt. It is also like a sport in which you use a GPS (global positioning system.) First of all, you have to buy a GPS. Then, you go to some websites where you can find the exact coordinates of a cache (to learn what a cache is, see below.) You then put the coordinates of that cache into you GPS and press GoTo on your GPS so that you can actually find the cache. Now this is the cool part! Once that is all done your compass on the GPS will start to point in the direction of what your cache is. So then you follow the directions and eventually you will find the cache. Then you can leave something for someone to find.
A cache is what you are trying to find when you go geocaching. They are usually a small bucket that has a logbook. In the logbook, people who have found the cache will write down their names and some stuff about the cache. Another type of cache is a microcache which is really small and is sometimes as small as a film canister. These will only have a logbook and usually nothing else. People can also put some items in the cache. These things are small toys or figurines, CD's, writing and many more. Once you find the cache you can choose to take something in the cache, if you want to do this though you must leave something behind.
When I was in Winnipeg we went geocaching in Bird's Hill Park. We searched for 3 different caches put ended up only finding 2 of them. It was a very fun experience, even though sometimes we did get cold and wet it was always exciting when we found the cache. It will be interesting to see what geocaching is like in the summer!

Operation Disc Drop (Updated Version)

Tonight I saw a really cool thing on the CBC show The Hour! It is called Operation Disc Drop. It is where you make a CD of your favourite music and then you drop it of anywhere in the city where you live. I encourage everyone who reads this to do this. (Auntie Heidi!) I did one last night and I am dropping it off tomorrow at the bus shelter across from Garneau School and beside the Movie Studio in Edmonton.
Also if you found my disc, I put a link to this post. Could you please post a comment to let me know that you received it? Then, once you've listened to all the tracks, please figure out some of the artists that you like and search them up, then you can listen to some more great music! After you listen to some more great music pass the CD on by dropping it off at another public place! Thank you!
To learn more about Operation Disc Drop visit the article on The Hour's website by clicking here.

Oh, and by the way here is what I posted on The Hour's Blog about my disc drop. (Auntie Heidi!):
Hi, my name is Isaac and I'm 11 years old. I thought that this disc drop thing is a really cool idea so I thought I'd make one myself! I made it tonight and I'm going to drop it off in the bus shelter for the bus stop across from Garneau School and beside the Movie Studio in Edmonton Alberta.Here are the tracks that I put on my CD:
1. I'm With Stupid - Chumbawamba
2. Remote - Heidi Wurmann
3. Say It Ain't So - Weezer
4. Way Back When - Buck 65
5. Smile - K'Naan
6. Ain't No Reason - Brett Dennen
7. Civil Twilight - The Weakerthans
8. Body In A Box - City and Colour
9. Chango - Ozomatli
10. Dashboard - Modest Mouse
11. Wheat Kings - The Tragically Hip
12. King Of Spain - Moxy Fruvious
13. Underwhelmed - Sloan
14. The Plot - White Rabbits
15. Record Body Count - Rheostatics
16. In The Valley - The Lovely Feathers
17. Senses Working Over Time - XTC
18. I Know I'm Not Alone - Michael Franti and Spearhead
I hope that who ever finds my CD likes it!

Very Depressing

The results are mostly the same. So far the leading parties in the ridings are:
PC-70
Liberal-10
NDP-2
WildRoseA-1
Yes-depressing. I don't really think it will change in the last few hours but I'm still at least a bit hopeful. Hopefully the NDP will get a few more seats and maybe the Liberal a few more seats but there's no doubt about it - The World of Isaac is now projecting: The 11th Conservative majority government in a row.

So that's all for now. I'm going to bed very depressed. And scared for the future that will be coming for Albertans.

Good night.

CBC Projecting that PC Will have Another Majority Government

Already! CBC is already projecting that the PC will have the 11th majority government in a row. I posted this on the CBC website:

Isaac Wurmann (Edmonton__Strathcona) wrote:
I am eleven years old and I am outraged! The PC are even more ahead than last time and there is even less Liberals and there is the same NDPs. Even that is on rocky ground. The leading NDP ridings are changing from 3 to 4 all the time.
How is this change? Isn't that everyones slogan? How is a PC government for almost 40 years "change"? It is maddening and sadenning.
I am scared that all the Liberal and NDP seats that we have here in Edmonton will be taken over by the PC! At least there is the same amount of NDP seats. But there is definately not enough Liberal.
I am horrified with our government and our province.
I may have to move.

Oh - and can I now say that NDP has 2 leading ridings? 2!!!! How dare they! This may be the worst election in a long time. I am outraged. I really may have to move.

I will be posting more with up to date information on the election.

Stay tuned.

Ollie's Field Journal Readers Theatre

Last weekend was the readers theatre that I was talking about earlier. It is the book Ollie's Field Journal by Patti McIntosh about a girl from Toronto who goes to Niger, Africa to learn about malnutrition. It is a very interesting book and is very educational.

Anyway, last weekend my class went to the Stanley. A. Milner library to do a readers theatre at the book launch. Our World Vision Committee also set up a booth there asking for donations. Well, we raised $165 adding to the rest of the money that we raised to help us reach our goal of $4000. By the way we have raised $1221.93 and we have $2778.06 left to raise. Here are some pictures of the book launch.

Here is my class before we actually start reading the readers theatre. If you look behind us you can see that they were putting the book up as a PowerPoint on t he wall behind us.

Here you can see how many people were there for the book launch. It was absolutley packed inside and overflowing!

Here is our class after the two readings of the book. In the front row there is the writer Patti McIntosh, illustrator Tara Langois and photographer Dustin Delfs.

This was a great success and I hope that Ollie's Field Journal will soon become a big hit!
To learn more about the book visit the website by clicking here. By the way. There is just a place-holder for the URL address right now but hopefully the website will be ready soon!