Terrible Covers of Famous Songs

There's really no reason for me to be sharing these videos with you besides the fact that these kids really have no idea what they're singing and 
it reminds me of a time when I sang and smiled along to the most depressing songs imaginable with no clue of what the words meant.


Hey Jude- Not the Beatles



 Folsom Prison Blues- Not Johnny Cash
 

Missing Winter in the Heat of August

...Speaking of weather...an old song by a Sackville artist played on my iPod shuffle today that reminded me of Sackville and had me longing for Winter. It's a really peaceful, relaxing song that probably was my first taste of Atlantic Canada Indie music...and in 10 days I'll be the Argosy's Entertainmner writer...there's probably some connection there.

Julie Doiron- Snowfalls in November





And here's one of the first of many of my attempts to illustrate how beautiful Mount Allison can be in Winter:

Boston Weather...finally cooling down

Today was the hottest day left this summer...according to the forecasts. It was around 90F (32.2C) and from here on it isn't "supposed" to get above 80F (26.7C) between now and when I'll be in Sackville. It's averaging about 70F lately in Sackville so I'm pretty stoked about that. I guess I should be soaking in as much sun as possible with the "terrible winter" ahead...but I really like winter more than summer...no pollen, no insects, no sunburn. If you're going to Mount Allison you have to not mind winter... or you could just complain a lot. Anyway...the rest of my summer in Boston:

10-Day Forecast High / Low (°F) Precip. % Tonight Aug 26 Showers Early 60° 40 % Thu Aug 27 Partly Cloudy 76°/53° 10 % Fri Aug 28 Partly Cloudy 72°/59° 20 % Sat Aug 29 Showers 68°/61° 40 % Sun Aug 30 Scattered T-Storms 77°/65° 40 % Mon Aug 31 Partly Cloudy 78°/59° 10 % Tue Sep 01 Partly Cloudy 75°/58° 20 % Wed Sep 02 Sunny 74°/60° 0 % Thu Sep 03 Showers 74°/60° 40 % Fri Sep 04 Few Showers 77°/63° 30 % Last Updated Aug 26 08:15 p.m. ET

Whale Watching in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

Last weekend family came to visit and we went on a whale watching cruise in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Being outside in the sun and wind for three hours was pretty tiring but it was really good overall. Despite not being allowed to intentionally get very close to the whales we got a few good pictures of them. But, as always...they aren't nearly as good as actually being there.

Boston Weather Forecast

So it's getting closer to returning to Mount Allison...so close that the people at AccuWeather.com feel comfortable enough to tell us what the weather will be on September 5th..in Boston and Sackville. Here you go. I wonder how accurate this will really be.


AccuWeather.com Forecast: 15-Day Overview

Boston

Sunday, Aug 23

Some sun with a downpour

Low: 67 °F

High: 83 °F

Monday, Aug 24

Some sun with a thunderstorm                                                

Low: 67 °F

High: 84 °F

Tuesday, Aug 25

Sunny

Low: 67 °F

High: 82 °F

Wednesday, Aug 26

Mostly sunny and warm

Low: 67 °F

High: 89 °F

Thursday, Aug 27

A t-storm possible; cooler

Low: 60 °F

High: 75 °F

Friday, Aug 28

A thunderstorm possible

Low: 62 °F

High: 73 °F

Saturday, Aug 29

Some sun, a t-storm possible

Low: 64 °F

High: 79 °F

Sunday, Aug 30

Periods of rain

Low: 57 °F

High: 76 °F

Monday, Aug 31

Considerable cloudiness

Low: 53 °F

High: 67 °F

Tuesday, Sep 1

Periods of rain

Low: 55 °F

High: 71 °F

Wednesday, Sep 2

Mostly cloudy

Low: 54 °F

High: 71 °F

Thursday, Sep 3

Mostly sunny

Low: 59 °F

High: 73 °F

Friday, Sep 4

Mostly sunny

Low: 55 °F

High: 74 °F

Saturday, Sep 5

A shower in the a.m.; cloudy

Low: 59 °F

High: 69 °F

 Sackville  (I'm still not using Celsius...)

Saturday, Sep 5

Partly sunny

Low: 47 °F

High: 71 °F

 

Lucky Frosh at Mount Allison...

Looks like they're upgrading more than residences at Mount Allison this summer.

Last year the wireless internet on campus was...not entirely reliable...but it looks like they're fixing the problem before you guys get to campus. From Computer Services:

from Mount Allison Computing Services Helpdesk  sender-time Sent at 2:22 PM (GMT-03:00). Current time there: 10:16 PM. ✆ reply-to Mount Allison Computing Services Helpdesk to students@mta.ca date Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 2:22 PM subject Wireless Network Upgrade

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Notice from Computing Services Helpdesk:
Dear Faculty, Students, and Staff:
Over the next two weeks, Computing Services will be replacing all the Wireless Access Points on campus.  There may be some interruption of service as equipment is replaced in each building.  We will notify people in buildings where this is necessary.  After all the new equipment is installed, there will be some simple changes required to the wireless configuration of your computer.  In most cases, this will happen automatically.  The Helpdesk will be able to assist where necessary.
This upgrade will provide increased speed, reliability, and capacity.  Please let us know if you have any questions.

-- Computing Services HelpdeskMount Allison University10 Salem StSackville NB  E4L 1B7Canadahttp://csd.mta.ca(v) 506-364-2473(f) 506-364-2454