Canadians you probably didn't know are Canadians

As I've lived here in Canadia for the past two and a half years, I've learned lots. I've learned how to properly use the word "eh." I've learned that there are three periods in hockey... not very symmetrical if you ask me. I've learned that the Quebecois (pronounced Ke'behKWAH, those who live in Quebec) are quite proud of themselves, so much so that they would rather secede from Canada than remain one of it's 13 provinces and territories. But I am constantly learning (maybe I should say realizing) more and more famous people are actually Canadians, especially in the comedy genre. So I thought I'd share some people you probably didn't know are Canadians... you may be shocked but you'll certainly be informed by the time you finish reading this!

Canadians you probably didn't know are Canadians:

In the TV & Movies Category:

• Jim Carrey (It explains so much...)
• Pamela Anderson (I couldn't find a wholesome picture I wanted to link to, but I know you know who she is.)
• Keanu Reeves (Neo's a 'Nuck! (A Canuck is a Canadian...))
• Kiefer Sutherland (Yep! Jack Bauer is Canadian!)
• Donald Sutherland (Kiefer's dad, if you couldn't tell from his picture)
• William Shatner (You have to respect Canada now!)
• Martin Short (Every party has a pooper, that's why we invited you, George Banks!)
• Dan Akroyd (Probably over half of SNL's classic comedians...)
• John Candy
• Phil Hartman
• Rick Moranis (He shrunk some kids and busted some ghosts.)
• Kristin Kreuk (Smallville--Superman's love interest)
• Matthew Perry (Could he BE any more Canadian?!)
• Victor Garber (You may not know you know him, but you know him.)
• Tom Cavanagh (The bowling alley lawyer we all know as Ed.)
• James Cameron ("I'm the king of the world!" would be quite different without him.)
• Brendan Fraser (Mummies and such.)
• Jason Priestley (Before my generation... but famous nonetheless.)
• Alex Trebek for $800!
• Leslie Nielsen (And don't call me Shirley.)
• Joshua Jackson
• Neve Campbell (Meh...)
• Peter Jennings (The face of America...)
• Devon Sawa (What's he up to these days? Remember Casper?)
• Elisha Cuthbert (Kim Bauer, Jack's daughter)

In the random Facts Section:

• Alexander Graham Bell (How many other things did our elementary teachers neglect to tell us...)

Music:

• Nelly Furtado
• Sum41 (Guitar hero!)
• Barenaked Ladies (A million loonies or a million dollars?)
• Neil Young (Again, not my generation...)
• Sarah McLaulin (At least one of her songs can be heard at every High School Prom across North America)
• K. D. Lang
• Nickelback (This is how you remind me)
  
• Our Lady Peace

And some you probably do (should) know you know:

• Mike Myers
• Howie Mandel
• Avril Lavigne
• Alanis Morissette
• Celine Dion
• Michael J. Fox
• Tom Green
• Wayne Gretzky
• Shania Twain

Is there anyone I'm missing? (Well, there's lots of people who are famous in the adult industry, but I don't think that's something to brag about.) The Great White North has so much to offer! I hope to keep learning more and more.

another binky

Just wanted to share something that made me smile. :o) This is what Lola does quite frequently.

genius

I've recently discovered the new genius feature in iTunes. I'll admit, as a conservative PC user, I was a bit skeptical at first. Every time I've had to update iTunes something quirky goes wrong with it... and just makes me dig in my heels as a PC user against Macs. But after having my hard drive wiped clean because of a virus, I had to download all of my applications again, including iTunes 8. Well, I tried it out yesterday and I must say, I rather like it. I simply start playing a song that I feel like listening to and click the genius icon and voila! Genius takes my song selection, compares it to what other iTunes users, and choose songs from my library that others have paired that song with to create a playlist. I'm excited to see what it can do with all of my Christmas songs...

Here's a screenshot of my iTunes, letting genius make a playlist from one of the classics, Breakfast at Tiffany's by Deep Blue Something. (Click on the screenshot to see a larger version.)




Oh, and I could never quite understand that one line... "and I said what about Breakfast at Tiffany's. She said I think I remember the film line. As I recall we both kind of liked it. And I said well that's the one thing we've got." And there you have it! Hopefully we've cleared that up for everyone who ever made a fool of themselves mumbling along, making up words to that part.

virus

My computer has been sick this week and the IT guys are still working on it... so that's why I haven't been able to blog. Just FYI. I will update you on our lives when I get my lovely computer back fully repaired!

lola

Celebrating her new-found femininity!

LUSH

So one of my pictures got published in an online map of Vancouver! I don't really know much about the website, but they found my picture on Flickr and I gave them permission to use it. :o))) You can check out the website here.

This is the picture they found.

thoughts

Two of my friends from App have joined The Traveling Team since graduating. The Traveling Team had quite an affect on me when I was in school, opening my eyes to the state of the world. They offered staggering statistics, especially about how Christians world wide are spending their money. For example, less than 2% of the total worldwide income goes to Christian causes and less than 1% of that goes to work among the unevangelized. You can check out other information by clicking on the "Resources" link and then "State of the World" from their homepage.

I stumbled upon this article by Jack Rose (also under the "Resources" link) answering the question we've all had, "What about the people who have never heard of Jesus?" It gave me goosebumps so I thought I would share it.

Wow, what a God we serve who will reroute missionaries, send dreams, and even rebuke Peter to get the good news of Jesus to those who are responding in obedience to Him. All of our examples here are described as worshippers and God fearers. Yet, they didn't know about Jesus, so what did God do? He changed the course of history to get the Gospel to them. Ever since God redirected Paul away from Asia to Macedonia, the Gospel has gone west. It moved from Jerusalem throughout the Roman Empire and Europe, down to Africa, across the ocean to the Americas, and now is moving across the Pacific Ocean to Asia. Many leading missions teachers believe that the Gospel will continue this course of spreading until it gets back to where it started...Jerusalem, and then the whole earth will have the good news of Christ, and it all started with Paul being led by the Spirit of God to Lydia. Rejoice, for our God is one who is merciful to the seeker...those who are humbly responding to revelation. So, how is this still happening today?Listen to what is being reported about God's miraculous outreaches to those who can't hear of Him without it:

"More than one-third of the converts to Christianity in Turkey say they came to Christ because He appeared to them in a dream...a team from Fuller Seminary in California documented 600 cases in which Muslims found new life in Jesus because of dreams or visions." Stories of not only Muslim men and women, but many other lost souls, finding Jesus through miraculous means are flooding in off the mission field. Many have shared that a man in a white robe with a beard and scars in his hands has appeared to them and given them an address or directions of where they can find the TRUTH. When they arrive at the specified address, they meet a missionary who gives them a Bible and shares Christ with them. They immediately remember the scars in the strange visitor's hands when they hear of His crucifixion. God is going out of His way to get the truth that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world to those who may not ever hear otherwise. Our God is so merciful. Jesus is the only way. God will not make another way besides Christ, but God will make ways for the lost to meet this Shepherd King. Remember, God isn't going to decide one day to just allow every nonbeliever into Heaven, but to those that are responding to the light that they have, He is giving more light. In order to be saved, they need the light of Christ to shine on them. Let us pray that like the wise men of old, the lost of the world would follow the light of God to Jesus, and let us think of how we might get the good news to those who have not heard.

Let Isaiah, 9:2 be our prayer: "The people who walk in darkness will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them."