Arriving

Decided I'm going to blog about my trip to Barbados so I can remember every little detail. I've realized over the years I've been to Barbados countless time yet when someone brings up memories I never remember anything, if I do it's often very little. Who know this may be something I strive to do on a daily basis as well! 

 

So today we finally arrived in Barbados after a very long morning. Our flights were probably two of the most painful I've had to endure. First heading to Toronto not sitting beside my mom was annoying, I had people snoring all around me, and the man beside me using me as a pillow. While I did get to watch Frozen for the fourth time I really can't complain too much about that flight. Heading on  the flight from Toronto to Barbados was the real nightmare. The Air Canada gone Tango was way to small of a plane for a 5 and half hour flight. Did I mention NO TV EITHER. This day and age I would say it's a crime to not have some form of entertainment going on, hell even when I was young there was tv's, although not individual they solved the problem none the less.  

Anyways finally arriving we headed to our hotel the Rostrevor which I our family had been staying at since I was baby and even before that. After unpacking and we laid in the sun for a bit followed by heading out from supper. For supper we whent to ST. Lawrence pizza, always great of course. If there is one thing I do remember when I was younger here it's that delicious pizza. Half and Half pizza me and papa had pepperoni, olives, fresh garlic and tomato. 

9X9

The mid-season finale was definitely one that got people talking. Since season nine began people have been speculating if Ezekiel is indeed a bad angel or not. Well this episode we find out that not only is he not Ezekiel, Ezekiel is dead. Of course, given the history of this show pretty much nothing positive happens to the Winchester brothers so it's not a huge surprise. So who is this new angel? Well apparently he is Gadreel, the angel who had the task of guarding the Garden of Eden. Which he obviously failed at, the serpent got in the Garden and succeeded in tempting Eve. So, this whole time he had been heavens prison but when all the angles fell that didn't exclude the imprisoned. Now speaking of fallen angels, the con man of heaven, Megatron makes an appearance this episode. Of course Megatron was the one who caused all the angels to fall by tricking Castiel, but none of the other angels know that. Megatron finds his next victim, Gadreel, to do his dirty work. The first part of this dirty work includes killing the prophet, the loveable, innocent, AP student Kevin Tran.  Initially I was upset over the death of Kevin since he’s endured nothing but hell since he became the prophet, but you never know with this show. People come back from hell, heaven and purgatory all the time in this show. With the amount of rage among the fans and utter denial of his death I have a feeling we will see him again sooner or later. 

9X6 Character development?

Season 8 ended with Sam injecting Crowley, the King of Hell, with human blood. Alas, we see some humanity from the most devious demon alive. Although, Sam didn’t succeed in converting Crowley back to human, his ray of humanity was briefly visible. Come season 9, it seemed Crowley was back to him old self. Stuck inside a devils trap in Sam and Dean’s bunker; enabling him to run hell. Episode 5 of season 9 is the first time we’re able to see that there is possibly some humanity remaining in him.

In this episode, Sam and Kevin need Crowley to help the decipher some of the ancient writing on the Angel tablet. Of course, Crowley is only willing to help for something in return. Crowley requests to make a call to Abanddon (the demon who has taken over running hell). In order to make a call to another demon, a bowl of blood must be present. Kevin fills a couple syringes of blood leaving a few left over. Near the end of the episode when Sam is putting everything away, he notices a syringe missing.

Sam heads back to the dungeon where Crowley is being held but stops before Crowley notices him. Sam stands near the doorway and watches as Crowley injects himself with the missing syringe. Of course the episode ends there, leaving it open for interpretation. To me this could either the beginning of a very interesting character development, or a get ‘out of jail free card’. Does Crowley really want to become human? Or does he want to become human enough to escape the devil trap? I think it would be very interesting watching Crowley’s transformation back to a human being. Would his personality drastically change? Would he still be as confident and brute? Or would he return to the human who sold his soul to a demon for a couple extra inches down there…

9X3

After this most recent episode I don't know whether so scream or cry. Both are probably good. The third episode of the new season and I was really just been waiting for Dean and Cas to be reunited. And of course it does happen in the last two minutes of the episode, but it doesn't last long.

Now, Meg was supposed to be the one to have sex with Cas first; for numerous reasons. She is the demon, who took care of him when he was gaining back his memory and gave him the nickname Clarence. Clarence is also the name he is going by now (for safety purposes). Instead, it had to be the angel who killed him the next morning. How very lovely. Of course Ezekiel heals Cas, but that's not really the point. Poor human Cas, who has been homeless since he got his grace stolen endures nothing but trouble. Cas is part of the reason why all the angels fell from heaven and that’s why they all want him dead.

Now, the last two minutes of the episode when Dean and Cas are reunited, Ezekiel says Cas must leave. Even though Sam and Dean stay in a bunker that is supposed to be safe from anything supernatural; angels excluded, I suppose. Cas is too big of a target, so everyone will be in danger if he stays there. Not sure where Cas is going to go now, and if he’s just going to be attracting trouble consistently. Hopefully he catches a break so he’s not in danger the whole season. 

9X5

So, Dean turning into man's best friend this episode was interesting to say the least. Although, not physically a dog, he was mentally. With the added benefit being able to communicate with not only dogs, but every other animal as well. Of course the sassiest of all being birds. Not only do they enjoy pooping on cars, they do it for fun. I knew it. "bet your ride is going to look sweet in white" - birds. (they use the spell to communicate with animals because the animals are the only witnesses)

The most disturbing part of this episode wasn't the fridge full of hearts and organs. It was watching 

the monster devour a live cat. The irony is that the "monster" is a human, who went a bit crazy to feel powerful. Dying from cancer he found his own form of alternative medicine. By ingesting certain animal organs with a shamanism spells he's able to temporarily gain powers of that animal. The sad thing is, if this was possible I have a feeling people would actually do it.

"Dog isn't really man's best friend. The real reason we were put here was to--" And the communicating with dogs spell wears off.

9X4 Halloween

There's nothing better than the Halloween special episodes. Although some people might say on a show about the supernatural "it's always kind of like Halloween", I can assure you it's not. Halloween is made to be fun, so the Halloween special episodes reflect that. The show itself is fun, but can tend to have serious themes going on. Thus, the Halloween episode is a brief relief from the serious situations. Of course my opinion may be a bit biased due to my favorite holiday being Halloween.

It made perfect sense for this episode that they included one of the most fun loving characters; Charlie. Charlie is basically the loveable nerd, who’s like Dean and Sam’s younger sister they never had. This episode they hunt the Wicked Witch of the West with the help of Dorothy herself.

The best part of this episode was how badass Dorothy actually is. Nothing like how she’s portrayed in the movie. Combat boots, motorcycle riding Dorothy likely isn’t what most people would have in mind. Of course she still had her red shoes, which actually contain poison to kill the Wicked Witch. She and Charlie made the perfect team; defeated the Wicked Witch and returned to Oz. Charlie gets to live her dream of living in a fantasy and nothing could suit her better. Even though Charlie is living in Oz I really hope that’s not that last we see of her. 

Writing differences

Differences in generations and person ability are huge contributions to skill development. Right now this generation relies on technology for almost everything. There are cellphones, tablets and computers that are capable of writing information, planning events and storing information. Accessibility  to these items help make life easier and more convenient but sometimes enabling us to learn things correctly.

Writing is a skill that we learn at a young age and develop over time. Helen Keller developed this skill although it was learnt in a different way then the majority of us had been taught. The two most vital senses I used when learning to write were the ones that Helen did'n't have; sight and sound. Verbally listening to instructions and begin able to observe is the easiest way for me to learn before physically trying.  Helen did not have the option of learning that way and had to rely on other senses. Although her alternate way of learning to write may have been more timing consuming, the result was the same; skill to write.

Writing by hand is less desirable for me because I find it to be tedious when the alternative of typing exists. Another factor why I prefer to type rather than handwrite is due to spelling and grammar. Technology  on a computer allows for mistakes to be recognized and fixed instantly. However, I will admit that such technology enables me to learn the words or take the time to correct them myself. Helen did not have the luxury  to press a button and have her errors corrected. Spelling and grammar were something Helen had to have correct to begin with when using a typewriter. There was no 'backspace' or spell check on a typewriter.