This is my last post ever! Well I wanted to let you know I will be announcing my identidy tomorrow, but I really wanted to know who you think I am, so leave a comment below if you think you know. I am also interested to know what school you think I will be going to next year.
If I rubbed any fashionistaness off on you this will interest you, They will start filming Project Runway this coming June, whish isn't soon enough for me. To learn more you can go to My Lifetime.com. I'll really miss you all and....Make it work!-Tim Gunn
Your Fashionable Friend
-Zilker Fashionista
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
ZILKER FUN GUY PLEASE LOOK!
Last post on the Zilker blog. I was thinking about maybe starting a blog for the 2011 Zilker graduates. I looked on the comment for my last post and Rose said she could not make it to the Barton Springs pool thing so I decided to make it every Thursday, Friday, or Saturday! If I decide to make a 2011 Zilker grads blog I will continue to post and hopefully all the others. If The 2011 zilker Grads blog gets started today or tomorrow I will ask Ms. Pena, Ms. Ogren, Ms. Thompson to spread the blog info through out the 3 classes! Hope to keep posting!
BYE ZILKER PEEPS!!!:(
Ps that hopefully make you cry!
I have known most of you since kindergarten, now I will have to remember all of the great memories we have shared. We have made new friends in the past year and we have also been holding on to old friends since kindergarten. We will all greatly miss friends that we shall try to hold on to as we have done since Kindergarten. You will notice over the next few years that everyone goes in different ways. I hope to keep in touch with everyone from our family at Zilker Elementary School. For those that only arrived at Zilker this year I wish you could have had the experiences that most of us hold. Farewell friends old and new);
Saturday, May 28, 2011
ZILKER FUN GUY
I hope you enjoy Peter Pan Mini Golf and the bats at the South Congress Bridge!
PS I am starting a "Zilker Group" at Barton Springs pool tonight from 9- 10pm! Please show up if you want to have the best night of your lives. Make sure you tell everyone you know and bring towels swimsuits and lots of friends! I hope to see YOU there!!!!!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
ZILKER FUN GUY
- If you are looking for something fun to do on the weekends or in the summer, listen to me! Last time I posted about the fountains at Palmer Events Center Park, and Bubble Tea at Toy Joy. The Austin Children's museum is really fun even though we are not quite children. Even my parents liked it! Think about it, if I am sitting here listening to the Gorillaz (I love the Gorillaz) and this place rings a bell it must be cool! They have arts and crafts stations set up and places where you can make music and stuff like that! If you are there and are feeling like a dork well maybe this will make you feel better: last time I was there these hipster- skater guys pulled up in their motorcycles and started having a good time. The message here is if hipster- skater guys riding motorcycles started having a good time at a little kids museum, you should too. Something else you should do on a sunny day is go down to Lake Austin and SUP (Stand Up Paddle boarding) or kayak or swim. If you have a party boat with swim decks on the back, that would be fine to take out also! If you are scared to go swimming in the chilly water here is some advice: don't tell anyone that you are afraid to jump in because you are basically asking to get pushed in by your best friend. Make sure you wear sunscreen because if you don't the sunburns are the type that turn bright red and start to peel and hurt a lot! I hope you enjoy the Children's Museum or Lake Austin! But until next time.... I hope you have a great day!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Zilker Fashionista
Hi sorry I haven't posted in awhile, I've been having lots of stress because of you guys! I would really like it if you would stop pestering people about being the Zilker Fashionista. I'm not going to tell you who I am until the end of the year so why keep asking. More people read my blog to know who I am rather then the big picture...fashion! So I really want you to just stop pestering people!
I really liked Zoe's dress that she wore today, her messy braid went perfect and gave of a busy yet fashionable student. The dark navy blue went perfect with her skin tone too. Write and tell me some of your favorite outfits.
I will be at the Sock Hop, watch out my mask is going to be AWESOME! I can't wait to see what fashion dares you all make.
Your Fashionable Friend
-Zilker Fashionista
I really liked Zoe's dress that she wore today, her messy braid went perfect and gave of a busy yet fashionable student. The dark navy blue went perfect with her skin tone too. Write and tell me some of your favorite outfits.
I will be at the Sock Hop, watch out my mask is going to be AWESOME! I can't wait to see what fashion dares you all make.
Your Fashionable Friend
-Zilker Fashionista
ZILKER FUN GUY
Hi. If you are looking for something fun during the weekend or summer listen to me! Last time I posted about Barton Springs and the Zilker Botanical Gardens. Next to the Palmer Events Center there is a park. Inside the park there are these holes in the ground and they shoot water out of the little holes. It is extremely fun to run through and it is FREE! Make sure you bring a swimsuit, sunblock and some towels. Heads up: the water is usually just right or extremely cold! If you are thinking about going I would recommend it be an all day thing. If you don't have time during the day, that is perfectly fine. You can go during the night also! It is really cool during the night because they turn on different colored lights by the fountains and they change colors as water comes out of the holes! I give this place five stars! If you would like something that you can chew and drink at the same time I say go to the best store.... Toy Joy! The Toy Joy on campus has a food and drink bar where you can get the delicious "Bubble Tea". There are numerous flavors to choose from. They range from chocolate lavender to creamy strawberry, peach, mango! My newest favorite is the pineapple, coconut. Bubble Tea is an icy drink with chewy tapioca balls at the bottom. The people at Toy Joy give you a big straw so you can get the tapioca balls. The kid size costs $1.95, the small size costs $2.95, the medium size costs $3.95, and the large size costs $4.95. I hope you enjoy the fountains or Bubble Tea, but until next time I hope you have a great day!
Apple Product of the Day by Scott Morris
Today, the Apple product of the day is the iMac.
The new iMac of course comes in 27 inches and 21.5 inches. All of the new iMacs are now quad-core, not just the $1,999 model. The iMac includes one Thunderbolt port on the 21.5 inch models, and two Thunderbolt ports on the 27 inch models, which is really cool because you can have up to three displays, (including the iMac) but that's just for the really hardcore movie/photo editors. And of course, like all Macintosh computers, the iMac is very green. The iMac is BFR and PVC free, it has a Mercury free-LED-backlit display. The display glass is Arsenic free, and the iMac has highly recyclable aluminum and glass enclosures. The iMac meets the ENERGY STAR 5.2 requirements, and is rated EPEAT Gold. In the box, you get the iMac, (duh) you have a choice between the Apple Magic Mouse and The Apple Magic Trackpad, (wireless) the power cord, install/restore DVDs, and a printed and electronic documentation. The iMac comes with iLife "11, and Mac OS X Snow Leopard. The camera built in to the iMac is bumped up from the iSight camera to the FaceTime HD camera, which shoots at a stunning HD 720p quality. Apple has done away with the Intel Core i3 processor, and the iMacs only have the i5, but you can configure the $1,499 model to have a 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 processor, and you can configure the $1,999 model to have a 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 processor.
I rate this this computer 5 out of 5 stars, and I really like the iMac and Apple. I'm very sorry to say that this is gonna be the last Apple Product of the day because the blog is being shut down. So if you're looking to buy a new computer you should get the new iMac or the recently refreshed MacBook Pro.
The new iMac of course comes in 27 inches and 21.5 inches. All of the new iMacs are now quad-core, not just the $1,999 model. The iMac includes one Thunderbolt port on the 21.5 inch models, and two Thunderbolt ports on the 27 inch models, which is really cool because you can have up to three displays, (including the iMac) but that's just for the really hardcore movie/photo editors. And of course, like all Macintosh computers, the iMac is very green. The iMac is BFR and PVC free, it has a Mercury free-LED-backlit display. The display glass is Arsenic free, and the iMac has highly recyclable aluminum and glass enclosures. The iMac meets the ENERGY STAR 5.2 requirements, and is rated EPEAT Gold. In the box, you get the iMac, (duh) you have a choice between the Apple Magic Mouse and The Apple Magic Trackpad, (wireless) the power cord, install/restore DVDs, and a printed and electronic documentation. The iMac comes with iLife "11, and Mac OS X Snow Leopard. The camera built in to the iMac is bumped up from the iSight camera to the FaceTime HD camera, which shoots at a stunning HD 720p quality. Apple has done away with the Intel Core i3 processor, and the iMacs only have the i5, but you can configure the $1,499 model to have a 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 processor, and you can configure the $1,999 model to have a 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 processor.
I rate this this computer 5 out of 5 stars, and I really like the iMac and Apple. I'm very sorry to say that this is gonna be the last Apple Product of the day because the blog is being shut down. So if you're looking to buy a new computer you should get the new iMac or the recently refreshed MacBook Pro.
teacher interviews: mrs.irvine
me: how long have you been a teacher?
her: 1 year.
me: if you could be anything but a teacher, what would you be?
her: a resturant owner.
me: whats your fav gender to teach?
her: boy because you can be most direct.
me: whats your fav day to teach?
her: monday.
me: whats your fav subject to teach?
her: writing.
me: how is and was your first year at zilker?
her: lovely. perfect.
btw im stella:D
Auto he or she (sara gunnlaugsson)
"Britney" redirects here. For other uses, see Britney (disambiguation).
Britney Spears
Spears performing "If U Seek Amy" in 2009
Britney Jean Spears
December 2, 1981 (1981-12-02) (age 29)McComb, Mississippi, U.S.
Pop, dance-pop
Occupations
Singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, record producer, author, fashion designer, video director
Instruments
Vocals, piano
Years active
1992–present
Labels
Jive
Associated acts
The New Mickey Mouse Club, Madonna
Website
britneyspears.combritney.com
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album ...Baby One More Time in 1999. During her first decade within the music industry, she became a prominent figure in mainstream popular music and popular culture, followed by a much-publicized personal life. Her first two albums established her as a pop icon and broke sales records, while title tracks "...Baby One More Time" and "Oops!... I Did It Again" became international number-one hits. Spears was credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s.
In 2001, she released her third studio album Britney and expanded her brand, playing the starring role in the film Crossroads. She assumed creative control of her fourth studio album, In the Zone released in 2003, which yielded chart-topping singles "Me Against the Music", "Toxic" and "Everytime". After the release of two compilation albums, Spears experienced personal struggles and her career went under hiatus. Her fifth studio album, Blackout, was released in 2007 and despite receiving little promotion, it spawned hits "Gimme More" and "Piece of Me". In 2008, her erratic behaviour and hospitalizations caused her to be placed in a conservatorship. The same year, her sixth studio album Circus was released, with the global chart-topping lead single "Womanizer". After embarking on The Circus Starring Britney Spears, she released greatest hits The Singles Collection, which featured U.S. and Canadian number-one single "3". In 2011, Spears returned with her seventh studio album, titled Femme Fatale, which was released on March 29, 2011, including the lead single "Hold It Against Me" which has become Spears' fourth U.S. number-one single.[1][2] The album debuted at #1 on Billboard 200.[3] This made Spears the only female artist ever to have six number one debut albums, and have seven albums debut in the top two spots.
Spears has sold over 100 million records worldwide. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is the eighth top-selling female artist in the United States, with 33 million certified albums.[4] Spears is also recognized as the best-selling female artist of the first decade of the 21st century, as well as the fifth overall.[5] She was ranked the 8th Artist of the 2000s by Billboard.[6] In June 2010, Spears was ranked sixth on Forbes list of the 100 Most Powerful and Influential celebrities in the world; she is also the third most mentioned musician on the internet, according to Forbes
Britney Spears
Spears performing "If U Seek Amy" in 2009
Britney Jean Spears
December 2, 1981 (1981-12-02) (age 29)McComb, Mississippi, U.S.
Pop, dance-pop
Occupations
Singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, record producer, author, fashion designer, video director
Instruments
Vocals, piano
Years active
1992–present
Labels
Jive
Associated acts
The New Mickey Mouse Club, Madonna
Website
britneyspears.combritney.com
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album ...Baby One More Time in 1999. During her first decade within the music industry, she became a prominent figure in mainstream popular music and popular culture, followed by a much-publicized personal life. Her first two albums established her as a pop icon and broke sales records, while title tracks "...Baby One More Time" and "Oops!... I Did It Again" became international number-one hits. Spears was credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s.
In 2001, she released her third studio album Britney and expanded her brand, playing the starring role in the film Crossroads. She assumed creative control of her fourth studio album, In the Zone released in 2003, which yielded chart-topping singles "Me Against the Music", "Toxic" and "Everytime". After the release of two compilation albums, Spears experienced personal struggles and her career went under hiatus. Her fifth studio album, Blackout, was released in 2007 and despite receiving little promotion, it spawned hits "Gimme More" and "Piece of Me". In 2008, her erratic behaviour and hospitalizations caused her to be placed in a conservatorship. The same year, her sixth studio album Circus was released, with the global chart-topping lead single "Womanizer". After embarking on The Circus Starring Britney Spears, she released greatest hits The Singles Collection, which featured U.S. and Canadian number-one single "3". In 2011, Spears returned with her seventh studio album, titled Femme Fatale, which was released on March 29, 2011, including the lead single "Hold It Against Me" which has become Spears' fourth U.S. number-one single.[1][2] The album debuted at #1 on Billboard 200.[3] This made Spears the only female artist ever to have six number one debut albums, and have seven albums debut in the top two spots.
Spears has sold over 100 million records worldwide. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is the eighth top-selling female artist in the United States, with 33 million certified albums.[4] Spears is also recognized as the best-selling female artist of the first decade of the 21st century, as well as the fifth overall.[5] She was ranked the 8th Artist of the 2000s by Billboard.[6] In June 2010, Spears was ranked sixth on Forbes list of the 100 Most Powerful and Influential celebrities in the world; she is also the third most mentioned musician on the internet, according to Forbes
Levon-YouTube Review!
Hey guys, it's me Levon again! You may have seen my blog post yesterday about my new blog, WELL the new blog is YouTube reviews.
Todays YouTube video is Skating FTW by macscott1992.
Go watch it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FWf1tuNAqs
I'm gonna give you some time to go watch the video.
Ok! You may have seen that I am in this video! I show off some awesome stuffulufies and another skater does to!
The awesome song in this video is Crazy Crazy by Residual Kid.
Well I hope you liked this video.
Leave you interesting and creative responses in the comment section BELOW.
Todays YouTube video is Skating FTW by macscott1992.
Go watch it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FWf1tuNAqs
I'm gonna give you some time to go watch the video.
Ok! You may have seen that I am in this video! I show off some awesome stuffulufies and another skater does to!
The awesome song in this video is Crazy Crazy by Residual Kid.
Well I hope you liked this video.
Leave you interesting and creative responses in the comment section BELOW.
zilker care bear aka lily
i am sad to say that this blog is shutting down because people are saying your mom and grandma and not being a zilker care bear good bye !!
zilker care bear aka lily ashcraft
zilker care bear aka lily ashcraft
kain
hi its me kain im jas de san leon and black opps girl i do not like black opps and i am not a rainbow lover
PLEASE READ SO SAD :(
I'm sorry to say but the blog is not going to be available for blogging anymore due to inappropriate posts and comments. im so sorry and very sad myself :( so you should have learned a lesson from this and please dont do stuff like that any more
---awesomeness A.K.A. finn
---awesomeness A.K.A. finn
here is another random story
There once lived a rat In NY city. The rat was very lonely so he invited a alligator over. The alligator could not get in so the alligator gave some money to witch in exchange for a ninja to give the rat the message. The End.
I know its horrible but I'm not good under pressure because its the last day to blog
randomninja48
There once lived a rat In NY city. The rat was very lonely so he invited a alligator over. The alligator could not get in so the alligator gave some money to witch in exchange for a ninja to give the rat the message. The End.
I know its horrible but I'm not good under pressure because its the last day to blog
randomninja48
Horses
Hello, horsegirl s back with more information about horses so here we go.1) After being born it only takes a foal about 1-2 hours to stand up and walk.2) A father of a horse is known as a sire.3) A young female horse is known as a filly
:( QUOTE OF THE DAY BY SCOTT
Last post from scott. The last will come from beyonce and she says.
"If you like it then you should of put a ring on it"
BYE GUYS
"If you like it then you should of put a ring on it"
BYE GUYS
Flowerpowergirl
Hi everyone, it's me Flowerpowergirl. I know it's sad but this is my last post.:( Even though this is the last post for me I am determined that this will be the most post yet. Todays flower is an Anemone. This flower comes from the buttercup family. I love this flower and I hope you do to.
This is Flowerpowergirl with the last of her posts. I have had fun.
Flowerpowergirl:)
so i write about practically nothing so here is a random story instead............
Somewhere random in a random year there lived a ninja named Ninja. One day Ninja got a call to save someone to save the world, Ninja agreed so he traveled all over the world but finally got to the museum. To his amazement Justin Bieber was there about to be killed. Ninja simply left and told her employer that she was to late to save him. The End.
randomninja48
Somewhere random in a random year there lived a ninja named Ninja. One day Ninja got a call to save someone to save the world, Ninja agreed so he traveled all over the world but finally got to the museum. To his amazement Justin Bieber was there about to be killed. Ninja simply left and told her employer that she was to late to save him. The End.
randomninja48
Sunday, May 22, 2011
ZILKER FUN GUY
Hi. If you are looking for something fun to do during the weekends or in the summer listen to me! Lots of people (including me and hopefully you) love to go to the refreshing but cold...
Barton Springs! If you feel like going there is a secret that I must tell. In the summer at 9:00 PM you can get in free! You can just walk right in and the life guards will not ask you why you just walked in. They turn on these big white lights and you can see through the water as clearly as if you were going during the day! If you feel like going in the middle of the day admission costs $3.00. If you are looking for something that will not turn you into a lime popsicle you could go see the amazing Zilker Botanical Garden. It is pretty cool and relaxing. If you are having a stressful day you can just ask your parent to take you there! I hope you enjoy Barton Springs or the Zilker Botanical Garden, but until next time.... hope you have a great day!
Friday, May 20, 2011
Quote of the Day By Scott
Hello once again audience a couple of days ago I gave you a quote from Albert Einstein, a smart person. :)
Today the quote will be from a famous comedian named Richard Pryor, and this is what he said.
"If u aint got money, you gotta get an attitude"
Hope you have an awesome weekend!!!!!!
Scott is saying good bye!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Sports
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Going hard to the net? Good. Scoring a goal? Even better. Standing over the goaltender, looking down through the top of the net and talking smack afterward? Dumb.
Even dumber when all you did was score a garbage goal at the end of a 7-3 blowout loss in an important playoff game, a snowball you helped roll down the hill by taking boarding and tripping penalties earlier in the night.
But that’s what ben eager did Wednesday, sparking a scrum, taking a roughing penalty and then adding a cross-checking penalty and a 10-minute misconduct after getting out of the box in the final seconds for good measure
Ben Eager had something to say after beating Roberto Luongo with a late goal
(Getty Images)
(Getty Images)
And the saddest part of all for the San Jose Sharks? At least Eager made an effort against the Vancouver Canucks . His coach would rather take the bad with the good he got from Eager than the little to nothing he got from others.
“We had some guys that really showed up and committed themselves to the team, and then we had some guys that weren’t sure,” Todd McLellan said.Wednesday, May 18, 2011
MusicManiac - Music Reviews
Hey guys, today I'm going to do a review on the band Kings of Leon.
On to the review...
Kings of Leon is an American alternative rock band formed in Tennessee. They have a great style, similar to bands like Nirvana or The Clash. Kings of Leon has performed at many music festivals, such as ACL here in Austin, TX and Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Chicago. I really like their album Only By The Night, which was released in 2009. The reason I like it so much is just because of their style in that album. Kings of Leon consists of four band members (all brothers) who are very talented. Overall, I really love KoL because they have great music, and I really love alternative rock.
Well, this is MusicManiac, signing off.
On to the review...
Kings of Leon is an American alternative rock band formed in Tennessee. They have a great style, similar to bands like Nirvana or The Clash. Kings of Leon has performed at many music festivals, such as ACL here in Austin, TX and Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Chicago. I really like their album Only By The Night, which was released in 2009. The reason I like it so much is just because of their style in that album. Kings of Leon consists of four band members (all brothers) who are very talented. Overall, I really love KoL because they have great music, and I really love alternative rock.
Well, this is MusicManiac, signing off.
Quote of the Day by Scott
Hello once again audience, today the quote of the day is coming from Tom Landry!!!!!!!
A football player for the Washington Redskins!!!
And this is what he said!!
Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it's so incredible, it's unbelievable.
-"Tom Landry"
Hope you likey likey!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for reading people!!
A football player for the Washington Redskins!!!
And this is what he said!!
Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it's so incredible, it's unbelievable.
-"Tom Landry"
Hope you likey likey!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for reading people!!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
auto he or she
Kesha Rose Sebert (born March 1, 1987), better known mononymously as Kesha , stylized Ke$ha, is an American pop singer-songwriter and rapper. In 2005, at 18, Kesha was signed to Dr. Luke's record label, Kemosabe Entertainment, and publishing company. Although an active musician since then, singing background vocals and writing songs for other artists, her breakthrough only came in early 2009 after appearing on Flo Rida's number one single, "Right Round." Kesha's debut single "Tik Tok", released in late 2009, reached number one in 11 countries. Her debut album, Animal, was released in January 2010 and debuted at number one in the US, Canada and Greece. By September, Kesha had sold two million albums worldwide and released three more top ten singles from Animal.[1] The album was re-released with a companion extended play, Cannibal, in November, preceded by the chart-topping lead single "We R Who We R".
Kesha has cited artists such as Madonna, Debbie Harry, Queen, Johnny Cash, Aaron Neville, Bob Dylan and Beastie Boys as musical influences. Her music incorporates elements of dance-pop, and she uses a spoken word rapping style on many songs.
Kesha has cited artists such as Madonna, Debbie Harry, Queen, Johnny Cash, Aaron Neville, Bob Dylan and Beastie Boys as musical influences. Her music incorporates elements of dance-pop, and she uses a spoken word rapping style on many songs.
anklebones
Ripley owned one of the largest and most expensive collections of automobiles in the world, but he never learned to drive.
- Ripley drew all his cartoons upside-down.
- Ripley received more mail than any other individual in history-more than 3,500 letters per day, over one million per year. During a Ripley's contest, he received more than 2.5 million letters in just two weeks.
Quote of the Day by Scott
Hello my name is Scott and I will be giving you quotes from famous musicians, actors, comedians and many more!!!
Heres my first one and its froooooom......
"Imagination is more than education"
-Albert Einstein
HOPE YOU LIKED IT!!!!
Scott is saying good bye!!!
Heres my first one and its froooooom......
"Imagination is more than education"
-Albert Einstein
HOPE YOU LIKED IT!!!!
Scott is saying good bye!!!
Horses
Hi, horsegirl is back with more information about horses so here we go.1) Horses still hold a place of honor in many cultures often linked to hric exploits in war.2) There is only one species of domestic horse but around 4,000 diffrent breeds.
MusicManiac - Music Reviews
Hi hi everyone! Today I'm going to do a review on the song "Memories" by Weezer. You might have seen my review on the band, if not check it out, it's somewhere on the bloggity.
"Memories" is much like a lot of Weezer songs. It's a very Power Pop or Punk Rock song. The song begins with a guitar solo, and the title is exactly what the song is about, memories. They sing "Listenin' to techno music on the bus where we undigest" which is by the way my favorite part of the whole song. Why? I love Techno/Electronica. I really love this song because it reminds me of all he memories I've had. Weezer is a very talented band that I really like, so expect me to do more reviews of their songs. Overall, this song is great and please go buy the whole Weezer album "Hurley" on iTunes, I think you'll like it.
This is MusicManiac, signing off.
"Memories" is much like a lot of Weezer songs. It's a very Power Pop or Punk Rock song. The song begins with a guitar solo, and the title is exactly what the song is about, memories. They sing "Listenin' to techno music on the bus where we undigest" which is by the way my favorite part of the whole song. Why? I love Techno/Electronica. I really love this song because it reminds me of all he memories I've had. Weezer is a very talented band that I really like, so expect me to do more reviews of their songs. Overall, this song is great and please go buy the whole Weezer album "Hurley" on iTunes, I think you'll like it.
This is MusicManiac, signing off.
Monday, May 16, 2011
something
our teacher are awesome! give them stuff they love, do it now also i like egg nog
honestly i dont know what to write about but i was going to add what is above.
bye
randomninja48
honestly i dont know what to write about but i was going to add what is above.
bye
randomninja48
Austin-ish Person!!!!!!
Hey there Austin-ites! Austin-ish person is here to save your Austin place going troubles away! (that didn't really make any sense at all, but yeah, you get what I mean. (I hope)) Well, anyway, back to the blog. So today we will be reviewing.....
ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA!!!!!!!!
So, the Alamo is this awesome theater with several locations around Austin. The most popular and my favorite, is the one on South Lamar. It's super cool, and it's very old fashioned and has cool 50's style theme. The epically unique thing about the Alamo Drafthouse is that they half as a restaurant. Yup, that's right. They literally have a menu and they serve the food directly to you. AND it's good food! I loooove the strawberry milkshakes with candied sunflower seeds and fried mozzarella sticks. Yummy!!!!!!!!! What's also awesome about it is that they also play old movies that are WAY out of the theatres so you get to see them on the big screen, not just on DVD, which isn't as great an experience. I love the Alamo and you should love it too!
Oh, and by the way, I'm Grace. I'm telling you because some person ruined this whole awesome guided group for ALL of us. Thanks a lot, whoever you are. Nice move. :/
Fortune of the day
The fortune of the day is....
Life is ment to be filled with problems, take them in and learn from the experience.
thesyndicateproect
Hey everybody syndicate here and I'm here to tell you about the upcoming movie x-men first class. This film is about the birth of xaiviers school for the gifted youngsters Charles and Erik recruit a band of young mutants that include angel, havok, azazel banshee ,mystique ,beast ,professor x and the notorious magneto. This is the time during the cold war and the team is struggling to get through these tough times and as the war continues erik's mind starts to cloud with darkness. Also, the friendship between erik and charles weakens they soon become mortal enemies.
Flowerpowergirl
Hello everyone of our generation, I am Flowerpowergirl. Here to tell you about a interesting flower called Baby's Breath. This little flower is mostly used at weddings and in bouquets as space fillers. This a light and fragile little flowe
r just like a baby's breath.
Hope you enjoyed my information.
Flowerpowergirl. :)
r just like a baby's breath.Hope you enjoyed my information.
Flowerpowergirl. :)
Sports
Hey everyone I'm back. The Bulls and the Heat played the first game of the eastern finals. It was an awesome game if you are a Bulls fan! The Bulls beat the Heat by 19 points! Derrick Rose was amazing as the MVP for the entire NBA. The Bulls defense shut down James and Wade for the Heat.
The Thunder also beat the Grizzles in a final game 7. Now the Western conference finals are set with the Thunder playing the Mavs. This should be a good series, and I will tell you more about it soon!
More Sports News coming soon!
The Thunder also beat the Grizzles in a final game 7. Now the Western conference finals are set with the Thunder playing the Mavs. This should be a good series, and I will tell you more about it soon!
More Sports News coming soon!
MusicManiac - Music Reviews
Hi everybody. Today I'm going to be doing a review on the song "Paper Planes" by M.I.A. First of all I have no idea what out this song is about, but I like it. The song is somewhat crazy, featuring gunshots and weird lyrics. The song has an Alternative Dance or Alternative Hip-Hop ring to it. It actually backs an 80's song by The Clash. The song has been remixed, and sounds really cool if your even remotely into Dance/Electronica music. You guys really should think about getting this song. Sorry I know this was a quick review, but it was a 1-song review today.
Overall, I love this song a lot!
This is MusicManiac, signing off.
Overall, I love this song a lot!
This is MusicManiac, signing off.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Austin-ish Person!!!!!!
Hey peoples! I'm Austin-ish Person!!!!!! blogging about Austin-ish stuff! So, today I will be blogging about... Big Top Candy Shop! Yum yum yummy!It's a cer
tainly very "out there" place, but in an amazing way! Located on the Austin famous South Congress Avenue, or also known as, soco, it keeps the "Keep Austin Weird" feel going for sure! It has a sort of carnival theme going on inside that local strollers and tourists alike seem to love. But it's not just famous for it's wonderful atmosphere. When you walk in, you inhale the comforting smell of delicious salt water taffy in tall weaved baskets according to flavor, the creamy to-die-for drinks such as the mango italian cream soda with a dallop of cream (my personal favorite), the freezing cold Blue Bell ice cream perfect for killer Texas heat in the summer, the large array of any type of chocolate you can imagine, well, you get the idea. It's pretty much every kid's (and adults) dream. But be prepared, it's crowded most of the day, especially on weekends, caused by it's intimate setting and awesome candy. It sooo good and you should try it!
tainly very "out there" place, but in an amazing way! Located on the Austin famous South Congress Avenue, or also known as, soco, it keeps the "Keep Austin Weird" feel going for sure! It has a sort of carnival theme going on inside that local strollers and tourists alike seem to love. But it's not just famous for it's wonderful atmosphere. When you walk in, you inhale the comforting smell of delicious salt water taffy in tall weaved baskets according to flavor, the creamy to-die-for drinks such as the mango italian cream soda with a dallop of cream (my personal favorite), the freezing cold Blue Bell ice cream perfect for killer Texas heat in the summer, the large array of any type of chocolate you can imagine, well, you get the idea. It's pretty much every kid's (and adults) dream. But be prepared, it's crowded most of the day, especially on weekends, caused by it's intimate setting and awesome candy. It sooo good and you should try it!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
MusicManiac - Music Reviews
Hello everyone. So I'm chilling right now and decided to do a review for you guys.
Tonight, I'm gonna review the band Weezer. I'm a HUGE fan of Weezer, just because they're so awesome!
On to the review:
Weezer is a Alternative Rock/ Power Pop band. They feature bass, keyboard, guitar, and vocals in most of their music. The band has a very "I don't care" or sarcastic tone in their vocals. The band also has a kind of "We're 40 year old teens" feel to it. First off, I really love the lyrics. The Pop Punk lyrical style really brings every song together. The bands influences are other Alternative bands like Nirvana and Green Day. Their latest album "Hurley" seems to go along with more of a darker, yet still relatively upbeat feel. My favorite song on "Hurley" would have to be "Memories" because the song really makes you think.
Point is, Weezer has a great style, I really recommend anyone reading this check them out, because they got some cool stuff.
I give Weezer 4/5 stars!
This is Music Maniac, signing off.
Horses
HI, Horsegirl is back with more information about horses so here we go. First fact 1.) A horse heart weighs about 10 pounds. 2.) A horse spends more energy lying down.
something
Opossums
yes I'm doing Opossums this time
Opossums fur is quite soft,many people don't know that
WARNING there may be opossums under your house
they love apples,avocados,clementines and persimmons
now goodbye
randomninja48
yes I'm doing Opossums this time
Opossums fur is quite soft,many people don't know that
WARNING there may be opossums under your house
they love apples,avocados,clementines and persimmons
now goodbye
randomninja48
auto he or she
Rihanna was born in a county in Barbados called St. Michael. She lived the life of a normal island girl going to Combermere, a top sixth form school. Rihanna won numerous beauty pageants and performed Mariah Carey "Hero" in a school talent show. Her life changed forever when one of her friends introduced her to Evan Rodgers, a producer from New York who was in Barbados for a vacation with his wife, who is a native. Rodgers arranged for her to go to New York to meet Jay-Z, CEO of Def Jam Records. He heard her sing and knew she was going to be incredibly successful. She was 16 when she was signed to Def Jam. Since then, she's amassed phenomenal success.q
sporty
today at soccer the only sport at zilker right now it wasn't so bad. Lots of people were making goals but then it got boring cause pena's class left so nobody was talking because teo and alex and all the others were gone. so they all had to play with gabes ball. well read my blog next week for more sports news at zilker.
Fortune of the day
The fortune of the day is....
The person of your life is not your life but the joy of your life is your life
thesyndiacteproject
Hey everybody its Syndacite and I'm here to tell you all about movies and video games. Todays
topic is the new movie, Thor, starring Chris Hemsworth as Thor in a elaborate tale of a young warrior and heir to the throne of Asgard. Courageous and bold though he may be reckless and as he goes in to the kingdom of the frost giants he is banished to Earth. Asgnard is left in the hands of his tracherous brother Loki. He then meets a young sciencentist named Jane (Natalie Portman) and its an epic battle between good and evil.
Flowerpowergirl
Hello people of my generation. I am Flowerpowergirl, I am doing the Flower of the Day. On my blog I don't do just plain old know flowers, some of the flowers I write about you might not be familiar with. So I'll show you. Todays flower is a Allium. his specific flower can be White, Blue, and Yellow.
This is Flowerpowergirl with the flower of the day
Music Maniac - Music Reviews
What up, peeps! Today, I will be reviewing a song. The song is "1901" by Phoenix. "1901" is an Alternative Rock/Synthpop song by the French band Phoenix. The song was released in February of 2009.
Now, on to the review:
The song has a very poppy, upbeat beginning. Featuring a very moody kind of singing from Thomas Mars, the song suggests that the song is obviously about something crazy that happened. According to Mars, the song is about how great Paris was in 1901. The song features interesting lyrics and a variety of instruments. I give this song 5/5 stars, and I recommend a buy on iTunes.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Fortune of the day
The fortune of the day is.....
You are surrounded by joy and laughter, take it before you die.
sporty- correction by Mrs. Pena
Sporty-- this is Mrs. Pena-- I deleted your post because you need to remember to keep all your information nice and positive and you MUST have correct capitalization and punctuation. Stick to the facts when you report on soccer and do not make comments that certain people are playing "bad."
Thanks!
Mrs. Pena
Thanks!
Mrs. Pena
Sports
NBA stars Kevin Garnett, Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant are three of the best players in the NBA today (probably just random, though Wade’s stature decreased a tad with LeBron James joining his team, and Garnett is another year older). All three of these players were in the NBA playoffs, but the Lakers just got beat by the Mavs, so Kobe is out!
The top three players in college basketball last season had two things in common-- Jimmer Fredette, Nolan Smith and Kemba Walker were all guards – and they were all upperclassmen. It’s no secret that experience can play a huge role in players’ success, especially on the perimeter.
The top three players in college basketball last season had two things in common-- Jimmer Fredette, Nolan Smith and Kemba Walker were all guards – and they were all upperclassmen. It’s no secret that experience can play a huge role in players’ success, especially on the perimeter.
Horses
Hi, my name is Horsegirl. I am going to write all about horses and tell you interesting facts. Be ready to learn all kinds of cool stuff about horses from your Zilker horse expert, Horsegirl!
First fact-- more than 350 breeds of ponies and horses can be found.
Second fact-- The height of a horse can be mesure with the hand, where the hand is 4 in.
Time is out for today, but you can expect more facts tomorrow.
Bye! Horsegirl
Levon-YouTube Review!
Hey guys, it's me Levon again! You may have seen my blog post yesterday about my new blog, WELL the new blog is YouTube reviews.
Todays YouTube video is Skating FTW by macscott1992.
Go watch it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FWf1tuNAqs
I'm gonna give you some time to go watch the video.
Ok! You may have seen that I am in this video! I show off some awesome stuffulufies and another skater does to!
The awesome song in this video is Crazy Crazy by Residual Kid.
Well I hope you liked this video.
Leave you interesting and creative responses in the comment section BELOW.
Todays YouTube video is Skating FTW by macscott1992.
Go watch it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FWf1tuNAqs
I'm gonna give you some time to go watch the video.
Ok! You may have seen that I am in this video! I show off some awesome stuffulufies and another skater does to!
The awesome song in this video is Crazy Crazy by Residual Kid.
Well I hope you liked this video.
Leave you interesting and creative responses in the comment section BELOW.
jas de san leon
Hi, I am Jas and i love rainbows so much im going to blog about them. First rainbows are farted out of a unicorns bottoms. Then they have to find clouds to rest on, this takes about 1 to 2 years. Now the rainbow starts to get bigger and the colors get brighter.
anklebones
Emperor Tiberius of Rome was so strong that he could thrust a single finger into a freshly picked apple.The great rowboats in Kavirondo, Africa that held 10 to 40 oarmans was only made of boards and fiber ropes.
Sports
Hey everyone!
Coming later, I will be telling you about upcoming sports games and updates about games that were on-- like who won and more!
Coming later, I will be telling you about upcoming sports games and updates about games that were on-- like who won and more!
MusicManiac - Music Reviews
Hello people of the world! Welcome to the Zilker 5th Grade Blog. I'm your crazy awesome music reviewer, Music Maniac! Today I will be reviewing the band The Limousines. You may have heard of them, because they played at SXSW this year.
On to the review!
The Limousines are an Alternative Rock, Electronica, and Indietronica band. Composed of two people, Eric Victorino and Giovanni Giusti, this Rock N' Roll gone Electronica band formed in 2007. The band orginally started in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their singles "Internet Killed The Video Star" and "Very Busy People" allowed them to gain popularity in the Indie and Electronica scenes. In July of 2010, Victorino and Giusti released their first studio allbum "Get Sharp" to Hot Topic stores nationwide. Get Sharp" was released under the Orchard City Books & Noise indie label. Eventually, "Get Sharp" was released on iTunes, and gain much more fame. As of December 2010, The Limousines are signed to the label Dangerbird Records. In my opinion, The Limousines are a great band for anyone who wants to find some new music, loves the indie scene, or just like the style of Electronica. Overall, The band it's self gets 4/5 stars, and the album "Get Sharp' gets 5/5. I am very impressed with their music.
Well, that's all for now, but I might post another review later this afternoon.
I'm Music Maniac, signing off. :)
On to the review!
The Limousines are an Alternative Rock, Electronica, and Indietronica band. Composed of two people, Eric Victorino and Giovanni Giusti, this Rock N' Roll gone Electronica band formed in 2007. The band orginally started in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their singles "Internet Killed The Video Star" and "Very Busy People" allowed them to gain popularity in the Indie and Electronica scenes. In July of 2010, Victorino and Giusti released their first studio allbum "Get Sharp" to Hot Topic stores nationwide. Get Sharp" was released under the Orchard City Books & Noise indie label. Eventually, "Get Sharp" was released on iTunes, and gain much more fame. As of December 2010, The Limousines are signed to the label Dangerbird Records. In my opinion, The Limousines are a great band for anyone who wants to find some new music, loves the indie scene, or just like the style of Electronica. Overall, The band it's self gets 4/5 stars, and the album "Get Sharp' gets 5/5. I am very impressed with their music.
Well, that's all for now, but I might post another review later this afternoon.
I'm Music Maniac, signing off. :)
Apple Product of the Day by Scott Morris
Today, the Apple product of the day is the iMac.
The new iMac of course comes in 27 inches and 21.5 inches. All of the new iMacs are now quad-core, not just the $1,999 model. The iMac includes one Thunderbolt port on the 21.5 inch models, and two Thunderbolt ports on the 27 inch models, which is really cool because you can have up to three displays, (including the iMac) but that's just for the really hardcore movie/photo editors. And of course, like all Macintosh computers, the iMac is very green. The iMac is BFR and PVC free, it has a Mercury free-LED-backlit display. The display glass is Arsenic free, and the iMac has highly recyclable aluminum and glass enclosures. The iMac meets the ENERGY STAR 5.2 requirements, and is rated EPEAT Gold. In the box, you get the iMac, (duh) you have a choice between the Apple Magic Mouse and The Apple Magic Trackpad, (wireless) the power cord, install/restore DVDs, and a printed and electronic documentation. The iMac comes with iLife "11, and Mac OS X Snow Leopard. The camera built in to the iMac is bumped up from the iSight camera to the FaceTime HD camera, which shoots at a stunning HD 720p quality. Apple has done away with the Intel Core i3 processor, and the iMacs only have the i5, but you can configure the $1,499 model to have a 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 processor, and you can configure the $1,999 model to have a 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 processor.
I rate this this computer 5 out of 5 stars, and I really like the iMac and Apple. I'm very sorry to say that this is gonna be the last Apple Product of the day because the blog is being shut down. So if you're looking to buy a new computer you should get the new iMac or the recently refreshed MacBook Pro.
I rate this this computer 5 out of 5 stars, and I really like the iMac and Apple. I'm very sorry to say that this is gonna be the last Apple Product of the day because the blog is being shut down. So if you're looking to buy a new computer you should get the new iMac or the recently refreshed MacBook Pro.
Monday, May 9, 2011
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Rats
1. They can destroy us all, take the Black Death as an example, the educated guess of people that died during the Black Death was 75 million.
2.NYC rat map 2006:https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyt6JCSES9mghbx6J1K0iPrR-PleCnabcS9gdJWXqjjbDIkepxvtEsPX_XGsacIDSbYkwe1sOgpiRVo3bHrz21aOOzqEQUGur0lN2tUgupOzAT2NqigIR2VbJx1lqJZzQGQhmBfHhv2M/s1600/NYC+Rat+Map+-+4.24.2006+-+4.23.2007+-+before+start+of+SAS+construction.jpg
3. I'm bored so bye
randomninja48Levon-New Blog!
Hello all people in Zilkerland and other places! There is a new blog coming soon by me, Levon!
Super stylist
Hello people we're back and today we are going to tell you who we are-- I am Brenda and Flor. Now you know who we are and we hope you liked our posts and we wanted to say that we will miss posting and we will also miss 5th grade and our best teachers ever. So goodbye now. Bye.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Check out our cluster map!
Hi Friends!
Its Mrs. Pena-- check out our Cluster Map!
So many different people all around the world are reading our blog-- so awesome!
Get ready because we will be starting a new blog guided group after the science TAKS test. It is going to be so fun!
Please do your very best this Thursday on the science TAKS test-- do it for me and make me so proud!
Thanks!
Mrs. Pena
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Zilker Fashionista
I would like to thank the one person that commented 3 different comments! I cannot reveal my secret identidy becuase I am trying to keep it secret to most everyone until the end of the year. I am going to do a final best dressed competition between the following 2 girls: -Sierra Moran -Tahlia Thompson And between the following 3 boys: -Minor Lowry -Micah Wheat -Bryan Sak You may now begin your voting -Zilker Fashionista
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Zilker Fashionista
Well I'm sorry I'm so late, but here's the winner of best dressed boy in Ms.Pena's class with 2 votes...Bryan! I am personally dissapointed about this contest because I let it go 3 extra weeks, and nobody voted for a best dressed girl in the last week! So there is no winner for best dressed girl in Ms.Pena's class So here are the best dressed girls: Sierra Moran, Tahlia Thompson. And here are the best dressed boys: Minor Lowry, Micah Wheat, and Bryan Sak. Congrats to the winners! I'm not sure whether I'll do an over all best dressed boy and girl...what do you all think? -Zilker Fashionista
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Zilker Fashionista
We need a winner for best dressed girl in Ms.Pena's class!!!
I'll give u one clue about who I am, I've been in Ms.Pena's guided 2/3 times, I'm in it now...
So here are the tallies so far for best dressed boy in Ms.Pena's clas...
Bryan-1
Please vote, you must pick between Lily and Clarissa, the contest ends Friday!
I'll give u one clue about who I am, I've been in Ms.Pena's guided 2/3 times, I'm in it now...
So here are the tallies so far for best dressed boy in Ms.Pena's clas...
Bryan-1
Please vote, you must pick between Lily and Clarissa, the contest ends Friday!
Monday, March 14, 2011
Zilker Fashionista
Well we have one winner Micah! By the way Micah you must have really wanted to win or have just wanted to comment because yout took up 5/8 of the comments!
And we still don't have a winner for best dressed girl in Ms.Pena's class! The next two contests are these:Best dressed boy in Ms. Pena's class, and for the last time: Bets dressed girl in Ms.Pena's class between Lily G. and Clarissa, please vote! These contests will run until next Monday.
-Thank you,
Zilker Fashionista
And we still don't have a winner for best dressed girl in Ms.Pena's class! The next two contests are these:Best dressed boy in Ms. Pena's class, and for the last time: Bets dressed girl in Ms.Pena's class between Lily G. and Clarissa, please vote! These contests will run until next Monday.
-Thank you,
Zilker Fashionista
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Zilker Fashionista
Rememeber these contests run until Friday! I do not really appreciate when these commentts are posted
'idk' or 'I cannot choose between Lily and Clarissa....'
I would appreciate it if there was just one name/vote! Here are the tallies for best dressed girl in Ms.Pena's class...
Lily G.-0
Clarissa-1
I need more votes! Here are the taliies for best dressed boy in Ms.Ogren's class...
Micah-1
C'mon people I need more votes or the contests will have to run longer and the finals will have to be postponed! So please vote!
-Z.Fashionista
'idk' or 'I cannot choose between Lily and Clarissa....'
I would appreciate it if there was just one name/vote! Here are the tallies for best dressed girl in Ms.Pena's class...
Lily G.-0
Clarissa-1
I need more votes! Here are the taliies for best dressed boy in Ms.Ogren's class...
Micah-1
C'mon people I need more votes or the contests will have to run longer and the finals will have to be postponed! So please vote!
-Z.Fashionista
Monday, March 7, 2011
Zilker Fashionista
I just wanted to let everyone know that the contests will end Friday. No one new has voted but here are the tallies for best dressed girl in Ms.Pena's class anyways...
Lily-0
Clarissa-1
And then for best dressed boy in Ms.Ogren's class...
Micah-1
Please vote! The tallies are very low, and I'd like atleast a little competition!
Lily-0
Clarissa-1
And then for best dressed boy in Ms.Ogren's class...
Micah-1
Please vote! The tallies are very low, and I'd like atleast a little competition!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Zilker Fashionista
Alrighty so the votes are all due Friday! No later! Here are the tallies so far......
Micah-1
And then for best dressed girl finals.....
Clarissa-1
Lily-0
Keep voting!
Micah-1
And then for best dressed girl finals.....
Clarissa-1
Lily-0
Keep voting!
Friday, March 4, 2011
Zilker Fashionista
Here are the final votes for best dressed girls in Ms.Pena's class....
Amber-1
Claire-1
Lily G.-2
Clarissa-2
You can obviously see that there is a between Lily G. and Clarissa, so I am going to re-start the contest but you can only vote for either Lily G. or Clarissa. Then here are the votes for best dressed boy in Ms.Thompson's class.....
Minor-5
So the best dressed boy in Ms.Thompson's class is Minor! Please continue your voting for best dressed boy in Ms.Ogren's class, and for either Lily G. or Clarissa.
Amber-1
Claire-1
Lily G.-2
Clarissa-2
You can obviously see that there is a between Lily G. and Clarissa, so I am going to re-start the contest but you can only vote for either Lily G. or Clarissa. Then here are the votes for best dressed boy in Ms.Thompson's class.....
Minor-5
So the best dressed boy in Ms.Thompson's class is Minor! Please continue your voting for best dressed boy in Ms.Ogren's class, and for either Lily G. or Clarissa.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Zilker Fashionista
I just wanted to let all of you know that the best dressed contests end Friday! So make sure you get all your votes in! They all count! Here are the votes so far...
Claire-1
Lily G.-1
Clarissa-2
And in Ms.Thompson's class...
Minor-4
Keep voting!
Claire-1
Lily G.-1
Clarissa-2
And in Ms.Thompson's class...
Minor-4
Keep voting!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Zilker Fashionista
Here are the updates on votes for best dressed girls in Ms.Pena's class
Claire-1
Lily G.-1
Clarissa-2
And here are the votes for best dressed boys in Ms.Thompson's class
Minor-4
Thanks SO much for commenting!
Claire-1
Lily G.-1
Clarissa-2
And here are the votes for best dressed boys in Ms.Thompson's class
Minor-4
Thanks SO much for commenting!
Zilker 5th Grade Events for the First Week of March
- 5th grade students have been taking the math and reading practice TAKS tests, but we are now done!
- Tonight- Tuesday is Zilker Family Night at Amy's Ice Cream and Phil's Ice House-- tell them you are with Zilker and 20% of the profits will go to Zilker!
- Wednesday will be a normal day except we have a cool Sea World presentation at 1:45 for grades 3-5.
- Thursday is a completely normal day.
- Friday is our final trip to the Blanton Art Museum. Please tell your teacher if parents would like to join us-- the more the merrier!
- Saturday is UT Volleyball Playday for our Zilker volleyball teams!
- Saturday is also Explore UT-- it is awesome and we encourage all 5th graders to attend.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Z.Fashionista Pics
*This is Scarlett Johansson, and what I liked about her dress was the color and the outer layer of fabris flowers, it looked very graceful.
*This is Sandra Bullock, and what I liked about her dress was the neck line shape.
*This is Halle Berry and what I loved about her outfit was the draping on it. and how well it complimented her skin.
*This is Gwyneth Paltrow and what I really liked about her dress was the simplicity of it.
*This is Cate Blanchett, I really liked the beaded design on her dress. I was not a big fan of the oval at the top.
*This is Anne Hathaway's Oscar dress, and I really liked the pleating in the back.Feel free to leave your own comments. And I have made up a grading system. If you like something give it a number of panther paws by finding a picture of a panther paw. For example if I really liked this outift I might give it 5 panther paws that I found a picture of.
Please comment!
Zilker Fashionista
I haven't blogged in a while but I am going to do a little bit on the red carpet outfits from the Oscars, but before that I want to list all the tallies for best dressed(all the votes were counted!)Zoe-2
Isabella-3
Tahlia-4
Caela-1
Lucia-1
Grace-1
So the winner of best dressed in Ms.Ogren's class is......Tahlia! Alright so next I'll announce the best dressed competition in Ms.Pena's class!
I really want to thank everyone who posted on my blog because if you haven't seen my last post I got 17 comments! I also want to announce another competition for only the boys in Ms.Thompson's room. I want to end up with a best dressed boy and girl in every class. *I have also posted some pictures from the Oscars of outfits that I liked. It includes Halle Berry, Anne Hathaway, Sandra Bullock, Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett.
So here are the competitions going on:
1) Best dressed girl in Ms.Pena's class
2)Best dressed boy in Ms.Thompson's class.
*Due to inconvenience my pictures will all be on a seperate blog!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
NEW BLOG!
Check out the new 5th grade blog for Mrs. Pena's science pencasts!
This is so awesome if you miss the notes or just want to review them.
http://zilker5work.blogspot.com
This link can always be found on the left-side of this page.
Thanks!
This is so awesome if you miss the notes or just want to review them.
http://zilker5work.blogspot.com
This link can always be found on the left-side of this page.
Thanks!
Science Notes- Earth Science
I am just trying out my new Smartpen on our blog-- hopefully this works!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Yo WhAt UpZ
Yo yo homieboyz and homiegirlz, juzt wanted to say what up. Ima be on thiz blog fo' awhile, so yo yo yo.
GhEtTo ChEeTos out!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Zilker Fashionista
Since I forgot we didn't have school on Friday today is the deadline! And the winner of Best dressed in Ms.Thompson's class is.....Sierra! She had 5 votes! YAY! Which I also hope will make her feel a bit better since she skinned her leg! :( And the winner of the Diva off is....Isabella! She had 2 votes and Caela saddly had 0. Well have a great 4 day weekend!
And the next best dressed contest will be held from the students of Ms.Ogren's class! Remember boys can be voted for too!
-bub bye!
And the next best dressed contest will be held from the students of Ms.Ogren's class! Remember boys can be voted for too!
-bub bye!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Zilker Fashionista
I know I have been posting ALOT, but I want to remind you that the deadline for best dressed (in Ms.Thompson's room) is Friday! I also wanted to announce another contest that will run till Friday. A Diva Off! Isabella and Caela wore the same black skirt, ruffels and more, so vote on who wore it better. Now I want to compliment Tahlia, by saying that I loved her red, and blue striped shirt dress that she wore yesterday! I thought that her wing earrings complimented it beautifully, and they also rmined me of Icarus falling from the sky. Here are the tallies for best dressed so far...
Sierra-3
Finley-1
Alex Long-1
Keep voting people! For both contests!
-bub bye
Sierra-3
Finley-1
Alex Long-1
Keep voting people! For both contests!
-bub bye
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
hiya
I just wanted to let Zilker Fashionista know that....I LOVE YOUR BLOG! I wish you'd tell us who you are though!
-bub bye
-bub bye
Zilker Fashionista
Thanks SO much for the comments here are the tallies so far.....
Sierra-2
Finley-1
Alex Long-1
Keep voting! The final dead line is Friday, looks like Sierra is winning so far...
Sierra-2
Finley-1
Alex Long-1
Keep voting! The final dead line is Friday, looks like Sierra is winning so far...
Monday, February 14, 2011
Zilker Fashionista
I have just gotten some fantastical news (yes I said fantastical) the new project runway season starts...wait for it....well they staart filming in July or June so...it will start over the summer! So I went to the Valentines day dance, and saw lots of you there, you might not have known but you probably saw me. I want to compliment Grace's outfit from today, it was spectacular. For those of you who didn't see (which is highly unlikely because it totally stood out!) she wore a bright turqouise skirt, a belt with many buckles, black tites, and I didn't quite see her top because I was far away.
I would love to host another best dressed contest except you guys don't comment very much. But if so you can only vute for students that are in Ms.Thompson's class (I want to find the best dressed in one class at a time). It can be a boy or a girl, the person cannot be elected because they are simply a friend, they must be a well dressed person.
Finally my fashion tips, since its starting to get warmer: puffy skirts, skinny jeans 4ever, short sleeve nice button up shirts (4 boys), and your choice! Comment on what you think people should wear more!
The contests for this week are
-best dressed (see above)
-what should people wear more (see above)
Have a great V-day holiday!
-Z.Fashionista
I would love to host another best dressed contest except you guys don't comment very much. But if so you can only vute for students that are in Ms.Thompson's class (I want to find the best dressed in one class at a time). It can be a boy or a girl, the person cannot be elected because they are simply a friend, they must be a well dressed person.
Finally my fashion tips, since its starting to get warmer: puffy skirts, skinny jeans 4ever, short sleeve nice button up shirts (4 boys), and your choice! Comment on what you think people should wear more!
The contests for this week are
-best dressed (see above)
-what should people wear more (see above)
Have a great V-day holiday!
-Z.Fashionista
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Ke$ha
Now Ke$ha isn't a very good role model but her songs are catchy and funny so here are some funny suggestions!
1. We R who we R
2. Cannibal
3.Crazy Beautiful Life
4. Blind
5.Dancing with Tears in my eyes
6.Blow
~Remember, Glitter!!
Luv,
Zo
1. We R who we R
2. Cannibal
3.Crazy Beautiful Life
4. Blind
5.Dancing with Tears in my eyes
6.Blow
~Remember, Glitter!!
Luv,
Zo
Zoe sayin hey!
Hey everybody I haven't been on the blog in a while so I just wanna say hey. So everybody I am trying to get the most comments so comment u dont have to say anything interesting just COMMENT!!!!(please)
~Zoe
~Zoe
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Dear music lovers,
Febuary 2nd, 2011 was a sad day alot of people's ,including me, lives. The White Stripes have officially broken up. Here's the message on their website regarding that.
The White Stripes would like to announce that today, February 2nd, 2011, their band has officially ended and will make no further new recordings or perform live. The reason is not due to artistic differences or lack of wanting to continue, nor any health issues as both Meg and Jack are feeling fine and in good health. It is for a myriad of reasons, but mostly to preserve What is beautiful and special about the band and have it stay that way. Meg and Jack want to thank every one of their fans and admirers for the incredible support they have given throughout the 13 plus years of the White Stripes’ intense and incredible career. Third Man Records will continue to put out unreleased live and studio recordings from The White Stripes in their Vault Subscription record club, as well as through regular channels. Both Meg and Jack hope this decision isn’t met with sorrow by their fans but that it is seen as a positive move done out of respect for the art and music that the band has created. It is also done with the utmost respect to those fans who’ve shared in those creations, with their feelings considered greatly. With that in mind the band have this to say: “The White Stripes do not belong to Meg and Jack anymore. The White Stripes belong to you now and you can do with it whatever you want. The beauty of art and music is that it can last forever if people want it to. Thank you for sharing this experience. Your involvement will never be lost on us and we are truly grateful.”
Sincerely, Meg and Jack White,The White Stripes
Monday, February 7, 2011
Random Pictures Post!
Marlie: Hi guys, next time we will be posting pictures of the wonderful Ringo Starr!
Yemeya:Ummm Marlie were not really posting any pictures,well this post anyways.........anyways this is just a post that has info about a new thing Marlie and I are doing we do five pictures,one picture per day of the school week but when Marlie and I dont have guided groups(which we dont have thursdays and fridays and any days Mrs.Ogren wont let us)we post the pictures in advance.......
Marlie:I love Ringo!!!!!!!!! He is my godfather.
Yemeya:time is up so here is the pic:http://openflame10.deviantart.com/#/d38m2sp
Yemeya:Ummm Marlie were not really posting any pictures,well this post anyways.........anyways this is just a post that has info about a new thing Marlie and I are doing we do five pictures,one picture per day of the school week but when Marlie and I dont have guided groups(which we dont have thursdays and fridays and any days Mrs.Ogren wont let us)we post the pictures in advance.......
Marlie:I love Ringo!!!!!!!!! He is my godfather.
Yemeya:time is up so here is the pic:http://openflame10.deviantart.com/#/d38m2sp
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
band/artist of the day
AND THE ARTIST OF THE DAY IS...FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE!
Florence Leontine Mary Welch came into this world on August 28th, 1986 in London, England. As a child she was diagnosed with dyslexia and dysmentria and often got in trouble for singing in school. She studied at the Camberwell College of Arts before dropping out to focus on music.
She could be best described as indie pop, indie rock, soul, art rock, and many others. Her lyrics are creepy and gothic, such as the song My Boy Builds Coffins, where she talks about, well, you can guess from the title can't you? She only has one album, Lungs, but there are it just rumours that she is coming out with a second one soon. Her backing band, The Machine, varies, it depends on what instruments she needs for that particular song. I SUGGEST YOU BUY HER ALBUM!!!
CANDY CANE CHILDREN UNITE!
peace
Animal of the Week
Owls
2. Owls are birds of prey.Owls feed on a wide variety of prey including mammals, other birds, insects, and reptiles. There are even some species of owls that live in Africa and Asia that feed on birds. Owls cannot chew their prey since, like all birds, they do not have teeth. Instead, they swallow small prey whole and must tear larger prey into smaller pieces before swallowing. They later regurgitate pellets of indigestible material such as bone, fur, and feathers.
3. Most owls are nocturnal.Most owls are active at night. A few species (such as the pygmy owls) are active in the early morning or at dusk while some (such as the burrowing owl and the short-eared owl) are active during the day.
4. Owls' eyes are fixed in their sockets.Owls are unable to move their eyes within their sockets to a great extent, which means they must turn their entire head to see in a different direction. Because owls have forward-facing eyes, they have well-developed binocular vision.
5. Many species of owls have special flight feathers adapted for silent flight.Owls have developed special feather adaptations that enable them to minimize the sound made when flapping their wings. For instance, the leading edges of their primary feathers have a stiff fringes that reduces noise while the trailing edge of their primaries have soft fringes that helps to reduce turbulence. Downy feathers cover the surfaces of the wing to further reduce sound.
6. Owls have long been a part of human folklore and legend.Owls are depicted in cave paintings in France that date back 15,000 to 20,000 years. Owls also are used in Egyptian hieroglyphics. They have held a variety of symbolic roles in culture and have represented misfortune, death, prosperity, and wisdom.
7. The tufts of feathers atop some owl's heads, referred to as 'ear tufts' are for display only.Owls' ears are located on the facial disc behind the eyes and are concealed by feathers. Owls have an acute sense of hearing that helps them locate and capture prey. In some species, the ears are located asymmetrically on either side of the facial disc to enhance their ability to pinpoint the origin of the sounds they hear by sensing the minute difference in the time that sound reaches each ear.
8. Owls have strong feet like raptors with two toes facing foreward and two toes facing back.The structure of an owl's foot is referred to as zygodactyl, which means that tow of the toes face forward while two face backward. This arrangement enables the owls to capture and grasp prey with greater ease. Sometimes, the third toe can be rotated forward into a position occasionally used for perching.
9. Owls have a long, hooked bill.In many species, the bill is partly concealed by feathers so it appears smaller than it actually is. Owls use their sharp bill to tear their food.
10. Owls create a variety of vocalizations.Owls create a wide variety of sounds or vocalisations. The familiar hoot is usually a territorial declaration, though not all species are able to hoot. Other sounds owls might make include screeches, hisses, and screams.
1. Owls belong to the Order Strigiformes.The Order Strigiformes is further divided into two families, the barn owls (Family Tytonidae) and the typical owls (Family Strigidae). Owls are a diverse group of birds, with over 220 species of owls belonging to the Order Strigiformes.
2. Owls are birds of prey.Owls feed on a wide variety of prey including mammals, other birds, insects, and reptiles. There are even some species of owls that live in Africa and Asia that feed on birds. Owls cannot chew their prey since, like all birds, they do not have teeth. Instead, they swallow small prey whole and must tear larger prey into smaller pieces before swallowing. They later regurgitate pellets of indigestible material such as bone, fur, and feathers.
3. Most owls are nocturnal.Most owls are active at night. A few species (such as the pygmy owls) are active in the early morning or at dusk while some (such as the burrowing owl and the short-eared owl) are active during the day.
4. Owls' eyes are fixed in their sockets.Owls are unable to move their eyes within their sockets to a great extent, which means they must turn their entire head to see in a different direction. Because owls have forward-facing eyes, they have well-developed binocular vision.
5. Many species of owls have special flight feathers adapted for silent flight.Owls have developed special feather adaptations that enable them to minimize the sound made when flapping their wings. For instance, the leading edges of their primary feathers have a stiff fringes that reduces noise while the trailing edge of their primaries have soft fringes that helps to reduce turbulence. Downy feathers cover the surfaces of the wing to further reduce sound.
6. Owls have long been a part of human folklore and legend.Owls are depicted in cave paintings in France that date back 15,000 to 20,000 years. Owls also are used in Egyptian hieroglyphics. They have held a variety of symbolic roles in culture and have represented misfortune, death, prosperity, and wisdom.
7. The tufts of feathers atop some owl's heads, referred to as 'ear tufts' are for display only.Owls' ears are located on the facial disc behind the eyes and are concealed by feathers. Owls have an acute sense of hearing that helps them locate and capture prey. In some species, the ears are located asymmetrically on either side of the facial disc to enhance their ability to pinpoint the origin of the sounds they hear by sensing the minute difference in the time that sound reaches each ear.
8. Owls have strong feet like raptors with two toes facing foreward and two toes facing back.The structure of an owl's foot is referred to as zygodactyl, which means that tow of the toes face forward while two face backward. This arrangement enables the owls to capture and grasp prey with greater ease. Sometimes, the third toe can be rotated forward into a position occasionally used for perching.
9. Owls have a long, hooked bill.In many species, the bill is partly concealed by feathers so it appears smaller than it actually is. Owls use their sharp bill to tear their food.
10. Owls create a variety of vocalizations.Owls create a wide variety of sounds or vocalisations. The familiar hoot is usually a territorial declaration, though not all species are able to hoot. Other sounds owls might make include screeches, hisses, and screams.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
The 80s star of the day
And the 80s star of the day is.... Michael J Fox the greatest actor of his generation!!!!!!!Michael J. Fox, OC (born June 9, 1961 as Michael Andrew Fox), is a Canadian–American actor, author, comedian, producer, activist and voice-over artist. With a film and television career spanning from the 1970s, Fox's roles have included Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990); Alex P. Keaton from Family Ties for which he won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award; and Mike Flaherty from Spin City (1996–2000), for which he won an Emmy, three Golden Globes, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991, and disclosed his condition to the public in 1998. Fox semi-retired from acting in 2000 as the symptoms of his disease worsened. He has since become an activist for research toward finding a cure. This led him to create The Michael J. Fox Foundation, and on March 5, 2010, Sweden's Karolinska Institutet gave him a honoris causa doctorate for his work in advocating a cure for Parkinson's disease.[1]
Since 2000 Fox has mainly worked as a voice over actor in films such as Stuart Little and Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and taken minor TV roles such as in Boston Legal, The Good Wife and Scrubs. He has also released three books, Lucky Man: A Memoir (2002), Always Looking, Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010.[2]
| Born | Michael Andrew Fox June 9, 1961 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor, author, producer, advocate, voice-over artist |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Spouse | Tracy Pollan (1988–present) |
Early life
Michael Andrew Fox was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the son of Phyllis (née Piper), an actress and payroll clerk, and William Fox, a police officer and member of the Canadian Forces.[3][4] Fox's family lived in various cities and towns across Canada because of his father's career.[3] The family finally settled in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby, British Columbia, when his father retired in 1971. He currently lives in Vancouver and is considered a British Columbian[5] Fox attended Burnaby Central Secondary School, and now has a theatre named after him in Burnaby South Secondary.[6]
Fox starred in the Canadian television series Leo and Me at the age of fifteen, and in 1979, moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career at the age of eighteen. Shortly after his marriage, he decided to move back to Vancouver, BC.[3] He was discovered by producer Ronald Shedlo and made his American television debut in the television movie Letters from Frank, credited under the name "Michael Fox". He intended to continue to use the name, but when he registered with the Screen Actors Guild, which does not allow duplicate registration names to avoid credit ambiguities, he discovered that Michael Fox, a veteran character actor, was already registered under the name.[3] As he explained in his autobiography, Lucky Man: A Memoir, and in interviews, he needed to come up with a different name. He did not like the sound of "Andrew" or "Andy" Fox, so he decided to adopt a new middle initial and settled on "J", in reference to actor Michael J. Pollard.[5]
[edit] Acting career
[edit] Early career
Fox's first feature film role was in Midnight Madness (1980) credited as Michael Fox. After this he played "Young Republican" Alex P. Keaton in the show Family Ties which aired on NBC for seven seasons, from 1982 to 1989. Fox only received the role after Matthew Broderick was unavailable.[7] Family Ties had been sold to the television network using the pitch "hip parents, square kids,"[7] with the parents originally intended to be the main characters. However, the positive reaction to Fox's performance led to his character becoming the focus of the show following the fourth episode.[7] At its peak, the audience for Family Ties drew one-third of America's households every week.[3] Fox won three Emmy awards for Family Ties in 1986, 1987 and 1988 respectively.[8] He also won a Golden Globe Award in 1989.[9]
Brandon Tartikoff, one of the show's producers, felt that Fox was too short in relation to the actors playing his parents, and tried to have him replaced. Tartikoff reportedly said that "this is not the kind of face you'll ever find on a lunch-box". After his later successes, Fox presented Tartikoff with a custom-made lunch-box with the inscription "To Brandon, this is for you to put your crow in. Love and Kisses, Michael J. Fox". Tartikoff kept the lunch-box in his office for the rest of his NBC career.[10]
While filming Family Ties, Fox met his future wife, Tracy Pollan, when she portrayed his girlfriend, Ellen.[3] When Fox left the TV series Spin City, his final episodes made numerous allusions to Family Ties: Michael Gross (who played Alex's father Steven) portrays Mike Flaherty's (Fox) therapist,[11] and there is a reference to an off-screen character named "Mallory".[12] Also, when Flaherty becomes an environmental lobbyist in Washington D.C., he meets a conservative senator from Ohio named Alex P. Keaton, and in one episode Meredith Baxter played Mike's mother.
[edit] Back to the Future trilogy
Back to the Future tells the story of Marty McFly (Fox), a teenager who is accidentally sent back in time from 1985 to 1955. He meets his parents in high school, accidentally attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by causing his parents to fall in love, while finding a way to return to 1985. Robert Zemeckis, the director, originally wanted Fox to play Marty but Fox turned down the offer as he felt he could not do it next to Family Ties which he was working at at the same time. Eric Stoltz was cast and he was already filming Back to the Future when Robert Zemeckis, felt that Stoltz was not giving the right type of performance for the humor involved.[13] Zemeckis quickly replaced Stoltz with Fox. During filming, Fox would rehearse for Family Ties from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m, then rush to the Back to the Future set where he would rehearse and shoot until 2:30 a.m.[3] This schedule lasted for two full months.[3] Back to the Future was both a commercial and critical success. The film spent 8 consecutive weekends as the number one grossing movie at the US box office in 1985, and eventually earned a worldwide total of $381.11 million.[14] Variety applauded the performances, arguing Fox and Lloyd imbued Marty and Doc Brown's friendship with a quality reminiscent of King Arthur and Merlin.[15] Two sequels, Back to the Future Part II and Back to the Future Part III, were released in 1989 and 1990, respectively.
[edit] Mid-career
During and immediately after the Back to the Future trilogy, Fox starred in Teen Wolf (1985), Light of Day (1987), The Secret of My Success (1987), Bright Lights, Big City (1988) and Casualties of War (1989).
In The Secret of My Success, Fox played a graduate student from Kansas State University who moves to New York City where he has landed a job as a financier. The film was successful at the box office, taking $110 million worldwide.[16] Roger Ebert in The Chicago Sun Times wrote; "Fox provides a fairly desperate center for the film. It could not have been much fun for him to follow the movie's arbitrary shifts of mood, from sitcom to slapstick, from sex farce to boardroom brawls."[17]
In Bright Lights, Big City Fox played a fact-checker for a New York magazine, who spends his nights partying with alcohol and drugs. The film received mixed reviews, with Hal Hinson in The Washington post criticizing Fox by claiming that "he was the wrong actor for the job".[18] Meanwhile Roger Ebert praised the actor's performance: "Fox is very good in the central role (he has a long drunken monologue that is the best thing he has ever done in a movie)".[19] During the shooting of Bright Lights, Big City, Michael was reunited with his on-screen girlfriend Tracy Pollan from Family Ties.
Fox then starred in Casualties of War, a war drama about the Vietnam War, alongside Sean Penn. Casualties of War was not a box office hit, but Fox, playing a Private serving in Vietnam, received good reviews for his performance. Don Willmott on film critic’s website wrote; "Fox, only one year beyond his Family Ties sitcom silliness, rises to the challenges of acting as the film's moral voice and sharing scenes with the always intimidating Penn."[20]
In 1991, he starred in Doc Hollywood, a romantic comedy about a talented medical doctor who decides to become a plastic surgeon. While relocating from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles, California, he winds up as a doctor in a small southern town. Michael Caton-Jones, from Time Out, described Fox in the film as "at his frenetic best".[21] The Hard Way was also released in 1991, with Fox playing an undercover actor learning from police officer James Woods. Between 1992 and 1996, he continued making several films, such as For Love or Money (1993), Life With Mikey (1993) and Greedy (1994). Fox then played small supporting roles in political drama The American President (1995) and comedy Mars Attacks! (1996).[3]
His last major film role was in The Frighteners (1996). The Frighteners tells the story of Frank Bannister (Fox), an architect who develops psychic abilities allowing him to see, hear, and communicate with ghosts. After losing his wife, he uses his new abilities by cheating money out of customers for his "ghosthunting" business. However, a mass murderer comes back from Hell, prompting Frank to investigate the supernatural presence. Fox's performance received critical praise, Kenneth Turan in The Los Angeles Times wrote; "The film's actors are equally pleasing. Both Fox, in his most successful starring role in some time, and Alvarado, who looks rather like Andie MacDowell here, have no difficulty getting into the manic spirit of things."[22]
Fox has also done voice-over work providing the voice of Stuart Little in the Stuart Little movie and its sequel, both of which were based on the popular book by E. B. White.[23] He also voiced the American Bulldog Chance in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey and its sequel Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, as well as Milo Thatch in Atlantis: The Lost Empire.[23]
[edit] Spin City and later career
Spin City ran from 1996 to 2002 on American television network channel ABC. The show was based on a fictional local government running New York City, originally starring Fox as Mike Flaherty, a Fordham Law graduate serving as the Deputy Mayor of New York.[3] Fox won an Emmy award for Spin City in 2000,[8] three Golden Globe Awards in 1998, 1999 and 2000[9] and two Screen Actors Guild Awards in 1999 and 2000.[24] During the third season of Spin City, Fox made the announcement to the cast and crew of the show that he had Parkinson's Disease. During the fourth season, he announced his retirement from the show to focus on spending more time with his family.[25] He announced that he planned to continue to act and would make guest appearances on Spin City (he made three more appearances on the show during the final season). After leaving the show, he was replaced by Charlie Sheen, who portrayed the character Charlie Crawford.[26] Altogether, 145 episodes were made. Fox also served as an executive producer during his time on the show, alongside co-creators Bill Lawrence and Gary David Goldberg.[26]
In 2004, Fox guest starred in two episodes of the comedy-drama Scrubs as Dr. Kevin Casey, a surgeon with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.[27] The series was created by Spin City creator Bill Lawrence.[27] In 2006, he appeared in four episodes of Boston Legal as a lung cancer patient.[28] The producers brought him back in a recurring role for Season three, beginning with the season premiere. Fox was nominated for an Emmy Award for best guest appearance.[8] In 2009, he appeared in five episodes of the television series Rescue Me which earned him an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.[8] Since 2000 Fox has released three books, Lucky Man: A Memoir (2002), Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist (2009) and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned (2010). In 2010, Fox returned to television as a guest star in US drama The Good Wife. Fox will make another guest-star appearance on The Good Wife in episode 13.[29]
He made an appearance at the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony in Vancouver, Canada and delivered comedic monologues, along with William Shatner and Catherine O'Hara, in the "I am Canadian" part of the show.[30]
Along with Tatjana Patitz, Fox appears in the 2011 Carl Zeiss AG calendar, photographed by Bryan Adams in New York City in the summer of 2010.[31]
[edit] Personal life
Fox married actress Tracy Pollan on July 16, 1988, at West Mountain Inn in Arlington, Vermont. The couple have four children: Sam Michael (born May 30, 1989), twins Aquinnah Kathleen and Schuyler Frances (born February 15, 1995), and Esmé Annabelle (born November 3, 2001). Fox holds dual Canadian-U.S. citizenship.[citation needed] On February 28, 2010, Fox provided a light-hearted segment during the 2010 Winter Olympics' closing ceremony which took place in Vancouver, Canada wherein he expressed how proud he is to be Canadian.[32] On June 4, 2010, the City of Burnaby, British Columbia honoured Fox by granting him Freedom of the City.[6]
Fox started displaying symptoms of early-onset Parkinson's disease in 1990 while shooting the movie Doc Hollywood, although he was not properly diagnosed until the next year.[25] After his diagnosis, Fox began drinking more heavily than in the past; however, he sought help and stopped drinking altogether.[33] In 1998, he decided to go public with his condition, and since then he has been a strong advocate of Parkinson's disease research.[3] His foundation, The Michael J. Fox Foundation, was created to help advance every promising research path to curing Parkinson's disease, through embryonic stem cell studies.[3]
[edit] Illness and activism
Fox manages the symptoms of his Parkinson's disease with the drug Sinemet,[34] and he has also had a thalamotomy in 1998.[35]
In his memoir, Lucky Man, Fox wrote that he did not take his medication prior to his testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee in 1998; "I had made a deliberate choice to appear before the subcommittee without medication. It seemed to me that this occasion demanded that my testimony about the effects of the disease, and the urgency we as a community were feeling, be seen as well as heard. For people who had never observed me in this kind of shape, the transformation must have been startling".[36] His first book, Lucky Man focused on how after seven years of unacceptance of the disease he set up the Michael J Fox Foundation, stopped drinking and began to be an advocate of PD sufferers.[37]
In an April 2002 NPR interview,[34] Fox explained what he does when he becomes symptomatic during an interview: "Well, actually, I've been erring on the side of caution — I think 'erring' is actually the right word — in that I've been medicating perhaps too much, in the sense times the symptoms that people see in some of these interviews that have been on are actually dyskinesia, which is a reaction to the medication. Because if I were purely symptomatic with Parkinson's symptoms, a lot of times speaking is difficult. There's a kind of a cluttering of speech and it's very difficult to sit still, to sit in one place. You know, the symptoms are different, so I'd rather kind of suffer the symptoms of dyskinesia... this kind of weaving and this kind of continuous thing is much preferable, actually, than pure Parkinson's symptoms. So that's what I generally do...I haven't had any, you know, problems with pure Parkinson's symptoms in any of these interviews, because I'll tend to just make sure that I have enough Sinemet in my system and, in some cases, too much. But to me, it's preferable. It's not representative of what I'm like in my everyday life. I get a lot of people with Parkinson's coming up to me saying, 'You take too much medication.' I say, Well, you sit across from Larry King and see if you want to tempt it."
In 2006, Fox starred in a campaign ad for Claire McCaskill expressing her support for stem cell research. In the ad, he visibly showed the effects of his Parkinson's medication. "As you might know, I care deeply about stem cell research. In Missouri, you can elect Claire McCaskill, who shares my hope for cures. Unfortunately, Senator Jim Talent opposes expanding stem cell research. Senator Talent even wanted to criminalize the science that gives us the chance for hope. They say all politics is local, but that's not always the case. What you do in Missouri matters to millions of Americans, Americans like me."[38][39] The New York Times called it "one of the most powerful and talked about political advertisements in years" and polls indicated that the commercial had a statistical impact on the way voters voted.[40] His second book Always Looking Up: The Adventures Of An Incurable Optimist describes his life between 1999 and 2009, with much of the book centered on how Fox got into campaigning for stem cell research.[37] On March 31, 2009, Fox appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show with Dr. Oz to publicly discuss his condition as well as his book, his family and his prime time special which aired May 7, 2009 (Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist).[41]
His work led him to be named one of the 100 people "whose power, talent or moral example is transforming the world" in 2007 by the Time magazine.[42] On March 5, 2010, Fox received an honorary doctorate in medicine from Karolinska Institutet for his contributions to research in Parkinson's disease.[43] He also has received an honorary doctor of laws from the University of British Columbia.[44]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Actor
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1980 | Midnight Madness | Scott Larson | |
| 1982 | Class of 1984 | Arthur | |
| 1985 | Back to the Future | Marty McFly | |
| Teen Wolf | Scott Howard | ||
| 1987 | Light of Day | Joe Rasnick | |
| The Secret of My Success | Brantley Foster/Carlton Whitfield | ||
| 1988 | Bright Lights, Big City | Jamie Conway | |
| 1989 | Casualties of War | PFC. Eriksson | |
| Back to the Future Part II | Marty McFly, Marty McFly Jr, Marlene McFly | ||
| 1990 | Back to the Future Part III | Marty McFly, Seamus McFly | |
| 1991 | The Hard Way | Nick Lang/Ray Casanov | |
| Doc Hollywood | Dr. Benjamin Stone | ||
| 1993 | Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey | Chance | Voice |
| Life with Mikey | Michael "Mikey" Chapman | ||
| For Love or Money | Doug Ireland | ||
| 1994 | Where the Rivers Flow North | Clayton Farnsworth | |
| Greedy | Daniel McTeague | ||
| 1995 | Blue in the Face | Pete Maloney | |
| Coldblooded | Tim Alexander | Also Producer | |
| The American President | Lewis Rothschild | ||
| 1996 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | Chance | Voice |
| The Frighteners | Frank Bannister | ||
| Mars Attacks! | Jason Stone | ||
| 1999 | Stuart Little | Stuart Little | Voice |
| 2001 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Milo James Thatch | Voice |
| 2002 | Interstate 60 | Mr. Baker | |
| Stuart Little 2 | Stuart Little | Voice | |
| 2005 | Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild | Stuart Little | Voice |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1977 | The Magic Lie | Episode: "The Master" | |
| 1979 | Letters from Frank | Ricky | CBS TV-Movie |
| Lou Grant | Paul Stone | Episode: "Kids" | |
| 1980 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | Willy-Joe Hall | |
| Family | Richard Topol | Episode: "Such a Fine Line" | |
| Trouble in High Timber Country | Thomas Elston | ABC TV-Movie | |
| 1981 | Trapper John, M.D. | Elliot Schweitzer | Episode: Brain Child |
| Leo and Me | Jamie | Produced in 1976; was not televised on CBC until 1981 credited as "Mike Fox" | |
| 1982–1989 | Family Ties | Alex P. Keaton | |
| 1983 | The Love Boat | Episode: "I Like to Be in America..." | |
| High School U.S.A. | Jay-Jay Manners | NBC TV-Movie/TV-Pilot | |
| 1984 | Night Court | Eddie Simms | Episode: "Santa Goes Downtown" |
| The Homemade Comedy Special | Host | NBC TV-Special | |
| 1985 | Poison Ivy | Dennis Baxter | NBC TV-Movie |
| 1986 | David Letterman's 2nd Annual Holiday Film Festival | NBC TV-Special Segment: The Iceman Hummeth | |
| 1988 | Mickey's 60th Birthday | Alex P. Keaton (a flashback clip) | TV-Special |
| 1990 | Sex, Buys & Advertising | TV-Special | |
| 1991 | Saturday Night Live | Host | Episode: "Michael J. Fox/The Black Crowes" |
| Tales from the Crypt | Prosecutor | Episode: "The Trap" | |
| 1994 | Don't Drink the Water | Axel Magee | ABC TV-Movie |
| 1996–2001 | Spin City | Mike Flaherty | Seasons 1 – 4 |
| 2002 | Clone High | Gandhi's Remaining Kidney | Voice Role "Escape to Beer Mountain: A Rope of Sand" |
| 2004 | Scrubs | Dr. Kevin Casey | Episode: "My Catalyst" Episode: "My Porcelain God" |
| 2006 | Boston Legal | Daniel Post | |
| 2009 | Rescue Me | Dwight | |
| 2010 | The Colbert Report | Himself | |
| The Good Wife | Louis Canning | ||
[edit] Producer
| Year(s) | Film or television show | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Coldblooded | Producer |
| 1996–2000 | Spin City | Executive producer |
| 1999 | Anna Says | Executive producer |
| 2002 | Otherwise Engaged | Executive producer |
| 2003 | Hench at Home | Executive producer |
[edit] Awards and nominations
- 2000: Inducted, Canada's Walk of Fame[45]
- 2002: Star on the Walk of Fame – 7021 Hollywood Blvd.[46]
- 1985: Nominated, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Family Ties
- 1986: Won, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Family Ties
- 1987: Won, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Family Ties
- 1988: Won, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Family Ties
- 1989: Nominated, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Family Ties
- 1997: Nominated, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Spin City
- 1998: Nominated, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Spin City
- 1999: Nominated, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Spin City
- 2000: Won, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Spin City
- 2006: Nominated, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series – Boston Legal
- 2009: Won, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series – Rescue Me
- 1986: Nominated, Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series — Comedy/Musical – Family Ties
- 1986: Nominated, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Comedy/Musical – Back to the Future
- 1987: Nominated, Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series — Comedy/Musical – Family Ties
- 1989: Won, Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series — Comedy/Musical – Family Ties
- 1997: Nominated, Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series — Comedy/Musical – Spin City
- 1998: Won, Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series — Comedy/Musical – Spin City
- 1999: Won, Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series — Comedy/Musical – Spin City
- 2000: Won, Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series — Comedy/Musical – Spin City
Screen Actors Guild Awards[24]
- 1999: Won, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series – Spin City
- 2000: Won, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series – Spin City
- 1985: Won, Best Actor – Back to the Future[47]
- 1997: Won, Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series[24]
- 1997: Nominated, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Comedy or Musical – Spin City[48]
- 1998: Nominated, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Comedy or Musical – Spin City[49]
- 1999: Nominated, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Comedy or Musical – Spin City[50]
- 2008: Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa, New York University[51]
- 2008: Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, University of British Columbia[52]
- 2010: Honoris causa doctorate, Karolinska Institutet[1]
- 2010: Won, Best Spoken Word Album – Always Looking Up: Adventures of An Incurable Optimist
Influential Canadian Expat Award
- 2009: Awarded "Most Influential Canadian Expat", Canadian Expat Association[54]
[edit] Books
- Fox, Michael J. (2002). Lucky Man: A Memoir. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 978-078686764-6
- Fox, Michael J. (2009). Always Looking Up: The adventures of an Incurable Optimist. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 978-140130338-9
- Fox, Michael J. (2010). A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 978-140132386-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=8hHRQwAACAAJ&dq=michael%20j%20fox&source=gbs_slider_thumb
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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- ^ "Governor General announces 74 new appointments to the Order of Canada". The Governor General of Canada Official Website. June 30, 2010. http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13725&lan=eng. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Michael J. Fox". James Lipton (host). Inside the Actors Studio. Bravo. October 30, 2005. No. 1112, season 12.
- ^ Fox, Michael J. (2003). Lucky Man : A Memoir. Hyperion. pp. 34, 46–47. ISBN 0786888741.
- ^ a b "Michael J. Fox Biography". The Michael J Fox Foundation. http://www.michaeljfox.org/about_aboutMichael.cfm. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ^ a b "Michael J. Fox Awarded Freeman Status". City of Burnaby Official Website. June 14, 2010. http://www.city.burnaby.bc.ca/residents/about/hstryh/freeman/michael-j-fox.html. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
- ^ a b c Haglund, David (2007-03-02). "Reagan's Favorite Sitcom: How Family Ties spawned a conservative hero". Slate.com. http://www.slate.com/id/2160944/pagenum/all/#page_start. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ^ a b c d e "EMMY Award History". EMMY Official Website. http://www.emmys.com/award_history_search?person=michael+j+fox&program=&start_year=0&end_year=2010&network=All&web_category=All&winner=All. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Michael J Fox Golden Globe History". Golden Globes Official Website. http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/29740. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
- ^ Fox, Michael J. (2002). Lucky Man: A Memoir. Hyperion. pp. 81–2. ISBN 0786867647. http://books.google.com/?id=EvPcXutL0ygC&pg=RA1-PA81.
- ^ Wallace, Amy (March 20, 2000). "Putting His Own Spin on 'City's' Season Finale". The LA Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2000/mar/20/entertainment/ca-10674. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- ^ Shales, Tom. "Michael J. Fox, Playing 'Spin City' to a Fare-Thee-Well." Washington Post, May 24, 2000, C1.
- ^ "Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy: Chapter 1 (DVD Documentary)"
- ^ "Back to the Future Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=backtothefuture.htm. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ^ "Back to the Future". Variety. July 1, 1985. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117788826. Retrieved October 9, 2008.
- ^ "The Secret of My Success Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo Website. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=secretofmysuccess.htm. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ^ "The Secret of My Success Review". The Chicago Sun Times. April 10, 1987. http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19870410/REVIEWS/704100301. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ^ Hinson, Hal (April 1, 1988). "City Blight". Washington Post.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (April 1, 1988). "Bright Lights, Big City". Chicago Sun-Times. http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19880401/REVIEWS/804010301/1023. Retrieved June 10, 2008.
- ^ "Casualties of War Review". Film Critic Website. January 4, 2006. http://www.filmcritic.com/reviews/1989/casualties-of-war/. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ^ "Doc Hollywood Review". Time Out Magazine. http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/65559/doc_hollywood.html. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ^ "The Frighteners Review". The Los Angeles Times. July 19, 1996. http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-movie960719-3,0,6464899.story. Retrieved September 1, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Michael J Fox Biography". Yahoo Movies. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020436/bio. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- ^ a b c "About Michael J Fox". The Michael J Fox Foundation. http://www.michaeljfox.org/about_aboutMichael.cfm. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
- ^ a b "Fox quits Spin City". The BBC. January 19, 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/609629.stm. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
- ^ a b Weinraub, Bernard (May 7, 2001). "Charlie Sheen Delivers A New Spin To 'Spin City'". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/07/arts/charlie-sheen-delivers-a-new-spin-to-spin-city.html?pagewanted=2. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ^ a b Keveney, Bill (April 1, 2004). "Michael J. Fox to scrub up twice for 'Scrubs'". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2004-01-05-michaeljfox-scrubs_x.htm. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ^ "Michael J. Fox to Seek Help on Boston Legal". Associated Press. October 19, 2005. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/9751413. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ^ "Michael J. Fox Returning to The Good Wife". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Fox-Good-Wife-1026005.aspx. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ Winter Olympics 2010 – Michael J. Fox, William Shatner and Catherine O'Hara embrace Canada at the closing from The New York Daily News originally published on Monday, March 1, 2010, 1:26 AM EST, online
- ^ Michael J. Fox proves he's still laughing in the face of Parkinson's disease as he hams it up for new calendar from The Daily Mail dated on 3:55 PM GMT on September 18, 2010, online
- ^ Littlejohn, Georgina (March 1, 2010). "Who knew so many celebrities were Canadian". London: The Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1254585/Winter-Olympics-2010-closing-ceremony-Michael-J-Fox-helps-mark-end-Games.html. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ^ Brockes, Emma (April 11, 2009). "It's the gift that keeps on taking". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/apr/11/michael-j-fox-parkinsons. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ^ a b "Fresh Air" interview by Terry Gross" National Public Radio, April 2002.
- ^ "Brain implant better than meds for Parkinson's disease". CNN. January 6, 2009. http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/06/parkinsons.deep.brain.stimulation/index.html. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- ^ Excerpt from Lucky Man, Chapter 8: Unwrapping the Gift. From michaeljfox.org. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ a b Emma Brockes (11-04-2009). "'It's the gift that keeps on taking'". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/apr/11/michael-j-fox-parkinsons. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ^ "Michael J Fox makes stem cell ads". The BBC. October 25, 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6083472.stm. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ^ "Michael J. Fox In Campaign Ad". CBS News. October 26, 2006. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=2121909n. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ^ "The Michael J. Fox Effect". US News and World Report. October 26, 2006. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/061026/26politicalwire.htm. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ^ Smith, Lizzie (April 2, 2009). "Michael J Fox talks candidly about his battle with Parkinson's on Oprah". London: The Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1166506/I-skate-better-I-walk-Michael-J-Fox-talks-candidly-battle-Parkinsons-Oprah.html. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- ^ Patti Davis (03-05-2007). "Michael J. Fox". The TIME 100 (Time). http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1615754_1615882,00.html. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
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- ^ "Michael J. Fox 'deeply moved' by honorary degree from UBC". The Vancouver Sun. May 23, 2008. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=411f8372-c535-49fc-bf38-2145f5e5cb7c. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- ^ "Michael J Fox Canada Walk of Fame Profile". Canada Walk of Fame Official Website. http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductee/michael-j-fox. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- ^ "Michael J Fox Hollywood Star Walk". Los Angeles Times. February 11, 2010. http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/michael-j-fox/. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
- ^ "Saturn Award History". Saturn Awards Official Website. http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html#filmactor. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
- ^ "Television Satellite Awards 1997". International Press Academy Website. http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1997.shtml. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
- ^ "Television Satellite Awards 1998". International Press Academy Website. http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1998.shtml. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
- ^ "Television Satellite Awards 1999". International Press Academy Website. http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1999.shtml. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
- ^ "Michael J Fox Receives Honorary Doctorate from NYU". New York University. May 14, 2008. http://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2008/05/14/michael_j_fox_receives.html. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- ^ "Michael J Fox Receives Degree of Doctor of Laws". University of British Columbia. May 22, 2008. http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/hdcites/hdcites14.html#fox. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- ^ "Best Spoken Word Album". Grammy Awards Official Website. http://www.grammy.com/nominees. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
- ^ "2009 Most Influential Canadian Expat". The Canadian Expat Association. November 4, 2009. http://thecanadianexpat.com/index.php/2009/11/04/2009-most-influential-canadian-expat/. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
[edit] External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Michael J. Fox |
- Michael J. Fox at the Internet Movie Database
- Michael J. Fox at TV.com
- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
- FRONTLINE: Interview with Michael J. Fox Fox's perspective on living with Parkinson's. Posted Jan. 29. 2009
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