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Hey, everyone. (not just looking for pledges, but that will help... read all) I know some of you will have already received a message from me. For those who haven't: I'm hoping you'll want to help me support the fight against cancer. I'm taking part in the Relay for Life event this Sept. 19 in my hometown, Owen Sound. As some of you know, and others may not, Cancer is something that has hit my family pretty hard. I've lost grandparents, aunts/uncles and friends to the disease. A dear friend of mine is fighting again. My team's name is in her honour; 'No Matter What' is her favourite thing to say. I say together we're going to find a way t

Yes, this is more of a question than a journal, but I'll attempt to make it journal-y. As some of you may know, I'm in college taking journalism-print. I'm currently working on a story about high school drop-out rates. My predicament is: I'm unable to find anyone to interview on the student end, because things can get a bit tricky with minors (those under 18). I'm looking for people that: a) THOUGHT about dropping out of high school or b) DID drop out of high school (even those that eventually went back or plan to go back) I'm also looking for people in the above groups who are interested in being asked a few questions, for the record, f

Dude, I'm writing a new journal entry. Well, I've been back in Welland for about three-and-a-half weeks and back to class for three. It's amazing how much more natural this year feels. It's almost like I wasn't gone for four months. Of course, with back to school comes back to assignments. I think we already have more due than we had due in all of last year. If I can get past the stresses, I'm sure it will be a load of fun. It's my final year! Holy cow! There's nothing to say really. I'm not a very exciting person. I do find myself quite addicted to MySpace these days. My space isn't anything special, but it's at myspace.com/lesley23 if