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Shots in the Dark (watch it HERE on youtube!) is a Canadian-made documentary about vaccinations and their undesirable effects. An excerpt from the film synopsis:

“Far from rejecting the documented benefits of vaccination, Shots in the Dark makes very clear that, in the name of the greater good, great suffering has been inflicted on the most vulnerable members of society. And the film asks the necessary question, at what point is this trade-off unacceptable?”

What a great question. I don’t know anyone who would suggest that vaccinations are not useful. And I love that the film doesn’t bring that into question. They go much, much further than that and discusses topics such as:

• Why are so few people are compensated for vaccine reactions
• Why there is any doubt about whether or not vaccines can cause illness (Seriously. Why? Read the vaccine insert - it’s well documented that vaccines can cause undesirable side effects!)
• Why big pharma is allowed to calls the shots when it comes to vaccine research

I urge everyone to watch this revealing video series (there’s 8 parts on youtube - each about 10 minutes long). I’m not trying to make anyone anti-vaccine. I’m just all about informed consent, and I do NOT believe that informed consent is being obtained in most cases of vaccination.

Tonight, some friends hosted the documentary A Crude Awakening at my church with a speaker from Environment Hamilton (Wow. That was a lot of links in one sentence.).

The movie gave an amazing look at the problem of peak oil and what it means for our way of life in the coming years.

It was scary. I highly recommend watching the film. I’ll be processing the information contained therein for many days to come …

But I’m BACK!!!! (I know, I know, you’re really excited)

My apologies for the prolonged absence. Here’s a list to make it up to you.

1. We bought our camera!!! We got the Casio Exilim on the recommendation of two of my work colleagues. It’s beautiful. If you click on the link, and hover over the colours, we got the red one =) It has some really great features, such as ‘Best Shot’ which allows you to select a pre-set setting to take the best pics (ie. night, portrait, running water, pets, food, etc.)

Check it out. Pets.

Food.

Oooooh. Aaaaah.

2. Brad and I have been decluttering, rearranging, and cleaning the apartment. The was pretty much why I didn’t blog at all last week. I really don’t have an excuse for this week though =) Here’s a before shot of the office. Eeee. I hope to have the afters soon.

3. I went to a documentary film festival in Toronto on Sunday with my good friend, Mel.

Mel was smart to bring a snack. There was no canteen.

We went to see The Suicide Tourist at The Isabel Bader Theatre at the University of Toronto.

Although quite sad, it was truly a fantastic film. I would recommend it to anyone looking for some information or some perspective on assisted suicide.It was very well made and gave me some new appreciation for life!

4. I finished reading Our Media, Not Theirs quite a while ago, read and finished Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born, Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth (click here for this amazing midwife’s website), and am currently reading The Doula Book. Phew! I’m trying to get through some childbirth books so that I can confidently recommend them to my sister having read them.

5. Ummm…what else? Brad LOVES his new co-op position, and is excited to be wearing jeans. To work that is.

6. Me. Ummm … I’m working? And reading a lot? Really though, there’s nothing too much new with me. Well, I did get my hair cut. And a nose piercing. So there’s a bit. I’ll get Brad to take a pic of me sometime so I can show you all my spunky new self. Yep, spunky! A patient on my unit described my hair in the following manner: “Your hair says, ‘I’m having more fun than you!’” LOL - I love it!