Tuesday, July 1

Today was our first day of "class" so we met all our class mates, reviewed our assignments for the semester, and discussed the creation of our class website. We took a trip to the Apple Store, and sat through a class on GarageBand. I don't use a Mac, but anybody who does, could have HOURS of fun with GarageBand. It almost makes me want to buy a Mac, just to play with GarageBand. We stopped at Hamley's on the way back to the Study Centre. Hamley's is a huge toy store, five floors plus the basement. It reminded me a lot of the first time I went to FAO Schwarz, in New York. What seemed pretty incredible here, were the people demonstrating some of the toys. I now have one French manicured fingernail, and one with flowers. The kit this lady was selling was pretty cool. My niece would have LOVED it. It had a "As Seen On TV" label on the box. The nearly life size Indiana Jones made out of Legos was really neat. I also enjoyed the stuffed animal section. One of the most interesting things in the basement was a pencil sharpener that plugs into a USB port and lights up when used. Who thinks of this stuff?
Now, we are off to a security meeting. I think we're supposed to learn ways to make sure we're safe while we are here.