How to make the best brownies ever

So the other day, MJ (another blogger) asked me if I would do a baking tutorial on making brownies. And since Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, I figured that brownies are somewhat appropriate for the occasion. You see, in my humble opinion, brownies are the single most sinful and enticing desserts ever created.…

Youth Rock Camp! Starting February 27

Do you LOVE music? Do you enjoy sharing your music with others? Would you be interested in forming a band, recording music, or performing live? If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, then the Youth Rock Camp program is something you should be checking out! Created by the New Black Music & Arts…

Poem of the Day: Daddy’s Day

Do you ever complain about your laundry not being done? Or how your shower is cold? It’s time for people to start realizing how grateful they are for having a shower, or owning their own clothes. This poem, Daddy’s Day, truly shows that even a little girl has the resilience to overcome obstacles. She is a…

How to ‘bookmark’ audiobooks

If you, like me, have a love for good stories being read aloud to you in the form of an audiobook, the worst thing is not knowing where you left off  and having to physically look through the hours of and hours of tracks the next day. Fortunately, this problem can be easily solved by…

Bon Iver: I Can’t Make You Love Me

Inspired by Bon Iver after such a great performance on the Feb 4 edition of Saturday Night Live, I thought it’d be appropriate to at least post this beautiful Bon Iver cover of Bonnie Raitt‘s 1991 classic “I Can’t Make You Love Me.” Justin Vernon performed this piece on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon with…

New Mexico employing wizards?

Well, almost so. In 1995 Duncan Scott, New Mexico senator, was sick of psychologists and psychiatrists being used as witnesses in court. So naturally, he proposed a bill stating that all within this profession must, to put it simply, dress as wizards. To be honest, I’d vote this bill through, and apparently, all of Senate would too.…

Awesome Youth: Darren Touch

Darren Touch. Do you know this kid? If not, then you have truly missed out on knowing one of the most awesome youth out there. Darren has chosen to live a remarkable lifestyle that is worth admiring and following. Anyone who dares to take on the challenge of living in the footsteps of him for a day…

The merits of cheesy teenage romance novels

Girls, we’ve all been there: browsing shelves of books on the library, and coming to a stop before the horribly clique and facepalm-worthy section of teenage romance novels. For girls with no taste for feminity or “girliness,” like yours truly, such a genre should not be allowed to exist. This is immature, but all I…

PSVita: Sony’s Next Generation Handheld Gaming System

HELLO! So, it’s been a really really really really really long time… But I’ve got something to make up for it! I’m here to introduce you all to the rather surpring PSVita, Sony Computer Entertainment’s (SCE) new next-gen portable gaming device. Essentially it is the PSP and PSPgo’s successor. Unlike the old and largely failed…