Tab for a Cause

So it’s been a while since I last posted, university and time add together to an equation us engineers don’t exactly understand!  Anyways, just wanted to drop by to show this extension made for Firefox and Chrome that makes donating as easy as opening a new tab. Tab for a Cause is a non-profit organisation…

Photo of The Day: Fire and Water

  At first glance, I thought this was some sort of exceptional painting that took goodness knows how long to perfect. I was surprised to find that this is actually a real life photo of a Hawaiian volcano spewing lava into the sea, taken under extremely risky conditions. Obviously lava burns (excuse the pun), and…

A Bite of China

I have always disliked documentaries (you know especially those ones you watch in social class…ugh), so when my friends were telling me about A Bite of China, I was not too excited about it. “But it’s about Chinese food, you like food right?” “Sure.” I said, clicked on the link she sent me. And it…

Do you know an undercover superhero?

They don’t wear capes, masks, or fly, and they can’t turn invisible or breathe underwater. This post is about real-life superheroes in our everyday society. Teens striving to make each day better than the one before, both for themselves, their community, and the world as a whole. For many of these youth who have chosen…

Forbidden Love

Forbidden love, the topic of almost every book and movie made for teenage girls. So what makes these stories so addictive and appealing? Because I love you that much, I have done the research to find answers. I read and saw the zombie love story Warm Bodies and I have studied the ways of a Twilight…

Cake POPS!

We all have our guilty pleasures and mine is sweets. Especially Cake Pops, over the last couple of years these mouth-watering sweets have become a total franchise! Whether you are a total sweet tooth and want to satisfy your craving or are having a party and are in need of an easy desert, cake pops…

The RACE to NOMINATE is on!!

Calgary’s largest youth awards celebrate 10 years For the past nine years, the ConocoPhillips Youth of Distinction Awards have recognized youth ages 13-18 that bring vitality and leadership to their communities. A program of Youth Central, these awards focus on selfless service and overcoming personal challenges. Youth can be nominated in the following nine categories:…

Contour drawing

Today in art class our teacher did a fun exercise with us where we had to capture the pose of a model in 30 seconds. It sounded completely impossible. But with things like contour and gesture drawing, it’s possible – and it looks really cool, too. With contour drawing, the point is to find the…

Cold Porcelain Art

My friend had recently introduced to me how to make cold porcelain. She showed me many of the trinkets she has made using this recipe and, being artistically challenged, I could only admire them. Cold porcelain is a cheap alternative to clay or fimo and is super easy to make. I would like to share…

Websites to cheer up your crummy mood

Have you ever found yourself in a slump? Exams stressing you out? Upset over something from school, friends, family or life? Then try a few of these websites; they are basically pick-me-up’s for those who are down. Emergency Compliments gives you random compliments until you feel better. You can even submit your own! I Like…

How to write a winning scholarship essay

Still fretting over those scholarship essays? Well, don’t be scared, because it’s Joshua Liu to the rescue!   As some of you may know, it’s this time of the year again, whether it’s college application or scholarship application, there are maybe like 12903823 essays to write, and that’s not including the ones for school. (Ahm.…