In the spirit of Halloween, AMP Radio Calgary is currently holding a contest deemed “The Panic Room”. The rules are simple: Starting Monday, October 28th, be the last one of five contestants standing in the panic room by November 8th and win. $10,000 in prize money, a $2,500 shopping spree to Sunridge Mall and a $4,000…
As we get later into the school year, our positive attitude stores also begin to deplete. Negative thoughts are both abundant and common in students taking courses which are “impossible” and will lead to their ultimate failure. Although, our attitude is purely subjective, and the only one influencing these thoughts are ourselves. Sure, life can…
Celebrate the spooky season with creepy Halloween cupcakes that are sure to put a smile on friend’s and family’s faces. In this blog I’ll show you how to do four designs; a witch’s hat, a pumpkin, a vampire, and a spider. Start with your plain cupcakes. I chose chocolate cupcakes, but for a more halloween-y…
I think that we are all exasperated with the magnificent weather in Calgary. Our delightful Halloween will be spectacularly costumed in snow. Are we ready to settle in for yet another long, cold, dark, winter? Maybe so, but I believe that we all deserve to have a last glimpse of fresh summer sunshine. Here is a gallery of…
Our friends at the National Music Centre invite you to delve into the darkest reaches of cinematic horror! Join them in the NMC Collection Crypt for a bone-rattling and spine tingling journey into the history of music in horror films. Movies throughout the ages and their accompanying scores will be exhumed, reanimated and dissected in…
The first snow fall of the year is here! We managed to escape the snow until the end of October, but unfortunately there’s no way to escape the cold weather that is coming along with all of this snow. Sometimes it is hard to dress for the weather yet still be fashionable, so here are…
Those bills may look pretty foreign right now, but they won’t starting next month. Yes, the Bank of Canada will be releasing $5 and $10 polymer notes on the 7th, which is the last remaining implementation. If you read my post on cashier observations from last week, you know I don’t treat those polymer bills…
Over the weekend, I was scrolling through my Tumblr when I came across a rather disturbing video. The video showed small aquatic animals, such as turtles, salamanders and fish, helplessly squirming around in sealed plastic bags. I was completely appalled by this. Who in their right mind would ever buy or sell such a thing?…
It’s one thing to attend We Day. It’s a whole different thing to be part of We Day. This year, I took on that role as a CROWD PUMPER! In short, I missed a day of school to scream and dance inside the Saddledome, listening to famous performers and mind-blowing speakers. Over 18,000 people (16,000 students)…
As you may know, the latest Mac Pro was dubbed as Darth Vaders Trash Can due to the recent change in aesthetics and possibly specs. Today we are going to compare the 2013 edition of the Mac Pro and the 2012 edition to see what Apple has changed. I will start with the design of…
Webcomics that regularly update are rather fun—while it can be slow going (unless you are in the midst of catching up), your favourite can become something to look forward to during the week. These are just some of my own favourites; often good webcomics have links to other good webcomics or you can also browse…
If the answer is yes, science may be bringing you one step closer to realizing your long sought out dream. This past week, the highly anticipated trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier was released (eek, I am beyond excited). Throughout this whole frantic craze for superheroes, I have continuously wondered how realistic the reality…
Are you one of those people, like me, who like to procrastinate and put things off till the very last possible second? Or maybe you’ve just been so busy that you haven’t really had time to think about your Halloween costume and now all of a sudden it’s only a couple of days away. Oh…
Below are listed the easy to follow steps for these Spook-tastic nails! Step 1- file your nails to the desired shape and push back your cuticles. Step 2- gather your materials. Find some recycled paper to prevent getting your surface covered in nail polish. Grab a straw, white nail polish, red nail polish, nail polish…
This week, we celebrate a fun day, October 31 – it’s Halloween & Trick-or-Treat time! It’s fun to go around and collect free candy, but what most people don’t know is that originally the celebration on October 31 was something more serious and had a greater impact than the collection of candy. So what is…