Recently, I’ve been hooked on the YouTube series called Buzzfeed Unsolved. By hooked, I mean absolutely in love with and borderline obsessed. Anyway. You may have heard of this series for its growing popularity over the past few months, and let me just tell you that you have got to give it a try. Buzzfeed is home to…
How to write the most creative, butt-kicking pieces of contemporary literature. First things first, get into the spirit of creativity. Put on some outfits, blast some music, and get into the mood to be imaginative. Most important rule of creative writing is to be original! Nobody wants to read another already existing story, they want…
With the month coming to a close, I thought it would be nice to start posting a poem each month for readers to step back from all the action, and take some time to relax while perhaps sipping a cup of coffee. Enjoy! The Peace of Wild Things – Wendell Berry When despair grows in…
I like to think that I am a generally happy person– if you disregard the moments of school-induced stress and misery– and wish to spread this positivity to others. However, when it comes to music, movies, and literature, the ones that I cherish above all else are the ones that are able to evoke a…
Revisiting Canada’s founding for its 150th anniversary
Nothing is more patriotic to a country than its national anthem; for Canada, this is no different with our national anthem “O Canada”. Whether it is being sung at the start of a hockey game, before the start of an assembly, or after a Canadian wins a gold medal at the Olympics, the song is…
A short list of some absolutely amazing quotes! (At least, in my opinion.)
Too many times have I tried to get myself to work, only to fail because of lacking motivation. I question- do I really have to finish now? Is it possible to do this later, when I feel like it? A lack of motivation can be a problem in anything, from not wanting to finish an…
“Three days before I toss your raggedy behind on the streets!” A slam of the creaky front door punctuated the end of the landlord’s cry. When his footsteps faded down the staircase, she lifted the blanket of scribbles from her desk, revealing an intricate web of yarn attached to pictures and silhouettes. Opening the drawer…
Winter officially starts in about a month, but snow is everywhere in Calgary right now. The first snow of the year is so enchanting, but slowly and surely, with dirt and melting, the snow turns into a grey nasty slush that does nothing but gets your socks wet and cold. However, just after it first…
Here are some of this weekend’s event listings— lots of performances and shopping sprees, just in time for the weekend after Black Friday! Shall we splurge to our heart’s content? Calgary Expo Holiday Market When: November 25 from 10:00 AM-6:00 PM and November 26 from 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Where: Hall B/C, BMO Centre, Stampede Park Cost:…
A poem about that inevitable feeling A knot twists at your insides Pulling this way, tugging that way. Your hands quiver Like frozen leaves. The tip of your nose is frozen But your heart tries to break out Of its bone and ligament enclosure. That essential, blood-pumping organ Is pounding Like a bread maker nearing…
I can still recall the glorious days when I thought procrastination was, for me, impossible. How naive I was back then… I remember, once, when my Grade 9 teacher assigned us an essay to be handed in a week later, and also gave us in-class time to work on it. I remember my friends exchanging…
A memorable cast of characters. Hilarious antics. Infinitely quotable. One of the best comedy series ever to air.
It’s a Saturday morning. I’m in my bed, snoozing away. All of a sudden, I’m startled and I wake up due to a terrible ringing sound. I pick up the phone with annoyance, and I’m appalled when they ask for an appointment at Chatters hair salon. Turns out it was the wrong number. I grumpily…