My name's Carrie and I like turtles. But don't worry; I'm not a zombie kid! I'm a huge fan of video games and supporting independent developers. I love experiencing new things: music, concerts, events, food, and so forth! You can follow me at @missCarrieMah on Twitter, and suggest new things for me to try!
What better way to celebrate Halloween but to carve pumpkins? And who wants to do that laborious activity when you can just look at awesome pumpkin carvings instead? DeviantART even has their own category for pumpkin carvings!
Dear Grade 12 students: I know you’re worrying about university applications, getting enough credits to graduate high school and getting awesome marks to get into an awesome school. But make sure you’re not concentrated on just one thing in your life, and you’re set! If you’re just into studying and academics, you’re competing with too…
For those of you who aren’t in University, this is still applicable to you! CampusPerks aims to fuel student life on campuses across Canada (yay!). They create challenges to help students unlock rewards (or get funding), which in turn gives them kudos that allow them to donate to and support student-led projects of their choice.…
If you haven’t read my Facebook guide to having the best profile ever, why are you even reading this?! People who have a Facebook profile have to have a Tumblr blog; otherwise, you must live under a rock. Now without further ado, I give you the best advice you can find on the web. And…
So, I’m not a very original person. Neither are famous writers, directors and producers. But I do love searching for amazing, hilarious, and original content! So instead of adding my pizazz and spin to things (which I hope you liked for the Disney Princess’ satires), I will simply share and hope that you enjoy these…
Do you like donating to charity? Do you like playing video games? If your answer is yes, then you should give indie games a try. If hardcore shooters aren’t your thing, try some puzzle games or platformers (think: old school Mario)
Do you remember the days when your parents bought a computer for you? You were probably ecstatic, but realized that your honeymoon phase ended faster than you could say “high speed internet upgrade?!” Well, now that you’re older and (hopefully) wiser, you’re probably planning to upgrade your personal computer. Perhaps you were thinking of getting…
When you finish classes and you feel like listening to some awesome music, Arctic Monkeys will be a wonderful concert to end the first month of school. On Thursday, September 29, the English indie rock band will be performing at the ballroom in MacEwan Hall.
Buy One Get Give One! Ever since the excitement over TOMS shoes (and now sunglasses) erupted, I was curious if there were any other organizations with similar motives. Despite the criticism of these particular organizations, here is a short list of BOGO organizations. If you really want to help someone while receiving an item of…
Okay, so I wish there was a sticker for this (it’s not the healthiest thing to eat y’know!) ‘cuz I think this meal is more frightening than a donut burger! The other day, I was quite famished and found myself standing at the KFC booth. My friend and I decided to try the Double Down…’cause…
What’s so great about Facebook? Well, what’s not great about it? You can add hundreds of people you sorta-almost-kinda know and do tons of other time-consuming things on there! But before you do that, I’m here to give you a little advice about making the best Facebook profile ever… and how to become that person who…
Do you love poetry? Do you often find yourself writing poetic lines and showing them to your friends? Well how about showing them to a panel of judges? The World Poetry Movement is holding a contest where prizes include money up to $1,000 and an opportunity to get your poem published! Isn’t that amazing? Now…
That’s right. On August 21, Calgarians will have their opportunity to make a fool of themselves. Organized by the Audio Mob YYC organization, you can go to Prince Edward Island Park around 2 p.m. and play an audio file on your MP3 player (note how I didn’t simply say “iPod” since there’s more out there…
If you decided to apply to the University of Calgary for this upcoming fall semester, then you’ve probably received your acceptance letter (yay!) as well as your copy of Little Princes by Conor Grennan. If you haven’t started reading it already, I highly suggest to do it! Not only is it suggested that you do…
Name of Food: Colossal Onion Where to Buy: Bloom’n Onions near the Corral building (#67). Cost: A whopping $10 What makes it worthwhile: If you like onions, you’ll like this piece. It tastes like an onion ring with extra oil and dough. It’s basically a huge onion sliced up, opened and dipped into dough. It’s…