“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” -Mark Twain “The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.” -Bob Marley “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: “What! You too? I thought I was…
Nothing speaks to Calgary culture more than the good ‘ol Calgary Tower. Alternatively named “The Husky Tower,” it was in fact, the tallest tower in Calgary for a grand total of 15 years. Here’s my capture of it, right outside the Youth Central office building. If you look closely, you can see the flame burning.
Dear Abby is the iconic advice column founded 1956. Let’s try a hand at “Dear YAA,” shall we? If you have a question, which you would like answered in a future blog post, feel free to ask below. Dear YAA, Recently, I have been experience some dissatisfaction in my life although I live a…
So I know you all enjoy reading about anything related to Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling or the non-muggle world. So here is a list of my favourite quotes by my favourite author. Some are from the Harry Potter series, while others are from her Harvard Commencement Speech or other interviews. “It is impossible to…
Do you love reading and everything about the literary world? Do you want to spread the love of reading to young children? Want to earn volunteer hours and leadership skills along the way?
So you’ve probably heard about the Food Truck pilot project, which started in the summer of 2011. A fleet of food trucks have been driving around, bringing gourmet treats to Calgarians across the city. The fantastic part is that the food trucks are mobile and change their locations every day, making this new part of…
Every Sunday for as long as I can remember, I sit down with my dad after a long and tiring week to read the “funnies” at breakfast and play a competitive game of spot-the-difference in the Calgary Herald. During my junior high and high schools years, I have also developed the habit of keeping up…
This is one of my favourite poems, taken out of the poetry collection “What Narcissism Means to Me” by Tony Hoagland. Credit to the Poetry Foundation for a copy of the poem. The poem is accompanied by a fitting picture of Boston University, which I took. Windy today and I feel less than brilliant, driving over…
I had the privilege of visiting the world famous statue of John Harvard in the Harvard University courtyard. The inscription on it states: “John Harvard, Founder, 1638.” If you are a fan of the movie The Social Network, you will be familiar with the three lies associated with the statue. If not, here they are:…
Experimenting with my camera and still life photography!
On April 27, I attended a teen-only event at the Calgary Public Library (thanks for hosting it CPL). I honestly had no idea what to expect and I was sure in for a surprise.
During my trip to the zoo, this is a capture I made of these couple of cuties. Has anyone seen a better display of penguin love at first sight?
