The fun stuff. Calgary has a ton of amazing stuff that happens in our city. Reviews of new movies, or albums, art shows or news about sports.
On March 15, Calgary witnessed another marvelous fashion show! PARKSHOW Spring/Summer 2014 was truly an event to attend, everything about it, from the atmosphere to the fashion, was perfect. Many local designers had the opportunity to showcase their magnificent work on the runways, and were also around prior to the shows talking about their clothing…
Recently, for a math assignment I had to make a title page. There were zero limitations and it challenged me to think creatively. How can I combine math and art to produce a creative piece that has many levels of depth? The answer was staring me in the face; it was fractals! Fractals themselves are…
With the recent snow storm in Calgary on the first day of spring, I decided to investigate if Canada really did have the coldest weather around. Here are the top five coldest countries in the world. 5. United States of America When you think of America, you probably imagine the warm sunny beaches and the…
I don’t know about you, but my lips get very dry and I am always on the hunt for a new and better lip balm. That is, until my mom suggested making them myself. For this recipe to make a sugar scrub for your lips, you will need: 1 teaspoon of olive oil 1…
On Nov. 7, 2013, the latest member of the “I’ll just kill some time and play this game – oh dear I’ve been playing for an hour now I should stop, but after this round – actually, um one more -oh gosh it’s been three hours I should probably put this down,” franchise was released.…
While scrolling through the internet, I found this set of intriguing pictures of countries made with various foods. Created by photographer Henry Hargreaves and New-York based food stylist Caitlin Levin, the culinary photographers call the food maps project “a playful representation of out interpretation of food from around the world.” The foods used in each…
UBELONG I would love to travel Africa or Latin America one day. What UBELONG does is that it provides a great opportunity for you to go abroad and try something new! Especially someone who is a budget travelers I can for sure say that UBELONG program is well worth it; from what I have read.…
I’m still fascinated with the Northern Lights, so why not put a local spin to it? Here’s an amazing timelapse of an aurora sighting just over pretty much the top of our roofs: Find my timelapse archive here. 🙂
THE ONE DIRECTION BOYS The boys of One Direction definitely are tattoo-obsessed! The only exception would be Niall. They are always getting new tattoos. Some of them are matching ones while others are random ones, and much more. I would have to say that Harry and Zayn have the most tattoos. However, Liam and Louis…
I know this video has been viral for a while, but yet I don’t think enough people have seen it yet. At first, the concept may be a bit weird, but the video is very compelling, fascinating and quite beautiful really. You get to see the reactions of each “couple;” some awkward, some passionate, some…
LIP BALM Something can really ruin your day is applying lipstick and noticing your flaky lips showing through, and making it look very bad. On that note, lip balm is great for any season. Lip balm inhibits skin cell reproduction on your lips. It’s so easy and a layer or two of lip balm will…
Seeming I already did a mini review/advertisement for the Nerdblock company, which you can read here, I decided I would show you what I got this month. This is everything that was in the box for the month of March, and they even partnered up with Ubisoft for one of the cool surprises inside! Now…
When I came across it, I had no idea that this picture would become the desktop image of every digital device I own. This picture calms me down and there is a certain kind of relaxation and peace that it radiates. This has to be one of my favorite pictures of all time, if not…
It is hard balancing time, efficiency and health, especially when it comes to breakfast. The most important meal of the day is meant to send you on your way full of energy and ready to go. My go to for breakfast is yogurt. Full of antibiotics and milk protein, yogurt is a great way to…
Many of you probably listen to new music. By new, I mean anything released in about the last 30 years or so. In every genre with lyrics, there are many prevalent themes among songs. These, as I have noticed through much late-night browsing, are visible, at least to a certain extent, in most newer music.…