This is a short prose I wrote in response to the short story “Dressing Up for the Carnival” by Carol Shields. I hope the same feelings can go around. He Fakes Sleeping All the Time: a Creative Response to Dressing Up for the Carnival by Carol Shields It is quarter past four in a…
Who doesn’t adore Pixar movies? I, for one, have watched every Pixar film since Toy Story, and some of you might know that that means every single one of them. Pixar is one of the most decorated computer animation companies of all time, with an impressive award count of 26 Academy Awards, five Golden Globes,…
I was browsing YouTube and I came across a modified cooking video with some sad music added to the background. I found it surprising and funny the difference it made on the video. First, the original video: My first though was that this video was a little bland and boring. Especially because the chef looked…
Recently, I was fortunate enough to attend a Behind the Scenes with Giraffes at the Calgary Zoo. During the Behind the Scenes, the zookeeper led the group attending into the staff only areas and we got to get up close and personal with giraffes as we got to feed them. We held up their food…
Alienware has devised a new gaming PC that is compact without sparing any performance. It is said that it will have a high power processor with intels new Haswell Cpu, up to three full size graphics cards, up to five hard drives. The amount of ram slots available is not known yet. As you can…
RANTY RANT TIME. Disclamer: I am really, really, really mad. Alrighty so as some of you gamers may know, the newest Assassin’s Creed game, AC: Unity is set to release in October. It includes game play set during the French Revolution, multiplayer, beautiful graphics, and four carbon copies of the same old hooded white males…
High-profiled celebrities including, Jennifer Lawrence, Rihanna and model Kate Upton, have fallen victim to a hacking scandal that has ripped through social media, revealing a bit more than Nicki Minaj’s wardrobe malfunction during the 2014 VMAs. A rapid investigation into the mass-hacking has taken place to track down the culprit or culprits of the cyber…
If I told you, you can now get a PhD in chocolate, would you believe me? Would you believe that you could major in a dessert? For all of you with a sweet tooth perhaps this is your perfect opportunity? According to statesman.com this is now a new program being introduced to Cambridge University in the…
We all know by now that supporting somebody else is not only important but extremely beneficial as a whole, right? Well, there are times when people can’t seem to understand that there’s figuratively no “I” in “team,” “teamwork,” “support,” “help others,” and “FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, HELP THEM!!!” Let’s analyze that as I take…
On Aug 6, Facebook mobile users were hit with a controversial update where the private messaging function of the Facebook app was disabled. Instead, users were forced to download the separate Facebook Messenger App if they wanted to message their Facebook friends on their phone. Facebook’s decision was met with backlash from consumers, accusing the…
These past few weeks, social media has been a plethoric ration of #theALSIceBucketChallenge. With celebrities causing an inevitable domino effect on the world-wide web, people from Bill Gates to the average Joe have chosen to pour ice water on themselves to “raise awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).” People can donate and/or create a video of themselves…
Starting at a new school can be exciting to down right frightening. Whether you’re going from junior high to high school, or transitioning in the middle of the school year, the jitters and worries of finding new friends is very prominent. You may be lucky to have friends going to the same senior high as…
Following the tragic death of Michael Brown, aged 18, social media has been used as a significant medium in order to further shine light on the issue. Currently Ferguson, Missouri is blanketed with riots and violence as protestors fight for justice for the African-American teenager, whom was revealed to have been shot six times by a…
Recently, as I was scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed, I came across a page my friend had liked, called Hyperbole and a Half. Out of curiosity, I clicked on it and quickly saw that it was based off a website/blog full of stories told in comic form. I scrolled down the page, and was intrigued…
(Original Image) It’s been quite some time since I updated this series, and I can’t believe I didn’t think of this feature before. Cassey Ho is a certified fitness trainer and creator of POP Pilates. She started up her own YouTube channel, blogilates, four years ago, and is still going strong with over 1.6 million subscribers.…