CBC Calgary’s Junior Achievement Pitch

Have you ever wondered how to make a commercial? Or where the product idea came from? Recently, youth all around Calgary have been participating in the big JA pitch. Every Junior Achievement Company has created their own commercial to promote their company. The top three companies with the most votes get to compete in a…

Poetry: Utopia|Dystopia

I have English this semester. WOOHOO. (No sarcasm, I actually love English). This is my tribute to its wonderfulness. I love the poetry unit. -Sigh- From the title, I’m sure you can tell that it’s about a utopian and dystopian society. Watch for where it transitions from utopia to dystopia in the midst of the…

A Collection of Nyan Cats

Nyan cat, the most annoying meme ever, or an amusing musical piece? Either way, the title has piqued your interest and I’m going to post my favorite videos related to Nyan Cat.  [youtube QH2-TGUlwu4] The original Nyan Cat video…extended.  Bothersome? Perhaps. Strange? Of course. Addicting? Absolutely! [youtube P0bpK7kPRys] Pianos + Nyan Cat = Cooool [youtube…

Is Valentine’s Day underrated?

Where has the traditional value of holidays gone? Is Christmas just a day where you receive gifts, a day that precedes another day you can buy more gifts for cheaper? Is Halloween just a day where girls can dress up as hairless bunnies? And is Valentine’s Day just a day forcing boyfriends to do something romantic for their girlfriends?

How to ‘bookmark’ audiobooks

If you, like me, have a love for good stories being read aloud to you in the form of an audiobook, the worst thing is not knowing where you left off  and having to physically look through the hours of and hours of tracks the next day. Fortunately, this problem can be easily solved by…

New Mexico employing wizards?

Well, almost so. In 1995 Duncan Scott, New Mexico senator, was sick of psychologists and psychiatrists being used as witnesses in court. So naturally, he proposed a bill stating that all within this profession must, to put it simply, dress as wizards. To be honest, I’d vote this bill through, and apparently, all of Senate would too.…

Awesome Youth: Darren Touch

Darren Touch. Do you know this kid? If not, then you have truly missed out on knowing one of the most awesome youth out there. Darren has chosen to live a remarkable lifestyle that is worth admiring and following. Anyone who dares to take on the challenge of living in the footsteps of him for a day…

PSVita: Sony’s Next Generation Handheld Gaming System

HELLO! So, it’s been a really really really really really long time… But I’ve got something to make up for it! I’m here to introduce you all to the rather surpring PSVita, Sony Computer Entertainment’s (SCE) new next-gen portable gaming device. Essentially it is the PSP and PSPgo’s successor. Unlike the old and largely failed…

The Vipers are gone??

Today I’m going to talk about one of the most popular, influential and well-known sport teams in Calgary. That’s right, I’m talking about the Calgary Vipers. Now the fact that my first sentence is very ironic is sad because it displays a lack of awareness for Calgary’s very own baseball team. Many Calgarians know every…

The Name of the Wind blew my breath away

I know that the name of fantasy has been somewhat defaced by the emergence of books such as Twilight (I apologize if I’m offending anyone with this statement) and various other dark “romance” books whose only selling point is that they take advantage of the teenage girl’s tendency to be attracted to supernaturally sexy/bad boy personalities.…