Apply to be the Mayor for a day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nbRhuZLDvs   Hello engaged youth! Do you ever wish you could be in charge of this city? That’s right, the wish to have your fancy ideas be implemented in the city of Calgary. Well now is your chance. Madeline Gustavson, a grade nine student was chosen last year as the Mayor for a Day. She…

Photography Tips

Taking  photography isn’t always about taking these crazy artsy and symbolic pictures, sometimes it’s just capturing everyday items that people see all the time and changing their perspectives on it. Here are some tips and examples of my own you can use to help take some amazing shots:   Vantage/ Focal Point: Sometimes all you…

Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra whips up passionate patriotism with: Rule, Britannia!

British music is great and does not disappoint! The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, with international rising superstar, Callum Smart, enraptured the Jack Singer concert hall with English sophistication, elegance and majestic sound.  Callum Smart, the shining crown jewel of this evening’s performance, heralds from England and gave an awe-inspiring performance for someone so young! The patriotic…

Ten Video Games to Play

It has been scientifically proven that an hour of gaming a day does wonders for the brain. Video games can help build your lateral thinking skills, an essential part of IQ testing. Gaming can also improve one’s ability to strategize and perceive a situation, helping us grasp the whole picture and find the quickest route…

Getting Over a Bad Grade

So for me, exams have just finished and I recently got my results back. To say the least, I was utterly disappointed/shocked/angry/saddened/in despair over one mark in particular. And when I say I did poorly, I really mean I did poorly- my final mark brought my average down ten (plus) percent. Yup, ten (plus) percent.…

Les Miserables Review

So I watched Les Mis. And I may or may not have cried. Of course, it was fabulous. If you have no experience with Les Mis…you should probably Wikipedia before you watch it in theaters. There are plot bunnies flying EVERYWHERE. Breaking off from that tangent, I was surprised that everybody did so well. Especially…

The Ones Who Paved Your Road

Living less than 15 minutes away from an elementary school, my daily afternoon jog usually takes me within earshot of conversations of children in the playground. I remember one particular little girl, red in the face, angrily ranting to her friends about her parents’ failure to purchase an iPhone for her as a Christmas present.…

Be happier in 11 simple steps

School sucks. Relationships suck. Movies suck. LIFE SUCKS. ^ Common things I hear from teenagers. These colloquialisms often find their way into my everyday word use. There’s the occasional upset with your friends, peers, teachers, parents, whoever. And of course, we fall into boredom, and stay trapped in its horrid claws. Stress + Boredom +…