Draw Something – gaming in the form of art

Recently, I’ve downloaded a game called Draw Something, and at first, I’d never thought it’d be such a big hit among the smartphone/smart-devices community. Personally, I’m not a gamer, but I thought Draw Something is a pretty neat concept where you choose a word from a list of three words (where each had its own scaling of difficulty) draw…

Fascinating facts from National Geographic

Half a year ago, I’ve made a post on the mind-blowing facts from the National Geographic. Now, looking back, I could only draw one conclusion: organisms on this earth have gotten a lot weirder. It’s almost like looking at your former self in the yearbook, thinking why you acted the way you did. The most…

Video of the Day: Survival Split Board

When it comes to being fully equipped with a James Bond-esque snowboard, tweaked to allow for survival in case of emergency, the guys at Signal Snowboards have you covered.  They present (probably the epitome of snowboard modifications) the Survival Split. Known for making awesome snowboards that come with rather odd features or that are made…

A few “Life Pro Tips”!

Recently, on sites like Reddit, there’s been an explosion of “Life Pro Tips.” A “Life Pro Tip” is short and concise that improves your life in one way or another. By using some of these simple tricks and tips, you may find that your life is way easier then before! Here’s a few: How to open…

Is Netflix REALLY worth it?

For all you Netflix lovers out there, I have it as well. So I’m not some uninformed basher about this streaming service! For $8 per month, Netflix allows you to stream movies and TV shows ranging from romantic comedies to independent movies to anime! And if you’re one of those people who like to try…

World’s largest chocolate fountain

Jean Philippe, a pastry shop at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, holds the World’s Guinness Record for the World’s Largest Chocolate Fountain to cure your sweet tooth – unfortunately, only visually. On the other hand, they sell all kinds of other pastries, crepes and sweets for those who have the chance to visit Vegas (maybe…

Artist Spotlight: The Piano Guys

Notice how you can find the greatest musicians online nowadays? The Piano Guys are a group of musicians that maintain an amazing YouTube channel featuring high caliber covers and originals of all kinds of music. Namely, my two favourite musicians to listen to are: 1. Steven Sharp Nelson – Cellist 2. Jon Schmidt – Pianist…

Why you shouldn’t use Anonymous-OS

Recently, hacktivist group Anonymous released its own Operating System (OS) for computers, called Anonymous-OS. Now, if you don’t know what Anonymous is, it is a group of people across the internet who claim to practice and promote certain social causes through online dissidence. For example, to send a message that the takedown of MegaUpload was…

A Day in Review: Prom dress galore!

Last month I wrote a post advertising a great event at the Village Square Library: the Prom Dress Extravaganza, where girls had the opportunity to find a special dress and take it home for free! I was able to go to the event last Saturday and I met some great librarians! I was fortunate enough…