I can’t think of a worse time to be experiencing writer’s block and a lack of general motivation than at this point in the semester; but here I am staring blankly at my computer screen, waiting for intelligent ideas to…
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CanZine and the local underground art culture!
Toronto is home to thousands of talented people. There is a beautifully colourful underground culture of artists and writers lurking just below it’s surface, waiting to be appreciated. Combine these commercially undiscovered creators and a free festival near U of…
On Finding the Perfect Study Playlist
It’s Wednesday night. I have allotted a specific block of time to writing this blog post before moving on to starting an assignment I have due next week. I haven’t written the blog post yet. Instead, I’ve been moving between…
Figuring out what works best for me.
Hi, I’m Sydney. I’m this year’s First-year Blogger, and my favourite movie is Good Will Hunting. I -like many others- am still deciding what I want to study. Mainly because I’m really passionate about one thing: people, but I have…
My First Week: Writing, Classes, and Bojack Horseman
Life can get exhausting, but it’s important to find your own happiness by doing things you love. For some of you, this can involve diving headfirst into course readings and projects. Or it might be running for a position on…
Finding Happiness With Drew Barrymore
Everyone who knows me well knows that almost everything I do is a reference to film and television. My decision to study excessively in high school and go to U of T? Rory Gilmore. My decision to live on campus…
Making the Most of the First Few Weeks of Class
Having successfully endured course enrollment, this past week, the first day of classes does not seem too far off. A new school year brings with it excitement and nervousness alike. I must admit that the idea of new classes,…
A Brief Introduction
Hello! Introductions are probably the most difficult pieces to write. However, as I will be one your Life@UofT bloggers this year, and will be sharing with you my day to day endeavors and experiences, an introduction is essential. My name…
I Wrote a Novel (Literally)
On Monday, I finished my first novel draft. It was 192 pages in total and just over 58000 words long. It’d taken me seven months to complete, and I wrote it for a fourth year seminar course (VIC479Y1) called The…
StudyMania! Places on campus to get work done. (Library List Part 2)
I dream about writing essays. It’s what happens when you are in a program that is heavy on writing papers. I’ve been writing so many papers, that I’ve been having dreams in semi-lucid states, where I’m convinced that being in…