Yesterday, on my way to class, I overheard a really interesting conversation. This conversation, between three students, was quite heated, and was attempting to define the ideal firmness that a tomato should possess if one were to eat a tomato…
Inspiration
I’m a history student, a newspaper editor and a blogger. Needless to say, I do a lot of writing and although I absolutely love it, it’s often difficult to come up with unique ideas that are both relevant and interesting.…
Turkey Time!!!
I’m gonna try and make this brief because if I know one thing, it’s that we’re rounding the corner on Thanksgiving! The sooner that today, and our readings, are over, the more relaxation and festivities we can enjoy. Hopefully you’re…
Things we can all be thankful for
Let’s be honest with ourselves: in the words of Sartre (well, not really), things just got REAL. I don’t know how it is for everyone else, but my to-do list is covered in highlighting and red pen and exclamation marks.…
Part 1: The Fruits of our Labour
It’s Saturday morning and ten students from ENG 434HF: Cook the Books: Modern Food Literature also known as "the English class where students cook" (and thereby learn useful life skills as some naysayers of the humanities may insinuate) are huddled…
Juggling isn’t THAT fun – Unless you’re a circus performer
Greetings blog-lovers! I had other ideas in mind about what to write this week, but I couldn’t seem to get it together because I had so many things on my mind – school assignments, my own life, my cat (no,…
Go Get a Job
Well folks, we are off to a fresh new month, the weather is getting cooler and soon there will be snow. Oh, and a lot of you are going to be hurting for cash when you realize that OSAP money…
Ubuddy is my Buddy!
School has just started and I'm already tangled up in a web of course announcements, emails from my professors and fellow classmates, newsletters from the university, events listings from associations I take part in, college newsletters etc. It is exhausting trying…