(Note: this is by far the longest entry I have written for UpbeaT, but I strongly feel that all information here is pertinent to your future health, happiness and sanity, so please bear with me--you won't regret it) (Note Note:…
I iz in Montreal
You are sitting in on a comfy hotel couch in a classy classy city. - ACTIONS: >>> pee. you had too much tea at your uncle's house. - >>> rather, get up and pee. don't pee on the couch. -…
Not Very Upbeat at the Moment
Last... Thursday, I attended an entrepreneurship lecture entitled “"Exploring the opportunities and challenges of starting and managing a video games studio" by Tom Frencel, a U of T computer science graduate and president of Capybara Games Inc. I ran to…
Are YOU getting some?
Sleep, I mean. (Chuckles to myself) This afternoon, realizing that I could resist it no more, I took a nap. Wrapped up in my huge comforter and feeling the coolness of my Egyptian cotton sheets against my skin, I realized…
NRUFBSA: Scrabble Night In Canada!
My letters: N1 R1 U1 F4 B3 S1 A1 On the board there's one E to work with, and it sits directly next to a triple word score. Holy cow. F4A1R1E1S1 : 24 points. B3R1A1N1E1S1 : 24 points. S1A1B3R1E1 :…
My Only Hope: One day Someone will Realize my Mediocrity is Actually a Super Human Feat
UTormail: Inbox Email # 339 of 340 Date :Tues, 10 Feb 2009 00:09:10 -0600 From: Heather To: Phil Subject: AUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey Phil, Ya, you're right, I really haven't gotten back to you in a while. This is…
A Deliciously Lethal Combination: Chocolate and Everything Else
Alrighty Valentiners... Here's my next post - Short, but sweet
With the impending Valentine's Day, authors and bloggers alike attempt to entice the public with stories ranging from how to get a date, how to keep your date, how…
UTGDDC: Game Making Deathmatch, and a Tribute to Randomness
I hope you like non-linear narrative GAME MAK- Ah. Before that, did I mention our 'in-house' game project this year? We're attempting to develop, or at least flesh out the ideas needed to develop, our own game within the club.…
The Quarter-Life Crisis of a First Generation Immigrant Part III: Breaking Free
One of my biggest fears in life is to miss an opportunity. I hate the emptiness of "never knowing" that accompanies regret. It's like a big, black hole that sucks the optimism out of me, and leaves me deep in…
Act One: The Magic of Rare Books
Before I had gone there, this is how I pictured the Thomas Fisher Rare Books Library: The student walks onto the stage, through the revolving doors of the Thomas Fisher Rare Books Library. In front of her is a grand…