Happy 2011, dear readers! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday filled with fun and food and friends and family. We all know what most people make during this time of year: the New Year's Resolution. It's the time of…
Eat yam. An idea worth spreading
My idea: EAT YAM. Brilliant. On December 6th, I was one of 100 lucky attendees of Tedx Hart House: "The Future of Food." TED, (Technology, Entertainment, and Design), is a nonprofit organization devoted to "ideas worth spreading." The evening focused…
Fly the coop, it’s winter break!
When I was 10 years old I had two turkeys. I named them Fred and Ethel because I was mildly obsessed with "I Love Lucy" that year. That and they kind of looked like Fred and Ethel. I used to…
Breaktime!!!
Folks do some ridiculous, but necessary, things during exam time. Like (I've heard) staying up for 48 hours at a time, running exclusively on energy drinks, coffee, and energy bars. These are the times when I often hear folks complain…
What, where, when and how to study + other obstacles I have had to overcome
This week, I will study every day. Or at least that's what I told myself at the beginning of the week and yet it was still somewhat of a painful fail. Both my finals are towards the end of the…
Finals + Finals + Finals (ad nauseam) = Polyphasic sleep?
Exams. Sleep. These two words really don't go together in a sentence during exam time. I had four exams in three days last week, and the week before, a paper due in every class. I'm still working my three part-times,…
In The Middle of Midterms??? Really?!?!
LAPPY D. LAPTOP September 2009 - December 2010 It is with great sadness, wailing, and nashing of teeth that I woefully announce the Death Of Lappy, My Laptop. He was a great little laptop. Sometimes. He served me well, enabling…
It’s crunch-time! Staying physically active during exams
Frozen fingers, frozen toes, and it seems, a frozen commitment to staying active as a busy student. Yes, I'm hanging my head in shame. Several times this month (urgh...daily), I've taken the subway from St. George to Spadina Station to…
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas
Last week I was attempting to dodge the sleety rain while walking to the subway. Without an umbrella, one particularly windy gust forced me into the nearest building. I entered said building unaware of where I was. I soon realized…
All Eyes on the Eyeball
"So what's your major at U of T?" I get this question all the time, to which I quickly utter something along the likes of "fine arts". Read my bio to find out why... Sometimes I cut out the "fine"…