I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday! I did. The best thing about the break was that I finally had some spare time to read for pleasure. I love reading. I read all genres, whatever the book - as long as…
There’s nothing wrong with change
Most college students will change their major at least once during their academic career, if not several times. I thought I was so sure about my ambitions and would never fall under this statistic, but rest assured – it’s nothing…
It’s New Year’s, time for resolutions!
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…