Favourite YouTuber Spotlight – Lindsey Stirling
Lindsey Stirling is a crazy talented violinist who invigorates every project she approaches. She is practically a wizard and I’m constantly in awe of her wicked skills. She’s also a pretty fabulous dancer and managed to teach herself, so there are double the points there. She has incredible variety in her work and does a […]
Throwback Thursday – Sci Fi and Public Executions
1977 is an interesting year. Not only is it the year that Star Wars: A New Hope came out, but it’s also the last year that the guillotine was used as a method of execution in France. How crazy is that? I always love things that are considered weird because people have no idea that […]
What I’m Reading – The Three
The Three by Sarah Lotz is told in a really unique way. Rather than follow a traditional narrative, Lotz portrays the story through news articles, emails, skype conversations, interviews, etc. I thought I would initially be put off by this, but it was actually quite interesting to read. The story covers an event in 2012 […]
Festival Time! Taste of Edmonton, Blueberry Bluegrass and K-Days
Festival Season is rolling into full swing in Edmonton. Alberta’s capital is host to dozens of major festivals every year featuring food, culture, art, music and sports. There’s really something for everyone so if you’re looking for a good time, Edmonton is the place to find it. Unfortunately a lot of Edmontonians I know really […]
Favourite Author Spotlight – Maria V Snyder
Maria V Snyder is one of my favourite authors (in case you hadn’t guessed by my What I’m Reading blog posts :P) and so today I’m spotlighting her. She crafted the worlds of Sitia and Ixia, the former a wild land of magic, the latter a strict military regime, in which her Study/Glass series takes […]
Mata Hari
Mata Hari is one of many fascinating women in history and in honor of Michelle Moran’s Mata Hari’s Last Dance coming out this week I thought she would be a good focus for my first Throwback Thursday. Mata Hari is the dancer, mistress and spy who gained infamy when she supposedly turned double agent during […]
Creative Differences
Not everyone is going to like what you do. Art in all it’s forms is subjective and sometimes people are going to have different opinions. It doesn’t change the value of what you do. Just remind yourself, haters gonna hate, there’s nothing you can really do. Not everyone is going to love the same things […]
Loons are Amazing!
Loons are one of my favourite birds of all time and generally they return this admiration by showing me their butt or disappearing entirely whenever I try to take a picture of them. This weekend that all changed! I had the privilege of stalking a loon family as they swam around the lake at Jasper […]
Embracing the ridiculous
Hey guys, It’s Vlog day! This week I’m talking about embracing being weird and wonderful when you’re doing videos! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feIBta4Kk8A Thanks for stopping by! -Erin
Favorite YouTuber Spotlight – Alex G
I discovered Alex G when she did a collab with one of my other favourite YouTubers, Peter Hollens. Since then I’ve fallen in love with her music. She is talented, gorgeous and I also love that she isn’t shy about her struggles with her mental and physical health. She has a wide variety of original […]