Month: September 2012

Tryout hangover

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This morning I felt like a zombie. Forced myself out of bed, gulped back two bottles of water from constant dehydration and regretted all I’d done the night before. The tryout hangover. I know it well. Push-ups, crunches, laps, scrimmages, sprints — It’s been a crazy couple weeks. Even though my body is feeling the aches and pains, I can proudly say I tried out for FOUR different sports teams this semester at UTSC. Am I crazy? Um. Yes. I’m only taking three courses this semester, so I do have a bit more time to dedicate to athletics. The teams I tried out for were girls soccer, hockey, flag football, and boys hockey (yeah, I’m surprised too). Soccer tryout I’ve been on the girls soccer team for the past three years, so I felt extremely comfortable being at tryouts and already knowing the coaches and past teammates. I was surprised to learn there will not be a girls B team this semester (usually there’s an A and B team), and I can tell it bothered a few players. One girl …

Pulse: UTSC students support Varsity Blues Football

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Hey everyone! First off, welcome back to another fantastic school year! Whether you’ve entered your first year (little rookies) or fifty-sixth year (oldtimers, like myself) I hope your first week went swimmingly. For those of you who are new to UTSC Pulse, my name is Jessica and I will be providing you with regular Tuesday posts regarding UTSC athletics and fitness! I’m not actually in my fifty-sixth year of undergrad (even though it feels like it), I’m a fifth-year journalism student and will be graduating this June (eeks)! I have been an active athlete at our school, playing soccer and hockey, not to mention the odd belly-dancing and zumba class. My goal is to promote fresh and exciting news about UTSC sports, fitness programs, and events! The difference between me and a website or newspaper who will just “promote” is that I promise to participate in all I write about (example, my video last year of me attempting belly-dancing which you can watch by clicking: HERE). The school year has only started a week ago, but I have already …

NARS Andy Warhol Pop Collection

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I know what I’m going to put on my christmas list! If you can’t afford the original Warhol artwork (which can go for $2,000,000), then you can take home the masterpiece that is the newest collection by NARS! How adorable are all these colours?! The eyeshadow palettes are just so pretty, I don’t know if I’d ever want to use them! Part of The Pop Art Line – Debbie Harry cheek and eye palette – $65 Kiss Mini Larger Than Life Lip Gloss Coffret – $55 for all of them together Andy Warhol x NARS Holiday Polish Set – $18 each I want the nail polish from the collection the most! The dark forest green in the middle is a beauty! What do you guys think? It’s a little pricey (but…have you seen these colours?). Is is justifiable since the collection is only a limited time only? Let me know in the comments below! 🙂 XO Jessica

Make a radical change in your lifestyle…

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“Make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things which you may previously never have thought of doing, or been too hesitant to attempt. So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. If you want to get more out of life, you must lose your inclination for monotonous security and adopt a helter-skelter style of life that will at first appear to you to be crazy. But once you become accustomed …

So you’ve had a bad day

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We all have our bad days. Right? The days where nothing goes right, no one seems to be nice to you, you’re sad, you’re mad, not motivated and you just want to lock yourself in your room, eat Nutella covered double chocolate chip cookies and call it a night. I’ve been feeling this way all week. The first week of school was the worst. From now until January, I know I’m going to be in a permanent state of stress. This anxiety. This sickness in my stomach that I’m not where I’m supposed to be. I walk through the hallway of my school and it doesn’t feel right. I feel foreign. I sit in the classroom and have this intuitive voice saying, “you don’t belong here…” It makes me upset. It makes me question myself. It makes me uncomfortable, restless, worried – pretty much anything but happy. Most of this unhappiness comes from having to pay thousands out of my own pocket to attend these classes I don’t particularly like going to. Don’t get me wrong, I truly do …

How I did on my summer list

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I didn’t complete it. 😦 Tears are forming because it’s the last day of summer and I told myself to FINISH THIS LIST – but, as you can see, not all these goals are in bold. Such a disappointment. However, considering my unexpected full-time internship and part-time job in the beginning of the summer, I did a pretty good job! The bolded are complete… 1. Spend $50 on Summer apparel. Pshh, this was easy. 2. Buy fabrics and design a summer collection.  I re-arranged this one, but I crossed it off  because I DID make a shirt and some shorts, but unless I hired little sewers who can work from my room, I didn’t have the time to make more. 3. Attend a live-taping of the The Marilyn Denis Show. Meh, I’m not too sad this didn’t happen. I did see the studio this summer, can I count that?  4. Make a summer playlist. Will post playlist when made. This is practically the first thing I did once my final exam was over! 5. Go to …

Everyone loves a good stud – D.I.Y

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I did it. I went stud crazy. Pants, shoes, shorts…you name it, I put a stud on it. They’re easy to put on, you pin them – no need for glue or sewing. They’re cheap, any fabric store you can get 100 studs for $20. Compared to the $75 pair of studded shorts you can get at Urban Outfitters, it’s a pretty good deal. These are an old pair of J. Crew skinny’s! I put the studs right above the pocket to spruce up the look! Put a couple of them on ankle booties, definitely a big change! No longer plain and drab! My favourite! Right on the back pocket! Side note, it doesn’t hurt when I sit. What do you guys think? A timeless fall trend if you ask me. XO Jessica

Mom-in-Chief

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What a woman and great example of a first lady! “We learned about dignity and decency — that how hard you work matters more than how much you make … that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself. We learned about honesty and integrity — that the truth matters … that you don’t take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules … and success doesn’t count unless you earn it fair and square. We learned about gratitude and humility — that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean … and we were taught to value everyone’s contribution and treat everyone with respect.”