Category Archives: Ottawa

Friend love multiplied by 100 // Carleton U Ski & Snowboard Club

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Dee

2015 has been a rough year for a lot of my friends and I. We don’t really know why, but it seems like we’re all in a state of transition and big – sort of negative – life changes are … Continue reading →

Posted in Ottawa | Tagged Carleton University, Flatiron and Firkin, Hope Volleyball, Jagerbombs, Mont Tremblant, Ski and Snowboard Club, Toronto Bars, Toronto Patios | Leave a comment

Guilty Pleasure // Assorted Card Sets

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Dee

On this Good Friday morning (literally, it’s Good Friday in the Roman Catholic religion), I’m thinking about what makes me happy. Paper inspiration is something that I take seriously. Maybe it is human nature to be intellectually stimulated by bright … Continue reading →

Posted in Ottawa, Toronto | Tagged Assorted Card Sets, Birthday Cards, construction paper, Couture Assorted Cards, Craft, crayola markers, homemade cards, Indigo Chapters, Kate Spade, Paper, The Papery | Leave a comment

First Impressions: Welcome Back to School!

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Dee

With my littlest cousin, Emily, going off to University this week – it dawned on me: you never stay friends with the people you bond with right off the bat. At least for me that was the case during the … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Ottawa, Toronto | Tagged Back to school, Carleton Univeristy, First day Jitters, First year University, Going to University, Making friends in school, New School, University of Toronto | 6 Comments

herdmag 03

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Dee

I’ve been dissatisfied with novels lately. Having been turned onto magazines at a young age – FASHION, Canadian Business, Toronto Life, etc. have always floated around our house – I continue to love them. Newly added to the list, is … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Friends, Ottawa | Tagged Canadian Business, Canadian Magazine Culture, Fashion, Herd Magazine, Magazine, Ottawa subculture, Social Anxiety, The Dominion Nightclub, The Raw Sugar Cafe Ottawa, Toronto Life | Leave a comment

To all those Halloween Nights

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Dee

Halloween has become more and more popular, so I hear. My dad isn’t just on trend, but has always been a HUGE Halloween buff. We used to decorate our front lawn with fake corpses, gravestones, hands coming up from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Ottawa, Toronto | Tagged Decorating, Halloween, Halloween Costumes, Homemade Costumes, Mad Hatter Costume, October 31st, Purchased Costumes, Robin Hood Costume, Saloon Girl Costume | Leave a comment

0 to 3 // Jobs after University

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Dee

A lot of determination, a little bit of luck, and a positive, charismatic attitude. This is what it took to be employed. Well, with 3 part-time jobs, but they are all in my field! PREAMBLE. Those who know me are … Continue reading →

Posted in Ottawa, Post-Graduate Studies, Toronto | Tagged Careers your passionate about, Carleton University Masters of Arts, Cosmetics Magazine, Editor, Editorial Internship, English Literature, Herd Magazine, Job searching, Networking, Professor Pius Adesanmi, Sylvan Learning Centre, Teaching, Teaching English Reading and Writing, Tutoring | 12 Comments

“Join the Herd” Ottawa! I have.

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Dee

Herd Magazine issue 1 – September 2012 – was off to the printers last Thursday! Why should you care? Because this new magazine provides a forum for arts and culture (so “writing and design equally”) in Ottawa that hadn’t existed … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Culture, Ottawa | Tagged arts & culture magazine, digital magazine, Ottawa publications, print magazine, print/online magazine, Subculture, writing and design in Ottawa, Writing for a magazine | 2 Comments

It tastes better in Ottawa // Shawarma

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Dee

Shawarma. Need I say anything else? Of course I should. I planned a Shawarma, beer night with the majority of my best friends (still living) in Ottawa. Set to happen the evening after I handed in my last assignment – … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Food, Friends, Ottawa, Post-Graduate Studies | Tagged Aude Dubliner Pour House, ByWard Market, Celebrations, Downtown Ottawa, Moving Home, Shawarma | 4 Comments

107 Fourth Avenue Wine Bar and Cafe

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Dee

Ironically, every time Sarah – my first year roommate in residence at Carleton University – and I get together… it pours. With her wedding on the horizon, it’s ironic that they say if it rains on your wedding day it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Food, Friends, Ottawa | Tagged First year roommates, Glebe Ottawa, Wine bar Ottawa | 4 Comments

“They are not a unit”

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Dee

Case and point. When walking on the sidewalk down the street, or the pathways on Carleton campus, or the numerous other places in the world…people coming in the opposite direction should – at the least – shift over a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Ottawa | Tagged Couples, hand holding, relationships, walking | 4 Comments