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What Grinds Our Gears: Packing for a local getaway
July 8, 2024I love a nice, local stay-cation. There’s nothing better than being a tourist in your own town. What really gets me, though, is that no matter where I go I still have to pack. Who has time for that? Don’t even get me started on international adventures — packing for a quick trip to Vancouver Island, Skwelk̓wélt (Sun Peaks), or Skwiḵw (Whistler Mountain) is bad enough. Firstly, since the weather changes in the blink of an eye it makes me question what I even need to pack. Do I pack a swimsuit to take a dip in the ocean, and…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Not wrapping gifts
July 2, 2024Before you say anything — I’m not talking about wrapping gifts in cheap plastic that creates landfill waste, as I swore off buying this kind of wrapping paper years ago. However, I don’t think sustainability should be an excuse to…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Unyielding bikers
June 17, 2024I love my bike, and I love how bike-friendly Vancouver is. From Stanley Park to Spanish Banks, we’ve got the “world’s longest uninterrupted waterfront path” available to us, with mountain views. I would have no complaints if it weren’t for…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Midday due dates
June 5, 2024The dreaded midday due date has been encountered by most students at some point in our degrees. Assignments with a due date of anything before 11:59 p.m. should be illegal. Maybe I sound entitled, but midnight is almost always the…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Tim Hortons pizza is a danger to society
May 13, 2024Sorry for the jump scare. But, $8 for half of a glorified frozen pizza is a problem. Tim Hortons’ slogan is “Always Fresh,” but we all know it’s Never Fresh. Their drinks are from concentrate and they reheat all their…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Shared laundry rooms
March 19, 2024There is a certain etiquette to sharing a laundry room or going to a coin laundry. Don’t overfill the machine, don’t let your clothes sit there, don’t be nasty. I do my part. I don’t overfill, I set the timer…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Talking in class
March 6, 2024I’ve had enough with students talking during class. No, I’m not bothered by asking for a pencil or page number — what makes my blood boil is students having full-on conversations while a teacher is giving a lesson. Unfortunately, my…
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What Grinds our Gears: Delivery drivers who don’t deliver
March 4, 2024OK, look. I get that delivery drivers have around 100 packages a day to deliver — they are short on time, on a tight schedule, and an apartment is probably not the ideal building to deliver to. However, I cannot…
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WGOG: Stop nerfing my emotionally complicated women!
February 19, 2024From my first days in the gaming community, I’ve noticed that characters who are women will often get more flack for being rude to the player, and I think that’s really unfair. When I first played Persona 3 Portable, (I’m…
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What Grinds Our Gears: YouTube ads make me scream
February 9, 2024YouTube is really pissing me off lately. When I’m trying to relax, I like watching my favourite creators on my TV, but I’ve recently been getting multiple, unskippable ad breaks that are 45-seconds long. I’m talking about three or four…
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