Critique of the week – Joe’s Café

October 12, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s official. I’ve found my new favorite restaurant, though I don’t feel it’s fair for me to call Joe’s Café a mere restaurant; this place is something all its own. Joe’s is a spot you recommend to friends and family visiting from out of town, a place destined to become one of those local legends […]

CRITIQUE OF THE WEEK – Café Fresh

October 5, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes This week my assignment took me to Orem’s very own Café Fresh, located at 500 South State, in the same building as Good Earth, just up the road from last week’s critique of the week restaurant, Pho Plus Noodle House. Type of food – Boasting a wide variety of fresh, healthy food, Café Fresh is […]

The Sky – What’s in it for me?

September 28, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Astrology is defined by Webster as “the divination of the supposed influences of the stars and planets on human affairs and terrestrial events by their positions and aspects,” and should be considered when studying world religions.    In one way or another, astrology has found its way from Aztec culture (the dudes that give us […]

Critique of the week

September 28, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes   This week my travels took me to a Vietnamese restaurant called Pho Plus Noodle House located on 908 S State St in Orem. I took a fine young lady with me, which always makes the experience even better – especially with the opportunity I was given to demonstrate my best attempt at slurping noodles […]

YouTube: Enough Said

September 21, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes In a day of mind-boggling networking and ten-second video downloads, YouTube is the epitome of modern society and culture. Think about it — instant gratification. You want to watch an 80‘s Metallica video? Just type it into YouTube and a short time later (depending on your connection speed) voila, you’re ready for some head banging […]

Food finding for freeloaders

September 7, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Okay, budget, here goes. Textbooks and tuition: check. Rent and utilities: check. Back to school gear (new clothes, pens, and rare Chewbacca lunch box found on e-bay): check. Anything else? Ah yes. Money for food: ummm…   Okay, so it’s been a few days since you’ve donated your plasma and your money is running low. […]

Food finding for freeloaders

September 7, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Okay, budget, here goes. Textbooks and tuition: check. Rent and utilities: check. Back to school gear (new clothes, pens, and rare Chewbacca lunch box found on e-bay): check. Anything else? Ah yes. Money for food: ummm. Okay, so it’s been a few days since you’ve donated your plasma and your money is running low.

Amatuer filming for dummies

September 1, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes To modify a line from my old pal Shakespeare (he and I go way back), I’d like to begin my little piece here with a personal quote (we writers can do that) “All the world’s a studio and all the men and wo This little quote is becoming more and more of a reality in […]

Amateur filming for dummies

August 31, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes To modify a line from my old pal Shakespeare (he and I go way back), I’d like to begin my little piece here with a personal quote (we writers can do that) “All the world’s a studio and all the men and women are merely actors and actresses.” This little quote is becoming more and more of a reality in our lives, thanks to such modern phenomena as YouTube; pocket sized, High-Def video cameras and Taco Bell’s late night “Fourth Meal” option.