Who else has such unrestricted power over your mouth? Like many people who write, I feel compelled to explore recent experiences through my work. Think of me like Carrie Bradshaw, only with significantly fewer cigarettes, less body tea, and no Mr Big harassing me. In that vein, I have been having tooth pain and have to go to the dentist to resolve this crisis of the mouth. Ah, the drama of being responsible for my personal crop of enamel is everlasting. In booking my upcoming appointment, my...

We all know they didn't do the readings At a glance, higher education seems most idyllic when the sun is shining and someone in the group chat has texted ‘pub?’ However, there are moments in the nitty gritty of university life that grant a similar level of joy, if you like what you do. When everyone in the tutorial is on the same page and making good contributions, I must nerdily confess that I get excited. But what is one to do when the seminar flow state is interrupted by arrogance and...

Why the death of the laptop is worse than losing your phone As an anonymous wise person once said: “You truly do not know what you’ve got until it is gone.” And when a laptop goes, it takes much more with it than you could have ever anticipated. My computer broke last year, and it took my sanity. Today I ask, where is the empathy for the technologically illiterate and how does one cope with the loss of a constant presence? I seek to advocate for those with computer problems, the underspoken...