Verve Blogs
Bring age appropriate people to theme parks
Earlier this month, my family and I took a trip to Universal Studios in Orlando, Fl. for spring break. I was extremely excited to go on rides from some of my favorite movies featuring my favorite characters and see awesome places like the castle from Harry Potter. However, during those three days we spent in […]
BLOG: Art Institute’s ‘Van Gogh’s Bedrooms’ not worth the ticket
This past week, a group of students from the art department visited the Art Institute of Chicago. For an extra price, I was excited to see a current display: Van Gogh’s Bedrooms, an exhibition centered around Vincent Van Gogh’s three bedroom paintings. From 1888 to 1889, Van Gogh painted three versions of his living space […]
‘Outlaw Star’ anime exemplifies memorable characters, great development
An anime series I’ve recently finished and added onto my space anime list is “Outlaw Star.” Beside the fact that everything about this show was perfection, and has one of the best theme songs in existence, what really kept me interested was the characters and their developments. I’ve realized my type of space anime shows, […]
BLOG: Use common sense, don’t take children to ‘Deadpool’
A few weekends ago, I went to the highly-anticipated movie “Deadpool.” The movie was everything I had been looking forward to: violent, crude and all around hilarious. However, what I wasn’t looking forward to was the hundreds of Facebook posts from parents complaining because they had to take their child out of the movie nine minutes in […]
Why succulents should be your friends
Since I’ve started college, I’ve missed my pets a lot. Even if USD allowed animals to live with us, could you imagine the upkeep and the extra responsibility? Fortunately, there are certain living creatures allowed in our temporary homes — plants! My newest roommates aren’t just any plants, they’re of the succulent family. Succulents are […]
The art of binge watching TV shows
Let’s be real with ourselves for one second, we’ve all done it before. We’ve spent all weekend curled up on our futons binge watching an entire season of our new favorite, addictive show, only getting up to eat or go to the bathroom. How would I know? Well, after spending less than a month and […]
Music festivals offer grand getaway for music lovers of all walks of life
If the chance to attend a musical festival presents itself, take it. Music festival season is right around the corner, which means some may begin to debate if attending a festival is worth the cost. With the growing popularity of music festivals, one may wonder if these events live up to the huge hype that […]
First week of healthy living proves to be challenging for beginner
I began my start of healthy eating and living on Jan. 4. I’ve got to tell you, it was a lot easier than I thought it would be, but challenges certainly came up. For healthy eating, I would eat breakfast in the morning. Each day was different, between oatmeal and almond milk, eggs or Bagel […]
‘Trigun’ allows climatic plot, memorable characters
Something I’ve grown very accustomed to in the past few years is post-apocalyptic, space-centered anime. I decided to search for more and I came across the anime “Trigun,” which was released in 1998. “Trigun” is centered on a man named Vash the Stampede, who has a large bounty on his head for reasons that are […]
December is the month of great movies
Bring on the Christmas lights, hot chocolate, wool socks and countless times watching “Elf,” because it’s finally December. This time of year also means some of the best films are coming out just in time for awards season with a few blockbusters thrown in the mix. Here are some films to watch out for this […]