Bridget Ivery
Contributor

 

n August of 2017, Florida woman
Bridget Ivery moved to the frozen
wastes of the Lower Mainland, only to

discover that things can actually be
cold. When she first stepped outside
on a November day, she found that the
ground was covered in strange white
crystals: What locals called “Snow.”
Frightened but intrigued by the sudden
change in circumstances, Ivery left

the safety of her house to explore.

 

“The air hurt my face,” Ivery recalls.

“My breath was forming little clouds
in front of my face. I had seen this in
movies, like the dinosaurs in Jurassic
Park, but never thought it could happen
for real. I thought it was an effect!”
She was soon shaking
uncontrollably, not understanding her
reaction to the cold. “What is this? I’ve
never felt this way in my life. Where
has the sun gone?” Indeed, the sun
had been blanketed in low-hanging
grey clouds and was now hidden
from view. Her nose began to run

 

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and small icicles formed on the tip.
Despite these difficulties, Ivery
went out to touch the snow. “It’s like
that stuff we put in our drinks, ice,
but shredded? The world is covered
in Italian ice now?” She tried tasting
some, and found it cold and flavorless.
“Not Italian ice, just... ice? Weird.”
Ivery then turned her attention to
the trees. “Why have they all turned
funny colors? Some look dead. Is it
acid rain? Should I not have eaten
that ice stuff?” Of course, the trees
had been changing colors for fall,

Tips on curbing procrastination

> Tip #1: Don't put it off!

Katie Czenczek
Staff Writer

 

o, you have a procrastination... er,
what's the word? I’ve completely
forgotten it. I’ll have to look it up
on Google. What's that word that
describes—me? Oh, I want to see what
that is. Time to take a quiz. Apparently,
the one word that describes me best
is optimistic! Like, I’m optimistic that
Vl finish writing this article on time?
That doesn’t sound right, I’ll have to try
another quiz. Internet quizzes really are
extremely reliable sources of information
to teach you about yourself, and are
not at all vague enough to describe
basically anyone, to some extent.

Back to work. Okay, the word for
an issue you struggle with, I can do
this... No, I can’t. That’s okay, I’ll move
on for now and come back to it.

It’s that time of the year again: The
semester is almost over, and youre in
the calm period before the storm cloud
of assignments comes raining down on
you. You feel like you have a lot of time
to finish everything, and believe in your
ability to frantically write an essay the

night before without putting any research

into it beforehand. Why wouldn't you?
You've been doing this for years. The

only problem with your method this time

is that you happen to have two essays
due on the same day and another due
the day before. What ever will you do?
What ever will I do? I have to apply
to transfer to UBC before December 1
in order to be eligible for scholarships,
but I still haven’t requested my final

transcripts. How long does it take to print

off a sheet of paper, or two? Three, four

days at the most? I haven't even caught up

on Stranger Things, and I’ve been stuck
on chapter four of the book I’ve been
trying to read since the beginning of the
semester. I’ve been working really hard.
Wait, have I been at this for an hour or
more? Maybe I can take a quick break.
Okay, after that well-deserved five-
hour break I’m back in action. Where
was | again? Oh yeah, procrastination.
A tip l always found helped me
curb my problem with procrastination
is writing a list of all the things I need
to get done. Make sure the list isn’t too
long or else you might get anxious from
just looking at it. Tackle one thing at
time and it'll help you stay focused.
You know, what would make this
go faster is some music. Onto YouTube
I go. I’m not sure if I should listen to
some 'gos hip-hop throwbacks, or go
for something a little more modern.
I guess I'll go with recommended
videos. | haven't seen this new video
yet, maybe if 1 watch only this one I'll

still be able to finish my work on time.
Ten music videos later, and it’s

starting to get late. My brain is getting

fried, and I don’t know if I can focus

anymore. Would it be better to sleep now

and wake up early? If I woke up early,

I'd have time pressuring me to keep

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and some had lost all their leaves in
preparation for winter, something that,
apparently, does not occur in Florida.

“The Christmas trees seem okay,”
she remarked, noticing the pines. “Is
this where Christmas comes from?

It all looks like a Christmas card.”

“T don’t think I’ll ever be warm
again,” Ivery said in her final statement
to the Other Press. “At least I don’t
have to worry about a hurricane
knocking my house down again.”

We declined to take the time
to explain earthquakes to her.

 

Photo illustration by Lauren Kelly

pressing forward. I do my best writing
when I have a limited amount of time.
No, I better keep going. I’ll try to
remember that word I forgot. Crap, I still
don’t remember. What’s my problem?
Fuck it, ’ll finish this tomorrow.