REPOST: Very disgusting, do not click

While I’m in Montreal singing with the Montreal Chamber Orchestra, I’ll be reposting some classic Scintillations for your amusement. Enjoy! Yes, I had a highly disgusting experience today. DO NOT CLICK on the “Read more” link if you don’t want to throw up in your mouth.

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My life: a derivative Woody Allen movie

So I’m sure you all remember how, last November, I attempted to go to an event without actually knowing where it was or having any way of find out? And, not surprisingly, I got caught in a massive rainstorm and failed spectacularly to get there? Well, you would have thought I’d have learned my lesson [...]

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Democracy When? I don’t think it’s now. Complaining with Kay Vodcast Special #4

For the video in one piece, please see the Complaining with Kay page, download it here, or grab it from the podcast feed.

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In case you didn’t listen to the podcast: Cat, get out of the bag!

So in case you didn’t listen to my podcast, or you got bored halfway through my trawl through Wikipedia’s pages on chromosomal disorders, this is the big secret I was supposed to have confirmation by 8 PM yesterday: We are buying a house. The saga began this August when I realized that, against all odds, [...]

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The simple joys of dog ownership (Warning: Very, very disgusting)

I need to buy a new bike helmet. If you want to know why, click through.  On second thoughts, don’t.  You really don’t want to know.  Trust me.

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Complaining with Kay, Episode 21: If you take my alcohol away, I WILL kill.

Let’s make a little list: – econapocalypse – construction – garbage strike – heat wave – threatened (but mercifully averted) LCBO strike I explain why taking peoples’ booze away in this situation is just asking for revolution.  Also, why I’m sort of looking forward to getting old. Link.

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Moonshine

This week has been excellent podcast-fodder: Garbage strike. Heat wave. No money. No work. And now…. LCBO STRIKE! The strike has been averted FOR NOW at least.  (For those who don’t know, the LCBO is the government monopoly liquor store.)  I bought a couple of bottles of wine and a bottle of vodka yesterday, but [...]

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….And this explains the weird bicycle noises!

I just posted this to Facebook as well.  I discovered the source of the mysterious noise my bike was making last night.  The seatpost has been bisected! So now I do not have a functioning bicycle.  Here’s the problem: – I  need a bike for work. – But I don’t have any money to buy [...]

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You stole my keys: The opera

When I first started dating Ben I was still in university, and one day in my lesson I told my singing teacher that I had a new boyfriend. “What does he do?” she asked. “He’s a composer,” I said. She made a face and said, “Well, a poet would be worse.” At the time I [...]

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