http://scintillator.wordpress.com en-us 2008 Kay the Complainer Fri, Nov 19 2010 02:00:00 EST kristin@kristinmh.com (Kristin Mueller-Heaslip) 1 All the things that drive me nuts. http://www.kristinmh.com/complaint.jpg http://scintillator.wordpress.com Complaining With Kay! 100 100 Kay the Complainer All the things that drive me nuts. Complaining with Kay is a more-or-less weekly podcast where I complain about everything from liquor laws to Disney music to conspiracy nuts. It's one woman's attempt to get the insanity that is this world to stop. Kristin MH kaythecomplainer@gmail.com No These episodes have been removed from the feed to save disk space. Email me to get them. Fri, 3 Jun 2011 16:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Happy New Year + more than you ever wanted to know about Kay's weird neck scar. Due to disk space/bandwidth concerns, I have removed episodes 1-39 from the feed. If you'd still like to listen, email me at kaythecomplainer@gmail.com and I will send you a zip file containing all 44 or so episodes. Keep on bitching in the free world! 00:00:00 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, healthcare, senate, house, branchial cleft cyst, airway, disaster, tmi, too much information, website, cafepress, merchandise, shilling Happy New Year + more than you ever wanted to know about Kay's weird neck scar. Fri, 1 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Happy New Year + more than you ever wanted to know about Kay's weird neck scar. In which Kay wishes you a happy New Year, then tells you way more than you ever wanted to know about why she has a weird scar on her neck. Also, how much Kay would have to pay for health care if she lived in the states vs. how much she pays in taxes in Canada. Check out the new Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. 00:13:02 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, healthcare, senate, house, branchial cleft cyst, airway, disaster, tmi, too much information, website, cafepress, merchandise, shilling Not much of a choice, I know. Sat, 9 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Not much of a choice, I know. - If they sold wine at Dollarama, that's the wine they'd sell. - How was your new years? Our fearless leader celebrated with that wonderful Canadian holiday tradition: prorogueing parliament. - So you have to think, would I rather be oppressed or dead? - I say, no more starting wars. Just stop. Cold turkey. - If have another opinion - if you think we should start MORE wars because of, you know, something: kaythecomplainer@gmail.com - If we took all the money we spend annually on sidewalk salt and bought every man, woman, and child in Canada a pair of cleats for their boots... Check out the new Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. 00:11:11 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, war, afghanistan, pundit, punditry, amateur punditry, peace, liberal, pacifist, child, children, irony, stephen harper, prorogue, rick mercer, cafepress, merchandise, shilling 1: People who do evil things: do they think they're evil? 2: Ask yourself, what is this Facebook group FOR? 3: What's more important, life on earth or the afterlife? Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No 1: People who do evil things: do they think they're evil? 2: Ask yourself, what is this Facebook group FOR? 3: What's more important, life on earth or the afterlife? - No one says, "Ooo, I'm going to do something evil evil evil. Boogetty Boogetty Boogetty!" - It's a race to the bottom or a tragedy of the commons or somthing - Ask yourself: What is this Facebook group FOR? What do you want it to do? - Soy milk needs a Facebook presence? Really? - I want to say Anagram or Amalgam but I know it's neither. Acronym! - What, really, do you have to say to someone who thinks, "Well, with abstinence-only you might get AIDS and get pregnant when you're 14, but at least you won't go to hell!" Check out the new Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. I made this podcast on my EEEPC using EEEbuntu, which I have to say is amazing. 00:11:33 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, sex, nsfw, internet monk, christian, abstinence, abstinence-only, facebook, tragedy of the commons, soy milk, terrorrism, james bond, evil, cafepress, merchandise, shilling Kay protests with Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament. Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Kay protests with Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament. Featuring The Raging Grannies, a couple of dogs, and some speakers whose names I have forgotten and am too lazy to look up. www.NoProrogue.com Check out the new Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. Shot on my KodakZx1 and edited with IMovie. 00:07:29 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, vodcast, capp, canadians against proroguing parliament, stephen harper, politics, prorogue, raging grannies, lefty, leftist, cafepress, merchandise, shilling Enter by Feb 13, 2010! Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes Enter by Feb 13, 2010. Send your best explanation (~200 words) to kaythecomplainer@gmail.com, or leave it as a comment at http://scintillator.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/the-contest/. Check out the new Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. Shot on my KodakZx1 and edited with IMovie. 00:02:21 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, vodcast, weird, wtf, hmm, omg, sex, sex toy, dildo, weirdness, bizarre, contest, the contest, cafepress, merchandise, shilling Here's an idea: STOP PAYING TOM CRUISE SO GODDAMN MUCH. Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Here's an idea: STOP PAYING TOM CRUISE SO GODDAMN MUCH. - Just believing in a conspiracy doesn't make you a jackass. It makes you WRONG, maybe in need of doing some more research, but not an asshole. - I translated all his emails into LOLspeak. - This was one of the worst pieces of music I've heard in a long time. And I LIKE R. Murray Schafer. - They have for some reason decided that R. Murray Schafer is bankable. - The orchestra is like a top predator, like the T-Rex of the musical ecosystem. And we're like the small proto-mammals that can survive after the comet hits. - Here's an idea: STOP PAYING TOM CRUISE SO GODDAMN MUCH. Check out the new Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. 00:15:14 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, music, new music, r murray schafer, penderecki, john adams, dr. atomic, riaa, hollywood, bittorrent, file-sharing, money, singing, t-rex, personal, cafepress, merchandise, shilling A door is a very simple object, you know. It either opens - or it doesn't. Sun, 7 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No A door is a very simple object, you know. It either opens - or it doesn't. - There's a weird kiosk that sells knock-off snuggies and blankets with Hannah Montana on them. No, really. - A door is a very simple object. It either opens - or it doesn't. - There's some mold growing on it, because IT'S A BATHROOM. - The part of me that wants to be famous and successful and the part of me that actually wants to make music don't have much to do with each other. - You know what? I have no idea what these people want, and I'm just going to sing Caro Nome and, you know, actually enjoy actually making music. What a surprise. - Nick and Nora: Just like Dashiell Hammet and Lillian Helman, except a comedy. Me and Ben play Somewhere There (Leftover Daylight series) this Friday, Feb. 12. Check out the new Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. 00:10:42 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, door, doors, diy, home improvement, nick and nora, thin man, the thin man, youtube, classic movies, weirdness, audition, singing, opera, personal, cafepress, merchandise, shilling Oh yeah, happy Valentine's day. Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Oh yeah, happy Valentine's day. - I was chatting with this nice older lady who was there with an extremely ancient German Short-Haired Pointer and a middle-aged Labradoodle. - I was thinking, are there people like that? And am I one of them? - Happy Valentine's Day! If you're single, I hope you're sticking it to the man and having a good time anyway. - I will even send it in the MAIL. Maybe in an envelope. - I should warn you that I haven't actually done any research about this. - Thomas Jefferson: Rapist. - Is my life perfect? No, but that doesn't mean I'm unhappy. - I guess happiness depends on that tricky combination between your capacity for contentment and the lot one finds oneself in. Check out the new Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. 00:10:59 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, happiness, Thomas Jefferson, women, sexism, feminism, weird, society, amateur punditry, cafepress, merchandise, shilling "That's an attractive tracksuit." "OH MY GOD MY LIFE IS OVER." Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No "That's an attractive tracksuit." "OH MY GOD MY LIFE IS OVER." - Just a hint: If your cycling speed is significantly less than average walking speed, maybe you should GET OFF THE BICYCLE AND WALK. At least during rush hour. - Some of it had turned into a weird hairy, gooey fuzz. I think they put in some carpet upside down to make it padded. - I got two roles in two completely different operas. Can you believe that? - If my voice sounds tired, it's because it is - I've been practicing bel canto and German 12-tone music All. Day. - If you are of my generation, if you are a bit younger, if you are a bit older, if you are a woman, you have probably read Bridget Jones' Diary. - I saw a matching purple tracksuit and I thought, "That's an attractive tracksuit." Then I thought, "OH MY GOD MY LIFE IS OVER." Apologies for the lack of the dirty postcard video. Maybe tomorrow. Check out the new Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. 00:10:14 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, opera, music, singing, i puritani, die weisse rose, twelve-tone, german, bridget jones, bridget jones diary, cafepress, merchandise, shilling What you spend most money on is what you value most. In my case, that would be housing and beer. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes What you spend most money on is what you value most. In my case, that would be housing and beer. - Dog people/cat people - PC/Mac - Original series/Next Generation - Hell, Likes Star Trek/Likes Star Wars - Taking it out one more level, Likes Sci Fi/Hates SciFi - Mittens/Gloves - Sees others as people/sees others as things - Thinks the world is OK/Hates the world - Creates/Synthesizes - Hates cops/Wishes they were a cop (2nd includes actual cops) - Wikipedia/Britannica Plus serious stuff about healthcare and war. Check out the new Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. 00:12:12 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, opera, music, singing, i puritani, die weisse rose, mother's day, war, healthcare, canada, america, addiction, warmongering, cafepress, merchandise, shilling So tired. Gradually descending into Rage Mode. Also, Gravol. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes So tired. Gradually descending into Rage Mode. Also, Gravol. - No one has ever told me to sing louder in my entire life. Mostly it's the other way around. - I'm very, very tired, and slowly descending into Rage Mode. - Motorists of Toronto: If you do a creeping right turn in front of me at an intersection, you will be followed by a shrieking bike-lock wielding harpy on a bicycle. Well, maybe not, but I will give you a dirty look and maybe kick your tires. - It was artistically and dramatically satisfying in a way I didn't expect it to be. - F*ck this, I'm going back to Plan A: Become world famous opera star. Also, how Gravol saved my life. See me in The White Rose by Udo Zimmerman, April 8 at Hart House. Check out the new Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. 00:12:39 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, opera, music, singing, i puritani, die weisse rose, cafepress, merchandise, shilling Well, if it isn't Kristin Chirper-Heaslip! Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Well, if it isn't Kristin Chirper-Heaslip! - It's the kind of house Lucy Maud Montgomery would use as a setting for a sappy novel about a plucky heroine overcoming being an orphan to become a successful sappy novelist. - My notes actually say HI HI HI HI HI. I don't know why I wrote that. - I had my parents over for Easter Dinner, and I cooked. It's the end of an era! - Go vegan! Or mostly vegan. Where the f*ck do you find vegan puff pastry? - I puritani got a bad review: http://classical963fm.com/arts/reviews/item/i-puritani - Oh, excuse me for being able to sing really really fast really really high. If that makes me a chirper, I don't want to be a...non-chirper? What's the opposite of a chirper? - When she opened the door she said, "Well, if it isn't Kristin Chirper-Heaslip!" Yeah. That's me. - It was a bit crushing, but... *an excerpt from Episode 44: How CAN a door be out of order?* - So yeah. Bring it on! Come to Die Weisse Rose, April 8, 7:30 PM, Hart House Music Room: Tickets at 416-913-2424 Check out the new Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. 00:10:04 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, opera, music, singing, i puritani, die weisse rose, critic, criticism, bring it on, lucy maud montgomery, vegan, go vegan, cafepress, merchandise, shilling Title stolen from George Hrab of the Geologic Podcast. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes Title stolen from George Hrab of the Geologic Podcast. A clip show of the very best of the Complaining with Kay: little snippets from every episode except the literary supplements and the vodcasts. Plus I explain myself. Great thanks to all of you for listening, and to Ben for making and performing the theme. Check out the new Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. 01:18:00 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, opera, music, singing, i puritani, die weisse rose, mother's day, war, healthcare, canada, america, addiction, warmongering, cars, driving, bicycles, alcohol, critic, everyone's a critic, criticism, urban, city, transit, morals, ethics, utilitarian, symphony, cafepress, merchandise, shilling I have a theory about that: You're not an asshole. Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes I have a theory about that: You're not an asshole. Special guest Celeste Gillis and I discuss random douchebags we have known. - Did I ever tell you about the time the guy tried to lick my face on the subway? - Was he really short? - No, do you know him?- No, but for someone's mouth to accidentally hit your shoulder... - Speak of douchebags, and they appear. - I have a theory about that: You're not an asshole. - SCIENCE! - I'm not sure how "You have a huge ass" came out wrong. - Clearly, that's what ALL of us want - to have sex with random strangers. /eyeroll - That attitude makes them assholes...and no one wants to sleep with assholes. - Well, there's point when you're younger and you think, "There must be something about him, because he's such an asshole and people still put up with him." Then you get a little older and you realize, "No, he's just an asshole." - First of all, leave me and Celeste alone...but regarding the other women of Toronto, you will probably get a lot luckier if you treat us like actual people and not interchangeable objects. Check out Celeste's art at: http://bit.ly/asQBA0 Check out the new Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. 00:17:19 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, men, women, feminism, feminist, pua, pick up artists, douchebags, douchebaggery, special guest, guest star, cafepress, merchandise, shilling Sometimes I feel like I'm yelling incoherently into a payphone and I'm not even sure if there's someone on the other end. Tue, 11 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes Sometimes I feel like I'm yelling incoherently into a payphone and I'm not even sure if there's someone on the other end. In which Kay sees a hobo yelling into a payphone, reads the Toronto Sun (Shorter Toronto Sun: AAAAAAAAAHHH! WE'RE GONNA DIE!), and posts some of the recording she made last week. The aria is "Son Vergin Vezzosa" from I Puritani, recorded by Paul Talbott with Michael Rose on the piano. As promised, another piece of egregious trash I have read: http://scintillator.wordpress.com/2010/02/15/an-open-letter-to-rita-mae-brown/ Check out the new Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. 00:17:14 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, opera, music, singing, i puritani, toronto sun, news, horrible rags, right-wing nutjobs, wingnuts, rupert murdoch, cafepress, merchandise, shilling Podcasting just so you'll know I'm alive. Sun, 23 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Podcasting just so you'll know I'm alive. - I really have nothing to complain about. I am podcasting more or less just to let you know I'm still alive. - Had my parents over for dinner and made another massive vegan feast. - And yes, my mother did spot a hair on my chin that I apparently ought to pluck out - Maybe being a bearded soprano will be a hook. - Email me if you want to come to MurderFolk. - I'll try to have a bad experience this week, or else I'll have to change the title of the show to "Meandering with Kay" or "Having nice afternoons with Kay", and that'll be really boring. FREE FREE FREE Downloads of my I puritani recording here: http://scintillator.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/free-free-free-free-free-downloads/ Check out the new Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. 00:17:14 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, happiness, contentment, facial hair, murderfolk, cafepress, merchandise, shilling Fear burgers, not burglars! Sun, 30 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Fear burgers, not burglars! Things people are afraid of v. Things that will actually kill you. With some easy-to-remember slogans to help you know the difference. With special guest GuitarDrone of "What's all this then?" parkdalerevolutionaryorchestra.com/watt Statistics from Statistics Canada as of 2005. Check out the new Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. 00:08:04 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, fear, psychology, eat this not that, fear this not that, common sense, intelligence, substitution, stupidity, toronto sun, cafepress, merchandise, shilling Hey, somebody's protesting the protest! Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes Was that a vuvuzuela? Kay protests G20 police actions. 00:13:12 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, vodcast, police, protest, g20, police state, toronto, police brutality, toronto the good, toronto the awful Fear burgers, not burglars! Fri, 19 Nov 2010 02:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No I had a lovely time, while Toronto was turned into something...out of Robocop. - HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO. - I wish I had an excuse for not podcasting for 5 months, but I don't. - I had a lovely time, while Toronto was turned into something...out of Robocop. - People still think that it's totally OK for the police to randomly arrest you, and if you ride a bicycle and you get killed that's totally your fault. - She could have had her wedding somewhere, I don't know, like Sweden, but oh well. - It might have been two bears, I don't know. - I drove there with my parents. Like I'm TWELVE. - Mostly we got underfoot and annoyed my sister, but it was fun. - My sister's cat still hates me, but that's *fine*. - So I did. Well, I got really drunk on Jagermeister and decided I wanted to be a singer. And the rest is, as they say, HISTORY. Featuring a tiny bit of me playing Bach's Fugue in B Minor, with Basset Hound obbligato. Check out the new Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. 00:17:31 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, summer, G20, robocop, wedding, weddings, family, cat, cats, dog, dogs, jagermeister, bach, confessional cafepress, merchandise, shilling I just want to ask mankind, do your balls need THAT much air at all times? Sun, 28 Nov 2010 02:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes I just want to ask mankind, do your balls need THAT much air at all times? - Also, dude was invading my personal space the entire time. - I just want to ask mankind, do your balls need that much air at all times? You can't just keep your legs together for 10 minutes? Because girls do. - It's a magazine-length magazine-style compilation of ads for housing developments. - I noticed something weird: lots and lots of white people. Like, an unusually large number of white people. PEOPLE PICTURED IN THIS MAGAZINE VS. THE ACTUAL DEMOGRAPHY OF TORONTO: TOTAL: 94 78 (83%) White (actual: 52.4% White) 9 (9.5%) Black (actual: 8.4% Black) 7 (6.5% Asian or South Asian) (27.5% Asian or South Asian: 12% South Asian, 11.4% Chinese, 4.1% Filipino) Not pictured: Latin Americans (actual 2.6%) 62% female (actual: 52% female) Conclusion: WTF? - out of 9 Black people, only 2 were dudes - perhaps because to Toronto Sun readers, Black man=Crime - white people/Britishness="Classy" TOTALLY FUCKED UP Check out the new Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. 00:11:00 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, summer, G20, robocop, wedding, weddings, family, cat, cats, dog, dogs, jagermeister, bach, confessional cafepress, merchandise, shilling Amateur punditry AND amateur biology! Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Amateur punditry AND amateur biology! Kay metaphorically compares cancer and social inequality. Also, there is now a Bach podcast! Subscribe here: scintillator.wordpress.com/the48 Check out the new Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. 00:13:44 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, cancer, wealth, social justice, equality, cafepress, merchandise, shilling High notes =/= actually higher off the ground. Good action on a larger scale =/= good person. Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes High notes =/= actually higher off the ground. Good action on a larger scale =/= good person. My take on Julian Assange et al. Please don't listen if you're under 18 and a virgin. For that reason I will not be posting this to Facebook. If you're looking for that email, kaythecomplainer@gmail.com Also, there is now a Bach podcast! Subscribe here: scintillator.wordpress.com/the48 Check out the Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. 00:13:18 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, wikileaks, assange, julian assange, feminism, feminist, cafepress, merchandise, shilling Warning: Lots of swearing in this one... Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes Warning: Lots of swearing in this one... - Hello! I'm back! - No excuse or anything, just feeling mutinous etc - No big topic today, just me bitching IN THIS ORDER: - fucking weather - fucking stomach flu (or whatever it was) - fucking falling from my fucking bike YES I KNOW THAT'S A LOT OF FUCK IN ONE PODCAST - anyway, on a positive note: Doctor Who BONUS: Every Second Counts Also, there is now a Bach podcast! Subscribe here: scintillator.wordpress.com/the48 Check out the Complaining with Kay page at kristinmh.com/complaining-with-kay, and don't forget to buy yourself a T-shirt or gym bag at the Complaining with Kay Cafepress store - cafepress.com/complaining. 00:09:55 complaining with kay, complaint, fuck, bicycle, bad week, new order, cafepress, merchandise, shilling Maybe fiction IS bad for you! Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Maybe fiction IS bad for you! - You know how people used to think fiction was bad for you? Maybe fiction is bad for you. - I tried to keep telling myself "This is actually good! You don't have to bullshit!" - For some reason whenever there's a deadline, that's when your printer suddenly decides that it won't print in black anymore. - And I actually wrote that in my notes, with about 87 A's. - I think I need to read up on Rimbaud or get really blitzed on absinthe in order to understand it. - If you're an expert on Rimbaud: kaythecomplainer@gmail.com - I'm running around like I'm trying to stop a submarine from exploding. - The kids will do whatever they want, because, hey, they're people! 00:11:47 complaining with kay, complaint, egypt, yay humanity, absinthe, rimbaud, cafepress, merchandise, shilling The Absinthe Cast. Sun, 06 Feb 2011 16:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes The Absinthe Cast. The Absinthe Cast: Kay and Celeste Gillis (see Episode 51) drink absinthe and discuss the poetry of Arthur Rimbaud. No, really. 00:29:47 absinthe, alcohol, rimbaud, les illuminations, complaining with kay, complaint Feat. Michael Hardner and Morgan Riley. Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes Feat. Michael Hardner and Morgan Riley. Michael Hardner complains about how Canadians view our healthcare system. Morgan Riley and I provide backchat and questions. Lots of yelling with some constructive criticism. Links of great interest: - michaelhardner.blogspot.com - The Lenihan (not Linehan) paper mentioned: http://bit.ly/fDJPRI - cihi.ca The episode in which I discuss my neck scar is 40: The New Year's TMI Cast. kaythecomplainer@gmail.com 00:27:28 absinthe, alcohol, rimbaud, les illuminations, complaining with kay, complaint I'm back! This time with lots of swearing. Mon, 27 Mar 2011 19:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes I'm back! This time with lots of swearing. In this episode: - A thought experiment. - How about we work on creating a world where everyone can have it pretty good all around, OK? - I looked out the window and thought, "Have I woken up in a different universe?" - That's Madeline squeaking her fox. - My teeth need to be parged. - Dental insurance: a fucking scam. - Election time! Don't vote for Harper! To donate to the Red Cross for Japan relief, text "REDCROSS" to 30333 if you're in Canada or 90999 if you're in the US. To donate to my tooth-parging, go to scintillator.wordpress.com and use the "Donate" button in the sidebar. kaythecomplainer@gmail.com 00:12:13 teeth, women, feminism, canada, election, stephen harper, complaining with kay, complaint It would have been a different world. Maybe not with zeppelins, but still better. Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No It would have been a different world. Maybe not with zeppelins, but still better. In this episode: - Update on dental stuff - I had a brainwave: TELETHON! - I'm planning on getting a ukulele because they're really cheap. - Call of Cthulhu: The Puppet Opera! - If space/time are truly infinite, then there is a universe exactly like ours with only one thing different - apologies to RW relatives: i love you but GWB was a terrible, terrible president - if it had gone the other way it would be a different world - I remember at the time thinking: well, everything will probably be OK because everything usually is, and I was young, stupid, and optimistic - and of course everything has not been OK - but the thing is, the next morning, everything was the same - it was a slow catastrophe - kind of like my teeth: nothing bad happened all at once, but gradually things added up and I need to fix it - not as bad as it could be; things aren't so bad they can't be fixed - yet - so let's fix them, OK? Positivity: - Clean your house in 20 minutes a day/30 days: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/cleaning/the-schedule-house-cleaning-in-20-minutes-a-day-for-30-days-131142 To donate to my dental care/general well-being, go to scintillator.wordpress.com and use the "Donate" button in the sidebar. kaythecomplainer@gmail.com 00:11:14 teeth, george w. bush, catastrophes, parallel universes, election, stephen harper, complaining with kay, complaint Ape-tastic! Mon, 09 May 2011 17:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes Ape-tastic! In this episode: - Weirdest day of my life. - Osama vs Bill Clinton: who's the monster? - It's just ape-tastic revenge. - Remember: we're just monkeys. Sometimes I think "For monkeys this is pretty good", and sometimes I think "Even for monkeys, this is pretty awful." To donate to my dental care/general well-being, go to scintillator.wordpress.com and use the "Donate" button in the sidebar. kaythecomplainer@gmail.com 00:10:11 osama bin laden, bill clinton, morality, america, complicated moral questions, amateur punditry, complaining with kay, complaint These episodes have been removed from the feed to save disk space. Email me to get them. Fri, 3 Jun 2011 16:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No These episodes have been removed from the feed to save disk space. Email me to get them. Due to disk space/bandwidth concerns, I have removed episodes 1-39 from the feed. If you'd still like to listen, email me at kaythecomplainer@gmail.com and I will send you a zip file containing all 44 or so episodes. Keep on bitching in the free world! 00:00:00 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, healthcare, senate, house, branchial cleft cyst, airway, disaster, tmi, too much information, website, cafepress, merchandise, shilling On behalf of my unborn child, I'd just like to say "Fuck you, Rob Ford". Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes On behalf of my unborn child, I'd just like to say "Fuck you, Rob Ford". In this episode: Complaining With Kay, Episode 67: Slow Catastrophes, Part 2 - I didn't expect to take 6 months off podcasting! - Couldn't talk about it and didn't want to talk about anything else, then inertia took over - There should be a law against child of former president becoming president – it's unpleasantly monarchical - Our own slow catastrophe in Toronto: Rob Ford - He appears to be slowly turning Toronto into someplace where you drive everywhere and then go home and watch TV and you have to pay for everything and poor people are totally fucked - Someday I'll look back at this time and think “It would have been a different world”... kaythecomplainer@gmail.com 00:08:44 toronto, rob ford, morality, amateur punditry, complaining with kay, complaint