Complaining With Kay http://scintillator.wordpress.com en-us 2008 Kay the Complainer Sat, 09 May 2009 9:00:00 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 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 1: All Things Bicycle Everything I hate about riding a bicycle in a major Canadian city: clueless new cyclists on really slow bikes, drivers who park in bike lanes, sexism in cycling culture. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No DON'T PARK IN THE BIKE LANE!!!!!111!!!! Everything I hate about riding a bicycle in the city: clueless new cyclists on really slow bikes, drivers who park in bike lanes, sexism in cycling culture. 00:11:18 complaining with kay, complaint, complaining, bicycle, cycling, feminism 2: The LCBO All alcohol in this wonderful province is sold through the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. There are a few benefits to this, but mostly...Well, I like to drink, so I think about these things a lot. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No A drinker's lament. All the alcohol in this province is sold through the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. This has its good points, but in some ways it majorly sucks ass. Here's why. 00:11:54 complaining with kay, complaint, complaining, alcohol, booze, beer, lcbo, frustration, ontario 3: No. No, I can't. A problem that is retail in nature. Also, what are stores for? I thought they were for selling things to people, but I guess I was wrong. Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Here's a hint: What's a store FOR? You know when you go to a store and try to buy something and there's a problem with the tag or the computer or something and they won't sell it to you? Yeah, I hate that too. 00:06:27 complaining with kay, complaint, complaining, retail, sales, shopping, service industry 4a: Snobs at the Dog Park repost. It has come to my attention that I didn't properly repost the last episode, so here it is as a brand new thing. To recap, dogs are great. What's wrong with people? Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Dogs are amazing. What's wrong with people? Dogs are amazing. What's wrong with people? 00:06:34 complaining with kay, complaint, complaining, dogs, dog park, snob, hipster, yuppie 5: Let me tell you a secret. What Rhonda Byrne doesn't want you to know: why I think "The Secret" sucks. Don't believe me? More Secret deconstructions: http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4096 -What's wrong with the Secret http://skepdic.com/lawofattraction.html - Law of Attraction: Self-Help goes nutty Commentary at http://scintillator.wordpress.com/ Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No What Rhonda Byrne doesn't want you to know. What Rhonda Byrne doesn't want you to know. 00:06:20 complaining with kay, complaint, complaining, the secret, new age, skeptic, skepticism 6: The aural equivalent of McDonald's. The "Disney" vocal style: it makes me want to drill a hole in my sinuses. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No How to ruin a children's musical production of "The Wizard of Oz". Kay sort of comes out of the closet and reveals her real profession. Then she complains about it, or something related to it. Disney music sucks in its own special way! 00:07:33 complaining with kay, complaint, complaining, disney, aladdin, snow white, voice, singing, vocal technique 7: When did everything not suck?. A whirlwind tour of world history, in answer to the question: Was there ever a golden age? Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Question: When did everything not suck? Answer: NEVER. The pundit class are always exhorting us to turn back and live like we did in the so-called "golden age" - that magic era when everyone was happy and well-fed and no one got an abortion, a divorce, or a pink slip. So I ask, when was that exactly? A whirlwind tour of world history follows... 00:08:11 complaining with kay, complaint, complaining, history, pundit, conservative, eye-roll 8: Two instances of bad, bad manners. This was supposed to be a bonus episode, but as you will see from the intro I was unable to record the real episode, so this is the real thing for this week. I complain about two instances of bad manners I witnessed at the Lunacy Cabaret last weekend: hipster romance gone awry, and another demonstration of why alcohol is superior to pot. Note: I will be attempting to change over to the Itunes form of RSS feed this week so people I don't know have a sporting chance of finding and listening to the podcast. I will probably do it wrong and the feed will disappear. DON'T PANIC. I will fix it. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Two instances of bad, bad manners. Two instances of bad, bad manners I witnessed/experienced from the audience members of the fabulous Lunacy Cabaret. Why you should never wear things with Cyrillic writing on them, and why alcohol is better than pot. 00:11:18 complaining with kay, complaint, complaining, manners, ettiquette, circus, hippies, fetish 9: Special Vodcast Edition - Why being an artist sucks Me and my four-year old Canon Powershot digital camera explain (with the aid of a white board) why being an artist sucks. Simple and elegant. The feed has been updated, so if you search "complaint" in the Itunes store, this podcast is about the fifteenth you come up with! Word! Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Me, my digital camera, and a whiteboard explain the problem of arts funding. An elegant and simple explanation of why being an artist sucks so much. Starring me (Kay), my old Canon Powershot digital camera, and a whiteboard. Dedicated to Adam Lodzinski. 00:02:39 complaining with kay, complaint, complaining, art, artist, venn diagram, chart, funny, comedy, vodcast 10: Who writes this shit? Ever seen the opera "Lakme"? No? Even if you actually go to the opera? Well, there's a reason, and this is why. This podcast contains my rendition of the famous Bell Song (the first half, anyway). Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No The worst opera libretto EVER. The opera Lakme in its full glory, or why no one ever produces it anymore. 00:02:39 complaining with kay, complaint, complaining, funny, comedy, opera, singing, lakme, criticism 11: A free-form bitchy rant show. I have no major complaints this week, so here are all the minor ones. Tagged explicit because I say "Clusterf*ck". Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes A bitchy rant show. I have no major complaints this week, so here are all the minor ones. Tagged explicit because I say "Clusterf*ck". 00:14:49 complaining with kay, complaint, complaining, funny, rant, toronto, ttc, construction, grr, arrgh 12: Fashion police. Why, why, WHY does nobody print the simple dress patterns that I need? Also, tights are not pants. To see me in the leather dress with the binder clips: google image Karl Mohr and the Fallen Angels and it should be there. Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Tights are NOT pants. Why, why, WHY does nobody print the simple dress patterns that I need? Also, tights are not pants. To see me in the leather dress with the binder clips: google image Karl Mohr and the Fallen Angels and it should be there. 00:10:26 complaining with kay, complaint, complaining, funny, rant, sewing, sew, crafts, pattern, patterns, hotpants, tights, fashion, fashion crimes 13: Tax day ice cream party. Kay does her taxes, goes to an electroacoustic music concert, and tries to track down the object causing the mysterious dog pee smell in her house. And eats something with 1800 calories in it. This is late because I wanted it to be a vodcast, but I haven't configured my new webcam properly and all the videos are in slo-mo, straight in the Uncanny Valley. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Kay does her GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH taxes. Kay does her taxes, goes to an electroacoustic music concert, and tries to track down the object causing the mysterious dog pee smell in her house. And eats something with 1800 calories in it. This is late because I wanted it to be a vodcast, but I haven't configured my new webcam properly and all the videos are in slo-mo, straight in the Uncanny Valley. 00:07:59 complaining with kay, complaint, complaining, funny, rant, tax, taxes, canada revenue agency, electroacoustic, acousmatic, music, composer, weird, huh, wtf, dog, dogs, dog problem 14: What Kay would do for money. Well, summer is approaching fast, and as my work is semi-seasonal and the economy is in the toilet, I'm looking for some extra sources of income. Here's my list of ideas - if you're in need of any or all of these services, please contact kaythecomplainer@gmail.com. Also my theory about the whole "Golden Age" thing. This episode features the song "Blue Bolero", written by Benjamin Mueller-Heaslip, recorded by the Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra. www.parkdalerevolutionaryorchestra.com. Buy the album on Itunes. Sat, 09 May 2009 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No My ideas for making it through the summer without financial ruin. Well, summer is approaching fast, and as my work is semi-seasonal and the economy is in the toilet, I'm looking for some extra sources of income. Here's my list of ideas - if you're in need of any or all of these services, please contact kaythecomplainer@gmail.com. Also my theory about the whole "Golden Age" thing. This episode features the song "Blue Bolero", written by Benjamin Mueller-Heaslip, recorded by the Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra. www.parkdalerevolutionaryorchestra.com. Buy the album on Itunes. 00:09:39 complaining with kay, complaint, complaining, funny, money, economy, entrepreneur, business, irony, ironic, music, parkdale revolutionary orchestra 15: The Karma special. Kay has had enough of complaining for this one week, and will be improving her karma by talking about things that she actually likes. Among them: biking home on spring evenings, dogs, children's voices, and playing the piano and singing at the same time. Don't worry, kids, I'll be back to normal next week. Fri, 15 May 2009 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Kay gives back. Kay has had enough of complaining for this one week, and will be improving her karma by talking about things that she actually likes. Among them: biking home on spring evenings, dogs, children's voices, and playing the piano and singing at the same time. Don't worry, kids, I'll be back to normal next week. 00:10:03 complaining with kay, complaint, complaining, karma, good deeds, altruism, good luck, reversal 16: Self-flagellating narcissists. You know those people who talk about themselves all the time and are completely self-obsessed...yet hate themselves? Yeah. My feeling is that if you're going to be a narcissist you might as well have some fun with it, but what do I know? Also in this episode I give a dramatic reading of Mary Louise's monologue from "Sun Dried" (by Edna Ferber). This is because I was denied an audition with a children's theatre company. Ouch. (Well, I did LEARN the damn thing.) Wed, 20 May 2009 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No You don't actually have to LIKE yourself to be a narcissist. You know those people who talk about themselves all the time and are completely self-obsessed...yet hate themselves? Yeah. My feeling is that if you're going to be a narcissist you might as well have some fun with it, but what do I know? Also in this episode I give a dramatic reading of Mary Louise's monologue from "Sun Dried" (by Edna Ferber). This is because I was denied an audition with a children's theatre company. Ouch. (Well, I did LEARN the damn thing.) 00:09:33 complaining with kay, complaint, complaining, monologue, acting, grr, lesson, singing, music, husky, dog, dogs 17: The Exodus. Why, why, WHY do people think that they "need" to live so far from their jobs that they have to spend 3 hours every day getting there and back? Also, are there cultures where it's perfectly OK to discuss your bowel movements but totally taboo to talk about cooking? Plus: I read my short story "The Exodus". Thus the explicit tag (swearing AND blasphemy - sacrilicious!). Fri, 29 May 2009 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes Jehovah says: Man, this is SO not my scene. I'm out of here. Why, why, WHY do people think that they "need" to live so far from their jobs that they have to spend 3 hours every day getting there and back? Also, are there cultures where it's perfectly OK to discuss your bowel movements but totally taboo to talk about cooking? Plus: I read my short story "The Exodus". Thus the explicit tag (swearing AND blasphemy - sacrilicious!). 00:13:30 complaining with kay, complaint, complaining, suburbs, suburban, angst, cooking, food, food network, blasphemy, religion, christianity, history, humour, humor, explicit, moses, exodus 18: Turing Test. Kay wrestles with the problem of evil. Glossary - 1. Alan Turing: British mathematician, cryptographer, and computer pioneer, hounded out of his profession and driven to suicide by homophobia. 2. Turing Test: a competition wherein computer programmers vie to create programs that can successfully pass for human. In a Turing Test, a human holds a (typed) conversation with a computer. If the computer can fool the human into thinking it too is a human, the computer wins. Also in this episode: Soldiers in the Army of God, and the Torture Memos. Fri, 5 Jun 2009 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Kay wrestles with the problem of evil. Kay wrestles with the problem of evil. Glossary - 1. Alan Turing: British mathematician, cryptographer, and computer pioneer, hounded out of his profession and driven to suicide by homophobia. 2. Turing Test: a competition wherein computer programmers vie to create programs that can successfully pass for human. In a Turing Test, a human holds a (typed) conversation with a computer. If the computer can fool the human into thinking it too is a human, the computer wins. Also in this episode: Soldiers in the Army of God, and the Torture Memos. 00:09:43 complaining with kay, complaint, complaining, evil, torture, problem of evil, philosophy, hmm, abortion, gay, queer, lgbt, lgbtqi, serious cat is serious 18.5: The Literary Supplement. Kay takes a little time to read you some things she's written. In this episode: "On one of the streets near where I live..." First Love Ground State "Will you tell yourself..." Music in this episode: "Kornblumen" (by Richard Strauss, performed by me and Ben at Hart House on Nov. 9) "Fleurs" (by Francis Poulenc, recorded by me and Ben in January) Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Kay reads you some of the things she's written. Kay takes a little time to read you some things she's written. In this episode: "On one of the streets near where I live..." First Love Ground State "Will you tell yourself..." Music in this episode: "Kornblumen" (by Richard Strauss, performed by me and Ben at Hart House on Nov. 9) "Fleurs" (by Francis Poulenc, recorded by me and Ben in January) 00:07:17 complaining with kay, fiction, poetry, poem, prose poem, writing, author, music, singing, poulenc, strauss, opera, classical 19: World Naked Bike Ride. Kay can't go but she urges you to: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=139007790050 Also discussed in this episode: what practicing really is, and why jazz movies suck. And the WEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIRRRRRDDDD noises Kay's bike is making. Yes, this IS a drunk cast. How did you know? Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes "Hey, do you guys practice before you do that?" OF COURSE WE DO. Kay can't go but she urges you to: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=139007790050 Also discussed in this episode: what practicing really is, and why jazz movies suck. And the WEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIRRRRRDDDD noises Kay's bike is making. Yes, this IS a drunk cast. How did you know? 00:09:44 complaining with kay, complaint, bicycle, bike, singing, music, opera, bicycle repair, world naked bike ride, econapocalypse 20: Frankenbike! The source of the mysterious and scary bicycle noises is discovered. Also: why not having a sidewalk SUCKS. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No I figured we had the equivalent of one working bike if you combined all the broken ones. I was right. The source of the mysterious and scary bicycle noises is discovered. Also: why not having a sidewalk SUCKS. 00:08:33 complaining with kay, complaint, bicycle, bike, toronto, st. clair, construction, sidewalk, mess, disgusting, grr, arrgh 20.5, Literary Supplement: Spoiler. Spoiler Cautionary Tales Sick Man "When you get the urge to travel..." Music in this episode: "The Red Red Heart" by John Greer "Dans l'herbe" by Francis Poulenc both performed and recorded live by myself and Ben in London, Ontario Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No The Complaining with Kay Literary Supplement for June 22, 2009. Spoiler Cautionary Tales Sick Man "When you get the urge to travel..." Music in this episode: "The Red Red Heart" by John Greer "Dans l'herbe" by Francis Poulenc both performed and recorded live by myself and Ben in London, Ontario 00:06:01 complaining with kay, fiction, prose poem, poem, poetry, literature, literary supplement 21: If you take my alcohol away, I WILL kill. The summer so far: econapocalypse, construction, garbage strike, heat wave...LCBO strike? Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes The summer so far: econapocalypse, construction, garbage strike, heat wave...LCBO strike? 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. Go to the Parkdale Foodbank Fundraiser - June 27, 8 PM, Hugh's Room. $16/$20. I will be playing. 00:09:49 complaining with kay, complaint, alcohol, booze, beer, liquor, lcbo, paternalistic, paternalism, wtf, trials, economy, construction, prohibition, garbage strike, heat wave 22: The rites of Bacchus. Kay finally understands the relationship between music and alcohol; also how to save the world's symphonies and opera companies. Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Kay finally understands the relationship between music and alcohol; also how to save the world's symphonies and opera companies. "He was also known as Bacchus and the frenzy he induces, bakcheia. He was also know as the Liberator (Eleutherios), freeing one from one's normal self, by madness, ecstasy, or wine. The divine mission of Dionysus was to mingle the music of the aulos [an ancient Greek musical instrument] and to bring and end to care and worry." Kay discovers the optimal level of alcohol consumption for listening to music: in her case, about 3/4 of a pint of beer allows you to get absorbed without falling over. Also helpful suggestions for increasing symphony and opera audiences - under-the-seat beer fridges! (Yes, I know that this makes two podcasts in a row about alcohol. No, I do not have a drinking problem.) 00:06:35 complaining with kay, complaint, alcohol, booze, beer, liquor, music, bacchus, dionysus, greek, religion, hmm, aha, symphony, opera 22.5, Literary Supplement: Soldier. Soldier - "I lied about my wedding ring..." - Two page story - Sax Solo Mon, 6 Jul 2009 18:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Soldier - "I lied about my wedding ring..." - Two page story - Sax Solo In this episode: Soldier "I lied about my wedding ring..." Two page story Sax Solo The music in this episode: "Egyptian Song" by Rupert Davies, arr. and performed by Benjamin Mueller-Heaslip; also a kind of dorky version of me playing "Dream a Little Dream" on the piano. 00:07:43 complaining with kay, complaint, literary supplement, literature, poetry, poem, poems, prose poem, short story, fiction, music, egyptian song 23: My confession. Kay's journey from belief to non-belief. Thu, 9 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Kay's journey from belief to non-belief. How Kay went from being a religious Catholic to, well, not being a religious Catholic. Mentioned in this episode: The Cartoon Bible, the God Helmet, Simple Partial Seizures of a part of the brain I can't quite recall. 00:13:43 complaining with kay, complaint, religion, atheism, atheist, catholic, skeptic, deconversion, freedom 24: Break my f*cking heart. Please don't take down our posters + the heartbreak of talented children + Meatloaf Sr. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes Please don't take down our posters + the heartbreak of talented children + Meatloaf Sr. In this episode: - my plea to the upper-middle classes of Toronto: DON'T TAKE DOWN OUR POSTERS. - How my job breaks my heart. - Plus a little vignette about Meatloaf's dad, a giant truck, and an early 90's dance hit. 00:09:11 complaining with kay, complaint, meatloaf, everybody dance now, poster, postering, class warfare, teaching, music, singing, heartbreak 24.5, Literary Supplement: Lullaby for Gus. Melancholy Inventory + Tie the knot tighter + Lullaby for Gus + You don't have to put on a show. You're already my friend. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Melancholy Inventory + Tie the knot tighter + Lullaby for Gus + You don't have to put on a show. You're already my friend. In this episode: - Melancholy Inventory - Tie the knot tighter - Lullaby for Gus - You don't have to put on a show. You're already my friend. 00:05:36 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, poem, poetry, literary, literature, quiverfull, dog, dogs, gus 25: Quiverfull + The myth of Exodus. My problem with the patriarchy; also why Moses got it wrong. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No My problem with the patriarchy; also why Moses got it wrong. In this episode: My problems with the Christian Patriarchy Movement: what's the point of making everyone on earth unhappy? Also how the myth of Exodus harms one's singing. 00:08:48 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, christian, patriarch, patriarchy, quiverfull, exodus, singing, music, lesson 26: Don't patronise me! Kay's take on arts funding in Canada. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Kay's take on arts funding in Canada. In this episode: Kay muses about how granting bodies, while necessary, have a couple of weird and disturbing effects on the art that gets produced. 00:08:48 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, canada, canada council for the arts, arts council, welfare state, government funding, hmm, singing 27: Save me from myself. No, it's *not* a cry for help. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No No, it's *not* a cry for help. No, not ME. This podcast is about those I think need to be saved from THEMselves. Including: - the SpokesDouche in the Douchemobile - Lars Larsen, minor American conservative pundit - A very sad-looking man in a car at Bloor and Bathurst ...Plus me musing about rival goods and diversity. 00:15:27 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, toronto, honest ed's, douchebag, car, driving, hmm, dictator, benevolent dictatorship, social engineering, lars larsen, women, feminism, sexism, feminist, sexist, guns 27.5, Literary Supplement: The Reject Cast. The literary supplement returns with some stuff that either got rejected from other stuff or that Ben rejected as PRO lyrics. As my friend Alex Eddington says, "Beautiful writing is all very well, but people need to know what the f*ck you're talking about." In this episode: - "Is it too much to ask?" - Revenant - "I was restless..." - Charm City Holiday Music: - Sneak peek at the Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra's upcoming "Torture Memos" album - "My Hat" (Clifford Crawley), performed by myself and Zhenya Yesmanovich at the 2008 Eckhardt-Grammate National Music Competition Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No The Reject Cast: Stuff that Ben didn't want and I didn't know what to do with. In this episode: - "Is it too much to ask?" - Revenant - "I was restless..." - Charm City Holiday Music: - Sneak peek at the Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra's upcoming "Torture Memos" album - "My Hat" (Clifford Crawley), performed by myself and Zhenya Yesmanovich 00:05:36 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, poem, poetry, literary, literature, music, torture memos, parkdale revolutionary orchestra 28: Fiddling while Rome burns. An exercise in amateur punditry. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No An exercise in amateur punditry. Is America becoming fascist? If so, should I be doing something about it? Smarter people with better research skills have written about this: at Orcinus (http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/) at Crooks and Liars (http://crooksandliars.com/) on Alternet (http://www.alternet.org/workplace/132155/does_america_face_the_risk_of_a_fascist_backlash_/) and many other places 00:09:30 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, pundit, punditry, fascism, fascist, america, hmm, politics, orcinus, david neiwert, sara robinson, bike, bicycling, cycling 29: The economics of knitting + internet moronicity. Why you'll never make a living knitting sweaters, and how some Canadian government entities do. not. get. the. internet. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Why you'll never make a living knitting sweaters, and how some Canadian government entities do. not. get. the. internet. Apologies for the craptacular sound quality - I had to record with my 2003 Imac's internal microphone. Anyway, a breakdown of exactly how much that hand-knitted sweater your grandma made for you would really cost if you were to pay a fair price for it - which is way, way more than its market value - and how certain agencies (*cough* Revenue Canada *cough*) DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE INTERNET. 00:12:50 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, knitting, crafts, hobbies, economics, government, tax, canada, music, revenue canada, canadian music centre 29.5, Literary Supplement: In Cold Blood. In Cold Blood + Awkward Love + He sits + Dead Sea Scroll. Music: Excerpts from "Cephalopodae" by Benjamin Mueller-Heaslip, performed by the Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No In Cold Blood + Awkward Love + He sits + Dead Sea Scroll. In this episode: - In Cold Blood - Awkward Love - He sits - Dead Sea Scroll. Music: Excerpts from "Cephalopodae" by Benjamin Mueller-Heaslip, performed by the Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra. 00:05:40 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, poem, poetry, literary, literature, music, cephalopods, squid, dead sea scrolls, parkdale revolutionary orchestra 30: Vegetariansim-ism + To Train up a Child. "Some people say: Child-proof your home. I say: Home-proof your child." - Michael Pearl Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes "Some people say: Child-proof your home. I say: Home-proof your child." - Michael Pearl Kay goes vegetarian, and compares Debi and Michael Pearl's "child-training" (note: not "child-rearing") book, "To Train Up a Child" to the work of Cesar Millan, aka The Dog Whisperer. Also: the difference between puppies and babies, and why eating animals is not NECESSARILY bad. 00:12:43 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, baby, child, parenthood, dog, dogs, dog whisperer, cesar millan, debi pearl, michael pearl, to train up a child, vegetarian, vegetarianism 31: Killing the mini-fridge and its consequences. I killed the fridge. This is what happened after. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No I killed the fridge. This is what happened after. Killing the minifridge; La dolce vita; and Kay's compositional debut. 00:11:10 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, fridge, refridgerator, home repair, freon, hmm, mini-fridge, la dolce vita, mouse, garbage, mouse in the garbage, opera 32: Does bubble bees bite? Gender binary + homeownership. Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes Gender binary + homeownership. Caster Semanya and the amazing reality of human development. Buying a house from an old Vietnamese lady in her pyjamas. 00:13:12 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, gender, sex, science, caster semanya, weird, cool, wtf, ais, home, house, homeowner, home buying, real estate 32.5, Literary Supplement: New York Series Part 1. Part 1 of my 2007 New York adventure. Music: Me singing "Marietta's Lied", recorded maybe in 2006. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Part 1 of my 2007 New York adventure. Part 1 of a 3 or 4 part series, the story of my 2007 trip to NYC to enter the Lotte Lenya International Singing Competition. I ran across it in an old diary and thought, "Hey! I should podcast this." Music: Me singing "Marietta's Lied" from Korngold's "Die Tote Stadt". Zhenya Yesmanovich on piano. Recorded sometime in 2006, probably by Jeff Vidov. 00:11:56 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, literary, literature, music, singing, lotte lenya, lotte lenya competition, new york, nyc, adventure 33: Solving the problem of survival. A thought experiment. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No A thought experiment. What it's like to be a self-employed small business woman + an observation on something positive I would like to continue. 00:11:09 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, home, house, homeowner, home buying, real estate, small business, business, health care, thought experiment 34: Ninja mouse. I'm like a mouse. A ninja mouse. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No I'm like a mouse. A ninja mouse. Feeling sympathy for the Obama kids, my own dad's brief brush with the conservative media, and who I really work for. 00:12:14 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, obama, children, parenting, W5, father, mouse, mice, ninja 34.5, Literary Supplement: New York Series Part 2. Part 2 of my 2007 New York adventure. Music: Me singing "Marietta's Lied", recorded maybe in 2006. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Part 2 of my 2007 New York adventure. Part 2 of a 3 part series, the story of my 2007 trip to NYC to enter the Lotte Lenya International Singing Competition. I ran across it in an old diary and thought, "Hey! I should podcast this." Also buying a house eats up a surprising amount of one's spare time, so I have written anything new. Music: Me singing "Marietta's Lied" from Korngold's "Die Tote Stadt". Zhenya Yesmanovich on piano. Recorded sometime in 2006, probably by Jeff Vidov. 00:08:46 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, literary, literature, music, singing, lotte lenya, lotte lenya competition, new york, nyc, adventure 35.5: OW MY LEGS 45 minutes each way, minimum. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No 45 minutes each way, minimum. The move; the new commuting lifestyle; OW MY LEGS; ice cream; King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters; nerds of a feather flock together; Josh Reichmann hates me. Links promised to the Josh Reichmann debacle: http://scintillator.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/dear-josh-or-more-signs-that-you-might-be-a-troll/ http://scintillator.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/concert-review-sunparlour-players-josh-reichmann-theatre-centre/http://scintillator.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/concert-review-sunparlour-players-josh-reichmann-theatre-centre/ 00:12:54 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, music, singing, moving, critic, home owner, homemaking, nerds, donkey kong, king of kong, josh reichmann. 36: The swiney flu!!!! + Plan C I need a plan. No, wait, I need a new plan. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes I need a plan. No, wait, I need a new plan. Kay is down with what might possibly be the swine flu* and spends the week lying on the couch watching movies and pondering her career. *Bear in mind that she was convinced that she had both SARS and West Nile in 2003. 00:13:34 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, music, singing, swine flu, flu, sick, sick day, rambling, career, plan c 37: Happy Thanksgiving, America! For a gift I give you this dictionary. Look up "socialism". No, really. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No For a gift I give you this dictionary. Look up "socialism". No, really. Dear America: Words have meanings. A watered-down wishy washy mildly reformist health care bill that probably won't pass anyway is not, in fact, socialism. Also I had another failed audition. 00:8:44 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, music, singing, audition, pundit, health care, america, socialist, socialism, thanksgiving, what?, wtf 38: Vodcast Special - Haiku for Cthulhu Thinking twas Santa, I sat on his knee. My gift? Cthulhu ate my face. Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer No Haiku for Cthulhu + Kay airs the dirty laundry. Eric Shinn reads his Cthulhu-themed epic. Also, I use the new HD mini camera to air, um, some dirty laundry. 00:07:32 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, vodcast, marriage, socks, cthulhu, squid, eric shinn, awesome, weird, wtf 39: A Very Special Complaining with Kay Special Christmas Special. In the holiday spirit, Kay tries to list things she likes instead of just bitching about stuff. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMT Kay the Complainer Yes In the holiday spirit, Kay tries to list things she likes instead of just bitching about stuff. Today, for Christmas, I talk about things I like. Don't get used to it. 00:09:45 complaining with kay, complaint, podcast, music, beatles, karma, christmas, good things, good vibrations 40: The New Year's TMI Cast. 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 41: Oppressed or dead? 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 42: A few interesting questions. 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 Going Prorogue (Vodcast Special #3). 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 The Contest 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 43: Kay saves Hollywood + Grumpy old composers + Conspiracy theorists. 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 44: How *can* a door be out of order? 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 tem> 45: The problem of happiness. 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 46: Kay is tired, and she has turned (not "is turning") into her mother. "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 47: Non-obvious dichotomies. 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 48: Bellini withdrawal. 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 49: Chirper. Yeah. Whatever. 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 50: Regrettably, the Best of Complaining with Kay 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 51: Attention, douchebags! 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 52: Hobonics, if you will. 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 53: HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY SO HAPPY NOTHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT HERE. 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 54: Fear this, not that. 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 Democracy When? I don't think it's now. Vodcast Special #4 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