Complaining With Kay

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.

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.

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.

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?

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/

The "Disney" vocal style: it makes me want to drill a hole in my sinuses.

A whirlwind tour of world history, in answer to the question: Was there ever a golden age?

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.

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!

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).

I have no major complaints this week, so here are all the minor ones. Tagged explicit because I say "Clusterf*ck".

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.

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.

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.

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.