That's What She Said

This post (part of it anyway) is in dedication to my love of the phrase

"That's what she said"

Truly is the best one-liner joke around right now. It's so perfect and appropriate (sometimes).
If you think about it, it's a joke and a punch line rolled into one phrase. And that's good for me because I cannot tell a story-style joke to save my life.

Only four words to remember? Deal.

So this is request for all of you to set up situations in conversation where I can say "That's what she said" and you'll easily make my day.


In other Kateland news, I have a quiz in my course about Electronica tomorrow and it's seriously making me feel not at ease. I'm not worried about the quiz itself so much, it's just listening to this early electronic music really creeps me out. It's like a bad dream you cannot escape. The musical equivalent of getting your leg sawed off (sorry for the visual...but that's how intense it is). Terrifying.


P.S.
That free coffee I got yesterday, by the way, was delicious.

I Love Free Coffee.

I used to think that the "Hospitality Value Beverage Cards" (i.e. buy 10 and get 1 of stock product [tea, coffee, etc.]) were completely pointless because honestly who's going to remember to have the card with them whenever you want to get a coffee or tea. And buy10 just to get one free.

WRONG!

I always have my card with me; my left pocket. And tomorrow I'll be able to get a free coffee, which I know sounds trivial (no big deal), but the feeling of being able to get something for free that you usually pay for is awesome.

Not to mention, the semester is back into full swing and that naturally means that my addiction to coffee is back. So good, but terrible if you'd like to have somewhat steady hands/limbs.

I've also gotten into the habit of taking my travel mug with me. Now, I don't want to say that I'm a hardcore environmentalist...but I just feel like an asshole using a throwaway cup every-single-day. Also, considering I pretty much get a coffee every single day (see why I get free coffees so often?) so that's probably about 20 cups or more every month.




This (free) coffee tomorrow better be the best coffee I've ever had.

The Worst Night Downtown Ever.

I know the title seems like a bit of an overstatement, but it seriously is not.

Things That Went Wrong to Ruin the Night:

• At Vinyl:
  
• good music being played when no one was dancing and shitty music being played when people were dancing (it seems counterintuitive...but apparently not)
  
• getting hit on by 35-year-olds (ugh, so creepy)
  
• At the Albion:
• creepy wasted 27-year-old-possibly-turning-28-this-year guys (one of them tried to buy me a drink but was cut-off at the bar and then proceeded to try to get his friend to buy me the drink)
• these guys then showed up at the Vinyl; I was seriously creeped out

I don't want this to sound like a pseudo-feminist rant, but what the hell is wrong with the vast majority of guys at bars? It might be a bit of wishful thinking, but it really would be nice if the people you encounter downtown, whilst drinking, at least had the decency to not treat you like you're from the red light district.

In another direction for this post...



How to Tell You've Been Going Downtown Too Often:

• You start to recognize the people who work the night shift at Pita Pit and MegaPizza, the bouncers at bars and other bar-goers
  
• They start to recognize you
• You seem to have a lot less money....and strangely you cannot remember where it's been spent
• You cannot remember very much at all actually

Not that I'm complaining, I love going downtown. The End.

The Main Difference Between Men and Women.

Oh man, thank god it's Friday. Although that being said, my day at school was not bad at all.

In my Electronica course (by the way, the prof in that class is so awesome because he is completely monotone and when he makes jokes it's really quite funny), we talked about Owen Pallett. He's a Canadian musician, and he uses tape loops to create a sense of a whole ensemble on stage. It's really pretty cool; check out the video to see what I mean.


Owen Pallett performing Mariah Carrey's 'Heartbreaker'.

Hmm, in Biochem I was so goddamn restless. Drinking coffee and then expecting to be able to sit still for an entire lecture (even a 50 minute one) is near impossible. I decided that I deserved a break and walked around the foyer of Rozanski. This may only be funny to me: My substitute prof used the example of cliques in highschool to describe a protein molecule. Apparently the polar molecules are the 'trendy kids' and the nonpolar molecules are the 'nerds'. According to him that is. Hilarious.

Things That Are Actually Hilarious:

• when prof's ask if anyone has a question....but fail to look to make sure no one's hand is raised. This happens in so many of my classes. "Anyone have a question? Good, okay, moving on..."
• how much happier everyone on campus appear to be just because it's sunny
• that seems to be it....I thought this list was going to be longer...

And,
If you happen to have more time to spend:

Feel free to check out the following bands I have been interested in as of late:

• MewithoutYou (check out the song 'Paper-Hanger')
  
• Jawbreaker (1995 "Dear You" album is sweet)
  
• Raid For Blood Diamonds (local-ish band from Toronto)
  

Oh and because I said I would:

I was at Van Gogh's on Wednesday and the girls' bathroom was flooded so all the girls were using the guys' bathroom. While I was in there this girl said:

Sure we can have multiple orgasms, but guys can use urinals. It's pretty much even.

Well, I'm going to try to get some real work done before I waste away the weekend.


Cheers, Kate.

The First Post

Hello and welcome all,

My name is Kate and I'm really not that interesting but I'll do what I can. First, I must point you guys toward a band that is my current obsession, and that band is Wintersleep. Overall, just a solid band; great lyrics, great instrumentation, and great vocals. Oh, and they're Canadian. It's a fail-proof formula.


If you felt you may need to procrastinate further, then read on...
A good website to waste time on is Vice Magazine.
Dos and Don'ts kill me every time. They're actually ridiculous sometimes. Also check out some of the articles which are generally about nothing important but 'tis the point and the appeal.

Well that is pretty much it for my first post; short and sweet. But fear not dear readers/ Kate enthusiasts, there is more to come in the future (funny anecdotes and other general cool things).

Till then,

Kate.