Fans, I’m up bright and early and set for a full 24 hours of blogging. The temperature is supposed to get up to 27 today, and I’m hoping for some wind to keep things cool. Thankfully, I’m not blogging from home, but rather, I’ll be heading down to the blogging sweatshop that is Workspace shortly […]
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Won’t you be my neighbour?
For the past few years, I’ve lived in a Vancouver Special, chopped up into a few suites. My entire street, and in fact, most of my neighbourhood is like that, I suspect. It’s the sort of apartment realtors and landlords describe as “cozy”, but it’s decent. I know a few of my neighbours: There’s the […]
C3YVR: CupCakeCampVancouver09
There. That’s sort of a title, right? So yes, in just a few short hours, I will be attending CupCakeCampVancouver at Workspace in Gastown. While there, I will be eating cupcakes, looking at cupcakes, remembering cupcakes I’ve eaten in the past, and so on. I hadn’t originally been able to get a ticket, but managed to […]
Catherine Grows as a Person
Since attending Media that Matters 2009 at Hollyhock this May, I’ve been feeling very introspective. To say I was skeptical of some aspects of the conference beforehand would be a terrible, terrible understatement. On the ride up with former coworker Jnet: Her: “So are you recovered from your flu?” [Swine flu, I swear.] Me: “I […]
In Which Catherine Is No Longer Lazy
So I recently started jogging. I know, I know, I’m ruining my image as couchbound layabout, but it’s true. (If, by chance, you were unfamiliar with this image, let me take this opportunity to spoil all chance of being thought of as in particularly good shape.) I’m tall. Really, really tall. (Yes, taller than that one […]
Back to the Drawing Board — Gallery Opening
This Thursday, I’ll be attending the opening of a new show at On The Rise Artist Collective on Granville Street. Back to the Drawing Board features new works by Vancouver artists Kristina Fiedrich and Jana Vackova. Personally, as both a fan and close personal friend of Kristina Fiedrich, I can say with authority that you […]
Catherine Winters in… The Case of Too Many Catherine Winters!
Recently, there’s been a lot of media interest in a woman named Melissa Huckaby — though not that Melissa Huckaby — and what it’s meant for her to be confused with an accused murderer and sexual predator: media attention, vandalism, death threats, etc, etc. Scary stuff. I, on the other hand, share my name with a […]
Trackballs: A part of our heritage
In the summer of 2007, I learned I had a bit of an RSI problem when a can of Coke I was holding suddenly slipped from my grasp and plummeted to the ground. I couldn’t apply enough pressure with my thumb and fingers to hold it in my hand. One short diagnosis of tennis and golfer’s […]
Catherine talks to the ladies
“Anyway, I met that guy at a blogging conference,” I said. She cut me off: “Flogging conference!?” she exclaimed, seemingly both intrigued and alarmed. After we cleared that up, I mentioned an idle interest in video blogging and suggested I might try my hand at it at some point. “So what would you talk about?” she asked. I […]
A friendly neighbourhood reminder
To whom it may concern: Firstly, I want to assure you I have nothing less than the utmost sympathy for what you are going through. I can certainly appreciate the sheer number of emotional and logistical challenges inherent in caring for a dog as large and as gravely ill as yours appears to be. On […]