This blog is boring.

Holy People of Qatalyst. This blog is boring! Can we please do something to spice it up? our lack of interesting information and photos is contributing to the fact that there is nothing interesting on the internet! Ok - saying that. I have NOTHING interesting to Blog about - Except! Oh! Last Friday - I went to DAYDREAM NATION's Second Anniversary Party at Van Gogh's Ear in Guelph. Daydream Nation is an amazing little record store in downtown Guelph, run by Ricky... he's pretty cool. We like him. Anyways - it was hilarious - ran into a bunch of mutual friends - had a little misunderstanding thinking that the 2nd floor of Van Gogh's was actually the third. YiKES. Anyone who's been there knows what I mean. lol. Also - Qatalyst has been keeping an eye and an ear on the CKMS Referendum that is set to happen on Feb 12th. It's pretty disturbing - the whole political evilness that's apparent even at a University level - no wonder national and international politics are so f'ked. Our stance? Well, Qatalyst obviously supports any local independent media that can stay out of the corporate clutches... but saying that, we have requested a breakdown of the CKMS operating budget.... so that we can decide for ourselves if the station is being run by a few well paid people... or really being run by student and a volunteer base with most of the costs going to fees and operations. We'll see. We're working on a more detailed look of the CKMS situation in the March issue. Anyways, post your thoughts as always... hope this was slightly interesting... or at least let you avoid filling out that form that your boss wants back ASAP because they have to hand it into their boss and pawn it off as their own work. xoxo H.

Ah, sweet freedom of speech.

So.... The Winter issue is out in KW and Cambridge, and will be out later today in Guelph. Hope everyone is enjoying the read - it's a little more intense this month, let us know what you think! Saying that.... i definitely heard what the HMV in University Plaza, Waterloo thought this morning. They apparently are deeply offended by the article on the demise of Music World in the December issue... and since they are "not cool enough for Qatalyst" - their quote, not mine - they no longer want to be a drop point. Alright Fascist Corporate CD/Movie/Video Game Shops - Keep up the good work! Happy Shopping Everyone :) H.

KETCHUP

or, catch up. today is the day............ ;) the magazine is out! as much as i hate distribution in the winter, it is quite fulfilling to drop off our little project in coffee shops around town and see people get excited and eat 'em up. i must say that this month's cover had heads-a-turning. make sure to pick up a copy! here are some KW locations: WATERLOO_wordsworth, whole lotta gelata, gloss, the art store, ethels, SOHO, loop, university plaze: HMV, boardzone, pita pit, campus pizza, bubble tea, pita factory & more! KITCHENER_encore, working centre, athletic direct, market square, civilian clothing, inception, exhibit cafe, children's museum, matter of taste, KW bookstore & more. what else is happening..... we are getting ready for march's issue... it is shaping up quite nicely. if you or anyone you know has an interesting work station.... email us. i have obtained passes to hillside inside... which is going to be AWESOME..wintersleep & bocce & much much more goodness. i really want to get an interview with wintersleep, but, i don't really know how to interview bands, so i'm fairly sure i would just embaress myself and tarnish the magazines name. but maybe that could be the whole premise...anyways. this is unproductive. i wonder if hilary will blog today.... anyways. heath ledger is dead. C.

The Qatalyst Winter Issue

will be available on Thursday January 24th. It includes: A look at Local and Organic Food Channels The Wandering Artoholic An interview with local band: Vacuity and some crazy editorials. Can you Hardly WAIT??? 2 more sleeps. H.

Virgin Blogger.

So this here is my first blog ever. I'm an intern here at Qatalyst which is really a lot of fun -- so looking forward to this new issue. I'm in my "victory lap" at highschool, not so much fun, just a lot of work. Love art, design, more art, chocolate and laughing. Saw "The Golden Compass" last weekend and can't believe how the movie just ended like that, wondered for a moment if maybe there was a malfunction with the projector-magig. That's pretty much all about me right now ....so much work to do (what else is new?) I can't remember what day of the week it is anymore. Someone change the weather before waterloo and surrounding area freezes over. Y.

Lucky Stabb, Sexdwarf and Will Currie and the Country French?

Just saw these three bands at the Grad House in Waterloo - it was jammed and due to an unfortunate bag theft in Barcelona, i couldn't take any pictures.... BUT, i highly recommend checking these guys out http://www.myspace.com/willcurrieandthecountryfrench (sorry, no link... stupid apple) Here's some of their myspace pics... again... no camera, and I attempted to take some photos on the cell... but it's about as clear as shooting a pic through a fishbowl with month old water that your mom keeps bugging you to change, but you're too scared to put the fish into another bowl and clean it, cuz last time you did, the water was too warm and you accidentally boiled your pet. also ... Sexdwarf, fabulous little group out of Kitchener.... http://www.myspace.com/sexdwarfband and Lucky Stabb... http://www.myspace.com/luckystabb who are playing the Blue Moon in Petersburg with Vacuity on Jan 26... not exactly sure where Petersburg is... but should be a pretty fabulous smalltown show for those willing to trek out Highland Road. That's it. I gotta go watch the rest of Dexter Season 2... even though Pete MacAulay ruined the entire season for me. Nite. H.

Happy Birthday Highwaisted!

Just wanted to wish Skeesh a very happy 26th birthday. You're old dude... but it's ok. You still look wicked. See you Friday.

david lynch i would like to sit down with you for coffee or absynth

first of all, i just want to say that i am 100% sure that hilary's dreams are based on the sole fact that she finished reading jpod about a week ago. secondly, and most importantly. has anyone seen the movie INLAND EMPIRE by david lynch. i watched it last night. and want to talk about it. what. the. fuck. thats all for now. proof comes tomorrow. very excited to see it. C.

So....

I just had this dream that I was at a party and there was a clown there.... and all of a sudden the clown started performing these totally evil magic tricks. jesus. on another note: The JAN/FEB ISSUE is out on JANUARY 22nd... so next Tuesday. and we're working on March now... so send us any thoughts, ideas, submissions, art, etc... etc.... Have a lovely monday. H.

another day...another....................dollar?

FINALLY. the issue has been sent to press. i can't believe how long this one took. i think we set a new record. now its friday night - well- evening, and i have successfully screwed myself for the weekend by staying up all week till 5 am working and trying to force myself to fall asleep. and now here i am, finished work but exhausted. great. on hilary's comment, i think what she meant by controversial was awesome. so, if anyone wants to go out and celebrate the completion of yet another issue of qatalyst magazine (it will be out january......26....?...hilary?) then let me know and i'll set my alarm clock for 9pm and go do shots with you. C.

Deadline Looms

So.... The Cover is.... Controversial. That's all I have to say for today. H.

"i got a c and an a in my alphabet fries at lunch today, and it made me think of you. at least i think it was a c...it might have been a g" thats my sister. cute. so, today i was thinking about blogging. really. who thinks that they are interesting enough that people would want to read about them? well, the answer is a shitload of people. and hey, i'm writing this, so....guilty as charged, but i get to at least disguise my vanity as something to do with a magazine...that i never talk about... i want to congratulate everyone out there who blogs for being so ballsy. i will peer into your lives, like I allow you to peer into mine. in other news- i would like to send a "shout out", as they say, to people who get up and dance at live shows. not many do that anymore, and my hunch is that it is because you think you will look like an idiot. you won't. i promise. i'm sorry that i didn't dance last night, hilary - you know i would of normally. now i feel obligated to say something about the magazine. umm.... well... it's almost done. and the cover is going to look fantastic. that's all for now. C.

bloggeriffic

hello children, here is my triumphant return to the blogworld. the reason for my tardiness is simply this: i have been in a party-time state for the last month and am just now relearning how to use my appendages. so, merry christmas, happy new year, et cetera, et cetera. i am now at work, listening to radiohead and some phantom basement band (lifeinthecatacomb.blogspot.com), and working on the january/february issue of our little magazine. i must say that we have evolved greatly and have a lot more editorial. aren't you just gushing with excitement? i would be if i hadn't been staring at the same articles for a couple of weeks now. hilary might be angry with me for sharing this pre-release, but my sister is writing a column for us (starting this month) on what it's like living in korea. she's been there for about 2.5 months and her first entry to the column is great. it's so personal and scary and honest and emotional and intimidating and adjective adjective blah blah. it's really good. plus she sent along alot of really great photos that she's been taking. it's going to shape up nicely over the year if i do say so myself. anyways- that's all i have for now. happy birthday jon johnson. going to see the darcy's tonight at 830 at the children's museum then to ethels. see you there? C.

Darcy's TONITE.

Qatalyst will be at The Darcy's show tonite at Theatre and Company in downtown Kitchener. It's right beside the children's museum. Doors open at 7pm... Knock Knock Ginger is opening. Should be a lovely show. you should come. it's PWYC - so you should definitely come. All proceeds are going to the Museum. Here's a link to the darcy's blog - it's pretty entertaining..... http://itsthedarcys.blogspot.com/ but you can't actually click the link, cuz blogspot hasn't figured it out for our versions of firefox. annoying. just don't be lazy - and cut and paste the link into your window.sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh.

Final Final Final Final Final Cut?

So - we saw Bladerunner this weekend at The Princess... It was something like the 5th final cut - personally, didn't really notice much of a difference since the one i saw in Mrs. Jackson's Media Class in Grade 12.... but hey - what do i know? It was still amazing. You can watch the trailer here if you want: http://bladerunnerthemovie.warnerbros.com/ (and just to clarify - Bladerunner is the one with Harrison Ford, about the future. And DOES NOT feature Wesley Snipes wearing sunglasses and killing vampires) Then we hit the Huether for a couple cheap pints - and debated if Deckard is a replicant or not for about 4 hours. i'm accepting opinons now.... H.

Falafel - easy to spell

Not so easy to make. (Yes, we are in the middle of production for the Jan/Feb issue (out on Jan 18th) but as a little sideproject we decided to make some falafel and couscous and salad and hummus and delicious pita for dinner last nite.) they seem easy to make.... I mean, it's fucking chickpeas, garlic and onion in a blender with some cumin and coriander in a blender. anyways, once you blend everything, you mix in some of that white baking stuff... then add some breadcrumbs... roll'em into little balls, flatten them out a little... then fry them in veggie oil. but ... apparently, there's some secret. It might be coating them in some sort of mixture.... anyways, by about the 13th one, we figured it out... made about 24 and then things started to go downhill again, so we decided 24 falafel were enough. the couscous was another story. if you have any falafel making tips. please send then to us. H.

New Year's Eve.

Not too much to say about New Year's Eve - it was a great nite..... I think the photos pretty much sum it up. I always love it when there are NO photos from the beginning of the nite.... and then all of a sudden.... everyone is pretty much wrecked and the camera comes out. lol. Here's our nite in 4 photos: this is actually how we work on the magazine. Cassie covers my eyes until everything is done and has gone to press. This is Ronnie one of our interns. She's writing for the Jan/Feb issue... she wrote her article that nite. It should be good. Midnight :) This is when things started to get a little messy. This one is right before Cassie punks off and leaves me to sleep on the dining room floor... somewhere between an open champagne bottle and the spinach dip.

2008...

Well here we are... 2008. Happy New Year! Qatalyst is back in action ... and locking themselves into the office till Jan 8th... so look for regular posts. Hope everyone is enjoying their day at work so far ;) hahaha. Q.