Garrett Who? (The Adventures of Being a Garrett Hedlund Fan for 9 Years and Counting)

**All the pictures used in this post are credited to the MrHedlund website (may it RIP)** Spring 2010. Cat is reluctantly studying for her sociology exam and looking for any excuse not to. She changes channels on the TV several times until she lands on a movie with Mark Wahlberg in it. Not really paying

Co-Parent Bands

I can’t say a song has ever saved my life. Nor could I sit here and tell you a band’s existence has ever had to inspire me out of dark thoughts. I’m lucky, but I can empathize with those who do credit music and musicians as their saviours. I am not a very religious person.

Why I’m So Excited About The Umbrella Academy: A Novel By Cat

Gerard Way wasn’t being taken seriously enough as a graphic artist and was living in his mother’s basement when 9/11 happened. He was on commute from Jersey to New York where he worked at a job he wasn’t feeling fulfilled with and was battling depression, drug and alcohol abuse and was at one point suicidal.

This Car Is Fuelled by Anxiety

“It’s just a few blocks- You don’t drive?” “Driving is so easy!” “Does it bother you that you don’t drive?” “The bus sucks though!” “You’ll need your license if you live on your own.” “It’s good to have in case of an emergency!” Above are some examples of comments I’d heard on a loop for

Why Would You Want to Pierce Your Nose?

So, here’s a story. When I was younger I wanted to pierce my tongue. Split my tongue, actually. Like a snake. I had seen it done on TV – probably on some TLC show. TLC used to have the best weird stuff. I lived for shows like ‘Miami Ink’ and ‘My Strange Addiction’. Well I

Throwback Post: That Time I Met Frank Iero

On October 2nd, 2014, I met Frank Iero. Like, THE Frank Iero. Pencey Prep & My Chemical Romance & LeATHERMOUTH & Death Spells & frnkiero andthe cellabration & Frank Iero and the Patience Something that you should know about me is that I have a bucket list. It started off as a joke with friends

Colder than Mars and the North Pole

There is a reason Winnipeg is known as Winterpeg. Our winters generally start near the end of November and last into April. We’ve even had snow in May. As a child I loved snow, but not so much as an adult. Fun fact: children don’t really feel temperature. Did you know that? -40 and they’re

Throwback Post: That Time I Ate Pizza with Simple Plan in 2012

Below is a blog post I wrote back in 2012 after meeting Simple Plan for the first time. I have since had the opportunity to meet them again in 2017, but can a meet and greet with Simple Plan ever be as exciting without David there? He was very much missed, but it’s good to

Oh… HI.

I’m Cat. One of many nicknames. It’s not short for Catherine, though many assume it is. Because that would make sense. But I’m a bigger fan of nonsense. Cat is for Caitlin. Cait would be a more practical nickname, but for whatever reason I don’t feel like a Cait/Cate/Kate. And I definitely don’t feel like