Me, at 4 years old, as Speed Racer
Life with more cowbell is about just that – living with more oomph, pizzazz, chutzpah. Impact.
Blogger Cate (aka Cathy) McKim studied visual arts at York University and acting at George Brown Theatre School. By day, she works as a copy editor/proofreader. After office hours, she works on writing (short stories, plays, personal essays, this blog), acting, scenic painting, visual arts projects (greeting cards, multi-media collage, drawing) and singing. In addition to this blog, she contributes theatre and arts posts to Lipstik Indie Reviews, and appears in DJ Paul V’s Born This Way Blog – and is a featured contributer in a Glamour Magazine piece about the 2012 launch of the book version Born This Way: Real Stories of Growing Up Gay.
A published short story and essay writer, she also spent nine years at Toronto’s Alumnae Theatre Company, where she worked (volunteer) as an actor, singer, playwright, scenic artist, bartender, newsletter columnist, blogger and general go-to gal. An all-around culture vulture, she wants to share her arts and culture, and media adventures. She lives in Toronto with her cat Camille.
This photo was taken when I was four years old. I was pretending to be Speed Racer. It’s one of my favourite pictures of myself.
I don’t set out to be a reviewer or critic in this blog, but to share the various arts and culture events I’ve seen. Think of me as an artsy fartsy friend, offering impressions of and responses to an event that you may or may not have attended. My motto here is: If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say it. Corollary: You can always find something nice to say. Also, I’m not being paid (or otherwise benefiting) to promote anything or anyone – my comments here are stuff/folks I like and recommend.
Enjoy – this is gonna be some big fun!
p.s. – Okay, confession. One person’s mid-life crisis is another person’s re-examination of creative expression. I plead the latter. This blog came about as part of that re-examination, and as one of my long-term goals for 2011 (since I don’t make New Year’s resolutions as much as I make goals for the coming year).
Thanks for checking in!
Me, December 2011
Can’t wait to read about your adventures!
Thanks! I’m looking forward to having some!
For the first time ever I feel absolutely compelled to comment on a blog and this is it–dear God what a brilliant, genius, crazy good title. More Cowbell indeed!” Good luck!!!!
Thanks, Teresa – you made my day! Drop by again sometime.
I have nominate your blog for an award please take a look at my blog, thank you Kirsty
http://writeitfeelit.wordpress.com/
Thanks, Kirsty!
Looking forward to reading more! My theatrical career is now an aerial theatrical career on fire (literally), and I’m enjoying hearing about the arts and culture from your viewpoint. Thanks!
Thanks for dropping by Erinina. Glad you enjoy the blog.
Cathy – you are inspirational! Loving your blog that I only found this evening – from another culture vulture and name sake in Ireland – Cathie McKimm – Ireland!
Hi Cathie – Thanks very much! Coincidentally, most of my ancestors are from Ireland (mostly on my mum’s side – her grandparents were the last ones born there) and the McKim side is from Scotland, but settled in Ireland at one point before moving to Canada. So we’re likely distantly related, since McKim isn’t a very common surname. Thanks for dropping by the blog – come visit again soon.
p.s. – I’m also on Twitter: @lifemorecowbell You?
Hello Cate, Kat Leonard introduced me your blog. Lovely to read. Be in touch! LAW
Hi Lisa. Got Kat’s intro email. Thanks!
Hello Ms. Cowbell! I wondered where you came from when I got the WordPress email saying you’d liked my post on gratitude. I finally got around to reading Aynsley’s latest blog post and now I know. Sounds like you’re having a whole lot of artsy fartsy fun in Toronto. Almost makes a small town girl want to move to the big city. Almost. (Actually, this small town girl is yearning for more cowbells, on cows, in the pasture outside her secluded country cottage.)
Hi Maxine! Living with more mindfulness and gratitude has been a daily process for me lately – and your piece really resonated. Thanks for dropping by. Always more room for cowbell – everywhere.
Hi Cate, thanks for giving me fabulous review for my performance in Gay Day Play’s Stupid Bitch. I will be in David Henry Hwang’s ” M. Butterfly ” at Scarborough Village Theatre starting March 7.
I got a prom tic reserved for you which is good for the first or third weekend of the scheduled showtime. Pls look up
http://www.theatrescarborough.com
for showtimes, pick a day and time, then email me back for your choice asap :}
Thx !
Rory Moy roaring8@gmail.com
Cate, thanks for the wonderful review of our remount of It’s a Wonderful Life last December. If you are interested in reviewing Young Frankenstein, please let me know and I will arrange for comps. We open on April 11th at the Al Green Theatre.
http://www.alexandershowcasetheatre.com
Best, Steve
Hi Cate, having read above that you enjoy a good ol’ fashioned hard copy CD, complete with artwork and liner notes, i’d be happy to send you a copy of our new album by snail mail, in case you should care to give it a review! let me know; thanks for the great blog. erikawerry – at – gmail.com http://www.erikawerry.bandcamp.com
Hey Erika – just emailed you at your gmail address.