About

About me I’m an easy-going Canadian ex-academic and now editor/writer with dreams of being Björk’s personal designer assistant. That rare thing that is the spendable part of my paycheque goes to those who make me clothes, those who write me books, and those who release their albums on vinyl. I love Classical Latin, NY, and wandering in the woods with my dog, (Sha)Kira. I’m anti-racist, anti-fascist, anti-homophobic, anti-transphobic, anti-sexist, anti-classist…basically, pro-being a decent human. About kOs This is my personal blog. It used to focus on my favourite fashion finds, but it’s since gone off the rails because of *all of this* and now primarily serves as a log of what albums I’ve been listening to. Old posts feature independent designers who use(d) sustainable or recycled materials, have/had handmade or local production, and/or limited run collections. I never got paid or otherwise compensated for blogging about designers/labels/products. These were my personal honest opinions of items I own or wanted to own. If you see any type of ad at the bottom of a post, that’s the tradeoff for having a free WordPress blog. kOs does not endorse any of these ads.  In January 2024, I started the “1001 Albums John Mastodon Says You Must Hear Before You Die (Or Like, Don’t, But Trust Them, The Albums Are All Actually Really Good)” project, compiling the must-hear album suggestions from Mastodon users. I started a page here for an easily scannable/searchable list (see the “1001 Other Albums” tab in the main menu), but have since moved it to its own blog. kOs was born in 2009 as a Blogger site, so a Google search on me or ‘musingsofbuffyleigh’ will likely bring you there first. I can no longer log in to or recover my Blogger account, and so no changes there are possible. Disclaimer Most of the photos posted on kOs are not my own. Unless specifically stated, the photos posted are used only for my personal commentary and not for commercial reasons. I do not get and have never gotten compensated for blogging about these photos and the pieces contained within.