I've been spending more time over on that stringy platform, but it's starting to show signs of the former birdy platform, so I'm back here checking in on the azure atmosphere. What's new?

Kevin Hart (as Chocolate Droppa) NPR Tiny Desk concert is... something.

What's your current musical obsession?

Pi Day is an interesting angle, no matter how you slice it.

Settle a debate: You arrive at a 4-way stop at the exact same time as an oncoming car. One of you wants to go straight and the other wants to turn left. Who goes first?

Behold! New Sleep Token offering "Even in Arcadia" will be presented on May 9. We have an opportunity to gather live... in Tacoma in October. Will I obtain?

When you're young and you over-exert yourself playing basketball or something, you take a rest day and you feel better. But, when you're old and you over-exert yourself trying to bring the groceries in from the car in a single trip, you get no rest days and you just hurt now. Adulthood is overrated.

Samantha Quan, producer on Oscar Best Picture winner Anora, grew up in Vancouver, graduated from UBC (BA Theatre '98), and her family owned the Ho Ho restaurant in Chinatown.

Explain your job in one sentence so a 10-year-old can understand it.

It's hard to have a Super Mar10, given *gestures vaguely everywhere*.

Recommendations for a reasonably family-friendly Bollywood movie that's available to stream on Netflix, Disney+, etc.? This might go without saying, but we want one that's decidedly heavy on the dancing. 🙂 Old, new, doesn't matter.

"Registered Liberals have until March 9 at 3 p.m. ET to cast their vote with the expectation that the new Liberal Party of Canada leader will be announced later that day." That's this Sunday, FYI.

So, how about that one-shot fight sequence in Daredevil: Born Again?

Tween Michael completely missed what The Simpsons was saying with Flaming Moe's.

I'm the parent at school pickup who is simultaneously thinking, "Why is no one talking to me?" and "Please, no one talk to me" while doomscrolling on my phone.

There are two kinds of people in this world. People who have (or strive for) inbox zero, and people with five-digit (or more!) unread emails, and never the twain shall meet.

My daughter knows Adam Sandler best as "the guy who voiced the lizard in Leo." I don't know if I've failed or succeeded as a parent.

PSA: Desert and dessert are not the same word. And confusingly, despite the pronunciation, the phrase is just deserts, not just desserts.

What's your go-to mid-afternoon snack?

I normally don't get the jitters from drinking coffee, but I do when drinking Vietnamese iced coffee (cà phê sữa đá). Is it the sugar in the condensed milk, maybe? I don't think the coffee itself is any stronger than conventional espresso.

Pet peeve: When people continue to walk side-by-side on a sidewalk approx. two people wide when they see me approaching.

You get out of it what you put into it.

Who's responsible for clearing the lint trap in the dryer? The person loading the dryer or unloading it?

Had to deal with a recall (under warranty) for the car, which gobbled up my morning, but hey, I got a free car wash out of it (but now it's raining).

This is a huge, sad blow for local news.

How often do you visit the public library? I'm there at least once or twice a week.

Settle a debate: Costco poutine or A&W onion rings?

Eggs and toilet paper used to be so cheap that children would literally throw them at people's houses. Thanks, complex international trade economics and late-stage capitalism.

Enjoyed listening to this @vancolour.bsky.social chat with @jj-mccullough.bsky.social about Premier David Eby and how he's sort of the reasonable middle ground between Ford and Smith. youtu.be/SlIcigbkWfE?...

When you get a work-related email with "feedback" (or similar) in the subject line, do you immediately assume it's "constructive" (I hesitate to use the word "negative" but you know what I mean), some form of praise, or a more neutral, logistical thing?

If you could only eat one flavor of potato chip for the rest of your life, what would you pick?

NGL the most disappointing part of Kendrick's halftime show was the lack of Don Cheadle during DNA.

"I didn't understand a single word he said." Exactly. You don't understand. So what do we do when we don't understand something?

Me: Can everyone just chill? [Winter cold snap hits Vancouver] Me: No, not like that.

Why do Glinda and Elphaba like drinking soda? The bubbles are defying gravity.

Ships in harbour are safe, but that's not what ships are for.

Peanut butter and jam or peanut butter and jelly?

Do you interpret your kid's mistakes and shortcomings as personal parenting failures on your part? How do you not do this?

Canada's fentanyl czar

So busy. From "Relax, Dammit" by Timothy Caulfield.

Elbows up. Because that's better ergonomics for typing. #IAmCanadian

Okay, that's enough snow. You can stop now.

Did you watch the Grammys last night?

At what age do children become responsible for shoveling the snow? Asking for a friend.

How do we feel about billionaires like Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Selena Gomez? What about Spielberg and George Lucas?

I mean, I obviously understand why paid parking has to exist, but I *really* dislike paying for parking. This coming from the guy who has no real problem with $5 donuts. I'd rather pay $5 for a donut (with free parking) than $3 for parking to get a $1 donut.

Did the ramen combos at Takenaka Onigiri Cafe recently. No regrets. #vancouverrestaurants

Does excessive wealth make people terrible? Or do only terrible people (successively) seek and accumulate excessive wealth because they're willing to do less ethical things to acquire that wealth?

Just got a Christmas card in the mail from my local MP.

Got your salt and shovels at the ready? #Vancouver