A 2:1 ratio of 1 and 3

It's time for the Immigrant Survey. This survey is for everyone 19+ years born outside Canada and now lives, works or studies in Waterloo Region (permanent residents, Canadian citizens, refugees, temporary residents, refugee claimants, and international students). Open until May 31st. Please share!

Get one of my radical pro-transgender shirts while they’re in stock! Possibly criminal to wear?? aspenhearted.com/shop/p/pre-o...

Maktao spent his first night out with the wild-living nightclubbers in early March. Ex-orphan Mwashoti walked him and Kapei back at dawn. Reintegration here is pole pole – slowly slowly – led by the orphans themselves. Maktao has decided he's ready to hear the call of the wild. Watch this space!

The extremely rare catcopus.

I republished an old blog post so I could point people to it again: How I Use Scrivener to Run TTRPGs

"Kilcher only learned that Cameron had used her facial features so directly after an interview clip of the director began circulating on social media last year... Cameron stands with the Neytiri sketch: The actual source for this was a photo in the LA Times, a young actress named Q’orianka Kilcher"

You can learn SO MUCH about characters while they’re being intimate and vulnerable.

No piece will be over $200. Most won't come close to that.

Florence Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore And their children!

New research suggests that reliance on AI assistants can have a negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem solve.

*dusts off pitch* Please read my prequel, it might earn out someday! And also it's very good.

I've shared tips with writers about visiting a TV/Film set but always wondered why there wasn't ONE resource I could send. So I made one. SETIQUETTE is a 58pg guide: How to read a call sheet, a who's who crew guide, what to do and NOT do on set & more. writingandwhatnot.com/blog/setique...

174 passengers still trapped onboard (landing was blocked), the ship has tighter biosecurity measures than most, WHO is assuming it's a (unusual) person-to-person version of the virus, plus there's a travel blogger aboard...

If the people with extreme wealth don't flaunt it, do they lose said wealth? No. If they can't put that money into showing off in costumes, will they give the money they would spend on costumes to someone who needs it? Also no.

Warning! You might see posts in the wild claiming "Hogwarts Legacy is free right now!" but this is malware, if you try and run it, it'll install Hogwarts Legacy on your PC.

I should first clarify some basic facts: — The Met Gala is a fundraising event that supports the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute. — The Costume Institute preserves historical garments, curates public exhibitions, and educates people on how clothing reflects and shapes culture.

This is absolutely a sigil to summon... something.

This is not so with clothing. Few people consider the farmers, spinners, weavers, dyers, designers, pattern makers, sewers, embroiderers, finishers, and pressers that collaborate to produce something fantastical. I doubt there's much I can say on social media that will change people's biases.

Meet Bumpy! This enchanting little chap was rescued over the weekend. This was Bumpy's first night with us, snuggled next to Keeper Simon. Simon put his mattress on the ground and the tiny hippo nestled by his side, swaddled in his cherry blanket.

"Do not kill the part of you that is Cringe. Kill the part of you that cringes."

A limerick. Based on a true story.

Who else finds that when pain and fatigue levels are high, the effort required to get a few words out can be so much that you have to 'force' them out - which can come across as angry. Even when you aren't, at all. (Card from www.stickmancommunications.co.uk/product-page... )

This post is going pretty viral but I checked two computers that have Chrome installed & neither of them has this file. According to this article from a pretty reliable PC news site, the file only installs if you have certain AI features enabled. www.tomsguide.com/ai/check-you...

Good morning, #YAfantasy readers! If you're looking for Grimm fairytale-inspired short stories to read this late spring, how about you check out my upcoming short story collection "Found," available for preorder?✨ #booksky #writesky #fantasy #shortstories #fairytales

Available now: PONDS: An Illustrated Guide yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #scientificillustration #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ponds #lakes #freshwater

While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running. From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.

I'm certain these are holy objects, I just don't know what creature they're consecrated to

Someone out there decided it would be a good idea to put a German Shepherd in charge of babysitting a bunch of Doberman puppies and they were 100% correct

Anok Yai

Every election, I remind people that you do NOT have to register to vote in Canada. I've never been on the voter registry *because* I'm a victim of stalking. And every time, some polisci loser accuses me of misinformation. But again, you do NOT have to be on the registry to vote! And this is why!

Seen at Heathrow Airport, this date in 2018…

Today, the day of the Met Gala, the unionized workers of the Met posted this image to their Instagram. www.instagram.com/p/DX64ioYjecG/

If anyone would like to see a photo of a rather fearsome guard dog, this is your lucky day.

Not all heroes wear capes Some of them are just really damn irritating influencers

Okay folks, because this happens every year: 1. The Met Gala funds the Costume Institute which does not receive any of the money the Met Museum gets from tickets or money from the general donation pool to the Met.

Since I'm already seeing plague ship misinfo in press citing the US CDC: #hantavirus is AIRBORNE. Mayo Clinic: "Infection is usually caused by inhaling hantaviruses." CDC says "through contact" but doesn't explain "contact" means inhalation. Citation: www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-con...

This is your semi-annual reminder that the "rule" about drinking 8 glasses of water a day is based on a journalist misunderstanding the research, which really said that we already consume that equivalent in our food.

Canada is full of amazing animals, many of which have played a role in our culture and history. But what are the name Indigenous names for many of those animals? How many of our animals take their names from Indigenous words? These are 10 Canadian animal names explored. 🧵 1/12

Whatcha doing with your Saturday? Getting lured into the fey realm by some slightly-too-honest Eladrin? 😌🌸 In case you missed it, I got to star in a fun music video with @whitneyavalon and @sweeetanj! Check it out here — www.youtube.com/watch?v=POan... — but only if you're ready for an earworm!

move slow repair things

Featuring this Angelina Ballerina-inspired mer-mouse today! www.etsy.com/listing/4496... #thebeastboutique #artshop #bsnm #artsky #mermay

Top 15 Canadian TV shows ever. Schitts Creek SCTV This Hour Has 22 Minutes Littlest Hobo Trailer Park Boys 5th Estate Saturday Night at the Movies The Hour Orphan Black Degrassi Street Cents Due South The Hilarious House of Frightenstein Kids in the Hall Rick Mercer Report

André Kertész Dive, 1935

✉️ Explore 145,000 medieval merchant letters as a live map: the correspondence network of Francesco di Marco Datini (c.1363–1412), spanning Florence to Barcelona to North Africa. Visualise routes, travel times & seasonality. docuracy.github.io/datini/ #DigitalHumanities #MedievalHistory

Passing this along - fucking scammers leveling up, here's a new one to pay attention to.

We should have some kind of fête on the national, state, and local levels to celebrate whichever person has paid the most in taxes that year or something

A class at my kids’ school put up little statements about the good they want to do in the world and I was over the moon about this one - then I learned they meant to say “teach people in jail” which is also good!