Having a Joni Mitchell kind of day. The ‘Song to a Seagull’ album merits more attention than it gets.

Woe is me, on the Tuesday following Victoria Day.

Running boast, I did 9k this morning :) Because increasing distance is easier than increasing speed. 🏃‍♀️

Shout out to beets 🫜 for being so delicious. They’re a pain to cook, so I like to keep some prepared and frozen to throw into salads and as a side dish.

Carney should not have the power of a majority. He is friend shaped, but not friend.

Why are they planning to build AI data centres in Vancouver? Aside from all the very legitimate ethical and environmental concerns around AI data centres, what is the business case for it? How does a storage warehouse benefit from being on some of the most expensive land in Canada?

Oh no! I thought it would only take a few minutes to fill out my census form. … it did not take only a few minutes.

Controversial take, but I really wish there was rain in the forecast. The soil is far too dry for Vancouver in early May.

Too hot to run 🥵 (I did it anyways)

I know it’s not an original sentiment, but damn am I ever looking forward to the weekend.

So I'm looking at the gas prices being exactly the same as last week (before the tax cut), global gas prices settling or trending down, and thinking about all the income shifted from the government to the oil companies, and wondering what the heck Carney was dreaming of.

Museumification refers to the process by which a city’s culture is “preserved” or staged as if it were a museum exhibit—often prioritizing the display of heritage & aesthetics over lived, evolving infrastructure, affordability & daily connection—especially for locals & workers. Love his insights.

I get that the orange devil has to wreck everything he touches, but MATH? Why does he have to destroy MATH?! Can’t we have one thing that is pure and true?

Yikes

Sometimes I encounter people who are just as committed to misunderstanding as flat-earthers. It’s so painful to let them think they’ve ‘won’, but what else can you do?!

I’m inspired this morning to start a photo thread about #ConnaughtHeights. The neighbourhood so unassuming that even #NewWest fanatics forget about it. The first images are my favourite house and garden. It’s hard to pick the best view because the property is Art.

Every time I scroll past the clip with Carney talking about Canada investing in AI to make my job more interesting, I think to myself that it would be a good time to donate to the federal NDP.

#NewWest says ‘YES!’ to affordable housing, renter protections, safer streets, community action, community partners, climate action, and youth empowerment. That’s why my family chose NewWest and why we love living in this community. youtu.be/6bbn--tI5H8?...

😂😂 I love it when people forget to switch to their other account, it's the same as this Republican man 👇

Caturday Melissa Riane

Tiny homes on the river

Aesop: I TOLD YOU

New West stands up for housing. @freshetnews.bsky.social has written a great piece about the tiny-homes open house which features both the concerns with and support for the project. www.freshetnews.ca/hundreds-att...

Spring gardening is exciting, but also overwhelming. How will I ever catch up with the weeds?!

Something I’m struggling with as a definitely-not-neurotypical (high-functioning, formally-gifted-kid, odd-ball) is my inability to ‘play the game’. I’ve analyzed the game, I recognize the unwritten rules and know what to do or say to pass. I can express what is the ‘right’ answer both…

The Robin Hood of Butter Pot led the Masterless Men of Newfoundland. This society was made up of individuals who sought freedom in the interior of the island, free of British rule. No matter what the British did, they could never catch them. This is their story. 🧵 1/10

I wrote an email to the mayor and council in New Westminster to support the proposed Tiny Homes Village for our homeless neighbours. You can read the letter in my alt text. Please feel free to write your own to [email protected]

Side parts are out. A middle part is the most flattering option to compliment facial symmetry. Maybe with curtain bangs

I have something I want to express about the economy, but I’m having trouble verbalizing it. Something about having useful skills and aptitudes but being in the wrong market, or the wrong decade, or just running out of stream. I share this because maybe I’m not alone in this tired ennui

I started running this year after a hiatus of over 15 years. I’m much slower now. Today I ran the St Patrick’s 5k and signed up for the S&O Queen’s Park Classic 5k in April. It’s a great exercise in humility 🏃‍♀️

I got this bullshit fearmongering flyer in my mailbox. “Oppose NW Drug Site” WhatsApp group 😡 For what it’s worth, I live within the mapped area and I support this project. I will be certain to email the City and attend the community info session to prevent these clowns from drowning out reason

meanwhile you know what's ALWAYS fucking entitled to make noise? CARS and PLANES and INDUSTRY! Not people!!!!

Last night I went to see a completely student-led musical at the local HS and I want to report that the kids are better than all right. Not only was the show excellent, and the audience of peers enthusiastically supportive,…

As shit just seems to continue to get worse globally, it is really easy to feel powerless against this scale of disregard of human life and the planet. Check in on your neighbours. Share cookies. Offer childcare and a ride to the doctor. Start a rewilding initiative. Participate in mutual aid.

Today started with a beautiful hike; followed by the first lawn mow of the year; then 4 thrift stores in DTNW with my kid. Pretty much a perfect Saturday.

Reddit is the worst. You click on *one* post about curling drama and your entire feed becomes curling drama 🥌

It’s my birthday in Newfoundland and Labrador

Today, we mourn. Tomorrow we begin a campaign to put Catherine O'Hara on the twenty dollar bill.

My brain when I see Carney and the Premiers

This post should be a master’s thesis. 50 pages of analysis condensed into one profound sentence.

Minnesota has become my favourite of the 50 states: the spirit and solidarity of its people is an inspiration. If I ever return as a visitor to the states, it will be the first place I visit.

Is Mark Carney a red tory? Yes. Is he a prominent politician standing up for democracy and sovereignty? Also yes. Where are the world’s progressive left politicians? Where are Canada’s progressive left politicians? If Carney were to call a spring election who is offering more inspired leadership?

The nineties are back for gen-x nostalgics I guess. My email fliers today featured Birkenstocks with socks and the return of Dewberry to the Body Shop. Surround yourselves in comfort friends.

Phew! Carney taking off his mask of neutrality today is a relief!

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I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...

Plato’s universal truth: “The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”

Gigantic protests in Tehran this evening. Time to focus on Iran. The people are demanding change. (Via @AlinejadMasih)

The system 1) loads up new homebuyers with costs that should be borne by property tax, and 2) incentivizes the city to force new growth into industrial armpits that lack amenities. New residents get to live in bad places and pay for everybody else’s public swimming pools. x.com/alexbozikovi...