The best American Thanksgiving feast in the city is, of course, at a New Zealander immigrant bar

who paid an etsy witch to curse the 63 bus no judgment i just wanna talk

I'm not good at drawing/art, but I like to try. A couple of friends in FF14 have been encouraging me to practice more. We go to these "art parties" where people doodle each other or do artsy screenshots or hang out and vibe, then post and share. I'm... not awful! And it's fun to try. #lofiartparty

Also the Junction is way radder than I remember? Step out of the dr office and ooo! local art supply store! then ooo, sushi! then oooooo, indie bookstore! I have a job I need to get back to but what if: not yet

I have a new family doctor and I love him. he so far actually gives a shit, he is getting me all my followup care from last year, did an immunity workup w/o me having to ask. he actually calls me by my name (first doctor ever), etc.

peace skunk loves you

I'm hot in a weird way that a badly made program could never capture and so are you

the pig area has people there to answer questions about pigs they're "hambassadors"

Finally have a family doctor again. And he's rad. Great first impression. If any of my fellow Toronto queers are in need, let me know, he has room (but probably won't for long). Junction area.

*sunsets at high elevation *books *that flash of compatibility in group work when you transcend yourselves *quiet with friends *being with creatures bigger than me *black coffee + buttered bread *achieving silly goals *sitting around a table (or bonfire) knitting, talking *big water and trees *sleep

my library turned the return slot into a trick or treat basket. I love

one more from today -- I was at one of the cow awards and they had a bagpiper playing them in :D

I appreciate that goats will remind you that the pens are a suggestion they choose to respect, and not actually stop them I also love the cheeky smile and pose from the one on the left

:) cows :)

I can’t believe Zohran is transing the trains already www.mta.info/article/f-m-...

WHAT IS YOUR CAT"S NAME , GOT A SHIRT OF THIS ONE AT dashare.zone - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

The Royal opens this weekend and I'll be there, uh, several days. It's basically a celebration of all the things I enjoy a normal amount. If you're going and want company, I'm happy to meet you down there! www.royalfair.org

EVERYTHING IS FINE NOTHING IS WORRYING

Nathan Phillips Square

RACCOONS FOREVER (emily may rose, dundas/ossington)

Stop what you're doing and watch this little guy lol

Weird question for here but can't hurt to try... Know anywhere local that does A0 printing, especially on tissue/pattern paper? I go through a print shop in Kitchener that does weekly deliveries to the Junction and then I go pick it up there, but it would be nice sometimes to just Go Get It Now

A friend linked this photo to me and I had to go put it in the meme template. Sorry not sorry

it is kotatsu season 😺

One of the things I truly love about Parkdale is I've never seen a place organize so fast and hard. The government can try to do sneaky shit on a Friday, and by Sunday they've organized and covered whole area in notices, and by Monday the government is walking it back.

speaking of autumn, the lakeshore

speaking of autumn, a few highlights from yesterday's Howl'oween

putting on my (lighter) winter jacket and finding a receipt in the pocket from May 21 really underscores how we just don't get summer anymore this last decade one month of actual summer, cold and wet by mid-August, people wearing heavy jackets and hoodies at the CNE, but thankfully a warmish autumn

absolute truth

I'm at a diner on Queen West, and two guys with out-of-town accents had Rogers Stadium and Rogers Centre confused. "The Jays game is a FOUR HOUR WALK??" I gently interrupted (bonus points, stranger danger) and helped them out. Yes welcome to our town, we only have three companies in this country

"Give us a Motor City classic, then throw on some jerk chicken, mango chutney and a dash of chaos, and voilà—it’s suddenly very Toronto." Canada's best pizza is the Detroit place in my old neighbourhood. Descendant is so, so good, well-deserved apple.news/A8p75wrHCQhK...

25 solid minutes of screaming and woo-ing. Never seen this town like this. Also, living downtown rules

in what's becoming an annual ritual, got my flu/covid shot while at the hospital for other stuff(benign check-ins). General availability starts next Monday, you can book your appointment now, and there are tons of appointments available citywide! The province covers it with or without OHIP. Do ittt

Oh cool, they're doing this again. I went last year and really recommend it. You wander the old fort grounds, plus out to Garrison Common and the old military cemetery by Strachan. Lots of stories about The Unexplained. No jump scares or anything like that; history is haunted enough.

got invited to join a local arts collective, which comes with 24/7 access to studio space--I set up my sewing machine for the first time in years; it lives here now. Somewhere to go in winter to create stuff where nobody expects me to buy things. Also omg this window in the communal kitchen. Light.

I wore a light pink shirt and purple jacket to a fancy food event tonight and didn't spill a single thing on it or ruin it! I'm almost a respectable member of society! (throws clothes on the floor) And now back to being queer trash in the park

LETS FUCKEN GO - dashare.zone ADMIN

Eeee the market here in apartment/condo-land has a crate of tiny pumpkins for us who dwell in tiny places. I haven't carved a pumpkin since I was a kid. Totally got one.

i'm on a boat

spent the afternoon with @cassaclyzm.bsky.social in Christie Pits. Was walking home through Bellwoods and ran across a jazz quartet, Kubla, playing under the changing leaves. Such a perfect day.

you can bring your crochet to the skydome and get your project done in the spaces between pitches (I kinda want to try to organize one of my crafter groups to a group night next year)

october baseball :))))

VERY IMPORTANT NEWS #nutmegsky www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

the "why I deleted your band's promo email" tumblr but for games and I just post "roguelike deckbuilder" every day, over and over again until the end of the universe

There's a big Latin culture festival today in Sankofa Square. A couple friends of mine from my volunteering group (who fled Argentina in the early 80s) will be there representing las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo. I'll be stopping by in support; maybe see you there? www.toronto.com/things-to-do...

We're still a month and a half out and I already have tickets to four different days at the Royal, plus a cooking demo with Jamie Kennedy. Come see big beasties with me! Which reminds me of a fun story...

there are five good yarn stores in my part of town, but one of the best just moved 2 blocks from my ice arena anyway today i was shopping for crochet hooks while carrying my hockey helmet in one hand and petting the yarn store dog with the other

Rode the lakeshore trail out to Etobicoke Ribfest to hang with @cassaclyzm.bsky.social and one of his friends, then walked up to the Queen West Art Crawl in Trinity Bellwoods. Lovely end of summer day.