The two hour gym sessions will end when the strike wraps up. My body is conditioned for it anyway. I conditioned myself in July and August for this. Let's keep burning those calories!

Back to the gym. Home away from work for a bit.

Putting my workspace in stationkeeping mode in preparation for next week. Hope we’re back soon!

Gin joint and such, part 4…

Instruments signed out. We are so back.

Finally got my head above water in handing out music instruments. We are so back.

Gin joints, part 3

Oy. Read the guidelines that were emailed to y— oh why the hell do I even bother. 🤦‍♂️

I have a few good personal projects to do during the strike. -Raspberry Pi 5 upkeep; adding to the functionality of the device -Daily driver computer dusting and cleanup; -Secondary gig music selection (not related to full time job labour action); -Thorough clean of musical instrument.

At least I conditioned myself to endure 2hr gym sessions over the summer so when the strike starts at least I won't have to make adaptations there. I need to do 2hr sessions to offset the walking I would be doing if I were at work. The last 30mins is usually walking on the track.

That's curtains for October. Legislature has no plans to convene until they are scheduled to in late October. So there we go. The strike will be a long one. #ableg #abpoli #abed

Today's government presser basically eliminates back-to-work legislation at least for the short term. #ableg #abpoli #abed

"Government has plans in place to help students and families." -Marlaina Yeah, no you don't. None of that will come to fruition. #ableg #abpoli #abed

The UCP doesn't give a shit about your kid. #ableg #abpoli #abed

I put together a "strike bin" of stuff I need for next week for my secondary conducting gig. Can't get into my workplace to get things. Disclaimer: It's all stuff I personally own so no harm no foul. Looks like next week I'm gonna be working out of my car for my other contracted job.

That was two in a row. What are the odds?!

Of all the gin joints, part 2..

Looks like I'm projected to reach my fitness goal about 4-5 months sooner than I was planning which is good. I'm dropping weight faster now that I cut out the excess barley-based beverages as well as a change in my breakfast habits. Still ensuring full meals. I'm noticing it more and more now.

Just reading a post on another network and my only response to it is this: Are you genuinely stupid? 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Love to see it. The "go back two years and see how so-and-so did it" conversation was had at the old place. In other words... I did things the right way?

If the current contract offer is voted down by Alberta teachers (please vote NO), they should wear RED on Friday October 3 in favor of public education. Last day before potential action needs to be where teachers across the province wear RED, no matter what. #ableg #abpoli #abed

This is why teachers need to be militant in what they want all the time. Doesn't have to always be about salary, some negotiations can focus heavily on classroom conditions. But in the end, never feel guilty over holding votes to authorize strikes + actually walking when it happens. #ableg #abpoli

Alberta teachers, understand that a "NO" vote is THE only way to send a message to the UCP that your conditions must improve. They're counting on the "YES" to maintain status quo. Long-term improvement in the quality of your profession outweighs the pain a strike will inflict on your wallet.

Done and done. It's a no from me. ✅

INNNNNTERESTING. There is a correlation.

I think this is "Don't say or do anything and you won't risk an unfavorable answer" territory. It's been like that for a solid month. Except they blinked first. I won't say how but I did notice three things that are basically direct copy/paste. Hope the space was worth the visit last month. ✌️

Okay, I'm gonna need to fill a storage bin so I can have access to my personally owned stuff for my secondary conducting gig. I know where this is going.

The UCP won't commit to class caps because that involves hiring teachers AND a commitment to building many, many more schools. They know they're massively behind on this so the solution is not to even try. It's not a solution. It's just going to make the problem worse. #ableg #abpoli

"Except for the things she did wrong, she did everything right, too. The rest was me." -Will McAvoy, "The Newsroom" I'm beginning to see the logic behind that. Sometimes time needs to pass for people to actually see that.

Bunch of snowflakes.

Of all the gin joints…

I kind of wish I didn't stumble over some interesting information back in July because now I have context but I can't act because I'm not supposed to be aware of those pieces of information. So I have to pretend that I didn't discover something critically important.

I think we're underestimating China's capabilities. This is where they are now but I think it's going to accelerate more than we think over the next few years. I bet they meet their green energy goal far sooner than even they think they will.

So uh yeah, I think we're inching closer and closer to the proverbial equivalent of this. It's coming, I can sense it.

🧵 "Kimmel was gonna be cancelled anyway." Maybe. That needs to be a market decision, not a political one. Free enterprise believers can't just accelerate a departure simply because. If the market does not agree then their wallets will dictate whether he returns. That's how this works.

Whatever. More for me. All those points going toward gift cards I'll certainly use. I'll make the money work for me instead.

Facts

I had a brilliant idea but I have to immediately abandon it because it's probably hot water territory and I don't want to go through that. Oh well. It's the thought that counts because it would have been a brilliant gesture and would have brought a ton of competition.

Update: I just read one of the names of a presenter and if what I think is going to happen actually happens then WE ARE SO BACK. The DREAM TEAM is gonna team up for the competish. Make it happen. Please please please make this a thing.

An important life lesson is that if you're gonna take an L, take the L as soon as humanly possible before it becomes an even bigger, more embarrassing L.

Bluesky quickly became my go-to platform for news. It allowed me to completely ditch Twitter and I can have some sort of originality with my own domain which I can acquire from domain registrars that are not politically motivated/swayed. So, net positive.

What a decline. Grammar problems, abbreviations when it is inappropriate, spelling errors. That's not professional. That's amateur hour. That's what they get though for the crap they pulled over the last few years. They went through the FA phase and now they're in the FO phase.

I'm not digging that late morning activity coming up next week. Can we, you know, not? That would be awesome.

Oh that was a major tell. I didn’t even have to pay attention for that one.

Oh that would have been mint.

I knew it would escalate. I just knew it.

It serves the public interest that broadcast television holds government to account. The Trump regime wants people to shut their mouths so it's easier to get away with their bullshit policies.

I like to do random experiments with certain control variables to see what happens. What I noticed today was interesting. Very, very interesting. It's a departure from previous behavior, only because I decided to be strategic with something. In short, it's another "check" situation.