Heck yeah! Pharmacist! "I see you've gotten Pfizer and moderna before and this is your 7th shot d...* Me: "AND ASTRAZENICA!" Pharmacist: "ok well that one's obviously not available, which of moderna or Pfizer would you prefer?"

This is a weirdly specific and pedantic post: People should begin wearing poppies starting on the last Friday in October through to Remembrance Day. Wearing it today feels performative rather than respectful.

Going to see a movie I adored as a teenager in a real movie theater shortly. Groovy. Shop Smart, shop S-Mart Evil Dead 2. I'm subjecting my partner to it too, she doesn't like gore, but I've promised it's funny gore? Can't wait to see if it holds up.

Love to see it. The greatest hockey player of all time. apnews.com/article/jaro...

Sometimes being an activist can feel defeating. But then I remember that humpback whales were considered so endangered that an entire Star Trek movie was made about them in the 80s. Now, because of the work of thousands, humpbacks are now a classified as a ‘species of least concern’.

At the Vic Theatre for Donnie Darko tonight and I think every single person in the theatre was born within five years of me. Truly a millennial touchstone.

PLAN THE PARADE

Vancouver's TransLink is a rare success story in North American transit, with ridership almost matching pre-Covid levels. It might be the only big 🇺🇸/🇨🇦 agency that has *expanded* total bus service since 2019. I spoke w/CEO Kevin Quinn about lessons from TransLink's rapid recovery. 🧵

Happy Prompt Payment Day to all who celebrate (Really just @mattmacinnis.bsky.social)

Thing I miss most about when MEC was good? Having reasonable things at good prices. I need new a cycling ankle pants clip, in days of yore they'd have a bin of them for $4 each. They have one they stock now and it's $30 I just want a Velcro strap for my ankle. That shouldn't cost $30.

Apparently if you try to live properly and get a full night's sleep, work out 3-4 times a week, keep your apartment clean, cook your meals, and maybe try to see friends 1-2 times a week, that takes up pretty much all your time outside of work.

Discovered a new board game I have to buy at my local brew house (Spinnakers)

Gen. Wayne Eyre on Paul Wells' podcast said he doesn't like the phrase "warrior culture" Warriors are undisciplined rabble that gets beaten by soldiers. The professional soldier is not a warrior, they are a professional at the skill at arms. Warrior ethos is idiot bro-brained stupidity.

At HARPERS FERRY?!? Literally where a man sparked the civil war by attempting to start a slave revolt with the goal of ending slavery in America???

Politics shouldn't be about what messages you de-emphasize because of some grand chess game you're playing. It should be about what messages you care about and want to move forward.

Robert Redford was in so many of my favourite movies, like The Avengers (kidding!) But The Sting is one of my all time favorites, he steals every scene in the star studded A Bridge Too Far. What a legend.

Sound on. This is perfect. Friends is the goal.

Ok but can the veggie ground round get spun out to its own company? Cause it's fantastic.

Wow it got really dusty all of a sudden in my apartment watching the most recent Strange New Worlds, I think someone is cutting up onions too? Jeesh that was some episode. What is Starfleet.

Tandy 1000, back when numbers didn't matter. I played the hell out of a bunch of SSI Civil War games.

Ok, tonight I'm watching Clue outdoors in Beacon Hill Park, and I take it back about Scott Pilgrim, THIS movie has everyone in it. I tried to get a more iconic photo but failed.

Rewatching Scott Pilgrim (exciting Friday night plans) and like, I know it's a whole thingt that everyone is in this film, but wow is Everyone in this film.

Yeah, but this is bad actually

BC has the cheapest auto insurance in the country eh?

Video game post: Am I just getting old? There have now been three games I picked up that cause me to feel nauseous. A Game About Digging a Hole, Power Wash Simulator and Tavern Manager. (I have excellent taste in games, leave me alone). Is there a graphics setting I can try or something???

Two weeks ago I had my bike stolen. Today, Vic PD let me know they'd found it. What a relief. It went on an adventure and got a bit of a makeover and a cheap dye job. But I also went and bought a new bike, assuming I'd never see Marengo again... So I guess I now own two bikes?

Our client was cycling outside of Ottawa, next thing he knew he was in the ER w major injuries. @ottawapolice.bsky.social interviewed the driver (not our client) who said our client came up from behind & cut in front of her at an intersection. Their report blamed the cyclist for the crash 1/3

I would have lost my mind. It would be way worse than the time a quizmaster tried telling me that Cat Stevens did Cats in the Cradle.

This is kind of perfect, from the weekend at the Driftwood brewery.

Gonna send this to the group chat

Tiny Tug Friday is much easier now that we live a couple of blocks from Driftwood.

Really interesting short read from 1941, what kind of people are apt to "go Nazi" harpers.org/archive/1941...

Almost halfway unpacked from moving after a landlord use eviction. Went from a 900sq ft apartment in a duplex, five units in the house, to a 900sq ft detached house! I didn't even know they came that small! It's a cute 1950s house. Even has "coved" walls, where the walls curve to the ceiling! 1/

Can't wait to see this in person!

The best "I like = 1 x" thread. In this case, it's games.

Shut up and take my money.

Fun thread that keeps growing!

This is definitely how I feel about Tom Lehrer, discovering his music made me feel like my weird nerd stuff was cool as a kid. Really sad to hear of his passing.

I had the opportunity to tour Kwantlens auto repair programa couple of years ago where they're teaching people to maintain and repair EVs, really cool program! insideevs.com/news/766935/...

How is this real? I may be cancelling my subscription to The Athletic very shortly.

i am always blown away by just how far ahead of its time DS9 was. really some of the most remarkable feats of writing in TV history. and the kind of show that could only have worked with 30+ episode seasons

Guy Gardner was my favourite comic book character as a kid (yes, I was weird) and obviously I love Nathan Fillion and always have. So yeah, I just had an awesome two hours in a movie theatre. Also Mr Terrific stole the show.

@tomtomorrow.bsky.social @rubenbolling.bsky.social First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

This legit makes me sad. Dude's gonna have a killer bounce back year.

This took a turn I did not see coming, but now I'm curious about my medical options.

THIS CANNOT STAND. IT DOESN'T EVEN RUN ON STEAM!

Do I have any friends using Storygraph? Seems like a cool way to track reading and "to read" lists. I'm on there as Patmeister if anyone wants to add me!

This seemed to me to always be a very real obvious outcome of the blocklist system?