I just keep trying to remind myself; I'm in a historically difficult phase/season of my life, and we are living in unprecedented times. We are all just doing the best with what we have, and feeling down from time to time is a normal and healthy response to the chaos.

Happy Son's Day (Yesterday).

Some fun underwater footage in the Tanin Tides! If you're curious about the extended fluke on this, I was shocked...barely any drag! Looked so good. I filmed this footage by myself too! youtu.be/7e54_PUm7sU

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Working hard to learn 360 video. Here's my latest attempt with a longer description in the photo youtu.be/Sa1vYLfc1MI?...

Some of the shots from shooting with @hfxmermaid.bsky.social. Full gallery should be up on my homepage now! (Yes, I held off posting just so I could use #FishyFriday) #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #photographersunited #Halifax #photography #HaliSky

My latest video! Featuring my custom designed mertailor fabric mermaid tail, while practicing in a hotel pool during travel. Filmed with my 360 camera fully by me! Mertailor Mermaid Tails By Eric Ducharme youtu.be/SoOsgbT_E-8?... Please like and subscribe!! It means a lot.

I dont watch much American TV that isn't streaming platforms. I just flipped on CBS for the MTV VM awards and uh.... right before they started... an ICE commercial?!?! yikes.

Bestie and I give spoiler free review of The Conjuring Last Rites. youtu.be/KfHiJA7wMk8?...

Starting the long journey of editing up all my summer content, here's a feature looking at my Orca themed tail created by Mertailor. I filmed this fully by myself, using a 360 camera while I swam. youtu.be/bX5Vq3-lACA

Just got out of a movie with one of the worst audiences ever. So many people using phones with full brightness and loud notifications, talking, up and down seats constantly, chewing loudly on plastic bottles!!!! Gah.

Nobody who voted to confirm RFK is fit to hold public office

Just sitting underwater in a super clear Lake, while bass and turtles come visit.

I am so lucky 💓💓💓🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

It only took 4 years and a surgery but I am starting to feel at home again in my own skin. Matrescence is wild.

Bestie and I saw "Relay" last week, good flick youtu.be/yMh5eX2sOmo?...

I got to be in 3 episodes of the show "Ocean Playground" here is episode 1 with the others linked in the replies youtu.be/MBxm7otgBRQ?...

I really just miss the Youtube trending page

I donated to #TeamWater because $1 gives one person clean water for an entire year. #TeamWater shows what we all can do when we unite together to change the world. You + your community = clean water for millions, for decades. Let's go! share.teamwater.org/s/uJ0ag7lo

Snoop went from Gin & Juice to whining about a lesbian kiss in a Pixar movie. Imagine surviving decades of censorship, police harassment, and being labeled a “threat to society”… only to turn around and fear visibility for others who’ve been marginalized just like you.

Get Lucky by Daft Punk is my favourite song of all time. It does something to my brain. I love a lot of musicians and a lot of songs. But I think that'll be the song that plays me outta this life. It's a feel it in your blood kinda song haha. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NV6...

My video about how LLMs are not search engines has led to many, MANY comments telling me that I should be using Perplexity. Some insisting that Perplexity does not hallucinate. Out of a list of 26 papers it just provided me (in "Research" mode) 4 were real. FOUR. 85% hallucination rate.

Dear Disney. In Moana, we establish the sea is sentient. In Frozen, the sea kills Elsa's parents. ELSA VS MOANA is a revenge thriller where, etc, etc.

Here's mine and Drew's first reaction and spoiler free review on Weapons! You know, where the poster and the narrator say the kids are never seen again but they are most definitely seen again lol www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTEv...

Can confirm

Shout out to everyone who can remember every word to some random 80s song but can't remember the password they created yesterday

Do you know how insane and infuriating it is to live in a country where one party claims, with media and public support, the mantle of being the ‘tough on crime’ party while its leader openly calls for convicted criminals to be released from prison ‘or else’?

My firt attempt at a 360 interactive mermaid video! Move around to see what I see underwater, and go for a swim youtu.be/5-f7O-cry2U?...

Reassurance again that Chris Pratt really does suck.

Relaxing

Up to something in St Margaret's bay....

Last week, Drew and I saw Together (2025) but due to a sound malfunction, we had to refilm part of our review. Here is our spoiler-free first reactions and review! youtu.be/rJ2x8xB_75U

I find coming home depressing lately. It stinks of wildfire smoke. It's a mess I can't stay on top of from the chaos of the last few weeks, recent potential evacuations, and full time work + toddler. no AC so. run down rental unit . so exhausted and emotionally drained.

(Fire) The wildfire in the Susies Lake area is still being held, with firefighting operations continuing this morning ** Release waterfrontmediahfx.the902hxir.ca/94431-2

Some clips I took of the Forest fire today youtube.com/shorts/nRrx8...

Today I learned the world can literally be on fire and your toddler will still demand a snack.

Those Pilots kicked butt. #halifax

Fire bomber is #1 flight tracked worldwide on Flight Radar

View from my apartment Halifax Fire

Emergency crews are on scene of a brushfire in the 400 block of Susie Lake Crescent. Expect emergency vehicles to be active in the area

Fire in Halifax, Bayer's lake. Can see it from my office.

I liked Weapons but I think it's a bit overhyped. For me, Bring Her Back was the best Horror of the year. Genuinely scary and stayed with me months after watching. I did enjoy Sinners too, but it's more a blend of genre imo.

I appreciate some of the criticism surrounding the Blue Origin flights but found it very sexist/double standard with a lot of valid good things totally dismissed. I think it's highly interesting there's since been three flights of men since then and no "think pieces". 🤔🤔

I believe one of the new mRNA vaccines was expected to treat colon cancer, and another had the potential to keep pancreatic cancer from recurring. That’s what they’re taking away.

My bestie and I give A spoiler free review of Fantastic Four First Steps. We react to films as soon as we get out of the showing! New channel, small, but growing. youtu.be/P4rsCmPkdfs?...

Was asked to submit a clip for a Mr Beast Video and if you SQUINT you can just see me if you look on a large display. I am taking part in #teamwater creator collab that will help build infrastructure for people without access to clean water. 1$ can help 1 person for a year! tilt.fyi/CHfiiQ1Jzk

Well I officially hate not having the YouTube trending button. Each time I click on a category I'm being showed decade old videos.

I love the wardrobe and costumes on Foundation. I want to wear them all lol.

I mean it is the administration of the lowest of lows.