clicked on the newspaper's survey about music and they asked me where I like to take in a concert and then asked me how I feel about corporate naming rights for venues and sir ... I don't have enough money to hear music where they have a bank sponsor

"We all want the good parts of community: the free support, the love, the name on our emergency contact. But it comes at a cost that’s not at all romantic or fun but very necessary. So I’m choosing to be a villager, and I’m enjoying it. Most of the time." A very good essay and very true.

after lots of discussion about what is offensive imagery, what is "advocating" for anything, etc etc, I kept saying I was just going to make a shirt that simply said "public library", but then I thought I could make another non-offensive addition

i genuinely cannot believe I booked a whole trip to quebec city without realizing they have a baseball team AND NOW THEY'LL BE ON THE ROAD WHILE WE'RE IN TOWN 😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞 capitalesdequebec.com

buying garden brooms from the hardware store ... what else do I need

I'm only noticing matthew rhys is a hot dad because he's in his boxers and I'm on my period #widowsbay

i didnt even have to bribe them with treats this time

dragged my ass out after lunch, stopped by the local queer event w artist vendors and bought some stickers, put some drinks and food in the community fridge and pantry, came home and cleaned off a deck chair to sit in

my nightguard is also coming in handy when Im clenching my jaw because I just can't stand how cute marlow is!!!

in other news, the friends of the library chapter I volunteer with has officially donated over $2m to the library over its 25-year lifespan. it ain't fifa numbers but I'm still happy to be part of it

everything I'm learning about how much it costs to attend a fifa game, I am learning against my will

watching nine queens (2000) and oh man it's so annoying when thieves grab your shit and then are like this is trash and throw it away. BRO YOU TOOK IT FROM ME?? come on, the disrespect is the worst part

Have you, like me, spent the last 26 years worrying if the Canadian Potato Museum STILL has the display of various potato diseases with potatoes in little coffins? Stop worrying. I checked today. Still there.

hoffman coming in and giving up something short of a cycle to lose us a 4-run lead? doesn't sound like him surely #baseball

I put some shit I didn't want on the curb and now it's gone: an urban living success story

oh shit I finally tried one of the bikesharing e-bikes and it fucken ruuuuuuuled

lady behind me on line chats, noting she prefers to use the cashier checkout if she can to support jobs, and the man with her says kiosks "isn't eliminating jobs, it's pivoting" and I hope my eyes told her DUMP HIM

bsky too quiet? missing comments? not seeing posts from spicy artists? check your moderation settings and your bsky filters if you haven't configured these before, many of these will be set to hide as defaults

good day at work when you get to talk edogawa rampo's "the human chair"

Vintage #alligator tea sets from the Tchotchkes & Gewgaws case at the NOLA Alligator Museum

I'm deeply anti war but stridently pro shove-hateful-politician-into-fresh-sewage. I don't think the latter is IMMUNE to corporate profiteering but im willing to let companies try, try again

i just did a dozen captcha image square id thingies and they sent me a text code anyway. fuck u meta

She is made of but cardboard, so her time on this mortal coil will be brief, but I hope she entertains and educates many during her stay. Wish her luck, everyone. 🫡

i love when the jays play in a city where I know friends. it feels like a little visit #baseball

ngl strolling past the bumper to bumper rush hour traffic above the subway puts a real bounce in my step 😇

it's warm out

how it feels

Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring will be shown in Osaka, later this year, and the press conference was as Japanese as you’d expect #Vermeer

back on the road to avonlea and I didn't think it was possible but rh thomson is EVEN MORE HANDSOME than I remember???????

hello Richmond, VA-area friends. I will be showing my work at a fat group art show at Gallery 5 during the month of June. The opening is June 5! gallery5arts.org

i guess I'm deep in the municipal sauce because I just said OH SHIT, CHLOE BROWN IS RUNNING??????? #topoli

manager asked me to provide a few lines about myself for her staffing memo so i made sure to mention that my ideal sunday is napping with my cat marlow on the couch while the jays play on the tv

WE SAW A GRAND SLAM #bluejays

I've definitely posted for at least 10,000 hours by now and guess what, dummies, I still suck at it

mennonites! on the rush hour subway

YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK

Commission for my buddy Matt, 2025. It's an homage to Rothko's "Yellow, Blue, Orange" from 1955 #floppydiskart #markrothko

appreciating the commercial grade crapper at the office today

me, at the chinatown land trust meeting: WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO GET TO THE LION DANCE FACTORY

I can't quite explain it but these dogs look like they *know* they're Mets fans

How things have been feeling more and more lately 🐸🔥

watching the local wildlife centre's latest video catching a duck caught in a discarded fishing spinner and the caption says "a nearby canoeist kindly helps"

had a frustrating conversation on civic engagement with my cynical disaffected mother (which I also sympathize with) but I cheered myself up just now remembering i asked for a speed bump on my street and I got one so who's naive now, mom?????

Cover reveal for my next picture book,“Young Cat, Old Cat, out in Sept. Created with painted fabric and embroidery wool, this one was a real labour of love 🧵🪡 US pre-order link here: bit.ly/YoungCatOldCatBook

you know when your mom is like "that's a different conversation" and you're like ... is it

litter picker grabbie thing. works a treat

it costs $3.65 cad to send a postcard now???? fuck off

idk why but computer trouble really sends me quickly over an edge