I did this, took like 30 min. Points I kept hammering: domestic cloud, regulations around copyright and likeness rights, focusing on machine learning with concrete, real world uses (creating new drugs, etc), the damage done by slop, the need to listen to AI experts who are realists, not boosters.

Years ago I went through a phase of putting chicken legs on ... stuff? Everything I've ever made has always been a bit absurd and self-indulgent. For example: here is a breakfast radish on legs, which I made of wool and wire.

It’s an honour to have my pottery paired with one of my favourite authors (& I’m SO impatient for my library to get their copies of this book in!!) 💕

We Have Always Lived in The Castle And That’s Why I Am Writing to Oppose to Proposed Housing Development That Will Fundamentally Change the Character of Our Picturesque, Gothic Community

one of my favourite edwardian themes is "the man in the moon is a huge sky perv who enjoys watching couples do it"

I’m feeling a rewatch as I wait impatiently for S3. I’m absolutely obsessed with this show & agree with everything below (also, WHAT a cast!!)

Mithqal's accounts are suspended and/or deleted and he can't post on Bluesky. He's exhausted & has asked me to share his fundraiser. Please help if you can, his son needs urgent treatment for injuries.

A moment of calm from the gigantic (at least 4-5’ tall) New England Aster at the front of my house. Pollinators love it & so do I (NE Asters have been a favourite native plant of mine since I was a kid & I’m so thrilled ours is thriving!!).

RIP Patricia Routledge. Pouring out some tea for a real one youtu.be/T-iDlTBZhKg?...

RIP to one of the greats. If her headstone doesn't read "It's pronounced 'Bouquet'" they're wasting good granite.

Canadian Blood Services had a campaign on the radio that started with a solemn voice saying, “the need for blood is rising.” Apparently it’s difficult to ask for blood without sounding at least a little creepy!!

One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."

MW correctly reading the room

Montréal day three: Mile End, long lovely walk back to the hotel (wondering why my feet hurt so much & then figuring out we’ve walked 63,000 steps the last 3 days), one of the amazing pedestrian streets that go from May-October and damn every city should do this?!

A mere 19 American dollars gets my brother Mohamed to a nice round number. Before war came to Gaza he was a teacher and a farmer near Khan Younis, now he struggles to keep his family fed in Al Mawasi camp. chuffed.org/project/help...

We’re in Montréal for a few days & managed to do a ton between getting off the train at 10am & now (midnight-ish) & I forgot how much I love this city?!?! I haven’t been since 2019 & that’s a true travesty, seeing as we’re only 2hrs away!!

A #Roman figurine of a lizard, carved from a single piece of hyaline quartz. It was found in a Gallo-Roman tomb in Belgium, where it was buried as part of an assortment of grave goods about 2000 years ago (📷 MFAH, Brussels) 🏺 AncientBlueSky #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology

Anton Seder’s The Animal in Decorative Art (1896) — an Art Nouveau reference book full of elaborate ornamentation: winged dragons, chiseled hieroglyphs, warring sea creatures, and more... https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/das-thier-in-der-decorativen-kunst/

Law enforcement doesn't turn a profit. The military doesn't turn a profit. National healthcare doesn't turn a profit. Even Parliament doesn't turn a profit. So why does the fucking mail have to turn a profit in order to be allowed to exist?

I’ve only gotten into pinch-pot vessels this year & have had such a great time exploring various forms. My latest? A dainty teacup!! I love this wee thing!

My window prisms throwing little rainbows at some prehistoric beasts on the drying shelf 💕

GUESS WHAT WEEK IT IS

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Another artist told me once to go see the full-size Muchas because you can see all the errors. I did and damned if she wasn’t right. It was a weird relief.

Just in case some people missed the memo: DO NOT USE ULINE. EVER. IDGAF if you think they "have the best prices" or "have the best tape". Buying from them because of one of those reasons just tells me your morals have a price tag. Throw your packaging sources in the comments.

Canada is in the women’s rugby world cup final!!!! It was absolutely wild to see the Black Ferns flustered & mostly playing defence, despite a rally in the second half. What a damn good game!

Applications for the 2025 Annick Press Mentorship Program supporting writers who have been historically excluded from children's publishing are open until September 29th. Visit www.annickpress.com/Submission-G... for guidelines and info on how to apply.

Here are the three pals I made today (along with a few more raccoons, not pictured)

I made some fungus-hat frogs today and this one is my absolute favourite?! I love totally falling in love with something as I sculpt it 🥲

RWC update: Berthoumieu bites Wafer (I saw this happen while watching the game and it was so funny? Berthoumieu was on the ground in a ruck & seemed to really consider before biting Wafer’s arm?! Reminded me of a cat’s slow play bite???)

Some detail shots! I can’t get over how charming these little bébés are?!

Finally made some more chubby raccoons today!! I absolutely love these chunk-beasts!!!

I just remembered to look up the fantastic title sequence for the Women’s Rugby World Cup & it is indeed made by women artists from the 16 countries in the tournament! I was happy to find an article about it on the RWC site — www.rugbyworldcup.com/2025/en/news...

incredibly shaped guys

I’ve been quoting this at least once a day for the past almost 10 years lol

ATTN FELLOW CANADIANS: An actual MP has created a petition to stop financial discrimination against adult creators by payment processors. You have to confirm your email but thats because its something that can actually be shown to parliament.

Made some more flower toadfrogs* today! The fourth one (2nd photo) is definitely a special little garden wizard!!!! *these ones are modelled after crucifix frogs, but will probably be glazed in toadlike colours so: toadfrogs

Hey friends! Just a small reminder that I have a hand building class currently open for registration! If you live in Toronto and have ever wanted to try pottery but the wheel is intimidating or just not your bag, this class might be! parkdalepottery.ca/products/han...

People think men can't be funny but the truth is just that our wives steal all our best bits, ASK HER WHO INVENTED THE WORD NOVELINA (during a discussion of how we just keep inventing smaller forms of novel)

I’m super busy with illustration projects this month, but I’m trying to get a little glaze fire done on some bisqued pieces leftover from July (before my time away at the cottage) — these plates are a standout so far. I’ll definitely be making more of these!

Finally got my own subscription after months of begging for gift articles from my partner! I was going to do it either way, but the deal was a nice bonus!

I thought this would just be a "has trans gals and drag queens dancing" but yeah no it is hard to get a clearer message than a few dozen signs saying PROTECT THE DOLLS and TRANS RIGHTS NOW and TRANSPHOBES CAN'T GET LAID Good fuckin work, Sabrina

Toques, eh?

Everyone say hello to Tupi, a lil’ capybara baby at the San Antonio Zoo. 🥹

Found this little fellow outside peering into our house tonight. 😂

So the Women’s Rugby World Cup is on and one of the England players is named Amy Cokayne?? Pronounced like cocaine?? And I never stopped finding that funny???? Also, love to be watching rugby again, best sport, so many great thighs involved 👍

Having just driven through the park on the way home from the cottage, this is exactly the feeling it gives (even from a car on hwy 60) 💕

I’m going to start planning my fall pottery work this week — is there anything you’d particularly like to see? Here’s some stuff I make on my website/shop for reference — www.jessicabartram.ca/ceramics & heywitch.bigcartel.com