Matthew 🌿

I cannot express how delightful this is to me.

Just hit us in Langdale. Sounds like a power outage waiting to happen! I love a good storm. Hoping it doesn't do too much damage.

The wind has arrived. Sounds like a freight train.

I love a good windstorm. ❤️🍃

Introductions are for skipping if they are longer than a few pages, unless there is cool art or lots of easy to read bullet points! 😀

Well, shit.

Guess I am taking down my backyard canopy right now.

Last wind storm it ended up upside down in the chestnut tree. 😂

😂 but also 😭

Update: I made it through breakfast prep, only to throw up spectacularly about 20 minutes later.

Coffee beans are seeds. You are drinking seeds you are addicted to seeds. You're a bird. You're a whole friggin bird addicted to caffeine seeds.

I am addicted to leaves, sir, not seeds. Not a bird, maybe a sloth?

🫖 🦥

Today's mood: trying not to throw up while preparing Tino's breakfast.

referendums, plural, oops.

My anguish was exquisite when the provincial referendum failed on the subject.

For those who weren't around for that: www.leg.bc.ca/learn/discov...

All parties are dogshit, I am pretty sure. It's inevitable when you get a group of ambitious people together.

(Former NDP volunteer here, worked on campaigns for Tim Stevenson, Jenny Kwan, and Nicholas Simons.)

(I looked at more than just this clip, for those playing along at home. Her fiscal policies are super un-Green-like, in a good way.

Emily Lowan is now on the list!

I am glad there are other old(er) dudes out there who support these young women. Emily Lowan appears to be a member of the Green party, which is typically my least favourite party, but I'm gonna look at her policies more closely. Thanks for the comment!

Politicians who kick ass:

* Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
* Zohran Kwame Mamdani
* Kat Abughazaleh

Are there more? Who would you add to the list? I'm actively thinking really hard about Canadian politicians but can't think of a single one, other than Jack Layton, who sadly isn't with us any longer.

Exactly this.

If I knew *anyone* who lived in Illinois, they would be hearing from me daily about her, hah.

I wish we could see a candidate like her in Canada. One day, hopefully.

Kat Abughazaleh - Wikipedia

It's remarkable how much watching Kat Abughazaleh's campaign has given me hope. If she loses the election, I am very much going to cry.

She is energetic, fierce, smart, and exactly the sort of politician that is needed right now. We have enough old white dudes.

@katmabu.bsky.social

By refusing to work in a non-union environment, I'd say it is you who has *our* backs.

Proud union worker here. Hadn't heard of you or Mega Man before yesterday. Thanks for doing the right thing in these incredibly difficult times.

Current celebrity crushes:

* Volodymyr Zelenskyy
* AOC
* Dr. Abigail Bartlet
* Steven L. Stephenson (the slime mold guy, not any of the others)
* Bad Bunny

Related: I think my new medication is working because all of a sudden I can think again. WHY is this what I am thinking about? Hah.

Exactly!

Honestly, we already have a bunch of TP. We have room for it, and it helps us in periods of shitty finances. We have autoships set up for a bunch of things, and we can pause the shipping & live off the backlog when needed. Helpful in peacetime and wartime, apparently! Heh.

Trump casually mentioning annexing Canada again.

He is insane and has so much power.

Google has been helpful in calming my ass down though. Preparing for invasion as a civilian who doesn't live near anything important is much like preparing for a wildfire, and I am good on that score, heh.

Currently: trying to Google what to do if the US invades Canada.

I can't believe this is something that is within the realm of possibility.

Part of me hopes that this is just my rare pessimistic side showing its ugly head, but the other part? Stocking up on canned foods and TP.

Sit on it and spin. 😂

Senator, all due respect to Asian Carp haters, for whom I'm sure this is a big deal, I think the fact that he threatened to annex Canada again merits a mention.

“Will any man despise me? Let him see to it. But I will see to it that I may not be found doing or saying anything that deserves to be despised.” Chill out dawg, we love you regardless of how you act around Broadway and Main.

*end*

Bahahahaha. I mean, maybe once upon a time, but now? Bahaha.

Hah:

The 99
Lawful neutral. Governed by virtue and principle. You're a fierce competitor, you expect everybody to be better than who they are and you expect yourself to be better than everyone. ... (con't in comments)

I’m the 7. I approve of this post.

I'll be joining you in November when (I assume) I'll be appealing being kicked off mine.

I hope your appeal goes smoothly. ❤️