Emily McEwan

me as a kid: wow I can't wait until we have robots and computers for everything

me now: if this toaster makes me download an app I am slipping out into the night to start a new life as a mysterious figure occasionally glimpsed in the fog

Yikes! Also, that shouldn’t actually be too hard to do right now 😬🔥 (Also also, I hope you were able to take the dead tick in to get it tested, and/or get prophylactic antibiotics if needed)

Instagram post from the nsgov Instagram account. Black and red text reads “STAY OUT OF THE WOODS”; the foreground is a black silhouette of trees

obsessed with this vague notice from the government of Nova Scotia. Like it’s definitely about the new fire restrictions, but it also looks like a poster you’d find yellowed and curled on the bulletin board of a diner in a town where locals won’t talk about their missing kids

And to think they could have just recycled this one

Tapadh leat!!

Tormod and every reporter & interviewer I've spoken to since have been the kindest, the most professional, and the absolute best at helping you sound your best while expressing yourself tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig. Feuch e! 6/🧵

I also just want to say that if you're feeling shy to speak on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal as a Gaelic learner, do it anyway! My first time on with Tormod C. some 25 years ago felt terrifying and I still remember it like yesterday... 😅 5/🧵

BBC Radio nan Gàidheal - Naoi gu Deich, le Cathy NicDhòmhnaill Tha Iain Caimbeul agus Iain Stephen Moireastan air aoigheachd aig Cathy.

Èisd fad 30 làithean aig: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... ('S e am prògram le Iain Caimbeul agus Iain Stephen Moireastan a th'ann) #gàidhlig 4/🧵

Mìle taing do Chathy is Aileen airson seo a chur air dòigh! Tha Cathy na bana-ghaisgeach do leabhraichean Gàidhlig agus is mi a tha taingeil dhi 🥰 #gàidhlig 3/🧵

So much to say and so little time, but I read a few pages aloud from 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗵 and we had a great chat along with Gillebride MacIlleMhaoil, John Norman from the Gaelic Books Council, and Finlay MacLennan from Western Isles Libraries. 2/🧵

It was lovely to be back on "Naoi du Deich" this morning with Cathy Bhàn NicDhòmhnaill talking about translated Gaelic children's books, including our brand-new 𝗕𝗶𝗱𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗶𝗹, the translation of Teddy Is Ready by Cape Breton author/illustrator Joanne MacDonald! 1/🧵

It's the 5-year anniversary of the ANNA RUADH book launch!

Facebook decided to suspend my account because of a piece (below) I wrote Monday about violence which in no way advocates for it (but does point out who is violent in the current ruckus).

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the ability of AI to "understand" satire

Indeed carrying a foreign flag is not illegal. The NYC Tartan Day Parade has entered the chat. (And yeah.)

And someone had included the bogus hallucinated ChatGPT reference in a a Ph.D. dissertation? 😬

OK this actually clears up a lot for me. Also reminds me of what our standard poodles look like when they stand up on 2 legs. We call them “person in a poodle suit”…

Truth

Sometimes I can’t get a receipt for something like a hotdog or a slice of pizza from a food truck at a festival… I take a picture of the food 😂

Focusmate (website not app). It works great for body doubling. I have a referral code for the paid version if anyone ever wants it. But you can get pretty far on the free version and see if you like it.

It’s the sleep deprivation. (There’s a reason why sleep deprivation is used as a method of torture…)

Halifax riot - Wikipedia

I agree that’s pretty terrible. Given the Halifax V-E Day Riots it’s weirdly suitable though... I give them a different meaning in my mind—the one laying down is just so tired of everything, but still lit at least.

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You can buy the ebook from Kobo or Barnes & Noble.

Lampposts on a bender Two NSCAD alums’ art reflects mischievous behaviours, illuminates waterfront

Both of them are a public art installation on the Halifax Harbour waterfront called "Got Drunk, Fell Down"! There's also a third one you can see behind them in this photo called "Fountain." www.thecoast.ca/arts-music/l...

Not a gif, but solidarity from Halifax

Paging @jessiejet.bsky.social

Also it's my first "Gael force" headline, iykyk

A Facebook thumbnail screenshot. In the left half is a photo of a white woman with glasses and brown curly hair. She holds two books, one in Gaelic and one in English. In the right half of the screenshot, the URL, title, and first few sentences of an article read as follows: "SUSTAINABLENS.CA / Gael force: Keeping Scottish roots alive in Nova Scotia / Nova Scotia Journal of... / Once suppressed, the Gaelic language and culture in Nova Scotia are experiencing a resurgence, driven by passionate individuals, educational initiatives and community efforts. For many, the face of Gaelic culture in Nova Scotia is ceilidhs, bagpipes, and..."

The designer in me wants to rotate the photo 1-2 degrees counterclockwise to straighten up my bookshelves 😁 But they caught me on a good hair day!

Gael force: Keeping Scottish roots alive in Nova Scotia • Nova Scotia Journal of Sustainable Community Development Once suppressed, the Gaelic language and culture in Nova Scotia are experiencing a resurgence, driven by passionate individuals, educational initiatives and community efforts For many, the face of Gae...

Good to see other NS #Gaelic folks interviewed for the article as well, including Dr. Shamus Y of the Highland Village Museum who edited Luran agus a' Mhaighdeann-mhara & Luran and the Mermaid by Mickey MacNeil (nach maireann), published by @bradanpress.bsky.social

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