An upside down tuxedo cat with a case of the zoomies, stopping for an open-mouthed wrestle before running off again.
A zoomied tuxedo for #Caturday.
01.11.2025 16:19 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@justmzrawr.bsky.social
Teacher. Ally. Thoughts are my own, and usually salty. Coffee is life. Maslow before Bloom. Grateful for this island, these trees, this water. Doing my best to keep Nanaimo weird.
An upside down tuxedo cat with a case of the zoomies, stopping for an open-mouthed wrestle before running off again.
A zoomied tuxedo for #Caturday.
01.11.2025 16:19 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0SoOoOoOo...it stopped raining long enough for Halloween fireworks in #Nanaimo, and, it turns out that I'm a total humbug about amateur fireworks. Maybe if I didn't have a freaked out dog, it might be different. Maybe not. π«€
01.11.2025 03:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0OH FUCK GEDDY LEE IS WEARING AN EFFIN BIRDS SHIRT AT THE WORLD SERIES
01.11.2025 00:33 β π 4918 π 456 π¬ 153 π 27@zohrankmamdani is a deeply thoughtful human being and we think he would make the best NYC mayor imaginable. We feel this as New Yorkers, as Jews and as human beings who are desperate for kindness, compassion and empathy to be represented in our politics.
GET OUT THE VOTE here bit.ly/4nxYXFp
Tonight's moves by the UCP are part of a trend: shifting Alberta away from liberal democracy toward illiberalism.
"Populists like Smith often invoke freedom, but their concept of it is tied to loyalty to the dominant group rather than universal liberties.+
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Where's the premier while MLAs rush through an all-night debate on stripping Albertans of their Charter rights?
An airport lounge, waiting for a flight to Saudi Arabia. She didn't even bother to show up for the vote.
I remember when conservatives turfed premiers for this level of hubris.
Am I a bad Canadian tonight if I want to go to bed?
28.10.2025 04:51 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 1In case it hasn't hit any Albertan yet, this is class warfare.
28.10.2025 04:30 β π 5 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0I have a hate-love-hate relationship with the ex-birb app right now, but it still has a purpose as long as folks aren't on Bluesky. π«€
28.10.2025 04:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I had one of those really good, deeply asleep couch naps this afternoon, and now I'm wondering what time my brain is going to turn off for actual sleep. π
27.10.2025 06:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Guys, I am not teaching Social Studies this semester, and it's KILLING me.
24.10.2025 05:15 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Break time?
20.10.2025 12:47 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Oh no! Someone think of the poor children without Clash or Snap today!
20.10.2025 11:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This goes from cool concept to stunning execution real quick.
youtu.be/vaG5tVnpkwc?...
Our βQueenβ vessels are attending βNo Kingsβ protests. Expect delays.
18.10.2025 21:51 β π 57 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0The Obama Hope poster, but it's a frog and it says "Hop"
I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
18.10.2025 16:00 β π 20459 π 5631 π¬ 150 π 145I don't know who needs to hear this, because it's starting to show up in schools, but do not buy your teenagers the "Meta" Ray Bans. Just don't. Sincerely, a tired teacher.
18.10.2025 17:07 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Crohns is no joke.
Letβs help the Dollivers as Cheryl recovers from this very serious complication, putting their lives on hold, while attempting to maintain as much of a sense of normalcy as possible for their 2 kids.
gofund.me/f64d49504 #Crohns #Nanaimo #VanIsle
We are so privileged to have her words and her hope. We've lost one of the best of us.
05.10.2025 21:19 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Set of keys on a lanyard featuring an orange shirt pin and red "I heart public education" button.
In solidarity with my AB teacher friends and colleagues today.
03.10.2025 18:10 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Jingle dress dancer Dara Wawatie and drummer Nimkeehns Wemigwans attended a memorial for residential school children on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Ottawa.
The ceremony took place at the Beechwood National Cemetery, where Dr. Peter Bryce is buried.
Worth reading today: thewalrus.ca/truth-and-re...
30.09.2025 15:41 β π 5 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0There are some good resources for youth at The Orange Path, as well: www.orangepath.ca/resources
30.09.2025 00:08 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0CBC has some great podcasts. I've used Twisted Histories, Secret Life of Canada and This Place with my 8th graders: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
30.09.2025 00:07 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0Gee, I wonder what could help to improve fertility rates? Maybe improved parental leave benefits, UBI, accessible national childcare, gender wage parity, affordable housing, remote work policies...yet it remains such a mystery. π€·πΌββοΈ #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
28.09.2025 15:23 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0Between a coughing kid and a purging husband, no one is going to get much sleep in this house tonight. π
26.09.2025 04:27 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Right? Like August would be great.
20.09.2025 03:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I didn't even have the chance to get my flu shot this year...just got knocked out this week because people don't stay home sick from school or work. Kids started dropping like flies as soon as school started. It's like we've learned nothing. π«€
19.09.2025 16:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0