Ness 🎃🇨🇦 on semi-hiatus

my laundry isn't dry yet so i scheduled posts while i wait. i've also turned my social media restrictions back on on my phone. 20 minutes total for bsky 🤣 and i can't use this site at all on my laptop till after 11pm. hopefully it's a better mental health day tomorrow

A golden retriever in a rainbow paw bowtie.

Ugh, just realizing now that I did not schedule any posts for the coming week. 🫠 I don't know if I have it in me to do now so apologies in advance if there's no dog o'clock for a few days

I've been online way more because of the despair. I'm an extrovert and need people especially when I'm like this and even the little weirdos who live in my phone app are better than the crushing loneliness. Anyway, fuck perimenopause

I mentioned how I've been having brutal mood swings lately, and I'm currently 2 days deep in the pit of despair after 4 days of homicidal rage, and I definitely prefer the rage. I could at least convert that into doing chores or whatever. This lying around crying thing is fucking bullshit

Kameron Hurley just did a thread earlier today about how everyone believes they're in the middle class. But yeah, part of being middle class is being financially stable enough to not need to even consider selling your plasma to pay bills. jfc what a sentence to write! We're in hell!

Watching Stranger Things S4 with my kid in preparation for S5. I am not a fan of the California parts and would like them to go away pls. The Hawkins stuff is fascinating

A giant fluffy white dog lying on a brown couch with her head on the armrest.

Little Miss Snoozybutt says goodnight

omg hard pass

The talk to your friends app and the witness the horrors app being the same app is not great for the mental health is it

Resist and Unsubscribe

Great information here for those interested in fighting back against big tech. Not everyone has the option of opting out of some of these, but it's good at least to know who the bad guys are in case there are any you can detach from:

www.resistandunsubscribe.com

Service categories | European Alternatives List of all categories on European Alternatives

Here is a list of European alternatives to some of our big tech services.

I will give credit to the person who tipped me off to these links (this and the one below) if they are comfortable with that :D

european-alternatives.eu/categories

They are wrong. You are a bright spot in the dark. Canada is better for having you as part of it.

Hateful Emails I Received on Valentine's Day—A Day Meant for Love Since the pandemic, I’ve believed in joy and hope as positive tools to spread brightness and optimism across the country and beyond.

Yesterday some people on the internet chose to send me extremely hurtful emails filled with negativity:
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cosigned

same here tbh

I have never found store bought patterns that I didn't have to extensively alter anyway, so yeah, just going with stuff that I already have/fits right has been fun!

Video #PancakesTime

Three large fluffy dogs in bowties with a plate of tiny pancakes.

A shaggy black dog eating a tiny pancake.

A golden retriever eating a tiny pancake.

A giant fluffy white dog eating a tiny pancake. I promise she didn't also eat half my hand. Gentle shark.

It is once again time to bless your skyline with pics and video of my dogs eating tiny pancakes #PancakesTime

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lol dumb and evil are not mutually exclusive.

Pieces of white and red maple leaf fabric laid out across a table. This is the front of an eventual loose-fitting tank top.

Similar to previous but the back pieces.

Realized I mentioned the Canada Day tank top I'm making but haven't posted progress. Reverse engineered the pattern from an existing top i have and like. Been looking for a Canada shirt for ages but plus clothing is miserable and I utterly loathe current trends. So. Making it my damn self!

Oh, that reminds me, I should post progress on the Canada shirt!

lesbian pride flag background with godawful font because design is my passion. text reads: sapphic stories itchio bundle, 22 sapphic stories for $22. February 1-16. Lovecraftian horror to Sci-Fi to romantic comedy to erotica, and more! with the cover art of The Dragon Next Door whimsically tilted to one side. Listen, I'm tired and promo sucks. Pls just buy books. :)

not enough sapphics on your TBR? get 22 sapphic books for only $22!!! #booksky #QueerAdultSFF
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Swim team practice continues even when GR dogsitter is in the house! #niceniceman

What’s so weird about men in power is how when they face scandal and should step down the world acts like no one else can do their jobs. Bottstein, Wasserman, these aren’t irreplaceable men! Stop with this delusion.

I'm having a rough one right now too, but recently joined a maker space and I'm getting back into sewing. I made the pride dress and 3 book sleeves and now I'm making myself a Canada Day shirt out of a maple leaf print. It's been a fun challenge and I'll be trying stained glass soon

StoryBundle's In Translation bundle to benefit Global Voices Lingua: Interview My primary goal was that the bundle be representative of our broader world, without a focus on the regions most already represented in collections of translation.

Would you like to discover incredible translated literature from the Global Majority—while supporting GV Lingua’s work bringing underreported stories into dozens of languages?

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If you're reading for awards (or just for fun!), I'd be touched if you looked at Phantom View. It's a novelette that I'd been trying to write for years, treating a haunting as an accessibility challenge.

#FantasyIndiesFebruary 1. intro you and your WIP 2. Romance in WIP 3. Does your MC believe in soulmates? 4. "Bittersweet" flash fiction 5. Do your characters have any of your personality traits? 6. Free Friday or fuck, kill, marry with your characters 7. Saturday snippet 8. favourite tropes 9. What would your MC like to be known for? 10. WIP love interest. 11. Heartbreak in WIP 12. What are your favourite comfort reads? 13. Free Friday or love song recs 14. Saturday snippet 15. romantic movie and book recs 16. what expectations are put on your characters? 17. Your preferred book spiciness level? 18. MC's favourite dessert 19. Is your MC self-aware? 20. Free Friday or your preference: candies or chocolates? 21. Saturday snippet. 22. How does your MC handle romantic feelings? 23. Secret identities in your WIP 24. WIP themes? 27. Free Friday or WIP status (drafting, editing, etc) 28. Monthly wrap-up.

i tend to prefer romcoms over straight romance in movies, and romantasy over straight romance for books. i honestly don't watch/read much of either. one of my fave romcoms is probably the wedding singer. recent books would be the spellshop and enchanted greenhouse.
#FantasyIndiesFebruary

Dachshund mix is resting his chin on some teal blanket, looking up with puppy dog eyes

He may be 11 years old but his eyes are 100% puppy.

#DailyDoggo