@elizarde.bsky.social
I can barely be arsed at this point. Profile to come? I just miss my people from the smoking, bird-shaped crater who didn't move over to Mastodon.
elizarde/k2cuss2/EElliottKnits, in case you're wondering who the latest weirdo who followed you is.
elizarde/k2cuss2/EElliottKnits, in case you're wondering who the latest weirdo who followed you is.
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I gave a talk last week about tech billionaires (we really don't like them) and how to fight them (labour organizing, it's always labour organizing). Come take a 9-minute break from producing shareholder value and watch!
Thanks to @thewalrus.ca for inviting me for #WalrusTalks 🍁
Thanks to @thewalrus.ca for inviting me for #WalrusTalks 🍁
Jenny Zhang: Workers Can Take Back Tech
YouTube video by The Walrus
www.youtube.com
September 29, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I gave a talk last week about tech billionaires (we really don't like them) and how to fight them (labour organizing, it's always labour organizing). Come take a 9-minute break from producing shareholder value and watch!
Thanks to @thewalrus.ca for inviting me for #WalrusTalks 🍁
Thanks to @thewalrus.ca for inviting me for #WalrusTalks 🍁
I especially love that, with the "Proudly Canadian" theme guideline of using mostly red and white, this is what that artist came up with. A++.
A fair must contain many elements that are fun and frivolous but it must also contain at least one work of folk art that absolutely takes one’s breath away
September 20, 2026 at 11:27 PM
I especially love that, with the "Proudly Canadian" theme guideline of using mostly red and white, this is what that artist came up with. A++.
British Actors* Expand Their US Accent Repertoire Beyond New York, the Deep South, and that Weird One that Ends All 'A'-Ending Words with 'Er'** Challenge.
*Only some British Actors, obvs.
**As in 'Americker'.
*Only some British Actors, obvs.
**As in 'Americker'.
September 19, 2026 at 9:11 PM
British Actors* Expand Their US Accent Repertoire Beyond New York, the Deep South, and that Weird One that Ends All 'A'-Ending Words with 'Er'** Challenge.
*Only some British Actors, obvs.
**As in 'Americker'.
*Only some British Actors, obvs.
**As in 'Americker'.
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Sometimes books get a little dinged up in transit. So every now and then, when enough hurt books pile up, we list them at a discount.
Check out the Hurt Book Sale for some great deals on books by 🇨🇦 authors, printed in 🇨🇦 on 100% ♻️ paper! shop.ninetenpublications.ca/collections/...
Check out the Hurt Book Sale for some great deals on books by 🇨🇦 authors, printed in 🇨🇦 on 100% ♻️ paper! shop.ninetenpublications.ca/collections/...
August 31, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Sometimes books get a little dinged up in transit. So every now and then, when enough hurt books pile up, we list them at a discount.
Check out the Hurt Book Sale for some great deals on books by 🇨🇦 authors, printed in 🇨🇦 on 100% ♻️ paper! shop.ninetenpublications.ca/collections/...
Check out the Hurt Book Sale for some great deals on books by 🇨🇦 authors, printed in 🇨🇦 on 100% ♻️ paper! shop.ninetenpublications.ca/collections/...
Well, this is highly entertaining and most encouraging. Long may it continue.
August 24, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Well, this is highly entertaining and most encouraging. Long may it continue.
For killing time at the end of the world.
August 22, 2026 at 12:33 AM
For killing time at the end of the world.
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Pope gratified to be granted audience with Patti Smith
The godmother of punk Patti Smith met Pope Leo XIV this morning.
July 31, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Pope gratified to be granted audience with Patti Smith
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That m-w word from date thing is an excellent way to gather age data about bluesky's users huh
July 31, 2026 at 8:15 PM
That m-w word from date thing is an excellent way to gather age data about bluesky's users huh
wakes up
looks around
sighs
walks over to the sign
pulls off a 1️⃣
grabs another number
"IT HAS BEEN 0️⃣ DAYS SINCE A CAT HAS PUKED ON THE DUVET."
heads to the washing machine
looks around
sighs
walks over to the sign
pulls off a 1️⃣
grabs another number
"IT HAS BEEN 0️⃣ DAYS SINCE A CAT HAS PUKED ON THE DUVET."
heads to the washing machine
July 31, 2026 at 4:01 PM
wakes up
looks around
sighs
walks over to the sign
pulls off a 1️⃣
grabs another number
"IT HAS BEEN 0️⃣ DAYS SINCE A CAT HAS PUKED ON THE DUVET."
heads to the washing machine
looks around
sighs
walks over to the sign
pulls off a 1️⃣
grabs another number
"IT HAS BEEN 0️⃣ DAYS SINCE A CAT HAS PUKED ON THE DUVET."
heads to the washing machine
Time for another shot in my knee. Does the clinic make appointments over the phone? No, they do not. Go to our website! Where you can't book with that Dr. Use our chat widget! Where I go through 3 unhelpful q&a interactions with a bot before being xferred to a person...
July 20, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Time for another shot in my knee. Does the clinic make appointments over the phone? No, they do not. Go to our website! Where you can't book with that Dr. Use our chat widget! Where I go through 3 unhelpful q&a interactions with a bot before being xferred to a person...
Community garden friend: "My daughter & her fiancé are coming to visit! He's from Kentucky. What should I cook for them that will make him feel welcome?"
Me: I've got suggestions & some recipes. Rule 1: For the love of god, don't make barbecue. You won't get it right & it'll be a disappointment.
Me: I've got suggestions & some recipes. Rule 1: For the love of god, don't make barbecue. You won't get it right & it'll be a disappointment.
July 7, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Community garden friend: "My daughter & her fiancé are coming to visit! He's from Kentucky. What should I cook for them that will make him feel welcome?"
Me: I've got suggestions & some recipes. Rule 1: For the love of god, don't make barbecue. You won't get it right & it'll be a disappointment.
Me: I've got suggestions & some recipes. Rule 1: For the love of god, don't make barbecue. You won't get it right & it'll be a disappointment.
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❤️❤️❤️Free pattern here, if you want to make any of your own: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
July 5, 2026 at 10:51 PM
❤️❤️❤️Free pattern here, if you want to make any of your own: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Back in YVR to spend some time with a dying friend, and this time I made sure to meet up with ppl from a different circle. It's hardly a revelation but holy shit, in times of great grief & loss, spending time sharing wine & a meal with your favourite fierce women is exactly the fuel your soul needs.
July 1, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Back in YVR to spend some time with a dying friend, and this time I made sure to meet up with ppl from a different circle. It's hardly a revelation but holy shit, in times of great grief & loss, spending time sharing wine & a meal with your favourite fierce women is exactly the fuel your soul needs.
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Restaurant customers who act inappropriately can be flagged by servers as yellow, orange or red — a behind-the-scenes system that keeps waitstaff safe. https://reasonstobecheerful.world/yellow-means-creepy-the-color-coded-anti-harassment-system-used-by-restaurant-workers/
Yellow Means Creepy: The Color-Coded Anti-Harassment System Used by Restaurant Workers
Though many will never know it, diners who act inappropriately can be flagged as yellow, orange or red -- a behind-the-scenes system that keeps waitstaff safe.
reasonstobecheerful.world
June 26, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Restaurant customers who act inappropriately can be flagged by servers as yellow, orange or red — a behind-the-scenes system that keeps waitstaff safe. https://reasonstobecheerful.world/yellow-means-creepy-the-color-coded-anti-harassment-system-used-by-restaurant-workers/
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Hello everyone, I started a fundraiser on GoFundMe and would appreciate your support. Every single share and donation makes a difference and helps me get closer to my goal.
gofund.me/ce7695f4e
gofund.me/ce7695f4e
Donate to Help Shea Get a Life-Saving Glucose Monitor, organized by Shea Murray
I am a single mother living with type 2 insulin dependent diabetes, and I am r… Shea Murray needs your support for Help Shea Get a Life-Saving Glucose Monitor
gofund.me
June 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Hello everyone, I started a fundraiser on GoFundMe and would appreciate your support. Every single share and donation makes a difference and helps me get closer to my goal.
gofund.me/ce7695f4e
gofund.me/ce7695f4e
June 21, 2026 at 12:23 AM
"House leader Steven MacKinnon told reporters Thursday that cabinet would not use the measures 'if there are health hazards attached to them.'"
Well, that's very reassuring and fully answers the question, "Why the hell do you need to stick this into a huge bill, then?"
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Well, that's very reassuring and fully answers the question, "Why the hell do you need to stick this into a huge bill, then?"
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Carney government passes law allowing authorization of banned pesticides | CBC News
The federal government has brought in major changes to how pesticides are regulated in Canada, granting cabinet the power to authorize the use of pesticides — even ones that Health Canada has deemed u...
www.cbc.ca
June 19, 2026 at 10:52 PM
"House leader Steven MacKinnon told reporters Thursday that cabinet would not use the measures 'if there are health hazards attached to them.'"
Well, that's very reassuring and fully answers the question, "Why the hell do you need to stick this into a huge bill, then?"
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Well, that's very reassuring and fully answers the question, "Why the hell do you need to stick this into a huge bill, then?"
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
I *was* going to go water the garden this morning after yesterday's 32C temps, but today is day one of a new med and...uh...yeah, I don't think I'm up for even possibly being among people rn.
I gave everything a really good soak yesterday morning, so it should be okay until this evening, right? 🤞
I gave everything a really good soak yesterday morning, so it should be okay until this evening, right? 🤞
June 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I *was* going to go water the garden this morning after yesterday's 32C temps, but today is day one of a new med and...uh...yeah, I don't think I'm up for even possibly being among people rn.
I gave everything a really good soak yesterday morning, so it should be okay until this evening, right? 🤞
I gave everything a really good soak yesterday morning, so it should be okay until this evening, right? 🤞
It took moving some furniture, laying out 2 yoga mats, and putting a fan on it overnight so we could use the living room in the morning, but the blanket for my uncle is finished and blocked. I meant to make it long because he's quite tall, but...yeah, I think it's big enough. #knitting
June 15, 2026 at 3:31 PM
It took moving some furniture, laying out 2 yoga mats, and putting a fan on it overnight so we could use the living room in the morning, but the blanket for my uncle is finished and blocked. I meant to make it long because he's quite tall, but...yeah, I think it's big enough. #knitting
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‘It’s about our right to fundamentally exist’: Local bodybuilder takes his fight to BC Human Rights Tribunal
thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...
thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...
Q&A: Jules Sherred Takes Fight to BC Human Rights Tribunal – The Discourse.
Sherred talks modern Pride, the struggle to be included in sports and why he keeps fighting for the entire trans community
thediscourse.ca
June 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM
‘It’s about our right to fundamentally exist’: Local bodybuilder takes his fight to BC Human Rights Tribunal
thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...
thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...
*Finally* got the tomatoes and cucumbers in the community garden plot. Weeded and weeded and weeded, added more compost, put down the drip hose, added lots and lots of straw mulch on top, and topped up the potato sacks, which were long overdue & needed a *lot* of soil.
And would you look at that. 🤘
And would you look at that. 🤘
June 3, 2026 at 5:06 AM
*Finally* got the tomatoes and cucumbers in the community garden plot. Weeded and weeded and weeded, added more compost, put down the drip hose, added lots and lots of straw mulch on top, and topped up the potato sacks, which were long overdue & needed a *lot* of soil.
And would you look at that. 🤘
And would you look at that. 🤘
Sorry, tomato plants, I didn't bring you to the garden to be planted again today. Yes, it's the 20th day I've made this apology. Yes, you are good plants and you deserve better. But I finished getting all our tax info to the accountant, and that's all I've got in me.
Tomorrow, for sure. Pinky swear
Tomorrow, for sure. Pinky swear
May 29, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Sorry, tomato plants, I didn't bring you to the garden to be planted again today. Yes, it's the 20th day I've made this apology. Yes, you are good plants and you deserve better. But I finished getting all our tax info to the accountant, and that's all I've got in me.
Tomorrow, for sure. Pinky swear
Tomorrow, for sure. Pinky swear
Today, in the elevator, I discovered who lives above me. "Oh! You're the musician!" Him, with a crestfallen look, "Oh, no." "No, I'm not complaining! My mum's a musician; I grew up with the sound of someone practicing. Just...what instrument is it?"
And that is how I found out about the euphonium.
And that is how I found out about the euphonium.
May 28, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Today, in the elevator, I discovered who lives above me. "Oh! You're the musician!" Him, with a crestfallen look, "Oh, no." "No, I'm not complaining! My mum's a musician; I grew up with the sound of someone practicing. Just...what instrument is it?"
And that is how I found out about the euphonium.
And that is how I found out about the euphonium.
Trying out being nice to myself this week, but that's meant a lot of appointments and I don't wanna go outside again. Stupid outside. It's got people in it! Why does it have so many people in it?
May 27, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Trying out being nice to myself this week, but that's meant a lot of appointments and I don't wanna go outside again. Stupid outside. It's got people in it! Why does it have so many people in it?