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Joe Creighton 🇨🇦

@notjoecreighton.bsky.social

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He/him. Husband. Dad. IT professional. Beer league goalie. Nerd/Geek. Sci-fi fan. Science FTW. Flatlander living vicariously through you. Eagled a 454yd par 5 once so I’ve got that going for me which is nice. Treaty One Territory of Canada, eh?

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Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 7h

Going to watch “John Candy: I Like Me”.

I bet it gets misty in here.

Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 8h

Just finished binging the final season of #ResidentAlien and howled at this scene.

I imagine everyone on set went “that’s our shot!” 😂

Can’t wait for the next Alan Tudyk project.

Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 13h

CNN missing the point further: attacks on sovereignty are not “jokes” no matter how the administration tries to backpedal/spin it.

CN Business excerpt:
During an Oval Office meeting last week with Canadian Prime Minister Mark
Carney, Trump joked about a "merger" of the two countries but also praised his counterpart as a "world-class leader."

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Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 17h

#SpacetoberChallenge Day 13: Near Space Network

The Iridium satellite constellation — 11 satellites in 6 low-Earth orbits at ~781 kms (485 mi) and inclination of 86.4° — provides coverage for satellite phones and integrated transceivers.

Bonus Iridium Flare added from first gen sats! #Spacetober

A full page view of my drawings with the addition of a satellite against the left edge of the page

A close- up of the Iridium satellite and the added Iridium flare

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Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 1d

Always room for dessert (eventually). #Thanksgiving

Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 1d

Thanksgiving supper today.

Food coma tonight.

Leftovers for days.

A plate of mashed potatoes, stuffing, white and dark turkey meat (all covered in gravy), sliced carrots and broccoli salad.

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Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 1d

#SpacetoberChallenge Day 12: Eclipse

My happy little space-saving annular eclipse. #Spacetober

A full page view of my drawings to date: a small eclipse is near the center of the page

A close-up of the eclipse with yellow and orange prominences all around.

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Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 2d

My dessert hot take: lemon meringue is better as a slice than in pie form.

Fork-fight me.

A view of golden browned meringue in rectangular cake glassware

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Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 2d

No mercy, right?

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Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 2d

And now you’ve got the theme stuck in your head, too.

Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 2d

On Oct. 11, 1979, the first episode of the revival of The Littlest Hobo debuted on CTV. Based off a 1958 movie and 1960s TV show, it aired for six seasons and 114 episodes.
With its famous theme song, it is beloved by generations of Canadians.
This is the story.

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A collage featuring the title "The Littlest Hobo" in bold yellow letters, with four images of a German Shepherd dog: one sitting at a desk with papers, one standing near trees, one near a brick wall, and one in a natural outdoor setting with greenery, all set against a black background.

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 2d

What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.

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Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 2d

#GoJetsGo

Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 2d

#SpacetoberChallenge Day 11: Asteroid

Eros is the second-largest near-Earth object. It has an eccentric orbit between Earth and Mars and was visited by the NEAR Shoemaker space probe in 1998. #Spacetober

A full page view of my drawings to date: near the top middle is a drawing of Eros

A close-up of Eros showing its elongated shape and cratered surface

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Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 3d

30 minutes til ice time 😅🍻 #BeerLeague

A view from my corner of the dressing room: my bag is in the foreground; the rest of the room is empty

Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 3d

#SpacetoberChallenge Day 10: Artemis II

Although I’m super happy how well this turned out, my mission patch suffered from a scale-choice issue: I couldn’t add the names Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen with a fine enough line to do it justice.

Space on my page is becoming an issue 😅 #Spacetober

A full page view of my work to date: the mission patch sits at the center bottom

A close up view of the Artemis II mission patch drawing, in near-matching colours

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Lar deSouza @lartist.bsky.social · 4d

From the Larchives: I think this was the first cartoon recast I ever drew for RHPS :) Not the first RHPS cartoon just the first group cast.

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Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 4d

*deletes “It was 5-1” draft* #GoJetsGo

Definitely an exciting finish tho

Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 4d

Very high class of you, not eating right from the pan 😉

Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 4d

Just got home! #GoJetsGo

There. That should help.

Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 4d

#SpacetoberChallenge Day 9: Nebula

Specifically, the Dumbbell Nebula.

I was finding faint/whispy colours on black hard to do so I flipped the script and first drew the nebula (light blue/red Copics) then backfilled with darker and darker tones (grey scale inks) #Spacetober

A full page view of my drawings to date: a blue-pink nebula is added to the bottom-left of the page

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Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 5d

Note to self: cropped close-ups on phones are not as good as they appear.

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Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 5d

#SpacetoberChallenge Day 8: Propulsion

The RS-25 liquid-fuel cryogenic rocket engine, once used by NASA's Space Shuttle Orbiter, is now used by the Space Launch System's core stage. #Spacetober

A full page view of my drawings to date, with the added RS-25 engine to the lower left side.

A close-up of the black and white drawing of the RS-25 engine

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Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 6d

*stick taps*

Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 6d

The Silly Internet was the best internet

Joe Creighton 🇨🇦 @notjoecreighton.bsky.social · 6d

I was trying to figure out the pattern so I’m happy to hear there wasn’t one 😅