Herne
@herne.bsky.social
Ranting Canadian, Print Designer & Production Curmudgeon, and Occasional Smartass. Mostly here for the dog, cat, and baby goat pics… Opinions are my own.
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Herne
@herne.bsky.social
· Feb 1
Canada does not negotiate with terrorists.
I spent $102 on groceries today, but I got $10 back in points, so I guess that makes up for it?
Now I don't feel like cooking and I'm eyeballing takeout menus because that's how it works…
I guess it's a good thing that I'm also feeling too lazy to walk to pizza and I refuse to pay for delivery.
Now I don't feel like cooking and I'm eyeballing takeout menus because that's how it works…
I guess it's a good thing that I'm also feeling too lazy to walk to pizza and I refuse to pay for delivery.
February 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM
I spent $102 on groceries today, but I got $10 back in points, so I guess that makes up for it?
Now I don't feel like cooking and I'm eyeballing takeout menus because that's how it works…
I guess it's a good thing that I'm also feeling too lazy to walk to pizza and I refuse to pay for delivery.
Now I don't feel like cooking and I'm eyeballing takeout menus because that's how it works…
I guess it's a good thing that I'm also feeling too lazy to walk to pizza and I refuse to pay for delivery.
Adobe: We're not killing Adobe Animate… mostly because people freaked out and we've lost enough customers lately.
Animate is in "maintenance mode," which means you can still use it but we'll mostly be ignoring it because we want to focus on this AI crap that every billionaire has a boner about…
Animate is in "maintenance mode," which means you can still use it but we'll mostly be ignoring it because we want to focus on this AI crap that every billionaire has a boner about…
February 4, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Adobe: We're not killing Adobe Animate… mostly because people freaked out and we've lost enough customers lately.
Animate is in "maintenance mode," which means you can still use it but we'll mostly be ignoring it because we want to focus on this AI crap that every billionaire has a boner about…
Animate is in "maintenance mode," which means you can still use it but we'll mostly be ignoring it because we want to focus on this AI crap that every billionaire has a boner about…
I have done Tater Tots for the first time in the air fryer, and OMG! They're not soggy!
Although… I may have overestimated the number of Tator Tots that someone should/could consume in one sitting… That thing holds more than I thought it did.
Although… I may have overestimated the number of Tator Tots that someone should/could consume in one sitting… That thing holds more than I thought it did.
February 4, 2026 at 2:16 AM
I have done Tater Tots for the first time in the air fryer, and OMG! They're not soggy!
Although… I may have overestimated the number of Tator Tots that someone should/could consume in one sitting… That thing holds more than I thought it did.
Although… I may have overestimated the number of Tator Tots that someone should/could consume in one sitting… That thing holds more than I thought it did.
Editor: Can we get two pages of text on one page?
Me: Pretty sure no.
Editor: Let's try it anyway!
Me: …
Me: Pretty sure no.
Editor: Let's try it anyway!
Me: …
February 3, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Editor: Can we get two pages of text on one page?
Me: Pretty sure no.
Editor: Let's try it anyway!
Me: …
Me: Pretty sure no.
Editor: Let's try it anyway!
Me: …
Actual conversation I had today;
Them: Books are so annoying! All those words to describe everything that's happening right down to the guy's shoes!
Me: Yes. Writers describe things so that you can use your imagination…
Them: That's so boring!
Me: *throws hands up and walks into ocean*
Them: Books are so annoying! All those words to describe everything that's happening right down to the guy's shoes!
Me: Yes. Writers describe things so that you can use your imagination…
Them: That's so boring!
Me: *throws hands up and walks into ocean*
February 3, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Actual conversation I had today;
Them: Books are so annoying! All those words to describe everything that's happening right down to the guy's shoes!
Me: Yes. Writers describe things so that you can use your imagination…
Them: That's so boring!
Me: *throws hands up and walks into ocean*
Them: Books are so annoying! All those words to describe everything that's happening right down to the guy's shoes!
Me: Yes. Writers describe things so that you can use your imagination…
Them: That's so boring!
Me: *throws hands up and walks into ocean*
There's a raven croaking outside so loud that I can hear it inside… Probably complaining about the rain…
February 3, 2026 at 1:24 AM
There's a raven croaking outside so loud that I can hear it inside… Probably complaining about the rain…
Weird.
Out of the blue I get a message from Telus that says, "Hey we found a possible issue with your set-top box so we're sending you a new power cord to fix it!"
Me: Wait. Telus is being proactive?!
*checks power cord for surveillance equipment*
SUSPICIOUS!
Out of the blue I get a message from Telus that says, "Hey we found a possible issue with your set-top box so we're sending you a new power cord to fix it!"
Me: Wait. Telus is being proactive?!
*checks power cord for surveillance equipment*
SUSPICIOUS!
February 2, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Weird.
Out of the blue I get a message from Telus that says, "Hey we found a possible issue with your set-top box so we're sending you a new power cord to fix it!"
Me: Wait. Telus is being proactive?!
*checks power cord for surveillance equipment*
SUSPICIOUS!
Out of the blue I get a message from Telus that says, "Hey we found a possible issue with your set-top box so we're sending you a new power cord to fix it!"
Me: Wait. Telus is being proactive?!
*checks power cord for surveillance equipment*
SUSPICIOUS!
So I finally raised my hourly rate… after 4 years… I probably deserve it. Plus it's probably still way too low for my level of experience.
February 1, 2026 at 2:23 AM
So I finally raised my hourly rate… after 4 years… I probably deserve it. Plus it's probably still way too low for my level of experience.
Sister-in-Law called to say that they were ordering pizza and if I wanted to order one that she could grab it and drop it at my place on the way by…
So it's my SIL's fault I ordered pizza for dinner.
So it's my SIL's fault I ordered pizza for dinner.
February 1, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Sister-in-Law called to say that they were ordering pizza and if I wanted to order one that she could grab it and drop it at my place on the way by…
So it's my SIL's fault I ordered pizza for dinner.
So it's my SIL's fault I ordered pizza for dinner.
Obviously the CPC is on drugs for continuing to support someone like PP as their leader…
January 31, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Obviously the CPC is on drugs for continuing to support someone like PP as their leader…
It's so much fun when Authors try to put 1000 words on a page that's built to fit 750…
Overset.
Overset.
Overset.
Overset.
Overset.
Overset.
Overset.
Overset.
January 31, 2026 at 1:08 AM
It's so much fun when Authors try to put 1000 words on a page that's built to fit 750…
Overset.
Overset.
Overset.
Overset.
Overset.
Overset.
Overset.
Overset.
Just read that Catherine O'Hara has passed at 71. Very saddening. She was a wonderful person.
January 30, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Just read that Catherine O'Hara has passed at 71. Very saddening. She was a wonderful person.
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The fifth book is on the way and it's a twelve-book series so if you're searching for clues for the series-long mystery arc, this is a fun place to keep them!
More about the books: www.skyladawncameron.com/waverly-jone...
More about the books: www.skyladawncameron.com/waverly-jone...
So The Official Waverly Jones Murder came out last year and ICYMI this is what it looks like. Note that it’s MOSTLY blank. Mostly.
January 29, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The fifth book is on the way and it's a twelve-book series so if you're searching for clues for the series-long mystery arc, this is a fun place to keep them!
More about the books: www.skyladawncameron.com/waverly-jone...
More about the books: www.skyladawncameron.com/waverly-jone...
Someone warm up the space lasers?
January 30, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Someone warm up the space lasers?
So the plan today is to finish formatting Book 2 of 6, and then start formatting Book 3. I'm supposed to have three books done by end of next week, and then three more the following week. Only another 400 pages to go!
Should be "fun" when the Photoshop work rolls in for all six at the same time.
Should be "fun" when the Photoshop work rolls in for all six at the same time.
January 29, 2026 at 5:39 PM
So the plan today is to finish formatting Book 2 of 6, and then start formatting Book 3. I'm supposed to have three books done by end of next week, and then three more the following week. Only another 400 pages to go!
Should be "fun" when the Photoshop work rolls in for all six at the same time.
Should be "fun" when the Photoshop work rolls in for all six at the same time.
So Canada Revenue REQUIRES online seller platforms (eBay, Poshmark, etc) to report to the CRA money you made selling things online if they make more than 30 sales, or more than $2800 after deductions (for shipping, etc).
BUT if you're selling "personal items" you pay no tax on that.
Who decides?
BUT if you're selling "personal items" you pay no tax on that.
Who decides?
January 29, 2026 at 1:24 AM
So Canada Revenue REQUIRES online seller platforms (eBay, Poshmark, etc) to report to the CRA money you made selling things online if they make more than 30 sales, or more than $2800 after deductions (for shipping, etc).
BUT if you're selling "personal items" you pay no tax on that.
Who decides?
BUT if you're selling "personal items" you pay no tax on that.
Who decides?
So the whole Ontario Bread Class Action suit thing has gone through now and they are "verifying" the people who submitted claims… Strangely enough when I attempt to "verify" using the claim ID and PIN that they sent me, there was an "error" in the processing and now I can't use the same PIN. Clever.
January 28, 2026 at 6:16 PM
So the whole Ontario Bread Class Action suit thing has gone through now and they are "verifying" the people who submitted claims… Strangely enough when I attempt to "verify" using the claim ID and PIN that they sent me, there was an "error" in the processing and now I can't use the same PIN. Clever.
hashtag Stolen From Facebook
January 27, 2026 at 8:53 PM
hashtag Stolen From Facebook
Bought a couple branded mugs at the thrift store today to re-sell on eBay… Got a senior's discount.
Surely I'm not a senior yet!
Surely I'm not a senior yet!
January 27, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Bought a couple branded mugs at the thrift store today to re-sell on eBay… Got a senior's discount.
Surely I'm not a senior yet!
Surely I'm not a senior yet!
My niece says that Toronto got BURIED in snow… The most she's ever seen, 60cm (2 ft)…
"Oh sweet, summer child…"
"Oh sweet, summer child…"
January 27, 2026 at 1:11 AM
My niece says that Toronto got BURIED in snow… The most she's ever seen, 60cm (2 ft)…
"Oh sweet, summer child…"
"Oh sweet, summer child…"
Now's the time to start writing letters to the Olympic Committee to suggest another venue for 2028.
January 27, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Now's the time to start writing letters to the Olympic Committee to suggest another venue for 2028.
So one of the jobs of the next Democrat government is probably going to be some Constitutional amendments, no?
Plus all the trials to bring justice to the current regime…
Plus all the trials to bring justice to the current regime…
January 26, 2026 at 1:26 AM
So one of the jobs of the next Democrat government is probably going to be some Constitutional amendments, no?
Plus all the trials to bring justice to the current regime…
Plus all the trials to bring justice to the current regime…
Sure… let's talk about "law and order" on the streets…
There was a law signed by Orange Julius to release the Epstein Files and the world is still waiting to see those files.
It was never about "law and order."
There was a law signed by Orange Julius to release the Epstein Files and the world is still waiting to see those files.
It was never about "law and order."
January 26, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Sure… let's talk about "law and order" on the streets…
There was a law signed by Orange Julius to release the Epstein Files and the world is still waiting to see those files.
It was never about "law and order."
There was a law signed by Orange Julius to release the Epstein Files and the world is still waiting to see those files.
It was never about "law and order."
Canadian here… Didn't the NRA spend YEARS taking money from people promising to protect Americans from exactly the things that are happening right now? Huh.
January 25, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Canadian here… Didn't the NRA spend YEARS taking money from people promising to protect Americans from exactly the things that are happening right now? Huh.
They are all counting on pardons from their Globulous Leader later on…
Pardons aren't going to protect them from the trials to come.
Pardons aren't going to protect them from the trials to come.
January 25, 2026 at 2:07 AM
They are all counting on pardons from their Globulous Leader later on…
Pardons aren't going to protect them from the trials to come.
Pardons aren't going to protect them from the trials to come.