Phil Ollenberg
@philollenberg.ca
Rallying around higher ed enrollment mgmt, progressive politics, new urbanism, queer rights, and my dog. Vancouver, Canada. He/him. Personal account.
Who made "heyyyyy" the confirmed, 100% tell that a 𝓱𝓸𝓶𝓸𝓼𝓮𝔁𝓾𝓪𝓵 is indeed a 𝓱𝓸𝓶𝓸𝓼𝓮𝔁𝓾𝓪𝓵?
sandy cheeks from spongebob squarepants is holding a clipboard with a formula on it and says see this this is science
ALT: sandy cheeks from spongebob squarepants is holding a clipboard with a formula on it and says see this this is science
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February 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Who made "heyyyyy" the confirmed, 100% tell that a 𝓱𝓸𝓶𝓸𝓼𝓮𝔁𝓾𝓪𝓵 is indeed a 𝓱𝓸𝓶𝓸𝓼𝓮𝔁𝓾𝓪𝓵?
Great savings in today's email from Sephora
February 14, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Great savings in today's email from Sephora
The only country that tries to make high school transcripts FUN and COOL is the U.S. With fun, brightly coloured logos, stamps, fonts, picture of the school, etc.
Every other country understands it's a bland, formal document for bland formality. Every. Other. Country.
Every other country understands it's a bland, formal document for bland formality. Every. Other. Country.
February 13, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The only country that tries to make high school transcripts FUN and COOL is the U.S. With fun, brightly coloured logos, stamps, fonts, picture of the school, etc.
Every other country understands it's a bland, formal document for bland formality. Every. Other. Country.
Every other country understands it's a bland, formal document for bland formality. Every. Other. Country.
I don't know a single gay who lives in North Vancouver. 🤔
February 12, 2026 at 4:52 AM
I don't know a single gay who lives in North Vancouver. 🤔
Today's going to be a tough day at schools and PSIs around British Columbia. Sometimes I just need a little hit of dopamine to get things moving. youtu.be/rvR58UJetOg?...
[4k] Test Track Ride - Tron-like Attraction - Epcot - Walt Disney World
YouTube video by Attractions 360°
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February 11, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Today's going to be a tough day at schools and PSIs around British Columbia. Sometimes I just need a little hit of dopamine to get things moving. youtu.be/rvR58UJetOg?...
Reposted by Phil Ollenberg
All of BC is wrapping the families of Tumbler Ridge with love.
Supports are available:
BC Mental Health Support Line: 310-6789
Kids Help Phone: Text “CONNECT” to 686868
Thank you to the emergency responders on the ground for the work they are doing.
Supports are available:
BC Mental Health Support Line: 310-6789
Kids Help Phone: Text “CONNECT” to 686868
Thank you to the emergency responders on the ground for the work they are doing.
February 11, 2026 at 4:47 AM
All of BC is wrapping the families of Tumbler Ridge with love.
Supports are available:
BC Mental Health Support Line: 310-6789
Kids Help Phone: Text “CONNECT” to 686868
Thank you to the emergency responders on the ground for the work they are doing.
Supports are available:
BC Mental Health Support Line: 310-6789
Kids Help Phone: Text “CONNECT” to 686868
Thank you to the emergency responders on the ground for the work they are doing.
God bless the fake indie girlies, all bundled up with everything blazing a huge outlet mall designer logo while also trying to be like "ooh i'm serious and unique."
February 10, 2026 at 3:58 PM
God bless the fake indie girlies, all bundled up with everything blazing a huge outlet mall designer logo while also trying to be like "ooh i'm serious and unique."
An April Fool's drag show where the first three queens intentionally perform the same number.
Coz I've been to ones where it wasn't and it wasn't but it did.
Coz I've been to ones where it wasn't and it wasn't but it did.
February 6, 2026 at 6:33 AM
An April Fool's drag show where the first three queens intentionally perform the same number.
Coz I've been to ones where it wasn't and it wasn't but it did.
Coz I've been to ones where it wasn't and it wasn't but it did.
Just love these bank mailers that are basically like "please go more into debt. Please."
February 6, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Just love these bank mailers that are basically like "please go more into debt. Please."
365 days since we became Vancouverites. A big move, but 100% worth it. We've found an amazing community, queer queers, and a great sense of belonging. Thanks to everyone who's made us feel at home. Cheers to the next 1, 5, 10+ years.
February 2, 2026 at 5:24 AM
365 days since we became Vancouverites. A big move, but 100% worth it. We've found an amazing community, queer queers, and a great sense of belonging. Thanks to everyone who's made us feel at home. Cheers to the next 1, 5, 10+ years.
All good things must come to an end. "Dinosaur" an opening day attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom (and one of my favourites) zaps its final guests back in time today. Here's us, waving goodbye to our carnotaurus friend for the final time.
As Dr. Marsh said, the future is truly in the past.
As Dr. Marsh said, the future is truly in the past.
February 1, 2026 at 3:15 PM
All good things must come to an end. "Dinosaur" an opening day attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom (and one of my favourites) zaps its final guests back in time today. Here's us, waving goodbye to our carnotaurus friend for the final time.
As Dr. Marsh said, the future is truly in the past.
As Dr. Marsh said, the future is truly in the past.
I don't think I trust Excel's random number generator. After trying to use it multiple ways so I can randomize the order I'm evaluating a number of submissions in, for fairness, it keeps suspiciously grouping the people back together.
January 30, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I don't think I trust Excel's random number generator. After trying to use it multiple ways so I can randomize the order I'm evaluating a number of submissions in, for fairness, it keeps suspiciously grouping the people back together.
What if "World's Finest Chocolates" was never meant to be a prestige name, but just like, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦… 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦. 🤷
January 29, 2026 at 3:58 PM
What if "World's Finest Chocolates" was never meant to be a prestige name, but just like, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦… 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦. 🤷
I had the privilege of riding on the Professor Doctor Princess train today.
January 29, 2026 at 5:04 AM
I had the privilege of riding on the Professor Doctor Princess train today.
If The Chipmunks were French-Canadian, they'd just be one chipmunk named Alvin-Simon Théodore.
a group of alvin and the chipmunks are standing next to each other in a room .
ALT: a group of alvin and the chipmunks are standing next to each other in a room .
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January 28, 2026 at 6:29 AM
If The Chipmunks were French-Canadian, they'd just be one chipmunk named Alvin-Simon Théodore.
Does anyone else's dog only **** when they have an audience?
Across from a bus stop full of people? YES!!
Empty sidewalk? No.
Backlog of cars at a red light? YES!!!
Quiet intersection? Nope.
Gaggle of restaurant-goers walking by? YES!!!!
Across from a bus stop full of people? YES!!
Empty sidewalk? No.
Backlog of cars at a red light? YES!!!
Quiet intersection? Nope.
Gaggle of restaurant-goers walking by? YES!!!!
January 25, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Does anyone else's dog only **** when they have an audience?
Across from a bus stop full of people? YES!!
Empty sidewalk? No.
Backlog of cars at a red light? YES!!!
Quiet intersection? Nope.
Gaggle of restaurant-goers walking by? YES!!!!
Across from a bus stop full of people? YES!!
Empty sidewalk? No.
Backlog of cars at a red light? YES!!!
Quiet intersection? Nope.
Gaggle of restaurant-goers walking by? YES!!!!
Oh, she's very confident in her wrongness. She just jumped in again for a long ramble and went hard on another piece she's very wrong about.
January 24, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Oh, she's very confident in her wrongness. She just jumped in again for a long ramble and went hard on another piece she's very wrong about.
God help me… in a consultation meeting & someone who knows absolutely nothing about a subject goes off for 10 minutes confidently wrongsplaining a thing. She stops & says "hey, Phil, I'm right on this, right?"
Then I have to be like, "🤨😦😧, well, thanks for that long, winding detour."
Then I have to be like, "🤨😦😧, well, thanks for that long, winding detour."
January 24, 2026 at 5:20 PM
God help me… in a consultation meeting & someone who knows absolutely nothing about a subject goes off for 10 minutes confidently wrongsplaining a thing. She stops & says "hey, Phil, I'm right on this, right?"
Then I have to be like, "🤨😦😧, well, thanks for that long, winding detour."
Then I have to be like, "🤨😦😧, well, thanks for that long, winding detour."
Reposted by Phil Ollenberg
“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
AI Completely Failing to Boost Productivity, Says Top Analyst
AI may or may not excel at a lot of things, but from an economic standpoint, it's definitely not making us more productive.
futurism.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:52 AM
“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
Another luxurious, alluring Sunday morning doing course prep, updating assigned readings, and fixing due dates. How's your weekend going? 😅😀
January 18, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Another luxurious, alluring Sunday morning doing course prep, updating assigned readings, and fixing due dates. How's your weekend going? 😅😀
Called my bank up and asked twice for an annual fee waiver on a card I never use: Nope, simply not possible. Nope, nope, nope. We don't do that. Impossible. Nope.
Said 𝘖𝘒, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯, and suddenly all the fees could be waived.
Said 𝘖𝘒, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯, and suddenly all the fees could be waived.
January 18, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Called my bank up and asked twice for an annual fee waiver on a card I never use: Nope, simply not possible. Nope, nope, nope. We don't do that. Impossible. Nope.
Said 𝘖𝘒, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯, and suddenly all the fees could be waived.
Said 𝘖𝘒, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯, and suddenly all the fees could be waived.
Finding out there are RWNJs in your marginalized queer community is jarring.
a woman in a blue jacket asks are you okay
ALT: a woman in a blue jacket asks are you okay
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January 18, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Finding out there are RWNJs in your marginalized queer community is jarring.
My dog all morning so far: ᶜᵒᵐᵖˡᵉᵗᵉˡʸ ᶠᵘᶜᵏᶦⁿᵍ ᶦᵍⁿᵒʳᵉˢ ᵐᵉ
My dog the moment I get up to go do course prep & grading:
My dog the moment I get up to go do course prep & grading:
a cartoon character says " get back in here and love me " while standing in front of a bed
ALT: a cartoon character says " get back in here and love me " while standing in front of a bed
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January 17, 2026 at 4:38 PM
My dog all morning so far: ᶜᵒᵐᵖˡᵉᵗᵉˡʸ ᶠᵘᶜᵏᶦⁿᵍ ᶦᵍⁿᵒʳᵉˢ ᵐᵉ
My dog the moment I get up to go do course prep & grading:
My dog the moment I get up to go do course prep & grading:
Excellent news from the Ceeb they're investing more in expanded local journalism. Critical stories and voices are being missed, adding to senses of isolation and disconnect.
www.cbc.ca/news/editors...
www.cbc.ca/news/editors...
CBC News further expands local journalism, bureaus | CBC News
This year, CBC News will add 33 local journalists and create 11 new bureaus, increasing its Canadian footprint from 66 to 77 locations.
www.cbc.ca
January 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Excellent news from the Ceeb they're investing more in expanded local journalism. Critical stories and voices are being missed, adding to senses of isolation and disconnect.
www.cbc.ca/news/editors...
www.cbc.ca/news/editors...
I'm confident there is no god. But if there is, I'm sure they care more about volunteering, donating & helping causes to give more people better life & more rights; not showing up to church for 2 hrs/week, then going out & making life miserable for poor, immigrants, disabled or different people.
January 17, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I'm confident there is no god. But if there is, I'm sure they care more about volunteering, donating & helping causes to give more people better life & more rights; not showing up to church for 2 hrs/week, then going out & making life miserable for poor, immigrants, disabled or different people.