Tamara
@procrastamara.bsky.social
Chaotic gardener. Seasonal knitter. Library enthusiast. Very, very distractible. #HamOnt (Canada). Xennial. ⚓️ #ProtectTransKids she/her
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Tamara
@procrastamara.bsky.social
· Jul 6
Why does the library let me take books home, I’m reading too many, I need to be cut off.
My son dropped my iPad to the floor but I broke its fall with my foot and I haven’t decided yet if I’m happy about that or not.
November 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
My son dropped my iPad to the floor but I broke its fall with my foot and I haven’t decided yet if I’m happy about that or not.
Just saw a page on Facebook that’s on DAY TWO of the Twelve Days of Christmas and my brain might have no exploded just a little.
November 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Just saw a page on Facebook that’s on DAY TWO of the Twelve Days of Christmas and my brain might have no exploded just a little.
The snow day predictors are all over the place for tomorrow. I'm seeing 10%, 30%, and 99%?
November 28, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The snow day predictors are all over the place for tomorrow. I'm seeing 10%, 30%, and 99%?
Will you get frostbite if the temp is 1° but feels like -10°? Which number is the one I should worry about? Actual or feels like?
November 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Will you get frostbite if the temp is 1° but feels like -10°? Which number is the one I should worry about? Actual or feels like?
Can confirm. I tried this at home over the weekend and even my own brain was fooled.
When I worked at a bookstore, I quickly learned that people cannot tell the difference between Xmas music and any Baroque or Elizabethan music album that doesn't get too organ-ish. I used this to my advantage.
One customer caught on... AND THANKED ME
One customer caught on... AND THANKED ME
If we had to hear “Baby Shark” everywhere we went for two whole months out of the year we’d throw a fit, right?
And rightfully so.
So tell me, why do we put up with it when the song is “Frosty the Snowman”?
And rightfully so.
So tell me, why do we put up with it when the song is “Frosty the Snowman”?
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Can confirm. I tried this at home over the weekend and even my own brain was fooled.
I just got wet cat food in my hair. How's your day going?
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I just got wet cat food in my hair. How's your day going?
This is just how we sing it now.
Last Christmas
I gave you my heart
Not really my heart
Just somebody's heart
This year
If the cops should appear
Please tell them that you don't know me
I gave you my heart
Not really my heart
Just somebody's heart
This year
If the cops should appear
Please tell them that you don't know me
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is just how we sing it now.
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
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There’s a timeline where none of your life problems emerged and all the bad things on the world stage never happened because Sufjan Stevens made all 50 state albums and your state’s was absolutely perfect
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
There’s a timeline where none of your life problems emerged and all the bad things on the world stage never happened because Sufjan Stevens made all 50 state albums and your state’s was absolutely perfect
broke: removing speeding cameras because they catch too many people
woke: gearing speeding fines to personal income
bespoke: speeding fines based on vehicle size and subsequent potential for catastrophic injury
woke: gearing speeding fines to personal income
bespoke: speeding fines based on vehicle size and subsequent potential for catastrophic injury
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
broke: removing speeding cameras because they catch too many people
woke: gearing speeding fines to personal income
bespoke: speeding fines based on vehicle size and subsequent potential for catastrophic injury
woke: gearing speeding fines to personal income
bespoke: speeding fines based on vehicle size and subsequent potential for catastrophic injury
So Americans do two major holiday meals in less than a month? Sounds exhausting.
November 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
So Americans do two major holiday meals in less than a month? Sounds exhausting.
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They never tell you that the dishes are made of stardust, too.
I'm made of stardust, but I still have to do chores.
November 23, 2025 at 2:47 AM
They never tell you that the dishes are made of stardust, too.
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It's that time of year
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It's that time of year
I missed the Christmas Bazaar. Now I have to knit my own dishcloths for the year. 😭
November 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I missed the Christmas Bazaar. Now I have to knit my own dishcloths for the year. 😭
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I've been doing tech support of one kind or another for nearly 25 years at this point and I will never get over the fact that my most called-upon skill in this work continues to be "reading instructions for users from their own screen"
November 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I've been doing tech support of one kind or another for nearly 25 years at this point and I will never get over the fact that my most called-upon skill in this work continues to be "reading instructions for users from their own screen"
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The metaphor, when reached for comment, admitted to being “a wee bit heavy-handed.”
Fire forces evacuation from climate summit as talks reach critical stage
More than 50,000 people from nearly 200 nations are attending the COP30 gathering in Brazil.
www.politico.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The metaphor, when reached for comment, admitted to being “a wee bit heavy-handed.”
Does anyone know if the train stays lit when it’s travelling through the city? Will we see it all lit up if we wait at train tracks closer to our house?
#HamOnt
#HamOnt
Choo-Choo! #CPKCHolidayTrain rolls into Gage Park tonight at 7:30pm with magical lights and live music!
🎄 Arrive early to hear festive performances by Smash Mouth and JJ Wilde!
Bundle up and don't forget to pack some non-perishable foods in support of Hamilton Food Share. pic.x.com/7A3sdApR6T
🎄 Arrive early to hear festive performances by Smash Mouth and JJ Wilde!
Bundle up and don't forget to pack some non-perishable foods in support of Hamilton Food Share. pic.x.com/7A3sdApR6T
November 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Does anyone know if the train stays lit when it’s travelling through the city? Will we see it all lit up if we wait at train tracks closer to our house?
#HamOnt
#HamOnt
“even pirates do not hold crews hostage for as long as the U.S. government keeps seafarers here”
Oof.
But I’m glad to see the Baltimore chapter of Mission to Seafarers is involved. Anglicans/Episcopalians: support your local MTS if you have one, they do important work. ⚓️
Oof.
But I’m glad to see the Baltimore chapter of Mission to Seafarers is involved. Anglicans/Episcopalians: support your local MTS if you have one, they do important work. ⚓️
Nine crew members from India and Sri Lanka who sailed aboard the container shipped that crashed into Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2024 are *still* in Baltimore — and they aren’t allowed to leave
“They’re struggling emotionally”
“They’re struggling emotionally”
Deal between Dali and U.S. has left crew ‘marooned’ for 19 months
The NTSB will discuss probable cause of the Key Bridge collapse during a meeting Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, nine crew members of the Dali ship that struck the bridge are stuck in Baltimore...
www.thebanner.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
“even pirates do not hold crews hostage for as long as the U.S. government keeps seafarers here”
Oof.
But I’m glad to see the Baltimore chapter of Mission to Seafarers is involved. Anglicans/Episcopalians: support your local MTS if you have one, they do important work. ⚓️
Oof.
But I’m glad to see the Baltimore chapter of Mission to Seafarers is involved. Anglicans/Episcopalians: support your local MTS if you have one, they do important work. ⚓️
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This cartoon gets more and more relevant with every passing day
November 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This cartoon gets more and more relevant with every passing day
She’s sad because the TV is off and she wants to watch birds on YouTube.
November 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
She’s sad because the TV is off and she wants to watch birds on YouTube.
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chatgpt is down, post handmade em dashes
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
chatgpt is down, post handmade em dashes
My favourites (including kid games) are:
Azul
Backgammon
Brass: Birmingham
Catan
Chronicles of Avel
King of Monster Island
Kingdomino
Onitama
Santorini
Vicious Gardens (Ok, fine, it’s a card game. There’s a board though.)
Azul
Backgammon
Brass: Birmingham
Catan
Chronicles of Avel
King of Monster Island
Kingdomino
Onitama
Santorini
Vicious Gardens (Ok, fine, it’s a card game. There’s a board though.)
board game enthusiasts of bluesky, what are your top 10 board games of all time
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
My favourites (including kid games) are:
Azul
Backgammon
Brass: Birmingham
Catan
Chronicles of Avel
King of Monster Island
Kingdomino
Onitama
Santorini
Vicious Gardens (Ok, fine, it’s a card game. There’s a board though.)
Azul
Backgammon
Brass: Birmingham
Catan
Chronicles of Avel
King of Monster Island
Kingdomino
Onitama
Santorini
Vicious Gardens (Ok, fine, it’s a card game. There’s a board though.)
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i'm thinking about doing a live reading of Nuzzi's entire book and selling tickets to raise funds for a charity that teaches kids not to read
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
i'm thinking about doing a live reading of Nuzzi's entire book and selling tickets to raise funds for a charity that teaches kids not to read
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This picture is literally Saskatchewan vs Montreal
The Grey Cup is on, so it's time, once again, to remember that Pierre Trudeau rolled up to Grey Cup in 1970 looking like this.
November 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
This picture is literally Saskatchewan vs Montreal