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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 21h

Thank you for the dedication that it takes to put this together. My good friend wrote 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯, and I have a small sense of his many years of research & interviews to produce it. Also thanks to @realtimers.bsky.social, where I became aware of your book. Last, it’s a Mezcal Maui.

The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 23h

Aww, #Phillies. I was rooting for you.

#BlueJays #WantItAll #MLB #SNL

Philadelphia Slobs - Saturday Night Live

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 1d

A few days ago, I finished reading #SummerOfOurDiscontent by @chatterton.bsky.social.

Let’s just say that I found myself quoting C+C Music Factory in my write-up, and that is not a bad thing.

Thoughts & quotes ⬇️.

#books #ThomasChattertonWilliams

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 1d

[Insert Vladdy’s Big Papi impersonation here.]

Buh-bye, Yankees. Hello, ALCS!

Love you guys! 💙

#BlueJays #ALDS #ALCS #MLB #WantItAll

The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 2d

Last #AnnetteFarmersMarket of the season - ☹️, but also 😃 for the great stuff that I picked up: gin drinks from Willibald; hot peppers from Kalas Family Farm; and apple pie & crumble from Pie in the Sky Farm & Bakery.

Until next year! ❤️

#BabyPoint #FarmersMarket

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 2d

Likely the only way that I’d enjoy jazz, too.

#jazz

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 2d

I know this sounds dorky, but walking in wind when you’re not a mime is more challenging after losing weight. That and having to buy so many new clothes. Congrats, though - it’s not easy to get there.

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 2d

A Nightmare on Elm Disease

Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 2d

John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Management

Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · 2d

The Amityville Honorarium

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 2d

I’m finally starting #TheDirector by #DanielKehlmann, the #Colbert #LateShowBookClub pick for July. It was so popular that I only got it now from the local library. I’m looking forward to reading it, though from what I hear, I may need to add a little something to that coffee.

#books

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve been following #Kiriki on IG for some time, and I found these super cute embroidery kits in #LemonAndLavender in #BloorWestVillage. I wish I knew how to sew more than a button back on.

#raccoon #bluejay #beaver #embroidery #ShopLocal

The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 3d

Our dancing bear is happy. 🍂

#candles #FallScents #FeatherAndFlame #BloorWestVillage #ShopLocal

The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 3d

In this second video, the gentle rapidity of said flow picked up like a train leaving a station (so not Metrolinx).

This piece uses real-time sensors to react to wind & temperature data, but you can also shine a light at it to induce change. Control and none. (2/2)

#NuitBlancheTO #NBTO25 #Toronto

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 3d

Ooh, ooh! I know this one! This time at #NuitBlancheTO, we first saw Ivan Rys’ 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘥 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘸 at Lumière: The Art of Light this past spring in Trillium Park.

In this first video, I was getting a Star Wars vibe until someone triggered a pattern change to a sunburst ripple. (1/2)

#NBTO25 #Toronto

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 4d

⬆️ From #NuitBlancheTO: “Over the course of 12-hour endurance performance, Cassils uses their body, Morse code and a high-powered beam of light to send a list of words (deemed suspect by US federal agencies) into the sky, shining light on the ubiquitous forces of censorship.” (2/2)

#NBTO25 #Toronto

The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 4d

This is 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 by Cassils. Sure, I joked that this is what my Mom will sound like after her knee replacement, but I loved both the Morse code and the censorship premise. And it looks steam-punk spectacular. (1/2)

#NuitBlancheTO #NBTO25 #Toronto

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 5d

Peep view taken by my husband. (7/7)

#NuitBlancheTO #NBTO25 #Toronto

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 5d

One of many pieces of artwork on the walls. Something about "ENTROPY" here captured my brain. (6/7)

#NuitBlancheTO #NBTO25 #Toronto

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 5d

Bear! (5/7)

#NuitBlancheTO #NBTO25 #Toronto

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 5d

I had a crack at typing on this electric typewriter. Took me a moment to find the space key. When I was in high school, I went straight from a manual typewriter to an Apple computer, so an electric is even foreign to me. (4/7)

#NuitBlancheTO #NBTO25 #Toronto

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 5d

This is a miniature bookshelf, chair & kitty in a massive, wall-sized regular bookshelf. I could have spent an hour just examining everything in that bookshelf—so many cool & funky objects, both expected and unexpected. (3/7)

#NuitBlancheTO #NBTO25 #Toronto

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 5d

Needs more angelfish. (2/7)

#NuitBlancheTO #NBTO25 #Toronto

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 5d

We hit the west end of #NuitBlancheTO last night at Humber Lakeshore with @spoogicus.bsky.social. 𝘋𝘰𝘮𝘶𝘴 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘶𝘴 was our favourite ⬇️. It exploits what we all do when we walk into someone’s home—check out their stuff! And this is the home of things past & present, things recognized & seen anew. (1/7)

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 5d

Good thing I’m not taking a drink for every #BlueJays run.

#WinItAll #mezcal #cocktails

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 6d

NOT NOW, LOKI! More from Nuit Blanche in the matin.

#NuitBlanche #Toronto

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 6d

Tonight’s Irish White Bean & Cabbage Stew. Full of green cabbage, yellow potatoes, carrots, celery, tomatoes, pearl barley, and navy beans, and with an excellent mix of spices.

Recipe from #ForksOverKnives.

#vegan #plantbased #Veganuary #GoVegan

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