beentsy
@beentsy.bsky.social
I love books, yarn, beasties, movies, and pop culture. Left coast of Canada and so liberal I'm almost a communist, kidding, but definitely a socialist. 🇨🇦🍁🧶🐾
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beentsy
@beentsy.bsky.social
· Aug 9
Drop an old person that you're going to turn into in the future.
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The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
December 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
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KESHED ONLINE LAUNCH REGISTRATION
Please email [email protected] with your full name, and the email address you'd like the joining link sending to. I'll acknowledge receipt of all emails but might not be the same day; @davidcollard.bsky.social will send event links out in Feb. Ta!
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Please email [email protected] with your full name, and the email address you'd like the joining link sending to. I'll acknowledge receipt of all emails but might not be the same day; @davidcollard.bsky.social will send event links out in Feb. Ta!
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#Booksky the online launch of Keshed is going to be at 7 p.m. on Thursday 5th Feb, hosted by The Chief @davidcollard.bsky.social and inc. a 60 minute conversation about the book with the one and only @regretteruane.bsky.social asking the questions. You don't wanna miss this one.......
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December 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
KESHED ONLINE LAUNCH REGISTRATION
Please email [email protected] with your full name, and the email address you'd like the joining link sending to. I'll acknowledge receipt of all emails but might not be the same day; @davidcollard.bsky.social will send event links out in Feb. Ta!
Pls RT 🙏
Please email [email protected] with your full name, and the email address you'd like the joining link sending to. I'll acknowledge receipt of all emails but might not be the same day; @davidcollard.bsky.social will send event links out in Feb. Ta!
Pls RT 🙏
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Conservative supporters outraged about the CPC MPs who crossed the floor to join a different leader seem to be forgetting their guy had to cross the country to stay theirs.
December 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Conservative supporters outraged about the CPC MPs who crossed the floor to join a different leader seem to be forgetting their guy had to cross the country to stay theirs.
I bought a new phone after having my last one for six years. My new one keeps asking me if I'd like to switch to simple mode and I can't help but think it's being pretty judgey. 🤔
December 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I bought a new phone after having my last one for six years. My new one keeps asking me if I'd like to switch to simple mode and I can't help but think it's being pretty judgey. 🤔
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This is glorious
I saw a lot of people posting their favorite cover songs and thought I’d add mine to the mix
December 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This is glorious
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Excerpt from my new book, "Cheapskate in Lotusland": In the Hall of the Triscuit King via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
In the Hall of the Triscuit King | The Tyee
In his forthcoming book on living frugally, Tyee contributing editor Steve Burgess walks us through a day in his life. First in a series.
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December 13, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Excerpt from my new book, "Cheapskate in Lotusland": In the Hall of the Triscuit King via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
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Area man who lost his riding seat and flew 3000 kms to get back into government says people have to answer to their constituents.
December 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Area man who lost his riding seat and flew 3000 kms to get back into government says people have to answer to their constituents.
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What scared you in Jaws? The shark, or the fin? True horror is in what you DON’T see. Join my four week workshop. Learn to build dread, imply the monster, and make the everyday terrifying. Let’s craft and unleash your spooky story in this #WritingWorkshop:
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ONLINE Writing Horror Without Blood in Short Fiction
When we watched Jaws, the SHARK wasn't scary. The fin was. When we can see the monster, the scary factor disappears. Join me for this four week course to learn tools to imply the horror. Build dread t...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
What scared you in Jaws? The shark, or the fin? True horror is in what you DON’T see. Join my four week workshop. Learn to build dread, imply the monster, and make the everyday terrifying. Let’s craft and unleash your spooky story in this #WritingWorkshop:
www.alexandrawriters.org/store/p958/w...
www.alexandrawriters.org/store/p958/w...
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The law isn’t a vibe. It’s what keeps Canada fair, equal, and (mostly) polite. 🇨🇦
Visit ourstoprotect.ca ... because fairness doesn’t protect itself.
#OursToProtect #RuleofLaw #Partner
December 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The law isn’t a vibe. It’s what keeps Canada fair, equal, and (mostly) polite. 🇨🇦
Visit ourstoprotect.ca ... because fairness doesn’t protect itself.
#OursToProtect #RuleofLaw #Partner
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Taxpayer: How are you working to make sure Ontario's healthcare system has the capacity required to deal with our aging population?
Doug Ford Government Chatbot: Here is the link to Shoppers Drug Mart you requested!
Doug Ford Government Chatbot: Here is the link to Shoppers Drug Mart you requested!
December 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Taxpayer: How are you working to make sure Ontario's healthcare system has the capacity required to deal with our aging population?
Doug Ford Government Chatbot: Here is the link to Shoppers Drug Mart you requested!
Doug Ford Government Chatbot: Here is the link to Shoppers Drug Mart you requested!
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No thanks, Disney, I’ve got something better than AI.
December 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
No thanks, Disney, I’ve got something better than AI.
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@tylwythtegcottage.bsky.social This made me giggle far more than warranted I think.
December 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
@tylwythtegcottage.bsky.social This made me giggle far more than warranted I think.
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A U.S. customs officer having to go through my social media history
December 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
A U.S. customs officer having to go through my social media history
Season 4, episode 6 Slow Horses: delightful plot twist! Bravo.
December 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Season 4, episode 6 Slow Horses: delightful plot twist! Bravo.
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The buddy cop movie we deserve.
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The buddy cop movie we deserve.
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No one before Sam successfully raised a child, which is why the human species went extinct in Mesopotamia. Seriously, the best way to read this is that countless billions of humans did just fine but Sam is not as competent and self-reliant as them, and that's what AI wants us to be: dependent.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
No one before Sam successfully raised a child, which is why the human species went extinct in Mesopotamia. Seriously, the best way to read this is that countless billions of humans did just fine but Sam is not as competent and self-reliant as them, and that's what AI wants us to be: dependent.
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Absolute Units returns this Thursday!
This time we're chatting to the wonderful Professor Paddy Bullard (University of Reading) and Isabel Hughes (Associate Director, The MERL) about Jane Austen, ahead of the 250th anniversary of Austen's birth next Tuesday.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
This time we're chatting to the wonderful Professor Paddy Bullard (University of Reading) and Isabel Hughes (Associate Director, The MERL) about Jane Austen, ahead of the 250th anniversary of Austen's birth next Tuesday.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
Absolute Units podcast - The Museum of English Rural Life
Come for the big sheep. Stay for the history of rural England and its people.
merl.reading.ac.uk
December 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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This week’s Guest Recipe from the #CookbookCorner archive is the Gingerbread Present Brownies from The Book of Gingerbread: 50 Spiced Bakes, Houses, Cookies, Desserts and More by Helena Garcia!
www.nigella.com/recipes/gues...
www.nigella.com/recipes/gues...
December 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This week’s Guest Recipe from the #CookbookCorner archive is the Gingerbread Present Brownies from The Book of Gingerbread: 50 Spiced Bakes, Houses, Cookies, Desserts and More by Helena Garcia!
www.nigella.com/recipes/gues...
www.nigella.com/recipes/gues...
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The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
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And some people don't have much of a reaction at all. I felt a bit warm and tired for a day. Your mileage may vary, but it's so worth it. Shingles is horrible.
It's worth letting people know that the shingles vax can be a little rough, so they can plan a time to get it when they'll be able to take it easy for a day.
But seriously, my reaction was a day of feeling a little run down. And shingles is AWFUL.
But seriously, my reaction was a day of feeling a little run down. And shingles is AWFUL.
December 9, 2025 at 6:21 AM
And some people don't have much of a reaction at all. I felt a bit warm and tired for a day. Your mileage may vary, but it's so worth it. Shingles is horrible.
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Women, we don't need to contort ourselves to fit into spaces that are too small for us.
From Zimbabwe by Tapiwa Mugabe
From Zimbabwe by Tapiwa Mugabe
December 9, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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Preparation is almost finished for RJL’s upcoming episode on the Japanese cell phone novel.
Expect a story about novels told in screen-sized chunks, a loving homage to early 00s internet culture, and a true* tale of an otaku who needed a little courage.
(*It’s probably not true.)
Expect a story about novels told in screen-sized chunks, a loving homage to early 00s internet culture, and a true* tale of an otaku who needed a little courage.
(*It’s probably not true.)
Train Man: The Novel
Check out Train Man: The Novel - <b>An instant bestseller when it was first published in Japan, <i>Train Man</i> became a multimedia sensation, generating a smash-hit TV series, a blockbuster film, an...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Preparation is almost finished for RJL’s upcoming episode on the Japanese cell phone novel.
Expect a story about novels told in screen-sized chunks, a loving homage to early 00s internet culture, and a true* tale of an otaku who needed a little courage.
(*It’s probably not true.)
Expect a story about novels told in screen-sized chunks, a loving homage to early 00s internet culture, and a true* tale of an otaku who needed a little courage.
(*It’s probably not true.)