Yolande 🇨🇦
@yolande.bsky.social
Software person, cat person, avid reader.
ROU Did You Mean to do That?
ROU Did You Mean to do That?
Really enjoyed this Heated Rivalry take from the romance perspective.
Just spent an hour chatting with romance authors Joanna Shupe & Adriana Herrera about what makes Heated Rivalry a great ROMANCE adaptation.
www.youtube.com/live/hwikyrR...
www.youtube.com/live/hwikyrR...
A Romance Break Down of Heated Rivalry
YouTube video by Joanna Shupe
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Really enjoyed this Heated Rivalry take from the romance perspective.
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#AshmoleanAdvent Day 21: Snowy Bridge
Today’s advent calendar treat is a woodblock print titled Yuhi Hill and Drum Bridge at Meguro by Japanese master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige.
The unusual arched bridge in this wintry landscape was known as a ‘drum bridge’ because of its shape.
Today’s advent calendar treat is a woodblock print titled Yuhi Hill and Drum Bridge at Meguro by Japanese master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige.
The unusual arched bridge in this wintry landscape was known as a ‘drum bridge’ because of its shape.
December 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#AshmoleanAdvent Day 21: Snowy Bridge
Today’s advent calendar treat is a woodblock print titled Yuhi Hill and Drum Bridge at Meguro by Japanese master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige.
The unusual arched bridge in this wintry landscape was known as a ‘drum bridge’ because of its shape.
Today’s advent calendar treat is a woodblock print titled Yuhi Hill and Drum Bridge at Meguro by Japanese master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige.
The unusual arched bridge in this wintry landscape was known as a ‘drum bridge’ because of its shape.
I have been loving this show, but as is clearly stated in the thread below it is a fantasy! Romance is fantasy and not an instruction manual.
Enjoy the fun TV show without pulling real people into the fantasy.
Enjoy the fun TV show without pulling real people into the fantasy.
Again, I truly *loved* this week’s episode of Heated Rivalry, but IT IS A WISH FULFILLMENT ROMANCE. The success of a gay hockey romance TV show, largely watched by people who are neither hockey players nor hockey fans, is not “proof that the world is ready and all we would do is love you”
December 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I have been loving this show, but as is clearly stated in the thread below it is a fantasy! Romance is fantasy and not an instruction manual.
Enjoy the fun TV show without pulling real people into the fantasy.
Enjoy the fun TV show without pulling real people into the fantasy.
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Day 20
A moment of calm contemplating my leaded stained glass homage to Mondrian. Built to fill in a 1970s serving hatch.
#ArtAdventCalendar
#StainedGlass
#Mondrian
A moment of calm contemplating my leaded stained glass homage to Mondrian. Built to fill in a 1970s serving hatch.
#ArtAdventCalendar
#StainedGlass
#Mondrian
December 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Day 20
A moment of calm contemplating my leaded stained glass homage to Mondrian. Built to fill in a 1970s serving hatch.
#ArtAdventCalendar
#StainedGlass
#Mondrian
A moment of calm contemplating my leaded stained glass homage to Mondrian. Built to fill in a 1970s serving hatch.
#ArtAdventCalendar
#StainedGlass
#Mondrian
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#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec. 17
Why use wings when you can just engage missile mode?
This downy woodpecker male was foraging among the spruce trees, and decide that for this short journey, wings were not needed!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
🪶
Dec. 17
Why use wings when you can just engage missile mode?
This downy woodpecker male was foraging among the spruce trees, and decide that for this short journey, wings were not needed!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
🪶
December 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec. 17
Why use wings when you can just engage missile mode?
This downy woodpecker male was foraging among the spruce trees, and decide that for this short journey, wings were not needed!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
🪶
Dec. 17
Why use wings when you can just engage missile mode?
This downy woodpecker male was foraging among the spruce trees, and decide that for this short journey, wings were not needed!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
🪶
Will the sleet turn to snow and become a blizzard as warned? Or will there be nothing but ice on every surface? Or blizzard snow on top of ice? All roads lead to not fun in the morning.
December 18, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Will the sleet turn to snow and become a blizzard as warned? Or will there be nothing but ice on every surface? Or blizzard snow on top of ice? All roads lead to not fun in the morning.
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My sister gave me a wreath at one of her high school students made as part of a fundraising program they do every year. I happened to have some small lights laying around and I think they came together well.
December 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
My sister gave me a wreath at one of her high school students made as part of a fundraising program they do every year. I happened to have some small lights laying around and I think they came together well.
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#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec. 14
They are one of the tiny little birds that stay with us year round. In the winter they are especially busy, constantly foraging and talking.
This red-breasted nuthatch has just plucked a small nut from a spruce cone and will either eat or stash it for later.
#birds 🪶
Dec. 14
They are one of the tiny little birds that stay with us year round. In the winter they are especially busy, constantly foraging and talking.
This red-breasted nuthatch has just plucked a small nut from a spruce cone and will either eat or stash it for later.
#birds 🪶
December 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec. 14
They are one of the tiny little birds that stay with us year round. In the winter they are especially busy, constantly foraging and talking.
This red-breasted nuthatch has just plucked a small nut from a spruce cone and will either eat or stash it for later.
#birds 🪶
Dec. 14
They are one of the tiny little birds that stay with us year round. In the winter they are especially busy, constantly foraging and talking.
This red-breasted nuthatch has just plucked a small nut from a spruce cone and will either eat or stash it for later.
#birds 🪶
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A male Downy Woodpecker perches on a snowy branch. Males tend to forage more on small branches and plant stems, while females are more often found foraging on larger branches and tree trunks. This is due to the males chasing off the females from the better food spots
December 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
A male Downy Woodpecker perches on a snowy branch. Males tend to forage more on small branches and plant stems, while females are more often found foraging on larger branches and tree trunks. This is due to the males chasing off the females from the better food spots
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Stormy Canola Field… a quintessential prairie scene.
Wet felting fibre art… a sloppy but satisfying process
#artadventcalendar #fibreart #wetfelting #wool
Wet felting fibre art… a sloppy but satisfying process
#artadventcalendar #fibreart #wetfelting #wool
December 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Stormy Canola Field… a quintessential prairie scene.
Wet felting fibre art… a sloppy but satisfying process
#artadventcalendar #fibreart #wetfelting #wool
Wet felting fibre art… a sloppy but satisfying process
#artadventcalendar #fibreart #wetfelting #wool
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I took a detour to the edge of the city to take a picture of these amazing sundogs over Winnipeg caused by ice crystals blowing around in the sky.
December 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I took a detour to the edge of the city to take a picture of these amazing sundogs over Winnipeg caused by ice crystals blowing around in the sky.
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"And in truth, the stories where the princesses rescued themselves were my favorites anyway."
Check out this excerpt from @jessiemihalik.com's Silver & Blood, a new steamy romantasy about monsters, curses, and a woman who decides to take matters into her own hands:
Check out this excerpt from @jessiemihalik.com's Silver & Blood, a new steamy romantasy about monsters, curses, and a woman who decides to take matters into her own hands:
Read an Excerpt From Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik - Reactor
When a vicious beast begins attacking her fellow villagers, Riela reluctantly agrees to enter the forbidden forest and kill the monster…
reactormag.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"And in truth, the stories where the princesses rescued themselves were my favorites anyway."
Check out this excerpt from @jessiemihalik.com's Silver & Blood, a new steamy romantasy about monsters, curses, and a woman who decides to take matters into her own hands:
Check out this excerpt from @jessiemihalik.com's Silver & Blood, a new steamy romantasy about monsters, curses, and a woman who decides to take matters into her own hands:
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Y'all the latest episode of the #Kilauea #eruption just went CRAZY. It looks like pressure built up enough to explode out the ground around the two existing vents (first few seconds), leading to a massive surge in lava fountaining.🌋🤯
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Y'all the latest episode of the #Kilauea #eruption just went CRAZY. It looks like pressure built up enough to explode out the ground around the two existing vents (first few seconds), leading to a massive surge in lava fountaining.🌋🤯
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
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Y'all this past week I've seen some baffling takes on Heated Rivalry by people who have zero knowledge or enjoyment of romance novels, romance narratives, or sex scenes as a storytelling device. "Uh where's the romance? Why are they boning so much???"
December 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Y'all this past week I've seen some baffling takes on Heated Rivalry by people who have zero knowledge or enjoyment of romance novels, romance narratives, or sex scenes as a storytelling device. "Uh where's the romance? Why are they boning so much???"
The talk around Heated Rivalry is making me reconsider subscribing only after the whole season has dropped.
This is fucking exquisite and I would like to give the final line all the awards
There's a lot of talk about the steaminess of #HeatedRivalry, but there are more reasons to watch. Jacob Tierney's direction and the microexpression work of the actors is sublime — especially as mainstream American-produced streaming prioritizes "passive viewing."
www.slashfilm.com/2043077/cana...
www.slashfilm.com/2043077/cana...
December 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The talk around Heated Rivalry is making me reconsider subscribing only after the whole season has dropped.
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I had no idea these are here year round.
Some colourful visitors to the feeder yesterday. I don't see evening grosbeaks that often, despite them being year-round residents. #birds 🌿
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I had no idea these are here year round.
Highly recommended. I wish it didn’t feel relevant to today.
And as a woman, of course, this involved several additional layers of calculation. You can read all about it in my book.
November 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Highly recommended. I wish it didn’t feel relevant to today.
I don’t get why they didn’t drop him back in 2005 based on his comments about women. Based on what we’ve got from these emails, I’m sure that would have been a better choice.
Per CNN, Elizabeth Warren is calling on Harvard to cut ties with Larry Summers after Jeffrey Epstein's emails released last week by House Dems featured Summers making sexist comments + asking for Epstein’s romantic advice.
November 18, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I don’t get why they didn’t drop him back in 2005 based on his comments about women. Based on what we’ve got from these emails, I’m sure that would have been a better choice.
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✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
I am not new to the trilogy, but did know of this prequel!
BTW, if you're someone who's only recently encountered my Red trilogy, you might be interested in a short story prequel, "Codename: Delphi", available to read online at Lightspeed Magazine. @lightspeedmagazine.com
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/code...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/code...
Random book promo post...(ok, not entirely random):
THE RED: FIRST LIGHT is a near-future military thriller in which a cynical young army lieutenant finds he must reckon w/the true meaning of his oath to defend the country against all enemies, foreign and domestic. mythicisland.com/the_red_firs...
THE RED: FIRST LIGHT is a near-future military thriller in which a cynical young army lieutenant finds he must reckon w/the true meaning of his oath to defend the country against all enemies, foreign and domestic. mythicisland.com/the_red_firs...
November 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I am not new to the trilogy, but did know of this prequel!
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A very stark reminder why no one goes out on foot after dark in Churchill, Manitoba. This mom and her cubs came just off the beach and behind the town complex. The Polar Bear Alert staff gently herded them away from town to keep everyone safe. #mammals #BearSeason2025 🌿
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 AM
A very stark reminder why no one goes out on foot after dark in Churchill, Manitoba. This mom and her cubs came just off the beach and behind the town complex. The Polar Bear Alert staff gently herded them away from town to keep everyone safe. #mammals #BearSeason2025 🌿
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Kobo is doing a 30 day free trial promotion for their Kindle Unlimited competitor service Kobo Plus for new subscribers (not sure if this is US only), if you like queer indie books, small press SFF, and backlist SFF from large publishers there's a lot to choose from on this service that's not on KU!
Rakuten Kobo
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November 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Kobo is doing a 30 day free trial promotion for their Kindle Unlimited competitor service Kobo Plus for new subscribers (not sure if this is US only), if you like queer indie books, small press SFF, and backlist SFF from large publishers there's a lot to choose from on this service that's not on KU!
This really highlights what I don’t see working with AI in code over the long term - where does the new training data come from?
I also mainly work in the embedded space. I rarely find writing the code to be the hard part. Figuring out what the code needs to do is the hard part.
I also mainly work in the embedded space. I rarely find writing the code to be the hard part. Figuring out what the code needs to do is the hard part.
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This really highlights what I don’t see working with AI in code over the long term - where does the new training data come from?
I also mainly work in the embedded space. I rarely find writing the code to be the hard part. Figuring out what the code needs to do is the hard part.
I also mainly work in the embedded space. I rarely find writing the code to be the hard part. Figuring out what the code needs to do is the hard part.