HELP! My posts are not posting …
Does anyone know what this means? M
Everyone is, once again, talking photos and, of course, where to post them. And I’m no exception. I see this person, and then that person, saying they’re on Pixelfed and others are now joining Flickr. While others have been there, well, like forever.
So again, I’m wondering, especially as someone who usually posts photos on here (micro blog, as they get auto posted to social media) and who has tried (in the past) both Pixelfed and Flickr.
Should I join either?
Should I join both?
Do I want to join any of them?
Because, to be honest, when I thought about it. The last time I was on either, getting anyone to visit a dedicated photos site was like asking people to go to the dentist to have a root canal surgery. No one wants to go.
So, help me out here, people. Do you post to either and if so, why? And what’s your recommendation. Which platform do you prefer?
Answers on a postcard to …
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Last night, it dropped to a frigid MINUS 30 and wasn’t much better when we got up this smorning. And while the sun was out in an amazing blue sky, with a sort of surreal faery mist, it was still MINUS 25. I tried to persuade the OH not to walk into work this morning, but they were insistent they had to be there, in person, for a meeting.
So I made sure they left the house looking like the Michelin Man’s cousin. Dressed head to foot in the warmest clothing possible. I should have taken a photo, as I’m sure they haven’t looked that uncomfortable since they were a kid going to school.
Now, looking out the window, it almost looks benign, almost luring me out for a walk around the local park. But I know better. Siri just told me it’s still minus 18 out there (and still feeling like minus 20). So nah, I’ll watch the world go by via the window, staying inside, thanks. Besides, there’s tennis on this afternoon.
Weekly Recap #3
Monday, January 20, 2025
Today is Monday, another start to a new week and so much more, as today marks the inauguration of the Orange Puff to the White House. A travesty. But hey. That’s an entry for next week’s Weekly Recap. Today, rather than focus on the upcoming week, I’m here to talk about That Was The Week That Was. As in, what happened last week. Which, as usual for me, is not a lot, that is, till the weekend rolled around and me and mine hung out together at the hockey, yesterday.
Today’s the day this Teddy Bear goes to the hockey. YAY!
I can’t wait to get going. We’ve booked our taxi early, as we want to get into the arena and scope out the merch before the game starts at 1pm. I’ve been after buying myself a hockey jersey since I came to Quebec years ago. Now, we have a team, even though it’s it’s based in Montreal, but hey, a women’s team in a women’s league? Miracle of miracles.
Anyway, this time we’re allowed to take photos so, hopefully, if Im not too caught up in the game, expect some action shots later this afternoon.
📺 Trigger Warning (2024) - ★★☆☆☆
Seriously, the five foot something Jessica Alba takes on the whole state of New Mexico and wins? In what’s usually an A-list male role, Alba throws her weight around and bests what seems like an army of bad guys, almost singlehandedly, and drives off into the sunset at the end of this ultra, and at times, graphically violent movie with a none existent plot.
You have been warned!
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We got this far assembling my crafting desk, last night … it took us 2 hours to get this far what with the instructions being 30 pages long. Oh, okay, so they’re in 3 languages. None of which made any sense. By the time we’d laid everything out on the floor and post-it note labeled it all, it was nine o’clock.
I can’t even blame Ikea. This isn’t even Swedish, as far as I know.
I’m contemplating doing something rash … I’m contemplating doing something very rash …
It may involve online kindling, virtual matches, and a can of imaginary gasoline.
Blog Question Challenge 2025
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
I’ve been tagged by the legendary B from over on BinaryDigit to take part in this challenge. Thanks for the invite, B. Why Did You Start Blogging In The First Place? Initially, it was to join in on this online social community craze (remember LiveJournal and MySpace?) and share in this wild and weird new thing with other likeminded people, not in a library, or the YWCA, but online. With this crazy idea of swapping photos, ideas, and book recommendations.
I wanted to watch the Australian Open this year as I was feeling bereft of sport coverage by our domestic TV channels. Given how they all have premium channels now which means, pay per view. Gone are the days when you got free TV subsidised by ads. Now, you pay and still get ads.
All that to say that this weekend we subscribed to a month of TSN (ESPN) so I could watch the AO and … wouldn’t you know it, I never took into account the time difference between us, here on the east coast of Canada and bloody Melbourne, 17 hours into my future. Upshot is. I either have to get up at a ridiculous early hour or, wait up till the middle of the night to see anything live. If not, I’m at the whim of channel on when they decide to show the reruns from the previous day’s play.
Bugger!
The only silver lining of getting the channel for the month is I have been able to watch the NFL Play Off games. YAY! That alone has been worth the $22 plus taxes.
Now, when is the superbowl again?
Weekly Recap #02
Monday, January 13, 2025
Jan 06 to Jan 12, 2025 Mondays are one of those weird days that everyone loves to hate as it usually means they’re at work and, as everyone knows, the first day of work is like a really bad hangover, you just have to force yourself to get through it, drink lots of coffee, and hang in there till it’s all over. Whereas me, I don’t mind Mondays, it’s the start of a fresh week, and fresh day, and a chance to catch up on emails and paperwork.
Exterminate, Exterminate
Friday, January 10, 2025
The Ant Exterminator has just been (and left) after squiring all primary corners and skirting boards of our apartment with some toxic chemical and the advice, “…don’t breathe this in, it’s harmful to humans and pets.” What? wtf When the OH said they had informed the Front Desk we had a few ants, here and there, I thought they’d send someone from maintenance to take a look first, and see if anything drastic was warrented.
Another night on the couch and another movie, Lift. This time we watched Kevin Hart in a Kevin Hart action-packed adventure that requires you to suspend your disbelief at the press of play, and just sit back and watch as the assembled cast of named actors do their thing with tongue in cheek.
Over the top silliness that was, nonetheless, a fun escape seeing the sights of Europe.
Go on, you know you want to. 🍿🍿🍿🍿
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I have a $25 gift card for Amazon that my SiL gave me as part of my Christmas gift. And, I’m stuck with what to buy. I mean, I don’t normally shop at Amazon to begin with. The place just overwhelms me with, well, stuff.
So, Gentle Reader, if it was your gift card, what would you buy?
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Book Review: The 14th Colony by Steve Berry
Fast, furious fun, I couldn’t put this one down. Why? Because it has all my favourite elements; not only is it a well-written thriller, with believable flawed characters, but Berry manages to make the historical background and info dumps enlightening, educational, and yes, even relevant in today’s climate.
With never a dull moment, The 14th Colony is the epitome of a page-turner. And while some reviewers have disliked Berry’s stye of writing from several viewpoints, I felt this heightened the tension, helped delineate the characters as much as it moved the action. All the while giving us a more in-depth look into character, motives, and consequence.
All in all, a thoroughly enjoyable read.
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Another night on the couch last night tuning into Netflix, this time we watched The Union starring Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry. Which was a classic Wahlberg movie, action-packed lightweight hair-raising fun, with some really nifty stunts. All the right ingredients we’ve come to expect in a Wahlberg movie. I’d say, at 57 and 58 respectively, Wahlberg and Berry can still run with the best of them.
Oh, and bonus comedy snippets from Dana Delany and Lorraine Bracco. Priceless.
This was the perfect Tuesday night filler. 🍿🍿🍿🍿
We watched To Catch A Killer on Netflix last night so you don’t have to.
This ultra violent movie had little or no story other than a damaged man wanting to kill as many people as possible. Not that the police and FBI were any less violent, killing their way through this 2 hour blood-splattered movie with a vengeance.
Watch at your peril ⭐️⭐️
“And I have walked 500 miles … and I will walk 500 hundred more …"
Well, actually, I haven’t walked 500 miles yet. But I’m sure I did last year, and then some. I just totalled up how far I actually walked in this first week of the year and, it came to: 35.5 km
And that was a quiet week for me where the weather was dreadful and I didn’t get outside all that much. Now I’m excited for the really good weather to see just how far I do walk not only each day, but each week, and, of course, each month.
Now, if I can just average 150 km a month …
We binge watched the twisted thriller, Missing You, on Netflix yesterday and, I have to say, while I loved the tension throughout, was left a little letdown by the ending. Those last few scenes in the last episode were, well, questionable.
Still, despite that, a solid ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Weekly Recap #01
Sunday, January 5, 2025
Dec 30th to Jan 5th, 2025 One week in using my mini BuJo pocket journal and, I couldn’t be happier. It’s the perfect size for me and the kind of notes I’m taking and yet, still big enough to scribble quotes in, doddle silly pics, and use enough Washi tape to keep Japan’s economy going for another 25 years. Ah, don’t you just love the fresh smell of those dotted cream pages in a new bright yellow journal!