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"Say 'sparkle' again. Say 'sparkle' again, I dare you. I double dare you, motherfucker. Say 'sparkle' one more goddamn time." — an actual line from my Letterboxd review of a Hallmark Christmas movie.

The new mayor in Lytton, B.C., a tiny village razed by a raging wildfire in 2021, has been determined by the drawing of lots after a tied election. https://cheknews.ca/drawn-lot-decides-mayor-of-lytton-b-c-after-votes-are-tied-at-45-each-1357092/

Photography-minded friends: what's the best place to donate a Nikon digital camera? I tried selling it but kept getting ghosted. It's an older model, but barely used and works fine. It's just too heavy for me. I want to find it a good home.

Does anyone know anyone in Metro Vancouver who has been evicted when their apartment near a transit station was demolished or renovated? A trusted colleague is doing a research project, and offering $200 for a one-hour interview. Please respond to this thread or DM me.

They safely docked at noon Miami-time. Christmas is saved!

If you haven't yet checked out Merry & Bright at Martini Town during your holiday season celebrations, you need to change that this year! www.vancouverchristmasguide.com/martini-town...

Aw, not Walter Koenig. RIP. 😢

Can't sleep, clown will eat me

"You look like you're trying to delete democracy. Are you sure you want to do this?" "Oh fuck, nonononono, cancel! Cancel!"

Well, fuck.

Very little traffic in all voting stations. Bad weather in SW BC is no doubt suppressing voting, on top of all of the other reasons parties have given us for disillusionment and apathy PLEASE VOTE ANYWAY #bcpoli

The BC Conservatives, an absolute mess of a party full of racists and nuts, might get a commanding majority with 44% of the vote. This will be entirely on the BC NDP and Eby. Entirely. It'll be their fault for not getting rid of FPTP, and for calling an unnecessary election out of pure selfishness.

The IKEA hot dog has really gone downhill. 😢

Voted. The line at Crosstown Elementary was short but very disorganized. Bad line management, and it took several minutes just for one volunteer to agree with us that J does indeed fall between A-K. 🤷‍♀️

Vancouver friends, how are the voting station lines doing this morning?

If you're in BC and haven't received a text or email yet to get your vaccinations, just go to www.getvaccinated.gov.bc.ca/s/ You don't have to wait for an invitation, there are lots of appointments available, and both me and the husband got in and out in 5 minutes. 👍

All COVID- and flu-vaxxed for another winter. The husband doesn't think I should affix googly eyes to my circular band-aids but I just don't think he sees my vision.

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

My husband is hiring for a Project Coordinator and a Senior Business Analyst. Largely remote but 1-2 days per week in office in New West. Both roles are contract. If this sounds like something any friends are interested in learning more about, I'll put you in touch.

Noooooo!!

Were you bitten or scratched by a skunk in the DT/ Stanley Park area between Sept 22 and Oct 17? Then you need to talk to a doctor ASAP and be assessed for potential rabies exposure. VCH said a skunk tested positive for rabies. Anyone exposed can be given a post-exposure vaccine and stay healthy.

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Because there's not enough going on: Vancouver Coastal Health warns that rabies has been confirmed in Downtown Vancouver. Anyone who may have come in contact w/ "abnormally behaving skunk" downtown, West End or in Stanley Park (map) Sept 22-Oct 17 should call VCH public health ASAP: 604-675-3900

Huh, my tenants insurance now includes "personal cyber coverage"

Apropos of nothing, we saw a handful of OneBC campaign signs during our drive between Vancouver and Dawson Creek earlier this month, and every single one of them gave the vibes of "this dude would be absolutely be first in line for 'gender inspection' duty for girls sports"...

Signed in to a Zoom Happy Hour that's supposed to start at 5pm but I think someone sent an old link in the RSVP confirmation email. "The meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 14." I wonder how long it will take for anyone at the host org to realize.

Also booked tickets to see The History of Concrete for Tuesday. Very excited. "After attending a workshop on how to write and sell a Hallmark movie, filmmaker John Wilson attempts to utilize the same commercial formula to create and sell a documentary about the history of concrete." Yes, please.

Booked our COVID and flu shots for Friday! 🥳 There was LOTS of availability. BC friends, even if you haven't gotten the text yet (we hadn't), once I logged in it said we were eligible as of October 1. www.getvaccinated.gov.bc.ca/s/bookavaccine

Businesses getting all butt-hurt because they’re being called out for using genAI don’t realize the opportunity they’ve been given. I ask businesses not to use AI because I want to give them my business but won’t support AI. Most others I just pass by their AI ads/signage without saying anything

Ken Sim targeted @seanorr.bsky.social throughout the campaign and his tenure as mayor with various smears, making this poetry: "COPE’s Sean Orr received the highest number of votes of any council candidate, with 83,038—more than 15,000 more votes than Sim." ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar... #vanpoli

This is *exactly* what I voted for.

Oooh my sticker order arrived! Thanks @aplante.com

I'm still so happy.

Looks like Vancouver had Kenough. 🤣

IT'S GAME OVER FOR SIM CITY PETE FRY HAS BEEN PROJECTED BY CBC NEWS AS THE NEXT MAYOR OF VANCOUVER

Personally I think anyone over 70 years old shouldn’t be eligible for public office, but that’s just me. Doug McCallum is 82 years old.

The cackle of glee I just let out when I refreshed the Vancouver election results.

Tonight is the start of Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas, so I’m back on my Christmas movie ranking bullshit. I’ll be watching the horribly named “‘Tis the Season for Set-ups” tonight at 5pm BC time if anyone wants to join me. It looks awful, I can’t wait. 🎄

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Must suck to have someone steal your work without compensation or even notification