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DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · 22d

Today, I caught up on my freelance invoicing. Or if you prefer, I quantified my procrastination, and it's sobering.

DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · 22d

Highly recommend the audiobook, which includes throat singing

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DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · Sep 22

May you never encounter a flock of Canada geese. They will not only stand their ground - they'll charge you if you ever so politely ask whether they might want to, perhaps, consider moving along 😬🦆🦆<<<🇨🇦🪿

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DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · Sep 2

A little jealous, I'll admit. This would be fun, although it would interfere with popcorn consumption.

DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · Sep 1

The treadmill screening of ‘THE LONG WALK’ took place, where every person had to walk on a treadmill faster than 3MPH for the whole movie.

If they stopped, they were escorted out of the theater.

DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · Sep 2

Did something today that feels both bold and chickenshit, oddly enough. Let's see what happens.

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Jaime Green @jaimealyse.bsky.social · Jul 27

Shit @rusty.todayintabs.com nailed it www.todayintabs.com/p/we-need-to...

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DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · Jul 24

2 revolutionaries who wore crosses.
Ozzy: Prince of Darkness. Raised millions for charity in his last days.
Hogan: "Say your prayers and eat your vitamins." Unrepentant racist and fascist supporter until the end.
Live so mourners don't have to caveat their grief.

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DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · Jul 24

Let's see: female rage, written by a fellow Canadian cat lady? Sold!

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DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · Jul 17

I'm the same way. I've had two near-misses with falling trees in my life - I'm wary of giving mother nature a third try. I'll be at the mall this afternoon until the storm passes.

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DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · Jun 22

The colour palette is phenomenal 😍

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DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · Jun 20

Depends on your natural colour and grey distribution. My hair is currently giving patchy, nutritionally deprived squirrel after a particularly harsh winter, so it needs help until it fills into more solidly grey. But I have friends who look great embracing it from the get-go.

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DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · Jun 19

Great article. That her ebook is not available in English from either McGill or the BanQ is unfathomable to me.

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DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · Jun 19

Seeing it on android phone, but not in chromium-based browser on desktop.

DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · Jun 15

Yup

Jim Rossignol @rossignol.bsky.social · Jun 15

At what point will the convenience of tech be outweighed by the need to habitually check anything you look at is real.

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DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · Jun 8

One's probably obvious. As for the rest...

Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · Jun 8

Maybe not even just one...

⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (StinaMarie) @stinasdemons.com · Jun 8

Happy Sunday 🤘🏼

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DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · Jun 8

Congratulations!

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DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · Jun 5

I had two cousins. Growing up in the late 70s/early 80s, one was into disco, and one was into heavy metal. I'm happy to see their spirits live on!

DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · May 30

It most certainly is! One major breakfast chain makes about 20 variations, mostly involving hollandaise sauce. My fave is triple sausage with scrambled eggs, and my fiancé enjoys the brie and mushroom. One gazillion calories, easy.

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DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · May 29

Taco Delulu should be his drag name

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DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · May 29

Montreal suburban gen X. I haven't heard it, and if I did, I would think they are a native French speaker. I've heard I'm done, but not with a specified object after. I'm guessing it means I've finished, while I'm done with means I don't want it anymore, even if there's some left.

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DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · May 29

Funny that, how common sense is always on your side.

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DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · May 25

Same. I hope apps like Libby will at least make it possible to exclude AI narrators in their search function

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DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · May 23

In French, they call it "l'esprit de l'escalier," or staircase wit. It hits me way later too

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DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · May 20

I mean, it exists, so that puts it well ahead of over half their list - congratulations! (Disclosure: I have 2 days to finish House of Bone and Rain before my Libby loan expires. Loving it. Why am I on Bluesky right now?)

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DB Powell @dbpowell.bsky.social · May 15

Silver lining: translation is the area of genAI least used by authors. Hey authors/publishers: this is one more reason to feature the names of your translators prominently. Same goes for designers and editors and so on. Otherwise, my $ stays in my pocket, just in case. #humanxl8 #saynotogenAI

C. L. Polk @clpolk.blacksky.app · May 15

so half the authors out there want nothing whatsoever to do with genAI for anything for any reason. of those who do use genAI, over 70% hide the fact that they're using it

oh, really.
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