andrea bennett (they/them)
@akkabah.bsky.social
Senior editor at The Tyee. Author of the essay collections Hearty: On Cooking, Eating and Growing Food for Pleasure and Subsistence (ECW Press) & Like a Boy but Not a Boy (Arsenal Pulp). Co-editor of the BC bestselling Points of Interest.
my body apparently can’t tell the difference between, like, a near-miss collision involving a vehicle & getting weighed at the surgeon. like buddy why are we vibrating with adrenaline right now
November 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
my body apparently can’t tell the difference between, like, a near-miss collision involving a vehicle & getting weighed at the surgeon. like buddy why are we vibrating with adrenaline right now
every time I flex my lats I picture the Dilophosaurus from Jurassic park
November 17, 2025 at 3:45 AM
every time I flex my lats I picture the Dilophosaurus from Jurassic park
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Health Canada convened an independent expert advisory group in 2020 to provide guidance on safer supply. Health Canada heavily redacted its final report, but unredacted version obtained by CBC shows the expert group said drug crisis is driven by prohibition and recommended expansion of safer supply
November 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Health Canada convened an independent expert advisory group in 2020 to provide guidance on safer supply. Health Canada heavily redacted its final report, but unredacted version obtained by CBC shows the expert group said drug crisis is driven by prohibition and recommended expansion of safer supply
how do you even go through life having no principles, no scruples, no values but obedience and obeisance
November 17, 2025 at 2:32 AM
how do you even go through life having no principles, no scruples, no values but obedience and obeisance
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last night at a bar I learned that they improved pinball by making machines that are entirely computers and they’re much better than what we had before
November 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
last night at a bar I learned that they improved pinball by making machines that are entirely computers and they’re much better than what we had before
Me: Sinclair, est-ce que c’est fatiguant pour toi de parler français toute la journée?
Sinclair: non, mais c’est fatiguant d’entendre les *fautes* [pointing in my direction] toute la journée.
Well fuck me, lol, geez
Sinclair: non, mais c’est fatiguant d’entendre les *fautes* [pointing in my direction] toute la journée.
Well fuck me, lol, geez
November 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Me: Sinclair, est-ce que c’est fatiguant pour toi de parler français toute la journée?
Sinclair: non, mais c’est fatiguant d’entendre les *fautes* [pointing in my direction] toute la journée.
Well fuck me, lol, geez
Sinclair: non, mais c’est fatiguant d’entendre les *fautes* [pointing in my direction] toute la journée.
Well fuck me, lol, geez
similar to how everyone [who’s able to] should work a service job for at least a year, I believe everyone who speaks English as a first language [who’s able to] should learn a second language & then be occasionally forced to communicate for a day solely in that second language
November 16, 2025 at 6:36 AM
similar to how everyone [who’s able to] should work a service job for at least a year, I believe everyone who speaks English as a first language [who’s able to] should learn a second language & then be occasionally forced to communicate for a day solely in that second language
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November 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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I am so mad about my lack of pull-up progress that for lunch I just ate a plain tin of tuna with crackers for the protein
November 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I am so mad about my lack of pull-up progress that for lunch I just ate a plain tin of tuna with crackers for the protein
One thing about aiming for 1.25x bodyweight with my deadlift is that BW was never an issue for grip strength bc of my pull-up practice. Over body weight, grip strength is now back in play. (Sorry this is boring!)
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
One thing about aiming for 1.25x bodyweight with my deadlift is that BW was never an issue for grip strength bc of my pull-up practice. Over body weight, grip strength is now back in play. (Sorry this is boring!)
Newb gains continue: 215# on my deadlift today. 95# on bb back squat (that one I am purposely going very very slowly).
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Newb gains continue: 215# on my deadlift today. 95# on bb back squat (that one I am purposely going very very slowly).
Asked the child what christmas dessert she wanted and she said tarte au citron
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Asked the child what christmas dessert she wanted and she said tarte au citron
I thought I would eventually come to like lifting weights but: no. I do enjoy deadlifting. Mainly for vanity.
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I thought I would eventually come to like lifting weights but: no. I do enjoy deadlifting. Mainly for vanity.
Yes!! Yes. Nice.
Bren Simmers wins the $60,000 #LatnerGriffin Writers’ Trust Poetry Prize, supported by The Albert and Temmy Latner Family Foundation and Scott Griffin. Congratulations! #WTAwards #canlit
November 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Yes!! Yes. Nice.
A couple years ago we built a gingerbread house to look like our house & I was doing so much math to figure out a couple intersecting roof angles; Will took my plans, cut the rest out in cardboard, then figured out the roof by shaving bits off until it came together properly.
November 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A couple years ago we built a gingerbread house to look like our house & I was doing so much math to figure out a couple intersecting roof angles; Will took my plans, cut the rest out in cardboard, then figured out the roof by shaving bits off until it came together properly.
i've had this "any day now" mentality about my first unassisted pull-up that i think is driving me (short drive) a bit off the deep end.
November 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
i've had this "any day now" mentality about my first unassisted pull-up that i think is driving me (short drive) a bit off the deep end.
i do feel like we did not learn enough lessons about supply chains during the height of the pandemic
November 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
i do feel like we did not learn enough lessons about supply chains during the height of the pandemic
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A wheelchair is an extension of a person's body, so a flat tire is a huge deal and can trap people who use wheelchairs in their apartments or even beds. Sometimes for weeks or more at a time!
Why is this all happening? I get into it for this @thetyee.ca series. Part two (solutions) coming tomorrow!
Why is this all happening? I get into it for this @thetyee.ca series. Part two (solutions) coming tomorrow!
Unanswered emails, delayed and slow repairs, service that leaves wheelchair users stranded at home or in bed — it's a serious problem almost all wheelchair users in B.C. face, @michellegamage.bsky.social writes for @thetyee.ca.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Why Is It So Hard to Fix a Wheelchair in BC? | The Tyee
Disabled people say companies are struggling to service their equipment, which can trap them in bed or at home.
thetyee.ca
November 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A wheelchair is an extension of a person's body, so a flat tire is a huge deal and can trap people who use wheelchairs in their apartments or even beds. Sometimes for weeks or more at a time!
Why is this all happening? I get into it for this @thetyee.ca series. Part two (solutions) coming tomorrow!
Why is this all happening? I get into it for this @thetyee.ca series. Part two (solutions) coming tomorrow!
Unanswered emails, delayed and slow repairs, service that leaves wheelchair users stranded at home or in bed — it's a serious problem almost all wheelchair users in B.C. face, @michellegamage.bsky.social writes for @thetyee.ca.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Why Is It So Hard to Fix a Wheelchair in BC? | The Tyee
Disabled people say companies are struggling to service their equipment, which can trap them in bed or at home.
thetyee.ca
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Unanswered emails, delayed and slow repairs, service that leaves wheelchair users stranded at home or in bed — it's a serious problem almost all wheelchair users in B.C. face, @michellegamage.bsky.social writes for @thetyee.ca.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
i really recommend aiming to get your first unassisted pull-up if you just haven't experienced continual failure & humiliation & it's something you find you need in your life
November 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
i really recommend aiming to get your first unassisted pull-up if you just haven't experienced continual failure & humiliation & it's something you find you need in your life
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British Columbians who use manual and power wheelchairs say they’re tearing their hair out trying to get local businesses to service and maintain their wheelchairs. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports.
Why Is It So Hard to Fix a Wheelchair in BC? | The Tyee
Disabled people say companies are struggling to service their equipment, which can trap them in bed or at home.
thetyee.ca
November 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
British Columbians who use manual and power wheelchairs say they’re tearing their hair out trying to get local businesses to service and maintain their wheelchairs. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports.
"I only have TV on the weekend. It's better for my brain," the child tells her cousin. "WELL. That is what my PARENTS say." (For a second there, i thought we were on to something.)
November 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"I only have TV on the weekend. It's better for my brain," the child tells her cousin. "WELL. That is what my PARENTS say." (For a second there, i thought we were on to something.)
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I'm dropping in to Vancouver city council today and can't live-skeet everything, but it's worth noting that there are currently over 600 speakers signed up to speak to the budget, which proposes finding $120 in savings to support a 0% property tax increase. #vanpoli
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I'm dropping in to Vancouver city council today and can't live-skeet everything, but it's worth noting that there are currently over 600 speakers signed up to speak to the budget, which proposes finding $120 in savings to support a 0% property tax increase. #vanpoli
who was that guy who died of tea, i wonder as i put the kettle on again. (balzac; coffee; not really *from* coffee but the excessive coffee didn't help.)
November 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
who was that guy who died of tea, i wonder as i put the kettle on again. (balzac; coffee; not really *from* coffee but the excessive coffee didn't help.)
Days since my last off-leash dog incident: 🅾️
November 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Days since my last off-leash dog incident: 🅾️