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Kat
@furtadosaurus.bsky.social
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PhD candidate in Classics, horn player, drawer of magpies and dinos.

ALL the pronouns, whatever.
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I apparently type modern Greek with (an) ancient accent(s) when going fast. Someone take this polytonic keyboard away from me.
May 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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https://www.michaeljanz.ca/bikeplan

Petition to save Edmonton from UCP ripping out bike lanes.

#edmonton #yegbike #bikesky
April 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Y'all remember in 2014 when a USA goal was saved by one goal post and the collective will of everyone in Canada?

That's kind of how this election feels. Avoided a disastrous result, but were in a pretty crap situation to have to do it this way in the first place.

youtube.com/watch?v=BqE8...
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April 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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No sleep till Carleton.
April 29, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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the year is 2247. the nation of Canada has weathered centuries of triumph and hardship. every aspect of Canadian life is unrecognizable compared to life in the early 21st century. Elizabeth May has just been reelected in the Saanich—Gulf Islands riding for the 97th time.
April 29, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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I'm not the only one, surely, who saves the foil wrappers of those little chocolate Easter eggs to construct a dastardly decoy 'last egg' made entirely of foil?
A foil Easter Egg pretending it is wrapped chocolate.
April 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Me, every time I need to compare interpretations of specific fragments of Heraclitus.
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February 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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You'd really think all the moral philosophy would've prepared me for Tyche being the biggest obstacle to finishing the dissertation...
February 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
furtadosaurus.bsky.social
CBC Edmonton eating chili live on the radio at 6:20am is exactly the kind of wholesome I'm looking for right now.
February 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Remember that time back when we humans thought pistachios needed to be pink?

Wild.
February 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Just a reminder as the world keeps doing... this... that you can watch clips of The Friendly Giant on YouTube basically whenever you want.

youtu.be/GOr3NvNcez0?...
Friendly Giant Concert - Two Pipes and a Bassoon
YouTube video by Graham Mackenzie
youtu.be
February 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Opening the curtains so the plants can have a nice light snack.
January 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Okay, but does anyone whose dog is wearing pajamas *not* call that dog "Jammie Dogger"?
October 27, 2023 at 12:13 PM
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I guess we've reached the stage of our lives where we need to invest in dog pajamas so the Boxador stops waking us up in the night every time she shifts and needs to be tucked back in under her blankie.
October 24, 2023 at 7:40 PM
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Running into some of my Greek students from years past in the department sustains me.
October 17, 2023 at 3:11 AM
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#ClassicsTober23 Day 6: Medea

#ClassicsTober
Two broken magpie eggs in the foreground as the mother flies off, led by two dragonflies, into the distance.
October 8, 2023 at 7:52 PM
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ClassicsTober23 Day 5: Chiron

#ClassicsTober
A magpie fledgling begs for food at the feet (two hooves, two human feet) of the centaur Chiron.
October 8, 2023 at 6:43 PM
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#ClassicsTober23 Day 4: Lykaon

#ClassicsTober
As Lykaon bemoans his transformation into a wolf before the full moon and amidst Zeus’ lightning, a magpie eats the tasty leftovers of the stew Lykaon made of his children.
October 7, 2023 at 4:40 PM
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#ClassicsTober23 Day 3: Asterion

#ClassicsTober
Asterion the Minitaur lies dead in the labyrinth while Theseus heads off toward a dead end. A magpie flies away with the golden thread.
October 7, 2023 at 3:23 PM
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#ClassicsTober23 Day 2: Medusa

Still catching up on #ClassicsTober.
A magpie-coloured Pegasus leaps from the decapitated Medusa.
October 6, 2023 at 2:13 PM
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#ClassicsTober23, belated Day 1: Cassandra.

Yeah, I'm behind on this.
A magpie sings doom atop the statue of Athena in Troy while the Trojan horse looms in the background. A Trojan soldier covers his ears.
October 5, 2023 at 2:38 PM