Patrick Johanneson 🚀 🇨🇦
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Part-time prevaricator.
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He/him 🇨🇦
https://patrickjohanneson.com/
Avatar by @badguybirnie.bsky.social's kid
Ukrainian wheat field header by Alex @aplante.com Plante
I'm also on Mastodon — https://mstdn.ca/@pjohanneson
English is a hell of a drug
November 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
English is a hell of a drug
also I'm charmed that "calque" is a loanword and "loanword" is a calque
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 AM
also I'm charmed that "calque" is a loanword and "loanword" is a calque
Weltanschauung
November 28, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Weltanschauung
and yet, 96% on Rotten Tomatoes
(somehow)
(somehow)
November 28, 2025 at 3:41 AM
and yet, 96% on Rotten Tomatoes
(somehow)
(somehow)
oh dang, the quote is still up on their site
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 AM
oh dang, the quote is still up on their site
to quote St.¹ George Takei,
oh myyyyyyyy
—
¹ Sainthood pending, but c'mon, who are we kidding?
oh myyyyyyyy
—
¹ Sainthood pending, but c'mon, who are we kidding?
November 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
to quote St.¹ George Takei,
oh myyyyyyyy
—
¹ Sainthood pending, but c'mon, who are we kidding?
oh myyyyyyyy
—
¹ Sainthood pending, but c'mon, who are we kidding?
[gasp] that's like pumpkin pie without whipped cream
November 28, 2025 at 3:25 AM
[gasp] that's like pumpkin pie without whipped cream
in fairness, while I watched I 800,000 times in the early 90s (not usually by choice), I haven't seen it recently
so I guess I should re-watch in the interests of intellectual honesty
so I guess I should re-watch in the interests of intellectual honesty
November 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
in fairness, while I watched I 800,000 times in the early 90s (not usually by choice), I haven't seen it recently
so I guess I should re-watch in the interests of intellectual honesty
so I guess I should re-watch in the interests of intellectual honesty
To be clear, I'm comparing Top Gun I and Top Gun II, not Top Gun II and The Hunt for Red October
November 28, 2025 at 3:18 AM
To be clear, I'm comparing Top Gun I and Top Gun II, not Top Gun II and The Hunt for Red October
Portage and Main Press has an imprint, Highwater Press, dedicated to Indigenous storytelling. I see at least a couple graphic novels in their catalog (including This Place, which I've yet to read).
www.portageandmainpress.com/HighWater-Pr...
www.portageandmainpress.com/HighWater-Pr...
HighWater Press
HighWater Press
www.portageandmainpress.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Portage and Main Press has an imprint, Highwater Press, dedicated to Indigenous storytelling. I see at least a couple graphic novels in their catalog (including This Place, which I've yet to read).
www.portageandmainpress.com/HighWater-Pr...
www.portageandmainpress.com/HighWater-Pr...
David A. Robertson's "Betty" is not an easy read, but it's an important one.
www.portageandmainpress.com/Books/B/Betty2
www.portageandmainpress.com/Books/B/Betty2
Betty
Helen Betty Osborne, known as Betty to her closest friends and family, dreamed of becoming a teacher. She left home to attend residential school and later moved to The Pas, Manitoba, to attend high sc...
www.portageandmainpress.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:06 AM
David A. Robertson's "Betty" is not an easy read, but it's an important one.
www.portageandmainpress.com/Books/B/Betty2
www.portageandmainpress.com/Books/B/Betty2
YES
but is the story worth the cost
but is the story worth the cost
November 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
YES
but is the story worth the cost
but is the story worth the cost
I've watched the movie and attempted to read the book; the movie is moderately entertaining, the book is 60% Russian submarine technical manual by weight
November 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I've watched the movie and attempted to read the book; the movie is moderately entertaining, the book is 60% Russian submarine technical manual by weight
don't read the book then
November 28, 2025 at 2:55 AM
don't read the book then
every time I almost have this abomination forgotten, someone brings it up again
November 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
every time I almost have this abomination forgotten, someone brings it up again
sometimes it is, in fact, the years
November 28, 2025 at 2:27 AM
sometimes it is, in fact, the years
or maybe WASPs
November 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
or maybe WASPs
I thought that was wasps
November 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I thought that was wasps