Mastodawn

It’s finally May 1st and that means, the botanic gardens are officially open to the public today. So guess what? The weather forcast for the weekend is torrential rain.

Of course it is.

Oh, well, maybe next week.

Alexandra 🇺🇦 🇨🇦15h ago

A new month, a new blog challenge, The TV Show Edition. Thanks @joel

https://wrywriter.ca/posts/blog-challenge-tv-show-edition

#blogging #weblogPoMo2025

Blog Challenge: TV Show Edition - The Wry Writer

Following in Joel’s footsteps, I thought to tackle the Blog Challenge: TV Show Edition, especially as I have watched a lot of TV shows in my time. So, here we go, wish me luck. What TV character from a beloved show do you wish you could be best friends with in real life? I’m sat here staring at a blinking cursor thinking about all the myriad shows I’ve watched over the years and wonder who, out of all the shows watched, would I want to be best friends with? And it’s like, what, I can only pick one? Really, are...

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Alexandra 🇺🇦 🇨🇦2d ago

WHOOO HOOO ... bloody BIG bolt of lightning just lit up the room and hit in the adjacent park not 20 metres away.

I think I'm blind and deaf ...

Fuck that was close! 😬

Alexandra 🇺🇦 🇨🇦2d ago

I've been STAPLED have you?

https://wrywriter.ca/posts/stapled

Stapled - The Wry Writer

Dear Valued Customer, I am sorry to hear of your recent troubles with your order. Please understand we do our very best to provide you with a service second to none, allowing you to buy items online that are, otherwise, not available in our brick and mortar stores. As that would be far too convenient. We would far rather you order everything through our interactive website. Yes, I know, we have been experiencing some problems recently, but our tech analysts advises us that the problem with double billing customers has now been resolved and just as soon as our Accounts...

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Alexandra 🇺🇦 🇨🇦3d ago

Compared to the chilly 6 degrees yesterday, where it rained for most of the day … today, it’s sunny, blue skies, with a light warm breeze and an astounding 22 degrees.

Has spring finally arrived?

Alexandra 🇺🇦 🇨🇦3d ago

Some things even science fiction can't make up ... Tardigrades Invade the Moon ...

https://wrywriter.ca/posts/tardigrades-invade-the-moon

Tardigrades Invade the Moon - The Wry Writer

Or did the Israeli's inadvertently colonise the moon? It's the stuff of science fiction or, nightmares, depending on how you look at it. But when the Israeli lunar lander, dubbed Beresheet, crashed on the moon in April, 2019, six years ago, it left behind thousands of microscopic and, may I say, indestructible tardigrades, commonly known as water bears. Water bears—the toughest animal on Earth—offer a very benign scenarios for any author worth their salt, to come up with. And yet, when you take into consideration the fact that not only did the lander leave behind these creatures and, a library...

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Alexandra 🇺🇦 🇨🇦3d ago

Birthday meal: https://alexink.ca/2025/04/28/birthday-meal/

Micro Alex | Birthday meal

We went out for dinner last night to celebrate my nephew’s 30th birthday. I still can’t believe he’s 30 … I feel old! He picked a chicken and rib restaurant as the venue so, of course, I had to have a BBQ pulled pork rib poutine (minus the cheese curds) to snack on. Turns out it was the biggest bowl of poutine I’ve ever seen. That was followed up with a chocolate fudge opera cake, washed down with plenty of deliciously crisp Italian Pinot Grigio wine.

Alexandra 🇺🇦 🇨🇦3d ago

For those who didn't vote early, Happy Voting Day to all my Canadian brethren, and may the best man win.

Alexandra 🇺🇦 🇨🇦5d ago

And, following on from @daj lead over at Forking Mad, I'm offering you 10 Pointless Facts about myself ... riveting stuff!

https://wrywriter.ca/posts/ten-pointless-facts-about-me

#pointless10

Ten Pointless Facts About Me - The Wry Writer

David from over at Forking Mad has challenged us to share 10 Pointless Facts with everyone and, as everyone seems to be on a challenge kick these last few weeks,...

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Alexandra 🇺🇦 🇨🇦Apr 24

Those wonderful people at @goodenoughllc have now made "Reply by Email" available to everyone running a Pika blog (like me).

So now, dear reader, you can, if so moved, reply to my posts by email. Yay!

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