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.
attempted to address my calf cramp with a salted banana, which felt unhinged until peanut butter bridged the gap
February 18, 2026 at 7:42 PM
attempted to address my calf cramp with a salted banana, which felt unhinged until peanut butter bridged the gap
i do not usually watch the men's hockey but i think i will watch the canada-czechia game on replay tonight while doing some embroidery.
February 18, 2026 at 6:29 PM
i do not usually watch the men's hockey but i think i will watch the canada-czechia game on replay tonight while doing some embroidery.
I did promise to be insufferable, so: got a chin-up (#8 lifetime total) this morning after swimming 3k last night. (next step: pause at bottom, no momentum.) I tried a wide neutral grip with no momentum after this & failed.)
February 18, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I did promise to be insufferable, so: got a chin-up (#8 lifetime total) this morning after swimming 3k last night. (next step: pause at bottom, no momentum.) I tried a wide neutral grip with no momentum after this & failed.)
Swam 3000m & *then* raced my friend in butterfly & now I fear my right calf may never un-cramp.
February 18, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Swam 3000m & *then* raced my friend in butterfly & now I fear my right calf may never un-cramp.
omg at least read the coles notes (kate bush lyrics)
February 18, 2026 at 1:01 AM
omg at least read the coles notes (kate bush lyrics)
Doctors told The Tyee it was vital to know how many people are overdosing while they are patients at B.C.'s hospitals. But when @michellegamage.bsky.social tried to get that data for @thetyee.ca, she was largely rebuffed, as health authorities cited patient privacy. thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
How Many People Are Overdosing at BC’s Hospitals? | The Tyee
That data is key to knowing where supervised consumption sites are needed. The government won’t release it.
thetyee.ca
February 17, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Doctors told The Tyee it was vital to know how many people are overdosing while they are patients at B.C.'s hospitals. But when @michellegamage.bsky.social tried to get that data for @thetyee.ca, she was largely rebuffed, as health authorities cited patient privacy. thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
texting the family group chat to see if etransfers count because i did not get it together fast enough to send an actual red envelope to my still-relatively-new nibling
February 17, 2026 at 5:19 PM
texting the family group chat to see if etransfers count because i did not get it together fast enough to send an actual red envelope to my still-relatively-new nibling
I got one step (cleaning trellises; removing trellises and hoops) into prepping the garden for top-dressing with compost this weekend & then it snowed
February 17, 2026 at 5:10 PM
I got one step (cleaning trellises; removing trellises and hoops) into prepping the garden for top-dressing with compost this weekend & then it snowed
our three-person household went through 4 litres of milk this long weekend (!)
February 17, 2026 at 3:20 AM
our three-person household went through 4 litres of milk this long weekend (!)
Trying to decide if I’m going to weed my garden beds before top dressing with compost next weekend or if I just want to… not, and see what happens.
February 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Trying to decide if I’m going to weed my garden beds before top dressing with compost next weekend or if I just want to… not, and see what happens.
was having a crisis of confidence about doing today's weight-lifting workouts; read some news & feel now sufficiently motivated by the fascism
February 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM
was having a crisis of confidence about doing today's weight-lifting workouts; read some news & feel now sufficiently motivated by the fascism
By no means do you need to make your own yop, but if you would like to, it is very easy: www.ricardocuisine.com/en/recipes/5.... (Cheaper; less waste; can customize. Good protein source for children who would survive off carbs and carbs alone.)
YOP-Style Yogurt and Fruit Drink | RICARDO
Ricardo's recipe : YOP-Style Yogurt and Fruit Drink
www.ricardocuisine.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:41 PM
By no means do you need to make your own yop, but if you would like to, it is very easy: www.ricardocuisine.com/en/recipes/5.... (Cheaper; less waste; can customize. Good protein source for children who would survive off carbs and carbs alone.)
I have inhalers right now & the rescue one is really helpful but I was hesitant to use it because I had a normal lung function test a few years ago & now I’m down a Google rabbit hole about allergic asthma & how it presents.
February 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I have inhalers right now & the rescue one is really helpful but I was hesitant to use it because I had a normal lung function test a few years ago & now I’m down a Google rabbit hole about allergic asthma & how it presents.
Today a very nice man showed up at the door to ask if we wanted to have our lawn aerated; I told him I hated the grass and wished it would all turn into moss & he was like WHY & then I said I considered it a weed & then he said goodbye
February 16, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Today a very nice man showed up at the door to ask if we wanted to have our lawn aerated; I told him I hated the grass and wished it would all turn into moss & he was like WHY & then I said I considered it a weed & then he said goodbye
i always end up thinking I have a recipe I like for chicken pot pie, not having one, looking at a few, and winging it
February 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
i always end up thinking I have a recipe I like for chicken pot pie, not having one, looking at a few, and winging it
Lemon cake + vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream wedding cake test run. (Gluten-free.) Decorated with Nootka rose petals and dried lemon slices.
February 15, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Lemon cake + vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream wedding cake test run. (Gluten-free.) Decorated with Nootka rose petals and dried lemon slices.
I don't know if this is an anxiety thing or what, but I will regularly lose confidence in my ability to do something i have done a million times with ease. Seems rude.
February 15, 2026 at 7:25 PM
I don't know if this is an anxiety thing or what, but I will regularly lose confidence in my ability to do something i have done a million times with ease. Seems rude.
Finished week 6 of 28 of marathon swim training this week. Was feeling so anxious about & am back to feeling like I can do it, thank g-d
February 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Finished week 6 of 28 of marathon swim training this week. Was feeling so anxious about & am back to feeling like I can do it, thank g-d
Heard French. Looked up because i was like “oh I probably know this person.“ And yes, yes I did.
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Heard French. Looked up because i was like “oh I probably know this person.“ And yes, yes I did.
I can’t decide if it’s a reasonable or unreasonable feeling (betrayal!) that a bookstore who has supported me as a trans author is now prominently featuring the book of a known transphobe.
February 14, 2026 at 11:28 PM
I can’t decide if it’s a reasonable or unreasonable feeling (betrayal!) that a bookstore who has supported me as a trans author is now prominently featuring the book of a known transphobe.
The crushing existential despair to listening to Kid A pipeline
February 14, 2026 at 11:20 PM
The crushing existential despair to listening to Kid A pipeline
one waits for quite a while to access mental health care in this country
February 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
one waits for quite a while to access mental health care in this country
what if for spring cleaning a giant vacuum came to my house and i had to battle to save the only ten things i did not want to see hoovered up
February 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
what if for spring cleaning a giant vacuum came to my house and i had to battle to save the only ten things i did not want to see hoovered up
I’ve made a number of friends’ bday cakes but I’m making a wedding cake soon (for a very small wedding) & i am feeling uncharacteristically intimidated
February 14, 2026 at 2:15 AM
I’ve made a number of friends’ bday cakes but I’m making a wedding cake soon (for a very small wedding) & i am feeling uncharacteristically intimidated
I went into my local bookstore and abigail shrier’s new book was displayed prominently & honestly I almost frisbeed it out their front door
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
I went into my local bookstore and abigail shrier’s new book was displayed prominently & honestly I almost frisbeed it out their front door