Em Fleming 🍁
@emilyflemily.bsky.social
Poet, Victorianist, cries easily at movies, general-purpose nerd. Montréalaise. She/her/elle
CBC Gem is working much more smoothly today for me and a few others I've spoken with. Either yesterday was bad luck or a bunch of infrastructure people worked very, very hard overnight.
February 5, 2026 at 7:05 PM
CBC Gem is working much more smoothly today for me and a few others I've spoken with. Either yesterday was bad luck or a bunch of infrastructure people worked very, very hard overnight.
Galvaude and curling. Perfection.
February 5, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Galvaude and curling. Perfection.
Just spent all morning tearing through @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social 's THE GRIMOIRE GRAMMAR SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCATION. Snipped out a couple of quotes for a friend with a 5yo. What an enjoyable read - I can't remember who recommended it, but if it was you, thank you!
February 5, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Just spent all morning tearing through @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social 's THE GRIMOIRE GRAMMAR SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCATION. Snipped out a couple of quotes for a friend with a 5yo. What an enjoyable read - I can't remember who recommended it, but if it was you, thank you!
February 5, 2026 at 2:11 PM
please cbc, I just want to watch more than thirty consecutive seconds of curling
February 4, 2026 at 7:19 PM
please cbc, I just want to watch more than thirty consecutive seconds of curling
Everything is terrible but there is Olympic mixed doubles curling on TV, so I am going to sit here in the sunshine and cheer on some curlers.
February 4, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Everything is terrible but there is Olympic mixed doubles curling on TV, so I am going to sit here in the sunshine and cheer on some curlers.
Tiny Beloved Child's parent asks me if I'm willing to babysit tomorrow like I wouldn't fight off a horde of angry moose for the chance to babysit Tiny Beloved Child. We're gonna read books, and I'm gonna Do The Voices, and it's gonna be lit.
February 2, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Tiny Beloved Child's parent asks me if I'm willing to babysit tomorrow like I wouldn't fight off a horde of angry moose for the chance to babysit Tiny Beloved Child. We're gonna read books, and I'm gonna Do The Voices, and it's gonna be lit.
I made a little joke a while back about how Shesheshen from @wiswell.bsky.social 's excellent SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN is basically a stew (vaguely fluid with variable useful lumps!). Anyway, here is the chicken Shesheshen fanart I am making for tomorrow's supper with people I love.
February 1, 2026 at 1:41 AM
I made a little joke a while back about how Shesheshen from @wiswell.bsky.social 's excellent SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN is basically a stew (vaguely fluid with variable useful lumps!). Anyway, here is the chicken Shesheshen fanart I am making for tomorrow's supper with people I love.
Jo Walton's FARTHING (and sequels). Among other things, I'd love to live in a time when it's irrelevant.
If I wanted the CBC to do something:
Gabrielle Roy's Ces enfants de ma vie would be an amazing period piece. (and fill in the Anne of Green Gables niche.)
If I wanted the CBC to do something:
Gabrielle Roy's Ces enfants de ma vie would be an amazing period piece. (and fill in the Anne of Green Gables niche.)
Quote tweet with a Canadian book that would absolutely kill as a TV series.
I'll start:
RED X by David Demchuk
I'll start:
RED X by David Demchuk
The thing that bothers me so much about Carney's joke about greenlighting the Heated Rivalry show is that it furthers the narrative that it's a needle in a haystack. Anyone who reads Canadian books and watches Canadian film knows that we could have dozens more HRs with enough funding.
January 31, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Jo Walton's FARTHING (and sequels). Among other things, I'd love to live in a time when it's irrelevant.
If I wanted the CBC to do something:
Gabrielle Roy's Ces enfants de ma vie would be an amazing period piece. (and fill in the Anne of Green Gables niche.)
If I wanted the CBC to do something:
Gabrielle Roy's Ces enfants de ma vie would be an amazing period piece. (and fill in the Anne of Green Gables niche.)
Mentioned Heated Rivalry to my mum and discovered all this time that she thought "bromance" was just a romance with two guys.
What a shipper she would have made.
What a shipper she would have made.
January 29, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Mentioned Heated Rivalry to my mum and discovered all this time that she thought "bromance" was just a romance with two guys.
What a shipper she would have made.
What a shipper she would have made.
If someone tells you "you'll never love another until you learn to love yourself," that's bullshit. Your capacity to love people is limitless. Loving other people is how we learn to love ourselves. Or like ourselves. Or even just forgive ourselves.
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
January 29, 2026 at 7:05 PM
If someone tells you "you'll never love another until you learn to love yourself," that's bullshit. Your capacity to love people is limitless. Loving other people is how we learn to love ourselves. Or like ourselves. Or even just forgive ourselves.
Can anyone recommend a good headset for a Mac? I am looking for something that goes over both my ears ideally, but a one-ear set is fine. The most important thing is that the microphone be very good at not picking up background npise.
January 27, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Can anyone recommend a good headset for a Mac? I am looking for something that goes over both my ears ideally, but a one-ear set is fine. The most important thing is that the microphone be very good at not picking up background npise.
When I was seven, Danielle next door had a waterbed! And her twin little sisters had bunk beds. Within leaping distance.
I am 100% sure her parents would not have permitted the leaps we leapt, but we didn't ask them.
I am 100% sure her parents would not have permitted the leaps we leapt, but we didn't ask them.
Did waterbeds skyrocket in popularity as a luxury item in the 1980s because they are heated and everyone spent years cold due to the energy crisis and impossible heating bills
I feel like we are due for a waterbed revival
January 27, 2026 at 4:15 AM
When I was seven, Danielle next door had a waterbed! And her twin little sisters had bunk beds. Within leaping distance.
I am 100% sure her parents would not have permitted the leaps we leapt, but we didn't ask them.
I am 100% sure her parents would not have permitted the leaps we leapt, but we didn't ask them.
Reposted by Em Fleming 🍁
for me it was the fact that the author is one of the main driving forces behind the global movement to kill my trans friends and erase their existence
hope that helps
hope that helps
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Opinion | Why Gen Z Doesn’t Love ‘Harry Potter’
The wizarding worldview is naïve.
nyti.ms
January 26, 2026 at 9:47 PM
for me it was the fact that the author is one of the main driving forces behind the global movement to kill my trans friends and erase their existence
hope that helps
hope that helps
Reposted by Em Fleming 🍁
My nomination for the most influential scientific visualization ever produced.
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #scicomm #sciviz #visualscicomm #sciviz #dinosaurs
alwayssomethingtosee.substack.com/p/the-age-of...
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #scicomm #sciviz #visualscicomm #sciviz #dinosaurs
alwayssomethingtosee.substack.com/p/the-age-of...
The Age of Reptiles: How One Mural Changed The Way The World Saw Dinosaurs
My nomination for the most influential scientific visualization ever produced
alwayssomethingtosee.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:42 PM
My nomination for the most influential scientific visualization ever produced.
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #scicomm #sciviz #visualscicomm #sciviz #dinosaurs
alwayssomethingtosee.substack.com/p/the-age-of...
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #scicomm #sciviz #visualscicomm #sciviz #dinosaurs
alwayssomethingtosee.substack.com/p/the-age-of...
Ye see yon birkie ca’d a lord,
Wha struts, an’ stares, an’ a’ that,
Tho’ hundreds worship at his word,
He’s but a coof for a’ that.
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
His ribband, star, an’ a’ that,
The man o’ independent mind,
He looks an’ laughs at a’ that.
Happy Burns Night.
Wha struts, an’ stares, an’ a’ that,
Tho’ hundreds worship at his word,
He’s but a coof for a’ that.
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
His ribband, star, an’ a’ that,
The man o’ independent mind,
He looks an’ laughs at a’ that.
Happy Burns Night.
January 25, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Ye see yon birkie ca’d a lord,
Wha struts, an’ stares, an’ a’ that,
Tho’ hundreds worship at his word,
He’s but a coof for a’ that.
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
His ribband, star, an’ a’ that,
The man o’ independent mind,
He looks an’ laughs at a’ that.
Happy Burns Night.
Wha struts, an’ stares, an’ a’ that,
Tho’ hundreds worship at his word,
He’s but a coof for a’ that.
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
His ribband, star, an’ a’ that,
The man o’ independent mind,
He looks an’ laughs at a’ that.
Happy Burns Night.
Movie might be great, but as far as I can tell it's not my particular taste. Now I'm employed again, I'm going to donate the cost of a movie ticket to faunafoundation.org , my local really great chimpanzee-related non-profit where chimpanzees who have had terrible lives get to live beautifully.
January 23, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Movie might be great, but as far as I can tell it's not my particular taste. Now I'm employed again, I'm going to donate the cost of a movie ticket to faunafoundation.org , my local really great chimpanzee-related non-profit where chimpanzees who have had terrible lives get to live beautifully.
I keep getting ads for "Primate," and I can't work out if it's supernatural horror (is the chimp supposed to be possessed?) or just a normal story about what happens when you try to have a pet chimpanzee. "Oooh, he's trying to tear their faces off!"
yes, that is what chimpanzees will do
yes, that is what chimpanzees will do
January 23, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I keep getting ads for "Primate," and I can't work out if it's supernatural horror (is the chimp supposed to be possessed?) or just a normal story about what happens when you try to have a pet chimpanzee. "Oooh, he's trying to tear their faces off!"
yes, that is what chimpanzees will do
yes, that is what chimpanzees will do
... trying to come up with a good reason for why I've put the French semi-vowels in with the consonants. All I've come up with so far is "this just feels right." and that doesn't work when trying to explain the internal logic of an organizational system that other people are gonna use.
And in doing so I have discovered that there are technically no diphthongs in French, which is very exciting!
(I've only ever really looked at English phonetics, this is just something I'm whipping up for a friend because it's a resource she needs and can't find.)
(I've only ever really looked at English phonetics, this is just something I'm whipping up for a friend because it's a resource she needs and can't find.)
Having a good time this afternoon putting together an IPA reference sheet for bilingual English/French choirs. :D
January 23, 2026 at 8:31 PM
... trying to come up with a good reason for why I've put the French semi-vowels in with the consonants. All I've come up with so far is "this just feels right." and that doesn't work when trying to explain the internal logic of an organizational system that other people are gonna use.
And in doing so I have discovered that there are technically no diphthongs in French, which is very exciting!
(I've only ever really looked at English phonetics, this is just something I'm whipping up for a friend because it's a resource she needs and can't find.)
(I've only ever really looked at English phonetics, this is just something I'm whipping up for a friend because it's a resource she needs and can't find.)
Having a good time this afternoon putting together an IPA reference sheet for bilingual English/French choirs. :D
January 23, 2026 at 7:27 PM
And in doing so I have discovered that there are technically no diphthongs in French, which is very exciting!
(I've only ever really looked at English phonetics, this is just something I'm whipping up for a friend because it's a resource she needs and can't find.)
(I've only ever really looked at English phonetics, this is just something I'm whipping up for a friend because it's a resource she needs and can't find.)
Having a good time this afternoon putting together an IPA reference sheet for bilingual English/French choirs. :D
January 23, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Having a good time this afternoon putting together an IPA reference sheet for bilingual English/French choirs. :D
Good engineering is wonderful. I am in, quite literally today, the coldest place on Earth. I have a mezzanine office (so the hot air stays here) with a giant south-facing sliding door. My home is well-insulated.
My heating has not been turned on in three days. My office is 21 degrees.
My heating has not been turned on in three days. My office is 21 degrees.
January 23, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Good engineering is wonderful. I am in, quite literally today, the coldest place on Earth. I have a mezzanine office (so the hot air stays here) with a giant south-facing sliding door. My home is well-insulated.
My heating has not been turned on in three days. My office is 21 degrees.
My heating has not been turned on in three days. My office is 21 degrees.
If anyone is looking for a movie that's gentle and sweet and about the kind of masculinity that involves Being Decent Blokes, I can recommend "Swimming With Men". It was charming.
January 23, 2026 at 5:46 AM
If anyone is looking for a movie that's gentle and sweet and about the kind of masculinity that involves Being Decent Blokes, I can recommend "Swimming With Men". It was charming.
I AM EMPLOYED AGAIN! The shift is extremely awkward in terms of doing things outside of work, but that's fine, it just means I'll take some time away from non-work commitments. The work is a helping-people-when-things-are-terrible sort of job, and pays 15% more than the job that laid me off.
Whew.
Whew.
Being unemployed is not my faaaavourite thing, but I do enjoy that I can look after a friend's sick child so they don't have to use a sick day. And the other day I could take my dad to an appointment when my mum needed their car. It's nice to be able to help.
January 20, 2026 at 11:37 PM
I AM EMPLOYED AGAIN! The shift is extremely awkward in terms of doing things outside of work, but that's fine, it just means I'll take some time away from non-work commitments. The work is a helping-people-when-things-are-terrible sort of job, and pays 15% more than the job that laid me off.
Whew.
Whew.
Being unemployed is not my faaaavourite thing, but I do enjoy that I can look after a friend's sick child so they don't have to use a sick day. And the other day I could take my dad to an appointment when my mum needed their car. It's nice to be able to help.
January 20, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Being unemployed is not my faaaavourite thing, but I do enjoy that I can look after a friend's sick child so they don't have to use a sick day. And the other day I could take my dad to an appointment when my mum needed their car. It's nice to be able to help.