Albert Andersen
@albertan-yeg.bsky.social
Edmonton-based software developer @ MSFT (views my own).
Kumihimo braids, Japan travel, Warhammer nonsense. I was AlbertAn before I became an Albertan.
Kumihimo braids, Japan travel, Warhammer nonsense. I was AlbertAn before I became an Albertan.
A Tohoku themed sip: urushi kakuhai from @matsuzawa.bsky.social and red lacquered guinomi from Tekiseisha in Iwate; sake from next door in Akita prefecture in a souvenir ‘barrel’.
November 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
A Tohoku themed sip: urushi kakuhai from @matsuzawa.bsky.social and red lacquered guinomi from Tekiseisha in Iwate; sake from next door in Akita prefecture in a souvenir ‘barrel’.
My Bsky feed right now.
October 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
My Bsky feed right now.
Exciting new acquisition for my guinomi collection. It’s from a small studio in Iwate that does maki-e on top of nambu ironware.
October 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Exciting new acquisition for my guinomi collection. It’s from a small studio in Iwate that does maki-e on top of nambu ironware.
Arrived at Morioka! Chatting with @matsuzawa.bsky.social and reading a bit convinced me this was a town worth checking out.
October 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Arrived at Morioka! Chatting with @matsuzawa.bsky.social and reading a bit convinced me this was a town worth checking out.
Just what the neighbourhood cat ecosystem needs: an Orange.
September 3, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Just what the neighbourhood cat ecosystem needs: an Orange.
#yegfringe Fear Fables
A drag show with excellent costumes, great choreography, and heavy metal music. What’s not to love?
🛸🛸🛸🛸
A drag show with excellent costumes, great choreography, and heavy metal music. What’s not to love?
🛸🛸🛸🛸
August 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
#yegfringe Fear Fables
A drag show with excellent costumes, great choreography, and heavy metal music. What’s not to love?
🛸🛸🛸🛸
A drag show with excellent costumes, great choreography, and heavy metal music. What’s not to love?
🛸🛸🛸🛸
#yegfringe Artisan Alley: Six Wing by Skrocki
Local Edmonton artists with some really cool copper+enamel jewelry and decoration. Have a peek in their booth as you walk by!
skrocki.ca
Local Edmonton artists with some really cool copper+enamel jewelry and decoration. Have a peek in their booth as you walk by!
skrocki.ca
August 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
#yegfringe Artisan Alley: Six Wing by Skrocki
Local Edmonton artists with some really cool copper+enamel jewelry and decoration. Have a peek in their booth as you walk by!
skrocki.ca
Local Edmonton artists with some really cool copper+enamel jewelry and decoration. Have a peek in their booth as you walk by!
skrocki.ca
#yegfringe Snafu Sexy Puppet Show aka Epidermis Circus 2
This is Weirdos doing genuine genius level innovation in puppetry performance. She makes characters out of her hands in ways you can never imagine.
Hilarious. Astounding. More than a little cursed.
👶👶👶👶👶+. Find a time and go. Just do it.
This is Weirdos doing genuine genius level innovation in puppetry performance. She makes characters out of her hands in ways you can never imagine.
Hilarious. Astounding. More than a little cursed.
👶👶👶👶👶+. Find a time and go. Just do it.
August 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
#yegfringe Snafu Sexy Puppet Show aka Epidermis Circus 2
This is Weirdos doing genuine genius level innovation in puppetry performance. She makes characters out of her hands in ways you can never imagine.
Hilarious. Astounding. More than a little cursed.
👶👶👶👶👶+. Find a time and go. Just do it.
This is Weirdos doing genuine genius level innovation in puppetry performance. She makes characters out of her hands in ways you can never imagine.
Hilarious. Astounding. More than a little cursed.
👶👶👶👶👶+. Find a time and go. Just do it.
This Escalated Quickly.
(I have also emailed the #yegfringe folks asking if they have API access to the schedule, or at least a big ol' CSV, so I can slice and dice it how I want to)
(I have also emailed the #yegfringe folks asking if they have API access to the schedule, or at least a big ol' CSV, so I can slice and dice it how I want to)
August 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This Escalated Quickly.
(I have also emailed the #yegfringe folks asking if they have API access to the schedule, or at least a big ol' CSV, so I can slice and dice it how I want to)
(I have also emailed the #yegfringe folks asking if they have API access to the schedule, or at least a big ol' CSV, so I can slice and dice it how I want to)
Ah, yes, I also “accidentally” planted a bunch of catnip in my yard.
June 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Ah, yes, I also “accidentally” planted a bunch of catnip in my yard.
My first real commission has finally found its way home. I braided the sageo cord tied to this real 500 year old katana.
June 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
My first real commission has finally found its way home. I braided the sageo cord tied to this real 500 year old katana.
It’s a bit in the nose, but has to argue with a classic archetype. @paulisci.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
It’s a bit in the nose, but has to argue with a classic archetype. @paulisci.bsky.social
Edmonton opera’s Die Walkure — the intimate theatre suits this opera so well. Production was spare but sufficient. Cast brought out great singing and acting. Highly recommended. #yeg
June 6, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Edmonton opera’s Die Walkure — the intimate theatre suits this opera so well. Production was spare but sufficient. Cast brought out great singing and acting. Highly recommended. #yeg
I guess I’m lumping in two comparable builds that also seem to come with an RSM rezoning (or at least have the sign board for it) like this 4+3 at 11310 72 Ave NW
June 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I guess I’m lumping in two comparable builds that also seem to come with an RSM rezoning (or at least have the sign board for it) like this 4+3 at 11310 72 Ave NW
Post a random photo otherwise everything goes wrong in June.
June 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Post a random photo otherwise everything goes wrong in June.
May 31, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Wait which OT are we talking about?
May 15, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Wait which OT are we talking about?
Did anyone else catch the Medieval Times pre-show with a Golden Knight vs an Oilers Assassin? And with a dragon? I didn’t just hallucinate it? #oilers
May 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Did anyone else catch the Medieval Times pre-show with a Golden Knight vs an Oilers Assassin? And with a dragon? I didn’t just hallucinate it? #oilers
This piece of public art (slash glitch in the matrix) kept me occupied for a very long time.
April 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This piece of public art (slash glitch in the matrix) kept me occupied for a very long time.
A lovely new acquisition Urushi Katakuchi from @matsuzawa.bsky.social paired with two Wajima-nuri cups.
March 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
A lovely new acquisition Urushi Katakuchi from @matsuzawa.bsky.social paired with two Wajima-nuri cups.
Bonus round: my dog-cousin River, not particularly interested in playing with the puppy.
March 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Bonus round: my dog-cousin River, not particularly interested in playing with the puppy.