J.M. Maerz
jmmaerz.bsky.social
J.M. Maerz
@jmmaerz.bsky.social
Real life human. Living in Kitchener, Ontario. Not looking for engagement, just keeping a virtual diary.
Three stars from July 15, 2025

3. Dinner at La Tikka with A-son. Aloo Gobi + Cashew Curry.

2. Summer camp singing.

1. Willpower and keeping my routines.

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July 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Three stars from July 11, 2025:

3. I,tM song is coming along. Added some aux percussion and samples. Always fun to test my mixing skills.

2. Big news at dindin!

1. First doubles pickleball win! All time record now 1-0. Made some new friends while we were at it. 🏓

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July 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Three Stars from July 10, 2025:

3. My dad's shorts... 1950s style.

2. Our backyard being a veritable wildlife sanctuary for birds, bunnies, and mice.

1. Studio time finishing new I,tM song. Hitting hard!

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July 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Three stars of July 9, 2025:

3. Finishing the rebuilding of our backyard shed. It stands and keeps a lawnmower dry.

2. The rain on the Walmart roof which sounded like armageddon.

1. Dinner at The Civil for the best pizza in KW, maybe the universe. If ya know…

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July 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Ripping CDs to iTunes like it’s 2008. 🥳🥳🥳
July 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Three stars of July 8, 2025

1. Perfectly prepared pork tenderloin. First time firing up the new BBQ.

2. Taking the first step to getting off Spotify and getting back to a more healthy relationship with music.

3. First showtunes dance class! We did "Dancing Through Life" from Wicked. 🔥

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July 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Goodbye and good riddance Spotify. You'd rather fund war machines than the artists that made you successful.

Go push your shitty fake AI artists to someone else.

And, for the record, your canvases, algorithms, and marquee payola program were always trash for indie artists.

Smell ya later! 🎉
July 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Three stars of July 7, 2025.

1. Unreal hamburger at the one and only Misty Meadows Market in lovely Conn, Ontario.

2. Pingpong with friends at our Midtown Radio meeting.

3. Apparently dressing like 'the most generic Instagram white guy', to quote a certain someone.

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July 8, 2025 at 5:22 AM
What a game! What a ride!❤️🍁 That's some big time hockey out there! #GLG
May 8, 2025 at 3:59 AM
What a punchline. 😂😂😂
March 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Big love to our @kcgreenparty.bsky.social team! Looking forward to helping the cause.
I, the Mountain's going GREEN! We'll be playing this Wednesday in support of our wonderful Kitchener Centre MP Mike Morrice's @kcgreenparty.bsky.social campaign launch!

Mike's been an incredible representative for our community over the past 4 years and we need to keep him in Ottawa! 💚
March 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Reposted by J.M. Maerz
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Americans choose most expensive way possible to discover what goods made in Canada
WASHINGTON, D.C. - With US President Donald Trump declaring 25% tariffs on most Canadian goods, American citizens have officially chosen the most circuitous and economically painful method possible to...
www.thebeaverton.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Unreal time at Wintersong Music Festival on Saturday with I, the Mountain! Great to get back it in 2025. Thx to everyone who showed up (in I,tM merch no less). Y'all are the BEST! 🎉❤️🪩
January 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Really cool story about "badlands" in Ontario. I had no idea such a place existed, let alone only an hour from KW!
What can we learn from the Cheltenham Badlands? There's an alien landscape hidden among the rolling hills of Caledon, but the story of how this barren area formed is very human. Living History with @warrenthereporter.bsky.social
What We Can Learn From the Cheltenham Badlands? | Living History
YouTube video by TVO Today
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January 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Some good news today... Midtown Radio KW kicked off our strategic visioning sessions this evening at Communitech in downtown Kitchener! Can't wait to see where this process will take us! :-)
January 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
This. Exactly this. Sucking up working class wealth like a sponge. Gross.
I can’t believe it’s legal to invent fake money with the sole intent of robbing people. Like how does a society survive these levels of theft, self dealing and upward transfer of wealth?
January 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Vibes don't match reality. As usual, progressives have a marketing and narrative problem. Frustrating.

"[Yet] 90 per cent of those using recreation and library programs said they were satisfied with the experience. 81 per cent who have accessed social services gave them a satisfactory grade."
Matt Elliott: Most Torontonians say life in the city is getting worse. Here’s how Olivia Chow can help change that
Those who’d like to see Toronto on a path toward better should demand that this year’s spending plan at least do more than sustain the status quo.
www.thestar.com
January 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This should be happening in #KW! I'd love to see a prospective owner (or community group) emerge and champion this for the community.
Kingston Stadium Could Clear Path For CPL - Northern Tribune
Kingston's mayor reveals that a newly-proposed stadium in the city has ties with CPL expansion hopes.
northerntribune.ca
January 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A nice little article highlighting some of the best Kitchener-Waterloo albums of 2024. I've listened to a few of these and am excited to check out the rest!
THE LOCALIST: A MUSICAL SNAPSHOT OF 2024 – The Community Edition
www.communityedition.ca
January 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Gotta go check this one out!
Yet another great example from Kitchener that shows how purpose built rental missing middle apartments are perfectly compatible within the interior of residential neighbourhoods. Eight storeys, with a mix of studios all the way up to 3BRs. 18 affordable units.

www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
New building at old Electrohome site in Kitchener could welcome tenants in early 2026
An old industrial site in Kitchener is being reborn, as work continues on an eight-storey apartment building at the former Electrohome site.
www.therecord.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Money means nothing. Value is dead. No rules. No reasons. Just blind greed.
January 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
For the good of the country, I think that 2000s Canadian metalcore should be a regular trivia category at @counterpointbeer.bsky.social. 🇨🇦🎉
January 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Today's workout playlist:

"Nothingwrong" - Jimmy Eat World
"Lean In" - Patrick Martin
"Beverly" - Alex Wilkes
"Beautiful Girl" - The Similar
"Try Try Try" - Luis Fernandez
"Daisies" - Good Neighbours
"Found You" - Silicone Boon
"In Distress" - The End

Day 1 in 2025.
January 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Well, look who's third line from the top! 😳😳😳 Can't wait for this one. ❤️🎉
January 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
When your favourite album from high school hits even harder in 2025.😐 Absolute GENIUS from one of Toronto's best metal bands.

"Swallow the light with open eyes
For soon the night will be the headline.
When the world you knew has left you
With aches and memories
Be brave and be human
January 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM