Phil Ollenberg
@philollenberg.ca
Vancouver, Canada. Rallying around higher ed enrollment mgmt, progressive politics, new urbanism, queer rights, and my dog. He/him. Personal account.
Nothing like a telezombie who's so engrossed in its phone, it completely misses the train pull up, open its doors, chime, and close its doors… and then look up and panic. 🤫🫣
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Nothing like a telezombie who's so engrossed in its phone, it completely misses the train pull up, open its doors, chime, and close its doors… and then look up and panic. 🤫🫣
Imogen, Fergus, Chloe, and I are having a gooseberry and cinnamon yogurt. Would you like a gooseberry and cinnamon yogurt?
November 8, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Imogen, Fergus, Chloe, and I are having a gooseberry and cinnamon yogurt. Would you like a gooseberry and cinnamon yogurt?
I picked up *just* a burger from A&W last night. It was $9.65 for *just* the burger. A very mediocre burger.
Racketeering at all levels is reaching insane levels.
Racketeering at all levels is reaching insane levels.
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I picked up *just* a burger from A&W last night. It was $9.65 for *just* the burger. A very mediocre burger.
Racketeering at all levels is reaching insane levels.
Racketeering at all levels is reaching insane levels.
I love my dog, but on occasion I can't stand her "I need to merge all my atoms with yours right now" clinginess as soon as I sit down.
Like, you've been home with WFH Daddy all day. You have not been alone.
Like, you've been home with WFH Daddy all day. You have not been alone.
November 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I love my dog, but on occasion I can't stand her "I need to merge all my atoms with yours right now" clinginess as soon as I sit down.
Like, you've been home with WFH Daddy all day. You have not been alone.
Like, you've been home with WFH Daddy all day. You have not been alone.
Schools want the revenue from international learners, but a few don't want to put in the effort once they've arrived.
“No one is taking any responsibility for international students. That’s why they seem to fall through the cracks.”
#CanEd #BCEd
#CanEd #BCEd
Costly Fumbles by a BC College Left Me Stuck, Student Claims | The Tyee
Too many international students in private colleges ‘fall through the cracks,’ says an advocate.
thetyee.ca
November 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Schools want the revenue from international learners, but a few don't want to put in the effort once they've arrived.
In my Alternate Science Food Pyramid, red meats are now vegetables and poultry is now fruit, so now I'm a vegetarian and I'm going to lord that superiority over everyone.
November 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
In my Alternate Science Food Pyramid, red meats are now vegetables and poultry is now fruit, so now I'm a vegetarian and I'm going to lord that superiority over everyone.
Hey kids, here's your reminder to clean your dryer lint traps after each load.
November 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Hey kids, here's your reminder to clean your dryer lint traps after each load.
Me: Hi bank, I would like to update my name. Here is the documentation. I do not need replacement cards.
Bank: Ok, here are new cards with your old name on them anyway.
Bank: Here is another set of new cards with your old name on them.
Bank: How was our service?
Bank: Ok, here are new cards with your old name on them anyway.
Bank: Here is another set of new cards with your old name on them.
Bank: How was our service?
October 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Me: Hi bank, I would like to update my name. Here is the documentation. I do not need replacement cards.
Bank: Ok, here are new cards with your old name on them anyway.
Bank: Here is another set of new cards with your old name on them.
Bank: How was our service?
Bank: Ok, here are new cards with your old name on them anyway.
Bank: Here is another set of new cards with your old name on them.
Bank: How was our service?
Reposted by Phil Ollenberg
Preferred Prime Minister Polling:
Carney: 49% (+2)
Poilievre: 27% (-)
Davies: 5% (+1)
Blanchet: 4% (+1)
May: 2% (-2)
Bernier: 1% (-)
Unsure: 11%
Nanos / October 24, 2025 / n=1000 / MOE 3.1% / Telephone/Online
(% Change With October 17, 2025)
Carney: 49% (+2)
Poilievre: 27% (-)
Davies: 5% (+1)
Blanchet: 4% (+1)
May: 2% (-2)
Bernier: 1% (-)
Unsure: 11%
Nanos / October 24, 2025 / n=1000 / MOE 3.1% / Telephone/Online
(% Change With October 17, 2025)
October 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Preferred Prime Minister Polling:
Carney: 49% (+2)
Poilievre: 27% (-)
Davies: 5% (+1)
Blanchet: 4% (+1)
May: 2% (-2)
Bernier: 1% (-)
Unsure: 11%
Nanos / October 24, 2025 / n=1000 / MOE 3.1% / Telephone/Online
(% Change With October 17, 2025)
Carney: 49% (+2)
Poilievre: 27% (-)
Davies: 5% (+1)
Blanchet: 4% (+1)
May: 2% (-2)
Bernier: 1% (-)
Unsure: 11%
Nanos / October 24, 2025 / n=1000 / MOE 3.1% / Telephone/Online
(% Change With October 17, 2025)
Nothing says "attractive" quite like a dude sucking the weirdly shaped electronic phallus thing that is his vape.
a woman in a black dress is smiling and holding her hands together and says `` # me '' .
ALT: a woman in a black dress is smiling and holding her hands together and says `` # me '' .
media.tenor.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Nothing says "attractive" quite like a dude sucking the weirdly shaped electronic phallus thing that is his vape.
I kinda don't mind this, because the 3D glasses made it really hard to enjoy a lot of the scenes. It will take away some of the experience, while improving other parts. #wdw #waltdisneyworld #disneyworld
wdwnt.com/2025/10/remy...
wdwnt.com/2025/10/remy...
BREAKING: Remy's Ratatouille Adventure Converting to 2D at EPCOT - WDW News Today
Remy's Ratatouille Adventure is closing for refurbishment next month, and the attraction will get new visuals.
wdwnt.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I kinda don't mind this, because the 3D glasses made it really hard to enjoy a lot of the scenes. It will take away some of the experience, while improving other parts. #wdw #waltdisneyworld #disneyworld
wdwnt.com/2025/10/remy...
wdwnt.com/2025/10/remy...
Ooh, I get to participate in my first ever earthquake drill tomorrow at 10:16am!
October 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Ooh, I get to participate in my first ever earthquake drill tomorrow at 10:16am!
Reposted by Phil Ollenberg
This is what happens when your country is run by incompetent knuckleheads.
October 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This is what happens when your country is run by incompetent knuckleheads.
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MrBeast, the world’s most subscribed to YouTuber, and East Carolina University announced a credentialing program back in 2022. It was supposed to debut in 6-12 months, but nearly 3 years later there’s no sign of it. What happened? I tried to find out: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
What happened to MrBeast's East Carolina University academic program? No one will say
In 2022, MrBeast, the most subscribed to YouTuber, and East Carolina University announced an academic program. Years later it stalled without reason.
www.usatoday.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
MrBeast, the world’s most subscribed to YouTuber, and East Carolina University announced a credentialing program back in 2022. It was supposed to debut in 6-12 months, but nearly 3 years later there’s no sign of it. What happened? I tried to find out: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Vancouver's queer community has definitely made me feel more attractive, more included, and more seen. It's refreshing to get compliments from other dudes, to have crowded queer spaces, and make new friends. 🌞
a woman is eating ice cream with a spoon in her mouth
ALT: a woman is eating ice cream with a spoon in her mouth
media.tenor.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Vancouver's queer community has definitely made me feel more attractive, more included, and more seen. It's refreshing to get compliments from other dudes, to have crowded queer spaces, and make new friends. 🌞
Reposted by Phil Ollenberg
‘It Takes a QMUNITY’: B.C.’s queer community centre launches fundraising campaign
‘It Takes a QMUNITY’: B.C.’s queer community centre launches fundraising campaign
Construction on the new home of QMUNITY – B.C.’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community centre – is well underway, but the campaign to bring it to life is just getting started.
bit.ly
October 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
‘It Takes a QMUNITY’: B.C.’s queer community centre launches fundraising campaign
In Alberta the only acceptable pronouns are (oil/gas).
October 10, 2025 at 5:19 AM
In Alberta the only acceptable pronouns are (oil/gas).
Reposted by Phil Ollenberg
This week Ken Sim is going ahead with a desperate election gimmick.
Learn more and take action to help us stop ABC's cuts!
www.votecope.ca/news/red-ale... #vanpoli #StopTheCuts
Learn more and take action to help us stop ABC's cuts!
www.votecope.ca/news/red-ale... #vanpoli #StopTheCuts
Red Alert: Speak Out on Ken Sim’s Zero-Sense Cuts — COPE Vancouver
Ken Sim’s Austerity Budget Motion Might Be The Worst Of His Career. We Have to Stop it. On Wednesday, Ken Sim is moving a motion to bring $100 million of uncosted cuts to City Hall. His motion “Zer...
www.votecope.ca
October 7, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This week Ken Sim is going ahead with a desperate election gimmick.
Learn more and take action to help us stop ABC's cuts!
www.votecope.ca/news/red-ale... #vanpoli #StopTheCuts
Learn more and take action to help us stop ABC's cuts!
www.votecope.ca/news/red-ale... #vanpoli #StopTheCuts
"This is the 99th final boarding call for flight 123 to Cancun."
So just leave. The other 100 souls on board deserve to start their vacation on time.
So just leave. The other 100 souls on board deserve to start their vacation on time.
October 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"This is the 99th final boarding call for flight 123 to Cancun."
So just leave. The other 100 souls on board deserve to start their vacation on time.
So just leave. The other 100 souls on board deserve to start their vacation on time.
Grandmother in art museum: Gently explaining the art to her very engaged and curious grandchild.
Dad, shrieking: CAN WE GO, WE'VE SPENT TEN MINUTES HERE!!!
Grandmother: Grandchild is curious, he's enjoying it. Just relax.
Grumpy dad: WELL JUST HURRY UP.
Awesome parenting, dad, awesome parenting.
Dad, shrieking: CAN WE GO, WE'VE SPENT TEN MINUTES HERE!!!
Grandmother: Grandchild is curious, he's enjoying it. Just relax.
Grumpy dad: WELL JUST HURRY UP.
Awesome parenting, dad, awesome parenting.
October 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Grandmother in art museum: Gently explaining the art to her very engaged and curious grandchild.
Dad, shrieking: CAN WE GO, WE'VE SPENT TEN MINUTES HERE!!!
Grandmother: Grandchild is curious, he's enjoying it. Just relax.
Grumpy dad: WELL JUST HURRY UP.
Awesome parenting, dad, awesome parenting.
Dad, shrieking: CAN WE GO, WE'VE SPENT TEN MINUTES HERE!!!
Grandmother: Grandchild is curious, he's enjoying it. Just relax.
Grumpy dad: WELL JUST HURRY UP.
Awesome parenting, dad, awesome parenting.
Concept for a filmed, mixed media art piece: inattentive gallery visitor, mindlessly taking selfies while backing into and toppling/crushing priceless pieces of art. The subject is in a constant state of utter unawareness of anything but themself and their phone. Title: Absorption.
October 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Concept for a filmed, mixed media art piece: inattentive gallery visitor, mindlessly taking selfies while backing into and toppling/crushing priceless pieces of art. The subject is in a constant state of utter unawareness of anything but themself and their phone. Title: Absorption.
“Guests of The Oprah Winfrey Show stay at the…”
If you're of a certain age, you already read this in the exact voice and cadence, and already know how it finishes.
If you're of a certain age, you already read this in the exact voice and cadence, and already know how it finishes.
October 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“Guests of The Oprah Winfrey Show stay at the…”
If you're of a certain age, you already read this in the exact voice and cadence, and already know how it finishes.
If you're of a certain age, you already read this in the exact voice and cadence, and already know how it finishes.
My walking speed even when I'm trying to mozy at normal speed.
a group of people are watching a train going down the tracks and the time is 13:37
ALT: a group of people are watching a train going down the tracks and the time is 13:37
media.tenor.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
My walking speed even when I'm trying to mozy at normal speed.
Remember when Trident gum tried to convince 90s kids & parents their gum was equivalent to toothbrushing?
October 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Remember when Trident gum tried to convince 90s kids & parents their gum was equivalent to toothbrushing?