shotgun
@shotgun.bsky.social
writer, rock n roll musician, radical
cat parent, former chef
bass & vocals
they / them
edmonton
cat parent, former chef
bass & vocals
they / them
edmonton
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shotgun
@shotgun.bsky.social
· Sep 25
i hate to sound like a c*ns*rv*t*ve but man, fuck carney
is anybody else watching DMV?
November 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
is anybody else watching DMV?
playing rock band has taught me a few things
i like The Police more than i thought i did
i didn’t know how much i like Boston
i fucking hate Aerosmith so much
i like The Police more than i thought i did
i didn’t know how much i like Boston
i fucking hate Aerosmith so much
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
playing rock band has taught me a few things
i like The Police more than i thought i did
i didn’t know how much i like Boston
i fucking hate Aerosmith so much
i like The Police more than i thought i did
i didn’t know how much i like Boston
i fucking hate Aerosmith so much
i was the first guy on my block to shovel last night but my neighbour across the street beat me outside this morning
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
i was the first guy on my block to shovel last night but my neighbour across the street beat me outside this morning
my longboard fell on me and scraped my arm and that’s the closest to “doing a sport” i have come in years
November 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
my longboard fell on me and scraped my arm and that’s the closest to “doing a sport” i have come in years
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I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
this is a joyful season for some
but it is also a very painful one for others
check in on your people that get the xmas blues over the next little while, they probably need it
but it is also a very painful one for others
check in on your people that get the xmas blues over the next little while, they probably need it
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
this is a joyful season for some
but it is also a very painful one for others
check in on your people that get the xmas blues over the next little while, they probably need it
but it is also a very painful one for others
check in on your people that get the xmas blues over the next little while, they probably need it
we need to stop kowtowing to dani smith and her fuckin deplorables
we don’t need another goddamned pipeline
we don’t need another goddamned pipeline
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
we need to stop kowtowing to dani smith and her fuckin deplorables
we don’t need another goddamned pipeline
we don’t need another goddamned pipeline
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Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
me, i like a savoury pie like Chicken Pot or Tourtière
November 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
me, i like a savoury pie like Chicken Pot or Tourtière
one time many years ago, my mom kicked us out of the house and locked the door because we were laughing too loud and hard for too long about a Mad magazine article
i still have laughing fits about it all these years later
i still have laughing fits about it all these years later
November 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
one time many years ago, my mom kicked us out of the house and locked the door because we were laughing too loud and hard for too long about a Mad magazine article
i still have laughing fits about it all these years later
i still have laughing fits about it all these years later
i have started wearing cotton gloves to help with eczema and i feel like mickey goddamn mouse
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 AM
i have started wearing cotton gloves to help with eczema and i feel like mickey goddamn mouse
making bbq sauce today
adding cherry dr pepper instead of coke, should be good!
adding cherry dr pepper instead of coke, should be good!
November 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
making bbq sauce today
adding cherry dr pepper instead of coke, should be good!
adding cherry dr pepper instead of coke, should be good!
mixing last night’s spaghetti sauce into tonight’s rice and beans
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 AM
mixing last night’s spaghetti sauce into tonight’s rice and beans
six or seven years ago i knitted a bunch of hats to give as my xmas gift for all my people that year.
the best part was the look of confusion on people’s faces when i said that i had made it
“YOU made this??!!?!?!?”
the best part was the look of confusion on people’s faces when i said that i had made it
“YOU made this??!!?!?!?”
November 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
six or seven years ago i knitted a bunch of hats to give as my xmas gift for all my people that year.
the best part was the look of confusion on people’s faces when i said that i had made it
“YOU made this??!!?!?!?”
the best part was the look of confusion on people’s faces when i said that i had made it
“YOU made this??!!?!?!?”
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bro every aspect of online life has just become me trying to hide from clippy’s nosy ass. this is just 1999 all over again. i open any app or page and there he is, clippy’s ghost, in the form of AI or algorithms, spying on and meddling in my life choices
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
bro every aspect of online life has just become me trying to hide from clippy’s nosy ass. this is just 1999 all over again. i open any app or page and there he is, clippy’s ghost, in the form of AI or algorithms, spying on and meddling in my life choices
it is not fair how good Rao’s tomato sauce is. i cannot replicate it and i can’t really afford it either
and yet i have three jars in my pantry
and yet i have three jars in my pantry
November 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
it is not fair how good Rao’s tomato sauce is. i cannot replicate it and i can’t really afford it either
and yet i have three jars in my pantry
and yet i have three jars in my pantry
my sister and her boyfriend wanted to watch a specific movie but couldn’t find it on streaming
guess who had it on vhs
guess who had it on vhs
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 AM
my sister and her boyfriend wanted to watch a specific movie but couldn’t find it on streaming
guess who had it on vhs
guess who had it on vhs
beans and rice again?
in this economy yes
in this economy yes
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 AM
beans and rice again?
in this economy yes
in this economy yes
it’s too bad they didn’t keep making Rock Band games because it’s the best way to make your non musician friends jam with you
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 AM
it’s too bad they didn’t keep making Rock Band games because it’s the best way to make your non musician friends jam with you
why do i spill coffee on everything
November 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
why do i spill coffee on everything
everything else in the garden is dead except for the hollyhocks
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
everything else in the garden is dead except for the hollyhocks
beans rice and homemade hot sauce for breakfast?
yes i think i will
yes i think i will
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
beans rice and homemade hot sauce for breakfast?
yes i think i will
yes i think i will
seeing Margaret Atwood referred to as “some chick who wrote handmaid’s tale” made me laugh harder than it should before having coffee
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
seeing Margaret Atwood referred to as “some chick who wrote handmaid’s tale” made me laugh harder than it should before having coffee