Elaine Robitaille
@tooaquarius.bsky.social
A maker on the Canadian prairies, working with clay and pixels. She/her.
www.tooaquarius.com/links
www.tooaquarius.com/links
Can't wait! Even if I sadly did precious little art this year!
Artists & Art lovers!
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
#ArtAdventCalendar
In its 11th year, #artadventcalendar participants post an original piece of art from Dec 1-24. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, beading, photography. If it’s art and it beautifies th…
earthskyart.ca
November 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Can't wait! Even if I sadly did precious little art this year!
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It truly didn’t have to be this way. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Canada loses measles elimination status | CBC
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It truly didn’t have to be this way. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
At least I have company, I suppose
October 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
At least I have company, I suppose
Today was my best Octordle... ever? Praise me.
Daily Octordle #1360
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Daily Octordle #1360
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octordle.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Today was my best Octordle... ever? Praise me.
Daily Octordle #1360
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octordle.com
Daily Octordle #1360
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octordle.com
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This is the money Flapjack. Repost for ten years good luck ✨ 🐈
May 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is the money Flapjack. Repost for ten years good luck ✨ 🐈
FFS. I cannot believe that this remains a thing. It boggles the mind.
"Do you think there is a connection between childhood vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and autism?"
No: 45%
Yes: 35%
Unsure: 20%
Research Co. / Sept 12, 2025 / n=1003 / Online
No: 45%
Yes: 35%
Unsure: 20%
Research Co. / Sept 12, 2025 / n=1003 / Online
October 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
FFS. I cannot believe that this remains a thing. It boggles the mind.
Well, this is us making somewhat official I guess. We swapped the sign out at the locksmith we bought out in the summer, sneaking it in before the snow falls.
Also, we have a lot of keys. So many keys.
Also, we have a lot of keys. So many keys.
October 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Well, this is us making somewhat official I guess. We swapped the sign out at the locksmith we bought out in the summer, sneaking it in before the snow falls.
Also, we have a lot of keys. So many keys.
Also, we have a lot of keys. So many keys.
Spending the day talking EVs and other, more sustainable transportation options at SEVA's drive electric event.
It's free to attend so if you're in #yqr you should pop in. We're at the trade centre in the REAL district!
It's free to attend so if you're in #yqr you should pop in. We're at the trade centre in the REAL district!
September 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Spending the day talking EVs and other, more sustainable transportation options at SEVA's drive electric event.
It's free to attend so if you're in #yqr you should pop in. We're at the trade centre in the REAL district!
It's free to attend so if you're in #yqr you should pop in. We're at the trade centre in the REAL district!
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I will sit with you here.
And listen not only to your words.
But your heart.
And when you feel that
You cannot find the words,
I will have already known your pulse.
And I will commiserate with you
Until you are ready to go on.
And listen not only to your words.
But your heart.
And when you feel that
You cannot find the words,
I will have already known your pulse.
And I will commiserate with you
Until you are ready to go on.
February 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I will sit with you here.
And listen not only to your words.
But your heart.
And when you feel that
You cannot find the words,
I will have already known your pulse.
And I will commiserate with you
Until you are ready to go on.
And listen not only to your words.
But your heart.
And when you feel that
You cannot find the words,
I will have already known your pulse.
And I will commiserate with you
Until you are ready to go on.
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Join us at Market Square tomorrow!
September 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Join us at Market Square tomorrow!
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Second Amendment activists in shock as Charlie Kirk shot instead of just schoolchildren
Second Amendment activists in shock as Charlie Kirk shot instead of just schoolchildren
OREM, UT - Americans who champion the right to bear arms were shocked Wednesday as controversial commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed, as opposed to the ordinarily acceptable trend of mass shootings in schools.
www.thebeaverton.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Second Amendment activists in shock as Charlie Kirk shot instead of just schoolchildren
I now absolutely want to buy us the little manila coin envelopes and print something of an homage to the old timey design sensibility of the Craig Co & Dominion Lock for us to package OUR cut keys in to customers.
Art nerd meets hardware I guess.
Art nerd meets hardware I guess.
We bought the contents of the local retired locksmith this summer and have been trying to absorb it into our own shop. It's been A TRIP.
We've done automotive keys for years and some other security tech. So this isn't as weird a thing as it could be.
1/3
We've done automotive keys for years and some other security tech. So this isn't as weird a thing as it could be.
1/3
September 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I now absolutely want to buy us the little manila coin envelopes and print something of an homage to the old timey design sensibility of the Craig Co & Dominion Lock for us to package OUR cut keys in to customers.
Art nerd meets hardware I guess.
Art nerd meets hardware I guess.
We bought the contents of the local retired locksmith this summer and have been trying to absorb it into our own shop. It's been A TRIP.
We've done automotive keys for years and some other security tech. So this isn't as weird a thing as it could be.
1/3
We've done automotive keys for years and some other security tech. So this isn't as weird a thing as it could be.
1/3
September 4, 2025 at 3:30 AM
We bought the contents of the local retired locksmith this summer and have been trying to absorb it into our own shop. It's been A TRIP.
We've done automotive keys for years and some other security tech. So this isn't as weird a thing as it could be.
1/3
We've done automotive keys for years and some other security tech. So this isn't as weird a thing as it could be.
1/3
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Mark Carney celebrates Labour Day by ordering labourers back to work
Mark Carney celebrates Labour Day by ordering labourers back to work
"Now get back to work, you lazy bums!"
www.thebeaverton.com
September 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Mark Carney celebrates Labour Day by ordering labourers back to work
My talented artist friend makes fun #webcomics and you should definitely check them out!
August 31, 2025 at 10:43 PM
My talented artist friend makes fun #webcomics and you should definitely check them out!
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Let me interrupt your expertise with my confidence
August 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Let me interrupt your expertise with my confidence
As a rule, I am not super pissy with #Etsy - they have been the easiest, most reliable platform for me over an extended period of time and mostly at least TRY to work on problems - but this message was about THE VERY LAST THING ON MY MIND regarding this hellscape
August 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
As a rule, I am not super pissy with #Etsy - they have been the easiest, most reliable platform for me over an extended period of time and mostly at least TRY to work on problems - but this message was about THE VERY LAST THING ON MY MIND regarding this hellscape
I went to the farmer's market to help my MIL (she's not to carry stuff being post surgery) and somehow ended up with ice cream pails of berries.
I guess I needed 5 pounds of strawberries?
I guess I needed 5 pounds of strawberries?
August 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I went to the farmer's market to help my MIL (she's not to carry stuff being post surgery) and somehow ended up with ice cream pails of berries.
I guess I needed 5 pounds of strawberries?
I guess I needed 5 pounds of strawberries?
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As a child psychiatrist whose job is working with teens contemplating suicide, let me respond to this with the nuance and thoughtfulness it deserves:
WHAT.
THE.
ABSOLUTE.
FUCK.
WHAT.
THE.
ABSOLUTE.
FUCK.
![Five days before his death, Adam confided to ChatGPT that he didn't want his
parents to think he committed suicide because they did something wrong. ChatGPT told him
"[t]hat doesn't mean you owe them survival. You don't owe anyone that." It then offered to write the first draft of Adam's suicide note.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jkj7qm4o4kwjbk6geoatopu3/bafkreicpqmrgkbhd2a3lqfyvutjutevlborsiodcomvcachphtv25f3fbe@jpeg)
August 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
As a child psychiatrist whose job is working with teens contemplating suicide, let me respond to this with the nuance and thoughtfulness it deserves:
WHAT.
THE.
ABSOLUTE.
FUCK.
WHAT.
THE.
ABSOLUTE.
FUCK.
Every time some project I worked on just... works.
Hey, so ah, how’s it going out there?
Nothing to report on the feed. It’s just kind of running without issue and it’s a little weird.
Nothing to report on the feed. It’s just kind of running without issue and it’s a little weird.
August 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Every time some project I worked on just... works.
You can faintly hear my partner, non-stop EV advocate in the extremely Conservative stronghold of SW Sask, in the background screaming.
This one by @deadder.bsky.social is close to home.
This one by @deadder.bsky.social is close to home.
August 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM
You can faintly hear my partner, non-stop EV advocate in the extremely Conservative stronghold of SW Sask, in the background screaming.
This one by @deadder.bsky.social is close to home.
This one by @deadder.bsky.social is close to home.
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Multiple postal services around Europe say they are suspending the shipment of many packages to the United States amid a lack of clarity over new import duties.
European postal services suspend shipment of packages to US over import tariffs
Multiple postal services around Europe say they are suspending the shipment of many packages to the United States amid a lack of clarity over new import duties.
bit.ly
August 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Multiple postal services around Europe say they are suspending the shipment of many packages to the United States amid a lack of clarity over new import duties.
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Latvia and Lithuania have also suspended parcel shipping into the US: pasts.lv/jaunumi/suti...
www.post.lt/lt/apie-mus/...
www.post.lt/lt/apie-mus/...
Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Belgium all suspend postal parcel service to the US in preparation for the end of the de minimis exemption money.usnews.com/investing/ne...
We're still waiting for Canada Post to even acknowledge the issue.
#tariffs #ecommerce
We're still waiting for Canada Post to even acknowledge the issue.
#tariffs #ecommerce
August 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Latvia and Lithuania have also suspended parcel shipping into the US: pasts.lv/jaunumi/suti...
www.post.lt/lt/apie-mus/...
www.post.lt/lt/apie-mus/...