August C. Bourré
@fishsauce
Gomi no sensei. Archival maximalist.
I have many rocks, because I am a hobbyist terrarium/aquascape builder, but this rock is a souvenir from my years of fly-in construction work in Northern Saskatchewan.
I couldn’t find one of Stevie watching birds, so here she is watching a big truck like a toddler.
Blue wasps, too. (These guys are chill pollinators and will evict asshole wasps.)
@nataliezed.bsky.social Front and centre at the Eaton Centre’s flagship Indigo.
Resin Punks, a fantastic zine about the first Japanese garage kits (quasi-legal fan-made scale model kits, high otaku stuff). I think Heidi from Zero History would be all about this stuff.
I am trying to learn about book cover design and how to use grid systems, while also figuring out a design language for the poetry micropress I'm hoping to launch in 2027. I'm starting by a) reading design books & b) fucking around making fake covers for some favourite books. My first effort:
They look like this (pictured are actual roads I’ve done similar trips on):
I may have spent too much on books during this visit to Kitchener-Waterloo.
I have baked a chocolate Coca-Cola cake, with Coca-Cola frosting (also contains marshmallows and chopped pecans). It is my second-ever attempt at a cake. The first one, several years ago, was a complete mess.
Post a perfect album from the '90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice in Chains. Mezzanine, by Massive Attack. Far and away the best album of the '90s. The high point for both the band and trip hop as a genre.
Our first skirret harvest. A little sweet, a little earthy. Sort of midway between a carrot and a parsnip. They are members of the carrot family, but cannot be eaten until the second year. The leaves are also pretty tasty. I replanted a couple of plants for next year.
My copy of The Complete Cheap Truth arrived today. I am doing teh research.
The very same. I do have a copy of About Agrippa, which ran me about $250.