8 nights of hostel accommodations have been booked in the #CanadianRockies for mid-May. Hostel accommodation is climbing in price, but the location is spectacular, so I'll pay the fees. Jasper was in the original plan, but I'll head down through Nordegg instead, my preferred route.
#roadtrip
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It's only been 5 weeks since the Coronation Park Sports & Leisure Centre opened in #YEG, which includes the renovated 50-metre Peter Hemingway Aquatic Centre. I'm going to try to visit weekly, only $3.50 if I visit between 11:30 and 1300. After falling off the bouldering wall quite quickly, I purchased a chalk bag. Climbing shoes may be a future purchase but it's a great workout even if I'm only on the wall for a couple of minutes!
Fabulous weightroom, and I'm thrilled to be using a barbell again. There is a spin studio (and an indoor velodrome!!) so I'm tempted to do a cycling workout from Fitness+. There is a stand that would fit my iPad.
The usage of this facility was delightfully diverse today! Plenty of seniors like me, immigrants from around the globe, high school students, and adult special needs programs. Also, #YEG has built swimming pools adjacent to nearly every high school in the city, with libraries, transit centres, and recycling stations nearby. Excellent urban design.
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@mel
Excellent choices, everyone!! When Life Gives You Tangerines is the most memorable show of last year, for sure. And The Art of Negotiation and The Tale Of Lady Ok are also my personal choices, unique stories, told from a fresh perspective.
Thanks so much for organizing this fun event. I didn't do the daily challenges, I'm afraid, but I enjoyed the selection.
#kdrama#adramalunies2026
@whoosh
Which drama had you running for your blankies?
There are several good suspense shows that were released in 2025, including #NinePuzzles and #DearX. Several folks recently mentioned a drama from 2020 starring my beloved #JangHyuk and the FL from last year's #IdolI #TellMeWhatYouSaw. It's immediately captured my attention, with 4 episodes consumed today. I'm not a fan of serial killers, but if they must be shown, I can't tolerate them in a romcom, which this doesn't pretend to be. Very interesting role for Jang Hyuk. I think the mystery will keep me intrigued, but one guy they've cast has never played anything but a villain in the many dramas I've seen him in, so I certainly have my suspicions!
#kdrama#ADramaLunies2026
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Thanks so much to all of my Masto-friends who alerted me to the risk to my instance. I have been aware for some time that there could be problems which might require evacuation, but I've been happy to be part of a local instance. However, there is huge news about our administrator, which seems to require migration in the near future. I was at an out-of-town retreat for the weekend, but I'll do further investigating now that I'm home.
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@AnnaAnthro@mastodon.social
Mister Sunshine was an excellent 2025 rewatch, and the bromance is delightful! DearX was phenomenal as well. I think my favourite triangle out of my 2025 watches was Empress Ki.
#adramalunies2026#kdrama
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@mstarace@mastodon.social
Why I boycott Amazon and anything else owned by @BoycottBezos.
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@WTL
I'd tell myself to enjoy every moment that your body lets you do this, remember the wonderful people you can do this with, and appreciate all of the races that you're able to be a part of. Eventually, life (or, in my case, knee arthritis) will likely take away this delightful activity.
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@crazybatKodo@troet.cafe @Naksu@wandering.shop
Oh, #viki usually offers excellent value for #kdrama fans.
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@AmeliasBrain @senanthic
I love Corbie Lund!! I got to see his live show in the basement of the Starlite Room, many long years ago, and it was a delightful event. This song really makes me smile.
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@commonst@social.vivaldi.net I love it that making bone broth has become one of the things that I do every 2-3 months, with the assorted vegetable ends and carcasses in my freezer. Sometimes, I buy a beef marrow bone to add. The frozen cubes are so excellent to add to almost anything that I cook.
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@ottaross@mastodon.social @lmgenealogy@mstdn.ca
Absolutely! Surviving the long, cold, dark days of a prairie winter, sliding around rocks, or cans full of frozen liquid on a frozen lake or river seems like an excellent, low-cost activity!
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@ottaross@mastodon.social @lmgenealogy@mstdn.ca
Those would be perfect! I seem to recall something about jam tins serving the purpose before the days of plastic containers, but I'm a bit fuzzy on prairie lore these days.
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@KenHemmerling@mstdn.ca
Honestly, I'd recommend this with most products, unless it's something that isn't sold at any local stores. It's worth a short trip for the piece of mind.
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@jcurries@mstdn.social @s1m0n4@ohai.social @whoosh@techhub.social
I don't really know either. I was able to view all of my Discord servers this morning without any need to sign in again. If you have to log in, it sounds like you have to agree to whatever the changes are, without being able to view them.
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@dabertime@mstdn.social Seems as though, regardless of what life's throwing at you, being a badass is keeping you kicking. Keep up the great work!
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@McRocker@mstdn.ca @TheConversationUS@newsie.social
My fibre intake has been better than good while I've been observing it. When I'm hungry at night, I quarter an apple and dip it in peanut butter.
The element that is eluding me is potassium. I cannot understand how anyone can achieve the RDA, even with a steady diet of potatoes and bananas. And obviously, that would create other nutrient deficiencies.
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I'm not going through my homemade kimchi very fast these days, since I haven't been making eggs for breakfast very often. My favourite combo.
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@DriftlessRoots@toot.community
Great colours and geometry! I've successfully avoided the lure of #quilting, even though I've been #sewing in the company of quilters for a few years now. I'd love a piece like this, for sure!
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@ronsboy67
Yeah, Grandkid was pretty impressed with their technique, for sure! The amount of practice that's required to get that level of coordination is mind-boggling to imagine.
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@ronsboy67
WOW!! That's some dancing!?! I'm also very impressed with the camerawork to capture all of those shots. I'll be sharing it with my dancing grandkids.
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@commonst@social.vivaldi.net
I also use some of my broth when I make beans in the #InstantPot
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@dogfox@kpop.social
I started this one and then got lured away to something else. Probably worth a restart. I'm certainly interested in Korean mountains!
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That's excellent that your comfort level keeps increasing, and that certainly comes with competence and familiarity with various environments.
With racing, I generally just got a quick buzz of nervous excitement at shorter races that I did regularly. For endurance races and open-water triathlon, I'd have sheer terror, running through all of the possible pitfalls in my brain the night before and the morning of the event.
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Or not, when it comes to shaking off the nerves. I've heard of many performers who get nervous before every single performance.
When I did endurance races and triathlon, I eventually trained myself to look forward to those massive attacks of nerves on race night and morning. I decided that the nerves were a sign that I was rightly pushing myself beyond my boundaries in order to do something bigger and better than I'd previously done. I really miss that. I also had to present in court, and I realized that I loved the nervous aspect of that, since it pushed me to hone my craft and pay close attention to detail.
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It seems that #discord has changed its terms of service in unpleasant ways, and we may need to explore alternatives. I can send a Zoom invite for next week, but we need to switch rooms halfway through because of their 40-minute time limit. We don't have to turn on cameras if we don't want to. Screen-sharing is one of my favourite Zoom features.
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@Naksu@wandering.shop
There's plenty of chatter here about #kdrama and #IdolI is a popular drama. Just follow the hashtag.
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@lmgenealogy@mstdn.ca This is especially annoying when I'm opening up my Korean TEXTBOOK!! As much as possible, I try to avoid AI summaries that show up anywhere. They've certainly wrecked online searches.
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Haha, the gas leafblowers are cruising Whyte Avenue as I read this! Not so silent at the moment.
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@Naksu@wandering.shop
Of course, logging in is part of the process! But, most days, there's plenty of chatter. It's a bit quiet today, but that's an anomaly.
#kdrama
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@urbanfoxe@mastodon.ie
I have a panda head puzzle with an irregular outline that has been on my dining table since September! I still haven't finished the edge!
Well-done on this one.
@Fanua@mas.to @whoosh@techhub.social
Oh, I'm not sure if I included Lady Ok, but that's an all-time favourite, as is Tangerines!
@adhdjesse Smart phones, packing cubes, and detailed lists save me when it comes to traveling. I still lose glasses and sweaters in the process, but my phone, passport, and credit cards stay with me.
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@blue@social.inhae.blog @mollymay5000@sunny.garden
Excellent! I'm glad that you read it and enjoyed it. I don't know if the author writes in Korean, but I'd be interested to try reading it in that language. I just finished The Second Chance Convenience Store. So far, it's the best of the "cozy" Korean novels that I've read. I don't think that the genre is really my thing, but there was some interesting awareness in the book, and the scenes were familiar from my travels last spring.
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@commonst@social.vivaldi.net
During my last year in Vietnam, I was offered a full-time position, after rprecarious p/t work. However, I considered the mandatory presence in a massive-open-cubicle workspace every day, and I turned that down. I managed my marking and lesson prep SO much better from the comfort of my chair at home, during blocks of time when I had fewer interesting options available. And, I loved the free time during dayligt hurs when I did that!
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@bigz It's a pretty fabulous area. I really enjoyed my time in Phong Nha, south of Ninh Binh. Lots of caves, and a pretty quiet region, by Vietnamese standards.
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@dabertime@mstdn.social
It seems that folks in their later years move farther and farther into a fantasy world. Good for you for recognizing your own pain response and taking responsibility. She may not remember what you said, but you likely will.
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@integral_toast@mstdn.ca
My parents were very realistic and proactive about their shifting abilities, moving to spaces where transit was good and services were available. My dad kept his car until his death at 97, but he found younger people to drive it for him when he needed to get things. I'm trying to do the same, living right on Whyte, where all essential services are within a kilometre of my place. I love my car, a 2003 Matrix, but I've said for a long time that it's my final car.
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@stuffjolikes@climatejustice.social
I started first episode and found that, like Rented in Finland, the pace is dreamily slow. I'll watch a little at a time when the mood strikes. Bo Gum Ssi is SUCH a sweetie!
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@KnittingDyke@mspsocial.net
One thing I eventually taught myself to do was to wear a wide-brimmed hat any time that I was going to spend the day in the sunlight. I can only imagine how uncomfortable this all is. Hope that you make it through to the other side before long.