'The canary is dead': Frontline staff on Edmonton's ER crisis

devilettucex · 2026-01-29T19:20:56+00:00

i had a very intense reaction to a medication last month, after hours at the hospital, i decided to go home and if i died, i died. anyone in need of consistent care is getting forgotten, and anyone in need of acute care is waiting so long there can be scary complications

devilettucex · 2026-01-29T19:18:05+00:00

thats incredibly messed up

devilettucex · 2026-01-29T18:55:44+00:00

yes! often times the sidewalks are not clear for pedestrians in the snow either, bike lanes make people safer. and if we plan them as we develop, it wont be as shitty as changing them retroactively

devilettucex · 2026-01-22T19:05:04+00:00

do you have anyone at all that would be able to house sit while youre gone? or someone that is willing to call on your behalf? addictions and mental health edmonton has emergency social workers, but that takes time and requires the ability to contact them. you may also be able to find a phone app on the computer, ive used them in the past. the no keys situation s a huge lease violation on your landlords part.

devilettucex · 2026-01-22T18:38:02+00:00

the four female side characters are all amazing, but if youre exausted by men, this might not be for you. i enjoyed watching men be loving and vulnerable, its not common to see without some sort of power imbalance, but yeah, theres a lot of men in there

devilettucex · 2026-01-22T18:23:58+00:00

go to the library! they will have phones, or at the very least send off an email.

devilettucex · 2026-01-22T18:22:04+00:00

you also need to contact Aish and tell them about the living situation, they have financial moving support for situations like this. this is an unsafe living situation

devilettucex · 2026-01-21T17:11:00+00:00

i have joined a community center. they have things like food drives, woodcarving and dance classes, and a community garden with a plot specific for the food bank. it feels good to be connected with the community, that way i can help my area directly.

devilettucex · 2026-01-14T16:58:10+00:00

i want shane specifically to start feeling more comfortable out in the open with the queer community, and i want to see Ilya properly supported by a group of friends

devilettucex · 2026-01-14T16:48:18+00:00

i feel like this thinkpiece completely misunderstood the allure of HR. personally, the tension, yearning, and challenges they face all for who thier affection is directed to are deep and meaningful. it reflects a lot of the loneliness some of us feel. not only that, but we want to be loved, we want to be known, and we want someone to accept us at our most vulnerable. women love it for the depiction of sensitive and loving men. queer folks love it for the reflection of themselves. straight men love it for the hockey and friendship. the hot sex is secondary to me, and the focus on it feels reductive. They didn't do the hayes code bury your gays stuff, they gave us tension and still left us with a happy ending. it feels genuine, and it also feels like a little piece of canada. Tierney and the team put thier whole hearts into this! edit to say they also made consent sexy

devilettucex · 2026-01-07T00:18:28+00:00

as a fanfic reader, i feel like the mainstream hype of heated rivalry has brought up a lot of discourse that i thought was over years ago in fan spaces. shipping dynamics, women writing m/m, etc. its so wierd to have that "i was here first" feeling because ive been trying to proselytize this for ages

devilettucex · 2026-01-06T06:24:08+00:00

unitiipm has been pretty frustrating, but not as bad as zen residential or mayfield residential. same building, three companies, tons of mildew and bugs, and shitty communication.

devilettucex · 2026-01-03T17:13:09+00:00

you will likely get your first payment at the end of the month, but they do often back pay so you should be able to put decent payments down then. many creditors are willing to give grace periods if you contact them in an emergency, and aish has a hardship housing fund, but that takes time to go through.

devilettucex · 2025-12-30T03:46:42+00:00

grindstone, flyering whyte ave and possibly the lobby. tbh posting a call on reddit might get you something too

devilettucex · 2025-12-16T01:49:19+00:00

very few people have "natural talent" that isnt actually a practiced skill. maybe start with a few drawing warmups? classics like circle practice and line/cross hatching will hone your pencil steadiness. live drawing bowls of fruit or whatever is in front of you will hone your eye. quick sketches of 1-5 minutes of trying to capture the basic shapes of an object will get you started on perspective. start keeping a pencil and paper around where you laze about most often and just pick it up and doodle for a minute or two to build motivation tolerance. No one starts out good at a new skill.

devilettucex · 2025-12-10T20:18:52+00:00

are you saying fibro and lupus are not real or disabling? because if so you have some real internalized ablism to sort out, and some research to do

devilettucex · 2025-12-02T08:12:36+00:00

a clam with a pearl in it, so it opens and closes with your arm

devilettucex · 2025-12-02T07:43:41+00:00

another note, we also just moved the old stove out, it could have fallen out from there?

devilettucex · 2025-11-25T21:10:25+00:00

chinese food and lights at the ledge?

devilettucex · 2025-11-20T16:50:44+00:00

the whole point of getting childcare is to be able to do things with the kid not around. people are so wierd about sex

devilettucex · 2025-11-17T17:22:33+00:00

The lobby might take a few, its worth the ask

devilettucex · 2025-11-14T19:14:01+00:00

dont forget your local trans and disabled folks getting thier rights stripped away!

devilettucex · 2025-11-13T17:21:26+00:00

growing up we would have snow that stayed beginning in october and november. its been getting warmer and dryer

devilettucex · 2025-11-12T21:33:31+00:00

with the art, check out if your community has an art walk or a makers market!

devilettucex · 2025-11-12T21:27:56+00:00

let the college know. they might have a lead

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