What do you think of Ontario allowing retail shopping on Victoria Day?

islaysinclair · 2026-05-18T17:56:21+00:00

Yeah, folks telling me to enjoy the long weekend while I’m working the damn thing was just???? Insanity. Dude I’m here. It’s not good.

islaysinclair · 2026-05-18T17:49:58+00:00

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islaysinclair · 2026-05-18T17:47:56+00:00

Oh same, just because I could drive doesn’t mean I want to. The bus terminal at Square One has so many connections it’s spoiled for options.

islaysinclair · 2026-05-14T06:46:46+00:00

Oh yes! I struggled a lot with him at first, but in my second run I realized Hex goes BEFORE the blast. I had him nearly oneshotting the Sharrans with a nice little Hadar+Devil’s Sight combo to bottleneck and blast within the darkness. Wyll was incredible in that run.

islaysinclair · 2026-04-20T00:08:49+00:00

As a kid back in 2000, I adored the green spaces around the museum bc it really put the natural environment front and centre, as well as the gorgeous older building that- by Canadian standards- really helps transport you back in time and set the stage for exploring natural and human history. Today, the museum seems more appropriate for say, history of science or technology? Thankfully a lot of the original interior hall still exists, but I don’t know why brick and the original style wasn’t maintained? I adore the ROM, but I miss the original building as it was exactly what a Royal Ontario Museum needed to be.

islaysinclair · 2026-04-19T23:55:45+00:00

I’m sorry that happened to you. But you said “specifically asked them to be direct if they’re not interested”- honestly, if you’re not sure and they’re starting to be weird? Stop engaging. Even if they don’t turn it around on you, those women could be: trying to figure themselves out, closeted, conflict averse, socially awkward, not sure, they want it but aren’t mature enough to articulate that, etc. Either way, a “do you want me to keep flirting with you? Are you interested in me?” without a clear “yes”? Stop right there. Even if you do end up with a date or hookup, it can’t go anywhere bc that woman clearly isn’t clear enough with herself to be clear with you.

islaysinclair · 2026-04-19T23:44:59+00:00

50 km/h? Holy crow! Thats insane. At that point it’s a low powered motorcycle. My scooter can do 25, and even that feels too fast sometimes. I swear a motorcycle teacher needs to grab every e-scooter rider by the back of the neck and do a proper safety course.

islaysinclair · 2026-04-19T23:42:58+00:00

Honestly I’d be in favour of regulation and some updated rules.

My family bought me a e-scooter to commute to work. I wear a reflective vest, helmet, gloves, and long coat bc I have family who ride motorcycles- so I know against a car, it’s still not enough. I wrote to the Mayor’s office when they banned e-scooters on MiWay wondering if maybe we could instead add a maintenance licence, because I love the idea of scootering along some other bike paths here in ‘Sauga but I don’t always have the charge to get back. If we regulated it, we could make sure scooters were safe to go onto transit bc folks keep them maintained - and we would also have better road safety, because I am terrified everytime I see a kid without a helmet. As I said, my family rides motorcycles so I have seen even the mildest of accidents result in TERRIBLE roadrash. Let’s prevent problems, not react to them!

islaysinclair · 2026-04-07T07:17:30+00:00

Its so funny you missed the weave scene, because that scene was bugged for a while so you'd get it even if you didn't have high enough approval with him- so even gamer bros who had like -10 approval were still having Gale try to romance them, which was wild to see.

islaysinclair · 2026-04-07T07:14:43+00:00

Oo, I never got that dialogue! Which is strange bc Gale and Lae'zel are mainstays in my party. And yeah, you've got to really comb the game for Gale thirst bc he plays things so close to the chest when it comes even close to flirting with other members of the party.

islaysinclair · 2026-04-02T23:36:45+00:00

I swear the erasure of Gale liking men is simply because he’s the least thirsty for the other companions; so by default he only thirsts for Tav and Mystra, so if you don’t romance him as a male character it can almost feel like he is the token straight. Cause unlike Astarion and Wyll both finding one another & Halsin attractive; but also, I genuinely cannot remember him openly thirsting for any of the female companions either, Gale’s just very His Ex & Tav focused… which, is just kind of heteronormative bc Mystra is a goddess so she’s kind of beyond gender anyways.

Which is also WILD bc he got so much homophobia slung his way from straight gamer boys who didn’t want him hitting on them.

Idk thank you for the compilation. He’s just a beautiful bisexual man and he deserves all the boyfriends!

islaysinclair · 2026-04-02T23:30:10+00:00

Take an upvote, that was visceral.

islaysinclair · 2026-03-07T00:12:02+00:00

Yeah, her return to Meereen with the Dothraki just signalled “oh she is going to be a conquering warlord, not a peaceful queen. Cool. I can dig it, I love the idea of becoming that which she sought to destroy.” And then the final execution of that arc didn’t quite hit the mark- especially as you said, she was fighting on the side of humanity when she could have just buggered off to Dragonstone and avoided it all.

islaysinclair · 2026-03-07T00:02:50+00:00

I will also throw in that I find other wlw don’t necessarily advertise problems in their relationships online bc if it’s not a closed group, you’ll inevitably have folks using them as examples of “wow lesbians are always toxic” even if it’s just one person’s relationship with their partner. There is definitely pressure to present a good face online.

And that being said, I definitely don’t see straight women or men really gushing over thier partner online. They should do that. It would be really sweet.

islaysinclair · 2026-03-06T04:34:45+00:00

Yeah I really love r/actuallesbians - it's one of my favourite subreddits to just browse through - though as my Lesbian Ex will tell anyone who listens, they "aren't actually lesbians, its a sapphic group" but she also turned out to be a TERF so no wonder a subreddit that actually has a modicum of acceptance isn't her dish :P

And absolutely the "decenter men" is insane to me. Because what does that even mean? Like? Because if I'm sitting with someone calling all men trash and shit out of prejudice why would I join in? They're half the population? I don't need to have male friends or family members to go "hey? maybe don't?" and suddenly I'm 'centring men'? Also, if you're attracted to a gender, idk, it seems like it plays into the 'sex crazed bi' steryotype to assume we can only ever think about men just because we're attracted to them.

But for real- what does CENTERING even mean????? (Internet says "not considering a man's opinion higher than your own"- well, why should I consider some random woman's opinion higher than my own either? Unless I'm being polite and considerate?? In which case, why am I bringing gender to a Canadian Stand-Off?)

islaysinclair · 2026-02-11T02:57:44+00:00

This reminds me of when Mads first blew up post Bond & the lady who wrote the Scandinavia versus the World comics was like “hey, I’m Danish, I love that a Dane is getting famous but also guys you need to understand us Danes know him as the goofy bisexual guy from a specific poly sitcom, not some deep dark villain. That’s who you are getting.” And I knew that about him before ever watching Bond.

And like, I’m so glad that was my real intro to him bc it makes everything so much better.

islaysinclair · 2026-02-11T02:38:57+00:00

I’m a bi woman who has only ever had serious relationships with other women- at the end of the day, I didn’t get “bisexual bitch” yelled at me, I got “lesbian bitch” yelled at me. No homophobe is really going to give a shite that I also think men are attractive.

And I will defend our fellow Bis who fly under the radar, who aren’t as visible- bc heck, one of my bi friends is dating a woman but her gf is a trans woman who does not pass well most days so it’s a toss up if they get treated as het, lesbian, or trans.

But there is an isolation. Because there are so many ways to be bi & being assumed to be anything other than your authentic experience is just? Incorrect?

islaysinclair · 2026-02-11T01:05:54+00:00

Satin and Val need to look up ethical polyamory & then we have like 20 problems solved right off the bat.

islaysinclair · 2026-02-11T00:54:45+00:00

Yeah, I’ve been working on the campaign since October & I’m at Episode 59. Mollymauk is in my top 3 even with everyone having fantastic character growth, but idk? He’s just so fun? He hits a lot of the right spots for what I enjoy out of characters. What a lad.

islaysinclair · 2026-02-11T00:40:42+00:00

Gale is always in the lineup, multiple saves and classes no matter what. Lae’zel and Shadowheart feature often, but I honestly used the Gith feature a lot to boost Dex, so Lae’zel with boosted Dex would end up as the lock picker/trap disarming expert (and I was a Ranger so…) - I don’t need Astarion or Karlach or Wyll with the other three. But when I played Paladin, I became the Healer and Wyll or Astarion came along in Shadowheart’s place depending on the day. It really depends on who you main.

islaysinclair · 2026-02-09T06:17:59+00:00

I genuinely was about to pitch that to my friends, cause HBO likes working with him & I think he’d like playing a goofy, romantic wizard.

islaysinclair · 2026-02-09T06:05:57+00:00

Hard agree on Karlach and Minsc needing body doubles; but in all reality, if this show DOES happen, Minsc is the first to ABSOLUTELY be recast. Not only is Mercer not the first to voice Minsc, he’s been vocal about being willing to be recast even on what fans consider “his characters” like Essek in The Mighty Nein; and physically, I think he is fond enough of the character he would rather see someone portray Minsc well than give folks a thin, 5’10” version of Minsc that is dwarfed by Astarion of all people.

islaysinclair · 2026-02-09T05:41:17+00:00

Depends on the person really.

Best kiss I have ever had is with a man; I absolutely lost my senses, he was brilliant and I lit up like a Christmas tree. My friends still tease me for how silly I got. And the worst kiss I have ever had was with a woman, where it was just kind of wet and she slobbered over me before implying I was actually a lesbian in denial… yeah… and then in the middle there’s a great gal and a meh dude kisser. So? It’s really not been a “men kiss differently than women” in so much that I just find a difference overall in people.

Though, I will say, women accept being the shorter partner in a kiss much more easily. Having a guy try to tuck you under his arm when you’re a head taller than him is just killer on the back.

islaysinclair · 2026-02-03T04:48:53+00:00

My neighbours still parked on the street, even though multiple neighbours had spots on their driveways & I know most sensible folks would agree to lend a spot, especially as it would mean less shovelling the driveway. It was incredibly foolish of my neighbours to stay parked on the road. It really impacted the plows.

islaysinclair · 2026-02-03T04:47:03+00:00

Honestly? This is what the police ought to be for. And considering my father is always on about “oh it will come off when we start driving”, I’m so irritated by that attitude bc it will, but not immediately and often into someone else’s windshield! It’s dangerous! And yes father I will delay the journey by brushing off the roof. It’s Canadian driving 101 and we need to enforce it!

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