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Ben Watts

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Runner, lifter of heavy circles, baker, cocktail enthusiast, product designer in Ottawa. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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I wonder what the AMA’s are like these days…

06.03.2026 11:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A sick hourglass

A sick hourglass

You still use clocks?? Get yourself an hourglass and join us in the future ⏳

04.03.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

- Signed, a horribly unstable virtue signaller, from the insane asylum where I am regrettably quarantined, due to [checks notes] the woke mind virus

04.03.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of tweets wherein the posters describe people who use Bluesky as crazy and horrible.

A screenshot of tweets wherein the posters describe people who use Bluesky as crazy and horrible.

I'm not gonna pretend I knew tobi well during the decade I was at Shop, but jfc I don’t recall him being this juvenile? I *generally* thought he was a reasonable person (tornadoesβ„’ notwithstanding). So this comment feels suuuuper offbeat to me. Billionaires, man... *yeesh*

04.03.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hate this intersection in Gatineau sooo much.
Truck: ignores the no right on red.
Two cars turning left: at least one runs a red #autowa

03.03.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Darksky is back! The app icon tho... 😬

22.02.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a picture of a raccoon with its mouth open and the words aa aa aa aa aa ALT: a picture of a raccoon with its mouth open and the words aa aa aa aa aa

Sat down at my desk and... there's definitely something scurrying in the wall/ceiling right now. It's all I can hear. There goes focusing on anything else today.

18.02.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i just saw someone say "Kid Rock makes music for the people who have tattoos of their kids but not custody" and hol up i need a minute

09.02.2026 04:22 πŸ‘ 8247 πŸ” 1481 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 3

πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

09.02.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve never done tarot before, what do the cards say??

08.02.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That's so many burpees! πŸ’€

07.02.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Let’s be honest: in many of these winter Olympic β€œsports”, the snow is doing most of the work. An unexpected thaw would expose these so-called athletes for the frauds they are

06.02.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 3603 πŸ” 435 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 21

Already reposted the quoted post but just started cracking up all over again because I can’t believe we saw a wholesome example of this exact format in the wild

06.02.2026 22:47 πŸ‘ 4699 πŸ” 767 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 9

Crossed my mind that maybe I should’ve assumed positive intent. But… when has a driver doing hand gestures and yelling at a pedestrian ever been for a friendly reason? πŸ˜‘

03.02.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Weird #autowa moment while on a run today. Car at a stop sign stopped just as I was about to enter an intersection. Window rolled down, he sticks his hand out and yells at me to wait (presumably so he can turn).

I remind him of the stop sign and tell him to fuck off. πŸ˜…

03.02.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nova Scotia’s Lucy the Lobster predicts an early spring Lucy the Lobster has predicted an early spring after failing to see her shadow Monday morning.

My mental health hinges on the prediction of this sea bug (I’m done with clairvoyant rodents)

www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

02.02.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman in a black and white polka dot shirt says someone slap me . ALT: a woman in a black and white polka dot shirt says someone slap me .

RIP Catherine O’Hara πŸͺ¦

30.01.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

😭 😭

30.01.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The wrong Home Alone 2 actor died.

The wrong Home Alone 2 actor died.

30.01.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 9714 πŸ” 2473 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 37
It’s me, wearing a jacket, neck tube, hat? And sunglasses. I’m grimacing as I run

It’s me, wearing a jacket, neck tube, hat? And sunglasses. I’m grimacing as I run

The wind today is awful πŸ₯Ά

29.01.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve been passively interested in taking up xc skiing, but some groups I’ve joined are seemingly just to complain about trail conditions and etiquette.

It’s pushing me away. I question how fun it would be if trail conditions are so easily ruined

…maybe next year πŸ˜‚

27.01.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great news! πŸ₯³

23.01.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tbf, I think the dead tree look would probably fit with the original aesthetic of the Dow's lake area when it was a swamp in the 1800s

23.01.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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NCC unveils latest designs for the rooftop park at Dow's Lake | CBC News The National Capital Commission (NCC) has shared new designs for the rooftop park that will crown the parking garage at The Ottawa Hospital's new Civic campus at Dow's Lake.

Why do these renders always include unrealistic landscaping? There's probably gonna be like 12 trees total, not these dense mini-forests πŸ˜‚

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

23.01.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Suddenly feeling old πŸ˜‚

22.01.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My man looks like an Oompa Loompa elder at an open casket.

22.01.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 5691 πŸ” 672 πŸ’¬ 310 πŸ“Œ 40

Hahahahaha

22.01.2026 02:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He doesn’t even know what country he’s threatening to conquer. It blows my mind that people still think he’s fit for office

21.01.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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13.01.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 14

Ordered 3 cheap ethernet cables. The merchant is shipping each cable individually AND requiring signatures...πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ..... there's no way they're making money on this order.

20.01.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0