jamala

pretty, smart, funny, chill etc etc ✨ yes, I annoy myself too. inclusion educator, photographer and self-proclaimed comedian.

[Adam @adamgreattweet]

i’m sorry but the scholastic book fair did not inspire a love of reading it created my love of shopping

[jamala @jamala_mya]

went to the grocery store w my 89 y/o dad. Text him to find him in the aisle. This was his response. Dear readers, he was not at home and was in aisle 1. Smh trying to be funny 😴😂

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Heavy screen use might create a vicious cycle for young kids.

New data: the more time 3.5-year-olds spent on tablets, the more angry outbursts they had at age 4.5... and the more they used tablets at 5.5.

Digital soothing is not a substitute for teaching emotion regulation.

[☔ @Whotfismick]

When I'm already in an irritable mood and someone decides to have zero common sense around me

[jamala @jamala_mya]

What the eff is my mom doing sending me “unique date ideas”

[JEeEnEnAA @jennAA2014]

The teacher haters are some of the most ignorant people out there.
They aren’t paid for the summer. They are paid for 10 months of work. Many go in early though. Teachers are skilled university educated PROFESSIONALS who deserve respect. Their role in society is immense.

[loriculbert @loriculbert]

I've written many stories about the toxic drug crisis, & they were all tragic, but this one was the hardest. I knew Sidney & her family. What happened to her is so wrong. If you have a child in university or college, you should read this & push for change. https://t.co/RLURaGENk7

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Thread of surreal sculpture details 🧵

1. Water flowing over toes

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Accidental art - a thread 🧵

1. A rock-created bird shaped chip on a car windshield

[jamala @jamala_mya]

everything I see about jojo siwa is against my will

[jamala @jamala_mya]

@Fidomobile hi Fido, I keep getting outages and SOS only as my network. What is going on? In Port Coquitlam BC

[Rohan Talbot @rohantalbot]

Watching again as I cradle my son to sleep. The only difference between me, you, or any of us and him is geography.

[jamala @jamala_mya]

@Warchamp7 @staceycommer @BedBathBeyond I emailed their twitter account and they got back to me right away - said the address in buffalo is their international hub and gave me a new tracking number! I do wish they just did or explained that without me having to inquire or be stressed about!

[jamala @jamala_mya]

My work is literally the best 😭 they all organized to bring me my lunches for this week and next so I didn’t have to cook in the middle of moving 😭😭😭 they!!! get!!!! me!!!!

[jamala @jamala_mya]

My boss often announces things via poem, but this is the best one of all. also, yes I have the best principal in the world!

[guyfelicella🇨🇦🍁 @guyfelicella]

It’s been a very tough week of this Canadian winter ❄️ for people without homes. We’re all watching Edmonton, where police dragged people out of their tents and tore down encampments as temps dropped to -40 (!!)

Here in Vancouver, even with 14 day’s notice that a polar vortex was on the way, the city waited until it was below freezing to enact a series of daily “bylaw enforcements” in Oppenheimer Park where they “simply asked” campers to pack up their belongings “to enable the whole community to have access to the park.” And then, according to some accounts, as the campers began to pack up, park rangers took their tents & belongings and threw them away 😤

The City’s X account says people can warm up in community centres, but there are also accounts of access being denied to people seeking shelter because programming takes priority. COME ON.

Homelessness is up by 16% in Vancouver and by 32% in our region, according to last year’s homeless count.

I hate to join those mocking the City of Vancouver’s newfound focus on “swagger” and fun, but @KenSimCity, why did you wait until temps dropped to -20 (w. windchill) to do this to people?

This isn’t fun. This isn’t how you build a vibrant city. I don’t try to speak for everyone, but most of us can manage without frolicking in a local park or taking skating lessons for the few days that a cold snap lasts.

Please do better. Have some compassion.