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Amy

@owlcreek.ca
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wife + mom to 4 + a husky, a mastiff cross pup, and 4 cats. xennial. introvert. adhd. love audiobooks (mostly sci-fi), gaming (mostly wow), cooking/baking, vegetable gardening, indoor plants. animal welfare and mental health. 🇨🇦 north alberta owlcreek.ca

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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 09/08/2026
That looks like so much fun!
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 08/08/2026
It's too bad you're not crediting the artists in your posts.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 07/08/2026
This morning, near Little Smoky, AB. A little chilly! #abwx
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 05/08/2026
bed partner, etc, with NO SUPPORT OF THEIR OWN. I used to think I was an alright feminist, but becoming a grandmother while knowing that I shouldn't have had to struggle, and my daughter won't because I'm making sure of it? I'm practically rabid now. Fuck. The. Patriarchy.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 05/08/2026
Watching my daughter absolutely bloom as a mother because she has the support she needs, makes me outrageously angry that modern society has created a trap for women, who are forced to believe they're supposed to be able to be a mother, wife, housekeeper, secretary, taxi driver, therapist, nurse,
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 30/07/2026
My brain still thinks I'm 20 so I'm still tripping over the idea 😂 But my beautiful daughter has a beautiful daughter and they're both healthy ♥️ No photos, I don't post photos of minors.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 30/07/2026
A whirlwind week that started Sunday with my daughter getting induced, a 20 hour labor + 4 hours pushing, me having to advocate before it ended up going real bad, and a vacuum assist, and suddenly I'm a grandma!
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 24/07/2026
There's few downsides to living rural, but finding same day help when you discover a truely enormous section of rot in a flat roof that your "giving birth in 2 days" daughter needs to move into...is a struggle.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 22/07/2026
It really does. And I'm already with Atco and Cooperators so I guess I'm staying put for the foreseeable future.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 22/07/2026
I'm glad I'm not alone in choosing the more $$ option, when it's the only human choice. What a bizarre sentence to write. I discovered this week that you can chat with a human at Audible, but they're using AI to generate fast responses. I prefer slow quality over fast shit, but that's becoming rare.
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Xiao 🦋 LBX 735 @velinxi.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
My Dungeon Crawler Carl fanart! I finished Book 8 and felt the urge to pick up the pen 🏃‍♂️🐈🦖 #DCC #DungeonCrawlerCarl
Fan art of Dungeon Crawler Carl. In the foreground, Carl and Donut are jumping to the right, ready for battle. In the background, many of the main crawlers are looking in the same direction as Carl
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 22/07/2026
Absolutely LOVE! I need this, can you do a version without the text?
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 19/07/2026
There's a freaking tornado on the highway cam in Rocky Mountain House, AB right now! #abstorm #abwx #tornado
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 18/07/2026
Left screenshot was 9:42pm and it'd been going on for a couple hours, right was 10:42pm to show how slowly it's moving. Near Little Smoky, AB looking directly west, storm moving north.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 18/07/2026
#abstorm #abwx #lightning #thunderstorm I've never seen lighting this continuous for this long. Near Little Smoky, AB looking directly west, storm moving north. 2nd post below: left screenshot was 9:42pm and it'd been going on for a couple hours, right was 10:42pm to show how slowly it's moving.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 16/07/2026
I think the @weathernetwork.bsky.social has been drinking. We regularly get temp drops more than this, like almost daily all summer long. Earlier this week, we had a 28c high and woke up the next morning to 3c, followed by 26c that day etc. Little Smoky, AB.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 15/07/2026
6, as long as that means every decor piece now and in the future, and that I don't have to run back to the vendor for another 100 beams 😂 Otherwise, 1 😁
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 08/07/2026
I zeroed right in on that as well 😂
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 04/07/2026
Excellent!
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 04/07/2026
People, he okayed the pipeline. Alberta still has to build it. It's not going to happen. Relax 😂 Carney knows what he's doing.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 04/07/2026
So there's all this outrage about Carney giving the green light to the pipeline through BC. That's all he did, was give AB what AB wanted. Now AB has to make it happen. Will any producers want to commit that much to a project when the next gov could shut it down? Carney knows what he's doing 😂
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 03/07/2026
This stuff is a lifesaver this time of year. There's a spray, too, but you have to be careful not to inhale it or let pets inhale it, it's like sticking your face in a bucket of black pepper and inhaling.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 03/07/2026
I have many words for the UCP regarding this "energy rebate," so I had to do a screenshot for Bluesky. This clumsy data grab, citizenship status on DL, pushing disabled people who can't work into a program that forces them to work.... I'm tired, boss.
So this $100 alberta energy rebate... UCP, we need to to talk.
Just out of curiosity, I start the application process. 
It asks a series of questions. 
It asks if you filed your taxes jointly, and wants your spouse's SIN, but then says they have to apply within a week or YOU will be denied.
Then it makes you sign in, or sign up for, your Alberta.ca account. 
Then it wants to know how to send your $100.
Keep in mind that my power bill averages $300/mo, NG about $100, and vehicle gas about $700. Groceries for the 6 of us run $1200-$1800. A one time $100 "rebate," especially when you're screwing over my 2 kids who are on AISH, is laughable. Considering you can earn up to $225,000 a year and receive this, it's obvious that this isn't about helping people with their energy bills.
Anyway.
Direct Deposit or e-transfer
I selected DD.
ATB - THE BANK OWNED BY THE GOV OF AB, isn't an option to directly connect.
So I select, my bank isn't listed.
It takes me back to the page to select DD or e-transfer.
So the only option is e-transfer, there's no way to input your routing, transit, and account number. 
I'm simultaneously getting more more outraged, and more and more entertained, by the blatant and poorly executed grab for whatever they're trying to do here.
Select e-tranfer.
Now it's sent me a link to my phone to take front and back photos of my drivers license - THATS ALREADY CONNECTED TO MY ALBERTA.CA ACCOUNT, and a SELFIE. 
I'm already logged in to my verifed Alberta.ca account. 
At that point, I stopped the process. This level of ineptitude doesn't get any more of what they're trying to get from me.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 30/06/2026
Where are these comments found at? I'm trying to find them online to share on FB and Google is being dumb.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The Tartans of #Canada 🇨🇦 🍁 Each province and territory of Canada with the exception of Nunavut has its own tartan. Canada also has a national tartan. Get to know their history and meanings below. (Map: Alexandra Pope/Canadian Geographic.) /1 thread
Each province and territory of Canada with the exception of Nunavut has its own tartan. Canada also has a national tartan. Get to know their history and meanings below. (Map: Alexandra Pope/Canadian Geographic.)
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 27/06/2026
Hey, more rain. I just keep telling myself the fire risk is almost non existent (Little Smoky, AB area). But seriously, Fox Creek keeps flooding, so maybe we could get a *little* less?
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 24/06/2026
Holy crap what a rollercoaster. I sent them an email asking for clarification. They just called and have reopened up my file and put me back on the wait lists. Unfortunately the wait lists are really long now, but at least I'm back on it. So glad I advocated for myself instead of just giving up.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 24/06/2026
I'm not a crier. I've only cried a handful of times in the last 20 years, almost always because a pet passed away. I cried this morning. I was so looking forward to fixing my stupid bladder. With the tears out of my system, now I'm just angry, with no way to resolve it. Sucks.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 24/06/2026
I looked through all the files and emails they sent. I followed all the steps, but my file was closed. So now I have to get another referral, wait another year to get into the program, and wait another 6-18 months just to just seen, and hope they don't drop me again.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 24/06/2026
I learned this morning, that after waiting a year for my turn at the bladder clinic in Edmonton, that my file was closed. They said I didn't tell them which treatment path I wanted (I most definitely did) and that I didn't call them during the year wait. That requirement doesn't exist, I checked.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 19/06/2026
I really hope so! ❤️
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 19/06/2026
.....aaaaaaand apparently Peacock is not available in Canada. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE. Carl, do something!!
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Dungeon Crawler Carl @dungeoncrawlercarl.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
We are happy to announce that our friends at Peacock have officially greenlit the Dungeon Crawler Carl television series! @mattdinniman.bsky.social , Chris Yost and Seth McFarlane and his team at Fuzzy Door are all really excited to get to work. More details to be coming soon!
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 14/06/2026
This is horrific. If my 2 adult kids on AISH didn't have me as an advocate, I don't know what they would do. They can't work and it terrifies me to think that if something happened to me, this might end up being their fate, all because the AB UCP are ignorant, evil bastards.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 13/06/2026
2 years ago we had a plant killing freeze on June 19. Here's this morning 🤦‍♀️ our last freeze date is supposed to be June 1! The +1 is inside a shed. Near Little Smoky, AB. #abweather #climatechange #alberta
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 12/06/2026
FB, FB messenger, and others are having issues at the moment. Downdetector must be getting slammed because I can't load any of the pages to make my own report 😂 Please just let FB die. #facebookdown
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 08/06/2026
It's like... do these people not understand that if they'd stop voting against their interests, AB would have proper representation with the federal government, that would line up with what they want to see in AB? What am I talking about, of course they don't 😂😭
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Facebook is paying people overseas promoting Alberta separatism | CBC Music
A CBC News investigation found a number of Facebook accounts run by people overseas impersonating real Albertan separatists.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 08/06/2026
... I... I, uh... I thought this was real and wasn't surprised. This simulation is so whacked.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 08/06/2026
I just discovered this and have to say thank you! I'm SO tired of it being ok to post fake news all over FB, but real new stories can't get through.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 31/05/2026
I breastfed 4 kids for 9 years in total. I was completely against formula *for my kids* also *because I had no issues doing so*. My daughter in pregnant. I don't care how she, or anyone else, feeds their kid. Fed is fed. If she wants to formula feed, I'll gleefully buy whatever baby needs.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 30/05/2026
2 of my adult kids are on AISH, b/c their drs and therapists say they can't work. But politicians apparently know better & switched them to ADAP, like the stress of having to reapply for a program they already qualified for is going to fix them, make them able to work? Fuck. Them. All. To. Hell.
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 26/05/2026
Have an appointment in the city (90 min away) with the husband this morning. He's T1 diabetes and might finally be going to try out an insulin pump! Normally I drive 🥱 I am not driving. ADHD is so dumb. My brain was happy to sleep with stimulants working, but my body says let's gooooo 😂
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 26/05/2026
Took 30 week pregnant daughter in for an NST last night, baby had a day of being too quiet so we had to get her checked. Baby fine. But got home 1am and took my PM pills, went to bed. Shot up 15 minutes later when I realized I took my AM pills, including ADHD meds. I sort of slept for 2-3 hours?
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 17/05/2026
Random complaint/question: Why do most frozen berry mixes have strawberries? Costco (Grande Prairie, AB) has been out of their triple berry blend for a couple weeks now. I had to buy separate blue/raspberries but can't find blackberries anywhere. Strawberries are a major migraine trigger. *sigh*
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 09/05/2026
What store?! These look amazing!
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 07/05/2026
You guys passed on my house bug problem and I actually got to have an in-game convo with a GM who relayed messages back and forth with the UI engineer, and that's been the highlight of my week ❤️ Such a weird bug, I'm glad I had the foresight to set that room off to the side and not deleted it LOL
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 07/05/2026
I just saw a Twitter post of yours shared on Reddit, and came to see if you're active here. Hope to see more! :) Very excited for 12.0.7! Square dyable rugs!
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 02/05/2026
@support.blizzard.com @worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com Please, please, PLEASE, read my bug report post and see the second link for the video that shows what the heck is happening in my house. Post: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/goo... Video: photos.app.goo.gl/JUvwmhm5aumT...
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Good news everyone! I found a new housing bug!
Well this is a fun bug, and it’s so weird I don’t know if I can explain it right. I haven’t seen this one posted anywhere. I somehow manage to find the weirdest stupid bugs! I decided to redo my libr...
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 25/04/2026
Aw, man. Eagerly scrolled down to housing and ..... nothing helpful. My house is haunted! The ghosts keep changing my floors to default and moving decor and platforms around, and window lights don't show through carpets like they used to 😂
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Amy @owlcreek.ca · 24/04/2026
That's awesome! Sorry I didn't reply sooner, I don't check bluesky often enough! Are you here permanently or just working? As much as the politics here drives me bonkers, I love the people here and I hope you feel welcome too! :)
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