How hard can it be? /ᐠ｡_｡ᐟ\

books I’ve read in 2026 📖 no. 056

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

netflix is making a hockey show called "the sticks" that is based on a very real tragedy that occured in canada in 2018.

the show follows a minnesota high school team after their bus crashes and coming back to hockey afterwards.

in 2018, the humboldt broncos' (a junior A team made up of 18-22 year olds) bus was hit by a tractor trailer on a highway intersection. 16 people (10 players, 2 coaches, and 4 team staff members) were killed, along with 13 other players severely injured.

the memory of the humboldt broncos crash is an incredibly sensitive subject carrying a lot of trauma to both the survivors, their families, and deceased's families. the trajectory of hockey in canada was changed significantly after this tragedy.

despite this, netflix has decided to make a show using the death of young hockey players for profit. they did not consult the survivors, nor the deceased's families. they stole a canadian story for a feel-good cash grab.

None of the families even knew about this show until the media started asking how they felt.

It is taking a tragedy and turning it into a cash cow.

This was such a deeply-felt issue that even the truck driver pleaded guilty and has tried to make amends. (And as he is facing deportation after his sentence, some of the families have even started supporting him being allowed to stay in the country.) There is a real story you could be telling about community and resilience that is not just turning one of the worst days for THE NATION into cheap thrills and sensationalism.

Especially when they're dead and their loved ones have no say AND no clue

#life

So I got and stared the Project Hail Mary fox sweater and in the kit there was a yarn substitution for the grey (paw prints). Which fine that's allowed, but the grey they subbed with it too light. It needs to be a few shades darker to really contrast the cream/oatmeal of the main.

I wasn’t happy with the paw prints. They looked messy and I wasn’t confident I could save it with blocking. So ripped back to the ribbing and started over.

Watched another video on how to do intarsia and read instructions in a knitting book I have. Did it again and it looks much better and I’m happy

Some really good progress today. You can see how ripping back and redoing the paw prints gave them more definition.

Not a ton of progress the last few days (damn having a job and being an adult!)

Photos of the back for @mycapeisplaid

You can see where I stopped doing intarsia and moved over to fair isle for the muzzle/face. It was easier to do that when changing colour every stitch or so.

Glad I caught it now but frogging tomorrow.