"Who am I?" I mutter at the empty text field. It doesn't answer. I wouldn't want it to. Once and always, Action Jay, a guy on the internet for far too long. I've seen it all, and trying my best to keep it together. A live window to my day to day life and musings can be found on Mastodon, currently at thecanadian.social/@action_jay You'll see me talking about local politics in Saskatoon, geeking out about TTRPGs and Video Games, hammering drums for various causes, and just enjoying life as it comes. Meanwhile, here, on this page, we'll see occasional big life updates in the form of those blog posts the kids are always talking about.

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Hot Loudmouth Summer

I'm worked up about a few things.

This comes after spending several months going it alone and holding the household together by my teeth while my wife went through (successful!) treatment for Leukemia. During that time I kind of rediscovered the joy of moving with purpose, connecting with people and just advocating. Not just posting through it, but sitting down with people and really talking things out.

Well, there was some posting through it.

That momentum of getting into rooms where decisions are made and pulling peoples' attention  to where it needs to be, that's a great thing and now that I'm back on the full time work grind I miss it immediately. I wanna crow from the rooftops about every nonprofit and affinity group I bump into. Meanwhile my days get shorter, my calendar fuller and my body more tired.

So. I'm taking June off from work. Damn near all of it. And I want to get out there as much as I can. How successful will that be? We'll see. But here's the plan in general.


Being Involved in Local Politics

I'm attending meetings and being present for events put on by both the provincial and federal NDP parties. This all started with volunteering for my now-MLA during the election and I enjoy getting to know these people as people. I've been learning how the internal stuff works and hopefully the next time there's an election I can be of more help.

Advocating for Mastodon

My email campaigning got the eyes of my new friends at elbowsupdigital.ca, a collection of like minded advocates who want to try and convince governments, organizations and politicians to show up on the Fediverse - particularly Mastodon. This is a big one for me after my own personal journey watching family get sucked into the hate vortex that Facebook and Twitter became. Social Media doesn't need to be awful, and since I joined in 2022 it's been a real breath of fresh air. Get in here, breathe it with me.

Making myself available

I plugged my calendar into a booking tool, so people can see when I'm available and get my ear for pretty much anything. I don't expect to see a whole heck of a lot coming out of it, but it's neat to have. Talk with me!


And of Course, D&D

As life gets back to normal we're filling out our game nights once again with a weekly schedule that'll make most geeks jealous:
  • Sunday: Wild Beyond the Witchlight with the kids
  • Monday: "Van Richten's Unfinished Business", a domain hopping Ravenloft campaign inspired by lore across all editions
  • Tuesday: I'm off while the rest of our table plays in a Dragonlance campaign
  • Wednesday: My wife is about to spin up a Crooked Moon campaign that I get to play in!
  • Thursday: Assisting the technical background work for my wife's Phandelver and Below game
  • Friday: My paid Sword Coast Ramblers game is still going, amalgamating content from all the official 5e adventures
  • Saturday: Adventurer's League, about to move onto the Storm King's Thunder season!
Gosh. In another era I've give myself such a wedgie. But in this one? I'm downright proud.
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