JayMick
@jaymick.bsky.social
She/her. Middle-aged Chicago storefront theatre multitasker with a corporate day job. Fond of sandwiches, dogs, and good writing. Frequently accompanied by an emotional support extrovert.
My favorite way to eat raspberries is to buy a package when they're on sale, wash them, put them in a dish right in the front of the fridge, and forget about them. Then every time I open the fridge I notice them and say, "Ooh, raspberry!" and eat one.
November 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
My favorite way to eat raspberries is to buy a package when they're on sale, wash them, put them in a dish right in the front of the fridge, and forget about them. Then every time I open the fridge I notice them and say, "Ooh, raspberry!" and eat one.
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Science will often take you to unexpected and delightful places. In this study, researchers hypothesized that riders in a crowded subway car would be more likely to offer their seat to a pregnant person if there were someone in the subway car dressed as Batman 🧪🦇
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Science will often take you to unexpected and delightful places. In this study, researchers hypothesized that riders in a crowded subway car would be more likely to offer their seat to a pregnant person if there were someone in the subway car dressed as Batman 🧪🦇
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Sound on for this one.
November 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Sound on for this one.
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the larger your intractable problem, the bigger the burrito you're making to is allowed to be
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 AM
the larger your intractable problem, the bigger the burrito you're making to is allowed to be
Coworker: *scratches back on doorframe across from my desk*
Me: *looks at coworker*
Coworker: I'm a bear.
Me: Bears know what's up.
#DayJob
Me: *looks at coworker*
Coworker: I'm a bear.
Me: Bears know what's up.
#DayJob
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Coworker: *scratches back on doorframe across from my desk*
Me: *looks at coworker*
Coworker: I'm a bear.
Me: Bears know what's up.
#DayJob
Me: *looks at coworker*
Coworker: I'm a bear.
Me: Bears know what's up.
#DayJob
Apparently I get seasonal vertigo now? Or maybe November has become peak stress time?
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Apparently I get seasonal vertigo now? Or maybe November has become peak stress time?
Become ungovernable.
November 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Become ungovernable.
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periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
Atkinson Hyperlegible Font - Braille Institute
Read easier with Atkinson Hyperlegible Font, crafted for low-vision readers. Download for free and enjoy clear letters and numbers on your computer!
www.brailleinstitute.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
The Theatrical Firearms Handbook and Cheese Magic.
alright let’s get something more pleasant going. what two books would you leave out on your coffee table so a reporter can mention you have them. doesn’t matter if you’ve read them. for me it’s Pale Fire (which I did read) and Ulysses (got like 15% of the way in)
November 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The Theatrical Firearms Handbook and Cheese Magic.
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Don’t break the picket line!
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Don’t break the picket line!
I can't tell whether the onion I was peeling earlier actually left a minuscule splinter in my finger or just poked me really hard.
November 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I can't tell whether the onion I was peeling earlier actually left a minuscule splinter in my finger or just poked me really hard.
A horror movie just waiting to happen. DO NOT GO IN THERE WHY ARE YOU GOING IN THERE IT IS A GIANT PITCH-DARK DEATH TRAP WITH TOXIC AIR.
We are out here fighting over whether we should keep burning the atmosphere or if people should have enough food to eat, and meanwhile the spiders are learning to cooperate. You do not want the spiders to cooperate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
Stinking, Spongy, Dark, Huge: A Spider Web Unlike Any Seen Before
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A horror movie just waiting to happen. DO NOT GO IN THERE WHY ARE YOU GOING IN THERE IT IS A GIANT PITCH-DARK DEATH TRAP WITH TOXIC AIR.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
When I do an intimacy design gig, I walk in knowing that part of my job is being prepared to burn down a professional relationship if necessary to protect an actor's safety. Even if I'm working for good friends. It's not my job to get hired again. Wish Congress understood that - it's their job, too.
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 AM
When I do an intimacy design gig, I walk in knowing that part of my job is being prepared to burn down a professional relationship if necessary to protect an actor's safety. Even if I'm working for good friends. It's not my job to get hired again. Wish Congress understood that - it's their job, too.
We noticed.
The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening in the across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes,” professor Nick Cull says.
Watch how government ‘propaganda’ techniques portray Chicago as a city at war with the feds
The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening in the across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes," Professor Nick Cull says.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
We noticed.
November 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Did not expect to rage-buy a new phone this evening, but the old one forced my hand. So that's how I concluded my Wednesday.
November 6, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Did not expect to rage-buy a new phone this evening, but the old one forced my hand. So that's how I concluded my Wednesday.
The work computer and I both needed an update and a restart this morning. (Mine was in the form of a bagel sandwich and a rapidly drained mug of tea.)
November 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The work computer and I both needed an update and a restart this morning. (Mine was in the form of a bagel sandwich and a rapidly drained mug of tea.)
Sautee an onion. Add kale and cook until thoroughly wilted. Add garlic, and crushed red pepper if you like, and cook briefly before adding a can of drained chickpeas. Cook until heated through. Finish with a splash of lemon juice or vinegar and some grated parmesan. Serve over couscous or rice.
IT IS TIME FOR BLUESKY RECIPE POSTING
do you have a cheap, healthy, low-cost recipe? post it here! or quote tweet this post. or dunk on me for something I don't care just post easy meals that people can make right now.
do you have a cheap, healthy, low-cost recipe? post it here! or quote tweet this post. or dunk on me for something I don't care just post easy meals that people can make right now.
November 4, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Sautee an onion. Add kale and cook until thoroughly wilted. Add garlic, and crushed red pepper if you like, and cook briefly before adding a can of drained chickpeas. Cook until heated through. Finish with a splash of lemon juice or vinegar and some grated parmesan. Serve over couscous or rice.
Coworker 1: [mentions the Property Brothers]
Coworker 2: Who are the Property Brothers?
Coworker 3: (pause) What kind of cave do you live in?
Coworker 2: Who are the Property Brothers?
Coworker 3: (pause) What kind of cave do you live in?
November 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Coworker 1: [mentions the Property Brothers]
Coworker 2: Who are the Property Brothers?
Coworker 3: (pause) What kind of cave do you live in?
Coworker 2: Who are the Property Brothers?
Coworker 3: (pause) What kind of cave do you live in?
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I said it earlier: people in Chicago are just trying to live and Stephen Miller is trying to provoke us into the justification needed to start a race war
'We're not a violent city': Chicago locals take on ICE block-by-block reut.rs/4qDiyGV
'We're not a violent city': Chicago locals take on ICE block-by-block
The immigration agents' tear gas grenades clinked and then exploded against the concrete, shrouding the block in plumes of white gas. The dozen or so residents at the scene only screamed louder.
reut.rs
November 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I said it earlier: people in Chicago are just trying to live and Stephen Miller is trying to provoke us into the justification needed to start a race war
I have consumed a borderline irresponsible number of Tootsie Rolls this evening.
November 2, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I have consumed a borderline irresponsible number of Tootsie Rolls this evening.
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This weekend's accessible performances!
🎟️🎟️🎟️Link to tickets in our bio!
📸Photo by @brave.lux
🎟️🎟️🎟️Link to tickets in our bio!
📸Photo by @brave.lux
November 1, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This weekend's accessible performances!
🎟️🎟️🎟️Link to tickets in our bio!
📸Photo by @brave.lux
🎟️🎟️🎟️Link to tickets in our bio!
📸Photo by @brave.lux
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The Mark is READER RECOMMENDED!
$10 tickets every Thursday night with code "ThursdayMark"
Don't miss it!
$10 tickets every Thursday night with code "ThursdayMark"
Don't miss it!
Rage and rebellion - Chicago Reader
Jillian Leff's The Mark at Babes With Blades tackles the complications of resistance against a rigged game.
chicagoreader.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Mark is READER RECOMMENDED!
$10 tickets every Thursday night with code "ThursdayMark"
Don't miss it!
$10 tickets every Thursday night with code "ThursdayMark"
Don't miss it!