Jessica
@jessbepuzzled.bsky.social
Former software engineer (Tableau, Microsoft), current freelance tech editing for crochet designers (msg me for more info🧶)
Mom of a teen & a tween, married to @jeffwallace.bsky.social. She/her.
Mom of a teen & a tween, married to @jeffwallace.bsky.social. She/her.
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KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
GAME OVER: $25k+ of tech stolen from Kent arcade
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of vintage video game equipment was stolen from a Kent arcade this week.
www.kiro7.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
My MS Office Nerd Skillz are mostly Excel, but today I figured out how to add boilerplate text to numbered lists in Word.
Very useful if, for example, you’re a knit/crochet designer writing a 🧶pattern and it’s tedious AF manually typing “Row 1:” “Row 2:” “Row 3:” at the beginning of every line. 😎
Very useful if, for example, you’re a knit/crochet designer writing a 🧶pattern and it’s tedious AF manually typing “Row 1:” “Row 2:” “Row 3:” at the beginning of every line. 😎
November 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
My MS Office Nerd Skillz are mostly Excel, but today I figured out how to add boilerplate text to numbered lists in Word.
Very useful if, for example, you’re a knit/crochet designer writing a 🧶pattern and it’s tedious AF manually typing “Row 1:” “Row 2:” “Row 3:” at the beginning of every line. 😎
Very useful if, for example, you’re a knit/crochet designer writing a 🧶pattern and it’s tedious AF manually typing “Row 1:” “Row 2:” “Row 3:” at the beginning of every line. 😎
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ANYWAY if you'd like to read a fun, mid-century, country mansion mystery novel set during Thanksgiving, I literally have the book for you! You do not need to have read the first in the series to "get" it:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717309...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717309...
Viviana Valentine Goes Up the River by Emily J. Edwards: 9781639102686 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Author Emily J. Edwards takes Viviana Valentine to new heights—and new lows—in this “firecracker of a series” (Allison Epstein), perfect for fans of Ashley Weaver and Rhys Bowen....
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ANYWAY if you'd like to read a fun, mid-century, country mansion mystery novel set during Thanksgiving, I literally have the book for you! You do not need to have read the first in the series to "get" it:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717309...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717309...
Paywalled link: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
"On Wednesday, Wilson took a 1,976-vote lead over Bruce Harrell. With a maximum of 1,320 ballots remaining — though likely fewer — it is mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up."
"On Wednesday, Wilson took a 1,976-vote lead over Bruce Harrell. With a maximum of 1,320 ballots remaining — though likely fewer — it is mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up."
November 13, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Paywalled link: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
"On Wednesday, Wilson took a 1,976-vote lead over Bruce Harrell. With a maximum of 1,320 ballots remaining — though likely fewer — it is mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up."
"On Wednesday, Wilson took a 1,976-vote lead over Bruce Harrell. With a maximum of 1,320 ballots remaining — though likely fewer — it is mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up."
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Local media is calling it: Katie Wilson will be the next mayor of Seattle.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
November 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Local media is calling it: Katie Wilson will be the next mayor of Seattle.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
It’s considered problematic now, but The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin really got me hooked on mysteries and puzzle solving.
I’d read Nancy Drew and similar books, but TWG made me feel like *I* was having the fun of solving the mystery, whereas Nancy et al was just reading about someone else solving.
I’d read Nancy Drew and similar books, but TWG made me feel like *I* was having the fun of solving the mystery, whereas Nancy et al was just reading about someone else solving.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s considered problematic now, but The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin really got me hooked on mysteries and puzzle solving.
I’d read Nancy Drew and similar books, but TWG made me feel like *I* was having the fun of solving the mystery, whereas Nancy et al was just reading about someone else solving.
I’d read Nancy Drew and similar books, but TWG made me feel like *I* was having the fun of solving the mystery, whereas Nancy et al was just reading about someone else solving.
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Happy 3rd Publish-iversary to my first book, Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man! It has been a wild (and stressful) past three years. I didn't have as much time as I wanted to debut Viv to the world, but I'm glad there are people who love her as much as I do! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/711852...
November 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Happy 3rd Publish-iversary to my first book, Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man! It has been a wild (and stressful) past three years. I didn't have as much time as I wanted to debut Viv to the world, but I'm glad there are people who love her as much as I do! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/711852...
I subscribed to this labeler yesterday and it's been entertaining seeing which accounts are getting badged.
It tracks things like large # of unfollows, repeatedly posting the same link, minimal breaks between posts (news orgs, Jerry, etc.) and large # of posts in last 24 hours (traffic, Jerry, etc.)
It tracks things like large # of unfollows, repeatedly posting the same link, minimal breaks between posts (news orgs, Jerry, etc.) and large # of posts in last 24 hours (traffic, Jerry, etc.)
bsky.app
October 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I subscribed to this labeler yesterday and it's been entertaining seeing which accounts are getting badged.
It tracks things like large # of unfollows, repeatedly posting the same link, minimal breaks between posts (news orgs, Jerry, etc.) and large # of posts in last 24 hours (traffic, Jerry, etc.)
It tracks things like large # of unfollows, repeatedly posting the same link, minimal breaks between posts (news orgs, Jerry, etc.) and large # of posts in last 24 hours (traffic, Jerry, etc.)
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
I would not be the tiniest but surprised if on Monday, just in time for Election Day, Republicans announce that they've found some way to fund SNAP after all. 🤨
October 31, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I would not be the tiniest but surprised if on Monday, just in time for Election Day, Republicans announce that they've found some way to fund SNAP after all. 🤨
Oh and I'm supposed to be helping my kid assemble a Halloween costume and of course he's vanished into somewhere 😑
I got a pneumococcal booster shot yesterday and I'm tired & my arm still hurts, but at least I'm past the fever and chills stage (that was last night).
I got a pneumococcal booster shot yesterday and I'm tired & my arm still hurts, but at least I'm past the fever and chills stage (that was last night).
October 31, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Oh and I'm supposed to be helping my kid assemble a Halloween costume and of course he's vanished into somewhere 😑
I got a pneumococcal booster shot yesterday and I'm tired & my arm still hurts, but at least I'm past the fever and chills stage (that was last night).
I got a pneumococcal booster shot yesterday and I'm tired & my arm still hurts, but at least I'm past the fever and chills stage (that was last night).
I have been messing with my website so much that I can no longer tell whether it's Pretty Good or just Cringe.
At this point there are two more static pages I need to add and I really don't love the theme and it'll be about a week before I can meet with someone to design a logo and and and and and.
At this point there are two more static pages I need to add and I really don't love the theme and it'll be about a week before I can meet with someone to design a logo and and and and and.
October 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I have been messing with my website so much that I can no longer tell whether it's Pretty Good or just Cringe.
At this point there are two more static pages I need to add and I really don't love the theme and it'll be about a week before I can meet with someone to design a logo and and and and and.
At this point there are two more static pages I need to add and I really don't love the theme and it'll be about a week before I can meet with someone to design a logo and and and and and.
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This #Halloween, we couldn't think of much that's more terrifying than not knowing what to do when an #earthquake strikes.
...But then we thought of this situation 😱
...But then we thought of this situation 😱
October 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This #Halloween, we couldn't think of much that's more terrifying than not knowing what to do when an #earthquake strikes.
...But then we thought of this situation 😱
...But then we thought of this situation 😱
🎶 Angelica, tell my wife John Adams doesn’t have a real job anyway 🎶
And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job
Gaines: I want to challenge AOC to a debate.
October 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🎶 Angelica, tell my wife John Adams doesn’t have a real job anyway 🎶
AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!
but also: look at that pretty web in #5 with the water droplets and the fog behind it. 😍
but also: look at that pretty web in #5 with the water droplets and the fog behind it. 😍
October 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!
but also: look at that pretty web in #5 with the water droplets and the fog behind it. 😍
but also: look at that pretty web in #5 with the water droplets and the fog behind it. 😍
Previously, driving by this billboard would make me irrationally angry. It's very refreshing to see the end of the whiny white dude phase.
I hope the tribe ends up either tearing down the billboard or at least removing the Uncle Sam figure.
I hope the tribe ends up either tearing down the billboard or at least removing the Uncle Sam figure.
A controversial billboard on I-5 between Seattle and Portland has a new owner, the Chehalis Tribe, and a simple message: “Native land.”
Uncle Sam billboard on I-5 goes from right-wing zingers to a statement of Native rights
The 70-year saga of the Uncle Sam billboard on I-5 south of Chehalis and its provocative, right-wing messaging took an abrupt turn this summer when the billboard and the 3.5 acres on which it sits was...
www.kuow.org
October 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Previously, driving by this billboard would make me irrationally angry. It's very refreshing to see the end of the whiny white dude phase.
I hope the tribe ends up either tearing down the billboard or at least removing the Uncle Sam figure.
I hope the tribe ends up either tearing down the billboard or at least removing the Uncle Sam figure.
Sometimes a platform's Algorithm is right on target. Today, after I'd finished the last book on my Libby shelf, the app suggested I might like Murder by Memory by @oliviawaite.com.
Yes indeed I might. Very much. Ended up buying my own copy to keep (and re-read) and pre-ordered the next one.
Yes indeed I might. Very much. Ended up buying my own copy to keep (and re-read) and pre-ordered the next one.
October 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Sometimes a platform's Algorithm is right on target. Today, after I'd finished the last book on my Libby shelf, the app suggested I might like Murder by Memory by @oliviawaite.com.
Yes indeed I might. Very much. Ended up buying my own copy to keep (and re-read) and pre-ordered the next one.
Yes indeed I might. Very much. Ended up buying my own copy to keep (and re-read) and pre-ordered the next one.
Tears caused by irritants (e.g. onion fumes) are chemically distinct from tears caused by strong emotions.
And yet why is it that I find myself feeling emotionally wrung out starting about an hour or so after dicing an onion. Every darn time.
And yet why is it that I find myself feeling emotionally wrung out starting about an hour or so after dicing an onion. Every darn time.
October 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Tears caused by irritants (e.g. onion fumes) are chemically distinct from tears caused by strong emotions.
And yet why is it that I find myself feeling emotionally wrung out starting about an hour or so after dicing an onion. Every darn time.
And yet why is it that I find myself feeling emotionally wrung out starting about an hour or so after dicing an onion. Every darn time.
I did not expect to have such a visceral reaction to these stories, but it's like a punch in the gut every time. How fucking dare he. How can Congress see this happening and not condemn him. I hate that my kids have to grow up in the political climate.
NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.
(📸 Getty Images)
(📸 Getty Images)
October 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I did not expect to have such a visceral reaction to these stories, but it's like a punch in the gut every time. How fucking dare he. How can Congress see this happening and not condemn him. I hate that my kids have to grow up in the political climate.
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Technically, this is a book of spells.
October 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Technically, this is a book of spells.
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listen, I didn't stop listening to Nirvana when they started selling the smiley face shirts at Urban Outfitters; I'm not gonna stop using em-dashes just because chatGPT uses them
October 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
listen, I didn't stop listening to Nirvana when they started selling the smiley face shirts at Urban Outfitters; I'm not gonna stop using em-dashes just because chatGPT uses them
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For Gen X part of why watching the unapproved & unpermitted destruction of the #WhiteHouse is so hard is the symbolism. We watched the Berlin wall fall, & remember elation and excitement that democracy and freedom were winning.
This demonstration symbolizes the fall of our democracy and freedoms.
This demonstration symbolizes the fall of our democracy and freedoms.
October 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
For Gen X part of why watching the unapproved & unpermitted destruction of the #WhiteHouse is so hard is the symbolism. We watched the Berlin wall fall, & remember elation and excitement that democracy and freedom were winning.
This demonstration symbolizes the fall of our democracy and freedoms.
This demonstration symbolizes the fall of our democracy and freedoms.
So I'm now glad for the headache b/c it was bad enough that after finishing the 2nd call I bailed on all of it and went to lie down in a dark room.
The 1st call was indeed the true fraud. In my defense they had a really good script that was in sync with previous legit fraud alert calls I've gotten.
The 1st call was indeed the true fraud. In my defense they had a really good script that was in sync with previous legit fraud alert calls I've gotten.
love love love starting off my day with fraudulent activity on a debit card that I haven’t even used since I got it
I was on the phone with one fraud analyst when I got a call from a second fraud analyst about the same card & now I’m not even sure whether any of it is legit
plus I have a headache
I was on the phone with one fraud analyst when I got a call from a second fraud analyst about the same card & now I’m not even sure whether any of it is legit
plus I have a headache
October 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
So I'm now glad for the headache b/c it was bad enough that after finishing the 2nd call I bailed on all of it and went to lie down in a dark room.
The 1st call was indeed the true fraud. In my defense they had a really good script that was in sync with previous legit fraud alert calls I've gotten.
The 1st call was indeed the true fraud. In my defense they had a really good script that was in sync with previous legit fraud alert calls I've gotten.
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Not to be THAT dictionary, but…
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
October 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Not to be THAT dictionary, but…
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'