jahnna (she/her)
@calamityjahnna.bsky.social
reader. teacher. ponderer. ex-lawyer. lover of oddments. collector of books. enthusiast for libraries. superstar & delight. dog mama. obstreperous & ungovernable. quantumly entangled with my favorite human. louisville.
it’s tuesday afternoon. already this week we have had:
1) the small crisis of otis digging up a dead possum he was apparently ripening under the wood pile.
2) the bouyancy of the 1” tumor removed from my neck last month being confirmed benign.
3) the agony of all of the nectarines being too soft.
1) the small crisis of otis digging up a dead possum he was apparently ripening under the wood pile.
2) the bouyancy of the 1” tumor removed from my neck last month being confirmed benign.
3) the agony of all of the nectarines being too soft.
July 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
it’s tuesday afternoon. already this week we have had:
1) the small crisis of otis digging up a dead possum he was apparently ripening under the wood pile.
2) the bouyancy of the 1” tumor removed from my neck last month being confirmed benign.
3) the agony of all of the nectarines being too soft.
1) the small crisis of otis digging up a dead possum he was apparently ripening under the wood pile.
2) the bouyancy of the 1” tumor removed from my neck last month being confirmed benign.
3) the agony of all of the nectarines being too soft.
it’s our billionth anniversary. while there are not enough blueberry muffins in the world to drown out [insert wild arm waving at the general state of things], we’re going to try to embrace some joy over here.
July 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
it’s our billionth anniversary. while there are not enough blueberry muffins in the world to drown out [insert wild arm waving at the general state of things], we’re going to try to embrace some joy over here.
i am trying to get some good habits in place to care for myself before the school year starts next month, and if you also are trying to keep yourself & a digital finch alive, feel free to join me.
Tap the link to add me as a friend, or add my friend code ZDBBSNH3XX. app.befinch.com/share/Rkjxn
Tap the link to add me as a friend, or add my friend code ZDBBSNH3XX. app.befinch.com/share/Rkjxn
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Meet your emotional support companion to finally make daily self care fun! Take care of your pet by taking care of yourself!
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June 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
i am trying to get some good habits in place to care for myself before the school year starts next month, and if you also are trying to keep yourself & a digital finch alive, feel free to join me.
Tap the link to add me as a friend, or add my friend code ZDBBSNH3XX. app.befinch.com/share/Rkjxn
Tap the link to add me as a friend, or add my friend code ZDBBSNH3XX. app.befinch.com/share/Rkjxn
season 2 is the best season of murder, she wrote, and otis and i will entertain no objections.
June 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
season 2 is the best season of murder, she wrote, and otis and i will entertain no objections.
just watched three hours of bluey with otis and eddie while the house was cleaned. it’s the only antidote to them being pissed about being trapped in my office with me.
May 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
just watched three hours of bluey with otis and eddie while the house was cleaned. it’s the only antidote to them being pissed about being trapped in my office with me.
watching her run and jump in practice and at meets has really been a privilege as has getting to know her as a student and a person. go, natalie, go!
Check out this amazing athlete who can really fly! Natalie Svidal is the 2024 Kentucky 1A champion in the hurdles, triple jump, AND long jump.
Up next? She's going to try to do it again this week at the state championship: https://shorturl.at/GGXru
Up next? She's going to try to do it again this week at the state championship: https://shorturl.at/GGXru
May 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
watching her run and jump in practice and at meets has really been a privilege as has getting to know her as a student and a person. go, natalie, go!
this summer we introduce the new weekly format of one task, one micro-adventure, and one bake of the week. now accepting suggestions for louisville & surrounding area micro-adventures!
May 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
this summer we introduce the new weekly format of one task, one micro-adventure, and one bake of the week. now accepting suggestions for louisville & surrounding area micro-adventures!
it is the last full day of school. it is pouring down rain. it is yearbook signing day. it is a lot.
May 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
it is the last full day of school. it is pouring down rain. it is yearbook signing day. it is a lot.
and we’re back. and it’s the last day before the last week of the school year.
May 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
and we’re back. and it’s the last day before the last week of the school year.
i am co-coaching middle school track. i am not an athlete. i have never been a runner. i have arthritis in my joints and spine. three practices in, and my relationship with stairs can best be described as farcical. choices have been made. but i’ve had a lot of fun!
February 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
i am co-coaching middle school track. i am not an athlete. i have never been a runner. i have arthritis in my joints and spine. three practices in, and my relationship with stairs can best be described as farcical. choices have been made. but i’ve had a lot of fun!
we have been out in the world a lot the last two days. today we are not.
February 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
we have been out in the world a lot the last two days. today we are not.
observations:
the potholes out here are excessive.
people look at you funny if you sit in the parking lot of costco for two minutes to read the last seven pages of the book you *almost* finished waiting at the doctor’s office.
costco is very crowded on friday morning.
the potholes out here are excessive.
people look at you funny if you sit in the parking lot of costco for two minutes to read the last seven pages of the book you *almost* finished waiting at the doctor’s office.
costco is very crowded on friday morning.
February 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
observations:
the potholes out here are excessive.
people look at you funny if you sit in the parking lot of costco for two minutes to read the last seven pages of the book you *almost* finished waiting at the doctor’s office.
costco is very crowded on friday morning.
the potholes out here are excessive.
people look at you funny if you sit in the parking lot of costco for two minutes to read the last seven pages of the book you *almost* finished waiting at the doctor’s office.
costco is very crowded on friday morning.
snow day crew.
February 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
snow day crew.
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Scott County, Tennessee, has revolutionized its approach to reducing domestic violence, in part by requiring people who are ordered to give up their guns to disclose who is receiving the firearms.
Now, following ProPublica and @wpln.bsky.social reporting, the entire state could follow its lead.
Now, following ProPublica and @wpln.bsky.social reporting, the entire state could follow its lead.
Tennessee Lawmakers Push to Change How the State Disarms Dangerous People to Better Protect Domestic Violence Victims
The GOP-sponsored bill would provide more transparency when a court orders someone to give up their firearms. The move follows WPLN and ProPublica reporting that found the state’s lax gun laws allow…
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February 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Scott County, Tennessee, has revolutionized its approach to reducing domestic violence, in part by requiring people who are ordered to give up their guns to disclose who is receiving the firearms.
Now, following ProPublica and @wpln.bsky.social reporting, the entire state could follow its lead.
Now, following ProPublica and @wpln.bsky.social reporting, the entire state could follow its lead.
we’re bringing back the @barklifepod.bsky.social. we’ve even brought in a new audio engineer for the revamp.
February 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
we’re bringing back the @barklifepod.bsky.social. we’ve even brought in a new audio engineer for the revamp.
we drew each other and then posed with the other’s portrait of ourselves.
February 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
we drew each other and then posed with the other’s portrait of ourselves.
today’s teaching assistants. none of them have planned any lessons or graded any papers.
February 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
today’s teaching assistants. none of them have planned any lessons or graded any papers.
we have five days of school until winter break. we just need to avoid snow, flu, etc. in order to make it in one piece.
February 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
we have five days of school until winter break. we just need to avoid snow, flu, etc. in order to make it in one piece.
we are underway for 2025!
February 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
we are underway for 2025!
did the state and federal taxes. put away the adding machine. debating whether to go back to trying to math out the knitting pattern or just read a book.
February 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
did the state and federal taxes. put away the adding machine. debating whether to go back to trying to math out the knitting pattern or just read a book.
i started to write a knitting pattern this morning for a friend. got bogged down in the arithmetic. decided to get out my adding machine and do our taxes.
weird brain logic strikes again.
weird brain logic strikes again.
February 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
i started to write a knitting pattern this morning for a friend. got bogged down in the arithmetic. decided to get out my adding machine and do our taxes.
weird brain logic strikes again.
weird brain logic strikes again.
pain meds ✔️
book to read ✔️
otis snuggles/supervision ✔️
plenty of fluids because someone was digging around in my kidney yesterday ✔️
book to read ✔️
otis snuggles/supervision ✔️
plenty of fluids because someone was digging around in my kidney yesterday ✔️
January 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
pain meds ✔️
book to read ✔️
otis snuggles/supervision ✔️
plenty of fluids because someone was digging around in my kidney yesterday ✔️
book to read ✔️
otis snuggles/supervision ✔️
plenty of fluids because someone was digging around in my kidney yesterday ✔️
there’s nothing interesting on the wall. he just doesn’t want to look too interested in eating my oatmeal while his brother’s here. (otis is my staunchest bodyguard.)
January 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
there’s nothing interesting on the wall. he just doesn’t want to look too interested in eating my oatmeal while his brother’s here. (otis is my staunchest bodyguard.)
had my follow up xray this morning. there’s still some stones/pieces in there. back under anesthesia tomorrow and then back in bed jail. alas.
January 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
had my follow up xray this morning. there’s still some stones/pieces in there. back under anesthesia tomorrow and then back in bed jail. alas.
explaining anything to fifth grade boys is always a trip. today was a lesson about lithotripsy on my first day back:
“ms h! your body made a rock!”
“yeah, bro! and then someone blew it up while it was still in her body!”
“so sigma!”
“were there lasers?”
“ms h! your body made a rock!”
“yeah, bro! and then someone blew it up while it was still in her body!”
“so sigma!”
“were there lasers?”
January 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
explaining anything to fifth grade boys is always a trip. today was a lesson about lithotripsy on my first day back:
“ms h! your body made a rock!”
“yeah, bro! and then someone blew it up while it was still in her body!”
“so sigma!”
“were there lasers?”
“ms h! your body made a rock!”
“yeah, bro! and then someone blew it up while it was still in her body!”
“so sigma!”
“were there lasers?”