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ehjeigh.bsky.social
Astrid Joy
@ehjeigh.bsky.social
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Neurodivergent County Health worker, currently trying not to think about 340B. Inordinately fond of puns and other linguistic cleverness. Exhausted and snarky but also disturbingly optimistic. PNW for life. She/her.
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OK, I'm going to try to focus on the positive today. Join in if you like!

The cashmere sweater I claimed from my dad's closet after he passed developed a hole. I didn't want to throw it away, so I tried my hand at embroidery. Did I do a good job? No! But it's a happy little daisy anyway.
A selfie of me in a dark green v-neck sweater. There is an inexpertly embroidered yellow daisy on the left shoulder.
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Post a movie you like with a terrible rotten tomatoes score.

I know, I know. But it had Tim Minchin as Friar Tuck and I will watch anything he's in and enjoy it out of spite if nothing else.
Robin Hood (2018) which has a Tomatometer rating of 14% and a Popcornmeter of 40% and was by most counts TERRIBLE.
September 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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From the Board of Pharmacy yesterday:
The Oregon Board of Pharmacy serves to promote and protect public health, safety, and welfare by ensuring high standards in the practice of pharmacy. We are deeply concerned by delayed federal guidance, which has caused confusion and created barriers to accessing updated COVID-19 vaccines at the start of respiratory season. The Oregon Board of Pharmacy has not made any material changes to pharmacists’ authority to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in Oregon. The FDA approved the 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine formulation, an update to the 2024-2025 formulation, for use on August 27th. The FDA's approval of the 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine formulations was narrower than in previous years, limiting use to certain age groups, and those with high-risk medical conditions. The federal government has not adopted a protocol for this new formulation but may do so during the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting on September 18-19th. This delay is causing confusion and disruption in access to this important vaccine. Due to these circumstances, there are two ways to receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy: 1. By provider prescription for those who meet use criteria, fulfilled by a pharmacist. 2. If your pharmacy has a clinical pharmacy agreement or collaborative drug therapy management agreement. The existing ACIP recommendations reference the 2024-2025 formulation, and no protocol currently exists for the 2025-2026 formulation. This means that, in addition to narrower eligibility criteria imposed by the FDA, Oregonians may experience additional barriers to accessing COVID-19 vaccines at a pharmacy without a prescription until a protocol is adopted by the federal government. In response to this evolving situation, some pharmacies are now making changes to scheduled appointments. When the protocol becomes available and is adopted by the Oregon Board of Pharmacy, pharmacists will be able to prescribe and administer this new formulation.
September 6, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Been drooling over this 120 year old Craftsman; luckily someone saved me from myself.
A screenshot of a listing for a 1904 Craftsman house for sale; a red oval in the corner indicates it's now pending.
August 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Just did.
Comment: It is unconscionable that the FDA would consider limiting access to a life-saving vaccine in the absence of shortages. I have asthma, as does one of my children. Your ill-considered proposal would prevent my healthy husband and teenaged son from being immunized and greatly increase the risk that they bring the virus home to those of us who would suffer more. It also makes no economic sense; increases in needed medical care and massive productivity declines due to illness would harm our already-shaky economy. I am begging that you reconsider.
May 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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It doesn't have to be much, just make it clear this is unacceptable.
Comment: It is unconscionable that the FDA would consider limiting access to a life-saving vaccine in the absence of shortages. I have asthma, as does one of my children. Your ill-considered proposal would prevent my healthy husband and teenaged son from being immunized and greatly increase the risk that they bring the virus home to those of us who would suffer more. It also makes no economic sense; increases in needed medical care and massive productivity declines due to illness would harm our already-shaky economy. I am begging that you reconsider.
May 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Did I buy a cheap Barbie and color her hair with Sharpie in order to show my stylist what I had in mind for our next adventure?

...maybe?
The back of the head of a blond Barbie doll. Her underlayer has been colored purple, plum and lilac.
May 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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My husband's take on this story:
Screenshot of a text message: So what we apparently need to do is craft a really compelling movie about improving infrastructure, taxing billionaires and getting along with neighboring countries?
May 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Very nice! And I expect that will hold up better than me and hubby's ring tattoos; after nearly 28 years they've definitely seen better days.
A badly faded tattoo on my left ring finger with significant ink spread. It was originally knotwork.
April 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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I love all my tattoos, but current fave is the memorial tat my sisters and I got for our mom & dad. (Dad was a chemist, mom loved flowers, especially pansies. Though they would have been horrified by the tattoos. 😂) We all made small alterations.
A small tattoo on my ankle of a purple and yellow pansy in an Erlenmeyer flask. A large tattoo on my big sister's upper arm of a purple pansy in an Erlenmeyer flask. On the flask is written "Est. 1968" the year our parents married) and the graduation lines read 71, 72, 75, 79, and 82 (years us kids were born.) A large tattoo on my little sister's left shoulder / upper back of a red and yellow pansy in an Erlenmeyer flask. A large tattoo on my baby sister's forearm of a purple and blue pansy in an Erlenmeyer flask. On the flask is written "Est. 1968" the year our parents married) and the graduation lines read 71, 72, 75, 79, and 82 (years us kids were born.)
April 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Post your comfort album.
Cover of Tim Minchin's album Apart Together. Tim is wearing a black suit and sitting on a suitcase that is covered in stickers, on a grey background.
April 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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My personal favorite version (and not just because my favorite Rock and Roll Nerd™️ played Judas.) It was recorded in 2012 and was set during the Occupy movement.
Screenshot of a browser search for Jesus Christ Superstar: Live Arena Tour. It has 2 photos: one of the promotional photo for the arena tour, and another of Tim Minchin singing in the production as Judas.
April 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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OK, maybe *one* Tesla driver gets a pass.
A quite dirty silver Tesla with a custom license plate that says "EW MUSK."
April 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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An orange cat sleeping on a windowsill. He is mostly hidden by a dark blue curtain.
April 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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I know we're in the PNW, so no polar vortex, but it's 29° out there!
Brief text conversation with my husband. Me: (Child) just left the house without a coat. I have failed as a mother. Husband: replies with an image of Sebastian (the crab from the little mermaid) saying "Teenagers."
January 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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If you see this (and are so inclined), post a cat.

Double trouble this morning!
An orange tabby kitten and a grey tabby kitten camped out on my chest in bed. They look pleased with themselves.
November 6, 2024 at 12:11 AM
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🙋‍♀️
Screenshot of text from my county elections office confirming my ballot has been accepted and counted.
November 4, 2024 at 6:20 PM
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Let's see if Astrid can overwinter a Carolina Reaper!
A large Carolina Reaper plant, in a pot, in my kitchen on top of my defunct wine fridge.
October 27, 2024 at 7:41 PM
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My boss is awesome.
A birthday card and a pair of socks. The socks have a slogan: I work hard so my cat can have a better life.
October 24, 2024 at 3:22 PM
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Happy Halloween from your friendly neighborhood 340B(ee) specialist!
Bathroom selfie of me in yellow and black wearing bee antenna deely bobbers and a not insignificant amount of makeup.
October 31, 2023 at 4:53 PM
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<sighs dreamily> I married the biggest nerd.
October 11, 2023 at 1:33 PM