Jessa Mittleman
@jessamittleman.bsky.social
Wife & father, Google software engineer since forever, cook, and recovering medieval re-enactor
You may rely on the fact that everyone there speaks English, but any effort you make will be appreciated as a courtesy. I recommend starting by learning the seven necessary phrases.
Hello
Good-bye
Please
Thank you
Can you help me?
Do you speak English?
Where is the bathroom.
Hello
Good-bye
Please
Thank you
Can you help me?
Do you speak English?
Where is the bathroom.
April 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
You may rely on the fact that everyone there speaks English, but any effort you make will be appreciated as a courtesy. I recommend starting by learning the seven necessary phrases.
Hello
Good-bye
Please
Thank you
Can you help me?
Do you speak English?
Where is the bathroom.
Hello
Good-bye
Please
Thank you
Can you help me?
Do you speak English?
Where is the bathroom.
Just possibly:
The Villani of Florence were bankers who used a griffin in their arms. The sources here aren't great: I can try to track it further if you like.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovann...
www.ebay.com/itm/30472975....
The Villani of Florence were bankers who used a griffin in their arms. The sources here aren't great: I can try to track it further if you like.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovann...
www.ebay.com/itm/30472975....
Giovanni Villani - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
March 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Just possibly:
The Villani of Florence were bankers who used a griffin in their arms. The sources here aren't great: I can try to track it further if you like.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovann...
www.ebay.com/itm/30472975....
The Villani of Florence were bankers who used a griffin in their arms. The sources here aren't great: I can try to track it further if you like.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovann...
www.ebay.com/itm/30472975....
Clearly. He is quite obviously constructing a causus belli, probably starting with seizing the border to "protect" the US. The only question is whether the army will obey the illegal orders.
March 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Clearly. He is quite obviously constructing a causus belli, probably starting with seizing the border to "protect" the US. The only question is whether the army will obey the illegal orders.
Do you think it's a good outcome for Israel, being grouped in popular opinion with the European far right?
February 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Do you think it's a good outcome for Israel, being grouped in popular opinion with the European far right?
Tells you how scared they are.
February 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Tells you how scared they are.
You have the measure of me ;)
February 20, 2025 at 2:16 AM
You have the measure of me ;)
Thanks. I'll admit I was hoping for something smaller. We don't need two cars that large. But I'll take a look.
How gadgety are the controls? I deeply hate all the crap they are putting into cars these days.
How gadgety are the controls? I deeply hate all the crap they are putting into cars these days.
February 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Thanks. I'll admit I was hoping for something smaller. We don't need two cars that large. But I'll take a look.
How gadgety are the controls? I deeply hate all the crap they are putting into cars these days.
How gadgety are the controls? I deeply hate all the crap they are putting into cars these days.
Buck Henry was friends with EVERYONE.
February 20, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Buck Henry was friends with EVERYONE.
Please film it and post a video! I will happily pay for a ticket.
February 20, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Please film it and post a video! I will happily pay for a ticket.
Tell me about your car: I want an EV the next time I replace my Prius.
February 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Tell me about your car: I want an EV the next time I replace my Prius.
Heraldic design makes a lot more sense if you remember that a good third of the people on the field couldn't really see.
February 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Heraldic design makes a lot more sense if you remember that a good third of the people on the field couldn't really see.
But I agree that the role of poor vision in premodern society is underappreciated. It was one of those small-but-striking realizations from Society events, when I left aside my glasses and still had to find my way around.
February 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
But I agree that the role of poor vision in premodern society is underappreciated. It was one of those small-but-striking realizations from Society events, when I left aside my glasses and still had to find my way around.
Interesting thought. Usually, it's understood as just a convention. I mean, if all the female roles are being played by young men anyway, it's not much of a suspension of disbelief to imagine that the female character redressed as a man could be taken for a man, nu?
February 20, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Interesting thought. Usually, it's understood as just a convention. I mean, if all the female roles are being played by young men anyway, it's not much of a suspension of disbelief to imagine that the female character redressed as a man could be taken for a man, nu?
I was googling at the cast vs. the rating until I saw that this was a Buck Henry movie. That explains everything.
February 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I was googling at the cast vs. the rating until I saw that this was a Buck Henry movie. That explains everything.
Hours of giggling in my future!
January 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Hours of giggling in my future!
Do you ever stream performances? Or post them for later viewing?
January 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Do you ever stream performances? Or post them for later viewing?