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.
So I'm supposed to be getting ready for a trip, but instead I just spent the entire evening reading Royal Gambit by @danielomalley.bsky.social.
July 18, 2025 at 9:41 AM
So I'm supposed to be getting ready for a trip, but instead I just spent the entire evening reading Royal Gambit by @danielomalley.bsky.social.
Welp.
You were right, it was straightforward and easy to do... right up until I managed to snap in half not one but BOTH custom bolts from the two battery terminals.🤦♀️
On the bright side, the other car was ready to pick up, so we're not stranded, just inconvenienced 🙃
You were right, it was straightforward and easy to do... right up until I managed to snap in half not one but BOTH custom bolts from the two battery terminals.🤦♀️
On the bright side, the other car was ready to pick up, so we're not stranded, just inconvenienced 🙃
July 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Welp.
You were right, it was straightforward and easy to do... right up until I managed to snap in half not one but BOTH custom bolts from the two battery terminals.🤦♀️
On the bright side, the other car was ready to pick up, so we're not stranded, just inconvenienced 🙃
You were right, it was straightforward and easy to do... right up until I managed to snap in half not one but BOTH custom bolts from the two battery terminals.🤦♀️
On the bright side, the other car was ready to pick up, so we're not stranded, just inconvenienced 🙃
Ruler for scale since I don't have a banana.
July 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Ruler for scale since I don't have a banana.
just take the CR-V, they* said
you can totally fit 20 bins & lids, a teen appetite's worth of food, and the teen himself, they said
. . .
wow, good thing you have a backup camera, the teen said.
* me, delusionally
you can totally fit 20 bins & lids, a teen appetite's worth of food, and the teen himself, they said
. . .
wow, good thing you have a backup camera, the teen said.
* me, delusionally
June 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
just take the CR-V, they* said
you can totally fit 20 bins & lids, a teen appetite's worth of food, and the teen himself, they said
. . .
wow, good thing you have a backup camera, the teen said.
* me, delusionally
you can totally fit 20 bins & lids, a teen appetite's worth of food, and the teen himself, they said
. . .
wow, good thing you have a backup camera, the teen said.
* me, delusionally
Last weekend was the Puget Sound Local Yarn Store Tour (@lystour.com) and I, um, might have a yarn problem. 😄 This was my haul from just 5(!!) shops. 🧶😳 (see alt text for locations)
In my weak defense, most of it is for planned crochet projects... but there were a couple impulse buys along the way.
In my weak defense, most of it is for planned crochet projects... but there were a couple impulse buys along the way.
May 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Last weekend was the Puget Sound Local Yarn Store Tour (@lystour.com) and I, um, might have a yarn problem. 😄 This was my haul from just 5(!!) shops. 🧶😳 (see alt text for locations)
In my weak defense, most of it is for planned crochet projects... but there were a couple impulse buys along the way.
In my weak defense, most of it is for planned crochet projects... but there were a couple impulse buys along the way.
So here's a thing that I'm sure I'm not the first person to think of
If Trump did in fact win the 2020 election, doesn't that make his '24 win unconstitutional?
The constitution only says "elected to the office of the President" - it doesn't say anything about if they actually serve out that term.
If Trump did in fact win the 2020 election, doesn't that make his '24 win unconstitutional?
The constitution only says "elected to the office of the President" - it doesn't say anything about if they actually serve out that term.
February 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
So here's a thing that I'm sure I'm not the first person to think of
If Trump did in fact win the 2020 election, doesn't that make his '24 win unconstitutional?
The constitution only says "elected to the office of the President" - it doesn't say anything about if they actually serve out that term.
If Trump did in fact win the 2020 election, doesn't that make his '24 win unconstitutional?
The constitution only says "elected to the office of the President" - it doesn't say anything about if they actually serve out that term.
January 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
1000 characters is not enough for this visual debacle.
January 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
1000 characters is not enough for this visual debacle.
Perhaps it would be more effective to change your chat settings to prevent people you don't know from messaging you?
January 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Perhaps it would be more effective to change your chat settings to prevent people you don't know from messaging you?
🤔 what... what does this mean for me?
I am feeling a little trepidatious.
I am feeling a little trepidatious.
January 5, 2025 at 7:38 AM
🤔 what... what does this mean for me?
I am feeling a little trepidatious.
I am feeling a little trepidatious.
Ooooh, I should unblock one of those content scraper bots that I keep picking up 😄
December 22, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Ooooh, I should unblock one of those content scraper bots that I keep picking up 😄
Left (blue): the crochet🧶 hat my grandma made for me 40 yrs ago, stretched out by decades of wear
Right (pink): the practice hat I made trying to replicate her lost pattern
Center (green): the hat I just finished for my brother, who never got a grandma hat because she passed away when he was young
Right (pink): the practice hat I made trying to replicate her lost pattern
Center (green): the hat I just finished for my brother, who never got a grandma hat because she passed away when he was young
December 18, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Left (blue): the crochet🧶 hat my grandma made for me 40 yrs ago, stretched out by decades of wear
Right (pink): the practice hat I made trying to replicate her lost pattern
Center (green): the hat I just finished for my brother, who never got a grandma hat because she passed away when he was young
Right (pink): the practice hat I made trying to replicate her lost pattern
Center (green): the hat I just finished for my brother, who never got a grandma hat because she passed away when he was young
I made some pies yesterday: French apple and triple berry. They were a hit. My SIL redid my attempt at a lattice top, thanks SIL 😊
Family loved the cranberry sauce too even though I thought it was too runny. So I didn't get to try @pocketvenus.bsky.social's suggestion but will remember next time!
Family loved the cranberry sauce too even though I thought it was too runny. So I didn't get to try @pocketvenus.bsky.social's suggestion but will remember next time!
November 29, 2024 at 7:15 PM
I made some pies yesterday: French apple and triple berry. They were a hit. My SIL redid my attempt at a lattice top, thanks SIL 😊
Family loved the cranberry sauce too even though I thought it was too runny. So I didn't get to try @pocketvenus.bsky.social's suggestion but will remember next time!
Family loved the cranberry sauce too even though I thought it was too runny. So I didn't get to try @pocketvenus.bsky.social's suggestion but will remember next time!
Outage map from Puget Sound Energy (and this isn't even the whole map)
As of 8:20 a.m. pacific time, there were 1,173 active outages across PSE's entire service area impacting 285,187 customers.
As of 8:20 a.m. pacific time, there were 1,173 active outages across PSE's entire service area impacting 285,187 customers.
November 21, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Outage map from Puget Sound Energy (and this isn't even the whole map)
As of 8:20 a.m. pacific time, there were 1,173 active outages across PSE's entire service area impacting 285,187 customers.
As of 8:20 a.m. pacific time, there were 1,173 active outages across PSE's entire service area impacting 285,187 customers.
BTW here's another cool way to use Starter Packs: go to the main page of the pack and click the Posts tab. You'll see recent posts from all the accounts on the list, similar to a custom feed.
November 19, 2024 at 7:37 PM
BTW here's another cool way to use Starter Packs: go to the main page of the pack and click the Posts tab. You'll see recent posts from all the accounts on the list, similar to a custom feed.
Skyline synchronicity
November 19, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Skyline synchronicity
So I only just recently noticed that new accounts have this little yellow sun next to their handle when you view their profile.
If you click it, it tells you when they joined.
If you click it, it tells you when they joined.
November 18, 2024 at 5:52 PM
So I only just recently noticed that new accounts have this little yellow sun next to their handle when you view their profile.
If you click it, it tells you when they joined.
If you click it, it tells you when they joined.
Related: if you (like me) tend to forget which blocklists you’re subscribed to and you want to occasionally review them, you can find them under Settings -> Moderation -> Moderation lists
November 17, 2024 at 5:11 AM
Related: if you (like me) tend to forget which blocklists you’re subscribed to and you want to occasionally review them, you can find them under Settings -> Moderation -> Moderation lists
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
November 16, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
Well this is weird... my handle was fine yesterday as far as I know, and I haven't changed anything in my prefs. Anyone else getting the Invalid Handle warning on their profiles?
November 13, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Well this is weird... my handle was fine yesterday as far as I know, and I haven't changed anything in my prefs. Anyone else getting the Invalid Handle warning on their profiles?
Tip for newbies! The Discover feed is influenced by your own follows & likes, kind of like the For You page on other sites.
You can fine-tune it:
Click the 3 dots in the lower right corner of a post. The pop-up menu has 2 options unique to this feed, "Show more like this" and "Show less like this"
You can fine-tune it:
Click the 3 dots in the lower right corner of a post. The pop-up menu has 2 options unique to this feed, "Show more like this" and "Show less like this"
November 11, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Tip for newbies! The Discover feed is influenced by your own follows & likes, kind of like the For You page on other sites.
You can fine-tune it:
Click the 3 dots in the lower right corner of a post. The pop-up menu has 2 options unique to this feed, "Show more like this" and "Show less like this"
You can fine-tune it:
Click the 3 dots in the lower right corner of a post. The pop-up menu has 2 options unique to this feed, "Show more like this" and "Show less like this"
This was a nice Halloween treat yesterday
November 1, 2024 at 11:58 PM
This was a nice Halloween treat yesterday
new book day new book day new book daaaaaay 📚🔵🦘
October 24, 2024 at 6:26 PM
new book day new book day new book daaaaaay 📚🔵🦘