Jessica

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.

the cover of the book VIVIANA VALENTINE GETS HER MAN. that text appears above the image with a bold midcentury sans serif font. the image is of a cartoon woman sitting at a desk with her feet up, wearing a green dress. by her feet is a typewriter and a gun. in the drawer of the desk, a bottle of whiskey.

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...

Nah, you're part of the default set for new accounts by now.

so like StupidAAS?

You know whoever wrote the description had some particular person they were side-eyeing at the time.

to be fair,

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.)

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.

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. 🤨

dang, produce prices are really getting out of hand these days 🍎🍏

Bold to assume that some of us actually finish projects 🤪😁
(so. many. WIPs. sob.)

That blanket is beautiful!

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 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.

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 😱

🎶 Angelica, tell my wife John Adams doesn’t have a real job anyway 🎶

Is it good? I actually bought a case the other day but have been a little scared to try it

AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!

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.

Fire ants. But only enough to be perpetually annoying, not overwhelming.

The book & body idea was a new one for me and I really like it. I also loved the idea of memory liqueurs! It sounds like there may be some interesting things to be learned about John eventually.

It's so weird! Like, why am I feeling all emotional like I just want to curl up in a ball and be consoled? Oh right, I made soup.

It's crazy but one of my favorite holidays happened mid-pandemic when it was just immediate family. We were all mentally wiped and I said screw it, let's only do the traditions that we'd be bummed to miss out on, and skip anything that feels like an obligation.
Most relaxing Christmas I've ever had.

Also enjoying her Feminine Pursuits series as well. I love romance titles about strong, smart women.

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.

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.

a woman in a bomber jacket is standing in front of a window with the words bold move . Alt: Gabriella Dawson (played by Monica Raymund) saying "Bold move." in a scene from the TV series Chicago Fire

😂😂

YESSSS welcome back to the world of not being able to count. 😄 The feed needs more of us.
🧶🪝

I loved it when we could give them books, it was SO EASY to just pick up a couple sets at Costco. We also did Mad Libs for a while with pencils included.

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.

The New Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 12th Ed.

Technically, this is a book of spells.