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Joyce K Jensen

@jakj.bsky.social

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Visual artist, writer. Intensely colorful watercolors, b&w ink drawings, a notch realer than real. Former freelance writer working to complete a political sf novel. Spending my retirement years living my best life. joycekjensen.com

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Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · 3d

We’re being ruled by mentally ill nine-year-olds.

Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you! And oops, I’ll try to be clearer in the future when I post my original work.

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Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · 25d

And I’ll bet that, like me, you weren’t afraid of tests or anxious about them because you were confident in your skills. I saw them as a fun challenge, not an ordeal.

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Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · 26d

Likewise. I loved learning, and mastering skills, so much that I would sometimes do all the problems or reading, not just the homework assignments. Maybe others have different ways of learning or whatever, but those As were all the reward I needed.

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Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Sep 18

Another thing that is so great about libraries, is that lots and lots of those books are history books like the one I finished this afternoon. So you can learn about what happened in the past, and try to prevent it from happening again by being an informed voter.

Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Sep 18

I haven’t regretted leaving for a minute. My soul is a 1000 times more peaceful without the constant churning and screaming and hating. The best thing you can do for yourself is to free yourself from that algorithm.

Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Sep 16

It’s super easy to switch to DuckDuckGo on an Apple products, just go to set up and choose it instead of Google.

Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Sep 16

⚛️⚛️⚛️⚛️⚛️⚛️⚛️

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Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Sep 15

This is terrible. You were one of the last reasons I kept my subscr, but I just canceled for good. Every time I tried to cancel they offered me a cheaper and cheaper subscription, to the point where I joked they would soon start sending me money. Ms Attiah, keep up the good work!

Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Sep 8

Happy Star Trek Day!

In those days I was a huge sci-fi fan, eagerly awaiting the premier. But first things first. My husband and I were on our honeymoon in Toronto, so I started with episode two the next week!

LLAP🖖🖖🖖

#StarTrek

Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Sep 1

I’ve always considered myself an introvert, but I recently read this book which defines a new character type, the otrovert. It puts a more positive spin on the need to be alone. www.amazon.com/dp/031657608...

The Gift of Not Belonging: How Outsiders Thrive in a World of Joiners

The Gift of Not Belonging: How Outsiders Thrive in a World of Joiners [Kaminski MD, Rami] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Gift of Not Belonging: How Outsiders Thrive in a World of Joiners

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Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Aug 18

Everyone in clothes that fit well, the men’s jackets buttoned for the formal photo. One in the middle looking like he’s asleep on his feet, ill fitting clothes drooping off of him.

Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Aug 16

🙏🙏🙏

Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Jul 30

Sunset.
Daniel Smith watercolors on 140# Arches cp.
14 x20”.
#watercolor #sunset #realism #landscape #fineart #painting #sky

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Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Jul 23

😂. Yes.

Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Jul 7

Thanks!

Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Jul 1

Agree!

Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Jun 30

It would be so wonderful if they somehow became a nonprofit. They’ve even ruined the sudoku game, lol.

Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Jun 29

Thanks!

Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Jun 29

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Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Jun 26

Sort of like a Gary Larson cartoon come to life. Was he caught talking to the cows as well?

Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Jun 25

Finally some good news!

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Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Jun 22

I’m not saying anything people don’t already know when I say psychopaths rule the world. All throughout recorded history, and certainly before recorded history, a subset of those born without a conscience have grabbed power, and most of the money too. I’m 80 years old, I don’t see a solution.

Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Jun 22

Yes.

Joyce K Jensen @jakj.bsky.social · Jun 9

Thank you for the work you do, Anne Appelbaum. Please know how much it’s appreciated by those of us out here in the big bad world. I have been off X quite a while and never intend to return. I don’t miss the ugly miasma of hate and anger.