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Jonobie
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One masters in Counseling and another in CompSci. I love talking #crafting and #MentalHealth.

Previously a longtime Microsoftie. Now a coach and therapist (tho […]

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Clearly I spent some of my day today doing Very Important Things like making more screen savers. 😂🤣
A kindle showing a woman in a diaphanous dress in front of stars. She is holding a spotlight that opens into white space. In that space is the text: “Jonobie’s Books (Email) Sundry tales of fantasy, science fiction, romance, and cozy mystery with a handful of non fictions too” The overall effect is very art nouveau.
November 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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I don’t go to concerts. Too much sensory stuff, usually.

The one notable exception: Over the Rhine. Love them. Don’t need earplugs to hear them live. They’re funny, sweet, and have beautiful voices. I truly don’t understand how they never launched to be more of […]

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Karin Bergquist, founder and singer for Over the Rhine, sits at a piano with a microphone. She has long blonde hair and sits in front of what looks like a background of twinkling stars. A guitar can also be seen on stage.
November 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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I don’t know about #koreader for the kindle 4 — so far it seems clunky and confusing to me, especially with buttons instead of a touchscreen. But the kindle reading software is just fine, especially with #calibre managing which books are on it.

No, the best part of jailbreaking is this!
Jonobie’s hand holding a Kindle with a custom screensaver on it. It is of an adorable black cat sitting on a book with its tail up. Above it says “Jonobie’s Books” and her email address in a handwritten font.
November 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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One more from Herculaneum — this is of some of the things found there including a BED (made of wood!) and a wooden table.

Even more amazing, they found almonds and walnuts (zoom in to the right side of the table) that were preserved by Vesuvius’ pyroclastic flow.
A burnt and blackened wood table sits next to a corner of a blackened wood bed. On the table are various pots and bowls including one that is holding carbonized almonds and one that is holding carbonized walnuts. (!!!)
November 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Herculanum today! This is an absolute treasure of a location.
A beautiful black and white mosaic on the floor of a bathhouse. There are sea creatures including an octopus, cuddle fish, dolphins, and Triton. A brilliant mosaic with two people standing inside ornate patterns. There are a view signs of damage. A statue of a man with a dog and bearskin, taking a piss. It’s apparently of a very drunk Hercules. An ancient Panda Express, with pots set into a marble counter. Basically a Taverna.
November 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Sorrento’s special power aside from growing lemons is inlaid wood, and this pendant charmed me.

The church here has a stations of the cross done all with inlaid wood and is stunning.
A blue and white pendant with an intricate pattern sits on an explanatory card. The pendant almost looks like a Portuguese tile. The card says: “The Wood Goldsmith: The art master Antonio Guarracino makes homemade jewelry, accessories and gift items in inlaid wood, revisiting and renewing the ancient art of wood “intarsio”, in the same places that have made the history of Sorrento craftsmanship. Toninguarracino@gmail.com,” as well as phone numbers and a QR code.
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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This restaurant’s name is delightful. Excited to eat!
An image of a menu that says “Da Bob Cook Fish” and “Sorrento”.
November 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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I climbed around on an active volcano yesterday! It was hard to get a picture of the caldera, and the smoke that was whisping out of parts mostly doesn’t show up on camera. But there was an amazeballs view of Napoli and Sorrento and of the Mediterranean on the other side.
Jonobie, a light skinned woman with purple hair, is wearing sunglasses and a green jacket. Behind her is a town very far away and below, and some foothills. A panoramic view of the Italian coastline from a mountain, with beautiful blue water in the distance and red rock up close. In the far left, a darkish smoke cloud from the volcano obscures some of the scene. If you’re reading this and sighted, it’s worth zooming the photo to see some of the details of the volcanic rock or lovely Mediterranean sea.
November 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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In the game of “what’s this thing I haven’t seen before and is it delicious” that I play while traveling, you win some and lose some. This is a definite L. What is it? I have no idea. What is not is sweet, or tasty, or anything other than slightly salty cardboard […]

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A round food like object that is most definitely not a donut with nuts on it. In the back a whole package of them sits that says “Biscotteria Vesuvio”.
November 4, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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More women of the Ufizzi!
Portrait of a surly looking teenager with a book, 1548. Shes wearing a blue dress with puffed sleeves, dark blue trim, and a heavily beaded white partlet. A self portrait of Camilla Guerrieri, 1640. She’s super showy here, cuz she not only shows herself in this portrait, but show both the weak-chinned model she’s painting AND the painting of the model. It’s basically daring the viewer to say she isn’t a painter. Sophonisba Angusciola’s self portrait, 1552. She’s a sober looking young woman with a plain black dress of the era’s style. A painting of a lovely woman in similar period clothing, but it’s hard to see because she’s basically hung next to the ceiling. 😡
October 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Goodness. The Uffizi Gallery is everything I dreamed and more. For years, I’ve been like, where the fuck are all the portraits of 1480-1600 women?!

And the answer is, they’re in the Ufizzi in Firenze. Apparently the Medici collected and hung them all. Sometimes […]

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Portrait of Elenora of Toledo. She’s in a resplendent gown with gold and black swirls, and a gold mesh partlet (probably not the right name, but in the same place). Also some son is next to her but let’s be honest, I don’t give a shit about him. A woman in a close fitting blue dress with cut work on the arms and a translucent veil. She also had what looks like a see through partlet. A self portrait of Lavinia Fontana, a renaissance painter. She’s has a fabulous ruff and blue dress with white sleeves on. An absolutely fabulous portrait of an Elizabethan era woman in a stunning fitted dress. Annoyingly it is almost hung at ceiling level and a very ostentatious naked dude’s statue is blocking some of it. I believe she is Christina de Lorena.
October 31, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Masto … what is this? Found at my Italy Airbnb. Is it for tea? It’s a wicker basket, quite small.
A hand holds a small wicker basket attached to a stick.
October 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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This is the third day my Fitbit has chided me like this. Bitch, literally all I’m doing is walking around like I live here. I can’t help it if the place I’m staying has four steep flights of stairs that I need to walk up a few times a day. 😤🤪 The alternative to […]

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A Fitbit screen that says: “plan for recovery: your target load is low because you’re at risk of overtraining. Taking a recovery day will help you repair muscles and prevent stiffness”.
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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I used to sketch things regularly, but haven’t done it since 2018. I brought a notebook and pencils to Italy, not because I thought I’d make any masterpieces (skills too rusty), but because there’s a quality of *seeing* that happens when I’m trying to draw. I […]

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A drawing of terracotta roofs going in all directions, punctuated with antenna and satellite dishes. The texture work is a bit odd, with the focus being too far away, but it’s recognizable as buildings! Photo of the scene drawn in the prior photo. A riot of Terra cotta roofs, with stone walls in various colors including mustard yellow and dark red.
October 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Question of today: Can you pet the dog?

Answer: Sadly no, for any of these in the Vatican museum. Harrumph.
A statue of a dog with a puppy underneath it.
October 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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I do not hate this morning view.
Inside. Room with stone walls covered in plaster, looking at two windows that are open. The ceiling above has dark beams with white plaster in between. Looking out over a blue sky and bright terracotta rooftops and terraces.
October 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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I love where I live, and that I was able to vote by mail (as we do in WA). I was at my kitchen table and enjoying my coffee while thinking about things. I wish this for all of the US.

And I got a fun sticker! :)

#washington #seattle #eastside #redmond
Jonobie is wearing an olive green hoodie and pointing to an “I voted king county” sticker on her chest. The sticker shows pine trees and a pretty sunset on it. Behind her are paintings hanging on a white wall at home.
October 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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A few photos from my walk today. I didn’t take many because (unlike many, grumble), I wanted to get explicit consent of humans I captured. Doggos seemed thrilled that their owner was feeding them treats while I took the photo, so we’re counting that. :-)
A handmade jacket that says in embroidered on letters: Defeat fascism. The “holes” in the letters are represented by buttons. Two dogs with parking-style signs on them. They say: No King Any Time Violators will be removed 2 Term Limit Except for FDR Violators will be removed
October 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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I tossed my tarot deck years ago, but was curious about specific cards for work things, so was re-looking at a Rider-Waite deck. Along the way, I got distracted by How White most decks are. Then got curious about reproducing cleaned-up cards. How hard might it be […]

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On the right, a standard image of The Fool from the Rider Waite deck. A page-looking character in medieval dress is carrying a sack on a pole while not looking where they're walking. The card is yellow and brightly colored. The fool is about to walk off the edge of a cliff, while a little white dog barks next to them. On the left, what is a rudimentary blocked out version of the same card. The cliff and mountains are roughly blocked in and the start of the fool's legs. At the bottom of both cards is text saying "THE FOOL."
October 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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@eff has the absolute best stickers ever 😍

I also have now successfully reupped my newest (hopefully non-exploding!) battery to have a “I do not consent to the search of this device” sticker on it.
An absolutely adorable femme hacker in a purple hoodie and stripey tights taps on a phone. Around them are thought and speech bubbles saying, “I want an attorney and I invoke my right to remain silent!”, “Build tech for people, not $$$!”, “Meanwhile in the underground, the resistance proceeds apace,” “I do not consent to a search of this device!”, “Do not mess with my right to repair!”, and “My Data, My Choice!” A Barbie pink sticker with sparkly silver around the outside says, “Let’s sue the government! EFF”. The apostrophe in “let’s” is a heart. It’s all very cute.
October 17, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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What is this? It isn’t LCD, I think, nor particularly cutting edge — it basically seems like Etch-a-Sketch, but with a pressure sensor and stylus. I don’t think it actually has a battery (despite the scammy text it came with). And it seems to be attempting to […]

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A pad with “what is this?!” And “why did someone send it” written on it. And then suuuuuper scammy text on the envelope and paper insert, pictured next to the pad.
October 14, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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It’s windy outside, which means our tent is gently swaying and the chandelier is tinkling. It’s fun and sometimes a wee bit alarming when the door completely sweeps in and the light sways a lot. But still super beautiful and cozy.

With @Wham
A photo of an ornate crystal chandelier, with a table with a white tablecloth underneath. On the far side, fabric from the ceiling (white and gray) can be seen covering part of the white of the canvas tent.
October 13, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Really roughing it here camping in the expedition sized canvas tent, with king size bed, chandelier (not pictured), a dining area with small fridge and microwave, and delightful communal hot showers.🤣

The campground is completely empty except for us, though, as […]

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Jonobie takes a selfie with the tent behind her. It has a king size bed, occupied by someone on their phone, two nightstands, each with a lit lamp, and a canvas wall behind the bed. The floor has brown carpet on it.
October 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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This feels safer for now given how wiggly it is. My fear right now is it will wiggle enough to make people anxious opening it, so they won’t open it at all in the future.
The same little library as the prior post, with a note taped on the front saying “Still under construction! (Need to reinforce post.) Be patient - open soon!”
October 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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It LOOKS good. I just suspect that if people try to use it they’ll get a little scared off and stop from the wiggle. #weefreecommunitylibrary
A orange little library labelled “the wee free community library”. The same library, open, showing multiple books for people of different ages.
October 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM