Jill
@yesthatjill.bsky.social
I got too busy to have hobbies. Non-work things: LEGO, romancelandia, knitting, Formula 1. Celiac with a keen interest in making desserts and a passable home cook. (she/her)
I hear thump thump thump scrabble from the ceiling over the kitchen, and, as I watch the squirrel continue its way across the roof through the sunlights, I’m thankful that it’s on the roof and not in the ceiling.
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I hear thump thump thump scrabble from the ceiling over the kitchen, and, as I watch the squirrel continue its way across the roof through the sunlights, I’m thankful that it’s on the roof and not in the ceiling.
My parents’ credit card numbers keep getting stolen; one viable path to minimize the exposure is to use tap to pay with a smartphone … which they don’t have and won’t get. This is one small thing, and it’s not the only thing. You need a smartphone in 2025 in the US.
yes, I feel like you can safely ignore anyone who tells you with a straight face in 2025 that you can just do without a smartphone
This article makes really good points about the inability of most people to cut expenses without entirely losing the ability to participate in the economy. I get tired of people telling me to live cheaper by eliminating things that are necessary for modern life.
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
My parents’ credit card numbers keep getting stolen; one viable path to minimize the exposure is to use tap to pay with a smartphone … which they don’t have and won’t get. This is one small thing, and it’s not the only thing. You need a smartphone in 2025 in the US.
I admit: I was kinda hoping for some knitting drama.
do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge
#Finland will begin to #Russia - proof its rail network, integrate with EU train infrastructure.
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
November 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I admit: I was kinda hoping for some knitting drama.
It’s time to make sure I have all the ingredients for Sausage Cheese Balls. (I have completely embraced the use of the gluten-free version of the Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuit Mix as the base, as gf bisquik is too sweet and has some weird flavors when used for savory.)
November 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
It’s time to make sure I have all the ingredients for Sausage Cheese Balls. (I have completely embraced the use of the gluten-free version of the Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuit Mix as the base, as gf bisquik is too sweet and has some weird flavors when used for savory.)
In Stupid Body news this morning, I think I might have scratched the edge of my cornea with a stray eyelash.
Stupid bodies! The tegaderm patch holding my estrogen patch in place is welting along two edges because I think I stretched and it tore the skin. Ugh.
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
In Stupid Body news this morning, I think I might have scratched the edge of my cornea with a stray eyelash.
My career path looks like snakes and ladders.
November 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
My career path looks like snakes and ladders.
This weekend, I’m having lunch with a friend, then I’m going to wind two skeins of wollmeise pure and cast on a Wooly Wormhead hat.
November 22, 2025 at 4:05 AM
This weekend, I’m having lunch with a friend, then I’m going to wind two skeins of wollmeise pure and cast on a Wooly Wormhead hat.
Yeah, broke down at work today because I didn’t keep track of one of the key pieces and it turns out that they didn’t get ordered because the accountants don’t have a backup plan for when one of them is out of the office.
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Yeah, broke down at work today because I didn’t keep track of one of the key pieces and it turns out that they didn’t get ordered because the accountants don’t have a backup plan for when one of them is out of the office.
I have to work this Thanksgiving to support the big expansion. It’s a thing. I feel like I’m letting my parents down because I’m the daughter that’s done Thanksgiving the last five years running.
November 21, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I have to work this Thanksgiving to support the big expansion. It’s a thing. I feel like I’m letting my parents down because I’m the daughter that’s done Thanksgiving the last five years running.
And if you need it: I am happy to require you to work the holiday and will text or call to relay that information to you at the time of your choice if needed.
It is T-7.5 days to Thanksgiving, and if you absolutely CANNOT BEAR to make an appearance at the Racist Relative or Overbearing Inlaw table this year, and they won’t take “no, you’re assholes”, it is Groundwork Time!
Sometime this weekend, someone in your house will feel awful. There will be vomit.
Sometime this weekend, someone in your house will feel awful. There will be vomit.
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 AM
And if you need it: I am happy to require you to work the holiday and will text or call to relay that information to you at the time of your choice if needed.
We are attending sexual harassment training, as given by HR at another site. It’s the first session. It’s 15 minutes in and so far, it parallels the tech savviness that Safety Week gives us every year.
November 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We are attending sexual harassment training, as given by HR at another site. It’s the first session. It’s 15 minutes in and so far, it parallels the tech savviness that Safety Week gives us every year.
See’s Red Hot Swamp Goo is a cinnamon gelatin square (a jelly), on a marshmallow piece, robed in dark chocolate. It is delicious and my lips are tingling.
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
See’s Red Hot Swamp Goo is a cinnamon gelatin square (a jelly), on a marshmallow piece, robed in dark chocolate. It is delicious and my lips are tingling.
I found a recipe for gluten free little Debbie Christmas trees and, dammit, now I want to try it.
November 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I found a recipe for gluten free little Debbie Christmas trees and, dammit, now I want to try it.
Easy carnita-substitute: Two pounds of boneless country style pork ribs ($1.89 on buy now at wegmans) and a half bottle of mojo cirillo marinade in the crockpot for 6 hours.
November 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Easy carnita-substitute: Two pounds of boneless country style pork ribs ($1.89 on buy now at wegmans) and a half bottle of mojo cirillo marinade in the crockpot for 6 hours.
Dad’s getting released from the hospital today (phew). Hopefully the c2-c3 instability that caused such pain can be treated without surgery.
November 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Dad’s getting released from the hospital today (phew). Hopefully the c2-c3 instability that caused such pain can be treated without surgery.
Stephen West strikes again.
@questauthority.bsky.social @akivamcohen.bsky.social what are your thoughts on this
Basically a person getting a copyright warning because there're selling an item they knitted from a pattern.
So company that sold the pattern is claiming IP violation.
www.reddit.com/r/craftsnark...
Basically a person getting a copyright warning because there're selling an item they knitted from a pattern.
So company that sold the pattern is claiming IP violation.
www.reddit.com/r/craftsnark...
From the craftsnark community on Reddit: Westknits alleging "copyright violation" on a worn / used shawl destash.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Stephen West strikes again.
“Add your Oreos! Now you have cookies and creme ice cream without all the crap in it.”
… who wants to tell this *influencer* about what Oreo cookies are made of?
… who wants to tell this *influencer* about what Oreo cookies are made of?
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
“Add your Oreos! Now you have cookies and creme ice cream without all the crap in it.”
… who wants to tell this *influencer* about what Oreo cookies are made of?
… who wants to tell this *influencer* about what Oreo cookies are made of?
Not everything revolves around me, but I do feel hurt when the vegans are catered for but the only safe thing for me to eat is the ham and maybe the deviled eggs.
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Not everything revolves around me, but I do feel hurt when the vegans are catered for but the only safe thing for me to eat is the ham and maybe the deviled eggs.
Heavily influenced this morning by a @clairewillett.bsky.social thread, I bought a see’s candies advent calendar.
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Heavily influenced this morning by a @clairewillett.bsky.social thread, I bought a see’s candies advent calendar.
I cannot be the only person looking for an inter-team Mercedes accident.
November 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I cannot be the only person looking for an inter-team Mercedes accident.
Why did they enable DRS when there’s a yellow flag?
November 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Why did they enable DRS when there’s a yellow flag?
I’ll say it now: I think Hamilton will be out with an undrivable car by lap 10.
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I’ll say it now: I think Hamilton will be out with an undrivable car by lap 10.
Jos Verstappen jump scare.
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Jos Verstappen jump scare.