Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 16hTFW you realize there isn't a rule against solo travelers buying a 40-pack of Rice Krispies Treats and eating them at one's leisure during the trip 050
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 23hMy double dose of Ambien backed up by melatonin and Tramadol is locked in an intense fight with my neuropathy over when/if/how I will sleep, and I've already asked for an extra hour at checkout. mmm...incoherent brain goo... 020
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I appear to have fallen into the classic "was going to get some serious stuff done tonight but my hotel room is at the end of the hall and the Wi-Fi isn't the best" trap. 020
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026A/B testing sleep pills/creams/methods is incredibly not optimal to do while on vacation. However, when the overriding issue is I NEED SLEEP AND HOTELS KICK ME OUT AT 11 AND I HAVE SIX HOURS OF DAYLIGHT AFTER THAT, I kind of have to. (Treadmill here broken lol) 010
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I’m in a town pretty small to have a McDonald’s and I was SO CLOSE to having a prepandemic experience - someone ready to take my order, no waiting for online BS, drink dispensers working, order accurate… …and then both ketchup dispensers were empty. 000
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Seven times in 48 hours, including waking me up this morning. 010
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026me: I should start packing for my vacation that begins tonight. also me: Its going to be HOW hot? In October? 051
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I sure love being awake approaching 3 AM when I need to be at church at 10:15 and kick off vacation after work and I haven't packed. 100
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Five times in 30 hours. The upstairs apartment HAS to be washing one individual sock per load. This should be logistically impossible. 141
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026TFW you hit the "update Chrome" button while forgetting the window of incognito tabs is minimized 030
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Northwestern did WHAT? (not great for ISU, TBH) 020
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Michigan, this is your fault. This is all your fault. Go in the corner and think about what you did.kcrg.comCaitlin Clark selected as guest picker for College GameDayCaitlin Clark has been selected as guest picker for College GameDay on Saturday. 100
Reposted by Jennifer RoseJennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Session leader: Our exercise in writing backstory about a town starts with this map that I had Claude create with a prompt. Me, someone who has been drawing maps almost as long as I’ve been drawing letters and played SimCity on a Mac LC II: 091
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026-5h18m of sleep yesterday per Fitbit -no caffeine -plenty of walking -could barely keep awake between 8:30 AM, which is when I got up, and noon -Ambien and melatonin both consumed more than an hour ago -COMPLETELY FUCKING AWAKE AT 1 AM -oh and my left leg and right foot are on fire 010
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Session leader: Our exercise in writing backstory about a town starts with this map that I had Claude create with a prompt. Me, someone who has been drawing maps almost as long as I’ve been drawing letters and played SimCity on a Mac LC II: 091
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Past 16 hours: “There you go, sir” at the buffet. “And you, sir?” Going around the table for introductions. Reset the damn counter. 000
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026update, 2:22 AM: ow ow ow ow ow, and also, ow I heavily doubt I'm making the first session of the retreat tomorrow. Also, the AC is out, which wouldn't be an issue this time of year except that both the dewpoint and overnight temp are around 60. 220
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Dear 11:30 AM me: You forgot to take the most important pill, the one that is allegedly supposed to help with neuropathy. You moron. Signed, 11:30 PM me 010
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Slept from 7 AM to 1 PM, which meant I had to skip my leisurely route plan for the fast way. Now we wait and see if my body is willing to jump time zones without leaving Iowa. 010
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026So incredibly in pain and not tired that I have pulled the laptop out from being ready to go in the morning, plugged it in to the external monitor, and am now rocking back and forth trying to distract myself from the pain by being on the Internet when almost no on else in North America is. 020
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Minnesota and Georgia Tech are both playing in Pac-12 After Dark games and it's unnatural, I tell you. 240
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Iowa State did badly, Nebraska won, and Iowa did ... that. Bad day to be a Cyclone fan. 😑 020
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026...and the first ad between the quarters is for gambling 000
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Michigan, please stop doing Color Rush uniforms. First maize-on-maize, now blue-on-blue. No. Just no. 030
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Guess who is still wide awake, once again ready to gnaw limbs off, and wonders how much of a retreat can be slept through before being politely asked to leave? 020
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If the answer isn't "looking for the Ninja Turtles" or "looking for the river of slime giving everyone bad vibes", what are we doing here? 051
Reposted by Jennifer RoseGhostbusters (1984) @ghostbusters1984.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Ghostbusters! 053
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Because Jerry Jones can only subsidize one semi-pro team at a time and right now he's focused on the Cowboys.nytimes.comArkansas fans are tired of losing. But why is the outrage boiling over now? 140
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026@dotdotexe.bsky.social Christmas present idea for that special parent in your lifethepopinsider.comWe’re All in for the ‘Gilmore Girls’ Little People Collector SetFisher-Price brings the whimsical charms of Stars Hollow to families through its Gilmore Girls-inspired Little People Collector set. 250
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It is 5 AM. I have not slept. Four sleeps from now, including the one I haven't had yet for Friday, I need to be up at 6:30 AM. 010
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"He went unoffered by the new coaching staff at Iowa State after Matt Campbell's departure. ... Knoblock picked up his final offer, this one coming from the Hawkeyes. ... His commitment, though, forced his family to adjust their allegiances." Penn State cost ISU an Iowan whose family liked ISU.desmoinesregister.com 001
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It's not often that you see a phrase in your medical reports that makes you think, "Hmm, in addition to the title for my 2026 year-end newsletter, it would be a great band name," but I got one of those. 😐 010
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026/falls asleep at 8:30 AM //rolls out of bed at 2 PM ///checks Bluesky ////"Tuberville claims pilots are furries" /////goes back to bed, assumes dream, expect to wake up for real later 070
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It is 3:30 AM, and my legs/feet are on fire. Again. I have already decided to skip the $50/night entertainment at the retreat in case I need time to sleep, but ironically, 6-10 PM is my most awake time. I may have to tell the coordinator I will not be at early sessions because my body won't let me. 110
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Abner Doubledeal: Son, I'm the commissioner of Ultimate Robot Fighting. I'm a connoisseur of jerks like you who pick fights in movie theatres and you're the biggest I've ever seen. Bender: You should see me at funerals. Doubledeal: Kid, I want you in the Ultimate Robot Fighting League. 000
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026After forcing myself to bed at 7AM, I got two hours of sleep. My foot woke me up, I moved to the computer room and piddled around the Internet, I crawled back into bed. Just then, the upstairs washing machine started. 010
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It is 6 AM. I have not fallen asleep. Eight sleeps from now, including the one I have yet to take, I need to be up at 6 AM. This is not optimal. 020
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Washing machine mentioned as great tool of liberation, check. 141
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"Coyote vs. Acme" gross to date: $54,816,201 "End of Oak Street" gross to date: $54,013,694 (via Box Office Mojo, as of this skeet) 020
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026SWEET HOLY FUCK MY FEET WANT TO KILL ME THEY ONLY DON'T HURT WHEN THEY'RE MOVING /weeps and wails but not loud enough for upstairs to hear 120
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Very odd update: Fitbit completely blanked on my sleep, except for 9 minutes between 10:45 and 11:45 AM. At that time, I was flat on my stomach for an emergency massage. (I told her, "make my hamstrings know what's what," and she went DEEP.) 000
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In a stunning reversal, instead of not being able to sleep until past 6:30, my neuropathy let me sleep at 3 and then woke me UP at 6:30. But that's OK (/s), because it's raining, again, and the washing machine upstairs is running as I speak. 020
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Sunrise. I haven't slept, I'm not tired (likely because yesterday I slept from 5:45 to 1:15), and 10 days from now, this is about the time I will need to be waking up. I am so fucked. 110
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I have not fallen asleep before 4 AM for a solid week. When my therapist said two Mondays ago that my demeanor was different, I can 100% say that it was all due to having two good nights of sleep. Now I crawl in, and within 5-10 minutes, I'm zapped so hard I scream into the pillow. 040
Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The firestorm brought on by the end of the Texas-Ohio State game is now finishing its fourth day in the news cycle. Not that one, the other one. 000