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Jenny Griffee

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Writer, editor, Doer of Things. Avatar by Joe Eisma.

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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Patty Murray ran for Senate on a “mom in tennis shoes” slogan, let’s not forget.
Patty Murray holding up a pair of tennis shoes and smiling.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'm about 15 miles from the distribution center in Seattle. Houston, by air, is about 1,800 miles away. Whaaaaat the fuck.
USPS tracking info. This package started in California, went to Portland, then to Seattle, and then to...Houston?!
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The bill in question, which is nifty:
The back of the Canadian $5 bill, showing an astronaut in space and the aforementioned Canadarm, which is a robotic arm that can manipulate payloads in space.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's the year of our lord 2026, and every now and then, when I need to empty the trash on my Mac, I still go to the rightmost menus in the Finder as if the Special menu will still be there. Old habits absolutely refusing to die, exhibit 3,846...
A screenshot of an emulated Mac running System 6.0, which is basically what I started with on my family's Mac Plus back in the day.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This one was especially diabolical.
T. kingfisher’s What Moves the Dead and a plushie bunny. If you know, you know.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This bookstore (Brick & Mortar in Redmond) really had the right idea. It wasn’t the only one with a plushie pairing, either!
Starter Villain shelved side by side with a cute stuffed cat.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
What really sideswiped me yesterday, beyond just the (terrible) ad itself: finding a discussion about it on...a Kpop subreddit...because that's Karina from aespa in the ad. Erm. Life comes at you fast?
Headline from two days ago: "A guide to Aespa Karina's major brand partnerships in 2026, from Prada to Converse"

Headline from 19 hours ago: "Converse Apologizes After Rolling Social Media With Ads That Evoke a Lynching"
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I’m feeling oddly sympathetic with the antisocial giraffe.
A plushie giraffe facing the back of its shelf at the store.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Also, it's probably not a mystery which vendor made the first emoji here for "woman technologist"...
Two emoji for women sitting behind computers. Apple's is obviously a MacBook.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I, um… might not have left the word “cheese” off this label.
Fresh Goat Log [sic]
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It’s a lovely day. Decided to go out and hang out with the trolls, like you do.
Jakob Two Trees, a large-scale art installation of a giant troll casually standing between two trees. He’s got a necklace of birdhouses and is made of recycled materials.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Another favorite, from someone else we sadly lost this year: Anthony Stewart Head on the set of Merlin with his pink Nintendo DS.
As described. He is very seriously contemplating the screen and tapping something with the stylus.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Yeah, every now and then I go up the hill and visit a certain waterfall myself.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Haha, same! I don’t have the toys anymore (the dolls got discolored after a while) but I still have the record…
Annie soundtrack on vinyl.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Washington state's new license plate option allows you to choose your allegiance between its two most famous mountains: Mt. Rainier on the default plates, and Mt. St. Helens on this one. Perhaps more importantly, though? THERE'S A GOAT. dol.wa.gov/vehicles-and...
Sample art for the new Washington plate, featuring a mountain goat in the foreground, trees all around, and Mt. St. Helens's distinctive shape in the background.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
*stage whisper* he doesn’t have a body only bones
Jack Skellington body cream and body wash at Bath & Body Works.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Tonight’s acquisitions. I like to think the wee bear is here to protect me from anyone belatedly realizing that that book wasn’t supposed to be on the shelf at the bookstore for a few days yet, oops. (Too late! Mine now!)
A small stuffed bear sitting atop T. Kingfisher’s Daggerbound.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Same! I just shared this shot from a partial eclipse a few years ago with someone else, then scrolled up and…yep, that’s exactly what happens with the shadow and light patterns from trees. I still enjoy how weirdly abstract this one is.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Great shot. I got this one several years ago of the shadows between tree leaves during a partial eclipse—same idea!
Crescent light patterns on a sidewalk.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
It’s not especially far away, after all…
Map of the Olympic Peninsula. Forks is in the northwest, Humptulips about 80 miles South.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We had a quality “not many clouds to report about, but the wildfire smoke is gone, so I will HAPPILY take some blue goddamn sky” kind of day.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I never used to have problems with crowds, but I tried going into Pike Place Market today for something and…hahahaha, yeah, maybe doing that on a summer weekend was A Questionable Plan. On the bright side, I now have treats. And yes, the smoke has cleared.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Reminds me of this look:
Vintage meme of someone holding a microphone up to a cat, captioned, “Sir, are you aware you are a cat?” In the second panel, the cat has looked up from the microphone with what looks like a startled expression.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Me: omg, I want to go out and get some fresh air The AQI: hahahahaha NOPE (Also, it's 86 degrees. Bleh.)
Current air quality where I am: 156, rated as unhealthy. Again I say: bleh.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The first three times Cirque came out here in the early 2000s, for Saltimbanco, Alegria, and Dralion, that really is where they were pitching their tent. Later they got set up at Marymoor Park, a considerably more scenic choice. But really...Boeing was their first host. I've still got proof!
Old Saltimbanco flier, saying "Premieres July 6 under the Big Top. Take I-90 to 405 South, Exit 5 (Next to the Renton Boeing plant)"
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A little air quality map for you. hahahahaaaaa everything's fine
Short version: the Pacific Northwest's on fire and everyone's air quality is dire. Rhymes unintentional, but hey: I'm freaking tired.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
oh noes! my air filter is haunted!
The air filter in my room, glowing approvingly green, and a small, cute ghost lamp from IKEA, arms upraised, glowing spookily.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
On that note, though, this is my favorite local wildlife sign. Gotta tell you, if I happen to meet Sasquatch out and about, I WILL be inviting him to a picnic, this sign be damned.
Text: “Please do not feed animals. Be cougar and bear aware.” The silhouettes include the aforementioned cougar and bear, plus a deer, plus…Sasquatch.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Officially the funniest awards-system notification I've ever received. like...oh, no what will I do without it
A Starbucks Rewards notification that I have a grand total of one, count it, one star expiring on September first. The mail is clearly not equipped for this, since it goes on to say "you can use them [sic] soon, or take action to extend them for another month."
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Anyway. Did I drive down here mostly just so I could buy a lamp? Um, yes. BECAUSE I LOVE HIM.
Little ghost lamp with arms upraised. The box is designed so that it tapers in at the top, and the little arms stick out.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Sometimes I look at the names in IKEA and it’s like…did you seriously just name a French press coffee maker “heat up”? And yes. Yes, they did.
Upphetta.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
So today’s shopping expedition basically went like this: went out in search of new glasses, felt unconvinced about the look of most of them, had a minor meltdown about the cost of the rest of them, panicked and bought a small stuffed goat. …oops?
The aforementioned goat, by Douglas. Very fuzzy and super soft. Will probably try to headbutt you anyway.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Better angle, more sky. 73 and sunny? Ahh.
Same view but better!
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
went for lunch at THE EDGE OF A CLIFF (It’s a pretty cliff)
Looking down toward the Snoqualmie River.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
What it's supposed to look like up there on a clear day. (Facing north, in this shot.)
A view of distant Mt. Baker across Lake Sammamish.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The sun over Cougar Mountain, September 2020.
A smoke-hazed sky above the trees, and a distinct orange ring around the sun.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Mokey was my fave when I was a kid, although I've definitely got a soft spot for Red, too. Heck, I MET her. So she kinda wins.
Me, Red Fraggle, and Karen Prell.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Like I was saying: Ours is way prettier.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
you need to find this guy
Spider-Man villain: "But I don't WANT to cure cancer. I want to turn people into dinosaurs."
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Silent film-style text card with elaborately decorated corners reading, simply, "Jorts!"
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I mean
Wikipedia: Like other jays, Steller's jay has numerous and variable vocalizations. One common call is a harsh "SHACK-Sheck-sheck-sheck-sheck-sheck" series; another "skreeka! skreeka!" call sounds almost exactly like an old-fashioned pump handle; yet another is a soft, breathy "hoodle hoodle" whistle. Its alarm call is a harsh, nasal "wah". Some calls are sex-specific: females produce a rattling sound, while males make a high-pitched "gleep gleep".
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Had some trouble on my phone (mobile Safari, didn't accept "employ" after "employing" or "polygon"), so I switched to Chrome on my computer and gave it another shot...
Perfect score. Ta-da!
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
my feed giving context to itself
your post followed by another about a play that deserved a red card
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
*glances at Discover tab* I'm sensing a theme.
Subsequent posts: "the giant norwegian cyborg is a problem" and "Blessings to the person who referred to Haaland as 'Norwegian megafauna.'"
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
So, do I feel particularly festive on this, our semiquincentennial? Sadly, no. Would've been nice. Am I gonna watch the neighborhood fireworks anyway, when they're straight down the hill? Yes. Yes, I am. And should I have worn earplugs, considering? Probably. Oops. (...ow.)
Red firework popping off.Enormous white bloom cascading down, smaller red explosion.Bright white glittery explosions everywhere. Ooooh.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
On the bright side (literally), the barge for the neighborhood show is pretty much straight down the hill from me, so I just kinda cheat and watch it from the driveway. If I gotta hear it…I’m gonna see it, too!
Fireworks go boom over (and safely behind) the trees. Ooooh.
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
what the actual fuck is this headline
From ESPN: "World Cup Daily live: Canada vs. Morocco updates, Cape Verde overshadow Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding"
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Someone beat me to it.
A copy edited sign where someone added the missing O in “DO NOT PARK TO [sic] CLOSE TO THE FENCE.”
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I can’t even pick a favorite. I’m definitely honking, though.
Too many funny bumper stickers to transcribe with my thumbs, but the “honk if you…” entry is “suffer from crippling depression and perpetual anxiety.”Closeup.
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