Janet Harriett
@janetharriett.bsky.social
Creative generalist with a particular fondness for fiction and fiber arts. Caretaker-in-residence of a 115-year-old house and its ghosts, along with 3.5 cats. I like penguins A LOT.
Pinned
(Taking a page out of @mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social’s book)
I’d like to build deeper relationships with my followers. So ask me a question, I will answer, and ask you a question.
I’d like to build deeper relationships with my followers. So ask me a question, I will answer, and ask you a question.
I like this idea. Ask me a question. I'll answer and ask one back.
I have finally seen Die Hard, and it is 1,000% a Christmas movie.
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I have finally seen Die Hard, and it is 1,000% a Christmas movie.
New Year Bingo Card:
1. Make list of 25 specific things to accomplish in 2026. Ideally varying degree of difficulty.
2. Array them in a 5x5 grid in whatever way you want (mine is hand drawn).
3. Post it where you see it
4. Mark off squares as you Do The Thing.
5. Celebrate when you get any Bingo.
1. Make list of 25 specific things to accomplish in 2026. Ideally varying degree of difficulty.
2. Array them in a 5x5 grid in whatever way you want (mine is hand drawn).
3. Post it where you see it
4. Mark off squares as you Do The Thing.
5. Celebrate when you get any Bingo.
December 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
New Year Bingo Card:
1. Make list of 25 specific things to accomplish in 2026. Ideally varying degree of difficulty.
2. Array them in a 5x5 grid in whatever way you want (mine is hand drawn).
3. Post it where you see it
4. Mark off squares as you Do The Thing.
5. Celebrate when you get any Bingo.
1. Make list of 25 specific things to accomplish in 2026. Ideally varying degree of difficulty.
2. Array them in a 5x5 grid in whatever way you want (mine is hand drawn).
3. Post it where you see it
4. Mark off squares as you Do The Thing.
5. Celebrate when you get any Bingo.
I forget who had the idea of making a New Year's Bingo Card instead of a resolution, but I 100% recommend and will be doing it again. Instead of January 23rd being "There goes that ambition down the drain," I'm at December 12 going "I still have 3 weeks to get X, Y, and Z done!"
December 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I forget who had the idea of making a New Year's Bingo Card instead of a resolution, but I 100% recommend and will be doing it again. Instead of January 23rd being "There goes that ambition down the drain," I'm at December 12 going "I still have 3 weeks to get X, Y, and Z done!"
My latest sport is reporting the ads on YouTube that overlay video of a pulse oximeter with AI-generated audio claiming it is a needle-free glucose testing device.
December 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
My latest sport is reporting the ads on YouTube that overlay video of a pulse oximeter with AI-generated audio claiming it is a needle-free glucose testing device.
How do people manage to keep all their books on shelves? No matter how many bookshelves we have - currently somewhere around 30 bookcases - we always seem to have stacks everywhere.
December 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
How do people manage to keep all their books on shelves? No matter how many bookshelves we have - currently somewhere around 30 bookcases - we always seem to have stacks everywhere.
My workweek has kicked off with a fun puzzle to solve! An hour and a half of digging through manuals and data, and it turns out Process did not happen because System A tried to interface with System B while System B was offline for semiannual updates.
December 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
My workweek has kicked off with a fun puzzle to solve! An hour and a half of digging through manuals and data, and it turns out Process did not happen because System A tried to interface with System B while System B was offline for semiannual updates.
Where are my typography folks? I can't decide if I need to tweak the kerning on this, particularly around the lowercase letter t. I am already unpicking a bunch of lines 2-4 to redo the lowercase letter u, n, and h, so please do not factor in the time it will take to redo this.
December 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Where are my typography folks? I can't decide if I need to tweak the kerning on this, particularly around the lowercase letter t. I am already unpicking a bunch of lines 2-4 to redo the lowercase letter u, n, and h, so please do not factor in the time it will take to redo this.
YouTube has decided my next random area of interest is going to be Sikh turban tutorials. I am confused, but also intrigued.
December 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
YouTube has decided my next random area of interest is going to be Sikh turban tutorials. I am confused, but also intrigued.
Another song punctuation that vexes me is "The Boxer" by Simon & Garfunkel. Paulsimon.com presents the lyrics as
...he carries the remainders [sic*]
Of every glove that laid him down
And cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
“I am leaving, I am leaving”
But the fighter still remains
...he carries the remainders [sic*]
Of every glove that laid him down
And cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
“I am leaving, I am leaving”
But the fighter still remains
December 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Another song punctuation that vexes me is "The Boxer" by Simon & Garfunkel. Paulsimon.com presents the lyrics as
...he carries the remainders [sic*]
Of every glove that laid him down
And cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
“I am leaving, I am leaving”
But the fighter still remains
...he carries the remainders [sic*]
Of every glove that laid him down
And cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
“I am leaving, I am leaving”
But the fighter still remains
Fun with punctuation's effect on meaning in song.
youtube.com/shorts/Q5xEA...
youtube.com/shorts/Q5xEA...
Where is the comma in "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentleman" supposed to go?
YouTube video by RamsesThePigeon
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December 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Fun with punctuation's effect on meaning in song.
youtube.com/shorts/Q5xEA...
youtube.com/shorts/Q5xEA...
My vintage Lily Speed-O-Weave arrived! It's been a while since I got anything off eBay, so what is the current etiquette on mentioning the noticeable pot smell in the seller review?
December 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
My vintage Lily Speed-O-Weave arrived! It's been a while since I got anything off eBay, so what is the current etiquette on mentioning the noticeable pot smell in the seller review?
And the sequel, introducing myself with five animals I have pet in captivity:
African penguin
Armadillo
Wolf
Binturong
Kangaroo joey
African penguin
Armadillo
Wolf
Binturong
Kangaroo joey
November 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
And the sequel, introducing myself with five animals I have pet in captivity:
African penguin
Armadillo
Wolf
Binturong
Kangaroo joey
African penguin
Armadillo
Wolf
Binturong
Kangaroo joey
Introducing myself with five animals I have seen in the wild:
Leucistic squirrel
Beaver
Mountain beaver
Groundhog
Fireflies
Leucistic squirrel
Beaver
Mountain beaver
Groundhog
Fireflies
November 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Introducing myself with five animals I have seen in the wild:
Leucistic squirrel
Beaver
Mountain beaver
Groundhog
Fireflies
Leucistic squirrel
Beaver
Mountain beaver
Groundhog
Fireflies
Researching a Thing I brought back from ransacking my mom's heirlooms, and now I want a hexagonal lap loom with almost every fiber of my being (pun unavoidable). The holdout fibers are the ones reminding me that I have Winter Bills To Pay and 2 lifetimes of craft projects in the queue.
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Researching a Thing I brought back from ransacking my mom's heirlooms, and now I want a hexagonal lap loom with almost every fiber of my being (pun unavoidable). The holdout fibers are the ones reminding me that I have Winter Bills To Pay and 2 lifetimes of craft projects in the queue.
Proof that I have the patience to stab something 8,944 times. Twice.
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Proof that I have the patience to stab something 8,944 times. Twice.
Got divorced, needed a paycheck and health insurance. Found somewhere that would provide both and carved a niche as the person that really understands an esoteric part of the process that keeps my employer from losing money.
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Got divorced, needed a paycheck and health insurance. Found somewhere that would provide both and carved a niche as the person that really understands an esoteric part of the process that keeps my employer from losing money.
@olafurw.com Did you see Norway's national costume at the 2025 Miss Universe pageant?
November 24, 2025 at 4:43 AM
@olafurw.com Did you see Norway's national costume at the 2025 Miss Universe pageant?
My first attempt at steamed filled buns seems to be a success. Test run of stuffing-inspired baozi, because I am incapable of making less than an entire vat of stuffing, but still want the stuffing flavor and texture experience.
November 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
My first attempt at steamed filled buns seems to be a success. Test run of stuffing-inspired baozi, because I am incapable of making less than an entire vat of stuffing, but still want the stuffing flavor and texture experience.
When you order your copy editor on Temu.
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
When you order your copy editor on Temu.
I really hope I am not supposed to be running the meeting in 2 minutes. I'm just back from PTO and am still remembering how to do my job, much less teach it to others.
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I really hope I am not supposed to be running the meeting in 2 minutes. I'm just back from PTO and am still remembering how to do my job, much less teach it to others.
Waiting for my ride home from the airport. The airport employee who enforces the No Parking No Standing No Waiting signs in the Arrivals area seems to REALLY enjoy his work.
November 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Waiting for my ride home from the airport. The airport employee who enforces the No Parking No Standing No Waiting signs in the Arrivals area seems to REALLY enjoy his work.
I just witnessed the best "reason my toddler had a tantrum": ~2yo was toddling out some energy in the airport & had a full floor-flopping fit when parent didn't let them toddle off with the stranger who stopped to make sure the kiddo had a nearby adult (parent was watching from maybe 8 feet away).
November 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I just witnessed the best "reason my toddler had a tantrum": ~2yo was toddling out some energy in the airport & had a full floor-flopping fit when parent didn't let them toddle off with the stranger who stopped to make sure the kiddo had a nearby adult (parent was watching from maybe 8 feet away).
Whoever's idea this was (both as a product, and installing them at @denverairport.bsky.social ), they need a raise.
November 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Whoever's idea this was (both as a product, and installing them at @denverairport.bsky.social ), they need a raise.
I toasted the perfect 5-layer marshmallow the way mom taught me, and I can think of no better way to end the day that started with yeeting granulated mom off a cliff.
November 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I toasted the perfect 5-layer marshmallow the way mom taught me, and I can think of no better way to end the day that started with yeeting granulated mom off a cliff.
I am ensconced in a blanket fort with the ocean outside.
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I am ensconced in a blanket fort with the ocean outside.