Pirate Jenny

@thanatophobe

Lady of a certain age. Pickle friend. Living in SoCal, missing the PNW. "I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times . . . "

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Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· 17d

The Marriott did the thing. Use the stairs, you say? #SDCC

Sign blocking the top of a down escalator.
ESCALATOR OUT OF SERVICE. PLEASE USE NEARBY ELEVATOR OR STAIRS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· 17d

It's lovely in front of the Hilton Bayfront Starbucks, and they're not very busy right now, FYI #SDCC

Picture looking up at a patch of blue sky with a thin layer of clouds, with magenta bougainvillea spilling over a ledge on the left, a row of jacaranda trees taking up most of the lower right, and a grid of white concrete in the middle (some kind of architectural detail cantilevered off the front of the hotel).

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· 18d

Somebody had a bright idea and a marker. #SDCC

A sign on neon green paper posted outside a bar/restaurant:
AC ON
BAR OPEN
TACOS

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· 21d

Here. We. Go.

Faux stone message board with an owl on top at the Percy Jackson activation across the street from the San Diego Convention Station. It says APOLLO TURN THE SUN DOWN. Yes please, Apollo.

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· 28d

On our first full billing cycle since having solar panels & battery installed. Guess we're done getting those emails that say, "You're using more electricity than most of your neighbors 🥺"

Snapshot from my weekly energy use alert email. "How you are doing so far: $41 as of Jul 14, 2026. 8 days left in bill period. Projected bill: $52 to $58."

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Jul 3

I've been yearning for Sabrositas to come back for years; have these been out there the whole time?

A bag of Fritos, chili lime flavor, which is what their former Sabrositas flavor was. They're not very spicy, just enough to give them a little zazz.

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Jun 27

Don't know how old it actually is, but I bought a little Toroware saucepan at a thrift store in the 80s, and it was far from new then; I use other cookware more, but still get it out sometimes. The picture is from eBay, but mine looks exactly like this:

A small (1.5 quart) lidded saucepan with a bolted-on handle, all made of a dull silver-colored metal. The side of the pan shows some speckled and streaked discoloration from use.

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Jun 26

Huh, I don't like it! For Portland I had been thinking maybe the glass recycling plant:

A large gable-roofed building with metal siding of an indeterminate light color, streaked with rust; there is one opening that might be a window, and a few loading bays, but otherwise the front of the building is just a big blank wall. On top, set mostly on one side of the roof, is a structure that in silhouette looks like a wide-open pair of pincers (I don't know how else to describe this), but running the full depth of the building. It's the Owens-Brockway Glass Plant in Northeast Portland, Oregon.

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Jun 26

Every city's got an ominous megastructure; at first I though San Diego's might be the convention center, but then I realized:

The Geisel Library at UC San Diego. The second through fourth floors are cantilevered so that each one projects farther out than the floor below, supported by massive concrete beams. The top half of the building (fourth through sixth floors) appears to be mostly glass; the fifth floor is smaller than the fourth, and the sixth is smaller than the fifth. It's like a three-tiered glass cake sitting on a concrete cake stand.

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Jun 13

[Miranda Priestly intonation] ~Why~ are they making it ~taller~?

Workers on scaffolding at the front of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. They are already at the level of the letters they're supposed to be removing, but appear to be (very slowly) adding yet another level of scaffolding.

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Jun 8

We don't usually see each other's headers, but here's mine. Quote post with yours (if you feel like it).

Left side of picture: a verdigris-colored suspension bridge; one support tower, featuring gothic arches above and below the roadway, is visible. Center and right of picture: deciduous trees, a few bare, but mostly covered with yellow leaves, brilliantly illuminated by the morning sun. In the background: a dim blue-gray sky and a dark hillside full of evergreen trees. A few shreds of mist hang in the air behind the yellow trees. Picture taken by me in Cathedral Park, Portland, Oregon.

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· May 22

I have one of each class, but as in WoW, my warlock is my best girl. I guess I didn't leave her wearing any special outfit last time I played, around holiday time, but dressing up was always fun.

My Awoken warlock, who has white skin, orange glowing eyes, lavender hair and matching lips. The position of her feet indicates that she is floating in midair. She wears a long drab gray coat open over pants of the same color; black calf-high boots; a white neck cowl; an orange chest harness; and something that looks like a brick red fanny pack with fabric that drapes from the belt like a bustle. She holds an auto rifle in her right hand, aimed at a downward angle, and a ball of white energy particles is suspended over her open left hand. Her Ghost, resembling a chubby winged beetle, hovers over her left shoulder; her sparrow vehicle, which looks like a witch's broom with a seat strapped to it, floats behind her.

My warlock character sitting on a plank at the top of a bare tree, a few feet away from a black cat which is sitting facing away from her. The lighting is dim; there are mountains and a slightly overcast starry sky in the background. This was taken during the Festival of the Lost, the Halloween-equivalent in-game holiday; I always loved jumping to the top of the tree and hanging out with the cat.

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Mar 22

Sam Kieth, nooooo 😢 I wasn't reading superhero comics in the 90s, but I made an exception for his run of Marvel Comics Presents.

Sam Kieth illustration of Wolverine, crouched on a log with claws extended. He has exaggerated bulging muscles and a lot of very detailed body hair.

Sam Kieth illustration of Dream from The Sandman. He has a gaunt face and long messy hair, and is wearing a long draped robe.

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Mar 14

I am in hell 😭

A weather forecast showing highs in the 80s on Saturday and Sunday, and then low to mid 90s through next Friday. It is still winter for another week.

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Jan 22

Why I rarely paint my nails.

Buff doge (dog with muscular humanoid body) versus Cheems (dog that looks sad).
Text under buff doge: Nail polish versus polish remover.
Text under Cheems: Nail polish versus normal activities.

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Jan 1

LOL OK

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Dec 4

UGH STOP IT

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Nov 15

I will never stop complaining when I don't like the weather, so I feel obligated to say when I'm happy with it too (I wish all our downhill neighbors a very "hope you don't flood" 🤞).

Snapshot of a series of weather forecasts from this afternoon through Tuesday night. Behind "this afternoon" and "tonight" is a yellow box indicating a flood watch. All highs are in the 60s (Fahrenheit); all lows are in the 50s. The forecast for this afternoon is "heavy rain"; all others say "showers," "chance showers," or "showers likely."

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Nov 9

Pardon me, but what the fuck? 🥵

Snapshot of the weather forecast for my area on Monday, November 10th, with an image of a bright sun in a blue sky with some small clouds. High of 87 degrees Fahrenheit and sunny.

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Sep 6

If you see this, repost with a vampire that's not Dracula.

Cartoon of the Sabertooth Vampire by @culturepulp.bsky.social. A woman with brown sausage curls wearing a strapless red gown is asleep on a red chaise longue underneath a window, through which the moon and a few stars are visible. A small vampire in a black suit and red-lined cape is a short distance away; his fangs, which are twice as long as he is tall, are stuck vertically into the floor, so that his little feet are kicking in the air. He is trying really hard and getting nowhere.

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Aug 30

Ten minutes to showtime: Weird Al & Puddles Pity Party

Photo of a band shell (Rady Shell on the San Diego waterfront) from a center seat, with rows of people in red seats in front and blue sky above.

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Aug 23

I'm annoyed with myself for not having watched Porco Rosso sooner.

Still from the Studio Ghibli animated movie Porco Rosso. Two people sitting in a movie theater: on the left, a white man in a blue military uniform, looking at the character on the right; on the right, an anthropomorphic pig (he has a pig's head and a short stocky human body) in a tan fedora, tan trench coat, and round dark sunglasses, looking ahead with his mouth open to speak. The caption reads, "Better a pig than a Fascist."

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Aug 10

Time to leave home and go back to the place I live 🥲

Airport feet selfie at PDX (the new carpet, not the classic design).

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Aug 7

SAN, why are you fucking with me today. LFG 😩

Picture out the window of an airplane from a seat over the wing. The plane is on the ground when it's supposed to be in the air.

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Jul 28

It was worth going back in! #SDCC

Me with a scream emoji over my face, cowering in front of a person in a movie-accurate Godzilla suit.

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Jul 26

Ellen Dubin kindly signed the back of my Lexx DVD insert as well as a publicity photo. She left space for Barry Bostwick to sign if I ever get to meet him 😃. #SDCC

Left: A DVD of the first Lexx TV movie. Right: A publicity photo of Barry Bostwick as Thodin and Ellen Dubin as Giggerota the Wicked. It's signed in silver ink: "Jennifer, "Hello sleeping meat." Ellen "Giggy" Dubin."

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Jul 25

Couldn't resist Katsuya Terada's booth at #SDCC. I don't currently have a fancy art book or print budget (alas--they were really beautiful), but I could swing a $6 mini.

Cover of a small booklet, 4 x 6 inches; the title is Katsuya Terada, Hot Pot Girls 2. The illustration, black and white with some parts colored in blue, is a girl from the shoulders up, wearing a complicated helmet-like contraption; amphibious creatures float around her head.

Booklet opened to the first page. On the left (inside the cover) is a sketch of a skull with the jaw detached. Above the skull is written, "JENNIFER!" Between the skull and jaw it looks like it says, "tello" (???). Below the jaw it says:
2025
724
(Today is July 24th).
On the facing page is another girl wearing another complicated helmet.

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Jul 25

This looks so good at night #SDCC

A building with a wrap advertising The Vampire Lestat, with Lestat's face and the words SCREAM FOR ME. It's dusk, and the lights make the image appear to glow.

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Jul 24

It begins. #SDCC

Large inflatable figure of Liam Neeson promoting the Naked Gun remake. He's suspended between two palm trees doing the splits, with a badge in one hand and a gun in the other; a sign hanging below his crotch says SPREAD 'EM NERDS.

Pirate Jenny@thanatophobe· Jul 22

My body is not ready for Comic-Con, honestly, but my bag is. #SDCC