Annaliese Griffiss

Aspiring archivist. Budding book historian. Mischievous medievalist. Alliteration advocate, apparently. All views are my meerkats’.

[Annaliese Griffiss @aglaecwif]

@Stagecoach_Ox : praise to your driver on the S1, who has helped with a lady being stalked by a stranger. Also to the other passengers who took action to help her - horrible thing to happen, but really great responses.

[Annaliese Griffiss @aglaecwif]

@rarediseaseuk @sainsburys @the_brc How are @sainsburys getting their information on who’s a vulnerable person? Despite being informed by the government that I’m on the ‘endangered species’ list, my Sainsbury’s account says I’m not 🤷‍♀️

[Annaliese Griffiss @aglaecwif]

@SofiaHartwell Hi Sofia, have followed you, please feel free to get in touch.

[Annaliese Griffiss @aglaecwif]

Was anyone else denied their right to vote yesterday? Was assured in advance that I was fully registered but still turned away at polling station #ElectionDay2019 #righttovote

[Annaliese Griffiss @aglaecwif]

I just parked my new motorbike - Wulfstan - next to this guy. Is #medievalistbikers a thing?

[Annaliese Griffiss @aglaecwif]

@nowtvhelp Twice. They’ve sorted it out now, but only after I resorted to emailing again all in capitals 👀

[Annaliese Griffiss @aglaecwif]

@NOWTV I have lodged two complaints so far because you keep taking money from me despite my contract having been cancelled - twice. Please can you deal with this?

[Annaliese Griffiss @aglaecwif]

@WhoresofYore @disappoptimism It’s an eth, which is a ‘th’ sound.

[Annaliese Griffiss @aglaecwif]

tfw you’re watching a movie where a reader’s allowed directly into the archive repository, but asked to wear gloves to handle paper, but is allowed to casually use a pen whilst holding the material in his other hand #👀 #archivistlife

[Annaliese Griffiss @aglaecwif]

@tvlicensing There are any number of other service I also do not use and none of them keep writing threatening letters to me. This is bordering on harassment. Cease.

[Annaliese Griffiss @aglaecwif]

@Stagecoach_Ox Why is the driver making a fuss and not letting people on the bus when there are both seats and standing room? Is this a new policy? He’s claiming it’s because he’s late, which doesn’t seem like it should be taken out in on the customers!

[Annaliese Griffiss @aglaecwif]

You really couldn’t have chosen anywhere else to lie? #obstructionist #britishblue #medievalistcats

[Annaliese Griffiss @aglaecwif]

@tillllls My memoire is likely to have a similar cover.

[Annaliese Griffiss @aglaecwif]

You know it’s going to be a rollicking read when it begins ‘An interesting story about the central heating occurred in 1982...’ #archivistlife

[Annaliese Griffiss @aglaecwif]

@avoiding_bears 😱🤢

[Annaliese Griffiss @aglaecwif]

Male, half-ass, symbol of male lust: sounds like a lot of the guys I’ve dated...

[Prof Claire Jowitt - @clairejowitt.bsky.social @clairejowitt]

In medieval bestiary, siren (deadly creature, 1/2 woman, 1/2 fish/bird) often shown with onocentaur (male, half ass, symbol of male lust). Here together in the water, attacking sailors in a ship #seafever
@britishlibrary Sloane MS 278, Folio 47r
https://t.co/8Qa8ljPky3

[Annaliese Griffiss @aglaecwif]

So, man on the train sits opposite me as I’m quietly playing on my iPad and comments that it’s weird how people stare at their tablets instead of reading a book. You know what else is weird? Interrupting a total stranger to tell them it’s weird that they’re not reading a book.

[Annaliese Griffiss @aglaecwif]

Accurate.
Except I am sadly lacking the ‘don’t-give-a-crap’ attitude of my feline.

[Vivian @suchnerve]

ARE YOU A HUMAN CAT?

- naps all the time
- needs to be loved
- done with everyone’s shit
- always wants snacks
- might want to kill everyone
- cute but will fight

[Annaliese Griffiss @aglaecwif]

This, right here, is why I love Twitter:

[Annaliese Griffiss @aglaecwif]

I believe this is the feline equivalent of raising one’s middle finger.