Hi there! I'm Kimberly Hirsh. My pronouns are she/ her/hers. I'm somebody's mom. I work as a school librarian. I have a PhD in information and library science. I love to read, play tabletop and video games, and make things. I used to perform in theater and improv comedy and I may one day again. I have been extremely online since 1993 and still enjoy tinkering on the web. I manage multiple chronic illnesses. I'm married to my kid's dad. We have a cat.
Want to get in touch? You can reach me by email.
🔖 Read Seasonal Living Isn’t Just A Wellness Trend — It’s How We Were Designed To Live by Dr. Jaclyn Tolentino (The Good Trade). 🍂
It’s fall according to the light and the temperature is obliging, too. Time for cardigans, sweet potatoes, and days that feel like the golden hour all afternoon.
🔖📚 Read Reading for pleasure - and for better health by Craig Brierley.
Today, in a review published in Psychological Medicine, Professor Sahakian and Dr Langley, together with Vicki Perrin, CEO of The Queen’s Reading Room, argue that it doesn’t matter what or how we read, reading for enjoyment can bring huge benefits – and reading with others, whether it’s as part of a book club or a parent reading with their children, can bring even greater rewards.
No surprises here and not a ton of evidence for causality but correlation isn’t nothing. Saved the original research article to read later.
🔖 Read In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? by Nikole Hannah-Jones (NYT gift link).
Instead of fortifying our determination to fight for integration, we have instead chosen to succumb to a collective apathy in the face of a system so devastatingly unequal that it puts at odds trying to be a good person with trying to be a good parent.
How do we work toward a more equal system without the work feeling like we’re doing it at our own childrens’ expense? I don’t have the answer but I appreciate being reminded it’s a critical question.
Finished reading: Heroes The Greek Myths Reimagined (Greek Mythology Book for Adults, Book of Greek Myths and Hero Tales) by Stephen Fry 📚🎧
Listened to Fry read this one himself, too. Great, as always.
📚🗨️ “Myths are not crossword puzzles or allegories with single meanings and answers.” Stephen Fry, Heroes
Watched: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S4E8, Orders of Magnitude 📺
Honestly, I appreciated the break from gimmicks, even though gimmicks are very fun. Feels right that this was a Kirk-heavy episode in the week of the franchise’s 60th anniversary.
🔖📚 Read Tadao Ando Designed & Donated a Floating Library that Delivers Books to Children (Spoon & Tamago).
You’ve heard of a bookmobile? Tadao Ando leveled it up.
🔖🍿 Read The 2.5-hour AI-generated Odyssey movie is 2.5 hours too long by Andrew Webster (The Verge).
Fascinating look at someone using AI to make absolute nonsense. Surprising, no. Interesting, yes.
🎮 Played Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.
I first played it years after it came out. Holds up beautifully on replay, at least if it’s been 15+ years since the first time you played it.
Finished reading: Asking for Trouble by Tessa Bailey 📚 🔥🔥🔥🔥
