The dissertation revision nightmares have started, so, that’s cool.

So what I learned from Disney Investors Day is that Muppets Now is probably the last Muppets content we’ll be getting for a while.

That feeling when you decide to cut a big chunk of your outline out of your dissertation intro chapter because it’s unnecessary, you’re done, and you’d rather spend your childcare time making latkes than writing.

Want to read: The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World by Virginia Postrel 📚

I really enjoyed reading this piece about Star Wars stormtrooper strategy & tactics, which is super unlike me. 📺🍿

🔖In ‘The Mandalorian,’ Stormtroopers Have Finally Discovered Tactics wired.com

This is just to say
I have eaten
the kisses
that looked like
Santa hats

and which
I said I was
saving
for our child

Forgive me
they were chocolate
and we
are in a pandemic

Instead of the usual fullscreen symbol, the PBS Kids website video player has a circle with the word “BIG” inside it, and if I’ve ever seen brilliant UX, that’s it.

Household division of labor:
W - cooks, cleans, does yardwork, generates 80% of household income, parents hardcore
Me - installs software, snuggles M while watching PBS Kids shows

I’m really hung up on how nothing is neutral and every decision, intentionally or not, is value-laden and communicates values. Thanks, academia!

If you’re into it, Star Wars is pretty much the ultimate in comfort media, so I’m going to overlook all your hot takes about lines being cheesy because they’re recycled. They’re callbacks, y’all. I am delighted every time anyone says “I have a bad feeling about this.” Etc.

You know when you are writing and then ideas start flowing and words come out of you expressing those ideas and it isn’t like pulling teeth or whatever? That is a great feeling.

I am so close to done with my discussion chapter with almost 3 hours of childcare left to go! Time to grab some food and then finish this chapter up.

Finished reading: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 📚

When you’re pretty much secular, but descended from 2 faith traditions and mostly just really like fire. And don’t have your act together enough to get greens for the advent wreath. (Don’t worry, we’ll wait for Hanukkah to light the menorah.)

I’m just gonna buy 8 matching purple sweatsuits and say I’m cosplaying as Kate Bishop every day.

Pretending that signing up for texts from Zooey Deschanel’s community.com number is the same as being friends with her.

Updated my now page!

Check me out with my #wipwednesday. This is the beginning of the Habitat Cardigan. Lion Brand Heartland in Great Smoky Mountains. 🏞️ ♥️🧶

This is how my year sounded on @Spotify. Get your 2020 Wrapped now #2020Wrapped open.spotify.com/wrapped/s…

Reading Chani Nicholas’s *You Were Born for This" and only tearing up a little at the intense accuracy of her description & reflection questions for Moon in the 6th House.

You, a reasonable person: Don’t you have a dissertation to finish?
Me, a Kimberly: Okay but I’m SO FAR BEHIND on Star Wars lore.

Okay okay but hear me out: what if you ALSO watched the OLD Animaniacs on Hulu?

What’s a weird skill you have that you will possibly never use again? I’m REALLY good at knowing exactly when to black out the lights for maximum impact to end an improv comedy set.

I wrote a page in my Discussion/Conclusions chapter! YAY ME! (Turns out trying to move discussions into findings just led to me trying to write more findings which is NOT WHAT I NEED TO BE DOING RIGHT NOW.)

Present Kimberly is over here agonizing about the discussion piece of her dissertation. Meanwhile, Past Kimberly (from September) already figured out the major themes from the data and put them in an outline. Thank goodness for Past Kimberly.