Was just reading the Carolina Friends School Lower School page and saw they use “Ago!” “Ame!” as their attention signal and got a little teary. Honoring Chuck Davis in this way is peak Durham, y’all.
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📺 M. and I are watching MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC and I am reminded of the extent to which I am Twilight Sparkle, who owns a reference book about slumber parties but has never had one.
I just read “sheltering in place” as “shattering in peace” so now you know how I’m doing today.
Still planning to post at kimberlyhirsh.com and auto-crosspost to Twitter and Tumblr, but not scrolling or checking notifications for a few days. See y’all later!
📚 I’ve got about 100 pages left in #LEGENDBORN & won’t write a full review til I’ve finished but I think the headline will be BLACK GIRL MAGIC + DARK ACADEMIA + ARTHURIANA ON MY CAMPUS! (Affiliate link goes to Bookshop.org.)
Reply to Another day in Hellsville:
It is a lot. Having caregiving responsibilities adds another level of difficulty to dealing with the pandemic. I’m sorry you’re having an exceptionally challenging time, and I’m glad you’re able to find a creative outlet through writing and to make time for exercise. Please take care and know you’re not alone.
Current professional goals: 1. Be a qualitative researcher. (I am now, but I think I would like to continue after I graduate.) 2. Talk with people about books. (Another thing I do now and want to continue doing.) 📓
How did it take me until just now to consciously verbalize the fact that THE SECRET GARDEN is a Gothic novel? In my heart I always knew, and it was a huge part of its appeal, but it only occurred to me when Alex Acks (@katsudonburi) was tweeting about the archetypes in MEXICAN GOTHIC. 📚
The internet has been full of productivity-in-a-pandemic advice for months and I’m over it. I tell myself: Do what you can, when you can, and let the rest go as much as possible.
I have become super enamored of the #darkacademia aesthetic, but being in actual academia, this is what I thought it meant at first. (Thanks @myfairesttreasure on Instagram for the visual inspiration!)
