There’s something really special about being a 90s comedy nerd married to another 90s comedy nerd.
Planet Word Museum in Washington, DC
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.
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Recent posts
I like how when I text someone and am a lot, knowing they’re a lot too means I know we’ll both be okay because we’re both a lot and they won’t be mad I a-lot-ed at them.
🎙🖖Listened to Our Opinions Are Correct, Episode 131: The State of Star Trek, with Mike McMahan. Spoilery still from the Strange New Worlds Season 2 trailer on that page.
This is a lovely episode, full of thoughts on what makes Trek Trek, when it’s at its best, and what Lower Decks does.
🔖 Read A LETTER FROM THE NEW CORPORATE OWNERS OF HOOPER’S STORE (McSweeney’s).
This is hilarious and ends with a perfect button.
📝📓 Fascinated by this ethnographic study on youth’s “pocket writing” practices.
Most fiction I write happens in my pocket now and is mostly private, shared only with very specific people. As a teenager, I did a lot of writing that was tucked away in my backpack, only shared with particular friends.
Installing Linux on my Windows machine…
🔖 Some interesting links around “wholesome” as a word for things that restore us, rather than a conservative metric by which to judge people:
- When Did ‘Wholesome’ Become a Gen Z Compliment? (NYT Gift Link)
- Why Are We Craving “Wholesome” Things? (The Good Trade)
- Wholesome Games 🎮
🔖📓 Read How Pew Research Center will report on generations moving forward.
I love some of these alternate ways of creating age groupings. I could especially imagine grouping people according to their age at the time of key historical events or technological innovations producing valuable insights.
📺 Watched The Baby-sitters Club S02E07, Claudia and the Sad Goodbye. 💔😭
If you know, you know.
🔖📓 Can ChatGPT Replace UX Researchers? An Empirical Analysis of Comment Classifications
This is an interesting study with implications for qualitative research beyond UX. Looks like the answer is, “It’s too soon to tell.”