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
🔖 Read Theater never recovered from COVID — and now change is no longer a choice.
…the people who live in the shadow of the refinery often don’t have the bandwidth to think about attending an experimental physical theater show on a bus.
“The problems in these communities – where am I going to live? Do I have enough food? – are so large, that it’s hard to even talk to people about any of the environmental injustices,” Cummings said.
Another Dutch meal. This is hutspot. It’s smoked sausage with gravy on a bed of potatoes, onions, and carrots. I liked it better than the one with kale but since I basically like all my foods separated as though I were a toddler, still not my fave.
🔖 Read THE JEDI ACADEMY WILL NO LONGER TEACH ANAKIN SKYWALKER’S MASSACRE OF THE YOUNGLINGS.
A+ geek satire.
📺 Watched Key & Peele - I Said….
This is a beautiful sketch that heightens literally as high as you can go. Strong one to have early in the show.
🍿 Watched Bert Williams - The Poker Game.
Stunningly good object work.
🍿Watched Mantan Moreland & Ben Carter - Indefinite Talk.
This bit is so fun. Ought to be mentioned in the same breath as Who’s On First?
🔖 Read The Sad Clown Joke That Became a Beloved Meme.
My favorite take on Pagliacci is Rhett Miller’s theme song for the podcast The Hilarious World of Depression.
📚💬📓 “… being transparent about one’s positionality, and choosing a granularity of analysis appropriate to your actual knowledge and experience, are key choices soneone must make as they enter fan studies.” Henry Jenkins, “Textual Poachers, Twenty Years Later”
🔖 A swirling soup of thoughts in my head about self-presentation after reading these posts:
- The personal brand paradox - Debbie Millman
- Build a reputation instead of a personal brand - Tracy Durnell
- The power of writing your story down - Jas Hothi