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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’ve been without wifi for over 18 hours & while I’m old enough to remember a time before home dialup, it’s a real pain to deal with it now. Thank goodness for 4G.
My brand is: person who spends far too much time thinking about the absence of social science research ethics and the reflexive turn in Star Trek. 🖖🏻
💻📺🖖 Watched Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 1 Episode 1 & oh my goodness how fun is this show? So fun! Mariner is my fave. “Do you know Deanna Troi? Her body be bangin’!”
📚 Me continuing to read Black Sun:
Uhhuh uhhuh Sun Priestess is cool, nice chill use of non-binary gender without making it A Thing but WHEN DO I GET MORE SEA CAPTAIN?
📚 Me, reading Black Sun:
Ch. 1 - This parent-child dynamic is upsetting, i don’t know if I can keep going…
Ch. 2 - Magical singing bi sea captain woman? TELL ME MORE!
🔖 Read The Invisible Burden That Leaves Moms Drained. Especially timely since I just hosted my kid’s (outdoor masked) birthday party last weekend. I’m blessed to not have as heavy a burden as many others but it’s still there.
🔖 Read On Pandering. This piece made me think about how lucky I’ve been to always be writing for my past or future self or for a body of colleagues that is mostly women.
The extent to which my handwriting is a perfect mix of my parents’ handwriting is remarkable.
📚 This week’s takeaway from The Artist’s Way is that I’m already really good at making time for the things I love to do and keeping negative people out of my business.