Finished reading: The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin πŸ“š

For #TrekTuesday, I’ll share that I spend a LOT of time wondering why we don’t see social scientists as key crew members on the Enterprise-D and the ethics of Deanna Troi’s talking to people about their feelings in front of other crew members. #StarTrek πŸ––πŸ“Ί

Thanks to a generous person I met in the Mermaids of NC group on Facebook, I am now Dr. Mer-Mom. Apparently having a mermaid tail makes me extra huggable.

Build networks & ask for what you need & give what you can. Swimming in a mermaid tail is a hobby with a community. I’ve wanted to get into it for years. I asked my local mermaid group (aka pod) on Fb if anybody had an old tail that would fit me. Someone is GIVING me one. πŸ§œβ€β€β™€οΈπŸ’—

I got a Rakuten Libra H2O and I am so excited about its OverDrive integration. So many public library books at my fingertips on a screen that’s not backlit and that I don’t have to sideload via Adobe Digital Editions!

Finished reading: Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo πŸ“š

πŸ“šπŸ’¬ “We learn to wring magic from the ordinary… When the world owed you nothing, you demanded something of it anyway.” Crooked Kingdom, Leigh Bardugo, p. 460

Want to read: The Lightmaker’s Manifesto: How to Work for Change Without Losing Your Joy by Karen Walrond πŸ“š