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Stocking the flow of my garden in the stream 💻

I’ve been wanting to clean up my blog at least since I migrated from WordPress to Micro.blog, maybe longer. But at over 1000 entries and more all the time, it felt too daunting. Then I read John Johnston’s post, Gardening in the Stream, in which he described using an “On This Day” feature to surface old posts and then go back to the posts from a given day in previous years and clean those up. I love this idea. It’s manageable and if I miss a day, it’ll be only a year before I have another chance to look at it. I’m using Jonathan LaCour’s On This Day snippet for Micro.blog to get this going.

It reminds of me of Austin Kleon’s writing about stock and flow, referencing Robin Sloan’s writing about stock and flow. My hope is that by circulating old flow back into new flow, I’ll discover some things I can turn into stock, clean up, and link in places that make them easier to discover.

Hello I have watched the first episode of SHADOW & BONE and Jesper has now replaced Kaz as my Ketterdam favorite. (I don’t think my Ravka fave will appear this season.) Also yes I want to see #Legendborn get this treatment. 📺📚

You can now watch my dissertation defense presentation! I’ve stopped the video before the Q&A to protect my committee and guests’ privacy, but if you want to see the version with questions included, DM or email me and I’ll send you the link.

Finished reading: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo 📚

Today’s weather is the best kind of NC spring weather. It’s 57F and there are fluffy clouds. The trees are all green. I’m in a hoodie under a blanket on a hammock reading SIX OF CROWS. This is the kind of day a person needs to recover from dissertating.

Want to read: Reef Life: An Underwater Memoir by Callum Roberts 📚

Want to read: The Brilliant Abyss, Exploring the Majestic Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean, and the Looming Threat That Imperils It by Helen Scales 📚

I’m so happy that I’m now qualified to wear this Delicious PhD Darling “regalia.” 🤣 (If you’ve never seen this before, be sure to read the reviews.)