Did some very strong #motherscholar-ing this morning, simultaneously joining a meeting on branding for the Equity in the Making project & helping my kid strap on his guitar, go to the bathroom, & get his Captain America on. 📓
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 used to keep this circlet in my office for days when I needed a boost. It might become my dissertating circlet. (Also: #yesfilter, so many filters.)
I have all my best ideas around 3 AM.
📚 12/31 WHEN I WAS A GIRL by Jennifer Jackson Berry. Excerpt: “the boy will be stiff if & only stiff/if the girl is light as a feather & not bored.” #TheSealeyChallenge
Because I am both a qualitative researcher and a web developer, when I see people talk about “coding,” I’m never sure at first if they’re creating stuff for computers or analyzing qualitative data. 📓
Time to take Count Rugen’s advice.
How Daddy types vs how Mommy types, according to my very observant child.
🔖 Here’s a study that combines my loves for qualitative coding, comedy, and tween media: More than Just a Laughing Matter: A Coding Framework of Humor in Media Entertainment for Tweens and Teens
📚 11/31 NEGOTIATING WITH OBJECTS by Lisa M Cole. Excerpt from “After the Ever-Glow”: “The hearse. The hearsay./The hypothesis of your body:/a perfectly measured cake.” #TheSealeyChallenge
Help I took a Zoom meeting in bed and now I don’t want to get up.