đľđđ You know that feeling when you’re irritated that you have to feed your family instead of just reading Stephen Sondheim’s annotation of his lyrics for the rest of the night? No? Just me, then? (If you haven’t yet, go watch this concert.)
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
Lately, my blogging has been all flow, no stock. That’s certainly not what I hoped for when I set out to blog more often. I do think this is a result of not tending to my inputs. Time to check in with myself and figure this out.
Oh hey, just over here pondering what LIS even means and whether information practice should be treated as its own subfield distinct from (inclusive of?) information behavior/information literacy, how’s your Saturday going?
Today’s #100DaysOfCode progress: completed CSS Flexbox at freeCodeCamp. Previously on #100DaysOfCode: 4/26, Completed applied accessibility at freeCodeCamp; 4/28, Completed Responsive Web Design Principles at freeCodeCamp.
I have bangs for the first time in 30 years and it’s Tifa’s fault. đŽ
Dusk is bunny time in my yard and it is THE BEST.
I have this problem where I want to buy all the Hot Topic shortalls because I’m pretty sure it’s still 1997.
My AI transcription software knows the names of Pokemon and it’s going to make my research so much easier. (Seriously, world, go looking for cosplayers who dress as Pokemon. They come up with some stunningly gorgeous costumes.)
I was a good mom this morning, so I’m going to be an okay academic this afternoon.
Today’s #100DaysOfCode progress: continued the Applied Accessibility challenges at freeCodeCamp.