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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
Today’s #dailytarot draw: Judgment. Card from the Tarot of Pagan Cats. Text from #wtfistarot by @bakaraw.
This cat has a beautiful home and all the tools he needs to do his work. He is secure on this balcony, but is looking beyond it. If he chooses to leap, he will be fine: cats’ bodies can actually turn into little parachutes. If he chooses to stay, he will be fine. He is connected to the divine in himself, as represented by the cat in the stars.
The night that my dear friend @folio_ninja told me he was moving away, I did a simple, three card past-present-future reading with the question, “What’s going to happen to our friendship?” Judgment was the card in the present slot, and I interpreted it at that time to mean that, at present, we had both sort of come into full maturity with the friendship, and we were both ready for the next thing.
A month later, another friend contacted me, asking for help picking out a quote to have illustrated as a going-away gift for @folio_ninja. I remembered a beautiful note he had given someone else at an improv practice: “Trust that you can go bigger.” His sister presented him with that quote, illustrated and signed by many of his friends, on stage at his last improv show here. The friend who had contacted me explained to the audience that the quote was @folio_ninja’s own note. He said, “Kimberly picked it out.” Eyes shimmering with tears, @folio_ninja answered, “I know.” Today, I’m planning to book the hotel for my first visit to @folio_ninja in his new/old home.
Let’s all trust that we can go bigger. We are #magiceverydamnday.
Gearing up for #lettermo / #incowrimo.
My toddler napped in the car outside the Montessori/co-working space for an hour and a half; meanwhile, I reviewed 3 articles for my comps lit review. We got inside and as soon as I was settled in front of my laptop, I renewed my vehicle registration, paid his tuition, and contacted furniture movers for an estimate. I deserve a high five.
It says something about how I engage with culture that two days after a new show’s release I expect to be able to track down full-fledged fan communities. Where is fandom anyway? Tumblr?
New 'Queer Eye' Is A Reboot, Not A Retread
Hi I’m Kimberly and I will be ignoring real life long enough to binge the new Queer Eye, okay bye.
On-brand: wearing a black babydoll dress & black leggings with lace trim, dancing to Bauhaus like South Park goth kids, to amuse my toddler.
Shannon Crawford Barniskis | School of Information Studies
I’m harboring a serious scholar crush on Shannon Crawford Barniskis right now. Her work connects theory and practice beautifully. Her concept of “librarian as enzyme” is amazing. Look her up.
Velvet Chain
TFW you need to dig out your CD binder so you can take the official Buffy soundtrack that's been in your car's CD player for two and a half years out only to replace it with Velvet Chain's Buffy EP.
This twenty-year-old bit from Wanda Sykes has taken on new meaning since I became a parent (she said posting from her bed at 3:30 am because why sleep if your kid is just going to wake up screaming every 30 minutes?).
I’ll look you in the eye when I say he’s worth it, though.