@zeer0th That is delightful.

@ronguest I completely understand. You also have the option to mute people if you want to be able to quickly find them again after election season is over and see their stuff again.

@pimoore Hi Pete! It's good to see you!

@JoeHoffman It's a school library so there's not as much working the reference desk.

@Archimage Oh I am excited at those possibilities. I've said for years my midlife crisis would mean dressing like all my clothes came from the kids section at Target.

@odd Oh I could say so much on this! Emily Henry seems to have crossover appeal so going with her work is probably a great choice. When you're ready for more, this podcast episode may prove helpful.

I’ve been reading the staff handbook for my new school library job and my dress is supposed to meet or exceed the standards expected of students. Based on what I saw last year as a parent, I should be fine wearing glittery poofy dresses or cosplaying as Taylor Swift.

@odd Oh I could say so much on this! Emily Henry seems to have crossover appeal so going with her work is probably a great choice. When you're ready for more, this podcast episode may prove helpful.

@patrickrhone I'll also say that I associate Obama and Harris's legal training and experience with both of their stage presence and ability as compelling speakers.

@patrickrhone yes exactly! I like it.

@vazquez Yeah, Geek & Sundry was cool. Not the same thing under the Nerdist umbrella.

San Diego Comic-Con starts tomorrow. Here are a couple resources that help me feel like I’m part of it.

• this video of Loki interrupting the Thor: The Dark World panel at SDCC 2013.
• this archived Geek & Sundry article: How to Have a Great, Geeky Weekend When You’re Not Going to SDCC.

@hollie The podcast Reply All has a great episode with the person who invented pop-up ads, a person who lives a life filled with regret.

@aa I'm so sorry.

@patrickrhone I'm so sorry for your loss. What a beautiful smile he had. I know in time the good memories will be able to be as front of mind as the pain of loss. Until then, I wish you all much comfort.

@jsonbecker From the iNature app, mostly, so... Right after I read How to Do Nothing.

@cheribaker highly recommend doing so. I've been almost exclusively reading romance for a bit over a year and have no regrets.

@pratik @mbkriegh Not running for president, but this is only the 3rd election when I'd be eligible so there's still time. But I'm much more likely to stick with local politics. Throwing my full support behind the other KH.

@mbkriegh Because those are my initials it took me a minute to realize KH isn't only me.

@mattl In the ones for Switch they seem to have Switches.

@arcarr Not yet, we still need her in Congress!

@pratik I love this post.

@mattl Yeah but at least most of them actually have game systems in their house so they've made it at least potentially diagetic.

@danielpunkass What a wonderful thing to do together with your kid!

@panicx Hello and welcome!

@toddgrotenhuis @cleverdevil A lot of us are working on it! It's easy to get down, but as Mr. Rogers says, look for the helpers.

@cleverdevil There's even a word for the combination of the two, misogynoir.

Finished reading: Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean 📚

If you want to see Sarah MacLean do a magic trick and turn the villain of two books into the hero of the third, read the Bareknuckle Bastards series.

🔖📚 Read Sherlock Holmes self-insert fanfic written by a 7th grader in 1903.

I love this so much.

Updated my bio:

Middle-aged magical girl. Mom. Once and future school librarian. Contract curator for Micro.blog. Citizen of Romancelandia. I manage multiple chronic illnesses. I love books and games. 🌈♿

🔖 Read Frida Kahlo’s life of chronic pain by Carol A. Courtney (OUPblog).

Looking for examples of chronically ill and disabled creatives to be models for myself. Frida Kahlo is such a great one.

I was reading Austin Kleon’s newsletter and feeling jealous of how he seems to do so much and see so much. I realized that I spend so much of my time in physical pain; if I didn’t, I’d do more other stuff. So now I want to figure out how to modify other stuff so I can do it with the body I have.

🔖 Read Welcome to Your Cronehood by Catherine Newman (Cup of Jo).

I am not psyched about menopause. I’ve already lived a lot of my life for me rather than other people, so I feel ahead of the curve there.

🔖🗺️ Read How Paris Hopes the Summer Olympics Will Transform the City—for Good by Lindsey Tramuta (Condé Nast Traveler).

This is a fascinating article. Paris’s commitment to hosting the most sustainable Olympics ever and transforming an underresourced area for the long-term is inspiring.

🎮 I got Metroid: Samus Returns. I’m really enjoying it. I know there will be parts that are super difficult, but I am happy to use walkthroughs or whatever. I’m also finding that I don’t mind having to repeatedly try a fight in this game as much as I sometimes do, so that’s nice.

🔖📚 100 of the Greatest Posters of Celebrities Urging You to Read by James Folta (Lit Hub)

This is the kind of content carefully calibrated to please me, specifically.

Hey y’all! The Connected Learning Lab published the work from my postdoc today! Two new reports for library staff and leaders compiling valuable insights and recommendations to foster teen engagement through Connected Learning. Learn more about the project and find reports and checklists here.

Finished reading: Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean 📚

Sarah MacLean is just the best.

Some years on my birthday, I share who I want to be in the following year.

This year, in addition to the stuff from earlier years, I want to add:

I want to be someone who gives the same attention to writing that she has to other creative hobbies.

🎮 Finished Metroid: Zero Mission.

This is a remake of the original NES Metroid with a lengthy epilogue. I mostly enjoy Metroidvanias for the exploration.

I think my thumbs need a rest after this. It might be time to play an RPG or puzzle game. But eventually, I’ll move on to Super Metroid.

I’ve been doing French on Duolingo for a bit over a year (and Dutch before that) and this morning I realized I can translate a not insubstantial amount of Threw It On The Ground into French.

Je suis un adulte!

Mon pere n’est pas un téléphone! Duh!

Hey friends of Micro.blog.

1. I am a contractor working mostly on M.b curation for about 5 hours a week. So if you perceive I’m not doing as much as Jean did, you’re right!

2. I also haven’t been around for about a week because of a big family medical emergency. Everyone’s okay now.

💗

Finished reading: Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean 📚

I love this one. The hero is so dreamy.

“I luxiriated in books.” Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

📚💬 “All I ever wanted was to belong, to wear that hat of belonging.” Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

📚💬 “Seeing yourself in print is such an amazing concept: you can get so much attention without having to show up anywhere.” Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

📚💬 “I understood immediately the thrill of seeing oneself in print. It provides some sort of primal verification: you are in print; therefore you exist.” Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

📚💬 “One of the gifts of being a writer is that it gives you an excuse to do things, to go places and explore.” Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird