amandagrayperry.bsky.social
UX Librarian, nerd, mom. Notre Dame '12, IUPUI '20.
I think about how users connect to knowledge.
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I will miss you being there, but totally understandable. The six-table games last year were so much fun.
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Where’s the Chewy Decimal System merch, Hank
I need the Chewy Decimal System shirt, Hank
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Disappointments of the month:
Honestly, none! I did read The Love That Split the World by Emily Henry, which was her debut novel. It’s by far my least favorite of hers, but it still wasn’t terrible. Just not as good as her others.
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American Journal: Fifty Poems for Our Time by Tracy K. Smith - An incredible poetry collection. Usually I highlight standout poems from the collections I read, but I think I’d just end up copying the table of contents.
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Babel by R.F. Kuang - I took months to finish this book. I was savoring it. A world where magic is powered by translation? A story about colonization and power. From the back cover: “Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?”
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Favorites of the month:
Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future by Jason Stanley - This is an intense but important book to read, especially as our federal and state government are making sizeable changes to our education systems.
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I just found out these are going to be assembled in a nearby town - creating 2,000 jobs and reviving a shuttered book/magazine/catalog factory that closed two years ago (that laid off 500 people). I'm really, really excited.
www.wndu.com/2025/04/30/r...
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What an incredible book. Devoured it too.
It’s not the same, but gave me the same feelings - A Short Stay in Hell.
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My Oxford Year - Julia Whelan - This book wasn’t a disappointment, per say, but should’ve come with a content warning (sad). It was good, but really sad. I went into it hoping for a cute romcom set at Oxford. Not exactly what you get from it.
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Disappointments of the month:
Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver - I loved the first two in this series so much, and this one doesn’t hold up. The story was blah, and the characters seemed flat.
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Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife: The Extraordinary Lives of Medieval Women by Hetta Howes - This is not my typical era of history, but this book was really fascinating. A worthwhile read, especially for people interested in women’s history and/or medieval church history.
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Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins - A critical look at propaganda and what we believe. Haymitch’s story was always one I was curious about, and I worried how she could handle it when we knew the major parts already. But we should always trust in Suzanne, she really knows what she’s doing.
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Favorites:
A Frog in the Fall (And Later On) by @decassette.bsky.social - what a soft, gentle story. A delightful graphic novel about a young frog who goes on a journey. Do you love Japan? Do you love gentle stories? Do you love long countryside strolls? This is for you.
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Definitely in the realm of what I'm looking for! What I remember of the branding doesn't match their vibe, but I'll put this on my list.
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One additional detail: I *think* it was about new games from indie/amateur/fan creators specifically designed for and put on the retro media. Not like ports to play like Destiny on a Super Nintendo.
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...the news with a colleague whose working on preservation of "digital incunables" (read: retro games/media).
I am pretty damn good at researching stuff, but I'm coming up empty. Does this jog anyone's brain? Tagging @plante.bsky.social because he's my go-to for game news, but welcome anyone.
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+1 for Location-based memorization (Okaihau Express, etc)
+1 for Eat This Card
+1 for Rat Mode/next move being decided by something arbitrary
And I'm always a big fan of the stressful ones where you've got to predict & just hope for the best (buying fruit at that one stall, pocket pocket museum)
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If I Believe You by The 1975 - so, so good.
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Anxiety is the worst. Love you, man. 🫂
(One thing that helps me when I get the jitters from anxiety is literally just touching my toes/hanging my head upside down for a minute. Does something to your nervous system? Doesn’t help when I’m DEEP in it, but gives some relief sometimes)
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Disappointments of the month:
Honestly, none! Everything I read this month I rated at least 3.5 stars. A solid month of reading!
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Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki - This was on so many end-of-year lists last year, and for good reason! It is delightful. Good Omens meets alien adventure meets Devil Went Down To Georgia. Joyful and heartfelt.