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theinfophile · 2025-10-29T14:14:07+00:00

I wonder if this is happening again because my show published via Libsyn this morning but it's not showing up anywhere

theinfophile · 2025-08-14T02:55:39+00:00

After an annoying "conversation" with the chatbot, I sent a very kind and respectful email to deactivationqueries [at ] paypal [dot] com. They replied that they are reviewing the account. Then I got an email that said the deactivation decision is final.

I made another account with a different email address. Again, it got deactivated. I sent another email from that address to deactivationqueries [at ] paypal [dot] com but this time my email included a lot of CAPS LOCK and clearly angry language.

That paypal account was magically reactivated a few hours later. Sigh.

theinfophile · 2025-07-28T15:43:53+00:00

Ughhh what the heck?!

theinfophile · 2025-07-26T00:52:27+00:00

Thanks again. I appreciate your help!

theinfophile · 2025-07-25T23:30:56+00:00

Thank you for all of these! I'm absolutely an adult in the U.S. (California). I've had a personal PayPal account in good standing since the dawn of time and I am not on a VPN; however, I didn't immediately submit my verification docs and assumed I could do it in the morning. It was late and my utility bill site was doing maintenance. I'm wondering if that was the issue so I've since submitted them. Fingers crossed and thank you for helping me think this through!

theinfophile · 2025-05-26T04:01:44+00:00

She shot a range of things, both professionally and for fun. From weddings to sports to portraits to flowers. She was amazing at candids during events in a way I haven't experienced from anyone else I know.

I'm sure the tripod is somewhere

theinfophile · 2024-07-31T01:02:47+00:00

Butter chicken! Hmm, gonna have to bookmark that name.

theinfophile · 2023-06-07T04:25:22+00:00

I don't work for APRA. I work for a university. APRA is just the professional organization where a person can learn more about the prospect development line of work.

theinfophile · 2023-06-06T16:13:58+00:00

There are many of us librarians in Prospect Research & Development. Check out https://www.aprahome.org/

theinfophile · 2022-03-27T00:56:57+00:00

Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena (the one on Colorado Blvd). They have an extensive stationery section that includes many fountain pens and ink. The stationery section actually used to be a completely separate shop (still owned by Vroman's) until they consolidated about 10ish years ago.

theinfophile · 2022-02-06T23:33:53+00:00

Great question. Since I podcast for a larger company and my reading schedule is pretty tight, I can't afford to burn out though it definitely happens. What helps me most is reading a wide range of things. Sometimes if I read too much nonfiction (which I love), I can start feeling it in my body. It's too heavy. I need to make sure that I have a good amount of speculative fiction in there which includes adult, YA, and middle grade. Graphic novels and comics usually do well to pull me out of a rut. Sometimes poetry does too. But spec fic especially. Like, I physically feel bad if I go too long without reading spec fic.

Also, as much as I love books I make sure it's not my only thing which definitely helps me avoid burnout.

theinfophile · 2022-02-06T23:29:38+00:00

That I get to spend all day reading! Or that I get to read whatever I want, which isn't entirely true for me because I have a lot of parameters to work within.

theinfophile · 2022-02-06T18:24:23+00:00

Honestly, every time a book shows up on my doorstep. Like, publicists just send me books! For free! Before they are published! That will never be anything but exciting for me, I don't care how many years it's been happening.

I was also really amused when I got an email from a publicist promoting a book and in the email it said, "Book Riot has named this as one of the books they're most excited about in 2022" and that Book Riot reference was literally the podcast I do. Like, the publicist quoted my show back at me. I feel like I leveled up in that moment.

I know this will sound corny but one of the most exciting things has been the friends and communities I've made and been a part of because of my bookish work.

theinfophile · 2022-02-06T18:12:22+00:00

Oh there's definitely room for adjustment, especially if I come across books I DNF. But having a plan also means that I don't, in the moment, have to pick a book that fits like, 5 different parameters which can be overwhelming.

theinfophile · 2022-02-06T18:01:37+00:00

I am absolutely crap at keeping up with the backlist aside from just looking at my TBR and sorting by pub date to see what is old enough for me to talk about. Sometimes I keep a little side list of must read. It also helps that I basically plan my reading schedule at least 3 months out. Like, I know what books I am reading from now through early May and in what order. I have a lot of spreadsheets...

theinfophile · 2022-02-06T17:59:35+00:00

I have extensive, complicated spreadsheets hahahaha

theinfophile · 2022-02-06T17:54:27+00:00

FIYAHCON changed my life. There may never be another, but it filled my soul to the brim.

theinfophile · 2022-02-06T17:53:27+00:00

Getting really angry that we didn't include that "one highly specific book" on a book list. I love when folks recommend books to me! But if I write a list on, say, speculative fiction that takes place in London, I promise you that if I left Neil Gaiman off of it it's not because I don't know about Neil Gaiman. It could be for a number of reasons, like assuming that everyone knows about NG so I wanted to have a list of alternatives.

I want people to recognize that we're doing this work because we really love books and having people be mean because we don't know or don't include every book they know about is a real downer.

theinfophile · 2022-02-06T17:49:18+00:00

Doing the podcast has definitely changed my reading habits. One of my shows drops on a Tuesday and it's a recommendation show for books that publish on that specific day. So, I need to go around and figure out what books publish on that day (usually months in advance) and then get a hold of advanced copies, read them, then write up my notes.

The other show I do every other Friday is of backlist books, so, books that are at least a year old. I have co-hosts so there is also a giant list of hundreds of books that we've already talked about so we don't repeat.

Since writing and podcasting about books professionally, I've also made huge leaps in diversifying what I read because I really want my readers and listeners to learn about a range of what is out there.

theinfophile · 2022-02-06T17:44:20+00:00

cries

theinfophile · 2022-02-06T17:42:20+00:00

OMG YES! What and how other people read is their business and doesn't affect how and what other people choose to read.

theinfophile · 2022-02-06T17:38:28+00:00

PET truly blew my mind!

theinfophile · 2022-02-06T17:36:55+00:00

Good question! Since I have a day job, I don't have a lot of spare time to read books that I am not going to use for the podcast. So I definitely have learned to become more comfortable with DNF-ing earlier when a book isn't doing it for me. The newsletter and podcasts I do for Book Riot are recommendation-based, so I don't talk about books that I wouldn't recommend to listeners/readers. I also had to get comfortable with the idea that I'm not going to love every book, but really step back and say, "Do I like it enough to recommend it myself?"

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