Congrats on the successful travel venture, Sophia. I have been patted down the last couple times I flew too for unknown reasons.

I also had to be patted down every time I went throughsecurity because I have a metal tag in my breast from a negative biopsy which pings. Also, apparently bike shorts under a dress also pings????

So weird — I also have a marker from my breast, but it never sets off security.

Sophia, I'm sorry I missed you in Nashville! We might have passed each other in the airport -- we flew out on Wednesday when you flew in. (I'm in Portugal now!)

I had to go back to the hotel to shower and then go to the public library, which was right behind my hotel.

I'm glad you got to see the main library! That building is really lovely, and our whole public library system is excellent.

I did not know that Nashville, like Rochester had a large women’s suffrage movement.

Not only that, but Tennessee cast the deciding vote to ratify the 19th Amendment, and it all came down to one state representative, Harry T. Burn, who wrote to his mother to ask for advice on what to do, and she told him to be a good boy and vote for women's suffrage. I love that part!

That’s awesome, Kate P!

::waves:: I am thinking supportive responses in various directions but I do not have the energy to type them out. What you would like to hear, let’s pretend I said that.

I have put in about 3 hours of work in the front yard today, which my Fitbit records a significant energy expenditure so I have been trying to remember the relationship between work and energy. E=W/t? That sounds familiar. Anyway, taking a break now and may not come back to it until tomorrow, although I have PLENTY still todo and hours of sunlight I could do it in.

My neighborhood, in spite of being one of the most important abolitionist centers in the country, was also later the home of the Women’s Anti-Suffrage Movement in New York.

I’m feeling mostly OK now, although I’m still exhausted most of the time. Gorgeous weather tomorrow, I’m going to try to go out and take photos.

Glad you are better, Tom, I was wondering how you were doing. Hope the exhaustion doesn’t stick around too much longer.

I passed on a balloon fair in Memphis today because I am NOT going to spend $40+ to do anything outside in 95° weather, even if it involves pretty colors. I did, however, find out that Mom has been up in one, which I never would have guessed.

Got farmer's market haul and shopping for my best friend's birthday done, and that's about all the productivity I had in me.

Still in the midst of moving, and I am slightly freaking TF out over how far we still have to go. There are so many details to chase down still, and in addition there's so much pending stuff at work and on the editing front and my mind is still eaten up with new-fandom brainrot and resentful of every second spent not fanning out, and we're about to suffocate under the weight of so many boxes full of so many books. And knickknacks. And fannish art prints. And fannish t-shirts. So many of all of these, so very many (but mostly books).

I'm glad you got to see the main library! That building is really lovely, and our whole public library system is excellent.

It was great! Such a beautiful building and courtyard and murals! I was there at close and the librarians were also really great and kind about kicking out un-housed folks as well. Even though I had a little hike to get to the Music City Center, I was actually glad my hotel was in a little more of a neighborhood. I almost wished I did something even more immediately outside of downtown, but walking around my hotel early morning I got to see people out walking their dogs and babies which I found very comforting.

I was so lucky I was so close, because it was the one thing I wanted to see because I love libraries and it would have been complicated if it wasn’t a one minute walk!

Not only that, but Tennessee cast the deciding vote to ratify the 19th Amendment, and it all came down to one state representative, Harry T. Burn, who wrote to his mother to ask for advice on what to do, and she told him to be a good boy and vote for women's suffrage. I love that part!

I remember that story, but did not remember it was Tennessee. The library and signs outside were very informative

Also Yay Portugal! Wow!

I also ran into a faculty member at the Chicago airport going home and he was on our flight! How weird.