Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Year: 2003

  • Return of the King

    I saw Return of the King on Christmas day. I loved it. It was like nothing I’ve seen before. Definately the best movie I have ever seen. I may go see it again in the theater. It was that good. It was long, 3 1/2 hours. I know some people felt that was too long.…

  • Bushwacked

      A book EVERYONE should read before the next election: Bushwacked: life in George W. Bush’s America by Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose. Here are some things that I learned from reading this book: 1.Don’t each lunch meat or processed meat while a Republican is in the white house. 2.Republicans in general, and Bush especially,…

  • Nickel and Dimed

    I just finished a really great book..It’s called Nickel and Dimed: on not getting by in American by Barbara Ehrenriech. It’s really good. A must read for everyone! If you scroll down the page you will notice that the two cities listed as being a popular book are Spokane and Santa Cruz! Isn’t that weird?…

  • Drive Thru Church

    A story about my cousin. I don’t really know what to think about this article, about my cousin. A part of me is rather intrigued, and thinks it’s cool to be a drive-up minister. It has a kitschy quality about it that I like. I love that our world is filled with characters like my…

  • San Antonio Pictures

    The hotel that we stayed at was right on the Riverwalk. From our window we could see the Alamo. We also had a view of the gorgeous gothic-looking hotel. The Alamo was really interesting. While we were on a tour, an old Texan told us the story of the battle of the Alamo. It had…