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.

Month: July 2004

  • I’m John Kerry and I’m reporting for duty”

    John Kerry’s Speech – Democratic National Convention Official Site This was another fantastic speech. Even better than Obama’s. This speech was full of hope and stressed the unification of our nation. Click the link above to go listen. Here is a snip: “You see that flag up there. We call her Old Glory. The stars…

  • USA Today Drops Ann Coulter

      USA Today Drops Ann Coulter It’s official. Ann Coulter really is a nutcase: “Here’s how Coulter opened the column: “Here at the Spawn of Satan convention in Boston, conservatives are deploying a series of covert signals to identify one another, much like gay men do. My allies are the ones wearing crosses or American…

  • Camping at Memorial Park

    R and I went on our first camping trip! I’m so proud of us. We’ve been talking about it for a year. Since I’ve been on vacation, I thought it would be fun to go camping overnight after I got back from Spokane. We went to Memorial Park in San Mateo County. It’s about an…

  • Farenheit 9/11 again

    I went to see Farenheit 9/11 with my family last night (i’m in Spokane visiting). Again, it just blew my mind. It is such a great film. It was interesting because the theater was packed, even after being in theaters for three weeks! AND in Spokane, which I kind of always thought was rife with…

  • All by myself

    Many years ago I bought a set of 5 CDs: Billboard’s top hits from the 70’s. Each CD contains the top ten hit of the year. I kind of listened to it a couple of times and put it away. About 5 years ago, when we were living in Family Student Housing at UCSC, I…