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: 2004

  • oh god, it wasn’t all just a bad dream?

    Damn. I read this post this morning at Eschaton, and realized how fucked we are. Damn. Damn Damn Damn Damn Damn. Then I read this post at Daffodil Lane. And now I feel better. Daffodil’s right. It’s time to get mobilized. I’m thinking impeachment. I am going to see if I can find out more…

  • Kerry Concedes Election to Bush

    Yahoo! News – Kerry Concedes Election to Bush Bush aides said he told Kerry he was an “admirable, worthy” opponent during the phone call, which ended their bitter and extraordinarily close eight-month struggle for the White House. Well, it’s over. At least for now. This is a huge dissappointment. It wouldn’t be so bad. But…

  • Bush Camp Sees Victory, Kerry Will Not Concede

    Yahoo! News – Bush Camp Sees Victory, Kerry Will Not Concede it was a bad night for Democrats nationwide, as Republicans expanded their majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives and knocked off Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota. That will make it easier for Bush to push his conservative agenda through…

  • High Voter Turnout in Bay Area

    Yahoo! News – High Voter Turnout in Bay Area “In some instances, we’ve even had 40 to 50 people waiting in line,” said Elma Rosas of the Santa Clara County Registrar’s Office. “It looks like we may have a large turnout.” This is incredible….One person I just talked to said she had to wait in…

  • CARE Hostage Faces Transfer to Al-Zarqawi

    Yahoo! News – CARE Hostage Faces Transfer to Al-Zarqawi The kidnappers of aid worker Margaret Hassan threatened to turn her over to al-Qaida-linked militants notorious for beheading hostages unless Britain agreed within 48 hours to pull its troops from Iraq (news – web sites), Al-Jazeera television reported Tuesday. I was wondering what was going on…