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 2005

  • Automated Retrieval System

    Automated Retrieval System

    I tried to get some pictures yesterday and I did a great job of getting pictures of people who were around the library yesterday. I also wanted to get a picture of the SCU Library’s new Automated Retrieval System. An ARS is a large building in which books are stored. There are no stories. The…

  • FR10 – last day at work edition

    So sad! My last day at work. 😥 you know how it works. put your mp3 player on random and let her go. Post the first 10 songs that play. 1 o’clock jump. Count Basie. Swing Back with Count Basie. Good way to start this off. Count Basie always makes me smile. Love that trumpet!…

  • FR10 – Pack up your office edition

    It’s Friday! Yay! The internet has been on and off at work this morning so while I listened to my Friday random 10 I packed up my office. It’s kind of sad. 😦 Forever Yellow Skies. Cranberries. Logical Song. Supertramp. I totally dig this song. A Familiar Face. The Ocean Blue. Beetoven’s “Archduke” trio in…

  • Heard back from Boxer, too!

    Here’s a snippet from her email response (I hope it’s okay to post these): There has never been a more important time for U.S. intelligence agents to be able to do their work unimpeded; the threats posed by terrorists are simply too great. Our national security requires that we protect the identity of undercover agents,…

  • Heard back from Dianne Feinstein

    Here is a snippet of her letter to me: I am deeply disturbed by the possibility that someone with access to classified information could be involved in leaking it for political purposes. If in fact Karl Rove was engaged in such conduct I would hope the Administration would take decisive action. I cannot comment on…