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: August 2012

  • six word saturday

    Awesome list entry: this kayaking class. Related articles Six Word Saturday #17 (motherwifestudentworker.wordpress.com) Six Word Saturday – August 11, 2012 : RESOURCES (tvaraj.wordpress.com) six word saturday – can I remember what normal life was like? (elainemcnulty.wordpress.com) Six Word Saturday…8/11/12 (whenwordsescape.wordpress.com) Six Word Saturday~8/11 (mlissabeth.wordpress.com)

  • Marsh

    Portra 160/Yahsica Mat 126g. Also, I caved and bought Lightroom. I had been using Bibble for photo editing for years and liked it for the most part, but when I did some prowling around I found that they were bought by Corel and renamed Aftershot Pro. After some thought, I decided to download Lightroom and…

  • Flickr Time Machine

    This one is from August 9 2009. I was still living in Spokane. I went for a walk around Tubbs Hill in Coeur ‘Alene with my dad and step mom. I think I’d applied for the job I currently have but hadn’t yet been asked to interview. I remember talking to my dad and step-mom…

  • Tell about your favorite book, why it is your favorite, and how it has influenced you.

        I quoted Kurt Vonnegut in a post from a couple of weeks ago. Here, I’ll just post it again (’cause it’s awesome):   “The arts are not a way of making a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly,…

  • Near Little Zig Zag Falls

    Enjoyed the Zig Zag River today.