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: December 2014

  • There are good years and bad years. This was a very good year.

    There are good years and bad years. This was a very good year.

    It is that time of year. Yes. it is time for the “end of the year reflect on the past year” blog post. Up front, I have to say that 2014 was just so excellently good. I honestly can’t think of a bad thing from this past year. It was good in so many ways.…

  • Lomo’ Instant fun

    Lomo’ Instant fun

    I’d been dying for an Instax Mini for a very long time. I completely dig the business card size of the prints. I started really shopping around last summer and kind of decided on the Instax Mini 90 Neo but kept getting hung up on the price. Someone directed me to the Lomo’ Instant Kickstarter.…

  • “Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles.” -Charlie Chaplin

  • A return to vinyl

    I remember the first record I ever bought. It was the 45 single of “The Tide Is High” by Blondie. I remember the day I bought it at the Spokane Valley Mall when I was out with my friends for the day, hanging out. I was in 6th grade. I remember standing in the record store…

  • “Love is the one thing that we’re capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space. Maybe we should trust that, even if we can’t understand it.” From Interstellar.