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: September 2017

  • Kids

    I dug out my old photo albums to see what treasures are in there and I found a few! I am pretty certain I took this photo. I remember this trip to Portland when I was a youngster and I specifically remember taking photos on this trip. It was one of our many trips to…

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    I found the Legend app on my phone. 😀 Quote comes from my husband, Rafael.  

  • On racing, competition, and adversity

    My husband and I were discussing our experience yesterday running our half marathons (he ran also but he was way up ahead with the much faster runners). We both had similar experiences. We both had the person on our heels for some of the race that kept us going. For me it went down like…

  • Boring Half Marathon

    Boring Half Marathon

    I did it! My time, according to my Apple Watch, was two minutes faster this year. Not bad for having a bad cold, battling terrible smoky air, and having to deal with an injury during my training. Honestly, I wasn’t really looking forward to this. I was kinda cranky about running it in the days…

  • Tomorrow’s the big day

    Got my race swag! I so don’t feel ready for this. I’m not feeling well and I have a sore throat. The air quality is terrible. But I’ll will finish this fucking race. Wish me luck.