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.

Author: Moni

  • How to watch the film, Primer.

    How To Watch The Film, Primer. 1. Watch the film without reading about it first. You won’t understand it and you will break your brain trying to. Just watch and let it sink in. Don’t think too much. 2. Read the Spark Notes. You will barely begin to understand some of it. 3. Read this…

  • River Pool

    Here is a photo I took last September. This has been sitting in my “photos to upload to Flickr” folder for months and months. When I first saw it, it didn’t do much for me. It was one of those where I thought, “Meh.” So it just sat there, waiting for me to upload it.…

  • Surreal Purple Landscape

    I mentioned a few months ago that I saw the documentary The Enclave at the Portland Art Museum. The documentary was filmed in Aerochrome which renders the landscape in brilliant pinks and reds. The choice of this film was brilliant for many reasons. Reasons that belong in their very own blog post. This particular blog…

  • A Valentines Day Conversation, Overheard. (or, how not to pick up on a woman)

    Scene: Man in an American flag bandana pulls up on a Harley. Him: Hey babe, wanna go to the bar, get some cocktails this morning? Her: No. Him: Wanna go to my place, watch me build some stuff? Her: No.

  • Cathedral Wisp

    Over Christmas I decided to take long-neglected Zero 2000 (pinhole camera) out for a spin. I finally scanned the negatives this past week. This was the last shot on the roll. I used the shot up at Cathedral Park in Portland on my way to dropping the film off at Blue Moon Camera And Machine.…