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

  • Friday Random 10

    iPod? Check. Coffee? Check. O.k. Hitting random in 3…2…1…. 1. I don’t believe you. The Thermals. Fuck yeah! Today’s FR10 is starting out very well. One of my favorite songs from my favorite album of this past year. 2. Failure. Unearth. goodness. that woke me up. why is this on my iPod? 3. Hitchin’ a…

  • What’s Going On

    I forgot that I used to comment on current events. I miss doing that.  Perhaps I’ll start this up again. Starting today. Violence against The PEACEFUL Occupy Oakland protesters last week really REALLY pissed me off. An Iraq War veteran, Scott Olsen was critically injured when a police projectile hit him in the head. Video…

  • ebb and flow

    yesterday  was weird. I started out  feeling super ecstatic and happy about life then found myself in the grip of depression. It’s crazy how quickly and easily my brain can slide into this state. As I’ve been experiencing this I’ve been trying my best to observe it, rather than jump right into the middle of…

  • NaBloPoMo 2011

    I guess I’ll do NaBloPoMo again this year. I’ve done it every year since 2006.  it would be kinda sad to just stop now. So here we go. A post everyday in November. Whee! Here are past NaBloPoMo posts: 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010  I didn’t successfully post everyday for a few of those years…

  • Friday Random 10 – deep track edition

    My iPod dug pretty deep into the archives today. 1. Black Celebration by Depeche Mode. I think the last time I heard this song was 20 years ago when I lived in New York. It reminds me of my best friend at the time, Jeme. She loved this song. I didn’t know it was on…