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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

  • Elation and frustration

    This past week has been both good and bad. The good: I ran 5k  on the Old Salmon River trail on Sunday and it was AWESOME. We originally decided to go running at Wildwood Park because the trail is paved and flat and I thought it would be a good surface for me to run…

  • Photography Friday: another day in Portland

    Photography Friday: another day in Portland

      I met Preita in Portland on Monday, this time at Stumptown coffee downtown. I had heard all kinds of things about Stumptown coffee and wanted to try it. My honest opinion? It wasn’t anything to write home about. It wasn’t terrible though. Just nothing spectacular. My usual coffee drink is an Americano and, so…

  • My running adventures

    About a month ago I bought a pair of Vibram KSOs. Apparently they can’t make these fast enough so many stores are out of a lot of the sizes. I had to buy the men’s version and they are wide so I’ve been getting blisters. It’s not terribly bad though. I had been easing myself…

  • A list

    A list

    I’ve been thinking about blogging about my barefoot running adventures. I’m not sure if anyone will think it’s interesting or if anyone will even read it. But it might be fun for me to read later on. Actually, I’m not running completely barefoot. I’m running in Vibrams, which do give some support. I’m liking it…

  • Review: Tinkers by Paul Harding

    Tinkers by Paul Harding My rating: 5 of 5 stars wow. I am blown away by this book. At some point I will read it again. It’s that kind of book. I wasn’t sure how I would feel about it. The first few sentences brought tears to my eyes as they perfectly described the scene…