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.

Category: Books, Music, Art, Movies

That’s entertainment.

  • This is currently the most-played song on my iPod

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPX2nUMns6g What’s yours?

  • We read the shit out of that book

    For the past year my meditation group has been reading Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind. It’s been the perfect book for this sort of setting. The chapters are short. We have enough time after zazen to read one out loud and then discuss it. Many times we would read a chapter and be like, “huh?” It…

  • Friday Random 10

    This blog post was written first thing this morning while I was getting ready for work. I am just now adding the videos. 1. I’m on E. Blondie The fast singing is doing nothing to get my brain going. 2. Saving me. Nickleback Well this is embarrassing. How did Nickleback end up in my iTunes…

  • This Post Brought To You By Brain DJ

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVMU15S5HLI I am testing the new WordPress Editing-on-the-fly feature. Also, I am tired and don’t know what to post. So please enjoy this video of the song that has been running through my head all day: “I called out your name” by The Thermals. (And now you have it stuck in your head. Your welcome.)

  • My favorite author

    Plinky asks a great question! Who are my all-time favorite authors? This is a hard question to answer as a lover of literature. However, when this is asked of me the one author that pops into my head is Edith Wharton. I love her. I love that she is  a subversive Jane Austen. Jane Austen…