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.

  • Reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Not reading it edition.

    I haven’t even touched H.P. this week! Haven’t even cracked open the book. I think I am going to finish reading Abundance (which is an excellent book, btw) first. Raf finished it last night. He stayed up all night reading it. I finally had to ask him to go read it in the living room…

  • Reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Part One.

    First of all, here are my predictions pre-reading. I think that Harry lives. I think that he and Voldermort fight it out and Voldermort dies. I am not sure about who dies, though. After talking about it at work today I’m thinking that maybe it’s Hagrid? I don’t think she will kill off Ron or…

  • Harry Potter and the order of the Pheonix

    Went to see it yesterday afternoon to escape the horrible heat. Loved it! I actually liked it better than the book. Actually, can I make a confession? I like all of the movies better than the books. Especially the more recent ones. The screenwriters and directors have done a really good job of distilling the…

  • My Summer playlist. So far.

    This seems to be a great summer for music so far! Many of my favorite bands have new albums coming out (or are out) so I’m stoked. And I’m discovering some new bands that I didn’t know about. Here’s what’s on my playlist so far, in random order: Party Like a Rock Star. Shop Boyz.I…

  • The Remus Lupins

    After Hoopfest I stopped by the Downtown Library to help out with the concert we were putting on there, The Remus Lupins. Did you know that there is a whole genre of rock music out there called “Wizard Rock?” I didn’t either, until a couple of months ago when I was told that we were…