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.

  • Embattled Dreams: California in War and Peace

    Amazon.com: Books: Embattled Dreams: California in War and Peace, 1940-1950 (Americans and the California Dream) I haven’t posted on my current read in a long, long time. Now’s as good a time as any. My problem with books is that I get too many going at one time. I have been reading this particular book…

  • The Party

    Lit.Org : Poetry : The Party : Check out this fantastic, brilliant poem written by Cyrus Crowley (aka The Mister)! Will passed out in the shower. Doreen wrote “loser” across his chest with a magic marker. She said he drank to forget his name. He said he never forgot his name. Doreen wrote “loser” across…

  • The Butterfly Effect

    We went to see the Butterfly Effect yesterday. It wasn’t bad. In fact, It was kind of good. It was entertaining. And what more could you ask for in a movie? I mean, entertainment is the general purpose, right? It got horrible reviews by all of the major newspapers. Boiled down, this is what the…

  • Return of the King

    I saw Return of the King on Christmas day. I loved it. It was like nothing I’ve seen before. Definately the best movie I have ever seen. I may go see it again in the theater. It was that good. It was long, 3 1/2 hours. I know some people felt that was too long.…

  • Bushwacked

      A book EVERYONE should read before the next election: Bushwacked: life in George W. Bush’s America by Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose. Here are some things that I learned from reading this book: 1.Don’t each lunch meat or processed meat while a Republican is in the white house. 2.Republicans in general, and Bush especially,…