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: Life

It’s mostly what this blog’s about.

  • 100 things to do before I go. 1-20

    Amanda, over at etc has started a list of “100 things to do before you go” and has invited her readers to join in. So I am! She has her list divided into smaller lists of 20, which I also like and am going to shamelessly copy. So here are my first 20: Visit Pompeii…

  • I really need to bitch about a couple of things

    O.K. I apologize in advance if I get all ranty and bitchy. I’ll tell you right now, I am in a baad mood. So. I woke up this morning and this is what I am greeted with. Snow. On the first day of spring. Just last evening I was joyous when I saw these lovelies…

  • 39

    I thought that for today’s 365 project photo, a self portrait was in order. I haven’t taken one in awhile so there. So. Another year. A few more wrinkles. A few new gray hairs. But still feeling pretty young, despite getting hit by a car 🙂 My big brother reminded me the other day that…

  • Thank you. And an update

    First of all, I want to thank you all so, so much for all of your well wishes on my last post. They really made my day and helped me feel a bit better. Thank you!!! Secondly, I wanted to kind up update you on how I’m doing. I am actually doing pretty well. I…

  • Today I was hit by a car.

    Yes that’s right. I was hit by a car. I took the bus to work and was crossing the street after the bus dropped me off at my stop. I was hit in one of the first two lanes of the four lane road. The car was turning left onto the road I was crossing.…