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: Random

Just random crap. Foolish gibberish.

  • Gunman kills at least 21 at Virginia Tech – CNN.com

    I’m sitting here in shock! This is horrible! There are reports that the number of deaths is 31. 31?!? My God! A lone gunman is dead after police said he killed at least 21 people Monday during shootings in a dorm and a classroom at Virginia Tech — the deadliest school attack in U.S. history.…

  • RIP Kurt Vonnegut

    note: again. It has taken me TWO DAYS to write this post. sigh. As everyone in the world has already heard, Kurt Vonnegut has died. I feel sad at the news. Vonnegut was a literary hero for me. In fact, reading “Breakfast of Champions” is what, essentially, made me want to be a lit major.…

  • And people still think global warming isn’t real

    note: I started writing this last week! sigh. I’ve been a busy girl. I am astounded at the people who think global warming isn’t a threat with all of the evidence all over the place saying that it is. The lastest being a report published by United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. “The whole…

  • Google Themes

    About a week (or so) ago I noticed that on my Google Hompage I could select a theme. Hmm. New feature. Thought I would try it out. It turns out it’s very cool and I’m totally obsessed with it. When you choose a theme you type in your zip code and the theme changes depending…

  • Thoughts on the Edwardses

    There is all of this talk about whether or not they are making the right decision. My thoughts? It’s none of our business. They know what they can handle. It’s thier decision. Not ours. What is it with the media and the pundits? Why do they think they can make these judgements for people? It’s…