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  • AboutI am also known as CraftyMoni elsewhere on the web. I am a Children’s Librarian. I am a photographer. I am a knitter. I am a reader. I am a wannabe poet. I blog. Sometimes I complain. I like to swear. I have a really twisted sense of humor. I think I might be a Zen Buddhist (Still trying to decide). Not a fan of organized religion. I am very liberal and can be vocal about it at times. I’m a daydreamer. Sometimes sassy. I try to be compassionate. I think I’m pretty nice most of the time. You can delve into deeper waters by reading these posts. You can see my photography on my Flickr page. If you like any photos you see there or on this site and would like to buy a print let me know. I would be happy to sell one to you! I blather about library stuff on  Twitter. You will also find me on Google+ and Facebook. Enjoy your visit!  
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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.
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  • Friday Random 10

    November 4, 2011

    iPod? Check. Coffee? Check. O.k. Hitting random in 3…2…1….

    1. I don’t believe you. The Thermals. Fuck yeah! Today’s FR10 is starting out very well. One of my favorite songs from my favorite album of this past year.

    2. Failure. Unearth. goodness. that woke me up. why is this on my iPod?

    3. Hitchin’ a Ride. Green Day. I like this song. I like this album.

    4. Heart of Glass. Blondie. This song reminds me of bubble gum for some reason. It reminds me of buying Bubble Yum and Star Wars Cards. I do love this song, though. Yes. Very much so.

    5. Beastie Boys. Pass the Mic. This is one of favorite B Boys songs.

    6. Wild Thing. Jimi Hendrix. oooh! And this is the recording from the Monterey Pop Festival, the one where he sets his guitar on fire. Epic. I love this song so much. And Jimi, too. Here, watch this video. Your life will be complete if you do. (the looks on the faces of the audience are fucking priceless.)

    7. Waltzing Back. Cranberries. I’m still thinking about Jimi’s sacrificial guitar so have nothing witty to say about this song.

    8. C’mon C’mon. Von Bondies. This song reminds me of living in Santa Cruz. I think it’s been that long since I’ve heard it. I can’t embed the video so can watch it here. (mini rant: YOU ARE SHOOTING YOURSELVES IN THE FOOT, RECORDING ARTISTS, BY DOING THAT. Do you NOT want people to listen to your music?!)

    9. Country Trash. Johnny Cash. yay! always love listening to The Man In Black.

    10. Goodbye. Mudvayne. What an appropriate way to end this edition of FR10.

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  • What’s Going On

    November 3, 2011

    I forgot that I used to comment on current events. I miss doing that.  Perhaps I’ll start this up again. Starting today.

    You did this to my brother

    Violence against The PEACEFUL Occupy Oakland protesters last week really REALLY pissed me off. An Iraq War veteran, Scott Olsen was critically injured when a police projectile hit him in the head. Video footage shows that he was not acting aggressively at all. He was just standing there. Also sickening, in this video you can see something else shot into the crowd of people who are gathered around him, trying to help him!

    I found out several weeks ago that there was a library for the Occupy Portland protests. It piqued my interest. Then this article was shared by a friend on Google Buzz and it made me so happy. I LOVE that spontaneous libraries are sprouting up with these movements all over the country. I love that the free exchange of information and books are a part of this. I LOVE the idea of  guerrilla librarianship! It makes me remember why I became a librarian in the first place.

    The wreck that they are talking about in this article happened right in front of the building I was in. It was seriously crazy. And I was about to get in my car and drive on that very road. I’m so glad I wasn’t on the road when this happened!

    Wow. This is pretty unbelievable.

    These portraits are strangely fascinating.

    In celebrity news: Zooey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard broke up. Since I can’t fucking stand She and Him (When I hear their music I literally want to gouge my eardrums) I am most definitely #teamben.

     

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  • ebb and flow

    November 2, 2011

    10.27.2011
    yesterday  was weird. I started out  feeling super ecstatic and happy about life then found myself in the grip of depression. It’s crazy how quickly and easily my brain can slide into this state.

    As I’ve been experiencing this I’ve been trying my best to observe it, rather than jump right into the middle of it’s drama. It feels like a wave. A rising and falling, an ebb and flow. If I can figure out how to just ride the wave and remember that it will eventually subside I think I will be o.k. The problems arise when I hop on a boat that is going to the Island of Self-Loathing. And that happened yesterday, too. It always does. But it seems like I am able to jump that ship in a more timely way than I used to. So that’s good.

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  • NaBloPoMo 2011

    November 1, 2011

    NaBloPoMo 2011I guess I’ll do NaBloPoMo again this year. I’ve done it every year since 2006.  it would be kinda sad to just stop now. So here we go. A post everyday in November.

    Whee!

    Here are past NaBloPoMo posts:

    2006
    2007
    2008
    2009
    2010 

    I didn’t successfully post everyday for a few of those years for a variety of reasons. I’m not going to kick myself if I don’t this year either. It’s just nice to have a writing goal.

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  • Friday Random 10 – deep track edition

    October 28, 2011

    My iPod dug pretty deep into the archives today.

    1. Black Celebration by Depeche Mode. I think the last time I heard this song was 20 years ago when I lived in New York. It reminds me of my best friend at the time, Jeme. She loved this song. I didn’t know it was on my iPod.

    2. Skinny Little Bitch by Hole. Free download from a couple of years ago. Not a bad song. I just can’t stand Courtney Love so the song irritates me slightly.

    god she is so insane.

    3. 24 hour Party People by Happy Mondays. This song sort of sucks. I kind of like Happy Mondays, too. Again, I have no idea why this is on my iPod…

    4. Hateful. The Clash. Yes! Always love hearing The Clash. Great song, too!!

    5. Leper Messiah. Metallica. I have very eclectic taste in music. ( I LOVE Metallica.)

    6. I’m Never Bored. The Walkmen. The lead singer of this band has a terribly whiny voice. It makes me want to punch him in the face.

    7. The Only Daddy That Will Walk The Line. Willie Nelson. By the time I finished typing this the song was over.
    I can’t find the recording that I listen to on my iPod on Youtube. The one I have is from the album, “Willie and Family Live.” Here’s a different one:

    8. Roadblock. Rancid. Yep. Eclectic. That’s me.

    9. Redundant. Green Day. I don’t like these guys as much as I used to.

    10. The Devil Went Down To Georgia. Oh goodness. This song makes me giggle. A devil in a fiddle duel. Ha!

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