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  • AboutI am also known as CraftyMoni elsewhere on the web. I am a Childrenโ€™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. Iโ€™m a daydreamer. Sometimes sassy. I try to be compassionate. I think Iโ€™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 ย Twitter. You will also find me on Google+ and Facebook. Enjoy your visit! ย 
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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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    June 21, 2005
    Michael Jackson, cropped from Image:Michael Ja...
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    Wow! it’s been awhile since I’ve blogged. I’m officially back to work today. I’ve been super busy, as you could imagine, catching up on e-mail and whatnot.

    Last week was quite the newsy week wasn’t it? I was shocked to find out that Michael Jackson was aquitted. Well, actually I wasn’t shocked. In reality I wasn’t surprised at all. I guess if you are rich and famous you can get away with anything.

    On the day Jackson was aquitted, there were some newsy things that happened locally in Spokane.

    In the morning we turned on the news and apparently someone got shot in the head at the Walmart not very far from where my mom lives. Probably about 5 miles. They were saying that the suspects were headed east down Wellesley, the main artillery a block away from her house. In other words, they were headed in the direction of my mom’s house. Needless to say, I was feeling kind of uncomfortable while these people were on the loose. They eventually caught the guys. And the guy that got shot in the head died.

    That very same day a Spokane judge ordered that the citizens of Spokane could go forward with the recall of mayor Jim West. So that was good news for the community. They need to get the required amount of signatures, but I don’t think there will be a problem. Both the wingnuts and the reality based community want him gone. Actual agreement between the two groups! can you believe it? Except the wingnuts have the most bigoted reasoning ever.

    On a more personal note, I helped my mom move into a new house! While I was there they closed and got the key, so I was able to see the inside and help them move some boxes. It is a really nice house. I’m so happy for them. Brand new everything. The Basement is even finished with a bar and space molded into the wall for a big screen t.v. Plus, there is a giganitic shop behind the yard for my step-dad to tinker in. I joked with my mom that she may never see my step-dad again :lol:.

    There is some other good news, too! but I will reveal more in the coming days. I can’t talk about it publically just yet. But soon.

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  • Friday random 10

    June 10, 2005
    1. The dam at otter creek. Live.
      Throwing Copper
      wow. haven’t heard this song in a long time.
    2. The mountains win again. Blues Traveler
      Four
    3. Megalomaniac. Incubus.
      A Crow Left of the Murder
    4. Benedictus (from Mozart’s Requiem). Berlin Radio Symphony.
      Mozart: Requiem / McNair, Watkinson, Araiza, Lloyd; Marriner
      Okay…This is seriously starting to get weird. At least it’s not the same track as the last two fridays, though.
    5. Wild World. Cat stevens.
      The Very Best of Cat Stevens
      aw. I love cat stevens ๐Ÿ™‚
    6. Have a drink on me. AC/DC.
      Back in Black
      I love AC/DC. They are the reason I want to get an electric guitar.
    7. Lacrimosa (from Mozart’s requiem). Berlin Radio Symphony.
      Mozart: Requiem / McNair, Watkinson, Araiza, Lloyd; Marriner
      Okay. This IS the same track from the last couple of weeks. What the fuck?!?
    8. The Boiler. Rhoda with The Specials. The 2 tone collection.
    9. Always on my mind. Willie Nelson.
      Always on My Mind [Bonus Tracks]
    10. Alone Together. The Strokes.
      Is This It

    Well, that cheered me up a little bit. Well, until I listened to The Boiler. Have you heard that song before? I hadn’t. It’s on a compilation cd of British Ska songs from the eighties. That was one of the songs I hadn’t heard on the album. It’s about a woman getting raped, with sounds effects and everything. Shit. That totally bummed me out.

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  • pilot buzzes santa cruz beaches

    June 3, 2005

    Oh my Gawd!:
    MercuryNews.com | 06/03/2005 | Pilot who buzzed beachgoers identified

    The incidents took place May 24 between 4 and 5 p.m., a sunny Tuesday, “a really nice day,” said Stephen Foltz, an Aptos High School English teacher who was enjoying an afternoon at the beach.

    “We saw somebody fly by — and it seemed like they were barely clearing the Seacliff pier,” said Foltz, 60. “And then the plane flew directly over us. I would say it was between 10 and 20 feet from us. . . . We just froze, we were like paralyzed.”

    Foltz said the plane “banked, did a turn, and was coming back, straight back where he came from. Then we took off running. We weren’t going to give him a second shot, in case he was homicidal.”

    From Seacliff, witnesses reported, the plane — a 1979 Cessna, according to FAA records — flew north over Capitola Pier, Twin Lakes State Beach and on to the beach by the boardwalk, traditionally the areas most crowded. There, witnesses said, the plane made several passes, coming within a few feet of hitting people on the beach.

    I would have been 36 miles away at work, so didn’t hear it. I would have really heard something like that since we live a few blocks from where this happened. It must have been loud!

    I didn’t know about this until today. It’s times like these when I regret subscribing to the local paper. I really should, so I know what the f**k is going on in my community. My problem is frugality. I probably wouldn’t have time to read it if I subscribed. But I should just make the damn time, you know?

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  • Friday Random 10

    June 3, 2005
    1. Mirrorball – everything but the girl
      Walking Wounded
    2. Stir it up – Bob Marley
      Legend (New Packaging)
      Love this song! Haven’t heard it in years.
    3. Laughing out loud – The Wallflowers
      Bringing Down the Horse
      This album was one of those “soundtracks of my life” the summer it was popular (was it ’96 or ’97?). I listened to it until I got sick of it. So I haven’t listened to it much since.
    4. Lacrimosa (from Mozartโ€™s Requiem) – Berlin Radio Symphony
      Mozart: Requiem / McNair, Watkinson, Araiza, Lloyd; Marriner
      hmmm…this one came up last week, too. The exact track from this album, too. Wonder if somebody’s trying to tell me someting….I hope not.
    5. See No Evil – Television- Sounds of the Seventies (punk and new wave)
    6. Whatever happened to peace on earth – Willie Nelson
      This isn’t on an album. For awhile it was available as a free download on Dennis Kuchinch’s site. It’s one of only two protest songs Willie Nelson has ever written. You can read about it here.
    7. Home Now – No Doubt
      Return of Saturn
    8. I will survive – Gloria Gaynor
      Billboard Top Hits: 1979
      Nothin like a little bit of disco to get a friday started.
    9. Eight Miles High – The Byrds
      20 Essential Tracks From the Boxed Set 1965-1990
      copious amounts of weed required to enjoy this song, I think.
    10. Macys Day Parade – Green Day
      Warning
      I loves me a little green day.

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  • PostSecret

    June 1, 2005
    Screenshot of PostSecret with an example postcard.
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    PostSecret
    Good lord…I’ve been mesmerized with this site for a half an hour..

    It’s a site that posts secrets that people send in on postcards that they make. Very interesting.

    Update: This one sends chills down my spine!

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