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.

Tag: Music

  • On New Wave Music in the Eighties

    “If the singer is German, it’s new wave, unless it’s The Scorpions. If you think the singer is German, but he’s really not, then that’s an extraordinarily rarefied level of new wave, and probably means a kind of new-wave satori has been reached.” – Rob Sheffield in Talking to Girls About Duran Duran. I am so enjoying…

  • Last night I had a dream that I was drowning

    I was alone on a dock on a lake. It was a sunny day and the sunshine warmed the skin on my bare arms and legs as I reached into the lake to grab something. I fell into the water and found myself on my back  struggling to stay afloat. I gasped for air as…

  • Love this album

    I have to thank Catastrophysicist for commenting on this blog post. I downloaded the album Visions and it has provided me with hours and hours of happy listening. There are many songs on the album that are great, but at the moment I am particularity in love with the song, Genesis.

  • This is currently the most-played song on my iPod

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPX2nUMns6g What’s yours?

  • Friday Random 10

    This blog post was written first thing this morning while I was getting ready for work. I am just now adding the videos. 1. I’m on E. Blondie The fast singing is doing nothing to get my brain going. 2. Saving me. Nickleback Well this is embarrassing. How did Nickleback end up in my iTunes…