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.

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  • Would you rather climb a mountain or run a marathon?

    Whenever I publish a post on this blog the confirmation page offers three writing prompts for the next blog post. I kind of think this is an engineering fail because why in the world would I need a writing prompt when I’m done writing? I would need it before I start writing. However, this question grabbed my…

  • In a Former Life

    I’m a bit reluctant to post about this sort of thing because I don’t want people to think I’m weird. But I think about this subject from time to time. I’m not super sure I believe in past-lives but it’s fun to speculate. I have these random interests that don’t make much sense logically that…

  • Albums I Listened to While Growing Up

    Music has always been a huge part of my life. I move through the world with a soundtrack always playing in the background. This is true now and it was true when I was a kid. There are so many record albums that I listened to that mean so much to me; so many stories…

  • The Dangers of Procrastination

    My first car was a Ford Pinto. In fact, it was my step-dad Doug’s Ford Pinto. When I learned how to drive (he taught me. My mom didn’t have the patience) he gave me his Pinto, which was really nice of him. It was a super dorky car to drive at the time. You may…

  • On Art Appreciation.

    Dutch Paintings The type of art I appreciate most is the the art that speaks me at a particular moment. Sometimes I can’t verbalize why I like a particular piece. Most of the time I can’t, actually. And if I can I’m probably bullshitting my way through the explanation. Usually the piece hits me deep…