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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  • Invictus

    Invictus Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath…

  • On Planned Parenthood

    The Susan J. Komen foundation pulled its Planned Parenthood funding earlier this week (as I’m sure everyone reading this knows by now) and I am upset. Unfortunately, the controversy has turned to the fact that Planned Parenthood provides abortions to patients and away from the fact that they also provide breast exams to patients. Patients who…

  • The bottom of the sea

    I love this song. The melodic guitar riff. The crescendo at the end. The music aptly describes the way I feel today. from the album Now We Can See by The Thermals

  • to watermark or not to watermark?

    Photographers, what do you do? do you watermark all of your photos published on the internet? Every few months I read something like this and get a bit freaked out about people stealing my work for profit. And that doesn’t just include photography. It also includes writing. I would love to post fiction and poetry…

  • The Orange Sweater and the Purple Hat. A knitting vlog.

    I recorded this on my iPod and edited it in the iMovie app, which was kinda fun. You want details? See my Ravelry project page for those.