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Save Libraries!

I probably don't talk about it too terribly much around these parts, but I am a librarian. I'm a librarian in a time when a lot of people are making noises about libraries no longer being relevant, or being replaced by Google and its ilk. Now, I don't happen to believe any of that is really true; at least in the community in which I work, the library is still a vibrant, thriving part of the community. But we, too, are facing budget cut-backs, as are all our sibling libraries across the state and the country. And isn't that a foolish thing? In these awful economic times, what is more important than a place open to all, where the unemployed and underprivileged can come and read for free, use the internet to search for a job, or just get in out of the cold for a while?

And a lot of people agree with me. Flickr user and librarian Phil Bradley has reached into the annals of propaganda history and repurposed some kitschy old war-time posters to support the #SaveLibraries Twitter campaign. He has a whole set of them in his 'stream, but I thought I'd post some of the gems here. Please, spread this around if you care about libraries! (And if you don't care about libraries, spread this around anyway!)

Oh, dear!

I can't believe it's been over a month since I updated here! I started using Tumblr more (Leather and Denim is my blog there, if you want to check it out!) and recently joined Pinterest (me), and have been trying to be more active in my groups on Flickr (my 'stream), not to mention the normal Facebook and Twitter song-and-dance....so I guess Blogger fell through the cracks. Too many sites to check; too little time in the day! :-O

Otherwise, not much going on. We recently experiencesd Snowpocalypse 2011...or, as I'm calling it, Mega-Snow vs Snowctopus...so I just got back to work from enjoying three whole snow days in a row. I felt like a little kid, all excited! My husband and I spent our time on the couch, watching "Monster Quest" episodes and working our way through the complete DVD set of "Daria" I got for Christmas.

Man, that show takes me back! But I've realized something, watching it...I'm so much happier with my own identity now than in high school. I'm genuinely secure in who and what I am now, and I feel no need to prove anything to anyone. If someone likes me, great! If they don't, oh well! It's very liberating. :-D

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Merry Christmas!

Oh, Deer

And a happy New Year!

Wishlist Wednesday

It's Wednesday, and I'm doing a wishlist. I may never do a wishlist on a Wednesday again, though. This isn't a feature. I'm not organized enough for features. Ha!


So. Stuff I heart. (Clicky the images for direct links!)

These fabulous feather-and-stone earrings from FeatherWitch


A "regular" size scarf in Dusk or Wedgewood from SCARFSHOP


A recycled canvas bag from Forestbound (Particularly like
the ones made from feedsacks!)



One (or two!) of these Starlette Sparkler bobbies from GiantDwarf



This cozy fleece Freya dress from gaiaconceptions

And finally, this rockin' gunmetal raven skull necklace from mrd74