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5 questions jillbertini asked me 5 questions. Here are my answers.

1 - how did you pick teen librarianship for your area?

I was exposed to really great teen services when I was a teen. I assumed all libraries had such services, and was very surprised to find how rare they were at the time. I considered other avenues, but I noticed when I talked about teens stuff, that is when I got really passionate and fired up about things.

2 - what is the furthest you've traveled from WA state?

I believe that would be Budapest. I was there in 1993 for a few days in July and really loved it. It was incredibly cheap and filled with movie theaters. You could stay in a youth hostel for about $6 a night and eat great food for nearly nothing. I met one British fellow who lived with his mom back in England and had a somewhat pathetic life, but once a year he went there and lived like a king for a few weeks. He took me and my friend on a carriage ride. One of my favorite memories of that city was watching Singles on the 4th of July when I was feeling particularly homesick.

3 - what is your favorite yoga pose?

Savasana! I know that is super goofy, but I love love love it. After all that work and stretching and concentration, it feels so good to finally just lay there and rest. And I appreciate it so much more for the work I've just done. If I was ever asked to pose for a yoga calendar, that is the pose I would choose :)

4 - other than WA and Illinois, have you lived in any other states, and for how long if so?

I lived in Oregon for a year, between college and grad school. I temped the whole time and lived in a crazy group house, and wouldn't want to do that again, but I really like Portland and would totally move there if the right job opened up.

5 - what is your favorite thing about living in Seattle?

I love how wet it is. Every time I visit Eastern WA I feel parched and out of my element. Back in Seattle I breath easier. Admittedly the long gray wet winters wear me down, but warm spring rains rejuvenate me like nothing else. I just wish we had more thunderstorms in the summer.

Let me know if you want me to ask you 5 questions, or if you have 5 questions you would like to ask me.

grabbed from queen_beeanna.

* Grab the nearest book.
* Open the book to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST


It's also possible to combine the various kinds of pleasure in one's reaction to a single thing - if most beauty isn't unalloyed, that doesn't mean it's not present at all.

Any guesses as to who on my friends list wrote this?

You.
Can.
Only.
Type.
One.
Word.

No.
Explanations.


1. Where is your cell phone?  around

2. Your significant other?  undiscovered

3. Your hair?  frizzy

4. Your mother?  near

5. Your father?  farther

6. Your favorite thing?  love

7. Your dream last night?  hot

8. Your favorite drink?  water

9. Your dream/goal?  creator

10. The room you're in?  back

11. Your ex?  disappointing

12. Your fear?  repetition

13. Where do you want to be in 6 years?  married

14. Where were you last night?  couch

15. What you're not?   content

16. Muffins?  homemade

17. One of your wish list items?  bassoon

18. Where you grew up?  Spokane

19. The last thing you did?  email

20. What are you wearing?  orange

21. Your TV?  heavy

22. Your pets?  cat

23. Your computer?  slowing

24. Your life?  busy

25. Your mood?  restless

26. Missing someone?   acutely

27 Your car?  enduring

28. Something you're not wearing?  snowshoes

29 Favorite Store?   Uwajimaya

30. Your summer?   pending

31. Like someone?  definitely

32. Your favorite color?  purple

33. When is the last time you laughed?  nine

34. Last time you cried?  week

35. Who will/would re-post this?  Jill

(via johnaegard)

From What Privileges Do You Have?, based on an exercise about class and privilege developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. If you participate in this blog game, they ask that you PLEASE acknowledge their copyright.

Bold the true statements, then put on a Scottish accent and complain about the kids nowadays.

1. Father went to college

2. Father finished college

3. Mother went to college

4. Mother finished college

5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor

6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers.

7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home.

8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home.

9. Were read children's books by a parent

10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18.
(saxophone and bassoon)

11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18

12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively

13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18

14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs

15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs

16. Went to a private high school

17. Went to summer camp
(I earned half of this myself selling Almond Roca).

18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18

19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels

20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18

21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
(After college graduation my parents went in on a $1200 1980 Toyoto Corolla).

22. There was original art in your house when you were a child

23. You and your family lived in a single-family house

24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
(not outright...still both paying)

25. You had your own room as a child
(sometimes)

26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18

27. Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course

28. Had your own TV in your room in high school

29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college

30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16

31. Went on a cruise with your family
(This didn't happen until 2 years ago, and it was free because my brother worked for them so I'm not counting that).

32. Went on more than one cruise with your family

33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up

34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family

Grand total: 18

I've always felt very privileged, even though when I was growing up we didn't have much money.

New entry titled "Tourist Attraction Meme"
via rebellibrarian

This is the list of the 50 most-visited tourist attractions in the world. They left out pilgrimage stuff like Mecca, but put in Notre Dame because it's usually visited by tourists as an architectural wonder, not religious pilgrims. Bold where you've been, italicize where you WANT to go, and name one place you want to go that is NOT on the list.

1. Times Square, New York City, NY: 35 million visitors every year
2. National Mall & Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C. (Washington Monument, Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, the war memorials): About 25 million
3. Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.: 16.6 million
4. Trafalgar Square, London, England: 15 million
5. Disneyland Park, Anaheim, Calif.: 14.7 million
6. Niagara Falls, Ontario and New York: 14 million
7. Fisherman’s Wharf/Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, Calif.: 13 million
8. Tokyo Disneyland/DisneySea, Tokyo, Japan: 12.9 million
9. Notre Dame de Paris, Paris, France: 12 million
10. Disneyland Paris, Marne-La-Vallee, France: 10.6 million
11. The Great Wall of China, Badaling area, China: About 10 million
12. The Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee/North Carolina: 9.2 million
13. Universal Studios Japan, Osaka, Japan: 8.5 million
14. Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre, Paris, France: 8 million
15. Musée du Louvre, Paris, France: 7.5 million
16. Everland (amusement park), Kyonggi-Do, South Korea: 7.5 million
17. The Forbidden City/Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China: At least 7 million
18. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France: 6.7 million
19. Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando, Fla: 6 million
20. SeaWorld Florida, Orlando, Fla: 5,740,000
21. Pleasure Beach (amusement park), Blackpool, England: 5.7 million
22. Lotte World (amusement park), Seoul, South Korea: 5.5 million
23. Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, Japan: 5.4 million
24. Hong Kong Disneyland, China: 5.2 million
25. Centre Pompidou, Paris, France: 5.1 million
26. Tate Modern, London, England: 4.9 million
27. British Museum, London, England: 4.8 million
28. Universal Studios Los Angeles, Calif.: 4.7 million
29. National Gallery, London, England: 4.6 million
30. Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY: 4.5 million
31. Grand Canyon, Ariz.: 4.4 million
32. Tivoli Gardens (amusement park), Copenhagen, Denmark: 4.4 million
33. Ocean Park (amusement park), Hong Kong, China: 4.38 million
34. Busch Gardens (amusement park), Tampa Bay, Fla.: 4.36 million
35. SeaWorld California, San Diego, Calif.: 4.26 million
36. Statue of Liberty, New York, NY: 4.24 million
37. The Vatican and its museums, Rome, Italy: 4.2 million
38. Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia: More than 4 million
39. The Coliseum, Rome, Italy: 4 million
40. American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY: 4 million
41. Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Calif.: 4 million
42. Empire State Building, New York, NY: 4 million
43. Natural History Museum, London, England: 3.7 million
44. The London Eye, London, England: 3.5 million
45. Palace of Versailles, France: 3.45 million
46. Yosemite National Park, Calif.: 3.44 million
47. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt: 3 million
48. Pompeii, Italy: 2.5 million
49. Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia: 2.5 million
50. Taj Mahal, Agra, India: 2.4 million
51. Angel Falls, Venezuela
52. Pyramid Kukulcan in Chichen Itza, Yucatan Mexico
53. Temple of the Descending God in Tulum, Quintana Roo Mexico
54. Dunns River Falls in Ocho Rios, Jamaica
55. Star Trek: The Experience, Las Vegas, NV
56. Space Needle Seattle, WA
57. Visit the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo.

gacked and question from bookchick

Comment and I'll give you a topic for either a top five or a top ten.

I was given: Top 10 Guilty Pleasure Songs That You Sing At the Top of Your Lungs in the Car During Road Trips!

1) "Where Oh Where Are You Tonight" - from Hee Haw.
2) The entire album "Live Through This" by Hole.
3) "Green Finch and Linnet Bird" from Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim
4) "No Good Here" by Tim Fite
5) "Car" by Built to Spill (I had never seen this great video before...apparently made completely from Library of Congress footage!)
6) "Heaven of My Heart" by Jim White
7) "The Bucket" by Kings of Leon
8) "Purple Bottle" by Animal Collective (someone's very art school home-made video, but the best sound I could find).
9) "A Little Bit Lonesome" by Kasey Chambers
10) "Anthem for a Seventeen-Year Old Girl" - Broken Social Scene

This was fun...I found videos for lots of my favorite songs that I hadn't seen! Admittedly, the last one can't be sung at the top of one's lungs, but it is great for late night driving.