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katester

marian... madam librarian

About Me

librarian. aunt. sister. sister-in-law. daughter. dreamer. friend. smiler. shoulder. lover. sinner. dancer. drinker. sometimes smoker. jaycee. talker. dork. geek. player. cryer. laugher. tattooed. writer. gamer. geek. boss. zontian. skeptic. dreamer. loved.happy.

My Interests

living. learning. loving. people. bodies. food. reading. writing. travel. ps2.

I'd like to meet:

people from all of the various chapters of my life. if our paths have crossed, feel free to say hello.

Music:

duran duran. the cure. sinead o'connor. garbage. neil diamond. underworld. led zeppelin. john taylor. henryk gorecki. peter murphy. nine inch nails. kraftwerk. coldplay. missy elliott. beethoven. maria callas. arvo pärt. neuroactive. queen. prince. green day. vnv nation. she wants revenge. tweaker. eminem. banco de gaia. ladytron. barry manilow.

Movies:

the boondock saints. pi. men with brooms. the princess bride. the hebrew hammer. immortal beloved. amelie.

Television:

the food network. mythbusters. csi (las vegas). the west wing. queer as folk. six feet under. the family guy.

Books:

alice hoffman. elizabeth berg. megan mccafferty. wendy shanker. hanne blank. francesca lia block. judy blume. susie bright. anne lamott. laurell k. hamilton.

Heroes:

juliette gordon low. albert einstein. harriet tubman. ranganathan.

My Blog

Onward & Upward!

The millage passed! 71% of the votes cast were in favor of the library millage! We have funding for six more years! I got to call everyone back to work, eight months after we laid them off. I crie...
Posted by katester on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:53:00 PST

Quick catch up

Lots going on in my little corner of the world. I still can't access MySpace from work, though we're working on changing that and actually USING some of this social networking to our advantage. Unti...
Posted by katester on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:28:00 PST

For Immediate Release - Call Me

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: July 10, 2007PERFORMANCE: CALL MEIn the small Northern Irish village of Cushendall there's a five-storey fortified building called Curfew Tower. Built around 1820 it once se...
Posted by katester on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:42:00 PST

Relay for Life - June 9-10

Please don't forget... if you are interested in making a donation to my family's Relay for Life team, follow this link to visit my personal web page and help me in my efforts to support RFL of West Bl...
Posted by katester on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:08:00 PST

Relay for Life 2007

Can you believe that more than 1.3 million new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in the United States this year? Those are staggering statistics, but there is hope. Each of us can do something...
Posted by katester on Mon, 14 May 2007 04:56:00 PST

spring has sprung

It's spring. The lake is pretty. Work is trying, but good. I've been reading bunches, which feels good. Got some travel plans for April - going to Louisville, which should be awesome. Got plans f...
Posted by katester on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 06:33:00 PST

aunt cake is on her way!

just four days from now, i will board a plane and head west. i'm going to see my family, my peeps, my homies in Arizona, and i can't wait.the weather here: 17.0 °F / -8.3 °Cthe weather there: 66...
Posted by katester on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:58:00 PST

happy new year - looking back and looking forward

2006 was the toughest years i have ever experienced. i started the year in recovery mode, just a few weeks out of major surgery. my parents moved 2000 miles away. i strengthened my relationship with B...
Posted by katester on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 11:04:00 PST

moved

i have moved. i have a lake for a front yard now. really.i like it here. it's quiet. the lake is gorgeous in the mornings, sultry in the evenings, and provides endless amusement for the kitties. ...
Posted by katester on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 07:56:00 PST

happy halloween!

my favorite holiday is here. i dressed up as a cat today. simple but fun, even back in 1979 when daddy took Karen and I trick or treating around the neighborhood.how was your day? did you give out ...
Posted by katester on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 07:51:00 PST