Kristen A. (she/her)
@estellechauvelin.bsky.social
Nerd, librarian, historical reenactor, Progressive Christian, grey ace/WTFromantic
A huge freaking hawk just crashed against the windows of our great reading room. I thought someone had managed to throw a football against it three floors up. #SaturdayLibrarian #LibraryLife #LibrarianProblems #Skybrarians
November 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A huge freaking hawk just crashed against the windows of our great reading room. I thought someone had managed to throw a football against it three floors up. #SaturdayLibrarian #LibraryLife #LibrarianProblems #Skybrarians
Don't get me wrong, I love music generally, but I'm not fond of muffled confusion apparently coming from one of our event spaces before the library even opens. #SaturdayLibrarian #LibraryLife #LibrarianProblems #Skybrarians
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Don't get me wrong, I love music generally, but I'm not fond of muffled confusion apparently coming from one of our event spaces before the library even opens. #SaturdayLibrarian #LibraryLife #LibrarianProblems #Skybrarians
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for cider.
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for cider.
My review of The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow in Shelf Awareness #books #booksky #BookReviews www.shelf-awareness.com/readers/2025...
The Everlasting
In The Everlasting, a provocative, heartrending fantasy by Alix E. Harrow (The Once and Future Witches; A Mirror Mended), a historian learns
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November 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
My review of The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow in Shelf Awareness #books #booksky #BookReviews www.shelf-awareness.com/readers/2025...
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for waffles.
November 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for waffles.
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for an ex boss who still watches out for the department sometimes with advice, sympathy, and Rice Krispie treats when he comes by for a meeting. #Skybrarians #LibraryLife
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for an ex boss who still watches out for the department sometimes with advice, sympathy, and Rice Krispie treats when he comes by for a meeting. #Skybrarians #LibraryLife
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for soup.
November 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for soup.
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for Stephen Colbert.
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for Stephen Colbert.
I felt bad when this guy asked me for a copy of the code of conduct and my thought was "What are you planning to do?", until just now when two of our security guards showed up with a cop to arrest him for criminal trespass. The original trespass was for assault. #LibraryLIfe #LibrarianProblems
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I felt bad when this guy asked me for a copy of the code of conduct and my thought was "What are you planning to do?", until just now when two of our security guards showed up with a cop to arrest him for criminal trespass. The original trespass was for assault. #LibraryLIfe #LibrarianProblems
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Absolutely cannot wait to bust down the doors for a drink made by a company whose unionized workers are on strike in a store that doesn’t want to hire minorities anymore.
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Absolutely cannot wait to bust down the doors for a drink made by a company whose unionized workers are on strike in a store that doesn’t want to hire minorities anymore.
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful that my Graves' Disease seems to be in remission. (Not that it was giving me any trouble while I was on medication but they were threatening me with radioiodine therapy if it came back once I tapered off the medication, and I had no desire for hypothyroidism.)
November 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful that my Graves' Disease seems to be in remission. (Not that it was giving me any trouble while I was on medication but they were threatening me with radioiodine therapy if it came back once I tapered off the medication, and I had no desire for hypothyroidism.)
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Techbros: “We reinvented money and now it’s computer money and it’s totally better than old money except also it’s value is still technically calculated by the standard of old money oh ALSO it needs more power than many countries, does your inferior dollar bill need to be plugged in? I THINK NOT.”
Bitcoin now consuming as much energy as the entire country of Pakistan.
That seems bad.
That seems bad.
The people at CBECI were kind enough to send me a copy of their updated Bitcoin power consumption data
At the end of 2024, Bitcoin's total consumption for 2024 *did* end up matching that of Pakistan. 2024 saw the biggest jump in power consumption ever. Absolutely wild stuff ->
ccaf.io/cbnsi/cbeci
At the end of 2024, Bitcoin's total consumption for 2024 *did* end up matching that of Pakistan. 2024 saw the biggest jump in power consumption ever. Absolutely wild stuff ->
ccaf.io/cbnsi/cbeci
November 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Techbros: “We reinvented money and now it’s computer money and it’s totally better than old money except also it’s value is still technically calculated by the standard of old money oh ALSO it needs more power than many countries, does your inferior dollar bill need to be plugged in? I THINK NOT.”
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for my favorite local art house movie theater.
November 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for my favorite local art house movie theater.
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for the summer reading club (not at the library where I work) from which I won Cincinnati Zoo tickets.
November 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for the summer reading club (not at the library where I work) from which I won Cincinnati Zoo tickets.
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for unions.
November 15, 2025 at 12:55 AM
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for unions.
#FridayReads The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
#FridayReads The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for coffee, specifically Pettibone Coffee, thefancy coffee place that's going to be my regular instead of an occasional splurge for a the time being because I don't cross picket lines. #NoContractNoCoffee
November 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for coffee, specifically Pettibone Coffee, thefancy coffee place that's going to be my regular instead of an occasional splurge for a the time being because I don't cross picket lines. #NoContractNoCoffee
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for basketball, although the team playing my alma mater might not be at the moment.
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for basketball, although the team playing my alma mater might not be at the moment.
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for my husband. I'm gray ace/WTFromantic and never particularly cared if I'd ever have one in general, but damn if I don't like this one in particular.
November 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for my husband. I'm gray ace/WTFromantic and never particularly cared if I'd ever have one in general, but damn if I don't like this one in particular.
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful that they don't dilate my eyes for regular retinal photos any more.
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful that they don't dilate my eyes for regular retinal photos any more.
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for my parents.
November 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
#ThankfulNovember Today I'm thankful for my parents.
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BREAKING: Trump’s ICE bans Christians and all people from praying “in front of or inside” the Broadview ICE facility.
So, forced prayer in school is good, but volunteer prayer for the prisoner is banned.
This is what white nationalist Christianity looks like. This is Trump’s fascist America. Smh.
So, forced prayer in school is good, but volunteer prayer for the prisoner is banned.
This is what white nationalist Christianity looks like. This is Trump’s fascist America. Smh.
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 AM
BREAKING: Trump’s ICE bans Christians and all people from praying “in front of or inside” the Broadview ICE facility.
So, forced prayer in school is good, but volunteer prayer for the prisoner is banned.
This is what white nationalist Christianity looks like. This is Trump’s fascist America. Smh.
So, forced prayer in school is good, but volunteer prayer for the prisoner is banned.
This is what white nationalist Christianity looks like. This is Trump’s fascist America. Smh.
My review of All That We See or Seem by Ken Liu in Shelf Awareness. #books #BookReviews #booksky www.shelf-awareness.com/readers/2025...
All That We See or Seem
A young hacker is pulled from the quiet life she has built for herself to solve the mystery of a missing dream artist in All That We See or
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November 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
My review of All That We See or Seem by Ken Liu in Shelf Awareness. #books #BookReviews #booksky www.shelf-awareness.com/readers/2025...
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My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually say to me, “Where is your God?” (Psalm 42:1-3)
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually say to me, “Where is your God?” (Psalm 42:1-3)