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Liz That Is
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Just another 🇯🇵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦🇺🇲 Naha x Seattle gal living the dream in OK. 💚🔵🌊 Gen-X, mom, educator, Resister, reader, 🥢wielder. Aspiring home gardener. Community-builder. Duranie, Nakama 🖇, Whovian.
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The Guardian is here! We can safely go about our business.
A red brick building with a Canada Goose perched on top. A Canada Goose standing on top of a red brick building looking into the distance.
May 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Spring is here!
A small garden with shrubbery, climbing vibes, and trees. It is enclosed by light grey cement. There are stairs to the left.
May 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Metro Library's bingo challenge has offered me a little healing and balance in this "interesting times" month. I set a challenge for myself to read 56 books this year.
Eight book covers with the words "January", "one more chapter", and a sticker of a caterpillar with a book on its back and the words "book bug" on the book.
January 31, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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The Metro Library is holding their winter book bingo and it's been the perfect nudge I needed to read more. Absolutely loving Babel by R.F. Kuang. Some truly lovely prose along with "truth gut-punches." Highly recommend.
The Cover of the fantasy novel Babel - a black and white depiction of Oxford with a tower rising in the distance.
January 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Albums that changed my life in no specific order: Thomas Dolby's The Golden Age of Wireless (1988). Despite my disdain for "She Blinded Me with Science", this is a brilliant album. Dolby earned my eternal respect for showcasing the exquisite Yano Akiko on "Radio Silence"

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Album cover featuring Thomas Dolby in a retro sci fi image with tubes and electronics.
December 10, 2024 at 1:24 AM
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Albums that changed my life in no specific order: Parallel Lines (1978) by Blondie. This album is responsible for my lifelong love of libraries - I checked it out of my tiny library again and again.

I may not remember where I left my keys, but I can still sing every line of Sunday Girl.
The music group Blondie stand in front of thick black and white lines. Debbie Harry is in a white dress, the rest of the band wear black suits, white dress shirts, and skinny ties.
November 28, 2024 at 9:58 AM
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Albums that changed my life in no specific order: Bête Noire (1987) by Bryan Ferry. Such a lush album.

Seven Deadly Sins, The Name of the Game, Kiss and Tell.

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The album title, Bête Noire is written in red and gold, the image is dark and features a close up of singer Bryan Ferry's face.
November 25, 2024 at 3:49 AM
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Albums that changed my life in no specific order: Worthy (2019) by India.Arie. This album is part of my education to receive without taking, to appreciate without appropriation.

Follow the Sun, Prayer for Humanity, Worthy.
A close up of the singer Imdia.Arie. she is framing her face with her hands.
November 23, 2024 at 9:09 AM
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Albums that changed my life, in no specific order: The Sensual World (1989) by Kate Bush. Love & Anger, Never Be Mine, Rocket's Tail, and Heads We're Dancing all highlight her incredible gift of storytelling through music. Exquisite album.

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A dark background with the singer Kate Bush in the center, holding a flower in front of her face.
November 21, 2024 at 5:34 AM
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Albums that changed my life, in no specific order. Rattlesnakes (1984) by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. It wasn't enough for me to be a moody young human this album made me want to be a moody young human in *Scotland*, my dad's homeland. 2cv, Rattlesnakes, Perfect Skin are still on my playlist.
Image of a wall and a door. In red writing are the name of the group, album, and songs.
November 20, 2024 at 1:56 AM
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Albums that changed my life, in no specific order. 1983's 浮気なぼくら Naughty Boys by Yellow Magic Orchestra. YMO were creative, clever, and daring. 希望の河, Lotus Love, and 音楽 are all outstanding. Absolute highlight: the fluffy and delightful 君に、胸キュン

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Record album cover featuring the faces of the three members of the Japanese music group, Yellow Magic Orchestra.
November 19, 2024 at 2:34 AM
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Albums that changed my life, in no specific order. Debut album by Crowded House. I love a good jangly guitar and evocative lyrics. Favorite songs: Hole in the River, I Walk Away.
Image features the band Crowded House's first album cover. The cover art shows the three band members, one with wings flying above the others.
November 18, 2024 at 3:47 AM
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A preview of what the students are working on. Just need a tiny adjustment to the year.
A black background with gold glitter. In the center is a good crown. The text reads: crowned in strength, rooted in legacy, Black Girl Magic, March 6, 2024.
November 16, 2024 at 1:52 PM
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One of my favorite places on campus (taken this summer). I sit halfway up the stairs, like Christopher Robin, on my way to the car after work. It's a good place to reflect on the day before heading home.
Image of a cement stairway with climbing ivy and a tree with pink blooms on the right side.
November 14, 2024 at 12:22 PM