https://youtu.be/L0X03zR0rQk It's a black and white video, looking like a old-time Hollywood musical with Phoebe Waller-Bridges looking snappy in her suit. It's a video and song released on New Year's Day and I had not smiling since hearing the opening chorus. Maybe 2021 will not suck. 2021 might be the year I stopped avoiding Harry … Continue reading Music Monday: Treat People with Kindness by Harry Styles
Author: Fatima
Fluffy Novels and Vicars With Glass-Cutting Cheekbones
I wrote this post in December but the little dialogue bits proved funny, at least to me.
Onward to 2021
“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing I started this blog under 'Stacks and Ranges' to have a sense of agency. I started a new job but discovered a staff locked in time, unlock my first position. It drove me crazy, especially after working for … Continue reading Onward to 2021
Remembering Sir Ken Robinson — TED Blog
I didn't know about TED until 2008, when I went back to Red River for my Library Technician Diploma course. I had left teaching but never 'left teaching.' Making sense of my experience also made me look at some of the students I encountered, young men and women who did not fit this mould the … Continue reading Remembering Sir Ken Robinson — TED Blog
To Richard On His 49th Birthday
Dear Richard, You always seem to write the birthday messages so how about writing one to you. Let's start with the obvious, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. You are one step closer to fifty, true middle age, and it's not bad over here. (I am a year older than you.) It's also fun to reach an age where … Continue reading To Richard On His 49th Birthday
Music Monday: 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton)
As library staff worked from home, a call went out for 1-2 people to work 9-5 and cover a time gap for our online chat service. My sleep was already crappy making my 7:30-3:30 shift not a good fit for working from from home. I volunteered for the sake of my mental health. I immediately … Continue reading Music Monday: 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton)
Music Monday: My 70’s Mixtape (Or Fatima’s Awesome Mix Vol 1)
As a kid, I grew up surrounded by LPs and 45s. My brother came of age in the 70's and we had one of those stereo systems that double as living room furniture. (Click here for an example.) I spent hours spinning records, repeating my favourite 45s from his collection. Sometimes it's the K-Tel collections … Continue reading Music Monday: My 70’s Mixtape (Or Fatima’s Awesome Mix Vol 1)
Surprise Hits
I changed the name of my blog and disconnected twitter from it as part of my overhaul. I also discovered a bunch of unapproved comments and approved those, even after I swore they were approved, on the other hand it's technology so what the app does the desktop version might think it over. My stats … Continue reading Surprise Hits
Hard Reset
When a computer gets frozen, and the task manager isn't doing anything, sometimes you need to press the button and shut down everything. It's called a hard reset. Vacation 2020 is my hard reset. Dad died on April 27, holding my hand as he took his last breath. Many people have remarked about this year … Continue reading Hard Reset
Music Monday: Portals By Alan Silvestri
Over the weekend I watched 'Avengers: Infinity War' and 'Avengers: Endgame.' The tone and mood of the movies matched what's going on in my life. Last week, my campus had a study break to enable staff, and students, to prepare for online learning. I scrambled to brush on WebEx, a meeting software provided by the … Continue reading Music Monday: Portals By Alan Silvestri
Unpaused Life 