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Cybersecurity Lib Guide
Reference and Information Services
I got a 96% on my final lib guide! Originally I wanted to do one on spooky high strangeness phenomena but then I figured I'd switch it to something I'd bring around in October for cybersecurity awareness month.
2026 Book Reviews
Librarymonster ate some ARCs nom nom nom
Wherein a certain monster has read some advanced reader copies and reviewed them: Platform Decay: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells and We Burned So Bright by T.J. Klune
Summer Ephemera
Life & Journal Spreads
Reviewing summer 2025 with a few highlights on school, preparation for the fall, and art journaling with a hefty sprinkling of fannish works.
8 Credits Down, 32 to Go
And a bunch of final projects to share.
Also I wax poetic on why Severance is so good.
Severance
3D Printing Corporate Dystopia A E S T H E T I C
3D Printing Corporate Dystopia A E S T H E T I C
My recent obsession with Severance has me getting SO makery. Stickers to transform my work ID card, and 3D design and printing a Severance-themed dock for my Boox e-reader.
Thunderstorm ⛈️ ASMR
Summer Storms & Sirens at Night
Chicago storms are a favorite type of weather for me. Everything charged; the anticipation of something exciting and dangerous about to hit. Sirens add an extra sense of foreboding. Storm pic credit.
ChocoBread
Phone Case DIY Project
Hi yessss I made this chocolate bread cell phone case! But how? What supplies and materials did I use?
VALENTINE'S & IMBOLC
An elixir, independent art, and self-love
February 2 was Imbolc, first day of spring!
IN THE LAIR READING
DIGITAL READING JOURNAL AND RESOURCE CENTER
As part of my resolutions for 2025, I want to get back into reading books (in addition to the considerable, tasty amounts of fanfic I read) and diligently tracking it. After all, I am on count down to begin my masters of science in library and information science!
NYE
Starring Michael Sheen, written by Tim Price, directed by Rufus Norris
A topical, interesting, nourishing story about the man behind the U.K.'s National Healthcare System (NHS). Michael Sheen plays Aneurin Bevan, the Welsh minister of health and housing that created the NHS in 1948.
FACING NOVEMBER'S REALITIES
AND THE NEXT FOUR YEARS
AND THE NEXT FOUR YEARS
Trump won the election. I have some thoughts, some learning opportunities, some tools. Topics include: tarot, decentralizing social media, privacy and security, security and AI, and supporting digital and physical knowledgebases
SKI LIFT GONDOLA PAPER ORNAMENT
WITH A LITTLE DOOR
Silhouette Studio design files for this festive winter ski gondola papercraft for indoor decor projects like garlands or ornaments! This has been a month in the making ❄️⛷️
HOSTING AN ÁLFABLÓT
A CHRISTMAS FOR THE ELVES
Read an excerpt from The Old Magic of Christmas, Yuletide Traditions for the Darkest Days of the Year by Linda Raedisch about how to host your own "Christmas for the Elves" around early-mid November
MY TAROT COLLECTION ON DISPLAY
AT MY LIBRARY
All the attention and admiration they're going to get, they're gonna love it! The kawaii tarot has been the most brutally honest and unsympathetic with me, lol./p>
Visit the Cauldron for my takes on each tarot deck
NEW WEBPAGE: THE COLOPHON
LOOKS LIKE A BOOK
Important website source/citation information. I share accessibility love, tool recs, acknowledgements, and design choices about my lil ol' website.
GOOD OMENS FIC REC
Couples Therapy - Jurassic Park Edition by RainbowUmbrella
As a huge fan of Jurassic Park, and to see someone merging the premise with an interesting AU of Crowley and Aziraphale, I was so there.
Lake Michigan Summertime - 29 mins
Waves crashing ASMR
Finally finished editing this 29 minute video of lovely waves crashing over the shores of Lake Michigan.
Lake Michigan Summertime - 8 mins
Relaxing nature beach vids
The cinemagraph to relaxing video editing pipeline.