Author Archives: Carissa

20
Jul, 2005

velo chanteur

on my run this morning, i saw a guy riding leisurely on a red painted bike with a bag slung over his shoulder. this, by itself wouldn’t have caught my attention. what caught my attention was that he was singing. … Continue reading →

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19
Jul, 2005

bubbles!

i love bubbles. i had one kid in for my baby storytime today and (because someone had a short attention span) after we did a few songs and stories, we played with bubbles and had fun. i tried to get … Continue reading →

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19
Jul, 2005

blog comments!

i just love it when i get (not spam) blog comments! someone is actually reading my random thoughts! thank you! :)

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15
Jul, 2005

knock-knock jokes

tonight i traded knock-knock jokes with a three year old. it was a new concept to her and it was pretty funny. a typical example went something like this: her: knock-knock me: who’s there? her: banana! hahahahahahhahaha!!!! her older sister … Continue reading →

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13
Jul, 2005

the smell of rain

the smell of rain on hot, dry grass and pavement is like no other smell. i don’t care how many air fresheners and dryer sheets claim to be scented like “rain,” nothing quite matches it. mmmm….

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11
Jul, 2005

taco haven

my trip to san antonio this past weekend produced a mexican food induced euphoria. on saturday, we ate all three meals at different tex-mex restaurants and they were all good. breakfast at “taco haven” was my favorite. the tortillas down … Continue reading →

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05
Jul, 2005

i bike for food

after training for last year’s epic bike ride, i began to love the feeling of having biked my butt off and earning the right to eat whatever i wanted. i hadn’t really had that feeling yet this year. until yesterday. … Continue reading →

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04
Jul, 2005

the other reason i love my job

the other day after storytime, one of my regulars came up to me and shyly handed me this painting. her mom told me that while she was painting it, she said, “this is a picture of the night. i’m going … Continue reading →

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04
Jul, 2005

jello legs

i have discovered the point in running at which i go from having to think about it to my legs just sort of moving of their own accord, feeling sort of numb and the rest of my body travelling on … Continue reading →

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02
Jul, 2005

this baby cracks me up

i have no idea who this kid is. i can’t even tell if it’s a boy or a girl, so i hope i’m not breaking any confidentiality laws by posting this photo. i took it last summer at a library … Continue reading →

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