Excuse My Dust

What Dorothy Parker suggested be used as the epitaph on her gravestone, and the final resting place for the thoughts and opinions of pop culture lovin' librarian & writer Jen Hubert Swan. You can also visit me at www.readingrants.org

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WORD.

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My two favorite "people"

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Love summer in Forest Hills.

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Our amazing dinner at Riverpark on July 7, the 20th anniversary of our 1st date!

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© Nathalie Jomard

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At Reading Rants: THE DARKEST PART OF THE FOREST by Holly Black. 

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Brunch o'clock with my favorite date.

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Yeah Station House! One of my local happy places.

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Layout of latest quilt project, a baby quilt for a friend. Still need to add the pale yellow borders.

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Are you a NYSAIS librarian or tech integrator looking to collaborate more in the library or computer lab? Then join us on May 1 at Fieldston for a “couples” retreat for librarians and technology teachers! 

Conferences and Workshops - New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS)

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At Reading Rants: MS. MARVEL: NO NORMAL by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona. 

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Sauteed shrimp with orzo, parsley & capers. http://www.marthastewart.com/315402/shrimp-saute-with-orzo

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Why? Spring snow in New Jersey.

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WHYWHYWHYWHYWHYWHY??????

Wine. It's the only thing that helps.

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definitely..my life in a nutshell. :3

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I often read while brushing my teeth. Because why waste a moment?

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There are millions of teens who read because they are sad and lonely and enraged. They read because they live in an often-terrible world. They read because they believe, despite the callow protestations of certain adults, that books—especially the dark and dangerous ones—will save them.

Sherman Alexie (x)

Yes. True today and forever.