Christie Burke, MLIS

@ceburke.bsky.social

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Twin Cities, MN, USA. Librarian & educator, maker of stuff. Professional journalism is worth paying for. (she/her)

A hexagonal diagram plotting six points against each other like an enneagram
Embroidery: cream-colored mushrooms and a few leaves on acid-green fabric, with French knots in pink as an accent
Muffins in a muffin tin. Three are missing.
Longhaired black cat with yellow eyes would like to know what you’re on about
Sunrise, through the window of a plane
Ruler on a blue metal library cart
Downtown Mississippi River, fence, bridges, clouds
Receipt text says “Christy” with a Y instead of “Kristi” with a K
Big-ass list of vegetables
Photo of a frozen pizza, in which all the pepperonis have slid to the bottom of the mouth cut out of the front of the box. Funnier in real life, tbh.
Double rainbow reflected in a glassy lake
A clear glass filled with blue drink on top and dark magenta drink on the bottom
Close-up of salt in a clear container with parsley ground into it
Round pressed-glass platter with a starburst pattern and a scalloped edge. Probably 1950s-1960s.
Sheet of paper with a bunch of versions of the letter C and a four-pointed star. Some are upside-down and/or backwards. A pink printing block with the outline of the reversed image is on the paper, ready to carve.
The word “vehicle” is pictured in large type on a computer screen. The font is Century Gothic, in case you’re interested. I like that one for early childhood because the lowercase A looks like the ones we write by hand (circle, then vertical line).
Half a chocolate cake in a metal pan with fudgy frosting and sprinkles; half a vanilla cake in a glass pan with vanilla buttercream frosting and also sprinkles.
A very purple photo of pregame ice at Grand Casino Arena, featuring two Zambonis
Spots of sunlight reflected onto the walls of a room
Mirrored disco ball planter, with pothos
MILLERMAN SCHOOL YOUR RESULT German Probably not autistic. Probably. GERMAN 49% AUTISTIC 22% Scores are independent - they don't need to add up to 100%. Your patterns are cultural, not neurological. You have internalized a set of values - precision, order, directness, the moral weight of punctuality - that the German philosophical tradition worked out with unusual care.
The Tiger by Nael, age 6 From They’re Singing a Song in their Rocket The tiger He destroyed his cage Yes YES The tiger is out
A leaning plank in the window well, towel-draped and decked with lettuce, parallel to a dead and heavy branch. A rabbit’s crouching flank barely visible, circled in pink next to the window.
A long yellow nylon rope emerges from the window well, tied to the fence with a LOT of slack and some miscellaneous sticks loosely anchoring it
Clear glasses (and one white mug, which will probably henceforth be blue) of dye on a baking sheet
The shovels are VERTICAL and they are still OUT because this is MARCH
A pharmacy sign that has been tampered with, saying “get your shongles shit today”
Screenshot from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library’s website about Kanopy. NEW In order to control the Library's spending in Kanopy, we have a monthly budget cap in place. Once the Library has reached it's spending cap service will be paused until the next month. You will see the following message when our budget cap has been met, "Sorry, access is currently limited per your library's request." Read more about it here. You will still be able to view movies in our ticket free collections.
Jason Narducy (L) with John Stirratt on bass
Bobcat Goldthwait. Still funny.
Sunset, near Minneapolis, March.
A lake shrouded in fog (you can’t see the other shore)
Five solid-colored felt houses, one gray felt mouse, and a felt wedge of orange Swiss-type cheese
A little treehouse from a laser-cut kit, lit with battery-operated LED lights
Photo of a cake decorated by a total beginner, saying “Congration You Done it”
A knitted sock in progress, cobalt blue at cuff and heel with the main body of the sock in watery blues and purples. There’s a section of 2x2 ribbing across the instep.
Lit and decorated Christmas tree, glowing in a dark room. White lights are pretty, but they are not part of my Christmas situation.
Book cover: WE FELL APART, by E. Lockhart.
Blue Ox Trio onstage. Keys, upright bass, drums. Delightful.
Book cover: EDDIE WINSTON IS LOOKING FOR LOVE
Cover: THE MANY MOTHERS OF DOLORES MOORE
Cover art for AN EMBROIDERY OF SOULS featuring vivid botanical embroidery and the face of a demon dog
Cover image of Cindy R.X. He’s THIS IS WHERE WE DIE, with a quote from a Booklist review that says “This psychological thriller will leave the reader gasping for air.”
The Empty Place, a middle-grade fantasy novel by Olivia A. Cole
Honeysuckle and Bone, by Trisha Tobias
Sheet music ft Charlie Brown, Lucy, and Christmas tree, Woodstock, and Snoopy: Vince Guaraldi’s “Christmas Time Is Here” Easy Piano
Frostbite, by Nicola Twilley
Reading for Our Lives, by Maya Payne Smart
A menu for a pretend bakery: treats include donut, cake roll, 2 cookies, and frosted cake slice, while cozy drinks are espresso, latte, hot cocoa, and a hot milk steamer with cinnamon.
The forest in winter, blue sky and a lightly frozen lake
screenshot of form responses dealing with reflection on a leadership experience
Guitarist with recorder, guitarist/vocalist, drummer, bassist with recorder. Somehow lot with both blue and gold. It’s The Beths of Auckland NZ.
A four piece rock band on stage, bathed in purple light. They are Phoebe Rings of Auckland NZ.
A bunch of posts shared all at the same time: Holy crap Things just got interesting Oh no Ugg OH WOW Wow.
A muffin in a muffin tin, frosted to look like mummy bandages and sporting candy eyeballs
Sisyphus meme: the effing dishes and the effing laundry
Tomato soup with tortellini, spinach, and basil in a teal bowl
Several jars of apple butter on the counter, one is open
Rose-pink satin top, white glitter dress with chiffon insets, both shown in partial view
Steve Wynn on guitar and Peter Buck on bass, with The Minus 5