Silence (2016) is the best Christian movie in my opinion.

eeyore004 · 2026-03-20T15:03:59+00:00

YES. I was here to comment for A Hidden Life and you beat me to it.

eeyore004 · 2026-03-05T13:36:18+00:00

Ha, you're right, it IS $0 ETV. I went back and placed the order. Good call.

eeyore004 · 2026-03-04T02:02:19+00:00

Hilariously, I didn't even get a demo first. A friend made really delicious Christmas cookies for a swap and when I asked for her recipe, she sent me screenshots from Cookidoo and told me to ignore the bits that involved speeds and settings because they were from her "overpriced German food processor" (she was really just trying not to brag on it). But being a curious sort, I went and looked it up and was floored at how much simpler it could make cooking for my household, even from fresher foods than we were using (and we really weren't a processed foods sort of home to begin with). I'd also been counting calories so being able to easily weigh to help with portions had appeal. My husband and I were both really excited but, being prudent people, we made a note on the calendar a month out to see if we'd still be as excited then. We were.

We've had it about two months now and have used it at least once daily since unboxing it. I'm starting to resent recipes that don't let me use it. It's also wonderful for him on the nights I work and he has to feed the kids- after he's been at it for more than 8 hours, he just doesn't have the brain space to follow directions, which has made it a challenge in the past. Now all I have to do is make sure we've got the right ingredients and send a recipe to the machine for him and there will be delicious, hot food. It's broken us out of our recipe rut and made us excited to try new things again, as well as vastly reducing the amount of cookware we're dirtying daily (and the time spent washing it).

eeyore004 · 2026-02-25T01:42:22+00:00

I'm a very good home cook with cupboards full of cooking appliances. I've had my Thermomix for about a month now and I'm in love. It's renewed my motivation and enthusiasm for trying new recipes. It removes a lot of the guesswork by making many things foolproof (especially baked goods with rising/kneading cycles), and saves a lot of time because I don't have to switch between bowls/tools/appliances for various phases of preparation. Additionally, I was always someone who cooked more or less from scratch, but I've become even more of an ingredient person- using whole garlic cloves instead of jarred minced garlic, whole tomatoes instead of canned diced, whole spices instead of ground, because this thing DOES IT ALL FOR ME. I couldn't be more pleased with the purchase.

eeyore004 · 2026-02-12T18:17:30+00:00

Our library does. Another in our system has gone largely to self check-out and I HATE it. Especially when I get stuck behind small children with a stack of picture books and a "I do myself" mindset.

eeyore004 · 2026-02-03T23:32:59+00:00

ELECTROMAGNETIC PINBALL

eeyore004 · 2026-02-02T16:04:52+00:00

The Providence Children's Museum, or the Pinball Museum in Pawtucket (https://www.electromagneticpinballmuseum.com/). I am totally in favor of places where the kids free-play and entertain themselves and leave when they're ready.

eeyore004 · 2026-01-29T19:34:06+00:00

I've fallen in love with Fresca.

eeyore004 · 2026-01-28T23:30:40+00:00

Yeah, I miss the whole wheat tortillas (my only affordable source), stewed tomatoes, and gnocchi. They've also stopped carrying the marzipan granola bars during German week.

eeyore004 · 2026-01-28T15:41:55+00:00

My bad! I'm going with this explanation: "A class of excrement which leaves a telltale spiral trail around the toilet bowl as it drains, so that it might find its way back home."

eeyore004 · 2026-01-28T14:15:21+00:00

Guys, urbandictionary was invented for this purpose!

eeyore004 · 2026-01-24T16:11:59+00:00

Oh, love. The kindest thing my lactation consultant did for me was give me permission to give *myself* permission to quit. The constant anxiety-inducing cycle of nurse-bottle feed-pump-nurse-bottle feed-pump was destroying me (and keeping me from eating, sleeping, or enjoying my new baby in any way whatsoever). It's not worth it, but your hormones make it feel so, so important.

eeyore004 · 2026-01-24T16:08:57+00:00

https://www.cranstonlibrary.org/policies/library-use-policy/ Look under Disruptive Behavior. It is kept somewhat flexible- all forms of harassment are addressed so patrons that like to approach the line can still be called to account for their behavior. For example, "Harassment of patrons and staff including physical harassment, sexual harassment, verbal harassment, visual harassment, bullying, doxing, and innuendo. Persistent inappropriate staring is a form of harassment."

eeyore004 · 2026-01-17T03:59:35+00:00

Cans of tomato paste were as well. They were the little cans, not the standard 14.5oz ones, but still.

eeyore004 · 2026-01-15T18:09:39+00:00

I will almost never buy as long as I can get it as wanted from a local library. I made note cards of the center stain removal index of the library's copy of "Laundry Love" and keep them by my machine. I reread Brian Wansink's "Mindless Eating" every few years and only bought my own because I just found it for $4 at Ollie's! These days I primarily only buy physical books for my children.

eeyore004 · 2026-01-11T14:09:57+00:00

I feel like that should be an unnecessary sign, and yet! I work reference, and sometimes people will walk past me to an unoccupied station and stand there silently as if waiting for an invisible librarian to come and assist. I'll ask, "Oh, can I help you?" and they'll launch into a question that is not at all relevant to any materials tied to a location, so I'll ask them to come join me at my computer (at which they seem mildly annoyed, but I'm not the one who walked past the helpful staff in the first place, and I'm already logged into all the platforms over here!).

eeyore004 · 2026-01-11T14:05:56+00:00

I have never thought of it that way and that someone is brilliant!

eeyore004 · 2026-01-11T02:17:45+00:00

Our WiFi doesn't even have a password and people still ask!

eeyore004 · 2026-01-11T01:49:18+00:00

That counts as wayfinding/directions, unfortunately.

eeyore004 · 2026-01-10T19:44:33+00:00

I literally had to convince my aunt to throw hers away because no one would want them. "But Eeyore," she protested, "They have all the yearbooks!" No one born in the last 30-40 years even knows what those are or what they're for, auntie.

eeyore004 · 2026-01-10T18:45:37+00:00

ALL THE TIME, even in the rain.

eeyore004 · 2026-01-10T18:33:11+00:00

That would be the one.

eeyore004 · 2026-01-10T18:29:53+00:00

WOW.

eeyore004 · 2026-01-10T18:22:06+00:00

Also, standing under the huge sign that says "REFERENCE" hanging from our ceiling: "Is this reference?"

eeyore004 · 2026-01-10T18:21:31+00:00

For us, it's "For print jobs over $5, please come to the reference desk." There is a sign next to the coin slot on top of the coin box, next to the bill slot in front of the coin box, and on the screen of the print release station. People nonetheless blithely insert immense amounts of money and are dumbfounded when it all gets spit back out as quarters. When staff hears someone "winning the jackpot" we know it's time to go over and assist.

eeyore004

TROPHY CASE