You guys. Last Friday was crazy. It was one of those days where it felt like all I did was run in circles, getting as little as possible accomplished. You know how it is when you undertake a big cleaning job, and before you know it you have piles of little cleaning jobs before you … Continue reading Dear Self: Please Calm Down

Okay, listen. My confession is this: I don't really celebrate Valentine's Day. I think that the coolest thing that I ever did on Valentine's Day was attend a Deicide show at Harpo's, and since then I seem to have personally retired the holiday... Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't believe in love. … Continue reading Viva Valentinus!

Dear Readers, this is Mar. Mar, these are the Dear Readers. Now that we've gotten introductions out of the way... You may not recognize Mar because they are usually back in the kitchen while at the Raven. They help to make the magic happen behind the scenes. Ever tried the new Spinach Tomato Caprice Pita … Continue reading Meet Mar

So, this past week I have been sorting through the Raven Review cards. Along with the Mad Libbed service review, some people add art on the back. Some use the cards to keep track of game scores. Some people just straight up Mad Lib and it gets weird. My favorite by far are the cards … Continue reading “It Feels Like Home Here”

So, for this last week's Everyday Hero post, I chose the category of Favorite Neighbor. Thinking, of course, that if you guys had multiple favorite neighbors, it would be no trouble to tag each one individually so that none of your neighbors would be sad at not being chosen as "the favorite". I love (most … Continue reading Just Thoughts

I have a confession to make. I love books. (And I'm sorry if that inadvertently earwormed you with the Foo Fighters.) (Or if that did.) Serious business though, I love reading. I practically grew up in a library. At home, I am surrounded by books. Here at the Raven I am surrounded by books. One … Continue reading For the Love of Reading

My last blog of 2018. Today is the last everything for 2018. Am I feeling nostalgic? Nah. I'm looking forward to new adventures. I'm not sure how your year went, but for me it was approximately 365 days of shake ups, the dismissal of old routines, and rolling with the punches. A year of realizing … Continue reading Resolutions

Okay, listen. The other day I'm upstairs at the Raven, buzzing around, taking pictures and fixing books. Doing the media specialist thing. I look across the cafe at the little stage, and I see Mr. Bones poised at the piano all festive-like. Here he is. And I found myself thinking, as I always do around … Continue reading Scary Ghost Stories?