i now live across the street from the waterloo public library. :) yoga a 10 minute walk, a gelato place a 5 minute walk, a park a 3 minute walk - and no yard to take care of! i love my house.

aside from an absurd amount of magazines, i spied a new chuck palahniuk book - 'fugitives and refugees'. he's also the author of 'fight club' and 'choke' (and many more...). his books are slightly (well, sometimes more than slightly) bizarre, but real enough that the stories seem just-almost possible.

the book is his view of a city. in this case, portland, oregon. (that's or-a-gen) each chapter is a 'postcard', an event in his life in portand. 'a little history, a little legend, a lot of friendly, sincere, fascinating people who maybe should've kept their mouths shut'.

good so far...