what i'm reading now: the last day of November 2011, 3 years into recession

"Having seen both, I was struck that financial distress could be more demoralizing than war" 

-Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan

the same way schools have that crayon-&-pencil smell, libraries boast that infamous old book smell... mmmm

The Centered Librarian: Explaining Old Book Smell: (Via 1001 Books To Read Before You Die .)

my new favorite beer