i had to go to the library just now to get some books for my boss. i really don’t like libraries. it’s kind of strange, because i love books, but it’s true. it’s just the atmosphere of being at the library. it seems so unfriendly and cold. maybe it’s just me, but i just don’t like going to libraries at all. i do love bookstores though. barnes and noble is, despite its yuppie aura, a really great place to go i think. all that wood panelling and the little cafe… that’s what books should feel like. nice and warm and welcoming.

but anyway, i had never been to the LA library before. and even if i don’t like libraries in general, this one was really cool despite my disposition. it’s enormous and the layout is pretty neat, and it’s very beautiful. my favorite part though for sure, is the elevators. now that we’ve passed the age of card catalogs and everything’s in databases, there are all those cards that have gone to waste. only this library did something very cool with them, which is tile the walls of the elevators entirely with the old card, behind glass. it’s a really cool effect. and not only that, but on one side of the elevator there’s a window about a foot or two wide that shows through to the inside of the elevator shaft, which is also (at least around that side) completely covered with the old cards. what a great idea that was. it must have cost a lot of money to do, but i approve highly. truly neat. i wonder if any other libraries have done cool stuff like that with their cards.

oh, and after the trip, i couldn’t even check out any books. i only have my old illinois driver’s license so i had nothing with my current address on it. that means no library card, which of course means no books. so i have nothing to show for the trip besides being very very hungry. (growl). that’s my stomach.

oooh, goody, scott updated finally. i like his stuff, you should check him out.