Los Angeles Auto Show

I went to the LA auto show over the weekend. It was really great, a lot of new cars and some old ones. This post will be a general overview, but the next few will be on some of my favorite and least favorite cars of the show. First is an old Porsche.


Subaru Impreza Concept.


Fiat 500. One of my favorites in the show.


Morgan Past and Present.


I've wanted a Jeep my entire life. I really love the 4 door one, and now that the interior is redesigned and the roof color matches...It's really tempting.


Saleen Challenger


An Ambulance


The new Kia Optima looks too nice for a Kia.


Another favorite. The Land Rover Evoque.


Chevy Volt all plugged in.


The most beautiful white matte paint job on an R8 GT. I typically HATE matte paint.


Look out for more to come in the next few days.

Only Revolutions by Mark Z. Danielewski

This is the second book by Mr. Danielewski (Actually 3rd, there was a companion book to House of Leaves). I've owned this book for awhile, but I've never actually read it. I don't know why, but when I do I feel like I am reading Finnegans Wake. It's almost too much, but I love how the book is made.

Like the previous book, a ton of attention is paid to the details and colors. So reading the book physically as much of an adventure as the story is.

The book provides two bookmarks, and at first glance it appears that the text is written upside down.

But when you look at it closer, it's actually written correctly on the top, and upside down on the bottom.

That's because the book is written from two different perspectives and you can start at either side of the book. The publisher recommends changing perspectives every 8 pages.

Someday I'll figure it all out.

House of Leaves: a novel

House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski is my favorite book. I don't really want to say what the book is about, because I think you should discover it on your own, but it's essentially about a house that is bigger on the inside than on the outside.


What I would like to show is how the book is designed. I have a fairly rare copy that is in full color with images. There are 4 editions of the book going from no color and no images all the way up to full color with images. If you can get the full color one, I recommend it.

House is always printed in blue.

The book is about the aforementioned house that is bigger on the inside, The house also contains a labyrinth. So the book printed as though you are reading through a maze, sometimes not sure where to read next.

Sometimes reading only a few words on a page.


Sometimes you have to do a little problem solving to continue reading.

The book also contains tons of drawings and photographs to really ad to the world.


I highly recommend this book.