literary landscape

Steph and I went on a field trip today. We forged our mothers' signatures on the permish slips and trotted off for a little sojourn to the bibliotheca. Despite living less than a mile from this architectural wonder, neither Steph nor I had ever set foot into the Center Seattle Public Library.

Rem Koolhaas, the Dutch architect extraordinaire, designed this magnificent angular edifice of concrete, steel and glass. Miles of aisles, a million books. You'll get interested in things you never knew you wanted to know about (like clocks or the history of wallpaper.) But only if you can draw yourself away from the gorgeous landscape of the library itself. I was the weirdo taking pictures of the floor. (In actuality, I probably looked quite sane in the context of the kooky melange of public citizens.) At any rate, the potential for intellectual stimulation is inherent. And if you just feel like looking at pictures, well, the straight up eye candy doesn't require one to even crack a cover. Well, okay, crack a cover because the insides of the books are pretty too.

 P.S. It's free.