The Chuck Palahniuk event ... or Why I bought a new camera.

A week or two ago now, the author of Fight Club Chuck Palahniuk, did a reading at the Free Library of Philadelphia. It was insanely crowded. The line circled the whole block. Not just one or two sides, the WHOLE block. Had to be close to 2000 people there.

I was lucky enough to be able to leave work early. I made it into the auditorium. The auditorium was full. They filled every seat. They satallite rooms were said to be full. It was fucking great.

He read three new fairy tales in the style of Pygmy. They were great. He did an interview on stage with a local newsman as well.

No signing, but he had pre-signed books.

Anyway, here's my best picture from the show.



Yeah. It's time for a new camera.

I had a shitload of OT in my last paycheck. I've been looking into a point and shoot camera for awhile now. So I bought a Nikon s-630. Yay me! It comes in next week, I hope.

It's sooooooo, pretty. And small. I wanted small with a decent optical zoom and a decent optical image stabilization. It also had to take good indoor/lowlight pictures. This one fit the bill. Also a plus that it's a Nikon.