a very pleasant surprise.

i came across this really cool bookstore in the mission a week ago.
my arms were full of books to purchase at one point,
but then i realized it was a bit out of hand, so i only ended up with two.
one of the books was only 3 dollars and very small-
i was quickly drawn to it because it looks super independent and self-published,
and the cover is really rad.
i also read the first page or two, and it seemed like a dream come true;
this author seemed to be doing exactly what i hope to do someday,
in the way he writes, the way he publishes, the cover of his book, etc.
it was just sitting there on a shelf, looking really out of place.
anyway, i read it all yesterday, and then looked up the author to see if he had anything else,
and alas! i found out that he was born in berkeley, has been a significant part of punk,
and now plays in thorns of life!
i won't name any names 'cause i wanna' keep it a secret for now,
although if you so choose, you can find out from the info. i already gave away,
but anyway, it was really cool to totally connect with this person and his way of doing things
before knowing who it was.

and now it's just even better.

cool.