rachel slept here

This is where I slept last night. The state parks brochure called it 'camping lite.' It wasn't even camping. There was electricity. There was a refrigerator. There was a microwave. There was a bed. I was tempted to bring my laptop and watch Coupling (I have season 2 out from the movie store), but I didn't. It felt sacriligeous to bring trashy TV into nature. So I spent the evening reading. I read all of My Year of Meats, stopping only to cook up some minute rice and a can of saag paneer in the microwave.

excellent novel + good dinner = happy birthday.