A sqwook's home is her castle...

 ...and so I want mine to include the map shop in Hellboy II.  Which TOTALLY ROCKS.  (The map-shop building, not the movie. Maps are optional, though that'd be cool too.)  Seriously, B was cracking up because I had this sort of involuntary squee. 

Teh internets are not finding me a photo to show you, though.

Also, since I never have context to say this, can I say HOW ANNOYING it is that Alt-E / F on wikipedia puts your cursor in their loser-head search box, instead of in a real search box to search the page?  Standards, people, standards.
/tangent.

Last sqwook in the woods

Some of the most compelling parts of this book were the quotes interspersed throughout -

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.
-Rachel Carson

From wonder into wonder existence opens.
-Lao-Tzu

I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in tune once more.
-John Burroughs

I am well again, I came to life in the cool winds and crystal waters of the mountains.
-John Muir

Each new year is a surprise to us. We find that we had virtually forgotten the note of each bird, and when we hear it again, it is remembered like a dream, reminding us of a previous state of existence... The voice of nature is always encouraging.
-Henry David Thoreau

 - and the idea of renewal.  Ah, renewal.  I'm already dreaming of spring, and it's not yet December. Eek!