Brunch plans with Erica at the Alcove to catch up on the past 2-3 weeks had me strolling in the rain in Los Feliz. Me in my cat ears not pictured below but I got a really neat shot of the Alcove in it's cottage-like glory.
As I was staking out a table before Erica arrived I stumbled upon Mike finishing off his meal with a helping of "The Republic" by Plato. He started reading Plato because he never got around to reading it in school. Now he's making up for it. "I wanted to educate myself on the classics and so far so good." What turned him on to it was a lecture he heard online about Homer and The Iliad.
Mike tends to read historical fiction, particularly the era around the late 1800's and early 1900's. "This was the time before technology. I like this period because you get more of that sense of adventure." We proceeded to discuss how people really worked toward what they wanted and needed. I told him how I was sitting in a meeting with my boss and we wanted to know a particular fact so our first instinct was to Google it. Everything is instant nowadays! Back then, people did sh*t with their hands! You wanted butter, you churned it!
Favourite book of all time? Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon. "I'm in animation and the book follows these guys who create for a living, as well. But the story is still deep and emotional so it's very well-rounded. Plus, it's historical fiction!" The perfect combination.
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