From Los Angeles: "That Time I Took the Bus and Everything Was Great," by Nathan Deuel for Gawker

The other night, I was going to the launch party for my new book, but the hosting bookstore happened to be on the other side of town, in Los Feliz, while I meanwhile was a new resident of Venice, an hour's drive away—or more in mid-afternoon traffic—so I considered my options. (Read more here.)