I am reading "Ender's game" by Orson Scott Card. It's a rather famous science fiction book, (famous among fans of sci-fi, that is - I doubt the average Dan Brown reader has heard of it). It is an excellent book so far, but I am about 8 years late in reading it, because it is especially mind blowing when you are 16 (I say that because it was given to me by my since my brother, who is of that age). The author's signature to the foreword of that book includes his location: he lives in Greensboro, NC. The main character's family lives in Greensboro. I mention this as an interesting synchronicity: up until a few weeks ago, I have never heard of this place. Since then I have seen it mentioned a few times and have met a disproportionate amount of people from there on this site, and they have all turned out to be fine human beings. So.... holla, Greensboro NC 
oh, and just because there is always someone to walk me home doesn't mean I wouldn't be just fine walking myself home.