watching "young guns" after finishing a (hopefully) final draft of a paper on Sherman Alexie's "Reservation Blues"...irony?...last night was LIT magazine's launch party for the 10th anniversary double issue. It was @ Lolita Bar - a cool little space south of Delancey.  I wasn't so much about the music (all Michael Jackson all the time) but the readings were great - especially my Tin House workshop friend Casey Haymes who read his wonderful story featuring none other than George Bailey & his lovely wife Mary...post-readings there was much reminiscing w/LIT staff types, fellow MFA alums, etc. After that, went to dinner @ one of the new jack "Indian" restaurants on 6th Street - bland curry, instant white rice, and chapati bread that tasted like glue.  Service was great (albeit somewhat confused) and the atmosphere nice enough. Think I'll stick to Haveli on 2nd ave. I miss Rose of India :(