Christopher Kimball is my hero

Okay. Here goes. I'm going to learn to bake. By myself. In my green kitchen. No more Betty Crocker box mixes and Pillsbury tubs of frosting. Just lots of butter, flour and eggs.

I'm a librarian in Los Angeles. I borrowed Baking Illustrated (edited by the cool fellows at Cook's Illustrated) from the library (of course!) and am starting at the beginning.