Oh no, meara! As deeply as I love the look and smell and feel of books, I have become addicted to my Nook. Particularly with my habit of reading several things at once. And changing the font, and backlighting, and oh I do so love technology.
Atherton: Half the men in this room wish you were on their arm, tonight. Inara: Only half. I must be losing my indefinable allure.
'Shindig'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Laura - Sep 17, 2015 10:34:11 am PDT #23577 of 28301
Our wings are not tired.
meara - Sep 17, 2015 10:56:03 am PDT #23578 of 28301
Yes, I haven't "lost" any actual books in losing the kindle. And I can still read on my iPad. But it's a full size iPad, which is better for Internet and games, but makes it unwieldy for reading--and not as easy to carry around. Apparently on Alaska if you lose something they mail it to you, you can't pick it up. So it may be a few weeks even if someone turned it in.
-t - Sep 17, 2015 11:15:33 am PDT #23579 of 28301
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Maybe you need a second kindle?
t /not helping
Thanks for that, Raq. I just hope I don't see that title somewhere and think "that sounds familiar, maybe I should get it..." Hopefully by bringing that possibility to mind I am guarding against it. I have bought more crappy books that way.
Volans - Sep 17, 2015 11:17:37 am PDT #23580 of 28301
move out and draw fire
I will think good thoughts for your Kindle.
megan walker - Sep 17, 2015 11:56:17 am PDT #23581 of 28301
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
even if someone turned it in.
You never know. I found a Kindle in the seat pocket in front of me and did turn it in. So it does happen.
javachik - Sep 17, 2015 2:46:59 pm PDT #23582 of 28301
Our wings are not tired.
pssssst it's "javachik."
EpicTangent - Sep 18, 2015 12:48:20 pm PDT #23583 of 28301
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Ran down to Mysterious Galaxy on my lunch break to pick up Updraft , so I can have at least a couple/few chapters read before the event tomorrow. (Also picked up Uprooted , because I've been wanting to read it for a while now. And Sparrow Hill Road , because Seanan, plus it sounds really good. And also one called Serpentine , because I thought it sounded interesting in Mysterious Galaxy's last newsletter, and the author happened to be standing there, so I bought it and had her sign it for me). So including lunch almost $100, which is a bit above the average for a lunch break, but I'm still very pleased.
And I get to meet Sox & have her sign hers tomorrow!
hippocampus - Sep 18, 2015 2:28:50 pm PDT #23584 of 28301
not your mom's socks.
And I get to meet Sox & have her sign hers tomorrow!
YES!!! Awesome!
For those to whom this is relevant, there seems to be a nascent Skymouth Protection Society happening on twitter... currently Polter-Cow is in the grip of a large one named Maxmillian.
I am ridiculously delighted by this and want to make them a flag and some stickers because that's what I do.
-t - Sep 18, 2015 2:45:51 pm PDT #23585 of 28301
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
We absolutely need a flag
#savetheskymouths
EpicTangent - Sep 18, 2015 3:08:45 pm PDT #23586 of 28301
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
...and I have purposely not scheduled anything else the rest of Saturday, in case you're not already scheduled to your eyeballs and want to hang in some fashion. (I have no idea how much wining & dining & spoiling the nice people at Tor are doing for you guys, but assuming they're not treating you like you're Richard Castle or something...although if they are, then maybe I could be your hanger-on for some wining and dining and general fabulousness...)