Hee. I bet the SO doesn't know what shipping is. I'm guessing they don't have that in the Roland gear technical fora.

Steph, poor Boy! Risotto is awesome comfort food. Warm and creamy and cheesy and mild.

Jesse, you should totally do it! Check your local Small Business Administration chapter, and see if you have a local SCORE(They're retired executives that volunteer their time to small businesses.) They should be able to help you out with your market research, forming your business plan, etc. I agree with Kathy that it's a good idea to work in the industry first.

Also, I am about to keel over. Last night we got rained out of our show, but tonight we did not. I think I may be too old for this (and I'm the second youngest in the band.) for much longer. My feet hurt, my thighs hurt, and I'm tired! But it was fun, if lacking in certain levels of, err, expertise.

Jesse, when you're visiting your parents, stop by Porter Square books and see if you can strike up a conversation with the owner(s) -- they have plenty of experience in non-chain bookstores (my beloved, departed Wordsworth) and starting up a new one. And I'm sure they'll recommend actually working in one for a while!

Yeah, I like Porter Square books a lot. And sara, I will ask for your friend's email, but not yet! Still a pipe dream!

Morning all!

Happy Labor Day, for the US folks.

...And Happy Labour Day, for the Canadians.

To celebrate Labo(u)r Day, I'm sitting out on my patio!

Well, I'd be doing that anyway, on this nice a morning, but I'm doing it more festively than usual. I had a cookie!

...And Happy Labour Day, for the Canadians.

That too!

I'm going to celebrate by going back to bed, once I shoot up Ozzie.

Jesse, one of my close girlfriends is finishing up her business degree with her eye on opening up a kids bookstore here in KC. There's a lot of resources in KC -- and I'd imagine other cities -- grants and such for female small business owners.

There's also a lot of stuff out there for people who want more info. I could ask Nik for a rec on the best books she's read on the subject, if you like.

Happy Labo(u)r Day to North Americans, all.

So what is everyone up to today? Theo and Lee have inspired me to ask.

I, alas, must work. I have to plan out this semester a little more specifically, so I'm starting with September-October. Other than that, I'm just trying to stay cool.

Surfing B&N to order more books for my classroom, working on lesson plans for next week, getting quarters and doing laundry, mop kitchen floor, get 8 bazillion books off my bedroom floor and straighten my bedroom.