I remember there was a brand-new Circuit City nearby in a brand-new building that was open for a little less than a week before closing its doors. It was out of business with the Grand Opening signs still up. Later, of course, they all went away so it would have been short lived anyhow.
Oh, at first it was confusing. Just the idea of computers was like — whoa! I'm eleven hundred years old! I had trouble adjusting to the idea of Lutherans.
Anya ,'Get It Done'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gudanov - Feb 16, 2011 7:34:59 am PST #23232 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Amy - Feb 16, 2011 7:34:59 am PST #23233 of 30001
Because books.
The Borders in PA was never as organized or as well stocked as the B&N there. I also always found their shelving to be set up pretty oddly compared to B&N.
I've always been a B&N person, but now that I have the big independent here in town, that's where I shop. It's enormous and they have everything you could ever want, and the staff are all book people down to their bones, plus most of them have worked there forever. It's my dream bookstore. The children's section alone is bigger than most mall bookstores.
Jesse - Feb 16, 2011 7:35:41 am PST #23234 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The Borders near me is closing, too. Also, that WSJ spreadsheet isn't actually set up for zipcodes, so the leading zeros aren't there. Classic.
SailAweigh - Feb 16, 2011 7:41:56 am PST #23235 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
We've only got two in town and I'm very surprised that it's the one on the west side closing. The west side is the ritzy side of town and the store is very close to campus. I'm glad for my dad, though, because he goes to the east side Borders every day at 3pm for coffee. It's his daily ritual and I think he'd be very upset if he had to change it. He's 87 and it's all about him.
-t - Feb 16, 2011 7:44:03 am PST #23236 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
and now I'm amused: you can follow the front moving east by watching Buffista postings. Next up is -t!
For the record, still sunny and blue skies. If there is hail on the horizon, it is hidden by the trees.
Kat - Feb 16, 2011 7:47:40 am PST #23237 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
DINAO: Jeggings or Pajama Jeans
This cracked me up!
Frankenbuddha - Feb 16, 2011 7:54:45 am PST #23238 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The Borders near me is closing, too. Also, that WSJ spreadsheet isn't actually set up for zipcodes, so the leading zeros aren't there. Classic.
You can sort it by state, however.
Luckily the Downtown Crossing and Cambridgeside ones aren't on the list.
Wacky - the Borders in my hometown in Maine isn't on the list (actually, none of the Maine ones are on the list).
Jesse - Feb 16, 2011 7:55:43 am PST #23239 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Sorting by zip still works, because 2115 is less than 11106 or whatever, but still.
amych - Feb 16, 2011 7:57:13 am PST #23240 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
More to the point - wtf kind of a default is sorting by store number?!!?!
megan walker - Feb 16, 2011 8:01:06 am PST #23241 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
If there is hail on the horizon, it is hidden by the trees.
Seriously, it came out of nowhere.