krissyandthecity

After a great deal of resistance to going the technological route, I finally broke down and got a Nook this past June.  For the longest time I had said I didn’t want to lose the feel of reading while holding a book in my hands.  I was old-fashioned about it, and knew there was something about simply turning pages.  However, I do like my gadgets and realized that it wouldn’t be so bad for me to get hip to an eReader in the end.  A whole library is now with me wherever I go.  Meaning when I have the urge to go back to a favorite book, no matter where I am, I can have it at a moments notice (my own personal book genie, yippie).  Any time I want to read Pride and Prejudice, I can without any fuss or much consternation.  I see it akin to moving my music to an MP3 Player, where I have so much music at my fingertips in a small device (my own DJ with me all the time).  You see I am an avid reader (as if that was hard to guess when I have decided to blog about books and reading), so having books with me is like a fantasy come to fruition after never realizing it could be mine for the taking.  I also love, not being of a patient persuasion, having a new book whenever I want it practically as soon as I want it.  I can now get the book as soon as I want it any time of day, without having to get in the car to go get it at the store or library.  That truly is a blessing to the impatient.  I have clearly jumped on the technology bandwagon and I am on it for the duration.  To those who say what about turning pages, yup, I seem to be making do and my fingers are thanking me :0)

K

A few weeks ago my best friend Stephanie texted me and asked what I was up to that Friday evening.  At first, because it was a rainy evening I wasn’t really up for anything and was about to decline, until she said the magical words Barnes & Noble.  After that I was ready to go in a heartbeat needing no further incentive.  You see, we both kind of have a thing for the store, and we aren’t ashamed to admit it.  This got me thinking about why I personally love Barnes & Noble so much.


I kind of compare it to how Holly Golightly describes her love for Tiffany’s in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.  When she describes loving the proud look of the place and her belief nothing bad can ever happen there, I know exactly what she means.  For some reason I am drawn to the store; Whether I am alone or with someone, I can’t pass up a chance to go and browse for whatever available length of time.  Something comes over me, like a kid in a toy store, and I lose myself to the place and time seems to almost not exist.  I especially get lost in the endless book choices.  There are books to simply enjoy; books to learn something from; books about exotic places; books about dogs (which is another passion of mine); there is endless choice and it never gets dull.


I also find I have two kind of personalities there, my “alone” self and my “social” self.  When I am alone I am engrossed in the books, the cafe there, the various other items there and I kind of go inside my head, enjoying the place, the ambiance if you will, and simply being there.  On the other hand, when I am with a friend I love being silly there.  We go looking at stuff and saying “haha, yeah, that is creepy” or sometimes I do get more serious and see things that bring back memories.  That is time I always treasure.  Although not the most exciting of evenings some might say, for me it is what makes a perfect evening.


Since I profess myself a book geek it isn’t to hard to imagine how I can have such great passion for a bookstore.  It is all par for the course with book geeks; I love books and want to find a place I feel I fit in with other people who most likely love books too.  So if Holly has Tiffany’s, I have Barnes & Noble.  I say breakfast at Barnes & Noble anyone ;0)

K