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kriadydragon ([personal profile] kriadydragon) wrote2011-02-19 03:25 pm
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I Haz a Sad

Borders is closing! Whyyyyy! :( I'm so ticked by this. Border Books and Music was my happy place. I'm not big into going places but whenever the mood to go somewhere does strike, it's Borders I go to - books, movies, music, cute odds and ends; what more could I ask for? Even if I don't buy anything, just to see books on the shelf always stirs up my motivation to write. I had hoped that, one day, I would walk into Borders and see one of my books.

And now, they're closing :(

I know there's Barnes and Nobles but... they're not Borders. They only have books :( Plus who knows how much longer they'll stay open :P

I think what really ticks me off about this, though, is that it brings me one step closer to having to buy books online whether I want to or not. As helpful as it is when there's a book I want that I can't find at the store or library, I still like having the option of being able to go to a store to buy my books and not have to use the credit card. We're trying to bring credit card payments down, dang it! And I hate using a credit card online since it feels like a matter of when, not if, someone will manage to steal our information.

First my favorite radio station, now my favorite bookstore. :( All I need now is for my radio to succeed in eating my favorite cassette tape, and my unhappy will be complete :P

ETA: Yep, the list just keeps growing. Our oldest dog is unable to get up, her back legs completely useless. We think it may be time to put her down. :(

[identity profile] sherry57.livejournal.com 2011-02-19 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I love computers, internet and I think they improve our lives in lots of ways. I have met people all over the world and made friends with people I would not have met if not for internet...but....on the other hand, internet, on line shopping, outsourcing...all of this leads to less jobs, to companies closing. There is certainly an upside to modern technology but there is most definitely a down side to it as well....Borders is an example of the down side...me talking to you tonight is an example of the upside.

I feel very divided in my thoughts about it all.

[identity profile] kriadydragon.livejournal.com 2011-02-19 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I love technology but I'm not a fan of how fast it moves, or the way it forces your hand. There always seems to come a point in which you have no choice but to use new technology whether you want to or not, and I don't like that. I don't look forward to the day when the only way to read a book is through a Kindle. I like hard copies, consarnit, and staring at a computer screen for too long can sometimes make me feel ill.

[identity profile] sherry57.livejournal.com 2011-02-19 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
For sure the personal touch is being lost bit by bit. And you are so right...we are being forced to move with technology..faster and faster. My parents had a lot less, lived a lot slower and finally, were a lot happier. We have all been trapped by the capitalistic world today...we think we have more choice but in fact we have less...keep up with the bandwagon of technology or fall by the wayside. Keep spending money to do so or be in the group of have nots! Reading is the same...read stories on kindle or.....not! Reading online looked like a neat option at the beginning....soon there'll be no option!

Cynical...I certainly am.