I Haz a Sad

[kriadydragon]

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. :(

Comments

[tringasolitaria.livejournal.com]

Aww, I'm sorry. :( About both things. It's awful when you have to have pets put to sleep. My brother had to have his black lab put to sleep just before Christmas - congestive heart failure. I loved that dog.

I haven't found out yet if the Borders near me is on the closings list, but I wouldn't be a bit surprised. It's not really in a great location and there's rarely very many cars in the parking lot. It's too bad. :( Everything is going digital. I'm not really mourning the video places, but it's a real shame to be losing the bookstores.

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

Jewel is my mom's dog but she's such a good dog - friendly to everyone, very laid back and smart and very much a sweet heart. She's actually lived a pretty long time for a big dog, but her back legs are so weak she can't get up without our help, and can't stay up very long.

Our borders is the only Borders I know of in the area. I guess that store wasn't making enough money, which I find odd as there were always customers there.