I am sober! Ask me anything!

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I'm sorry. But the first few books don't have so much crazy telepathic cat stuff in them so I was hooked before I knew what happened.

This is why I bounce books at the VERY FIRST MENTION of that shit.  There are dents on my bedroom wall, opposite from the bed, caused entirely by the impact of books that don't meet my standards.

[Luna]

I'm sorry. But the first few books don't have so much crazy telepathic cat stuff in them so I was hooked before I knew what happened.

This is why I bounce books at the VERY FIRST MENTION of that shit.  There are dents on my bedroom wall, opposite from the bed, caused entirely by the impact of books that don't meet my standards.

Note to self, do NOT let Roger touch my Kindle.  Evar.

There's stuff on there that'd make hair spontaneously shoot out of his scalp to a length of six inches, JUST so it could curl into corkscrews before being tearing itself out by the roots.

[Jasper]

  Great mental image.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I'm sorry. But the first few books don't have so much crazy telepathic cat stuff in them so I was hooked before I knew what happened.

This is why I bounce books at the VERY FIRST MENTION of that shit.  There are dents on my bedroom wall, opposite from the bed, caused entirely by the impact of books that don't meet my standards.

Note to self, do NOT let Roger touch my Kindle.  Evar.

There's stuff on there that'd make hair spontaneously shoot out of his scalp to a length of six inches, JUST so it could curl into corkscrews before being tearing itself out by the roots.

Kindles are the work of the devil, anyway.

[Luna]

I'm sorry. But the first few books don't have so much crazy telepathic cat stuff in them so I was hooked before I knew what happened.

This is why I bounce books at the VERY FIRST MENTION of that shit.  There are dents on my bedroom wall, opposite from the bed, caused entirely by the impact of books that don't meet my standards.

Note to self, do NOT let Roger touch my Kindle.  Evar.

There's stuff on there that'd make hair spontaneously shoot out of his scalp to a length of six inches, JUST so it could curl into corkscrews before being tearing itself out by the roots.

Kindles are the work of the devil, anyway.

I do not care whose work they are.  They will pry my Kindle out of my cold, dead hands (at least until somebody comes up with something that works better, I have a few suggestions for the numbnuts at Amazon for the next upgrade).

Packing for Pennsic for two weeks is MUCH simplified.  I used to haul a good half-dozen books with me... and usually wound up buying another one or two, there.  Now, toss in the Kindle, and I'm good to go.  Hell, the battery will last that long if the weather's good (and I'm reading less), maybe charge it ONCE if it's a rainy, sit in the tent and be anti-social kinda War.

[Adios]

  Great mental image.

Great Gods, that would be an incredible sight to see!

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I'm sorry. But the first few books don't have so much crazy telepathic cat stuff in them so I was hooked before I knew what happened.

This is why I bounce books at the VERY FIRST MENTION of that shit.  There are dents on my bedroom wall, opposite from the bed, caused entirely by the impact of books that don't meet my standards.

Note to self, do NOT let Roger touch my Kindle.  Evar.

There's stuff on there that'd make hair spontaneously shoot out of his scalp to a length of six inches, JUST so it could curl into corkscrews before being tearing itself out by the roots.

Kindles are the work of the devil, anyway.

I do not care whose work they are.  They will pry my Kindle out of my cold, dead hands (at least until somebody comes up with something that works better, I have a few suggestions for the numbnuts at Amazon for the next upgrade).

Packing for Pennsic for two weeks is MUCH simplified.  I used to haul a good half-dozen books with me... and usually wound up buying another one or two, there.  Now, toss in the Kindle, and I'm good to go.  Hell, the battery will last that long if the weather's good (and I'm reading less), maybe charge it ONCE if it's a rainy, sit in the tent and be anti-social kinda War.

Books are meant to be made out of paper¹.  They are meant to smell like a book, and be good & weighty and inconvenient.  Otherwise, you get all spoiled and don't appreciate them.  Books don't even have to be read for me to enjoy them; they merely have to exist.



¹ When stone tablets aren't practical.

[Luna]

I'm sorry. But the first few books don't have so much crazy telepathic cat stuff in them so I was hooked before I knew what happened.

This is why I bounce books at the VERY FIRST MENTION of that shit.  There are dents on my bedroom wall, opposite from the bed, caused entirely by the impact of books that don't meet my standards.

Note to self, do NOT let Roger touch my Kindle.  Evar.

There's stuff on there that'd make hair spontaneously shoot out of his scalp to a length of six inches, JUST so it could curl into corkscrews before being tearing itself out by the roots.

Kindles are the work of the devil, anyway.

I do not care whose work they are.  They will pry my Kindle out of my cold, dead hands (at least until somebody comes up with something that works better, I have a few suggestions for the numbnuts at Amazon for the next upgrade).

Packing for Pennsic for two weeks is MUCH simplified.  I used to haul a good half-dozen books with me... and usually wound up buying another one or two, there.  Now, toss in the Kindle, and I'm good to go.  Hell, the battery will last that long if the weather's good (and I'm reading less), maybe charge it ONCE if it's a rainy, sit in the tent and be anti-social kinda War.

Books are meant to be made out of paper¹.  They are meant to smell like a book, and be good & weighty and inconvenient.  Otherwise, you get all spoiled and don't appreciate them.  Books don't even have to be read for me to enjoy them; they merely have to exist.



¹ When stone tablets aren't practical.

I do love paper books.  And, believe me, it's killing me, I'm still moving my stuff from a house to an apartment, and am working on trying to decide WHICH books I can find room for.  Having some of the ones I have had to leave behind on the Kindle make it a bit less painful.  (The entire Terry Pratchett collection was done while we were together, for example.  He's keeping those.)

[The Good Reverend Roger]

.  (The entire Terry Pratchett collection was done while we were together, for example.  He's keeping those.)

Oh, fuck no.  That's grounds for justifiable homicide, that is.

[Jasper]

Yup.  If any jury convicted you, it was no jury of your peers, and therefore a mistrial.

[Luna]

.  (The entire Terry Pratchett collection was done while we were together, for example.  He's keeping those.)

Oh, fuck no.  That's grounds for justifiable homicide, that is.

Yup.  If any jury convicted you, it was no jury of your peers, and therefore a mistrial.

Thanks, guys.  Trust me, if the murder went to trail, I have other stuff that'd work to get me off clean.  I took all of the Jim Butcher books.  If I don't have 'em yet, I'm going back for the Simon R. Greene Nightside series.  The Pratchetts...  We bought most of those together (some were his, originally).  Filling out the series was something we did together.  I'll get copies without the memories attached.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I'm pretty sure that both my last boyfriend and my next boyfriend wish I'd get a Kindle, only the next one doesn't know it yet.

And I miss the approximately 14 books I left at Mr. Language's place. 

[East Coast Hustle]

I do not care whose work they are.  They will pry my Kindle out of my cold, dead hands (at least until somebody comes up with something that works better, I have a few suggestions for the numbnuts at Amazon for the next upgrade).

NOOK Color. 1000x better than Kindle.

[Luna]

I do not care whose work they are.  They will pry my Kindle out of my cold, dead hands (at least until somebody comes up with something that works better, I have a few suggestions for the numbnuts at Amazon for the next upgrade).

NOOK Color. 1000x better than Kindle.

From what I hear, the color screen has more glare in sunlight than the Kindles.  (I do not know from personal experience.) 

Color would be nice, but, given how often I read outside, lack of screen glare is better.

[Jasper]

I like my original recipe nook.  Is the color really so good?  I've always found the e-ink screens charming despite their lack of brightness or color.