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Hazards To Navigation
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Neal Stephenson
Still letting the world wash over me, thinking about breathing again someday, doesn’t seem too pressing though. Especial heart squeezing delights of the month include Batman Brave and The Bold (Aquaman) and season 3 of SNL. Dan Akroyd, Jane Curtain, Gilda Radner and Bill Murray, for the win. Lots of comics lately. Darwyn Cooke, Green Lantern, Paul Pope, Rice Boy Order of Tales, Naruto. Slosh, slosh. Greatly looking forward to King City. My mom and sisters got me a Kindle for a bridal shower present, have been reading The Confusion on it. Thought at first I wasn’t going to like the Kindle, but it works good. Closest we are going to get to a Book Gun in this life – reading from the Kindle slams that shit dead center it seems like. Thought I would miss the “book” parts, you know pages, heft, scent… but it turns out when it’s not there you just imagine it, and it’s fine. It’s nice being able to read The Confusion without lugging around a huge brick, too. In general being able to discreetly read in public is nice, just hide it inside your US Weekly and it’s instant blend. I know there are political issues with digital media, but I can’t muster up much care juice over it. I’m going to be a customer for as long as it lasts, big brother comes around to burn all our libraries eventually anyway right?
4 Responses to “Hazards To Navigation”
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what will the kids do when they never read any real books to imagine reading, huh? huh?
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charity August 9th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
I understand. It’s difficult to live in outer space, but it still works correctly so I’m sure a way could be found.
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There is nothing like the smell of old musty books and the sound of the crisp turning of a page. I am one of those people who feels like it would take something away from the experience if you take away the feel and smell of a book while reading. But after seeing your Kindle… damn you convenience!!! maybe it’s a way to pare down and only buy in true to life form the ones that you really really need. Like using kindle as a book test drive? or a convenient cart along and leave the copy at home for the books to read to ruin?
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charity August 11th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
If something happened to the kindle I have now, I probably wouldn’t replace it, unless I became a commuter who spent over an hour a day on public transportation.
Books are annoying in a lot of ways (still have nightmares re: the last time I moved), but they are a nicer experience. Plus you can’t look at digital files sitting on your shelf… I for one would miss your bookshelf if it didn’t exsist!
