Big mistake.

[cjsmith]

Oh man. Did I ever goof. What a mistake.

I visited the Blowfish Tax Day Sale page (link is not work-safe) and now I can't concentrate on anything I'm actually supposed to be doing.

I knew better, I really did...

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[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

They're the best! They keep creating stuff out of thin air. They are really good at bringing me BOOKS. :-)

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[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmmmm... books. :::drool:::
powells.com alibris.com Just type in the number and *poof*! Magic :):).

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Mmmmm... Powell's.

I once made a trip to Portland specifically to spend the weekend in Powell's.

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[klwalton.livejournal.com]

I knew there was a reason I liked you! :) Did you ever get to Holmes' Books before it closed?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Nope. Was that also in Portland?

I want to see The Tattered Cover in Denver at least once before I die, too.

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[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Holmes' was in Oakland, a victim of the '89 quake. It proved too costly a proposition to retrofit the building, so they simply went out of business. It was the bookstore my dad and I went to all the time when I was a little girl. Nothing like the smell of old dust on old books - we'd spend *hours* there :).

[gs.livejournal.com]

There are a couple of Powell's in Chicago that I've been to. I got nice translations of The Iliad and The Odyssey by Richard Lattimore.

I'd also like to go to the Tattered Cover (http://www.tatteredcover.com) in Denver sometime. My parents come out on the California Zephyr from Chicago, and it stops in Denver close to one of their stores. Unfortunately, there's only about a 15 minute layover, so my Mom barely has time to buy a book, much less browse. Personally, I could get lost in there for days, after hearing the description.