I guess it's a good thing I've got that backlog of books to read.

Borders is toast, and soon the only stores in that little shopping plaza will be Michael's and Bed, Bath and Beyond. On either side will be the two empty holes that once held Borders and Circuit City. I suppose I could go to Barnes & Noble now. I suppose. But their history section isn't very good, at least not in the nearest store. So I'm going to have to find another source for my history books once Borders finally closes, and while some people would say that this is what happens when you keep giving out coupons and such, I'm going to come right out and say that those coupons made me spend more than I would have, and made me buy more than I would have, and if we're going to go on about coupons and such, then someone should also mention Kohl's, though I'm not going to. This isn't about them. It's about Borders.

I'm going to miss Borders when it finally closes. I'm going to miss wandering around and looking at books, finding something I hadn't even planned on buying, and wishing for all of the books that I want to buy but just didn't have the money for. I'm also going to miss the people because they knew me and I knew them. Now that I know it's going to close, my mind is having a little panic attack, going through all of the books that I wanted to buy but didn't, all of the CDs that I didn't buy but that I know are still sitting there waiting for me and my coupon to appear, and all of the books and things that will be gone and that I know aren't waiting at Barnes & Noble. Don't get me wrong, I like Barnes & Noble too. I've bought stuff there, and someday I might even become a member, but I'll have to think about it because that store is on the other side of town and this one was only about a five minute or so drive away, right next to other stores that I had to go to anyway.

I suppose all things must come to an end, but I had kind of hoped that it wouldn't be so soon. At least not until I'd finished buying those books. And yes, I know that there's also the Internet, but really, there are a lot of books that I bought only after seeing them on the shelves or flipping through them. A lot of books that were bought just because I happened to come upon them. A lot of books that I wouldn't have found on the Internet because the Internet, though it promises so much variety and so much more, is very direct and targeted and doesn't lend itself to roaming because you always have to put in something to search for, which makes stumbling upon something all the more difficult. After all, if you don't know that you're looking for something, how can you find it when you're asked to identify what you're looking for? Ah well, I shall survive. I'll just have to find another bookstore. Goodbye Borders. I'm going to miss you.