The bookshop discussion.

Wanted to do a lot of things today, most of which remain unaccomplished (like going down to Sun Lik and Ailin to buy baking supplies, and stocking up sufficiently on my graphic novel supply). 

Was constantly interrupted in my sleep as well. Had a couple of calls this morning related to alumni band.. one call about the shirts and another about the programme booklets. Hope I was coherent enough and didn’t spout too much nonsense as I’m liable to do when intentionally stirred from sleep. 

Went down to town in the afternoon, in a bid to spend my $40 Borders gift card (courtesy of TJC), and the meagre remains ($10) of my Kino vouchers. After all these years, Borders still doesn’t fail me. Attempts to look for graphic novels is still as much of a nightmare as it was the last time I tried scouring the shelves for what I wanted (ie, 3 years ago). 

And I thought I’ll actually give that place a chance to redeem itself in light of the very-much-pro-Kino position I’ve taken on since the Japanese book heaven swept upon our local shores. But everything in Borders is still very much a mystery (ie, you have to search very hard for any book on your own because everything is never placed in order, especially the graphic novel shelf because it seems as though no one actually knows how these things should be arranged). I spent about an hour in there, but I gave up looking for books after the first 15 minutes. The selection is very poor these days – or maybe its just the type of books I read. Nothing about Borders entices me to pick up a book to read, much less purchase, unlike how I feel every time I enter Kino.

When I step into Kino and start browsing, a mental wishlist of books immediately starts appearing in my head as I excitedly go ‘OOOO I want that, and that!’, picking up more things that I can afford to purchase. 

Well. I left Kino with Fables 1 and 2, and Borders with nothing. Most of my time there was spent drooling over stationery. I admit. Pretty things are my weakness. Stationery, a big weakness. Notebooks go for the jugular. I think I may just seriously end up splurging the $40 on Paperchase products. *O so pretty* -insert Liz doing unusually uncharacteristic fangirl actions here- 

Was very torn because I really wanted the 08/09 organizer but (the pretty one with the flowers and butterflies) I don’t normally manage to fill them up.

“I want it! Its pretty! And its useful! I’m starting school! I have every excuse to buy stationery!” 

You are never going to use the organizer. Please, are you actually going to fill in your timetable every day?

“But I’ll be busier! I should write things down! I’m already forgetting appointments as it is.”

You’ll stop after 2 days. Remember the last time you tried keeping an organizer?

“But………………………”

 

If only all decisions in life were but this difficult.

I saw so many things I wanted but don’t know what to get! Even if I don’t get the organizer, the purple butterfly notebook is gorgeous (but kinda heavy). What am I going to use it for? I DON’T KNOW! I have so many notebooks at home but… One.. or two more… wouldn’t hurt.. I’m sure I’ll actually use them for something! 

Also bought a mechanical pencil-like correction fluid pen from Muji because it is cool and I like it. (Hui Min’s fault. She showed it off to me when I went back to school the other time.) 

School’s starting. The time for new stationery is now!