Kindle my fire, babycaeks. <3

[Rye]

I dunno what forum this would go into, but let's give GC a shot.

I really super-cereally want the Amazon Kindle. It's a little PDA-ish type of thing that can hold hundreds of books for you. It has wireless connection for free, and you can download books for $10 dollars and less straight onto it. Check out the video on it's feature.

It's a fantastic little thing for someone who reads as much as me. I'll be getting this or the X-Box 360 for Christmas. What do you think of it? :kaoyatta:

[Araciel]

Definitely do want. Welcome to Star Trek.

Awesome.

Also, get it instead of the xbox.

[Madame Adequate]

No no no. Kindle is an acceptable desire but it's first-generation. First generation stuff sucks. Wait a year or two until there are more on the market and the Kindle 2: The Kindling is out or something like that. 360 this Xmas prz. :3

[Shlup]

Gimmie?

[Luther X-Rated]

No no no. Kindle is an acceptable desire but it's first-generation. First generation stuff sucks. Wait a year or two until there are more on the market and the Kindle 2: The Kindling is out or something like that. 360 this Xmas prz. :3

Well if you wait too long it's popularity goes down. Naturally the price goes down, but you look like a douche if you buy it when it's already all pedo

[fire_of_avalon]

I don't really think Ryepants up there gives a lick about it's popularity. She's just a bibliophile.

[Araciel]

tee hee foa said a dirty word

also, yeah I just want it now...After seeing it, I want it.

[Rye]

I don't really think Ryepants up there gives a lick about it's popularity. She's just a bibliophile.

Yeah. xD I don't think it's going to be like a Sidekick or iPod Nano where all the cool kids have one. I just really really like the idea of having 200+ books in one thing, because I have at least 2 or 3 books in my bag at any given time.

[Madame Adequate]

No no no. Kindle is an acceptable desire but it's first-generation. First generation stuff sucks. Wait a year or two until there are more on the market and the Kindle 2: The Kindling is out or something like that. 360 this Xmas prz. :3

Well if you wait too long it's popularity goes down. Naturally the price goes down, but you look like a douche if you buy it when it's already all pedo

I don't even know what you're talking about.

[XxSephirothxX]

I don't think I'd want to replace paper with a computer screen as my primary source of reading. Besides, paperbacks are only like 8 bucks, which is a comparable price per book, and don't have a 300 or 400 dollar base charge or whatever.

[rubah]

I don't like reading books on a screen


I don't know what I want for christmas. I got a little digicam stowed away that looks like plain sex~

It's kinda hard to find the distinction between gift and normal buying in our society anyways. Man don't you hate that phrase 'our society'? but it's true. 100 years ago, clothes made excellent presents and you were glad to get them, but now they're just want your aunt picks up because she doesn't know what to get you or even what your style is.

But now, clothing is on a wants-based system, or even 'omg how cute' system. Unless you're the extreme poor, you can afford buying new clothes every few months (even if just from goodwill). So clothing is out of the picture unless it's something special from some exotic place, but even then that's not usually saved as a present for christmas.

There are a lot of things I've bought this year that would've made an awesome christmas or birthday present; trumpet, camera, scanner, books, clothing, movies. but I justified them in some way or another 'cheapness or desire mostly' and now I'm left with nothing to wish for, or no surprises.

Christmas really is a mixed bag like that. You can either get what you want or you can be surprised, and I hate only getting one. but I am not willing to give up the HAVE IT NOW option instead of waiting a few months for birthday/christmas (but I have to wait a long time, unlike people who have summer birthdays whose max time at any given time is ~6 months. You just can't milk halfbirthdays for as much)

and speaking of summer vs winter birthdays, anyone else with a birthday within a month of christmas feel like we get shafted on presents? 'oh you'll get the big stuff for christmas' 'oh you still have some more for christmas'

but when christmas comes, it never seems worth the wait

[Luther X-Rated]

No no no. Kindle is an acceptable desire but it's first-generation. First generation stuff sucks. Wait a year or two until there are more on the market and the Kindle 2: The Kindling is out or something like that. 360 this Xmas prz. :3

Well if you wait too long it's popularity goes down. Naturally the price goes down, but you look like a douche if you buy it when it's already all pedo

I don't even know what you're talking about.

Pedo is spanish slang for or worthless and I thought you were saying to buy it later when the price went down.

[Nominus Experse]

Oh my oh my...

Rye, you've suddenly made me become very dangerous, for I now have something I want terribly, and have no money to purchase it...

[fire_of_avalon]

also, for Christmas I want to go home, and a nice set of knitting needles, yarn and a beginners knitting book.

[Araciel]

I want my soul back.