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Today was Dan's brother Scott's 28th birthday. Immediately I knew I was going to get him a gift certificate to a book store since he loves to read- but I knew I was in trouble once I walked in the store.
While many people would assume the mall in general is my biggest weakness, it's not. The bookstore is my biggest weakness when it comes to my pocketbook. I love walking into a store full of books to peruse, as well as nick nacks like planners (another favorite), cards, picture frames, and all the extra stuff the book retailers add to suck me into their trap.
I've never been a fan of the library. I would rather own a book. It takes awhile to persuade me to buy it in the first place, so something about it has to intrigue me. And, I do like to re-read books over and over.
I went to Border's. Chain bookstores aren't my favorite- a new one opened tw
o stores down from me that's independently owned and it's wonderful. They have the widest variety of magazines- and I love magazines, especially the ones that aren't widely circulated and anything on the royal families- as well as the best stock of books I had seen in town- and that's compared to Barnes and Noble, the other book store chain.
Along with Scott's gift card, I walked out of the store with four books. They were having a sale- buy two, get the third free on certain books... so I ended up with the following:
- The Piano Shop on the Left Bank by Thad Carhart
- Maybe a Miracle by Brian Strause
- Teacher Man by Frank McCourt <-- Dan's Mom recommended this one
- Freddy and Fredericka by Mark Helprin
I know I'll start with Freddy and Fredericka. I've been reminding myself for awhile to get this book because one of my friends recommended it to me,
Another weakness? The movie Meet Joe Black. Despite being a box-office flop, I love it. It's an enchanting movie, and addicting to watch over and over just to hear the script. It's not necessarily a love story, but a film about life, and the importance of it. The writing is superb, and despite being lengthy, I could watch it over and over for the one quote from Anthony Hopkins:
"Love is passion, obsession, someone you can't live without. If you don't start with that, what are you going to end up with? Fall head over heels. I say find someone you can love like crazy and who'll love you the same way back. And how do you find him? Forget your head and listen to your heart. I'm not hearing any heart. Run the risk, if you get hurt, you'll come back. Because, the truth is there is no sense living your life without this. To make the journey and not fall deeply in love - well, you haven't lived a life at all. You have to try. Because if you haven't tried, you haven't lived."
Yes. I'm a sap. :-)
