My Internet connection was down today (though it’s fine now), so I decided to make a trip down to Borders. I had photography on the mind (more on that later), so I headed for the photography section and selected a book on portrait photography.
I located one of their comfy chairs and just sat down and read it. Skipping over the boring parts (“how to buy a camera”, “glossary”, and so on), I read just about read the book cover-to-cover over a few hours.
With the rain softly falling outside and the store bustling with eager Christmas shoppers, it was really pleasant to be able to relax with a good book for a while. Still, as I put the book back on the shelf at the end of the afternoon, I realized that it would be handy to buy some photography books as well sometime.
Just as I was sitting down, the coffeeshop/bakery almost got the best of me. There’s nothing quite like a slice of German chocolate cake and a cup of Earl Grey to go along with a book. But, I’m trying to save some money these days.
On photography: I’d been thinking about buying a digital camera for some time now. In fact, as of last week, I was all set to buy one early this coming week (perhaps Tuesday or Wednesday). I had the store all picked out, and I had jotted in my Palm about what accessories I intended to buy. Of course, my income was pulled out from under me on Friday, and my camera plans evaporated. Bah.