More Confessions from a Book Whore
Hubby has been doing computer stuff all day so I can't upload the new journal pages I was going to show you...I will get those on asap. I have been a very busy girl!
Instead I will tell you about two books I bought today and why I went to the same bookstore twice (ugh)-
First up is Olle Eskell : Swedish Graphic Designer, a delightful collection of Eskell's artwork. I had seen it before and at a $40 price tag, I passed. Well, today, I had to go to the Grove and do several errands. I decided after hitting the post office (and mailing out my etsy orders) that I would hit Barnes & Noble for a few minutes and grab Tristan a book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, that had caught my eye in the past and after he read several pages last night and just kept laughing at the pictures, I thought that it would be a good present for the plane. I also found him this moleskine that he had asked for.
So, I decide that I would scope out the graphic design, art and Eddie Campbell's favorite section of the store looking for a copy of Julie Doucet's 365 Days (because, you know, I don't have any books to bring on the plane. Oh, this will be a blog post in and of itself in a day or so-what books I am bringing with me...stay tuned). I spot Olle's book and just fall in love. Yet, the $40 price tag made me cringe. I write down the name, put it back on the shelf, pay for Tristan's goods, grab an iced tea and leave. When I arrive at home, I head for the computer. Of course, no one has the damn book in stock-any where. I think about it for a bit and decide that it will make me nuts and that I really do want this book. I do a couple of errands around the house...try to get the book out of my head. 11:45 a.m. and Tristan is due out of school in an hour. Shit. I can't get the book out of my head. I kiss David goodbye (he tells me to have fun with my boyfriend since this is the second day in a row I head out mysteriously ;) I tell him we'll have fun later -LOL).
I make it to the bookstore and still have a wee bit o' time to kill before getting Tristan so I walk up and down the "Art" section looking at the various books by different artists. I spot The Little Star Dweller by Yoshitomo Nara. Nara's books are always out of my price range. I flip through the book. Oh shit. I flip through it again. Hmm...how much? I love that the store now has little terminals that you can look up information on your own. Ooh, it's reasonably priced. I head to the register.
Two more reasons why I shouldn't be allowed out of the house. ;)
Instead I will tell you about two books I bought today and why I went to the same bookstore twice (ugh)-
First up is Olle Eskell : Swedish Graphic Designer, a delightful collection of Eskell's artwork. I had seen it before and at a $40 price tag, I passed. Well, today, I had to go to the Grove and do several errands. I decided after hitting the post office (and mailing out my etsy orders) that I would hit Barnes & Noble for a few minutes and grab Tristan a book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, that had caught my eye in the past and after he read several pages last night and just kept laughing at the pictures, I thought that it would be a good present for the plane. I also found him this moleskine that he had asked for. So, I decide that I would scope out the graphic design, art and Eddie Campbell's favorite section of the store looking for a copy of Julie Doucet's 365 Days (because, you know, I don't have any books to bring on the plane. Oh, this will be a blog post in and of itself in a day or so-what books I am bringing with me...stay tuned). I spot Olle's book and just fall in love. Yet, the $40 price tag made me cringe. I write down the name, put it back on the shelf, pay for Tristan's goods, grab an iced tea and leave. When I arrive at home, I head for the computer. Of course, no one has the damn book in stock-any where. I think about it for a bit and decide that it will make me nuts and that I really do want this book. I do a couple of errands around the house...try to get the book out of my head. 11:45 a.m. and Tristan is due out of school in an hour. Shit. I can't get the book out of my head. I kiss David goodbye (he tells me to have fun with my boyfriend since this is the second day in a row I head out mysteriously ;) I tell him we'll have fun later -LOL).
I make it to the bookstore and still have a wee bit o' time to kill before getting Tristan so I walk up and down the "Art" section looking at the various books by different artists. I spot The Little Star Dweller by Yoshitomo Nara. Nara's books are always out of my price range. I flip through the book. Oh shit. I flip through it again. Hmm...how much? I love that the store now has little terminals that you can look up information on your own. Ooh, it's reasonably priced. I head to the register.Two more reasons why I shouldn't be allowed out of the house. ;)
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BTW: The 365 Days book doesn't release until January, according to Amazon...
Dawn
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The 365 Days is out...it's just a matter of when the stores receive it. I don't trust amazon release dates anymore. :)
The Acme Novelty Datebook-I got it almost a week before the release date according to amazon. Comic book shops got it a week later. Weird as they are usually first dibs.
The publisher is in Canada so that probably is what is taking so long...(damn customs!)
Dawn