My Happy Place

[yendi]

When I lived in NYC, this was my happy place and my own personal crack den, rolled into one. This is a profile of the owner.

Comments

Ironic

[marlowe1.livejournal.com]

One of the first stories read for my Fiction Writing class (yeah I know I'm lame, it's only for the student loans that I go) was a story on how it fucking sucks to work there (and how the owner was an asshole and his daughter was a nasty spoiled bitch)

Those ex-workers can be bitter.

Contrasted to those of us that worked at http://www.dreamhavenbooks.com that would move in if we could.

[robyn-ma.livejournal.com]

Eighteen. Miles?

*bookgasm*

[yendi]

Heh. Only problem with the store (last I recall, at least) is that the main branch wasn't air-conditioned. Not fun in the summertime. But worth it, anyway.

Re: Ironic

[yendi]

There's a link from the Gotham article to a Strand Sucks blog.

DreamHaven is one reason I want to make a pilgrimage to Minnesota someday.

Re: Ironic

[marlowe1.livejournal.com]

Come for CONvergence.

[mightywombat.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm not allowed in there (or other bookstores, for that matter) without having paid my rent and still maintaining a three-digit balance in my checking account. Even then it's still quite dangerous.

[kizlj.livejournal.com]

is now. I went in last week for the first time since they finished the revamp, and holy god is it different. I mean, same basic vibe, but *organized*. for strand, anyway. you can find the bookshelves. they can find the books. they have their holdings *catalogued*. freaky weird. I feel like a bad person for liking it way better now.

[blergeatkitty.livejournal.com]

I actually avoid it, because every time I go in there I start buying, and keep buying until I can't carry any more out of the store.

Re: Ironic

[yendi]

It's on my list of possibilities (although I'm almost fatally allergic to Mercedes Lackey).

[yendi]

I'm glad to hear it, too. I'm all for old-school disorganized bookstore charm, but I also like comfort and organization.

[yendi]

I just leave my credit cards and checkbook at home, and only bring as much cash as I can afford to spend.

[yendi]

Heh. See my comment to mightywombat above for my solution to that problem.

[blergeatkitty.livejournal.com]

Not a bad idea...I'll have to try that. If you have an afternoon to kill, twenty bucks can go a loooooooooong way at the Strand.

[marlowe1.livejournal.com]

but the feeling like the books are going to fall on you and kill you at any moment is still there - right? Right?