Vermont is pretty amazing in general; we've vacationed there a lot, and I'm really lucky I got to spend four years there for college. It's very scenic, especially around this time of year, and the number of interesting stores, restaurants, and museums is pretty high. It was good to go back to Middlebury, if only for a weekend and without meeting up with anyone I know who's still a student there.
It's pretty depressing how few independent bookstores are out there, much less ones that sell used books. Church Street in Burlington only has one indie bookstore, Middlebury has the two I mentioned; I know two towns nearby have one indie apiece as well, but that's about it, as far as I know. Near where I live, there's only one independent bookstore in New Haven (Atticus, which I'm sure I mentioned before), and only one used bookstore in a nearby town that I know of. The rest of them tend to be Barnes & Noble, which is the only big chain since Borders collapsed. So yeah, sometimes trying to find where to get books is more of a hassle than it should be. :/
I wish I knew why it was too; I think big chains like B&N have really taken over, plus people probably like to buy books online. I guess e-books are contributing too, even though I don't see too many people reading them when I'm out and about. And yeah, browsing through used bookstores is nice, but you need to have a lot of time on your hands, and on that day we just didn't.
I do need to use Instagram more often; it's fun to experiment with the various filters and options on it. ^_^;
Yeah, I think NaNo will give me something to focus on. I'd really like to get back into the habit of writing, and I do have a few story ideas floating around, so I might as well put them to good use. Plus, the challenge is writing 50,000 words; no one ever said those 50,000 words had to be good. :PPP Anything to break out of this rut I've been in for the past few years, I guess.
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Date: 2012-10-26 05:37 pm (UTC)It's pretty depressing how few independent bookstores are out there, much less ones that sell used books. Church Street in Burlington only has one indie bookstore, Middlebury has the two I mentioned; I know two towns nearby have one indie apiece as well, but that's about it, as far as I know. Near where I live, there's only one independent bookstore in New Haven (Atticus, which I'm sure I mentioned before), and only one used bookstore in a nearby town that I know of. The rest of them tend to be Barnes & Noble, which is the only big chain since Borders collapsed. So yeah, sometimes trying to find where to get books is more of a hassle than it should be. :/
I wish I knew why it was too; I think big chains like B&N have really taken over, plus people probably like to buy books online. I guess e-books are contributing too, even though I don't see too many people reading them when I'm out and about. And yeah, browsing through used bookstores is nice, but you need to have a lot of time on your hands, and on that day we just didn't.
I do need to use Instagram more often; it's fun to experiment with the various filters and options on it. ^_^;
Yeah, I think NaNo will give me something to focus on. I'd really like to get back into the habit of writing, and I do have a few story ideas floating around, so I might as well put them to good use. Plus, the challenge is writing 50,000 words; no one ever said those 50,000 words had to be good. :PPP Anything to break out of this rut I've been in for the past few years, I guess.