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Something Happy and Something Sad

Hey Jake,

Blogging? I can blog. I’ve blogged since the days of deadjournal.  

Holy shit! Deadjournal LIVES!

Anyway, yes, blogging. Sure thing. Regular updating? Um, I’ll try really hard. I hope that works for you cause that’s as good as you’re gonna get XD

So I was watching vlogbrothers and I strongly suggest you do the same because they have nomed my brain and I’m sure there’ll be Nerdfighter references all over the damn blog. But I digress. I was watching vlogbrothers and Hank made a video about things that make him happy because too often things that make us sad get attention and we take the things that make us happy for granted.

But what about when something that makes us happy also makes us sad? 

Example, you know what makes me happy?

the captcha I had to enter to upload this to tinypic was ‘ermahgerd’ 

I don’t have to explain to you why this makes me happy. It’s Animorphs! And it was the first time we got Aximili as a narrator who was my favorite character for a long time. Also the first time we saw an Andalite - yesh! It wasn’t until I started re-reading them (the first time) that my favorite character became Jake. Oh, and Jake being played by Sean Ashmore in the tv show certainly didn’t hurt either.

Speaking of the tv show, apparently the dude that played Ax does porn now. I read it on the internet, it must be true.

You know what makes me sad?

You know why? Cause I can’t fucking find it anywhere! I ordered it on Amazon only to get an email months later stating that they have to cancel my order due to unavailability of the product. WHY YOU TEASE ME SO, AMAZON?

Next step was going to the website of Barnes & Nobels Noble to try and order it there. Turns out I can only get the e-reader version. I don’t want the e-reader version. I can’t put that on my shelf next to the oldskool Animorphs books. Fine, whatever, internets you have failed me. I’m gonna go to an actual, physical Barnes &  Nobles Noble and buy it there.

Do you realize how difficult it is to find an actual, physical book store these days? Back in my our day you couldn’t walk in to a mall without finding one and now I actually had to search! I finally found one at the Santa Monica Promenade. Filled with hope I dashed over to one of the employees and waved my money in her face while yelling Animorphs #8: The Alien, please! Re-release! =D

She stared at me dumbfounded for a moment and then proceeded to type on the computer.

We only have the e-reader version.

We only have the e-reader version.

We only have the e-reader version.

…

WHAT?! They’re a real, physical book store! They’re supposed to have real, physical books! I gotta be honest, a part of me wanted to argue, but I didn’t, cause that would be dumb. I bought A Song of Ice and Fire instead.

So now I’m on a quest to find Animorphs #8: The Alien the re-release. In fact, that’s gonna be my New Year’s Resolution. If you find it anywhere, dear God, let me know!

This also made me think about e-books. On one hand, they’re a great alternative to physical books. The amount of paper that’s saved has to be staggering (or at least it is in my mind) and of course they’re a million times more efficient and organized, but I can’t help but worry. You know how quickly digital data storage and formats become obsolete. Will future archaeologists have anything to study? Or will they simply find a powerless e-reader, laugh at our primitive technology and put it on display in a museum without ever being able to retrieve the words stored inside it?

That said, I’m gonna start getting more e-books to save trees because if we don’t have a planet in the future then what am I worrying about futuristic archaeologists for? 

So yes, e-books for me. Except for Animorphs. I want those real, physical re-releases so they can join their real, physical oldskool brothers on my realy, physical shelf.

Best wishes!

Jess