When the fourth Harry Potter book comes out, I’m going to be standing in line at Borders. Partly because I want to get my copy as soon as humanly possible; manny people I know will be reading it too, and I want to be able to join in the discussions. But partly because I know that the demand will be such that if one doesn’t get a copy from hte first shipment, one would probably have to wait weeks for the second printing. So I’ll be standing in line for…as long as I think is reasonable. I’m an adult, so I can leave and come back of my own free will! But I’ll enjoy meeting so many other HP fans at one time!
BTW, I went to Borders today to check that my name really was on the list. Good thing I did, too, because it wasn’t! The waste of space who initially took my order didn’t enter it in the database! I was still able to make a reservation, but now I’m way down on the list. If I have to take a raincheck because of that gum-chewing, N’Sync listening, I’m-illiterate-but-I-can-press-buttons-and-put-stuff-in-bags dipwad*, I will wrap those ponytails of hers in duct tape.
*I should post this in the Pit, or maybe I did, but FTR, I’m not hurling those insults blindly. First, she didn’t know where the order forms were when they were right in front of her. Then, as I was filling mine out, she said, "So who is Harry Potter? What else did he write? And now this. Grrr. Meanwhile, Borders rejected my application! You’d think they’d make the connection that a loyal customer would be a qualified employee!
Last word: The more competent clerk who took my order for real said, when I wished her luck dealing with the crowd, that the store would be providing free juice and cookies to the waitees. Good move; with such a high kid-to-adult ratio, you want to cut crabbiness off at the pass.
Jeez, that was a ramble!