tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111409.post460496936808600319..comments2023-05-06T04:15:12.525-06:00Comments on For love and idleness: things in my life that are brokenSophie_vfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02049108093977249683noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111409.post-64381422744596822042010-09-24T22:45:49.316-06:002010-09-24T22:45:49.316-06:00"...the customer service rep remarked, as I p..."...the customer service rep remarked, as I paused for breath amidst my bleating, "It sounds like you really enjoy your Kindle"."<br /><br />omg, I can so picture that!<br /><br />Also, very jealous you found The Perilous Gard!! Or is that my copy!?! (which I will admit would be fair game, considering I have so many of your childhood books here). I have been trying to find it in stores for a zillion years.Cristina Verzosanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111409.post-38276459179945649302010-09-24T18:32:40.239-06:002010-09-24T18:32:40.239-06:00I had to look up THX1138 - oooh, a young Robert Du...I had to look up THX1138 - oooh, a young Robert Duvall! who knew?<br /><br />It's very true that this display failure doesn't occur in actual books, though I *have* had various display failures due to crayon scrawls, chewed corners, foodstuff, drool, and being dropped in the bath or toilet :)Sophie_vfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049108093977249683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111409.post-91617213990263769372010-09-24T15:18:56.284-06:002010-09-24T15:18:56.284-06:00...the customer service rep remarked, as I paused ...<i>...the customer service rep remarked, as I paused for breath amidst my bleating, "It sounds like you really enjoy your Kindle". </i><br /><br />Being trapped in a somewhat customer-servicey role, I find that those who define the job (and thus never do it themselves) would likely be happier with something like the therapy booths in <i>THX1138</i>. Some days I long to subvert through compliance and say to a customer in a very HAL9000 voice, "Could you be more... specific?"<br /><br />I will note that this sort of display failure is very uncommon in actual books ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com