“Ohhhh, Shiny. [Click]“
These were the sounds heard the other day as my wife made the purchase of her Kindle2.
Gina has had her current Kindle since October of 2008, during this time period she has raved about the marvels of this ingenious little electronic device. I don’t know this for a complete fact, but I am pretty sure she has convinced a few people to buy one of those buggers.
Did I mention that she is a bit of a Kindle fanatic?
At lunch we listen to the Kindle Chronicles, a weekly podcast debuting every Friday. The man’s voice that narrates the Chronicles has got this weird soothing aspect to it. Maybe that is what got Gina to make the purchase of the Kindle2.
Gina was not originally planning to buy the new model. She had, like many Kindle fanatics been reading all of the gossip possibly available. Reading about how it would no longer have a SD card slot or how the battery would no longer be replaceable.
But after reading all the hype and the transcriptions of the Amazon press conference, she decided that she had to have it!
Hence…
“Ohhhh, Shiny. [Click]“
The new Kindle is due to arrive on the 26th. That is unless she changes her mind and pops for the overnight shipping. She is sitting here next to me, waffling on whether or not to spend the extra $20.
I won’t even get into the planning she has been doing on what to do for a new Kindle cover, given that her old cover (which is not really even that old) does not fit the Kindle2.
Of course, I have yet to mention the most important fact of all this hub-bub.
Gina gets a new Kindle on the 26th. This means that I should have my very own Kindle on the 27th. I figure it will take her about 24 hours to settle into the new unit.
I have had the opportunity read probably 30 pages worth of various books on it. I am honestly looking forward to having this cool piece of technology for myself, the ability to carry hundreds of books in something that is small and relatively light.
Gina is looking forward to us being able to read the same books, namely the books that she reads, as she finds my books boring. I am looking forward to reading some of the fiction that she loves.
I do need to note that this is one of the few, if not possibly first time that I have been gifted technology. In the past I have normally been the one to pass along technology.
Laterz
This is a delightful story of Kindle passion, and I’m happy to have played a small role in it. Thanks for the link, and I hope Gina enjoys her Kindle 2!
–the man with the weird soothing voice