Erin and I were in Palo Alto this morning, looking through various large corporate bookstores to see if we could get our hands on a…
Erin and I were in Palo Alto this morning, looking through various large
corporate bookstores to see if we could get our
hands on a copy of the BBC’s Pride
and Prejudice (just, and
I mean just, released on DVD). (It was sold out most everywhere,
but the B&N in San Mateo ended up having a couple of copies. Hey,
when you have the urge to watch six hours of Victorian escapism,
nothing can stop you.)
The funny thing, though, was the snarl of geek traffic in Palo Alto.
You see, the Apple Store in Palo Alto opened this morning, and the Apple adherents were lined up
around the block. You would think they were giving away free stuff
(I don’t think they were), or that His Holiness Steve J. would make an
appearance (I don’t think he was scheduled to), or that this was just
simply a place to see and be seen.
Well, you were seen, and I wasn’t that impressed.
Oh, it did look cool. And I’ll definitely
stop by the Apple Store. Probably sometime this month, even. But waiting
in line for two hours with 100 other Aqua-T-shirt-wearers — to go to a
computer store — just ain’t my thing.