I went to Pasadena today and wandered around Barnes and Noble while Joanna met up with her friend for breakfast. It was more of girl time than anything, so that's why I stayed away. Anyways....Barnes and Noble, for me, is always a good time. I love books and could sit and wander through a bookstore for hours, which, actually, I did. I don't know why, but I tend to look at books in genres that I not only enjoy reading, but also in genres that I attempt to write.
In the past, I have attempted Science Fiction and Fantasy and Young Adult, so I tend to wander those sections. However, since Joanna and I are going to have a baby, I ended up wandering through the children's books as well. As I did, I happened to find those old Golden Books that all of us used to read when we were kids. I couldn't resist and read through "The Little Red Caboose" just for fun. It only took a minute or two and I still smiled at the end of it. It brought back a lot of good memories of reading when I was a child because I was an early reader. Around the age of four and a half, I could read books like "The Little Red Caboose" on my own. And I've loved reading ever since.
But that's not what this blog is about. Well, it kind of is, since I wrote about it. But what it really is about is the fact that the Barnes and Noble in Pasadena DOES NOT have public bathrooms. Wait. What? No public bathrooms? Where are we, Europe in the Dark Ages? And of course, I only discover this after the need arises and I wander the entire store looking, to no avail. So I try to not think about it for a bit and then find another place down the street where I can go. But why should I have to go somewhere else? I understand the reasons behind not having a public restroom. It ensures that random people, or even transients, don't wander in to simply use the bathroom and not bother to look around or purchase anything. However, I find that, at least with bookstores and a few other types of stores, if I happen to go in to use the bathroom, I will actually wander the store and look around a bit before slipping out without purchasing anything. But that's just me. Maybe the city of Pasadena has figured out that people that go to Barnes and Noble don't need to use a bathroom and therefore ripped it out to save money on water and electricity. Who knows.
I did, however, find several books that I do want to purchase at some time in the future, but chose against it today. Not because they didn't have a bathroom for my use, but because I get coupons from Borders and figured I would just wait until the next coupon. Call me fickle if you want, but I do like to save money like the next person.
Until tomorrow.
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