Staticfree Blog 18 02 2004

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I have been prowling the concrete wilderness for 17 minutes, and 43 seconds. Before that, I was at work.

Wed, 18 Feb 2004

I just stopped by Lorem Ipsum Books in Inman Square today and it was good. It's a brand-new used book store specializing in "useful books". It was started (at least in part) by Matt Mankins, an intriguing guy who keeps popping up on my radar.

Lorem Ipsum deviates from the homey, stuffy classic used book store atmosphere and is instead well-lit, neat and spacious, with cushions by the window for you to sit and read. Their selection is quite good for having just started 2 weeks ago, and I managed to find both Isaac Asimov and Douglas Adams in the Sci-Fi section. I picked up a nice copy of Flatland, which was hiding on the shelves looking rather lonely. It's a wonderful thing to walk into a book store and see not only many books you that you recognize, but many that you don't. Just the former does you no good, and solely the latter can be intimidating.

All in all, I wish Matt luck with this store. If I were to create a used book store, Lorem Ipsum is probably what it would be like. Well, maybe with a coffee machine; you have to have your caffeine fix while reading. However, they had pop rocks and other candy by the register, so that about makes up for the lack of caffeine.

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