Patience is something that I seem to not have. A few months ago, maybe in October, Oprah had a show in which she endorsed her new gadget. I record Oprah and since I love gadgets, this one in particular really caught my attention. I love to read, I have always loved to read. I buy most of the books in Oprah's book club. When she introduced the Kindle. I wanted it, I wanted it so bad. I asked Buddy if I could have it for my birthday, and he said yes. I went on Amazon to order it, and as I was about to check out, I felt bad. I don't know, something felt wrong. I thought about all my books, especially the ones that I like to re-read just sitting there collecting dust. I thought about how I would be giving up on opening a fresh new book, smelling the new pages and being able to use bookmarks. So I canceled my order. I would have had the Kindle in my hot little hands in three days. As I have written before, I am obsessed with the Twilight series. After going back and re-reading all of them again, I really wanted to have all four of them with me so that I could cross reference. After you get used to the books, it's hard to remember what took place in which book. Then I thought, if I only had a Kindle, then I could always have all four books with me. I could still read my paper books at home, this would just be more convenient for taking in my purse. Then I remembered that the new Harry Potter movie is just around the corner. I would need to start reading those books all over again. If I had my Kindle, I could have all seven books with me. I could read in the line at Starbucks, I could read on my lunch hour. So, I went to Amazon to again order my Kindle. I got to the checkout and was shocked by what I was reading. Back ordered!!! Next shipdate - February 27 - March 10. Seriously??? It has been at least two weeks and I am dying to get my Kindle. What was I thinking? Oprah had it on her show. I should have known better. This, afterall has happened to me before. I have tried to purchase some of the things from her "Favorite Things" show and it is always back ordered. In the mean time, I check my Amazon account everyday, with hopes that maybe, just maybe it has shipped earlier. So far, no luck. I might still have to wait for another two months. I guess it is my fault for cancelling my first order. I guess I will have to carry one book at a time. When I finally do get my Kindle, I will definetly post on here and tell you just how awesome it is, untill then, I will practice having patience, and patience.
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