Bad Glacier

A few days ago, I caved. In a weak moment, I bought Planet Law School II. I was in a brand-new, semi-local, independent bookstore, and I saw PLS II on the shelf. As I usually do when I run across this type of book, I picked it up. Wow, it’s big. Over 800 pages. And it isn’t half-filled with advice on the admissions process like some other books I’ve seen… nice.

I started flipping through it, and some parts looked pretty interesting. And it was big. There’s gotta be good stuff in something that heavy, right? But I don’t wanna blow my money on a “preparing for law school” book. In fact, I shouldn’t be blowing that money at all. So I set PLS II back on the shelf and walked over to the fiction section. But I couldn’t find anything there. I can never remember the books I want to buy when I’m actually in the store or library.

I went back to PLS. I started flipping through it again. I thought about how I like to buy books from independent bookstores when I can, and how this was a brand-new store, and how I wouldn’t be back for a while because it’s a half-hour from my house, and how gosh-darn big this book is…

I set it down again.

And then I’m at home. And I have a bag from Independent Bookstore with Planet Law School II inside. And there’s a receipt with my signature.

And I’m sad inside.

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