The Blue Fairy's Bookshelf

This isn't a review, because I haven't written a review in weeks. I've been super busy with other things, but I wanted to share the AWESOME stuff I got this weekend at Emerald City Comicon . In general, I had a great time, and I got to listen to both creators I know and love and creators I'm just getting interested in talk about their work! Woo! (Are you reading The Wicked & The Divine yet? Get thee to a comic shop, stat!) I got some neat freebies from the Dark Horse Booth, Yay, preview of the next Avatar comic! And I brought my copy of Cleopatra in Space: Target Practice to get signed, and got a free print :) (I am so excited for book two! Read my review of book one. ) But let's get to stuff I actually put down money for... I bought this print from a very talented friend of mine, whose work is in general awesome: http://ainsleyyeager.com/ Someone recommended this comic to me a while back, I read the first issue online, the...

Now that I've had my Kindle for a while, I thought I'd tell you all a little more about it. First, the positive. I like reading on the Kindle. It feels natural. I love that I can search the book for the part I'm looking for. I feel no hesitation about making notes in my Kindle books, while I almost never write in real books. The contrast on the Kindle 3 is sharp and clear. It usually refreshes very quickly. I adore the standby screens, most of them are really pretty. I like that it doesn't feel like a gadget. I don't worry about forgetting to turn it off and running down the battery or it making noise. When I put it down, it feels like a book. I just set it down, maybe I remember to turn it to sleep, maybe not, and it'll be waiting for me when I get back. I do have a few criticisms. I can use the keyboard with little difficulty, but the keys are very small, and I don't like the texture of them. I don't like using the symbol submenu, it is far t...