So today is what I like to call Give Gifts Day. Technically, I quit having birthdays when I was 21, because I no longer had a use for them after I could vote and drink.

In the gifts received so far (which are, admittedly, less than usual since I'm quarantined in the house with whatever plague the children brought home from school) are Amazon gift certificates. The need for instant gratification has me hovering over the "download now" button next to the newest Mike Doughty album, but the other part of me wants to horde them.

You see, I'm one of those crazy people who wants a Kindle.

I know. They are expensive, and the content only adds more. And there's the whole DRM/tied to Kindle issue. And I can't pass the books on when I'm done. And, and, and.

But I love books. I'm the person who reads favorite books over and over and over again. I also burn through books fairly quickly, meaning that any time I'm going away, odds are I'll have to pack several books if I'm actually going to have some time to read.

The Kindle can hold 200 books. In my bag. At any time. I could conceivably have 200 of my most favorite books to keep me company. It's like carrying a library. Sure, it's pretty and appears to have a cool design, but it's the main idea that I could have all my favorite books with me at all times that just makes me want one so badly. It would take me a while to be able to replace my 200 favorites as eBooks, but oh, it would be so worth it.