Errands took me downtown.

[teyrnon]

I took the grueling bus trip into Atlanta. The GRTA express bus downtown wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have to get up before dawn in order to catch it. The part about being stuck downtown until late afternoon doesn't help my resolve either. Anyrate, I got my errands done in about two hours. Leaving me with six hours to kill before the first bus back to Snellville left.

I reused the Breeze Card I got the last time I made the trip. It was nice to be in Atlanta again. I still found the whole tap to exit thing at MARTA stations a bit irksome. It still feels a little absurd.

I decided to head over to Lenox Square Mall and maybe browse the Waldenbooks there. I haven't been to a Waldenbooks in ages. Well, I haven't been to any mall bookstore in ages, really. It's been about five years since the last time I walked through Lenox Square and I was struck by how different it was. The majority of the shops I remembered were gone and in many instances the whole shape of the shop fronts have changed making goodly portions of the mall nigh unrecognizable. Sadly, Waldenbooks was gone. A quick look at the directory told me there were in fact no bookstores in the mall now. I can remember when that mall had three bookstores and most malls in the metro area had at least one.

Comments

Huzzah for getting outside!

[(Anonymous)]

Sad about the bookstore, but happy for the thought of you out and about! Try again! Take a taxi to the bookstore you know exists. It wouldn't be too terribly expensive to hit the one we went to there in Snellville. :)

Re: Huzzah for getting outside!

[cybermystic.livejournal.com]

Nice thought but yow! You clearly haven't looked at what cab fare is in this area. To get to that bookstore and back by cab we're talking a minimum of $44. No, thanks. I prefer to be able to afford food.

Re: Huzzah for getting outside!

[(Anonymous)]

$44 for an outing is damned cheap and you know it. You'd spend that much if you went to the bookstore with me. Easily. Why not spend that much on yourself? I don't recall you complaining before... maybe your perspective needs some adjusting. :)

p.s.: Yellow Cab offers 20% discount for the "disabled". That would bring it down to $35ish.

Re: Huzzah for getting outside!

[cybermystic.livejournal.com]

You misunderstand, the issue is with spending that much just on getting there. :) And the figure I gave was a minimum estimate. It's more likely we're looking at cab fare in the $60-80 range. If I end up buying anything it could easily cost me a couple hundred dollars for the outing. That's a bit more than I can afford at the moment.

However, if it makes you happy. I'll head down and visit Barnes and Nobles and Borders out near Lenox Square when the weather is a little cooler. I was planning such a trip anyway. :)