One of the things I like about Murderbot is how he prefers to live his existence in pop culture. Real life is a distraction.  It's "Oh, shit, the nice humans are in trouble again. I guess I'll save them..." Even though what he'd really like to do is get back to The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon.

Isn't that how most of us live now? 

There's a book at the store entitled, "You Are What You Watch." 

It's pretty undeniable. Getting up, eating, brushing your teeth, driving to work, working, driving home, then the real start to the day: read, watch, or listen to pop culture. 

I'm sure there are people living fabulous lives, bless their little hearts.

Thing is, having gone through a ten year depression there was nothing I wanted more than to just have a normal life. I've lived in books my whole life: and I ended up owning a bookstore for 41 years and writing more than 25 books. 

Not a bad life for me. It was only when I allowed myself to fully immerse myself, when I dropped the guilt trip over doing "nothing", that I really became more contented.  

 

We reached a funny stage at the store with Pokemon and Magic. I'll be damned if I can find any replacement product for much less than I'm currently selling it for. But what I'm currently selling it for has met a price resistance. I've yet to sell a Collector Booster of Final Fantasy since I raised them to their current prices, but when I go online they are at least as expensive there.

Oh, well. It being a sideline and the store having a record month so far (the first half of the month was the best first half we've ever seen) I don't have any incentive to sell the product cheaper. Eventually, either the customer will come around, or I won't have to buy anymore inventory. Most likely, the reality will eventually sink in that the initial wave of product is gone but there isn't anymore coming.