Hipsters, Trends, and Friends

Isn't the trend of "hipster" rather strange? I mean, my understanding of "hipster" is wrapped up in four words: Before It Was Cool. That might just be the joke, but I feel like that's where it started out. Glancing around the Internet, it sounds like "hipsterism" as we know it started in the '90s as a reaction against... something. Hipsters created their own look by not looking the way everyone else did. They popularized hobbies that no one else did. They listened to certain types of music that weren't popular. So... hipsters did stuff before it was cool.

Kindle vs. Printed Books

I got my Kindle 3 in December 2010 as a graduation present. I was pretty much stoked on life, because I love to read books, particularly fictional novels. (In case you're wondering, let it be formally recorded that my New Year's Resolution is referring to 12 books that are non-fictional and not part of the Bible.)

However, I've come to a crossroad that I hadn't really anticipated before I got my Kindle. I'm starting to read things in which I want to highlight and refer back to certain sections. Now, when I was reading primarily fiction works, this wasn't so much of an issue for me, because I would just re-read the whole book. But I've found that some of my textbooks and assigned readings for classes and some books I use in my 12 in 12 resolution are available on Kindle. When it comes to non-fiction works, I've found that I enjoy highlighting and referring back to previous sections.