In Class Prompt #2

Professor Piro, my COM 111 prof, assigned for the class to bring in something that plays a role in our lives as either a reader or a writer, so, instantly I thought of my Kindle!  The point of assignment was to basically ramble for ten minutes about our little something. We were supposed to use all five senses so bear with me!

The first time I opened my present and saw my Kindle box sitting at the bottom of the bag my heart nearly dropped. It was my birthday and my boyfriend knew just how much I loved to read, so, he thought of the absolute perfect gift. It was, obviously, a Kindle. As I was jumping up and down with the box, I almost forgot to open it. I cut the sticky inconveniencing tape and opened it. The sleek gray device shows a sense of contemporary modern-ness? I just put to of the same exact words together. Can you say redundant? The screen seems fake, almost exactly like a newspaper. The box smelled of cardboard and new! (Whatever “new” smells like?) It was about as satisfying as sitting in a brand new car and taking a whiff of the leather. My fingers skim along the bottom and I feel a slight bump that I slid over. Oh the power button. I thought I would here a few beeps as if to signal that it is on, but instead I hear peaceful silence! It was much better that way. II just want to kiss it and feel the hard plastic on my lips but I’m sure the taste would be a very unsatisfying nothingness. It is plastic, for goodness sake!
            My favorite color is purple so, of course, he went above and beyond and bought me a pretty purple cover as well. The leather purple protector is going to be extremely useful, considering I’m extremely clumsy.