New Books

Over the last week, I've received several more books that I Mooched. I got The Clan of the Cave Bear and The Valley of Horses, both by Jean Auel, on the same day. Later this week I received The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. My bookshelves are quickly being restocked with books I want to read (or re-read). Also, my boss loaned a book about public defenders in Cook County, IL to one of my co-workers, which I intend to snag before it makes its way back to my boss' desk. Maybe I'll read that this weekend and it will give me the kick in the pants I need for trial week next week.

Saturday Night's All Right

Woo hoo! Two of my Mooched books arrived...The Plains of Passage and Ya-Yas in Bloom.

I went to Ross today to find new clothes for work. I love losing the weight, but it's killing my pocketbook. I'm now down 48 pounds since January, and I am going through work clothes like a maniac. I still haven't paid off the last batch that I bought from Old Navy and Macy's. Since I got two skirts, a pair of pants and seven tops for $100, though, I won't feel too bad if I only get to wear them once or twice before I have to get new ones.

Things I Can't Wait For

This.

My sisters coming to visit in a month.

Going to Ohio for Nat's wedding in September.

Diabeetus Testing Supplies

This made me laugh until I cried. I've watched it approximately 72,000 times this evening. I don't know why.

A Posting Fool

I know I've already posted twice today, but how exciting! I'm already getting rid of two of my used books to people on BookMooch. I'm up to three points, which means I can receive three books!!! Now I just have to go decide what I want...

MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

One Year

Today is the one-year anniversary of my engagement to my wonderful fiance'. July 8 will be two years of togetherness for us. Wow.

Enough Already!

So I've now also posted some books I want to get rid of on BookMooch. You can give away the books cluttering your home to people who wish to read them, and you can get NEW books to clutter up your home from others in the community. What a great idea! For just the cost of postage to mail off the little buggers, I can get a whole new set of stuff to read. My problem comes in figuring out what those books are. Right now, I have The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood to read after Jane Eyre is finished, so I've put out a request for the two companion novels, Little Altars Everywhere and Ya-Yas in Bloom. Not sure, though, if I'll really like the first (seems a little schmaltzy for my taste, in general), but I am nothing if not a completist. Well, I'm a little OCD, which MAKES me a completist. So I want to read ALL the books, if I read one. Sigh. A terrible, terrible addiction. Books are my drug of choice.