I've calmed down.

Ish. I'm a little flu-y. I'm off to bed, since my manager has banned me from phoning in sick. Though if I get as bad as my mother, I will do.

Anyway, I called my other thread 'I need an intervention' because I spent too much this weekend on books.

I only went looking for Kate Brian's 'Scandal'. And the first time, I couldn't see it, though I saw another Kate Brian book. And 'Anna Karenina' (It's on the 50 books to read before you die list, and 'Our Tragic Universe' mentioned it endlessly) and another book I can't remember the title of atm. Is about two women who used to be criminals and how they've turned their lives around or not, basically.

And I tried again yesterday, and got it, and found this stand that was basically 'we think these books influenced Scarlett Thomas', stuff like 'the upside of irrationality' and 'quantum theory cannot hurt you'. So I have those. And a learners tarot book/card kit (I should explain, the bit about the devil card freaking me out, it's not because I think the devil will appear if I do a reading with that card. It was fairly graphic and reminded me of Tenacious D's devil, but if they'd made it scary rather than comical. I prefer the fool card) and a book called something like 'ask and it is given' about the power of positivity.

Science, self-help books and the occult are all themes in Scarlett Thomas' writing. Maybe I just want to understand her last book more. I also got the book of the film for Toy Story 3 for the boy. But it meant I spent like, £120 on books in 2 days.

So, with the exception of the Bree Tanner book coming out on Saturday, I'm not buying any books until I go away on holiday. I can buy books then, but for June and July, book shopping is OUT. In tesco's, asda's and WHSmiths as well.

And on Thursday, I should have a new computer. I'll keep Cadence, she's set to region one so I can watch my Drake Bell concert DVD and 'Beautiful People' on her.

And now I'm off to blow my nose, wash my hair, dose myself up and die in bed. And read a little, since that's a low-effort activity.