My birthday is right around the corner; yippidy doo dah. I decided I don't want diamonds, pearls, or overpriced sunglasses. I want books. Lots of them. And I would leave it at that, but I'm a very picky reader, so not just any books will do. I don't particularly care for modern fiction; the old stuff usually catches my fancy (fiction, satire, essays, and the like). I'm trying to catch up on my "books I should have read in high school but somehow missed out on" list, so if you have or find any of those, send 'em on over! Lately, I've been working on Wilde, Pain, and Thoreau. Next up is Orwell (though I haven't bought anything yet, so let me know if you have anything lying around).

So if you were planning on getting me anything, rather than wasting your money on something I either might already have or can't use, consider a gift certificate/card from Barnes & Noble, Borders, Amazon.com, or Half.com (if they sell those). It'll keep me out of trouble! ;-)