I should have paid attention to the words in my icon...

I have a policy about reading: Once I begin a book, I must read all of it.

Very few times in my life have I abandoned a book. In fact, the second time I can recall was just three years ago when I found a distant cousin's self-published book by accident. Pure drivel and so many grammatical errors I just couldn't get through it. The first was Candide by Voltaire.

A few weeks ago, Melanie bought a couple of books for me. One is by the author of Sex and the City...which should have been a clue to both of us. I'd read a load of Harlequin romances years ago as well as The Devil Wears Prada and The Nanny Diaries in recent years so I erroneously expected One Fifth Avenue by Candace Bushnell to be a cross between them. Was I wrong!

Thank goodness I didn't die with this book in my hands.

Woohoo!

Two exciting things have happened today.

1. The AC in the car is working again. It's been broken for...let's see...well, too long. Way before school was out. The best part is it only cost $109. I expected it to be a LOT more than that.

2. I now have access to an oven. Not in my apartment, but upstairs. This is a real blessing because I can cook on my stovetop, put something in the oven upstairs AND cook something on THAT stovetop, too. Holidays - and really any family meal - are a mess around here when the food has to be carted over to Melanie's house. Bokeh has to be restrained or umbrellas toted over the food if it's raining. Seriously. This is BIG! The best part is that the service fee will appear on my next gas bill (we already had the stove). YAY!

Life is good. :D