I went shopping today! My first stop was at the library book sale, where I picked up $8.00 worth of books:

• Murder at the Pentagon - Margaret Truman (I’ve been wanting to give the Capital Crimes series a try)
• Hearing Faces - Dotty Sohl (turns out this one is autographed!)
• Revenge of the Fluffy Bunnies - Craig Shaw Gardner (part three in a series, but I couldn’t pass it up)
• Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper Case Closed - Patricia Cornwell (those pictures are disturbing, why on earth did I get this?!)
• Unofficial Guide to B&Bs and Country Inns in the Mid-Atlantic - First Edition (I remember this from Rand McNally)
• Away for the Weekend: Mid-Atlantic - First Revised Edition (we have the original edition, but this is prettier)
• Japanese at a Glance - Barron’s (just in case we ever do go there)
• The Little Book of Calm - Paul Wilson (pocket sized!)
• Star Fleet Technical Manual - Franz Joseph (original 1975 edition! my mom has this too, but it was only $1 so I grabbed it)

After I was done at the library, I went to the mall. I received a $50 gift card for Hecht’s for doing some website work for one of A’s acquaintances; he gave her a card too but she gave it to me because I did all the work. I wandered around the entire store - lingerie, shoes, jewelry, electronics, kitchen supplies - before returning to the women’s clothing section. I hope purple is in this season, because I got three purple top, all by ie relaxed. One is a heavy purple turtleneck with little rainbow color flecks through it (suitable for work), one is a soft purple and lavender sweater with gray flowers, and one is a casual V-neck top with a purple base and black and aqua designs on top. A wasn’t with me, so even though I tried these on I’m not 100% sure they look good! I will have to ask her when she gets back if they are okay. The one I’m not sure about is the V-neck, because it’s got a weird black lacy bit on the neckline. I might be able to remove that carefully, though, and then it would be great!

My hives are pretty bad today. I’m hiding in bed for the rest of the day, I think.