After a nice Skype session with the family, I went into town. The trip was one birthday treat after the other – quite expensive, but a girl’s gotta spoil herself on her day, right?
First I went to the hairdresser, who’s quite lovely (and wow, was it necessary, as I was quite shaggy). So this is what I currently look like, with hair all straight and shiny:
Then I went to Border’s and bought four books for $26, thanks to Michi’s Christmas/birthday pressie of a book voucher and a 3-for-2 sale:
– Alice Sebold – The Almost Moon
– Mark Haddon – A Spot of Bother
– Haruki Murakami – Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
– Nina de la Mer – The Modern Maiden’s Handbook
The first two I knew I’d get, but then I saw the 3-for-2 sale and couldn’t resist the other two. Murakami reminds me of my trip to Japan (where I read several of his novels) and the non-fiction one sounds fun as well as informative. 🙂
I also finally bought myself a spray with sun protection for my hair, because the sun here is really brutal and my poor hair’s been suffering quietly the past two months, but especially now that summer’s really getting started. And last but not least I dropped by a confiserie that Tony from down the hall recommended and bought a delicious-looking chocolate cake for tonight. My mouth starts watering just thinking of it! 🙂