Frivilous Purchases

So I was at work today, boxing, stuffing, weighing, and shipping our returns, when I came across a book I'd been meaning to read. Being a bibliophile means that this isn't an altogether uncommon occurance. I find these sorts of books all the time. They hide in corners and under video tapes, on shelves, and sometimes, on the far side of homework. More often than not, they are tucked at the bottom of the budget and simply forgotten about until I have access to a library that will give me them for free.

But today at work, I was reminded that I not only wanted to read the pearl of a book that I was inevitably going to ship away and forget about (there have been dozens of these poor, lost reads that I regret not perusing more deeply before parting with them) but ALSO that I had a credit from our book club waiting for me. So I used part of that credit to pay for the book Horseradish by Lemony Snicket.

I don't normally go for giftbooks, quotebooks, or novelty items... but this book just makes me feel a little bit better about my sense of humor, and the state of the world. The back of the dust jacket reads:

Life is a turbulent journey,
fraught with
confusion,
heartbreak,
and inconvenience.

This book will not help.

(Which isn't true, because it does.)