Shopping Spree (?)

It’s not really a spree. It was quite well planned, really.

From top to bottom:
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Stieg Larsson)
The Men Who Stared at Goats (Jon Ronson)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Stief Larsson)
La’s Orchestra Saves the World (Alexander McCall Smith)
The Complete Notes (Bill Bryson)
The Angel’s Game (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)

I didn’t buy these. I stole them I had vouchers! There is a policy at work by which people can nominate other people for vouchers, if they think you’ve done a good job on something. Providing the section manager approves, of course! I was so surprised to get mine, but very chuffed! I still don’t know who nominated me (it’s an anonymous system) but I decided to spoil myself and asked for HMV/Waterstones.

I didn’t have chance to spend my vouchers until this weekend, by which point I’d already spoilt myself again, with this.

Meet the car that I can’t drive yet! I still have a provisional license, but when I heard about this car I could not pass up the opportunity. It’s the exact kind of car I would be looking for in 6 months time; small, decent engine, MOT’d, taxed, and cheap. Cheap because the back seats have been removed and a big custom-built dog cage has been put in … now, who would want that?!

I just couldn’t pass up on that kind of opportunity, so mum is going to use it on a day-to-day basis until I pass my test. If you see someone with L-plates in a silver Clio driving towards the M62 in the early hours of Saturday morning, that’ll be me.

Finally, my missing back-pay also came through this month, which covered the above puchase and meant I could still buy the one thing I’ve been hankering after.

I am head-over-heels already. Kim is too, because whenever I pick it up she strolls over and positions herself, ready for her photoshoot. As far as she’s concerned, this is her Christmas present, and she should therefore be the subject of all shots. How can I disagree? I’ve used it for all of 15 minutes this evening and I can’t wait to get out and take some shots in daylight. I might just sleep with it next to my pillow (something I can’t do with my car, sadly!)

Incidentally, the Clio and the Pentax were both exactly the same price, and so are equally the two most expensive things I have ever bought in my life. That’s a thought that is kind of terrifying …