I'm gearing up for a week and a half of vacation by going on an orgy of CDs and books. Well, three CDs and two books. Five can be an orgy, right?

I will be reading: Haunted by Kelley Armstrong. It's Book 5 of her Women of the Otherworld series. I dig her not only because I really like sexy novels about hot muscular blonde werewolves, but also because she's a local author. And also because I bought her first book, Bitten, solely due to the fact that the female lead was named Elena, my friend Elena's favourite pseudonym.

I will also be reading: The Other Side of the Story by Marian Keyes. See previous posts.

I am listening to: Blonde Redhead, Misery is a Butterfly. I also bought The Forgotten Arm by Aimee Mann and Beautiful World by James Bryan, my friend's brother. I listened to an advanced copy of this album for months; it only seemed fair that I buy one now that it's out. It's stunning and super fab to dance to. In fact, I think I'm going to listen to it while I'm reading The Other Side of the Story. Damn, that was a smooth segue.