Things I Have Recently Recieved in the Mail

-Howard Stern's book, Private Parts. I was searching high and low for this book after the guy at Barnes and Noble told me, "Yeah, I had that book...like ten years ago. It is out of print now. What do you want that book for?" Actually, I never really wanted to book, I just liked going into stores and asking people about their private parts.
-Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0 by Sarah Lacy and Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies by Charlene Li. I ordered these books to read on the off chance that I ever need to start or maintain a serious conversation with someone my husband works with. I was slightly disappointed when he grabbed one and actually started to read it. Now, I'll have to talk about something else. Anyone interested in potty training?
-Cringe: Teenage Diaries, Journals, Notes, Letters, Poems, and Abandoned Rock Operas, edited by Sarah Brown. This book delivers exactly what it promises. You want to read it all in one sitting, but you just can't. You will be taken back to your own teenage years where you felt that no one could possibly understand you, you were way too complex and had way too many things to deal with. Well, surprise, so did everyone else. This is such a rad book. Indulge yourself a little and you will find yourself walking the fine line between rereading your old diaries and completely destroying them so they can never come back to haunt you.
-Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World by Lynne Spears. I am still in the early chapters of this gem. I am not sure if I want to truly feeling bad for this woman or if I should just admit that I am really looking forward to the unintentional comedy this read will no doubt provide me.
-Canon PowerShot SD750 Digital Elph. For the past three years, I have been using a digital SLR, a NikonD50. I love it and take it just about everywhere with me. It takes great photos, but it is kind of a pain to carry around all the time, so I decided to get something thin, lightweight and easy to sneak in places that my jumbo camera bag would always get me denied from. I researched this a bit and I am pretty pleased with it. It is tiny, reasonably priced and takes nice pictures, despite an annoying shutter lag. You can't win them all.
-The Tales of Beedle The Bard, by J.K. Rowling. So, technically, this has not come in the mail yet, but it has been pre-ordered. I just got a email from Amazon informing me that I will receive my limited Collector's Edition copy of this book on December 4th, the same day that it is released. This is such an improvement over having to wait in line for hours with costumed pre-teens, constantly worried that I might end up on the local news or on the front of the daily paper. Now, I can just wear my costume at home and only the UPS guy will know my secret.