Fallen by Lauren Kate

Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs

Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole

Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley

The Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

Alpha and Omega #3 by Patricia Briggs

Changes by Jim Butcher

Hourglass by Claudia Gray

Unholy Ghost by Stacia Kane

Kiss of the Rose by Kate Pearce

Do you have any titles that you think I should add to the list?

My left ankle has been bugging me ever since July. The pain kept fading in and out, and it's worst when I wear flats rather than high heels! (Talk about weird, huh?)

On Wednesday I felt the most horrible pain shooting from from my left foot and ankle. It's gotten progressively worse even though I haven't been using it much. I limped my way to the rehab clinic today, which is only two blocks away from my apartment (thank God!). My divine therapist asked me if I'd ever injured my left ankle, to which I answered negative. Guess he thought maybe I didn't rehab it correctly or something. He seemed confused since I don't do any special exercises or anything that could've hurt my foot and ankle. He examine them then massaged and tape them. When I mentioned it to Hero Material, he told me that maybe I have a slight stress fracture.

The only problem is I have no idea what I could've done to cause it. Remember how I said it started in July? Well, the only thing I did a lot in July was shopping. How can shopping cause stress fracture? (Okay, I did walk around for six hours one day at an outlet mall…) Since returning to Japan, I haven't walked much or anything. How can the pain get worse?

If it doesn't get any better soon, I need to see the doctor. I'm kind of dreading it. Not because he's not a nice person; he's fantastic. It's just that every time I see him, I get bad news. Oi.

mood: upbeat
current workshop: Margie Lawson's Defeating Self-Defeating Behaviors
bought yesterday: Philips Sonicare R732 HealthyWhite Power Toothbrush

Went to McD for a Big Mac. It was that or cooking. For whatever reason, McD in Japan tastes better than McD in America. I think it's due to the fact that Japanese franchisees use fresher veggies, etc.

Yesterday, I bought Sonicare. I've been thinking about buying it for a long long time. It's less than $150 in the States. In Japan, it's $200. (For those of you who think protective tariffs are great, this is the result — paying 25-50% more for the same stuff, just because it's made by a non-domestic firm.) Hero Material and I used it last night, and we decided that it is indeed excellent. My teeth feel extra clean.

This Christmas / New Years, I've mostly bought books, some stuff from VS and so on. For whatever reason, I'm not really interested in shopping. This month I'm also going to close my HELOC account the second I pay off the balance. I don't see any point in keeping it since the bank won't let me withdraw any money out of it. So yes, my bank did lose a customer, but I don't think it cares. Oh the joy of modern banking.