EBTS rears its ugly(?) head again!

I went to the bookstore - bad idea. I went to buy two things - a blank journal for notes about books so that I could keep with me a list of the books that I wanted when I went out and a copy of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in paperback to complete my collection (I even had a coupon). 2 things was all I wanted....until I was inside and then I couldn't stop myself. I walked out with 10!

I'm starting a new feature on my book blog just to handle this - BOOK BUY BONANZAS!

Check it out!
Book Buy Bonanzas

Genetic Disorder discovered

I have discovered that I have a genetic disorder - the symptoms are that my eyes are bigger than my stomach when it comes to reading and books. My sister Tina confirms that she has the disease and I think that my sister Maureen is also afflicted. (I'm also not sure that it can't be spread by contact.)

I swear to myself everytime I go to the library I'm just picking up the books I have on order - 1 or 2 (I even whisper to myself as I walk in - "I'm only picking up books on hold, I'm only picking up books on hold..." like a mantra that will guard me from those books that reach out and grab at me) but the books on hold are in the back and I have to walk through the gauntlet of shelves lined with books reaching out to me, screaming "take me home, take me home!" and end up with 5 or six! My current reading schedule for 2009 has me reading 129 books provided I don't get anymore from the library that aren't on my list already.

One of the main reasons that I love the website Librarything.com is that there is so many wonderful discussions about books that I never would have read but that others have convinced me I should read. That's where the disease EBTS bites me, I can't wait until I can get the book that someone was discussing and read it and then I have to figure out how to read 15 books at once!

Does anyone know a medication that could reduce some of the symptoms?