meh-he-co

i returned from cozumel a couple days ago, but i was sort of debilitatingly ill. ok, i just had a cold. but a BAD cold. incapacitated on the couch cold. still, though mexico, i've got things to say.

we stayed at a fancy ass resort on an island off the yucatan. it's in the gulf of mexico way down on the west side. all-inclusive is no joke. you know, in the abstract, i was always like, "all-inclusive, sure, i understand what that means." trust me, until confronted with a man constantly asking if you want another drink you don't know what all-inclusive is. or when given a menu at dinner and you kind of look at it thinking to yourself, "could i have four courses? is anything stopping me? i don't have any money. but....i don't need any money. 4 courses! bring on the soup dish!" and then i would have cantaloupe wrapped in prosciutto. and filet mignon. and chocolate souffle. and then if i wanted to have another dessert, well 24 hour room service, friends.

as some of you know i took 10 books along on this trip with me. my rationale was that i'd be gone 5 days and i can generally read 2 books a day. i might have accomplished this if i didn't pass out on a chaise lounge so often. stupid alcohol and sunshine and 80 degree muggy, comforting warmth. i did read 8 of them. not bad all things considered. and 4 of those were the twilight series by stephanie meyer. which on re-read i think i loved more than the first time. all this time i've been complaining how horrible bella (the main character is) and she IS, don't get me wrong, but she's not half as bad as i thought in memory. in the first book she's even somewhat feisty!

i also read the newest vampire academy book by richelle mead and it was fucking delightful. of course now i'm just sort of desperate for book 4. fucking cliff hangers. the problem is that all i want is to either read MORE vampire YA or re-read these ones. it's a tough call as there's not much out currently that i haven't read but re-reading again seems irresponsible in the face of all the other books i've got on the to-be-read shelves. i still want to re-read all the harry potters too. sigh. do i need to re-try the morganville vampire ones? or attempt the house of night ones? i just don't know.

speaking of books, i added a butt-load to my amazon wishlist. so if you're....a random stalker looking to be my friend (fingers crossed!) now you know where to go to make that dream a reality. gift-giving--the way to my heart.

and in conclusion (and off the topic of books), i give you pictures of my trip to mexico: