Free Gift Inside

I feel euphoric today. This happens sometimes, when I see a great view, or think about the possibilities open to me. When all's said and done, it's not bad being a state-supported scholar in science at a world-class university. Coming after recent StrongSad (flash link) posts, you might conclude that I wouldn't win the All-Comers Five-Hundred Metres Mental Health Stakes, and maybe you're right. The turth is, though, that I'm pretty happy and fulfilled for the majority of the time. There's a fairly small range of things that really upset me, and it's unfortunate that I happened to be exploring one of them quite thoroughly recently.

In real news, I'm, registering two new book on Bookcrossing. These are Serjeant Musgraves' Dance, and Longitude by Dava Sobell. For those of you who haven't read the last time I blogged about Bookcrossing, the idea is this: You register your books on the website, and stick a label on them with their number. Then you either give them away or leave them somewhere you think they'll be found. The new owner also goes to the website, taps in the numbers, and can see who has had the book since it was registered. They pass on the book when they finish with it, and in due course you can track the whole life story of the book.
That link again.
What this means for you, dear reader, is that if you want either of the above books, then you can have them. Just hit the "email" sidebar, and I'll post them to you, no strings attached. Consider it a free gift for reading my blog. For the reviews I wrote of them (circa 50 words on each, I'm afraid), click here.

Wow, I have to be going.

Song in my head: "You are My Joy" by The Reindeer Section