I’ve had a rough couple of days, friends.

But I also had a Barnes and Noble giftcard.

Today, I spent my lunch break at the Harvard Coop, browsing for something guaranteed to make me slightly less morose.

This is what I found:

Martha Stewart Weddings, because I am 27 years old and have never purchased a wedding magazine.

Heaven is Here because I am a longtime (pre-crash) reader of the NieNie Dialogues, and I needed something linear and not-YA and not challenging and that I don’t need to write a professional review of. This is exactly the kind of book I can blow an entire evening on.

Although perhaps the second choice is a bit questionable (reminds me a bit of when I decided to read The Fault in Our Stars the day my beloved roommate moved away…), both are doing their duty today.

Retail therapy at its absolute finest.