I is the Goddess of The Night!

Err ... I was supposed to clean out my reference library [1,103 books, according to Will and his sore index finger), but I was busy having fun at artPad. Here's one of my attempts: http://artpad.art.com/?iv3jankzyyw If you have the time, I'd love to see your efforts. :D Anyhow, I'm thinking that 2006 is good because Will hasn't burned down our kitchen. He set it on fire three times last year, but this year, he hasn't done so. Yet. Oh, oh! Will surprised me with a late Valentine's present: a box of books! And straight from the US, too. It was supposed to arrive on the day of hearts, but ah, bless the Royal Mail's heart, it didn't arrive 'til today. Knowing what we all are like [read: we are a bunch of nosey cows], here is my list of valentine books from Will:

• Dark Melody - Christine Feehan
• Wild Rain - Christine Feehan
• Fever - Christine Feehan [bless Will's heart]
• Master of the Night - Angela Knight
• Master of the Moon - Angela Knight
• Unleash the Night - Sherrilyn Kenyon
• Seize the Night - Sherrilyn Kenyon
• Fantasy Lover - Sherrilyn Kenyon
• Dragonswan - Sherrilyn Kenyon

I did the proper act - going wild, kissing him like mad, and thanking him for about five minutes. Dishonest, I know, but while Will thinks he has the shell of a tortoise, he has the shell of a turtle. So if I express disappointment, it'd put him off for a long, long time. I once made a massive mistake of being honest about not liking an overcoat he bought me for my birthday and he's never bought me a clothing item since. So, I don't want him to stop buying me books, but with those books he got me so far, such as those by Karen Marie Moning and certain other authors I'd gladly spend a penny on ... Obviously, it has to stop because I don't want him to waste money. He doesn't like buying book tokens because these are too 'impersonal' for his taste and, get this, he isn't keen on taking my wish lists because he likes to 'surprise' me. Surprise me, he certainly did. A-many times, too. And not always in a good way. Oh, I wish there is a rule book on how to handle this sort of thing without poking holes in a bloke's ego. I really like it when he buys me books because it makes my heart all a-glow, but after a decade with him, I still haven't quite grasped how to say it in a way that it'd not affect his ego ... pride ... him enough to stop buying me books. Any ideas? Link of the Day: the Vampire Name Generator [Mine is 'Goddess of The Night', a.k.a. 'Demon of Beijing', hence the blog title] Be good, be bad & be safe.