Woo-hoo! (Recs: books and Austin hotels)

[telophase]

I have $20 in Amazon.com gift certificates. What should I buy and why?

(caveat: usually when I ask for recs, I end up not buying what people have recced, for whatever perverse reason, but I do end up putting a number on my wishlist and buying them later.)

In other news, I took the opportunity of Sora being out of it on Monday to make kanzashi (and myrialux helpfully came over and entertained Sora on Sunday while I made more). I need to finish them up - put them on clips and the like - so hope to have pictures of them soon. :) I'm going to the Ikkicon artist alley in Austin in early Feb, so need to increase my stock. :)

And speaking of which: anyone have any recs of a hotel/motel reasonably near downtown Austin that offers internet in its rooms (preferably wireless, preferably free, but pay and wires will do), is less than $100/night (preferably less than $75), and is not hot and cold running cockroaches? myrialux is coming down with me, but not attending the con, and will need to telecommute some on Friday.

Comments

[sparkylibrarian.livejournal.com]

I read a preview of this, and it was much better than I expected, as in, I would recommend it to others:
http://www.amazon.com/Song-Hanging-Sky-Toriko-Gin/dp/193361787X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232568919&sr=8-1

I can't recommend a hotel in Austin, alas. I've always enjoyed staying in businessperson "suites" when I'm out and about.

[octopedingenue]

I've read the two volumes out and they are SOOOOOOOOO PRETTYYYYYYYYY. I love Hello!

[sparkylibrarian.livejournal.com]

The first one is soooo pretty, and I have a feeling that the second one is going to make me cry. The third is due out this spring, right? Aaaah, I love GoComi!'s offerings.