Ding Dong, My Books Are Here!

Malcolm Gladwell - Genius! (In my metaphorical book, anyway)

Well, I have been having a busy week indeed. 

Several things seem to have been slowed up by what appears to be almost no snow, but alas there is not much I can do about it. 

a book aiming to convince industry
to convert to an eco alternative 

Included in the slowed progress was the delivery of several items I bought online - 5 of which were books for class. We were required to purchase Snoop by Sam Gosling, Change By Design by Tim Brown, and The Back of the Napkin by Dan Roam, the latter of which was an optional read. I also ordered Cradle to Cradle by Michael Braungart and William McDonough, and another Malcolm Gladwell book - entitled Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. Finally the remaining 4 were delivered today, awakening me from my deep slumber after a hard shift on the bar in our Student's Union. God, do students make a mess/drink a lot/are generally unpleasant! But, I must not wallow in self pity - I have books to read and things to do.

Aside from trying to keep on top of class related things, I have received permission from my landlord to paint/decorate my flat - what a silly, silly, thing to allow me to do! They will regret this I'm sure. I enlisted the help of Kirsty, a jewellery student, on the promise of pizza and a pint after work (the aforementioned hell hole of endless intoxicated students). 
Currently, I am sitting writing this post while looking at a wall that calls itself "Intensely Olive". It's not as bad as it sounds, I swear. The hall however, is purple. And when I say purple I don't mean lilac, or like purple heather, it's purple. E4 purple. Barney purple. PURPLE PURPLE, and I love it! 

In the purple hall, there will be baroque style frames all along the wall, finishing it off nicely, I hope. Finally, a house that's exactly how I want it. Not a grubby student flat, no dishes piled up and pizza boxes, no unclaimed socks in the living room, no mess, and no non-matching furniture. I may sound like a freak, but I have waited so long for this! 

I am nothing short of a real Monica Geller. And, in true Monica style, my work is never complete, so I am off to my Cath Kidston themed bathroom to continue painting! Concrete grey is next on my list for the kitchen, and lastly "Palm Springs" as a feature wall in my bedroom - that's just a fancy title for turquoise. 

All the above has just made me realise that when I read Snoop, I'm sure I will discover something about myself - as it's about as the name suggests, snooping around peoples houses to determine things about them! 

maybe it was Amazonian kittykats that caused teh book delays?