Oh, this makes me so happy . . . The London Book Project is turning the Tube into a huge book swap. They will be leaving second-hand books all over the Tube network, encouraging people to pick them up, read them and replace them for others to enjoy. As a free community culture movement this ticks all my boxes - especially this quote from their site:
‘we aim to bring real literature to London’s commuters’
That’s exactly what I’ve always said people need more of - accessible, real literature! You can also add your own books to the exchange by registering them here Seeing as I’ve got a stack of tomes in our hall to be sold/given to Oxfam, I should really register a few and leave them on the Tube.
Forgive the nerdiness, but I get genuinely excited over books. Going book shopping - in real bookshops [and you know that's going to include Waterstones Picadilly: five whole massive floors of wonder] for new, beautiful, wishlist books - is in fact going to be part of my self-rewarding for my other big news:
!MY FINAL TVU DEADLINE IS OVER!
and yes, I did get it all in on time, thankyou very much . . . I cannot describe the relief . . . anyone who has experienced The Guilt of higher education will know the joy of knowing that one will never have to do homework again. Of course there is still the degree show to go, but deadline passing means a whole weight off my mind. I have of course been warned of the boredom/job hunt that will soon set in [Guild Wars, anyone?], but for now, ’tis nice to have nothing pressing to do. Ah . . .
soon to be Circe . . .
and the recently finished Roux.
