COLLECTIONS: OCTOBER

NOT READING: INLAND by kat rosenfield. why? i've had this book on my shelf for over a year now after having won it in a giveaway. initially i was really excited to read it and then one day, when i finally found time to sit down and peruse the untouched pages, i couldn't get into it at all. i'm not sure why. perhaps i was experiencing a book slump. perhaps i wasn't in the mood for that genre, or that writing style.
whatever it is - i'm still stuck there. the concept is definitely intriguing, i really want to give it another try - but my mind is clearly highly uninterested in this book - maybe one day.(everyone always tells you what they are reading; sometimes i think it's even more interesting to see what they are not reading, and why. what are you not reading right now?)                                                                                                                                                                                                                         WEARING: Daniel Wellington's 'classy glasgow' watch, which is, as the name's suggests: classy, sleek, comfortable and durable. Unsurprisingly, although it only arrived in the post a couple of days ago, I have already worn it (and even shot a highly amateur outfit post with it (coming soon), using my friend as a model - who, also unsurprisingly, squealed "a daniel wellington watch?!" when she first saw it, and tried to steal it threatened to run away with it. (i forgave her..who doesn't like daniel wellington?). And because I am, among other things, a breathtaking human being with a kind heart (ehem). I not only have a daniel wellington watch to present to the world in the hopes that just a glimpse of this stunning creation brings a smile to someone's face, but I also hold the key to the door, that when opened, will unveil a (very pretty) box containing your own DW watch: yes, I have a 15% discount for you (expires Nov 15th 2015) - code word: hawwaetc - I know, I know, don't thank me all at once...             EXPLORING: Leeds, or more specifically, Leeds University and the surrounding buildings. University open days always drag, but usually, after the (always stereotypical and generic) talk, and after talking to one of the professors, I disappear into the crowd and get purposefully lost, my camera at the ready for any architectural beauties or photogenic moments. Leeds is perfect for those. (And their new library is my dream home - am I allowed to go and live there? Too many text-books for me, but so many different types of chairs and desks and a beautiful view - yes I am easily pleased.)

how has your october been so far? are you, like me, feeling intensely old and wizened (i have grey hairs, literally, about one or two but still..) by the fact that a new academic year with 1234567x more work - and hence more stress - is now upon us. Is anyone else in the process of applying to universities too? If so, feel free to complain to me: I feel your pain.