...the London Business School library. Because they have everything you could possible want book-wise if you're an MBA student. Because if they don't have it, they'll buy it for you. Because they have brand-spanking new books on interesting topics (such as Jon Steel's Perfect Pitch and Wikinomics).Because the staff are superfriendly. Because they have access to the best selection of databases I've ever seen.
...my new place. After having moved in three weeks ago, my housemate and I finally made the dreaded obligatory trip to Ikea this past Thursday. I drove a white van across the centre of London ;-) Finally the house looks likes I/we want it, with a nice desk for me, a really cool lamp which has touch sensors to turn it on or off, some assorted bits and bobs and most importantly: bookshelves! I love having my own stuff with me again and the neighbourhood we live in (West Hampstead) is fabulous too: a bagelshop that opens early til late, a superfriendly supermarket, a newsagents across the street which stocks everything from the New Yorker to the marketing trade press, a bakery 30 seconds from my front door which has great muffins, a deli which has great food on the corner and a well-stocked bookshop 2 mins down the street. Life is good!
... the post-wrap up stress (I think it's addictive). This week's week 10, which means the last week of this Spring term (it snowed yesterday, so much for spring). And that means exams, case write-ups, essays, business plans that are all due to complete courses this term. Apart from a few smaller assignments that are still outstanding, the presentation of our businessplan tonight to a group of real-life investors (I won't be presenting, but will be involved in the Q&A and have just finished pulling together the business plan a few hours ago), a few meetings (some for pleasure, some more serious), I'm almost done (that is, if the business plan that we wrote will come out of the printer alright), and I forgot how much hard work final weeks of term can be. I've worked flat out for the last 10 days (with the trip to Ikea squeezed in for good measure) and I could do with a little R&R. I've booked my flights back to NL for late next week and am looking forward to spending some time with family, friends and my hairdresser (I'm starting to look like a hippie).
Life is good.
Hi Divine Miss N,
Just wanted to let you know I discovered your blog last week, and I like it a lot! Hope you would post more often, but this last post explains it all ;-). Life at LBS is good - albeit quite busy. I signed up for your email-notifications.
Enjoy your break!
Groet, Rogier uit Leiden
Posted by: Rogier | Monday, 19 March 2007 at 08:00 PM
Hoi Rogier,
Thanks! I have fond memories of Leiden, it's my Alma Mater :-)
Posted by: Suzy | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 05:44 PM