I just got a fresh bed and it feels great. It's the perfect compliment to the fact that I've been waking up at six thirty without an alarm for the past few weeks. I love waking up early; I usually turn on the old iTunes to some mellow music, brew some coffee, and do my daily reading and writing before the day really starts.
This morning, I purchased two used books. I'm extremely excited because one of these books is coming from Louisiana, a book about Paris leading up to the impressionist period, written by Ross King titled "The Judgment of Paris". King, who wrote the bathroom book I'm currently reading, "Michaelangelo and the Pope's ceiling", is one of my favorite historical writers, also having written "Brunelleschi's Dome" which I left at an ex-grilfriend's parent's house in Seattle (her dad was nice and into history, I hope he's put it to good use).
The second book I chose is "The Borgias and their enemies" by Christopher Hibbert, a look into the lives of the Borgia family during the beginning and height of the Italian Renaissance. The focus here is on three members of the Borgia family and their tremendous influence during their lives.
In total, I think I payed twelve dollars to buy both of these books and have them shipped to my front door. I know I could probably have picked these up for one dollar a piece if I could find them at my local used book store, but I probably would have spent two hours trying to find them.
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