So ages ago, I was reading about this book. It's about this bloke who wants a house, and his plan is to up-trade from a paperclip until he gets one, just continually swapping it for bigger and better things. I thought it was pretty cool at the time, before instantly forgetting about the whole thing for about a year.
But then the other day I was chilling on Gumtree when I remembered the paperclip game, and decided I'd have a shot at playing myself. I asked my housemate if I could borrow one (he's not getting it back) and posted it up there.A few hours later, five people had got in touch - this seems pretty easy. I've been offered a pink paperclip (which is in the shape of a foot, apparently), a box of drawing pins, a box of pens or some staples. As expected, it's pretty much all general stationary at the moment.
Anyway, I emailed Gary telling him I'll happily take his pens, but I'm not sure if he's backed out because he hasn't replied yet. It's too soon to pester him just yet, so I'm just going to wait a while. I asked Alex if it was worth reading the book, but he told me it was shit, really poorly written. It does sound pretty boring. Besides, who wants a house when you can have a boat? I'll keep you posted x
