Sunday, April 27, 2014
Saturday, April 26, 2014
2nd Half Read-a-thon April 2014
Hour 20
Somewhere in here I finished Forgotten Bookmarks which was wonderful but a bit hard to read with my tired eyes because of small print. I think I prefer the blog if only because I can increase the font size.
I also took a couple hour nap, started Killer by Jonathan Kellerman and paused to read a bit of relaxing fan fiction which has been my reading of choice since I've been depressed lately (Fan fiction works when my brain isn't up to following books because it is based on something I'm already familar with so doesn't require quite as much brain power for imagination)
So far I've read 3 books and 760 pages.
Hour 12
Ended up reading Nurk: The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shrew
Mid-Event Survey
1. What are you reading right now?
Forgotten Bookmarks by Michael Popek
2. How many books have you read so far?
Two
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
Haven't decided yet.
4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day?
Made sure everyone knew what was going on.
5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
Not really.
6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
Found a children's book to read by looking at someone's blog. Didn't expect to find a different book than the ones I had already picked out but thanks to e-books I was able to read it today.
7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
Nope
8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year?
Nothing that I can think of right now.
9. Are you getting tired yet?
Was since I got up way too early but I took a nap.
10. Do you have any tips for other Readers or Cheerleaders, something you think is working well for you that others may not have discovered?
Nothing I can think of.
Somewhere in here I finished Forgotten Bookmarks which was wonderful but a bit hard to read with my tired eyes because of small print. I think I prefer the blog if only because I can increase the font size.
I also took a couple hour nap, started Killer by Jonathan Kellerman and paused to read a bit of relaxing fan fiction which has been my reading of choice since I've been depressed lately (Fan fiction works when my brain isn't up to following books because it is based on something I'm already familar with so doesn't require quite as much brain power for imagination)
So far I've read 3 books and 760 pages.
Hour 12
Ended up reading Nurk: The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shrew
Mid-Event Survey
1. What are you reading right now?
Forgotten Bookmarks by Michael Popek
2. How many books have you read so far?
Two
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
Haven't decided yet.
4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day?
Made sure everyone knew what was going on.
5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
Not really.
6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
Found a children's book to read by looking at someone's blog. Didn't expect to find a different book than the ones I had already picked out but thanks to e-books I was able to read it today.
7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
Nope
8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year?
Nothing that I can think of right now.
9. Are you getting tired yet?
Was since I got up way too early but I took a nap.
10. Do you have any tips for other Readers or Cheerleaders, something you think is working well for you that others may not have discovered?
Nothing I can think of.
Read-a-thon April 2014
Hour 8
Somewhere toward the end of hour 8 and I've just finished The Sound of Broken Glass. It was an enjoyable mystery and I didn't guess who-dun-it until close to the end. First book to be finished in a couple of months so I'm truly happy for that. I'm also very thankful for this read-a-thon for inspiring me to read and the fact that if I tell my family I want to be left alone for a while they completely ingnore it but if I tell them that it's read-a-thon weekend they will guard my time even more than I will and let me read. Thank you Dewey's Read-a-thon and all who make it a success!!!
For now I've read 1 book and 430 pages.
Hour 4
So far I've started 2 books Forgotten Bookmarks by Michael Popek and The Sound of Broken Glass by Deborah Crombie.
Both are quite good. I currently plan to inter-space chapters of Forgotten Bookmarks in between other reading since it isn't very reading intensive and serves as a good break for the mind.
So let's see, that's 109 Pages of The Sound of Broken Glass and 29 pages of Forgotten Bookmarks for a total of 138 pages. Not the fastest reading in the world but it is progress.
Hour 1
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
Williamsport, PA USA
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Forgotten Bookmarks by Michael Popek. Lots of pictures and not as much reading but I adore the blog and so am looking forward to the book
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Splurged a bit on macadamia nuts for a salty snack and pecan pie for a sweet one so am looking forward to both of those.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
Been a bit depressed lately so this is the first time I plan to read a whole book in about 2 months. Hopefully it will get me in the mood to read more.
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?
I plan on relaxing and going with the flow with no real goals for myself this time.
Somewhere toward the end of hour 8 and I've just finished The Sound of Broken Glass. It was an enjoyable mystery and I didn't guess who-dun-it until close to the end. First book to be finished in a couple of months so I'm truly happy for that. I'm also very thankful for this read-a-thon for inspiring me to read and the fact that if I tell my family I want to be left alone for a while they completely ingnore it but if I tell them that it's read-a-thon weekend they will guard my time even more than I will and let me read. Thank you Dewey's Read-a-thon and all who make it a success!!!
For now I've read 1 book and 430 pages.
Hour 4
So far I've started 2 books Forgotten Bookmarks by Michael Popek and The Sound of Broken Glass by Deborah Crombie.
Both are quite good. I currently plan to inter-space chapters of Forgotten Bookmarks in between other reading since it isn't very reading intensive and serves as a good break for the mind.
So let's see, that's 109 Pages of The Sound of Broken Glass and 29 pages of Forgotten Bookmarks for a total of 138 pages. Not the fastest reading in the world but it is progress.
Hour 1
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
Williamsport, PA USA
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Forgotten Bookmarks by Michael Popek. Lots of pictures and not as much reading but I adore the blog and so am looking forward to the book
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Splurged a bit on macadamia nuts for a salty snack and pecan pie for a sweet one so am looking forward to both of those.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
Been a bit depressed lately so this is the first time I plan to read a whole book in about 2 months. Hopefully it will get me in the mood to read more.
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?
I plan on relaxing and going with the flow with no real goals for myself this time.
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