1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
Hour 20, I was really struggling but managed to keep going. This is the first time I have made it all the way through. I'm really happy about that fact.
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
Not Quite What I Was Planning Six Word Memoirs-Great, quick read
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
Nope
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
Everything. For me personally being away from home with a lot less distractions worked really well.
5. How many books did you read?
I finished three. Two I had been reading already, one I started and finished today.
6. What were the names of the books you read?
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - Finished
Carpe Demon by Julie Kemmer - Started
Not Quite What I Was Planning Six Word Memoirs - Started & Finished
Eating My Words by Mimi Sheraton - Finished
7. Which book did you enjoy most?
Surprisingly, Twilight
8. Which did you enjoy least?
Eating My Words by Mimi Sheraton I'm just glad I finished it as I have been struggling through it since last year!
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
N/A
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
Definitely Will! As a reader and maybe a cheerleader.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
End of Hour 24
This hour I read:
Carpe Demon by Julie Kemmer - 15 pages
I read for 44 minutes
Total pages read: 512 pages
Total minutes read: 853
Books Finished: 3
Carpe Demon by Julie Kemmer - 15 pages
I read for 44 minutes
Total pages read: 512 pages
Total minutes read: 853
Books Finished: 3
End of Hour 23
This hour I read:
Not Quite What I Was Planning Six Word Memoirs - 83 pages Finished It!
I read for 45 minutes
Total pages read: 497 pages
Total minutes read: 809
Books Finished: 3
I started this book today and finished it today. It was a neat book, some silly statements, some thoughtful. One hour to go!
Not Quite What I Was Planning Six Word Memoirs - 83 pages Finished It!
I read for 45 minutes
Total pages read: 497 pages
Total minutes read: 809
Books Finished: 3
I started this book today and finished it today. It was a neat book, some silly statements, some thoughtful. One hour to go!
End of Hour 22
This hour I read:
Not Quite What I Was Planning Six Word Memoirs - 51 pages
I read for 27 minutes
Total pages read: 414 pages
Total minutes read: 764
Books Finished: 2
I took a bath at the start of the hour, just to wake me up a bit. It was enough to keep me going.
Not Quite What I Was Planning Six Word Memoirs - 51 pages
I read for 27 minutes
Total pages read: 414 pages
Total minutes read: 764
Books Finished: 2
I took a bath at the start of the hour, just to wake me up a bit. It was enough to keep me going.
End of Hour 22
This hour I read:
Not Quite What I Was Planning Six Word Memoirs - 51
I read for 27 minutes
Total pages read: 414 pages
Total minutes read: 764
Books Finished: 2
I took a bath at the start of the hour, just to wake me up a bit. It was enough to keep me going.
Not Quite What I Was Planning Six Word Memoirs - 51
I read for 27 minutes
Total pages read: 414 pages
Total minutes read: 764
Books Finished: 2
I took a bath at the start of the hour, just to wake me up a bit. It was enough to keep me going.
End of Hour 21
This hour I read:
Eating My Words by Mimi Sheraton - 12 pages Finished It!
I read for 49 minutes
Total pages read: 363 pages
Total minutes read: 737
Books Finished: 2
I finished Eating My Words! Woohoo! This book was one I carried over from last year. It wasn't a long book, just one I struggled to get into so I kept setting it aside. I am so, so glad it's done with. I started it after reading Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl, which I adored. This didn't even come close to matching up to G&S. But now it's done and I couldn't be happier!
Eating My Words by Mimi Sheraton - 12 pages Finished It!
I read for 49 minutes
Total pages read: 363 pages
Total minutes read: 737
Books Finished: 2
I finished Eating My Words! Woohoo! This book was one I carried over from last year. It wasn't a long book, just one I struggled to get into so I kept setting it aside. I am so, so glad it's done with. I started it after reading Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl, which I adored. This didn't even come close to matching up to G&S. But now it's done and I couldn't be happier!
End of Hour 20
This hour I read:
Eating My Words by Mimi Sheraton - 11 pages
I read for 40 minutes
Total pages read: 351 pages
Total minutes read: 688
Books Finished: 1
13 pages to go and I'll be done...gotta keep on going. Sweet Tea and Chocolate are getting me through!
Eating My Words by Mimi Sheraton - 11 pages
I read for 40 minutes
Total pages read: 351 pages
Total minutes read: 688
Books Finished: 1
13 pages to go and I'll be done...gotta keep on going. Sweet Tea and Chocolate are getting me through!
End of Hour 19
This hour I read:
Eating My Words by Mimi Sheraton - 12 pages
Not Quite What I Was Planning Six Word Memoirs - 39 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 51
I read for 51 minutes
Total pages read: 340 pages
Total minutes read: 648
Books Finished: 1
Really struggling now. 25 pages left in Words but getting through each page is a struggle....I'm trying.
Eating My Words by Mimi Sheraton - 12 pages
Not Quite What I Was Planning Six Word Memoirs - 39 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 51
I read for 51 minutes
Total pages read: 340 pages
Total minutes read: 648
Books Finished: 1
Really struggling now. 25 pages left in Words but getting through each page is a struggle....I'm trying.
End of Hour 18
This hour I read:
Eating My Words by Mimi Sheraton - 8 pages
I read for 26 minutes
Total pages read: 289 pages
Total minutes read: 597
Books Finished: 1
Took a walk around the hotel at the first part of the hour to wake me up a bit. The reading is slow now but I'm still going.
Eating My Words by Mimi Sheraton - 8 pages
I read for 26 minutes
Total pages read: 289 pages
Total minutes read: 597
Books Finished: 1
Took a walk around the hotel at the first part of the hour to wake me up a bit. The reading is slow now but I'm still going.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
End of Hour 17
This hour I read:
Eating My Words by Mimi Sheraton - 8 pages
Not Quite What I Was Planning Six Word Memoirs - 19 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 27
I read for 39 minutes
Total pages read: 289 pages
Total minutes read: 571
Books Finished: 1
Getting harder to concentrate now....think a little walk is called for. And definitely some more caffeine!
Eating My Words by Mimi Sheraton - 8 pages
Not Quite What I Was Planning Six Word Memoirs - 19 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 27
I read for 39 minutes
Total pages read: 289 pages
Total minutes read: 571
Books Finished: 1
Getting harder to concentrate now....think a little walk is called for. And definitely some more caffeine!
End of Hour 16
This hour I read:
Eating My Words by Mimi Sheraton - 17 pages
I read for 45 minutes
Total pages read: 262 pages
Total minutes read: 532
Books Finished: 1
I have a little less than 60 pages left in Eating My Words so think I will stick with it for now. If I get really stuck I'll read a few pages of Not Quite What I Was Planning. But I'm definitely gonna try to get some more of Words read....
Eating My Words by Mimi Sheraton - 17 pages
I read for 45 minutes
Total pages read: 262 pages
Total minutes read: 532
Books Finished: 1
I have a little less than 60 pages left in Eating My Words so think I will stick with it for now. If I get really stuck I'll read a few pages of Not Quite What I Was Planning. But I'm definitely gonna try to get some more of Words read....
End of Hour 15
This hour I read:
Not Quite What I Was Planning Six Word Memoirs - 19 pages
Carpe Demon by Julie Kemmer - 7 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 26
I read for 30 minutes
Total pages read: 245 pages
Total minutes read: 487
Books Finished: 1
Not Quite What I Was Planning Six Word Memoirs - 19 pages
Carpe Demon by Julie Kemmer - 7 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 26
I read for 30 minutes
Total pages read: 245 pages
Total minutes read: 487
Books Finished: 1
End of Hour 14
This hour I read:
Eating My Words by Mimi Sheraton - 6
I read for 35 minutes
Total pages read: 219 pages
Total minutes read: 457
Books Finished: 1
Hour 13 was spent running back to the house and taking care of the kiddos (cats). Hour 14 was dinner, so I got a little bit of reading done while at Steak & Shake.
I am going to attempt to read as much as I can of Eating My Words. This is the last book I carried over from last year. It's just not an easy read and I even lost the book at point this year. I have really struggled to finish it. Maybe if I split it up between reading this and Carpe Demon I can actually struggle through it!
Eating My Words by Mimi Sheraton - 6
I read for 35 minutes
Total pages read: 219 pages
Total minutes read: 457
Books Finished: 1
Hour 13 was spent running back to the house and taking care of the kiddos (cats). Hour 14 was dinner, so I got a little bit of reading done while at Steak & Shake.
I am going to attempt to read as much as I can of Eating My Words. This is the last book I carried over from last year. It's just not an easy read and I even lost the book at point this year. I have really struggled to finish it. Maybe if I split it up between reading this and Carpe Demon I can actually struggle through it!
Mid-Event Survey
1. What are you reading right now?
Carpe Demon by Julie Kemmer
Eating My Words by Mimi Sheraton (Will be the next hour)
Carpe Demon by Julie Kemmer
Eating My Words by Mimi Sheraton (Will be the next hour)
2. How many books have you read so far?
Finished 1, read from two others
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
Carpe Demon, as I just started it and it's quite funny.
Might see how much I can get done in Eating My Words, as it's been hanging around for quite some time now.
4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day?
We spent last night and tonight in a hotel.
5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
Dog Barking...that's about it. Tried to go downstairs but it was noisier down there. Came back up to our room and just tuned the dog out.
6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
How much more focused I have felt this time in comparison to read-a-thons past. I think being away from home helps.
7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
Nothing, it rocks!
8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year?
Nada
9. Are you getting tired yet?
Hmmm, a bit but we're going out to dinner and I think the refueling will help.
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?
Lots of Sweet Tea (My source of caffeine), snacks and changing position a lot.
End of Hour 12
This hour I read:
Not Quite What I Was Planning Six Word Memoirs - 27 pages
Carpe Demon by Julie Kemmer - 19 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 27
I read for 48 minutes
Total pages read: 213 pages
Total minutes read: 422
Books Finished: 1
I wasn't really feeling Not Quite What I Was Planning so I moved onto Carpe Demon. So far it's quite funny.
Not Quite What I Was Planning Six Word Memoirs - 27 pages
Carpe Demon by Julie Kemmer - 19 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 27
I read for 48 minutes
Total pages read: 213 pages
Total minutes read: 422
Books Finished: 1
I wasn't really feeling Not Quite What I Was Planning so I moved onto Carpe Demon. So far it's quite funny.
End of Hour 11
This hour I read:
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 18 pages Finished It!
I read for 37 minutes
Total pages read: 186 pages
Total minutes read: 374
Books Finished: 1
I finished Twilight. Woohoo! That was a big goal for this read-a-thon for me. I tend to skip around with what I'm reading but I have stuck with this book all day.
Not sure what I'm reading next.....
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 18 pages Finished It!
I read for 37 minutes
Total pages read: 186 pages
Total minutes read: 374
Books Finished: 1
I finished Twilight. Woohoo! That was a big goal for this read-a-thon for me. I tend to skip around with what I'm reading but I have stuck with this book all day.
Not sure what I'm reading next.....
End of Hour 10
This hour I read:
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 18 pages
I read for 37 minutes
Total pages read: 186 pages
Total minutes read: 374
Books Finished: 0
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 18 pages
I read for 37 minutes
Total pages read: 186 pages
Total minutes read: 374
Books Finished: 0
End of Hour 9
This hour I read:
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 17 pages
I read for 46 minutes
Total pages read: 168 pages
Total minutes read: 337
Books Finished: 0
There is an annoying dog next door to our room who is barking his head off and really distracting me. Grrrrr.
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 17 pages
I read for 46 minutes
Total pages read: 168 pages
Total minutes read: 337
Books Finished: 0
There is an annoying dog next door to our room who is barking his head off and really distracting me. Grrrrr.
End of Hour 8
This hour I read:
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 20 pages
It's really unusual for me to read one book for so long. I really wasn't that into this book at the midway point but now I am really interested to see how things turn out.
I read for 44 minutes
Total pages read: 151 pages
Total minutes read: 291
Books Finished: 0
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 20 pages
It's really unusual for me to read one book for so long. I really wasn't that into this book at the midway point but now I am really interested to see how things turn out.
I read for 44 minutes
Total pages read: 151 pages
Total minutes read: 291
Books Finished: 0
End of Hour 6
This hour I read:
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 21 pages
I wasn't planning on sticking with the same book so long, but it's kept me interested so I have stuck with it. Who knows? I may wind up finishing it!
I read for 40 minutes
Total pages read: 131 pages
Total minutes read: 274
Books Finished: 0
Taking a break now to go get some lunch from the food court at the local mall.
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 21 pages
I wasn't planning on sticking with the same book so long, but it's kept me interested so I have stuck with it. Who knows? I may wind up finishing it!
I read for 40 minutes
Total pages read: 131 pages
Total minutes read: 274
Books Finished: 0
Taking a break now to go get some lunch from the food court at the local mall.
End of Hour 5
This hour I read:
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 24 pages
Some slight interruptions by Nilla this hour.
I read for 49 minutes
Total pages read: 110 pages
Total minutes read: 234
Books Finished: 0
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 24 pages
Some slight interruptions by Nilla this hour.
I read for 49 minutes
Total pages read: 110 pages
Total minutes read: 234
Books Finished: 0
End of Hour 4
This hour I read:
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 22 pages
I read for 43 minutes
Total pages read: 86 pages
Total minutes read: 185
Books Finished: 0
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 22 pages
I read for 43 minutes
Total pages read: 86 pages
Total minutes read: 185
Books Finished: 0
End of Hour 3
This hour I read:
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 24 pages
I read for 49 minutes
Total pages read: 64 pages
Total minutes read: 142
Books Finished: 0
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 24 pages
I read for 49 minutes
Total pages read: 64 pages
Total minutes read: 142
Books Finished: 0
End of Hour 2
This hour I read:
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 11 pages
I read for 30 minutes
Total pages read: 40 pages
Total minutes read: 93
Books Finished: 0
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 11 pages
I read for 30 minutes
Total pages read: 40 pages
Total minutes read: 93
Books Finished: 0
Introduction Meme
Where are you reading from today?
La Quinta Hotel in Raleigh, NC
3 facts about me …
*Every 24 hour read-a-thon I have participated in, my husband has as well, so we have always done this together. We look forward to it.
*This is the first time I haven't done the read-a-thon from home. We had free nights we needed to use up so decided to use them for this.
*I don't usually eat breakfast. But when I am up early and doing things I am really hungry. So I have prob eaten more for breakfast today than I have in months.
How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours?
20, 4 of which I was already reading before the read-a-thon started. I like choices!
Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)?
Just to read an awful lot and enjoy the break from the real world. I would like to either finish Twilight or get a huge portion of it read.
Any advice for people doing this for the first time?
Take breaks and read what you like, not what you think you should read. Have fun!
La Quinta Hotel in Raleigh, NC
3 facts about me …
*Every 24 hour read-a-thon I have participated in, my husband has as well, so we have always done this together. We look forward to it.
*This is the first time I haven't done the read-a-thon from home. We had free nights we needed to use up so decided to use them for this.
*I don't usually eat breakfast. But when I am up early and doing things I am really hungry. So I have prob eaten more for breakfast today than I have in months.
How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours?
20, 4 of which I was already reading before the read-a-thon started. I like choices!
Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)?
Just to read an awful lot and enjoy the break from the real world. I would like to either finish Twilight or get a huge portion of it read.
Any advice for people doing this for the first time?
Take breaks and read what you like, not what you think you should read. Have fun!
End of Hour 1
This hour I read:
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 29 pages
I am a little over half way through Twilight and it's slowly getting better. As I'm enjoying it I'll prob. read it for the next hour as well. If I get bored I have plenty of other books to try out.
I read for 63 minutes
It's sunny out and is just started pouring rain. Love the crazy weather.
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 29 pages
I am a little over half way through Twilight and it's slowly getting better. As I'm enjoying it I'll prob. read it for the next hour as well. If I get bored I have plenty of other books to try out.
I read for 63 minutes
It's sunny out and is just started pouring rain. Love the crazy weather.
Ready to Read
For the first time ever I am up and awake, ready for the read-a-thon! I'm still eating breakfast, but am ready to go. I'm going to start out with one of the books I am already reading, probably Twilight. Let the reading begin!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
My Read-A-Thon Book Pile
The read-a-thon is Saturday and I am working on getting my pile of books together. Richard and I are going to a local hotel for the read-a-thon (We have free nights to use up and figure the change of scenery will be nice.) so I have quite a few books to go with me, so I have plenty to choose from. Aside from my pile I also will be taking the books I am already reading:
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, Eating My Words:An Appetite For Life by Mimi Sheraton, Fast Track by Fern Michaels & Dear Exile by Hilary Liftin & Kate Montgomery.
So in my pile I have:Carpe Demon by Julie Kemmer-I have wanted to read this for awhile now.
Meg & the Disappearing Diamonds by Holly Beth Walker-This is an old childs book. I read some of this series when I was a little girl and found this at a used booksale.
Abigail Adams A Girl of Colonial Days by Jean Brown Wagoner-Another old childs book.
Real Murders by Charlaine Harris-I have read all by the newest Sookie Stackhouse series and love those. I liked her Grave series as well so am moving onto this one.
Derik's Bane by MaryJanice Davidson-I read a short story by this author in Bite and liked it so figured I would give this a go.
Death Waxed Over by Tim Myers-The first two in this series were quick and easy reads that I liked.
I'm the Vampire, That's Why by Michele Bardsley-This was recommended to me and fits into my supernatural kick at the moment.
I Am A Star by Inge Auerbacher-A serious but short read I had sitting around, waiting to be read.
There Was A Little Girl by Susan Rogers Cooper-One of my favorite mystery series of all time. I am taking my time working through this series.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke-Looked fun and light.
Number The Stars by Lois Lowry-Short book that others have raved about.
Dead End Dating by Kimberly Raye-Looks fun and light. (And with vamps, which I love.)
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney-A YA book that looked different than my other choices.
Motherhood is Murder by Mult. Authors-I have enjoyed the short story books I have read this year so thought this might be fun. I haven't read any of these authors so should be interesting.
Not Quite What I Was Planning Six Word Memoirs-I waited for this book for over a year on Paperback Swap. Most of the pages are really short and it looks really interesting.
Amazingly, I didn't go out and buy any of these books for the read-a-thon. They were all here at my house, just waiting to be read. Theres no way I'll get through all of these but I like to have options...I can't wait to start!
Thursday, April 23, 2009
What a weird week
I started off the week still reeling from being hit with the most horrible stomach flu ever early Sunday morning. (Of course it has to hit that day, when I was looking forward to the sermon at church, when we had an adoptathon.) Even though by Monday I was no longer retching my guts out it still took me a few days to really feel better and to not be scared to eat.
We got PB and Jay back this week, two cats we adopted out as kittens over two years ago. The reasons are stupid and not even worth mentioning. But it's been a week of juggling cat issues, between getting them back and trying to help them settle in, to moving the Snow Cats into my office, trying to work in a new kitten (who ended up not coming in after all, though the woman didn't bother to call and tell us she had found a home for her. No, we had to call her.), finding out there is another kitten we might need to take in, talking to a new kitten foster home (Thank You God! They have fostered for us before, just never kittens so I think they'll be able to handle it.), worrying over Muzzy (Is she losing weight? Do we need to get her back to the vet? She's 17, what can they do?), listing several cats for adoption on Petfinder and finally having a talk with a friend about the loss of Katrina, which I really needed to have.
It rarely discuss cats we have lost from our own foster home on here. It's not deliberate, just something that hurts and so I don't write about it. I'm not going to change that too much now except to say that I know the way I'm feeling right now has to do with losing Katrina.
How am I feeling? In a funk, our of sorts, at loose ends. Everything just feels a bit off. Things that usually make me really happy just kind of do. I can't settle on a new book to read. I don't really want to do much of anything right now.
We got PB and Jay back this week, two cats we adopted out as kittens over two years ago. The reasons are stupid and not even worth mentioning. But it's been a week of juggling cat issues, between getting them back and trying to help them settle in, to moving the Snow Cats into my office, trying to work in a new kitten (who ended up not coming in after all, though the woman didn't bother to call and tell us she had found a home for her. No, we had to call her.), finding out there is another kitten we might need to take in, talking to a new kitten foster home (Thank You God! They have fostered for us before, just never kittens so I think they'll be able to handle it.), worrying over Muzzy (Is she losing weight? Do we need to get her back to the vet? She's 17, what can they do?), listing several cats for adoption on Petfinder and finally having a talk with a friend about the loss of Katrina, which I really needed to have.
It rarely discuss cats we have lost from our own foster home on here. It's not deliberate, just something that hurts and so I don't write about it. I'm not going to change that too much now except to say that I know the way I'm feeling right now has to do with losing Katrina.
How am I feeling? In a funk, our of sorts, at loose ends. Everything just feels a bit off. Things that usually make me really happy just kind of do. I can't settle on a new book to read. I don't really want to do much of anything right now.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Summary of the Read-A-Thon
Over all I read:
I read 285 pages in 4 different books. (That's the most I have read yet at a read-a-thon.)
I read for 466 minutes.
I finished one and have a hundred or so pages left in another.
I took part in three or four mini-challenges.
I won no prizes.
By book I read:
Hokus Pokus-123
Chosen Prey-36
Eating My Words : An Appetite For Life-13
The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Guide-113
I read 285 pages in 4 different books. (That's the most I have read yet at a read-a-thon.)
I read for 466 minutes.
I finished one and have a hundred or so pages left in another.
I took part in three or four mini-challenges.
I won no prizes.
By book I read:
Hokus Pokus-123
Chosen Prey-36
Eating My Words : An Appetite For Life-13
The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Guide-113
End of the Event Meme
1. Which hour was most daunting for you? Hour 10 or 11, as I was really feeling tired. (I thought it was just because I had two early starts. Now I think it was because I was coming down with the stomach flu.)
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? If you like action then The Sisterhood books from Fern Michaels are great. They have suspense, a little romance and some great revenge.
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? Naa, it's great!
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? Everything! The Cheerleaders and hosts were awesome.
5. How many books did you read? I finished one, read from four different books.
6. What were the names of the books you read?
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels
Chosen Prey by Cheyenne Mccray
Eating My Words : An Appetite For Life by Mimi Sheraton
The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Guide by Laurie Notaro
7. Which book did you enjoy most?
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels though The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Guide by Laurie Notaro did have me laughing till I cried with one paticular story.
8. Which did you enjoy least?
Chosen Prey by Cheyenne Mccray
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
N/A
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
Defintiely will! A reader.
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? If you like action then The Sisterhood books from Fern Michaels are great. They have suspense, a little romance and some great revenge.
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? Naa, it's great!
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? Everything! The Cheerleaders and hosts were awesome.
5. How many books did you read? I finished one, read from four different books.
6. What were the names of the books you read?
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels
Chosen Prey by Cheyenne Mccray
Eating My Words : An Appetite For Life by Mimi Sheraton
The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Guide by Laurie Notaro
7. Which book did you enjoy most?
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels though The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Guide by Laurie Notaro did have me laughing till I cried with one paticular story.
8. Which did you enjoy least?
Chosen Prey by Cheyenne Mccray
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
N/A
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
Defintiely will! A reader.
End of Hour 18
This hour I read:
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels - 25 pages
Pages Read This Hour -25
I read for 48 minutes
Total pages read: 285 pages
Total minutes read: 466
Books Finished: 1
This reading was done in bed, with my book light. It's the last reading I'll do for this read-a-thon.
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels - 25 pages
Pages Read This Hour -25
I read for 48 minutes
Total pages read: 285 pages
Total minutes read: 466
Books Finished: 1
This reading was done in bed, with my book light. It's the last reading I'll do for this read-a-thon.
End of Hour 17
This hour I read:
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels - 7 pages
Chosen Prey by Cheyenne Mccray - 1 page
Pages Read This Hour -8
I read for 12 minutes
Total pages read: 260 pages
Total minutes read: 418
Books Finished: 1
I decided to give up on Chosen Prey. In reading just one more page I realized I am not going to enjoy the book and all it was doing was upsetting me. So it's out of here. A year ago I would have made myself finish the book, since I have read over a hundred pages. Now I just figure those hundred pages helped me see this author is not for me.
(All these posts are being made a day late as I was hit with a horrible stomach flu on Sunday.)
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels - 7 pages
Chosen Prey by Cheyenne Mccray - 1 page
Pages Read This Hour -8
I read for 12 minutes
Total pages read: 260 pages
Total minutes read: 418
Books Finished: 1
I decided to give up on Chosen Prey. In reading just one more page I realized I am not going to enjoy the book and all it was doing was upsetting me. So it's out of here. A year ago I would have made myself finish the book, since I have read over a hundred pages. Now I just figure those hundred pages helped me see this author is not for me.
(All these posts are being made a day late as I was hit with a horrible stomach flu on Sunday.)
Saturday, April 18, 2009
End of Hour 15
This hour I read:
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels - 3 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 3
I read for 11 minutes
Total pages read: 252 pages
Total minutes read: 406
Books Finished: 1
This hour is cut short as a soccer game I have to watch is starting in three minutes. I will definitely be reading before I go to bed but will most likely post that in the morning. So this may well be Good Night for me. Thanks all you Cheerleaders and Fellow Readers who have payed me a visit. Good Reading everyone!
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels - 3 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 3
I read for 11 minutes
Total pages read: 252 pages
Total minutes read: 406
Books Finished: 1
This hour is cut short as a soccer game I have to watch is starting in three minutes. I will definitely be reading before I go to bed but will most likely post that in the morning. So this may well be Good Night for me. Thanks all you Cheerleaders and Fellow Readers who have payed me a visit. Good Reading everyone!
End of Hour 14
This hour I read:
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels - 21 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 21
I read for 48 minutes
Total pages read: 249 pages
Total minutes read: 395
Books Finished: 1
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels - 21 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 21
I read for 48 minutes
Total pages read: 249 pages
Total minutes read: 395
Books Finished: 1
End of Hour 13
This hour I read:
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels - 16 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 16
I read for 28 minutes
Total pages read: 228 pages
Total minutes read: 374
Books Finished: 1
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels - 16 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 16
I read for 28 minutes
Total pages read: 228 pages
Total minutes read: 374
Books Finished: 1
Mid-Event Survey
1. What are you reading right now? Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels
2. How many books have you read so far? Finished One, Read parts of three others
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? Hokus Pokus. This is a good one in the Sisterhood Series!
4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day? Aside from not watching as many soccer games as we normally would, no.
5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? The kiddos (Grafton especially) but they really haven't been too bad. I'm easily distracted though so will never be as focused as I would like to be.
6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? It's gone really quick!
7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? Just keep it up. I was so happy to know it would still go on in Dewey's honor. It's something Richard and I look forward to.
8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year? Usually I pick some good back up books to have ready, in case I need a change of pace. I wasn't well planned out this time around so that didn't happen. Luckily Hokus Pokus is a good book that has kept me interested. And starting off with a book of short stories worked out well.
9. Are you getting tired yet? I was. The break for dinner really helped.
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 earth shattering. Just do this because you enjoy it and don't put any restrictions or rules on yourself.
2. How many books have you read so far? Finished One, Read parts of three others
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? Hokus Pokus. This is a good one in the Sisterhood Series!
4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day? Aside from not watching as many soccer games as we normally would, no.
5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? The kiddos (Grafton especially) but they really haven't been too bad. I'm easily distracted though so will never be as focused as I would like to be.
6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? It's gone really quick!
7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? Just keep it up. I was so happy to know it would still go on in Dewey's honor. It's something Richard and I look forward to.
8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year? Usually I pick some good back up books to have ready, in case I need a change of pace. I wasn't well planned out this time around so that didn't happen. Luckily Hokus Pokus is a good book that has kept me interested. And starting off with a book of short stories worked out well.
9. Are you getting tired yet? I was. The break for dinner really helped.
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 earth shattering. Just do this because you enjoy it and don't put any restrictions or rules on yourself.
End of Hour 12
This hour I read:
Eating My Words : An Appetite For Life by Mimi Sheraton - 13 pages
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels - 2 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 15
I read for 48 minutes (while eating).
Total pages read: 212 pages
Total minutes read: 346
Books Finished: 1
The Strawberry Smoothies at Panera are yummy!
Eating My Words : An Appetite For Life by Mimi Sheraton - 13 pages
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels - 2 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 15
I read for 48 minutes (while eating).
Total pages read: 212 pages
Total minutes read: 346
Books Finished: 1
The Strawberry Smoothies at Panera are yummy!
End of Hour 11
This hour I read:
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels - 3 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 3
I read for 9 minutes.
Total pages read: 197 pages
Total minutes read: 331
Books Finished: 1
Didn't get much reading done as we were on the way to Panera and service was slow due to computer problems.
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels - 3 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 3
I read for 9 minutes.
Total pages read: 197 pages
Total minutes read: 331
Books Finished: 1
Didn't get much reading done as we were on the way to Panera and service was slow due to computer problems.
End of Hour 10
This hour I read:
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels - 22 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 22
I read for 35 minutes.
Total pages read: 194 pages
Total minutes read: 322
Books Finished: 1
It's time for dinner so we'll be heading off to Panera. A change of scenery will do me some good as I am really fighting not to fall asleep! Will update when we get back.
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels - 22 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 22
I read for 35 minutes.
Total pages read: 194 pages
Total minutes read: 322
Books Finished: 1
It's time for dinner so we'll be heading off to Panera. A change of scenery will do me some good as I am really fighting not to fall asleep! Will update when we get back.
End of Hour 9
This hour I read:
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels - 24 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 24
I read for 39 minutes.
Total pages read: 172 pages
Total minutes read: 287
Books Finished: 1
Some distractions this hour (in kitten form) and I am fighting the urge to take a nap.
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels - 24 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 24
I read for 39 minutes.
Total pages read: 172 pages
Total minutes read: 287
Books Finished: 1
Some distractions this hour (in kitten form) and I am fighting the urge to take a nap.
End of Hour 8
This hour I read:
Chosen Prey by Cheyenne Mccray - 22 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 22
I read for 38 minutes.
Total pages read: 148 pages
Total minutes read: 248
Books Finished: 1
I'm not really enjoying this book too much. It's romance/suspense and I was hoping for more suspense and less romance (which in this book is closer to smut IMO). If I wasn't a third of the way into the book I would be tempted to give up on it. I definitely will be reading a different book for the next hour.
Chosen Prey by Cheyenne Mccray - 22 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 22
I read for 38 minutes.
Total pages read: 148 pages
Total minutes read: 248
Books Finished: 1
I'm not really enjoying this book too much. It's romance/suspense and I was hoping for more suspense and less romance (which in this book is closer to smut IMO). If I wasn't a third of the way into the book I would be tempted to give up on it. I definitely will be reading a different book for the next hour.
End of Hour 7
This hour I read:
The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Guide by Laurie Notaro - 5 pages Finished It!
Chosen Prey by Cheyenne Mccray - 13 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 18
I read for 29 minutes.
Total pages read: 126 pages
Total minutes read: 210
Books Finished: 1
I debated starting a new book but decided to stick with ones I have going already. If I get bored or just need a change I have plenty I can start.
The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Guide by Laurie Notaro - 5 pages Finished It!
Chosen Prey by Cheyenne Mccray - 13 pages
Pages Read This Hour - 18
I read for 29 minutes.
Total pages read: 126 pages
Total minutes read: 210
Books Finished: 1
I debated starting a new book but decided to stick with ones I have going already. If I get bored or just need a change I have plenty I can start.
End of Hour 6
This hour I read:
The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Guide by Laurie Notaro - 18 pages
I read for 31 minutes.
Total pages read: 108 pages
Total minutes read: 181
The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Guide by Laurie Notaro - 18 pages
I read for 31 minutes.
Total pages read: 108 pages
Total minutes read: 181
End of Hour 5
This hour I read:
The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Guide by Laurie Notaro - 19 pages
I read for 36 minutes.
Total pages read: 90 pages
Total minutes read: 150
Time for some lunch now.
The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Guide by Laurie Notaro - 19 pages
I read for 36 minutes.
Total pages read: 90 pages
Total minutes read: 150
Time for some lunch now.
End of Hour 4
This hour I read:
The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Guide by Laurie Notaro - 24 pages
I read for 40 minutes.
Total pages read: 71 pages
Total minutes read: 114
The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Guide by Laurie Notaro - 24 pages
I read for 40 minutes.
Total pages read: 71 pages
Total minutes read: 114
End of Hour 3
This hour I read:
The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Guide by Laurie Notaro - 31 pages
I read for 48 minutes.
Total pages read: 47 pages
Total minutes read: 74
I need some caffeine here. I spent all day scrapbooking till 11 o'clock last night and I am tired! Good thing this book is funny so it's keeping me interested.
The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Guide by Laurie Notaro - 31 pages
I read for 48 minutes.
Total pages read: 47 pages
Total minutes read: 74
I need some caffeine here. I spent all day scrapbooking till 11 o'clock last night and I am tired! Good thing this book is funny so it's keeping me interested.
End of Hour 2
(End of my first hour reading, though most of it was spent eating breakfast (a yummy blueberry muffin) and doing the intro. meme.)
This hour I read:
The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Guide by Laurie Notaro - 16 pages
I read for 26 minutes.
This hour I read:
The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Guide by Laurie Notaro - 16 pages
I read for 26 minutes.
Introduction Meme
I got up at 9 so am getting a little of a late start (but early for me!)
Where are you reading from today? My home, mostly on the couch next to my husband who is reading too.
3 facts about me …
*All our kids (9 cats and 1 dog) are all excited that mommy and daddy are both home and downstairs reading. They make for quite the distraction.
*I am so not a morning person. So the fact that I am up this time on a Saturday morning tells you how much I love to read.
*I realized last night that I am still reading one of the same books I was last read-a-thon. I seemed to hit a wall with it. Hope I can get some read in it today.
How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours?
Well I'm reading 5 books (my norm) but not sure I will read from all of them. If I get bored I will most likely pick something light and easy from my huge TBR pile.
Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)?
Finish at least one of the books I have going.
Enjoy it!
Any advice for people doing this for the first time?
Have fun with it! Don't get too bogged down with goals, just enjoy a day of reading with others all over the world.
Where are you reading from today? My home, mostly on the couch next to my husband who is reading too.
3 facts about me …
*All our kids (9 cats and 1 dog) are all excited that mommy and daddy are both home and downstairs reading. They make for quite the distraction.
*I am so not a morning person. So the fact that I am up this time on a Saturday morning tells you how much I love to read.
*I realized last night that I am still reading one of the same books I was last read-a-thon. I seemed to hit a wall with it. Hope I can get some read in it today.
How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours?
Well I'm reading 5 books (my norm) but not sure I will read from all of them. If I get bored I will most likely pick something light and easy from my huge TBR pile.
Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)?
Finish at least one of the books I have going.
Enjoy it!
Any advice for people doing this for the first time?
Have fun with it! Don't get too bogged down with goals, just enjoy a day of reading with others all over the world.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
My Reading Goals for the Year 2009
Last year I had a goal to read 24 books. I surpassed that and finished 32. This year I am making my goal 36 books, three a month. I finished one in January already so I'm off to a good start. I want to work on reading some of the series books I have. I have a lot of books that are parts of series that I haven't read one of. It would be nice to know which series I truly want to read and which ones aren't really my style. Since a lot of the series books I have are mysteries it looks like I'll be reading a lot of mysteries. I also want to finish The Cold Moon, the books that seems to have taken me forever to read! I actually have three books I carried over from 2008 and want to finish all three.
1. Read 36 books
2. Read series books
3. Finish all books carried over
1. Read 36 books
2. Read series books
3. Finish all books carried over
Summary of the Read-A-Thon (a very late post)
Over all I read:
I read 254 pages in 5 different books.
I read for 677 minutes.
I finished two books and almost finished another one.
I took part in three mini-challenges.
I won no prizes.
By book I read:
The Devil's Arithmetic-134
Dead Until Dark-32
Any Given Doomsday-62
Under the Duvet-22
Eating My Words-4
This wrap up is very late, as life got pretty complicated for me right after the read-a-thon, so somehow this just never got done. Better late than never!
I read 254 pages in 5 different books.
I read for 677 minutes.
I finished two books and almost finished another one.
I took part in three mini-challenges.
I won no prizes.
By book I read:
The Devil's Arithmetic-134
Dead Until Dark-32
Any Given Doomsday-62
Under the Duvet-22
Eating My Words-4
This wrap up is very late, as life got pretty complicated for me right after the read-a-thon, so somehow this just never got done. Better late than never!
Embrace
My word for the following year will be embrace. I looked up the definition and it is:
1. "to take or clasp in the arms"
2. "to take or receive gladly or eagerly; accept willingly"
I plan on doing both, to hold those I love close to me and make sure they know I love them. And I plan on being open to new things and to be truly open to the feelings of whats happening around me, of what I'm involved in. Life is full of so many moments we should enjoy and we don't take the time. This year, I am going to.
1. "to take or clasp in the arms"
2. "to take or receive gladly or eagerly; accept willingly"
I plan on doing both, to hold those I love close to me and make sure they know I love them. And I plan on being open to new things and to be truly open to the feelings of whats happening around me, of what I'm involved in. Life is full of so many moments we should enjoy and we don't take the time. This year, I am going to.
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