Daily Archives: October 22, 2011

Read-a-Thon Mid Event Survey

We’re past the halfway point and I’m feeling okay. Maybe a little bored but hopefully the books get better and Criminal Minds becomes more interesting to make the hours fly. I’m already starting to get tired which isn’t good. I don’t want to cave with so many hours of good reading left.

Mid-Event Survey:
1. What are you reading right now? The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
2. How many books have you read so far? I’ve finished 2 and I’m working on a 3rd.
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? I think I’ll move onto The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen or Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb since it’s more a short story than full novel.
4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day? Nope. I didn’t have anything planned so I was able to stay home all day.
5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? Yep. The family came over to watch the football game so I tried to read during it but wasn’t very successful.
6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? That I chose longer novels than my quick and easy reads like I normally do.
7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? I’m enjoying myself this year, so no suggestions.
8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year? I’d probably choose some quicker reads, but I’m enjoying what I’m reading so I can’t complain too much.
9. Are you getting tired yet? Yep. Not a good sign.
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 at the moment. I need to find my energy charge!

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Hour 12 Update – Read-a-Thon

Finally time for a real update. I’m back to regular reading time and kicked the family out. Glad my team won their game today. My Kindle app was having issues so I had to forego starting The Girl Who Played With Fire and moved onto The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks. I’ve been hearing great things about it. I’ll be thinking about another snack soon. It’s 6pm here and I’m using Criminal Minds as my background noise.

Number of Pages Read since last update: 129
Number of Books read since last update: 2
  • The Choice by Nicholas Sparks (finished)
  • The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
Number of Minutes Read since last update: 4 hours and some change
Total Number of Pages Read: 494
Total Number of Books Finished: 2
  • The Final Warning by James Patterson
  • The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
Total Number of Minutes Read: 8 hours 15 minutes

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Hour 10 Update – Read-a-Thon

It’s been awhile since I’ve had an update. The fam is over watching BSU beat Air Force and they are very distracting. I hope to start getting some good reading in here soon since the game is almost over.

I just finished The Choice by Nicholas Sparks. I’m about to start The Girl Who Played With Fire by Steig Larsson.

I’ll do a real update with numbers once I get my laptop back from Skype.

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Time for another update before the family starts showing up. I’ve taken a few breaks here and there to get the house cleaned up do my daily challenge which involved spending 15 minutes decluttering. Now I’m hoping to finish my second book before the hours ends.

Number of Pages Read since last update: 154
Number of Books read since last update: 1
  • The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
Number of Minutes Read since last update: 2 hours
Total Number of Pages Read: 365
Total Number of Books Finished: 1
  • The Final Warning by James Patterson
Total Number of Minutes Read: 4 hours 25 minutes

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Hour 3 – Read-a-Thon

 

 

I’ve made muffins and pudding for later, done some more reading, and downloaded Spotify for some tunes. I feel like the morning is already passing too quickly and the football game and family will be over here before I know it. Better get a lot more reading in before they show up.

Number of Pages Read since last update: 140
Number of Books read since last update: 1
  • The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
Number of Minutes Read since last update: 1 hour 45 minutes
Total Number of Pages Read: 211
Total Number of Books Finished: 1
Total Number of Minutes Read: 2 hours 25 minutes

Yeah! Almost halfway through book 2. A figure a couple more hours and I’ll be done. It’s surprisingly very good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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