Saturday, October 18, 2014
Hour 6: Name your Read-A-Thon
Quotable Quotes Mini Challenge
My favorite quote from today's reading so far:
“I have always believed that anyone who must violate the law to achieve his purposes must lack either intelligence or imagination, probably both.”
― Miss Wonderful by Loretta Chase
“I have always believed that anyone who must violate the law to achieve his purposes must lack either intelligence or imagination, probably both.”
― Miss Wonderful by Loretta Chase
2 Books Done!
Miss Wonderful by Loretta Chase - Regency historical romance - ♥♥♥♥
Dengeki Daisy by Kyousuke Motomi - shojo manga - ♥♥♥♥
Dengeki Daisy by Kyousuke Motomi - shojo manga - ♥♥♥♥
Hour 1 Mini Challenge
Opening Meme!
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
Mount Airy, North Carolina - EST time zone
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Dengeki Daisy, vol. 1 which I've been saving for the Read-A-Thon since it arrived at my house in late September.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
The colcannon! I don't know what it is about this Irish mix of potatoes and cabbage - because, really, there should be nothing exciting about those two ingredients - but it is so delicious and creamy! Probably all that butter...
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I love to read! The read-a-thon is a wonderfully official excuse to lock the rest of the world out for a whole day and night so I can disappear into my books. My husband is super-supportive of the read-a-thon and always does a great job entertaining our son. They often join me in reading for an hour or so throughout the day. I love it when they do this!!
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today?
I have a wider variety of comfort foods available this time. Also I have a book on mp3 to listen to if I start to feel like a prisoner in my reading area!
Mount Airy, North Carolina - EST time zone
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Dengeki Daisy, vol. 1 which I've been saving for the Read-A-Thon since it arrived at my house in late September.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
The colcannon! I don't know what it is about this Irish mix of potatoes and cabbage - because, really, there should be nothing exciting about those two ingredients - but it is so delicious and creamy! Probably all that butter...
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I love to read! The read-a-thon is a wonderfully official excuse to lock the rest of the world out for a whole day and night so I can disappear into my books. My husband is super-supportive of the read-a-thon and always does a great job entertaining our son. They often join me in reading for an hour or so throughout the day. I love it when they do this!!
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today?
I have a wider variety of comfort foods available this time. Also I have a book on mp3 to listen to if I start to feel like a prisoner in my reading area!
Friday, October 17, 2014
It's Read-A-Thon time again!!
Dewey's 24-Hour Read-A-Thon starts tomorrow - for me at 8 AM sharp. I am SO pumped!! I have 4 manga books I've been saving for this, plus a couple non-fiction books to challenge myself with, and of course several romances of which I'll probably devour two!
Food this time is split pea soup, colcannon, celery and carrot sticks, and Slow Cooker Root Beer BBQ Chicken for the boys, which I've never tried before, but it looks super easy:
http://thefrugalgirls.com/
Food this time is split pea soup, colcannon, celery and carrot sticks, and Slow Cooker Root Beer BBQ Chicken for the boys, which I've never tried before, but it looks super easy:
http://thefrugalgirls.com/
Sunday, April 27, 2014
End of Event Meme
End of Event Meme:
Which hour was most daunting for you?
Hour 20 - I made it two more hours because I had a great book
Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
Any new release by your favorite author that you've been waiting for
Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
Just for my own sake, I'd like to know how the door prizes are done.
What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
I'm not sure I know enough about the background stuff to answer this. I certainly didn't notice anything going wrong! For myself, I'm glad I focused more on reading than on completing every mini-challenge this year!
How many books did you read?
Five!
What were the names of the books you read?
Which book did you enjoy most?
They were all pretty good, but probably Dagger-Star, although Three Weeks with Lady X was great too.
Which did you enjoy least?
Inside Narnia - oh my word, this was dry.
How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
Oh, I'm definitely doing this again in October! And I think I might like to try out cheer-leading!
Which hour was most daunting for you?
Hour 20 - I made it two more hours because I had a great book
Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
Any new release by your favorite author that you've been waiting for
Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
Just for my own sake, I'd like to know how the door prizes are done.
What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
I'm not sure I know enough about the background stuff to answer this. I certainly didn't notice anything going wrong! For myself, I'm glad I focused more on reading than on completing every mini-challenge this year!
How many books did you read?
Five!
What were the names of the books you read?
| Dagger-Star |
| Texas Splendor |
| The Miracle of Mindfulness |
| Inside Narnia |
| Three Weeks with Lady X |
Which book did you enjoy most?
They were all pretty good, but probably Dagger-Star, although Three Weeks with Lady X was great too.
Which did you enjoy least?
Inside Narnia - oh my word, this was dry.
How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
Oh, I'm definitely doing this again in October! And I think I might like to try out cheer-leading!
This Could Be The End
I'm sooooo tired!!! This is an hour longer than I thought I'd make it!
Hours read: 21
Books finished: 5
Pages read: 1422
WooHoo!!
Hours read: 21
Books finished: 5
Pages read: 1422
WooHoo!!
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