tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71070829527194517932024-03-13T15:40:50.826-05:00More of MorphEverything else about Morph including books, movies, artist trading cards and cross-stitchingMorphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-56888507900081552532010-04-05T09:53:00.001-05:002010-04-05T09:54:45.381-05:00RedirectI'm not posting to this blog anymore. For the April 10th read-a-thon, I'll be posting on a thread at Library Thing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.librarything.com/topic/87891">My Dewey Read-a-Thon</a>Morphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-20353551625271498542009-10-24T21:05:00.001-05:002009-10-24T21:43:17.107-05:00Hour 16 - I'm Done!Can't make it anymore. Headed to bed. Nighters!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Current Book: </span>Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast by Bill Richardson<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Number of books read since you started: 4</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Pages read since last update:</span> 34<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of pages read since you started: </span>1,060<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Amount of time spent reading since last update: </span>34<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>minutes<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of time spent reading since you started:</span> 558 minutesMorphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-81257273909408344292009-10-24T20:58:00.002-05:002009-10-24T21:05:11.271-05:00Hour 15<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0312171838.01._SX140_SY225_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 218px;" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0312171838.01._SX140_SY225_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Current Book: </span>Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast by Bill Richardson<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Number of books read since you started: 4</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Pages read since last update:</span> 113<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of pages read since you started: </span>1,026<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Amount of time spent reading since last update: </span>43<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>minutes<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of time spent reading since you started:</span> 524 minutesMorphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-89533433852194414632009-10-24T20:01:00.002-05:002009-10-24T20:06:56.799-05:00Hour 14<span style="font-style: italic;">Current Book: </span>The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Number of books read since you started: 3</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Pages read since last update:</span> 86<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of pages read since you started: </span>913<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Amount of time spent reading since last update: </span>40 minutes<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of time spent reading since you started:</span> 481 minutesMorphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-34058865687414091532009-10-24T19:15:00.001-05:002009-10-24T19:15:35.768-05:00Mid-Event Survey1. <span style="font-style: italic;">What are you reading right now?</span> The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span> <p>2. <span style="font-style: italic;">How many books have you read so far?</span> Three<br /></p> <p>3. <span style="font-style: italic;">What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?</span> No particular book. I haven't decided what to read.<br /></p> <p>4. <span style="font-style: italic;">Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day? </span>No, just let my hubby know I would be distracted.<br /></p> <p>5. <span style="font-style: italic;">Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?</span> None.<br /></p> <p>6. <span style="font-style: italic;">What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?</span> How much reading nonfiction slows me down.<br /></p> <p>7. <span style="font-style: italic;">Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?</span> Last readathon I recommended more mini-challenges that didn't take up as much time. I'm glad to see they did that and recommend that they continue for the next one.<br /></p> <p>8. <span style="font-style: italic;">What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year? </span>No nonfiction. Too slow!<br /></p> <p>9. <span style="font-style: italic;">Are you getting tired yet?</span> Yes, not sure how much longer I can read unless I get a second wind.<br /></p> 10. <span style="font-style: italic;">Do you have any tips for other Readers or Cheerleaders, something you think is working well for you that others may not have discovered?</span> Nothing new. Just how important it is to start off with something easy. And keep nonfiction off your pile!Morphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-26435390467379722032009-10-24T19:06:00.004-05:002009-10-24T19:15:12.299-05:00Hour 13<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0440995779.01._SX140_SY225_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 136px; height: 225px;" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0440995779.01._SX140_SY225_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Current Book: </span>The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Number of books read since you started: 3</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Pages read since last update:</span> 71<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of pages read since you started: </span>827<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Amount of time spent reading since last update: </span>47 minutes<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of time spent reading since you started:</span> 441 minutes<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>Morphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-61070375672942148412009-10-24T18:00:00.002-05:002009-10-24T18:08:37.856-05:00Hour 12STILL not done with the Fadiman. Not that I'm not enjoying it, because I am, but...<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Current Book: </span>At Large and At Small by Anne Fadiman<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Number of books read since you started: </span>2<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Pages read since last update:</span> 42<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of pages read since you started: </span>756<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Amount of time spent reading since last update: </span>41 minutes<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of time spent reading since you started:</span> 394 minutes<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Mini-challenges completed:</span> Books That BiteMorphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-41542727339159732492009-10-24T17:10:00.002-05:002009-10-24T17:13:02.166-05:00Hour 11I have a bunch of kids' books lined up to read when I'm done with the Fadiman. I need to get caught up on my page count!<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>Note for the next readathon. No nonfiction. I read it TOO SLOWLY.<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />* * * * *<br /><br />Current Book: </span>At Large and At Small by Anne Fadiman<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Number of books read since you started: </span>2<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Pages read since last update:</span> 44<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of pages read since you started: </span>714<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Amount of time spent reading since last update: </span>37 minutes<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of time spent reading since you started:</span> 353 minutesMorphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-58400778983266573962009-10-24T16:15:00.003-05:002009-10-24T16:20:14.289-05:00Hour 10Feeling like a dumb butt because I've been complaining all over about not getting cheerleading comments when they've all been sitting in Comment Moderation. I'm supposed to get email notification of them, dangit!<br /><br />Meanwhile, I took a shower and did some life necessary tasks this hour and got NO reading done. Bad readathoner! Bad! No cookie for you. *eats her Zingers*<br /><br />Oh, I did one thing.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Mini-challenges completed:</span> Re-Reading<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Morphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-35342862909191872432009-10-24T15:32:00.003-05:002009-10-24T15:38:03.142-05:00Feed Me Challenge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://prochoiceva.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/ice-cream-cones.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 382px; height: 481px;" src="http://prochoiceva.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/ice-cream-cones.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">At Large and At Small</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">by Anne Fadiman</span><br /><br />Now, under the watchful eye of a husband so virtuous that he actually prefers low-fat frozen yogurt, I go through the motions of scooping a modest hemisphere of ice cream into a small bowl, but we both know that during the course of the evening I will simply shuttle to and from the freezer until the entirety of the pint has been transferred from carton to bowl to me. A major incentive for writing this essay was that during its composition this process was not called greed; it was called research.Morphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-86029037810695763692009-10-24T15:30:00.003-05:002009-10-24T15:32:10.758-05:00Hour 9I'm slow, slow, slow. I won't beat last readathon's pages at this rate. My next two books will be children's so I maybe catch up!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Current Book: </span>At Large and At Small by Anne Fadiman<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Number of books read since you started: </span>2<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Pages read since last update:</span> 35<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of pages read since you started: </span>670<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Amount of time spent reading since last update: </span>34<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>minutes<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of time spent reading since you started:</span> 316 minutesMorphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-29078809016226587352009-10-24T14:10:00.002-05:002009-10-24T14:16:31.059-05:00My Readathon Company<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIchx0FlCAZquafGXX_jTB-tMDL6NF29cDgb8zazg0LgICJWMhlvSCNIasgIBIAegqMfILDGWrezIoaxlRjf91GJ30PCBhfI-ZpLo-5DpRSpQ3hYtrvpn0VAx6XCuNKZewJzJ9S36iNovK/s1600-h/Reading+Partners.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIchx0FlCAZquafGXX_jTB-tMDL6NF29cDgb8zazg0LgICJWMhlvSCNIasgIBIAegqMfILDGWrezIoaxlRjf91GJ30PCBhfI-ZpLo-5DpRSpQ3hYtrvpn0VAx6XCuNKZewJzJ9S36iNovK/s200/Reading+Partners.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396247436176977122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tawnie & Maia</span></span><br /></div>Morphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-60042865940264960472009-10-24T14:07:00.001-05:002009-10-24T14:09:38.947-05:00Hour 8<span style="font-style: italic;">Current Book: </span>At Large and At Small by Anne Fadiman<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Number of books read since you started: </span>2<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Pages read since last update:</span> 54 (It's nonfiction. I read it slower, dang.)<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of pages read since you started: 635</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Amount of time spent reading since last update: </span>42 minutes<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of time spent reading since you started:</span> 282 minutes<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Mini-challenges completed:</span> Who Keeps You Company?Morphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-56426330976966560892009-10-24T12:58:00.002-05:002009-10-24T14:07:41.856-05:00Hour 7<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0374531315.01._SX140_SY225_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 212px;" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0374531315.01._SX140_SY225_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Current Book: </span>At Large and At Small by Anne Fadiman<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Number of books read since you started: </span>2<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Pages read since last update:</span> 122<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of pages read since you started: </span>581<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Amount of time spent reading since last update: </span>42 minutes<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of time spent reading since you started:</span> 237 minutesMorphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-48982836175715037242009-10-24T12:00:00.003-05:002009-10-24T12:22:18.938-05:00Hour 6I'm not happy with the quantity of reading so far. I'm spending too much time doing challenges. And I'm feeling bummed I've had no cheerleading. Last time I had comments on almost every post.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Current Book:</span> 1st to Die by James Patterson<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Number of books read since you started: </span>1<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Pages read since last update: 65</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of pages read since you started: 459</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Amount of time spent reading since last update: 27 </span>minutes<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of time spent reading since you started:</span> 195 minutes<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Prizes you’ve won:</span> Two books of my choice from the prize list for readers of the hourMorphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-34221390166994703272009-10-24T11:00:00.002-05:002009-10-24T11:29:01.207-05:00Hour 5<span style="font-style: italic;">Current Book:</span> 1st to Die by James Patterson<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Number of books read since you started: </span>1<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Pages read since last update: 99</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of pages read since you started: 394</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Amount of time spent reading since last update: 36 </span>minutes<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of time spent reading since you started:</span> 168 minutes<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Mini-challenges completed:</span> Excerpt ExpertMorphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-37894559718255477172009-10-24T10:14:00.004-05:002009-10-24T10:23:38.061-05:00Best Sentence Challenge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim44IWTsRMrL4bZ2G1OsKbnLjPMAbmOoGhqvgnZyQ4LlGHCVwpdj2OD4Pw7UrjFlqrknoQwASayTTD5d1YY4fGaCEeYMewxDDtYbIDehdbvQZMOv7c3T3dSM2igbTZa0BL-Nc7j8YWskaz/s1600-h/Mini-Challenge.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 105px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim44IWTsRMrL4bZ2G1OsKbnLjPMAbmOoGhqvgnZyQ4LlGHCVwpdj2OD4Pw7UrjFlqrknoQwASayTTD5d1YY4fGaCEeYMewxDDtYbIDehdbvQZMOv7c3T3dSM2igbTZa0BL-Nc7j8YWskaz/s200/Mini-Challenge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396186922032660018" border="0" /></a>A girl named Zippy, in the company of the courtesan, kidnapped my family and other animals.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(All the books are from my to be read pile.)</span>Morphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-55579308258475410312009-10-24T10:01:00.001-05:002009-10-24T10:12:00.180-05:00Hour 4<span style="font-style: italic;">Current Book:</span> 1st to Die by James Patterson<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Number of books read since you started: </span>1<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Pages read since last update: 92</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of pages read since you started: 295</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Amount of time spent reading since last update: 43 </span>minutes<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of time spent reading since you started:</span> 132 minutes<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Mini-challenges completed:</span> Best Sentence<span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Morphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-83166829593037207532009-10-24T08:59:00.002-05:002009-10-24T09:16:00.883-05:00Hour 3<span style="font-style: italic;">Current Book:</span> 1st to Die by James Patterson<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Number of books read since you started: </span>1<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Pages read since last update: 83</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of pages read since you started: 203</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Amount of time spent reading since last update: 38 </span>minutes<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of time spent reading since you started:</span> 89 minutes<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Mini-challenges completed:</span> Intro, Trending on Twitter, Where in the World, Readers of the Hour<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Participants Visited:</span> Good Books & Wine, True Harbour, Aphazia, KarenMorphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-59358477599551466382009-10-24T08:13:00.002-05:002009-10-24T08:16:17.667-05:00Readathon Trending<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fz4HgQupcZXojKpyu2yUnqQy3626by4FEwsNXmu1Ifru2x_pvDldTxaCxBzaqnMSLfo1DKvTc4eQd3t8CxGIVspk9WioaENC8SlmFnp5JDyN4p6vKSG9LjS4Z2Aq824RAIcMK96DKPw8/s1600-h/trending.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fz4HgQupcZXojKpyu2yUnqQy3626by4FEwsNXmu1Ifru2x_pvDldTxaCxBzaqnMSLfo1DKvTc4eQd3t8CxGIVspk9WioaENC8SlmFnp5JDyN4p6vKSG9LjS4Z2Aq824RAIcMK96DKPw8/s200/trending.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396154519289992290" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://wordlily.com/2009/10/24/trending-on-twitter-a-read-a-thon-mini-challenge/">For the Trending on Twitter Challenge</a>Morphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-39443824625727593772009-10-24T07:58:00.003-05:002009-10-24T08:05:03.705-05:00Hour 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0446610038.01._SX140_SY225_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 139px; height: 225px;" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0446610038.01._SX140_SY225_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Current Book:</span> 1st to Die by James Patterson<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />Title of book(s) read since last update</span>: Anita Blake, The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton (graphic novel)<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Number of books read since you started: </span>1<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Pages read since last update: </span>120<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of pages read since you started: </span>120<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Amount of time spent reading since last update: </span>51 minutes<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Running total of time spent reading since you started:</span> 51 minutesMorphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-27781314670014737592009-10-24T06:56:00.004-05:002009-10-24T07:58:00.691-05:00Hour 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0785136320.01._SX140_SY225_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 211px;" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0785136320.01._SX140_SY225_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I learned my lesson with the April Read-a-Thon and I'm starting easy with a graphic novel, Anita Blake, The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton.<br /><br /><blockquote><p><span style="font-style: italic;">Where are you reading from today?</span> Home, on the couch<br /></p> <p><span style="font-style: italic;">3 facts about me …</span> I'm crocheting an afghan for the UU church auction. I've lost 50 pounds. I just started watching Glee and I love it.<br /></p> <p><span style="font-style: italic;">How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours?</span> 36 books from the library<br /></p> <p><span style="font-style: italic;">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)?</span> I'd like to read at least 14 hours and beat my pages from the April Read-a-thon (1,736).<br /></p> <p><span style="font-style: italic;">If you’re a veteran read-a-thoner, Any advice for people doing this for the first time? </span>Start with an easy read. Get a good night's rest the night before.<br /></p></blockquote>Morphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-15422367739387431542009-10-23T14:53:00.005-05:002009-10-23T15:09:22.610-05:00Final Pile<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbYlni2WBdWN5dmXVLcgJBZmACaQxeS3Xlz4YV37JK0efFnrUAibX7YaY_XXW0ZdKhh8l0TgGE5hqJgMzTlK5B6q9wKYS9wkHsWb1ihgPLmNI79o_hFhdgalXWiMYFXq5wKxpafd7Wql_/s1600-h/Read-a-thon+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbYlni2WBdWN5dmXVLcgJBZmACaQxeS3Xlz4YV37JK0efFnrUAibX7YaY_XXW0ZdKhh8l0TgGE5hqJgMzTlK5B6q9wKYS9wkHsWb1ihgPLmNI79o_hFhdgalXWiMYFXq5wKxpafd7Wql_/s200/Read-a-thon+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395886341948028802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are the last books picked up from the library.<br /><br />The list is at the bottom of the previous post.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Morphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-61264731887531872832009-10-22T14:46:00.003-05:002009-10-22T15:11:20.620-05:00Reading List<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXiCC6R6wIyTmM0j4LAhZfsT7nLJuWOL7KVYaHyyzhQIFSjMsSaqK2JUWtOiQ1aCSzqtLkDc7n2fP5o7koANupKWE6tk-VI8KSrVH_talMv_Y9oloYsg7kcycVTAAeMQ77L8upVMcjZPp/s1600-h/Books.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXiCC6R6wIyTmM0j4LAhZfsT7nLJuWOL7KVYaHyyzhQIFSjMsSaqK2JUWtOiQ1aCSzqtLkDc7n2fP5o7koANupKWE6tk-VI8KSrVH_talMv_Y9oloYsg7kcycVTAAeMQ77L8upVMcjZPp/s200/Books.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395513352497268226" border="0" /></a><br />I read just eight books for the last read-a-thon in April; however, I need to be totally prepared for any mood. Don't I? So I have 2 paranormal romance, 3 mysteries, 1 thriller, 1 urban fantasy, 1 travel, 2 historical fiction, 6 general fiction, 1 essays, 2 memoir, 2 children's, 1 science fiction and 2 graphic novels.<br /><br />There are more books coming from the library, but I wanted to get my book stack picture up today.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">First stack:</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dark Lover</span> by J. R. Ward<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Deep Blue Good-by</span> by John D. MacDonald<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shakespeare's Champion</span> by Charlaine Harris<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1st to Die</span> by James Patterson<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">One Silent Night</span> by Sherrilyn Kenyon<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hard Eight </span>by Janet Evanovich<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Proven Guilty</span> by Jim Butcher<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Second stack:</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">In a Sunburned Country</span> by Bill Bryson<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Lady and the Unicorn</span> by Tracy Chevalier<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Peace Like a River</span> by Leif Enger<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">At Large and At Small </span>by Anne Fadiman<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Girl Named Zippy </span>by Haven Kimmel<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">One Hundred Years of Solitude</span> by Gabriel Garcia Marquez<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Family and Other Animals</span> by Gerald Durrell<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kidnapped </span>by Robert Lois Stevenson<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Third stack:</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast</span> by Bill Richardson<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Honk & Holler Opening Soon</span> by Billie Letts<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Things Fall Apart</span> by Chinua Achebe<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Wind in the Willows</span> by Kenneth Grahame<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">People of the Book</span> by Geraldine Brooks<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Powers That Be</span> by Anne McCaffrey<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">In the Company of the Courtesan</span> by Sarah Dunant<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anita Blake: Laughing Corpse, Animator</span> by Laurell K. Hamilton<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anita Blake: First Death</span> by Laurell K. Hamilton<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Still to be picked up at library:</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">God is an Iron and Other Stories</span> by Spider Robinson<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Industrial Magic</span> by Kelley Armstrong<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mirror Dance</span> by Lois McMaster Bujold<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Off the Wall at Callahan's</span> by Spider Robinson<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Variable Star</span> by Robert A. Heinlein and Spider Robinson<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Very Hard Choices</span> by Spider Robinson<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Witch of Blackbird Pond</span> by Elizabeth George SpeareMorphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107082952719451793.post-57486559748276647822009-04-19T08:33:00.001-05:002009-04-19T08:33:47.027-05:00Read-a-Thon Wrap-up<span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Which hour was most daunting for you?</span><br />The last hour from 11pm to midnight. Especially since I foolishly chose a horror story!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?</span><br />84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff was a short, AWESOME read, especially for us book lovers.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?</span><br />Mini-Challenges that don't take up much time such as more personal question surveys.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?</span><br />I really liked having people comment on my posts and cheer me on.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. How many books did you read?</span><br />Eight books with 1,736 pages<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. What were the names of the books you read?</span><br />Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury, 5 of 10 stars<br />Sarah, Plain and Tall by Maclachlan, 5 of 10 stars<br />84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff, 10 of 10 stars<br />Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Vaughn, 7 of 10 stars<br />The Phantom Tollbooth by Juster, 6 of 10 stars<br />Hot Six by Evanovich, 7 of 10 stars<br />And Then There Were None by Christie, 9 of 10 stars<br />The Mist by King, 6 of 10 stars<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. Which book did you enjoy most?</span><br />Hands down, Charing Cross by Hanff. I laughed so much while reading it. I wasn't expecting it to be so funny.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8. Which did you enjoy least?</span><br />I should have picked an easier book to start with than Fahrenheit 451. It was a bit of a slog as it was rambling.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?</span><br />Very likely. I'll be a reader and donor again. I'd like to create a mini-challenge but not run it.Morphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399987883086307864noreply@blogger.com6