#Readathon, 1st Hour

I’m up, I’m up. I swear, I’m up.

Coffee in hand, here’s my stack of books and here’s my intro survey, same questions as usual:

1) Once again, stuck in Chicagoland — reading primarily from my bedroom but also from the back porch with the dogs and from my desk since I’m working today and doing some cheerleading, as well. My first time as a cheerleader (for #readathon.)

2) I’m most looking forward to Patient Zero. And, the new Christopher Moore book.

3) Snacks? All the snacks! We went to Fresh Market for snacks this time and I think it is the best place for us to find the yummy things.

4) Something about me… last year at this time, I had one puppy and two prairie dogs. This year… three puppies and three prairie dogs. Yes. Yes I am crazy.

5) I can’t even count how many times I’ve participated… my newest tip is … make your homepage the Dewey’s Readathon, that makes it faster and easier to get to the hourly mini-challenges. (If you’re really into it, make your home page all of the pages you’re going to use today. For instance: Facebook, Twitter, your blog’s dashboard, the master cheering spreadsheet, and the Dewey’s Readathon page. Throw in GoodReads if that’s how you track your books.) This year I followed my own advice from previous years and took yesterday off of work and am also taking Monday off. Not sure it is going to help since I’m also working today but hey, that’s better than nothing. I will be able to catch up on my sleep Monday. All the napping, I’m looking forward to that.

To quote Mr. Wordsworth (#TeamWordsworth!), “To begin, begin.” Shall we?

I’m kicking it off, exactly at 7am, with some light reading, Penny Dreadful and I’m going to dig into the mini cinnamon rolls. Oh what the hell, maybe I’ll have a piece of zucchini bread, too.

3 thoughts on “#Readathon, 1st Hour”

  1. Since I have stuff to do today I stayed up late reading a book last night. Started and finished “the Ghost Train to New Orleans”, second in the Shambling Guide series.

    Charlie is going to a sleepover tonight so I plan on reading some more while he’s gone.

  2. Hey Denise! I have to admit it. This year, I am really on the lunatic fringes of the Readathon. You all have my attention. Maybe it’s just the snacks, but I am starting to think it’s fun and I may do it. When is the next time it hits? I am going to follow your links above and check into it. Maybe I’ll find out…BY READING. Oh! I get it. Love the puppy/prairie dog count above. Wonder how many will be there next year? Think about it.

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