Good morning and happy #Readathon. My start time has officially arrived and the only words I’ve read have been on blogs, twitter, and a package of TJ’s abelskivers (which is our first special snack of the day. – we don’t have meals during #readathon, just snacks.) I’m waiting for the coffee to finish brewing, doing a wee bit of work (I know, I know. But, I had no choice this time) and then I’m going to kick it off for real by picking up where I left off last night with R.K. Ryals’ Redemption – Chapter 6. (More about Redemption and Ryals later…)
It’s also intro meme time, in the world of #Readathoners – so here’s mine:
1) I will be reading, mostly, from my bedroom in Glenview, Il. I will also do some reading in the car since I’ll need to take/pick up my daughter from work. And I’ll do a little reading from the back porch, too.
2) Three random facts? This again? (Where is that thing I wrote about how nothing in a random fact meme is really random?) OK Fine.
a. I really hate it when my coffee pot explodes all over the place (which it did just as I was typing this. Sigh. Not an auspicious start for this season’s #readathon.)
b. I have 9 jars of peanut butter on the shelf in the stockpile room and I am considering buying 3 more tomorrow.
c. I read Fluke, by Christopher Moore, once a year.
3) I have thousands of books in my TBR pile but for the purpose of #readathon, I’m calling it 16.
4) My #Readathon goals are:
a. Finish as many books from my Challenge lists as possible (in this case, it looks like Cybils and Nancy Drew though I can always grab something From the Stacks if necessary) and to just relax today. (It’s been a rough month/year.)
5) I am a veteran and my advice is… have fun. If a book isn’t doing it for you, for goodness sakes – put it down. Don’t overlook visiting other participants and cheerleaders, either. That’s part of the fun of it all. And, if can are able, choosing a worthy cause to donate to during the #readathon will make it all that much better. (I’ll be donating to the NYPL through Elizabeth Willse this year.)
Now, on with the reading.
Good luck everyone! See you in the stacks!
I agree about the having fun and interacting with everyone part! It’s nice to take a break every now and then 🙂 Happy read-a-thon!