Finish him!
The books I read! (Though, I ended up using audio for The Hobbit)
That’s it! I’m done! I still have to stay up for another 8 hours so my sleeping pattern doesn’t get screwed over (and I have an Artist’s way meet-up with friends tonight) so there’s still a challenge for me! I will do a short nap for the sake of my sanity, because I’m dissociating a bit because of the lack of sleep. I actually finished my Artist’s way assignments too (well, most of them anyway) and repotted my plants! Sunflower is on my banister now, and I moved the two bigger cherry tomato plants indoors so they can continue to grow.
There were other things I planned to do today, but some maintenance is going on on my bank’s website so I can’t get to my money, so that’s a fail. (I needed to buy stuff first :razz:).
I read 3.5 books. Well -tries to do math- 3.2 … 3.16, thank Google for the last one XD Now, why isn’t that 3.14? 🙁
My OCD is happy to inform you I’ve read a total of 750 pages! I (re-)started in ‘Twelve wild swans’, but it’s a do-book, so not something you read through. I cheated a bit with The Hobbit, because I changed to audiobook. Turns out that made me very happy because my body hurt from reading all the time, comes with the fibromyalgia.
Pointers for the next read-a-thon
- Prep some blogposts, only go on twitter ones an hour. I got majorly distracted by many awesome people! I spent more time ‘reading the internet’ than reading books! 😆
- FOR THE LOVE OF YOUR GODS AND GODDESSES DON’T FORGET TO BUY COFFEE! I did. Silly, silly me.
- Start with the ‘hard’ book, meaning leave the easy read for the hard moments.
- Anticipate all the cravings! And share some recipes 😀
- Get a bathtub so you can soothe your muscles AND read at the same time!
- 4 am is hardest! (I usually fall asleep around 3.30)
- Gummibears are my cheerful colorful friends. Which makes it difficult to eat them XD)
That’s all, really. Really only the coffee and internet-planning, the rest I knew beforehand. Ok, I knew the coffee, it just didn’t occur to me that _I_ could be out of coffee. Aww. Silly me. (EDDIE IZZARD!)
I will just hang on my couch with some English breakfast tea and..Dunno. Sit. Allow myself a short nap. I will be picked up at 19.00, have lots of time!
I might even watch Practical Magic after that mini-challenge!
I actually answered these in my own summary, but the End of Event meme questions!
- Which hour was most daunting for you?
- Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
- Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
- What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
- How many books did you read?
- What were the names of the books you read?
- Which book did you enjoy most?
- Which did you enjoy least?
- If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
- How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
4 am. I took a nap eventually.
No idea! My brain is so much fuzz right now! 😆
Get twitter to stop jailing you! And maybe make a mini-challenge master list, like bloggiesta.
Cheerleaders and chatting on twitter!
3.16
‘The Topping book’, ‘Practical Magic’, ‘The Hobbit’ and started ‘Twelve wild swans’
Practical Magic, mainly because it was a new read, besides a fun story!
For a read-a-thon, Twelve wild swans. A good book, but meant to work through over a course of weeks.
Cheer the cheerleaders people!
YES! I would read and would be perfectly happy if I could host (a mini-challenge).
Your suggestions:
1. I kind of prepped my blog posts, but since this was my first readathon I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’ll be more prepared next time, so it’ll be a lot smoother. I also was smart enough to go on Twitter for a quick update only inbetween reading sessions… it’s unfortunate that you got stuck tweeting instead of reading!
2. Coffee, check. Or coke, to which I am hopelessly addicted.
3. I made the mistake of not starting with the hard book. It really affected me at the end of the night, but I’m still happy with my overall progress.
4. I crave everything all the time, so I already know to expect that, haha.
5. I live in a college apartment. The bathtub is disgusting from years of neglect… no matter how much I clean it, I will never feel comfortable bathing in it 🙁
6. Now that I’ve done the ‘thon I can anticipate the hard parts for me. Hopefully I do better next time!
7. Mmmm gummy bears…
Also, I have to read Practical Magic! I’ve seen the movie so many times, but I’m sure the book is way better!
And sorry about the long response… I just felt I had something to say to everything you suggested, haha!
Jane
Don’t worry about the long answer, it shows you really read it! 😀
1. I didn’t really get ‘stuck’ tweeting, but I just didn’t get in my flow much because tweetdeck bleeped a lot. I have ADD, so all distractions are kind of killing, I know that, should’ve done something about it.
2. I miss coke! Mainly vanilla, for some unexplained reason that’s not produced or sold here anymore! I really really get a bad stomach/headache from sugar and fizzy drinks 😛 / 🙁
3. I actually had to finish a book first, so I didn’t start with the ‘hard’ book. That’s why I ended up with an audiobook, Tolkien can be tricky to read, long sentences and all. How much did you read in the end?
4. I do too, but I haven’t craved certain things in such a long time I didn’t anticipate them! (like the gummibears, which I got during a mini-challenge)
5. That really sucks! Try cheap coke, or soda+vinegar, that basically gets and kills everything. But I get the still feeling uncomfortable! I only have a shower and a muscle/joint-disease, I get stiff really quickly and can’t recover well. I want a Japanese bath, you’re basically sitting/hanging in that bath, up to your neck! 😀
6. Knowing where you get stuck is the best way to avoid it being hard! I’ll actually plan in a nap around 2/3, just 25 minutes, get my brain and body the rest without going into REM!
7. They’re gone now 😆
I ended up watching Practical Magic yesterday afternoon, because I had to stay up for 8/9 more hours before I could go to bed so I wouldn’t ruin my sleep-pattern (and because I had an Artist’s Way meet-up with friends). Ended up sleeping clock-round (>12 hours) so still ruining it 😛 .
Fun to watch! The book isn’t better persé, it’s very different. I like reading about Sally’s children, and her boyfriend (not Jimmy), but the house and aunts I like a LOT better in the movie. That’s why I did the Book-to-movie mini-challenge mixing those up! And I love reading all the things like planting rosemary next to the garden gate, it’s not just at the end, it’s throughout the book. And some things I recognize, pagan and all, some I wonder about if they are made up for the book so I’ll look into that later!