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Saturday, October 13, 2012

Second Hour Down (22 more to go)

Currently Reading: Forever Changes by Brendan Halpin
Pages Read this hour: 30
Total Pages Read: 74
Snacks Consumed: Pumpkin Spice Coffee
Quotes Appreciated: "She reached into her bag for her history book (the slab of tedium as Melissa called it)"

Started crying on page 48, "She had this image of Dad standing over her grave and crying. Just for a minute, she thought that would be the absolute worst part of dying."

Me: *teary eyed* This book is too sad, this girl is dead now, that's what I'm dealing with here
Mom: well the girl in my book has been dead a few times so...

First Hour Down (23 more to go)

Currently Reading: Forever Changes by Brendan Halpin
Pages Read: 44
Snacks Consumed: Coffee with Toffee Almond Creamer and Strawberry, Apple Granola Bites
Quotes Appreciated: She looked out at the harbor, felt the breeze on her face, and thought she would probably never see the end of summer again, so it was just easier to say, "Okay, Dad."

Introductory Questionnaire:
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Central NY
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Sushi!!!!
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I hang with old people all day and love it! (I work as an activity coordinator at an assisted living facility), I am HOPELESSLY addicted to coffee, my mother (also doing the RAT) is my best friend, and I just recently fell in love with the most amazing man.
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? I don't know what I will do differently, I have a pretty good system from previous RATs, don't fix what ain't broke. I am most looking forward to interacting with fellow readers, eating sushi, spending time with my mom and beating my pages read amount from last RAT.

It's here!

Essential RAT supplies:

Work Station

Companionship

and of course, BOOKS!!

First book to read: Forever Changes by Brendan Halpin

First snack to consume: Coffee with toffee almond cream, and strawberry or green apple granola bites

Friday, October 12, 2012

The RAT is back!!!

Hello everyone out there in the blogosphere... That's right, Dewey's Read-A-Thon is back! This year, as always, I am joining my mother (Wall-to-Wall Books) at her house for a day and a night of reading, blogging, snacking and NO NAPPING!! (My boyfriend, who is appalled at the idea of staying up all night long, will be joining us in spirit and possibly reading during normal waking hours.)

I have a whole stack of books that I plan to get through, (picture tomorrow) as well as snacks!

Sunday, April 22, 2012

It's Over!

Time for the RAT to go to bed!

Total Pages Read: 1,444

Total Books Read: 5

Total Hours Reading: 17

Total Hours Blogging: 5

Total Hours Other (snacking, peeing, stretching): 2

Total Naps Taken: NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Which hour was most daunting for you? 6am - 8am
Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? The whole Hex Hall series because they are so suspenseful that you couldn't possibly fall asleep and you read faster to find out what happens!
Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? No improvements. :)
What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? There were several easy and fun challenges. It's nice when the challenges only take 5 minutes and not a lot of brain power.
How many books did you read? 5
What were the names of the books you read? Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Demon Glass by Rachel Hawkins

Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins

Far From You by Lisa Schroeder

A Bride for Pastor Dan (Nook Book)
Which book did you enjoy most? Hex Hall
Which did you enjoy least? A Bride for Pastor Dan. I didn't dislike the book, I just liked it the least.
If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? There were NO cheerleaders this year on my blog. The cheering has gotten increasingly worse year after year and this time it was nonexistent.
How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? Absolutely! I will be a reader unless I have to work and then I will be a cheerleader