"A good book on your shelf is a friend that turns its back on you and remains a friend."-Unknown
"Screws fall out all the time, the world's an imperfect place."-Bender from The Breakfast Club
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Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard

Friday, April 8, 2011

This Saturday: 24 Hour Readathon

Hey guys, i know it's been a while since my last post, even tho K posted yesterday. So, lemme explain my reading status as of late. Before Spring Break, i was reading Scorpia, however, due to my slightly high standards i put it aside for when i get back and stopped reading it temporarily. Now, here on SB11, i've read The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks (my second time reading it-makes me cry every time!) and Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen (also a re-read for me, but very enjoyable). There was a book i found here called Knit Fast Die Young or something like that and i tried reading it, but i just didnt rlly get into it. Now, I am currently reading Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen and it is my first time reading it.
Btw: The Last Song is great and so is the movie (in its own way-it doesnt rlly follow the book well, but if u look at them separately, its a good movie). Keeping the Moon is a classic Dessen novel that i'm making a tradition to read every year on Spring Break.
So, back to the reason i'm writing this (as shown in the title of this post): the 24 Hour Readathon is this Saturday. This is my first year for it and i'm very excited, but i'm doing it a little different than most. I think you are supposed to log your progress as you read throughout the day, but i won't have internet access, so i will post all about it afterwords and tell you people about the fabulous (or not-so-fabulous) books i read. I'm kind of creating my own rules for this readathon, though. I was supposed to figure out wat time i should start at by figuring out different time zones and stuff, but i just think that it will be easier for me if i just start at midnight. also, some people allow themselves little breaks throughout the day to just take a break from reading, but not me. i'm waking up at 12am and reading until 12am with very brief pauses in between to eat and go to the restroom. My goal right now is to finish 6 books, but i doubt if i will be able to get that many done in 24 hours. Also, my goal is to be able to stay awake during all 24 hours of it. (i'm guessing i'll hav to enlist the help of my friend Mr. Starbucks-watever it takes right?!) So, i will definitely post after saturday and let you all know how it went. Until then, i wish you happy reading.
-M

btw: I really think K, you should think about doing the readathon as well....i think you would rlly like it. the website is http://24hourreadathon.com/ and i'm pretty sure you can still sign up. also, anyone else reading this should try to sign up and do it as well because i would love to hear feedback about it.

1 comment:

  1. I know you can't post until tomorrow, but wanted to go ahead and leave a cheer for you!

    You're doing great! Keep it up! So glad you could join us today and hope you're having fun!

    Cover to Cover
    And Coast to Coast
    Across the Oceans
    We've been brought together
    By what we love the most!
    Let's hear it for the readers!

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