Read. Read. Read-a-thon!

I've decided (at the very last minute) to jump in on today's 24-hour Read-a-thon.

I figure it'll give me a good excuse to get some of my Cybils reading done.  It has nothing to do with just, you know, wanting to read all day or anything.  I swear.

Anyway, onward!  I shall begin at 9AM, which, according to my computer, is in seven minutes, and periodically, I'll post reading responses and whatnot.

So here I am, next to the wood stove with a cup of tea and a pile of books.  According to my husband the weather fanatic, we might actually get snow today, which would make for the coziest day EVER.  (As long as, you know, I stay inside.)

[ETA:  Rather than writing lots of separate posts, I'm going to compile all of the read-a-thon activities here.]

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Books read:

This is What I Want to Tell You, by Heather Duffy Stone
The Blonde of the Joke, by Bennett Madison

My stats:

Hours reading:  5.5
Hours writing/socializing:  4

Due to my inability to remain undistracted by my husband (who, it must be said, put forth an AMAZING effort), those are my final, completely pathetic, stats.  I'd like to say I'll do better next time, but unless he'll be away for the weekend, I'm not making any promises.

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Breaktime Shindig #1 (courtesy of I Heart Monster):

Sarah has two (new to her) very beautiful cats.  Who may or may not be aliens.  Also, she herself is lovely in real life.

The title of Ash's blog -- English Major's Junk Food -- made me laugh out loud.

BrownGirl BookSpeak is new to me, but I'll be keeping an eye on her from now on -- her writing voice is understatedly hilarious.

I've always loved the header over at Biblio File, but I've never mentioned it.  So here I am, mentioning it.

Sasha has books lingering on her Currently Reading list, and she's actually going to DO something about it!  I am inspired.

Comments

[emily]

good luck with all of your reading today!

[bethany (dreadlock girl)]

Welcome!! I hope you have a great day of reading...and tons of fun with us :P Enjoy the RRReadathon!!

[Whitney]

That would make for the coziest day ever! Happy Reading!

[I Heart Monster]

Jealous of the wood stove. Seriously. Good luck with the read-a-thon. Oh, I love your blog title and header - they are grrrreat! :)

[Jess]

Keep up the good work reading!
-Jess
(Find the Time to Read)

[Becky]

Good luck with your reading! I hope to read a few Cybil nominees myself, but there are a few for-fun books that I just *have* to read as well :)

[bethany (dreadlock girl)]

I absolutely LOVE your header image!! :P

[Leila]

Thanks! The girl (if you hadn't recognized her) is one of Sir John Tenniel's illustrations of Alice. This is the original picture.

[Sarah I.]

Yay!! It's my first read-a-thon, and I'm completely thrilled that you're doing it too - it's weird to think that we're both purposely reading at the same time today. Hehe. :)

[Ashley]

Good luck! I got a late start but it's going to be a lot of fun!

[I Heart Monster]

Thanks for participating in the compliments meme :o) You passed out some great ones!

[bethany (dreadlock girl)]

I am so glad you are here with us :) It looks to me like you are doing great.

Keep up the reading!!!!

[ASh]

Thanks for the comment about my blog title! Looks like you're doing a great job with your reading.

[Miss Wisabus]

You are hilarious. I'm bookmarking your blog. Happy reading!

[bethany (dreadlock girl)]

I hope the reading is still going well!!!

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