Dust and Spores

I am so sleepy right now. I'm not sure what's come over me, but I'm starting to drift a couple of times per page. It wasn't supposed to happen so early. Regardless, I'm going to keep at it, and if I need a little catnap, so be it.

Titles of book read in this span:

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, v. 4 -- p. 266-368 (finished)
• Persuasion / Jane Austen -- p. 82-104
  

Pages read in this span: 126, mostly graphic novel again

Running total of pages read since started: 1,146

Books finished since the start:

• The Trouble with Chickens / Doreen Cronin
• Fray / Joss Whedon
• Stone of Farewell / Tad Williams
• AM/PM / Amelia Gray
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, v. 4

Thoughts on current read: Persuasion is my first Jane Austen. It's good, but I think I'm a little to sleepy for it. I lost track of some of the characters since I last opened it a week ago, and it'll take a sharper mind to really get back in.

Memes and Mini-Challenges completed:

• Introduction meme
• Where in the World Are YOU?
• Oldies but Goodies
• Book Club Recommendations

Other activities this span:

• The starting to drift off to sleep much earlier than expected.

Titles of book read in this span:

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, v. 4 -- p. 165-266

Pages read in this span: 102, a smaller part of a graphic novel

Running total of pages read since started: 1,020

Books finished since the start:

• The Trouble with Chickens / Doreen Cronin
• Fray / Joss Whedon
• Stone of Farewell / Tad Williams
• AM/PM / Amelia Gray

Thoughts on current read: I love the old Buffy comics. These are new to me... around Season 3 of the TV show chronology. Silly but entertaining.

Memes and Mini-Challenges completed:

• Introduction meme
• Where in the World Are YOU?
• Oldies but Goodies
• Book Club Recommendations

Other activities this span:

• The eating of sushi.
• The watching of Sarah Silverman over dinner because my bf wanted entertainment.

1. What are you reading right now? A Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic collection. It's nice and light.... though also a little heavy. My hand hurts a bit.
2. How many books have you read so far? 5, though one of those I was 2/3 of the way through already and the others are pretty quick.
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? Probably Mockingjay, the third Hunger Games book. That's in the pile.
4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day? Not really.
5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? Yeah, the arrival of my guyfriend, who is staying the night with me while his plumbing is out. He's agreed to read with me, but I still feel guilty about not being more attentive.
6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? Nothing really this time around. It's going exactly as I planned. I am pleased to know it's gotten out to Facebook and Twitter, though.
7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? Only personal stuff that I can do on my end.
8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year? Buy a new couch. This one's a little too cushy, and it makes me sleepy. Also, I'm thinking of doing a charity run next time around.
9. Are you getting tired yet? Nah, I'm like a machine. A reading machine.
10. Do you have any tips for other Readers or Cheerleaders, something you think is working well for you that others may not have discovered? Don't read about philosophy. Also don't feel guilty about taking 20 minutes to read a Sak's Men's Catalogue. Those have words too.

Titles of book read in this span:

• AM/PM / Amelia Gray -- p. 81-120 (finished)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, v. 4 -- p. 1-165

Pages read in this span: 205, a big part of a graphic novel that is

Running total of pages read since started: 918

Books finished since the start:

• The Trouble with Chickens / Doreen Cronin
• Fray / Joss Whedon
• Stone of Farewell / Tad Williams
• AM/PM / Amelia Gray

Thoughts on current read: I love the old Buffy comics. These are new to me... around Season 3 of the TV show chronology. Silly but entertaining.

Memes and Mini-Challenges completed:

• Introduction meme
• Where in the World Are YOU?
• Oldies but Goodies
• Book Club Recommendations

Other activities this span:

• The fulfillment of a Starbucks run.
• The arrival of my bf for the night so I can feel guilty about ignoring him even though I told him I was doing this..

Titles of book read in this span:

• Stone of Farewell / Tad Williams -- p. 676-727 (finished)
• AM/PM / Amelia Gray -- p. 1-80 (in progress)

Pages read in this span: 132

Running total of pages read since started: 713

Books finished since the start:

• The Trouble with Chickens / Doreen Cronin
• Fray / Joss Whedon
• Stone of Farewell / Tad Williams

Thoughts on current read: AM/PM is a collection of... microfiction, I guess. Some of them are very effective, others not as. Definitely affecting in places, and I few of them I read 4 or 5 times in a row because they spoke to me strongly. So it's a good one.

Memes and Mini-Challenges completed:

• Introduction meme
• Where in the World Are YOU?
• Oldies but Goodies
• Book Club Recommendations

Other activities this span:

• The taking of the Second Bathroom Break.
• The contemplation of a Starbucks run.

Titles of book read in this span:

• The Bradbury Chronicles / ed. William F. Nolan -- p. 44-78 (set aside)
• Stone of Farewell / Tad Williams -- p. 627-675 (in progress)

Pages read in this span: 84

Running total of pages read since started: 581

Books finished since the start:

• The Trouble with Chickens / Doreen Cronin
• Fray / Joss Whedon

Thoughts on current read: Stone of Farewell is almost done. As usually happens with these epic fantasies, I get over them around page 500 and just want to get to the end. It's not bad.... I just want a conclusion already. Luckily, I'm down to 50 pages left.

Memes and Mini-Challenges completed:

• Introduction meme
• Where in the World Are YOU?
• Oldies but Goodies
• Book Club Recommendations

Other activities this span:

• The doing of nothing else. This part was just about reading.

Titles of book read in this span:

• Stone of Farewell / Tad Williams -- p. 576-626 (set aside)
• The Bradbury Chronicles / ed. William F. Nolan -- p. 8-43 (in progress)

Pages read in this span: 87

Running total of pages read since started: 497

Books finished since the start:

• The Trouble with Chickens / Doreen Cronin
• Fray / Joss Whedon

Thoughts on current read: The Bradbury Chronicles is a book I have on loan from a friend. It's a collection of short stories in honor of Ray Bradbury, many of which are based on his work. The two I've read so far have been really lovely: one based on a character from Dandelion Wine, which I've never read, and another that's a follow up to "The Dwarf", which I have also never read. Good stuff. Highly recommended so far.

Memes and Mini-Challenges completed:

• Introduction meme
• Where in the World Are YOU?
• Oldies but Goodies

Other activities this span:

• The ordering of lunch.
• The eating of lunch.
• The catching up on a couple Words with Friends games. (Don't worry, it was quick.)