Posted by Ryan
October 25, 2009
From what I’ve been able to gather from the others participating in the read-a-thon, they started at a later hour than I did. I started at 1:30 AM EST and it’s now 1:00 AM the following day. I am going to bed. Between falling asleep, running errands, and attending birthday parties for 2 friends (I read on my phone while at the parties!) I certainly did not spend a full 24 hours of reading. I’ll wager I read and listened to books for a good 12 hours.
12 hours is quite good I think. About 11 hours more than usual.
Still, it doesn’t seem right to sign up for, and participate in, a 24-hour read-a-thon without reaching the goal. So, I plan to make it up this week. I don’t think I’ll be able to fit another 12 hours in tomorrow, but I certainly can over the next few days. I will keep all ya’ll updated by posting my progress here.
Thanks to all the ‘cheerleaders’ who have commented on my posts for encouraging me to keep reading!
Posted by Ryan
October 24, 2009
Soon after my last post I realized I needed to buy some dress shoes for tomorrow. Upon ensuring that I had an audiobook I could listen to I struck out for Macy’s. While waking I listened to Catch 22 and while waiting for and riding on the subway I read 1984 on my iPhone. Amazon’s Kindle app is by far one of my favorites. I also have the new Barnes and Noble eReader app, but have yet to use it.
Since returning from my shoe errand I finished The Fellowship of the Ring and have delved deeper into 1984.
While I love days like this, a part of me (the inner narcisist perhaps) wishes I could show more. To say I read 10 books in one day would be awesome, but then I’d have to choose different books. Oh well. I may not be able to demonstrate progress with numbers, but that’s really not what matters anyway.
Posted by Ryan
October 24, 2009
I started at 1:30 AM, read until 3 AM, fell asleep until 9 AM, and have been reading since. I’m rubbish at that whole staying up thing when super tired, especially when reading. Anyway, I’ll probably not get a full 24 hours in, but at least it’ll be close!
Currently reading: Fellowship of the Ring. I started this book forever ago and have yet to finish it. I’m only a chapter or two away from the end.
Next up: 1984 by George Orwell.
