Saturday, October 22, 2011

Posted by Unknown on 9:08 AM 23 comments
Reading Currently:

Rie:

Time: 5:34 CST
Finished: Drink Deep
Title: If I Stay
Page: 0
Mood: Stopping for awhile.

Pabkins:

Time: 6:44 PM PST
Title: Maskerade by Terry Pratchett
Page: 6 of 358 (this one I might have to switch from)
Mood: My neck hurts and that sammich I had earlier was soggy and terrible!!
Pages Read or Books Finished: 196 from Jenny Pox by J.L. Bryan (finished)
10 from The Nyphos of Rocky Flats by Mario Acevedo (gave up, now DNF)
223 from Earthbound by Richard Matheson (finished)
59 from Side Jobs by Jim Butcher (HC of shorts, still reading)

Make a Sentence from book titles Challenge:

Pabkins:
The exquisite graveyard flats the rocky Nympho corpse from the book of something nightside.
Titles used are pictured in our readathon post HERE.


Character Photo:



Here is my pic of Merit! From the Chicagoland series!

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Pabkins character photo  above is representing Jenny Pox from J.L. Bryan
It's supposed to look disgusting its pox and boils (actually left over pizza in the fridge)

Sharing Books:
Rie's: I don't really share so much anymore, but usually when my sister comes to visit she'll take a few of my books. She even steals the one I'm currently reading. *I kill you*

Pabkins: I force *cough* mean share my books by gifting copies to people I think will really love them.  Usually thats my cousin in law, sister, BFF or brother in law.  My book soul mate has a tendency to overbuy books like I do and we tend to just auto buy what the other is reading.

Top 5:

Rie's
Changeling Dawn by Dani Harper
Everneath-Brodi  
Hemlock- Kathleen Peacock
A.C. Gaughen -Scarlet
Cat Hellison- When the Sea is Rising Red

Pabkins' Top 5:

Above - Leah Bobet
Born Wicked - Jessica Spotswood
ExtraNormal - Suze Reese
The Diviners - Libba Bray
Incarnate - Jodi Meadows

Pabkins' Mid-Event 24HR Dewey Survey:
1. What are you reading right now? 

- Side Jobs by Jim Butcher
2. How many books have you read so far? 

Two complete, two bits of other books and 2/3rd of another I had started before the THON
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? 

- The Graveyard book
4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day?

 - the man had to be convinced to feed me throughout the day
5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? 

- hehe none that I'm gonna share *wink*
6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?

 - I haven't moved from the same spot most of the day - I thought I would change spots
7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? 

- the 24 hour one has too many challenges I think - one every 2 hours instead of every hour
8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year? 

- hmmm I don't know if I can handle another one of these!!
9. Are you getting tired yet?

 - Yes my neck is killing me! - I don't think I'll make the 24 hours
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?

- I haven't noticed too many cheerleaders the hubs has asked me about page count a few times

23 comments:

  1. Julie, A Tale of Many ReviewsOctober 22, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    OK, big DUH moment for me & the comments. I really shouldn't just skim over icons. lol Glad it is going well!! #TeamTrix

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  2. I don't know what book your are reading but if that picture goes with it, I want it! Happy Reading~

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  3. CHEERS!   Stay well and be kind to yourselves.   

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  4. Hope you start feeling better, Rie!

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  5. Kim @ Sophisticated DorkinessOctober 22, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    I hope you are having a good readathon!

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  6. Yes thanks! we are going strong!

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  7. Great choice of photo for the mini challenge! Thanks for participating!

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  8. Sounds like you are having a great day of reading. 

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  9. That pizza really does look disgusting!! Yes, that's my idea of a cheer!  Ha!
    Read on!

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  10. R! E! A! D!
    Any book that you can see!

    I love the dual update approach. I think "Mood" is my favorite :-) Cool you guys are readathon-ing together! Enjoy the rest of the event!

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  11. Thanks definitely trying!

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  12. Thanks - the updating has been going pretty good - I'll I will have at the end is one final mood and a pagecount I think haha

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  13. I completely agree! (it was the hubby's leftover pizza I don't eat that nasty stuff - I'm all about the white sauce veggie gourmet haha)  This pizza was supposed to remind you of the plague!

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  14. I was until I started getting a sore neck and a headache

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  15. I've heard that The Graveyard Book is wonderful, and what a perfect choice for an October read, let alone a compelling story for the read-a-thon. (Something has to make up for soggy sandwich-ness. Ugh.) 


    Keep having fun...and happy read-a-thon-ing!
    Cheering for you from Team Trix

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  16. I don't know, that pox and boils looked delicious!

    Pick another book off your Readathon stack
    It's time to read, get on the attack!
    It's a war of words and rhyme
    Stay awake, you've got the time!

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  17. Books are awesomeBooks are greatCongratulations on reading so muchYou’re first rate!

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  18. *chuckles* thanks for all the awesome support!! Loved the rhyme - what a great cheer leader you make!

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  19. Love it! I really feel the Care there Care! haha

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  20. I'm glad - I didn't get to make it to The Graveyard Book but I am definitely still reading it for Halloween in honor of All Hallows Read being promotoed by Neil himself!!

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  21. Wow!  You guys did great!  Rah! Rah! Shish! Boom! Bah!  Reading books will take you far!

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