*flits into the blogosphere merrily* Afternoon all! Yesterday was a really good day for me readathon-wise; I finished my first book of the year, and read more than I have in months. Today has a couple of distractions mixed into it, but should be another relatively open day for reading, so we'll see how far I get with my next novel by bedtime!
~ TUESDAY ~
Books I've read from: Knots and Crosses (Rebus 1) by Ian Rankin; 21st Century Dodos: A Collection of Endangered Objects (and Other Stuff) by Steve Stack
Pages read today: 50
Books finished today: None
Running total: 1 books; 185 pages
The menu: Blueberry muffin, mixed tinned fruit and coffee; Goodfella's deep pan pepperoni pizza; bran flakes with sultanas; Graze toffee apple punnet; vanilla rooibos tea
Today #insixwords: A busier day - but reading happened!
11:30am: HALLELUJAAAAAAH! I had a dentist's appointment this morning, which always gives me serious anxiety despite the fact that the dentist and his nurse are just lovely, and I WAS OKAAAAAAY. One very painful but satisfying scale and polish later, and I was set free for another year or so, yaaay! Anyway, before this appointment I countered my anxiety somewhat by reading over breakfast, and then when I came OUT of my appointment I made the most of the peace in the waiting room to read a bit more while Mum had her checkup. So far, so productive!
1:45pm: PIZZAAAAAAA! Yes, I realise I'm doing a lot of excited shouting in this post, but ssssssh. I'm definitely enjoying this Rebus novel so far, though the fact that this seasoned policeman doesn't think to so much as tentatively link a massive abduction/murder case in the city with the cryptic letters he's started receiving is kiiiiind of irritating. I'm only 40 pages in though, so I'm sure he'll catch on soon enough!
Quote of the day: "It was everywhere, crime. It was the life-force and the blood and the balls of life: to cheat, to edge; to take that body-swerve at authority, to kill."
- from Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin
CHALLENGE: BOOKISH WOULD YOU RATHER?
Hosted by Writing My Own Fairy Tale
Would you rather:
Lend books to someone who dog-ears pages or to someone who reads with cheesy Cheetos fingers?
Dog-ear pages, definitely. The book might look a mess at the end, but at least it wouldn't be dirty!
Would you rather:
Be able to meet one character of your choice or meet one author of your choice?
One character, I think. It'd open the possibilities up to all the wise and magical characters out there, people who've had incredible adventures or have intriguing world views. Obviously, this all comes from the author to begin with, but... what about the things that don't make it onto the page, the things the character could tell you that even the author doesn't know about? I may be overthinking this.
Would you rather:
Never be allowed in a bookstore again or never be allowed in a library again?
Bookstore, sad though that would be. A library is ever-shifting, convenient, free, has great facilities, can order books in, is fantastic for the most expensive books and fleeting interests as well as more mundane stock... why would I ever want to be without that option?!
Would you rather:
Have to choose one of your favourite characters to die in their book or have to pick one of your favourite couples to break up in their book?
Oh, break up, definitely. Life goes on, more fish in the sea, etc etc. Unless... UNLESS... the character I was killing off was already on that road anyway. Maybe someone in a terrible situation, or very ill, or 105 years old. Then maybe, MAYBE, I would think about saving love over life.
Would you rather:
Be required to read Twilight once a year for the rest of your life or The Scarlet Letter once a year for the rest of your life?
I haven't read The Scarlet Letter yet, so I'm going to have to say Twilight. I really liked it when I read it all those years ago, and it's a quick read, so it wouldn't take up a massive chunk of my reading life even if my feelings about it shifted upon rereading.
11:30am: HALLELUJAAAAAAH! I had a dentist's appointment this morning, which always gives me serious anxiety despite the fact that the dentist and his nurse are just lovely, and I WAS OKAAAAAAY. One very painful but satisfying scale and polish later, and I was set free for another year or so, yaaay! Anyway, before this appointment I countered my anxiety somewhat by reading over breakfast, and then when I came OUT of my appointment I made the most of the peace in the waiting room to read a bit more while Mum had her checkup. So far, so productive!
1:45pm: PIZZAAAAAAA! Yes, I realise I'm doing a lot of excited shouting in this post, but ssssssh. I'm definitely enjoying this Rebus novel so far, though the fact that this seasoned policeman doesn't think to so much as tentatively link a massive abduction/murder case in the city with the cryptic letters he's started receiving is kiiiiind of irritating. I'm only 40 pages in though, so I'm sure he'll catch on soon enough!
5pm: My reading detoured off a cliff a bit this afternoon, because I was on the radio, wheeee! Every day on BBC Radio 2 they do a 'non-stop oldies' half hour (during Steve Wright in the Afternoon) where a listener picks the music, and today it was me! I actually submitted my list a few months ago, so my little bio was a bit out of date, but I still got major household brownie points for mentioning 'my lovely mum'.
They managed to squeeze eight songs into my half hour - you submit about twenty-five for them to choose from - including two I used to sing in the car with my mum (Circle in the Sand by Belinda Carlisle and I Just Can't Stop Loving You by Michael Jackson), one from car trips with my dad (Keep the Customer Satisfied by Simon and Garfunkel), one my mum detests (Jumping Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones), plus four more that have made it onto my favourite songs playlist over the years! They kicked off with this one, which I first heard in an episode of Dexter. Season 1, when Dexter, Rita, Rudy and Deb clear his dad's house and he brings some of the records home? LOVED IT. Now I can head off for a shower and go back to my book!
8pm: Weeell, I think that's my internetting done for tonight. I've done a bit more reading, eaten bran flakes and watched an episode of Being Human, so I think it might be time to switch off and go back to my book before bed. Happy reading all!
Quote of the day: "It was everywhere, crime. It was the life-force and the blood and the balls of life: to cheat, to edge; to take that body-swerve at authority, to kill."
- from Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin
CHALLENGE: BOOKISH WOULD YOU RATHER?
Hosted by Writing My Own Fairy Tale
Would you rather:
Lend books to someone who dog-ears pages or to someone who reads with cheesy Cheetos fingers?
Dog-ear pages, definitely. The book might look a mess at the end, but at least it wouldn't be dirty!
Would you rather:
Be able to meet one character of your choice or meet one author of your choice?
One character, I think. It'd open the possibilities up to all the wise and magical characters out there, people who've had incredible adventures or have intriguing world views. Obviously, this all comes from the author to begin with, but... what about the things that don't make it onto the page, the things the character could tell you that even the author doesn't know about? I may be overthinking this.
Would you rather:
Never be allowed in a bookstore again or never be allowed in a library again?
Bookstore, sad though that would be. A library is ever-shifting, convenient, free, has great facilities, can order books in, is fantastic for the most expensive books and fleeting interests as well as more mundane stock... why would I ever want to be without that option?!
Would you rather:
Have to choose one of your favourite characters to die in their book or have to pick one of your favourite couples to break up in their book?
Oh, break up, definitely. Life goes on, more fish in the sea, etc etc. Unless... UNLESS... the character I was killing off was already on that road anyway. Maybe someone in a terrible situation, or very ill, or 105 years old. Then maybe, MAYBE, I would think about saving love over life.
Would you rather:
Be required to read Twilight once a year for the rest of your life or The Scarlet Letter once a year for the rest of your life?
I haven't read The Scarlet Letter yet, so I'm going to have to say Twilight. I really liked it when I read it all those years ago, and it's a quick read, so it wouldn't take up a massive chunk of my reading life even if my feelings about it shifted upon rereading.
