Wicked Winter Read-a-Thon

I am shocked I almost forgot I had signed up for this! It starts tonight at midnight est (or 11pm my time.) I'm not sure I'll be able to get much reading in tonight, but I will start bright and early in the morning! I will aim for two and a half books! That's my goal!

Lookit! Challenges:

Friday, February 3rd:
10AM - 2PM EST | Fight for Survival | Rebecca @ Kindle Fever
4PM - 8PM EST | Wintry Sentences | Melissa @ Eclectic Bookshelf
8PM - 12AM EST | Welcome Into the Unknown | Vicky @ Books, Biscuits and Tea

Saturday, February 4th:
10AM - 2PM EST | The Wicked Winter Ball | Kimberly @ Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer
4PM - 8PM EST | Wicked Cover Lover | Christy @ Love of Books
8PM - 12AM EST | Guess the Title – Picture Puzzle | Michelle @ Book Briefs

Sunday, February 5th:
10AM - 2PM EST | Tease at Random | Claire @ Project TBR
4PM - 8PM EST | Sentence to Song | Amanda @ Letters Inside Out
8PM - 12AM EST | The Fight for Survival Part Continues | April @ My Shelf Confessions

Starting Line:

Friday 2/3
Book:Halfway to the Grave,
Start Page: (httg) 304  
End Page: (httg) 358 
Books Completed: 1
Challenges:  none

Saturday 2/4 and 2/5
Book:The Rift Walker
Start Page: 1
End Page:
Books Completed:
Challenges:
Note: I am sucking at this read-a-thon too! I think this one will be my last for a while. (but don't hold me to that please)


Ending Totals: 
Books Read:
Pages Read:
Challenges:

Read Dangerously Read-a-Thon: Day One

So the fun starts today! I won't remind everyone of the disastah that was the last read-a-thon (for me not the actual event..I just didn't do very well) so I won't get all fancy shmancy with this one and post a looong list. I'm just going to go with the flow.

So starting at 10am (CST) I'm going to start reading. I do hope to get at least three books read completely! That would make me a happy panda!

First Book:

Starting on page: 68
Ending Page: 230
Time Started: 1:15pm
Time Ended:6:30pm
Finished: Didn't finish but almost there!

High Summer Read-a-Thon-Starting Post

It started last night at midnight, but I'm old so I am starting it now! It's 7am and my reading time is beginning with the book, What a Demon Wants by Kathy Love on my Nook!


I have work today but only for a few hours plus a trip to the grocery store, but after that I'm seriously getting down to some action. I'm planning on reading my butt off this 'thon! I'm probably not going to do a lot of updates, but I will update everyday! :)  PS-use #HSreadathon on Twitter to chat with us as we read!

My update format will look like this:

Day 1 Update 1
Books Read: 1
Pages Read: 202

Once Upon A Read-a-Thon Starting Post

Well it's read-a-thon time again! I've got my stack and my snacks (wow a rhyme!) and I'm ready to read! I've thought about it and figure that I'll only do two posts per day...maybe break them up into 8 hour blocks?..not to sure about that just yet. I just know that I'm going to focus more on reading than on posting and twittering these next couple of days! So I will try to keep track of how long I actually read.

I have a two hour shift 8am to 11am but then I'm off work until thursday! Woot! I have one errand (grocery shopping) to do today but otherwise I'm going to devote my day to reading! Gonna get my game face on...grrrr!

**this be my xena grrr face! I'm gonna grr at my TBR stack!***

1st Block (didn't get to start at 7am)
Start Time: 1pm
End Time: 4pm
Total Time Spent Reading: 45 mins (stupid real life)
Book(s): To the Lighthouse (nook), Centuries of June (Keith Donohue)
Pages Read: 67 pages

2nd Block
Start Time: 6:00pm
End Time: 9pm (gave up)
Total Time Spent Reading: Maybe 1 hour
Book(s): Centuries of June
Pages Read: 60

Totals
Time Read: 1.45 hours
Pages Read: 127

Spring Into Summer Read-a-Thon Starting Post

It's 9am (CST) and I'm ready! Got my coffee and my books!

So here goes:
9:00AM-11:00 AM
Starting Book: Pride and Prejudice
Starting Page: 110
Ending Page:113
Notes: Was reading while at work which was busy so obviously I didn't get much done. Now I'm off til about 3pm so I can read as much as I want :)

11:00am-1:oopm
Book: Pride and Prejudice
Starting Page: 113
Ending Page:127
Notes: I took a nap. One minute I was reading (see picture below) and then the next I knew it I was laying down. *sigh* Here's to hoping to a more productive afternoon!



Wordle Mini-Challenge:




1:00am-3:oopm
Book: Pride and Prejudice
Starting Page: 127
Ending Page: 143
Notes: Nope, didn't happen this hour. No whoosh of reading progress...but oh well. I've got an hour of work then four more of reading :) I'm going to switch to a different book.

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Story Mini-Challenge :

Write a story 100 words or less that contains ALL of the following words:

Shaman
Lime
Laser
Goat


A few years ago I went on a trip to Scotland and met a Shaman named Jim-Bob. Jim-Bob was my unofficial tour guide on the trip. He was cool, but Bob had a major problem.
He had a giant goat that followed him everywhere he went! This was no ordinary goat, mind you. This goat had a laser beam that would shoot out a lime flavored salt! This was horrible for his Shamanic tour guide business, but perfect for making margaritas! So instead of the tour, Jim-Bob invited me to his bar and we partied all night! Scotland (and Jim-Bob's laser goat) ROCKED!

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Progress So Far:

• Total Books Read=0
• Total Pages Read=33

3pm-4pm-Working

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Picture Mini-Challenge:
Here is my response: Guess the Book

plus= ???
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give up? Got it?
***the ice princess****

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4:00pm-8:00pm
Book: Blood Red Road
Starting Page:1
Ending Page: 131
Notes: Had a better time with the reading this block! I have two more hours of work from 8pm-10pm but I will switch to my Nook so I can read while I work.

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Book Title Mini-Challenge


Bossypants Come and Find Me Before I Go To Sleep

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8:00pm-10:00pm
Book: Deadline (Nook book)
Starting Page:51
Ending Page: 54
Notes: Work. Herp derp...couldn't get any reading in :(

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Total Books: 0
Total Pages: 167
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10:00pm-12:00am
Book: Blood Red Road
Starting Page: 131
Ending Page:294
Notes: I went to bed at about 12:45am cst after reading a LOT of BRR. It's a great book!