Aya's Virtual Dumping Ground

[Aya]

I'm reading for charity again, supporting SANE Australia - an organisation that raises awareness for mental health by providing information and advocacy to the community.

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I'll be tracking my reads here... Aya's RAT Spreadsheet

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2017.04 READING PILE
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MINI CHALLENGES ...My responses...

Hour 0 post: Survey

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[Karen B.]

Now there are four of us. Like what you named yours.

[Kate]

Aya wrote: "@Kathryn, thanks for giving the homeless a home! ;)

I'll be making this thread my HQ but if I can be bothered I'll be twittering as well."

It is good to have a home :D

Sometimes I go on twitter, but then I tend to get distracted for 30+ minutes... However, part of the main fun thing about the readathon is the community.

[Aya]

Kathryn CA wrote: "Aya wrote: "@Kathryn, thanks for giving the homeless a home! ;)

I'll be making this thread my HQ but if I can be bothered I'll be twittering as well."

It is good to have a home :D

Sometimes I go..."

I'd have to agree. All those tweets have a way have holding me captive.

Woo hoo! I'm psyched for this readathon. ^_^

[Kate]

Aya wrote: "Kathryn CA wrote: "Aya wrote: "@Kathryn, thanks for giving the homeless a home! ;)

I'll be making this thread my HQ but if I can be bothered I'll be twittering as well."

It is good to have a home..."

Especially if you are looking under the readathon hashtag... You could get lost there forever!

[Aya]

Kathryn CA wrote: "Aya wrote: "Kathryn CA wrote: "Aya wrote: "@Kathryn, thanks for giving the homeless a home! ;)

I'll be making this thread my HQ but if I can be bothered I'll be twittering as well."

It is good to..."

Don't even get me started on hashtags.

I was born in the wrong decade, keeping up with all the possible social media outlets... Is. Not. Possible!

[Kate]

Aya wrote: "Kathryn CA wrote: "Aya wrote: "Kathryn CA wrote: "Aya wrote: "@Kathryn, thanks for giving the homeless a home! ;)

I'll be making this thread my HQ but if I can be bothered I'll be twittering as we..."

hahaha - so true. I mainly only use hashtags ironically in real life conversations. Usually with my sisters.

I love how you organized your RAT stack. Lots of variety and options. I think that is key to the readathon!

[Kate]

Wow, your cake sounds AMAZING!!!!!!!!

[Claire]

It's my first time too :) good luck!

[Aya]

Claire wrote: "It's my first time too :) good luck!"

Good luck to you too!

*cough* I think I'm spending half my time in challenges O_o. lol

[Claire]

I'm spending half my time on Goodreads or Twitter! LOL

[Aya]

Claire wrote: "I'm spending half my time on Goodreads or Twitter! LOL"

Hahaha, I'll add twitter to my distractions. What's your handle?

[Claire]

Aya wrote: "Claire wrote: "I'm spending half my time on Goodreads or Twitter! LOL"

Hahaha, I'll add twitter to my distractions. What's your handle?"

@clairelsalmon85

[Kate]

woot woot!!!

[Allison]

Glad you're joining us in a few short days, Aya!

[Aya]

Allison wrote: "Glad you're joining us in a few short days, Aya!"

I can't wait!

[Kate]

First, love how you organized your books into the categories. I need to look through my books tonight.

Second, I love that you are reading for charity. I did that for a couple of readathons and I wish that I could afford to do that this time. Do you have a method to calculate how much you will donate? Page count? Minutes read? Books completed? Or just a lump sum?

[Aya]

Kathryn CA wrote: "First, love how you organized your books into the categories. I need to look through my books tonight.

Second, I love that you are reading for charity. I did that for a couple of readathons and I ..."

Thanks ^_^
It makes it easier to visualise. It's utter chaos if I don't plan ahead.

I'll be donating $1 for every 100 pages I read. Not sure how much I'll get through since I have other commitments but I'm aiming to read 500 pages.

[Aya]

Hi Kathryn,

Just reviving my thread in anticipation for the Read-A-Thon. ^_^

[Kate]

Aya wrote: "Hi Kathryn,

Just reviving my thread in anticipation for the Read-A-Thon. ^_^"

Welcome back!

[Aya]

Only a few days left! I can't wait.

I've updated my deets here

[Kate]

Welcome back!

[Aya]

Just finished with Twelve Black Hearts for Christmas a five star read for me!

Helluva start. ^_^

Next book...Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two and more homemade hummus.

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Go Reader Go!!!! Hope you are enjoying all of your books.

Keep reading and have fun :)

[Aya]

♥Robin ♥ wrote: "Go Reader Go!!!! Hope you are enjoying all of your books.

Keep reading and have fun :)"

Slow going but so far so good! I've decided I'm going to ignore all mini challenges. I'll just read and socialise my way through this readathon ^_^

How are you going?

[Aya]

So I'm checking off the following as finished:



Currently Reading:

[Aya]

I hope everyone enjoyed the readathon!

I didn't do much reading so I'm setting myself another 24hrs. ^_^

[Aya]

I'll be keeping this thread active for the upcoming read-a-thon.
^_^ Can't wait.

[Aya]

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MINI CHALLENGES ...My responses...

Hour 0: Survey
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
Sydney
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
m&m's blocks of chocolate
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I love visiting cemeteries.
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? I plan to not get distracted by too many mini challenges... So far, I'm off to a bad start.

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[Andi]

Hi Aya!!!! Are you doing the #CoverFromMemory mini challenge?

[Aya]

Andi wrote: "Hi Aya!!!! Are you doing the #CoverFromMemory mini challenge?"

Hi!!! How are things going at your end?

I haven't done any other challenges yet. I told myself I'll check in every 6 hrs and only do the challenges that are still open at that hour because last time I tried doing them all and I basically spent half the time doing the challenges rather than reading lol.

The #CoverFromMemory challenge sounds like a good one though. Hopefully it's still open in the next two hours. If it is I'll do it then.

What about you? Will you be drawing?

[Aya]

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MINI CHALLENGES ...My responses...

Hour 12: Mid-Event Survey
1. What are you reading right now?

2. How many books have you read so far?
1
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
Finishing Gemina
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
Yes! The damn blackhole that is social media! I dealt with it by giving into it. lol
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
That I'm still falling asleep more than I thought I'd be after having so much coffee.

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[Colona Public Library]

Looks like you have some good reading picks! Happy reading! ~Ashley

[Aya]

Colona Public Library wrote: "Looks like you have some good reading picks! Happy reading! ~Ashley"

Thanks! I'm actually ended up reading pieces from books that weren't even on my initial TBR.

[Aya]

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MINI CHALLENGES ...My responses...

Closing Survey
1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
Hours 5-7 were the toughest since it was 3am where I am in the world.
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a reader engaged for next year?
Gemina made for a pretty good read since it was fast paced and written in a unique format.
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next season?
Nope. This year has been the best thus far!
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
Social media in general seemed to be better organised.
5. How many books did you read?
5 entire books. An additional 4 or so started.
6. What were the names of the books you read?

7. Which book did you enjoy most?

8. Which did you enjoy least?

9. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
Definitely. Reader and Cheerleader.
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