Elyse's Readathoning! est. 2017 Showing 651-700 of 1,338

[Susan]

Good luck! That’s always my goal, too. Sometimes I do, and sometimes...

[Leni]

I love the Fairyland books! Although the Moon one was probably my least favourite.

[Elyse]

Susan wrote: "Good luck! That’s always my goal, too. Sometimes I do, and sometimes..."

haha right? Sometimes I finish them, sometimes I read them during the 'thon, and sometimes I even put them on hold until Monday!

[Elyse]

Leni wrote: "I love the Fairyland books! Although the Moon one was probably my least favourite."

I'm really struggling with it! And I read the first couple during a couple of previous Dewey's but this one is just not doing it for me!

[Ann A]

Good luck on finishing your current books pre-readathon! I gave up on that goal this time, but I'm setting those books aside and starting fresh tomorrow.

[Elyse]

Stupid me forgot to UNset my alarm for this morning (it's a Mon-Fri work alarm) so it went off at 5:20am per usual. But I ended up falling back asleep and getting out of bed at 8am after cuddling with the dog and one of the cats for a bit.

I finished my list of things I wanted to accomplish today:
✔ Vacuum (aka run all of the robots)
✔ Clean toilets & wash bath mats
✔ Grocery shopping
✔ Pick up Dunkin Donuts iced mocha coffee sans cream, sugar, and ice for tomorrow morning so I don't have to leave the house
✔ Make oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (who needs raisins?!)
✔ Make crudités
✔ Clean up kitchen (I'm a big fan of leaving a mess until the weekend. lol)
✔ Pull out physical TBR books

Now I just have to finish reading these pesky books! lol.

[Elyse]

Menu

Pre-Breakfast
Dunkin Donuts iced mocha coffee (I will add cream and ice)

Breakfast
Honey Nut Cheerios

Lunch
Green Primavera leftovers

Supper
Alligator po'boys with red beans and rice courtesy of goldbelly

Snacks
Crudités & dill dip
Hummus and pita
Cheese, pepperoni, & crackers
Peanut M&Ms
Philadelphia Cheesecake crumbles
Stonyfield parfait
Clementines
Cut up watermelon
Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
(I went a bit overboard at the grocery store today. lol)

Drinks
Besides aforementioned DD iced mocha coffee...
Tea
Water
Pepsi
Spindrift

[Susan]

Elyse wrote: "Menu

Pre-Breakfast
Dunkin Donuts iced mocha coffee (I will add cream and ice)

Breakfast
Honey Nut Cheerios

Lunch
Green Primavera leftovers

Supper
Alligator po'boys with red beans and rice court..."

Wow! Can I come to your house for the Readathon? jkjk. What a fun idea to order something from Goldbelly!

[Elyse]

Susan wrote: "Wow! Can I come to your house for the Readathon? jkjk. What a fun idea to order something from Goldbelly!..."

lol. We did a 3-month subscription of NOLA foods. We got King cake, muffulettas, and the final one is alligator po'boys! Perfect timing for the 'thon and just coincidental!

[Susan]

Elyse wrote: "Susan wrote: "Wow! Can I come to your house for the Readathon? jkjk. What a fun idea to order something from Goldbelly!..."

lol. We did a 3-month subscription of NOLA foods. We got King cake, muff..."

A happy coincidence! Sounds delish

[Susan]

The menu sounds amazing. Enjoy your reading adventure tomorrow!

[Cynda]

Hi Elyse. I have Lumberjanes on a long list of possibilities. If they are still on KU, I will try a volume for this RAD. Good Idea!

[Susy]

Elyse wrote: "Menu

Pre-Breakfast
Dunkin Donuts iced mocha coffee (I will add cream and ice)

Breakfast
Honey Nut Cheerios

Lunch
Green Primavera leftovers

Supper
Alligator po'boys with red beans and rice court..."
Elyse wrote: "It's settled. Ish. I want to read [bookcover:Royal H..."

Sounds like you're all set to go Elyse! Good luck and happy reading!

[Elyse]

Opening Survey!
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? New Hampshire
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? All of them. That's why I picked them! lol
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Again, all of them. lol
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I was recently promoted at work!
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? Try to read more? lol.

Starting

[Jennifer]

Elyse wrote: "Opening Survey!
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? New Hampshire
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? All of them. That's why I picked them! lol
3) W..."

Congratulations on your promotion! Have a wonderful readathon.

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Sounds like a busy few hours for you so far food and reading wise.

[Jamie]

Congrats on the promotion! That is fantastic news!

[Elyse]

Jennifer wrote: "Congratulations on your promotion! Have a wonderful readathon...."

Thank you! Hope you have a good 'thon too!

[Elyse]

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Sounds like a busy few hours for you so far food and reading wise."

I sure was busy yesterday and did not end up finishing one of my pre-readathon books so it is an option today or maybe not till Monday. lol.

[Elyse]

Jamie wrote: "Congrats on the promotion! That is fantastic news!"

Thank you!

[Elyse]

Check-In #1 - Hours 1-4 (8am-12pm):
Check-In Time: 12:33pm
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: DD iced mocha coffee, Honey Nut Cheerios
Pages Read Total: 310
Time Listened Total: 0
Books Progressed In: 0
Books Finished: 1

Comments: Blazed through The Wedding Date, just finished it, and loved it! Immediately moving on to The Proposal! Have not been as social as I have been in the past but I really just want to read this time. Catch my Hour 6 discussion in 25 minutes! :)

[Abbey]

You are cruising and have great food options! I have The Proposal on my list of books I own, but yet to be read. One day I'll get to it. I hope you like it!!

I've been helping out at a virtual expo event today, so my first update may come in a few hours, but I was able to adjust a bit and get some reading in beforehand. Hopefully one of my later sessions requires less from me so I can post my first update/calculate my totals so far. And am looking forward to cruising on reading once this event ends at 4pm cst and being social later in the day as my motivation wanes to swap to an audiobook.

Happy reading!

[Stephanie]

Congrats on the promotion! It looks like you're making great progress with your reading so far! Good luck and happy reading!

[Elyse]

Abbey wrote: "You are cruising and have great food options! I have The Proposal on my list of books I own, but yet to be read. One day I'll get to it. I hope you like it!!

I've been helping out at a virtual exp..."

Hope you get more time to read! I'm enjoying The Proposal, it's cute! Happy reading!

[Elyse]

Stephanie wrote: "Congrats on the promotion! It looks like you're making great progress with your reading so far! Good luck and happy reading!"

Thank you! Happy reading!

[Elyse]

Check-In #2 - Hours 5-8 (12pm-4pm):
Check-In Time: 4:44pm
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: Crudités and dill dip, Nutella To Go, watermelon
Pages Read Total: 368
Time Listened Total: 1 hr 20 minutes (63 pgs)
Books Progressed In: 2

Books Finished: 1

Comments: I switched to audio and listened to some of Illuminae while I showered and went to my local bookstore for Independent Bookstore Day! I had ordered 4 books online and went to pick them up. One of them being Illuminae. lol. Because I was having a hard time getting into the audiobook. I wanted to read along and listen until I could get into it. Annnd then I started back up with The Proposal when I got home!

[Elyse]

Check-In #3 - Hours 9-12 (4pm-8pm):
Check-In Time: 8:07pm
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: Cheese, pepperoni, crackers, Spindrift Lemon Limeade, Alligator Po'boys with red beans and rice (really good!!), Pepsi
Pages Read Total: 485
Time Listened Total: 1 hour 40 minutes (85 pgs)
Books Progressed In: 2

Books Finished: 1

Comments: Well, the alligator po'boy was interesting! But in a good way. Spicy mustard and pepper jelly definitely helped things be tasty. lol. Almost done reading The Proposal and then I think I'll move to some graphic novels for a bit. It's nighttime which is the bane of my readathons. lol

[Steph]

hey elyse!! i'm glad i read what you said about the illuminae audiobook. i was trying to decide whether to do audio or a print copy, but it looks like print is the way to go for me. i hope you're enjoying!!

[Elyse]

Steph wrote: "hey elyse!! i'm glad i read what you said about the illuminae audiobook. i was trying to decide whether to do audio or a print copy, but it looks like print is the way to go for me. i hope you're e..."

Illuminae is a lot to take in, no matter how you do it. I don't think e-book would work though because there's so much special imaging and such in the physical book that won't translate electronically. I do like having both the audio and the physical but I'm finding myself reaching for the physical more than audio so I'd recommend physical. Even though a lot of people rave about the audiobook! lol.

[Elyse]

Mid-Event Survey
1) What are you reading right now? Manfried the Man
2) How many books have you read so far? 2 and almost 2 hours of another
3) What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? More graphic novels
4) Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? Went to my local bookstore for Independent Bookstore Day! Listened to my audiobook!
5) What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? Always and forever, how time flies.

[Ann A]

I meant to go to a local Independent, but never made it. Good for you! It's funny how many of us answered question 5 the same way - the time is going too quickly!

[Abbey]

Elyse wrote: "Steph wrote: "hey elyse!! i'm glad i read what you said about the illuminae audiobook. i was trying to decide whether to do audio or a print copy, but it looks like print is the way to go for me. i..."

I definitely did that series both ways too, and a re-listen only over the early pandemic days when I only felt like re-reading favorites. If you read the books on the Kindle app on a tablet, the format translated pretty well. I usually read on my Paperwhite for digital books, but used my tablet for that book for that reason specifically and didn't feel like I lost a lot. I'm not usually super into Sci-Fi/Fantasy but that series and their Aurora Cycle (which reads more in the traditional book format with a few extra features) kept my interest.

[Elyse]

Ann A wrote: "I meant to go to a local Independent, but never made it. Good for you! It's funny how many of us answered question 5 the same way - the time is going too quickly!"

Seriously though the first 12 flyyyy by and then the second 12 go so slowly. lol.

[Elyse]

Abbey wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Steph wrote: "hey elyse!! i'm glad i read what you said about the illuminae audiobook. i was trying to decide whether to do audio or a print copy, but it looks like print is the way t..."

Oh that's good! Some books that I know have artwork or stylistic approaches in the physical books are much plainer electronically which is so disappointing. Glad to hear the Illuminae trilogy isn't the case!

[Jamie]

Elyse wrote: "Ann A wrote: "I meant to go to a local Independent, but never made it. Good for you! It's funny how many of us answered question 5 the same way - the time is going too quickly!"

Seriously though t..."

Mine is always the opposite. Probably because I am fighting sleep the first 1/3 of the readathon without fail (it is why I prefer the reverse readathons). Now I am in my stride, and time is flying!

[Vicki Willis]

Looks like a great RaT!
See you at the next one.

[Elyse]

Wrap-Up
Total Time: 17 hrs 16 mins
Total Breaks: Sleep - 6 hours 44 minutes
Pages Read Total: 1,371 + 85 listened = 1,456
Time Listened Total: 1 hour 40 minutes (85 pgs)
Books Started: 1

Books Read: 5

Comments: Welp, I got almost a full night's sleep. lol. I fell asleep at 1am and woke up just after readathon end. I did not set an alarm like I usually do to finish out the readathon. But I enjoyed my sleep so that's all that matters. lol. I did finish the novel I was reading and then a couple of comics/graphic novels. I'm surprised I only listened to less than 2 hours of audio!

Closing Survey
1) How would you assess your reading overall? 2 novels is great!
2) Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it? Didn't really have one.
3) What was your favorite snack? Well, I didn't really break into the GOOD snacks. lol. So I guess cheese, pepperoni, and crackers.
4) Wanna volunteer for our next event? Not for the reverse because I won't be participating but maybe for October.

[Ann A]

Maybe breaking into your GOOD snacks today can help with post-readathon funk. :) You did great, especially with also getting a decent night's sleep!

[Elyse]

Ann A wrote: "Maybe breaking into your GOOD snacks today can help with post-readathon funk. :) You did great, especially with also getting a decent night's sleep!"

Yep I had some hummus today and plan on having one of the Philadelphia Cheesecake Crumbles later! lol. Thanks!

[Susy]

Nice totals Elyse!!

[Stephanie]

Great job, Elyse!

[Elyse]

Jamie wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Ann A wrote: "I meant to go to a local Independent, but never made it. Good for you! It's funny how many of us answered question 5 the same way - the time is going too quickly!"

Seri..."

haha yeah I'm more of a morning person and wayyyy not a night owl! I wish reverse readathon was easier for me!

[Elyse]

Vicki Willis wrote: "Looks like a great RaT!
See you at the next one."

Thanks yes see you then too!

[Elyse]

Susy wrote: "Nice totals Elyse!!"

Thanks Susy!

[Elyse]

Stephanie wrote: "Great job, Elyse!"

Thanks Stephanie!

[Susan]

Elyse wrote: "Wrap-Up
Total Time: 17 hrs 16 mins
Total Breaks: Sleep - 6 hours 44 minutes
Pages Read Total: 1,371 + 85 listened = 1,456
Time Listened Total: 1 hour 40 minutes (85 pgs)
Books Started: 1
[bookcove..."

Great reading! Plus a trip to an independent bookstore (plus some book buying, I’m guessing?) Sounds like the perfect readathon!

[Elyse]

Susan wrote: "Great reading! Plus a trip to an independent bookstore (plus some book buying, I’m guessing?) Sounds like the perfect readathon!..."

Oh yes, I bought 4 books! lol.

[Elyse]

I don't see myself participating in the pre-readathon prompts and my reading has been so sporadic lately that keeping track is about 20 minutes at a time but I AM excited for August 6!

[Susan]

Same here Elyse. “See” you on the 6th!

[Elyse]

Susan wrote: "Same here Elyse. “See” you on the 6th!"

Yes, Susan, "see" you then! :)