Last year I began my preparation post with “now that my busiest semester EVER is over…”. This year I can happily write “now that my last full semester of university is over…”! I finished writing my last exam a few hours ago and now I once again looking forward to participating in the April edition of Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-thon. This is the pile of books I’m going to be […]
During the Readathon, I finished one book (~40 pages) and completed three books. Beyond the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo This is the book I finished. I had heard a lot of good things about this book, so I decided to pick it up. It’s written like a novel, with the author playing no role in the story (note: this is non-fiction), which I wasn’t expecting. I had to continuously […]
Just finished dinner…here’s my responses to the mid-event survey!1) How are you doing? Sleepy? Are your eyes tired? My eyes were tired before I breaked for dinner, I actually shut them for about 15 minutes while lying on my bed…that little refresher did the trick, though, and I’m feeling bright eyed once again! 2) What have you finished reading? I’ve finished Beyond the Beautiful Forevers (had about 50 pages left […]
I’m a little bit behind (I slept til eight today! ;P) but here are my answers for the introductory questionnaire! 1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? The Canadian Prairies! It looks a little grey out today, just how I like the weather to be when I’m spending time reading 🙂 2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Hard to […]
Now that my busiest semester EVER is over (regular course work was more than enough to deal with, then I had five papers and two exams all due in the first week of exam period…), I am looking forward to getting caught up on my reading tomorrow during Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-thon. Tonight I am cleaning my room and planning snacks and meals tomorrow – happily, I know I can depend on my […]