Posts Tagged ‘Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-A-Thon’

I crashed last night at 1:00 in the morning (the end of hour 20) – so I met my goal of staying awake for 20 hours. Of those 20 hours, I actually participated 18.75 hours. Here is the breakdown:
Hours Spent Reading: 11 hours
Hours Spent Blogging: 7.25 hours
Hours Spent Visiting: 0.5 hours (I visited 15 bloggers [...]

This update covers hours nineteen and twenty of the Read-A-Thon (11:00 pm to 1:00 am PST).
How I am feeling at this point in the Event:Well so much for my second wind…I’m falling asleep. Barely made it through this last 30 minutes. I reached my goal to get through hour 20, and I’m packing it in. [...]

This update covers hours seventeen and eighteen of the Read-A-Thon (9:00 pm to 11:00 pm PST).
How I am feeling at this point in the Event: I am still surprisingly awake and feeling okay. I want to make it to 1:00am which will be through hour 20. I guess if I am still feeling really good, [...]

Care’s Online Book Club is hosting the Wisdom of Age challenge which needs to be completed by the end of hour 18 of the Read-A-Thon.
Your challenge is to think up and suggest your favorite books that feature an older protagonist! AND / OR  let’s also think up any of your favorite AUTHORS who are still [...]

This update covers hours fifteen and sixteen of the Read-A-Thon (7:00 pm to 9:00 pm PST).
How I am feeling at this point in the Event: I actually have found a second wind in the last 90 minutes. I had a great dinner, some apple pie and a cup of good, strong tea just before 7:00pm. [...]

Eva at A Striped Armchair is hosting a mini challenge to remember Dewey, the founder of The Read-A-Thon:
Sometime in the next three hours, dedicate a post about Dewey on your blog. You can share a favourite story/memory if you knew her, you can talk about one of her events (which I listed above!), thank her [...]

This update covers hours thirteen and fourteen of the Read-A-Thon (5:00 pm to 7:00 pm PST).
How I am feeling at this point in the Event:Very tired…time for dinner!
Mini Challenges during this Time Period:
I posted the mid-event survey in this time period.
I also decided to do Jill’s Musical Mini-Challenge:
I chose one of my favorite Norah Jones’ [...]

Well, we are half way through the Read-A-Thon and it is time for the mid-event survey:
1. What are you reading right now?
The Cradle by Patrick Somerville
2. How many books have you read so far?
I started the day by finishing a book I started before the Read-A-Thon. Then I completed one other book and have [...]

This update covers hours eleven and twelve of the Read-A-Thon (3:00 pm to 5:00 pm PST).
How I am feeling at this point in the Event: In need of an energy boost. I’m thinking of eating some apple pie for the sugar load. I will undoubtedly take a break for dinner in the next two hours. [...]

This update covers hours nine and ten of the Read-A-Thon (1:00 pm to 3:00 pm PST).
How I am feeling at this point in the Event: A bit sleepy…but I have almost finished a book and am ready to start another one during the next two hours.
And of course some mini-challenges for this time period:
Who Keeps [...]