Dewey's 24-hour Readathon Wrap Up

I fell short at the finish line, struggling to stay awake until 3am, then finally turned the light off and accepted the inevitable :). Should have taken a wake-up shower! I'll read for a couple of hours today to make up for lost time and finish my last book.

Final count:

6 books
~1800 pages

Thank you to Andi and Heather for all your hard work keeping the readathon going, and cheers to Kate and Gabby for stepping up to take it over! Looking forward to my next day of indulgence.

Mid-Point Readathon

It's just past the mid-point of the read-a-thon, and I'm at the mid-point of my third book.

I'm probably not on track for the most number of pages read (I managed over 2100 in my first readathon), but I'm hoping I can make it through the entire 24 hours this time.

I took a break to feed my sourdough starter, and while it doesn't seem to be doing massive amounts of expanding, it had moved through bubbly to frothy. More importantly, it passed the float test, so I might be able to attempt bread tomorrow! After a long nap in the morning...

Now back to the regularly scheduled reading!

10:57pm
Just about at the three-quarter mark and five books read. I'm hoping to finish two more, but that's likely ambitious at this point. I'm going to take an eye break now and get some things done while listening to Stuart McLean stories on a Spotify playlist.

Dewey's 24-Hour Readathon - April 2020 - Opening Thoughts

It's a confusing and terrifying world right now, but it's also perfectly made for a day of just reading.

Normally when I tackle the semi-annual 24-hour readathon, I have a field hockey game to play in the middle or a Whitecaps game to watch. Last October, I took a break to watch the Canadian men's field hockey team play Ireland in the first of a two-game test series - with the winner getting a spot in the Olympics. Now the Olympics have been postponed for a year, the MLS season is on indefinite hold, I haven't played field hockey since March (a 1-0 loss in the playoff finals that still hurts), and that all seems inconsequential against the daily death tolls and economic collapse.

But I feel blessed. I still have my job, my family and friends have their health, and I have a whole day to do nothing but read.

I hope everybody has a fantastic day, whatever you're doing!

Here's my answers to the opening survey:

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
Vancouver, BC

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
I started with a Stuart McLean collection and am looking forward to finishing by listening to some favourite stories on Spotify.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Girl Guide cookies and pizza

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I love to read and write, play the trumpet, play field hockey and golf.

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?
I'm doing the whole 24 hours this time (naps, notwithstanding). No soccer games to go to or hockey games to play this year!