It's the time of year between the selection of the top 10 for 2011 for the provincial reading committee, and the start of the epic reading for the list for 2012 (late October/ early November).  Thus, from September the first to the end of October, I have this ridiculous pressure to read all the books ever.

Actually, I mean read all the books I want to read.  Thus far, I've managed to get through Steig Larsson's Millennium trilogy and am now halfway through AJ Jacobs's The Know-It-All (it's his only work I haven't read).  I'm hoping to make it through at least 8 other books before the committee starts up again.  I was going to toss on books three and four from the Sookie Stackhouse series but, and I know there are a lot of people on my f-list who are fans, I cannot stand the books.  I am not going to waste my time reading books that irritate me half the time.

I've got several other books to delve into next, but really, it's insane that I only get about two months of personal reading time. 

Last year, for the reading committee, I read 59 books.  That's insane.  It's not that I couldn't do it.  I did, and threw in books for myself along the way, though not as many as I would've liked, but the numbers are creeping up every year.  I'm betting we'll break the 65 mark this year.
If I had my primary computer back, I would post the nastiest picture of what my hands look like right now. 

And before anyone asks, yes I was wearing gloves.  Sadly, my issues with allergies (currently being investigated, if my extreme allergic reaction to the virus last fall, has made them worse.  IDK, but they certainly are worse this year.  I always garden, but I don't wind up looking like this) mean that I can now only do this in fits and starts, but yesterday and today was turning it up, and serious weeding., but the prickles make it through the gloves, and one sort of got down inside said glove, and, yeah.

I look like I've been attacked by a rabid cat. 

Official count:

wounds: stopped counting at 23
bandaids: 6
swollen fingers: 5
Ability to still be able to type: priceless.
Take a look on what the lead story is on Recapist's TV update.

Feel free to go express your devastation.

theoriginalspy: (Default)
( Oct. 29th, 2008 06:22 pm)
If you don't know what I'm talking about, you missed the major entertainment announcement of my fandom life today.  Don't click if you don't want to be completely and utterly depressed, wishing that you had your own TARDIS to change things accordingly spoiled.

*Weeps some more.*

.

Profile

theoriginalspy: (Default)
theoriginalspy

Syndicate

RSS Atom

Most Popular Tags

Powered by Dreamwidth Studios

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags