Pre-Readathon Fun!

Tomorrow's the big day!!!  I am so super excited about Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon that it's a bit ridiculous.  And I'm okay with that, having embraced my spastic inner nerd long ago.  I'll be off to shop for Readathon snacks this morning, so expect another post soon.

Saw this on Facebook and it cracked me up:

Now I'm a fan of Twilight, and even though I'd already read the Harry Potter books, Twilight was the book that finally made me feel that it was okay for me to read YA even though my own young adult days are gone.  So I'm not Twilight bashing, but that said, this quote is totally true.  Twilight is literary candy, and there's nothing wrong with that.

Last night the Hubs took me to see Paranormal Activity 3 and it was super creepy and I screamed lots and once again wondered why the hell I keep insisting on going to see movies that I know will scare the crap out of me.  But ignoring my mental issues for a moment, we got to see the trailer for Daniel Radcliffe's new horror movie The Woman in Black:

Bet you wish you hadn't tossed that Elder wand, eh Daniel?

And I have to say, he's actually looking pretty handsome here, it actually took a few moments for me to recognize him.  

Tonight I'm off to an Octoberfest where I get to volunteer with the kid's soccer corner and turn down all that free beer that will be flowing from the free beer steins in order to be all sober and non hung over for tomorrow's Readathon.  Oh, the sacrifices to fun (and most often, dignity) that my inner nerd requires!  But I'm not only reading and obsessively twittering tomorrow, I'm cheering AND hosting a mini-challenge at Hour 9 and honestly my mini-challenge will be AWESOME.

Okay, now that I've started to go all caps on this blog, it's probably best to end this before I hit the caps lock for good.

Snacks to be posted later!

And I want to see your Readathon piles and snacks, and twitter names so that if I don't already follow you I can for tomorrow's big event! If you don't have Twitter or you never use it, trust me, Readathom is so much more fun with Twitter.  Just save the search for #readathon and we'll all be connected and my inner nerd will totally recognize your inner nerd.

October '11 Readathon Pile O'Books

It's almost here!  While I embrace Readathons in general, Dewey's 24 Readathon holds a special place in my heart and it's what led to me starting a book blog.  I really wish I'd had an opportunity to know Dewey, but I think it's amazing how she continues to bring the book blogging community together. 

This will be my third October Readathon, my very first was on Oct. 24, 2009 (my how times flies!) and here's how it all started for me:

Good morning,  my book reading minions!  In just 20 minutes the frenzied sound of books opening up all over the world will freak out those non-readers of the planet.  They will pause, tilt their heads, and wonder What the heck was that sound?  But we will know it is the  sound of hundreds of books opening up, some for the first time, others, well read perhaps even tattered and worn, for the hundredth time.  I can't wait!!!

And here's my very first Readathon Pile O'Books ever:

 Now, how many books did I get to? Not a lot, I had to work overnight that first Readathon (before I learned to request the day off like I have every other Readathon). I made a lot of mistakes with this first pile, severely over estimating my reading speed.  Seriously, It? Maybe all on it's own I could read in 24 hours, but with this huge pile?  I ended up getting to Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror, 20th Century Ghosts and some of the Vampire Diaries. And I totally didn't read the whole time.

So I've learned a lot- a huge stack is still a good idea, if only to give yourself lots of options if you get bored or tired.  Short stories, graphic novels, kid's books- all good, especially if you need an ego boost for your reading speed.  I end up tweeting a lot, and I love cheering and I've hosted a few challenges.  So here's my Readathon Pile O'Books for this coming Saturday:

 Main Pile

Who Killed Mr. Chippendale?

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones

The Haunting of Hill House

The Turn of the Screw

Breathe

The Lover's Dictionary

Drive

Fade

Twilight Graphic Novel Vol.2

Every Thing On It

Death Proof: A Screenplay

The Night Circus 

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

The Walking Dead Vol. 1

Scary Godmother

 

Back-Up Pile

I also have plenty of books on my Kindle, but the main one I plan on getting to is the short story Mile 81 by Stephen King:

So those are my reading plans, soon I'll be shopping for Readathon snacks, which is always fun!  I am volunteering at an Octoberfest the night before Readathon, which has me a little nervous, but I'm just going to limit the amount of alcohol I have, and maybe pick up some yummy German goodies to snack on for Saturday morning.  

So have you signed up yet?  What are you waiting for?!  You don't have to read the entire time, if that's what's holding you back.  Let me know that you're participating and I will make it a point to stop by your blog with some special cheers (even if I'm not officially assigned to your blog because I always end up cheering more than my fair share).  And speaking of Cheer- please consider taking some time out to cheer on fellow readers.  And for the love of Books, please turn off word verification during the Readathon.  There's less than 50 cheerleaders for over 300 blogs, so it saves us a lot of time and frustration when you make it easier for us to post our clever, witty, inspiring cheers!

Looking forward to seeing your pile o'books! And snacking plans, got to love the excuse to get your food on!