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I used to read voraciously as a kid. I'd stay up until the wee hours with a flashlight and read. And then I got to high school and got busy. And then I got to college and stayed busy. And then I graduated and partied and watched more tv. And then came my ridiculous internet habit. So my attention span's a little shot, and I just don't take the time offline like I used to.
After the success of the October Cut the Fluff Challenge, we decided to continue on. Our November challenge has been to read from a non-internet source for no less than 30 minutes a day. I biffed on it right away, on or about November 3rd. I didn't make the time, and I just couldn't stay awake at the end of the day. We've made it every other day, though.
A few months ago, Missy handed me The Golden Compass
So my daemon is Erasmus the spider. "Solitary, shy, spontaneous, humble, and fickle." You can tell me if I selected the right form (and transform it if I chose wrong). 11 days left before it takes its final form! You can find out your daemon as well.
I mostly hate seeing movies. Most mainstream movies these days are so bad. But I would really like to see The Golden Compass movie when it comes out.on December 7. I think Nicole Kidman is a fantastic choice to play Mrs. Coulter. Missy and I have been going back and forth on what we imagined her golden monkey daemon looked like.
So anyway, it's fun to read again. And I like taking that time right before bed. We've stayed up later than we wanted to getting our reading in a number of times, so I can't imagine we'd stick to it every day, but I intend to keep it up as much as I can. I hope I don't ruin it by picking a crappy book. I have this thing about having to finish a book once I start it. If I hate the book, it sits there and I won't let myself start another until it's done. So not a lot of reading gets done. Apparently I have to try harder and pick better books.
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Haven't read the His Dark Materials series yet, but want to. Did take the daemon quiz before though. Came up with Andreas: "Spontaneous, modest, fickle, flexible and solitary." Think it's a lynx?
I've only heard good things about those books, lookin forward to them and the movie!
My bad, an ocelot.
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yall are so cute. what a fun way to push each other to grow and develop. Erica you hit the nail on the head with how life gets in the way of a reading obsession. I too remember late nights reading Judy Bloom and Madeline L"Engle by flashlight. I never developed the tv habit but this internet...argghhh! I go in and out of reading phases. I also have outgrown that need to finish a non-good book. i was probably your age when i realized i would NEVER get through Angela's Ashes (frank mccourt) and that it was OKAY. I just finished "Between Boyfriends" (hilarious, short stories/essays, fun read) and "Female Chauvanist Pigs" also quite funny analysis of what we have/have not accomplished w/ the women's rights movement...a nice mix of nutty and nerdy. I'll have to look up this series you guys mention...
I, too, read like crazy as a kid. In retrospect, I probably spent too much time with my nose in a book. My reading history matches yours pretty well (except, for me, the partying started in high school, okay, junior high). When I graduated college I had this idea that the only worthwhile reading was non-fiction. I thought fiction was okay for the masses but not for me. Well, after a few years I abandoned that crazy notion.
After college I worked in the receiving department at B&N which gave me ample opportunity to peruse a wide range of titles. This is how I stumbled across some of my favorite books, including The Golden Compass et al.
I'm glad we chose reading for our challenge. I like the quiet togetherness it affords us. And I'm soooooo glad that you are ravenously consuming the Pullman trilogy. I wasn't sure what you'd think of it. My dillema now is how to pick the next good book. I've gotten over the must finish any book I start (as you've seen). I hope we continue the reading even after the challenge is complete.
Yay, books!!
I had this idea that the only worthwhile reading was non-fiction.
I totally went on this "smart book" kick. I bought a bunch of books that looked interesting, but also that I thought might look good on my bookshelf. I did like reading them, and would still like to read the rest, but I do not at all expect them to be nearly as enthralling as a good fiction book.
So I'm thinking I might go for a non-fiction book next and see if the enthusiasm carries over. The "problem" is a good non-fiction book makes you think, and maybe that's not the state of mind I want to be in right before bed.
You are welcome to peruse my non-fiction bookshelf anytime. And that is not a euphemism.
Are you sure, Missy? (I kid...a little.)
Reading is conspicuously absent from my life, and I hate that. Right now is not the time to change that, though, since every book I own is packed up.
But post-move/X-mas/work insanity and pre-Maui, I hope to get back on the reading horse, as it were.
I really hate this new way of logging in, waaaahhhh.
I'm so glad you're reading The Golden Compass (Missy is clearly a great influence). I honestly thought all my geeky friends would have read the His Dark Materials books, but none had, so I turned a few onto the series and they love it.
Much like many of you, I always had my nose stuck in a book when I was younger, and slowly I feel that I'm returning there, which is both good and bad.
If I want to finish the trilogy by the end of the month, I have to read about 250 pages over the next four days. Shouldn't be too hard. I'll have some extra free time tonight and Friday night. Gotta step away from the laptop, though. And there's cleaning and stuff to do. See? This is hard!