The first hours of my 2014 New Year was spent wrestling with my dog as he walked back and forth on my face. He hates the sound of firecrackers and so was restless all night. I think I finally slept at 4:00 in the morning. (The Twilight Zone episode playing at that time, I think, was the U boat submarine captain who was doomed to be a passenger on the ship he attacks. Or it could have been THE OBSOLETE MAN with Burgess Meredith as a librarian who chooses his own method of execution.)
The dog and I were up by 9:00am. I suppose what marked this Day of Days was that I washed 3 blankets! I finished a book called WORLD AFTER, (Not as good as ANGELFALL.) and inserted 4 books I has already finished into my Goodreads account. I am now 4 books ahead in my Goodreads Challenge of 79 books. This is my 4th year and I typically add one more book for my goal from the previous year. I had toyed with the idea of reading less books but with a focus of more pages per book. But nixed that because it doesn't sit right with me. (I was afraid of not reaching my Goal because Goodreads does not display my efforts on my Home Page. Even if I was short one or 2 books.) I shall just lower my goal later in the year.
There aren't many thick books on my TBR pile. I have read all of The Game of Throne books and the Caesar books of Colleen McCullough. There is Cleopatra but it isn't that thick. (The 1,000 pages tomes) And I haven't even bought the Stephen King, Dan Brown, and Dan Simmons doorstops. (Waiting for the price to go down.) I think it is a tendency to read "light" so I can go through more books which is really terrible. The best books are usually very fat. I have chosen SHAMAN as the first book I will start in 2014 in honor of my sister (she bought it) and because I am having a lot of "paranormal" stuff going on in the house. My plan of attack is usually to read the thicker books at the end of the year, when I am sure I will reach my goal.
I don't think anyone has read my blog.
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