Stand-alone Books (3) (Finish a story in one single book)
Anthologies (3) (Test new authors by reading novella collections)
Trilogy (3) (Wrap a storyline with three books)
Read one whose order in the series matches your rank among your sibling
After I started the challenge of reading nine to ten books a month it became obvious rather quickly that buying them every month just wouldn’t work. Then along came the library to save my pocket book (and my shelf space!!) Actually the library is quite ingenious as I can go online and request books through their online catalog. Then when the book has arrived at my desired library they send me an email and I go pick it up.
Its all been so easy that I have been somewhat enthusiastic in ordering books from the library. But it also means I have far too many books that don’t fit into this months challenge. Meaning its doubtful I will actually complete it.
By no means does that mean I will not be reading!! Its time to get through this huge stack of library books that I just can’t bring myself to send back unread. Doubly important I manage this feat before the library sends goons after me to come collect.
(Its such an awesome title how could I not run with it?!!? Probably should have been Monthly WoW Woes, but that certainly doesn’t roll off the tongue as well.)
DPS (Damage Per Second). The never ending quest for the all time highest damage output EVER. What is the DPS ceiling and how can I get there???
Since both of my World of Warcraft characters are DPS-centric, this question comes up for me often. My love-hate relationship with recount doesn’t help, as I can’t seem to get by without it, but playing with it is almost as impossible. Would I do better without it? Keeping track is eminently distracting. Though having such a clear display of ones performance (compared to everyone else) is highly motivating.
January was a rousing success! Read all ten of my books, plus three more, and a few manga thrown in for good measure!
I finished early in Jan, mainly because of the moving. Now I’m into February (three days in already), ten books in a paltry 28 days, and I cant even find my books. Oh they are here somewhere, in a box. Should have been more worried about Feb. Going to have to cram to finish this month. Oh well.
Read a book by the following:
1. A Favorite Author – Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh
2. An Author that is “new” to you – Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
3. An Author you had given up before but willing to give a second chance – Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
4. A GoodReads Author – Light my Fire by Katie MacAlister
5. An Author born/died in the same year as you – (1977) Hex by Rhiannon Lassiter
6. An Author whose first or last name starts with the initial of your first name – (D) Undead and Unreturnable by Mary Janice Davidson
7. An Author whose first or last name starts with the initial of your last name – (B) The Invisible Ring by Anne Bishop
8. A male Author – Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
9. A female Author – Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder
10. With more than one Author (anthologies included). – The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest Edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
You know that nasty illness that’s been going around and lasts forever. Well I got it. I can’t breath through my nose and I’m hacking up a lung every five minutes.
And we are moving (IRL) at the end of the month. So I’m trying desperately to pack everything but the computers and the TV and have an Internet connection set up before I move. Important stuff.
But being sick and packing dont mix well, and for some stupid reason I can’t make myself get extra sleep because I might miss a raid. Plus we got the second season of Chuck on DVD, so I really can’t convince myself to sleep.
I ended up drafting first, which might have helped, but then I’m never sure who to draft, thus my draft order is always a bit wonkey. Never the less I got a team that started out a bit slow but ramped up nicely.
The team finished the season middle of the pack and as luck would have it, most of my players actually participated in the final fantasy playoff weeks.
I dedicate this win to Wes Welker ~sniff sniff~ who kept us strong but had to leave us at the end for a serious knee injury.
Thank you team! I couldn’t have done it without you. =)
