Pile on excuses in 3...2...1...
1) Beautiful weather has hit and we don't want to sit in front of the computer writing posts.
2) There have been lots of gatherings with friends/family and other outings taking up our time.
3) It just doesn't feel like there's anyone out there actually reading what we throw out! Therefore, it's easy to say eh... it doesn't matter when we post, we'll just do it later.
I know, I know... bad bloggers! I did summon Ilya to write an update, as he has still been reading fairly consistently since our last post, but he hasn't had the time (as we all know, his posts are a bit more in depth and insightful than mine, and so they take a pretty significant chunk of time).
Unlike my better half, I have been on a bit of a hiatus, engaging in some of my other favorite fun activities instead of reading. I have now joined back in the game, though, setting aside The Cuckoo's Calling for now (it didn't seem to grab my attention before) and opting instead to check out The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. I'm really enjoying it thus far, and am currently about halfway through.
In an attempt to hold Ilya to his duty of providing an update on here, I will keep this brief so he doesn't have an excuse (me having already provided a thorough update) to keep putting it off!
Terms of the Duel
New-Year's resolutions have a pronounced and infamous tendency to fall by the wayside by, say, the 1st of February. Perhaps, however, that is because they are resolved upon, adhered to, and discarded, by solitary individuals. Perhaps what's needed is some good old-fashioned competitive spirit.
The participants:
- Ilya Gandelman - desk jockey from 9-5:30, Monday thru Friday. Free time activities include, but are not limited to, writing, reading, watching tv/movies (very selective in this area!), eating Meredith's delicious food, playing with Gizmo, spending time with family and friends.
- Meredith Gandelman - also a desk jockey, from 9-6, Monday thru Friday. Free time activities include, but are not limited to, reading, watching tv/movies, cooking/baking for Ilya (and others), snuggling/playing with Gizmo and spending time with family and friends.
The resolutions:
- To read more books
- To watch less television
- To spend less money (by reading library books, and by making our way through unread volumes gathering dust on the shelves)
- To spend more quality time together with a shared interest
Therefore, the challenge proposed: who can read the most books in a year? On one side the wife, on the other the husband: who'll get the most volumes under her or his belt before 2015?
The rules:
- Books will be chosen independently. Any genre or subject is eligible.
- No second thoughts once starting a book. An uncompleted book is not counted, except of course as time lost. We shall have to choose carefully; and if a book seems to be disappointing, best to soldier on through to the end!
- A 300-page minimum. However, books briefer than 300 pages may be combined with others to count as one entry in the Duel.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
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