28 July 2013

Mini Readathon: Mid'Thon Madness


It's (nearly) 1pm here in California, which means we've reached the midpoint of the mini-thon! It's half over, you guys, and I have loved every minute.


So far, I have finished 6 mini puff pastries full of gorgonzola and caramelized onions - showing GREAT restraint and cleverness in only cooking half of the box at once (6) to keep me from eating all of them at once - 4 mini cinnamon rolls, and a bunch of coffee. Some proper (and properly tiny) food might be up next, I think.

I have also FINISHED A BOOK!


The Golden Mean by Annabel Lyon was interesting and lovely and I shall review it anon. Or not, like I do. Then, while contemplating what to read next, I got a very polite email from the library reminding me that Atwood's Oryx and Crake is due in 3 days, and no you can't renew it because there are other people in line don't be that PERSON, TIKA. So I had a mini-dilemma about whether to hold off on Eleanor & Park (because I own it so I don't have to read it ever - that's how that works, right?) and try to crank through Oryx & Crake, or should I just return O&C to the library and requeue? While I contemplated these things (via Twitter with Laura), I knitted a tiny house elf premie hat and listened to The Mill on the Floss.

Not pictured: The Mill on the Floss. Because it's an audiobook. 
SO! What have you all been up to, my dulcet darlings?

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Go Tika! Finishing a book and all. Nice one. That is truly a dilemma, E&P vs O&C ... I say ... um ... O&C? I support whatever your decision is!
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I'm feeling very proud of myself for finishing a book, so THANK YOU. I think I'mma go with E&P because I'm neck-deep in the Mistborn series (Hero of Ages is book 3) and I don't want to absorb another world at the moment. So I'm just going to re-queue.

Maybe.
Oo, that is good reasoning. Also, it's E&P! Yes, that is a good choice.
Yay, I finished a book too! It was quite short... But that's okay because I have the attention span of a chipmunk today so I feel very accomplished.

I have Eleanor and Park on my TBR too and was going to pull it out for today but decided I want to savor it instead of -thon it. BUT I fully support you reading either E+P or O+C, which is excellent. There are hybrid animals called PIGOONS.
TINY LITTLE HAT! (So adorbs). Also audiobooks+knitting is very clever and a good alternative to TV+knitting (my usual choice). Innnnteresting... *bears in mind for the winter cause that's the only time I can knit, apparently.*
Very smart strategy on cooking just half the mini snacks! (Though the glutton in me would not appreciate being tricked.)
I never think to knit hats for mini people or knit at all, because that seems like a winter thing, but again, very wise, because then I always feel pressured to knit like 10 hats and 20 scarves in the first two weeks of December. You are so SMART oh wise lady! *kneels and kisses your ring*
THAT HAT!!

I have not read Oryx and Crake yet (although thanks to Nahree I actually own it now) but Atwood isn't usually, for me anyway, a super quick read, so maybe return it? And then get it out again later.

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