Would it shock you to know that it's been almost eight months since I last read an Edgar Allan Poe story for my iPoe reading challenge? Well, desperate to make amends for this shortfall, I set about reserving Wednesday as my Poe day, when I tick off … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Tuesday 4th May 2010
May 5, 2010 By 8 Comments
Today I may have wallowed in the place I love to be - totally immersed in a world of words - but it ended being a very busy day of reading. That's not a complaint of course because I'm never happier than when I'm drowning in books. And if anything … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 3rd May 2010
May 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
And so with great pleasure fellow reader, I return once more to scribing the virtual pages of my online reading journal. Adamant that I would not return to posting journal entries until I was completely happy with the format I was using for this … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: 16th & 17th March 2010
March 18, 2010 By 4 Comments
I hope you will all forgive me for not posting a Reading Journal entry yesterday. I wanted to concentrate all my efforts on finishing Neel Mukherjee's A Life Apart (Constable & Robinson). Also, with no reading scheduled for Wednesday aside from … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 15th March 2010
March 16, 2010 By 2 Comments
This week I'm keeping myself more off the Net than on, in order to concentrate more fully on the important soul-nurturing task of reading and writing in an undisturbed environment. That means less Twittering, less web surfing, less checking my email … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Remainder of Week 10 2010
March 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
So how did my reading for the remainder of last week go then? Well to be honest not awfully well. Distraction and procrastination seemed to rule supreme in what turned out to be a rather odd, and lightening quick end to the week. I really need to … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 15th February 2010
February 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
So thankfully I’m back into the full swing of reading again and I managed to keep up with everything I’d prescribed for myself yesterday - yay! With it being Monday the first reading assignment was getting through my Maupassant shorts, and first … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Remainder of Week 6 2010
February 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Well what a frustrating week last week turned out to be, at least reading-wise. A former client phoned up on Wednesday night looking for their online catalogue to be updated, and so I spent the remainder of last week doing just that, together with … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 8th February 2010
February 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Oh dear what a day I had yesterday. I decided rather spontaneously that I was finally going to get around to upgrading my computer systems to OSX Leopard. Everything went fine (fingers crossed) but all of my time was just eaten up. That said I did … [Read more...]