Okay, so it's the end of the month (an hour and a half left, and I have a visitor coming...I doubt I'm going to finish another book today), and I've never before been embarrassed to admit how many books I read in a month. Seriously...it's pathetic. I need help. I need a life.
44 books in June. The best part it isn't even a longer month! Geez. This is a cry for a life. Someone save me.
Anyway, that brings my total for this year up to a ghastly...203. And we're only half way through the year. I need serious help.
Showing posts with label monthly list. Show all posts
Showing posts with label monthly list. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Ummm...Right
Okay, so it's officially Feb 1, which means it's time to go over my monthly list.
Of course, I'm not sure I want to. It's a little embarrassing.
37 books. 3 were re-reads. The other 34? All new.
It's like I don't have a life.
Of course, I'm not sure I want to. It's a little embarrassing.
37 books. 3 were re-reads. The other 34? All new.
It's like I don't have a life.
Monday, December 1, 2008
The End of November
So, November is over. You know what that means here at Have Pen, Will Travel (huh...maybe I should change it to Have Book, Will Travel...)
Time for the monthly recap.
Here we go.
27 books. 2 non-fiction. 11 re-reads (impressively short!).
Oh...and 1 that I'm half through. Which is not included in the list, because in order for me to count a book, I have to have finished it.
Time for the monthly recap.
Here we go.
27 books. 2 non-fiction. 11 re-reads (impressively short!).
Oh...and 1 that I'm half through. Which is not included in the list, because in order for me to count a book, I have to have finished it.
Friday, November 14, 2008
The Excel List
So, I have this really complicated Excel list that I keep about the books I read.
There's the main spreadsheet, which includes all of the following (in order) on any book I read: Title, Author Last Name, Author First Name, Stars?, Last Read, Genre, Sex, Violence, Language, Religion, Fiction/Nonfiction?, Other Authors, Own?, Series?, Personal Notes.
Most are pretty self explanatory, but personal notes is where I put an abbreviated version of this.
I'm going to have to add a new column, though. Blogged. Because I'm going to start re-reading things that I've blogged (I already have for a few, in fact), and I don't want to double blog, or have to go check the stupid records.
Oh, the other spreadsheets in the file are Read in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, Books I Own (though I now have a new list in a separate file), and Thieves.
How did you think I kept up with how much I read every year and every month? It's on the list...
There's the main spreadsheet, which includes all of the following (in order) on any book I read: Title, Author Last Name, Author First Name, Stars?, Last Read, Genre, Sex, Violence, Language, Religion, Fiction/Nonfiction?, Other Authors, Own?, Series?, Personal Notes.
Most are pretty self explanatory, but personal notes is where I put an abbreviated version of this.
I'm going to have to add a new column, though. Blogged. Because I'm going to start re-reading things that I've blogged (I already have for a few, in fact), and I don't want to double blog, or have to go check the stupid records.
Oh, the other spreadsheets in the file are Read in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, Books I Own (though I now have a new list in a separate file), and Thieves.
How did you think I kept up with how much I read every year and every month? It's on the list...
Friday, October 31, 2008
8 Minutes
I have (at the time of beginning this post) 8 minutes until the end of October.
That said, it's time for the monthly round up.
The grand total this month? 31.
And I just realized that means I'm averaging a book a day.
Grand total for the year (so far): 208.
Which says a few things.
The biggest and brightest being, what the heck am I doing with my life?
The second being, when do I do homework?
Oh, yeah, right now.
That said, it's time for the monthly round up.
The grand total this month? 31.
And I just realized that means I'm averaging a book a day.
Grand total for the year (so far): 208.
Which says a few things.
The biggest and brightest being, what the heck am I doing with my life?
The second being, when do I do homework?
Oh, yeah, right now.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
The End of September
The end of September brings about a rather disappointing monthly list. At least, compared to last month.
Although, it's the second best month I've had all year, so I can't even complain about it.
22 books this month. 10 of which I've already read. Which means that there were 12 new ones. 12! Very nice.
Of course, it's all fiction. One of these days, I really am going to get around to reading more nonfiction. Probably more after I graduate. Or something.
Although, it's the second best month I've had all year, so I can't even complain about it.
22 books this month. 10 of which I've already read. Which means that there were 12 new ones. 12! Very nice.
Of course, it's all fiction. One of these days, I really am going to get around to reading more nonfiction. Probably more after I graduate. Or something.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
End of August
So, it's the end of August, which means it's time for the monthly "what I read list."
No, I'm not going to post the whole thing. Y'all have seen most of it show up here.
But, I am proud to say that this month was a record breaker.
No, for real. The last three years I've been keeping track of everything I read. The best I ever did was in January of 2005. I wasn't working, and didn't have classes. I read 33 books.
This month, it was 34.
Yahoo!!
19 of them I had read before. 15 were new. Considering me, that's pretty impressive.
No, I'm not going to post the whole thing. Y'all have seen most of it show up here.
But, I am proud to say that this month was a record breaker.
No, for real. The last three years I've been keeping track of everything I read. The best I ever did was in January of 2005. I wasn't working, and didn't have classes. I read 33 books.
This month, it was 34.
Yahoo!!
19 of them I had read before. 15 were new. Considering me, that's pretty impressive.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
7 Months In
We're wrapping up July, and that means it's time for me to update my book list.
You see, I have an Excel file that has all the books I've read in the last 3 years. Broken down and catalogued in my own special way, it includes a yearly list of what I've read. From there, each year is broken down by month.
As it's almost midnight, signaling the change from July to August, I thought I'd add up all the numbers for the month (especially since I just finished a book).
I read 19 books this month. That puts me at a grand total of 121 so far this year.
It's the third longest list, the first coming in April (Spring Break, 21) and the second in March (No clue, 20).
So there you go.
You see, I have an Excel file that has all the books I've read in the last 3 years. Broken down and catalogued in my own special way, it includes a yearly list of what I've read. From there, each year is broken down by month.
As it's almost midnight, signaling the change from July to August, I thought I'd add up all the numbers for the month (especially since I just finished a book).
I read 19 books this month. That puts me at a grand total of 121 so far this year.
It's the third longest list, the first coming in April (Spring Break, 21) and the second in March (No clue, 20).
So there you go.
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