Took it from Megan
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't search around and look for the "coolest" book you can find. Do what's actually next to you.
Um..."nearest book" is kind of relative, considering all my books are on the same shelf right above me...
Middlemarch, by George Eliot
"Loud men called his subdued tone an undertone, and sometimes implied that it was inconsistent with openness; though there seems to be no reason why a loud man should not be given to concealment of anything except his own voice, unless it can be shown that Holy Writ has placed the seat of candour in the lungs."
Phew. How's THAT for a single sentence? Those Victorians sure were long-winded...
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't search around and look for the "coolest" book you can find. Do what's actually next to you.
Um..."nearest book" is kind of relative, considering all my books are on the same shelf right above me...
Middlemarch, by George Eliot
"Loud men called his subdued tone an undertone, and sometimes implied that it was inconsistent with openness; though there seems to be no reason why a loud man should not be given to concealment of anything except his own voice, unless it can be shown that Holy Writ has placed the seat of candour in the lungs."
Phew. How's THAT for a single sentence? Those Victorians sure were long-winded...