The 40 hour read-a-thon, 14 hours in

[alkaline_kiwi]

Started about 3.45pm yesterday afternoon and now 14 hours in I'd thought I'd post a little about the experience so far

Comments

[skyring]

Hey, how do you know it was all BookCrossers? I donated anonymously!

Ooops,

Just thinking here about 40 hour famine strategies,

You could spread the 40 hours over a number of days.

Or do it with a friend, like a tag team kind of thing.

Or do it under Guinness Book of Records rules, where you get a rest break of ten minutes every hour, because nobody expects you to stand on one leg for twenty days or whatever without a pit stop.

My personal favorite was the protest here in Canberra a few years back outside some embassy or other. They were having a rolling hunger strike, and a grim-faced faster would be sitting there, holding a placard saying how long the hungerstrike had been going on - some really impressive number - and every so often, someone else would come along and take their place, while the first went off for refreshments.

[alkaline_kiwi]

I don't really have anyone I can do the challenge with.. after I have breakfast I am going to have a nap for a bit, I'm not really feeling so good at the moment and I think since I have 8 books read now I can allow myself a short rest.. I'll make up some lost hours on Sunday I think.

And your donation showed up as anonymous on the page but with your first name on the email they sent me.

Yay for Erik

[alkaline_kiwi]

He has offered to do some of the reading as well while I rest up a bit.. very sweet of him :D

[rockdg9]

Wow, you are doing well so far! :oD

[alkaline_kiwi]

I feel exhausted at this stage (10:25am), going out for breakfast soon then going to have a short nap.. I feel kinda sick from not sleeping.

(((((((((((((((((((Kirsty)))))))))))))))))))))))

[discoverylover]

You're doing great!! Keep going!!!

Hope you're feeling better after something to eat *hgus*

Re: (((((((((((((((((((Kirsty)))))))))))))))))))))))

[alkaline_kiwi]

I am thanks, Erik has kindly offered to do some reading as well as a sort of team effort.

amazing..what great thing to do

[newkaligula]

keep up the good work.

(off to look for the sponsor link..I think it was in your last post?)

Re: amazing..what great thing to do

[alkaline_kiwi]

yeah was in the post before this one..

Thanks

[lagukant]

I hope you will keep updating your content constantly as you have one dedicated reader here.