I'm attending SHARE in Anaheim this week. It's a major event for me with lots of technical training, informal discussions, and—yes—socializing. I've squeezed in time for reading each day, but until today, I've just not had time to update this blog.
Sunday was a total bust when it came to reading. I had conference meetings starting first thing in the morning and going through to early afternoon. I ate a late lunch (or early supper, depending on how you look at it) around 3pm and then took a serious kick-back to relax. I napped, watched some TV, and browsed some of my favorite sites on the Internet. The down side was that by the time I turned in, I had only read 20 pages in The Mapping of Love and Death.
Monday was a bit better. The conference started and I had two presentations to give on Monday afternoon. I spent most of the morning attending sessions and reviewing/refining my own presentations. It was a long day—as are most days at technical conferences. I took my book with me to supper and Maisie Dobbs was my companion as I ate a lovely salad topped with grilled chicken. I would have loved to have kept reading, but I did have quite a bit of e-mail to take care of once I was back in my hotel room. At the end of the day, I had read 91 pages and could see that I was making good progress through the book.
Tuesday was a challenging day since in addition to the conference, I needed to write a technical document and get it mailed out by early afternoon. I was actually late arriving at the conference due to the pressure to get this document pulled together. I did take some time to read sporadically during the day, but the bulk of the reading was in the 45 minutes between when I went to bed and when I fell asleep, dropping the book onto the floor. I had hoped to finish it before midnight, but was simply exhausted.
As I'm writing this update, I have now completed The Mapping of Love and Death and have started reading Runner by Thomas Perry. Yes, I know that's not the book that I set as my only goal for the Read-a-Thon. My sister-in-law's copy of A Call to Arms is currently in Barstow, CA, on its way to me in Anaheim. I'll set aside Runner and start on A Call to Arms as soon as hubby arrives with my books!
#SWUR Summary
Sunday, 8/5
Number of pages I've read today: 20
Number of books completed today: 0
Total number of pages I've read: 181
Total number of books completed: 0
Monday, 8/6
Number of pages I've read today: 91
Number of books completed today: 0
Total number of pages I've read: 272
Total number of books completed: 0
Tuesday, 8/7
Number of pages I've read today: 100
Number of books completed today: 0
Total number of pages I've read: 372
Total number of books completed: 0
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