I have officially completed a challenge, and for once in my life, I over-achieved! When I signed up for Carl’s R.I.P. Challenge, I was thinking I’d read two books, but I ended up reading 5.
Hooray for finishing! And hooray for Carl for hosting!!
My name is softdrink. Or fizzybeverage. If you're feeling formal, you can call me Jill. But if you hang out long enough, you'll discover I'm not all that formal.
I live on the Central Coast of California with my boyfriend of 18 years (yes, that makes me feel old and no, we're not getting married), hamburger. Get it...hamburger and softdrink? Aw, come on, admit it, you have a cutesy name, too.
My favorite things are books and travel. So that is mostly what I write about. The rest of it is just crap.
In a real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish. ~S.I. Hayakawa
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
~St. Augustine
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.
~Mark Twain
Congrats for being an over-achiever! I still need to seek out some Lovecraft in Chartroose’s honor.
Care´s last blog ..Song Parody, Read-A-Ton (yes, TON) and a Big Shout Out to Softdrink, Cuz She’s COOL
This was such a fun challenge!! I over-achieved as well. It’s much more fun to go overboard with a challenge than not complete one, but sometimes it’s just so hard to complete challenges with all the other reading obligations.
Stephanie´s last blog ..Library Loot
Yay for you!!
Kathy´s last blog ..Wondrous Words Wednesday
Congrats on finishing! I keep on starting challenges and am a little overwhelmed right now…
A Bookshelf Monstrosity´s last blog ..Yet another challenge…
Congratulations on finishing!
I laughed a little at your post because I’m visiting my Google reader while trying to clear my head for my review of Her Fearful Symmetry. It isn’t an easy book to review!
Laura @ ImBookingIt´s last blog ..The Seduction of the Crimson Rose & The Deception of the Emerald Ring
Congrats on finishing and beating your goal!
She´s last blog ..The Thirteenth Tale – Diane Setterfield
Congrats!!! I love this challenge. I completed as well (4)
diane´s last blog ..167 – Cutting for Stone; Abraham Verghese
Yay Team Ding Dong! (I’m the kind of cheerleader who doesn’t know many different cheers, unlike you who is fantastic at it!, but I hope it conveys the same spirit of yay-ness!)
rhapsodyinbooks´s last blog ..I Don’t Know How To Rate This! Review of NERDS by Michael Buckley – Ages 8 – 12
Good Work Jill!
I am done with 2 books and i m happy about that!
Veens´s last blog ..Soul Catcher by Leigh Bridger
Congrats on finishing, Jill! Your post reminds me I need to do mine too.
Melody´s last blog ..Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
I overachieved on this challenge too; although since I read the first five Sookie Stackhouse books which are easy reads, I do wonder if it counts. Congrats on finishing and reading some excellent books.
Trisha´s last blog ..Book Review: Big Fish
Great job! Congrats on finishing, and exceeding, the challenge! I can’t wait to read your reviews now. I loved Frankenstein, haven’t finished Dracula, and want to read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Her Fearful Symmetry.
Andi´s last blog ..Life Sucks, by Jessica Abel
Way to go on overachieving. I said I’d read two and that’s what I did. Wrap-up post on Friday.
Beth F´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday (October 27)
I over-achieved too! (Somehow this year I over-achieved a few of my challenges.) I planned to read 2 and read 4 at the end. I’ve finished Dracula, so review coming soon!
ps: Didn’t you read 6?
mee´s last blog ..Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-thon: Hour 24
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay for finishing a challenge JIll!
Congrats!
Darlene´s last blog ..Book Review: Pendragon’s Banner by Helen Hollick
Congrats on being an overachiever!!! Woo hoo!
Jenners´s last blog ..Reading With The Little One: Twelve Terrible Things by Marty Kelley
It does feel good to finish a challenge! I too did it! I read 13!!!!
RIP IV Wrap-up
gautami tripathy´s last blog ..RIP IV Challenge Wrap Up