As I wrote last night, I’ve decided at the last minute to embark upon Dewey’s Readathon today. There will be lots of reading, some mini challenges, and an audio book or two.

Before I start reading, here’s the first mini challenge of the day:

Where are you reading from today?

I’m located in Washington, D.C., in the outskirts of the ultra-hip and increasingly overly commercial Dupont Circle neighborhood. I’ll be spending a portion of time reading in my apartment, affectionately known as the Burrow; outside at local coffeehouses; and from diverse other locations, such as my community garden plot.

3 facts about me …

1. I’m a procrastinator, which is why I didn’t commit to doing the readathon until the nth hour.
2. I am not a morning person.
3. I have three cats, who have no problem with my reading, just so long as I remember to feed them and let them sit on my lap.

How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours?

I don’t have a set number of books in my To Be Read (TBR) pile, but our apartment periodically seems to be an ever-growing TBR pile, so I don’t think it’s going to be a problem.

But I am starting my day with Ingrid Law’s Savvy, which I’ve been looking forward to reading for quite a while.

Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)?

No goals. Goals tend to have the opposite effect on me as with most people and usually mean I abandon them (and their cause) early on.

Rather, I guess, my goal is just to have fun and read some good books.

If you’re a veteran read-a-thoner, Any advice for people doing this for the first time?

I did the readathon a few years ago (the last one before Dewey died), but wouldn’t really call myself a veteran. Plus, what works for me wouldn’t necessarily work for anyone else.

Oh, and I’m going to use this image for my challenge responses because Rudi was particularly taken with it last night. I believe he may be hoping it’s part of the readathon rules that I have to read in a bikini or in just my underwear. Alas (for him), I’m more of a pj pant and hoodie kind of girl…