I read 50 books in 2008 after setting a meager goal of 20 books. I was assuming that I would be too slogged with schoolwork, which was for the most part true. I read a ton of books over the summer, though.
This year, in 2009, I am setting a goal of 40 books.
Below is a [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Books’
January 8, 2009
2008 Book Reading
August 5, 2008
Imprinting
I opened up a Shelfari account and populated it with most of the books I’ve read from 2005 on — I don’t have a list of what I read before then.
It’s quite an easy service to use. Search for your book and edition, then add it to your shelf. Then add in some [...]
February 28, 2006
Quote of the Day: Feb. 28, 2006
From Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash:
“Hiro, you are such a geek. She’s a woman, you’re a dude. You’re not SUPPOSED to understand her. That’s not what she’s after. She doesn’t want you to understand HER. She knows THAT’S impossible. She just wants you to understand YOURSELF. Everything else is [...]
February 27, 2006
Quote of the Day: Feb. 27, 2006
From The Great Influenza:
“As Einstein once said, “One of the strongest motives that lead persons to art or science is a flight from the everyday life… With this negative motive goes a positive one. Man seeks to form for himself, in whatever manner is suitable for him, a simplified and lucid image of [...]
