Teaser Tuesday, December 22

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My teasers:
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, pg. 229

--The storm didn't wait until nightfall to show its teeth.

--The marble columns and naked walls of the sitting room crept up to the coffered ceiling, which was falling to pieces.

Word Munching

So, it's that time of year again. The time when everyone (probably) is thinking about New Year's Resolutions, what they should do to be better in the future. And, of course, mine never change because they never come to pass. I'll be good for a week or two (usually the week or two before January 1st, actually) and then they fall to the wayside to be trampled on and found again in Mid-April when I decide to make mid-year resolutions that are then forgotten until the next January. Yes, it is that easy to see the pattern.
But ho! not this year! (as I say every year) at least one resolution will be fulfilled. Why? Because I have a need for it. My brain is hungry (nom nom) and I need to read.
Yes... that is the nerdiest thing I've ever typed.
But, dear readers, it's true! So I've devised a reading schedule slightly-based on some I found online and I have a good feeling about this one...


I've traveled the world twice over, 
Met the famous; saints and sinners, 
Poets and artists, kings and queens, 
Old stars and hopeful beginners, 
I've been where no-one's been before, 
Learned secrets from writers and cooks 
All with one library ticket 
To the wonderful world of books. 
~ Anonymous ~


The Plan:

Every other week, I will pick two books to read. They will vary in category (erm... go into that later...) and I'll have the entire two weeks to read both.
For instance, every month I have to read one nonfiction title, one book from this list
and two "others". So at the end of the year, I'll have read 12 NF, 12 from the list, and 24 "others".

--"others" can be any category I choose (fiction, NF, memoir, graphic novel, YA, etc.) However,
-they can't be for school
-they can't be a re-read
-I have to get at least 50 pgs. into it before I decide to replace it.
I'll keep a book journal to record info and comments about books. I might even post them here.
Well, sorry about the boring (to You) post. It's exciting for me! (but probably nobody else...)
Cheers :D