As you may or may not know (depending on whether or not you read my note on Facebook or my latest Livejournal entry), the other night, I went to see Julie & Julia with my grandma. Despite really enjoying the movie, I couldn't help but thinking that I wanted a blog with a purpose. I've had a blog for almost six years, but that one is simply what I'm doing in my life and how I feel about it. This one is for my project.
One of the things I decided was that whatever this project was going to entail, I had to be currently passionate about it. Not that it's hard for me to get passionate about something, but it's much easier to become more passionate about something you already love.
I should mention that, earlier that day, I was commenting in my head that some people have jobs to support certain habits, many of them illegal. I, however, earn money in order to support my book buying habit. Since grade school, I've bought books in such a quick pace and large quantity that I haven't had time to read them all before my next purchase or holiday. That being said, I now own one hundred books that I have never either read or finished. As much as I love to read, one hundred of my books have remained on my shelf, unloved.
The challenge I have set for myself is to read one hundred and four books I've never read in the next two years (Sunday September 27, 2009-Monday September 26, 2011). That is one book for every week (52 weeks in a year, 2 years, 104 weeks). Not that I will limit myself to one book a week because other books will definitely take me more than a week. London, the Novel, an intimidating 800-some page tome covering hundreds of years, comes to mind.
I still need to acquire four more books, one of which I will be buying on Monday. Now, I just need to find three other, much less expensive books. Anyone know of any garage sales or library sales in the near future?
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