Musing Mondays 2

Musing Mondays #2

Musing Mondays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading and is quite simple, really. It asks you to comment/muse each week on one of the following prompts:
  • Describe one of your reading habits.
  • Tell us what book(s) you recently bought for yourself or someone else, and why you chose that/those book(s).
  • What book are you currently desperate to get your hands on? Tell us about it!
  • Tell us what you're reading right now--what you think of it, so far; why you chose it; why you are (or aren't) enjoying it.
  • Do you have a bookish rant? Something about books or reading (or the industry) that gets your ire up? Share it with us!
  • Instead of the above questions, maybe you just want to ramble on about something else pertaining to books--let's here it, then!
Here's what I'm thinking about today:
Yesterday was the last day of the Library Books Read-a-Thon hosted by Rachael @ Rachael Turns Pages.  While I didn't read nearly as much as I wanted to, I was able to finish one book and get a little over halfway through a second one.  I think...no, I know...my reading was hindered by the start of the World Cup on Thursday of last week and Father's Day on Sunday.  Despite my lack of finished books, I am still counting the event as a success because I actively participated.  Yep.  I'm still participating in the Summer Library Challenge hosted by Kate and Kristen @ The Book Monsters, so there's still hope to finish all the books I currently have checked out from various libraries; their read-a-thon kicks off today.  Yeah, buddy!

In other news...I got a kitten this weekend :) 

Meet Penelope...she's 6 weeks old.

What are you musing about today?

Happy reading!

Comments

  1. AnonymousJune 16, 2014 at 10:36 AM

    Books and kittens---what could be better??? :-)

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    1. MelJune 17, 2014 at 10:00 AM

      A giant cup of coffee to accompany them? Haha. Thanks for stopping by.

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  2. Emma June 16, 2014 at 12:02 PM

    Aw... your new kitten is so adorable!

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    1. MelJune 17, 2014 at 10:00 AM

      Thanks, Emma! I'm pretty taken with her :)

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