The Journey: August 7, 2026

The last few days have been brutal , between the scorching heat and the tribulations of adulthood my reading has been subpar.

Between the last two weeks, I have only racked up only 1,295 pages, it will seem like a lot, but in the scheme of things that’s around 1,400 pages less that I projected for this year’s total, and don’t even get me started with the idea of reaching 100,000 pages for the year.

But not all is negative things, I’m only 237 pages away from the first 10,000 pages and halfway through reading the fourth book of the year, Extinction from my treacherous trek thru the Forgotten Realms.

Also, and much to my delight, I got back to read more DC Comics, this thanks to the newly discovered app, Infinite. Right now, I’m working on the incredible run of Absolute Wonder Woman, the book is perfectly written, by Kelly Thompson, and beautifully illustrated by Hayden Sherman, this has been a breath of fresh air, it’s been a while since something has impressed me this much, simply put, comic book perfection.

The early challenge of this month is to get back on track with the minimal goal projected for the year, this task are do or die if I want to reach the 1,000,000 pages. The balance for August sits at 6,826 pages left to read, a little over 209 pages per day.

The focus as always should be going after the side quests in order to achieve the bigger goals, with that in mind, my goal is to aim for the 90,237 left to achieve, for the first time I might add, a 100,000-page year. With 43 weeks left on my year of reading, I should and must read at least 2,099 pages per week, quite the gargantuan task, but as always, I’m more than up to the challenge.

On the second side quest, also known as Azriel’s Infinite TBR, the clock hasn’t move along that much, as you can see below, there’s still a good chunk left on the first 49 hours of clocked reading and for those two new additions to my shelves.

With all this little quests and machinations surrounding my journey, I’m more than confident that everything that this year has prepared should be conquered with flying colors.

For now, I’m off to read.

Azriel