(Y-11) Gearing up for May the 4th.

Tomorrow is Star Wars, or more commonly known as May the Fourth.

An as a huge fan of the saga I will indulge and both movies and comics of this beloved universe.

For the movie part, I’ll play it according to tomorrow’s mood.

And on the comic-book front, I’ll put my Kindle Unlimited subscription to good use, mainly to read both the Star Wars and Vader series, which are part of the new Marvel Comics take on the series.

I’m looking forward to a complete day of perusing on a galaxy far, far away.

azr.

3 May, 2019 0

(Y-11) A quick number update

Here is my numbers update, this is freshly pressed numbers.

Total pages for (Y-11) : 23,455 pages.
Pages to next milestone (25,000 pages): 1,545 pages.
Pages to the main goal of the year (53,000 pages): 29,545 pages.
Pages to the second-best year of reading (32,149 pages): 8,693 pages.
Pages to the best year of reading (47,705 pages): 24,250 pages.
Pages to 500,000 : 243,518 pages.

I hope that my weekend reading pushes me over those 25,000 pages.

azr

3 May, 2019 0

The only positive thing about waiting is that I can catch up with my reading.

For this occasion will be Jeff Lemire’s Gideon Falls.

2 May, 2019 0

(Y-11) Back to reading, well kind of.

I have just come out of one of the worst weeks in total reading for this year.

But, I am determined to shake off this slump and get back to my usual form, and do it fast.

Just passed the 23,000 page mark for this year and I am currently aiming to reach 25,000 by my birthday, which is June 6.

For get things started, I am reading some of the work by Scott Snyder on Batman, this time during the New 52 events of DC Comics.

Finished Volume 4, and I will start volume 5 shortly.

Also, I will try and read some of The Last Threshold, currently on page 137, to close out the Neverwinter Saga and see what I’ll jump into next.

For now I’ll try to read some more.

azr.

1 May, 2019 0

(Y-11) Getting back to form

With only Saturday and Sunday left in my reading week and a total of 116 pages of the 1,162 projected in order to reach this year goal, getting back on track with my reading is of the utmost importance.

Today’s plan is to finish the first volume of Alan Moore’s Promethea, start to read Star Wars graphic novel about legendary Admiral Thrawn and make some headway with The Last Threshold.

Caffeine don’t fail me now.

azr.

27 April, 2019 0

(Y-11) Disconnect to reconnect

I took some days away to unwind and recharge.

I read only a few pages but it was just what I needed.

But there was red wine, so everything is good.

Not to mention a beautiful white desert.

And to top it all off a mountainous oasis to relax.

So now it is back to reality and hopefully back on track with my reading.

azr.

26 April, 2019 0

(Y-11) Between pages and ancient curses.

I am enjoying this vacation period so much.

In between reading and napping, I have been able to squeeze in some other activities, for example, right now I am gearing up to finally finish work on my little desert oasis.

And, a couple of days ago, we went to see the temporary exhibition of the famous pharaoh Tutankhamon.

Comprised of over 200 pieces, some from the original time period, and some amazing dioramas depicting the mummification process make this exhibition a must for any lover of history.

I am planning to go again after the vacation period, so I can go thru it more slowly and read all the information.

Here are some pictures.

Now, concerning my reading, I am working on the fourth book of The Neverwinter Saga, The Last Threshold, from which I am currently on page 33 of 434, it has been a slow start but my pace is catching a good rhythm.

Also, I finished the second volume of the now classic series of Vertigo Comics by visionary writer Warren Ellis, I am of course talking about Transmetropolitan, which follows the misadventures of journalist Spider Jerusalem in all his dystopian gonzo glory.

For today; I’ll work on two graphic novels, the third volume of All-Star Batman and some throwback Hellblazer story, City of Demons, beautifully illustrated by one of my favorites illustrators, Sean Murphy in collaboration with fantastic writer Si Spurrier.

Now concerning my numbers, it has been kind of fluctuating between really good days, for example, 316 pages, to really mediocre days, I mean 44 fucking pages, come on.

But the important thing is that I haven’t got any 0 pages days in a long time, and my current total for this the eleventh year of reading is 22,807 pages, still 31 days behind schedule, but I’ll put the pedal to the metal and close down this gap.

In whole, I have read 255,834 pages and I still have 244,166 to reach the next major milestone in my crazy project, 500,000 total pages.

And according to my calculations, this will be reached on May 3 of 2029, this is also something I have to keep on chipping away and get it closer to my current date.

But the only way to do this is to read.

And on that note, I’ll see you soon, I have some reading to do.

azr.

19 April, 2019 0

(Y-11) making some headway, vacation edition, part one.

As the second day of my vacation comes to a close, I sit here, well lay here will be more accurate, with a great feeling of satisfaction.

Yesterday, I finished the third volume of the Neverwinter Saga, Charon’s Claw, this after almost two months of reading.

I will promptly start reading the fourth and final volume of this intriguing saga, The Last Threshold.

Also, I finished the first volume of the new Kick-Ass run, again with the legendary team of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr., every bit as fun as the original series.

Tomorrow, I’ll post some numbers of my latest efforts on closing the gap on my reading and a special treat from a quick museum visit from today.

For now is back to reading for the rest of the day, because tomorrow is an early morning gardening day.

Happy Readings!!!

azr.

16 April, 2019 0