Saturday, October 18, 2008

It's about knowing your own limitations!


I just wanted to wish everyone who is participating in the Read-a-thon on Saturday good luck!

I am not participating because whilst I survive on around 6 hours sleep most nights (not enough really), anything less than that and I will be feeling it for days and days afterward! All those who have signed up have my admiration, and good luck wishes for staying awake and alert!

As it is, I laid down on the couch for 10 minutes this afternoon after getting everything ready for dinner tonight and nearly fell asleep in that short amount of time! With the warmer weather, it is perfect barbecue weather, so I had friends around for dinner! The highlight was the fresh strawberries from the local market dipped in chocolate for desert - very simple, but oh my gosh it felt decadent!

Instead of reading all night I will be attempting to stay awake for the full 90 minutes of the Chelsea FC soccer game tonight. I do attempt to do this most Saturday nights, but generally am not too successful! I don't see tonight being very different I have to say! It is a little concerning when I set myself up to watch a triple header, and wake up to the sound of car racing having slept through all three games and not seen a single ball kicked! That's happened more than once!

27 comments:

  1. I wouldn't be able to do it either, I just need my sleep or else I'm bad humoured and cranky for days afterwards...

    Are you a Chelsea FC supporter? Better yet, are you a soccer fan?

    Those strawberries just sound so yummy ...

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  2. Thanks for the good wishes, Marg!

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  3. After 5 years of living in the UK I gained an appreciation for the beautiful game. I certainly didn't appreciate it before I went over there, so now I try and watch at least some games every season, but they often don't start until late at night here on a Saturday.

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  4. I see. I just asked because it's not usual to finds fans of the game in Australia or the US. It's the national sport around here and besides the national championship we also have the english, spanish and italian more important games aired on TV...

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  7. Wonder why I didn't stumble on your blog before. It's quite interesting.
    My blog just documents all my daily depressing thoughts and reading blogs like yours makes me want to expand my purview and put my writing to good use. (Hope I'm not overdoing the praise-thing.)
    Cheers!

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  8. Hi, I'm emanuele mendicelli, your blog is very interesting.

    Where are u from ??

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  9. Congratulations on making "Blog of Note". I love the layout of this blog. Very sophisticated.

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  10. Wonderful site! And now I want chocolate covered strawberries....

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  11. This is my travel blog. Great site yours!

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  12. Oh, I didn't know there was a read-a-thon going on! This is what happens when I stay away from the internet for too long.

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  13. This is my first time into the blog world...great to stumble on a good one...grand begining...thanks

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  14. Good luck staying up :)

    I fall asleep at 9 o'clock exactly every night, so you're not alone.

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  15. thanks for the visit! i do wish you'd left some of those chocolate-dipped strawberries for me though! :)

    enjoy the soccer game!

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  16. i am so glad i'm not the only one who reads like amaniac...wat i found out the hard way is that some teachers think their lessons are more important!!! oh well...they have my respect for putting up with us.

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  17. Yes, the blog list is really long! As of now I've clicked on 90 of them and left comments on most. Some wouldn't allow anonymous comments which was frustrating, and some didn't have Read-a-Thon posts, but otherwise it's been fun!

    Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness)

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  18. thank-you marg, I do not know how long I am going to last, as you mention, I also have a problem if I do not sleep, I get shaky for days, so I might go to sleep at 2-3am, still prtty good, I have been reading since 9:00am this morning, it is now 11:30 pm

    Good night to you

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  19. Thanks for coming by to cheer us on! Definitely means bunches. :)

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  20. Thanks for dropping by, and don't feel guilty about using the sleep deprivation card as an excuse for not participating! I feel your pain... I just stayed up to post my mini-challenge then I went to bed, and I've a couple of bits and pieces to do today too. I don't think anyone minds about not doing the full 24 hours, as Dewey very rightly says, there's no need to be masochistic about it, it's supposed to be fun!

    Great site by the way, I'm really looking forward to coming back later and having a proper browse!

    Sarah (aka the naked translator)

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  21. A barbecue sounds fun! Thanks for stopping by to cheer me on. And congrats on being a Blog of Note!

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  22. Marg thank you for cheering us on! I don't know how much longer I'll be able to read on but I'll try for a bit longer!

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  23. I was happy to come and cheer everyone on. I am amazed at how many people are still going!

    Jericho, it's always a pain when real life gets in the way of reading, whatever it is!

    Poppins, welcome to blog world! I hope you enjoy it!

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  24. Hayden, Dewey holds them every six months. I still haven't participated as a reader, and this is my first time officially cheering. I have had a lot of fun without it though. Hopefully you can participate another time!

    Viagens Lacoste, Marge, the villager, Ash and Zack - thanks for stopping by and your kind comments.

    Mendicellis - I am in Australia.

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  25. I am with you I only seem to get 6 hours of sleep it is not enough, but BBQ and fresh strawberries sounds wonderful. I have to compliment you on your page it is very interesting and the various images are very nice. Have a nice BBQ

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