"I Declare After All There Is No Enjoyment Like Reading! How Much Sooner One Tires of Any Thing Than Of A Book!'

So I turned 37 a couple weeks ago. And I'm willing to acknowledge that it's looking less and less feasible that I'll finish all of these books by the time I'm 40. Rather than going for my 40th birthday, I'm going to say that I'll give myself until the day before my 41st birthday (because I'll still be 40 and all...). So that gives me until September 13th, 2020, which is approximately 47 months. And with 233 books left, that gives me ~5 books a month. And as much as I love reading, I can't really clear 1 book a week (or slightly more!). So I'm willing to acknowledge that I'm a little more ambitious than might be realistic.

But that won't stop me from forging ahead. My biggest distraction, other than that whole working full time garbage, is wanting to read books that aren't on the list. Reading this type of literature is admittedly not always the most compelling content, so I always find myself at the bookstore with my hands impulsively going towards the new paperback fiction books. But that's ok. I can't just limit myself or I'd probably go crazy. Onward and upward.

But hey, you know what's good for reading? Jury duty! I sat in a room for an entire day sans cell phone and nothing else to do but read Pride and Prejudice (I may have snuck in a nap and some viewing of the movies they were showing). But man, everyone always complains about jury duty, but it kind of felt like an amazing, government imposed vacation. Sign me up for my civic duty more often! (I didn't end up getting chosen, or even interviewed, so I'm out of circulation for at least a year). The entire time I was reading Pride and Prejudice, all I kept thinking about were the actors who play the different roles in the movie. I think this seems to be a recurring theme for me for books that I know that movies exist for. But so far, I'm enjoying it very much! Hopefully I can continue to make progress like I have to read 5 books a month!