What's going on?
I'm a 25-year-old recent(ish) college grad who moved 5 times in the last year. Don't know why that's relevant, but I thought I'd tell you anyway. Despite being one of the few college grads who actually gets to work in their field, I find my life lacking. I work 60 hour weeks, so I don't have the time to do all the things I used to love doing. So I came up with "The Resolution" to try and solve that problem.
"The Resolution":
In discussing this with family and friends, I've decided that this resolution comes in multiple parts. At first it was just a reading goal. Two books a month. A few years ago, I attempted to read 100 books in a year. I got to about 86. I was a student and had a ton more free time than I do now, so that was pretty easy. Even though I didn't make it to 100, I still count that as a win.
Then after discussing my current case of writer's block with a friend I decided that the best thing to do was to just write something, even if it is really stupid. So that got added to the resolution too.
So here's the deal. I'm going to read 24 books in a year, two a month, and write about them and other stuff. These will be in no way reviews. Let me be clear about that. The posts may not even have anything to do with the books I read. I'm not sure yet. They will, however, be progress reports, my thoughts on the books, things or stories that the books remind me of. The books are just an excuse to get me writing again... plus I like books.
Why did I name this blog the Dewey Decimal Damsel? Because it forces me to leave the world of fiction. I have to read things other than fiction in order to truly be the Dewey Decimal Damsel.
What's next?
The first book on my list was a Christmas gift I bought for myself. Yes, I bought myself a Christmas present... I even wrapped it...
The book is called "Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened" by Allie Brosh. This is a collection of essays, well technically they are a collection of blog posts, by one of my favorite bloggers. Despite being a favorite of mine, I've never truly been able to keep up with her sporadic posts. So this book/collection is a great way for me to read some of her essays I missed over the past few years and to read new ones.
Confession: I already read the first two essays and couldn't stop laughing.
My dear friend Bre thinks I am witty enough to pull off blatantly verbose, yet silly blog titles, so I'm attempting to do that in honor of her and the great Emma Stone.
A talented writer/designer (James) I know came up with two thirds of the name of this blog. It has been decided that if this blog ever gets a Saturday morning cartoon deal he gets 18% of the profits of those cartoons. What??
My significant other's mother, Debby With a Y, who will be forced to answer the question "What should I read next?" multiple times over the next year because I trust her judgement. Also, she can help me find non-fiction books I might like.
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