Preparing for "The Long Read"

[Scott Peterson]

No: HPFGUIDX 61275

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jwilliamson at r...> wrote:
> 
> In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "wildfemnight"
> wildfemnight at y...> wrote:
> So now that we're less than one day away, I'm curious what everyone
> is doing to make sure they are comfortable while reading. Maybe we
> can all remind each other of something helpful or something that we
> forgot to do. Here's a few of mine....
> 
> 1. Move best chair in the house next to best lamp in the house for
> proper lighting.
> 
> 2. Putting in a fresh pair of contact lenses so I don't misread
> anything.
> 
> 3. Going grocery shopping to make sure there are more than enough
> munchies (gotta have my popcorn and Pepsi)
> 
> 4. Making sure hubby knows nearest route to McDonalds so he won't
> have to bug me come dinner time.
> 
> Cindy added:
> 
> 5. Don't forget to take the day off work, and leave the phone off 
the
> hook - or just don't answer. I can't wait to read all about Snape, 
and
> he doesn't like interruptions! ;-)
> 
> To which Kelly said:
> 
> 6. Tell everyone you know that you are unavailable for the weekend.
> 
> 7. If you are like me and listen to music when you read, load up 
the 
> cd player with the cds that you feel will best complement your 
reading
> experience.  If you only have a single disc changer, stack the cds 
> you feel you will be listening to by the player so you don't have 
to 
> waste precious reading time hunting for a new disc.
> 
> 8.  Know the number of your pizza deliverer of choice.  That way 
you 
> don't have to waste your time looking it up later.  Better yet, 
just 
> arrange for another family member to take care of the details.
>  
> Now I (Jen) would like to add:
> 
> 9. Have one final serious talking to with your significant other 
> about how there are to be no interruptions - my boyfriend is 
annoyed 
> how many times I have stressed this, but it's not preventing him 
from 
> cooking an authentic (he hopes) English dinner for me on Saturday 
as 
> I read away.
> 
> Happy reading to all!  :)  Jen

I add:
10.  Take a long nap today in preparation for staying up tonight to 
read (boy, I wish I could have taken the day off - I even considered 
calling in sick - *cough* *cough*)

11.  Stock up on the "Potter" treats you can find.  We purchased some 
lemon drops and chocolate frogs (peanut clusters).  Bertie Bots bean 
are only sold in theatres, or we would have bought them as well.

12.  Establish rules for who gets to read the book when (no hiding 
the book from the rest of us).

We decided to read the book together as a family.  We plan to all 
ride to Barnes & Noble tonight, pick up the book, and return home and 
have an all-night marathon read (one person reading out loud to the 
rest).  My guess is that we will collapse around 4am, sleep some, 
then get up and read some more.  I imagine we will finish sometime on 
Sunday.

Scott