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issybird · 06-02-2016, 08:31 AM

I lost even more ground in May and my predicament is problematic and perilous.

My overall reading is slightly ahead of pace, but I'm significantly behind on three of my sub-challenges. I've calculated that if I read ten books from my various categories I could be caught up by month-end, but that would leave me virtually no slack for other reading, where I usually aim for a 50/50 split between directed and free-range selections. Still, at least it can be done; one more month of falling further behind would leave me floundering beyond sight of land.

I'll try for it, acknowledging that it could be summer's end (is there a sadder phrase in the English language?) before I realistically can be caught up. If I can't make up some ground in June, though, my challenges will have been torpedoed for the year.

06-02-2016, 08:31 AM	#303
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,367 Karma: 235205657 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	I lost even more ground in May and my predicament is problematic and perilous. My overall reading is slightly ahead of pace, but I'm significantly behind on three of my sub-challenges. I've calculated that if I read ten books from my various categories I could be caught up by month-end, but that would leave me virtually no slack for other reading, where I usually aim for a 50/50 split between directed and free-range selections. Still, at least it can be done; one more month of falling further behind would leave me floundering beyond sight of land. I'll try for it, acknowledging that it could be summer's end (is there a sadder phrase in the English language?) before I realistically can be caught up. If I can't make up some ground in June, though, my challenges will have been torpedoed for the year.