Getting Started

I got the idea a few months ago to start a blog. I was an English major, and I consider myself to be a writer, so I figured, why not? The problem was that I had no idea what I would write about. What in my life could I write about that would be interesting enough that others would want to read? The answer: Not much, my life is pretty boring.

Finally, the idea came to me while I was beginning my "Summer Reading List 2011". I wrote about the first book I had finished for this summer, telling people what I liked about the book. And I realized, that is what my blog should be. So here I am. My reviews will be informal for the most part, because formal can be stuffy and boring. I'll be writing about the books I'm currently reading, books I have recently finished, and books I've read in the past that have stuck with me, as many good books do.

Unfortunately, once I had an idea of what to write, I had to come up with a title for my blog. I may call myself a writer, but I really suck at coming up with good titles. So I went through a long list of really crappy ones. Then I came up with Books and Caffeine (or lack thereof). The "lack thereof" part because I gave up caffeine a few months ago and haven't touched it since. However I get the feeling that might change after I start grad school this fall. My reasoning for books and caffeine together was that there are some books that are just so boring they put you to sleep (like most textbooks) and to get through them, you need an energy drink (or two, or five). So I ran it by a few friends and got mixed reviews. It was okay, but not great. Then my friend (and future roommate) Rhyen said I should call it Books and Caffeine: the only drugs I can afford. I think she was only half serious, but I loved it. Ran it by a few other people again, and they liked it too. So here we are.

I'm working on coming up with a rating system using the caffeine levels necessary to get through certain books. Once I have that figured out and it makes sense (I hope) I'll post that, and then use that rating system to rate the books I read/have read.

I hope you all will enjoy my reviews and maybe you'll check out some of the books. And I'll be sure to keep everyone posted on whether or not I start back up on caffeine again.

Thanks for reading!