I have an ever growing pile of books which I need to start reading at some point. My problem is that I read quite a bit, but mostly online, and never pieces much longer than ten thousand words. When I’m away from my computer, while camping or on vacation, I have no trouble reading. I need to set aside uninterrupted time in order to read. I’ve never been able to pick up a book when I have some spare minutes, only to put it down a few moments later. I’m incredibly jealous of Nishi’s ability to do that. I’ve watched her go through several books totaling thousands of pages almost exclusively read in waiting rooms or while eating supper. Meanwhile I’m still halfway through a book I started six months ago. I think I may start trying (again) to give myself an hour every night to read, though in the past the endless potential for serendipity on the internet, or interesting conversations with friends have eaten that hour. I guess the real test is to see if my pile of unread books shrinks any between now and this time next year.