Reading Contest!

Okay, so yesterday, I mentioned that I was working on entering all my book lists into the computer. I've been jotting down the titles and authors of books I read since January 1996, and it occurs to me that this is an excellent idea for a contest.

So, here's the deal. Guess how many books will be on the list by the time I'm done entering all of these. I'll put a cut off date of February 28th on the count, although I might not have all the data entry done by then. The final count will have that cut-off date. (Meaning, any books I read in March won't affect the total for the contest.)

You've seen my monthly reading lists for the last two years, so you've got some basis for an educated guess, right? Again, the period we're talking about is January 1, 1996 through February 28, 2007. The person who guesses correctly--or who is closest without going over--will win.

The prize?

These two skeins of Koigu KPPPM. Plenty for a pair of socks.

Yes, Koigu. Because that's the kind of generous girl I am.

In the event of a tie, I'll come up with a back-up prize that's just as good.

So--to enter: Email me your guess, with your name and blogsite (if you have one), at this special email address, chappypup AT aol DOT com .

Never mind! Leave your guess in the comments--Chappy's email is being stubborn

(Chappy was excited about this idea and offered his own email address for the entries--to help keep this organized. If they all came to my regular email, they'd get mixed in with all the usual kinds of emails and we don't want to "lose" anybody!) (And yes, so my dog has an email address. You got a problem with that? Heck, he's got a microchip and a blog named for him, too, and a driver's license--he's a 21st century dog, you know!)

I'll announce the winner on March 1st or whenever I finish entering all the titles into the computer . . . whichever comes first!

Okay

Comments

[Amy]

Tried sending an email to Chappy's special address, and it bounced...

[Amy]

I'll guess...3,012.

[mari]

Ooo - fun! Let me think of a number...

3,261

[Beth]

3485 -- torn between going way higher (pre-blogging days) or lower to keep from going over.

[Sarah]

I guess 3752. This is counting each reread as a separate entry. Its amazing how they add up!

[LoriG]

I'm in. My guess is 3,350.

[Julie]

3400 -- I'm guessing you read some books several times.

[Lizzy B]

Hmmm... I'm guessing 5,000, because you reread so many things and it seems you are counting rereads too right?

[Eva]

my guess is going to be 5016 :)
Oh, and do me a big favor... back up that list!!! It would be horrible if something happened and you lost all those hours of work!!!

Cheers Eva

[michelle]

3,487

[Chris]

4017... :)

[CindyCindy]

My guess is 3,080. What a clever idea for a contest.

[Michelle]

I am going to guess 2419....

[Christina]

3,662

[Carol]

I say 3828!

[Kelly]

lets say 4562

[Kim]

I actually got out the calculator for this one. 3,387

[JessaLu]

2,182 ;o)

Hey if you want to speed up the entries...Roger bought this really cool toy from collectorz.com - software with a scanner that scans the code on the book then looks it up for you. Barely any typing - SO cool. Unfortunately, I doubt you'd get it before the 28th...

[minnie]

i'm going with an average of 30 books per month, so 3663 (just to be an oddball, lol)

[sprite]

I'm going with 3,311. If it's even close, that's impressive!

[Mindy]

Okay, how about 3,359.

[kristi and otis]

2244 - crap that's a lot of books!

[Gladys]

I'll guess at 3,456 books. Because I like the way that number looks.

[Dave]

I'll guess 3075. That's a LOT of books.

[Anne]

3007 - a semi-random guess, but hey! (Actually my second semi-random guess - someone else had already taken my first guess!)