Calgary, Alberta discussion

So, let's talk about reading more books and spending less time on Facebook/TV/etc. Does anyone else have a problem with "visual pollution" in their lives? I think I do. Oftentimes I find myself browsing the web aimlessly, looking at stupid or funny pictures to pass the time. Afterwards, I think to myself... wow, I could have been painting or reading a book or doing something fitness-related.

That seems to be the story of my life. This year I made a conscious effort to trade reality tv shows with reading more books. So far it's working and I feel a little better about diving into a book rather than being traumatized with "16 and pregnant" or "My strange addiction".

Do you have any book related goals such as "read a certain amount by this time" or "read titles you've never heard of"?

Goodreads has this "set a goal" thingy for 2012 and at first I put down 10 books for the year... but then I read like 3 books and decided to put it to 20. So, 20 it is! I just want to plow through the books I own that I haven't read, and just whatever is on my Goodreads "to read" list. :D