A mini-library in Park Slope, Brooklyn - GOD it's so cute For me, this time of year means nonstop action - essays, tests, cross-country practices, holidays, and rushed, chilly walks to the subway. I like being busy, but often when I'm studying and hurrying I find myself fantasizing about the all reading I'd do if I had any spare time. I think I would be much more educated and cultured if my teachers just shut me up in a room with a load of books, rather than expecting me to come to school. Oh well. Here are my fantasy reading goals for sometime when I have more time. (And if you happen to have a lot of time right now, why not attempt one?) 1. Read a ridiculously long book - War and Peace , or the Bible, or the entirety of that endless series about feral cat colonies, Warriors - and admit to yourself that you're mostly reading it so that you can tell people you read it. 2. Go camping/sit in a shed/climb up a tree/ac...