Conclusion

Well folks, this is it--we have reached the end. This is the 112th entry into this blog, which means that (subtracting this one and the introductory entry), there are 110 chapters in the TCON series. With very few exceptions, I have written on one chapter per day for the past 110 days (since the introduction was published on the same day as Chapter 1 of The Magician's Nephew and this entry will be published on the same day as Chapter 16 of The last Battle). 

And it has been quite a journey. When I started this project, it was a way to keep me busy during the quieter months of the summer--there just aren't many students who need academic advising in the middle of the summer. But as the months moved from July to August to September, and now well into October, work became much busier and it became much harder to keep up. But keep up I did. 

I admit that this project saw ups and downs, as most projects do. I enjoyed the project the most at the beginning (when, I suppose, I was most optimistic about the project) and at the end--that is to say, during the first book and during the last book (which, as you've by now figured out, is my favorite). Somewhere around the middle of The Silver Chair I became really tired of the project, but I knew I needed to see it through.

In many ways, this project was much more than a summer project. It was a lesson in goal setting and goal achievement. Even though I was occasionally a day or two behind, I always caught up, and I finished on the pace of exactly one chapter per day. I will admit, as much as I have enjoyed this project, it will be nice to (a) free up about 30 minutes a day, and (b) read something different for a change. 

For those of you who followed along in the journey, thank you. I don't think there's one solitary person who did, but if you did, I appreciate your effort. And if you're reading through these for the first time after the fact, I also thank you for following along with me in this adventure.

I'll finish with some of my grandfather's favorite concluding words (as seen in several videos he left behind)--

Until next time, over and out.