The following idea for an ongoing Flickr photo project struck me towards the end of last year, and I’ve even managed to get around to acting on it:

I’m not normally one to keep track of what I’m reading – the record keeping kind of bores me. But this year, I thought I’d do something to keep track.

So, I’m going to snap a pic of the of every book I read as I start it (or shortly thereafter). I’m planning to include eBooks and audiobooks, too, as well as any really interesting articles, blog posts, etc. that I come across and have time to snap a picture of.

I might come back and make note of when (or if) I finish the book. Or I might not. The whole point of this is to keep the boring record-keeping to a minimum.

If anybody else wants to play along, leave a comment – if there are enough others, I’ll start a group for this.

I’m sure there are plenty of other hassle-free ways to keep track of such things, but from my perspective, nothing’s easier than just snapping a picture. I don’t know if I’ll actually manage to keep this up for the whole year, but I think it’ll be fun to try. And, as I said, if anybody else wants to play along, drop me a comment, either here or at Flickr – if enough people show interest (and I’ll likely consider one other person “enough people”), I’ll start a group.

If nothing else, it might be amusing to have photographic evidence of just how weird my taste in reading material is.