Apoorv ’s Comments (group member since Mar 26, 2014)

Apoorv ’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Thanks for pointing the discrepancy out, Jane.
Everything is set up correctly now. :)

Just as a reminder to everyone, please drop by Lightning Hounds - BOOKS READ to reserve a spot for yourself to notify your progress.

Also, it would be very helpful, if all of us keep updating our respective read-list atleast once a day or as frequently as possible, so that all the read books are accounted for.

Juliana has done a cool job with the Spreadsheet, but visiting each of ours shelves might just be cumbersome when updating the Spreadsheet.. so when we all finish a book, lets drop by the aforementioned link to keep the team adept with progress.

LOL, Juliana ! I can so understand the restlessness to do that Spreadsheet and keep a track of the progress.

I had, as a matter of fact, just started to put something together. Now that you have it under control.. I will stop the double work.

I really like the way you have set the layout of the Spreadsheet.. especially the small crosses (sorry, but I am kinda persnickety so these thing attract me more ! :P)

I will probably try and keep a backup sheet or a list ready, incase something gets missed. But, awesome work ! :)

Let me know if I can do anything to help, regarding this. Will be superglad to do so.

The words found for the awesome Scavenger Hunt that is set up, which mind you, is not very straightforward, will be posted here !

Tower Teams Australia Day Scavenger Hunt
Duration : 23Jan2015 - 30Jan2015
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Words Found

Cricket | "Roque was played by innings, not like baseball but like cricket." | Page 186
The Shining | Stephen King | 23Jan2015

Wi-Fi | "First I connect to the unprotected WiFi network next door called bootynet." | Page 23
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore | Robin Sloan | 23Jan2015

Keeping a track of my progress as we try scaling this amazing tower !
Shelf : Challenge - TT3 - NBRC

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Duration : 08Nov2014 - TBD

Books Read

Week # 1
1. Sharp Objects | Gillian Flynn | 09Nov2014 | 272 pages | 20 Points
2. Stars & Stripes | Abigail Roux | 13Nov2014 | 292 pages | 20 Points

Week # 2
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Week # 3
3. One Bad Apple | Sheila Connolly | 26Nov2014 | 262 pages | 20 Points

Week # 4
4. 1st to Die | James Patterson | 30Nov2014 | 462 pages | 50 Points
5. By Blood | Ellen Ullman | 30Nov2014 | 378 pages | 20 Points
6. Can You Keep a Secret? | Sophie Kinsella | 30Nov2014 | 416 pages | 20 Points

Week # 5
7. Island of the Blue Dolphins | Scott O'Dell | 07Dec2014 | 208 pages | 20 Points
8. Fangirl | Rainbow Rowell | 09Dec2014 | 461 pages | 50 Points

Week # 6
:(

Week # 7
9. I've Got Your Number | Sophie Kinsella | 20Dec2014 | 464 pages | 50 Points
10. The Final Diagnosis | Arthur Hailey | 20Dec2014 | 310 pages | 20 Points
11. The Realm of Possibility | David Levithan | 25Dec2014 | 224 pages | 20 Points

Week # 8
:(

Week # 9
12. Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet | Xinran | 07Jan2015 | 210 pages | 20 Points
13. The First Phone Call from Heaven | Mitch Albom | 08Jan2015 | 323 pages | 20 Points
14. The Lightning Thief | Rick Riordan | 09Jan2015 | 377 pages | 20 Points
15. The Road | Cormac McCarthy | 09Jan2015 | 287 pages | 20 Points

Week # 10
16. The Kite Runner | Khaled Hosseini | 15Jan2015 | 371 pages | 20 Points

Week # 11
17. The Shining | Stephen King | 23Jan2015 | 659 pages | 70 Points
18. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore | Robin Sloan | 23Jan2015 | 288 pages | 20 Points

Week # 12
19. Looking for Alaska | John Green | 25Jan2015 | 256 pages | 20 Points
20. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Patrick Süskind | 29Jan2015 | 263 pages | 20 Points

Week # 13
21. Puddle Jumping | Amber L. Johnson | 31Jan2015 | 126 pages | 10 Points
22. Garden Spells | Sarah Addison Allen | 03Feb2015 | 304 pages | 20 Points
23. Naked in Death | J.D. Robb | 07Feb2015 | 320 pages | 20 Points
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Book of the Month (BOM)

Participation

1. [Book] | [Author] | [Date] | [Participant] | [Page #] | [20 points]

Discussion Questions (DQs)

1. [Book] | [Author] | [Date] | [Participant] | [Page #] | [40 points]

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Buddy Reads (BRs)

1. 1st to Die | James Patterson | 30Nov2014 | 462 Pages | 30 points
2. I've Got Your Number | Sophie Kinsella | 20Dec2014 | 464 Pages | 30 points
3. Garden Spells | Sarah Addison Allen | 03Feb2015 | 304 pages | 30 Points

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Summary

Points : Individual Books Read = 40 + 0 + 20 + 90 + 70 + 0 + 90 + 0 + 80 + 20 + 90 + 40 + 50
Points : BOM = 0
Points : DQs = 0
Points : BRs = 0 + 0 + 0 + 30 + 0 + 0 + 30 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 30

TOTAL POINTS = 680

Sounds cool, Juliana !
I will try setting ours up and share it here, and then based on all your suggestions I can better it as we go ahead, if thats okay ! :)

Juliana, do we all have access to the Master Spreadsheet or is it shared with just the Captains ?

Just wondering, if I can see how that is laid out, if easily accessible !

Unless Juliana (or anyone else for that matter) has set up a Spreadsheet, I will work on getting one up probably this evening or early tomorrow.

But meanwhile, this is a log to the books we will read.
(This is a rough draft, I will probably work on getting a better looking draft when I work on the Spreadsheet)

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Duration : 08Nov2014 - 14Nov2014

Books Read - Week # 1

1. The House at Riverton | Kate Morton | 08Nov2014 | Jane | 593 pages | 50 Points
2. Call for the Dead | John le Carré | 08Nov2014 | Rose | 160 pages | 10 Points
3. Lolita | Vladimir Nabokov | 08Nov2014 | Liliac | 309 pages | 20 Points
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Book of the Month (BOM)

Participation

1. [Book] | [Author] | [Date] | [Participant] | [Page #] | [20 points]

Discussion Questions (DQs)

1. [Book] | [Author] | [Date] | [Participant] | [Page #] | [40 points]

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Buddy Reads (BRs)

1. [Book] | [Author] | [Date] | [Page #] | [30 points]
[Participant] | [Buddy] | [Team]

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Summary - Week # 1

Points : Individual Books Read =
Points : BOM =
Points : DQs =
Points : BRs =

TOTAL POINTS (Week # 1) =

Goodness ! This is an amazing list !
I have saved each of books that you guys have mentioned, in my spreadsheet. I will be heading to my Library this weekend and I hope to find atleast one of these to satiate my Fantasy-ical hunger !

Thank you so so much for all the suggestions, please keep them coming.. I am just so glad to be in this group. I am already learning loads ! :)

Okay, now I am even more confused ! :P
I will read all of these one day, but what do I start with ?

.. and moreover most of these are long books, would that be an overdose of Fantasy for a newbie like me to this genre ?

I am a little too hell-bent on how the characters shape off in any book I read coz for me it is they who I connect to the most. But, I dont get stuck on that.. yes, I have my guilty pleasures ! :P

For one of my challenges, I need a book set in Texas, so I am even trying to find a Fantasy book set in Texas (not a regular combination :P). How is this book ?
Glass Houses

Okay, I have a favor to ask from you guys !
I wish to read a Fantasy book, and this isnt a very often read genre for me.

So, please suggest me a fairly light read to start up with. Moreover, if it is a Series book.. please suggest me the first one of the series that you really liked.

I know I will get some awesome suggestions, so please help me scale it down as well. :)

Thank You ! :D

Hope all of you are having a pleasant and enjoyable Halloween weekend.. do share if you made some of the interesting delicacies you were talking about.

Damn, I am going to put on weight being with this group ! :P

Catherine wrote: "I am not simply standing for my job....I have to lift animals onto the exam tables, and retrain them. Sometimes witb the larger ones..we restrain them on the floor....but have you everhad to restr..."

Geez ! For some reason I am scared of dogs and you have to be around ones who are tough to tame seems so damn hard. I would love to see though how all the examining is done.

But isnt it fun being around animals ? :)

Catherine wrote: "so what is a Validation Engineer? "

As a validation Engineer is a Pharmaceutical Company, which currently is under the scanner of the FDA, my job is to validate / test cleaning methods for the equipment we use for the manufacturing of the Drugs / Medicines that J&J makes. We are currently making Pepcid Complete Berry Tablets and each time a new batch is made of this (or other drugs), we have to design a better and fullproof method to clean these huge equipment which formulate all these drugs. Chemical concentration, time of cleaning specificity to the second, contamination concerns and many other such factors need to considered so that there accurate about of required drug in the medicines produced. (A milligram here and there and people can literally die, coz we are talking toxic drugs here). So, we have to be very careful with all that we do. This part is called Cleaning Validation, which is my forte.

So that cleaning encompasses all the standing around for long hours. Moreover, we need to document each Protocol, make lengthy reports justifying each comma we put and each second we took to better the process. So, things are under the scanner currently for literally everything you do or put to paper, thus the seriousness of the whole situation.

But its a fun job.. mighty interesting to see how the drugs that we lift of the counters in stores are made from scratch, and cool to be a part of it. :)

Its 4 am and I am still at work.. I started at 7 am yesterday and have atleast 6 more hours to go. I will be hitting around 30 hours straight today. :P

Catherine, 10 hours standing is indeed tough. I have been standing for the past 4 hours and my legs have left my company.

Kelly, Rockwell Automation is a reputed company, seems like an interesting job profile. Hope you are enjoying your work.

I am still at work and its been around 16 hours (and its kinda a daily show) :P

I work with McNeil / Johnson & Johnson as a Validation Quality Engineer and it is a crunch situation so 80-Hours a week has become a norm !

What I hate in this is that I dont enough time to read. Hopefully I will be able to manage my work and reading better in the coming weeks and I can be an active participant in this challenge. (I so so want to)

Okay, ladies ! I come over here after a 14-hour work day (and counting), hungry, battered.. and what I see ? All these mouth-watering, lip-smacking delicacies !
Geez, you are killing me ! :)

I might have missed this one before, if discussed.
But where does each one of you dwell ?

I am in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (East Coast - US) as of now.

Catherine seems to be our celebrity of the group ! :)

Hi, Catherine !
By the end of this challenge, I might as well be added to the fan base ! :)

*kidding*