Lauri’s Comments (group member since Jan 23, 2016)

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

Can I choose Mystery? I can also take Young Adult if no one else wants it. I am all ready goood to go having several of these selections in my giant piles of TBR at home!!

Amanda wrote: "Lauri wrote: "I was amazed. Things are tough here in Hawaii. Lots of homelessness and folks living in their cars, in tents, etc..."

I never knew that, Lauri!
I've never been to Hawaii so I've had ..."
Let me just say that it's very beautiful here. First and foremost, we are surrounded by natural beauty. People come here on vacation and decide they want to live here. Then they just move without doing research, can't make a living here and get stuck. Some cities on the mainland offer their homeless people a one-way plane ticket to wherever they want to go. Guess where they choose? Then you have the very rich people from the continental U.S. and internationally who can afford homes here. They buy them and drive up the prices. My boring ol' neighborhood is now being bought out by outsiders! The median price for a single family home in Hawaii is $800,000. This is for a simple old 2 or 3 bedroom with no improvements! A gallon of milk is $6, cereal $5-$8... Just to give you an idea. I pay $1650 per month to rent a very basic 2 bdrm apt. Our old rental house which was a rundown shack was $1800. They wanted to raise the rent to $2000 so we had to move! Ok, I'm climbing down from my soapbox now. Sorry for my little rant, but now you know...

I'll go! How bout B-9 ?

Margaret wrote: "I am going to wait and learn as I go.....this is what I suggest for you all. I haven't done a whole lot of challenges but if anything I have learned is:

1. don't sweat it, this is a game....
2. ke..."
HA! So funny, Margaret! There are always ultra-competitive people in every group and others -- not so much. I can go either way. I already have 108 books borrowed from the library in preparation. I'm sure at least one will fit this challenge! Really like the idea of the adult beverage... Can it be slushy? :)

Cecily wrote: "This is just a bunch of confusion to me... I know I will get it when we start but I just can't quite picture it..."

I'm with you, Cecily! I read through the instructions 3x, but I just cant imagine it. I'm going to have to see it. Actually it will probably be best if someone just tells me what to read till we get going. HA!

Charlie wrote: "Wow! So many amazing recommendations! Now I want to read all of them, yikes!

I had no idea that Roots was a book. Shame!

Joanne – I just heard an interview with Matthew Desmond (the author of Evi..."

HA! Roots is indeed a book! I read it in intermediate school because I wanted to! I was always a little weird, even back then. You should try it. You'll need to devote a chunk of time and a lot of emotion. Did you get a chance to watch the new mini series? In my option, the original was better, but this was pretty awesome.

Maritza wrote: "Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
are two of my favorite non - fiction books about the real life struggle of..."

I read Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America a few years back for my face-to-face book club. I was amazed. Things are tough here in Hawaii. Lots of homelessness and folks living in their cars, in tents, etc. In this book lots of people get by by living long term in cheap motels. We don't have any cheap motels! I've identified our problem!

Nanci wrote: "Hi Team,
The captains and co-captains got the rules for Battleship. We aren't allowed to tell you anything yet, but be sure to check back here tomorrow when they will be posted for all to see!"

So excited! I keep looking at all my shopping bags full of books itching to start a new one...

Erika wrote: "Charlie, I am currently reading A Walk in the Woods and loving it. Its travel related non fiction. Geography of Bliss was fantastic too"

Hi Erika! I read A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail a while back for my face-to-face book club. I really enjoyed it. I've never hiked in my life, but Mr. Bryson made me feel like I was right there! That's why I like books!

Laura wrote: "3 days, 8 hours and counting until we Wobble. Who is excited?"

I am totally stoked! I read through the Battleship Rules, but I really can't imagine it yet. I had a devil of a time with UNO when I first started. At least I've actually played Battleship in real life. I was clueless with UNO!

Maritza wrote: "Hi guys not much of a fb person myself. Due to lower back pain i was unable to walk or do much today."

Oh no, Maritza! I had a pinched nerve in my neck a couple months or so ago and it was horrible! I couldn't even feed or dress myself. Please be careful. The silliest things can set it off. My Dr. Figured I slept funny and that started it all. Every time I have an ache or pain, I get scared again...

Shanna_redwind wrote: "Lauri wrote: "My 5 Favorite books of all time are:

Gone with the Wind
The Clan of the Cave Bear
The Infinite Plan
[book:The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao|..."

Shanna, I can't explain why that book stood out amongst all Isabel Allende's others, but I just loved it! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Megan. wrote: "Holding off on starting anything new because it will end up being the perfect book for one of our goals. Such is my luck."
Me too, Megan! Would you believe I have 108 books out from the library? I have 20+ books in various stages of completion. I really want to complete the pre-WOBBLE challenge, too. I think it's doable except for the 'choose 1 book from someone else's favorites list.' Unless I luck out and find a book already in my possession, I'll need to find it at the library tomorrow and finish by the 17th!

Sadly, I have no college textbooks to add. But I started keeping track of all my books in 2008 so I went back in time and added them all on to GR so now I have them all in one place. I am still old school and long them in a notebook...

Charlie wrote: "Nanci wrote: "Charlie, looks from your photo like the kids had a fun night!"

We ALL had a blast! Put a serious dent in my wine stash, too ;)
If the picture were a bit wider you would see a trampol..."

Wow! Crazy Horse and a trampoline? You really know how to live!

Charlie wrote: "Omg Sookie is so cute! I loved True Blood and the books (one of the few times I went backwards like that btw)

Hopefully y'all can see this picture, it was the backyard on Friday night:

tagging fr..."

Charlie, I love your backyard movie theatre! Bet the kids had a blast! Adults, too. That's quite a set-up you had there.
AND
The Friday Night Knitting Club is SAD? Oh, no!

Cecily wrote: "

some better pictures of sookie watching her bird videos on Youtube...so entertaining!"

Miss Sookie is so cute! My friend had a kitty that looked a lot like that named Pyewacket...

246 pgs. 373 pgs. 305 pgs. 322 pgs. 300 pgs. 155 pgs. 408 pgs.

Current group total: 1,170,491

Pre-WOBBLE Challenge Accepted!

1)Read a book with an air animal on the cover

2) List your 5 favorite books - Completed in post 93
Read 1 from someone else's list

3) Read a book from your favorite genre - Mystery!
completed 6/13/16
Cooks Overboard
4 stars
Cute & quick read - a romantic getaway cruise ends up taking place on a freighter! While there's not much romance, there is a comedy of errors, assorted spies and industrial espionage!

4) Read a book with your favorite color cover



Wish me luck!

And Polaroids! Don't forget waving them around like that would really make them 'develop' faster!