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Four hours to go. I've put our list of goals on the first page of the thread. I'll update it morning and evening and the spreadsheet updates automatically. If you "call" a goal I'll mark it there too, but if we can fill a goal more quickly with someone else's book, I hope no one gets offended. We will go through many many goals, so everyone will be able to participate. The books I am planning on reading today don't fit any of the open goals, but I've been reading a lot of romance and chick lit lately to finish up SRC and I need some straight up adventure to cleanse my palate. So if we need a plane crash any time soon, I'm our girl. :) I'm pretty sure I have something with a cemetary on the cover too, I'll try and find that tonight.
Hope everyone has a great day of reading.
I read a bunch of short books today to make sure I could finish them. I have one left for bedtime and morning and then I'll be starting fresh at 1 p.m. The beginning of a new challenge is always so exciting. I won't be home from work to report until almost 8 p.m. my time (exactly 24 hours from now) but I should have a book or two to count by then. I'm going to save my first long book for Sunday.
It seems like our captain may have disappeared. Danielle is online a lot and willing to take over as captain. I'm online barely at all but able to check on books, shelves and goals. We will be awesome! So team Raven, are we ready to read?
So close!! Yay!
Cute story Kenéz (just remembered copy/paste exists, no need to learn accents, hooray). Apparently I knew how to read when I started kindergarten at age 4. I have no memories from that time but my mum says that I was reading Little Golden Books to my little brothers at bedtime. Still reading at bedtime. :)I have two big fat books that I'm saving for the points, but otherwise I'll just keep reading my SRC books until I run out of those. Don't know if I'll do winter SRC too or just read what I want in December.
Looking forward to getting started. The competition starts at 1 p.m. Saturday, local time, so I'll be at work - have to remember to take a new book and not start early. :)
Kenéz wrote: "Am I the youngest one here?"You are younger than me also. :) I have been a reader my entire life. Not too many days exist in the past 40 or so that I didn't read for at least a few minutes. :) My whole family is like that though, so I grew up with my parents reading in the living room after supper when most families were watching TV. Christmas morning was always completely silent after we finished opening presents because everyone would dive into their new books (toys too of course when we were little, we're not complete Luddites :D ) My siblings are all still readers and they all married non-readers. It's so bizarre to me to talk to people who can't answer the question "what are you reading right now?"
Still don't know what my first Tower Team book will be. I read about a book a day so I'll finish up a few before we start. Anyone saving something good?
I volunteered for questions for Pretty Girls. There are a lot of volunteers already so it will have to be a lottery anyway I think.
Nov 02, 2015 08:13PM
I'd like to volunteer to write questions for team Raven.
Someday I should learn to make accents on this computer, but today is not that day. Welcome Kene(accent aigu)z. :DI think I'll be reading Pretty Girls this month too. The other BOM choices are not in my library, therefore not going to happen.
Have a good day teammates, we haven't seen the sun all week here, hope it is better where you all are.
My pumpkin had a black spot near the corner of its mouth so I turned it into Marilyn Monroe. My carving skills are neglible so it basically looked like a standard jack o'lantern with eyelashes, a big mouth and a beauty spot. :D I also read a book yesterday. And one the day before. Yay, reading is back, TV is out.
I rarely watch TV but about once a year I marathon something on DVD and stop reading for a few days until I get it out of my system. So I had a day off and it poured rain and someone gave me the first three seasons of The Walking Dead - BOOM - marathon. :) It doesn't help that the book I'm halfway through is boring me and the next one on my schedule doesn't interest me at all and I haven't been to the library to load up in weeks. I'd better go this afternoon.
I haven't read a word in two days because I've been watching The Walking Dead DVDs. Odd show. I don't like any of the characters except Glenn, but I can't seem to stop watching for some reason. I'm kind of rooting for the walkers but I still want to see what happens to everyone. One more season until I run out of DVDs and have to find the next couple of seasons. Tomorrow I WILL read again. :)
Welcome Kari and LaLine! Looking forward to getting to know you both.
Hi Elayna, nice to meet you. :)
I think that is the beauty of this challenge, no planning necessary - just read. Of course the new goals will change things a bit, but still - just read. :D
Hi Donna and Faith! Nice to meet both of you.I love planning what to read. In fact sometimes I spend too much time planning and not enough time actually reading. ;) However I'm not so good at actually following the plans and I generally just read what I want to anyway. I'm currently doing the Seasonal Reading Challenge - so I have a bunch of books to finish for that and I'm doing another individual challenge where I have to read books in order, so I will probably just be fitting those books into our challenges here.
November 7th is so far away, who knows what I'll be at by then. :D
The book I read today was by a new author who seems to suffer from Stephen King disease. I'm zipping along, enjoying the book and it seems like suddenly she was tired of writing and just stopped, without an actual ending. So annoying!
Tara, so sorry about your grandfather. Glad you were able to spend time with him at the end.Wonder where our other teammates are? Helllooooooooooooo. :)
Danielle, I've read all the Harry Potter books (because I am a completist and can't leave series unfinished) and I really only liked the first one. I think we're definitely in the minority of earthlings though.
In my experience, black bears are generally not too aggressive unless they are mamas or injured. I've only been charged once in my life and the Ford Explorer took the brunt of that attack. :)
My questions...
1) FAVOURITE GENRES: Mystery and Suspense
2) LEAST FAVOURITE GENRES: Chick Lit, Horror and Romance
3) TOP 5 FAVOURITE BOOKS: I don't think I can do a top 5 but my favourite book for the majority of my life has been
and I still count it so today. 4) FAVOURITE AUTHOR: Nope, can't do it. My least favourite author is whatever hack wrote those 50 Shades of Garbage books though - that person can't write AT ALL!
5) ANY PETS: As of today I have two old cats. This is an all time low for me but it seems as if my animals all got old at the same time and I've lost quite a few over the last 5 years. My heart needs a break and my feline boys are enjoying the quiet so I'm giving them this time to themselves.
6) FAVOURITE COLOUR: Green and sometimes blue. But I dislike most blue-green shades. :)
7) FAVOURITE ICE CREAM FLAVOUR: I like vanilla and sometimes fruit flavours - I'd sooner eat brussel sprouts than chocolate ice cream, but then I like sprouts and hate chocolate.
I wish it was November already. ;)
Just got home from delivering cheesecakes (because apparently that is what I do at midnight) and I must be tired because I just drove past a bear in my yard, said "shoo bear" and walked into my house. I should probably have let him get a little further away from the house before doing that, but oh well. At least I had no cheesecakes left for him to eat. :DI shall answer the getting to know you questions tomorrow. Nighty night team.
Hi Sarah-Jane, Ariane, Tara and Danielle. Nice to meet all of you. Didn't get a chance to stop in last night because I was baking (as I will be every night this week) but I'm usually around for a couple of hours in the evening. I'm not much of a TV watcher so prime time is my computer time. :D I'm guessing we might be a non-chatty team though or we haven't hit our stride yet. ;) Anyone reading anything amazing right now? I've had a string of mediocre books lately, but last night I started Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People W ho Make This Country Work and while it isn't fantastic, it's definitely an interesting and easy read. I tend to read mysteries, suspense, adventure, non-fiction, historical fiction - fantasy and sci-fi when I can get it (my library doesn't stock much and I don't have it in the budget to buy books). Romance, horror and chick lit fall at the bottom of my choices, but they are all occasionally enjoyed. I avoid books about animals because something bad always happens and I hate sad crying over books. Humans can be dismembered and served in a stew and it won't bother me, but an elephant gets a hangnail and I'm a blubbering mess. My reading quirk I guess.
Hello team! Another Tower Team beginning, how exciting. My name is Allison, I live in Northwestern Ontario, Canada where the deer outnumber the humans 50 to 1. I guess I'm a co-captain, but I warned the mods that I'm the type of co-captain who can screw up a spreadsheet by simply thinking about it, so I offered to be the type of co-captain who checks books and cheerleads and never ever enters books in the team spreadsheet. :D So I reserved a couple of early spots in case we need them.
I'm off to work in a few minutes and I work in a shack with no internet, so I'll be around mornings and evenings. Looking forward to getting to know everyone. Have a great day teammates.
DANI -- Read a book where the title can be found verbatum in the book text.
AL -- Read a book that was originally published before 1900.
DONNA -- Read a book where a character's first name starts with the letter P.
DANI -- Read a book where MCs are best friends.
S-J -- Read a book that your co-captain or captain has read which is on your "to read" shelf (go to the person's profile -->compare books).
TARA -- Read a book shelved as paperback - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable.
LALINE -- Read a book with more than one cover image on Goodreads.
DONNA -- Read a book shelved as to-read - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable.
BOON -- Read a book with a truck on the cover.
DANI -- Read a book with the word tumble in the text.
DONNA -- Read a book with a sad good-bye scene or angsty fight.
AL -- Read a book that has a predominately scarlet and gold cover.
AL -- Read a book with a adverb in the title.
KARI -- Read a book where the audio version is narrated by a famous actor.
DANI -- Read a book that has the birthstone Topaz in the text or title.
DANI -- Read a book where a character is an angel.
DONNA -- Read a book shelved as dnf - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable.
AL -- Read a book with no images/objects on the cover.
DANI -- Read a book with a perfect square number of pages.
AL -- Read a book shelved as literature - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable.
ARIANE -- Read a book shelved as tbr - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable.
DANI -- Read a book with a muscular built man on the cover.
AL -- Read a book that is in the "What To Read Next" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...).
S-J -- Read a book where a character is given a last chance.
AL -- Read a book where the hardcover version is between 300 and 399 pages.
AL -- Read a book where a person fulfills their dream.
AL -- Read a book shelved as trilogy - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable.
DONNA -- Read a book shelved as 2010 - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable.
DONNA -- Read a book that is set in a medieval time period (between 5th to the 15th century).
TARA -- Read a book with a guitar or other musical instrument on the cover.
ARIANE -- Read a book shelved as borrowed - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable.
AL -- Read a book where a character's first name starts with the letter Y.
DANI -- Sort your "to read" shelf by 'date added' and read a book that is within Numbers 201-250 on your list (the first column before the book cover image).
AL -- Read a book whose author died 5+ years ago.
DANI -- Read a book that is book 10 or more in a series.
AL -- Read a book where a character is a lawyer.
AL -- Read a book that contains the word radish.
DANI -- Read a book where the title starts with the letter N.
DONNA -- Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as 2014 - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable.
AL -- Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as england - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable.
KENEZ -- Read a book where the hardcover version is 500 or more pages.
KARI -- Read a book where the hardcover version is between 300 and 399 pages.
DONNA -- Read a book where a character's first name starts with the letter M.
DANI -- Read a book where a character is always ready to help, takes care of others or is often taken advantage of.
DANI -- Read a book that is in the "Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...).
-- Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as priority - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable.
-- Read a book where the page numbers add to 19 (i.e. 345 pages = 3+4+5 = 12).
-- Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as overdrive - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable.
DANI -- Read a book where the title starts with the letter G.
-- Read a book which has the main location (setting) as a prison or concentration camp.
DONNA -- Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as for-review - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable.
-- Read a book that has a predominately yellow and black cover.
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-- 12/03/15
