Brie’s Comments (group member since Mar 04, 2015)

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

That's a good idea Sarah, but I don't think it would work very well. We all read at very different rates and we all average a different number of books per week.

We have not yet had a problem in making a book work for certain letters. You have all been SO HELPFUL in supplying all possible letter fulfillments to me that it's made the spreadsheet super easy :)

Remember, it's not the NUMBER of spell-it-outs that matter. The reason the color needs to be spelled completely is because we can't start getting points on the second until the first is complete and so on. Like I said, we have yet to have a problem :)

COMPLETED READ

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

L: title
C: Cassie Hasselback
R: Ronda

We have a couple hrs left in Week 4! I'm about to start my first APRICOT book. HAPPY READING!

This is fantastic!!!

We are currently at 245 pts! I know that I'll be able to finish my book today, and Berit will be able to finish hers. I'm going to PM Princess and see if she is able to get internet today. Let's cross our fingers!!!

I LOVE coming home to a slew of completed reads and prom talk :) As much as I would never do high school over, like NEVER EVER EVER, I LOVED my prom! Or maybe I just love any excuse to wear a gown and get my hair done...

No word from Princess and no she hasn't posted anything on her shelf, but this doesn't surprise me. She told us she wasn't going to have internet where she is. Hopefully she'll be back by Saturday night!

WE HAVE FINISHED OUR SECOND SPELL-IT-OUT!!!!!

ALL LETTERS ARE OFFICIALLY UP FOR GRABS!!!

Alright ladies, we have TWO DAYS LEFT to make 160 MORE POINTS!!!

So far this week we have read 16 BOOKS.
Week 1: 27 books
Week 2: 29 books
Week 3: 19 books

Let's try to at least break even with Week 3! We can do 3 more books by Saturday night, surely!!!

COMPLETED READ!!!

I finished In the Lake of the Woods!!!

I: title
O: Tim O'Brien (author)
E: Eleanor K. Wade
C: Claude Rasmussen
R: Ruth Rasmussen
L: Arthur J. Lux

Sarah wrote: "What letters do we need for the second spell out"

We still need R and C!

Yay Sarah and Savannah!!!

I CAN REWATCH LAW AND ORDER SVU MORE THAN ANY OTHER SHOW EVER IN THIS UNIVERSE. Why?!?! Oh and I can re-watch Friends. I watch all 10 seasons at least twice a year, if not more. Every episode is basically memorized.

Status Update

For the second spell-it-out we still need R-I-C-E. So we do not actually need an O as of right now. I've been at work and I know a lot of convos have been happening, but has anybody finished anything since Tonya's Atonement?

WOW SAVANNAH! THAT IS MIRACULOUS! What amazing generosity from both your vet and your neighbor!

Oh my gosh all these sweet puppies!!! I have a cat, but he's basically a dog. He's over 20 lbs, SUPER social and never leaves me alone.

No more I's guys!!! Everyone is reading I's hahaha let's focus on an L or O or C!

Tea would there be any way of requesting to be with our same team members??? We just all work SO WELL together! I'm genuinely going to miss these ladies!!!

This is great Tonya! Maybe I'll give it another chance...eventually ;)

Unfortunately, The Hours does not count for an I, which means we still have not completed our first spell-it-out. We only need one I!!! In other news, we are three letters into our second spell-it-out, but they won't count until we fulfill that damn I!!! ::scowl:: The funny thing is, I know that at least 3 of us are reading "I" books right now hahaha

COMPLETED READ

The Hours

C: Michael Cunningham (author)
R: Richard
L: Laura Brown
O: Oliver St. Ives
I: Oliver St. Ives (maybe...I've asked the mods if this counts)

Can the name "Oliver St. Ives" count for the letter I?

hahahaha I'm a demon with no sleep. If I'm running late, my jobs INSISTS that I come in even later if it means I have to stop for coffee first. DEMON.

Ya I have absolutely no idea how that's possible. I always thought of myself as a relatively quick reader but this challenge has knocked me down a peg or two. I'm definitely discovering my weaknesses hahaha