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Congrats on the new job, Jane.
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Congrats on the new job, Jane.
Jane, that's awesome news. We are so happy for you! and PROUD of you! Job hunting can be a pain!
Congrats on the new job, Jane, that has to be a relief for you :)
I just started reading
by Stephen King. It's the sequel to
. I'm only a couple of pages into to it since I started it yesterday evening when I got it. Hopefully, it's a good book.
by Stephen King. It's the sequel to
. I'm only a couple of pages into to it since I started it yesterday evening when I got it. Hopefully, it's a good book.
Nancy, I read that earlier this year and loved it. Definitely a classic. I understand why people say it's one of his bests!!!
Steven wrote: "Nancy, I read that earlier this year and loved it. Definitely a classic. I understand why people say it's one of his bests!!!"
The Shining is a classic, I just hope Doctor Sleep will be the same way.
The Shining is a classic, I just hope Doctor Sleep will be the same way.
I've heard mixed reviews. I cancelled my preorder because I heard such rotten things. I figured it would make a good loaner first lol.My worry is that he took a great and simple story and went way past the original intent... And from what I heard, he did take it too far past.
I'll still read it though!
I'll still read it as well. I'm enjoying the book so so far nothing bad from me about it.
Thank you all for the congrats on my new job and yes Barb it was a huge relief.I can't complain though as I have only sent 5 applications and this was my second interview. And I think I sent the first application mid August so it went fairly quickly.
Even with all the books we've read for the September percentage challenge, we've slipped back to SIXTH PLACE now :( The good news is that we're only one book behind the fifth place team!
I'm pretty sure we were in sixth last week! :pBut hey, I've got some bouncy cupcakes, triple threats, and cutthroats to go through for September! :p
Well then what are you waiting for? LOL I thought we were in 5th place last week, but I'd have to go back and look it up. You're probably right, though :)
It was fifth or sixth. We might have just been close to fifth. I had a dream last night that we were fourth :(
What am I waiting for? Time and brainpower to go through all the cupcakes and spreadsheets I've had to make to keep track of which books CAN count for which kind of cupcake, which have been turned in, which haven't, how many cupcakes are remaining, etc...It's a LOT of work LOL.
Awww, Nicole, we're getting there! :P
Steven wrote: "What am I waiting for? Time and brainpower to go through all the cupcakes and spreadsheets I've had to make to keep track of which books CAN count for which kind of cupcake, which have been turned..."LOL You know I'm kidding, right? :)
Yeah, yeah... don't expect my brain to process anything correctly... it's fried!
Steven, is Barb giving you any trouble? I'm not sure what I can do because I'm still weak from my migraine, but I'll try to do something!
Isn't like awful early for you to be up? And having coherent thoughts?My brain is trill having trouble functioning and I'm up for 4 hours now...
Steven seems to be online all the time. ;)
Haha I'm really not... I just have the iPhone app so I can check in on random spare moments. Hehe
Sonia wrote: "Steven, is Barb giving you any trouble?"I wouldn't do that! He does too much work for our team, we'd be lost without him :)
Barb wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Steven, is Barb giving you any trouble?"I wouldn't do that! He does too much work for our team, we'd be lost without him :)"
<3 you flatter me!
Naw, I love feeling the love in this team.
Nicole wrote: "Naw, I love feeling the love in this team."Me too! We're competitive enough to *try, but not so competitive that it takes over everything we do. And we all get along, too, which makes it even better :)
Yeah, I mean, I see similar things in most groups here. It's just nice. Book readers as a whole must be lovely over competitive.
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Read-a-Thon Threads created in the sister group:
FAQs, Rules and Guidelines: HERE
Event #1 Tracking: HERE
Event #2 Tracking: HERE
Mote to come.
When are the Mango Tango specific threads for these challenges going to be made?
I thought Monsieur Mango already did that?
Yep, I was right Nicole:October Mods Challenge - Discussion Thread
Book Treasure Hunt - Oct Mods Chal Event #2
Reading Like a Banshee - Oct Mods Chal Event #1
Thanks Sonia! Usually I'm on top of these threads! Obviously that one just got past me. Thanks again :)
Thanks Sonia... I was about to say I'd made them a few days ago! :)Even linked them in the September Challenge thread... but I know posts can get lost in the sheer volume of postings very easily!
No problem... I had to check something in one of them, so I knew they were already up!
Plus I was setting threads at the time... I was with the right mindset :D
Good timing for me to have lost the right mindset then ;) We'll just say I was too busy trying to finish books to notice. *sage nods*
Since you are fighting for 5th, being busy finishing books is something that Steven will approve... at least I believe so :)
Umm, we're fighting for First! Hehe!
Steven wrote: "Umm, we're fighting for First! Hehe!"Sorry, my bad. Too much ibuprofen in my system, I'm not thinking clearly.
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ATTENTION, THE RULES FOR BAP's AWARDING HAVE CHANGED:
◈ Each event will have a book advantage awarding, as follows:
EVENT #1:
1st Place:10 BAP'sIn case of a tie, the full amount of book points will be granted to the tied teams.
2nd Place:8 BAP's
3rd Place:6 BAP's
4th Place:4 BAP's
5th Place:2 BAP's
EVENT #2:
Tasks 1 to 5: 1 BAP per task completed
Final task: 5 BAP's
Each team participating in the read-a-thon will receive 5 BAP's - and yes, it's cummulative
Oh fantastic. They've gotten rid of the times check in entirely. Now it really will be for fun, and we'll get some BAPs out if it too!
But we still need to read, read and read some more to try to get more points in the pages-read part of this thing :)
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The doors to theTower Teams Halloween Read-a-Thonare now OPEN!
SPOOKY READINGS!!!
And..... I started reading at my desk at work (instead of working) right when the clock struck 11am EDT... hehehehe
Mwahahaha, bad Steven! I commend you, hehe.I almost forgot to keep track of how many pages I was at for 2013 until about 7 minutes before the RaT started. Sure, I could take the old fashioned route and actually count the pages, but ehhhh. It's much easier to let the system do the math for me, hehe.
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I am still expecting to finish another 5 books this month, hopefully the first 3 during today and tomorrow.
I will also try to update about the October RaT by tomorrow.