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BOO! or TRUE! Octoppler Reporting Thread
jaxnsmom wrote: "Thing Two wrote: "Not every week? :'("**starts having panic attack and yelling for Judy***"
LOL
jaxnsmom wrote: "Thing Two wrote: "Not every week? :'("**starts having panic attack and yelling for Judy***"
Me, too!!! LOL
I'll post badges this week. I have to stop figuring them out for now 'cause I've got two episodes of 'The Walking Dead' to watch since I didn't watch last week. Dead takes priority over work, even Toppler related :D
This one was fun. It really got me to read a few nonfiction books, and I still got some fun ones in too.
Connie wrote: "What is that? "The Walking Dead.""One of the best shows on tv!! It's on AMC. You need to watch it from Season 1 forward! Zombies and survivors. Killing zombies and zombies after people, everything you could ever want, zombies, family, love, zombies...
Thing Two wrote: "Don't worry too much about my dogs; my hubby took care of feeding us all, and the dogs spent the week reclining on my lap. When's the next toppler? I don't want to go back to my to-be-done list!"
LOL, they are addictive!
Have you read the graphic novels Jaxnsmom? I'm working my way through them at the moment having watched the first two series and I love them!! :-D
Gaeta1 wrote: "Well, things went a bit crazy last week and I seem to have spent most of my time driving in DC traffic. I didn't care for either of my two audio books, so I didn't really take advantage of my time..."Gaeta, I read Wildwood Dancing earlier this year (It had been on my shelf a few years). I thought it was very atmospheric and beautiful, if a bit slow to develop. What did you think?
I declare Boo or True a great success.Thank-you Judy, jMom and all of the moderators for the fun reading week.
April wrote: "31????? o...m...g. Debra, you've got "mad skillz"!"I was reading like a fiend in August. Some were very small books, too. I've certainly slowed down a lot since then.
Beth wrote: "Ok, just totally crammed a book on writing in my basement (best I could do for a trick read) and wrote a poem about it because writing an essay would have taken more than the 2 minutes left before ..."A 2-minute poem. Have to check that out!
Thing Two wrote: "What I did this week: Read 10 books/1825 pages/3475 toppler creds!
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress [bookcover:The Case for Ch..."
Very impressive!
I posted my totals today. Hope that's not too late. I just couldn't get out of bed yesterday. Totally exhausted. Whew, what a week I've had!
Gaeta1 wrote: "Well, things went a bit crazy last week and I seem to have spent most of my time driving in DC traffic. I didn't care for either of my two audio books, so I didn't really take advantage of my time..."What did you think of A Visit from the Goon Squad? I read it last year but didn't like it much.
Pragya wrote: "What did you think of A Visit from the Goon Squad? I read it last year but didn't like it much. ..."I wasn't overly fond of it, either. Here's my review from last fall. http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I read it so long back that I don't remember the book much but Thing Two but I think I would have agreed with your review if not the star rating.Gaeta, I laughed my a** off reading your bookshelves' titles. I also finished reading it with difficulty only because I hate unfinished books. Did everyone else in your book group like that book?
I have had so much fun with the "BOO or TRUE!" Toppler this week! I can't remember when I have laughed so much and acted so silly! ; ) It has been loads of fun, and the super- mods are to be congratulated for their hard work in planning and carrying out the toppler! Thanks a million to our Super Mods!! : )
Gaeta1 wrote: "yup."Uh oh, can't imagine that.
Loved the toppler, it was so much fun. Thank you dear mods!
Gaeta1 wrote: "Check out my tabs"Love it! Will have to take time sometime to see what is on your shelves...
I just popped in everyone's reporting threads to see how everyone did. A LOT of newbies to topplers this time. Great to see that. Great pics of projects and such, too. I had fun. Sounds like we all had a good time.
The Mods largely responsible for the Toppler are Judy and jaxnsmom. They are the Super Mods!! The rest of were the supporting cast. :)Thanks to the mods for all their work, and thanks to the participants because you are what made it so much fun.
Sam wrote: "Have you read the graphic novels Jaxnsmom? I'm working my way through them at the moment having watched the first two series and I love them!! :-D"No, I haven't checked them out yet. Please not a whole series I have to add to my tbr :) Oh well!
Judy wrote: "Beth, you must check out Gaeta's shelf names."Gaeta's bookshelf names are to die for!!! lol
They certainly reflect how she feels about her books!
I'm slowly posting badges. Should get them done this week.
Kat wrote: "Inspired by the Toppler"
ooh, tell us what you think of the Saramago. I like him!
It's working perfectly - because I'm home on my own today. The real test will be this evening when Mr Kat returns from work! He did laugh when I bought it home last night though, and asked if when I'm using it he should take the hint!
I need one of those! Especially for the weekends when my parents are here! :)
I've got a sign with that on and despite living on my lonesome I still hang it on my library (oh yes the spare room is my library) door when I'm reading...now that I think of it, it's there pretty much constantly!Might hang it on my front door instead and see what happens, haha!
Sadly, my daughter can't read all those words yet, so it won't help here.
Janice wrote: "The Mods largely responsible for the Toppler are Judy and jaxnsmom. They are the Super Mods!! The rest of were the supporting cast. :)Thanks to the mods for all their work, and thanks to the pa..."
ditto!
The people at work would have a hoot if I bought that cup. I'm always reading during lunch (a later lunch since I work the late shift), and am always trying to tune out the folks that coming chatting and looking for coffee.
I love that saying - on a cup, a door, a t-shirt! Doesn't matter.
I also got the book bag, which is a perfect size for carting around my new purchases. I think I have a slight addiction ;)
**BADGES**OK, all badges should be posted now! I had to add each badge by editing the post, so it won't show that you have any new posts after the first badge. You might want to check again, if you haven't done so already. Let me know of any questions or corrections.
If you click on the badge, it will take you to a larger image.
jaxnsmom wrote: "**BADGES**OK, all badges should be posted now! I had to add each badge by editing the post, so it won't show that you have any new posts after the first badge. You might want to check again, if..."
Where do I find the badges to click on?
thing Two - you need to go the the Wall of Fame threads - you should find one with your name, you badges will be there.
Your wall of fame:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
Your wall of fame:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
Judy wrote: "Thanks JMom, good job with the badges. They are cu-ute!"Ditto!!!
Thanks! I had fun making them. And thank goodness for photobucket!
I'm playing catch up. Can I still post my Toppler read and get a badge? As we all know it's about badges.
Posting your badges now. Wouldn't want you to miss out on them :)
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Books mentioned in this topic
A Visit from the Goon Squad (other topics)Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (other topics)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (other topics)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (other topics)
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