Round the World with Nellie Bly

[[deleted user]]

❀Tea❀ wrote: "I'm going with :D"

I just might join you!

[[deleted user]]

We are spamming this thread though :P

I hope Tien dosent throw us out!

[❀Tea❀]

Sorry Tien, we'll continue our planning and travels in silence :D

[[deleted user]]

Since she hasn't thrown us out yet I think we can continue to plan !

Did you see the post about poor poor jack :(:(

[[deleted user]]

Oh ! And the one about the bodyguards?

I hope you bought popcorn?

[❀Tea❀]

Karen wrote: "Since she hasn't thrown us out yet I think we can continue to plan!"

Maybe she's not online. There is still chance to kick us out. :D
At least I'm in the train :)

Karen wrote: "Did you see the post..."
I saw both of them.

I know you are tough girl and you can defend yourself, but being damsel in distress is so much fun.
I'm negotiating with bodyguards (Kili so far gave us best offer :D)
As for Jack, I can't believe he chose Rose over you. Anyway, there'll be other 'Jacks' :D

I'm not bringing popcorn. You're in charge of food :D

[[deleted user]]

Oh no ! How did you find out my secret ! I thought I had you fooled that I'm a delicate flower :p:p

What about thorin ? Though ask him to change his looks to mr thornton ! Yes ! Yes! Yes! To kili ! And don't worry about the money ( mysterious wager pays for all of it mwahahahahahah) , spend whatever you want!

*sniff* *tears fill up eyes* *looks at you lost * *heartbroken * no popcorn? *betrayed look* *looks at sea and thinks of jumping in*

[❀Tea❀]

Karen wrote: "*sniff* *tears fill up eyes* *looks at you lost * *heartbroken * no popcorn? *betrayed look* *looks at sea and thinks of jumping in* "

OK, OK! I'll get some when I get of the train to go home to get that swimsuit I forgot. Cheese, right?
Do we have microwave on that boat?

[Tien]

Karen wrote: "Since she hasn't thrown us out yet I think we can continue to plan !

Did you see the post about poor poor jack :(:("

LOL - 2 hours ago, I was rushing out of the house to catch the train to work!

Thanks for my Friday morning entertainment, girls - totally worth reading your 32 posts since last night, ha ha ha ha...

Who cares about Jack!? Mr Thornton is way better! (btw, did you catch his 2-mins' appearance in Captain America?)

And I'm getting confused, are you on a liner, a boat, or the train!? And what's with the popcorn? What happen to fresh-picked-from-the-tree-on-a-deserted-island-Coconuts?

[❀Tea❀]

:D Sorry about those 32 post. We'll try to keep them down. How does 30 sound? :D

Popcorns are our little joke. There was little 'discussion' about a character and I was having fun on the sidelines (with popcorns). We are still far away for fresh-picked-from-the-tree-on-a-deserted-island-coconuts so we are on popcorns.

It looks like I'll have to watch Captain America (those 2 min are probably worth it :))

As for how are we traveling... We were supposed to meet in Amiens. As it turned out Karen was having some trouble with her ticket for the next part of the journey (that travel agent isn't competent! No wonder she was handing those discounts away!), so she had to go back. Then she had little accident with iceberg (although I have no idea how did she found one - say hi to penguins Karen :D). I continued traveling by train to enjoy the scenery. We'll meet in Egypt now (since I'm stuck on some rock there :D).

[Tien]

❀Tea❀ wrote: "It looks like I'll have to watch Captain America (those 2 min are probably worth it :))"

No comment, he he, see if you can pick him out! No 1 I know has noticed but then no 1 has been looking out for him ;)

[Tien]

PS: No 1 seems to be using this thread anyway and plus I'm about to De-star it in 3 weeks' time, so party away :D

[[deleted user]]

*stops sniffing* thanks of course we have a microwave !

Exactly tien , what tea said ! The penguins are really cute :) they just did a happy dance for you *winks*

[Susan]

Just so you know, I'm still watching. Someone has noticed. Be warned.

[[deleted user]]

What have you noticed susan what?

*kili walks out behind me and stares at you * *not in a smoldering way though*

[Susan]

Not smouldering? Where's the fun in that?

[[deleted user]]

Well he is my bodyguard and you are threatening me! :p

He will not give you smoldering looks but dangerous ones :D:D

[❀Tea❀]

Karen, please stop flirting with Kili and and get me off this rock! I'm sharing it with couple of seagulls and they are freaking me out!

I wonder what they are thinking...
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[[deleted user]]

❀Tea❀ wrote: "Karen, please stop flirting with Kili and and get me off this rock! I'm sharing it with couple of seagulls and they are freaking me out!

I wonder what they are thinking...


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Ooh ! sorry Tea ! I rushed as fast as i could , escaped from the iceberg , sailed the seven seas , braved the dessert and came to save you from the rock !!!

[[deleted user]]

Lol I rolled 5 on my 5th roll and 6 on my 6th roll !

Im off to france :D , then the red sea , where I get caught in a pirate war and lose 2 throws ! *wears pirate hat and brandishes sword * Help tea!

[❀Tea❀]

*sends seagulls to help Karen with pirates*

Say hi to Jack (other Jack!) :D

[Dionisia]

Tien you are amazing!

[Tien]

Dionisia wrote: "Tien you are amazing!"

I know - *says I humbly* ha ha ha

Thanks, Dionisia, though I'm not quite sure which part of the conversation you were referring to ;p

[❀Tea❀]

Tien wrote: "❀Tea❀ wrote: "It looks like I'll have to watch Captain America (those 2 min are probably worth it :))"

No comment, he he, see if you can pick him out! No 1 I know has noticed but then no 1 has been looking out for him ;)"

Found him :D. But you were right. If I didn't look for him, I'm not sure I would recognize him :)
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Nah, I would. :) I just wouldn't watch this movie :)

[[deleted user]]

I don't think I would have noticed :O:O

[❀Tea❀]

You would little later :)

[Tien]

❀Tea❀ wrote: "You would little later :)"

lol - yea, I recognised him from his voice a little later on. Well done on finding him, Tea, though it makes me laugh that you watched this movie just to find the 2 minutes' cameo by Mr Thornton ;p

[❀Tea❀]

Tien wrote: "❀Tea❀ wrote: "You would little later :)"

lol - yea, I recognised him from his voice a little later on. Well done on finding him, Tea, though it makes me laugh that you watched this movie just to ..."

Well, Captain America was only Avenger I didn't watch :)
I was really disappointed in Mr. Thornton. I need to watch N&S (again) to recover :)

[❀Tea❀]

*somewhere in Indian Ocean waiting for the wind*

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the... ocean.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a... potion?

[[deleted user]]

Hopefully it will not be a long wait !!

Potion? Lol!

I'm still lost in Paris ! Any book suggestions?

[❀Tea❀]

Set in France?
The Three Musketeers :D

What are you in the mood for?

[[deleted user]]

I have read that and mood for romance !! :D:D

[Bea]

Finshed stage 2 (post 110) and stage 3 (post 127). deep sigh

Now to post the rolls for the next stage.

STAGE 4:

Rolled a 4
Moved to square 31 (word black in title or black cover)
Book: Black Orchid Blues ("black" in title) (completed)

Rolled a 3:
Moved to square 34, ahead to 36 and back to 26 (food in title or on cover)
Book: The Thin Woman (cookie on cover) (completed)

Rolled a 5
Moved back to square 31.
Book: Bye-Bye, Black Sheep ("black" in title) (completed)

As you can see, I go in circles! LOL

EDITED books chosen.

[❀Tea❀]

How about then Twenty Years After? :D

I liked . It's romantic suspene (more suspense than romance) but it was good book. Couldn't put it down.
This was also good one . Again not romance book, but it has romance in it. (and this one... :D (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]

Only one from your to-read I can think of is . I didn't read it so I don't know what's like.

[❀Tea❀]

Bea wrote: "Finshed stage 2 (post 110) and stage 3 (post 127). deep sigh

Now to post the rolls for the next stage."

Our pit stop is running away!!! :D

*rowing faster*

[[deleted user]]

I just finished my trip to france with the best book I have read "blind obsession" and braved the red sea with " love irresisitibly" and have almost fought off half the pirates with mockingjay!

Tea, help some more! Just one ship to go!

[❀Tea❀]

*STAGE 2*

: 9

Rolled: 6
Square 33: Singapore - Read a book with some kind of animal in title or on cover
by Kristan Higgins - 08.05.13 - ★★★

Rolled: 2
Square 35: China Sea - Read a novella
Halfway There by Susan Mallery - 07.05.2013. - ★★★

Rolled: 6
Square 41: 1 More Throw
Rolled: 2
Square 43: Canton - Lose Next Throw - Read book of your choice
Hip Check by Deirdre Martin - 10.05.13 - ★★★

*END OF STAGE 2*

This one is very long :D

[Bea]

Edited books in post #233.

Continuing Stage 4 from square 31:

Rolled 1.
Moved to Square 32: Go ahead 1 day.
Square 33: animal in title or cover.
Book: (completed)

Rolled 4.
Moved to Square 37: Go ahead 2 days.
Square 39: Go back 3 days.
Square 36: Setting = SE Asia
Book: White Tiger (set in Viet Nam) (completed)

And, around and around I go!

Rolled 6.
Moved to Square 42 - head only on cover
Book: (completed)

Rolled 6.
Moved to Square 48: Go ahead 5 days.
Square 53: Go back 5 days.
Square 48: Go ahead 5 days. (Getting dizzy!)
Square 53: 4 words in title
Book: Morality for Beautiful Girls (completed)

Rolled 3.
Moved to Square 56: Go back 10 days!
Square 46: Mystery book.
Book: Midwives (believe it or not, this is listed as a mystery!) (completed)

Rolled 6.
Moved to Square 52: love cover
Book: (completed)

Rolled 3.
Moved to Square 55: Go back 2 days.
Square 53: 4 words in title
Book: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (completed)

Rolled 6.
Moved to Square 59: National Women's Hall of Fame
Book: A Song Flung Up To Heaven by Maya Angelou (completed)

Using my spyglass, I can see the end in sight.

[Tien]

Bea wrote: "Using my spyglass, I can see the end in sight. "

Woohoo! Go, Bea :)

[❀Tea❀]

*STAGE 3*

: 19

Stage 1
Stage 2

Rolled: 3
Square 46: China Sea - Read a Mystery/Crime novel
Where Serpents Sleep by C.S. Harris - 17.05.2013. - ★★★★

Rolled: 4
Square 50: Yokohama - Read a book in connection to journalism (for example, a bio on a journalist, a novel with a journalist protagonist, etc)
Just One of the Guys by Kristan Higgins - 19.05.13 - ★★★

Rolled: 2
Square 52: Yokohama - Read a book that you love the cover of
by Melissa Mayhue - 24.05.2013. - ★★★★

Rolled: 4
Square 56: Go Back 10 Days
Square 46 (2nd): China Sea - Read a Mystery/Crime novel
One Grave Too Many by Beverly Connor - 21.05.13 - ★★★★

Rolled: 1
Square 47: Off Formosa - Go Back 5 days
*looking for new travel agent*
Square 42: Joss, China - Read a book with cover of close up of a head
by Christopher Paolini - 01.06.13 - ★★★★

Rolled: 3
Square 45: China Sea - Go Ahead 3 Days
Square 48: Go Ahead 5 Days
Square 53: Yokohama/Delay - Go Back 5 Days
*feeling like yo-yo!*
Square 48 (2nd): Go Ahead 5 Days
Square 53 (2nd): Yokohama/Delay - Read a book with 4 words in title
Cowboy Take Me Away by Jane Graves - 02.06.13. - ★★★★

Rolled: 4
Square 57: Go Ahead 1 Day
Square 58: Go Back 3 Days
Square 55: Go Back 2 Days
Square 53 (3rd): Yokohama/Delay - Read a book with 4 words in title
*I've been here!*
A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James - 06.06.13 - ★★

Rolled: 5
Square 58 (2nd): Read a book in a series that is not the first book of that series
The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley - 07.06.2013. - ★★★★ - Highland Pleasures #3

Rolled: 6
Square 64: On A Raft - Lose 2 Throws
*Wiiiiiiiiilsooooon!!!!!*
Lover Mine by J.R. Ward - 11.06.13 - ★★★★
Just One Kiss by Susan Mallery - 13.06.2013. - ★★★★

*END OF STAGE 3*

*This part feels like 1 step forward, 2 steps back. I really need new travel agent!*

[Bea]

Rolled 6.
Starting from square 59.
Moved to Square 65: Go ahead 1 day.
Moved to Square 66: Popular book of 300K ratings or more.
Book: Charlotte's Web (414,430 ratings) (completed)

Rolled 3.
Moved to Square 69: lose 3 throws.
Book 1: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (completed)
Book 2: Caleb's Crossing (completed)
Book 3: Looking for Alaska (completed)

End of Stage 4
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[Bea]

Edited post #233 to show that I completed the book for Square 31. All books completed for STAGE 4.

Rolled 5.
On Square 69.
Moved to Square 74? Crossed finish line on Square 73 and DONE!!!!!

Timestamp: 2013-05-12 12:34:24 UTC

It only took me 5 months, 13 days, 2 hours, 59 minutes and 48 seconds!!!!

[Dee]

congrats Bea ;) My Nellie is still lingering somewhere in the ocean on her raft

[Tien]

Bea wrote: "Edited post #233 to show that I completed the book for Square 31. All books completed for STAGE 4.

Rolled 5.
On Square 69.
Moved to Square 74? Crossed finish line on Square 73 and DONE!!!!!

Tim..."

Woohoo!! Congrats, Bea :)

[Bea]

Tien wrote: "Woohoo!! Congrats, Bea :)"

Thanks, Tien. I may be a slow sailor, but I am determined to arrive! Love the firework!

[❀Tea❀]

*STAGE 4*


: 23

stage 1
stage 2
stage 3

Rolled: 1
Square 65: Go Ahead 1 Day
Square 66: Read a popular book (a book with at least 300,000 ratings)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling - 20.06.13 - ★★★★ - 932,388 ratings

Rolled: 3
Square 69: Lose 3 Throws
*Come on!!! 3?!?
Let Love Find You by Johanna Lindsey - 21.06.13 - ★★★
Peak Performance by Helen Brenna - 23.06.13 - ★★★
Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward - 24.06.13 - ★★★★

*END OF STAGE 4*

*I can see finish line!!!!*

[Bea]

Come on Tea! Waving the rum and jumping up and down.

[❀Tea❀]

Bea wrote: "Come on Tea! Waving the rum and jumping up and down."

LOL!
It'll take me few days. ☺ Don't tire yourself.
And don't drink all the rum!

[Tien]

All right, Tea! Proud that you're still chugging along ;p

[❀Tea❀]

*STAGE 5*


: 23

stage 1
stage 2
stage 3
stage 4

Rolled: 2
Square 71: Go to End
That's it?! Nothing to read?!
Square 73: FINISH LINE

*END OF THE JOURNEY*


*looking for Bea and that rum*


Start: Timestamp: 2013-02-25 12:40:58 UTC
Finish: Timestamp: 2013-06-24 09:15:30 UTC