Love Stinks Reporting Thread

[Debra]

Almeta and I are going to run errands and then we will both be here on and off the rest of the day. Almeta will post our 2 Spine Poem nominations and the final points for our team.

You guys have all done such a FANTASTIC job! It's been a blast!

[Sharon75uk]

Finished my last book, read 8 in total

[jaxnsmom]

Almeta/Debra - I read 9 books and it looks like one wasn't counted. I should have 95 points. Thanks!!

[jaxnsmom]

Snoozie Suzie wrote: "Hello
Kaffertjie abandoned!

Finished
10 pts Silly Love Song: The One You Love
5 pts Silly love song: Love Travels Forever poem written
10 pts The heart wants what: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
10 p..."

You didn't count the 10 points for reading Love Travels Forever, so your total should be 65 instead of 55 :)

[Almeta]

Paras wrote: "4 books and one silly poem is my count!"

Changed your count to include your Silly Love Song.

Excellent job!

[Almeta]

Sharon wrote: "Finished my last book, read 8 in total"

Updated your total.

Great effort!

[Almeta]

jaxnsmom wrote: "Almeta/Debra - I read 9 books and it looks like one wasn't counted. I should have 95 points. Thanks!!"

Thanks for double checking. Totals have been updated.

Great Toppler ideas Jax.

[Almeta]

Snoozie Suzie wrote: "I'm down for only 15 points but have achieved 55."

TYPO! My bad!

[Almeta]

Be sure to take a look-see at messages 2 and 3 from time to time, to spy what is going on.

[Almeta]

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[Debra]

There were so many posts there towards the end I just couldn't keep up with personalized replies. You guys sure know how to put in a photo finish!

I'm now back home in my jammies and relaxing with my hubby. He misses me when I go stay at my sister's. Now I can go RELAX with another book. You'd think I'd be tired of reading; hope that NEVER happens! Love me my books!

GREAT JOB EVERYONE!

[Snoozie Suzie]

@jmom - Love travels forever was less than 200 pages, but was the only one I could think of a verse for so it was an additional book to the other one. If that explanation makes sense!

So yes just 55 points

[Kat]

Debra wrote: "There were so many posts there towards the end I just couldn't keep up with personalized replies. You guys sure know how to put in a photo finish!

I'm now back home in my jammies and relaxing wit..."

A couple of hours ago I couldn't have stood the thought of another book - I'd seriously overdosed.

Now, like a true addict, I'm feeling a little lost sitting here without a book beside me ;-)

[Debra]

Kat wrote: "A couple of hours ago I couldn't have stood the thought of another book - I'd seriously overdosed.

Now, like a true addict, I'm feeling a little lost sitting here without a book beside me ;-) ."

Yep, you are an addict!

[Almeta]

Snoozie Suzie wrote: "@jmom - Love travels forever was less than 200 pages, but was the only one I could think of a verse for so it was an additional book to the other one. If that explanation makes sense!

So yes just 55 points ..."

Have readjusted the total. You should get 10 points for honesty!!!


Significant Karma move! :D

[Snoozie Suzie]

I'm finishing an audiobook that was on Toppler-pause.

[Almeta]

Don't forget to vote before midnight!!


Link to Candidates

VOTE NOW by private message to Almeta.

[Sara]

I finished (Silly Love Song) two days ago and (Love Bites) yesterday :) but just got internet. Still count? :)

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Oh man. Hope it's not too late to change my categories. Sorry about that. I picked up the book assuming the witch was human, but wrong world! No where was my thread again...

Good work everyone for all the reporting coming in while I was asleep! Bit mind boggling before coffee!

[Debra]

JMom, can we count Sara's books and Rusulka's revisions?

[jaxnsmom]

Debra wrote: "JMom, can we count Sara's books and Rusulka's revisions?"

Yes! Sara can't be held responsible for lack of internet, and Rusalka's revisions don't change how much she read.

[Lori]

Anna wrote: "I like both your songs, Lori!"

Thank you!

[Lori]

Debra wrote: "Lori, great songs. You put some time and effort into those!"

Thanks so much Debra! It didn't take me but about 30 minutes to come up with both of them. A lot less time than reading another book......

[jaxnsmom]

Almeta wrote: "Snoozie Suzie wrote: "@jmom - Love travels forever was less than 200 pages, but was the only one I could think of a verse for so it was an additional book to the other one. If that explanation make..."

Gotcha :)

[Rusalka, Moderator]

jaxnsmom wrote: "Rusalka's revisions don't change how much she read."

If only~!

[Almeta]

Sara wrote: "I finished (Silly Love Song) two days ago and (Love Bites) yesterday :) but just got internet. Still count? :)"

I've added these to your total. I didn't find a written "Love Song", is that correct?

Excellent job!

[Almeta]

The Love Stinks team votes for:


Debra's A Walk to Remember

A Walk to Remember
The Demon Lover
Slippin' into Darkness
Halfway to the Grave

and

Gaeta1's The Wedding Journey

The Wedding Journey
Sailing to Sarantium
Across a Moonlit Sea
The Dark Lighthouse
The Reef
Cold Water
Not Waving, Drowning
Salvage the Bones

[Tejas Janet]

Great job, you stinkers. But just to be a stinker myself, I have a couple of questions...

Beverly only reports 1 book and task but she has 30 points?? (no silly love songs reported.)

Sara reports 3 books -- 1 which she says is too short-- and has 45 points?? (no silly love songs reported.)

I looked thru the posts and didn't see any other updates from Beverly or Sara so wondered if perhaps their scores were maybe not correct. I probably missed something though.

I'm being a pain in the buttusky over at my team site, too, tee hee.

[Almeta]

Sara's reporting are in msgs 141 and 523. However, as you pointed out, she did not post a "Love Song", so I removed the 5 points that I made the mistake of giving her. For Love at First Sight Sara combined two books in order to meet the criteria. She read five books in order to complete four tasks.

Beverly's msgs 127, 316 and 428 report her three books and three tasks.

It is more difficult to keep track of, when the tally is not all in one spot.

Thanks, TJ, for keeping me honest! :)

[Thing Two]

Sorry Almeta. I didn't check back in after the reading deadline yesterday. Didn't know I needed to vote on a poem. :( You lost a vote breeding Daddy Longlegs.

[Almeta]

Thing Two wrote: "Sorry Almeta. I didn't check back in after the reading deadline yesterday. Didn't know I needed to vote on a poem. :( You lost a vote breeding Daddy Longlegs."

Thank you for the imaginary vote for Daddy Long-Legs. Your real vote would not have swayed the results. Still I appreciate your cheering for me! :)

[Almeta]

Gaeta1 wrote: "Checking back in; my tally is correct."

Glad that you checked, I had made a couple of mistakes elsewhere. Apparently I don't know how to add!☻

I have double-checked a lot, and feel that I have it correct now. Still, you never know. :P

[Pragya]

Almeta, my points show 20. I read two books and wrote two silly love songs, shouldn't it be 30?

[Almeta]

Pragya wrote: "Almeta, my points show 20. I read two books and wrote two silly love songs, shouldn't it be 30?"

I had seen your Love Songs in that thread but did not make the connection to your reporting thread. You have not listed either of your tasks as Love Song tasks. You should alter that.

Thanks for letting me know.

[Almeta]

Hats Off to a Great Team!

347 books talked about
150 books read
1540 points
11 Spine Poems
13 Love Songs

[Tejas Janet]

Almeta wrote: "Sara's reporting...thanks for keeping me honest."

Thanks for putting up with me! And thanks for the doublechecking for my "peace of mind" ;)

[Tejas Janet]

Almeta wrote: "Hats Off to a Great Team!

347 books talked about
150 books read
1540 points
11 Spine Poems
13 Love Songs"

Wow, really awesome you guys! I'm finally going to be able to get caught up on y'alls book talk... like my TBR list isn't already big enough as is!!

[Almeta]

Tejas Janet wrote: "Thanks for putting up with me! And thanks for the doublechecking for my "peace of mind" ;)"

Keeping track of everything was a bit tense! Glad to have an extra set of eyes keeping a look-out. :)

[Almeta]

Tejas Janet wrote: "Wow, really awesome you guys! ..."

Both teams did a great job. We were pretty evenly matched for points.

[Parsa]

I enjoyed this experience. I am sure in for further topplers :D

[April]

Great work, Love Stinks! Thank you for the great time!

[Sharon75uk]

Really enjoyed the toppler :)

[Julia]

Thank you, Almeta. You did a great job keeping track. I had so much fun with my first Toppler, I'm already excited for the next one (I don't think my husband is though, haha!)

[Lisa]

I had a great time doing this toppler which was also my first. Well done to Team Love Stinks, a truly great team effort :)

[Debra]

I was so pooped I practically slept all day. What a great time. Glad to hear all you newbies enjoyed yourselves and have caught the fever! lol

[Rusalka, Moderator]

He'll have to join us next time Gaeta to find out ;)

Cheers everyone! Thanks for all your hard work.

And especially to Almeta and Debra for all their encouragement, organisation and leadership!!

[Debra]

Almeta did all the hard work, so kudos to her. We both had a great time. Back to my ABCs and looking forward to more topplers.

[[deleted user]]

well I had a great topp;ing time - even if real life did interfeer with attendance at the finsih. I find the week long ones somehow easier to take part in some of. We tend to have busy weekends, so a 24 hr or weekend one can be impossible to manage to read even one book. Spread over a week I can usually find time for at least one. this week's travelling certainly helped with motoring through them.

thanks to Jaxnsmon for inventing & the team captains for keeping us all in order.

[Debra]

Almeta wrote: "Hats Off to a Great Team!

347 books talked about
150 books read
1540 points
11 Spine Poems
13 Love Songs"

Those are some amazing numbers!

[jaxnsmom]

Yay team! We did TERRIFIC!

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