Mauvelous

[JoLene]

Yeah, I also have a 1200 pager that I will try to finish. I also want to read A Feast for Crows at some point this year, but have heard that its not so great --- of course, hard to top A Storm of Swords

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Yes, the challenge started April 12th.

[jingles]

Puzzle #78 emailed

[Barbara ★]

JoLene wrote: "Yeah, I also have a 1200 pager that I will try to finish. I also want to read A Feast for Crows at some point this year, but have heard that its not so great --- of course, hard to top A Storm of ..."

Unfortunately the talk is correct. A Feast for Crows is terrible and boring as hell too boot. It's 1000 pages of torture and repetitiveness. Apparently GRRM decided the book was too long (almost 2000 pages in one volume) so he decided it was a great idea to split it in half. However he choose to put all the interesting characters in the second half (book #5) and all the lame ones and a ton of new characters in this book. It is a real bear to get through. I also hear from my brother whose read them all, that #5 isn't as great as 1-3 either. Hmmm kinda makes you wanna skip them both but of course, you need them in order to complete the series. darn. Good luck JoLene.

[Barbara ★]

Moderators of Nothing but Reading Challenges wrote: "Yes, the challenge started April 12th."

Thanks. I thought that was the date but I was too lazy to double check. :)

[Barbara ★]

I looked at puzzle 77 and decided it wasn't worth my time to decipher that craziness. Hopefully someone else will be tempted.

Thanks for doing #78 Jingles. I wasn't looking forward to another of those killers either. I much prefer the doublets, jigsaws and the sliders.

[jingles]

I was glad to do it. I finally had the time to do one.

I'm absolutely terrible at the doublets. I still try to figure those out from time to time so that I can email them in (even though we've already done them).

I've gotten a lot better at the sliders. I really like the jigsaw ones too.

[JoLene]

I love the jigsaws, especially after I figured out that they usually give us a bigger version :-D.

What is a doublet? It that taking a word from one to another --- I like those and the spot the difference.

Is 77 the true false??

[jingles]

Yes, that is the doublet. Changing one letter of one word to form a different word. Don't know why I can't get it. Maybe I just haven't spent enough time working on it.

Puzzle #77 is the True/False. I've not had time to do it yet, and I don't think anyone else has done it.

[jingles]

Puzzle #79 done.

[JoLene]

Sent in puzzle 80

[JoLene]

Did Puzzles 77, 81 and 82 :-D

[JoLene]

I have used up our first round of bouncing cupcakes to claim the following 12 books:
Here's the bouncing cupcakes for Team Mauvelous

1. The Book Thief,Valerie 6/8,552 pages
2. Die Trying, Valerie 4/17, 552 pages
3. The Innocent, Valerie 4/20, 503 pages
4. Lover Reborn, ETO (Ange) 6/6, 617 pages
5. Lover At Last, ETO (Ange) 6/10, 591 pages
6. The Civil War, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville, Jingles 6/10, 856 pages
7. Dragonfly in Amber, Jingles 6/8, 768 pages
8. Silent in the Sanctuary, Jingles 5/21, 560 pages
9. A Storm of Swords, Barbara 4/25, 1177 pages
10. A Feast for Crows, Barbara 6/13, 1060 pages
11. A Storm of Swords, JoLene 4/20, 1177 pages
12. A Discovery of Witches, JoLene 6/16, 579 pages

Several of us have more books that are greater than 450 pages so we should be able to try to claim any bouncing cupcakes :-D These books basically count double -- once on your shelf and once here.

[jingles]

That's great!

[Barbara ★]

sweet!

[JoLene]

I did the slider and doublet today.

[JoLene]

Puzzle 86 done

[Barbara ★]

Good job JoLene.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

End Time: Universal Countdown - Showing Your Time Zone. Friday, July 19th, 12 Noon, N.Y. U.S.A.

If you have NOT finished, it is time to start organizing your books and thinking about your categories to submit.

If you are going for those five extra cupcakes, you may post them in 7% Solution Finished Category Posting thread tomorrow.

[Barbara ★]

I'm wondering where we're at with Round 2. Has anyone been figuring out where books work for the categories of Round 2?

[jingles]

I've been working on Puzzle #87, but haven't gotten it figured out yet.

When I get another chance, I will try again.

[Barbara ★]

I'll see if I can work 87.

#88 -- I'm working on this one but can't figure out the first book. I got the other two. Any thoughts? PM me please.

#90 -- I've got 1, 2 and 3 but can't get the last one. Any thoughts?

[Barbara ★]

Submitted puzzle #89

[Barbara ★]

Figured out #88 and emailed it in. Still working on #90.

[JoLene]

Thanks Barbara, I don't like the book scramble ones ---- I don't see enough book covers due to Kindle reading, but also I don't read a lot of series books.

[Captain Cupcake]

Barbara ★ wrote: "#90 -- I've got 1, 2 and 3 but can't get the last one."

Though it's been a few years, you've read the book.
So with your shelves, take another look.

You 'tagged' it "zzcover-red" cover.
You're sure to discover.

Oops! With too much of a hint,
Now you won't have to squint.

[Barbara ★]

Thanks CC. I'll take another look at the red cover books. Must not have looked hard enough.

[Barbara ★]

Emailed puzzle #90.

[Barbara ★]

JoLene wrote: "Thanks Barbara, I don't like the book scramble ones ---- I don't see enough book covers due to Kindle reading, but also I don't read a lot of series books."

I can only do it if I'm familiar with the book. I also turn my monitor upside down which sometimes helps. :)

[Barbara ★]

jingles wrote: "I've been working on Puzzle #87, but haven't gotten it figured out yet.

When I get another chance, I will try again."

I've tried twice and lost patience with it. I get all in place except for 1 square. UGH! I'll try again tomorrow.

[Barbara ★]

I emailed puzzle #92. If I'm correct, this will give us more "bouncing" cupcakes; the ones your Captain can redeem to make "chunksters" count as double the books.

I have no interest in fighting with puzzle #91 so hopefully someone else will be brave and give it a shot.

[jingles]

I finally got Puzzle #87 done.

I'll take a look at Puzzle #91 now to see what I can do.

[jingles]

Barbara ★ wrote: "I emailed puzzle #92. If I'm correct, this will give us more "bouncing" cupcakes; the ones your Captain can redeem to make "chunksters" count as double the books.

I have no interest in fighting wi..."

If so, this is where Jolene's BOM and Buddy read chunksters could come in handy.

Jolene?

[JoLene]

I counted my chunksters --- we have 3 more chunkster points available so I will post to the redeeming thread this weekend.

I think now it's the book scrambles that are earning us "chunkster" points -- I'm not so good at those.

[Barbara ★]

That's OK Jolene, I completed them all so we're good. If you check out my reading list since April 12, I've read 12-13 books over 500 pages if we need more.

Here's the link if needed: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...

[JoLene]

Yeah, I have the list --- we have quite a number of chunksters we can use :-). We just need th bouncing cupcakes.

Also, they are checking word count so one that I submitted was rejected :-), luckily we get the bouncing cupcake back to use again.

[Barbara ★]

I emailed #94 scrambled bookcovers.
I'm working on slider #93.

[JoLene]

Cool --- I seem to be having an issue with the sliders now. When I slide a piece, there is a bug which seems to then show the correct image in the background. This means that I can't see where the slider is and I have a double piece for one piece.

I tried working on 95 and 91 but it was too difficult to do with this new "feature" that I have discovered.

[Barbara ★]

Submitted #93 & #95. These are becoming more and more difficult and annoying. :(

[JoLene]

I know --- give me a jigsaw puzzle any day over the sliders. :-D

I think we still have 91 outstanding so I will try with a different browser this afternoon on a break from cleaning out my closest --- fun times!!

[Barbara ★]

I just checked and we have all of the challenges accounted for except for #92 which I submitted and thought was approved but I'll submit again just to be sure.

We still have 2 weeks of the challenge left so I'm thinking there will be more puzzles. UGH.

[★ gwiz ★]

“I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Wild Blue Yonder is extending an invite to everyone in a Tower II color teams to the upcoming with brooms Flying High Buddy Read for some WILD INTER-TEAM EXCITEMENT.

WBY has chosen the Wildly Favorite series Harry Potter for a Buddy Read and Watch. There will be open discussion each week on one book and movie as we travel through Harry's Magic World for anyone that is interested in joining from Tower 2.

How much and when you partake of the Buddy R/WaT is totally up to you. Be as flexible as you want, coming and going, reading and watching, and any comments when and if you so desire.

Starts Aug 1, 2013 running through to Sep 30, 2013.

If interested in the magical fun time, go to *HP Main Invite Info Hints for more information on participating on any level you desire.

To Join discussion or lurk or post a comment go to *WBY HP R/WaT Discussion Start Post # 1680

Please join Wild Blue Yonder - one of Hogwart's teams on a Wild Magical Ride with us.

[Hina]

Barbara ★ wrote: "I just checked and we have all of the challenges accounted for except for #92 which I submitted and thought was approved but I'll submit again just to be sure.

We still have 2 weeks of the challen..."


I am going to go hide under my bed and/or desk at work until August comes around.

[Barbara ★]

I don't know about you ladies, but I have no interest in joining WBY's Harry Potter Wild Magical Ride as I've already read and watched the entire Harry Potter series and couldn't fit it into my schedule even if I wanted to.

[Barbara ★]

I'm working on #96 but I'm stuck on #26 across. Anyone working on this puzzle?
The clue: Cadet Blue has lots of these.
Answer: _O_ _

I also can't figure out how to save it. Darn can't email it if I can't save it. Maybe I can use the snipping tool. Hmmm

[Barbara ★]

Never mind. I got it. Now to figure out how to save it.
Got it. Yippee another one down.

[Hina]

I am not a fan of Harry Potter, (No Don't get angry). Its just not my cup of tea.

[jingles]

I've only read the first one, and it was okay, but it will probably be along time before I get to book two - if I ever do.

So, I won't be joining either.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Barbara ★ wrote: "Never mind. I got it."

☺

[Hina]

All,

Here is the link for the Connect 5 - August Challenge. Its early still , but if you want to participate and/or make a post early and decide your reading list/tracker. You can reserve your space at: Connect 5 - August Challenge