NBRC: Tower Teams Read 2013, Round II discussion
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Reading Like a Banshee - Oct Mods Chal Event #1
MANGO TANGO FINAL RESULTS!Total pages read: 34,402
As of date: 10/19/13
At: 11:00am EDT
Book goal: 1,215
Current Ratio: 2,831.44
Current Totals
Barb: 7,842 pages
Evana: 5,501 pages
Jane: 5,660 pages
Karla: 1,733 pages
Lisa: 3,063 pages
Nancy: 2,593 pages
Nicole: 2,002 pages
Sallie: 3,231 pages
Steven: 2,777 pages
Total: 34,402 pages
Please remember that all discussion needs to go HERE in the discussion thread, with the exception of PAGE COUNT/BOOK UPDATES and QUESTIONS regarding Event #1 ONLY, which should be done below.
BARB'S TRACKING POST FOR OCTOBER BANSHEE READING:
GOAL: 2000 pages
TOTAL PAGES TO DATE: 7842, as of Saturdday, October 19 - FINAL TALLY
✓ = book finished
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 - 778 PAGES:
✓ Stargazey Point, by Shelley Noble - 107 p. during RaT (book = 384 p., started before RaT)
✓ Daemon, by Daniel Suarez - 114 p. during RaT (book = 432 p., started before RaT)
Bring on the Blessings, by Beverly Jenkins - started before RaT, 107 p. during RaT
As I Close My Eyes, by Sarah DiCello - started before RaT - 65 p. read during RaT
✓ The Whole Enchilada (Goldy Schulz #17), by Diane Mott Davidson - 384 p. during RaT
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 - 773 PAGES:
✓ Bring on the Blessings, by Beverly Jenkins - 224 p. read today
✓ As I Close My Eyes, by Sarah DiCello - 213 p. read today
✓ Oolong Dead (Tea Shop #10), by Laura Childs - 336 p. read today
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 - 401 PAGES:
✓ Death on Demand (Death on Demand 31), by Carolyn G. Hart - 224 p. read today
Truly, Madly (Lucy Valentine #1), by Heather Webber - 140 p. read today
Life's a Beach Then You Die, by Falafel Jones - 37 p. read today
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7 - 402 PAGES:
✓ Truly, Madly (Lucy Valentine #1), by Heather Webber - 165 p. read today
✓ Life's a Beach Then You Die, by Falafel Jones - 145 p. read today
The Screwball King Murder, by Kin Platt - 92 pg. today
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 - 726 PAGES:
✓ The Screwball King Murder, by Kin Platt - 93 pg. today
✓ The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War, by Daniel Stashower - 368 pg. today (I actually forgot to record some of these pages on Sunday and Monday, sorry!)
✓ The Dead Man's Knock (Dr. Gideon Fell #19), by John Dickson Carr - 265 pg. today
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 - 497 PAGES:
✓ Flesh of the God (Lieutenant Bak #7), by Lauren Haney - 352 pg. today
Water (Akasha #1), by Terra Harmony - 64 pg. today
If You Can't Stand the Heat (Poppy Markham #1), by Robin Allen - 81 pg. today
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 - 358 PAGES:
✓ Water (Akasha #1), by Terra Harmony - 226 pg. today
If You Can't Stand the Heat (Poppy Markham #1), by Robin Allen - 132 pg. today
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 - 481 PAGES:
✓ If You Can't Stand the Heat (Poppy Markham #1), by Robin Allen - 59 pg. today
✓ Edited for Death (Amy Hobbes #1), by Michele Drier - 230 pg. today
The Litigators, by John Grisham - 123 pg. today
Cat on the Edge (Joe Grey #1), by Shirley Rousseau Murphy - 69 pg. today
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 - 710 PAGES:
✓ Cat on the Edge (Joe Grey #1), by Shirley Rousseau Murphy - 205 pg. today
✓ In for a Penny (Cleopatra Jones #1), by Maggie Toussaint – 243 pg. today
✓ Her Dear and Loving Husband (Loving Husband #1), by Meredith Allard - 262 pg. today
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 - 385 PAGES:
✓ The Litigators, by John Grisham - 385 pg. today
MONDAY, OCTOBER 14 - 441 PAGES:
✓ Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot #10), by Agatha Christie - 322 pg. today
Hard Press'd (Preston Andrews #1), by Linda Rae Blair - 119 pg. today
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15 - 787 PAGES:
✓ Hard Press'd (Preston Andrews #1), by Linda Rae Blair - 145 pg. today
✓ Christmas Carol Murder (Lucy Stone #20), by Leslie Meier - 272 pg. today
✓ Crazy in Paradise, by Deborah Brown - 370 pg. today
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16 - 391 PAGES:
Stranded (Ivy Malone #4), by Lorena McCourtney - 231 pg. today
Murder In Half Moon Bay (Jillian Bradley #1), by Nancy Jill Thames - 82 pg. today
A Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick - 78 pg. today
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 - 287 PAGES:
✓ Stranded (Ivy Malone #4), by Lorena McCourtney - 87 pg. today
✓ Murder In Half Moon Bay (Jillian Bradley #1), by Nancy Jill Thames - 108 pg. today
A Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick - 92 pg. today
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 - 290 PAGES:
✓ A Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick - 121 pg. today
A Novel Way to Die (Black Cat Bookshop #2), by Ali Brandon - 169 pg. today
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 - 135 PAGES:
✓ A Novel Way to Die (Black Cat Bookshop #2), by Ali Brandon - 135 pg. today
BOOKS FINISHED DURING RaT:
Nicole's tracking post for Banshee reading.Total Pages: 1,709. (FINISHED)
Friday 4th October:
Scarlet - 33 pages
The Book Thief - 85 pages
A Discovery of Witches - 123 pages
Total: 241 pages
Saturday 5th October:
A Discovery of Witches - 22 pages
Magic Burns - 39 pages
Total: 61 pages
Sunday 6th October:
A Discovery of Witches - 126 pages
The Book Thief - 22 pages
Total: 148 pages
Monday 7th October:
Magic Burns - 2 pages
A Discovery of Witches - 53 pages
The Book Thief - 140 pages
Total: 195 pages
Tuesday 8th October:
The Book Thief - 20 pages
A Discovery of Witches - 39 pages
The Book Thief - 90 pages
Total: 149 pages
Wednesday 9th October:
Magic Burns - 42 pages
The Book Thief - 57 pages
Total: 99 pages
Thursday 10th October:
Magic Burns - 36 pages
Prodigy - 47 pages
Total: 83 pages
Friday 11th October:
A Discovery of Witches - 15 pages
Magic Burns - 52 pages
Total: 67 pages
Saturday 12th October:
Prodigy - 240 pages
Total: 240 pages
Sunday 13th October:
Magic Burns - 67 pages
Prodigy - 19 pages
Total: 86 pages
Monday 14th October:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane - 49 pages
Prodigy - 55 pages
Total: 104 pages
Tuesday 15th October:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane - 49 pages
The Realms of the Gods - 5 pages
Total: 54 pages
Wednesday 16th October:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane - 49 pages
The Realms of the Gods - 45 pages
Total: 94 pages
Thursday 17th October:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane - 70 pages
Prodigy - 103 pages
Total: 171 pages
Friday 18th October:
The Realms of the Gods - 144 pages
Prodigy - 66 pages
Total: 210 pages
LISA'S TRACKING POST FOR BANSHEE TOTAL PAGES: 3063 FINAL
Friday, 4th October: Not eligible due to Time Zone..
Saturday, 5th October: Harvest Moon. Finished 250 pages read.
Chasing Magic. 35 pages read.
TOTAL PAGES READ 10/5 = 285 PAGES
Sunday, 6th October: Chasing Magic. 52 pages read.
Monday, 7th October: Chasing Magic. 90 pages read.
Tuesday, 8th October: Chasing Magic. 199 pages read. Finished.
Like No Other Lover. 34 pages.
TOTAL PAGES FOR TUESDAY, 8TH OCTOBER: 233
Wednesday, 9th October: Like No Other Lover. 190 pages read.
Thursday, 10th October: Like No Other Lover. 147 pages finished.
A Rush of Wings. 80 pages.
TOTAL THURSDAY 10TH OCTOBER: 227 PAGES
Friday, 11th October: A Rush of Wings. 213 pages.
Saturday, 12th October: A Rush of Wings. 186 pages finished.
Thomas's Choice. 119 pages.
TOTAL PAGES SAT, 12TH OCTOBER: 305 PAGES.
Sunday, 13th October: Thomas's Choice
119 pages. Finished.
Stray. 99 pages
TOTAL PAGES SUN, 13TH OCTOBER: 218 PAGES
Monday, 14th October: Stray. 181 pages
Tuesday, 15th October: Stray. Finished. 338 pages read.
Wednesday, 16th October: The Black Swan
140 pages.
Thursday, 17th October: My Lady Quicksilver. 252 pages read.
Friday, 18th October: My Lady Quicksilver. 173 pages. Finished.
Dead Man Rising. 41 pages.
Total 18th October: 214 PAGES READ.
Saturday, 19th October: Dead Man Rising
125 pages read.
FINISHED..
KARLA'S TRACKING POST FOR OCTOBER BANSHEE READING1733/1,500 Final
Friday, October 4: 121 pages read
The Whispering House by Rebecca Wade, 121 pages read.
Saturday, October 5: 92 pages read
The Whispering House by Rebecca Wade, 69 pages read. Finished book.
Partners in Crime by Kim Harrington, 23 pages read.
Sunday, October 6: 393 pages read
Partners in Crime by Kim Harrington, 156 pages read. Finished book.
I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder, 226 pages read. Finished book.
Love Overdue by Pamela Morsi 11 pages read.
Monday, October 7: 70 pages read
Love Overdue by Pamela Morsi 70 pages read.
Tuesday, October 8: 103 pages read
Love Overdue by Pamela Morsi 103 pages read.
Wednesday, October 9: 53 pages read
Love Overdue by Pamela Morsi 53 pages read.
Thursday, October 10: 60 pages read
Love Overdue by Pamela Morsi 60 pages read.
Friday, October 11: 157 pages read
Love Overdue by Pamela Morsi 124 pages read. Finished book. (GoodReads list the total # of pages as 432 pages. I have to paperback version, it lists 427 pages, but the first page is #7, so there are actually only 421 pages.)
Picture Perfect by Elaine Marie Alphin 33 pages read.
Saturday, October 12: 54 pages read
Picture Perfect by Elaine Marie Alphin 54 pages read.
Sunday, October 13: 47 pages read
Picture Perfect by Elaine Marie Alphin 47 pages read.
Monday, October 14: 125 pages read
Picture Perfect by Elaine Marie Alphin 102 pages read. Finished book. (236 total pages)
Linked by Imogen Howson 23 pages read.
Tuesday, October 15: 90 pages read
Linked by Imogen Howson 90 pages read.
Wednesday, October 16: 128 pages read
Linked by Imogen Howson 128 pages read.
Thursday, October 17: 118 pages read
Linked by Imogen Howson 118 pages read. Finished book, (359 total pages)
Friday, October 18: 122 pages read
Aces Up by Lauren Barnholdt 122 pages read.
JANE'S TRACKING POST FOR OCTOBER BANSHEE READING:TOTAL PAGES TO DATE: 5660 FINAL TALLY
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4: None
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5: total 424 pages
The Last Olympian: 365 pages (book 381 pages) Finished
Vampires: The Recent Undead: 34 sider (book 430 pages)
DRT : 25 sider (book 198 pages)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6: total 295 pages
DRT : 173 pages (book 198 pages) Finished
Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble 122 pages (book 255 pages)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7: total 133 pages
Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble 133 pages (book 255 pages) Finished
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8: total 187 pages
Vampires: The Recent Undead: 39 pages (book 430 pages)
The Witching Hour: 148 pages (book 1058 pages)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9: total 444 pages
The Witching Hour: 444 pages (book 1058 pages)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10: total 233 pages
The Witching Hour: 233 pages (book 1058 pages)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11: total 233 pages
The Witching Hour: 233 pages (book 1058 pages) Finished
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12: total 557 pages
The Lost Hero: 557 pages (book 557 pages) Finished
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13: total 536 pages
An Imperfect Witch: 250 pages (book 250 pages) Finished
WitchLove: 286 pages (book 286 pages) Finished
MONDAY, OCTOBER 14: None
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15: total 401 pages
The Last Song: 401 pages (book 401 pages) Finished
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16: total 1010 pages
How (Not) to Kiss a Toad 315 pages (book 315 pages) Finished
XBestia 285 pages (book 285 pages) Finished
Good Husband Material 410 pages (book 513 pages)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17: total 961 pages
Good Husband Material 103 pages (book 513 pages) Finished
Eye of the Needle 484 pages (book 484 pages) Finished
Under the Never Sky 374 pages (book 374 pages) Finished
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18: total 246 pages
Wyrd Girl 200 pages (book 200 pages) Finished
Titus Groan 46 pages (book 346 pages)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19: None
TOTAL PAGES TO DATE: 2,777 FINAL TALLY!FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4: 102 pages total
48 pages read in Carrie (finished)
54 pages read in The Cuckoo's Calling
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5: 13 pages total
13 pages read in The Cuckoo's Calling
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6: 525 pages total
293 pages read in Grave Sight (finished)
192 pages read in A Touch of Dead (finished)
40 pages read in The Cuckoo's Calling
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7: 167 pages total
45 pages in The Cuckoo's Calling
122 pages in Magic Burns
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8: 172 pages total
138 pages in Magic Burns (finished)
34 pages in Bellman and Black: A Ghost Story
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9: 91 pages total
91 pages in Bellman and Black: A Ghost Story
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10: 152 pages total
134 pages in Bellman and Black: A Ghost Story (finished)
18 pages in The Cuckoo's Calling
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11: 75 pages total
22 pages in The Cuckoo's Calling
53 pages in The House of Hades
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12: 238 pages total
238 pages in pages in The House of Hades
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13: 196 pages total
196 pages in pages in The House of Hades
MONDAY, OCTOBER 14: 205 pages total
110 pages in pages in The House of Hades (finished)
81 pages in The Cuckoo's Calling
14 pages in 'Salem's Lot
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15: 138 pages total
90 pages in The Cuckoo's Calling (finished)
48 pages in What Doesn't Kill Her
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16: 129 pages
112 pages in 'Salem's Lot
17 pages in What Doesn't Kill Her
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17: 182 pages total
115 pages in What Doesn't Kill Her
67 pages in 'Salem's Lot
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18: 290 pages total
290 pages in 'Salem's Lot (finished)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19: 102 pages total
102 pages in What Doesn't Kill Her (almost finished... sigh)
NANCY'S TRACKING POST FOR OCTOBER BANSHEE READING:
TOTAL PAGES TO DATE:
TOTAL PAGES: 2593/1000 Final Total
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4:
by Alyson Noel 284 pages
by James Patterson 305 pages
by J.R. Ward read 86 pages in
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5:
by Veronica Roth read 86 pages in
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6:
by Veronica Roth 324 pages (238 pages for the RaT)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7:
None
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8:
None
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9:
by Ann Rule read 83 pages
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10:
by Ann Rule read 104 pages
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11:
by Ann Rule read 150 pages
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12:
by Kerrelyn Sparks read 141 pages
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13:
by Kerrelyn Sparks read 369 pages (228 pages for the RaT)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 14:
None
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15:
by James Patterson 394 pages
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16:
None
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17:
by Kerrelyn Sparks 373 pages
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18:
None
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19:
by Arthur Myers 121 pages
TOTAL PAGES TO DATE:
TOTAL PAGES: 2593/1000 Final Total
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4:
by Alyson Noel 284 pages
by James Patterson 305 pages
by J.R. Ward read 86 pages inSATURDAY, OCTOBER 5:
by Veronica Roth read 86 pages inSUNDAY, OCTOBER 6:
by Veronica Roth 324 pages (238 pages for the RaT)MONDAY, OCTOBER 7:
None
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8:
None
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9:
by Ann Rule read 83 pages THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10:
by Ann Rule read 104 pagesFRIDAY, OCTOBER 11:
by Ann Rule read 150 pagesSATURDAY, OCTOBER 12:
by Kerrelyn Sparks read 141 pagesSUNDAY, OCTOBER 13:
by Kerrelyn Sparks read 369 pages (228 pages for the RaT)MONDAY, OCTOBER 14:
None
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15:
by James Patterson 394 pagesWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16:
None
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17:
by Kerrelyn Sparks 373 pagesFRIDAY, OCTOBER 18:
None
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19:
by Arthur Myers 121 pages
Evana's Tracking PostGoal - 3000 pages
FINAL: 5501/3000
Books in progress at start of Read-a-Thon
Murder on the Eiffel Tower 38/292
Survival in Auschwitz 86/187
The Language of Flowers 78/352
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 113/870
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4: 101 pages read
Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi, 187 pages, 101 pages to count for RAT
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5: zip, busy day
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6: 528 pages read
Murder on the Eiffel Tower by Claude Izner, 292 pages, 254 count for the read-a-thon
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh, 352 pages, 274 count for the read-a-thon
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7: 344 pages read
Manuscript Found in Accra by Paulo Coelho, 208 pages
HP and the Order of the Phoenix, 136 pages today (currently 249)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8: 338 pages read
The Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer, 171 pages today
HP and the OotP, 167 pages today (currently 416)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9: 311 pages read
The Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer, 320 pages, 149 pages read today
HP and the OotP, 162 pages today (currently 578)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10: 654 pages
HP and the OotP, 112 pages today (currently 690)
Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius by Marc J. Seifer, 542 pages, claiming all pages today though it was read over 3 days. My ancient Kindle does not have page numbers so this was easier
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11: 513 pages
HP and the OotP, 52 pages today (currently 742)
The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansma, 189 pages today
Death of a Gentle Lady by M.C. Beaton, 272 pages
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12: 438 pages
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling, 870 pages, 128 pages read today
The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansma, 254 pages, 65 pages read today
Death of a Kingfisher by M.C. Beaton, 245 pages
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13:
Not much, included in Monday's entry
MONDAY, OCTOBER 14: 785 pages today
HP and the HBP, 236 pages today
Death of a Maid by M.C. Beaton, 256 pages
Fonduing Fathers by Julie Hyzy, 293 pages
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15: 338 pages
HP and the HBP, 66 pages today (currently 302)
Can't Remember What I Forgot: The Good News from the Front Lines of Memory Research by Sue Halpern, 272 pages
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16: 346 pages
HP and the HBP, 52 pages today (currently 354)
The Highly Effective Detective by Rick Yancey, 294 pages
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18: 649 pages
HP and the HBP, 92 pages today (currently 446)
Letters From Skye by Jessica Brockmole, 107 pages today
Alone on the Ice by David Roberts, 212 pages today
Archangel by Andrea Barrett by Andrea Barrett, 238 pages
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19: 156 pages
completed one last book this morning
Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration by David Roberts, 368 pages, 156 pages today
I promise I have been reading, just haven't been on my computer yet to edit my record keeping post. Hopefully tomorrow.
My Tracking Post 3231 pgs total read (updated: 10.17)Friday, Oct 4th none
Saturday, Oct 5th 706 pgs
Cinnamon Roll Murder, joanne fluke (333 pages)
Love Bites, lynsay sands (373 pages)
Sunday, Oct 6th 234pgs
Mother's Day Murder, leslie meier (234 pages)
Monday, Oct 7th 0 pgs
Tuesday, Oct 8th 0 pgs
Wednesday, Oct 9th 384 pgs
Holiday Grind, cleo coyle (384 pages)
Thursday, Oct 10th 324 pgs
The Perfect Play, jaci burton (324 pages)
Friday, Oct 11th 0 pgs
Saturday, Oct 12th 296 pgs
Murder Hooks a Mermaid, christy fifield (296 pages)
Sunday, Oct 13th 282 pgs
Knock'em Dead, jessica fletcher (282 pages)
Monday, Oct 14th 308 pgs
Bitter Sweets, g.a. mckevett (308 pages)
Tuesday, Oct 15th 359 pgs
Killing Floor, lee child (359 pgs)
Wednesday, Oct 16th 0 pgs
Thursday, Oct 17th 338 pgs
Dead Ever After, charlaine harris (338 pgs)
Karla, just an FYI, your total at the top doesn't equate to the pages you've got listed on your specific days! Can you make sure they match? Thank you so much!Nicole, can you add a running total at the top of yours? thanks!
Lisa, can you add daily totals to yours as well? Thanks! :D
Jane, your running total at the top doesn't match your pages marked either... can you fix that please? Thank you! :)
Nancy, your pages marked don't add up to your running total either! Please check that, thanks!!!
Sallie, can you add daily totals to yours? thanks :D
I'll have to do an update by this evening, so everyone please make sure your tracking posts are up to date and that the pages tracked match the running total, etc.Thanks!!!
Jane, your running total at the top doesn't match your pages marked either... can you fix that please? Thank you! :)I know, I have been adding books as I read them and then finishing the day by updating the running total but I have now added the pages from today at the top.
I am a bit depressed today ( as depressed as I can get and that is not very lol). I often do these short updates via my ipad but wanted to go on my computer today. Not good. It started up as back with factory settings - I can't find anything, all my dokuments and pictures are completely gone. I am not very happy about that.
Jane wrote: "Jane, your running total at the top doesn't match your pages marked either... can you fix that please? Thank you! :)I know, I have been adding books as I read them and then finishing the day by u..."
OH NO! That's TERRIBLE! And you didn't even get a chance to backup or anything! :(
That's one bad thing about our technologically dependent world... too many glitches, and everything can get lost so easily! :(
Steven - wasn't sure what you were needing exactly so I sorta guessed....is there something else you were needing?
Jane wrote: "I am a bit depressed today ( as depressed as I can get and that is not very lol). I often do these short updates via my ipad but wanted to go on my computer today. Not good. It started up as back with factory settings - I can't find anything, all my dokuments and pictures are completely gone. I am not very happy about that."Oh no, that stinks :\
Sallie(Shuga) wrote: "Steven - wasn't sure what you were needing exactly so I sorta guessed....is there something else you were needing?"Nope, you added the daily totals so I can double-check the running total... you're good now :)
Thanks!!!
Just yesterday my husbands computer was acting up and I said he needed to back up both computers soon (he usually does it) but really didn't know my computer was the one to "die".On the positive side is that it isn't actually dead so I shouln't need a new one
Well my husband came home and had a look. Everything is still here but hidden and of course all my short cuts and favourites are gone.But I am happy as I have all my documents and pictures. A major back up of everything will happen tonight.
Oh thank goodness! Shortcuts and such can be a huge hassle to recreate, but thankfully all your actual stuff is there!!!
What Steven said! After being in a similar situation one time too many, Jane, I finally bit the bullet and subscribed to Carbonite. I'm glad I did, too, when my hard drive malfunctioned and I lost everything -- but was able to get it all back, thanks to Carbonite :)
Steven wrote: "Karla, just an FYI, your total at the top doesn't equate to the pages you've got listed on your specific days! Can you make sure they match? Thank you so much!Nicole, can you add a running total ..."
I just fixed it. I put what I had left to reach my total. I will update today's later, after I am done reading for the night.
Karla wrote: "Steven wrote: "Karla, just an FYI, your total at the top doesn't equate to the pages you've got listed on your specific days! Can you make sure they match? Thank you so much!Nicole, can you add a..."
Didn't even think to check it that way, Karla! Sorry! Thanks for switching your methods for me! :D
Ladies, we are doing awesome! Keep up the reading and updating! :)
Didn't even think to check it that way, Karla! Sorry! Thanks for switching your methods for me! :D "I actually didn't mean to do it that way, I was just figuring it out for myself and put the wrong number.
Ladies, I'll be making an update this evening, probably between 6pm and 9pm in my time (Eastern Daylight Savings Time), so if you can, make sure to update your posts!If you can't that's fine, we'll catch the page updates after that :)
Nearly midnight and time for bed. I have read 444 pages today. I am reading The Witching Hour by Anne Rice and according to post 857 on pagenumbers it should be considered a triple treat when I am done.
Jane, I LOVE that book. It's Anne Rice at her best. Sadly I haven't enjoyed her later writing. Hope you enjoy it, it's quite a ride!
Steven wrote: "Ladies, I'll be making an update this evening, probably between 6pm and 9pm in my time (Eastern Daylight Savings Time), so if you can, make sure to update your posts!If you can't that's fine, we'..."
Just managed to check in to update. Hope I managed to get it in on time.
Man, I'm finding it really hard to keep a track of actual page numbers as I read at night in bed and then first thing in the morning before I have a pen and paper to note down what I've gotten up to in between. Looking forward to when it's a comp about just books read ;)
You did. I am going to do the update when I get to work in the morning... I find it so much easier to update anything on dual screens haha
Sometimes I forget to write that down too, so I just wait and count the book when I finish it. Not quite what was intended, but as long as I get all my pages "turned in" before the deadline, I'm not going to stress over how many pages I read on what day.
Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Jane, I LOVE that book. It's Anne Rice at her best. Sadly I haven't enjoyed her later writing. Hope you enjoy it, it's quite a ride!"I also like it and it is a reread for me. I read it 6-7 years ago and I only reread books I really like.
According to the Mod's spreadsheet, we are in second place on pages.
Oh wow! Well done guys. I hardly feel like I've helped. This challenge has made me realise I read as much as 150 only on a good day ;)
Every bit helps, Nicole.
Nicole, 150 pages each day is not a small amount. When I had young children at home I usually only got about 30 pages each night before turning out the light. Now that they are grown and I am not working I have time to catch up on all of those books I missed during their growing-up years.The mods put together our teams so each team has a balance of members. Some members read like banshees most of the time, some read during transit to and from work and at lunch and some members whose lives allow much less reading time but who love reading challenges. That is one of the really good things about the Tower Teams challenges. No matter the annual books goal, everyone contributes.
Thanks guys, you're wonderful :)Evana, yes, I had noticed that the tower teams had been put together really well to represent this very thing!
I just finished
by Rick Riordan 557 pages. As I am taking part in Dewey's RaT, I am going to continue reading but the next book is not long enough for here but I hope to read at least another 500 pages that can be counted here.
I updated post #15 with 1,944 pages read thus far....
Jane, I'm reading book four in that right now. I am amazed at how Rick Riordan was able to up his game from the Percy Jackson series to this Heroes of Olympus. I really love these books, and this House of Hades is soooo good!Yay Sallie! Awesome reading!
I'll be doing an update sometime tomorrow (it's 11:30pm here now), so everyone please make sure everything is up to date if you can.Thanks!
We are rocking this guys, I am so proud of our team!
Hoping to be in front of my computer again before that, but it depends on what time tomorrow you update as I need to sleep between now and then ;)
I'll be up in about 10 hours, so it won't be before then. And probably not first thing either :)
Steven wrote: "I'll be doing an update sometime tomorrow (it's 11:30pm here now), so everyone please make sure everything is up to date if you can."I just posted my update a bit ago :) Maybe I should read while watching my team play football more often -- what a game!!! But now, I need to go rest my eyes ... and the rest of me too LOL
Steven, just check my posting thread. I took off the suspect Friday 4th reads and I'll be able to read up till 1 am on Sunday, 20th...Thanks Captain Fantastic!
NBRC: Tower Teams Read 2013, Round II
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Book advantage point prizes:
1st place: 10 BAPs
2nd place: 8 BAPs
3rd place: 6 BAPs
4th place: 4 BAPs
5th place: 2 BAPs
Set a just-for-fun goal, strictly for challenging yourself. Then, READ READ READ! The important number here is PAGE COUNT. Get as many pages in as you can!
The way it will work is as follows: The sum of all the pages we read divided by the sum of the participants TTRC goal, multiplied times 100 equals our Read-a-thon Ratio. The team with the highest ratios will be awarded the BAPs for placing in the top five. Example: Jane reads 1200 pages, Steven reads 600, Karla reads 700. That’s 2500 pages. Divide that by the sum of their goals (150+100+100=350) to get base (2500/350 = 7.14), which multiplied times 100 = 714 points. If that was the highest at the end, we win the points (or place in the top five).
Word count doesn’t matter, but the book needs to follow ALL normal TTRC rules (160+ pages, no graphic novels, etc) to count. If you’re reading an ebook or an audio book, you can only count the pages read once you’ve completed the book (if you need help with page numbers, you can go to Countess Paige’s thread for Page Numbers, as usual!) UNLESS you can calculate it based on the % read of the correct edition!
Only pages read DURING the challenge will count. So if you start a book beforehand or finish one afterwards, you’ll need to keep track of where you were when it started/finished and ONLY count pages WITHIN the dates. Monsieur Mango and Steven are relying on you to be accurate in keeping track of your pages each day and reporting them HERE IN THIS THREAD. Make sure that you update us often, so we can stay on top of things!
Post your updates HERE on this thread. Monsieur Mango or Steven will post updates to the official update thread when needed.
The official update thread is found HERE.