Team 2 (Team Gold)

[Erin]

Shifted!

[Janice, Moderator]

Looks great Erin.

[Erin]

So I've finally picked my books. This is what I've got....
Steampunk - Infernal Devices by K.W. Jeter
Myth/Fable - A Kiss In Time by Alex Flinn
Suspense/Thriller - Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

Ugh! We had a meeting at work this morning to discuss upcoming deadlines. Bottom line is that we've got tons to do, meaning later nights and some weekend work. So....

If I don't work this Sunday, I would only lose part of my planned Saturday reading times, so I can still get my 5 books in. I'll read the shorter ones first and substitute shorter books for the longest ones if I run low on time.

[Esther]

Well, i will read myself into a corner.

Comtemporary: La Liste de mes envies
Dystopian: Shards and Ashes
Sf : Flowers for Algernon
Classic: Absalom, Absalom!

[Janice, Moderator]

Theresa~OctoberLace wrote: "Ugh! We had a meeting at work this morning to discuss upcoming deadlines. Bottom line is that we've got tons to do, meaning later nights and some weekend work. So....

If I don't work this Sunda..."

I hope you don't have to work too hard so that you can play with us.

[Erin]

Does anyone else think it would have been funny to make Joe read Chick Lit?

[Casceil]

Sounds mean to me. Besides, we need him for bio.

[Erin]

Casceil wrote: "Sounds mean to me. Besides, we need him for bio."

I agree Casceil. My comment should not to be taken seriously. I meant it only as a silly thought :)

[Roz]

Erin wrote: "Casceil wrote: "Sounds mean to me. Besides, we need him for bio."

I agree Casceil. My comment should not to be taken seriously. I meant it only as a silly thought :)"

Actually, Joe has a wide variety of books on his tbr shelf, some of them chick-lit, although I doubt that was the reason he picked them. Anyway, I think we all knew you were just joking, and no meanness was intended. Gave me a bit of a chuckle, Erin.

[Joe]

I would do it if I needed to!!!

[Roz]

Yay, Joe!!!

[Janice, Moderator]

Ah, now there's a team player. :)

[Erin]

Janice wrote: "Ah, now there's a team player. :)"

I agree. Joe should be our team mascot or something. That is some serious Team Gold devotion.

[Annette]

Erin wrote: "Janice wrote: "Ah, now there's a team player. :)"

I agree. Joe should be our team mascot or something. That is some serious Team Gold devotion."

I agree! Way to go Joe! Look Erin, your silly comment has given us a team hero!! ;)

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

Joe is a music teacher and very involved with his students! He recently attended his state music convention, then he had a Coffee Concert for his kids and judged a solo and ensemble contest. With all he has going on, it so nice that he's finding time to read with us!

[Sam]

Got my list finally sorted:

Horror - Ghost Stories
Sci-fi - Last Human
Historical fiction - October Skies
Myth/fable - Aesop's Fables
Mystery - Blackroot

[Janice, Moderator]

I think I already posted my list, but just to confirm:

Horror - Rotters
Cultural - The Book Thief
Crime - either The Redbreast or newly acquired The Devil's Grin.

I was reading one of the other team's threads and saw The Devil's Grin listed. It's just over 200 pages long. Redbreast is double the length. So now I'm thinking my chances of completing my commitment of 3 books is higher with the shorter book.

Decisions, decisions!

[Casceil]

Here is my list:

Science - The Grand Design
Suspense/Thriller - Joyland
Romance - A Week to Be Wicked

Last time I looked, we had two people on Romance, and only really needed one. We had two incomplete threads that each needed three books covered: I down and the fourth row across (strings 10 and 11 on message 278). If I moved from romance to Steampunk, the fourth row across would still be missing young adult and short stories, but we could pick up one more string if anyone could cover those. It seems unlikely at this point, but I wanted to raise the possibility.

[Janice, Moderator]

If you give up romance, that string will be short. Right now your romance makes up the middle string going across with Sam, Joe & myself.

[Casceil]

Kat is also on romance, and I was thinking we could count her for that string, but never mind. I will read romance.

[Anne (Booklady)]

Teammates, my soon to 88 year old father had an accident this morning and hit his head. He has stitches in the back of his skull and had some bleeding on the brain. he was transferred by helicopter to St. Mary Hospital in Evansville, IN. I've got a bag packed in case I need to fly back home sooner than I thought I might get back up there.

I still can and will read my 3 books:

Chick Lit - Fly Away Home
Historical Fiction: The Snow Child
Memoir: The Diary of a Young Girl

I don't know if I can do more because the Neurologist hasn't finished all of the tests on Daddy.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Hope your Dad's okay Anne. Look after yourself and him.

[Anne (Booklady)]

Rusalka wrote: "Hope your Dad's okay Anne. Look after yourself and him."

Thank you, Rusalka. I will.

[Casceil]

Sounds scary, Anne. I hope everything turns out all right.

[Roz]

Sorry to hear about your Dad, Anne. Hope he makes a complete recovery.

[Anne (Booklady)]

Thank you Casceil and Roz.

[jaxnsmom]

I'm sorry about your dad, Anne. I hope everything will work out ok.

[Anne (Booklady)]

jaxnsmom wrote: "I'm sorry about your dad, Anne. I hope everything will work out ok."

Me too and thank you Jmom.

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

I'm so sorry to hear about your father, Anne. Family comes first, so don't worry about the reading if you need to be elsewhere. I'll keep your father in my prayers.

[Esther]

So sorry Anne. i hope he recovers. And as Theresa just said, family comes first.

[Janice, Moderator]

I will be thinking of you during this difficult time. My mother will be 88 in June, and she is very slowly recovering from her third stroke back in October so I empathize with what you are facing right now. Big hugs! Do not worry about the Toppler. It's all in fun. Real life takes precedence.

[Kat]

So sorry to hear that Anne, take care!

[Annette]

Anne (Booklady) wrote: "Teammates, my soon to 88 year old father had an accident this morning and hit his head. He has stitches in the back of his skull and had some bleeding on the brain. he was transferred by helicopter..."

I'm so sorry about your Dad. I hope he is able to recover quickly.

[Sam]

Sorry to hear that Anne, hope he's okay and recovers soon. And don't worry about the toppler, family have to come first :-)

[Anne (Booklady)]

Teammates, Good News!!!!!!
Thanks for all of your well wishes and prayers! =) They worked, and I'm very grateful.

Daddy is out of the hospital. The bleeding of his brain was very minor. He still can't remember how he took a head dive in his garage. Colleen and my brother and sister in law will be staying with him this weekend - which is good.

One out immediate danger, 1 to go - Aunt Frances. I hope her surgery will go without complications and they get all of the nasty cancer.

This means I can still do the Toppler!!!! =) I've had enough excitement; reading my books is exactly what I need right now. =)

[Casceil]

Anne, I'm glad to hear that your father is doing so well. I will keep my fingers crossed for your aunt.

[jaxnsmom]

Great news about your dad, Anne!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

So glad to hear that Anne!! If he's anything like my Dad was, he was probably doing something he really shouldn't have been doing :P

[Roz]

Great news, Anne!

[Janice, Moderator]

That's great news about your dad! So glad to hear that he's going to be okay.

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

Anne, I'm glad things have turned out well for your father. I'm hoping the same good news comes after your Aunt's surgery.

[Anne (Booklady)]

Thanks everyone =)

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

I hope everyone on Team Gold is able to get off to a good start on the Toppler. I have to go into work on Saturday, so instead of starting at 11 CST where I am (Noon EST), my reading won't commence until I get off work, hopefully before 5pm. I have my iPod loaded so I can start on the drive home. I'm still trying to decide whether to start with the shortest first or get the longest out of the way. Most likely I'll see what grabs me when work is done!

[Sam]

I'm ready to go, books piled on the coffee table waiting to go :-) start at 5pm here so can get all my errands done and out the way this morning too!

[Janice, Moderator]

My two iPads are charged and my books are loaded. I'm ready to go.

[Roz]

Just one more hour to go. I've cancelled all plans for the day (it's supposed to snow again anyway) and I'm set. Recharged my kindle and my iPad.

[Annette]

I'm so excited. I've been carrying my kindle around and watching the clock all morning!

[Roz]

10 minutes

[Kat]

I guess it's time to pile up the table beside me with books then!