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....and she maintained her blog with reviews. Ahhh!!Very impressive Karsyn, even with 200 page, give or take, books.
*bowing at the waist, with small hand flourish*
Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Michelle wrote: "I just signed up on the google doc but saw that the thread was closed. Did I miss the deadline? Am I too late to join in? :("Un-official answer, I think I read that they would pu..."
Thanks, Alison! I like your "un-official answer."
Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "....and she maintained her blog with reviews. Ahhh!!Very impressive Karsyn, even with 200 page, give or take, books.
*bowing at the waist, with small hand flourish*"
Don't be impressed. I have no life. We don't go anywhere, don't do anything. We're super excited because in 3 weeks we're using a transportation service here to go to Wal-mart for the first time in over 3 years. We suck. So, it's games and books for entertainment. :)
I'm on a site called Swap-Bot and my group there, Carpe Librum, does monthly reading log swaps, so I put mine on my blog.
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52 books in a month? You are a speed reader! I am lucky to get 5-6 done a month! Not a speed reader here.
Karen Michele wrote: "I'm planned for November because of the SRC and two other seasonal challenges I'm doing, but I'm going to try something different in December. I am going to do those challenges next season, but not..."Karen Michele, where could I find the SRC thread? :)
Melissa (ladybug) wrote: "Karen Michele wrote: "I'm planned for November because of the SRC and two other seasonal challenges I'm doing, but I'm going to try something different in December. I am going to do those challenge..."Here's the link - it's lots of fun!
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
Darn it, all this SRC chat has made me want to try it again!
Me too Sandy! I tried an SRC probably 4 seasons ago and found it too much to keep up with, but, geeze this talk is making me rethink that!
I just found SRC the end of last season, so this is the first season I've participated in. I'm really enjoying it, but my tastes are highly eclectic. That makes it much easier for me I'm sure. The thing I really enjoy about a challenge like that, and why I participate is because it gives me a reason to go out and find new books and authors. For example, one of the tasks this month was to read two books with the exact same title. I found several, but am going with The Child Thief by Dan Smith and The Child Thief by Brom. I finished the first one last night at work and really enjoyed it. The narration was quite good, and it's way out of the normal books I read. I wouldn't have ever picked it up if not for the task. I was going to go strait onto the 2nd, but I see it's the BOM for November, so I think I'll sit on it until that opens up for my team here. :)
Daphne wrote: "I just found SRC the end of last season, so this is the first season I've participated in. I'm really enjoying it, but my tastes are highly eclectic. That makes it much easier for me I'm sure. The ..."First season doing it, and she's ROCKING IT!!!
I really like SRC, I think this is my fourth or fifth season participating. I know I'll never finish all the tasks, at least not until I'm retired and able to read all day. But I just love the planning phase. I haven't found the tasks especially hard to do, I just run out of time. Only very rarely do I "skip" a task, but usually I have books planned for almost all tasks, even if I don't manage to read them all.Plus even if you don't finish, you have a chance to "win" the writing of a task; nine tasks are given out by lottery according to certain rules. This is my second season designing a task, and that is fun as well.
I really like the SRC but I haven't done it in a few years because I'm lazy. I was just looking over my old spreadsheets for past seasons! I kind of miss making my spreadsheets for tracking. Maybe I'll add it to my already full winter schedule when the winter season comes out.
Daphne wrote: "I just found SRC the end of last season, so this is the first season I've participated in. I'm really enjoying it, but my tastes are highly eclectic. That makes it much easier for me I'm sure. The ..."DAPHNE! So good to see you!
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "I really like the SRC but I haven't done it in a few years because I'm lazy. I was just looking over my old spreadsheets for past seasons! I kind of miss making my spreadsheets for tracking. Maybe ..."You got one more month!!! Starts in December!!!!
Tara Jo wrote: "ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "I really like the SRC but I haven't done it in a few years because I'm lazy. I was just looking over my old spreadsheets for past seasons! I kind of miss making my ..."Yep! I should be ready for it by then.
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Anyone have plans for Christmas? Present shopping going well? :o
Karen wrote: "December is in a month?! EekAnyone have plans for Christmas? Present shopping going well? :o"
I don't have plans for Christmas, but I do have plans for shopping. I have twin nieces who turned three in August. I'm their book auntie. So my December disability check is earmarked for massive book-gift spending! :-)
I'm going to Texas for an early Christmas visit with the family...haven't been home for Christmas in several years so told Mom I'd come this year. Had to coordinate being back in California for Christmas, though, as the hubby won't be away from the grandkids for Christmas. It's going to be here before we know it, especially as November is crazy busy for me at work (3 weeks of travel in the next 5 weeks).
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Do twins run in the family? Their parents must be very busy. Three year olds are go-go-go
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It's usually the way when you travel for work that there is a spike at the end of year in preparation for the slower Xmas/NY period (or maybe that's just the case here as it is such a quiet time being summer and school holidays, so many places close down for 2-3 weeks)
Karen wrote: "Oh lovely!Do twins run in the family? Their parents must be very busy. Three year olds are go-go-go
;)"
My Dad was a twin (fraternal) but we found when the twins (identical) were born that twins come from the maternal line. I remember my sis-in-law being surprised, I don't remember if she has (or how many are) twins in her family.
But like I said, my Dad was a twin. And my grandmother gave birth to him. So that's a maternal line, don't you think? (Though since it's my brother who "had" the twins, I'm not sure this logic works. lol)
And yes, very busy with them, especially as there's a stomach bug going around and both of my nieces caught it. :-( We're all hoping they'll be better for Halloween.
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Another factor is as you get older there is a higher chance of twins, especially close to/over 40. People kept scaring me with that statistic (as I was 38 when I conceived my last baby)
Karen wrote: "Lol I'm not sure that logic works either as then they would all be considered the maternal line. HahaAnother factor is as you get older there is a higher chance of twins, especially close to/over ..."
I've heard that as well with the older births. One of my coworkers had her first children at 42...I thought for sure she had possibly gone through IVF or something, as she ended up with twins and they had been trying for years. She told me her doctor had advised her it was not uncommon for older births to have multiples.
Karen wrote: "Lol I'm not sure that logic works either as then they would all be considered the maternal line. HahaAnother factor is as you get older there is a higher chance of twins, especially close to/over ..."
My sis-in-law is still in her 20s. My brother is younger than me, and she's younger still. lol She makes me feel older still. ;-)
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Our bodies are pretty amazing
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Karen wrote: "Jen - I thought you went to read Harry Potter. Are you distracted?! Teehee"*shhh* Just keep her here
Karen wrote: "Apparently it is your body thinking its your last chance to procreate and so can push extra eggs out ; or split the eggs (they are medical terms btw. Lol!)Our bodies are pretty amazing"
That's what I was thinking!!! One last try and give it your all! LOL!
❀Tea❀ wrote: "Karen wrote: "Jen - I thought you went to read Harry Potter. Are you distracted?! Teehee"*shhh* Just keep her here"
lol Karen and Tea! Yes, I'm distracted. I stupidly checked in on my tablet once I left the computer to move to the bedroom. Haven't even picked up the book, yet. :-(
If everyone everywhere could not comment for two minutes? Please? Thanks. ;-)
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Happens to me all the time ;)
lol!! She isn't the only one having problems. I have only gotten 100 pages read the last two days. Too many Goodreads threads I have been trying to keep up on. I need to try and ignore all you lovely people, because I have another 300 pages to finish before midnight on Saturday, and most of that evening and night will be otherwise occupied with revelry and not reading.So, seriously stop chatting PLEASE.
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lol!!!
Eldarwen wrote: "What is this nonsense about trying to read your book? ;-)"Karen wrote: "Lol
Happens to me all the time ;)"
Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "lol!! She isn't the only one having problems. I have only gotten 100 pages read the last two days. Too many Goodreads threads I have been trying to keep up on. I need to try and ignore all you love..."
lol All! I did manage to make my escape and I'm now 96 pages in, on Chapter Six of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. :-)
Now to update my status and report in on our buddy read thread so that I can get back to it! :-)
Good luck, Alison! Resistance may be futile, but I have faith in you! :-)
So much for my head start. You caught up with me :)
I have only read 30 pages in the last 2 days! Been too busy.
Jen wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "What is this nonsense about trying to read your book? ;-)"Karen wrote: "Lol
Happens to me all the time ;)"
Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "lol!! She isn't the only ...
...Chapter Six of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. :-)
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Good luck, Alison! Resistance may be futile, but I have faith in you! :-)"
Love the HP books, I have been considering a re-read lately. Maybe in January.
Thanks. good luck to you also, but at least I am not up against the Borg, only Lizzy and her Ax in Chapelwood The Borden Dispatches.
❀Tea❀ wrote: "So much for my head start. You caught up with me :)"lol Tea... Sorry? ;-)
Kari wrote: "I have only read 30 pages in the last 2 days! Been too busy."
My condolences, Kari. I hope you get some free time to read soon!
Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Love the HP books, I have been considering a re-read lately. Maybe in January..."When/if you do reread them, be sure to stop in on the buddy read threads for them. :-)
Here's the first one: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
So, someone has kindly started streaming Bob Ross on Twitch. I loaded it up just to get a sense of nostalgia and now I can't stop watching. Here's the link if anyone is curious.http://www.twitch.tv/bobross
Jen wrote: "Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Love the HP books, I have been considering a re-read lately. Maybe in January..."When/if you do reread them, be sure to stop in on the buddy read threads for them. :-..."
Thank Jen for the thread link, now, where to save that to so I don't forget in two months. hum...
Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Thank Jen for the thread link, now, where to save that to so I don't forget in two months. hum... "There is link for spreadsheet in first post of Buddy Read Requests. That spreadsheet has all BR and BOM threads we have here. :)
Jen wrote: "Karen wrote: "Oh lovely!Do twins run in the family? Their parents must be very busy. Three year olds are go-go-go
;)"
My Dad was a twin (fraternal) but we found when the twins (identical) were bo..."
Fraternal twins run down the maternal line, as the dual egg dropping is hereditary that way. So, if your husband is a twin, for example, it doesn't mean your chances of having twins is great. If the female's mother had fraternal twins, then her chances are greater.
Identical twins are not hereditary.
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Lol! You're welcome. I did a lot of biological research when I was pregnant.
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Identical twins are not hereditary."Interesting!
Re-did some research on fraternal twins because I couldn't remember the part about a father who is a fraternal twin for sure. So, it turns out that a man can carry the gene that causes hyper ovulation and pass it to his daughters but not his sons. He does not, however, have a higher chance of having twins since it is the ovulation that results in twins. So, if your father is a twin and you are female, you could inherit the hyper ovulation gene and have them.
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Re-did some research on fraternal twins because I couldn't remember the part about a father who is a fraternal twin for sure. So, it turns out that a man can carry the gene that causes hyper ovulat..."So, Teresa, as you just looked into it, what if your mother had sisters that were twins. Is it passed directly? Or would that also up the chances?
Delta wrote: "So, someone has kindly started streaming Bob Ross on Twitch. I loaded it up just to get a sense of nostalgia and now I can't stop watching. Here's the link if anyone is curious.http://www.twitch.t..."
Ah, Twitch, how I love thee! Totally checking this out when I get home :D
eta: Bobross is the number one channel on Twitch right now, woot! Happy little trees make any day better. ^^b
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Un-official answer, I think I read that they would put you on Reserve, but that could have been another challenge I am doing. If the Doc was still up, I suspect you are ok, one way or another.