Wobbly WOBBLE: Pre-Challenge chat Showing 1,101-1,150 of 1,381

[Michelle]

Awww..I think they are all cute, but blobfish is my favorite.

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Jessica wrote: "I'm in Central Texas (about half way between Austin and Dallas). It is actually pretty serious. We had a heartbreaking incident happen about 5 miles from our house yesterday :(

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Are you talking about the Fort Hood soldiers dying? That is so sad.

I'm in Killeen but we haven't got flooding around our house. Some of the roads flooded the other day but it's all down now. I think it's worse away from my house.

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Cait wrote: "Me opening all those spoiler links:



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DITTO!

[Shannon]

ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Jessica wrote: "I'm in Central Texas (about half way between Austin and Dallas). It is actually pretty serious. We had a heartbreaking incident happen about 5 miles from our house yesterday :(

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I'm in Baton Rouge now, but I'm originally from TX. My husband worked for a tv station there -- forever ago -- and we lived in both Harker Heights & Copperas Cove. Not technically Killeen, ha, but pretty close.

Glad to hear you haven't had any flooding.

[Ray (user2637)]

Cait wrote: "Me opening all those spoiler links:

NOPE

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I opened them all except the one with "spider" in the name. That's not to say that I didn't close a few of them right quick!

[Karen Michele]

There were so many interesting looking creatures that I had never seen or heard of under those spoilers;)!

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

That's cool, Shannon. Very familiar with HH and CC. If you haven't been here in a long time you would probably be shocked to see how much HH has grown and CC as well. Heck, Killeen has changed a lot, too for that matter. 190 is very developed with shopping and restaurants, plus the back roads toward Florence are even expanding.

[[deleted user]]

Those of you in Florida stay safe (I live in south central Florida).

Tropical Depression Three has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and will bring the threat of heavy rain to parts of Florida and the Southeast Monday and Tuesday.

Here's the latest from the National Hurricane Center:

Tropical Depression Three is located about 170 miles north-northwest of Cozumel, Mexico or about 505 miles southwest of Tampa, Florida and is moving to the north at 9 mph.
This system is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Colin Sunday night or early Monday.
Tropical storm warnings have been issued for portions of the Gulf Coast of Florida from Indian Pass to Englewood.
Heavy rain will be the main threat with 3 to 5 inches likely across the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula, western Cuba and portions of Florida, with locally up to 8 inches possible.
Tropical storm force winds, high surf and coastal flooding are also possible. A storm surge of 1 to 3 feet is possible from Indian Pass to Tampa Bay and from 1 to 2 feet from Tampa Baby to Florida Bay.

[Suzanne]

I thought "Oh no, I have a good friend in Florida right now..." and then realized it was a character in the book I was reading last night....

I hope all of you non-fictional people in Florida stay safe :)

[♞ Pat]

Suzanne wrote: "I thought "Oh no, I have a good friend in Florida right now..." and then realized it was a character in the book I was reading last night....
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I hate when I do that!

Turn around, don't drown Florida! Good luck!

[[deleted user]]

Currently in Central Florida. Glad I don't have work tomorrow, but I do Tuesday night. Also glad I got plenty of podcasts to listen to. I'm trying to hold off on reading a lot until Wobble starts. Though I do intend to listen to Jurassic park, which is on sale at audible. I've never seen the movie, and its out on netflix now.

Hope everyone stays safe.

[Shannon]

ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "That's cool, Shannon. Very familiar with HH and CC. If you haven't been here in a long time you would probably be shocked to see how much HH has grown and CC as well. Heck, Killeen has changed a lo..."

I'm shocked every single time I go back to TX. Took my daughter through B/CS (where I mostly grew up) a few years back, and I spent the whole time with my mouth hanging open like some kind of fish. Lol.

I haven't been to the Killeen area in about 15 years, so I bet it's changed dramatically. My parents are in Waco now, some family in Dallas & a sister in Houston. So I usually stick to those -- with some side trips to Austin & San Antonio.

Every few years my moms family usually does a big family reunion thing in Waxahachie I try to attend when I can, but that's still in the Waco/Dallas area.

[[deleted user]]

Jessica wrote: "Currently in Central Florida. Glad I don't have work tomorrow, but I do Tuesday night. Also glad I got plenty of podcasts to listen to. I'm trying to hold off on reading a lot until Wobble starts. ..."

Where are you in central Florida?

[[deleted user]]

Polk County

[Alex]

Haha thank heavens I won't be stuck on team Blobfish... I started laughing as soon as I saw the name!

[Suzanne]

Me too, but when I saw his sad face it made me kind of want to be a Blobfish.

[[deleted user]]

Jessica wrote: "Polk County"

I am two counties south of you in Glades County

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Suzanne wrote: "I thought "Oh no, I have a good friend in Florida right now..." and then realized it was a character in the book I was reading last night....

I hope all of you non-fictional people in Florida stay..."

I love that!

[[deleted user]]

I am so excited for this even more because animals <3<3
Also as a side note I feel extra ready because this challenge starts the first day of summer for me (no school) so that's just an awesome bonus!!!!!!!!!!

[Diane Woods]

Can someone please remind me how to place a book cover when you are recommending a book? I cannot remember for the life of me. Thanks!

[[deleted user]]

Diane Woods wrote: "Can someone please remind me how to place a book cover when you are recommending a book? I cannot remember for the life of me. Thanks!"

go to "add book/author" and search your book, at the bottom of the screen that pops up there are two options, Link and Cover. Choose cover and then click add your book for the cover to come up on your post. Hope that helps.

[[deleted user]]

Charlie wrote: "SO EXCITED

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That gif is me right now exactly me right now!! Thanks for sharing it...

[Karsyn]

Jessica wrote: "Polk County"

We're in NC now, but I spent most of my life in Polk County. Moved to Auburndale then Polk "City" when I was in my teens. Lived there the rest of my childhood. Then bounced around the area. Lived in Tampa briefly, Lake County twice, back to Polk and then was in Kissimmee until we moved up here.

My one house in Polk was 30 miles north of where all the hurricanes of 2004 hit. Had extensive damage, needed new roof and ceiling in one room.

Ahhhh, don't miss FL at all, except the parks. I'll always miss the parks.

[Laurence]

We'll know the teams this wednesday? Where?

[[deleted user]]

Yeah it's on Wednesday and I'm so pumped!:)

[Tia]

Laurence wrote: "We'll know the teams this wednesday? Where?"

I believe they said they'd post links to the teams here because notifying us one by one would take approximately forever, haha. Maybe they'll link us to a spreadsheet with our names and team names on it?

[Tati]

Yeah, I think I saw something about a spreadsheet with the teams.

[Karsyn]

There will be a spreadsheet. It'll be posted here sometime on Wednesday, and at All About Wobble.

You'll be able to search your name by using "ctrl+f" and if you have a common name, it'd be best if you search by the ID you gave us, which consists of numbers before your name. My GR ID is 1944098-karsyn, so I'd search 1944098-karsyn, or 1944098. If you gave us the other id, the one you picked (like mine is https://www.goodreads.com/Imzadi) then you will NOT find that name. It HAS to be the numbers, not your chosen url.

The spreadsheet will be listed by team, so all you will have to do is click on the team name and you'll be taken to your team.

***** Threads WILL BE LOCKED ***** until your captain tells a mod to open it up for them to reserve top spots. This is for the captains ease, as well as yours as you can always look to those few spots for updates. IF someone slips in and posts before captains, those posts will be deleted, so please wait to post until your captain has claimed a few spots and they say that it's ok to post.

Be patient with us as posting teams take time. You may see threads start popping up prior to Wed, but NO INFO will be given out until Wed. This is just so the spreadsheet can be linked.

[Karsyn]

We are looking for a "Breana" who gave "Wilsobrea" as their user name. We don't have a "Breana" in the group and "Wilsobrea" doesn't pull up anything either.

If you are this member, please post here, or contact me prior to Wed. If we don't find you, we'll have to put you on the reserve list until we figure out who you are. If anyone knows who this may be, could you please let them know we are looking for them?

Thanks!!

[Ray (user2637)]

Karsyn wrote: "We are looking for a "Breana" who gave "Wilsobrea" as their user name."

I used my internet ninja skills to no avail. :/

[Diane Woods]

Thanks Amy!

[Kirsten]

(ala Cindy Lou Who) Where are you Wednesday, Why can't I find you? Why have you gone away...?

[Jo-Jo]

Yay, can't wait for Wednesday. I am so excited to know what team I'm on. =)

[Ange]

Roll on Wednesday

[Tia]

Just one more day! I'm probably way, way more excited than I should be, haha.

[[deleted user]]

I honestly am begin excited! Can't await for the great reveal Tommorow :) I feel like the chatty teams will become my best friends by the end <3 which is the best part of any challenge-the interaction.

[Tati]

Oooh, team threads are popping up!

This is getting real LOL

[Tia]

Ah! They're are so many squids! Now I'm definitely, definitely hoping I'm a squid - they're one of my favorite animals! We'll see what tomorrow turns up, haha.

[Tati]

that dumbo squid is kinda cute!

[Tia]

I'm sitting here like a goon refreshing the teams page every few minutes to see what new ones there are, haha. Living it up on Tuesday morning! xD

[Tati]

Me too!

[Tati]

what the heck is a mermalion?

[[deleted user]]

Doing the same thug. I keep on refreshing to check the awesome animals! ;)

[Tati]

Mellow Mammoths! Loved the name!

[[deleted user]]

Mellow Mammoths are my favorite name so far so I completely agree!!

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

LOL! Love it y'all! :) Teams are all up, so no more refreshing needed! ;)

[Nanci]

Exciting to see our team members names. This is really happening!

[Tati]

Just a completely random fact: tapirs, in Brazilian Portuguese, are called "antas", which is also an insult that means that someone is stupid.

[Karen Michele]

I can't wait to find out which name I get!

[Tia]

Ah! We have to wait another whole 24 hours - I might explode (even though I know that the mods are doing this as quickly as they can and I'm grateful, haha)! I'm hoping for one of the squids, but all of these animals are awesome - I love the markhors horns.