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[Kazen]

Tammie wrote: "Reserve Book:
Easy with You
Author: Kristen Proby
Characters:"

This one is all in the spreadsheet, too :)

[Riah]

I will definitely be one of those who has to read the directions a couple more times. Hehe

[Brianna]

Does anyone else always think of the song Panda by Designer every time they come in the group? Every time I come in here I always say, Panda panda panda panda panda in my head.

[Bety]

Figured I would post the characters in my books, for spreadsheet-minder's sake:

A head full of Ghosts
*Karen Brissette, Pseudonym of Merry Barrett
*Rachel, (reporter)
*John Barrett
*Sarah Barrett
*Merry Barrett
*Marjorie Barrett

Interview With the Vampire:
*Claudia
*Louis
*Lestat
*Babette Freniere

The Invisible Library:
Characters:
*Irene
*Kai
*Peregrine Vale
*Silver
*Alberich
*Bradamant

Tithe:
*Kaye Fierch
*Ellen Fierch
*Roiben
*Cornelius Stone
*Janet Stone
*Lutie-Loo
*Nephamael
*Kenny

Foundation and Empire:
*Bayta Darell
*Toran Darell
*Ebling Mis
*Mayor Indbur III
*Bel Riose
*The Mule, aka Magnifico Giganticus

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
*Mara Dyer
*Noah Shaw
*Jamie Roth
*Anna
*Daniel Dyer
*Joseph Dyer

Leviathan
*Darren
*Alec

We All Looked Up
*Eliza
*Peter
*Andy
*Anita
*Misery

Rosemary and Rue
*October Daye, Aka “Toby”
*Tybalt
*Evening Winterrose
*Lily
*Sylvester Torquill
*Luna Torquill
*Connor O’Dell
*Devin
*Manuel
*Julie
*Quentin

The Replacement
*Mackie Doyle
*Tate
*Roswell
*Emma Doyle

Sojurn
*Cassius
*Cattie-brie Battlehammer
*Drizzt Do’Urden
*Guenhwyvar (if a panther counts as a character?)
*Dove Falconhand
*Montolio DeBrouchee
*Roddy McGristle
*Tephanis
*Bruenor Battlehammer

[Ella]

Brianna wrote: "Does anyone else always think of the song Pan..."

I dont know abt panda but befor this wobble challenge had started , while i was reading the rules and comments one day, my brother stopped me and said 'what on earth are u singing?' Up untill then i hadnt realised i was singing 'wob-wob-wobble on heavens door' hahah

[Ella]

Margaret wrote: "Ella wrote: "Finished ..."

Added this book to my TBR because (a) I love historical romances and (b) Look at those letters - K, J, A, C, H... yep this will be m..."

Happy to help :) even i always leave my books with difficult letters for challenges such as these.

[Ella]

Kazen wrote: "And just under the wire, huzzah! Way to go Ella!!"

Thanks :) .Yup i love tht these challenges all end at 3.30am here in india because i do all my reading from abt 11pm to 2.30/3.00 am (i dont get any solid reading hours during the day, just few minutes here and there)

[Kazen]

Thank you for the characters, Bethany! I'll add them to the sheet when I get home.

And no one else freak out - these are for the awesome stash of books she brought with her, hehe. Everyone else can list character names as they turn in each book, no reason to declare them early. :)

eta: Bethany, if you know how to add a spoiler tag you can use that to hide the long list of you want. I'd you're not sure how to do that, no worries! :)

[Kazen]

Brianna wrote: "Does anyone else always think of the song Panda by Designer every time they come in the group? Every time I come in here I always say, Panda panda panda panda panda in my head."

I don't know that song but now I think I have to listen to it!

[Bety]

Completed:

Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett
252 pages

Characters:
*Gytha Ogg, aka Nanny
*Esmerelda Weatherwax
*Magrat Garlick
*Lilith
*Desiderata
*Erzulie Gogol
*Saturday
*Volentia D’Arrangement
*Mrs Pleasant
*Mr Casanunda

Pink quote:
“And she was aware that his hands, pink and well-manicured, were also cold and damp.” p 210

[Bety]

Kazen wrote: "Thank you for the characters, Bethany! I'll add them to the sheet when I get home.

And no one else freak out - these are for the awesome stash of books she brought with her, hehe. Everyone else ca..."
Oh, I'll keep the spoiler tag thing in mind. Thanks!

[Bety]

Oh, my bad: have not yet finished Interview with the Vampire. Was just in my keeping track list with everything else

[Ray (user2637)]

Kazen wrote: "Ray (user2637) wrote: "Much love to all my Pandas. :)"

~hugtackle!~"

Heehee. Hugtackle is a wonderful word! I'm not sure I've ever heard it! <3

Catching up on posts. My nephew, Korbin, has a new fav thing which is "I want to chase you"...which means I'm exhausted from *literally* running around all evening. Worth it though! Also I think this is the first day since Wobble started where I have read zero pages! Unless you count finishing Feed at 1am this morning, but that was before I slept so I don't count it. ;)

[Ray (user2637)]

Ella wrote: "Thanks :) .Yup i love tht these challenges all end at 3.30am here in india because i do all my reading from abt 11pm to 2.30/3.00 a..."

These are just about the same hours I read! But for me challenges start at 3am and end at 3pm. Haha!

[Ray (user2637)]

Bethany wrote: "Oh, my bad: have not yet finished Interview with the Vampire. Was just in my keeping track list with everything else"

Ahh... I was wondering why you didn't list Madeline (sp?) as a character! If you've seen the movie, I had a replica of her dark green dress made for my high school prom. Yeah...we went as vampires. With capes and everything.

[Ray (user2637)]

Bethany wrote:"I think, strategically, we want short words as much as possible, since bonus points are awarded for finishing words. That means more bonus points per book read for a 5 letter word than a 13 letter word. If/when we spin the wheel, there's a 55% chance that we'll get a word with equal or fewer letters, making spinning the wheel somewhat risky."

I'm getting different numbers here but I think it's just a typo. I got 65% chance of spinning a word with 5 or 6 letters. That's basically a 2 in 3 chance.

I think it's definitely worth spinning to try to get "tapirs" (our 100 pt bonus word) or a 5 letter word (3 in 10 chance). Also, it might be a good idea to respin earlier while we have a bunch of banked books. That way, if we get an 11, 12 or 13 letter word (1 in 5 chance), we can get through it quick & spin again. :)

[Kazen]

Bethany wrote: "Oh, my bad: have not yet finished Interview with the Vampire. Was just in my keeping track list with everything else"

No worries! Now I know where I can find it :)

[Kazen]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Heehee. Hugtackle is a wonderful word! I'm not sure I've ever heard it! <3"

It's kind of like a hug with a running start ;)

[Kazen]

Ella wrote: "Thanks :) .Yup i love tht these challenges all end at 3.30am here in india because i do all my reading from abt 11pm to 2.30/3.00 a..."

That's really good timing! The challenges end at 7 am here (and start at 7 pm) so it's weird between games, hehe.

[Kazen]

Hello everyone,

I'm afraid I have some bad news about Olympics points :(

You know how we busted our butts to get those Distance throws done? Well, it turns out that while in the first rounds each throw counted separately, for bonus the entire round, 12 books, has to be completed. The confusion arose from wording in the spreadsheet and the rules - both the 12 book set and the 3 book throw were referred to as rounds. So I'm afraid that the two throws we read for won't get us any points for Olympics. :(

The mistake was all me and I'm so sorry that I messed it up. Ella, Lory, Bethany, Brianna, and Sam - you guys busted your butts to get those books in on time, and I apologize for not being able to use them in the way we planned. The silver lining is that now we can put those books towards Wheel, but that doesn't get you your time (or lost sleep) back.

Luckily the way Wheel is set up it's nearly impossible to mess up the spreadsheet, and I'll be keeping a sharp eye out for an similar issues going forward. Thanks for everything you do and your understanding... I'm so sorry. :(

[Ella]

ah no worries :) we all misunderstood . And for a book addict like me id be reading no matter what ;) i'll list the letters my book can go with now.

[prag ♻]

For the books I've already finished-

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Characters:
(view spoiler)[
Elizabeth Bennet
Fitzwilliam (Is that how you spell it?) Darcy
Jane Bennet
Lydia Bennet
Mary Bennet
Kitty Bennet
Mrs. and Mr. Bennet
Mr. Bingley
Lady and Sir William Lucas
Mrs. Philipps
Caroline Bingley
Catherine de Bourgh
Mr. .......Connors? I honestly don't remember the cousin's name.
(hide spoiler)]

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Characters:
(view spoiler)[
Poppet Murray
Widget Murray
Celia Bowen
Marco Alisdair
Chandresh Christophe Lefevre
Tsukiko
Isobel
Hector Bowen
Bailey
(hide spoiler)]

The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski
Characters:
(view spoiler)[
Kestrel
Arin
Roshar
Sarsine
Xash (I'll have to check up on the spelling)
Prince Verex
Risha (hide spoiler)]

[prag ♻]

Should I read Vicious now or only if we get something with V, because it's not really a common letter. I don't necessarily want to read it immediately, so that's okay.

I think I'll start Half Bad today.

[Kazen]

Ella - thank you so much. ~huuug~

Pragya - Thank you for the characters, I'll be putting those in soon. Read what you like - it's nice to know that we have an extra V in our back pocket if we need it though :)

[Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady]

Kazen wrote: "Caly wrote: "Completion Post!
Finished
"

Caly, great job with this one! I had a closer look at the cover and while I think the arm is totally fine..."

OKay,
Guess you need to add it to the spreadsheet then, I did not see it there.
To Dance With The White Dog By Terry Kay
Characters:
Sam Peek
Cora
White Dog
James
Kate
Carrie
Martha

Thanks.

[Kazen]

Bethany wrote: "Completed:

Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett
252 pages"

Both a G and an O in that one, nice :)

[Kazen]

Caly wrote: "OKay,
Guess you need to add it to the spreadsheet then, I did not see it there."

I'll put this in now - thank you so much and so sorry. :/

[Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady]

Oh and I checked my current to-read list and I have 3 more books that will work for O and 2 for E . Not counting main characters I come across of course.

[Kazen]

That's great! I'm still filling in letters but O and G look like the letters that will hold us back with this word, and Es are always nice to have.

[prag ♻]

Kazen wrote: "That's great! I'm still filling in letters but O and G look like the letters that will hold us back with this word, and Es are always nice to have."

Let me go look for some Os- and recheck in the rules what counts, I already forgot:/

[Margaret]

I have a few books that will get us O and G letters - Cindy Gerard is one of my favourite authors :)

I am currently reading which has the letters R, A, and N, and two instances so far of the word pink. It is such an interesting story as the main character has synesthesia so she can taste and smell words. The writing is so descriptive in describing what this is like. It is also very ..umm... "adult" in certain parts of the story - a warning for our younger viewers :)

I should finish reading it by tomorrow. But, after that.... I will be back to reading around 2 books a week...

I am back at work on Monday after 2 awesome weeks of leave where I did nothing but sleep, craft and read ... I am going to have a very bad dose of Monday-itis :(

[Kazen]

Yea letters - Cindy Gerard is a great favorite author to have right now. ;) But...

Margaret wrote: "I am back at work on Monday after 2 awesome weeks of leave where I did nothing but sleep, craft and read ... I am going to have a very bad dose of Monday-itis :( "

Sounds like you had an awesome two weeks, graaah that vacation has to end. Here's hoping no one says:

[Kazen]

Okay, here's some good news! Casually going through our unused books I was able complete our word 'dragon' twice. :) I'm going to enter them now... just a heads up in case it posts here all magic-like :)

[Ella]

For Stone Devil Duke by K.J. Jackson
A- Augustine christopherson (mc)
B- Beatrix Rutland (c)
C- augustine Christopherson (mc)
D- Devin (mc)
F- Ferrington (c)
H- Hold your breath (series)
J- Jason (c)
K- Killin Haywars (c)
L- Lizzie (c)
R- Beatrix Rutland (c)
S- Title
T- Thompson (c)
V- Von Traff (c)

Pink in txt- "The water in the wash-basin was now pink with blood..."

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

The Magic Wheel has remained the same to repeat the word!


Your word is DRAGON!

Bonuses:
• pink - Color found in Text

[Kazen]

Ella wrote: "For Stone Devil Duke by K.J. Jackson
A- Augustine christopherson (mc)..."

Oooo, you have a bunch here that I didn't find in the description, thank you :)

eta: Pink added, as well

[Ella]

Oh I forgot ... it also has pink in text.. editing now

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

The Magic Wheel has remained the same to repeat the word!


Your word is DRAGON!

Bonuses:
• pink - Color found in Text

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

The Magic Wheel has remained the same to repeat the word!


Your word is DRAGON!

Bonuses:
• pink - Color found in Text

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

The Magic Wheel has remained the same to repeat the word!


Your word is DRAGON!

Bonuses:
• pink - Color found in Text

[Kazen]

Yup, that's right, we were able to spin the wheel four times without breaking a sweat. :)

[Ray (user2637)]

Kazen wrote: "Ray (user2637) wrote: "Heehee. Hugtackle is a wonderful word! I'm not sure I've ever heard it!

It's kind of like a hug with a running start ;)"

My partner tells me that "glomp" is a synonym for hugtackle. New words, yay!

[Ray (user2637)]

Kazen wrote: "Yup, that's right, we were able to spin the wheel four times without breaking a sweat. :)"

Did we re-spin? Confused! Or did we just "turn in" dragon 4x? The spreadsheet doesn't like my iPod much & now I'm kicking myself for not bringing my laptop.

[Riah]

Anyone read the night World Series? I've had these books from a friend for seriously years and have never got to them. Wondering if it's worth a read or if it is like the other vampire/fantasy type books.

[Kazen]

The Wheelathon is underway!

We were able to use banked books to complete our word not once, not twice, but four times. The spreadsheet isn't showing it yet, but that's 360 points for us. Huzzah!

And all we need to keep the good times rolling (spinning?) is more books. The hardest letter to get by far has been O, so if you see a character by that name make a note! Authors and titles and things work as well - look at the Wheelathon Rules for a refresher.

Turning in books is just like for the other parts of Wobble but we ask that you add a character list so we don't miss any possible letters. And let us know if you find the word "pink" in the text!

Even though there isn't a strict book requirement like there was for Olympics, you are still expected to read around your original estimate, the minimum being roughly book a week. If you're gone too long we'll start wondering about'cha, so do stop in to chat, see what we need, and ooh and ahh over all the pretty books! :)

Read long, read hard, and goooo Red Pandas! :D

[Bety]

@Kazen: No worries here! That's just more books for the wheel, and I loved the reading anyway.

[Kazen]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Did we re-spin? Confused! Or did we just "turn in" dragon 4x? The spreadsheet doesn't like ..."

You can spin for the same word, it's a magic wheel! So we turned in dragon four times :)

[Kazen]

Bethany wrote: "@Kazen: No worries here! That's just more books for the wheel, and I loved the reading anyway."

~hugtackle glomp~

[Riah]

So as long as the title/author name starts with An O, or character name it counts? I have a few books in mind if it's just for the title of the book.

[Ella]

wow 4 times!!
gosh while weekends means more reading time for others, in my house i don't even get a chance to read a page. people calling- people needing- people visiting. busy busy day. :)