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Annnnnd that's it - Bingo is over!
We did an awesome job, and even pulled together a last coverall and some squares after that. We rock! :D
The rules are not yet up for Labors but fear not, they will be soon-ish. (No idea exactly when, so soon-ish covers it best, hehe.) This one is Olympic-esque, I hear, so I don't think there will be a mad rush like there was for some of the Bingo tasks. More info once it's available, of course.
In the meantime, any and all books you finish after Bingo counts for Labors, huzzah! No black hole this time around. ;) You can post your completed books now if you want, or wait until we see what Labors looks like so you can slot it in somewhere. It's all good!
In the meantime read exactly what you like and keep your eye on this space! Well done, Pandas! :D
YAY!Kazen wrote: "
Annnnnd that's it - Bingo is over!
We did an awesome job, and even pulled together a last coverall and some squares after that. We rock! :D
The rules are not yet up for Labors but fear not, th..."
Kazen wrote: "Annnnnd that's it - Bingo is over!
We did an awesome job, and even pulled together a last coverall and some squares after that. We rock! :D
The rules are not yet up for Labors but fear not, th..."
Well done Pandas!! That was a fun one! Thanks as always Kazen for your leadership.
Caly wrote: "Well done Pandas!! That was a fun one! Thanks as always Kazen for your leadership."It's Rose and Margaret who keep me sane, so thanks for my sanity, co-captains! :D
I'm home!! :) and its over :( :'( aww and I could have done a short book for so many on the new board *sigh* next challenge.
Ella wrote: "I'm home!! :) and its over :( :'( aww and I could have done a short book for so many on the new board *sigh* next challenge."Awww, bad timing stinks. :( Nothing is stopping you from reading and banking books now, though! ;) A rest is fine too, of course. :)
...normally I don't do three smilies in one message but I'm tired so I'm going with it. :P
(...four.)
Time for bed - I'll be here with a big cup of tea in the morning to answer any possible rule-related questions so hang tight. No freakouts allowed! (Except for "holy cow this is so amazing I love it" freakouts, those are okay. ;)Night!
Refresh refresh refresh.....
Me right now xDRay (user2637) wrote: "Refresh refresh refresh....."
hey guys.. im waiting patiently n been checking every few mins too lol.. any news?
The countdown time still shows a start in 2 hours...but I did read somewhere that everything would be delayed by 12 hours. I looked through and don't see any details mapped out. Ella wrote: "hey guys.. im waiting patiently n been checking every few mins too lol.. any news?"
yes Tammie. the challenge has been postponed by 12 hrs so that's abt 14 hrs frm now. but the rules should be comin out soon. i read in another team's chat ( i wasnt snooping, simply looking for some news lol) n the captain had said that the rules wer on the captains page for the captains to read n discuss n then would be made general m abt 2 hours . that was abt 3 hrs back.
About 10 mins ago, another a team captain told her team she was still waiting on the okay to release the Labors info to them. refresh
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ha. shhh. You sent supposed to know we have the rules.
Well, then the other captains shouldn't be blabbin', hahaha. :DRose wrote: "ha. shhh. You sent supposed to know we have the rules."
Dang, I found a team whose Caps didn't know until a few mins ago that Labors was pushed back. Weird. Also still refreshing over here... about to abandon it for clearing my sewing table and hemming pants though...
Will someone private message me when the rules are up? That will do a pop-up on my iPod so I can wander off and do other things now but I'll know when to come back. Please and thank you!
No sad panda - RULES! :Deta: I'm going to make up a GOAL post for these but give me a few minutes to shower and caffeinate first ;)
Me now:
Thanks for the pm Bethany!
In Labor 2 there's "◈ Inquire at Rivendell - Read a book that's over 800 pages". The Travel Agent's 896 pg Outlander is still available. :DETA: for "◈ Visit Pemberley - Read a book where the series and title combined contain all letters in Pemberley." Does there need to be 3 Es? Or just 1?
Clarifying question, I apologize if it is a silly question. Do her labors have to be done with the genre in mind. For example, the mystery labors need to fit a mystery book?
Ray (user2637) wrote: "In Labor 2 there's "◈ Inquire at Rivendell - Read a book that's over 800 pages". The Travel Agent's 896 pg Outlander is still available. :D"Thank you so much for noticing this! That's such a huge help :)
Re: Pemberly, I got a response from a mod (they're on a roll!):
Think of it like "If you had the title of the book and series of the book spelled out in scrabble letters you could use them to spell Pemberley"
Hope that helps :)
This is one of the tasks that stymied me the most - I went through a ton of books and could only find one that had all the letters. Often there would be a P but no D, a D but no M, or a P and a D but no Y. Grah. The easiest option may be to read a book that has "Pemberley" in the title or series name! ;)
Lory wrote: "Clarifying question, I apologize if it is a silly question. Do her labors have to be done with the genre in mind. For example, the mystery labors need to fit a mystery book?"Not a silly question - a very common one, as it's already been asked and answered in the staff room! :)
The tasks are to be done as written, with no regard to which labor they are from. Any genre is fine (unless that's the task, of course) ;)
Hm, I wonder what would be a good strategy for this?
Pemberley!!! The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You AreI can read this one.
I'm wondering when/how we get the bonus tasks. Probably some of us will claim spots? And maybe others will read and hope that "fill-in-the-blank" happens in the book? Like can we be sure there's a topiary in a book?? I mean, without reading it. Is there a book version of Edward Scissorhands? ;)
Bethany wrote: "Hm, I wonder what would be a good strategy for this?"
Ray (user2637) wrote: "I'm wondering when/how we get the bonus tasks. Probably some of us will claim spots? And maybe others will read and hope that "fill-in-the-blank" happens in the book? Like can we be sure there's ..."
I think for a lot of these, it would be helful for each of us to make recommendations for others of booka we have read.
Ok...we each must completed 2 books to work on bonusIs it best that we 'claim' those like we did in Bingo?...or should we just 'read on'. We get bonus for completing every book in a Labor...so perhaps we should choose 6 to focus on and then add from there...thinking out loud here...
I'm working on a post now explaining claiming and the rest - it'll be up in a few minutes, hang in there. :)I haven't worked the math on how pointsy bonus will be vs. finishing the main labors, so if someone is in the mood to run numbers go ahead! :) The only things I know about bonus are what's listed in the rules, no additional insight, I'm afraid.
The Labors of Bookulues rules are up, huzzah! We can start planning and reading (and even finishing books) now, but the official start is something like nine hours from now.
At first glance the GOAL post looks a little crazy - so many tasks! Where to start? Here are some ideas:
Title Tasks
Labor 1A: Book title that starts with S
Labor 4B: Read a book with someone's name in the title
Labor 7E: Book title that starts with T
Labor 11B: Book with a color in the title
Difficult-looking Tasks (let's knock 'em out early!)
Labor 1E & 11D (intentional double, need to do it twice): Read a book where the main character is a musician
Labor 4D: Read a book that is 10+ in a series
Labor 5B: Read a book where something catches on fire
Labor 6D: Read a book with a topiary in it (?!?!)
Labor 9A: Read a book where someone works at a non-profit
Labor 9C: Read a book that's 500-600 pages
Labor 12B: Read a book with over 100 chapters
Labor 12C: Read a book where someone showers
That being said, have a look through all the tasks in the GOAL post to see what's there. There are so many fun options to fill!
You will need to finish two main labor tasks before you are eligible to work on bonus tasks. It's a person by person thing. So go ahead and claim your first task, and maybe even your second if you're sure you know what you want to read. Remember that we all committed to reading at least one book a week for the duration of Wobble, and reading two books for the labors is part of that.
Dive in and read on, Red Pandas! :D
****See GOAL post on next page for most up-to-date info****
Bold goals are unclaimed goals.
Once things settle down I'll organize these better, but let's go with a straight listing to start:
Labor 1A ◈ Read a book that's title starts with S
Labor 1B ◈ Read a book that's main setting is on the water
Labor 1C ◈ Read a book with a bird on the cover - Caly
Labor 1D ◈ Read a book where someone is under someone's spell
Labor 1E ◈ Read a book where a main character is a musician
Labor 2A ◈ Read a book where someone throws a party - Bethany
Labor 2B ◈ Read a book from a quartet (4 book series)
Labor 2C ◈ Read a book where someone survives an attack - Lory
Labor 2D ◈ Read a book that's over 800 pages - Travel Agent Book
Labor 2E ◈ Read a book with a gold object on the cover
Labor 3A ◈ Read a book with a handsome man on the cover
Labor 3B ◈ Read a book with a headstrong character
Labor 3C ◈ Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover
Labor 3D ◈ Read a book where the series & title contain all letters in Pemberley - Ray
Labor 3E ◈ Read a book with a title (Mr., Ms, Lord, etc.) in the title - Caly
Labor 4A ◈ Read a book with a house on the cover
Labor 4B ◈ Read a book with someone's name in the title
Labor 4C ◈ Read a book where the title is in two different colors
Labor 4D ◈ Read a book that is 10+ in a series
Labor 4E ◈ Read a mystery book
Labor 5A ◈ Read a book with a book on the cover
Labor 5B ◈ Read a book where something catches on fire
Labor 5C ◈ Read a book that has at least 5 different covers
Labor 5D ◈ Read a book under 150 pages
Labor 5E ◈ Read a book where a main character is a thief
Labor 6A ◈ Read a book with a psychic character - Tammie
Labor 6B ◈ Read a book where someone is murdered
Labor 6C ◈ Read a book where someone is mentally unbalanced
Labor 6D ◈ Read a book with a topiary in it
Labor 6E ◈ Read a book that takes place in winter with snow
Labor 7A ◈ Read a book that was originally written in a language other than your own
Labor 7B ◈ Read a book where someone has a nervous breakdown
Labor 7C ◈ Read a book set in outer space
Labor 7D ◈ Read a book where the main character is a writer
Labor 7E ◈ Read a book that's title starts with T
Labor 8A ◈ Read a book with a skeleton on the cover
Labor 8B ◈ Read a book that's cover is at least 3/4ths yellow
Labor 8C ◈ Read a book about a treasure hunter
Labor 8D ◈ Read a book where a main character is a knight
Labor 8E ◈ Read a book with a main character in school - Bethany
Labor 9A ◈ Read a book where someone works at a non-profit
Labor 9B ◈ Read a book with a party decoration on the cover
Labor 9C ◈ Read a book that's 500-600 pages
Labor 9D ◈ Read a book with a murder that happens during the book timeline
Labor 9E ◈ Read a book with a medal or trophy on the cover
Labor 10A ◈ Read a book where the main character is a werewolf
Labor 10B ◈ Read a book where the main character is a vampire
Labor 10C ◈ Read a paranormal romance book
Labor 10D ◈ Read a book with a ghost
Labor 10E ◈ Read a book with 3 parts in it
Labor 11A ◈ Read a book set in England
Labor 11B ◈ Read a book with a color in the title
Labor 11C ◈ Read a book with food on the cover
Labor 11D ◈ Read a book where the main character is a musician
Labor 11E ◈ Read a book with a strong female lead - Tammie
Labor 12A ◈ Read a book that is 300 - 400 pages
Labor 12B ◈Read a book with over 100 chapters
Labor 12C ◈ Read a book where someone showers
Labor 12D ◈ Read a book where someone is injured severely
Labor 12E ◈ Read an inspirational book
Okay the current book I am reading
as far as I can see will only work for Labor 3E - Read a book with a title (Mr., Ms, Lord, etc.) in the title.
If indeed Lady counts as a title which in the context of this book it does.
So please let me know and I will claim that task first. If it will not work then I will put it down for now and read something that fits. I know we can bank it but with so many tasks I want to read something that helps Now. Also I want to get 2 done so I can read for bonus tasks later in the challenge.
Thanks!
This looks like a fun challenge.
Caly - That certainly works Now! I'll put you down for 3E, yea!
For my second claimed spot (or first if The Lady and the Unicorn wont work) I would like to read
for task 1C - read a book with a Bird on the cover. If that is okay?
Off to bed, will check back in the morning before I read any further.
Night all! Sweet book dreams...
My current book isWidow’s Web which works for Labor 2c survives an attack. She's an assassin, sp I'm sure she will survive, some sort of attack.
Kazen wrote: "Caly - That certainly works Now! I'll put you down for 3E, yea!"Awesome! I am really enjoying it, so I will keep going.
Thanks!!
Caly wrote: "For my second claimed spot (or first if The Lady and the Unicorn wont work) I would like to read for task 1C - read a book with a Bird on the cover. If that is o..."
All yours!
Lory wrote: "My current book isWidow’s Web which works for Labor 2c survives an attack. She's an assassin, sp I'm sure she will survive, some sort of attack."Sounds good to me! If she somehow goes through the book without being attacked let us know and we'll slot it in one of the other slots (death must be somewhere! hehe)
I'm in a bunch of books at the moment--That Summer by Sarah Dessen- Character is in school (8E)
Cinder by Marissa Meyer- I'm pretty sure this one is going to have a party in it (2A), as they keep talking about a ball. That counts, right?
Pocket Apocolypse by Seanan McGuire- Handsome man on cover (3A). If I know Seanan's writing, SOMEONE will probably be severely injured (12D).
Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley- Someone is mentally unbalanced (6C), someone has a nervous breakdown (7B)
Squire by Tamora Pierce- Starts with S (1A), from a quartet (2B), headstrong character (3B), something catches fire (5B), strong female lead (11E).
Holy cow, Bethany, the lovely options! Did you want to claim one or just slot things in as you finish?Re: Cinder - a ball is a party, so no problem... unless there's a cliffhanger and the book ends before the ball or something ;)
Everything else looks good as far as I can see - read on, read on! :D
Bethany wrote: "I'm in a bunch of books at the moment--That Summer by Sarah Dessen- Character is in school (8E)
Cinder by Marissa Meyer- I'm pretty sure this one is going to have a party in it (2A), as they keep ..."
Note- I'm farthest into Cinder and That Summer, and they have the least options, so those are the ones that I would like to claim.
Bethany wrote: "I'm farthest into Cinder and That Summer, and they have the least options, so those are the ones that I would like to claim"You got it!
Reading for 6A. Find Me in PassionTwo of MCs are psychic...can see 'where things are hiding' through their mind...all MCs are immortal energy in human bodies from another dimension.
Question: For "Labor 2B ◈ Read a book from a quartet (4 book series)" would it count if the books in the series are #1,2,3,4 but then there's 1.5, 2.2, etc in between?If it counts, I'll take this one. If not, then not, haha.
Tammie wrote: "Reading for 6A. Find Me in PassionTwo of MCs are psychic...can see 'where things are hiding' through their mind...all MCs are immortal energy in human bodies from another dimension."
Excellent! I was wondering what we could find for that one and it totally works :)
Ray (user2637) wrote: "Question: For "Labor 2B ◈ Read a book from a quartet (4 book series)" would it count if the books in the series are #1,2,3,4 but then there's 1.5, 2.2, etc in between?If it counts, I'll take this..."
Good question! I'll ask in the staff room.
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