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Indeed! I've got another hour or two I can play the game of spreadsheets tonight. :)Kazen wrote: "I think #3 sounds good.... :D"
Ray (user2637) wrote: "NICE. How many left over bonuses do we have? Can we use them to pick a bonus we've already picked from the list? Like, #1 twice? "We have, lessee... five bonuses left over.
It goes like this - you can pick three bonuses for free. Then you can pick any of the bonuses once again using Omni/Milton bonuses. So you can get each kind of bonus a max of two times - once free, and once with leftover Omni/Milton bonus.
eta: Thanks for the larger image of Mercy for the tattoos - I'm going to take this one back to the staff room and gather some thoughts on it :)
Cool. I found no other dogs. LOTS of types of cats though.Kazen wrote: "eta: Thanks for the larger image of Mercy for the tattoos - I'm going to take this one back to the staff room and gather some thoughts on it :) "
We should totally do #3 twice!! And maybe save a couple for #5 in case we get another chain. That reminds me... I haven't plugged the new TA books into the chaining formulas. *off to spreadsheet*Kazen wrote: "We have, lessee... five bonuses left over.
It goes like this - you can pick three bonuses for free. Then you can pick any of the bonuses once again using Omni/Milton bonuses. So you can get each kind of bonus a max of two times - once free, and once with leftover Omni/Milton bonus."
I think the book I banked might work for taking a diplomatic approach... let's see if I can think of a specific example...
Bethany wrote: "I think the book I banked might work for taking a diplomatic approach... let's see if I can think of a specific example..."Ok, so there are several times where the main character in The Girl of Fire and Thorns acts out of her own self interest for diplomatic purposes. For instance, she (view spoiler), and then she (view spoiler).
Bold goals are unclaimed goals.
TWO - 40 points:
2A ◈ Read a book with a Purple cover - Lory
2B ◈ Read a book with grapes or vines on the cover - Caly
2C ◈ Read a book with a centaur - Bethany
NINE - 60 points:
9B ◈ Read a book with a color in the title - Raven - finished but not on spreadsheet
9C ◈ Read a book with food on the cover - Caly
9E ◈ Read a book with a strong female lead - Raven
TEN - 20 points:
10A ◈ Read a book with a constellation on the cover - Bethany
FIFTEEN - 60 points: (we need these bolded goals)
15A ◈ Read a book with a handsome man on the cover - TA - Shattered
15B ◈ Read a book with a headstrong character - TA - The Pursuit
15C ◈ Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover - TA - Play Your Heart Out
15D ◈ Read a book where the series and title combined contain all letters in Pemberley
15E ◈ Read a book with a title (Mr., Ms, Lord, etc.) in the title
(I'm on my phone so this will be utilitarian until I get to a proper keyboard :)
16 - same as 15 :P
Bethany wrote: "Bethany wrote: "I think the book I banked might work for taking a diplomatic approach... let's see if I can think of a specific example..."Ok, so there are several times where the main character ..."
This is wonderful - let's use it!
eta: ↓↓ Fixed! Sorry about that, I copy pasted to keep the pesky tags in place.
Bonus 13 is only 30 points, btw. I was excited for a minute there.
Another Bonus is dust!!Finished
Love Only Once by Johanna Lindsey
249 pages
Read 25/9/16
Bonus 11C ◈ Read a book where the main character is an orphan
The heroine Regina Ashton's parents died when she was 2 years old and was raised by her uncles.
Yay! :DMargaret wrote: "Another Bonus is dust!!
Finished
Love Only Once by Johanna Lindsey
249 pages
Read 25/9/16
Bonus 11C ◈ Read a book where the main ..."
Margaret wrote: "Another Bonus is dust!!Finished
Love Only Once by Johanna Lindsey
249 pages"
Huzzah! Time to get a new bonus to replace this one... and I'll pull a freebie bonus... bonus, as well. :) Just a minute while I spreadsheet....
Mod
Hermes has informed Bookules that Paramormal is having trouble locating one of its most popular editions. Coyotes always get into the worst trouble, so you need to hurry before the Marrock finds out.
◈ Read a book with a character who is a mechanic
◈ Read a book with charcter who's first or last name starts with Z
◈ Read a book with a werewolf
◈ Read a book with a moon on the cover
◈ Read a book where the main character lives in a mobile home
Points: 55
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You entered a time warp. Woah Deja Vu.
Elizabeth Bennet runs up to you in a panic. "Mr. Darcy is missing! This terrible wave came in and caused tea to spill and books to be ruined and when it was done Mr. Darcy had been blown away. Please find him."
◈ Inquire with Charles Bingley - Read a book with a handsome man on the cover
◈ Check with Lydia Bennet - Read a book with a headstrong character
◈ Ask Mary Bennet - Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover
◈ Visit Pemberley - Read a book where the series and title combined contain all letters in Pemberley.
◈ Find Mr. Darcy - Read a book with a title (Mr., Ms, Lord, etc.) in the title.
Points: 60
Bonus 14 - holy cow, I think all of those are based on the Mercy Thompson books. We might want to shuffle the two Mercy books we have to cover A - character who is a mechanic and E - main character lives in a mobile home. Fixing up the goal post above now.eta: I've started searching for a couple of things using the TA book sheet and will get back to it after dinner :)
Finished:
A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord
192 pgs
25Sep
Bank or 13c so we can save the Mercy Thompson book
99% sure there are no TA books for tHese:◈ Visit Pemberley - Read a book where the series and title combined contain all letters in Pemberley.
◈ Find Mr. Darcy - Read a book with a title (Mr., Ms, Lord, etc.) in the title.
Ray (user2637) wrote: "Finished:A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord
192 pgs
25Sep
Bank or 13c so we can save the Mercy Thompson book"
I'm going to put this one in 13C - well timed! :)
On iPod so linking is annoying but found a few from TA shelf. Bonus 15C ◈ Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover = Play Your Heart Out
Bonus 14C ◈ Read a book with a werewolf = Magic Burns (Derek Gaunt, listed in characters on book page)
No need for linking, I'll get it :) Teamwork, yea! ~high five~eta: The Pursuit works for headstrong character - Nick is a headstrong thief that now works with the FBI, and he makes problems for his partner by doing things his way. (I read the first couple books and doubt his personality has changed that much ;)
eta2: Handsome man, ahoy!
A few new TA books were shelved. I should be asleep so I won't be able to add them for several hours.
Ray (user2637) wrote: "A few new TA books were shelved. I should be asleep so I won't be able to add them for several hours."Go sleep - you should be on your coast time, not my coast time ;) Night!
Ray (user2637) wrote: "Sleep eludes me. :/"Oh no! May I suggest this solo piano station? And some warm milk or chamomile tea? Ooooo, and have some soft pillows!
~strategically whacks the pillows for best fluff~
@Bethany, did you read Never Never part 2? I was disappointed mainly by the last book and the explanation for the 'amnesia'.Don't read this if you don't want to be spoiled, but it's why the thing happened: (view spoiler)
Pragya wrote: "@Bethany, did you read Never Never part 2? I was disappointed mainly by the last book and the explanation for the 'amnesia'.Don't read this if you don't want to be spoiled, but it's why the thing..."
Haven't yet! I think I'll read part 2 but not 3.
Guys guys! Specials by Scott Westerfeld from the TA books has a character named Zane!
And either I can read
for the moon book, or I can suggest it for someone with fewer claims. It's very short, but it is a between-series read, as well as a bit odd. You have to enlarge the cover to see the moon, but it's there.
Nice!Bethany wrote: "Guys guys! Specials by Scott Westerfeld from the TA books has a character named Zane!"
15D-found one on TA shelf!!!thE aMBER sPYLglass (his dark matErials #3)
Finished
The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
159 pages
14d
bethany if u aren't doing the moon book then may I- id like to read
.
Ella wrote: "bethany if u aren't doing the moon book then may I- id like to read ."I just finished a moon book, but mine could always be banked.
oh.. ok cool . no prob.. im already doing one that doesnt fit anything here.. i'll just keep doing that :) next bonus maybe
We should be getting another bonus once kazen gets here. :)
Bethany wrote: "Guys guys! Specials by Scott Westerfeld from the TA books has a character named Zane!"Huzzah! Putting that in now :)
Ray (user2637) wrote: "15D-found one on TA shelf!!!thE aMBER sPYLglass (his dark matErials #3)"
Holy cow, excellent find!
eta: Oh wait, this doesn't seem to be on the TA page in the spreadsheet? (There are some TA books that don't count for Wobble :/)
Bethany wrote: "Finished The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
159 pages
14d"
The Slow Regard of... oh what is that? A moon! Yea moon! ;)
eta: Bethany, could you check and make sure this is on the right shelves with the right date? It's not showing up on the spreadsheet. :/ Thanks!
Yeah, I just noticed it wasn't on the spreadsheet. I had been looking on the TA shelf with it set to "covers" for ease of finding things when I saw that book. It's on the "olympics" shelf, but the date read isn't filled it. If you can get a mod to fill it in, I'm sure it'll count. :)ETA: There are actually 7 books on the olympics shelf without read dates. :(
Kazen wrote: "Ray (user2637) wrote: "15D-found one on TA shelf!!!
thE aMBER sPYLglass (his dark matErials #3)"
Holy cow, excellent find!
eta: Oh wait, this doesn't seem to be on the TA page in the spreadsheet..."
Bethany wrote: "I think I fixed it. Sorry about that!"Ooh, yay! If Kazen is around we can get a new bonus. :)
I'm on my phone and can't spreadsheet but Rose may be able to help us out :)
Bethany wrote: "I think I fixed it. Sorry about that!"Got it :)
Finished:
Lucky Day by Barry Lyga
100 pgs
25Sep
Bank
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You entered a time warp. Woah Deja Vu.
Elizabeth Bennet runs up to you in a panic. "Mr. Darcy is missing! This terrible wave came in and caused tea to spill and books to be ruined and when it was done Mr. Darcy had been blown away. Please find him."
◈ Inquire with Charles Bingley - Read a book with a handsome man on the cover
◈ Check with Lydia Bennet - Read a book with a headstrong character
◈ Ask Mary Bennet - Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover
◈ Visit Pemberley - Read a book where the series and title combined contain all letters in Pemberley.
◈ Find Mr. Darcy - Read a book with a title (Mr., Ms, Lord, etc.) in the title.
Points: 60
I don't think this works for anything right now - Completed I, Michael Bennett by James Patterson, 25-Sep-2016
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NICE. How many left over bonuses do we have? Can we use them to pick a bonus we've already picked from the list? Like, #1 twice?