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Tower Teams VI
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Team Newt Scamander
Emma (M) wrote: "Laura wrote: "Hey Emma; The Power is a buddy read if you wanted to go to the thread and talk about the book we would get an extra 20 points when others are ready to read and intera..."
Lol.. no worries, I believe I requested the thread; between Karen and I , one of us made it;-)
Hey guys, checking in again. Finally have thrown off whatever ungodly thing had taken over my body, so I should be back to reading as normal this weekend. I apologize again for my lateness :)
Maya wrote: "Hey guys, checking in again. Finally have thrown off whatever ungodly thing had taken over my body, so I should be back to reading as normal this weekend. I apologize again for my lateness :)"Yucky!! Feel better Maya.
Maya wrote: "Hey guys, checking in again. Finally have thrown off whatever ungodly thing had taken over my body, so I should be back to reading as normal this weekend. I apologize again for my lateness :)"So glad you're feeling better Maya!!
Danielle - I'm so sorry I missed it - Happy Belated Birthday!! I hope you had a great day!
Thank you Sandy. I did have a wonderful day.
Hi Newts!I've been Harry Potter World over the last several weeks.
I'm also reading a book with star in the title but it's slow going because of the dialect they use in the book.
We are running around trying to get ready for Alaska tomorrow. It sure seems to have snuck up on me.
Super happy that my lovely buddy reads have other people that had to back burner a couple books to get to another library book. Looks like I’ve got a paused reader in one and a just starting in another. Gave myself a long weekend so books books books is my plan. Annnnd making ice cream :)
oh wow those cupcakes look AWESOME!!!
Laura wrote: "Nice job finding a "cauldron" Linda!!"and I just found a scale, so I'm starting that
Sassafrass wrote: "Danielle, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!"Cat wrote: "I missed that too!
Happy Birthday!!"
Thank you Sass and Cat!
Sassafrass wrote: "Hi Newts!We are running around trying to get ready for Alaska tomorrow. It sure seems to have snuck up on me. .."
I hope you have a wonderful time Sass.
Erika wrote: "Super happy that my lovely buddy reads have other people that had to back burner a couple books to get to another library book. Looks like I’ve got a paused reader in one and a just starting in ano..."Books and ice cream, can’t ask for much more!
Linda C wrote: "Laura wrote: "Nice job finding a "cauldron" Linda!!"and I just found a scale, so I'm starting that
"Great, I tried looking and didn’t have or could find one.
Sassafrass wrote: "Hi Newts!I've been Harry Potter World over the last several weeks.
I'm also reading a book with star in the title but it's slow going because of the dialect they use in the book.
We are running..."
Have a great trip Sass!! When do you return?
Linda C wrote: "Laura wrote: "Nice job finding a "cauldron" Linda!!"and I just found a scale, so I'm starting that
"Great job Linda!!!
SandyL:for what is needed, I am currently reading a STAR book. and I can read The Heartbreaker next and it has a broken heart on the cover. Now it has more than one heart on it, will it still count or does in need to be only one broken heart?
Sassafrass wrote: "SandyL:for what is needed, I am currently reading a STAR book. and I can read The Heartbreaker next and it has a broken heart on the cover. Now it has more than one heart on it, wil..."
Excellent!! I think it's fine to have multiple hearts since they are all broken - @Laura - are you good with this?
SandyL wrote: "Sassafrass wrote: "SandyL:for what is needed, I am currently reading a STAR book. and I can read The Heartbreaker next and it has a broken heart on the cover. Now it has more than o..."
Yes perfect find!!
Danielle, I 'm super sorry, I missed sending you happy birthday wishes as well! Happy, happy belated birthday!!
Linda C wrote: "Laura wrote: "Nice job finding a "cauldron" Linda!!"and I just found a scale, so I'm starting that
"Another great find! Woot, woot, go Linda!
OMG, I 'm so jealous of Sassafras! Safe travels and have a blast!Erika; I wish you could send me some of your homemade ice cream! I love ice cream. Do you have an ice cream maker or are you making it by hand?
Its work for me tomorrow, Sunday we are going to my parents to celebrate Father's Day with my dad and then I'm going to read, read read on Monday! ( and hopefully catch up with some of these buddy reads!)
Laura wrote: "SandyL wrote: "Sassafrass wrote: "SandyL:for what is needed, I am currently reading a STAR book. and I can read The Heartbreaker next and it has a broken heart on the cover. Now it ..."
OK, great! I'll have them both on my phone during the trip and should have them both done when I get back. Let me see what else I can get going on the trip...
Also, I'm going to read A Place in the Sun, so if someone has a vampire book, it can be used for that. Or it can be used for Astronomy (but it's only 348 pages)
I have a long book (over 1000 pages) I’ll be starting soon that can go for astronomy. Edit: well as long as I enjoy it :) I’m not one for not finishing unless they’re truly awful. However I’m not going to read a thousand pages if I can’t get into it.
Sassafrass wrote: "For fire in title, (witch book) can we use my buddy read of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire?"Yes, I don't see why not.
I think Sandy and I have just been logging books recently and not placing them in classes or spells. It just didn't get placed yet.
We have a vampire book now; so your sun book can match up and complete that one!
✼Danielle✼ wrote: "I have a long book (over 1000 pages) I’ll be starting soon that can go for astronomy."Wow! LOL, that is long! I have Carolina Moon that someone else read but I 'm not going to get to it for a few weeks.
I don't mind if something else goes there if something else comes along first.
Laura wrote: "Danielle, I 'm super sorry, I missed sending you happy birthday wishes as well! Happy, happy belated birthday!!"thank you very much.
I have an ice cream maker attachment for my mixer. This is my first time trying a no cook recipe (usually it takes like a dozen eggs to make the base) but it certainly smelled delicious. It’s Snickerdoodle flavor! I totally forgot to freeze the bowl last night so I have to wait to churn it until tomorrow.
Erika wrote: "I have an ice cream maker attachment for my mixer. This is my first time trying a no cook recipe (usually it takes like a dozen eggs to make the base) but it certainly smelled delicious. It’s Snick..."Cool! Let us know how it turns out!! Snickerdoodle.. yum yum.
Teehee, I 'm so having ice cream later tonight!
ok, at minimum, I'll haveThe Country of Ice Cream Star (astronomy)
The Heartbreaker (charms)
and
A Place in the Sun (DADA)
done by the end of my vacation!!!
I hope you bring some pictures back with you too, Sass!!
SandyL wrote: "I hope you bring some pictures back with you too, Sass!!"Will do, Sandy!
Ice cream check in! So, i have learned not to let the base freeze so much before attempting to churn it. But! It certainly tastes delicious and its creamy so we’re happy!
SandyL wrote: "Hey Newts! I hope everyone is enjoying the challenge so far. We were not given any additional team members, but that's okay! We're making great progress on our classes. Here is what we still need..."
Hi Sandy, I’ve started reading
which will fit the brown cover, over 500 pages. It will probably take me a little while but it’s a secondary option if your Game of Thrones book works for something else.
Erika wrote: "Ice cream check in! So, i have learned not to let the base freeze so much before attempting to churn it. But! It certainly tastes delicious and its creamy so we’re happy!"I'm glad it turned out good Erika!!!
Emma (M) wrote: "SandyL wrote: "Hi Sandy, I’ve started reading Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2) by Robin Hobb which will fit the brown cover, over 500 pages
Thanks Emma. I'm not seeing brown....more like beige???
There have also been some rule changes based on your Captain's feedback, which we hope will encourage more players on the field! Round two will be not quite as fast and furious as round one!
Important points about round two:
Seeker: Role has not changed
Chaser:
1. other team members can read for the first Quaffle. The announcer needs to nominate the readers before the Quaffle reading begins in the game thread
2. The page count requirement for option 1 has been reduced to 500 pages, but with a minimum reading time of 4 hours
3. Round two has minimum reading times:
35 mins for 100 pages, 1 hour for 150 pages, 1.5 hours for 200 pages, 2 hours for 300 pages, 2.5 hours for 350 pages, 3 hours for 400 pages.
Round page numbers (so if reading 375 pages would be 3 hours, 374 pages would be 2.5 hours)
Beater: Role has not changed
Keeper: re-read rule does not count for Quidditch (i.e. can re-read a book within 6 months)
Reserves: Can take any role except Seeker. Can step in for a minimum of 24 hours. Announcer needs to announce in game thread
Timing Round 2 - 7 days for game. Snitch released after 5
2nd Match: 23 June - 30 June
Gryffindor X Hufflepuff
Ravenclaw X Slytherin
Hey Newts - if anyone is interested/willing to play Quidditch please either let me know or go to The Badger's Burrow and let us know! The mods are slowing things down a bit and you don't have to commit to a 2 week period - there can be more swapping out of reserves. And if you don't want to read but are on GR a lot, announcers are also needed. For Round 1 there were extra points given to the players for what they read - I'm guessing there will be something similar for Round 2. We could really use more volunteers from Team Newt!! If you have questions you can also PM me or Laura.
SandyL wrote: "Emma (M) wrote: "SandyL wrote: "Hi Sandy, I’ve started reading Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2) by Robin Hobb which will fit the brown cover, over 500 pages
Thanks Emma. I'm not seeing brown..."
I was thinking a pale brown but you might be right that it’s more beige.
Love the ice cream update! How long did it take to make?
It’s a no cook recipe so it was maybe 10 minutes to get the base together and then overnight to chill it. The attempt at churning was about 15 minutes and then we let it set up a couple hours. It tastes amazing but the texture is a little more ice milk than ice cream. I’m going to try it again and not freeze the base before churning.
Yay Erika! Thanks for volunteering for Quidditch. If anyone else is thinking about being a reserve, please sign up! We have to have the team set, including all reserves, before it starts. Also, another rule change is that anyone on the team can read for the first Quaffle (a book is read for each letter in the word Quaffle before the game can start.)
You’re welcome! I figured i’d give it a try if a reserve is needed!
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