The Monuments Men Murders LAUNCH PARTY

[Calathea]

Congrats to all the winners! :-)

[Johanna]

Sara wrote: "Late to the party as usual but congrats to all you winners!

I've brought more gin for the afterparty. I hope there's some tonic left to go with it :D"

Oh cool! We're almost out of gin, so thank you, Sara! Here's the tonic!

[Johanna]

SamSpayedPI wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "You got: The Fountain, by Marcel Duchamp"

LOL. It's a very pretty urinal, though, I have to admit."

Heh. What Sam says, Kirsten. :-D

[Johanna]

Kirsten wrote: "I guess if I'm elegant, then I have to drink something sophisticated, right?

*Grabs the bottle of Scotch and swigs* Ahhh. Needs some ice."

:-D :-D :-D

[Claudia]

Johanna wrote: "

It's time for our final game before we'll announce winners tomorrow. Jigsaw puzzle, anyone?

In The Monuments Men Murders Jason is solving the mystery of a lost Vermeer painting known as 'A Gentl..."

13:24 minutes! \0/

[Johanna]

I'm in awe how fast you all solved that puzzle! It isn't an easy one!

[Teal]

Congrats to the winners, and thanks for the party! :D

[cat]

\o/

Thank you!! And congrats to the winners!

And an added thanks to Teal for so fully articulating why we love this particular alphahole. xD

(puzzle 5:30)

Games are awesome, and thanks to the mods for putting this on. I've really enjoyed these, and though I lurk a lot instead of engaging, this is a really great group of people. It's always fun hanging out even when I'm a wallflower.

[Goge]

Thank you for amazing giveaway games. I'm sorry I wasn't around much but you know, job. It seriously messes with my reading and socializing.
Congrats to all the winners!

[Haldis]

Wow! Thank you!
And, as always, thank you for a fabulous launch party!

[Jordan]

Woot! Congrats to the winners!

[Rosa]

Congratulations to all the winners and thank you for the party!

[Claudia]

Thank you, all! I'm so happy!

And thank you for this delightful and fun party =D

[Karen]

Congrats to the winners and thanks to Johanna for hosting.

I completely missed the boat/party while trying to regain some semblance of household order after being gone for three weeks. Today we attended a memorial brunch for a tango friend who passed on unexpectedly recently, and then went to meet our new grandniece. I started reading Monuments Men in the early morning hours and again this afternoon, then took a break to check in here. Oops. But I very much enjoyed all of your responses and repartee.

I scored 80% on matching artists and working out the yard sale/museum pieces, but I’m going to try the puzzle shortly, and am sure that as usual I will take longer than anyone... :)

[Kirsten]

Whoo hoo! Congratulations to the winners! I haven't started the book yet, but I can't wait! :)

Thank you for all the fun games (Except the Which Work of Art are you. I think I need to file a grievance over that one now that Sam pointed out that I'm a urinal!)

[Kirsten]

SamSpayedPI wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "You got: The Fountain, by Marcel Duchamp
"

LOL. It's a very pretty urinal, though, I have to admit.

"

OMG, YOU'RE RIGHT! I didn't even make that connection. *face palm* I'm a urinal. (Pretty sure that one wasn't in the word search puzzle!)

[Johanna]

cat wrote: "And an added thanks to Teal for so fully articulating why we love this particular alphahole. xD"

LOL. Yes. :-D

[Johanna]

Karen wrote: "Congrats to the winners and thanks to Johanna for hosting.

I completely missed the boat/party while trying to regain some semblance of household order after being gone for three weeks. Today we at..."

Good to see you in the afterparty, though. :-) Here, have a mojito. Look, this one even has one of those cute umbrellas.

[Johanna]

Kirsten wrote: "Thank you for all the fun games (Except the Which Work of Art are you. I think I need to file a grievance over that one now that Sam pointed out that I'm a urinal!)"

LMAO!

You guys probably don't believe this—considering all the rude results you got!—but I did go through dozens of online art tests to figure out which ones would be most fun. Not my best effort, clearly... :-D :-D :-D

Oh, if it's any comfort I got Georgia O’Keeffe's flower painting with strong vagina vibes as a result from the 'Which Artwork Are You' quiz. The same one also SamSpayedPI got. :-D

[Johanna]

See you all in another launch party in a month when Josh's Mainly by Moonlight (book #1 in Bedknobs and Broomsticks series) is coming out!

[Claudia]

Johanna wrote: "See you all in another launch party in a month when Josh's Mainly by Moonlight (book #1 in Bedknobs and Broomsticks series) is coming out!"


Looking forward to it :D

Oh, and I forgot to share, but in 'Which Work of Art are you' quizz I got Starry Night, by Vincent van Gogh. So, no complaints from me. Although apparently, I am 'a swirling mass of EMOTIONS'. *cries on joy* :P

[Josh]

Johanna wrote: "

We have winners! Here they are:

mug (The Monuments Men Murders) — Loretta
bag (Baby it's Cold) — Claudia
key ring (Come Onto These Yellow Sands) — Teal
mouse pad (Adrien English series) — Mymymb..."

Thank you, dear Johanna, for hosting these smart, funny, so much fun launch parties. <3 <3 <3

[Johanna]

Claudia wrote: "Oh, and I forgot to share, but in 'Which Work of Art are you' quizz I got Starry Night, by Vincent van Gogh."

Oooooh! Now I'm jealous!

:-)

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "Thank you, dear Johanna, for hosting these smart, funny, so much fun launch parties. <3 <3 <3 "

♥♥♥ back at you!

[Kirsten]

Johanna wrote: "LMAO!

You guys probably don't believe this—considering all the rude results you got!—but I did go through dozens of online art tests to figure out which ones would be most fun. Not my best effort, clearly... :-D :-D :-D.."

What is a party without a little rudeness among friends? :D

[Loretta]

Thank you for the wonderful party. I enjoyed all the games and questions. Thank you for the mug. I haven't seen it yet so im savoring the anticipation.

[Johanna]

Mymymble wrote: "My lovely mouse mat arrived today. Thank you Johanna!"

Wow! That was fast! Thank you for letting us know. :-)

I mailed all the prizes the same day (except Loretta's mug which is made and send by Zazzle), but since our winners live pretty much all around the world the delivery times will vary quite a bit.

[Goge]

I just came home from my vacation on a Croatian coast. And I found Jonanna's lovely letter with my bookmark ❤❤❤. Thank you so much. I would post pictures of it but I have a problem trying to post pics here so I gave up. Anyway, thank you Johanna!

[Johanna]

Goge wrote: "I just came home from my vacation on a Croatian coast. And I found Jonanna's lovely letter with my bookmark ❤❤❤. Thank you so much. I would post pictures of it but I have a problem trying to post p..."

You're very welcome, dear Goge! ❤

[Loretta]

I got my mug!! it is a beauty, and I can't wait to use it.

[Johanna]

Loretta wrote: "I got my mug!! it is a beauty, and I can't wait to use it."

Oh how cool, Loretta! Zazzle never informed me about the estimated delivery date, so I was starting to get a bit worried if there was a delay in the making process. Glad to hear the mug finally found you!

[Teal]

My key ring arrived -- thank you so much!

[Johanna]

Teal wrote: "My key ring arrived -- thank you so much!"

Yay! Thank you for letting us know! Even though I mailed all the prizes at the same time it looks like some of them are arriving much later than others. It’s a long way to EVERYWHERE from Finland... :-D

[Haldis]

Just letting you know my notebook has arrived! Thank you again, Johanna!

[Johanna]

Haldis wrote: "Just letting you know my notebook has arrived! Thank you again, Johanna!"

Cool! :-)