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Becky ♡The Bookworm♡ wrote: "Logan wrote: "Becky!!! Love seeing so many friends popping in. :) :) :)"***Waves enthusiastically***
I'm dying to get started!
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OMG I love your ticker!!
Ezinwanyi~the Troublemaker wrote: "I still have my eye on you Elves!"We are tearing it up over here. Come join the party!
Thanks so much Jenn! I have a Fitbit Zip, but I'm really terrible about checking it or syncing it regularly. It's nice to see how active I've been and make a comparison, but it wasn't as useful to me as I had hoped.
Logan: >> Question about the buddy reads - do they have to be official buddy read with questions etc or can we do informal buudy reads like we do in TCF and make our own threads in the Buddy Read thread on Tower Team thread or in NBRC Buddy Read thread? Hopefully all that made sense :)
It doesn't have to be official buddy read with questions, but it needs some discussion. Not only comment like: I've read a book and liked it.As for threads, please ask for one in BR thread and one of the Mods will create it.
Logan wrote: "Thanks so much Jenn!
I have a Fitbit Zip, but I'm really terrible about checking it or syncing it regularly. It's nice to see how active I've been and make a comparison, but it wasn't as useful t..."
I don't have a fitbit zip...I just use my phone which has Runkeeper on it and Runkeeper automatically puts my calories burned onto MFP. I like it because they underestimate the number of calories I burn, so it pushes me to do more lol
I have a Fitbit Zip, but I'm really terrible about checking it or syncing it regularly. It's nice to see how active I've been and make a comparison, but it wasn't as useful t..."
I don't have a fitbit zip...I just use my phone which has Runkeeper on it and Runkeeper automatically puts my calories burned onto MFP. I like it because they underestimate the number of calories I burn, so it pushes me to do more lol
Logan wrote: "And now for some Team Stuff!I updated Post 16 with the shelf links I saw in the thread. I think I'm missing them from Kristin, Hilary, and Christine. There's not a big rush, but the sooner it's s..."
Here is a link to my shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Thanks Christine! And thanks Kristie for the BR update. I have updated Post 18 to list these, and I linked to the request thread so we can find it easily.
Logan wrote: "Thanks so much Jenn! I have a Fitbit Zip, but I'm really terrible about checking it or syncing it regularly. It's nice to see how active I've been and make a comparison, but it wasn't as useful t..."
Does yours have the sleep function? If so, did you find that useful at all?
Taryn wrote: "Logan wrote: "Thanks so much Jenn! I have a Fitbit Zip, but I'm really terrible about checking it or syncing it regularly. It's nice to see how active I've been and make a comparison, but it wasn..."
I tried runkeeper. I couldn't seem to make it work right on my phone and it got frustrating.
Kristie wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "Kristie wrote: "I live in Massachusetts, just north of Boston. I have two grown daughters in their 20s and a 5 year old grandson. I went back to grad school a couple of years ago ..."I like Agents of the Shield too, it's pretty good. Blacklist is by far my favorite. Agents of the Shield is second. I'm also getting into The Strain which is based off a book series. We DVR all of these shows and then watch them when we have time... I think its better that way because I don't have to wait all week to find out what happens if there is a cliffhanger.
Jenn wrote: "Does yours have the sleep function? If so, did you find that useful at all? "
No, mine is the bare bones version.
~Melissa~ wrote: "Jenn wrote: "Hey everyone,My name is Jenn. This is my second Tower Team Reads. Last go round I was on team Radical Red. I work full time managing two urgent care clinics. I graduated college in..."
Hi Melissa. Buti yoga has been out a few years. It is supposed to be a way of life...there's a diet that goes with it (no dairy or grain) and it is for women only. You're supposed to break up with the scale (it's about being healthy, not losing weight) and it's supposed to be a "tribe of women" and be empowering and supportive. There is no judgment of yourself or others.
I'm not so much on the diet part. That being said, as a class, it's yoga, tribal dance and plyometrics. It's very intense but it's a lot of fun and a great work out. You kind of get a buzz from it. It's one of the best workouts I've ever had (the other being boxing). It focuses a lot on the core. You can find more info about it here http://butiyoga.com/ I've just started, but I'm addicted to it, and for me that is a huge thing because I have until this year hated anything gym related.
On Gillian Flynn...I like Dark Places the most....but all of her characters are either despicable or unsettling.
Jenn wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "Jenn wrote: "Hey everyone,
My name is Jenn. This is my second Tower Team Reads. Last go round I was on team Radical Red. I work full time managing two urgent care clinics. I gr..."
That sounds so amazing, Jenn! I love yoga, and I love all tribal dance. I am looking this up immediately.
My name is Jenn. This is my second Tower Team Reads. Last go round I was on team Radical Red. I work full time managing two urgent care clinics. I gr..."
That sounds so amazing, Jenn! I love yoga, and I love all tribal dance. I am looking this up immediately.
Taryn wrote: "Jenn wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "Jenn wrote: "Hey everyone,My name is Jenn. This is my second Tower Team Reads. Last go round I was on team Radical Red. I work full time managing two urgent care c..."
I hope you can find a place locally that has it! We just got it in the small town where I currently live, and I look forward to it every week.
If they don't have a place locally, they do have videos. And if you sign up at the website for the Buti Tribe, they will email you a free one hour work out video. Also FabFitFun has a 10 minute video and there are youtube videos.
I've seen improvement already and I've only been doing it a month - and I'm not doing the diet.
So I might have mentioned it already, but I have really bad hypothyroidism and I still haven't gotten my meds right (usually takes from around 6 months to a year to get them right) so I have to diet + work out twice a day to just maintain my weight- pain in the you-know-what (can we curse in here?). Anyway, yeah so I am always looking for things that are different so I'm not bored to tears.
Here is my shelf: Hilary's Tower Team ShelfI am a mom of 3, my children are 16, almost 14, and 16 months old. I am a stay at home mom now, and my kids keep me pretty busy :) I also have several fur babies. My favorite genre is chick lit and contemporary romance type stories, but I am open to a wide variety of books. I am a big fan of audio books, and listen when I get the chance! My favorite way to read is on my kindle. I am from South Carolina. It is good to "meet" everyone :)
Hilary - I have been doing audios of Diane Chamberlain. Do you know her, the two I have listened to are set in North Carolina. If you are interested in her books we could do a buddy read, if you do buddy reads, I know it isn't for everyone. I have
on hold now on my Overdrive that I will be getting around the beginning of the challenge.
Hi Sarah :)I recently read/listened to The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes (whispersync) and I loved it. I do have The Midwife's Confession on my tbr, so that would be a great buddy read! I was actually planning on reading it in the beginning of November.
Jenn wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "Jenn wrote: "Hey everyone,My name is Jenn. This is my second Tower Team Reads. Last go round I was on team Radical Red. I work full time managing two urgent care clinics. I gr..."
Definitely sounds interesting. I will have to check it out.
So it was funny at our book club meeting for Gone Girl - one of the ladies when asked whether she liked the book or not "I hated every single character in the book.....but I had to keep reading to find out what happened." I know I hit the middle of the book and did a huge "wtf" "really - wth" moment. Is Dark Places like that?
~Melissa~ wrote: "Jenn wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "Jenn wrote: "Hey everyone,My name is Jenn. This is my second Tower Team Reads. Last go round I was on team Radical Red. I work full time managing two urgent care c..."
I don't hate the main character in Dark Places or Sharp Objects...They just do a lot of things that make you think they are kind of worthless as human beings. I don't know...you dislike almost everyone in all the books, but they're really dark and twisted and everything you think you know, you don't. No one is as effed up as Amy though. I think she is by far the most screwed up character I've ever read about. The premise behind Dark Places is really interesting. Sharp Objects ... the main character just keeps doing stupid things and you're like are you kidding me? You're a grown woman, act like it....but the side characters in sharp objects are really weird and creepy. I have to agree with your book club lady I do hate the characters, but they're written in such a way you can't stop reading them...and, I'm anxiously awaiting whatever screwed up prose she puts out next.
So, I can't remember...with Tower Team reads, do we have to have started the book after the start date, or just finish it after the start date? Trying to plan what books I read while I'm waiting...
Hilary wrote: "Hi Sarah :)I recently read/listened to The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes (whispersync) and I loved it. I do have The Midwife's Confession on my tbr, so that would be..."
Yeah - Let's do it. I may not get the book for quite awhile - three to six weeks, but could totally be way sooner. I am number three on the waiting list, and it says one copy only. If you are willing to wait can I let you know when I get it, and we can set up a read then?
Jenn wrote: "So, I can't remember...with Tower Team reads, do we have to have started the book after the start date, or just finish it after the start date? Trying to plan what books I read while I'm waiting..."It is the finished date that counts. You could start a book today and if you read it slow. As long as you finish the last page of the book on nov 8 it counts.
Jenn wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "Jenn wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "Jenn wrote: "Hey everyone,My name is Jenn. This is my second Tower Team Reads. Last go round I was on team Radical Red. I work full time managing..."
I think I going to see if I can get RL bookclub to read Dark Places for our next book choice. I have to read Big little lies for next months meeting.
Melissa what is Big Little Lies about? I just started The Dinner by Herman Koch...its recommended for fans of Gillian Flynn
Hey all! I'm Teresa, sneaking in from Fire Drakes (although, my drake being flamey might have alerted you to my arrival). Wow, 4 pages of chat already. You guys might surpass my Wheel-a-thon team's chattiness! Anyway, just wanted to say hello! And have fun!
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Hey all! I'm Teresa, sneaking in from Fire Drakes (although, my drake being flamey might have alerted you to my arrival). Wow, 4 pages of chat already. You guys might surpass my Wheel-a-thon team's..."
Hi Teresa!
Hi Teresa!
Jenn wrote: "Melissa what is Big Little Lies about? I just started The Dinner by Herman Koch...its recommended for fans of Gillian Flynn"Jennifer, just a warning - it is a current trend right now to say that every book lately is recommended if you are a fan of Gillian Flynn.
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Jenn wrote: "Melissa what is Big Little Lies about? I just started The Dinner by Herman Koch...its recommended for fans of Gillian Flynn"I haven't bought it yet - our RL bookclub meets every other month and our next meeting is the week of Thanksgiving. So I have time as I think it is almost 500 pgs. I think there is a buddy read on here I might join for this - more points for us.Here's the blurb about it - sounds thriller-like:
Sometimes it’s the little lies that turn out to be the most lethal. . . . A murder… . . . a tragic accident… . . . or just parents behaving badly? What’s indisputable is that someone is dead. But who did what? Big Little Lies follows three women, each at a crossroads: Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. She’s funny and biting, passionate, she remembers everything and forgives no one. Her ex-husband and his yogi new wife have moved into her beloved beachside community, and their daughter is in the same kindergarten class as Madeline’s youngest And to top it all off, Madeline’s teenage daughter seems to be choosing Madeline’s ex-husband over her. Celeste is the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare. While she may seem a bit flustered at times, who wouldn’t be, with those rambunctious twin boys? Now that the boys are starting school, Celeste and her husband look set to become the king and queen of the school parent body. But royalty often comes at a price, and Celeste is grappling with how much more she is willing to pay. New to town, single mom Jane is so young that another mother mistakes her for the nanny. Jane is sad beyond her years and harbors secret doubts about her son. But why? While Madeline and Celeste soon take Jane under their wing, none of them realizes how the arrival of Jane and her inscrutable little boy will affect them all. Big Little Lie is a brilliant take on ex-husbands and second wives, mothers and daughters, schoolyard scandal, and the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive.
The buddy read for Big Little Lies is 11/9, if anyone else would like to join us. :) Logan -
I signed up for more buddy reads! I am adding Big Little Lies on 11/9, Jurassic Park on 12/10, Unwind - open, and we are planning Cress, I think sometime in December. I'll let you know as I go which books I read and if they were buddy reads too, just so you can keep track of points more easily and accurately.
Has anyone else signed up to write questions for a BOM? I'm doing the last day for The Knife of Never Letting Go.
Logan - I'm joining the Big Little Lies buddy read - I'm not sure what team Sarah and Laura are on.I also PM'd Ezi about possibly doing Sinner's Fall (Brooklyn sinner's #4) and/or Blood & Thunder (Thirds #2) - I'll keep you posted if we do these - i/we want to make sure they will work for SH before we decide :)
Are you reading these series? Sonia - are you reading these series? Want to join us if we do?
Sarah is on the Misty Mountain Trolls. Laura
Sonia wrote: "Sarah is on the Misty Mountain Trolls. Laura I'm not sure."I was editing while you posted (oops) ...are you reading the series I mentioned?
Not sure. I keep getting hit by the tower teams truck, so I'll probably wait till I get used to the rhythm before committing to buddy reads.
Sonia wrote: "Not sure. I keep getting hit by the tower teams truck, so I'll probably wait till I get used to the rhythm before committing to buddy reads."LOL - you gotta be quicker :)
Besides, I have to check with the other mods about reading those books here...I keep thinking I need to check goodreads under 18 groups policy and keep forgetting to do that... off I go.
Sonia wrote: "Besides, I have to check with the other mods about reading those books here...I keep thinking I need to check goodreads under 18 groups policy and keep forgetting to do that... off I go."Oh - that might be a problem....although we usually spoiler stuff
~Melissa~ wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Besides, I have to check with the other mods about reading those books here...I keep thinking I need to check goodreads under 18 groups policy and keep forgetting to do that... off I ..."Under 18 also know how to click the spoiler button *giggles*
Well yes ....I know that .....and I'm sure it's really hard at that age to not click on that sparkly taunting button
Specially with forbidden and alluring issues. *sigh*
Anyway... I put the issue into the elemental masters' table. We'll see the result.
Kristan, I say give Tana French another try. In the Woods, made me mad....but I really loved the Likeness and Faithful Place.
~Melissa~ wrote: "Well yes ....I know that .....and I'm sure it's really hard at that age to not click on that sparkly taunting button"OK, sooooo it will imply a special thread, a blind cover book and the resource to a special 18+ sister group - no adult content on main NBRC
But
THEY. WILL. COUNT.
We just need to get some rules first. I'm so happy. We can buddy re-read Ty & Zane :D
Guess that's the push I needed to read Ty & Zane. It's been on Mount TBR for years and now that you say you might buddy read it, I'm in.
Sonia wrote: "OK, sooooo it will imply a special thread, a blind cover book and the resource to a special 18+ sister group - no adult content on main NBRC But
THEY. WILL. COUNT."
Great news! Melissa, I haven't read those series yet so I probably won't BR those, but now that I know we can do adult content I'm sure we can find plenty of other books to try. ;)
~Melissa~ wrote: "Logan - I'm joining the Big Little Lies buddy read - I'm not sure what team Sarah and Laura are on.I also PM'd Ezi about possibly doing Sinner's Fall (Brooklyn sin..."
Melissa, we can do both (Sinner's Fall and Blood & thunder) as I have both books on tap for November:D
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Not annoying at all! It honestly helps me as a captain to know what will help us all be successful and have a good time. I'd rather have tons of feedback and requests than just crickets chirping, ya know?