Team Interplanetary Biscotti

[Lau]

Title: The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
Author: Gretchen Rubin
Finished: 2/26/20
UNO:

1 (One) - - is book 1 in a series
2 (Two) - - has a title starting with T
3 (Three) - - has a title starting with H
Colored card: Blue (?)

Mini Challenge:
270 pages

[SandyL]

I'm also working on two books that will be done by tomorrow or Friday - sounds like we don't need them, but just in case. Great job everyone!!

[Christina]

reposting since we're on a new page and messages easily get missed this way 🙈

"To recap for the mini challenge (please let us know if you can't finish):

airtight is being covered by Jen
24 by Ambi
✅ 270 by Lau

Our last colour card (7 Blue) is still being read by me - it actually took me all month to read this book, yes. Will definitely finish it by Saturday though :)

which leaves us with one more book 'needed' for our Feb cards, and according to Lau's and Ashley's posts they will be finishing more books soon, so the last one will be covered as well.

If everybody else wants to hold out on finishing books until March that's fine ;)"

[Christina]

Also, we got our cards for March earlier today!

These are all the colour cards we got:
📒 1 Yellow
📒 3 Yellow
📒 5 Yellow
📒 6 Yellow
📗 5 Green
📗 6 Green
📘 8 Blue
📕 1 Red
📕 2 Red
+ five Wild Draw 4's (duplicating coloured cards)

I've already gone ahead and claimed 2 Red with as thanks to a Draw 2 it will also cover a Reverse which we have 11 of in March.

Again, please let us know if you can/will cover any of the colour cards and I will keep this post at the beginning of our thread updated.

Countdown for March

[Lau]

Title: Permanent Record
Author: Edward Snowden
Finished: 2/26/20
UNO:

O (Zero) - - is a "stand-alone" book (i.e. not part of a series)
6 (Six) - - has an author first name or surname starts with S - Snowden
8 (Eight) - - has an author first name or surname starts with E - Edward
Skip - - has a title starting with P

[Jen]

Completion Post:


Book: The Gutter Prayer
Author: Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan
Completed: Feb 26, 2020

UNO:

1. Ch: Ongent ; 1 in series
2. Ch: Tammur
3. Ch: Heinreil; Author
4. Ch: Fever Knight
5. Ch: Idge, Isil
6. Ch: Spar
7. Ch: Ven
8. Ch: Eladora
9. Ch: Nine Moons
Skip. Kelkin

MINI:

1. Airtight - Chapter 42 (pg 423 of 455) "...Airtight rooms."

I assume you don't need me to go through the rest of the list. :)

[Ashley]

As long as we agree that counts as blue, it will work for Blue 8 with character Emira. It is the only book I can commit to in March until I get my Book Tac Toe card in my reading group on March 1. I'll use it as my free space if needed. I'll definitely be able to pick up a few other colored cards and probably some reverses too. I think all but 2 of the books I read this month would have worked for reverse!

[Christina]

Ashley wrote: "As long as we agree that counts as blue, it will work for Blue 8 with character Emira. It is the only book I can commit to in March until I get my Book Tac Toe c..."

I was just about to let you know we can use it for 8 Blue. I personally wasn't sure if it would be enough blue, but we got the ok in the captainn's chat :)

[Christina]

have you ever read the first book of a series and it left you kinda meh, but at the same time you want to know how the story continues??? because that's exactly how I'm feeling right now and it's- annoying.

[Ashley]

Christina wrote: "Ashley wrote: "As long as we agree that counts as blue, it will work for Blue 8 with character Emira. It is the only book I can commit to in March until I get my..."

Oh good! I was really nervous about whether or not it would count. I didn't want to mess us up. I feel like it looks more blue in person. I'm really excited to read it!

[Ashley]

Christina wrote: "have you ever read the first book of a series and it left you kinda meh, but at the same time you want to know how the story continues??? because that's exactly how I'm feeling right now and it's- ..."

Ugh... I hate that. Either decide to keep reading, or decide not to and find some book summaries online.

[Christina]

Ashley wrote: "Christina wrote: "have you ever read the first book of a series and it left you kinda meh, but at the same time you want to know how the story continues??? because that's exactly how I'm feeling ri..."

I wish it was that easy.... the books are fairly long so already scare me off lol, and kinda complicated (or just weird, idk x) definitely political though), but they're also perfect for colour cards and I'm sort of intrigued?

[Christina]

Ashley wrote: "Christina wrote: "Ashley wrote: "As long as we agree that counts as blue, it will work for Blue 8 with character Emira. It is the only book I can commit to in Ma..."

if it looks more blue in person we would have been good anyway :) sometimes covers online are just misleading...

[SandyL]

I can read for Yellow 5 and for Yellow 6. (both are on the yellow book list)

[Ambi]

Book: Lark! The Herald Angels Sing
Author: Donna Andrews
Date Finished: 2/26

UNO:

Wild for 9 - ch - Noah

Mini Challenge:

24: #24 in series

[Daniela]

Good job everyone! The mini challenge is officially done, we only need one more book for our February cards :D

[Christina]

SandyL wrote: "I can read for Yellow 5 and for Yellow 6. (both are on the yellow book list)"

That's great, I added them to my post! :)

[Jen]

Is that last book slot covered? Or do we still need one more???

[Christina]

We need one last one, but both Sandy and I think Ashley are still finishing books this month.
So no need to hurry through another book, Jen. I already started listening to an audiobook for March :)

[Jen]

Christina wrote: "We need one last one, but both Sandy and I think Ashley are still finishing books this month.
So no need to hurry through another book, Jen. I already started listening to an audiobook for March :)"

No worries, I was just wanting to go back and finish a book I had started back in January and hadn't had time to finish yet. I was hoping to finish it before we start the next month. Which it looks like I will have the time for now. :)

[Daniela]

I can cover 1 Yellow with and probably also WD4 Yellow 6 with

[Daniela]

So, I hope everyone is still healthy and not infected with the corona Virus. My roommates mother works at a hospital where they just found out a patient (he has been there for 10 days already) has the virus. So his mother might have it, and my roommate too xD lucky me

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I'm about half way through the Dear Evan Hansen book (which is really good so far btw) so should I hold off on finishing it until March begins?

[Lau]

hum no cases here yet but untill the end of UNO it's probable that some of us will get it. I'm not looking forward for my toddler to get it :(

[Christina]

Honestly, the media is just going crazy about the Corona virus. It's not more dangerous than the influenza virus. The only people who are really at risk for getting hit hard IF they actually get corona are old people and people who suffer from other diseases already - people who are immunocompromised. And if you have the symptoms and go to a hospital you will get better fairly quickly.

[Ambi]

Thanks Christina for articulating this so amazingly. My teacher told me this same exact thing today and I wanted to reassure my friends, who are literally going crazy. I just copied this post and sent it to them. Hopefully, they are gonna keep their cool after they read it.

[SandyL]

I agree - so many more people are affected by the flu!

[SandyL]

BTW - I thought I would be done with at least one of my books by today, but work has been busier than I planned. I will be done with at least one by tomorrow if we still need it, and the other by Saturday.

[Ashley]

Book: The Murder on the Links
Author: Agatha Christie
Finished: 2/27/20

Uno cards:
2 - Second book in series
3 - Character: Hercule Poirot
4 - Set in France
6 - Character: Gabriel Stonor
8 - Character Eloise Renauld
Skip - Character: Hercule Poirot
Reverse - Lau and Ambi have read this book

[Ashley]

Just to clarify that I am understanding correctly, if I start a book tomorrow and finish it on March 1, it will count for a March card? We don't have to start the book in March as long as we finish it in March?

[Daniela]

@Ashley exactly as you worded it

[Daniela]

@Christina I think media in Austria is actually quite good about it, compared to other countries. I live right in the middle of Vienna though, and this virus spreads fast, so there's a 50% chance I'll get fever in the next few weeks x)
But we also started eating a lot of garlic soup, so who knows, maybe that's the secret to avoiding it :p

[Daniela]

Ashley wrote: "
Book: The Murder on the Links
Author: Agatha Christie
Finished: 2/27/20

Uno cards:
2 - Second book in series
3 - Character: Hercule Poirot
4 - Set in Fr..."

with this book we officially finished our February cards. Good job everyone!

[Christina]

Daniela wrote: "@Christina I think media in Austria is actually quite good about it, compared to other countries. I live right in the middle of Vienna though, and this virus spreads fast, so there's a 50% chance I..."

I personally don't follow the media coverage for the corona virus here or in any other country, because I know it's only messing with people's minds. A friend of mine posted in her ig story two days ago that they'll go buy stuff ahead today just so they'll have it at home already because 'in two weeks time we won't even be allowed to leave the house anymore'. I wonder where she got that sh*t from... It's definitely not common sense.

[Daniela]

Christina wrote: "Daniela wrote: "@Christina I think media in Austria is actually quite good about it, compared to other countries. I live right in the middle of Vienna though, and this virus spreads fast, so there'..."

nah that's really stupid, it's not like we won't have access to food, and our water is fine as well. I have to follow it though as I work in schools, and that's just one of the places where it can spread quickly. Same with university.

[Daniela]

To clarify again: books started when the challenge started, can be used for our March cards if you finish it on March 1st or later (to be exact it's still 1 day 17hours and 24minutes)

[Ashley]

I think some of that quarantine style stuff is/was actually happening in China according to a friend of mine. I’m not paying too much attention to any of it, but she owns a boutique and orders from vendors who get their products from China and lots of things were apparently delayed because people in China weren’t allowed to go to work? I don’t know. Also, students at a local university here (one showing symptoms and his roommate) were not allowed to leave their apartment until testing results came back. I think these situations are rare, but in some circumstances someone may not be able to leave the house. Overall, I agree that the thought is ridiculous through. Even if you are not able to leave your house, someone would be able to bring you some food or other items you need.

[Jen]

My best friend lives in Beijing, she was telling me about the quarantines that were happening. She said for a few days EVERYTHING was shut down, but obviously that's not really sustainable, so some people obviously went back to work. But for the most part if you can work from home it is suggested that you do so. The major issue that might be is that this happened to pop up during the Chinese New Year, now I'm not sure what you know about China and this celebration, but people tend to go back to their hometowns to celebrate, and now just a few people, cities legitimately empty out during the holiday. So many of those people are now stuck in their hometowns and the quarantined cities. But they can only stop people from travelling and returning back to the cities for so long. So it will be interesting to see what happens there.
I definitely feel like the media is notoriously unreliable, so only a small portion of what is actually reported is actually true or accurate.
But either way hopefully they get this sorted out, because talks have actually come up about cancelling the Olympics that is in Tokyo this year.

[Lau]

I think I can read for blue 8, it would fit right?

I haven't had time to sit on my computer the last few days to calmly check

[Christina]

Lau Maia wrote: "I think I can read for blue 8, it would fit right?

I haven't had time to sit on my computer the last few days to calmly check"

I *think* it's blue?! Team?

[Ashley]

I have no clue on that one. My first thought was “That’s blue?” I would lean more toward green on this one... but I really struggle with the blue/green like you, Christina.

[Daniela]

I own this book, it looks like a sky blue, but when you look at it for too long it kinda looks like a mox of green/blue x)

[SandyL]

It definitely looks blue to me (like a turquoise blue)

[SandyL]

Title: My Life in Shambles
Author: Karina Halle
Date: 2/28/20
How it works:

0 - standalone
2 - character - Tabitha
3 - author - Karina Halle
5 - setting - Ireland
6 - character - Sandra
7 - character - Valerie
Skip - character - Padraig

[Christina]

22 hours until March officially starts :)

[Christina]

Btw Lau, your book is officially blue, I'll add it to our WD4s later :)

[Daniela]

I probably won't pick up my book until Wednesday after my exam, but already excited for the next month :D

[Daniela]

Is anyone doing the popsugar challenge by chance?

[Daniela]

Christina wrote: "22 hours until March officially starts :)"

Here is the March countdown again

[Ashley]

Daniela wrote: "Is anyone doing the popsugar challenge by chance?"

I am casually doing the popsugar challenge at this point. Basically, I'm reading whatever at this point and just seeing where it fits. Then later in the year I'll try to focus more on the prompts I haven't filled yet. I am in a couple of Facebook groups but not the Goodreads group.