aHarmony (Team A: chat and plan our toppler attack)

[Lanelle]

Great, Stephanie. Thanks for doing this for us.

I think we need one more person to be what I'm tentatively calling the 'taskmaster' or organizer. Someone in Team D described this position as the leader that "directs the activity, so we don't trip all over each other and inadvertently duplicate work. Like a coach, the leader makes sure all the bases are covered."

Does anyone think this taskmaster position is necessary, or does everyone think we're good to go?

[jaxnsmom]

Almeta is creating an army of Mini-me's!

[Stephanie]

jaxnsmom wrote: "Almeta is creating an army of Mini-me's!"

Bwahahahahaha :-)

[Stephanie]

Lanelle wrote: "Great, Stephanie. Thanks for doing this for us.

I think we need one more person to be what I'm tentatively calling the 'taskmaster' or organizer. Someone in Team D described this position as the l..."

I think we are good to go. Maybe, once the rules are stated, we will have a better feel of what we need?

[Lynn]

Lanelle wrote: "Great, Stephanie. Thanks for doing this for us.

I think we need one more person to be what I'm tentatively calling the 'taskmaster' or organizer. Someone in Team D described this position as the l..."

Obviously not understanding each other here lol
That's the role that I thought Stephanie was filling :)

[Stephanie]

So I will be the positive vibe person (cheerleader) and go to jaxnsmom if our group has questions and make sure we all have tasks :-) Lynn will take charge of the spreadsheet unless anyone else wants the job, right Lynn? If there ends up being more to it all, we shall go from there :-) sound good, everyone?

Ok, ready? Break ;-)

[Annette]

Sounds good to me. Now we wait for the rules....

[Lanelle]

Annette wrote: "Sounds good to me. Now we wait for the rules...."

Waiting is the hardest part :)

[Annette]

I absolutely agree Lanelle. :)

[Jessica]

Hi, all! I'm joining in a little late. Love the team name :)

[Lynn]

Hey Jessica :)

That's just reminded me, has everyone checked in?

[Lynn]

From my quick check, we are still waiting for Sarah Jigz to check in (I will send her a quick message if her profile allows)

Edit:
Ignore me - I double checked and we've got everyone checked in :)

[Lanelle]

Welcome, Jessica.

[Stephanie]

Hi Team! Hope everyone is having a great day! I'm going to set up a thread for reporting what we read for the toppler :-) I'm getting antsy waiting for the rules and can't wait to start gophering!!

[Annette]

Hi Jessica! Welcome!

[Stephanie]

Hi all!! Sounds like toppler info will be announced tomorrow (Friday):) as soon as I see it I will post it on our reporting thread! Unless one of ya'll sees it first then feel free to post it :-)

[Lynn]

Can you post it in this thread too please ( think I'd find the info more useful in the discussion thread ) by editing your first post?

I would ask of everyone that we keep the reporting thread to exactly that. Any questions / chatting etc should be kept to here. It makes it easier for me to keep track of everything.

I am going away this weekend. The place I'm staying does have WiFi so I will check in but obviously I will be busy for most of it.

[Tejas Janet]

Stephanie wrote: "jaxnsmom wrote: "Almeta is creating an army of Mini-me's!"

Bwahahahahaha :-)"

LMAO !!

[Stephanie]

@ Lynn
Sure :-)

[Lanelle]

The waiting is over! Let the gophering begin.

[Stephanie]

Some edits were just done to jmom's toppler thread. I will have to update our thread later as I am not home.


EDIT: There was a task added :-)

[Sarah]

Hello. Ooh I'm looking forward to this. I've found a fair few books that could fit many of those.

I just want to let you know I'm thinking of reading 2 books for defo and may be able to get a third in depending on how it goes in the toppler week.

[Camilla]

Oooh, so many lovely choices! Haven't had time to gopher yet.

[Stephanie]

These are the categories that I have books on hand for:

Read a book with a human head
Read a book with a pair of eyes
Collecting comic books – Read a book that’s part of a series
Reading – Read an author that’s new to you
June and Ward Cleaver – Read a post-apocalyptic book
Mickey and Minnie Mouse - Read a book where an animal is a main character
Claire and Jamie Fraser (Outlander) – Read a book with time travelling, or where the perspective changes between the present and the past
Shaggy and Scooby Doo – Read a murder mystery
Hazel Grace and Augustus- Read a tear jerker

I will commit to at least 2. I may be able to read 3/4. (I may give audiobooks another chance)

[Travis]

I haven't given much looj at my books or the tasks yet but I have an abundance of fantasy sci fi and horror books for certain

[Stephanie]

I would like to not have to read horror, myself. I'm pretty much a wuss when it comes to horror movies and books :( they scare me a bit, lol!

[Kazen]

It looks like I'll be able to fit any of my reading into some category or other - time to hold some books at the library! Bwahahahaha....

[Stephanie]

Good morning team! The points were added! I have updated post #1 in this thread and our reporting thread.

I am trying to figure out how to bold parts of it but when I do, it either bolds everything or nothing :-(



Edit: I have edited post one to make it a little easier to read, I hope. Thank you thank you to Rusalka for showing me the scoop with html :-)

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Just put < b> and < /b> around the bits you want to bold Stephanie. Remove the spaces. Make sure you have a start = < b> and a finish = < /b> otherwise it bolds everything

In the end it should look something like this

< b>this< /b>

[Stephanie]

Rusalka wrote: "Just put and around the bits you want to bold Stephanie. Remove the spaces. Make sure you have a start = and a finish = otherwise it bolds everything

In the end it should look something like t..."

Thank you, Rusalka!

yay it worked

[Rusalka, Moderator]

No worries at all. I stuff it up all the time, and frequently Lexx walks into me acting like that gif. He knows to back away slowly out the door.

Benefit is, once you work it out, you can boast you know html ;) No one needs to know it's just bolding, italics and strikethroughs.

[Annette]

So Stephanie.... Any ideas on how to handle reading assignments... or strategy. This is going to be fun!

[Stephanie]

Annette wrote: "So Stephanie.... Any ideas on how to handle reading assignments... or strategy. This is going to be fun!"

Maybe, our team could post what section they have books for/willing to read? That may help Lynn with a spreadsheet to keep track of who is reading what.
EDIT****** and how many books are we each committing to.
I think we should try to get the bonus points first then work on the other categories? I am open to ideas for strategizing :-)

[Stephanie]

I posted the link for questions and rulings in post #1 of this thread so it would be easier to find, if needed :-)

[Lanelle]

For my gophering ease:


What does your date look like?
a human head - SWAB, Savor, Ask A Shadow To Dance
a pair of eyes - Moon Clock Ticks, Life Reader, The Last Beholder, The Wicked Wager
a torso - What's Life Without the Sprinkles?, A Dead Bore, Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker
a pair of legs - Investigating the Hottie, Taming Mad Max, Sweet Cherry Ray
a pair of shoes - Ties That Bind, Bubba and the Dead Woman


Where is your Mystery Date from?
set in Africa - A Kiss of Adventure, Nightmare in Morocco
set in South America - See Before You Die: Patagonia, His Unknown Wife
set in Canada - Love By Accident, The Day the Falls Stood Still, Emily of New Moon
set on an alien world/spaceship - The Ship Who Sang, Restoree, Next of Kin
set on an island - Maui Widow Waltz, It's a Long Way to Malta, The Pirate


What does your Mystery Date do for a living?
a job that you’d like your date to have - Superliminal: Dev Manny, Information Technology Private Investigator, Quiet Meg,
a job that you don’t want your date to have - There's a New Sheriff in Town, To Die For,


What are you date’s hobbies?
Collecting comic books – part of a series - Family Plot
Shooting – serious gunplay or some type of weapon being used Ice, Diamond Bay, Point of Honour, Ferris' Bluff
Reading – an author that’s new to you - again, too many to list
Clubbing – from another participant’s tbr (Travis - Flying Dutch, Stephanie - The Search, Kazen - Devil's Cub, Camilla - The Bar Code Tattoo, Sarah - Shiver, Tejas Janet - The Man Who Lost Himself)
*assigned* Role Play Games – a geek as a character or where gaming takes place Cinderella Geek
*assigned* Crafting – some type of craft for a hobby - Glimmer of Hope (quilting)

well known couples
Adam and Eve - Sleeping Beauty
Samson and Delilah -
Royce/Hadrian and Janice - When I Married My Mother: A Daughter's Search for What Really Matters - And How She Found It Caring for Mama Jo
Romeo and Juliet
Bonnie and Clyde
the Bobbitts - Elliot and the Goblin War, Marrying The Royal Marine
Barbie and Ken - The Big Five-OH!
June and Ward Cleaver
Mickey and Minnie Mouse - A Feral Darkness
Shriek and Fiona - Never Trust a Prince
Johnny Depp and Debra
Claire and Jamie Fraser - Hallows Gate
Shaggy and Scooby Doo - In Milady's Chamber
Will Arnett and Amy Poehler
Gene Roddenberry and Majel Barrett
Gomez and Morticia
Daniel Craig and Connie
Bella and Edward
Lois Lane and Superman - Turning points-the life of a wwII Milne bay gunner
Darcy and Elizabeth - Newt's Emerald
Katniss and Peeta
Buffy and Angel
Rick Blaine and Ilsa Lund
Jack and Ennis - A Matter of Class
Hazel Grace and Augustus
Almeta and Kermit

[Camilla]

I can take any of these:

Read a book set in an alien world or on some type of spaceship
Read a book set on an island The Troop

Read a book where a main characters has a job that you’d like your date to have Coroner's Journal: Stalking Death in Louisiana

Collecting comic books – Read a book that’s part of a series
Reading – Read an author that’s new to you I'm Perfect, You're Doomed: Tales from a Jehovah's Witness Upbringing

Royce or Hadrian and Janice – Read a nonfiction Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo
Romeo and Juliet – Read a YA book The Golem's Eye
✔Bonnie and Clyde – Read a crime thriller Mustat sydämet
June and Ward Cleaver – Read a post-apocalyptic book The Wild Shore
Shaggy and Scooby Doo – Read a murder mystery Kaislikon kätkössä
Will Arnett and Amy Poehler – Read a humorous book Diary of a Mad Bride
Gene Roddenberry and Majel Barrett (Star Trek) – Read a science fiction book
Gomez and Morticia Addams – Read a paranormal book with ghosts, witches, or wizards An English Ghost Story
Daniel Craig and Connie – Read a magical realism book We Never Talk about My Brother
Bella and Edward (Twilight) – Read a horror book Coffin County
Lois Lane and Superman – Read a biography, autobiography, or memoir Don't Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life
Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark (Hunger Games) – Read a dystopian book Nomansland
Buffy and Angel – Read a book with vampires or werewolves Home Improvement: Undead Edition
Robin Hood and Maid Marian – Read a fantasy (no vamps, werewolves, witches) Some Kind of Fairy Tale
Almeta and Kermit - Read a book where a human and other life form interact. (Vampire, werewolf, witch, robot, alien) Breeding Ground?

[Stephanie]

Camilla wrote: "I can take any of these:

Read a book set in an alien world or on some type of spaceship
Read a book set on an island

Read a book where a main characters has a job that you’d like your date to hav..."

That's awesome, Camilla! How many total books are you committing to reading?

[Camilla]

Stephanie wrote: "That's awesome, Camilla! How many total books are you committing to reading?"

Can't commit to more than two books at the moment, although I usually end up reading a few more. The next week would have suited me better.

[Dominique]

I will commit to 2, I juat have to choose the categories.

[Lanelle]

The next week would have suited me better as well, Camilla. My daughter's due date is February 10th, right in the middle of the Toppler. Holding a new grandson might distract me from reading :)

[Stephanie]

Annette
Cherie
Kazen
Lanelle
Lynn
Travis
Roz
Jessica

Do ya'll know how many books you are committing to? I know Lynn is away this weekend, but trying to make sure we hear from everyone :-)

[Lynn]

I am indeed away, I can check in don't but have any time to put anything together at the moment :)

I will be committing to 5 books but there's a possibility I might do more.

[Kazen]

Hi Stephanie! Not sure how many books I'll be doing just yet - at least two, I think. I'm mad busy this weekend so I'll only be able to gofer next week. Also, I depend entirely on my e-library and the hold system there so I won't be able to give any solid details about categories and things until right before the Toppler. I hope that doesn't mess up things too much!

[Stephanie]

Thanks, gals! I know it is early before the toppler;) just want to make sure we have everyone.

[Roz]

I can probably do 2.

[Travis]

Maybe 8 or 10

[Roz]

I have:

Book set on an island (Australia) Cocaine Blues
Book with a pair of shoes Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Book with a torso The Extra Large Medium
Book setting in Africa Crocodile on the Sandbank

[Jessica]

I can do at least two. :)

[Stephanie]

Yay! Thanks, Dominique (from earlier today), Roz, Travis and Jessica :-)

[Jessica]

If it's okay with everyone else, may I take the "Shooting" category with the book Kill Shot? I think it would be fun to do "Clubbing" too if someone would like to assign me a book from their TBR :)