The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion
ARCHIVE - UNO 2021
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Team Who Framed Roger Rabbit
I can read
and/or
for either/both those two green ones.
For Thorn, in person it looks like an Aqua than green but to be on the safe side maybe let’s not include it as an 9 Blue
Morning team. Sundays are my busy day, so I will just say hello and check in again tonight to see how everyone is doing. Hope you've all had a great weekend. Coffee break over. Later!
Celia wrote: "Oh nice! Congratulations!"Thank you!
Celia - if April doesn't post in our thread by tomorrow, the mods are going to replace her. I've sent her several messages, but maybe she doesn't check those? Could you get her to post an introductory message here sometime today? Thanks!
Jessamine wrote: "I don't mind at all :) My family lives here and I moved back in with them after graduating from college while I figure out what to do next."Congrats Jessamine! What is your major? Do you have a particular career you are looking at?
Celia wrote: "I can read and/or for either/both those two green ones."Very nice Celia. Both are very green. :D
Lindsay wrote: "For Thorn, in person it looks like an Aqua than green but to be on the safe side maybe let’s not include it as an 9 Blue"Thanks Lindsay. You can still read it though, all books work somewhere. :D
Did everyone have a nice weekend? I've worked in tourism my whole life, so I've never had a weekend off. What does everyone else do for work?
Coloured covers that are still available.6 Red
4 Yellow - Allison
1 Green - Celia
1 Green - Celia
3 Green - Anubha
4 Blue - Allison
8 Blue - Jessamine
9 Blue - Lindsay
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Hi, my name is Jennifer and I am new to Uno . I need to take sometime and read all of posts. What is the best way for me to get started? I look forward to getting to know everyone!
Allison Ann wrote: "Did everyone have a nice weekend? I've worked in tourism my whole life, so I've never had a weekend off. What does everyone else do for work?"
I could never do without a weekend off! Honestly mad respect.
I work as a software developer, so very different from tourism. I've only just graduated so I'm only just starting out my career.
Jennifer wrote: "Hi, my name is Jennifer and I am new to Uno . I need to take sometime and read all of posts. What is the best way for me to get started? I look forward to getting to know everyone!"Hi Jennifer and welcome. UNO is a really easy game to play. Basically you just read whatever you want and keep track of some info while you read. We are looking for the letters Z, O, T, H, F, I, S, V, E, N, K, P for titles and authors and speaking characters and possibly locations (though admittedly those are tough to prove and I often skip them). We also need standalone books and those with series numbers 1-9. And we need a few coloured covers. If you look at the first few posts in this thread, I've given an example of a book with options.
It might seem a little confusing but once we start playing I promise it will all make sense.
So tell us a little about yourself and lets hurry up and get to February 1st. :D
Lindsay wrote: "Allison Ann wrote: "Did everyone have a nice weekend? I've worked in tourism my whole life, so I've never had a weekend off. What does everyone else do for work?"
I could never do without a week..."
Congrats on your graduation Lindsay. I'm a bit of a workaholic I admit, although you generally have to be owning your own businesses. Plus getting hit by Covid means fewer employees and doing everything myself. This is my slow season though, which means only 5-6 hours a day instead of the 15 I usually work during the summer. But I generally love what I do. And now I need to pack up my morning baking and do the deliveries and then coffee break time. Have a good day all. I'll be back later.
Allison Ann wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Hi, my name is Jennifer and I am new to Uno . I need to take sometime and read all of posts. What is the best way for me to get started? I look forward to getting to know everyone!..."Thank you so much for the explanation, that helps. I am a 56 year old with three almost grown sons. I live in Houston, Texas and have been married 32 years. I currently volunteer with Child Advocates and advocate for 8 children that are in CPS care. Covid has been especially hard on children in care and I spend a fare amount of time advocating for their needs. I find reading to be extremely relaxing and tend to enjoy mysteries, or anything that is action packed.
If nobody has claimed 3 Green, I would like to read this one.
Hey Anubha - not sure if either of those has enough of the colour in the cover. What does everyone else think? If we have a consensus, you can go ahead. :D
Jennifer wrote: "Allison Ann wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Hi, my name is Jennifer and I am new to Uno . I need to take sometime and read all of posts. What is the best way for me to get started? I look forward to getti..."What a tough job you have Jennifer. Glad that reading is your escape. :D I'm a mystery reader too. One thing I forgot to mention was the Reverse cards - we have to read a book that someone else on our team has already read. Easiest way to check is to "compare books" on your teammates profile page.
Has everyone seen the countdown clock linked on our first page? 5 days and seven hours left until we can start reading. So exciting.
Also, reminder that everyone is required to check in to the thread once a week. Say hi. Tell us what you are reading. Describe your lunch. Write a haiku. Whatever, just don't forget about us. Thanks!
Morning everyone. Just had an interview for a census job. I've done it a couple times in the past, so I hope to continue this year. When do you have the census in your countries? Canada is every five years.
Allison Ann wrote: "Hey Anubha - not sure if either of those has enough of the colour in the cover. What does everyone else think? If we have a consensus, you can go ahead. :D"Okay, can you recommend any books that suit the cards? Previous year, some captains did give 3-4 options for each card to choose from..
How is Heir of Fire for 3 Green?
Oh and in India, census is conducted every 10 years, since last one was in 2011 we are expecting it to be held around this year too. Good luck for your job!
Anubha wrote: "Allison Ann wrote: "Hey Anubha - not sure if either of those has enough of the colour in the cover. What does everyone else think? If we have a consensus, you can go ahead. :D"Okay, can you recom..."
Hi Anubha. I'd be happy to look through your TBR and see if I can recommend some colours for you. I should have time later today. Captain's group says that both of your two previous books don't have enough colour to count. But
will absolutely work for 3 Green, if you want to read it I will sign you up.
Allison Ann wrote: "Anubha wrote: "Allison Ann wrote: "Hey Anubha - not sure if either of those has enough of the colour in the cover. What does everyone else think? If we have a consensus, you can go ahead. :D"Okay..."
Oh no, I didn't mean to ask you to select books from individual TBRs. That would be hell lot of work, I can't possibly ask you to do that. Anyway, okay then sign me up for this book. For other books I will post all the details here or on the tracking chart as and when I finish reading it when the challenge starts so you can suitably pick and choose which books fit in for which card.
Allison Ann wrote: "Congrats Jessamine! What is your major? Do you have a particular career you are looking at?"Thank you! I majored in English and I'm not entirely sure yet, but I've thought about working in publishing or maybe libraries. I'm trying to figure that out now
Allison Ann wrote: "Green enough? 
"It looks green enough to me!
Allison Ann wrote: "Hey Anubha - not sure if either of those has enough of the colour in the cover. What does everyone else think? If we have a consensus, you can go ahead. :D"I don't think they have enough color
Anubha wrote: "Oh no, I didn't mean to ask you to select books from individual TBRs. That would be hell lot of work, I can't possibly ask you to do that. Anyway, okay then sign me up for this book. For other books I will post all the details here or on the tracking chart as and when I finish reading it when the challenge starts so you can suitably pick and choose which books fit in for which card."I don't mind. I haven't looked to see how big your TBR it, but I can certainly glance through it while I am doing other things. Also, here are some captain suggestions, which you can take a look at.
red covers
yellow covers
green covers
blue covers
Jessamine wrote: "Allison Ann wrote: "Green enough? "It looks green enough to me!"
Thanks Jessamine. I really like this series, but for some reason I need a solid reason to read the next one. I can never just pick it up for enjoyment. Weird.
I have never worked in publishing, though I had a pretty nice proofreading business back in university. Long before autocorrect. :D I'm also a part time small town librarian and I love the job. It's definitely a changing job though. Though I guess with Covid, most jobs are changing now. Good luck figuring things out.
Allison Ann wrote: "Anubha wrote: "Oh no, I didn't mean to ask you to select books from individual TBRs. That would be hell lot of work, I can't possibly ask you to do that. Anyway, okay then sign me up for this book...."Thank you! But sadly even within these recs there is no book which will fit 6 Red. That's why I had asked about the book earlier. 6 Red is difficult to find.
Oh I see. I have this one that will work I think.
. I don't love romance novels, but I do read them occasionally.
Good afternoon teammates. How is everyone doing? Another cold and sunny day here. Beautiful sunrise. Wish I was a good picture taker, but I am sadly not. :D
About 3 1/2 days until we can start reading. Can't wait. Still finishing up three books. So hard not to start something new. :D
Sorry! I missed the notification that the teams were ready. Was out of town.
April wrote: "Sorry! I missed the notification that the teams were ready. Was out of town."I'm sorry April, but the mods are decided. You didn't check in by the deadline so they replaced you. Please feel free to hang out here and chat along with us though.
41 1/2 hours until start of UNO!!! Can everyone please check in the thread sometime before the start, so we know you are still playing. Thanks!
Any plans for this weekend team? As usual, I am working. We've had cold weather all week and it's finally warmed up today. Which of course means it is snowing. :D Hopefully I can get out for a walk later today. In reality my walk will probably just be shoveling. :D Have a great day all.
Jessamine - found another Red 6 that sounds good. Do you like mysteries at all?
37 hours until the challenge starts. Does anyone have questions about how we play?
Hi Alison! Just had a question about the Hands. From the rules it says we have to read each hand at the time before we can move to the next hand, but we haven’t been looking at Hand 1 books besides the coloured ones. Just a little confused. Could you please explain it by any chance?
Hi Lindsay, no problem. UNO really is an easy challenge that looks ridiculously confusing until you start playing. After you fill in a book or two, it will all make sense.We don't have to read the hands in order, but we don't get credit for Hand 2 until we finish Hand 1, etc, etc. So, I will not be filling in the hands in order, but I promise we will finish all the hands during the month. It always looks daunting, but I have never seen a team not finish. So, again, read whatever you want, keep track of what cards the books will work for and I will rearrange them to finish all our hands.
Good afternoon! I don't really have any plans for the weekend. I'll just be finishing up some books before the challenge starts. Ooh that sounds nice! I miss the snow :)Mysteries are okay, but I prefer romances. I could read the first one you suggested?
I am not sure what my first book will be as my reading has been all over the place lately and I am waiting on a couple of other challenges to start or give next tasks so I can set my books for the week
Jessamine wrote: "Good afternoon! I don't really have any plans for the weekend. I'll just be finishing up some books before the challenge starts. Ooh that sounds nice! I miss the snow :)Mysteries are okay, but I ..."
It's been snowing off and on all day. Everything looks so clean and fluffy. :D
If you want to read
go right ahead. We can always add another Red 6 with one of our WD4 cards.
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Oh nice! Congratulations!