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2023 Activities and Challenges
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Subdue the Shelf: What's Next?
I missed the Magic Trunk! Someone fill me in! I just gotta know!
I'm not officially in the challenge, but I'm enjoying all of the fun! You guys are writing your own short story as you go along.@Amy, I may be wrong about this, but there is now a magic trunk in one of the train's cars (the caboose?). You can reach into it and pull out any type of game or puzzle you want.
When I get tired of my day to day, ordinary life, I may just hitch a ride on PBT's train. I'll be a stow-away.
Amy wrote: "I missed the Magic Trunk! Someone fill me in! I just gotta know!"Check out the Next Roll thread, Amy.
Amy wrote: "I missed the Magic Trunk! Someone fill me in! I just gotta know!"Joy has a bottomless Magic truck of games and goodies
Holly R W wrote: "When I get tired of my day to day, ordinary life, I may just hitch a ride on PBT's train. I'll be a stow-away...."You aren't already?!
Holly R W wrote: "I'm not officially in the challenge, but I'm enjoying all of the fun! You guys are writing your own short story as you go along.@Amy, I may be wrong about this, but there is now a magic trunk in ..."
Find a train uniform Holly and come to the Baggage car, we need a bouncer to keep Theresa from out!
I can't see myself as the bouncer type, but o.k., I'm ready! (My physical therapist would get a good laugh out of this.)
Joanne thinks she's so funny....Half of PBT's non-playing members could be stowing away at the front of the train eating and drinking the train dry and no one would know!
I say we call him gnarly! And, come on, Theresa if anyone knows who is stowing away, it is you!
The train is throwing away it’s a Architect? A cat named Gnarly? This is madness! Total Anarchy! I am now nominating Theresa, Joanne, and Joy, and Tom to the PBT’s Subdue Train’s legislative governing board. And maybe we can open up nominations for president of the Board. Or just vote in the Duo of Joanne and Theresa as co’s. Tom can straighten out any difficulty I’m sure, and Joy has the bottomless magic trunk! All I do is drink and read and use the lint roller as a combination back scratcher.
Theresa wrote: "Why thank you! A lawyer's tools are words, language, writing, and using them to weave stories, make arguments, and persuade others to what you need them to do, all part of the art of negotiation. ..."Good point!
Amy wrote: "I missed the Magic Trunk! Someone fill me in! I just gotta know!"Oh, I'm already making use of the magic trunk! It contains any extra things we want - puzzles, board games, etc. I added a couple of board games if anyone wants to play. :-) (Settlers of Catan and Carcassonne)
If I ever make it out of the Caboose into Baggage, I am up for Carcassone! We need those farther along to read faster and get into the Private Cafe Car and the Royal Coach to keep the stowaways out!
Good news to those in Second Class Lounge: a renovated car is replacing the current one at the next supply and fueling stop. It will be fully outfitted including comfy reading chairs with ottomans, upgraded lighting and devices to stream BBC adaptations of classics. There are also attendants pushing around snack and drinks carts at regular intervals - no more dirty glasses, watered down alcohol, and stale saltines.
I hear our new clerks in the caboose raised holy heck with the RR about the poor state os the second Class lounge.
Photos forthcoming.
Also as the Chatelaine of the Supplies Clipboard and Official RR Liaison, a/k/a Grand Pooba, I hereby give Joanne sole authority over stowaway, cat, and dog wrangling.
Theresa wrote: "If I ever make it out of the Caboose into Baggage, I am up for Carcassone! ..."Well, shoot! Somehow I missed that the magic trunk was NOT in the Caboose! Oops... I can't play myself, then, either.
Theresa wrote: "If I ever make it out of the Caboose into Baggage, I am up for Carcassone! We need those farther along to read faster and get into the Private Cafe Car and the Royal Coach to keep the stowaways o..."
See what happened? My inserting Tom into the picture raised Theresa's hackles enough for her to do something about the condition of Baggage! Haha! And now Tom can rummage through his baggage and find a book and join us reading. Tom is here for the long haul, enjoy the mature eye candy ladies!
Theresa wrote: "Also as the Chatelaine of the Supplies Clipboard and Official RR Liaison, a/k/a Grand Pooba, I hereby give Joanne sole authority over stowaway, cat, and dog wrangling."Dog wrangling is fine with me-Cindy gets the mass group of cats. Sorry -more than one or two at one time make me sneeze continuously. I will tolerate them, but shall not take control over them. (As if it's even possible to control cats)!
LibraryCin wrote: "Theresa wrote: "If I ever make it out of the Caboose into Baggage, I am up for Carcassone! ..."Well, shoot! Somehow I missed that the magic trunk was NOT in the Caboose! Oops... I can't play myse..."
It is in the caboose as of last night Cindy-pull the game out for yourself and hide it under your books. That way when Joy moves on you have it!
I've thought it over. I cannot be a bouncer!!Here are some candidates -
https://images.app.goo.gl/x5XjtXVfSkW...
Well thanks for letting me know Holly, I think I will talk with those guys and see if one of them might join us though!
I'm cruising with limited internet access, so I'm glad the pressure of the first round is passed and I can work through my list at a slower pace. Since I can only read the ones on my kindle and my next read is on kindle I may drag it out until I get home.Love the new round rules.
Holly - we will have to find a new role for you. Mobile librarian?
Linda C wrote: "I'm cruising with limited internet access, so I'm glad the pressure of the first round is passed and I can work through my list at a slower pace. Since I can only read the ones on my kindle and my ..."I'm cruising next month and am looking forward to reading with a view of water. Arizona hasn't got much of that resource.
Joanne wrote: "It is in the caboose as of last night Cindy-pull the game out for yourself and hide it under your books. That way when Joy moves on you have it!...LOL! Sounds good - thank you! Theresa, up for some Carcassonne, then!?
Robin P wrote: "Kudos to the Mods for quickly figuring out a whole new approach! I already thought this game was going to be very labor intensive for them, as opposed to the Birthday one, or either of last year's ..."Kudos with a Brava! and standing ovation! (had a bit of opera in my last book)
I would have been happy with a random roll and a slow meander through books I might not have otherwise read. This is so complex yet silly-fun. Thanks to everyone playing along and especially Anita for taking on a lot of work and turning it into even more work! :o
Amy wrote: "Holly - we will have to find a new role for you. Mobile librarian?"Amy, Mobile librarian sounds pleasant.
LibraryCin wrote: "Joanne wrote: "It is in the caboose as of last night Cindy-pull the game out for yourself and hide it under your books. That way when Joy moves on you have it!...LOL! Sounds good - thank you! The..."
Absolutely! Let's go!
Holly R W wrote: "I've thought it over. I cannot be a bouncer!!Here are some candidates -
https://images.app.goo.gl/x5XjtXVfSkW..."
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Nancy, I love your 52, 55, and 75! And that you repeated those as well. It’s gonna be a great round for you.
Amy wrote: "Nancy, I love your 52, 55, and 75! And that you repeated those as well. It’s gonna be a great round for you."I’m really looking forward to those too. I wasn’t sure about … Luis Velez. So I’m especially glad to hear your feedback on it. Thanks Amy.
Linda C wrote: "I'm cruising with limited internet access, so I'm glad the pressure of the first round is passed and I can work through my list at a slower pace. Since I can only read the ones on my kindle and my ..."Lol, I assume you mean you are on a cruise. I took one in December, and the internet was so bad. Honestly, I don't do well when I am disconnected like that! Hope you are somewhere fun.
Theresa wrote: "LibraryCin wrote: "Joanne wrote: "It is in the caboose as of last night Cindy-pull the game out for yourself and hide it under your books. That way when Joy moves on you have it!...LOL! Sounds go..."
Ok, I'm going to place my tile here, and put a guy in the city. :-)
Anita wrote: "Linda C wrote: "I'm cruising with limited internet access, so I'm glad the pressure of the first round is passed and I can work through my list at a slower pace. Since I can only read the ones on m..."LOL! That was one of the things I liked being on cruises. I stayed offline, didn't watch tv, listen to radio, etc etc. Loved it! I could really relax (when I wasn't running around in port doing tours!)
LibraryCin wrote: "Theresa wrote: "LibraryCin wrote: "Joanne wrote: "It is in the caboose as of last night Cindy-pull the game out for yourself and hide it under your books. That way when Joy moves on you have it!......"I've placed my castle with a knight...
I adores Luiz Velez! It was close to, or in my top 10!I was just talking to a patient of mine, who happens to be a veterinary assistant. She was talking about how dangerous lilies are for cats. I never knew that. But it’s like almost fatal for them. So as much as I don’t like this. Gnarly character, apparently it’s really important that people not bring certain flowers on the train.
Look how crazy I have become. I’m actually worried about imaginary flowers from an imaginary cat who I don’t even like on an imaginary train. But I did feel like I had to warn everybody. That should give you a clue to my recent state of mind.
I need to just put out a consolidated, tracking thread, which I found really so clear and helpful. I don’t even think you’re the last one on the train. But naturally that could change at anytime.
JoAnne's smuggled in Tom is on litterbox and dog walking duties. And, while on suspension from Border Patrol, she is assisting!@Amy and @Cora - no different than immersion in a book! It's all in your minds ... or is it? Alternate or parallel universes are real.
Yes, one meme I saw was about things that only readers understand. One was "feeling happy or sad for people who don't even exist".Sometimes when I read books set in England between the world wars and everybody is happy WWI is over, I feel bad knowing they and their kids will be in a worse one soon. The positive is extending our empathy. I paid more attention to the news from Afghanistan after I read The Kite Runner, because I "knew" someone from there.
Amy wrote: "I was just talking to a patient of mine, who happens to be a veterinary assistant. She was talking about how dangerous lilies are for cats. I never knew that. But it’s like almost fatal for them. So as much as I don’t like this. Gnarly character, apparently it’s really important that people not bring certain flowers on the train...."This is true. There are other plants that are dangerous for cats, too, but every year around Easter this reminder always goes out.
Achoo! I love fictional cats even though I’m allergic to them in real life. But now after reading about cats on the imaginary train I just boarded, I’m sneezing like crazy. Is this a weird form of reader’s empathy?
Robin P wrote: "Yes, one meme I saw was about things that only readers understand. One was "feeling happy or sad for people who don't even exist".Sometimes when I read books set in England between the world wars..."
I know what you mean. A Thousand Splendid Suns was like that for me. That book was a life changer for many reasons.
Theresa wrote: "JoAnne's smuggled in Tom is on litterbox and dog walking duties. And, while on suspension from Border Patrol, she is assisting!@Amy and @Cora - no different than immersion in a book! It's all in ..."
I don't do cats-thought I made that clear!
I had family visiting last week so I'm just now catching up – love the additional board rules! I am laughing, however, since I just started my first book today, and here I am seeing rules for multiple trips around the board! 😅Hey, it's fun in the caboose, right??
Heather Reads Books wrote: "I had family visiting last week so I'm just now catching up – love the additional board rules! I am laughing, however, since I just started my first book today, and here I am seeing rules for multi..."The Caboosians know how to par-tay! A few of us don't seem to be moving on any too soon. We have the best amenities, so why should we?
Anita, I have a question about the new rules:Regarding
a) If you read a book longer than 500 pages you get to roll an extra die for every incremental 100 pages. So a 500 page book let's you roll two dice on your next turn. A 600 page book let's you roll 3 dice, and so on.
How does this work in terms of communicating number of pages for a completed book to qualify for extra dice on the roll? Do we just put it in the thread for roll requests?
Regarding:
b) If you land on a book that has the same tag as the monthly tag, you will get an extra move to use when you wish:
5-25 taggers - move forward 1 space
25-50 taggers - move forward 2 spaces
50-100 taggers move forward 5 spaces
More than 100 taggers - roll two dice
This award must be noted on your tracking thread at the time you land on the book that earns it. The book does not need to be completed/reviewed in the month with the tag . . .this bonus is triggered when you land on the book.
Some of us are starting to accumulate these types of bonuses. How do we use them? Do we just post in the roll request thread or are we free to use them whenever we want without notifying anyone?
Joy D wrote: "Anita, I have a question about the new rules:Regarding
a) If you read a book longer than 500 pages you get to roll an extra die for every incremental 100 pages. So a 500 page book let's you roll ..."
Great question. For the page count situation, yes, please just put it in your roll request and maybe let me know the book title so I can double check it. Just a reminder, we use the Amazon hard cover for the definitive page count.
For the tag situation, please note on your tracking that the book fits the tag as soon as you land on it and how many taggers there are.
When you want to actually take your extra move forward, please let me know on your roll request, and I will denote it as your roll plus X. ie. 6-2 (+5). If you want to see your roll first, that's okay, but I do need you to tell me (in the roll request thread) that you are moving additional spaces just so I can note it in my spreadsheet, and Joanne is alerted as well.
Thanks, Anita. I have been noting the books that fit the tag in my tracking thread. I haven't come to my tomes yet, but there's quite a few down further in my Porter level list. I will make sure to note them when requesting the next roll, if applicable.Question: Do we go to Amazon to find the hard cover page count or is it clearly listed somewhere in the "edition listings" on GR?
I thought the rule was always to use the Goodreads listings to find hardcover info. Goodreads seems to list all editions. I relied on this database when checking my longer books. I used my computer’s find-in-page tool to search for hardcovers. I don’t think Amazon is workable for older books, since they only list books they sell. It’s really cumbersome to check the used books. They only sell trade paperbacks for some books now.
Theresa, I have wondere..."
Why thank you! A lawyer's tools are words, language, writing, and using them to weave stories, make arguments, and persuade others to what you need them to do, all part of the art of negotiation. I actually write all day! I find most lawyers I know have a creative side, writing books and poetry, performing in amateur theater, painting, designing or making needlework, building highly original birdhouses.
My efforts would have fallen flat if others had not responded, making awesome contributions. I mean Joanne adds Baggage Car and Lynda describes Second Class, suddenly we have a train., and it has a life of its own. Two of the best additions recently were Amy's gnarly cat and JoyD's magic trunk. Those constant little nuggets all give me and all of you what we need to spin the rest.