The Name Game: Richard & Michelle

[Michelle]

I Love Halloween.

[Richard]

✅ Task 4 - Holiday

Halloween
20/10 - Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe, J.W. Ocker - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
MPG Halloween

[Michelle]

Completion Post

Book - White Witchmas by
Author - Dakota Cassidy
Date Read - 10/28/24
Task - Read a book that was set during your partners favorite holiday/
Richard's Holiday - Christmas
How it fits - Set during Christmas

[Richard]

Well done! Just in time! 😎

[Amanda]

Question 5: Are you an early bird or night owl?
Task 5: Read a book with a bird on the cover, title or mentioned in the book.

[Richard]

Definitely a night owl. How else can I chat with a lot of you on here, while living in Australia? 😆

[Michelle]

Night owl as well.

[Michelle]

Completion Post

Book - The Lost Story
Author - Meg Shaffer
Date Read - 10/30/24
Task - Read a book with a bird on the cover, title or mentioned in the book
How it fits - Bird on the cover

[Richard]

✅ Task 5 - Bird

Night Owl
30/10 - Advanced Brain Training -- Brain Train Your Way to the Top: A Teach Yourelf Guide, Terry Horne - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Amanda]

Question 6: What is your favorite color?
Task 6: Read a book that is at least 50% of your partners favorite color. (if they want a challenge they can find both their favorite colors on 1 cover)

[Richard]

Mine is green.

[Michelle]

Mine is black, like my soul.

[Richard]

Since it's November now, would you like to keep playing, or end this one here? I'm okay with either answer. 😊

[Amanda]

if you both want to continue, that's fine. unfortunately, I have a lot of real-life stuff going on and didn't make up new partners for the next two months. I plan to run this game a little differently in the new year.

[Richard]

Amanda wrote: "if you both want to continue, that's fine. unfortunately, I have a lot of real-life stuff going on and didn't make up new partners for the next two months."

Ok that's fine Amanda. We understand. RL takes priority. I hope you're okay, & if not, know that you have friends here. Take care.

[Amanda]

thank you for the kind words and understanding. yeah we're good just taking it day by day as it comes

[Michelle]

Richard wrote: "Since it's November now, would you like to keep playing, or end this one here? I'm okay with either answer. 😊"

Sure, I'll keep playing.

[Michelle]

Amanda wrote: "if you both want to continue, that's fine. unfortunately, I have a lot of real-life stuff going on and didn't make up new partners for the next two months. I plan to run this game a little differen..."

It's ok, RL is more important. I can't wait to see what you come up with for the new year.

[Richard]

✅ Task 6 - Colour

Me - green
3/11 - Better Boundaries: Owning and Treasuring Your Life, Jan Black - ⭐️⭐️


Michelle - black
4/11 - No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality, Michael J. Fox - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Michelle]

I have not had a chance to get to my green book yet. It's next on my list after the current one I'm reading. I was away for several days attending some concerts.

[Richard]

All good. Glad to see you're still interested in playing with me

[Michelle]

I would never ghost you. Some days I'm as slow as molasses when reading. Other days my attention span is just not there and I can only get about 30 pages done before my brain decides we need to go do something else 🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

[Michelle]

Completion Post



Book - When it Rains
Author - Mark Allan Gunnells
Date Read - 11/18/24
Rating - 2 stars
How it fits - 90.1% green

[Michelle]

Are we still doing a check in or are we completely on our own now?

[Richard]

We're on our own now....if you'd like to keep going. I'm okay with either answer. There will always be other challenges.

[Amanda]

If you want i can post the who list of questions and tasks in this thread and you can see how many you can get done by the end of the year. So you can go at your own pace and not have to wait for me. I am hoping the new year will settle things down a bit.

[Michelle]

Richard wrote: "We're on our own now....if you'd like to keep going. I'm okay with either answer. There will always be other challenges."

Sure. If your up for still playing, I think it would be fun. I've never gotten this far before.

[Michelle]

Amanda wrote: "If you want i can post the who list of questions and tasks in this thread and you can see how many you can get done by the end of the year. So you can go at your own pace and not have to wait for m..."

Sure, that would be great.

[Richard]

Michelle wrote: "If your up for still playing"

Yes, happy to! 😊

[Amanda]

Question 1: Some of you may have established where each other is from in conversation. If not where are you from?
Task 1: Read a book set in the state or country your partner is from.

Question 2: What animal would you want to be reincarnated as
Task2: Read a book with the animal that your partner chooses on the cover or mentioned in text.

Question 3: What is your favorite decade?
Task 3: Read a book that was set in your partners favorite decade.

Question 4: Who is your favorite author?
Task 4: Read a book by your partners favorite author.

Question 5: What is your favorite holiday?
Task 5: Read a book with your partners favorite holiday mentioned in the text.

Question 6: What is your favorite board game?
Task: 6: Read a book with either GAME in the title.

Question 7: What is your favorite content genre?
Task 7: Read a book in your partners favorite genre.

Question 8: Would you ride a zeppelin if given the chance?
Task 8: Read a book with a mode of transportation on the cover. (Its ok if they are creative here if they ask)

Question 9: What is your favorite movie of all time?
Task 9: Read a book in your partners favorite movie genre.

Question 10: If you could eat at only one restaurant forever, what would it be?
Task 10: Read a book set in your partners restaurant food category/region. If you like a sushi place your partner has to read a book set in Japan.

Question 11: If you could turn the ocean into a liquid other than water, which one would it be?
Task: Read a book with a form of liquid on the cover.

Question 12: You have been granted a one-way ticket to another country, where are you going?
Task: Read a book set in your partners country.

Question 13: What is a word or phrase in another language (or your own) that you really like?
Task: Read a book set in the country or state it is from.

Question 14: If you were setting off to Mars and could take only one luxury item with you, what would it be?
Task: Read a book where MPG is Sci Fi

Question 15: What season would you be?
Task : Read a book set in that season.

Question 16: You are stranded on a remote desert island, what book do you bring with you?
Task 16: Read the book your partner would bring.

Question 17: Are you an early bird or night owl?
Task 17: Read a book with a bird on the cover, title or mentioned in the book.

Question 18: What is your favorite musical artist?
Task 18: Read a book with an authors initials in the band/artist name.

Question 19: What was your favorite class and least favorite class in school?
Task 19: Read a book set in a school.

Question 20: If you could write a book about your life, what would the title be and why?
Task 20 Read a memoir, biography, or autobiography.

Question 21: What there words would your friends use to describe you?
Task 21: Read a book where the characters have a strong friendship.

Question 22: What would you do if you were gifted a million dollars, no strings attached?
Task 22: Read a book with a very rich MC.

Question 23: What trend do you hope makes a come back?
Task 23: Read a book published in the year your partner was born.

Question 24: What is your favorite color?
Task 24: Read a book that is at least 50% of your partners favorite color. (if they want a challenge they can find both their favorite colors on 1 cover)

Question 25: What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Task 25: Read a book that has sugar or sweet in the title.

Question 26: Which do you prefer oceans or or lake?
Task 26: Read a book that is set by the ocean or lake.

Question 27: What is the best phrase or piece of slang used in your hometown?
Task 27: Read a comedy book

Question 28: What is the last book you DNF and why?
Task 28: Read a book that has been on your TBR list the longest.

Question 29: What did you want to be when you grew up?
Task 29: Pick a career you wanted to be and choose a book with a character that is working in that field or working in your partners field.

Question 30: If you could have lunch with any celebrity/famous person who would it be?
Task 30: Read a book about them if they have one. (if they don't then they can just read a celebrities or famous person book)

[Richard]

Amanda wrote: "Question..."

Thanks Amanda. Appreciate you!

[Richard]

So Michelle...

Question 7: What is your favourite content genre?

Mine is self-help. Or if you'd prefer fiction, it'd be thriller.

[Amanda]

Richard wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Question..."

Thanks Amanda. Appreciate you!"

No problem. Thank you for understanding its been crazy.

[Michelle]

Question 7: What is your favorite content genre?

Mine is Paranormal.

[Michelle]

Richard wrote: "So Michelle...

Question 7: What is your favourite content genre?

Mine is self-help. Or if you'd prefer fiction, it'd be thriller."

I'm going to venture into a self help book. I found one that I need in my life..

Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess

[Richard]

✅ Task 7 - Fave Genre

Me - self-help
25/11 - Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You: Retrain Your Brain to Conquer Fear, Make Better Decisions, and Thrive in the 21s t Century, Marc Schoen - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Michelle - paranormal
25/11 - Unearthing the Lost World of the Cloudeaters: Compelling Evidence of the Incursion of Giants, Their Extraordinary Technology, and Imminent Return, Thomas Horn - ⭐️

[Michelle]

✅ Task 7 - Fave Genre

Book - Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess
Author - Rachel Hoffman
Date Read - 12/2/24
Rating - 2 stars
How it fits - MPG Self Help

[Michelle]

Question 8: Would you ride a zeppelin if given the chance?
Task 8: Read a book with a mode of transportation on the cover. (Its ok if they are creative here if they ask)

That's a big old NO from me!

I'm a bit confused on this one. Any mode of transportation or do we have to read a book of the other persons mode of transformation?

[Amanda]

hey guys! you can read a book for yourselves. you don't have to read for your partner this time

[Michelle]

Amanda wrote: "hey guys! you can read a book for yourselves. you don't have to read for your partner this time"

Thanks Amanda!

[Amanda]

no problem

[Richard]

It's a no from me as well. Fear of heights.

[Richard]

✅ Task 8

Cover - mode of transportation
5/12 - The Sun & The Moon & The Rolling Stones, Rich Cohen - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Michelle]

Completion Post - Task 8

Book - Whisper of Bones
Author - Melinda Leigh
Date Read - 12/7/24
Rating - 3 Stars
Task - Mode of transportation on the cover
How it fits - Kayak on the cover

[Michelle]

Question 9: What is your favorite movie of all time?
Task 9: Read a book in your partners favorite movie genre.

My favorite movie is Twister, the 1996 version.

I looked it up and there are a couple different genres.

Disaster
Action
Adventure
Thriller
Drama
Suspense

[Richard]

As an ex-film student, this is a hard question for me....

Naked Lunch, eXistenZ, & Lost Highway.

Psychological sci-fi.

Any of these genres would fit:

Philosophy, Psychology, Sci-Fi

[Richard]

✅ Task 9 - Movie Genre

Me:

Psychology
7/12 - Wednesday Is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia, Richard E. Cytowic - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sci-Fi
8/12 - After the Flying Saucers Came: A Global History of the UFO Phenomenon, Greg Eghigian - ⭐️⭐️

Michelle:

Adventure
10/12 - The Lost Airman: A True Story of Escape from Nazi Occupied France, Seth Meyerowitz - ⭐️⭐️

Thriller
11/12 - The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany, Gwen Strauss - ⭐️⭐️

[Michelle]

Completion Post

Book - Iron Widow
Author - Xiran Jay Zhao
Date Read - 12/14/24
Rating - 4 stars
How it fits - MPG Science Fiction

[Michelle]

Question 10: If you could eat at only one restaurant forever, what would it be?
Task 10: Read a book set in your partners restaurant food category/region. If you like a sushi place your partner has to read a book set in Japan.

My Favorite Restaurant is Oriental Star. They do a mix of Asian cuisines...Chinese, Japanese, and Thai.

[Richard]

I have Chinese in my ancestry (my great-grandfather), so any Chinese restaurant with good yum-cha works for me.