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So excited for this challenge to come back!
The way I rannnnnnnnnn! I cannot wait!
Anyone for a quick game of Quidditch while we wait in the lounge?teehee
I hate to do it, but I think I'm gonna have to sit this one out. We're planning to put our house on the market in May and it looks like there is much chaos and uncertain internet connectivity ahead for the next few months.Not sure I want to be worrying about team challenges on top of that.
But I will pop in when I can to cheerlead and stuff. 😁
Yeah, I look forward to this team challenge. I may not contribute much but I look working in teams.
Sammy wrote: "I hate to do it, but I think I'm gonna have to sit this one out. We're planning to put our house on the market in May and it looks like there is much chaos and uncertain internet connectivity ahead..."Will you post pictures occasionally if you have the bandwidth?
By the way, you will be missed. A lot. Just saying.
You will be missed, Sammy, but that's a totally logical reason to bow out. Just hearing about it sounds stressful to me, hope all goes as smoothly as possible.
I have a question about the challenge before I sign up. (view spoiler)
Is there going to be a Q&A? If not, could someone either post the answer here or PM me?
Thank you so much!
I simply cannot NOT post these images. They are just begging to be shared here:
And I ssoooo much wish I could switch places with that lucky b*tch (with any of them, really). 🫠🤭
I also needed the images to cheer us up, as Sammy's news made me sad. (But yes, totally understandable. )
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Sensible but unwanted news! If internet chaos resolves, you'd be v welcome as a reserve.
Hiddleston dancing is a winner though.
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The BOM stuff is a little confusing. Do I have to participate in that way of getting points? I'm not always interested in the BOM.
There's no need to take part in the BOM if you don't want to. Think of them as bonus points.
Is th..."
Thanks guys. Yes, pictures will be a thing, internet permitting (not much I'll be able to do on the app if I end up reduced to that! 😆), but I can't promise they'll all be as mesmerising as the above.*goes back to
I'll be back in full challenge mode just as soon as we're settled and I have access to my books again. 😉
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hehe!
Also, love the excitement everyone
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Just use the browser version on the phone and all is well ;-)
Can’t wait.. it will be awesome, even if I can’t see all the details on my phone. And so glad it starts the day after my holiday ends, something to look forward to banish the back from holidays blues!
Tower Squadies! I want to play with you again!
Yaaayy!! This may be my favorite team challenge of them all!
Going to join in again this year - I enjoy TT
Going to participate without Captaining this time, so I can relax a bit and just read! :)
Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Can’t wait.. it will be awesome, even if I can’t see all the details on my phone. And so glad it starts the day after my holiday ends, something to look forward to banish the back from holidays b..."
You won’t be in a jetlag fog?
Ashley wrote: "Going to participate without Captaining this time, so I can relax a bit and just read! :)"What, do you have other challenges going on or something?
:D hahaha
Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Can’t wait.. it will be awesome, even if I can’t see all the details on my phone. And so glad it starts the day after my holiday ends, something to look forward to banish the back from holidays b..."
Just realized I'll also be on a little trip two or three days leading up to the challenge! Just like you will also be back just in time though :)
Where do we ask questions in regards to the challenge, if we have them, before we sign up? In here?
Judith wrote: "Yes, ask away"Thanks Judith.
For those of us who do read over 60 BPM cap or it's highly likely that we will read over the 60 BPM cap--I'm not sure I'm quite understanding how that will work.
If those books go into reserve in case a player is ghosting--if that player is replaced--it's possible the reserved books might not be used, correct?
If a player does meet/go over the 60 BPM cap, we will just sit idle until the new month starts and can start logging books again?
Do we still need to check in weekly, even if we aren't able to log in books?
Looking forward to flying the friendly skies with all of you! I'd like to request to avoid the New Dehli and Miami airports...no offense to my India and Miami based friends...just sayin'.
To quote Douglas Adams-It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on Earth has ever produced the expression "as pretty as an airport."
Ah…Douglas Adams…not everyone’s cup of tea…but an entertaining writer for sure.
Some people don't like Douglas Adams? Fie!Next you will say that there are those who do not enjoy Christopher Moore. Or Terry Pratchett.
Say it isn't so!
teehee
Jenny wrote: "Some people don't like Douglas Adams? Fie!Next you will say that there are those who do not enjoy Christopher Moore. Or Terry Pratchett.
Say it isn't so!
teehee"
Clutches non-existent pearls in a dramatic fashion. 🤭
Wow. That's impressive. I'm not very good at clutching at non-existent things. I'm good at clutching things dramatically, though. My mom would say exceedingly well. ;)
Kelly (Maybedog) wrote: "Wow. That's impressive. I'm not very good at clutching at non-existent things. I'm good at clutching things dramatically, though. My mom would say exceedingly well. ;)"Me neither. I actually think I was looking rather silly, but thankfully noone was around to notice. 😁
I have a love-hate relationship with the Delhi airport so I totally get that. I have the same thing with Munich and Rome... Gahhhh!If Douglas Adams had ever seen the new terminal here in Bengaluru (where I live), he might have had second thoughts. It is absolutely gorgeous. The only downside is that we now grumble about why the older terminal couldn't have been designed and built by the same people.
Melindam wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Some people don't like Douglas Adams? Fie!Next you will say that there are those who do not enjoy Christopher Moore. Or Terry Pratchett.
Say it isn't so!
teehee"
Clutches non-exist..."
This is more my style... less effort of having to remember where the non-existent things are. 🤭
Jenny wrote: "Some people don't like Douglas Adams? Fie!Next you will say that there are those who do not enjoy Christopher Moore. Or Terry Pratchett.
Say it isn't so!
teehee"
OMG...well I see I've opened up the "irrevocable can of worms" ...perhaps our journey will avoid such topics that clearly offend those who are Adams, etc fans ...hehe ;)
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Thanks Judith.
For those of us who do read over 60 BPM cap or it's highly likely that we will read over the 60 BPM cap--I'm not sure I'm quite understanding how tha..."
Correct, those books may not be used. But there is nothing saying which of 60 books read you'd have to use. And what I mean by that is the player wouldn't be obligated to use the first 60 books they read.
Maybe some books are longer than others or some work for a harder mini challenge task. There'd be flexibility to use the most advantageous books for the team until you had to lock in the books for the end of the month or end of mini challenge time period, etc.
And if you are getting close to your reading cap, whether it's the 60 or the limit set by your sign up, you can always try and target those larger books on your tbr list.
One of the reason for the caps, as mentioned in the sign up description, is to help with team balancing. And I mean the number of people on the team and not just the total sign up for books per month. For example, we try not to have one team with 4 people and another team with 9 people.
No matter how big or small of a reader you are players are supposed to check in at least once a week so the captains know you are still around and playing. Also we mods are known to throw mini challenges, etc at teams without notice so players should check in to be aware of new things going on, discuss good or bad books being read by team members etc.
Part of the point of challenges is to be interactive with other readers and share reading experiences. It's hard to do that if there's no interaction on the team thread.
Hope this helps!
Tammie wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Some people don't like Douglas Adams? Fie!Next you will say that there are those who do not enjoy Christopher Moore. Or Terry Pratchett.
Say it isn't so!
teehee"
OMG...well I see I..."
No offense from my side. 😊
As with partners, so with books/authors: One reader's Love Boat is another's Titanic. (a quote borrowed from Carrie Bradshaw and slightly twisted for the occasion. 🤭)
Melindam wrote: "I also needed the images to cheer us up, as Sammy's news made me sad. (But yes, totally understandable. )"So, this is not the right time to say that I'm sitting this one out too?
Sonia wrote: "Melindam wrote: "I also needed the images to cheer us up, as Sammy's news made me sad. (But yes, totally understandable. )"So, this is not the right time to say that I'm sitting this one out too?"
Most emphatically NOT.😿😿
But again, I understand!!!
It wasn't an easy decision, I've been doing towers since the old times.... Back when I was just an innocent member, living alone with a much-loved cat (no longer with us), with lots of free time and no TV series to watch.So yeah. It was the challenge that I never missed. Sadly, not this time.
Preeti wrote: "Melindam wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Some people don't like Douglas Adams? Fie!Next you will say that there are those who do not enjoy Christopher Moore. Or Terry Pratchett.
Say it isn't so!
teehee"
C..."
Preeti,
I bow to your wisdom (or maybe swoon at it). This is a perfect stance. 🤭
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