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2011 April - June Challenge
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I hardly ever watch TV myself. In fact, even less now because I cancelled my cable (their prices are ridiculous) and have absolutely no channels anymore. I feel kinda bad about it because my daughter liked to watch the Disney channel from time to time. But we have plenty of movies and I can pull up a lot of stuff on the internet. I just miss my local channels for severe weather coverage.
I wish I could stay home, I envy you that! You are so lucky!
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No one is more terrible with numbers than me. It's probably some miscalculation on my part. I'll check it out....
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The challenge is only worth 310 points, not 360. I have no idea where that number came from....and I can't believe no one else caught it until now! LAMO!!!
So WOW! For the first time ever, we have someone who has completed a challenge! Congrats Butterflycager!!!!
Only a few more weeks left, who will get 2nd and 3rd place?
Also - Butterflycager - would you like your $10 gift card for Amazon or Barnes & Noble? Please send me a PM with your email address and preference. :)
Task completed 10.2 What's your sign? Lagan Love by Peter Murphy.I don't recommend this book.
Books 16/40
points 100/360
Stacy wrote: "I just miss my local channels for severe weather coverage."Just wanted to point out that you can get your locals without paying for cable. All you need is an antenna if your TV has a built-in digital tuner or a converter box with antenna if you have an older set with only an analog tuner.
Stacy wrote: "Butterflycager wrote: "I've always been a big reader. But I'm also a stay-at-home mom and I don't watch much television, so that gives me some extra reading time."I hardly ever watch TV myself...."
Even with the local channels the severe weather coverage sucks. We get the tornado warning after it already went through. Stick to Internet Stacy! It's more reliable. I rarely listen to the TV anymore. LOL!
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Just wanted to point out that you can get your locals without paying for cable. All you need is an antenna if your TV has..."
Thanks Nicole, I appreciate the help. I tried two different antennas and one was only able to pull three different versions of channel 17 (ex. 17-1, 17-2, 17-3), and the other only pulled three different versions of channel 64. :( Not worth it to me to keep them. I think I might be in too wooded of an area. There's a forest that my apartment backs up to. That's the only thing I can think of because I live in a fairly densely populated area....
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I miss that radar channel (is it 121? 131?) that I had when I was with the ex. I always had that channel on when something bad was going on outside.
Tara wrote: "Even with the local channels the severe weather coverage sucks. We get the tornado warning after it already went through. Stick to Internet Stacy! It's more reliable. I rarely listen to the TV anymore. LOL!"Noooooo!!! I'll console myself knowing that you don't live where I do (we don't get tornadoes, so I'm certain of that). TV news pays my bills (I'm a director), so I'm always disappointed to hear about people abandoning their locals.
Stacy wrote: "I think I might be in too wooded of an area. There's a forest that my apartment backs up to. That's the only thing I can think of because I live in a fairly densely populated area...."
That's likely the case since you couldn't get two different antennas to work. You could try a booster or see if your landlord would let you put up an outdoor antenna (which would be much stronger than the indoor ones). The FCC has some info here: http://www.fcc.gov/guides/antennas-an...
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And yeah, Tara's right. Some of our local stations are a joke. I can't count how many times they've posted a weather alert after the fact.
TASKS COMPLETED5.6. Singles – Bossypants, Tina Fey 6/11/11
15.4. Don’t I Know You? - If You Were Here: A Novel, Jen Lancaster 5/29/11 & Big Trouble, Dave Barry 6/13/11
11/40 books
80/310 points
Butterflycager wrote: "Task and challenge completed:25.1 Me, myself & I:
Woman with brown hair on cover:Murder Your Darlings: Algonquin Round Table Mystery by J.J. Murphy
"Me" in title: [book:Die For Me..."
Wow! Great job on completing the challenge!
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10.9 - Averages – Frankenstein: The Dead Town - Dean Koontz
15/40 books
120/310 points
So good! And finally and end to these Frankenstein books. Don't get me wrong, it was a good series, but I thought it was going to start being all Freddy Kruger/Jason Vorhees with Frankenstein, book 12. Thankfully, he stopped at five. ;)
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Task completed 5.2 Ghellow Road by TH Watersstorm cloud in the back - rain is coming!!
230 points and 29 books completed
Ashley wrote: "Butterflycager wrote: "Task and challenge completed:25.1 Me, myself & I:
Woman with brown hair on cover:Murder Your Darlings: Algonquin Round Table Mystery by J.J. Murphy
"Me" in ..."
Thanks! It was a lot of fun - I read some new authors and went outside my reading comfort zone a few times. I like reading challenges that are set up like this a big task list to complete.
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I'm glad you liked it Jules!
Task Completed:5.6. Singles – The Accidental Bestseller by Wendy Wax
14/40 books
75/310 points
TASK COMPLETED10.2. What’s Your Sign? - The Clique, Lisi Harrison 6/14/11 (Taurus)
12/40 books
90/310 points
Here are some tasks I finally fit into categories...this has been a really hard challenge for me to match up my books! 5.3 May Flowers – Holly’s Inbox by Holly Denham 5/21/11
5.4 Plain Jane - I Think I Love You by Allison Pearson 4/17/11
5.7. Doubles - Tales from the Yoga Studio by Rain Mitchell (blonde girl) 4/7/11
15.1. Tried and New - The Accidental Bestseller by Wendy Wax 6/9/11
Little Miss Teacher by Cassandra O’Sullivan Sachar 6/14/11
Total 85 Points
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5.3 May Flowers – Holly’s Inbox by Holly Denham 5/21/11 [bookcover:Holly's..."
Sorry Cathy! :(
Stacy wrote: "Cathy wrote: "Here are some tasks I finally fit into categories...this has been a really hard challenge for me to match up my books! 5.3 May Flowers – Holly’s Inbox by Holly Denham 5/21/11 [boo..."
No that's okay! It just makes it even more challenging! That can be good:)
One more task down...10.10. Two in One - The Little Black Book of Big Red Flags: The 200 Warning Signs You Should Never Ignore - But Usually Do by Natasha Burton, Julie Fishman and Meagan McCrary
Hilarious and oh so true!!
10.2: A Clean Slate by Laura Caldwell10.5: The Gap Year by Sarah Bird (shoes from Gap)
170/360
Task Completed 5.7 Life's a Beach by Claire Cook235 points and 30 books completed
Task completed: Averages – Click: An Online Love Story by Lisa Becker books 17/40
points 110/360
TASK COMPLETED5.1. Springtime – The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot 6/17/11
13/40 books
95/310 points
AMAZING BOOK!!! Recommend it to everyone
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Jules - 310 *WINNER!!!!*
Kristin - 235
Nicole - 170
Tara - 130
Stacy - 120
Jencey - 110
Becky - 105
Alicia - 100
Cathy - 95
Ashley - 70
Leah - 60
Kristine - 55
Kourtney - 35
Jen B - 25
Tori - 5
Congratulations!! You guys did awesome. : )
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5.2: The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson(such a good book!!)
25.2: (brown hair) Wanted by Sara Shepard; All My Life by Susan Lucci [little stretch since it’s only “my”]; & Great House by Nicole Krauss
200/310
10.2 What’s Your Sign? - Cancer – Click: An Online Love Story by Lisa Becker 6/18/11Total: 105 POINTS
Stacy wrote: "It's not over yet! Jules is the winner because she finished the challenge first. We still have a couple more weeks! :)"Wow Huge congrats!! Is this the first time anyone's ever completed the whole challenge? Good for you:)
Task completed 5.10 Declaring Spinsterhood by Jamie Lynn Braziel240 points and 31 books completed
Task completed:10.6 Bling! Bling! – Silver Girl by Elin Hilderbrand
books 18/40
points 120/360
TASK COMPLETED15.2-Initially Speaking-Lost & Found-Jacqueline Sheehan, Burnt Toast-Teri Hatcher
24/40 Books
145/310 Points
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Wow Huge congrats!! Is this the first time anyone's ever com..."
Yup, first time! :) Now I need to make them harder!!!
LOL, just kidding!
10.8. What The &^%$*? - The Fixer-Upper by Mary Kay Andrews 6/19/11 Total: 115 Points
Awesome book! First mKA book I listened to (or read).
Cathy wrote: "10.8. What The &^%$*? - The Fixer-Upper by Mary Kay Andrews 6/19/11 Total: 115 Points
Awesome book! First mKA book I listened to (or read)."
I loved that book too. I am reading The Summer Rental right now and it's good so far. I can only read half because it's on the list for the next challenge. :)
Tara wrote: I loved that book too. I am reading The Summer Rental right now and it's good so far. I can only read half because it's on the list for the next challenge. :)
Oh, I am so glad you're doing the "read half now, save the rest for the challenge" thing, too - I was feeling a little guilty that I have started one of my challenge books already!
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Melanie wrote: "Tara wrote: I loved that book too. I am reading The Summer Rental right now and it's good so far. I can only read half because it's on the list for the next challenge. :)
Oh, I am so glad you're..."
I couldn't wait any longer to read the book. I have two more I am doing the same thing with because they are new release library books and I need to return them by July 5th. :)
TASK COMPLETED10.3-United Nations-Italian for Beginner's-Kristin Harmel
25/40 Books
155/310 Points
TASK COMPLETED5.7 Doubles-Pretty Little Liars-Sara Shepard
26/40 Books
160/310 Points
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10.2 What’s Your Sign? – Virgo = A Vintage Affair – Isabel Rose (June)
16/40 books
130/310 points
SUCH a good book!!!!
Tara wrote: "Melanie wrote: "Tara wrote: I loved that book too. I am reading The Summer Rental right now and it's good so far. I can only read half because it's on the list for the next challenge. :)
Oh, I a..."
It's a good idea, but then I went and finished the book - I couldn't put it down! So now I need to change my challenge books. : )
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I figured I might as well keep working on this challenge and get in as many more books as I can. I'm hoping to get two more read.
Stacy wrote: "Task Completed:10.2 What’s Your Sign? – Virgo = A Vintage Affair – Isabel Rose (June)
16/40 books
130/310 points
SUCH a good book!!!!"
I am reading this book also, but since I am at about 40% of it, I'll have to stop soon as it's on my list for the next challenge.
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25.1 Me, myself & I:
Woman with brown hair on cover:Murder Your Darlings: Algonquin Round Table Mystery by J.J. Murphy
"Me" in title: Die For Me (book #7) by Karen Rose
Author that shares one of my names: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
40/40 Books
310/310 Points - I know this is supposed to be 360, but I'm terrible at math, and this is what I keep coming up with!