OFFICIAL WINTER CHALLENGE - 2008/2009 Showing 251-300 of 2,159

[Cynthia]

I don't think I would consider the pope a politician...and yes Fiona you can change the books you use for each task at anytime.

[Angie]

This is an amazing list!

I think I'll give it a try.

I'll post particulars later.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Thanks Cynthia. Just wondering what the religion 1 could be as I was Christened Church of England (but don't go to church no more).

[Lisa Julianna]

Cynthia no that's not my dog...LOL I just found that picture on google and thought he looked cute...I have 5 dogs all from the hound family. 2 blood hounds, 1 basset hound and 2 miniature dauchsunds. :~)

[[deleted user]]

Well, I'm just gonna do my best (and maybe I'll have to be creative with the tasks ; )). Let's see if I can manage 100 points. Is that being too ambitious?

Cynthia said: I don't think I would consider the pope a politician I think he could be considered more like a monarch or something... he makes political statements every now and then.

and come on... it's only the 3rd of december and people have points already!! When do you guys sleep!!

[Sera]

LOL - Hayes! I know that I have a few books over 50% read so that gave me a little bit of a head start :)

[Jeane]

Hayes, we can do without sleep but not without reading:-) I just finished my first book for the challenge: Niente di nuovo al fronte occidentale...so not too long. Next one will be a christmas carol which isn't long either. But the tirth one is Sepulchre, over 700pages!

[Jeane]

10 points task
6. Read A Book That Takes Place In A Country That Is Part Of Your Ancestry (I.E. If Your Irish Read A Book That Takes Place In Ireland Or About Ireland).

All Quiet on the Western Front

total 10 points

[Sarenna]

5 POINT TASK

8. Read A Book Whose Title Contains The Word Winter, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or any other winter holiday.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

[Hannahgrace]

Can't wait to start on these! Sounds like a ton of fun!

[Fiona (Titch)]

Oh I think it is already. Got my nxt read sorted out afterwards.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Read A Non-Fiction Book About A Religion Other
Than Your Own.

Can I read Anne Donavan's 'buddha da'?

[Lindsey]

Cynthia, I was just wondering why I'm not on the Leader board. I put up a book for 15 pts the other day. For the Read a book about a religion other than your own task. I read "Being Muslim" by Siddiqui.

[Lindsey]

I agree, the Pope is a monarch, since he's the sovereign head of Vatican City, but doesn't that make him a politician?

[Heather]

Holy Cow! I agree with Hayes...do you people sleep or work?!?! HaHa! It's only day 3 and there are already 268 posts. It makes my head spin and I haven't had a chance to start the challenge myself (I'll start tonight though).

Cynthia, how do you keep your head from spinning off your neck? :-0 God bless ya!

[Fiona (Titch)]

5 POINT TASK

8. Read A Book Whose Title Contains The Word Winter, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or any other winter holiday.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

[[deleted user]]

I really need to get working on my list. I am procastrating

[Cynthia]

Lisa - my family has 9 dogs altogether (3 weims, 4 English Bulldogs, 1 frenchie, and 1 cocker spaniel)

Sera - re. message 260 reminder books you've read MORE than 50% of before DEC. 1 won't count towards points in the challenge - only if you have 50% or less read before that date can you can use them.

Lindsey - so sorry I missed your points but I've added you to the list. And after taking a look at Wikepedia - I will accept the Pope as a political character for that challenge.

Heather 1 of many - it's a challenge but I love it!!!

Fiona - Buddha Da is a fiction book and the challenge is a non-fiction challenge so no it won't count.

If I miss updating your points please let me know so I can fix it.

Announcement - I'll be going out of town this weekend DEC 6-8 (a baby shower and a christmas party) and I don't think I'll be on during that time so don't worry if you don't see me - I'll be back!!!

[Laura]

Emilee - you can tell you're a divorced woman (pro-castrating!) LOL

:)

[[deleted user]]

I was that way before. But I think I'm a bit worse. Still trying to juggle the single mom bit but it's worse since my oldest started highschool and is in all these clubs. I swear I should just live at the highschool

[Laura]

Yeah, just move right in. Do they have those trailer classrooms out front? You could at least stow a laptop and a sleeping bag there or something. :)

[[deleted user]]

No they don't but maybe I could move into the baseball field ticket booth.

[Angela]

Ann from S.C. is there a time frame for your 25 point challenge?

I picked up East of Eden about a month ago, read about 15 pages, but I really did not care for it, so I gave up on it.

[Eliz]

15 POINT TASKS
8. Read A Book That Relates To One Of Your New Year's Resolutions.

Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs

(My New Year's resolution is to cook more and eat out less, a lot less.)

[Sera]

Sorry, Cynthia, I have baby brain so I get things backwards more than I normally do :(

I finished a 5 point task tonight:

6. Read A Book By A New, First Time Author. (The author can have only one published book at the time you read it.)

Living Rich by Spending Smart by Gregory Karp

Thanks, Cynthia :)

[Cynthia]

No problem Sera. The link you posted goes to the wrong book by the way.

[Darla]

Alright, I am officially starting the Winter Challenge..... NOW!

First up: Read a book with a body part in the title.

Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince

*Will be worth 10 points upon completion*

[Lisa Julianna]

ooh Eliz I really like you'r New Year's Resolution...I may have to use that resolution as one of mine too...My husband just got out of the hospital and we need to be eating better. I need to definatly cook more. :~)

[Sarenna]

10 POINTS

2. For The Holiday Season: Read a Book with a Holiday Song in the Title.

Deck the Halls by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark

Total Points: 15

[Jeane]

Cynthia, what are you planning to do to us????? we are almsot seeying you as someone there watching if any question comes ine, any wonderings....and you are taking a break!!!!! By the way, enjoy:-)))

[Alice]

Darla I think someone said before that blood doesn't count as a body part you might want to check that out!

I started the challenge last night and as so many of you seem to be bringing in the points already I thought I'd start on a 25 pointer! So am reading My Father's Wives for a book that is set in a country beginning with the same letter as my name. I'll let you know when i've finished it!

Alice x

[Fiona (Titch)]

Cynthia, who is doing the 25pts challenge? Just the 3 who won the Fall challenge or are we all to add to that?

[Alice]

Oh I didn't realise that not everyone was to do the 25point challenges! And I had books I wanted to read for that!!!

[Fiona (Titch)]

Alice, its just what I saw names wise on the end thats all hun xx

Which is why I was askin Cynthia.

[Ann from S.C.]

The 25 point challenge is for everyone. (If I've got to read LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA...then ya'll got to read your EAST OF EDEN or any book you never could finish...lol)

[Ann from S.C.]

How eles can everyone get 25 points?
I am not that stingy...lol

[Fiona (Titch)]

Don't have East of Eden.

[Ann from S.C.]

No, any book you have tried to read, but never finished. Someone had asked about EOE. Mine is LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Its between Hollywood Wives - Jackie Collins or Lost Souls - Neil White (which I found out is a sequel to Fallen Idols).

[Ann from S.C.]

Yes, Jackis Collins is one I have not been able to read. I don't knoe Neil White.

[Fiona (Titch)]

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/n...

He has only written 2 books. Fallen Idols and Lost Souls (which I have both here lol).

[Jeane]

We can all try to get that 25 points task.

[Jeane]

did get it right that for the 25 points you can only choose one of the suggestions, right? You can't do all three and get every time 25 points...or can you?

[Fiona (Titch)]

Jeane, would be amazing if u could lol.

[Jen B]

For anyone who's already read it: would The Double Bind (by Chris Bojalian) count for the mentally/physically handicapped main character task? I just got it from PaperbackSwap, and I can't wait to start it. I know one of the characters has a mental issue, but I wasn't sure about the main character...although I've heard there's a twist in the story, and I've flipped through the book just a little bit (I was intrigued by the pictures) so I'm thinking maybe the main character does, too? But I don't want to ruin it for myself and read anymore ahead! :) So can someone just tell me yes or no - it will work or it won't?

[Angela]

Ann- I picked it up again last night and read 15 more pages and ugh!! I just do not understand some of the writing and I am finding it boring. But I guess it is 25 pts, so I will continue :)

[Angela]

5 point task-Check out a book from your local library.

Good Luck- Whitney Gaskell

Total 5 Points.

[Liz M]

Alice & Darla, waaaay back in post #23 Cynthia did approve of the use of Blood as a body part (I was going to ask the same question, so i took note of the response).

Text from Post #23:
Darla - I was thinking more in terms of organs or appendages for that one but as long as it is blood and not bloody I'll accept that.

[Alice]

Can we only do one of the 25 point tasks? If that's true it gets me off having to read cloud atlas! I assumed that we could do any/all of the tasks.


(sorry about the blood should've taken more attention to the reply!)

[Angela]

You can do all of the 25 point tasks.