You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion
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=JUNE TOPPLER DISCUSSION THREAD=
I ate a real enchilada last night but haven't finished the reading one yet.
Maria wrote: "DONE!Enchilada FINISHED.
107 points for me.
12:20am... ready to sleep.
Good luck Topplers!"
CONGRATS! The first on our team to bring it on home!
I'm afraid I haven't been doing very good a this tbr toppler, but the week isn't over yet. I'm totally going to blame it all on Downton Abbey Series 2, which I've been watching in the evenings instead of reading. I did begin listening to The American Heiress though I think it is going to take longer than I'd hope. I still have 2 other books from the library I could read, but I don't like reading multiple books at one time. Oh and I believe Judy has allowed me to join the Tipplers since appparently they were short a member! when I have something to report I'll report it there!
Erm 10 plus 2 does not make 7, Judy and Maria. :-)
I am so fed up with The Diary of a Nobody. But at last I have finished it! Thank goodness.Took small to the beach this afternoon and started reading To Romania with Love on my kindle as a something new. Continuing with that tonight, as I must get one finished to get my first enchilada completed. I must I must I must
I will be noshing on an enchilada by morning. Yum!
I'll be having an enchilada for dinner tomorrow! One more work day to go and then I can get some serious reading hours in!
Kat, we need a nice cold beer to go with our meal.
Mikki wrote: "Kat, we need a nice cold beer to go with our meal."For sure! Nothing like an ice cold beer with an enchilada - nomnom!
Judy wrote: "I am so impressed with all the reading for both sides!I'm feeling better after my shot for the poison ivy and RXs so apologies to any and all for being a grumpy moderator!
I had to laugh as I wen..."
You see, Judy??? That is why I'm afraid of my property. Diseases are lurking everywhere. I took the puppy out yesterday and a groundhog was running around. That was it for me. I'm buying him an exercise pen. Glad your poison ivy is better.
I started both A Pale View of Hills and The Housekeeper and the Professor. The Housekeeper can be both "new" or "blue" because of it's nice cover. Pale would be "old" as it's written in 1982 (unless it has to be BEFORE 1982).
jaxnsmom: Not full yet... but NO TEA today. I'm sick of swallowing, and I've got a sore throat. *headdesk*Janice: You'd think I would, but I don't.
Thank you, Mikki.
LOL, Judy! I think, however, that you missed my 10 point Enchilada. It's at the very top of my score card. So I'd have 75 points for category, making it 112 points total, if I read right.
Kat, you're doing great! I'm just a ridiculous fiend that has 12 hours a day to read, if not more. Today, however, we're sightseeing. My trusty iPod will be in my pocket the whole time. You wouldn't believe how much reading is possible merely at streetcorners waiting for the light to change... of course being Malaysia there ARE no lights, but there's maps and deciding which way to go!
Oh, also, will there be any headlines today?
Have 3 fairy tales on my iPod that will last me about 40 minutes... (next step with this app is figuring out how to get more than three chapters! It's vastly annoying.)Now writing book reviews, but will soon start Rock Paper Tiger for my New category.
No tea.
It's bliss.
Yes. Not running, exactly, but every 30-90 minutes I have to go down, use the bathroom, and come back up. The staff must think I've got some serious disease, because the cleaning lady goes in and hoses down the toilet seat VERY frequently. XDWill take 2.5 cups of tea in my waterbottle, though, and I'll drink 7.5 more later today, since I. don't. like. half-points.
... weird, I couldn't see your posts before! I don't like suspense. -_- OH WELL. More reading because I won't be checking all the time!
Judy wrote: "Sue wrote: "I started both A Pale View of Hills and The Housekeeper and the Professor. The Housekeeper can be both "new" or "blue" because of it's nice cover. Pale would be "old" as it's written in..."Beautiful??? I nearly passed out when I saw that thing. LOL
... but it's a woodchuck! NOT EVEN FLESH EATING! Just a few grubs and lots of grass and vegetation comprise its diet!Hence= cute. Honestly, it's like a fat bunny with a weirder tail, thicker fur, and smaller ears. Also more useful forepaws.
Wow, the things we learn during these topplers!
I must admit I looked it up and woodchucks aren't exactly my favorite animal... but don't tell Tajma. XD
Wohoo jaxnsmom and Maria for finishing the whole Enchilada! Absolutely wow!
I'm so glad I was looking at other's reports in the reporting thread. I forgot about the 10 points for the whole enchilada. That is a nice plus.
Alas, barely got any reading done. I got up to page 35 in The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Tomorrow, I will have more time away from distractions to read.
Thank you, Pragya! It was hard.Just got back from sightseeing. We HAVE the South Africa Visas, thus our trip is going on as planned. Will be reading madly now till nine. Hopefully I can finish the Grey Fairy Book and Rock Paper Tiger.
Wishing the Topplers luck!
42% through Rock Paper Tiger. If I wasn't this far... if it wasn't a New book... if I had more TIME before reporting... *headdesk*On the brightside, 5 cps of tea!
Just looked up the synopsis of this book again...WHAT am I doing? Reading some book I'd never pick up unless it wasn't the best of the worst. 53% through but not very happy about it... there's still 47% to go!
I need encouragement.
HA!That made the day better, Judy, thank you!
Judy wrote: "I love home remedies. How do you use impatiens? I have some outside my back door. "I remember cutting the stems and using the juice (i.e. rubbing the stems on my face). I'm not sure if that's the most effective way or not. :)
Googled it, Judy:http://customers.hbci.com/~wenonah/hydro/jewelwed.htm
Seems to be the same advice.
Congratulations, Amanda! Definitely no small feat!
Will finish this book tonight if it kills me, then never read a political thriller again.
What's the best book you guys have read this toppler?
Starting my tea drinking a little early and then getting to work on that Enchilada.We can do this Topplers!!!
Kat wrote: "Mikki wrote: "Kat, we need a nice cold beer to go with our meal."For sure! Nothing like an ice cold beer with an enchilada - nomnom!"
Haha save some for the rest of us! :)
Maria wrote: "I must admit I looked it up and woodchucks aren't exactly my favorite animal... but don't tell Tajma. XD"AHA!!! Now just imagine encountering the little beast on a casual stroll...
It sounds awesome, Judy! I've added it to my TBR list!Of course, Amanda! This is just something to keep the Tipplers' spirits up. Definitely not permanent.
Tajma... as long as it's not charging... it's really not that bad. It's a cute little animal ingesting its necessary nutrients. And definitely very, very tame. Imagine monkeys who will steal the glasses off your nose, or ones who grab onto your skirts, or... I could go on about monkeys. I'm starting to like the insects MUCH MORE than the mammals on this trip! At least with those you always know what to expect.
Maria wrote: "I'm starting to like the insects MUCH MORE than the mammals on this trip! At least with those you always know what to expect....."I don't know.....I always think of insects as crawly little creatures that can creep across your body while you sleep. Eewww!
Woodchucks are pests on working farms, but harmless. In my experience growing up sunburned with dirt under my nails. I always wore good gloves & used a hoe when weeding brushy or overgrown areas and never got poison ivy.I'm almost home to WI, in Alexandria MN! Listened to a whole audiobook in the car and drank tea at every opp. - off to try to do my points....
Almeta wrote: I don't know.....I always think of insects as crawly little creatures that can creep across your body while you sleep. Eewww! That is exactly what they do! The ants crawl all over you. The big ants are more annoying, since they tickle more. The mosquitoes bite. The spiders tend to be harmless, except when they're big ones. Cockroaches we've seen, but they don't do much. Flies buzz and try to get into your nose and mouth. But insects are predictable, which makes them pretty safe, and mammals aren't. A dog can bark, or it might suddenly decide to bite.Ants, spiders, cockroaches, and flies don't, or if they do, it feels like a mosquito bite.
YAY, Cheryl!
Cheryl in CC NV wrote: "Woodchucks are pests on working farms, but harmless. In my experience growing up sunburned with dirt under my nails. I always wore good gloves & used a hoe when weeding brushy or overgrown areas ..."Glad to hear that you're almost home. Keep safe!
Ok, whew, I think I got 'em. I thought there was something about audiobooks, but maybe that was for Janice's Beach Read challenge? The Toppler focusses on the Whole Enchilada theme and tea, with bonuses basically for doubling up and for trilogies or series, and page count score to keep us honest?
The audiobooks are for the Beach Read, Cheryl. ^_^--
Finished 2nd Enchilada! Finished trilogy! Ready to tackle a third enchilada! Too many exclamation points! Doesn't matter!
It's 11:30pm here, so I'll go to bed now if I can stop using exclamation points in my head.
Keep going, Topplers!
Sue wrote: "I'm so glad I was looking at other's reports in the reporting thread. I forgot about the 10 points for the whole enchilada. That is a nice plus."YAY, Sue, we got our first enchiladas! Now going for my trilogy. WOOT!
Maria wrote: "Finished 2nd Enchilada! Finished trilogy! Ready to tackle a third enchilada! Too many exclamation points! Doesn't matter!,..."Nice going, Maria. Get some shut eye now cause we've got three days to go!
Just finished 3 of 4 for my enchilada. I have three days to finish #4, which gives me some relief. The rest of the day has to be spend with my little Bartleby and my script!
I'm ALMOST finished my enchilada. Off to read the last of it whilst eating nachos (almost an enchilada, kinda) and having that cold beer. And then tomorrow - the marathon begins!
Judy wrote: "Enchilada AccoladesOkay, Maria, Mikki, Sue have enchiladas for the Topplers; jaxnsmom has an enchilada for the Tipplers...
Who else has devoured theirs?
Congratulations!!!"
I have earned one enchilada and am now working on a 2nd. I've also completed a trilogy. Got lots of points because I've been drinking green tea nonstop every day. Heeehaw!
Ha! I had nachos for lunch too. Now I'm going to go read for the rest of my lunch break.
LOL! Now we're getting into the theme!Enchilada finished - yay!
I finished Young Justice: A League of Their Own today with 3 more cups of tea. I am moving on to The Great Psychedelic Armadillo Picnic: A "Walk" in Austin. I was going to read this one before I left for Texas but couldn't find the time. It is pretty cool though, now I have a visual to add to the words.
How is the poison ivy going, e-Mom? Feeling better?
You'll love this one...!! A book club & more
Books mentioned in this topic
Altar of Bones (other topics)The American Heiress (other topics)
The Ballad of Tom Dooley (other topics)
A Pale View of Hills (other topics)
The Summer Book (other topics)
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I think I can still finish it though!