Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Nicole wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Yeah, me too. I'm like this since tuesday... Pain aside, what really annoys me is if I try to read or listen to music I get sick. Plus I can't focus on work *sigh*

But I'm able to wa..."

Thanks Nicole. I'm mending... I hope :o)

Christine wrote: "And Yay!! I'm in with you on the 550 goal. Hope that a lot of goodish books are ahead of us :)"

Cool! I'll try to get back to my reading.

Next week we need to start thinking on September's BAP challenge...

September is a waking nightmare just thinking about it. *shiver* I have enlisted myself for a trillion BRs, all goodish books and as always I couldnt resist. The longer I am with GR the higher the tbr pile gets. *lol*

what are the options for BAP in September? (searching in the hidden parts of my brain I think I have read somewhere something ... but forgot again what it was)

We need to do 3 NBRC challenges as a team.
The one book a day keeps the boredom at bay, one A to Z and a third one.

I'll be busy from thursday to saturday with my niece's first b-day party but on sunday I'm planning to check on NBRC's buddy reads (we can use those on the mod account) and ours to see if there is a third challenge that can use most of them... then the A to Z also can be used for those books... and we can go from there.

Neat, Christine and Lisarenee!

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Christine wrote: "September is a waking nightmare just thinking about it. *shiver* I have enlisted myself for a trillion BRs, all goodish books and as always I couldnt resist. The longer I am with GR the higher the ..."

Haha, I'm so looking forward to September. I'm thinking of taking a week off work just to keep up with 4 BRs within one week :)

I dropped my biology class and I feel so much better! A little bit more free time. I have 2 weeks left of class and I'm looking forward to that. Congrats to all the progress everyone is making! :)

Man in a uniform:



James Francis "Jim" Thorpe (May 28, 1888 – March 28, 1953) was an American athlete of mixed ancestry (Caucasian and Native American). Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals for the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon, played American football (collegiate and professional), and also played professional baseball and basketball.

I did the big masthead slider puzzle #111 for Cadet Blue. It is worth a "Triple Threat." Is someone doing the new "Spot the Difference" series with Romeo and Juliette? Does someone want to do the jigsaw?

Darn. My kindle's battery just went dead at a point I was really enjoying I hate when I get interrupted at a good part. It's kind of pissing me off that I'm so dependant on the kindle nowadays. And when I'm wired for a book I can't switch to another one either, I'm just crazy that way. I got off from work today extra early to enjoy my reading time

Finished ranting for now ...

@Sonia: btw I will be in for the September challenge whatever it is.

The little one's birthday parties are the best! I always enjoyed to buy tons of cute clothes for the kids :) I still think that kids have cuter & cooler clothes than adults :)

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way to go Christine!

enjoying myself :) I just started the last one starring Ally and Ren Zano. I am a bit sad that it ends with this book :(

question: does this count as blue or is it turquoise? I am not sure.

Christine wrote: "question: does this count as blue or is it turquoise? I am not sure. "

Approved for blue.

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Thank you for the approval.

FYI

I have increased my challenge goal from 162 to 172 books.

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Christine wrote: "I have increased my challenge goal from 162 to 172 books."

Gotcha, Christine. Thanks!

Finished two books today on the boat. Exhausted, will post in finished thread tomorrow.

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I vote that we do the Author Alphabet Reading Challenge for the September Challenge. That seems to be the easiest A-Z challenge to coordinate.

I'm good with any A-Z challenge. I'm not picky :o)

Me, either. Author A-Z is fine with me.

Finished today. Been sick so read it in a few hours.

Sorry you haven't been feeling well, Emy.

Thanks. I have pills so hopefully I'll feel better soon. :)

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does being Amish - typically Amish clothes - count as uniform?

Yes, they do

Found my library book I misplaced and have been looking for all week. I haven't had a library fine in quite awhile. It is up to $3. The book had slipped behind my headboard.

Lisa Kay wrote: "Found my library book I misplaced and have been looking for all week. I haven't had a library fine in quite awhile. It is up to $3. The book had slipped behind my headboard."

Oh no - at least you found it!

Yeah. That's true. Still, it seems to be money issue week. LOL!

A few dollars to the library isn't really a bad thing (or so that's what I think to get me through my fines!)

You could also remember that it was still cheaper than if you had to buy the book ;)

Very true. I really just didn't want to blemish my shinning record. **hee hee**

Sonia wrote: "Yes, they do"

thx a lot :)

Laura is coming back to Cadet Blue!

Weeeee!

I actually finished a book! I listened to the audiobook of , which I definitely should have read it instead of listening. Too much info to absorb. I feel like I missed a lot of things to my wandering brain. Oh well.

Still... Yay, Jex! Another book down.

OK, you guys may have to give me a few days to get all my books tagged. I am also going to have to change my book goal. I won't be anywhere close to the original one I set.

Super, Laura! So glad you're back.

Go to your read shelf. Then sort your books by date read. After that, try Batch Editing, option #2.

Oh and Lisa Kay, Somehow I got deleted from the other group. Not sure if my mom accidentally did it when she was messaging and looking around on my account.

Are we still using the tower team II group page?

Oh, wow! The batch editing made it so easy to move the books onto the shelf. I am still using the same shelf that I originally signed up with.

Could be she did, because we sure didn't. I sent you another invite. Your challenge is still there. Just follow the goal changing screens I sent you and you should be all set.

I think I managed to get it all done. I changed my goal and moved books to my shelf, just let me know if they don't show up for some reason.

Looks good, Laura. I see 14.

Good Morning Cadets!!!

@Laura



@Team
We didn't read 550 *sad face*
But, according to the SU, we now have 538 books, just ONE book difference from Purple Majestic - the team ahead of us

*shakes head to self for not finishing the two books started last week*

Anyway, good job team, especially our secret weapon, she is unstoppable!

Speaking of secret weapon, I'm going to start assembly our books for the August BAP challenge and see which categories are done and which we still need to fill. Results will not be final since we probably will rotate some books, but we need to see how we are standing now.

As soon as I get that under control, I'll start working on September Challenge. Since the mods have some challenges on the workshop to launch, my suggestion is we only decide on the third one on the last week of August.

Till there we're going to need who wants to participate in order to percentage and books needed calculations.

So far the participants are:
Christine
Sonia
Lisa Kay

Challenges:
1)A book a day keeps the boredom at bay (mandatory)
2)A to Z challenge: Author Alphabet Reading Challenge
3)TBD