Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

I was never gaga over Harrison Ford. When I get home, I'll post the older guys I drool over.

I keep wondering if we should post some ladies too. Not my thing but if someone else wants to see them I'll gladly post them. All in good taste like the men we've posted of course.

I'm fine with posting pics of the ladies, too. I admire the womanly form in many cases, however, when I do searches in uniform, they are very much geared toward a man's taste, lol.

Exactly. The pics of men seem to be more artistic to appeal to women and gay men and the pics of women are, I guess "sluttier" would be the word? To appeal to straight men.

Finished this tonight, excellent book but have some tissues handy.



I'm working on finishing up some books I had started but put down for others.

OK this is the older man that I have the hots for:

Older?! *checks his age and compares to self*

Okay, he's 54. I suppose that counts as "older man", haha. I was thinking he was closer to my age, lol.

Yes, Viggo is a good choice, though.

Strider!

Egads! Somehow I missed new members. Welcome to the group, Sarah and Jessica!

Spreadsheet's been updated! We are now up to 34 books, woo! Go team!

(I'm too lazy to do a graphic right now, so just pretend I put something pretty here haha)

**hee hee**

I've never been the type that's into the half naked man pictures. Or the naked man pictures. (or woman). I also don't like romance books, or sex scenes, or anything like that. I'm the weird girl in the group. But I won't stop others fun either.

Cadet Blue Landscape

Ooooh! Pretty!

I love pictures with a single tree.

He's only 11 years older than me. So I meant "older man" in the general sense of being over 45 and not a young stud.

Started a new in the car audiobook this morning:

Finished another one last night. It is going slow... I still need to get things ironed out in our "sister group" - but then I'll be on a roll.

Oh, pretty picture, Jex! That's perfect for my missing image in my lazy post from last night.

How is the narration on that one, Mary: HDLS?

It's seems all right. I don't know the narrators name off the top of my head but she's pretty good. I've only listened to about 15 minutes worth and only 3 character voices so far though.

I thought I would be useful and check page counts on books we have logged in so far:

Mary (Merinwe) has one where the edition she has linked shows an audiobook with 28 pages. Should a different version be linked? It's 602 pgs in hardcover: The Invisible Bridge

This is the only one I found that might be questioned.

If anyone is interested, the Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon is this weekend (saturday) Click Here for Details

How about a pretty dress?

Oh and it looks like we're up to 35 books. Hopefully we have caught up a little to the next team ahead of us. Right now I have very little planned for this coming weekend. So I might be able to do my own little mini-read-a-thon. I have several books started and I will try to finish a couple (or more) so I can get them counted.

I keep saying I'm going to read short books to bring my book count up but then a long library ebook will pop up as my turn or I'll need a long one for another challenge. Or the book I just really want to read is long.

Lovely dress, Jex! I have a busy weekend but I also have a few books to finish or at least get halfway through, Mary.

I counted that audio book because it's still equal to whatever the hard cover would be, I think?

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "Mary (Merinwe) has one where the edition she has linked shows an audiobook with 28 pages."

Edited that edition to reflect the HC length; added hours/minutes of audiobook.

Love the dress, Jex!

ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Egads! Somehow I missed new members. Welcome to the group, Sarah and Jessica!"

Thanks! :)

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "Oh and it looks like we're up to 35 books. Hopefully we have caught up a little to the next team ahead of us. Right now I have very little planned for this coming weekend. So I might be able to d..."


I'm chugging away at my TBR pile, and others so I'll keep that tally going. I've got four titles I'm working on as we speak:

I'm sure I can finish up a couple audio books that I have going this weekend. Last night I went tree shopping with my parents and ended up with 2 forsythias and 2 peonies that I still have to plant. After work today I went to my mother's because she wanted to give me some stuff from her garden. She had me dig up another peony, a rose bush, a small lilac tree and some other plants that I don't remember what they're called. (My mother has the green thumb of all green thumbs and her house is on the garden tour).

So anyway, lots of yard work for me to do this weekend while listening to an audiobook. I got through 2 discs of today between getting ready for work and cleaning my kitchen.

What I need to do is pick a book and stick with it and finish it but I can't seem to do that because I want to read them all at once.

Ok here's my pretty blue pic for today:

I'm the same way, Mary - I want to read them all at once!

Love the blue fishies.

Don't you just want to dive right in the water with them?

Yep! Hey, I just noticed people swimming around in there, too.

Okay, don't forget to think about whether or not you want to participate in the early-May Read-a-Thon with all of the other teams! Please let us know in THIS THREAD if you want to participate and how many pages you would like to try to read. Remember, we get credit if we meet our goals, less credit if we do not make the goal and nothing extra if we surpass our goals.

Also, our theme will most likely be "Books in Uniform", which is explained/described HERE! If anyone really hates the idea of that theme, please speak up in that thread!

If you have any mini challenge ideas, please suggest them in that thread, as well! The mini challenges are explained more in detail HERE.

Thanks!

Love the fish pic, Mary: HDLS. I used to snuba dive - that is a combo of scuba and snorkeling and really fun!

Guys...*poke*....guys...*poke*....guys....I finished a book! I'm no longer a 0 on the board :-P

Finished and now have to decide what to tackle next. I'm trying real hard to get back in the habit of reading at least 50 pages a day.

Hoooooraaaaaaaaaaaaaay! Congratulations, Jex!

Yay, Jex!

I finished one late last night, too. I'm just deciding if I'm going to do a review, or not.

Something pretty and blue for you:

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Pretty.

Here's what I just planted in my yard (not my pics as mine aren't blooming much yet)

2 of these forsythia:



3 pink peonies:



2 white peonies:



2 lilacs: I think this is their color but they might be the darker purple:

I also planted 2 rose bushes but they were ones my mother dug up from her yard and I have no idea which kind other than that 1 is white and 1 is red.

My mother owns this house I live in, a duplex that I share with my sister. My side was rented out to tenants who did nothing with their yard. My sister only did the bare minimum but that was more lack of money thing than being lazy. Now that her boyfriend has moved in they are fixing up their side too.

That will be nice. Perfect weather for it, too.

Okay, I finally "tagged" my book I finished last night, then I read a quickie HP today. I'm still behind, but I'm getting there. ☺

I just have to figure out my uniform book. I might do a "re-read" via my ears - and listen to . One of my favorite Linda Howard books that came out on audio last year. Love a Pygmalion or "make-over" theme. LOL!

Arg I'm not liking Virgin River much. Nothing to do with the narrator but the plot.

(view spoiler)[I was liking it ok until the hero committed a huge, great big, oh no you didn't major turn off in a book for me. I hate when the "hero" hooks up with someone else while already lusting for and plotting to acquire the heroine.(view spoiler)[

So debating whether i will finish or not. This series seems to be hugely popular and I'm 160 pages in so I'll see if I can finish. (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

Yeah, I can understand that, Mary: HDLS. (view spoiler)[He does apologize to the woman he is "using" - if I remember correctly; plus, wasn't it an ongoing occasional "hook-up"? (hide spoiler)]

Yeah that's why I'm giving it longer. But now I don't like him so much.

I remember it being a hurdle for me, too, Mary: HDLS. **shrugs** Maybe I'm old fashioned. If I am correct, (view spoiler)[I did like that he talked with the other woman and didn't just use her as a receptacle for his needs. (hide spoiler)]

What a pretty bird! Look at the pattern on its wings!

Mary, I love all of your flower choices. I remember forsythia and lilacs from where I grew up. I love the smell of lilacs. I used to take the petals and press them between book pages. I can still smell them in one of the books that has really thin paper pages. I miss lilacs. I don't see them around here.

That's nice that your sister and her boyfriend are able to work on their side of the yard now! I love working in the yard and doing house fixer-up stuff. And how sweet to live next door to your sister. At least, I think it would be cool to live next to mine! I miss her (she lives in Michigan, and I in Texas).

Lisa Kay wrote: "Okay, I finally "tagged" my book I finished last night, then I read a quickie HP today. I'm still behind, but I'm getting there. ☺

I just have to figure out my uniform book. I might do a "re-re..."

Good job, Lisa Kay!

I've never read a Linda Howard, but she's on my eternal "want to read this author someday" list. I know I have a couple of books of hers lying around from my aunt but I just haven't made the time for her. I should do that. I might even have the one you linked there. I don't remember!