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Team The Fifth Element

Team Members:
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❅ Tiffany Martin - Captain
❅ Gustaf Martinez Amador - Co-Captain
❅ Moumi
❅ Shan ~A~
❅ Faith
❅ megan
❅ heather galetto
❅ Melissa W


🚀 Team Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

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Hey Everyone!!

I am Tiffany Martin coming from Guntersville, AL which is Central Time Zone!! Happy to be on this team with each of you. Please introduce yourself and let us know what you like to read, where you live and a fun fact or two, I am the mom or momstr of 3 kiddos - Grace, Caitlin and Wyatt - the girls are in college and Wyatt is in Highschool. I love thrillers, southern fiction, horror, romance and just about anything that is put in front of me. I am learning to DNF and not waste my time if I am just not into it.
TURN ON NOTIFY ME for this page please!!

Some get to know you things to share in your post!

1) Your name
2) Favorite genre
3) Any fun facts about yourself
4) Share if you've played uno before or not
5) Favorite science fiction movie... But, if sci-fi isn't your thing, then what's your favorite movie in general.
6) Share if you have any pets or not!
7) Add at the end a link to your uno game shelf

Let's have a great game this year and I'm looking forward to playing with y'all.

1. Tiffany Martin
2. Thriller
3. everyone calls me Momstr (kids were little they mixed up monster and mom and it stuck - even my car tag and email are this
4. I have played UNO before and mini UNO
5. Movie - Men in Black is one of my fav sci fi - I did like 5th element
6. I have 3 cats and 1 dog
7. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Our colored cards for February are these: if you already know
what you are reading please let us know - I have chosen 1 but am wiling to change it up if needed.

📘 2 Blue
📘 9 Blue - Moumi
📒 4 Yellow -
📒 6 Yellow - Faith
📒 8 Yellow - Heather
📒 8 Yellow - Shan
📕 7 Red - Moumi
📕 7 Red - Shan
📚 Wild -
📚 Wild Draw 4 -
📚 Wild Draw 4 -
📚 Wild Draw 4 -

Here is a spread sheet I made that you can edit and add your info I picked everyone a color for giggles in the drop down bar - if you want yours changed either do it or let me know!! (the teacher in me comes out sometimes!!)
Team Working Spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

TEAM // CHECK IN
X Tiffany - captain
X Gustaf - co captain
X Moumi
X Shan ~A~
X Faith
X megan
X heather
X Melissa W

TRACKERS
5th Element team tracker: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
5th Element official (only captains edit) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
UNO all teams' status: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

RESOURCES
red covers link -https://www.goodreads.com/genres/uno-red
blue - https://www.goodreads.com/genres/uno-...
green -https://www.goodreads.com/genres/uno-...
yellow - https://www.goodreads.com/genres/uno-...
check cover colors: https://labs.tineye.com/color/
check kids' books word count: https://www.arbookfind.com/


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Hi!

My name is Heather.

I like mysteries, literary fiction, and some science fiction but I'm working on reading more widely than that. Lately, I have been reading a lot of cli-fi, even though it terrifies me.

I have a 12 year old kid and live in Western New York.

I've played uno before - I think this is the third year I have played.

I very rarely watch movies, so this is a tough question! I did just go see Wicked so I'll pick that as my favorite movie.

We have two cats: A big bushy-tailed black cat named Pippa, and an orange and tan scaredy-cat named S'mores.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I can't wait to start playing! Looking forward to meeting everyone :)

HeatherREADS wrote: "Hi!

My name is Heather.

I like mysteries, literary fiction, and some science fiction but I'm working on reading more widely than that. Lately, I have been reading a lot of cli-fi, even though i..."

Welcome Heather!! Wicked is awesome!! I have read it 3 times, seen in on Broadway, on tour and theatre (3times) so I am a little nerdy with musicals!! Can't wait to see what you read!! Always looking for good books!! TIF

1. Gustaf Martinez Amador
2. MM Romance
3. I game a lot and love cozy games like Stardew Valley and The Sims
4. I think this is my fourth or fifth year.
5. I'm not a sci-fi person but I'll have to say Wicked. I have watched it twice in the cinema already.
6. I have a dog. He's a whippet named Toby
7. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

HeatherREADS wrote: "Hi!

My name is Heather.

I like mysteries, literary fiction, and some science fiction but I'm working on reading more widely than that. Lately, I have been reading a lot of cli-fi, even though i..."

Nice to meet you Heather. I can't wait for this round to get started.

1) Your name - Faith
2) Favorite genre - I like Mystery/Thrillers, Historical Fiction and the Classics
3) Any fun facts about yourself - I'm a darkroom artist
4) Share if you've played uno before or not - I think this is my 3rd or 4th year. I love it!
5) Favorite science fiction movie - Alien
6) Share if you have any pets or not! - My diva cat Charlotte
7) Add at the end a link to your uno game shelf - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Tiffany wrote: "Our colored cards for February are these: if you already know
what you are reading please let us know - I have chosen 1 but am wiling to change it up if needed.

📘 2 Blue - TIf - January Thaw
📘 ..."
I can do yellow 6 - is my February read for my bookclub.

Faith wrote: "Tiffany wrote: "Our colored cards for February are these: if you already know
what you are reading please let us know - I have chosen 1 but am wiling to change it up if needed.

📘 2 Blue - TIf - ..."

Thanks - I will put you down!!

Hey everyone! Very excited to play UNO for the first time :)

1) Your name - Moumi
2) Favorite genre - Fantasy, Horror, Sci-fi, Mystery-thrillers, Romance, Historical Fiction
3) Any fun facts about yourself - I love experimenting in the kitchen, but let's just say a lot of my dishes turn out to be more "science experiments" than "dinner options" :(
4) Share if you've played uno before or not - Never before!
5) Favorite science fiction movie - WALL-E, Interstellar
6) Share if you have any pets or not! - None
7) Add at the end a link to your uno game shelf - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Faith wrote: "1) Your name - Faith
2) Favorite genre - I like Mystery/Thrillers, Historical Fiction and the Classics
3) Any fun facts about yourself - I'm a darkroom artist
4) Share if you've played uno before o..."

Glad you are here- what does a darkroom artist do? Photos? would love to learn more!!

Gustaf wrote: "1. Gustaf Martinez Amador
2. MM Romance
3. I game a lot and love cozy games like Stardew Valley and The Sims
4. I think this is my fourth or fifth year.
5. I'm not a sci-fi person but I'll have..."

Welcome Gustaf - awe your dog sounds like he needs a treat!! The Sims - I haven't played in forever - glad you are here. Can't wait to see what you read!! Thanks for being a co- captain!! TIF

Nazifa Ahmed wrote: "Hey everyone! Very excited to play UNO for the first time :)

1) Your name - Moumi
2) Favorite genre - Fantasy, Horror, Sci-fi, Mystery-thrillers, Romance, Historical Fiction
3) Any fun facts about..."

I am so glad you are here!! Learning to cook can be fun and challenging. Happy to send some tips if you have anything you want to try. If you have any UNO questions let us know - it's super fun and a great way to make a community out here. I know we have people from all over the world in this little team!! Can't wait to see what you are reading!! Your Southern Momstr-TIF

Thanks for the warm welcome! :)
Can I read the following books?
1. My Dark Vanessa for 📕 7 Red (character name: Vanessa)
2. The Fifth Season for 📘 9 Blue (author name: N. K. Jemisin)

Nazifa Ahmed wrote: "Thanks for the warm welcome! :)
Can I read the following books?
1. My Dark Vanessa for 📕 7 Red (character name: Vanessa)
2. The Fifth Season for 📘 9 Blue (author na..."
Sounds good!! Thanks :)

This seems like a fun team :) Glad to meet everyone!!

Tiffany, can I do a yellow 8 - Human Acts (character name; Eun-Sook)?

HeatherREADS wrote: "This seems like a fun team :) Glad to meet everyone!!

Tiffany, can I do a yellow 8 - Human Acts (character name; Eun-Sook)?"

sounds GOUDA!!

Some get to know you things to share in your post!

1) Shan
2) Romance is my favorite genre, but that has changed throughout the years. At one point it was mystery/thrillers which I still read
3) I think I've become pretty boring in my older age. I work from home; all of my kids are 19+ (even though we are not completely empty nesters). I read, listen to music, binge tv shows movies, join too many reading challenges.
4) I'm not a newbie to UNO
5) E.T is my favorite sci-fi movie, I remember watching as a kid and crying my eyes out. Outside of that I love classic movies (I miss TCM since we cut the cord), rom coms, comedy movies because I love to laugh. My favorite recent movie is Wicked.
6) No pets currently ~ however we are partial to cats
7) https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I claimed a Wild Draw 4 with for Yellow 8 ~ CLN

Shan ~A~ wrote: "I claimed a Wild Draw 4 with for Yellow 8 ~ CLN"

Thank you!!

Shan ~A~ wrote: "Some get to know you things to share in your post!

1) Shan
2) Romance is my favorite genre, but that has changed throughout the years. At one point it was mystery/thrillers which I still read
3) I..."

I feel ya - 16+ for me on kids - lots of reading all over the place, love to binge watch shows and Wicked!! - glad you are back at UNO and I am almost certain we have been on teams in the past for challenges!! Glad you are here!! ET - same - boo hooed as a kid!!

Shan ~A~ wrote: "I claimed a Wild Draw 4 with for Yellow 8 ~ CLN"

Should I move this from Wild Draw 4. I thought someone had already claimed the Yellow 8, which is why I put my book in for Wild draw 4 because I thought it had to be a separate book.

I have to be honest and say in the past I just read and put my books on the SS without paying attention to the special and their meaning as much, so I could be misunderstanding how Wild Draw 4 works.

My understanding is it is a colored card - maybe I mixed it and Draw 2 - I will follow up and let you know - we have 2 Yellow 8 - feel free to read whatever and we can plug it in as needed as we go!! I will get back on this draw 4 - good to catch it now not in later on!!

Please mark all the options for your book in case we need to use it somewhere else - like Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
So I would mark - under 8 & 4 I would mark CLN - Elphaba/ Fiyero, 6 - place - Shiz and 0 stand alone etc - this way we have as many options as possible!! Thanks a million - let me know if you have any questions or suggestions!! Tif

Tiffany wrote: "Faith wrote: "1) Your name - Faith
2) Favorite genre - I like Mystery/Thrillers, Historical Fiction and the Classics
3) Any fun facts about yourself - I'm a darkroom artist
4) Share if you've playe..."

Not photographs, I take objects and coat them with different kinds of photosensitive chemicals. The chemicals determine the color of the art. I then place other objects on top of the coated item and expose it to the Arizona sun. Then it goes back into the darkroom for processing. Right now I'm using a lot of glass.

So cool - I have done sunprints with my students in the past - no darkroom - it comes pre packaged and it is pretty cool to see how they turn out. Thank you for sharing your fun fact!!

Tiffany wrote: "HeatherREADS wrote: "Hi!

My name is Heather.

I like mysteries, literary fiction, and some science fiction but I'm working on reading more widely than that. Lately, I have been reading a lot of ..."

That's awesome! My kid is really into musical theater too, so I get a lot of second-hand knowledge about different musicals. Lately it's been Newsies. But I think my favorite musical that I've seen is Six. Loved, loved, loved it!! I have not actually read Wicked but I remember hearing good things about the book, way back when it came out. I have to ask - what was the best: the book, the musical, or the movie?

Gustaf wrote: "1. Gustaf Martinez Amador
2. MM Romance
3. I game a lot and love cozy games like Stardew Valley and The Sims
4. I think this is my fourth or fifth year.
5. I'm not a sci-fi person but I'll have..."

Hi Gustaf!
Thanks for the welcome! My kid loves the Sims also! I like it too, but haven't played for a while. How old is your dog? High energy little one, or mellowed wise dog? I confess, I had to look up pictures of a whippet since I'm not really familiar with the breed, and the pictures of whippet puppies were adorable. Such an elegant looking dog.

Question for the mystery lovers - what's a good mystery that you've read recently? Not that I need to add to my TBR, but I'm always looking for good new books!

I liked Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney and We Are Watching by Alison Gaylin.

HeatherREADS wrote: "Question for the mystery lovers - what's a good mystery that you've read recently? Not that I need to add to my TBR, but I'm always looking for good new books!

I liked Beautiful Ugly by Alice Fee..."

I had to look at my 2024 reads...
Classics -
New Release -
Series - Deputy Donut by Ginger Bolton

How have I not heard of We are Watching? There are 79 people ahead of me on the hold list at my library?

Hi everyone, I'm megan. My favorite genre is literary fiction, but love the thriller/mystery/suspense books from Kindle Unlimited.
Fun facts: My new years resolution is to read more non-fiction.
I went to Space Camp, which lead to engineering school. Now I'm one of those lucky kids who gets to do what they wanted when asked as a kid.
This is my 4th or 5th UNO
My favorite sci-fi movie is Contact.
I have a pit bull named Eleanor and a 17yo cat who was supposed to die last spring.
UNO shelf

Blue 2 is open if anyone wants it - I went ahead a read the book I posted. It's hard to hold books sometimes. We also have Yellow 4 available if you have something that will fit. We are still waiting on Melissa to check in - I have sent her a message through Goodreads 2 days ago and haven't heard back anything - If you know her please reach out. Don't want her to miss the fun!! Uno is so close!! TIF

megan wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm megan. My favorite genre is literary fiction, but love the thriller/mystery/suspense books from Kindle Unlimited.
Fun facts: My new years resolution is to read more non-fiction.
..."
Welcome!!!!! So glad you are here!! My son attends Aviation Challenge in Huntsville (we are 45 minutes away) Can't wait to see what you read. There are some great non-fiction out there - I try to throw those in as well. What genre of non-fiction do you like? Glad you are here!!

Tiffany wrote: "megan wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm megan. My favorite genre is literary fiction, but love the thriller/mystery/suspense books from Kindle Unlimited.
Fun facts: My new years resolution is to read more ..."

I'm not picky, but I like NF about historical events and people the most. Especially if it's a topic we didn't learn in school.

Hi guys. I am Melissa. This is my first time playing UNO. I signed on a few days ago to check in and got distracting trying to figure out what books I could use.
My favorite genres lately have tended towards magical realism, retellings, contemporary romance and psychological suspense.
I have three boys, 11, 9 and 5. They keep me busy.
The Fifth Element is one of my favorite sci-fi movies.
We lost our dog last February and our cat this past Christmas. Currently we are pet less, but I'm working on it. ;)
Quick question about the categories, if I am working on a yellow 4 do I choose a book that fits the number and cover color or just the number would suffice?

I am so glad you are here!! 3 boys - what fun!!!

So we have certain colored cards that deal are specific color and hit the category. We also have cards that are not related to the color but just the # - so either way works - we still need Yellow #4 so it is yours if you want it - you can place it on the spreadsheet!! So glad you are here!! Our team is complete and here we go- lets get to reading - well wait until Saturday to begin for this challenge. I am finishing up a couple this week and can't wait to start UNO!! See y'all!!

Shan ~A~ wrote: "Shan ~A~ wrote: "I claimed a Wild Draw 4 with for Yellow 8 ~ CLN"

Should I move this from Wild Draw 4. I thought someone had already claimed the Yellow 8, which ..."

It does need to be one or the other - so I threw it under the Yellow 8 - We can always move it if needed. The draw 2 lets you get 2 for 1 so that was my mistake!!

I’ll take the yellow four

Thanks!!

I can take Blue 2 with The Book of Doors if it's still available.

It's taken but we can put it as a Wild 4 - The spread sheet is available for team members to write on when you get ready to add it on the page.

Tiffany wrote: "It's taken but we can put it as a Wild 4 - The spread sheet is available for team members to write on when you get ready to add it on the page."

Thanks! No idea we had a spreadsheet. I was going off the colorful things that caught my eye in message 6. Should probably do more than just skim.

No problem - it's a lot of information - I tried to put it all in one place for reference through out the game - when you find a book that you aren't sure will fit a color - there is a place to check it etc. Hope this helps!! Happy Reading

Hi Team! Looking for an audio book recommendation. I've DNFd 3 books this week because I didn't like the narrator. Last time I asked this question Julia Whelan was recommended, but I've listen to everything that she has produced. :) Thanks!

Hi Faith!

I know I sound like a broken record, but We Are Watching by Alison Gaylin was great. Gripping and engaging, lots of twists and turns. Sometimes the narrators bug me to, but I didn’t not that for this audiobook.

Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People by Imani Perry was fantastic. Nonfiction read by the author, it connects Black/African-American history of all sorts to the color blue. It was really informative and I enjoyed Perry as the narrator.

What Happened to Ruthie Ramirez by Claire Jimenez was good also. It’s a little bit older, from 2023, but the plot really drew me in and I quickly became invested in the characters.

Hope you can find something you like to listen to!

Heather