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**TOPPLER REPORTING THREAD**
Last edited Sunday, 6/17 @ 9:59 a.m.Enchilada
Something Old:
IN PROGRESS, Complete Tales & Poems (856 pages)
Something New: 5 points + 2 points
The One and Only Ivan (301 pages)
Something Borrowed: 5 points +1 point
The Ruins of Gorlan (272 pages) Borrowed from the school library.
Something Blue: 5 points + 1 point
Back-To-Back: Super Bowl Champions Peyton and Eli Manning (128 pages) Blue being the colors of both Manning teams - Colts and Giants (at least at the time of the book being published...)
Cups of Tea:
Sunday = 4
Monday = 7
Tuesday = 5
Wednesday = 9
Thursday = 8
Friday = 4
Saturday = 5
Sunday = 2
Total Cups of Tea to Date = 44
Daily Tallies
Sunday = 2 points
Monday = 3.5 points
Tuesday = 8.5 points
Wednesday = 4.5 points
Thursday = 4 points
Friday = 2 points
Saturday = 2.5 points
Sunday = 14 points
Total Points to Date = 41 points
I'll finish my book tonite in bed, but am shutting down the computer right soon here. 1 cuppa tea = 1/2 point.
Reading Goals Ending WeekSomething Old:
Sunday: The Pilgrim Hawk 124 pgs = 6 pts
Monday: Pedro Páramo 128 pgs = 11 pts (double)
Something New:
Wednesday: Where the Dog Star Never Glows 164 pages = 6 pts
Something Borrowed:
Wednesday: Journey Into the Past 144 pages = 6 pts.
Saturday: DawnThe Night Trilogy: Night/Dawn/The Accident 318 pages = 12 (double)
Something Blue:
Wednesday: A Pale View of Hills 183 pages = 6 pts
Trilogy
Saturday: DawnThe Night Trilogy: Night/Dawn/The Accident 318 pages = 5 points
1 Enchilada
Wednesday: 10 pts
Cups of Tea:
Sunday = 6 = 3 pts.
Monday = 7 = 3.5 pts.
Tuesday = 5 = 2.5 pts.
Wednesday = 9 = 4.5 pts.
Thursday = 6 = 3 pts
Friday = 4 = 2 pts.
Saturday = 5 = 2.5 pts
Sunday =
Total Cups of Tea to Date = 42 = 21 pts
Daily Tallies
Sunday = 9 points
Monday = 13.5 points
Tuesday = 2.5 points
Wednesday = 32.5 points
Thursday = 3 points
Friday = 2 points
Saturday = 14.5 points
Sunday =
Total Points to Date = 78 pts
Finished one book, God on the Rocks, originally published in 1978This can qualify as old or blue (cover). Not sure which it will be as I have other candidates for both.
I didn't drink any tea.
Here is my scorecard!ALL TOTALS COMPLETED.
1st Enchilada : DONE 10 points
2nd Enchilada : DONE 20 points
3rd Enchilada : DONE 30 points
4th Enchilada : IN PROGRESS 1/4
Something Old: 5 points, 10 points, 15 points, 20 points (50 total)
Cyrano de Bergerac (240 pages)
The Brown Fairy Book (350 pages)
The Grey Fairy Book (416 pages)
Julius Caesar (160 pages)
Something New: 5 points, 10 points, 15 points (30 total)
What Were We Thinking (308 pages)
Rock Paper Tiger (368 pages)
Postcards from Nam (114 pages)
Something Borrowed: 5 points, 10 points, 15 points (30 total)
The Hobbit (351 pages) Book exchange
Heart of Darkness (200 pages Sister's iPod
Long Walk to Freedom (751 pages) Book exchange
Something Blue: 5 points, 10 points, 15 points (30 total)
Hamlet (276 pages) Blue cover
The Green Fairy Book (366 pages) First story is 'The Blue Bird', and many of the others have tragic endings
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (156 pages) My ebook version has a blue cover
TOTAL CATEGORY POINTS: 200
1st Trilogy : COMPLETE - 5 points
1. The Brown Fairy Book (350 pages)
2. The Green Fairy Book (366 pages)
3. The Grey Fairy Book (416 pages)
Pages 22 points (13 books) (4056 pages)
(276) Hamlet - 1 point
(350) The Brown Fairy Book - 2 points
(351) The Hobbit - 2 points
(366) The Green Fairy Book - 2 points
(240) Cyrano de Bergerac - 1 point
(156) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - 1 point
(200) Heart of Darkness - 1 point
(308) What Were We Thinking - 2 points
(368) Rock Paper Tiger - 2 points
(416) The Grey Fairy Book - 3 points
(114) Postcards from Nam - 1 point
(751) Long Walk to Freedom - 3 points
(160) Julius Caesar - 1 point
Cups Of Tea
6/10: 0 -- 0 points
6/11: 4 -- 2 points
6/12: 26 -- 13 points
6/13: 20 -- 10 points
6/14: 10 -- 5 points
6/15: 0 -- 0 points
6/16: 2 -- 1 point
6/17:
Total Tea Points: 31 points
TOTAL POINTS UP TO DATE: 258 points
... This was a thrill. Thank you, everyone, for the wonderful opportunity!
Am I going to have to force myself to drink tea to get more points?
Maria wrote: " 1st Enchilada : IN PROGRESSSomething Old:
Something New:
Something Borrowed:
Something Blue:
Hamlet (276 pages) -- 6 points
1st Trilogy : IN PROGRESS
1. The Brown Fairy Book (350 pages) --..."
Love your list Maria. Guess I should try something like that.
Tajma wrote: "Am I going to have to force myself to drink tea to get more points?"Just think of it as drinking your eight 8 ounce glasses of water per day requirement, only with better flavor!
Er, I mean...don't force yourself to drink anything...You are getting sleepy, Sleepy...Close your eyes...Go to Sleep, don't read or drink anything.
1st Enchilada COMPLETE-10 points2nd Enchilada in process
Something Old:
God on the Rocks (195 pages) 6 points
A Pale View of Hills (183 pages) 11 points
The Summer Book (170 pages) 16 points
Something New: The Housekeeper and the Professor (180 pages) 6 points
Something Borrowed:
One Writer's Beginnings (104 pages) 6 points
Someone Knows My Name (470 pages) 13 points
Something Blue: Walk the Blue Fields: Stories (167 pages) 6 points
Daily Tallies:
Sun-6
Mon-6
Tues-6
Wed-16
Thur-0
Fri-13
Sat-27
Total=74
I haven't finished anything yet. I fell asleep reading Young Justice: A League of Their Own going for Borrowed and Blue (There is so much Blue in this thing! It is just covered in brilliant Blues, Reds and Yellows). I had 3 cups of tea and snacked on Goldfish Crackers. 1 1/2 points so far... just tea.
Stealing Maria's template ;-)1st Enchilada : Done! 10 points
2nd Enchilada: Done! 10 points
Something Old: Carrie by Stephen King 253 pages 6 points Mockingbird by Walter Tevis 288 pages 11 points
Something New: The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa 485 pages 8 points and Extinction Point by Paul Jones 239 pages 11 points
Something Borrowed: The Virgin Cure by Ami McKay (363 pages) 7 points and Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard (400 pages exactly!) 13 points
Something Blue: Ping by Susan Lowry (158 pages) 6 points and A Voice in the Distance by Tabitha Suzuma (245 pages) 11 points
Trilogy: Nope :(
Cups Of Tea
6/10: 4 - 2 points
6/11: 8 - 4 points
6/12: 8 - 4 points
6/13: 8 - 4 points
6/14: 10 - 5 points
6/15: 14 - 7 points
6/16: 8 - 4 points
6/17: 4 - 2 points
Total Tea Points: 32 points
Total points: 125 points
15/6 Ended up getting called back to work so didn't read nearly as much as I wanted, boo!
16/6 Migraine attack :-( 19 hours left to finish that second enchilada!
17/6 Done! 8 books read and one at about 75% - if only I'd gotten up earlier ;)
I finished my book today - ' the sky is everywhere' :)- points -
- Something borrowed - I got this book from the library - 5 points :)
- A book over 300 pages - 2 points :)
- I drank 4 cups of tea ( Im Irish ) :D - 2 points
Total - 9 points :)
Drank 4 cups of tea. 2 points.
I drank 7 cups of tea today and am simultaneously working on 'something old' (Poe) and 'something blue' (the Manning bros).Sorry for the poor showing topplers! I may be down, but I'm not out!
Today I'm reporting that I finished my *Something New* - it was under 300 pp - so, 6 points, I think. (No tea, unfortunately.)
Before Midnight: A Retelling of "Cinderella"
I drank 4 cups of tea today and started the bobbi brown teenage beauty book && the wedding by Nicholas Sparks :) wooooah :D2 points :)
Hi, guys!How about we be REALLY REALLY nice to Judy and adopt this template? It makes her life much easier, AND, on top of that, makes it MUCH faster to total our points, which means Judy gets more reading in, which means WE get more points! (I see no downside!)
Just look through the thread, edit your first post to use the template and then edit your other posts to include lovely encouraging messages or delete them. When you want to add in more points, simply edit your first post again! If you're not sure how to USE the template, simply look at Judy's or my post, or really ANYONE who's using the template.
Please don't post more than one post unless absolutely necessary! It clutters up the thread and makes Judy's job just as hard.
THE TEMPLATE:
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JUDY AND THE TOPPLERS THANK YOU!
Just updated my point totals. Finally finished a book and ready to go! I've found a way to read the 800+ page Poe book and feed my baby boy at the same time. Thank God for iTunes U, which has a podcast of all of his short stories and poems read out loud. I simply listen to the story until my son is done eating and then go back to reading. Plus, maybe having each story read aloud will stimulate my son! (If he's 'goth' later on in life, I'll blame these Poe read-aloud moments...!) :)
My wife says I'm crazy trying to try and read this book in one week since she said it took her 2 years to read as an English major in college. I say she may be right, but I don't have to write papers and discuss the book at length to finish it!
*Judy, I'm posting for TajmaTajma's Reading Goals Close of Saturday
Something Old:
Saturday: The Drinker 282 pages = 6 pts.
Something New:
Tuesday: The Paris Wife 314 pages = 7 pts.
Something Borrowed:
Thursday: J.D. Salinger: A Life 464 pages = 8 pts.
Something Blue:
Tuesday: Bed 256 pages = 6 pts
Enchiladas 1 = 10 points
Cups of Tea:
Sunday = 0 pts.
Monday = 0 pts.
Tuesday = 0 pts.
Wednesday = 0 pts.
Thursday = 0 pts.
Friday = 0 pts.
Saturday = 0 pts.
Sunday =
Total Cups of Tea to Date = 0 points
Daily Tallies
Sunday = 0 points
Monday = 0 points
Tuesday = 13 points
Wednesday = 0 points
Thursday = 8 points
Friday = 0 points
Saturday = 16 points
Sunday =
Total Points to Date = 37.0 pts
Good idea, Mikki!I'll take on CIARA until she can edit herself.
CIARA's POINTS:
Enchilada:
Something Old:
Something New:
Something Borrowed:
The Sky Is Everywhere (368 pages) - 7 points
Something Blue:
Cups of Tea:
Sunday = 0
Monday = 4 cups = 2 points
Tuesday = 4 cups = 2 points
Wednesday =
Thursday =
Friday =
Saturday =
Sunday =
Total Cups of Tea to Date = 8 cups =4 points
Daily Tallies
Sunday = 0
Monday = 9
Tuesday = 2
Wednesday =
Thursday =
Friday =
Saturday =
Sunday =
Total Points to Date = 11 points
Judy wrote: "Reading GoalsSomething Old: The Great Gatsby = Finished 6/12/12 180 pages/ 1 pt
Something New: What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures = on p. 244
Something Borrowed: Adventures of a Verbivore =o..."
Why did you only get 1 point for Great Gatsby? Shouldnt it be 6? Im confused
Judy, where do Maria's enchilada bonus points show?
Maria wrote: "Here is my scorecard!1st Enchilada : DONE 10 points
2nd Enchilada : IN PROGRESS (2/4)
Something Old: 5 points, 10 points (15 total)
Cyrano de Bergerac (240 pages)
The Brown Fairy Book (350 p..."
Wow, Maria! Way to go! I am in awe of your reading prowess! I read "Heart of Darkness" a while ago. I loved it, but my wife didn't. I think it's also the basis of one of my favorite movies, "Apocalypse Now".
Judy wrote: "Before Janice and I post the totals for both teams; I liked to make sure that we haven't missed any points since we are cruising through our TBRs. Please check the totals I have for you. I have put..."Judy,
As much as I wish I was through the Poe, I am not yet. I am getting closer, however!
Woohoo! Just finished my trilogy! If I read fast I might get that elusive Enchilada too!
Wow! That first enchilada sure was tasty! Can't believe I ate, er read the whole thing!Something Old: The Fellowship of the Ring finished 13 pts., O Pioneers! finished 6 pts.
Something New: Catching Fire finished--7 pts. The Dog Who Danced in progress
Something Borrowed: The Hunger Games finished--7 pts Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde and Other Stories of the Supernatural: in progress
Something Blue: Mockingjay finished, blue cover and made me feel pretty blue--7 pts. Night finished, blue cover and very tragic 10 pts.
The Whole Enchilada: finished, 10 pts.
Trilogy: completed! 5 pts.
Pages:
Catching Fire: 388
Mockingjay: 387
The Hunger Games 371
O Pioneers!: 180
Night: 120
The Fellowship of the Ring: 423
Cups of tea:
6/10: 2 cuppas for 1 pt.
6/11: 6 cuppas for 3 pts.
6/12: 4 cuppas for 2 pts.
6/13: 5 for 2 1/2 pts.
6/14: 8 for 4 pts.
6/15: 4 for 2 pts.
6/16: 0
6/17: 0
Daily Points
6/10: 1
6/11: 10
6/12: 9
6/13: 14 1/2
6/14: 30
6/15: 2
6/16: 13 pts.
6/17:
Total Points: 79 1/2
Congrats Amanda!But wouldn't it be better to simply edit your first templated post? That way Judy doesn't get messed up.
Going out of town for an overnight adventure with the godchildren. Here's my totals through Friday. Will try to get home and read some more on Saturday- we have through Sunday right?Enchilada:Finished Friday 10 points
Something Old: Animal Farm (128 pages) 6 points
Something New: Spring Fever (416 pages) 8 points
Something Borrowed: Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back (163 pages) 6 points
Something Blue: Split Second (481 pages) 8 points
Cups of Tea:
Sunday =
Monday =
Tuesday =
Wednesday = 2
Thursday =4
Friday =
Saturday =
Sunday =
Total Cups of Tea to Date = 4
Daily Tallies
Sunday =
Monday = 8
Tuesday =8
Wednesday = 7
Thursday = 2
Friday = 16
Saturday =
Sunday =
Total Points to Date = 41
Judy wrote: "Before Janice and I post the totals for both teams; I liked to make sure that we haven't missed any points since we are cruising through our TBRs. Please check the totals I have for you. If you hav..."My Tuesday total of 8 points for something new is not showing.
6/17 Final Update *****************************
Enchilada #1, 10 points
Something Old: Crocodile on the Sandbank, 262 pages, 5+1 points
Something New: The Hollow Tree at Dead Mule Swamp, 32 pages, 5+1 points
Something Borrowed: Say No to Murder, 242 pages, 5+1 points
Something Blue: The Poet's Funeral, 257 pages, 5+1 points
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Enchilada #2
Something Old:
Something New:
Something Borrowed: Gypped: A Regan Reilly Mystery, 224 pages, 10+1 points
Something New:
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Cups of Tea:
Sunday = 2 = 1 point
Monday = 2 = 1 point
Tuesday = 4 = 2 points
Wednesday = 6 = 3 points
Thursday = 3 = 1.5 points
Friday = 0
Saturday = 5 = 2.5 points
Sunday = 0
Total Cups of Tea, final answer, = 22 = 11 points
Daily Tallies
Sunday = 1
Monday = 13
Tuesday = 2
Wednesday = 9
Thursday = 17.5
Friday = 11
Saturday = 2.5
Sunday = 0
Total Points, final answer, = 56
Maria wrote: "Congrats Amanda!But wouldn't it be better to simply edit your first templated post? That way Judy doesn't get messed up."
That's what I've been doing, just changing the information each day on the initial post. It keeps this thread shorter so Judy doesn't have to search as much.
Me too. All people need to do is delete all of the older posts and then keep their most recently updated. From there just edit instead of creating new posts. Keeps the thread shorter and then we're able to see how well our team mates are doing!Another way to keep the thread shorter for Judy is to move all the chitchat to the discussion thread! I'm guilty too. :)
Deleted all but 2 of my posts and edited the empty template post to reflect what you said, Mikki.Hopefully people will actually check and read these posts!
CHERYL'S Clean Scorecard (ignore previous posts)Whole Enchilada: (Thurs & Sun) 10 + 20 = 30 pts
Something Old:
(Mon) From Anna, under 300 pp = 6 pts
(Thurs) Justin Morgan Had a Horse = 11 pts
(Sat) Away Goes Sally = 16 pts
Something New:
(Sun) Before Midnight: A Retelling of "Cinderella", 208 pp = 6 pts
(Sun) Saving June, 322 pp = 12 pts
Something Borrowed:
(Thurs) from library pb exchange Every Living Thing, 374 pp = 7 pts
(Sat) from another member of bookcrossing.com The Goblin Reservation = 11 pts
Something Blue:
(Wed) blue of the sea, of the magical ivy, the favorite color of elves (our hero is The Last Elf), important thematic color... The Last Dragon, 368 pp worth of AudioBook = 7 pts
(Fri) The Wolves of Willoughby Chase blue cover = 11 pts
Cups of Tea:
Sunday = 1 cup = .5 pts
Monday = 0
Tuesday = 3 = 1.5 pts
Wednesday = 2 = 1 pt
Thursday = 1 = .5
Friday = 1 = .5
Saturday = .5
Sunday = .5
Total Cups of Tea = 10 =5 pts
Daily Tallies
Sunday = 6.5
Monday = 6
Tuesday = 1.5
Wednesday = 8
Thursday = 28.5
Friday = 11.5
Saturday = 26.5
Sunday = 21.5
Total Points = 122 pts
Judy wrote: "Before Janice and I post the totals for both teams; I liked to make sure that we haven't missed any points since we are cruising through our TBRs. Please check the totals I have for you. If you hav..."I have just noticed that for both my borrowed I got 6 Judy. I put 11 as isn't it 5 doubled for the second? Sorry - my brain doesn't always work!
Finished the great Gatsby + 6 cups of tea
Yes it would, thanks, still a little new to this and sometimes have trouble finding things. :)
UPDATED!Something Old: George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation 6 points
Something New: Altar of Bones (in progress)
Something Borrowed: The Great Psychedelic Armadillo Picnic: A "Walk" in Austin 6 points
Something Blue: Young Justice: A League of Their Own 6 points
Cups of Tea:
Sunday = 3 = 1.5 points
Thursday = 4 = 2 points
Friday = 2 = 1 point
Saturday =
Sunday =
Total Cups of Tea to Date = 9 = 4.5 points
Total Points to Date = 22.5 points
Ongoing reporting updated as at 10.30 pm GMT FridayOld:
Five Children and It 237 pages 1902 READ 6 points
New:
The Whipping Club 345 pages 2012 - IN PROGRESS
To Romania with Love 2012 312 pages READ 7 points
Borrowed:
The Call of the Wild 218 pages READ 6 points
The Diary of a Nobody READ 176 pages 11 points
Blue
The Velveteen Rabbit 33 pages READ 6 points
Mariana IN PROGRESS 352 pages
Enchilada:
10 points
Trilogy:
Book points: 46
Tea:
Sun 2 cups 1 point
Mon 7 cups 3.5 points
Tues 8 cups 4 points
Wed 6 cups 3 points
Thur 8 cups 4 points
Fri 12 cups 6 points
Sat
Total tea: 43 cups 21.5 points
Daily totals
Sun: 7
Mon: 9.5
Tues: 10
Wed: 14
Thurs: 4
Fri: 23
Sat:
Running total 67.5
The Phoenix and the Carpet
Beachcombers
The Enchanted Castle
Judy wrote: "Before Janice and I post the totals for both teams; I liked to make sure that we haven't missed any points since we are cruising through our TBRs. Please check the totals I have for you. If you hav..."Judy, my total as of Friday night should be 53.5 points. 42.5 was my Thursday total.
Amber, if that's your 2nd Something Borrowed then it's worth 10 points + 1 point for being under 300 pps = 11 pts.Trilogy gives you 5 bonus points for a total of 16 points earned on Friday.
Nice work!
Judy, I've finished and completed my totals. Thanks for making this such a great toppler.
I'm still hoping to pull out my last 90 pages of Bolano's stories, but the writing is so dense that it's a S.L.O.W read. Maybe after a nap.Finished the trilogy and have added up my Saturday scores for now.
This had to be the one of the most fun-filled Topplers yet. Thanks everyone for the great time!
So. Much. Tea. 8 cups tonight. I am going to sleep for a little while. I expect my bladder to wake me at some point. I will continue to read then.
Final Totals!Something Old: George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation 6 points
Something New: Altar of Bones 5 points (plus 3 for over 400 pages)
Something Borrowed: The Great Psychedelic Armadillo Picnic: A "Walk" in Austin 6 points
Something Blue: Young Justice: A League of Their Own 6 points
Enchilada! 10 Points!
Cups of Tea:
Sunday = 3 = 1.5 points
Thursday = 4 = 2 points
Friday = 2 = 1 point
Saturday = 8 = 4 points
Sunday = 3 = 1.5 points
Total Cups of Tea to Date = 20 = 10 points
Total Points to Date = 46 points
Just updated my totals at 9:59 (i had just finished reading my 'something new'! This was fun! My wife was right about the Poe, although I was so close! Someday I will learn to always listen to my wife!!
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I have drunk 4 cups of tea though, so that's 2 points .
Keep reading everyone!