ChristinaTherese Posted September 5, 2013 Posted September 5, 2013 You guys are bad. :) Byz and I have created reading zombies!!! They will not die!!! :) FlyLady is right -- it takes 30 days to create a habit, and these guys have gotten addicted!!!!!! :bible: However, right now I'm not counting more... maybe we do another one when we get this one done, but we need to get this one put to bed first, OK? You can keep track of your own numbers for a while, yes? Congrats, DTA!!!! and you, too, Christina!!! :heart: Oh, I was just kidding with the page count. ;) (And I've always loved reading, and when I get sick for a week I read a lot. Now I need to not read and just do some work... like mending and cleaning my room. And vacuuming the house... and dealing with emails... and writing a resume....)
AnneLine Posted September 5, 2013 Posted September 5, 2013 he he he... Christina Therese wrote: Now I need to not read and just do some work... like mending and cleaning my room. And vacuuming the house... and dealing with emails... and writing a resume....) Well... Christina Therese... then you need to check out My AnneLine's Kitchen Table Random thread and join me in the FlyLady challenge that I just started day before yesterday!!!! (shameless self-promotion here....) It will give you the tools you need to do all of that... and more ... one baby step at a time! (And SERIOUSLY, I did NOT suggest to Christina Therese to suggest this... she just asked for it and it's already waiting for her!!!!)
TheresaThoma Posted September 5, 2013 Posted September 5, 2013 189,287 pages!!!!!! WOW we really read a lot this summer. Maybe we will have to have an Advent reading contest/club. That would be fun!
cartermia Posted September 6, 2013 Posted September 6, 2013 :dance: :dance2: :dance3: :dance4: :dance5: I have been missing because of reading, homework, volleyball, working out, and much much more reading!!!
Catholicterp7 Posted September 6, 2013 Posted September 6, 2013 I WAS SO CLOSE!!!!!!!! The only reason I didn't finish Lion in the Valley is because one of my friends entered the convent so I was gone all day and didn't get back until after midnight :( Congrats to everyone! This is pretty impressive!!
AnneLine Posted September 6, 2013 Posted September 6, 2013 Well, at last we start to hear from the Readers!!!!! :) And we need to start figuring out how to do celebrations and prizes and things like that!!!! About the Prizes: We promised a prize for the first place winner in books and in pages. Ahem, that seems to be one person! So... after discussing it with Byz by dueling private messages.... we have decided it makes more sense to have a small prize for each of the top 3 people -- AND something special for the honorable mention people as well.... So here is what we are thinking: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prize Winners: if you are comfortable with private messaging me your mailing address (and it could be care of your parish, or a post office, or whatever... (please get permission from a parent if you are under 18 years of age!), then I will mail you your book. :) AND you will also get a Bar of Summit Dominican Nuns Soap!!!! Or I will make a small donation in your honor, if you prefer. (This one doesn't require the address to be sent, obviously!) Honorable Mention winners: You also will get a bar of the Summit Nuns' soap (it's really incredible stuff!). I think if I asked Phatmasser Sr. Mary Catharine, she would probably be OK with me paying for it and you sending her your names and addresses to mail you your prize if you don't want to give me your contact info by PM. Again, I am open to making a small donation in your honor if you prefer. AND -- THIS IS FOR EVERYONE who participated in the Summer Book Competition: ARFink has agreed to do a 'What I Read During the Summer' art project as a way of finishing up the Summer Reading Competition. I think all of you saw what our Resident Artist and Reader ARFink did a few months ago with his Island of Awesome high-speed drawing: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjzIFhr1aCw[/media] He is going to document our Summer Reading Project with a similar piece of art! Our 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners (CarterMia, DeusTeAmat and Chrysophlax) will be able to pick one thing to go in a "major spot" in the artwork. Those with "Honorable mention" designations (Catholicterp7, Ardillacid and BG45) will be able to pick 2 "other" things ALL readers can throw stuff in to be picked or not picked at his discretion and as time and space permits.... ...but he also has the Summer Reading thread itself to give him some ideas!!!! ARFink plans to draw it in a Google Hangout... and if you want to watch him do the artwork you can!!!! Probably in the early evening of either Friday September 13 or Saturday September 14. Let us know if you have a preference!!!! ARFink will be opening a separate thread for ideas for the artwork / end of reading competition celebration--because otherwise we run the risk of going over 50 pages anyway! Watch for that thread to open in the next day or two!!!! Have a wonderful day, everyone!!!!!!
AnneLine Posted September 6, 2013 Posted September 6, 2013 Well, now, that's a very good question?! I am not sure if there ARE any books the 3 of you haven't read.... I'd say... if there is something you see on Amazon that looks interesting for say... $10 or so.... it could be a book of your choice. Or I could find a nice used book in my own collection... and figure there would be something you'd enjoy based on what you have been reading this summer. CarterMia, would you like In This House of Brede???? or something else? I'd also be open to other suggestions.. but I am not a rich human, so we have to keep it to about $10 or so..... ANNNNDDD>.. it looks like ARFink has opened that 'what I read this Summer' art thread...
arfink Posted September 6, 2013 Posted September 6, 2013 Yus, come play! http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/topic/131036-what-i-read-this-summer-group-drawing/
Chrysophylax Posted September 6, 2013 Posted September 6, 2013 Yeah! I'm so happy! I thought I was out of the competition when everyone else started to speed up their book reading! And I am super excited about the drawing! I will have to think deeply about what I should ask to be in it! :think: Anneline, that picture of Pope Francis is SO CUTE! Thanks for that! I will message you about the other stuff!
AnneLine Posted September 10, 2013 Posted September 10, 2013 Just a reminder... if you are a 1st, 2nd or 3rd place finisher, you need to connect with me about getting a book.... And if you are an honorable mention person, same comment about some soap (or something else from the Summit Nuns' website....) AND 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place finishers get to suggest a PROMINENT thing to go on the Summer Reading Art Project thread.... Honorable Mention people are GUARANTEED two things on the art project.... AND.... ANYONE can recommend things to go on the art project through this Friday!!!!!!! What did YOU read this summer????
AnneLine Posted September 10, 2013 Posted September 10, 2013 (edited) double post... Phatmass is having a rough day.... Edited September 10, 2013 by AnneLine
Byzantine Posted September 28, 2013 Author Posted September 28, 2013 Sorry I've been away so long, folks.
ContemporaryCaflicCrusader Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 Started reading a book. For real this time. And it's not a gaming instruction booklet really.
AnneLine Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 That's irritating! Phatmass just ate a post!!! Good for you, CCC!!!! And... I'm going to be doing the ordering for the prizes next Saturday, so if you haven't already let me know by PM what you want, and you are a prize winner... you snooze, you lose! Just a reminder... if you are a 1st, 2nd or 3rd place finisher, you need to connect with me about getting a book.... And if you are an honorable mention person, same comment about some soap (or something else from the Summit Nuns' website....) Here's a link to their webstore -- and the money helps pay for the nuns' insurance, so everyone wins (and their stuff is incredible--men and women love it!) (Be sure to look under all the categories... some of the classifications are odd. I love the vanilla soap, and they have it hidden under 'gent's scents' - go figure? http://summitdominicans.3dcartstores.com/
Deus te Amat Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 Just make a donation to Phatmass for me. :)
Nihil Obstat Posted October 4, 2013 Posted October 4, 2013 Perhaps of interest to all you bookworms: http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/topic/131422-phatmass-book-swap-circle/#.Uk7zWySsiQI
AnneLine Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Summer Reading Competition prizes have been ordered... and should be arriving in AnneLine Land next week! Will be sending off to those who have provided addresses... and will post details of what people got (but not addresses!) after they have been sent! Ardil & Byz... you still haven't responded.... can't send anything unless you let me know....? A couple of people have asked me to make small donations instead of a gift, so you can PM me with that if desired....
AnneLine Posted November 4, 2013 Posted November 4, 2013 I bet you all thought I had forgotten you! Not true!!! There were some complications with getting the prizes assembled (now resolved!) and I needed to wait for a few contact addresses (mostly resolved) so I am happy to announce the following items to be going out this week! 1st Place…….………Cartermia Cartermia requested that a donation be made in her name rather than receiving a book. Because of her love of the Regina Laudis Benedictine nuns, a small donation is being made to their building fund in her honor. ("New Horizons" campaign) http://abbeyofreginalaudis.org/index.html You can read more about this through this link -- nice that they dedicated the first stage of the building work during our reading competition! http://abbeyofreginalaudis.org/new-horizons.html 2nd Place ……......... DeusTeAmat DeusTeAmat requested that a donation be made in her name rather than receiving a book. She requested we send it to Phatmass, and because AnneLine is hopeless with Paypal, I am sending it to dUSt via ARFink. Use it well, dUSt! 3rd Place ……........... Chrysophlax Chrysophlax is receiving a copy of the book, Brother Petroc's Return and a bar of Summit Nun Soap! (2 prizes) Enjoy! Here's a peak into that excellent book..... http://summitdominicans.3dcartstores.com/Brother-Petrocs-Return_p_136.html Honorable Mention… Over 5,000 Pages read and/or over 50 books read: Catholicterp7 Catholicterp7 is receiving hand cream and lip balm from the Summit Nuns (2 prizes)! Enjoy! BG45 BG45 is receiving a bar of Summit Nun Soap! Enjoy! Ardillacid Ardill, you did not provide an address so we can't send out your prize! If you PM me, I will be happy to send your prize!
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