Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Take a seat around our lava campfire!

This is where you can be sociable and get to know your fellow players. This thread is not for asking questions to the mods. It is purely for chatting

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Waiting for the rest of you to get here is boring... I'm going to read!!

Right? It's been really quiet around the campfire.

Maybe if we add some smores?

I was at a party this weekend so was chatting around a real firepit. :)

Back now, and up for some toasted marshmallows and hot choc whilst we sit on hay bales and logs around this wonderful fire!

I'll go sit a ways away and just yell across at everyone, because it's far too warm to be sitting next to a fire :D

Well I’m in winter so I’ll scooch up next to the fire 🔥 😉

Sammy wrote: "I'll go sit a ways away and just yell across at everyone, because it's far too warm to be sitting next to a fire :D"

there's always the one weird friend who does that ;-P
Can I just request: no throwing of popcorn to get our attention?

Its not so lonely here anymore! Thanks everyone for finally joining me.

Don’t worry, everyone will wander over here when Wheel is over. ;)

Cat wrote: "Sammy wrote: "I'll go sit a ways away and just yell across at everyone, because it's far too warm to be sitting next to a fire :D"

there's always the one weird friend who does that ;-P
Can I just ..."

Of course not! don't want to waste any popcorn! :P

has anyone mentioned popcorn?

Sonia wrote: "has anyone mentioned popcorn?"

Me, of course! All about the foodstuffs here :)

(see msg8)

BOM nominations for September are open until July 27th.

You may want to nominate a book seeing that BOMs may have a role to play in Lava..... (hint hint)

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Soooo.... are Backroom BOMs going to continue for Lava??

I was so excited thinking that this started this week LOL

LaurLa wrote: "Soooo.... are Backroom BOMs going to continue for Lava??"

That's a good question. We'll get back to you on that?

Soon Tati! It's going to be so much fun

LaurLa wrote: "Soooo.... are Backroom BOMs going to continue for Lava??"

We discussed and no backroom BOM's for lava ( maybe Towers..we are still discussing that)

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "Soooo.... are Backroom BOMs going to continue for Lava??"

We discussed and no backroom BOM's for lava ( maybe Towers..we are still discussing that)"

okay. thank-you *sniffs back tears*

Anyone have a Kleenex for LaurLa? :P

Here you go!

Still pretty quiet around here...
Isn't it always, right before the volcano BLOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Time's Top 10 Famous Volcanoes:

http://content.time.com/time/specials...

I'm happy that there isn't a team named Eyjafjallajokull
That is a mouthful. LOL

Haha
Now you’ve given the next new team an idea for a name 😉

I lived on the island that had Mount Tambora for a year. I vote for Anak Krakatoa (Child of Krakatoa) for another team's name, which is the little volcano next to Krakatoa and is very active.

I like my team being the only Krakatoa. I vote for another team's name to include Tambora.

Makes me think of this song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0zWS...

But has anyone else read this book?: Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
It's great.

Speaking of volcanoes blowing....

I asked a co-worker about Harry Potter... and she thought I was referring to TWILIGHT!!!

Is that's not a time to use the term flabbergasting, then I don't now when it is.

Maybe Blasphemy... or How Dare She....

I know I had to go outside...

I was having troubles swallowing the star wars is that one that has a little figurine with a black helmet... or the I never watched LOTR.... but asking if Harry Potter was that movie with the wolf and the vampire that were trying to get the girl....

I just... I just can't.

And just in case you're wondering... We're in a conference room with no windows... No defenestration is possible.

OMG

Are you sure she wasn't trolling you?

Nope. She was quite serious. After I explained that no, that one was not Harry Potter, she asked what was HP story about.

Yeah... I'm wondering if defenestrating through walls is possible.

Yikes!
I'm amazed there is anyone left that doesn't know the HP story!

Yeah, it's weird

My partner knows next to nothing about the HP story, being solidly uninterested in anything having to do with fantasy and/or YA. He is perversely proud of this.

But not knowing anything about HP is not the same as CONFUSING IT WITH TWILIGHT.

Sheesh.

Not knowing, I can get on board with that.

But as Alysa said, that is soooo not the same as confusing it with Twilight o.O

Exactly.

Well, as I once heard a woman proclaim that she thought stars were "little bits that had flaked off the sun", I believe anything is possible, lmao!

Haha! Classic

My mother probably knows nothing about HP. She seems to be mostly uninterested in television and film. She watches the weather channel and golf.

Alysa wrote: "Time's Top 10 Famous Volcanoes:

http://content.time.com/time/specials...

I'm happy that there isn't a team named Eyjafjallajokull
That is a mouthful. LOL"

I like the article when you click for more info:

"Across the globe, people curse the volcano — or attempt to, since few can actually pronounce the name Eyjafjallajokull. "

And we have begun!

Good luck everyone!

whooo-hoo!

and it's lunch time, so I shall be plugging myself into a audio :)

Finally! not being able to read anything this morning was not fun at all! lol.

Ahahahhah

I've accomplished 50 pages 😆

23% of my book!

Laura wrote: "23% of my book!"

I've only got 42 mins of mine done, you over-achiever!

98 pages, and need to start on dinner. Boooo! :(

Cat wrote: "Laura wrote: "23% of my book!"

I've only got 42 mins of mine done, you over-achiever!"

You're complaining?

I'm at 7%

*whines* she was bragging, miss! */whines*

though, to be fair, she is also on our team, so perhaps I should be whooping and hollering that we've got one person nearly at high ground before the lava got her. no Granny-sacrifice for Laura!

Yep!

I thought E was the one wanting to be on a pool of neon green acid?