The Challenge Factory discussion

Team 10
loriidae (lorii) - captain
Namita - scorekeeper
Meira
Gayetri
Emeli
Michaelle

Important
Please have books completed and checked into this thread by Sunday 8.00pm PDT. I live in Australia, the midnight deadline for team check-in is exactly when I am hopefully being a good girl sweating and puffing my way up the local mountain with a group of friends in an effort to stay fit (about 5pm my time.) This way I will have plenty of time to collate things and check our team in before I leave. Thanks lorii

For TCF's GISH Scavenger Hunt, you will have one week to read one book for a task from that week's list. You cannot begin reading your book until Monday morning (12:01 am) PDT. You have until the following Sunday night (midnight) (PDT) to complete and report your book. (Please read above note....)

By the end of August, the team with the most points wins

How to Play:
* Each team member will need to read one book each week.
* The book must match a task from that week's list.
* Books must be at least 140 pages. Audio book page length is determined by the first paper version that shows up.

You may not start reading your book before Monday morning and
you must finish reading your book by Sunday night (midnight). (Please see note in message #1)

The next week's tasks will be posted on Friday morning. There will be about 26 tasks each week to choose from. Team members can read the same task. Points for the previous week's tasks will be announced when everyone's Completion Posts are reported.

If a team has fewer members than the other teams, a member may read an extra book to make up the difference. That member is the Designated Double Book Reader (DDBR :). The DDBR may change from week to week.

If a team member has an emergency or has scheduled an absence, a DDBR can read 2 books so that the team will not lose points.

Details:
*Teams will be posted July 2.
*There will be 8 'Weeks' to the game.
*The game will begin on Monday, July 6 at 12:01 a.m. (Pacific Daylight Time)
*The game will conclude Sunday, Aug 30 at 12:59 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time)
*If your profile is set to private, you will need to open it for the duration of the game. You may need to be contacted by the head of your team.

sample Selection or Completion post
Book and Author:
Date Read:
Pages:
GISH task: #?

Team 10 Scorecard


There are points given to each task. The points may be higher if the task is trickier.

Another way to earn points is the page count of the book you read.
140 - 199 pages = 3 points
200 - 299 pages = 6 points
300 - 399 pages = 9 points
400 - 499 pages = 12 points
500 - 599 pages = 15 points
600 - 699 pages = 18 points
700 - 799 pages = 21 points
800 - 899 pages = 24 points
900 - 999 pages = 27 points
a book with 1000+ pages is 30 points

Points are allocated for both the task AND the page length.

Week One Tasks (July 6 - 12)

(view spoiler)[1. Make an Assbutt of yourself in public. Literally. - read a book that has tagged 'Humor" or 'Humorous'

2. Nothing caps off a good, hot summer day like a foot-long s'mores eaten by two, Lady and the Tramp style. (No hands may be used in the creation or eating of the s'mores.) - read a book with 'lady' or 'tramp' in the text of the book

3. They say stepping on a LEGO is the greatest pain one can experience. We Gishers laugh in the face of pain. Make shoes entirely from LEGOs (no fluffy socks or insoles allowed) and demonstrate them in use. - read a book that begins with 'L', 'E', 'G', 'O' (ignoring 'a', 'an', 'the')

4. Hula hooping is hard, and you're just not ready to go it alone yet. Create a hula-hoop with training wheels for beginners and show it in use. - read a book with only two people on the cover

5. At least 3 grownups working in an industrial mud-pie factory. They must be wearing hair nets. Supervising them is at least one tidy child under age 10 in a suit and carrying a clipboard. - read a book with a child under 10 as an important character

6. 7 out of 10 dentists and dental hygienists recommend flossing, and they practice what they preach. Show us 7 out of 10 real dentists and dental hygienists flossing (not tooth-flossing. Dance flossing.) - read a book with a person smiling on the cover

7. It's time for the most elegant and beautiful of all affairs: the paintball ballet! Five ballerinas playing paintball on pointe. They must all be pointe dancers; they can be wearing safety gear, but it must be pink and there must be tutus and pointe shoes. - read a book where the mc does ballet or watches ballet

8. It's summer, and that means it's time to do your civic duty. Take a swim in the jury pool, complete with flotation devices, snorkel, etc. - read a book set in the summertime

9. Bee-drinking poles are all the rage, but your neighborhood bees deserve to really unwind. Create a bee bar - a bee "saloon on a pole" using recycled bottle caps. Install it somewhere public. - read a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'B'

10. A real matador in a real bullfighting ring with any of our GISH "flapes" (these are flags some Gishers purchase during registration). The bull is a Gisher, convincingly dressed as a bull. - read a book set in Spain or with a Spanish character in it

11. Listerine Mouse Wash. - read a book on a device that you have to scroll

12. A child reading a bedtime story to the monster under their bed. The monster should be charmed and cozy and cuddled up. - read a cozy mystery

13. The machines are taking over, and now they're even infiltrating the dating sector. Your blind date tonight at a 4-star restaurant is a humanoid robot. - read a book that a Goodreads friend gave 4 stars to

14. Nothing can shake you up! Show us how you keep centered: meditating on a moving mechanical bull. Keep your chakras aligned! Fall off in less than 2 seconds and score 0 points. - read a book with the author's name in the middle of the cover
(Lanelle has agreed that "the centre third of the book cover" works.)


15. Create a "food truck" that sells something incongruous with food trucks. It could be delicious pesticides, microchips, shower caps or anything in between. Your truck must advertise its wares with flashy signage. - read a book with prepared food on the cover

16. Clowns were the original glad-iators. Prove it with Roman clowns fighting in an actual Colosseum or ancient amphitheater in a knock-down, drag-out pie fight. - read a book with all the letters 'G', 'L', 'A', 'D' in the title

17. Trip the light fantastic. Literally. - read a book with a source of light on the cover

18. You know that saying: "Christ on a paddle board!" Well, it's used for a reason - Jesus walked on water and was an innovator in the Stand-Up Paddle board world. Show Jesus on a stand-up paddle board, with at least 3 disciples following him in a rowboat, canoe, or scull. - read a book with a rowboat, canoe or scull (or similar) on the cover

19. The world is in desperate need of more Cheese Balls. Delivered as rapidly as possible. Build a functional Cheese Ball launching/delivery system and demonstrate it shooting cheese balls from a distance of least 30 feet away. You must be able to catch at least 1 in your mouth. - read a book set in Wisconsin, Switzerland, or the Netherlands

20. A house cat happily flaunting a stylish mustache. - read a book with a cat on the cover

21. You're a real dish. No, really. You and a friend, dressed as commemorative collector plates, donating platelets (that's what plates bleed :). - buddy-read a book with a teammate

22. People always say, "GISH lights up the night!" Prove it. Get a bunch of drones with lights on them to spell out the word "GISH" in the night sky. The drones must serve as pixels in the sky, so you will need a lot of them. Probably at least 40. - read a book where the main character is over 40

23. When baking, measurements are vital to the culinary success of your creation. Small missteps will ruin your souffle. Of course, measuring cups and spoons, over time, change size and volume due to humidity and aging. Let's use a measuring device that you trust and know intimately: your mouth. Grab whatever ingredients you use to make a cake and place them on your counter and then, without using your hands to measure or fill, fill your mouth with the appropriate amounts of each ingredient and then deposit in your cake dish. Once the ingredients are all safely in the mixing bowl, you are allowed to mix it with any device, as long as that device is a part of your face. Bake it and enjoy it with a loved one (without using your hands). - read a book with a recipe in it (but not a cookbook :)
(it is okay if food is talked about in the book but the recipes are at the back )

24. Have a child under 8 years old create an original recipe. Record them inventing it, then executing their vision. It must be 100% child-led with an adult serving as sous chef. - read a book published in 1998

25. You've been bragging you can out-dunk a professional basketball player, and now it's time to prove it: go one-on-one for a 30-second milk-and-cookies dunk-off against a pro-baller. Your competitor must be a current or retired member of the NBA or WNBA. - read a book with a current or former professional athlete in it

26. Be a stand-in for me! Wearing a convincing Misha Collins mask, have a cup of tea with someone who still has a bonafide original Team 3 Rhino Hunt puzzle piece. The puzzle piece must be visible in the image. - read a book from Best Jane Austen FanFiction
This week's task point spread is from 12 to 113. For all 208 tasks, the highest is 159. All the rest are random between those two numbers
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Week One (July 6 - 12)
Loriidae (lorii):- Reflections by Nora Roberts Completed
Task 7: Read a book where the MC does ballet or watches ballet
Pages: 305
Namita:- Walk the Wire by David Baldacci Completed
Task 22: Read a book where the main character is over 40
Pages: 432
Meira:- The Threat by K.A. Applegate Completed
Task 24: read a book published in 1998
Pages: 158
Emeli:- His Omega by A.C. Katt Completed
Task 4: read a book with only two people on the cover
Pages: 186
Sruthi:- Tru Blue by Melissa Foster Completed
Task 5: read a book with a child under 10 as an important character
Pages: 300
Michaelle:- Cronin's Key by N.R. Walker Completed
Task 17: read a book with a source of light on the cover
Pages: 330

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Week Two

Week Three

Week Four

Week Five

Week Six

Week Seven

Week Eight

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Call me lorii, (easier to type)

Hi everyone. Waving hello from the tropics of Northern Australia. Looking forward to meeting everyone.

Hi!! I’m Namita from Vancouver, Canada. Looking forward to to playing. Lorii, do you need a co-captain? I could pitch in. Let me know.

Namita wrote: "Hi!! I’m Namita from Vancouver, Canada. Looking forward to to playing. Lorii, do you need a co-captain? I could pitch in. Let me know."

Namita, that would be great, thanks. Would you be able to keep score for us? We need to keep a running tally of points for number of pages as well as the points for tasks.

I’ll put some sort of spreadsheet together so I can keep scores.

Here the the link to the spreadsheet, Lorri. I still need to to add the formulas to get the page points.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

I found a typo :(

Task #16 should be: Clowns were the original glad-iators. Prove it with Roman clowns fighting in an actual Colosseum or ancient amphitheater in a knock-down, drag-out pie fight. - read a book with all the letters 'G', 'L', 'A', 'D' in the title

Namita wrote: "Here the the link to the spreadsheet, Lorri. I still need to to add the formulas to get the page points.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/..."

Thanks Namita, I have copied the link up into Message 4, with the other scoring information.

I will update the spreadsheet as everyone does their completion posts.

Hi everyone! This is my first time playing this challenge so bear with me as I get used to it. (Any hints or suggestions would be welcome!)

I'm in Las Vegas and have quite a bit of time to read (or listen) so I expect to read a couple books per week, and don't mind the long ones. Looking forward to starting!

Welcome Michaelle

We won't know how many points are assigned to each task until after we are checked in for the week. I am speculating that Task 7 (ballet) and Task 26 (Jane Austen Fanfiction) might be worth more points as it is very specific.

Yeah, I just looked at that JAFF list and thankfully there is one book that I already have on the TBR...I'm primarily an MM reader so I knew it would be difficult. I also just added one TWO as well!

Gonna hit up my feed to see if there are any more...

We can all read for different tasks.

I’ve been trying to think which would get us more points. Guess we will find out after the first week.

Nice to meet you Michaelle!!

I'm very busy this month, but fur the people who are looking for tasks that might have a lot of points: I'm guessing the author's name being in the center is one.

Nice to meet you Meira!!

I think the sports one might be too.

Welcome Meira. Remember that if RL gets in the way, one of us can read two books. DDBR - designated double book reader. Just let us know. :)

I think it would probably be a good idea if to begin with we all read for different tasks. Lanelle has sneakily used the phrase "The points may be higher if the task is trickier." So no guarantees. :)

Yep, different tasks gives us variety and we might get more points.

Also, in my view this is first and foremost about having fun, especially during this crazy and unpredictable time. Therefore, I don't want anyone to slog through or feel obliged to read something they aren't enjoying even if it may have more points - it might not as well. Also it is perfectly ok to swap books out mid week, if it's not working for you, just let me know.

Loriidae wrote: "Also, in my view this is first and foremost about having fun, especially during this crazy and unpredictable time. Therefore, I don't want anyone to slog through or feel obliged to read something they aren't enjoying even if it may have more points..."

Well said. May I copy this and share it with everyone participating in the challenge?

Lanelle wrote: "Loriidae wrote: "Also, in my view this is first and foremost about having fun, especially during this crazy and unpredictable time. Therefore, I don't want anyone to slog through or feel obliged to..."

Of course!

Thank you. I'm off to post it on all the teams' threads.

Loriidae wrote: "Welcome Meira. Remember that if RL gets in the way, one of us can read two books. DDBR - designated double book reader. Just let us know. :)"

Thanks for the reminder :)

Namita wrote: "Here the the link to the spreadsheet, Lorri. I still need to to add the formulas to get the page points.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/..."

To your knowledge, the spreadsheet is view-only. Is that intentional?

By the way, it's still 14 hours ahead, but I plan to read the 'published in 1998' if I read the numbers right.

For knowledge since I know some people want to have a variety in tasks.

Meira (readingbooksinisrael) wrote: "Namita wrote: "Here the the link to the spreadsheet, Lorri. I still need to to add the formulas to get the page points.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/......"

Updated!! You can add your book. I still have some work to do on the spreadsheet but it’s good for now.

I think I’ll go with Task#22

I will read for task number 4

Do we want to give our Team a name? Here are a few suggestions:

GPS This
The Mind Readers
Sherlock Holmegirls
A T-Rex Ate My Team Name
It’s a Mad Mad Team

The challenge begins in less than 12 hours. Captains, if you have a team member who hasn't checked in, feel free to send them a message. You many want to have a DDBR in case they don't show up.

Also, I've added a detail to the rules that I forgot: No graphic novels, poetry, or cookbooks.

Mind Readers sounds good!

Sounds good to me too. Lorri, would you please ask Lanelle to update our name or if you created the thread, you could update it.

Selection Post: Week One

Reflections by Nora Roberts
Pages: 305
GISH task: #7: read a book where the mc does ballet or watches ballet

Namita, I forgot to ask, do you want each of us to fill in the scoresheet or would you prefer to do it?

Friendly reminder, please make sure to post a completion post here. The spreadsheet is for keeping scores only.
Thanks