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New Year's Eve Masquerade Ball Challenge
This sounds like fun! I'll have to see what I can come up with :)
Very, very clever! I'll have to look through Mt TBR to come up with something worthy of such an auspicious occasion!
this is something I would like to try, but with so many reading challenges going on already (not to mention the writing I need to do), I am not sure I can keep up. So I am a maybe.
I need a worksheet to keep all this stuff straight! LOL
Jackie wrote: "I need a worksheet to keep all this stuff straight! LOL"I use Google Spreadsheet. It's a God send.
I have to see what I can come up with in my TBR here.
yeah this is going to be a spread sheet worthy challenge lol
Since this goes into January, I think I can do this. Will post later with my books.
I'm glad you guys are liking this one. Lisarenee really put her foot in it this time, huh?
This challenge is just too awesome to resist! I'm in! What's the timeline for this challenge?
I'm a maybe......just so many things to do for Christmas and 12th Night, not to mention work and all the other challenges I find myself trying to complete. We'll see what happens and if I can fit anything in.
New Year's Eve Masquerade BallDuration: 12/4/11 -2/29/12 *
Books Read: 24
Updated: 2/27/12 *(using an Extension Gift Card)
What a Lovely Night!
My Gown Royal Blue Gown (2/4 Books)
Benioff,David - City of Thieves 1/13/12
Laura Kasischke's Space,in Chain 12/24/11
U-
E-
My Date Hoyt Mac Cionaoith (4/4 Books)
Happy Hour at Casa Dracula by Marta Acosta 1/21/12
One Simple Act: Discovering the Power of Generosity by Debbie Macomber 1/20/12
You Don't Sweat Much for a fat girl by Celia Rivenbark 2/25/12
'Tis The Season by Lorna Landvik 12/4/11
Transportation Horse-Drawn Carriage (3/5 Books)
Hale, Marian - The Truth About Sparrows 2/20/12
O-
Robinson, Barbara - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever 12/25/11
Shirley,Goodness and Mercy by Debbie Macomber 12/31/11
E-
The Dance Blue Danube Waltz (4/5 Books)
White Christmas Pie by Wanda E. Brunstetter 12/28/11
Ann Pearlman's The Christmas Cookie Club 12/29/11
Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (The) by Sherman Alexie 12/26/11
Tom Angleberger's Darth Paper Strikes Back 2/4/12
Z-
Entree Roasted Chicken with Mushroom Sauce and Potatoes (4/7 Books)
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 12/9/11
H-
I-
Christmas Basket (The) by Debbie Macomber (12/25/11)
Karen Robards' Ghost Moon 12/27/11
E-
Night Road by Kristin Hannah 1/25/12
The Toast Pink Champagne (7/9 Books)
Cindy Woodsmall's The Sound of Sleigh Bells (12/16/11)
H-
Ariel/Juliet in Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay (1/29/12)
Mercy Thompson in Blood Bound 1/15/12
Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore 1/31/12
Anna in Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs 1/6/12
George Selden's The Cricket in Times Square 12/24/11
Nadezhda in A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
E-
At the Stroke of Midnight . . . . .
My Date
My Gown
Transportation
The Dance
The Entree
The Toast
I'm in! Love it! ☺NBRC: Monthly/Seasonal Challenges >> New Year's Eve Masquerade Ball Challenge
Duration: December 4th through January 31st.
00/13
Outfit/Costume:
Mine Till Midnight, by Lisa Kleypas (audiobook via audible.com)
or
Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue, by Stephanie Laurens (OD audio)
My Date: Jack Travis
Smooth Talking Stranger, by Lisa Kleypas audible.com
Mode of Transportation
L. - Loyalty in Death, by J.D. Robb (OD audio)
I. - In Death, #8 Conspiracy in Death, by Robb, J.D. (OD audio)
M. - Maiden Lane, #3 Scandalous Desires, Elizabeth Hoyt (PB) "buddy read"
O. - The Other Guy's Bride, by Connie Brockway (undecided media/need to order; available via audio)
Music to Dance to:
W. - Warner, Kaki = Colorado Dawn (won a copy)
A. - After Dark, by Beverly Barton (PB)
L. - Lisa Kleypas = Mine Till Midnight audible.com
T. - Travises, #2 Blue-Eyed Devil, by Lisa Kleypas "buddy read" (PB)
Z. - Zoe Archer = Scoundrel (PB)
Entrée or Hors d'oeuvre: bird pie, hopefully not poisoned
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, by Alan Bradley (OD audio)
Drink for a Toast: Cranberry Tini
Southern Fried Divorce, by Judy Conner (OneClick audio)
Cranberry Tini - recipe from Wiki
Ingredients
• 2 shots De Kuyper cranberry liqueur
• 1 shot Stolichnaya vodka
• 3 shots apple juice (clear)
• garnish: a wedge of lime and/or fresh cranberries
• glass: martini
Directions
1. Shake all the ingredients together in a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Strain into a martini glass.
3. Add a wedge of lime and/or fresh cranberries if desired.
NYE Masquerade Ball Challenge4th Dec 2011 to 31st Jan 2012
6/6 Read
✔OUTFIT
✔DATE
✔TRANSPORT
✔DANCE
✔FOOD
✔DRINK
31-12-11 ****
Read:
So going to be in
CaroB wrote: "(I'm classy like that)"**hee hee** Love that you're going via horseback, CaroB. ☺
LOL, thanks Lisa Kay and Anomander! Thankfully this is all imaginary and I don't have to worry about "support" in my backless dress while I'm riding :-)
LMAO Lisa Kay! You know it! I think the term here is "more ass than class" *giggles* or in this case, more horse, heehee!
But there's always Iain to protect and support.:-D
LOL! You go, girls! ☺
Lisa Kay, when are you introducing us to your smooth talking date?
I'm probably over extending myself again, but I don't think I can say no to this intriguing challenge!
@ Lisa Kay:hehehe
@ Gabrielle:
Tell me about it!
Lisa Kay wrote: "NEVER! He is mine. All mine! ☺"Now, now, children we must learn to share. Just kidding Lisa Kay! ;)
Oh, boy! So much going on, but I'll reserve this spot and give it a try.DRESS/MASK
DATE
Why settle for one guy when I go with all of Anita's harem. lol
TRANSPORT
In case of mechanical malfunction I'll go by:
MUSIC/DANCE
ENTREE/FOOD
The Pork Pit looks like it might serve BBQ. I hope.
DessertDRINK
You girls are amazing! It sounds a wonderful challenge! I'll try out, although I'm not sure I can make it.A question about the dancing point:
I'm reading Dance, Dance, Dance some time the second half of the month. Can I use this one instead of a particular dance :)?
Aleksandra asked: "A question about the dancing point:I'm reading Dance, Dance, Dance some time the second half of the month. Can I use this one instead of a particular dance :)? "
Yes, that's totally acceptable. :)
Hey Lisarenee, really cool challenge! Thanks for all the hard work.
Cool challenge. Duration: December 4, 2011 - January 31, 2012
READ: 2/9
1. Costume - pink satin dress
P:
I:
N: Nina Bangs - Eternal Prey
K: Kagawa, Julie - The Iron Knight
2. Pick your date: Jamie Fraser
3. Transpo: I'm arriving by air which aught to be interesting with my pink satin dress!
4. Music/Dance: I can't dance at all but maybe a waltz is doable.
5. Entree: dessert of course!
6. Drink: I think I'll try a martini.
Thanks, Lisarenee!I'm using an Extension Card:
6/6 COMPLETED
That's my list (will be updated while reading):
READ 05/02/12 - 1. Outfit/Costume - A Clash of Kings - Melisandre's red dress. I'm reading this edition:
Larger image here.
READ 16/12/11 - 2. My Date - Jon Snow from A Game of Thrones
READ 19/02/12 - 3. Mode of Transportation - A Storm of Swords - a boat:
Larger image here.
READ 24/02/11 - 4. Music to Dance to - A Dance With Dragons
READ 22/01/12 - 5. Entrée or Hors d'oeuvre - Shōgun
READ 24/02/12 - 6. Drink for a Toast - A Feast for Crows Arbor golden wine, please!
Larger image here.
NB! I'm using Shogun for the Entree for a few reasons:
I did not read anything with food on it, so I can't use a cover for the challenge. And I'm not going to, so I don't want to use another extension card. At the same time, Shogun is about the first encounters between the Japanese and English cultures. As Anjin-san first lands in Japan, he is absolutely disgusted by their food (which happens in 1600). However, with the progression of the story, he becomes one of the closest to the man who will some day become the shogun of Japan. Meetings at dinners, tea ceremonies and sake are very often and common to come across in the book, and their importance - quite emphasized.
Alright, I figured out all my details...NBRC - New Year Eve Masquerade Ball 12/4 - 1/31
4/6
Transportaion - motorcycle
Drink - coffee (especially if I'm staying up till Midnight to ring in the new year LOL)
Another question - does my date have to be from a romance?
Aleksandra wrote: "Another question - does my date have to be from a romance?"No, just someone you find appealing.
Anomander said,"Hey Lisarenee, really cool challenge! Thanks for all the hard work." Thanks, I first proposed the idea to Sashana and Rachel a couple months or so ago and it took awhile to figure out just how to do it. My partners in crime kept me from going overboard and helped me pick which pictures to use and let me know if I was being too ambitious or too crazy. I just wanted to come up with something a little different. I'm glad everyone seems to like it. Rachel proposed we do more invitational event reading challenges in the future, so expect more of the same, yet different throughout the year.
Totally! And I loved the picture that came with the mail.
Looks fun! I need to figure this out....
Anomander said, Totally! And I loved the picture that came with the mail.Thank you. I got the idea for doing that from the awesome newsletter Sashana sent out recently. So thanks Sashana for being the inspiration behind that one. :)
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Dear members,
We know that the holidays can be rough on people so we've come up with a fun way to spend the holiday--with a reading challenge.
The first item on the agenda is to pick your outfit/costume.
- You may pick one or more books that have a to die for dress, costume, or mask you fell in love with on the cover, or the title has a dress/out fit in the title (example Lady in the red dress) or do a spell-it-out challenge using the color of your dress, name of the character you choose, etc.
Example of a spell-it-out:
R: Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr (Title)
E: Edward from Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (Character's Name)
D: Cat with an Emerald Eye - Carole Nelson Douglas (Author's Last Name)
The second item on the agenda to do is find/pick your date. If you hate committing to just one individual, then feel free to fill up your dance card with those individuals you'd like to dance with:
- Read 1 or more books which include your favorite romance hero(es)/heroine(s) or do an optional spell-it-out with the characters name first, last, or full.
- The third item on the agenda is to pick your mode of transportation
- Read 1 or more books which contain some means of transportation on the cover on in the book that you'd like to take to the ball. You may, if you like, do a spell-it-out challenge.
Fourthly, pick what music you'd like to dance to or what dance you'd like to partake in (could be a waltz or polka, etc). You could pick something current, retro, classical, etc At this ball you are the Belle of it so you get to pick.
- You may choose one or more books with couple dancing on the cover, have dancing or a masquerade ball in the book, or opt to do our ever popular spell-it-out challenge of your favorite song or dance.
The fifth item on the agenda is to Pick an entree or, if you are to nervous to eat in front of others, an hor'dearve.
- You may choose one or more books with a feast or dinner item on the cover (pizza, chicken kiev, ham, etc), books with sit down dinners, or do a spell-it-out challenge of your favorite food entree.
Lastly, as the clock strikes midnight pick what drink you'd like to toast the New Year in with.
- You may choose one or more books with your favorite beverage on the cover, with people toasting in the New Year in the book, or do a spell-it-out challenge of your beverage of choice.
Get the picture? Well if not here's one for you:
Feel free to add more to this challenge or reduce it to fit your reading comfort zone. This is supposed to be fun and it should be catered to your preferences. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!
Sincerely,
Lisarenee, Sashana, & Rachel