nightlight Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 enders game. "Come with me if you want to lift" -The Brominator "Later, I would learn that coincidences are the most planned things in the world. Later, I would learn that every single moment is a coincidence." - Douglas Coupland "Anyone who doesn't want french fries every day is a commie." - AngelaTheGeek Current Challenge INSTAGRAM!! find me on twitter Link to comment
Hermione Gainser Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 My votes (in this order): 1.Graveyard 2.Apocalyptic Planet "I'm just going to remember to not eat like an asshole most of the time" - MoC three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: one must squat.- Brobert Frost Half-Elf Warrior | Current Challenge New Battle Log | Old Battle Log Special thanks to AkLulu for drawing my awesome avatar! Link to comment
Laney Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Is voting still open? If so, Apocalyptic Planet Level 3 Time Lord AdventurerChallenge Thread| | Cosplay Blog | | Link to comment
Max Power Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Crime and Punishment--Fyodor DostoyevskyI've been wanting to lay into some Dostoyevsky The path to Swolehalla is paved with a lot of Swolehate, and you won't get there without being Swole of Spirit too. Race: Fiendish Blue Extension Cord Class: Warrior Links: MFP Battle Log Current Challenge Link to comment
CalvinHobbes Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Voting ends Tuesday night! :-) Link to comment
Heironymus Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Ender's Game is awesome... So is Game of Thrones.. I will read whichever though... also.. its not on your list but I HIGHLY recommend the series WOOL.. its like 12 bucks for all 4 books and they are short reads but have an extremely good story line.1Q84 Ogre WarriorLEVEL : 2STR 6 | DEX 3 | STA 4 | CON 3 | WIS 6 | CHA 3"CARPE DIEM" Link to comment
Ocelot Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 American Gods! | STR 15 | DEX 14 | STA 14 | CON 10.5 | WIS 11 | CHA 7 | Level 5 Ocelot's Dossier - Battle Log | Springing into my Sixth Challenge! Link to comment
littleblue Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 A game of thrones. It's been sitting on my kindle unread. Poor thing. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Little Blue Level 1 Hobbit Adventurer STR 2 | DEX 3 | STA 2 | CON 2 | WIS 3 | CHA 3 1st Challenge "Never, never, never give up." --Winston Churchill Link to comment
Laney Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Okay, I got bored at work and tallied up the votes (it's Wednesday here so I'm assuming voting is closed now).I should note that 1Q84 appears to be a 3 book set, so I'm assuming we are just reading the first one. Kindle, Hardcover (used is pretty cheap), Barnes & Noble, Nook[table=width: 500, class: grid] Title First Choice Second Choice 1Q84—Haruki Murakami 10 0 The Casual Vacancy—JK Rowling 1 2 A Game of Thrones—George R. R. Martin 1 0 Apocalyptic Planet—Craig Childs 7 2 Crime and Punishment--Fyodor Dostoyevsky 1 0 Handmaid’s Tale--Margaret Atwood 1 0 Ender’s Game--Orson Scott Card 1 0 American Gods by Neil Gaiman 1 0 A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 2 0 The Hobbit--JRR Tolkein 0 2 Graveyard Book—Neil Gaiman 3 1[/table] Level 3 Time Lord AdventurerChallenge Thread| | Cosplay Blog | | Link to comment
msuroo Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 it's Wednesday here so I'm assuming voting is closed now...Do you guys have a time machine over there in Minnesota? If so, can you tell me the Mega Millions numbers for tonight, kthx. Challenge thread Link to comment
Aqweei Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Good lord I might have to be reading a used physical book for the first time in literally years. My Kindle has spoilt me but 15.99 for an ebook is a tad steep.Edit: Do you guys have a time machine over there in Minnesota? If so, can you tell me the Mega Millions numbers for tonight, kthx. LMAO, All day yesterday I thought it was tuesday so when I read her post it seemed a little off to me but I just went with it. Must still be early early for Laney lol. Wandering WarriorLevel 4- STR: 7.5 | DEX: 1 | CON: 7 | STA: 7.5 | WIS: 10 | CHA: 4.25"Your future is created by what you do TODAY, not tomorrow" Battle Log | Fitocracy Lifting Goals: Squats - 545 | Bench - 410 | Deads - 585 Link to comment
notcreative Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 1Q84 was initially released as a three book set in Japanese, but when they came out with the US translation, they put it all into one book.I accidentally linked to the wrong version of the book on my first try, but someone else posted a link to the US version at Barnes & Noble (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1q84-haruki-murakami/1029722649?ean=9780307593313). Level 4 Human RangerSTR 10 | DEX 10.4 | STA 10.4 | CON 6.9 | WIS 9.5 | CHA 5.9 Link to comment
CalvinHobbes Posted September 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Tuesday just started here. Let's give the west coasters another 12 hours to vote? Link to comment
leadchipmunk Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Do you guys have a time machine over there in Minnesota? If so, can you tell me the Mega Millions numbers for tonight, kthx. Wait, today is only Tuesday? I was going along with Laney and it being Wednesday... Level 1 Woodwose STR 5 | DEX 2 | STA 1 | CON 2 | WIS 5 | CHA 4 WAR 0 | RNG 0 | SCT 0 | ASN 0 | MON 0 | DRU 0 | ADV 1 Current Challenge: Specialization is for Insects Previous Chapters: 1 Link to comment
CalvinHobbes Posted September 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Wait, today is only Tuesday? I was going along with Laney and it being Wednesday...It could be Wednesday and I lost a day ;-) Link to comment
Amphion Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 This is great. If it is alright for me to join in, I would like to vote for The Hobbit. I have been wanting to reread it since the movie will be out soon. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Lvl 1 Ranger STR 3 | DEX 4 | STA 1 | CON 2 | WIS 4 | CHA 1 Challenge 1 "Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body" Sir Richard Steele Link to comment
Laney Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Do you guys have a time machine over there in Minnesota? If so, can you tell me the Mega Millions numbers for tonight, kthx. GOD DAMMIT. It's really not Wednesday is it Level 3 Time Lord AdventurerChallenge Thread| | Cosplay Blog | | Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Enders Game. I haven't read it in 2 years and would live an excuse as well as to discuss it with you folks.Next time I recommend narrowing the choices down yourself either from the most recommendations or just by your judgement. Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
CalvinHobbes Posted September 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Enders Game. I haven't read it in 2 years and would live an excuse as well as to discuss it with you folks.Next time I recommend narrowing the choices down yourself either from the most recommendations or just by your judgement.Yup...my thought for next challenge is that the 5 books that are nominated the most will go up for voting and people can only nominate one book. Wayyy too many this challenge. Link to comment
Sambalina Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 It's Wednesday for me now! But I spent all of yesterday thinking it was Wednesday. Is there something in the water?Anywho - can't wait for voting to close, I wanna get reading! Warrior Princess Eating Psychology Coach Adventure's Guild Challenge winner: Challenge #24 â•‘ Live the Whole â•‘ Bucket List â•‘Level up my Lifeâ•‘ "Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you're alive is a special occasion." Link to comment
Oogiem Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Okay, I got bored at work and tallied up the votes (it's Wednesday here so I'm assuming voting is closed now).Still Tuesday here, you're not in Australia are you?Just to throw a bit of a tweak, I mentioned to Craig Childs that we were voting on a book to read and that his was in the running and he said that if he can he'll stop in and comment/answer questions if we read Apocalyptic Planet. He starts the book tour next Tuesday with sometimes limited Internet access so can't guarantee anything. And if you want to read a bit more about the book he posted a message over at Powellshttps://www.powells.com/blog/original-essays/apocalyptic-planet-by-craig-childs/ Oogie McGuire Black Sheep Shepherdess STR 4.25 | DEX 4.5 | STA 3.75 | CON 3 | WIS 4.75 | CHA 1 Link to comment
AngelaTheGeek Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Am I too late to vote?House of Leaves.I started it a long time ago, but never finished. It's a FUN read!edit: dammit. I'm the only one that wants this book. Seriously worth the read, but ONLY in paper form, not on an e-reader... I'm glad to see they haven't released an e-version yet. 90+ Masters Weightlifter Current Lift PRs Snatch: 93kg/205lb // Clean and Jerk: 113kg/248lb // Back Squat: 170kg/375lb Spoiler 2016 USAW Senior Nationals - 6th place 2015 USAW American Open - 8th place 2015 USAW Senior Nationals - 9th place 2014 USAW Senior Nationals - 9th place 2013 USAW Senior Nationals - 9th place Instagram - MyFitnessPal Link to comment
CalvinHobbes Posted September 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 The winner is.....1Q84!I'm thinking that, since we had a rather large following for Apocalyptic Planet and it was very close we could read both (really, choose which one you want to read if you don't think you're up to reading both). Link to comment
Mitch S Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Tough to just pick one.. I read American Gods recently and it was amazing.. But maybe not for everyone. That being said I'll still vote for it. Mitch S - Level 4 Scientist AdventurerWielding The Slightly Pointed Lute of Power and Dented Roman Helmet STR :11 DEX :5 STA :7 CON :8.5 WIS :8 CHA :7 My first challenge : An Adventurer UnderwaterMy second challenge : Electric BoogalooChallenge Number 3 : On the Run “Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it.†- Steven King The Dark Tower Link to comment
Aqweei Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 The winner is.....1Q84!I'm thinking that, since we had a rather large following for Apocalyptic Planet and it was very close we could read both (really, choose which one you want to read if you don't think you're up to reading both).Hooray! I may read both we will just have to see. Wandering WarriorLevel 4- STR: 7.5 | DEX: 1 | CON: 7 | STA: 7.5 | WIS: 10 | CHA: 4.25"Your future is created by what you do TODAY, not tomorrow" Battle Log | Fitocracy Lifting Goals: Squats - 545 | Bench - 410 | Deads - 585 Link to comment
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