The Challenge Factory discussion

Members:
🐼 Alison (Lady Coffin) - Captain - (DDBR - yes)
🐼 Rosina - (DDBR - yes)
🐼 Kerri - (DDBR - yes)
🐼 Susan - (DDBR - yes) ???
🐼 Mandiann - (DDBR - definitely not every week) Scorekeeper
🐼 VampAmber - (DDBR - Probably not)

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.
Full Rules & How to Play Gish:

For questions: GISH Scavenger Hunt Q & A
Tracking: Spreadsheet

**You may not start reading your book before Monday morning (Pacific Daylight Time) and
you must finish reading your book by Sunday night (midnight, Pacific Daylight Time).

sample Selection or Completion post:
Book and Author: (book image or title link please, and title in words.)
Date Read:
Pages: (version you are reading, unless audio, then default)
GISH task: #?

EXAMPLE for Captains/Scorekeepers to post here your team's weekly scores.

Week ?
team member: task number and points + page points = ??
team member: task number and points + page points = ??
team member: task number and points + page points = ??
team member: task number and points + page points = ??
team member: task number and points + page points = ??
team member: task number and points + page points = ??

Total:
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WEEK 2 POINTS:
🐼 Alison (Lady Coffin) - (416 p =) 12 + ? for task #43 =
🐼 Kerri - (400 p =) 12 + ? for task #28 =
🐼 Mandiann - (256 p =) 6 + ? for tasks #31 =
🐼 Rosina - (501 p =) 15 + ? for tasks #29 =
🐼 Susan - (471 p =) 12 + ? for task #31 =
🐼 VampAmber - (477 p =) 12 + ? for task #35 =

page total = 69 points
GISH task total = ???

Total: ???
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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




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WEEK 1 tracking:
🐼 Alison (Lady Coffin) - selection post - read Green Darkness for task #14, done July 12th
🐼 Kerri - book selection post - read The Institute for task #17, completed July 9th
🐼 Mandiann - selection post - read The Queen of Nothing for task #9, doneJuly 9th
🐼 Rosina - selection post - read Hawken's Heart for task #24, done July 10th
🐼 Susan - selection post - read Hero for task #5, completed July 8th
🐼 VampAmber - selection - read A Lady's Code of Misconduct for task #2 done July 9th

Week 1 tasks (July 6 - 12) ⏰ENDS⌛🕛
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Week 1 tasks (with points)

1. - read a book that has tagged 'Humor" or 'Humorous' (22 pts)
2. - read a book with 'lady' or 'tramp' in the text of the book (43 pts)
3. - read a book that begins with 'L', 'E', 'G', 'O' (ignoring 'a', 'an', 'the') (57 pts)
4. - read a book with only two people on the cover (59 pts)
5. - read a book with a child under 10 as an important character (36 pts)
6. - read a book with a person smiling on the cover (28 pts)
7. - read a book where the mc does ballet or watches ballet (113 pts)
8. - read a book set in the summertime (47)
9. - read a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'B' (34 pts)
10. - read a book set in Spain or with a Spanish character in it (74 pts)
11. - read a book on a device that you have to scroll (31 pts)
12. - read a cozy mystery (43 pts)
13. - read a book that a Goodreads friend gave 4 stars to (36 pts)
14. - read a book with the author's name in the middle of the cover (58 pts)
15. - read a book with prepared food on the cover (80 pts)
16. - read a book with all the letters 'G', 'L', 'A', 'D' in the title (66 pts)
17. - read a book with a source of light on the cover (43 pts)
18. - read a book with a rowboat, canoe or scull (or similar) on the cover (53 pts)
19. - read a book set in Wisconsin, Switzerland, or the Netherlands (49 pts)
20. - read a book with a cat on the cover (12 pts)
21. - buddy-read a book with a teammate (43 pts)
22. - read a book where the main character is over 40 (21 pts)
23. - read a book with a recipe in it (but not a cookbook :) (41 pts)
24. - read a book published in 1998 (94 pts)
25. - read a book with a current or former professional athlete in it (68 pts)
26. - read a book from Best Jane Austen FacFiction (31 pts)
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WEEK 2 tracking:
🐼 Alison (Lady Coffin) - read Crush the King @416 pages, for task #43, finished July 16th
🐼 Kerri - read The Good Turn for task #28, @400 pages, completed July 15th
🐼 Mandiann - I'm Just a Person @ 256 pages, for tasks #31
🐼 Rosina - read Twilight @ 501 pages, for tasks #29, completed July 18th
🐼 Susan - selection of Mister Bodyguard for task- #31
🐼 VampAmber - read The Consultant @ 477 pages, for task #35, completed July 16th

Week 2 tasks (July 13 - 19) ⏰ENDS⌛🕛
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Week 2 tasks -with points

27 - read a book with fruit or vegetables on the cover (46 points)
28 - read a book with all the letters of 'rogue' in the title (42 points)
29 - read a romance; the mc must eat at a restaurant (49 points)
30 - read a book where one of the 'beautiful sites' is mentioned (53 points)
31 - read a book written by famous person (other than for being an author) (75 points)
32 - read a book with a supernatural main character (supernatural: of or relating to God or a god, demigod, spirit, ghost, or devil) (43 points)
33 - read a book where the mc is under a lot of stress (24 points)
34 - read a book with a "x" in the title (81 points)
35 - read a hardback or paperback book (41 points)
36 - read a book where the mc is in jail or prison for 50% of the story (118 points)
37 - listen to an audio book (32 points)
38 - read a book set during a holiday (48 points)
39 - read a book where the mc plays golf, or a is windmill on the cover (108 points)
40 - read a book published in 2008 (45 points)
41 - read a book with a red cover (must be 50% according to Tineye's Color Extraction Lab (67 points)
42 - read a book with a sign on the cover (95 points)
43 - read a book where the mc goes to see an athletic event (84 points)
44 - read a book set during a war or battle (95 points)
45 - read an epistolary novel (62 points)
46 - read a book from the Top 100 Children's Books on Goodreads list (135 points)
47 - read a book with a character in it that is a mermaid (141 points)
48 - read the 4th book of a series (64 points)
49 - read a book with a mc that is over 80 (can be paranormal) (48 points)
50 - read a book whose title begins with 'C', 'I', or 'A' (ignoring 'a', 'an', 'the') (59 pts)
51 - read a book published in 2020 (27 points)
52 - read a book that has been tagged 'horror' (33 points) • • • • • (hide spoiler)]

WEEK 3 tracking - ENDS July 26th Countdown Clock

🐼 Alison - selection of The Mists of Avalon @1009 pgs, task #63, done July 26th✔
🐼 Kerri - selection of The Reunion @384 pages, for task #60, finished July 22nd ✔
🐼 Mandiann - selection The Golden Compass @399 pages, task #53, finished July 23rd✔
🐼 Rosina - selection of The Bride Test @ 320 pages, for task #64 finished July 25th✔
🐼 Susan - selection of Rockstar @354 pages, for Task #76, finished July 23rd
🐼 VampAmber - selection of Beautiful Creatures @563 pages, task #67, done July 25th✔

Week 3 tasks July 20 - 26
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53 - read a steampunk book (64 points)
54 - read the 5th or 22nd book in a series (59 points)
55 - read a book that has illustrations in it (39 points)
56 - read a book that a Goodreads friend thought was crap (2 stars or less) (73 points)
57 - read a book with a painting on the cover, or the cover was made from a painting (47 points)
58 - read a book that made made into a movie (38 points)
59 - read a book from your favorite genre (28 points)
60 - read a book with a donkey or butterfly on the cover (44 points)
61 - read a book with a person in their underwear on the cover (39 points)
62 - read a book you got from a thrift store or borrowed from a friend (72 points)
63 - read a book originally published in the 1980's or set in the 1980's (38 points)
64 - read a book where the mc moves to a new country (62 points)
65 - read a book where the mc attends an art show (67 points)
66 - read a book with an airplane on the cover (56 points)
67 - read a book with a character that uses sign language to communicate (49 points)
68 - read a book with that has been tagged 'Chick Lit' (42 points)
69 - read a book where the mc wears a costume or a disguise (40 points)
70 - read a book from the Best Crossover Books list (69 points)
71 - read a book where the mc lives in a place that begins with a 'V' (66 points)
72 - read a book with a dragon in it (51 points)
73 - read a book with a mc that has a beard (47 points)
74 - read a book with a mc that is a doctor, nurse or paramedic (77 points)
75 - read a book set in a city from this Wikipedia list: List of Largest Cities (78 points)
76 - read a book with an ambitious character in it (22 points)
77 - read a book published in 2019 (25 points)
78 - read a book with an author or significant character with the name of William or Bill (53 points)
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WEEK 4 tracking: (week⌛🕛 ENDS ⏰ August 2nd)

🐼 Alison (Lady Coffin) - read Small Favor @420 pages task #100 finished July 30th✔
🐼 Kerri - read The Octopus and I @355 pages, task #83, finished July 31st✔
🐼 Mandiann - read The Swiss Family Robinson @345p task #85 finished Aug 1st✔
🐼 Rosina - read Angel's Halo @ 166 pages, task #95, done July 28th✔
🐼 Susan - read Hatchet @ 193 pages for tasl #86 finished July 31st✔
🐼 VampAmber - read Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch @398 pages task #90 (double points) finished Aug 2nd✔

Week 4 tasks July 27- August 2 (The point spread is 15 - 95) ⌛🕛 ENDS ⏰

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79 - read a book where the main character is called 'cute' (must state the sentence and page or location) 72 points
80 - read a book set in Oregon 49 points
81 - read a book with a the letters of WORLD in the title 43 points
82 - read a book where the main character attends university or college 60 points
83 - read a book with 'penguin' in the text of the book (must state sentence and page or location) 37 points
84 - read the prequel, 0 or 0.5 of a series 58 points
85 - read a book with a beach on the cover 29 points
86 - read a book published more than 30 years ago 84 points
87 - read a book where the main character changes careers 45 points
88 - read a book set in the future 31 points
89 - read a book with 'picnic' in the text of the book (must state the sentence and page or location) 34 points
90 - read a book with 'Good' or 'Omen' in the title; double the points if it has both 58 points
91 - read a book with a rock or rocks on the cover 23 points
92 - read a book where a head, shoulders, knees or toes is the focus of the cover 48 points
93 - read a book where the mc becomes a parent for the first time 41 points
94 - read a book from the NPR or the On the Air list 56 points
95 - read a book where the author's name starts with 'T' and is between 140 - 199 pages 63 points
96 - read a book with a three word title 15 points
97 - read a mythology book 34 points
98 - read a book with a 75% yellow cover (check Tineye) 95 points
99 - read a book with less than 100 ratings 55 points
100 - read a book with fire on the cover 24 points
101 - read a book set in France or the UK 30 points
102 - read a book where a person's memories is important to the plot 31 points
103 - read a book set very near where you live 23 points
104 - read a book with a motorized vehicle on the cover 58 points (hide spoiler)]

WEEK 5 tracking - closes August 9th - (spread is 20 - 96 points)

🐼 Alison - selection read The Outlaw Demon Wails @455 pgs, task #121 done Aug 7th✔
🐼 Kerri - selection read Under the Dome @ 1074 pages, task #127 finished Aug 6th✔
🐼 Mandiann - selection read Chain of Gold 624 pages, task #118 finished Aug 9th✔
🐼 Rosina - selection read Behind Closed Doors @351 pages, task #121 finished Aug 4th✔
🐼 Susan - selection read Unravel Me @461 pages, task #129 finished Aug 7th✔
🐼 VampAmber - selection read Boyfriend Material @432 pages, task #111 done Aug 9th✔

Week 5 tasks August 3 - 9 - (spread is 20 - 96 points)

(view spoiler)[ 105 - read a book with a real person mentioned in the story 95 points
106 - read a book with an author whose first name begins with 'J' 48 points
107 - read a book with an animal on the cover 24 points
108 - read a book where a famous monument is mentioned 79 points
109 - read a book from the Jewelery Box list 96 points
110 - read a book set in Italy or with an Italian main character 61 points
111 - read a book that you got for free (from the library, a gift, etc.) 38 points
112 - read a book where the main character attends a funeral 24 points
113 - read a book with nighttime on the cover 38 points
114 - read a book where the main character goes to a hospital 46 points
115 - read a book where the main character rides a bicycle 48 points
116 - read a book with the word 'basic' in the text 40 points
117 - read a science fiction book 45 points
118 - read a book with a color in the title 46 points
119 - read a book with 'Before' or 'After' in the title 82 points
120 - read a book with a title that starts with 'A' (you can use an article) 26 points
121 - read a book with 'despair', 'hatred' or 'regret' in the text of the book 33 points
122 - read a book where the main character has to find their way home 31 points
123 - read a book set in Washington, Maine or Southern California 81 points
124 - read a book from the Glass and Mirrors list 23 points
125 - read a book that is tagged 'Realistic Fiction' 33 points
126 - read a book with a pizza, pig or box on the cover 71 points
127 - read a book with a moose-free cover (no moose on the cover :) 20 points
128 - read a book that has been translated into another language 56 points
129 - using 1, 1 & 9, pick a book from your TBR list to read (#1, 9, 11, 19, 91, or 119) 44 pts
130 - read a book with a mostly white or blue cover 26 points (hide spoiler)]

WEEK 6 tracking - August 10 -16 (point spread is 21-133)

🐼 Alison - read The House of Hades @597 pages, task #150 finished Aug 11th ✔
🐼 Kerri - read The Golem and the Jinni @ 819 pages, task #133 done Aug 11th✔
🐼 Mandiann - read Once We Were @352 pages, task: 144 finished Aug 12th✔
🐼 Rosina - read The Greek Island Killer @278 pgs task #131 done 8-14✔
🐼 Susan - read Becoming @426 pages task #140 completed Aug 14th✔
🐼 VampAmber - read Dark Witch @352 pages task #156 done Aug 16th✔
(view spoiler)[Week 6 tasks August 10 -16

131 - read a book where the main character travels to a different country on holiday/vacation 61 points
132 - read a book with "the scales of justice" on the cover 133 points
133 - read a book with more than 1,000 reviews (not ratings) 22 points
134 - read a book by Neil Gaiman 81 points
135 - read a book with 'alien' in the text of the book (must state the sentence and page or location) 51 points
136 - read a book with a street/road on the cover (it should be prominent) 37 points
137 - read a book with a female in business attire on it 38 points
138 - read any book you want (I don't want to create any more stress than is needed :) 26 points
139 - read a book with a birthday cake on the cover 126 points
140 - read a book with a politician in it 37 points
141 - read a book with a mountain on the cover 31 points
142 - read a book by an author using a fake name (pseudonym) 88 points
143 - read a book that's been made into a TV show or movie 91 points
144 - read a book with a title that begins with 'G', 'O', 'A', "T' (you can use or ignore the articles 'a', 'an', 'the') 37 points
145 - read a book with something up-side down on the cover 70 points
146 - read a book where a grandmother plays an important part in the story 53 points
147 - read a book with a mostly red cover 73 points
148 - read a book with a musician as a significant character 31 points
149 - read a book with a character named Jack in it 81 points
150 - read a book where the main character has a nightmare (must state the sentence and page or location) 47 points
151 - read a book with a title that is at least 10 words long (can use the subtitle) 21 points
152 - read a book published in your birth month or year 63 points
153 - read a with a pony, horse, or unicorn on the cover 41 points
154 - read the second book of a duology, trilogy or series 37 points
155 - read a book with jewelry on the cover (must be prominent) 33 points
156 - read a book set in Ireland or with an Irish main character 47 points (hide spoiler)]

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Week 7 tasks ~ August 17 - 23 (point spread from 15 to 169)

🐼 Alison - read Sticks & Stones @322 task #165 finished Aug 17th ✔
🐼 Kerri - selection task #180 reading Let the Great World Spin
🐼 Mandiann - read Ranger's Apprentice 12: Royal Ranger @496 task#173 done 8-17✔
🐼 Rosina - read Beaches, Bungalows, and Burglaries @286p task #169 done 8-20 ✔
🐼 Susan - read Clap When You Land @432p task #172 finished Aug 21st✔
🐼 VampAmber - read Never a Bride @357p task #178 finished Aug 20th ✔


Week 7 tasks ~ August 17 - 23 (point spread from 15 to 169)

157- read a book where the sky is a major portion of the cover
158 - read a book where the mc travels across an ocean
159 read a classic written by an American; 'classic' must be on the book's main page
160 - read a book with the word 'lunatic' in the text (must state the sentence and page or location)
161 read a book with 'mystery' in the title
162 - read a book whose author has the same initials as you (does not have to be in the same order)
163 - read a book tagged 'apocalyptic' or 'post-apocalyptic'
164 - read a book with an artificial intelligence (AI) in it
165 - read a book where the main character is a government operative; FBI, CIA, MI5, KGB, etc.

166. Love has no borders, and neither does fun. Show two people on opposite sides of an international border crossing or wall playing a game such as charades, Pictionary, or another game that does not require them to touch or pass goods across the border. - read a book with 'charade' in the text of the book (must state the sentence and page or location)

167. Last year, we suggested Gishers melt a message into a glacier or iceberg with a laser and received lots of complaints. We now recognize that people melting words into icebergs for scavenger hunts is one of the biggest problems facing our environment today. Have a climate scientist calculate the volume of water produced by, let’s say, 10,000 people melting eleven 6’ tall letters, 2” deep in an iceberg. Then have them calculate the amount of water produced by the additional melting caused by a .5 degree global temperature increase. Show us the numbers and analysis so we know how bad Misha should feel. - read a book from the Fiction about the Titanic list

168. Check out a book from a local small-town library that hasn’t been checked out in at least 20 years. Submit a photo of you holding up the book with the stamped inner jacket showing the dates or other visual proof of this stellar feat. - read a library book

169. Tiny homes help those experiencing homelessness be a little safer and have dignity, but they’re hard to move around, and that presents a problem. Create blueprints for a Tiny Home that is durable and large enough for an adult to comfortably walk into through a door, yet can be folded down into a flat cart on with wheels for mobility and made of ultra-lightweight materials. - read a book where the main character travels in a 'tiny home' (motorhome, conestoga, winnebago, caravan, etc.)

170. Climb ev’ry mountain! Like most nuns, Mother Abbess was an avid climber. Show us a nun in a full habit, rappelling down a steep grade of mountain. - read a book from the Vicars, Priests, Abbots, Fathers, Abbesses, Pastors, Nuns list

171. Get a well-known sportscaster to do a play-by-play for a real wedding. - read a book with a wedding in it

172. They say that to perform CPR, you should compress someone’s chest to the beat of “Staying Alive” by the BeeGees. Get CPR certification while dressed in 70's disco attire. - read a book whose title starts with 'C', 'P', or 'R' (ignoring 'a', 'an', 'the')

173. Gishers have become nationals of Westarctica and other micronations, but it’s time we claimed our own land. Since nobody else has done it, we’re officially claiming the Great Pacific Garbage Patch as New Gishlandia! Help us with our micronation building: Create a flag, a national anthem, a crest, a statue of our Founder or a propaganda poster. - read a book set in a fantasy (not real) location

174. The Gabra people of northern Kenya are a nomadic people who believe in living in balance with the environment and live by the tenet, “a poor man shames us all.” Mutual support is imperative in their culture, and no one is allowed to go without food, shelter, or hospitality—something the whole world could learn from. Take a page from the Gabra and go on a nomadic journey through your neighborhood. Give sustenance, hydration, and support to anyone in need you find. - read a book with a philanthropic main character

175. Do something you’ve always been told you can’t, or shouldn’t, do while at (or outside) the Forbidden Corner in Coverham, England. - read a book set in England

176. You look so festive with your “real avocado leather” purse or shoes made from avocado peels. - read a book with a cover that focuses on shoes

177. Remember FloJo? Florence Griffith Joyner a world-record-setting Olympic athlete whose long, intricately painted fingernails made her an 80's style legend. Times marches on, and now instead of FloJo, we’ve got BoJo - but style trends endure. Paint a portrait of Boris Johnson, FloJo style - on your excessively long acrylic pinkie nail. - read a book with a dash or hyphen in the title or author's name

178. When you want to say something sweet to your loved one, you always use s’mores code. - read a book set before telephones were invented

179. Walking on water is so 2,000 years ago - but it’s a timeless tradition. Construct shoes that allow someone to walk on water. You may not be standing on anything that’s under the water and the water must be at least 6 feet deep. You must be in a lake, pond, river or ocean. - read a book with 'Lake', 'Pond', 'River', or 'Ocean' in the title

180. Create a 6 ft x 6 ft painting using only your body, paint, and a white sheet for a canvas. Bonus points if you manage to create representational art. - read a book with two 6's in the published date (month, date or year). Double the points if the main character is an artist.

181. On today’s segment of your cooking show, we learn how to make your world-renowned recipe for dessert haggis. - read a book set in Scotland or with a Scottish main character

182. You know that feeling, when there's a word on the tip of your tongue but you just can't seem to say it? Show us that word. On the tip of your tongue. - listen to an audio book

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Week 8 tasks August 24 - 30

183. My favorite poet, Mary Oliver, passed away recently. In tribute, make a video showcasing the top highlights of your team’s week and end it with the quote “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” - read a coming-of-age story

184. We've seen the pictures of dogs catching treats by German photographer Christian Vieler. Let's see a high-speed photo of your teammate catching treats in the same style and photographic detail. - read a book where a dog is important to the story

185. Hasan Minhaj rightly points out that there are many places in the US (and the world) with offensive names. We're all for a good Assbutt, North Dakota or ****, Michigan, but if it’s racist or marginalizes a group we’re opposed. Find a place on the map or a street name that celebrates a known racist, slave-holder, or war criminal or simply a place name that uses a derogatory term and petition to have it changed to an inoffensive alternative. - read a book that has been banned (Wikipedia's 'List of books banned by governments')

186. It’s not just for fine dining anymore... At a fast-food establishment, get a grill cook to create a McAmuse-Bouche and serve it to a waiting, unsuspecting customer. - read a book by an author that is new to you

187. In Japan, there is a fad of polishing aluminum foil into a perfectly polished ball. You just topped that with your wad of aluminum foil-turned-perfectly polished bust of your favorite celebrity. - read a book from the Men I Wish Were Real list

188. Create a bust of Jared Padalecki... and make sure his hair really flows. - read a book where the main character has long hair

189. We're not saying the cast of Supernatural is hot, but your fumage portrait of a Supernatural actor or actress speaks for itself. Smokin'! (Be super careful with this one. Have a fire extinguisher at the ready just in case. Remember, GISH doesn't pay medical bills and you're not allowed to hurt yourself - or anyone or anything else.) - read a book with a title that has all the letters of 'fumage' in it

190. Evolution of the selfie: A person with an iPhone taking a selfie next to a person with a point-and-shoot camera who is taking a photo of a person with a Polaroid camera who is taking a picture of a person with a 35mm camera who is taking a photo of a person with a daguerreotype camera taking a picture of a person with a camera obscura taking a picture of someone painting a self-portrait. - read a book where the main character uses a camera (must state the sentence and page or location)

191. We will post an ambitious charity item that we will all collaborate on together shortly. Get ready! - read a book written by more than one author

192. Tonight's date is so special, you wore your water ball(oon) gown! Hope your significant other "pops the question..." All water balloons must be filled with water. - read a book with water on the cover

193. A tiny painting of Misha and the Queen on a coin, made using toothpicks instead of brushes. - read a book with a royal person as a significant character (royalty: king, queen, emir, or sultan and their immediate family)

194. Not all angels are 100% sweet and not all demons are all bad. Dress up as a demon and hand out messages of hope and positivity for the future to commuters at a busy bus, train, or subway station. - read a paranormal book

195. Create a HairBnB for head lice. Showcase all the amenities in photos. But don't post it on AirBnB! Instead, hang your flyer where your clients will see it: at a local hair salon. - read a book where the mc stays at a hotel, motel or inn

196. You've been out fishing for compliments, and you just snagged a whopper. - read a book that a teammate has given 5 stars

197. We could all use a little extra help to stay afloat. You wouldn't go on a boat without a flotation device; why go through life without one? Create an "emergency life jacket" that you can wear when you feel a little underwater, out of your depth, or just like you need to be buoyed a little. - read a self-help book

198. Maybe hotels are onto something with their door hangers. Create an ornately designed reversible necktie you can wear that says "Do Not Disturb", "Please Tidy Up" or any other appropriate saying for those times you want to quickly and efficiently broadcast a message but really don't feel like being social. - read a book with a door on the cover (the door must be prominent)

199. Last year, you participated in the Belly-flop Olympics. But the most artistic activity in the summer Olympics is always the Synchronized Slip n' Slide. Tandem sliders executing at least 3 beautiful, perfectly synchronized poses will win the gold. You must have judges and large score cards present. - read a book set in a country that has hosted the Olympics

200. Crochet or knit a doily recreation of our solar system. - read a book where one of the planets in our Solar System is mentioned (including poor Pluto)

201. If comic books have taught us anything, it's that what makes us unique is what makes us super. But not everyone has internalized the message. Without being self-deprecating, identify one trait, offbeat skill, or feature about yourself that, properly applied, could be the origin of your new superperson identity. Create a poster that showcases your superperson identity and what your flaw or feature-turned-superpower is. - read a book from the Super Hero Books [Not Graphic Novels] list

202. Create a compliment vending machine! This machine offers free compliments on activation. Install it in a busy public place... with you safely hidden inside. Offer a sincere, honest compliment to anyone who activates the mechanism and have a friend record the transaction. - read a book with an adjective in the title

203. Before he was an Assbutt, our 2019 GISH Mascot was an Asserpillar. Illustrate or create a page from the award-winning children's book The Very Hungry Asserpillar. (As you know from reading the book, each page features an important life lesson or moral, so make sure yours does, too.) - read a book that received an award (must state the award and when it was given)

204. This is not a drill! Your pillow fort is under attack. Build the world's most impenetrable Pillow Fort ever. You can include pillow cannons, catapults, etc. for defense, or just trust the integrity of your architecture. - read a book with a main character who is or was in the military

205. As tournaments go, Wimbledon's got nothing on Piladex. Show off your prowess at this 19th-century analog game of Pong, which is played by keeping inflated bag or balloon aloft by blowing on it. You may play one-on-one or a doubles match. Game, set, match! - read a book set during the 19th century

206. Spoiler alert! Nobody has time to really sit down and read anymore. So, bring the stories to them. Recreate major plot points of classic books by acting them out at your local library. But in deference to library "rules", you must be silent, so you're going to have to use interpretive dance on this one. - read a play (genre list: Plays Bookseller )

207. Put your friend on display as a human statue at your local art museum. You may use props. Include a didactic card explaining the piece and its significance as a true work of art as well as an Artist's Statement. - read a book where the main character visits a museum (must state the sentence and page or location)

208. Everybody always thinks zombies are after their brains, but they're just really into "tag", as evidenced by the 3 zombies playing slow-speed tag in your local mall, then speed it up and send it in. - read a book with a title that begins with 'T', 'A' or 'G' (you can use or ignore 'a', 'an', or 'the')

Hello team
👋👐🙌

Do you want to be something other than "team 4"?
If so team name suggestions and some brainstorming would be great.

Three of you, besides me, said you could read more than 1 book a week as the DDBR. Anyone?
Also, I would love to have the help of a Scorekeeper, if someone would like to step-up. Someone set up a spreadsheet in Google Doc's we can work with for tracking.

Hi team,
Yes I can read more than 1 book a week. I'd rather not be score keeper for this one, I have already committed to that role in another challenge over the next couple of months.

Note to self: PDT 17hrs behind AEST 12am:5pm, 12pm:7am

Hi, everybody. ^_^ If given a day or two of notice, I could probably read a second, shorter book. Also, I'll be a bit busy August 1-8th, because I'll be playing in the actual Gish (as always, I blame Misha), but I should be okay for the one book that week, even if it's a quickie Harlequin romance. ^_^

As for the team name, we could be the Porcupandas, the official mascot of GISHWHES 2017 (which is one of the only mascots I can remember, cuz that was my first year playing).

Hi everyone
I good for reading 2 a week...

Team Name - @VampAmber - I like that suggestion

Scorekeeper : if its a simple plug and play in the spreadsheet I could probably manage it....im not too familiar with Google Docs but willing to learn...I work with Excel all day so how different could it be?

I will be out camping July 30 to Aug 3 with definitely no internet access...Also away July 16 - 19 for Girls weekend away for spa and virtual book festival

Other than those dates I should be available.

Hello All.

Love the team name suggestions.

Ali, I can help with score keeping. I don't have any plans to go anywhere and should be around the whole challenge.

For any of those who are curious, that's a porcupanda. 😁

VampAmber wrote: "

For any of those who are curious, that's a porcupanda. 😁"

Oh! Awesome
I was going to do a google image search after making and eating dinner, but now I do not need to.
Thanks Amber

Awww! What a cute porcupanda!!

That's so cute...but maybe not so cuddly...all those quills

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

Lanelle wrote: "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. ..."

Ok, thanks Lanelle

Rosina wrote: "Hi everyone
I good for reading 2 a week...

Team Name - @VampAmber - I like that suggestion

Scorekeeper : if its a simple plug and play in the spreadsheet I could probably manage it....im not too ..."

Thank you for offering to be the Double Book Reader, but as it is "Designated" you being possibally unavalable may have you in need of one. 😉
So either Kerri, Susan or I can take care of it.
That is unless I missed something and it does not need to be the same person the whole time.

EDIT: we can switch off. See message 23.

Mandiann wrote: "Hello All.

Love the team name suggestions.

Ali, I can help with score keeping. I don't have any plans to go anywhere and should be around the whole challenge."

I am going to take you up on that I will send you the link to the spreadsheet shortly. Or maybe I will post it here and just give you permission.

Just PMed Susan, so hopefully she will check in soon.

Kerri, do you like the proposed Team name?

Amber, what is the image link for the porcupanda image? I can not seem to find one, it just gets me to the "imgur" page. But I can not get the image to post in Goodreads. Nothing that works with the html image post.
I am likely missing something simple, but as I am on my tablet I have a few less options.

Never mind did some searches

Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Kerri, do you like the proposed Team name?"

Must admit, I had no idea what you were all talking about, never heard of this challenge or a porcupanda, but after seeing the picture, yeah I like it.

If it turns out we need a designated DBR I'm happy to be that unless someone else wants to be.

Ok, thanks
I had never heard of this challenge before to my knowledge.

Turns out we can switch off on DDBR. So I will come up with a plan for how to divide the 8 weeks up, after Susan checks-in.

Hi everyone,

I think porcupanda is cute. I just got on and haven't checked to see if there were any other names but I had a dog named panda and she passed a few years ago so I know I would lean towards porcupands no matter what

What is DDBR stand for and I can read more then one book a week

Susan wrote: "What is DDBR stand for and I can read more then one book a week"

DDBR = designated double book reader

And welcome Susan.

As you are good with the name I am going to go with it as it is a majority now.

I love the picture of a porcupanda too. So cute but not cuddly but cute 😁

Susan wrote: "I love the picture of a porcupanda too. So cute but not cuddly but cute 😁"

You know those big padded suits that the police dog trainers wear?
Cuddling wearing one of those might work.
😉🐼😉🐼😉

This was the stuffed animal version of the porcupanda. Much better cuddling potential. Man, I wish I'd bought one, cuz I forgot how cute they were.

Totally cute, and much better cuddle quotant.

Hi all!
For those of you in the USA, Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸✨🇺🇲🎇🇺🇲🎆

For those of you in other countries, hope you are having a wonderful weekend.

Have you all been thinking about what task you want to take on starting Monday?

Trying to make up my mind still


Selection Post
Infernal Devices (Mortal Engines Quartet #3) by Philip Reeve
Pages: Audiobook (Paperback, 336 pages)
GISH task: #14 - read a book with the author's name in the middle of the cover

~or~
Shades of Wicked (Night Rebel #1) by Jeaniene Frost
Pages: Audiobook (Paperback, 370 pages)
GISH task: #13 - read a book that a Goodreads friend gave 4 stars to (Danielle Gypsy Soul & Moondance)
~or~ #14 - read a book with the author's name in the middle of the cover
~or~ #22 - read a book where the main character is over 40

~or~
Green Darkness by Anya Seton
Pages: Audiobook (Paperback, 591 pages)
GISH task: #14 - read a book with the author's name in the middle of the cover
~or~ #3 - read a book that begins with 'L', 'E', 'G', 'O'
~or~ #13 - read a book that a Goodreads friend gave 4 stars to (Viji, Sue & Fantasy Literature)

I'm thinking of starting with the audio of The Institute by Stephen King (hardcover, 561 pages) task
# 17 Trip the light fantastic. Literally. - read a book with a source of light on the cover.

lorii posted this on her team's thread. She's given me permission to share it:

"...this [challenge] 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!

Lanelle wrote: "lorii posted this on her team's thread. She's given me permission to share it:

"...this [challenge] is first and foremost about having fun, especially during this crazy and unpredictable time. Th..."

Totally agree!

Hmmm. Anyone up for a buddy read? I have been really into space operas recently but could be feeling a fantasy right now too.

Posting For July 6 because I leave early in the morning

Selection Post:
Book and Author: Hawken's Heart by Suzanne Brockmann

Pages: pb 248 pages

GISH task:
#4 read a book with only two people on the cover
#9 read a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'B'
#14 read a book with the author's name in the middle of the cover
#24 read a book published in 1998

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.

Mandiann wrote: "Hmmm. Anyone up for a buddy read? I have been really into space operas recently but could be feeling a fantasy right now too."

I would say yes, but just not this week. Maybe it will be an option again. Or one of the other two gals will be interested.

Got my book by my bed and ready to go (I'm assuming we can start them at midnight?).

I'm going to try for A Lady's Code of Misconduct by Meredith Duran (paperback 384 pages), and it'll count for task #2.

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

WEEK 1 tracking:
🐼 Alison (Lady Coffin) - book selection post
🐼 Kerri - book selection post
🐼 Mandiann -
🐼 Rosina - book selection post
🐼 Susan -
🐼 VampAmber - book selection post

I promise I will pick a book and task tomorrow. Just not sure what to pick up next.

Mandiann wrote: "I promise I will pick a book and task tomorrow. Just not sure what to pick up next."

I have been on enough teams with you, I know you will get your book picked and read. :-)

Susan, are you working on finding a book for this week?

Gals, do we need a weekly countdown? Or are you all good with knowing when stuff is due?

I would appreciate a reminder, I sometimes struggle with the time differences. Don't do it just for me though if I'm the only one, I'll figure it out ☺

Kerri wrote: "I would appreciate a reminder, I sometimes struggle with the time differences. Don't do it just for me though if I'm the only one, I'll figure it out ☺"

It isn't that hard to do, and if it was not in my time zone I would have likely just done it for myself.

So, anyway, I have done one, it is in message 2
⏰ENDS⌛🕛

That's awesome, thank you, saves my tired brain somewhat.

Kerri wrote: "That's awesome, thank you, saves my tired brain somewhat."

No problem.
I finished a challenge not long ago that was on English time I think it was, it was continually mixing me up. So I get it. :-)