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Team 5: The Group Is Staying Home (The GISH)
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).
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
🔹sample Selection or Completion post
Book and Author:
Date Read:
Pages:
GISH task: #?
Week 1: 07.06.20Barbara Agatha Raisin and the Busy Body 07.09.20 278 pages Task #22 Points: 6 + 21
Beth Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow Jessica Townsend 07.12.20 525 pages Task #2 Points 15 + 43
Harri The Last Continent Terry Pratchett 07.08.20 281 pages Task #24 Points: 6 + 94
Jeanne Guaranteed to Bleed Julie Mulhern 07.10.20 280 pages Task #16 Points: 6 + 66
Moondance Dead Calm Annelise Ryan 07.09.20 363 pages Task #19 Points: 9 + 49
Seluxes Home Before Dark Riley Sager 07.08.20 384 pages Task #5 Points 9 + 36
Total points: 51 + 309 = 360
Week 2: 07.13.20
Barbara A Duty to the Dead Charles Todd 07.16.20 336 pages Task #44 Points: 9+95=104
Beth Exhalation: Stories Ted Chiang 07.09.20 350 pages Task #34 Points: 9+81=90
Harri Loveless Alice Oseman 07.17.20 448 pages Task #51 Points: 12+27=39
Jeanne Maisie Dobbs Jacqueline Winspear 07.17.20 309 pages Task #44 Points: 9+95=104
Moondance Murder in Her Stocking G.A. McKevett 07.15.20 324 pages Task #38 Points: 9+48=57
Seluxes Dark Rivers of the Heart Dean Koontz 07.16.20 582 pages Task #52 Points: 15+33=48
Total: 63 + 379= 442
Week 3: 07.20.20
Beth All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team Christina Soontornvat 07.26.20 288 pages Task #55 Points: 6+39=45
Barbara Etched in Tears Cheryl Hollon 07.25.20 320 pages Task #65 Points: 9+67=76
Harri The Record Keeper Agnes Gomillion 07.22.20 464 pages Task #62 Points: 12+72=84
Jeanne Wrath of Poseidon Clive Cussler 07.25.20 640 pages Task #55 Points: 18+39=57
Moondance Ezaara Eileen Mueller 07.21.20 382 pages Task #72 Points: 9+51=60
Seluxes Gifts Differing: Understanding Personality Type Isabel Briggs Myers 07.21.20 228 pages Task#63 Points: 6+38=44
Total: 60+306=366
Week 4: 07.27.20
Barbara Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography David Michaelis 07.30.20 672 pages #98 Points: 18+95= 113
Beth RedemptionDavid Baldacci 08.02.20 417 pages #102 Points: 12+31=43
Harri Be Mine, King Chelsea McDonald 07.29.20 211 pages #99 Points: 6+55=61
Jeanne Hot Blooded Lisa Jackson 07.31.20 463 pages #94 Points: 12+56=68
Moondance The Witching Hour Anne Rice 08.01.20 965 pages #86 Points: 27+111=138
Seluxes This Is Big: How the Founder of Weight Watchers Changed the World Marisa Meltzer 07.29.20 304 pages #89 Points: 9+34=43
Total: 84+355=439
Week 5: 08.03.20
Barbara The Obsidian Chamber Douglas Preston 08.09.20 560 pages #109 Points: 15+96=111
Beth A Farewell to Arms Ernest Hemingway 08.06.20 324 pages #114 Points: 9+46=55
Harri I Know This Much Is True Wally Lamb 08.06.20 912 pages #121 Points: 27+33=60
Jeanne Stone Cold David Baldacci 08.06.20 529 pages #121 Points: 15+33=48
Moondance Celebrity in Death J.D. Robb 08.06.20 389 pages #128 Points: 9+56=65
Seluxes The Ruin Dervla McTiernan 08.08.20 380 pages #112 Points: 9+24=33
Total: 84+288=372
Week 6: 08.10.20
Barbara Plum Pudding Murder Joanne Fluke 08.13.20 417 pages Task #143 Points: 12=91=103
Beth The Fix David Baldacci 08.14.20 434 pages Task #135 Points: 12+51=63
Harri Crown of Midnight Sarah J. Maas 08.11.20 420 pages #154 Points: 12+37=49
Jeanne Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J.K. Rowling 08.14.20 652 pages Task #133 Points: 18+22=40
Moondance Delusion in Death J.D. Robb 08.11.20 388 pages #142 Points: 9+88=97
Seluxes The Scholar Dervla McTiernan 08.10.20 377 pages #156 Points: 9+47=56
Total: 72+336=408
Week 7: 08.17.20
Barbara You’ve Got Murder Donna Andrews 08.23.20 304 pages Task #164 Points: 9+123=132
Beth Into the Fire Elizabeth Moon 08.22.20 463 pages Task #162 Points: 12+77=89
Harri A Song of Wraiths and Ruin Roseanne A. Brown 08.18.20 480 pages Task #173 Points: 12+31=43
Jeanne Raise the Titanic! Clive Cussler 08.20.20 545 pages Task #167 Points: 15+86=101
Moondance The Passage Justin Cronin 08.22.20 963 pages Task #163 Points: 27+169=196
Seluxes Do What You Are : Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type Paul D. Tieger 08.21.20 432 pages Task #182 Points: 12+15=27
Total: 87+501=588
Week 1 Tasks - (July 6 - 12)[1. Make an Assbutt of yourself in public. Literally. - read a book that has tagged 'Humor" or 'Humorous' (22 pts)
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 (43 pts)
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') (57 pts)
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 (59 pts)
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 (36 pts)
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 (28 pts)
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 (113 pts)
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 (47)
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' (34 pts)
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 (74 pts)
11. Listerine Mouse Wash. - read a book on a device that you have to scroll (31 pts)
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 (43 pts)
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 (36 pts)
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 (58 pts)
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 (80 pts)
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 (66 pts)
17. Trip the light fantastic. Literally. - read a book with a source of light on the cover (43 pts)
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 (53 pts)
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 (49 pts)
20. A house cat happily flaunting a stylish mustache. - read a book with a cat on the cover (12 pts)
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 (43 pts)
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 (21 pts)
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 :) (41 pts)
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 (94 pts)
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 (68 pts)
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 (31 pts) (hide spoiler)]
Week 2 Tasks (July 13-19)27. Food waste is a real problem in many countries. At the same time, food deserts are a problem, making it difficult for some people to get fresh, nutritious food. We're helping both problems in one fell swoop with our GISH Mobile Free Grocers! Get a grocery store to donate the day's "ugly" produce, day-old bread, and any other still edible fresh foods to you, then go and distribute it. - read a book with fruit or vegetables on the cover
28. The tooth fairy is sick and tired of waiting around to collect the teeth under kids' pillows, so she's gone rogue and has started taking them right out of their mouths to meet her quota. Obviously, she needs to be stopped! Create an effective anti-tooth fairy nighttime mouth guard and show it in use, successfully stopping the thieving fairy. - read a book with all the letters of 'rogue' in the title
29. The big trend in experience-based restaurants has you eating in total darkness, but these gimmicky restaurants charge a fortune. We're bringing it to the masses: Take a dinner date to an upscale restaurant. Sit across from each other and feed each other dinner while both of you are blindfolded. You must be serving one another red wine or a similar dark beverage, too. - read a romance; the mc must eat at a restaurant
30. The recorder is an under appreciated instrument, with roots in ancient times. The depth of its mythical sirenic tones are magical and hypnotic. So what better place to play this divine woodwind than amongst the most beautiful sites in the world? Play the Kansas song "Carry on Wayward Son" on a recorder, overlooking one of the following: the Grand Canyon (Arizona, US), Angkor Wat (Cambodia), Machu Picchu (Peru), Great Wall of China, Taj Mahal (India), the Colosseum (Italy), Iguazu Falls (Brazil), Stonehenge (UK), Egyptian Pyramids or the Sphinx, Tikal (Guatemala), Angel Falls (Venezuela), Atacama Desert (Chile), Arashiyama Bamboo Grove (Japan), The Azores (Portugal), Boulders Beach (South Africa), Cappadocia (Turkey), Cliffs of Moher (Ireland), Disko Bay (Greenland), Lake Tekapo (New Zealand), Na Pali Coast (Hawaii, US), Sagrada Familia (Spain), Eiffel Tower (France), Reynisfjara (Iceland), Trolltunga (Norway), Ubud (Indonesia), Sydney Opera House (Australia), Banff National Park (Canada), Niagara Falls (New York or Ontario), Yellowstone (Wyoming), El Capitan (Yosemite), Statue of Liberty (Liberty Island), Eilean Donan Castle (Scotland), Neuschwanstein Castle (Germany), Matterhorn or Zermatt (Switzerland), or Chichen Itza (Mexico). - read a book where one of the 'beautiful sites' is mentioned
31. In the past, stained glass windows usually depicted flowers or devotional symbols like angels and saints. But modern culture venerates a different group. Create a stained glass window of a Kardashian or similar personality with more than 4 million followers. It must be someone who is worshiped simply for being worshiped, for being famous. You may not use anyone from the cast of Supernatural. - read a book written by famous person (other than for being a noted author)
32. We're putting you in charge of Supernatural canon for the day. Paint a cannon with an elaborate SPN mural showcasing something that you think should be canon, with a caption like, "It's #SPN Cannon!" - read a book with a supernatural main character (supernatural: of or relating to God or a god, demigod, spirit, ghost, or devil)
33. In the 2018 GISH Most Premiumerest Registration, we included a Misha Collins MishSqueezie stress ball. And though our concept artist did a great job, something got lost in translation and, well... Nailed it! But somewhere out there, there must be the guy that actually looks exactly like this stress ball. Find him and take a picture of him with the MishSqueezie. - read a book where the mc is under a lot of stress
35. A pop-up card that's for a blind child. Written in Braille, with pop-ups that can be understood completely by touch. Let's see it in action. - read a hardback or paperback book
36. Like many Americans, I've been trying to get supplies to the families and kids in detention centers along the US border, and despite my C-List celebrity status, it's been tough. But we found a way. Go to SPNFamilyValues.com and follow the instructions there, then screenshot it and send that in as proof. - read a book where the mc is in jail or prison for 50% of the story
37. I keep losing my stuff. Invent a Misha-proof AirPod finding solution that is NOT a cord, because that defeats the entire point of AirPods. Show it in use. - listen to an audio book
39. There's regular golf, and mini-golf, but where are all the maxi-golf courses? We want to see it all, the giant putters, the huge balls, and of course, the windmill. - read a book where the mc plays golf, or there is a windmill on the cover
40. The world is heating up! Time for an old-fashioned kids game that we all know: Hot Planet. With at least 8 people in a public place, play a game of Hot Potato with a reddened globe of the planet Earth. - read a book published in 2008
41. A high-speed giant game of red rover played by at least 50 wedding guests. The bride must be the one flung across the field. The groom must be running after her holding her train. - read a book with a red cover (must be 50% according to Tineye's Color Extraction Lab
42. I always feel a lot of guilt about the tattoo items in GISH. The first time I added one, I thought it was funny until I saw the tatts and then I felt a little bad. Of course, it gives me a rush of power when I see them in person, and many of them are actually very cool. So I have an idea that allows me to keep feeling powerful, but takes away all of my guilt: Get a tattoo of the encouraging message to get you through the tough times. Because I know many of you already have inspiring tattoos, you must submit two images. The first is an image of you getting the tattoo when you are halfway done at the tattoo parlor, in the chair, holding a sign that reads, "GISH made me do it." The second image is of the finished tattoo. - read a book with a sign on the cover
43. Choose a sport you’ve never played before. Go do it with your coach: a child under the age of 10 who is an experienced participant. - read a book where the mc goes to see an athletic event
45. Why have chain letters, when you can have chain mail? Create an intricate medieval knight's suit of armor entirely out of junk mail, with chain mail comprised of chain letters. - read an epistolary novel
46. Someone turned your local parking lot into your favorite childhood board game! Using sidewalk chalk or removable tempera, transform at least 5000 square feet of pavement into an enlarged version of your favorite childhood board game. - read a book from the Top 100 Children's Books on Goodreads list
47. Garfield phones keep washing up on beaches in France. As you know, that's because mermaids love cats, so there's a mermaid call center operation down there selling these phones on QVSea. Show us the QVSea commercial for these phones, as pitched by a mer-spokesperson. Oh, and it should go without saying, but all of this is taking place underwater. - read a book with a character in it that is a mermaid
48. A real barbershop quartet singing a passage from the Mueller Report in front of a federally elected political leader's office. - read the 4th book of a series
49. Talk to an elderly person over 80 and learn all about the best day of their life so far. Then, create a diorama of their best day in a small empty tin or box and give it to them. - read a book with a mc that is over 80 (can be paranormal)
50. Write a formal, one-page letter to Gina Haspel, the current Director of the CIA. In it you must outline a plausible, one-page decoding of the fourth Kryptos. The letter must frame the description as an urgent matter and must seamlessly deploy the term “wild unicorn training centers around the globe”. - read a book whose title begins with 'C', 'I', or 'A' (ignoring 'a', 'an', 'the')
Week 3: July 20Week 3 tasks July 20 - 26
53. At my friend Philip's wedding, Giles Duley, myself and a few other forward-thinking innovators devised a new product and we would like to beta test the concept with you. It's called: SoupFace. It involves eating soup from a bowl made from a mold of your face. First, create a mold of your face and create a bowl from food-grade silicone or food-safe resin or similar material. (Take all necessary safety precautions.) Once it's cured, fill it with warm soup. Consume the soup without using a utensil. Lift the SoupFace mold off the table without using your hands so you are wearing it as a mask. - read a steampunk book
54. As all Supernatural fans know, “Assbutt” was a featured player in Season 5, Episode 22 of the show, but the episode ran long and Assbutt’s scene was left on the cutting room floor. Rectify this oversight by releasing the never-before-seen cut of this scene. - read the 5th or 22nd book in a series
56. A lot of people use their cell phones while in the bathroom, which is really gross. We understand that it can get boring in there, though. Help people break society’s screen addiction with our new solution: Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter toilet paper! Re-create a verified social media account on a roll of toilet paper- images and all. Scroll away—but don’t read the comments. (They’re crap.) Install it in a public bathroom as a public service. - read a book that a Goodreads friend thought was crap (2 stars or less)
57. Send noods! There’s been an epidemic of people sending explicit noodle photos to unsuspecting people. We believe consent is important, and in this case, we consent—with some STRICT caveats: Recreate a TASTEFUL image of a famous nude painting or sculpture in noodles ONLY. - read a book with a painting on the cover, or the cover was made from a painting
58. Ask a child aged 5 or under what their greatest fear is. Create and photograph or film a scene of you and them conquering this fear together. -read a book that made made into a movie
59. Cement your own joy. - read a book from your favorite genre
60. Angry birds. Flappy birds. Candy Crush. All those other games are so boring compared to GISH: The Game! Build an app game for the GISH App. It must feature a GISH mascot and integrate fully into the GISH App. - read a book with a donkey or butterfly on the cover
61. (F)underwear. - read a book with a person in their underwear on the cover
64. Outside a migrant detention center, lift a massive banner using balloons, drones, or telescoping poles at least 10 feet high with a message like, “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” - read a book where the mc moves to a new country
66. Plane air painting: A wing-walker on a biplane, painting a picture on a canvas of the landscape from their point of view. Show us the painting as it’s happening, and then the completed painting being held by the wing-walker. - read a book with an airplane on the cover
67. A signer performing the National Anthem silently in sign language on a field at a stadium that seats more than 5,000, with a sizable crowd of spectators. You may not wing it on this one. You must find someone fluent in sign to do this or to teach you how to do it and coach you through it. - read a book with a character that uses sign language to communicate
68. I’m not saying Jared Padalecki is a big softie, but there’s a portrait of him toasted onto a marshmallow. Just the way it should be. - read a book with that has been tagged 'Chick Lit'
69. Nobody’s more devoted or grateful to firefighters than we are, except maybe a dalmatian. Or Smokey the Bear. Go to your local fire station dressed as a dalmatian or Smokey the Bear and create a relaxation station to thank them for their work. You can bring treats, foot or shoulder massages, aromatherapy... You get the idea. - read a book where the mc wears a costume or a disguise
70. Over the years, Jensen Ackles has been depicted in Skittles, but we all know his character Dean loves pie. Let's do a crossover: Bake a Skittles pie with a portrait of Jensen baked into the upper crust. Lattice work in the top crust should allow you to see the Skittles inside. - read a book from the Best Crossover Books list Best Crossover Book
71. Create a thach rau cau (Vietnamese Jelly Cake) portrait of a classic movie monster. You may not use the blob. We must see the injection process and your completed jelly cake. - read a book where the mc lives in a place that begins with a 'V'
73. An actual lumberjack working up on a tree with an impressive, long beard made out of googly eyes. - read a book with a mc that has a beard
74. A stop-motion animation of a life-saving first aid technique (CPR, the Heimlich maneuver, etc.) featuring dolls or puppets in crisis. - read a book with a mc that is a doctor, nurse or paramedic
75. Danish artist Thomas Dambo creates massive wooden giants from recycled materials and installs them in Copenhagen forests. That’s great, but some giants prefer urban living. Build a hipster giant that’s at least 8’ (2.4m) tall from recycled materials and place it in the middle of a busy city or town. - read a book set in a city from this Wikipedia list: List of Largest Cities
76. Not all insects aspire to just be insects. Some have ambitions and hobbies! Without harming it, get a live fly, beetle, roach or other insect to sit on a sheet of paper and doodle an environment around it showing it at its job or hobby. - read a book with an ambitious character in it
77. An actual space suit with a GISH 2019 patch on it next to the national flag. - read a book published in 2019
78. The Enterprise wasn’t the only vehicle in the not-so-final frontier. Show us Star Trek covered wagons. Tweet your image to @WilliamShatner with the message “Admit it, Bill. This is how you really voyaged.” - read a book with an author or significant character with the name of William or Bill
Week 7 tasks August 17 - 23157. A hand-made kite that looks just like the face of that famous person you look up to, high in the sky. - read a book where the sky is a major portion of the cover
158. Oceanic exploration shouldn’t just be for the elite. Companies are working on making exploration affordable, but we need something now. Drop a camera and a light in a tiny, weighted, protected housing with a window on a line (so you can pull it back up). Just outside the window a common object filled with air. Like an aluminum water bottle, or a balloon animal, or something made of styrofoam. Lower everything at least 1000 feet below sea level. The camera should be rolling so we can see at what point your object gets crushed by the pressure of the ocean. - read a book where the mc travels across an ocean
159. Right a great American novel. This is not a typo. read a classic written by an American; 'classic' must be on the book's main page
160. The lunar ticks are in the hall… Pink Floyd knew what was up. Show us what the lunar ticks on the dark side of the moon look like (you know, because you have a specimen preserved in a jar in your front hall.) - read a book with the word 'lunatic' in the text (must state the sentence and page or location)
161. Thirsty for a challenge? Build a puzzle jug. Show you building it, then someone else figuring it out and successfully drinking from it. read a book with 'mystery' in the title
162. Thomas Deininger makes amazing representational sculptures out of found objects. Using EVERY piece of non-recyclable, inorganic trash you generate during the Hunt, create a 3-dimensional, representational self-portrait. - read a book whose author has the same initials as you (does not have to be in the same order)
163. Paint a Jenga set red, white, and blue. On each one write a word or phrase from the constitution. Get a real US Republican and a Democratic Congressperson to play. See how many they can remove before this whole thing collapses. - read a book tagged 'apocalyptic' or 'post-apocalyptic'
164. “Fake news” was bad enough, but it’s pervading all media now and we can’t believe anything we see. Create a Deep Fake of Misha Collins complimenting a politician. (We put this item in at the last minute after Misha’s final read-through of the list, so he doesn’t know about it. Don’t tip him off. We just want to see his reaction.) - read a book with an artificial intelligence (AI) in it
165. Apparently, once upon a time, the US government weaponized ticks. (Really.) Show us a pinboard with an example of a tiny, weaponized tick, complete with Rambo-style military gear and assault rifles. - 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
Week 8 tasks August 24 - 30183. 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 Books)
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')
TOTALSWEEK 1: 51 + 309 = 360
WEEK 2: 63 + 379 = 442
WEEK 3: 60 + 306 = 366
WEEK 4: 84 + 355 = 439
WEEK 5: 84 + 288 = 372
WEEK 6: 72 + 336 = 408
WEEK 7: 87 + 501 = 588
WEEK 8: 60 + 410 = 470
TOTAL: 3915
Hello! I'm Beth, and I'm in Washington state. I'm mostly retired and I like to read. I look forward to meeting everyone!
Beth wrote: "Hello! I'm Beth, and I'm in Washington state. I'm mostly retired and I like to read. I look forward to meeting everyone!"Hi Beth!!
Hi, teammates! I'm Barbara, and I'm a lawyer working from home in Southern California. In my spare time (ha), I enjoy reading all types of mysteries (especially legal thrillers and cozy mysteries) with a few histories, romance, and general fiction books thrown in. I'm looking forward to sharing this challenge with you. It should be fun!
Barbara wrote: "Hi, teammates! I'm Barbara, and I'm a lawyer working from home in Southern California. In my spare time (ha), I enjoy reading all types of mysteries (especially legal thrillers and cozy mysteries) ..."Good to see you here, Barbara!!
I need to correct task 26. I will do that when I’m on my computer.
Hi everyone. I haven't done a challenge on here in over a year and I don't think I've ever participated in a team one so I'm pretty excited about this challenge!
Harri wrote: "Hi everyone. I haven't done a challenge on here in over a year and I don't think I've ever participated in a team one so I'm pretty excited about this challenge!"Hi Harri!
Does anyone have suggestions for a team name? We can wait for Jeanne and Seluxes to chime in to make a decision.
Mod
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
I'm trying to come up with something home-isolationy.Home Page-Turners
Cosy Covid Avoiders
The Group Is Staying Home (The GISH)
Bandana Books
Help!
Mod
That one made me chuckle out loud! Love it!
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. ..."
Thank you, Lanelle. I’ll fix it.
Seluxes wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Selu/Seluxes in Central Oregon. Looking forward to reading with all of you. I am blanking on a team name but I'll see if I can come up with a suggestion soon."Hi Selu!!
Five Masked BookwormsFive Viral Readers
Quarantine Quties (cuties)
Hi Moondance and fellow team members. I am a retired Philadelphia lawyer (I think I have heard all the jokes) living in Northern Michigan, who has really enjoyed the Challenge Factory in the past. I am rejoining Factory challenges again after nearly a year. I lost my husband of 54 years last October after a ten-year long battle with cancer and have been putting my life back together since then. The house is now for sale, so I am getting along much better finally, and looking forward to this.
Beth wrote: "I'm trying to come up with something home-isolationy.Home Page-Turners
Cosy Covid Avoiders
The Group Is Staying Home (The GISH)
Bandana Books
Help!"
I favor The Group is Staying Home or the Cosy Covid Avoiders, but anything you'all come up with is fine with me.
Beth wrote: "I'm trying to come up with something home-isolationy.Home Page-Turners
Cosy Covid Avoiders
The Group Is Staying Home (The GISH)
Bandana Books
Help!"
Ooh I like cosy covid avoiders, and the group is staying home
Jeanne wrote: "Hi Moondance and fellow team members. I am a retired Philadelphia lawyer (I think I have heard all the jokes) living in Northern Michigan, who has really enjoyed the Challenge Factory in the past. ..."Hi Jeanne! I understand your loss. I lost all of my immediate family within a little over a year. My groups on GR have carried me through. I look forward to playing with you.
Mod
"...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!
I'm definitely here to have fun!By the way, I forget exactly which books count. I know they have to be 140 pages, but would Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow not count because it's childrens instead of YA on the front page? Do graphic novels over 200 pages count? I've been on a challenge break and I forget which rules go with which group.
Beth wrote: "I'm definitely here to have fun!By the way, I forget exactly which books count. I know they have to be 140 pages, but would Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow not count bec..."
I’ll have to check but most challenges I do don’t allow children’s books or graphic novels. I’ll go back and read the rules again.
I’ll update our name to The Group Is Staying Home.
Any ideas about books you plan to read this week? I'm a mod on a cozy group so that task is a given. I don't think it will have a high point value. Task #10: Spain is doable and #19: Wisconsin. Page count may be my downfall. Pretty much everything I read is over 200 pages. My Spanish book would fall into the 500 page range.
Mod
Also, I've added a detail to the rules that I forgot: No graphic novels, poetry, or cookbooks.
So would Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow work? It's good for task 2, and it's 400+ pages, but it's chlidrens on the main page.
I'm thinking of reading The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett for task 24, published in 1998. My copy has 281 pages (goodreads lists it as 288, I think it's counting the extra blank pages at the end but the text stops on 281).
Beth wrote: "So would Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow work? It's good for task 2, and it's 400+ pages, but it's chlidrens on the main page."It's tagged 88 times as young adult.
Moondance wrote: "It's tagged 88 times as young adult..."
So it's OK to look on the tag page? That's what I couldn't remember.
I've got a couple of choices for this week: 1. The Long Way Home (paperback 388 pages) which fits categories 2 (lady on page 291), 3 (starts with L), 8 (summer), 14 (Louise Penny in middle of cover), and 22 (Gamache is over 40)
--or--
2. Agatha Raisin and the Busy Body (paperback 278 pages) which fits categories 1 (humor), 2 (lady on multiple pages), 9 (last name Beaton), 12 (cozy mystery), 17 (lamp on cover), and 22 (Agatha is at least 47) (and it also fulfills a challenge in another group).
I'll choose depending on how much work comes in today . . . it could be a very busy workweek!
I'm looking at Dead Calm by Annelise Ryan for task 19 (set in Wisconsin) 363 pages or Murder by Mocha by Cleo Coyle. It fits task 12 (read a cozy) 384 pages and helps me with a couple of other challenges.
Moondance wrote: "I'm looking at Dead Calm by Annelise Ryan for task 19 (set in Wisconsin) 363 pages or Murder by Mocha by Cleo Coyle. It fits task 12 ..."Ooh, I just got an ARC of Annelise Ryan’s second Helping Hands mystery, Night Shift. It’s set in Sorensen, WI. Hmm, choices.
Barbara wrote: "Moondance wrote: "I'm looking at Dead Calm by Annelise Ryan for task 19 (set in Wisconsin) 363 pages or Murder by Mocha by Cleo Coyle..."She sent me a signed copy of Dead Calm for captioning a photo on her FB page. I was thrilled to receive it!
What do we think are the hardest tasks? It's hard for me to tell.
Beth wrote: "What do we think are the hardest tasks? It's hard for me to tell."I think it is hard to tell as well. I think an important character under the age of 10, a book with ballet, source of light, and current or former athlete. Those would all be harder for me.
Week 1: 07.06.20 Selection PostDead Calm Annelise Ryan
Task 19: Read a book set in Wisconsin
Pages: 363 9 points
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