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Everyone has big plans for camp this year. Let's all keep a diary of what fun things we have actually done.

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Alexandra
Almeta
Ann
Charlotte
E :)
Emily
Fairlee
Gastoryteller
Jane
jaxnsmom
Jennifer
Jkmays
Kat
Rachel
Rusalka

and his name is M.R. James. He wrote Collected Ghost Stories which may have been considered good in his day. I thought they were creepy, but they never had a resolution or an explanation. Like: "This guy had a terrified look on his face, and it creeped me out, I wonder what he saw. The End" What kind of lame ghost/Campfire Story is that?
368 pg
12 points


Anyway, then these squabbling kids in Home Sweet Homicide tried to help their Mom, who was a mystery novelist, get publicity by trying to solve the murder of a next door neighbor.. Their mother didn't know what they were doing, but between picking on each other and avoiding chores, they were stealing clues for themselves and not telling the police what they found. They broke the law a lot, I think they even deliberately set a house on fire. If my Mom found out that I was doing something like that she would probably tan my hide! But it would be fun to solve a mystery. :)
220 pg
10 points

For my camp Arts and Crafts project I found some recipes in Scent to Her Grave. These aren't the usual S'Mores, Banana Boats or Praline Cheese Cake recipes. (I hope the mess hall opens soon!) These are aromatherapy recipes, with floral oils and herbs and crystals and junk like that. I'd like to make the one for sweet dreaming. So India Ink...what kinda name is that? So anyway India Ink tells this story about a stuck up beauty queen, her enemies and secret life. Sorta reminds me of Lydia in school. Remember her? The one who stole my boyfriend? B**tch. Murder soon to follow. Oh, never mind!
272 pg
11 points

I went to Earth Lore today to get essential oils so I could make the Lite Dream Oil recipe. The recipe calls for six different oils, many of which were not available. At $8.95 a bottle, the measly allowance I get wouldn't stretch that far anyway. I did make an apple oil and cinnamon oil concoction. And I used a miniature Godiva chocolate liqueur bottle from the S'Mores Martini that I sipped the other night, and a little tiny bottle to carry with me. Here, I'll tuck a picture of them inside. The US quarter is there to give you an idea of size.


10 points

Last night I read a scary book after lights-out, so I had to read under the covers by flashlight. I can hardly wait to tell The Church Of Dead Girls as a Campfire Story tonight around the fire. Boy will everyone be scared!
448 pg
14 points

Today I read about three childhood friends who lived near Mystic River, and although they had a bond among them, when they grew up their lives were really different from one another's life. One became a policeman, one became a criminal, and one was rather ordinary outwardly, but had some mental problems created by his childhood. A movie was made about these guys, but it ended differently. In the book the policeman knows that his criminal friend did something bad, but he can't prove it and will continue to try even after the story is over. In the movie, the policeman knows about his friend's crime, but lets him get away with it, and happily goes to a parade with his friend and his family. I liked the book ending better.
416 pg
22 points

Today I read the diary of a woman who called herself Moll Flanders to hide her real name of Mary. Just like my Camp Nickname is Chris Cross.� I know I shouldn't read someone else's diary, and this one in particular was banned from other people's reading of it. Moll had to do a lot of immoral things to keep herself fed and clothed in a time when women had very little rights without a husband. I'm glad things will be different for me when I grow up. Oh I just found out that a man,Daniel Defoe, actually wrote this book! He must have been a really nasty fellow.
Shhh!!! Here comes somebody, I'm hiding the book under the mattress. Don't tell.
339 pg
12 points


91 Points to-date

Jaxnsmom's Confidential Diary

The Cocoa Conspiracy
Arts and Crafts = 10 pts + 10 pts for Arianna's Special Brownies
313 pages - 1 pt






Stardust
Catching fireflies (fantasy) = 10 pts
250 pages - 1 pt

Paper, Scissors, Death
Arts and Crafts = 10 pts + 10 pts for scrapbooking
327 pages - 2 pts




The Blind Contessa's New Machine
Historical fiction = 10 pts

Death Waxed Over
Arts and Crafts = 10 pts + 10 pts for candleholder
The book had tips at the end for candleholders. This is a plain glass with ribbon glued to it. For outdoor use, I have citronella tea lights, and small votives for indoor.



84 points

Charlotte's Letters from Camp Jingalo (aka: What I did on my Summer Vacation)

Kat's Sunburnt Sojourn

Wanderlove
Task: Place You Have Never Been = 10 pts
Pages: 338 = 2 pts

Yesterday
Task: The Big Dance = 10 pts
Pages: 368 = 2 pts

Exiled
Task: Fireflies = 10 pts
Pages: 264 = 1 pt

Zoe Letting Go
Task: Diary/Letters = 10 pts
Pages: 272 = 1pt

Dust and Decay
Task: Campfire Stories = 10 pts
Pages: 519 = 4 pts

Life After Life
Task: Historical Sights = 10 pts
Pages: 475 = 4 pts

Total points:74

All books reported :-D

And this is what I did at camp this week...

Task: The License Plate Game: I would like to visit Ireland. The Misremembered Man
10 pts + 1 extra point for 307 pages.

Task: Movie Night: The Great Gatsby
10 pts.

Total pts. 21

I'm done...won't finish another book by tomorrow.

I caught some fireflies: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (288 pages) 11 points
I visited a historical site: The Things They Carried (246 pages) 11 points
The big dance was wonderful <3: The History of Love (260 pages) 11 points
I acquired a new nickname: Silas Marner (262 pages) 11 points
This place is spooooooky: The Haunting of Hill House (182 pages) 10 points

Total points: 54

Tada! Consider me toppled ;)

I sat at my camp in the mountains dreaming about being at the ocean while reading Ladies' Night (464pages) 14 points
So now I have completed writing all my letters home to mom by reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (274 pages) 11 points
Finished doing some arts and crafts with
Dragonwell Dead(290 pages) 11 points
Total 36 points

Emily Bookshelf's Campfire Activities

Scavenger hunt - partially completed

Books
Campfire Stories
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier - 10 pts
410 pages - 2 pts

Catch Fireflies
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien - 10 pts
398 pages - 2 pts

Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu - 10 pts
312 pages - 1 pt

Camp Nicknames
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice) - 10 pts
253 pages - 1 pt

Total Points 46 pts

Alexandra´s summer camp:

1. The Devil Wears Prada for the Movie Night task - 448 pages. 14 points

2. The Codex for the task Read a book set in a place you’ve never been, but would like to visit on vacation (set in Honduras - not so sure about wanting to go there after reading the book)- 404 pages. 12 points

3. The Lost World for the Movie Night task - 448 pages. 14 points

4. The Edge of Reason also for the Movie Night task - 352 pages. 12 points

Total: 52 points

Jane's Journal


License Plate Game
Murder Under the Microscope
10 points for task

Grand total for Toppler, 10 points

just finished Three Weeks With My Brother

10 points for task-long journey
2 points for pg length (356pgs)

12 points for this book

editing this post because I just finished The Mist

10 points for task- movie night
1 point for length of book (230pgs)

11 points for this book

23 points total

extra points: I didn't see the movie the mist but this is the scene I think they would mess up
(view spoiler)[ there is a part in the book where a young worker for the market wants to venture into the mist because the generator is clogged and he thinks he will be right outside the door for a minute-unclog whatever is blocking the generator and get back in the store. of course our hero tries to convince him not to go out there but the young guy won't listen. The storage door is partially opened and before he can do much of anything slithering pink tentacles emerge from the mist and wrap themselves around the young man. the tentacles are sucking the life out of him while at the same time trying to drag him completely out into the mist. he's holding on to the door for dear life and our hero tries to help him but in the end the tentacles are too strong- our hero can't hold onto the guy and the guy loses his grip on the door and is dragged into the mist.

I didn't see the film but I think this scene would be ruined by focusing too much on the tentacles- I think the director might go overboard with special effects-maybe even have the tentacles be in 3d (isn't everything in 3d these days lol). anyway I think the focus should not be on the tentacles-too much attention on the tentacles can make this scene more cartoonish and absurd rather than scary.

I think the moviegoer should only get a glimpse at what is attacking the guy because I think it's more scary/suspenseful to let one's imagination take over as to what is happening- the focus should be on the desperate attempt to pull the kid back into the store- and ultimately losing to some scary unknown thing in the creepy mist. (hide spoiler)]

hopefully 33 points in total if my extra points count :)

Somehow I missed this whole thread for the entire week! I only got two books read because it was a god-awful crazy week!
I read for arts and crafts but I never got the recipe made let alone a picture of it. but here's my review anyway:http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I read for movie night: which I thought was fabulous. here's my review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
And I just finished which I haven't reviewed yet but I will be giving it 4 or 5 stars - I really enjoyed it.
Sorry I couldn't have read more, I had some good books in line to read but it was just one of those weeks!

Sorry just couldn t finish Winds of War

Fairlee wrote: "Sorry just couldn t finish Winds of War"

Fairlee, you took on a big challenge with your book.

But you had fun, right?

See you at the next Toppler.:)

Ann wrote: "Somehow I missed this whole thread for the entire week! I only got two books read because it was a god-awful crazy week!
I read for arts and crafts but I never g..."

So Ann...3 books for 30 points?

Hey, everyone give me some time to re-add the point count. I'm not sure it is correct now that everyone is updating their diaries.

Almeta wrote: "Ann wrote: "Somehow I missed this whole thread for the entire week! I only got two books read because it was a god-awful crazy week!
I read for arts and crafts b..."

Plus 3 points for pages

jaxnsmom wrote: "Plus 3 points for pages ..."

Oh yeah, thanks!�

Fairlee wrote: "Sorry just couldn t finish Winds of War"

Don't give it a second thought. That's a huge book, even for a week. I just hope you enjoyed yourself at camp!

UGH.... i can only contribute 12 points!! I read for the arts and crafts book. I intended to read another book on the plane, but I slept off and on and ate for 19 hours (10 of which I could have been reading)!

I didn't even get a chance to cook a meal like I had planned and take a pic. Sorry to be a lame camper, but I guess it wasn't a great idea to go to camp the week before flying back "home" for the summer! :)

Hope everyone had fun at camp!

OH... my points are 10 for the book and 2 for it being 326 pages!

Sorry... i don't know how to link to my name. I liked my name and it takes me to my page. ?!?!!

Well, it's not like you had anything else to do... :) Don't feel bad, any contribution is welcome. And the whole idea was to have fun! If you had fun, then you had a seccessful Toppler!

jaxnsmom wrote: "Well, it's not like you had anything else to do... :) Don't feel bad, any contribution is welcome. And the whole idea was to have fun! If you had fun, then you had a seccessful Toppler!"

Yes... i had fun. I always have fun trying to get involved in these challenges. I love this group of readers and how you guys make it fun! I aim to be a better camper (participant) next time! :) 2AM here in jersey (2Pm tomorrow my Malaysian time) so I'm off to bed! :)

...and just a note about the candles... that's great. I think i'll make some of those for citronella candles when I get back in the fall. I will buy the ribbon here! Wonderful idea! :)

The hardest part about the candles - finding glasses that are straight and not curved or angled.

Charlotte wrote: "Charlotte's Letters from Camp Jingalo (aka: What I did on my Summer Vacation)"

I finished Light A Penny Candle during the toppler, so I have 10 points (Place I'd like to visit) plus 4 extra points for length (582 pages in my edition). So that's 14 points. Not too bad considering I was on vacation sightseeing in D.C. most of the week! The 2nd book I read wound up not meeting any of the categories, but I enjoyed it anyway! Summer Melody

I have got to figure out how to post my links/pictures to this page. I wanted to do the talent show and scavanger hunt, but didn't have time to learn how to use the new photobucket account I made before my vacation. It's tough to live for 5 days without my laptop!

Charlotte wrote: "I have got to figure out how to post my links/pictures to this page. I wanted to do the talent show and scavanger hunt, but didn't have time to learn how to use the new photobucket account I made ..."
Charlotte, let me know if I can help. Would love to see your photos!