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reviews_and_ramblings ([personal profile] reviews_and_ramblings) wrote2012-11-23 10:21 am

My blog's 6th anniversary and Rainbow Awards pre-party

So another year is gone, and my Journal is now 6 years old :-) Since end of November is also really near the time when the Rainbow Awards will wrap up nicely (on December 8th) this year I want to have a joint party! So I asked to many of the authors in this year contest to be generous and donate a book or two... and the answer was overwhelming: 243 among print and ebooks!

But this time you have to "earn" your prize and so there is a "little" treasure hunt: nothing complicated but you need to complete a chain made of Title-Word-Definition-Cover-Number. How? I will try to explain LOL

We have 243 book titles, you can find them here:

The Books: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/1805679.html (mirrored here if you don't have a LJ account to comment and you are not friend on LJ: http://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/3359348.html)

from each title I extracted a word, but be careful, same word can match more titles, BUT there is an unique matching (example, if I have two titles, Love Story and Story of Me, "story" match both titles, but probably, from the first title I took "Love" and from the second I took "Story". Your job to discover the right matching ;-)). You can find the words here:

The Words: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/1805826.html (mirrored here if you don't have a LJ account to comment and you are not friend on LJ: http://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/3359509.html)

to each word corresponds a definition. The definition refers to single word (even if the word is plural) or not conjugated verb (even if the word is a conjugated verb). You can find the definitions here:

The Definitions: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/1806109.html (mirrored here if you don't have a LJ account to comment and you are not friend on LJ: http://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/3359969.html)

Once you have the matching Book-Word-Definition, you need to go and search for the Cover here:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.446587205375367.103212.100000722741394&type=1&l=1a717d4880 (if you don't have a Facebook account, you can try and find the Cover browsing this tag: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/rainbow%20awards%202012 but you have to scroll down a lot of entries ;-))

view the right cover, on the comment section there is a comment by me (Elisa Reviews) with a link to a post on LJ (Rainbow Awards: Current Submissions). Open the link and see what number was assigned to that book in that post.

Comment on THIS post (not on THAT post with the Current Submissions), sending me: Book Title-Word-Definition-Number. You can pick one book per day, if tomorrow there will be still available book, I will assign them. So you can send me more matching but first in-first out, you will win the first right matching still available book.

Exception, for the Book marked as New () there is no Cover/Number, so once you have the matching Book Title-Word-Definition, you can leave the comment.

And now, lets the party start! Enjoy and good luck with your hunt!

(Anonymous) 2012-11-24 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Andrew Grey - Legal Artistry

Artistry- artistic workmanship, effect, or quality,
(25)

lyra.lucky7@gmailDOTcom

Thanks!

(Anonymous) 2012-11-24 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I think this was my 3rd time, that's ok, right?

lyra

[personal profile] aurenenfae 2012-11-24 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Lisa Worrall - Laurel Heights -HEIGHTS- extent or distance upward- 312

Right?

6th Anniversary Party - Aisling Mancy here

(Anonymous) 2012-11-24 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't Let Me Go - GO - to move or proceed, especially to or from something - #106

:) How fun is this party! Woot!

From Aisling Mancy

OMG Queer 6th Anniversary party!

(Anonymous) 2012-11-25 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
This is my second one for today! How fun!

OMG Queer - OMG - - Oh my God!: used esp in emails, text messages, etc.- #369

Aisling Mancy

Daddio by Mickie B. Ashling

(Anonymous) 2012-11-25 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
Daddio by Mickie B. Ashling

Daddio - - 50s version of what dude is now, today barely known and lies almost completely forgotten amongst all the other odd words

Capriole by Evey Brett

(Anonymous) 2012-11-25 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
Capriole by Evey Brett

capriole - a caper or leap

Ethan Stone

(Anonymous) 2012-11-25 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
Persistence of Memory by JCP
Memory: - the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc.
#315

ethanstone.nv@gmail.com
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[personal profile] whitestar 2012-11-25 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
Here's my pick for today :) I believe this is a print copy.

Jim Provenzano
- Every Time I Think of You
– THINK
- to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc
– 77

I'm getting a little confused. Are we allowed a total of 3 books for the whole contest? Or are we allowed three books a day? Since I saw some people getting more than one a day I want to understand the rules correctly :)
Edited 2012-11-25 06:54 (UTC)

Contest

(Anonymous) 2012-11-25 08:05 am (UTC)(link)
Waited for the next day after midnight Sunday.

Eden Winters – Diversion -
DIVERSION - a detour on a highway or road
BK #271

strive4bst(At) yahoo(Dot) com

Going to sleep now. Hope it's right.

(Anonymous) 2012-11-25 08:23 am (UTC)(link)
J.L. Merrow - Wight Mischief

MISCHIEF- conduct or activity that playfully causes petty annoyance

60

Gala

galachicks1@gmail.com

The Starving Years

(Anonymous) 2012-11-25 10:57 am (UTC)(link)
The Starving Years - YEARS - - a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months - 220

Erica Pike
eripike at gmail dot com

(Anonymous) 2012-11-25 11:00 am (UTC)(link)
Day 3 guesses:

Tinnean - Houseboat on the Nile – HOUSEBOAT - a flat-bottomed, bargelike boat fitted for use as a floating dwelling but not for rough water - # 263

J.L. Merrow - Hard Tail - TAIL - the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk – # 321

Jordan Castillo Price - The Starving Years – YEARS - a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months - # 220

jet119(AT)yahoo(DOT)com

3 sumissions for Sunday... 6th Anniversary!

(Anonymous) 2012-11-25 11:01 am (UTC)(link)
Okay... here we go. My 3 sumissions for Sunday are: (Can I do them all at once?)

Finders Keepers - KEEPERS - selected from several; preferred - #413

Chase of a Lifetime - LIFETIME - the time that the life of someone or something continues; the term of a life - #253

Unconditional Love - LOVE - a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person - #476

Errors and Omissions - ERROR(S) - a deviation from accuracy or correctness; a mistake, as in action or speech - #144

Er, okay, that's four, but, well, see, I WANT these and in the event that I screw up again, I'm, well, trying to be prepared in advance. These books are flying off the shelves!

Aisling Mancy.

The other two

(Anonymous) 2012-11-25 11:19 am (UTC)(link)
The other two:

Rentboy - RENTBOY - a person who hustles - (no number)

Enduring Instincts - ENDURING - lasting; permanent - 82

Erica

eripike at gmail dot com

book contest

(Anonymous) 2012-11-25 11:25 am (UTC)(link)
Wow! three more:

Neil Plakcy - Mahu Blood- Blood the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates #169

L.J. LaBarthe - No Surrender, No Retreat SURRENDER - to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress, # 348

D.H. Starr - Premonition- a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment,

# 162

Jibriel.O at web dot de

Thank you!

(Anonymous) 2012-11-25 11:49 am (UTC)(link)
Zahra Owens - Floods and Drought

FLOODS - a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged
No. 227


Dorien Grey - The Peripheral Son,

SON - a male child or person in relation to his parents
54


Fyn Alexander - Sins of the Father - SIN - transgression of divine law 119


moonsurfer123@gmail.com

(Anonymous) 2012-11-25 01:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Hal Bodner - The Trouble With Hairy
HAIRY- covered with hair; having much hair
(145)

Storm Grant - Few Are Chosen
CHOSEN- selected from several; preferred
(193e)


anas-karina@mail.ru

(Anonymous) 2012-11-25 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Here we go! Today's picks! I think these are still left!

Jaime Samms - Stained Glass
GLASS
- a hard, brittle, noncrystalline, more or less transparent substance produced by fusion
- 416

Lori Toland - The Long Con
CON
- a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim
- 284

P.D. Singer - The Rare Event
EVENT
- something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance
- 262

Juliana
OceanAkers @ aol.com

(Anonymous) 2012-11-25 02:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Lessons for Survivors, Charlie Cochrane
Survivors
the one of two or more designated persons, as joint tenants or others having a joint interest, who outlives the other or others
#478

All Lessons Learned, Charlie Cochrane
Lessons
Something to be learned or studied
#204

Home Fires Burning, Charlie Cochrane
fires
burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor
#91

last two :)

(Anonymous) 2012-11-25 02:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Collin Kelley - Remain In Light
REMAIN- to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified #113

Sage Marlowe - Knives and Feathers
KNIVES- an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle #352

anas-karina@mail.ru

(Anonymous) 2012-11-25 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
It's me again...lol.

Charles Raines - Stranger In Translation – TRANSLATION - - the rendering of something into another language or into one's own from another language - 319

Verena

vm.1988@gmx.at

Contest

(Anonymous) 2012-11-25 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Hi Elisa, I did not realize that we could request up to three a day.
So here are my other two entries:
SJ Frost – Heartstrings - HEARTSTRINGS - the deepest feelings; the strongest affections
- #377

Julie Bozza – The Butterfly Hunter _ HUNTER -
- a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport
#465

strive4bst(At) yahoo(Dot) com

Contest

(Anonymous) 2012-11-25 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I see that The Butterfly Hunter was taken, so please change my choice to

Harper Fox – Scrap Metal –
METAL - any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid
BK # 259

strive4bst(At) yahoo(Dot) com

Thanks so much to you and the authors for the contest and all of your generosity and efforts.

(Anonymous) 2012-11-25 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Cardeno C. - Just What the Truth Is Truth - the true or actual state of a matter, #43

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