TimbukTOO Team Room

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, and all feet strapped into the erg! 11th Place becoming more secure by the day...

Milestones: John hit 4 ¾ million, and Fred reached 800K!
Goal’s in sight: Matthew 6,350m from 1 ¼ M, Everett 10,917m from 700K, Doug fast approaching 350K (-9,328m), Glenn moves daily towards 300K (-22,570m), Paul reaching 250K soon (-21,595m), and Brenda galloping towards 75K (-5,360m).

A tired 14 of our 53 TimbukTOOians put up meters Monday, 26%, logging 158,326 meters, maintaining our pace!

Today's Posted Meters:
John S - 22,764
Chris H - 16,000 Longest row so far?
Glenn Y - 15,000 Longest row so far!
Dennis H - 13,015
Joel W - 12,679 That’s 85K in a week! Whoa!

Pam S - 12,154 Good distance!
Doug E - 12,091 Consistent long rows!
Jeff S - 12,000 11, 11, 11, 12, 12…
Fred B - 10,470 Nice length!
Mark S - 8,668 Steady volume!

Gary G - 8,667 Good time?
Paul E - 5,016 The man is serious…
Jamie B - 5,000 Nice breather!
Brenda H - 4,802 Takes some of the pressure off Dennis!

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[Izzzmeister]

No, we didn’t reach 5MM by last night, but we did get to 4.5M, with many valiant efforts. More than half of our team members (22 of 43) have 100K or more, and the team average is already 100K per person – and that’s after only 17 of 31 days!
Strong meters have given us a powerful hold on #13, but we need more than 400K to catch the 12th Place team!

A nice 20 of 43 members (47%) posted 235,418 meters yesterday!

Posted Meters:
Jamie B - 5,000
Fred B - 10,470
Douglas D - 15,000
Monica D - 11,017
Paul E - 5,016

Doug E - 12,091
Gary G - 8,667
Brenda H - 4,802
Dennis H - 13,015
Chris H - 16,000 Reaches 100K!

Kevin K - 6,000
Heather R - 16,000
Jeff R - 18,050
Mark S - 8,668
Pam S - 12,154

Jeff S - 12,000
John S - 22,764
Tom W - 11,025
Joel W - 12,679
Glenn Y - 15,000

Will try to get your milestones tonight, sorry…

[Izzzmeister]

Finally got back on the erg this morning after a long weekend of moving, and I have to say I am psyched! Instead of rowing in a drab basement, we have it in a nice bright room with two big windows and a TV mounted between them. It must be motivating, because I rowed at o'gawd thirty this morning much faster than I ever did at the same time on a basement row.

-- Karen

Glad you made it through that stress, and are enjoying your new home!
Hope Britt enjoys the view as much as you!

[damselfly]

Finally got back on the erg this morning after a long weekend of moving, and I have to say I am psyched! Instead of rowing in a drab basement, we have it in a nice bright room with two big windows and a TV mounted between them. It must be motivating, because I rowed at o'gawd thirty this morning much faster than I ever did at the same time on a basement row.

-- Karen

I couldn't imagine rowing in the basement (without a TV?). I don't consider myself a "real" rower and without entertainment I'd probably quit after about a kilometer. I row to DVDs. Anyone else who does this, here's my tip -- TV Ears!!! They flop a little against your chest but I got used to that. Now I can hear over the rower without having the volume up so everyone in the neighborhood can hear it too.

Speaking of which, Pirates of the Carribean 3 came today from Netflix. Time to go row! "Yo, ho, yo, ho, a pirate's life for me!"

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, all scurvy knaves sucking limes for Vitamin C!
We've opened a 250K lead over #12 Team Canada...
17 of our 53 cherished members (32%) have logged a juicy 196,124 total meters, shocking and delighting tourists!

Milestones achieved: Matthew achieved 1 ¼ M, and Brenda hit 75K!
Steamrolling through: John is approaching 4.8M (-24,333m), Jamie two big rows from 800K (-24,175m), 450K close for a motivated Joel (-21,822m), Damsel Lisa will have no distress topping 350K (-6,831m), while Glenn is a few days from 300K (-16,570m)!

Posted Meters:
John S – 22,552 Still King of the Mountain!
Yisroel H – 19,945 Last night's + tonights!
Tyrone P – 17,187 Oh, so solid!
Raymond W – 14,215 Back from a small break stronger than ever!
Dennis H – 14,114 Up to #13 in meters on team!

Chris H – 14,000 If only he wasn't an alien...
David W – 13,747 One day break hit the spot!
Jamie B – 12,780 Every day this week!
Jeff S – 12,000 Three 11Ks followed by 3 12Ks followed by ?
Lisa H – 10,631 Avoid Carribean & Somalian pirates, please!

Joseph W – 9,320 Back from a 1-day hiatus...
Matthew R - 7,164 Steady does it!
Joel W – 6,632 I salute thee!
Glenn Y – 6,000 18 for 18, batting 1.000%
Brenda H – 5,814 Building fitness nicely...

Karen R – 5,023 Home, sweet home!
Daiva S – 5,000 Moving steadily towards the ½ million mark...

[Izzzmeister]

No, we didn’t reach 5MM by tonight either, but we did get to 4.8M, so one more day to go. More than half of our team members (22 of 43) have 100K or more, 41 of 43 have amassed some meters, and the team average is already 111K per person – and that’s after only 18 of 31 days!
Strong meters by Team KTMTalk.com have put them within 100K of our 13th spot, and we need more than 300K to catch the 12th Place team!

A terrific 25 of 43 members (58%!) posted 303,797 meters Tuesday! In alphabetical order, here they are:
Posted Meters:
Jamie B - 12,780
Douglas D - 18,000
Monica D - 11,280
Peter H - 10,000
Lisa H – 10,631

Dave H - 19,575
Yisroel H - 19,945
Brenda H - 5,814
Dennis H - 14,114
Chris H – 14,000

Kevin K - 8,000
Tyrone P - 17,187
Jeff R - 16,550
Karen R - 5,023
Matthew R – 7,164

Don R - 17,512
Daiva S - 5,000
Jeff S - 12,000
John S - 22,552
David W – 13,747

Yolanda W - 6,756
Joel W - 6,632
Raymond W - 14,215
Joseph W - 9,320
Glenn Y - 6,000

John hit 350K first, David became the 5th to hit 200K, Kevin, Glenn & Jeff R hit 150K…

[Dennis B.]

Well it's about 6:35 pm est ...we are over 5 million congrats TEAM>>>>>

[goyo]

Shiver me timbers! Capt'n Izz and the Pirates of TimbukTwo loaded thar ship with 5 million doubloons. I raise t' Jolly Roger t' ye.



My apologies to pirates everywhere for my attempt at "pirate-talk". Congratulations!

[damselfly]

That be a fyne picture ye got there, matey!

Any o' you scallywags ever in need of some laughin', be settin' yer tongue to "English (Pirate)" in Facebook or "Pirate" in Google. More fun than scuttlin' a clipper and making off w' the loot! Arrrr!!!!

(Oh, and International Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19th, just so's ya know.)

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, all mouths talking like pirates!
Our lead over #12 Team Canada is now 450K...
17 of our 53 eyepatched members (32%) have logged a rummy 202,941 total meters, causing other pirates to look up from their rum!
Milestones achieved: Doug E hit 350K!
Swashbuckling through: John on the cusp of 4.8M (-2,756m), Gary fast approaching 1.2M (-29,426m), Jamie one big row from 800K (-10,558m), David not intimidated by 700K (-14,993m), 450K even closer for Joel (-8,999m), Lisa on the trail of 350K (-6,831m), while Glenn is a day or two from crushing 300K (-8,570m)!

Posted Meters:
David W – 27,156 Biggest row of a big week!
John S - 21,577
Tyrone P - 17,335
Gary G – 15,023
Dennis H – 14,261

Jamie B – 13,617
Joel W – 12,823 Man's focused!
Doug E – 12,139
Jeff S – 11,000
Casey V – 10,799 Another nice return row!

Mark S – 10,627 Hits 100K for the month!
Glenn Y – 8,000 Mayor Daily!
Matthew R - 7,143
Chris H – 6,000

Fred B - 5,409
Karen R – 5,032 New house row #2!
Daiva S - 5,000

[Izzzmeister]

Yes, we blew through 5MM at 6:30pm last night, and we had a big day. This led Lisa to say, “Woot, woot!”, a word of inscrutable meaning.
Team KTMTalk.com still too close for comfort, and we still need some 300K to take over 12th Place!

A terrific 24 of 43 members (56%!) posted 284,881 meters Wednesday!

In alphabetical order, here they are:
Posted Meters:
Jamie B - 13,617
Fred B - 5,409
Douglas D - 15,017
Monica D - 12,017
Doug E - 12,139

Gary G - 15,023
Peter H - 11,000
Dennis H - 14,261
Chris H - 6,000
Kevin K - 8,000

David K - 12,000
Tyrone P - 17,335
Jeff R - 18,400
Karen R - 5,032
Matthew R - 7,143

Daiva S - 5,000
Mark S - 10,627
Jeff S - 11,000
John S - 21,577
Tom W - 9,143

David W - 27,156
Yolanda W - 7,162
Joel W - 12,823
Glenn Y - 8,000

Dennis hit 350K, Tyrone hit 250K, Doug became the 6th to hit 200K, Jamie & Doug hit 150K, and Tom W hit 100K…

[damselfly]

I don't want to be inscrutable!! So here, straight from the Urban Dictionary, is...

woot
Woot originated as a hacker term for root (or administrative) access to a computer. However, with the term as coincides with the gamer term, "w00t".

"w00t" was originally an trunicated expression common among players of Dungeons and Dragons tabletop role-playing game for "Wow, loot!" Thus the term passed into the net-culture where it thrived in video game communities and lost its original meaning and is used simply as a term of excitement.

[Izzzmeister]

A little bit lighter day, but quite good. We now average, as a team, over the 125K mark per person – which was our initial goal for the whole challenge... and we're only through Day 20! Of the 50 teams with 20 or more members, we are 4th in meters per person!
Team KTMTalk.com even closer for even less comfort, and we still need some 275K to take over 12th Place!

A reasonable 18 of 43 members (42%!) posted 223,870 meters Thursday!
In alphabetical order, here they are:

Posted Meters:
Fred B - 10,571
Pearse C - 7,000
Douglas D - 15,018
Monica D - 11,016
Paul E – 9,871

Doug E - 12,645
Lisa H - 10,273
Yisroel H - 38,394
Brenda H - 2,012
Dennis H – 18,446

Tyrone P - 17,342
Heather R - 17,000
Daiva S - 5,000
Mark S - 5,008
Jeff S – 12,000

David W - 14,077
Raymond W - 8,897
Glenn Y - 9,300


Yisroel hit 250K, Monica & Heather hit 150K, and Mark hit 100K…

[Izzzmeister]

All calloused hands on board, and all strapped feet on floorboard! We’ve opened an almost 500K lead in the battle for 11th Place...Want to be back in the Top 10? At 2.3M behind, that’ll take lots of rowing, or some good recruitment!

Milestones: Dennis AND Raymond hit ¾ of a Million meters, Lisa now post- 350K, Glenn graphically hit 300K!
Landmarks ho!: Yisroel tiredly approaching 1.9M (-10,369m), David brushing up against 700K (-916m), Tyrone just Down Under 600K (-16,210m), Joel still 8,999m from 450K, and a reinvigorated Paul is eyeing 250K (-11,724m)…


14 of our 53 TimbukTOOians, 26%, looking forward to the weekend, put up meters Thursday, logging 173,836 meters, causing Dungeons & Dragons geeks to look up long enough to Woot!

Today's Posted Meters:
Yisroel H - 38,394 Good 2-day total!
Dennis H - 18,446 Working back to longer rows!
Tyrone P - 17,342 Seventeen your lucky number?
David W - 14,077 Packing those meters on!
Doug E - 12,645 Our White Knight of Moat-O-Cross!

Jeff S - 12,000 Where’s my Baker’s Dozen?
Fred B - 10,571 Team Elder’s In-Human Effort!
Lisa H - 10,273 This Damsel is Fly! Woot!
Paul E - 9,871 Our No-Bull Spaniard strikes again!
Glenn Y - 9,300 Every day in Janvier!

Raymond W - 8,897 The Wright Stuff!
Mark S - 5,008 For Pete’s sake!
Daiva S - 5,000 The drive to 500K continues…
Brenda H - 2,012 2K, or not 2K, THAT is the question!

Izzy takes no responsibility for especially horrible puns today, and blames it all on the microwaves emitted from the microchip THEY implanted in his brain!
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[Izzzmeister]

I don't want to be inscrutable!! So here, straight from the Urban Dictionary, is...

woot
Woot originated as a hacker term for root (or administrative) access to a computer. However, with the term as coincides with the gamer term, "w00t".

"w00t" was originally an trunicated expression common among players of Dungeons and Dragons tabletop role-playing game for "Wow, loot!" Thus the term passed into the net-culture where it thrived in video game communities and lost its original meaning and is used simply as a term of excitement.

An excellent attempt at deinscrutabilization. You are once again scrutable!
...Sorry, gotta go give my computer a root canal!