Taskmaster wrote:Week 8 TasksEasy - 1 Point EachThe MirrorSome of these tasks have challenged you to step out of your comfort zone. To take a look at yourself as an individual and challenge you to do something you normally wouldn't. And some of these tasks have been forgettable but enjoyable distractions.
This task simply asks you who you are.
I want you to look in the mirror, and think of:
5 positive things about you as a person
3 negative things about you as a person
And that's it. I've purposefully set more positive than negative to encourage you to feel optimistic about who you are, whatever hand you've been dealt in life. It's up to you if you want to divulge the results in the thread. It may be cathartic. Or you may want to keep such things private.
5 positive things about you as a person
-Awesome dress sense
-Lost weight
-I look better with stubble than without
-I have blue/grey eyes, which look odd
-I have mega buttons in my hand
3 negative things about you as a person
-I'm very shy around people I don't know
-I struggle a bit and start to waffle when doing public speaking
-I'm wearing an Iron Maiden tour t-shirt and I still think I have awesome dress senseLibrarialLibraries provide an array of material that can educate, scare, humour, titillate, excite or surprise you through their array of books. It's a credit-crunch-friendly task as you need to reject any temptation to purchase and, instead, find your way down to the local library to investigate what they have available. You then have to loan/rent out any one book that appeals. Simple, huh? If you already have a library card, it will be simpler still.
Bonus points - 1 bonus point for randomly choosing your book by spinning in a circle and then walking forward in a random direction, and picking the book you arrive at.
Secret Passions, Secret Remedies: Narcotic Drugs in British Society 1830 - 1920; Parssinen, T. I also chose it by going to the medical section of the library and spinning round and pointing at a book.Medium - 3 Points EachSlideThink of this as a revisiting of your youth. A joyful snapshot of a more innocent time. To pass this task, all you have to do is slide down a ...slide. Find a park somewhere, maybe a pub garden. Anywhere that has a slide. And slide down it. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Bonus Points - 3 bonus points for going down a
Water Slide IronHide Rules - Revisit a memory of your childhood in some way, perhaps by doing some ritual you used to do as a child. Maybe playing with a particular toy? Eating a childhood food favourite?
Slid down a slide in my local park, but didn't manage a water slide unfortunately.You Bet This task requires you to place a bet at a proper bookies. Walk into your local Ladbrokes and place a bet on anything. It can be a football match, a horse race or who you think will be the latest winner of X Factor. I believe most of you are over the age of 18 so can legally bet. If any of you are under the legal age, do not worry, I have an alternative task ready. PM me for info on this secret task.
IronHide Rules - Use an online betting site.
Put accumulators on for the weekend's football and the Champions League this midweek, neither came in. Hard - 5 Points EachA Day AwayTime to get out and explore. This is simply a
non-working/studying day that you need to leave the house in the morning and not return until the evening. Get out of the house.... Go shopping.... Go for a walk..... Visit someone.... Whatever you do during the day is up to you - what succession of activities you plan are up to you. All you need to do to pass is leave the house in the morning and not return home until at least
12 hours have passed. A 'Day Away'.
Bonus points - 3 bonus points for documenting your Day Away with a photo diary.
I stayed out between 8am-11pm on Thursday. I took pictures, but as my camera has been having trouble uploading I doubt I'll get them up tonight. IronHide Rules - Get out of the house for a manageable amount of time that is comfortable for you but is longer than you normally might.
Top of the TrumpsFor this task, I would like you to create your very own custom Top Trumps deck.
Go to:
http://customstuff.co.ukI use these guys to order my own custom top trumps from time to time. They are great. Don’t worry, I’m not asking you to purchase a pack. I am simply asking you to use their online top trumps editor to create your own pack of top trumps, online. It’s a very user friendly editor. There are 31 cards in total (including a joker). You simply upload photos then add them in. Give the deck any theme you like. A hot babes deck perhaps? Something GRcade related? Cars? Dinosaurs? Anything. Give the deck a name. After you have done this,
share your login details in the thread so that everyone can login into your account to take a look at your deck and witness how amazing it is. It is perfectly safe as you don’t have to give any personal details to set up an account. You just need a username and password. And an email address. Feel free to set up a new address for the purposes of this task.
Click on ‘MyTrumps’ and ‘create new deck’ to get you started.
username: corazon
password: drjohn
Three sets of GRCade members top trumps. I feel that bonus points should be awarded for such dedication. The final Deadline for Task Completion is 9pm on Friday the 6th of November!Good luck, and most importantly, have fun!