Weekly Short Stories Contest and Company! discussion

That's interesting only as long as it's far from me and everyone I know.

TPBM is never reading just one book at a time.

Actually, yes, I do read one book at a time. It keeps things simpler that way.

TPBM knows that the Latin word Deus is pronounced “DAY-us” and not “duce”.

I do.

TPBM has studied Latin.

No, I haven't. I've studied Spanish, which is a derivative of Latin, but not Latin itself.

TPBM thinks Machu is a good name for a barbarian.

Yes, a little too much!



TPBM thinks Kimathy is an interesting name.

I certainly wouldn't mind having a character in a future story with that name. :)

TPBM depends on caffeine in order to get things done.

Not at all. I cut out coffee and all teas in August last year. I've started drinking green tea occasionally beginning in February when I learned that green tea is an excellent source of natural tooth saving fluoride. (Yes, I learned this after some serious tooth problems.) Still no coffee in nine months.

TPBM was surprised when s/he learned from experience that root canals are not as bad as s/he had been led to believe.

I've never had a root canal before, so I wouldn't know. I've had cavities filled and that wasn't any fun, but that's about it.

TPBM is a frequent contributor to the Weekly Topic Suggestions thread.

I'm afraid not, but school is over for me and I'm hoping to start entering stories into the weekly contest again. Fingers crossed my summer job / homework won't interfere too much.

TPBM knows of a good movie to watch on Netflix right now.

I have no idea if it is on Netflix, but Lullaby for Pi is a FANTASTIC quirky film.

TPBM prefers independent films to giant studio blockbusters.

I'll watch anything that has good plot and good acting, regardless of if it's independent or a blockbuster.

TPBM is sad when they come across a truly amazing book that is underrated by the general public.

No. I recognize that all of us have a path on life that is largely independent of anyone else's, and so our likes will be different and will, hopefully, change with time as time changes us. [Then give Lullaby for Pi a try!]

TPBM loves it when, by accident, they have a conversation with a near stranger and discover that s/he, like you, loves an amazing but underrated book.

If I can find someone in public life who even knows the name Brett Battles, it would indeed rock my world. I don't know if I'd go bonkers, but it'd be nice to meet that stranger some day.

TPBM thinks Micah is a good name for a paladin.

I like the name Micah and as long as the paladin wasn't evil or malodorous, I could see Micah the Paladin.

TPBM thinks that Penelope the Pyromaniac Paladin is a good title for a comedic graphic novel.

That title sounds like something the Monty Python franchise would produce. Either that, or it sounds like a villain from Danger Mouse. Either way, it has British comedy implications.

TPBM has a hard time taking a character named Drake Blake seriously.

That would be the appeal of making such a named character very serious.

TPBM has waited over 2 hours in a doctor's waiting room.

I've spent longer than that for the whole hospital visit, particularly when Nacho bit me and it wasn't clear if I was going to need rabies shots or not. Turns out I didn't and the whole thing was a waste of time.

TPBM refers to a group of nosy people as a "vulture culture".

I do not. But I feel that this maligns vultures, a little, as they have an important role in the ecosystem whereas I don't see much value in nosy-ness, generally.

TPBM is getting read to go to bed after a quick shower. [Goodnight.]

Maybe not after a quick shower, but I do plan on taking my meds and brushing my teeth. Goodnight to you as well, Guy. Pleasant dreams.

TPBM believes that nobody would have been afraid of Jack the Ripper if his first name was Wally.

No, the whole 'Ripper' thing would drive me away.

TPBM isn't in the areas getting torrential rain.

Despite living in a temperate rainforest, I am at this time dry. Two months of record levels of least a mint of rain.

TPBM enjoys shopping more while sipping on a beverage than not.

For me, that beverage is iced black tea. Yum!

TPBM wants to write a story about a rhino.

No, although I have thought I'd like to write a story about an albino.

TPBM will be making homemade pizza tonight.

No, but I will be having homemade spaghetti. [I'll be sure to check that movie out, Guy. Thanks for the rec :)]

TPBM likes putting chips in their sandwiches.

Lol! No. [You're welcome.]

TPBM likes putting fresh basil leaves on their egg salad sandwich.

I've never done that before, but it sounds like a delicious idea!

TPBM believes professional wrestling can be an art form if done correctly.

Of course! Art is in the eye of the beholder, and so given that wrestling is all about holds, so be it art.

TPBM knows that thinking about the importance of physical movement is an inadequate substitute to actual movement, yet keeps putting it off.

It's the difference between practice and theory and I know that line very well.

TPBM owns at least one piece of pink clothing.

I do.

TPBM enjoys mending and/or sewing.

Sewing used to give me fits whenever I signed up for a Home Ec class in middle school, so no, I don't enjoy it at all.

TPBM has an Irish ethnic background.

Nope. Both my parents are Filipino, though I believe my great (great?) grandfather was a Spaniard.

TPBM has many cousins.

Yes, if seven maternal and an unknown number of paternal counts as lots.


TPBM has began to track down their roots.

I already know my roots. My mother is French and English and my father is Irish and Italian.

TPBM wants to learn Brazilian Jujitsu.

Not really. I am besotted with learning yoga at this time, and then Tai Chi. Although a friend, who is a black belt in Karate, has been hoping I will join his dojo.

TPBM enjoys the great singing and music of Cesaria Evora.

Eh, it's not my kind of music. I'm more of a hard rock and heavy metal kind of guy.

TPBM measures his or her life’s success by happiness instead of money or fame.

Yes, definitely.

TPBM Often imagines what they would do if they had excess money.

Sometimes.

TPBM has planned at least one tattoo but never had the nerve to get it done.

No, not often. I concentrate more on doing what I want with what I have, which takes a lot of imagination sometimes.

TPBM would like to think of themselves as having simple needs and low maintenance requirements when the opposite is in fact the case.

I have never wanted a tattoo, so that doesn't apply to me.

I think I'm relatively low maintenance (I don't wear make up and I buy all my clothes on sale) but I also wouldn't mind having enough money to have better quality things if it meant I wouldn't have to get them replaced ad often.

TPBM has had a long day at work.

Yes and no. Took wife to Dr's office this morning for tests and just finished having a 90 minute molar extraction.

TPBM has learned from my foolish teeth days of youth and is diligent about his/her proper tooth hygiene.

Brushing and flossing all the way, Guy.

TPBM is willing to give movie and book sequels a chance before judging if they live up to the potential of their predecessors.

No. I always go in assumming they will be good and frequently end up disappointed.


TPBM needs an IV drip of caffiene to get moving this morning.

Nah, just a cup or two.

TPBM can sleep for twelve hours easily.

I have too much to do and so I am playing in the WSS instead of doing what needs to be done. (Although it is almost all work related and so .... [shrug].)

TPBM likes to wear a watch even if the battery is dead.

Not usually but I do love to wear watches!

TPBM hates getting out of sync with their sleep schedule and knows it's kind of a process to get back on track.

yes! you read my mind
TPBM is reading this. They now notice the word IS ,is backwards. They check...........................................











There rong. ;)

Ah but you did spell wrong wrong. lol.

TPBM Is an atrocious speller.

I think I am okay, overall. Typist? Well...


TPBM is sipping on an herbal infusion instead of one made from tea leaves.

no.
Nadia thank you for pointing that out *sheepish grin*

TPBM is checking the time.
they have something to do soom

It's 10:13 here in Washington state, so the only thing I need to do is sit back, relax, and enjoy my upcoming 30th birthday. :)

TPBM personally knows someone named Bob.