Weekly Short Stories Contest and Company! discussion

Not at all. These days I wake up in the mid-afternoon. If I ever did wake up in the morning, I would be extremely moody.

TPBM owns an underwater MP3 player.

No, but that would be really cool.

TPBM is just now starting to use technology from ten years ago.

No, but interesting.

TPBM wants to go skydiving!

No thanks, I have enough reasons to scream already.

TPBM likes fried seafood.

Very much. Fried anything is pretty good.

TPBM sings, but only when no one can hear.

Yep, that would be me. Although most of the time, whenever I think I'm alone, my sneaky niece Reina hides somewhere in my room and listens to me.

TPBM believes Viktor Menzies is a good name for a paladin.

um?no. Maybe though
TPBM thinks green grapes are better than purple ones

Guy wrote: "I do not, as I have become, by accident sort of, someone who rarely watches any TV at all - beyond what my wife has on while I'm doing other stuff.

TPBM enjoyed the movie and/or book [book:The Han..."

I haven't read the book, but the movie was good.

Connie wrote: "Guy wrote: "I do not, as I have become, by accident sort of, someone who rarely watches any TV at all - beyond what my wife has on while I'm doing other stuff.

TPBM enjoyed the movie and/or book [..."


The book is significantly better than the very good movie.

Yes I do enjoy green grapes were better than purple ones, but I think I like red seedless better than the green ones.

TPBM is looking forward to the HBO series based on Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake trilogy.

I don't watch much tv. So, no.

TPBM is hungry.

Actually at the moment, I have to pee...

TPBM is going to comment on something that I just posted.

Nope, I'm not, because I just finished posting a greeting response and by completely ignoring your TPBM post and comment on something non-sequetorial, such as 'Yes, the sun is shining here and the weather has been exceptionally dry'.

TPBM is going to become fully aware that Guy was unable to not comment on Neal's comment about comments and comment on Guy's silly futility at even trying to do so.

Chocolate is good.

TPBM is laughing

After reading the dramatic stories in the "Lifeline" thread, laughing is not an option. Melissa and Nadia's stories touched my heart the most.

TPBM keeps his or her shoes in a TV shelf.

I don't, but the kids do.

TPBM collects gel ink pens.

I don't, but if I did, I'd actually have something to write with around the house every once and a while. My niece Reina loses pens and pencils left and right.

TPBM is grateful for everything they have in life.

Always.

TPBM often wonders what it would be like to live in a different socio-economic level.

If I was richer, I'd still be Garrison and wouldn't let having that much money corrupt me.

TPBM uses Random.org to make artistic decisions (because he or she likes surprises).

I'm not an artist, so no.

When TPBM watches nature documentaries, they wonder how in the world the film was caught.

The cameramen grow dragon wings and fly around the scene. I'm kidding, of course. Hehe!

TPBM is a fan of The Moody Blues.

Less so than I used to be.

TPBM enjoyed a big chunk chocolate cookie today.

Nope. No cookies today, but I will enjoy a big chunk of mint chocolate bar later.

TPBM tends to tune out the world when reading a book or listening to music.

Seeing as how most of my world consists of cars driving by with their mufflers cut off, yes, that would be an accurate assessment of my music and book time.

Like my best friend Susan, TPBM gets squeamish whenever they see the CD cover for Hellyeah’s "Blood For Blood".

Never seen that cover, yet I am certain, that I would be squeamish. Based on the name alone.

TPBM does judge books by their cover.

Not really. My intuition doesn't pay attention to them, and I trust my intuition's judgment/opinion.

TPBM is feeling a little woozy this morning after going to bed too late, getting up too early.

nope but i am tired
TPBM always writes poems for the W.S.S

Nope, I haven't even been able to write a story in months either. I really need to get better about that this summer.

TPBM watches American Ninja Warrior.

I do not. But only because I watch very little TV.

TPBM likes spicy yoghurt dips.

Nope, I've never had those before. I hope they're good!

TPBM believes that advertising his or her own writing is a two-way street.

I do, but recognize that if I don't advertise it, who will?

TPBM has written enough worthwhile poems, now, to put together a book.

I already did. It's called "Confessions of a Schizophrenic Savage" and currently holds a four-star rating here on Good Reads...with one vote, of course.

TPBM thinks The Lord of the Rings is the name of a professional wrestler (if you do, then according to Jeff Foxworthy, you might be a redneck).

I do not think that. Does that mean, logically, that I am not a redneck?

TPBM has no idea who Jeff Foxworthy is, but suspects that if Jeff is worthy of Fox, then his politics are idiotic.

I don't watch anime, so no.


TPBM woke up early this morning.

I always wake up at four am.

TPBM is wondering what to read next.

Ah, no. It is just breakfast time here.

TPBM has begun to enjoy weird smoothies for breakfast.

I don't drink smoothies in the morning. I eat Hot Pockets instead, which as my mother would sarcastically say are recommended by nutritionists everywhere. Hehe!

TPBM enjoys foreign language music despite not being able to understand the lyrics.

I do.

TPBM enjoys Portuguese fado music.

I haven't heard any before, but I'm sure it'd be nice. When I think of foreign language music, I think of German metal band Rammstein and Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar.

TPBM thinks it’s funny that Alan Parker’s name is an anagram of A Real Prank.

Perhaps. Anagrams are often ironical.

TPBM enjoys listening to birds first thing in the morning.

Better than listening to my schipperke bark his head off. Hell, he's probably scaring away the little birdies.

TPBM’s favorite flavor of Powerade is mixed berry (blue).

yes blue the color just seems so unatural, even for a blueberry.
TPBM is an only child?

I have a brother who is two years older than me. His name is James.

TPBM wonders about the fate of The Simpsons now that Harry Shearer is leaving the show.

I don't watch the Simpsons, so no.

TPBM feels conflicted when their favorite author starts another series when their favorite series is still incomplete.

I've never had that happen to me before, so I can't relate. Sorry!

When it comes to the contest polls, TPBM is a good sport even when he or she doesn’t get any votes.

I try very hard to be a good sport about everything, but I can admit that it is one of my weaknesses and that dealing with my pride is a constant issue I need to deal with.

TPBM understands that admitting their weaknesses is the first step to becoming a better person.

Yes. Although it is debatable because maybe the first step is to accept that admitting that one has weaknesses is more important in life than the acquisition of social and/or monetary success.

TPBM is surprised that the dialogues of Epictetus are filled with the same kinds of political and human observations to be read in current social critiques and self help books, even though he died in the 2nd century.

not really...because I don't know who Epictetus is and I don't bother reading self help books

TPBM thinks that "conventional wisdom" is usually a whole lot of nonsense

The phrase "conventional wisdom" is just a loaded buzzword politicians use to get votes. There are a million buzzwords that can be used to achieve these ends.

TPBM knows that the phrase "sour grapes" has more to do with rationalizing failure than it does being a sore loser.

I hadn't thought of that in that way. Sour grapes make poor wine, and so the original of the phrase has to do with knowing that what one has started with will not give optimal results regardless of the effort put into it. From that perspective, it seems a perfectly rational metaphor meaning that quality of effort is independent of the quality of the result.

TPBM finds the etymology and metamorphosis of words and language fascinating.