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Yes, definitely. Social success is not always worth it.TPBM is slightly peeved when a car named after a color that doesn't match its paint. (i.e. a red Cobalt or green Silverado)
I wouldn't necessarily say it peeves me, but yeah, that is rather odd.TPBM is responsible with his or her money.
Yes, partly because I'm extremely pragmatic and don't like buying things I don't absolutely need, and partly because I'm OCD about numbers and I don't really like buying things with prices that aren't round numbers.TPBM is always conflicted about starting a spinoff to their favorite series (book, movie, or TV show).
No, not always, as I rarely find myself drawn to spin-offs.TPBM has cheesecake in the fridge for tomorrow!
It'd be nice if I did, especially one with strawberry swirls and a graham cracker crust! Mmm-mmm-mmm!TPBM subscribes to Buzz Feed.
I actually do if you're talking of Youtube! While not all their videos are in my interests I think the channel is okay.TPBM is going to make an exciting dish (or grill) on the 4th of July!!
I think my step-dad Dale is going to do most of the cooking that day. If he is, I'd like some hotdogs and hamburgers, mmm-mmm-mmm!!TPBM used to wear sunglasses everywhere he or she went despite the time of day.
Nope, I only recently started wearing sunglasses at all, and it's because I've spent more time outside during the afternoon and because I've started driving.When TPBM sees a motorcyclist driving recklessly on the freeway, they wish that that person would try to be safer.
I mostly just wait for them to crash and give them space away from me to do so.TPBM panics and runs through a mental list of everything they've done recently when a parent uses their full name.
Who doesn't?TPBM is in a family so large that their parents only get their name right when they're in trouble.
I'm not the only one? Yay. This happens way to often.TPBM is at a loss of what to do with rain threatening to ruin all of their plans.
Nope, as it is now so dry and hot for so long, water restrictions and fire bans are rapidly increasing throughout the area.TPBM is wondering if today is a good day to make homemade pizza from scratch.
I know it's not a good day because my family has lots if plans for the Fourth. TPBM notices and cares what tense a story is in when reading.
I know what they are, but I don't really care.TPBM has found a show on Netflix/Hulu/Etc and binge-watched it because it was so good.
That show would be NCIS: Los Angeles, which I'm not discovering for the first time, but playing catch-up with. The show coincides with WWE Monday Night Raw, so I had to make a decision between the two.TPBM can crack his or her neck in both directions.
I just tried for the first time, and apparently I can.TPBM finds popping joints to be a disgusting way to ease tension.
I don't find it disgusting at all. In fact, I think the sound of cracking joints is therapeutic. I crack my fingers, toes, ankles, wrists, and elbows all the time.TPBM was once on a medication that put him or her in a constant state of numbness.
No, I have no idea what would do that but it sounds terrifying.TPBM has a bucket list they're working on.
I have a lot of lists on my computer, but a bucket list isn't one of them.TPBM had a hard time sleeping on July 4th due to all the fireworks going off outside.
Hmm. Not really a list. But with getting old I realized I would die before I'd read all the good books, and so I have changes my priorities and the things I am making time to do with my precious remaining moments.TPBM goes through periods of being unable to read books.
@ Garrison. No. The sound of America's fireworks did not bother my sleep.[For TPBM see previous post.]
I can read books anytime I want except for when I'm being interrupted or there are loud noises going on around me.TPBM is hungry for Doritos.
I'm not particularly fond of Doritos, except maybe the cool ranch kind. But I'm not craving them at this moment. TPBM feels a quiet sense of pride when they arrive at a restaurant a few minutes before the lunch rush.
I cherish any time when I enter a public establishment and there are hardly any people there. It would have been nice if the YMCA instructional pool wasn't crowded today, but it is what it is, so I walked on the track above which was less crowded.TPBM doesn’t like to do jigsaw puzzles because all of the pieces look the same.
I actually love jigsaw puzzles! I'm OCD and there's a definite satisfaction in putting a puzzle together. TPBM doesn't know what to do after finishing a puzzle, because it feels wrong to just tear it apart again.
It wouldn't be a bad idea to take a picture of it and post it on whatever social media sites you're a part of. Hell, I once put a Scrabble game on Deviant Art because I got 30 points off of the word "bitch". True story. Hehe!TPBM is a good Scrabble player.
I'm not a very good speller, so not really XDTPBM thinks the scariest part of trying to kill a cockroach is the moment you remember that they have wings.
My bug horror is glancing away to get a flyswatter or something and it vanishing.TPBM will actively not read/watch something due to the amount of hype around it.
Not necessarily. Sometimes the hype turns out to be true. I'll usually wait until a lot of people whose opinions I respect read said book to hear if it lives up to its reputation. TPBM checks their Goodreads updates during their lunch breaks.
I check them frequently whether they're during lunch time or otherwise.TPBM thinks it would be cool if a fantasy story had a warrior character who used a spear that had deer antlers instead of a steel tip.
I agree! I love unconventional weapons :) In my current story (which has been sadly neglected these past few weeks) there's a type of tree sap that becomes harder than diamond after baking, that's used to make swords. TPBM hates it when an eye lash gets in their eye and won't come out.
Yes, especially when i'm in the middle of something. TPBM is sick but doesn't know what he/she has.
I'm feeling quite healthy, actually. I just came back from the YMCA after 45 minutes of water walking, so I'm doing good.TPBM knows at least one person with the last name John instead of first name.
Do I ever! I'm like Ryback from the WWE: "Feed me more! Feed me more! Feed me more!"TPBM can’t eat more than one plate of food when he or she goes to a buffet.
It depends on the food and the type of event.If it's a classy event i'll eat about a half plate but if not....TPBM is alredy tired of the summer heat.
I enjoy sunshine, just not being sweaty and hot all the time. My bedroom, even with both fans running, is easily the hottest room in the house. TPBM thinks it would be cool if a fantasy story had a wizard character who used a snake as a whip.
Some imagination you've got there. No I think snakes should be contained far away from civilization.TPBM just watched a funny video.
I watched a Buzz Feed video of cats acting like dogs, so that qualifies. I have a kitty who acts like a dog named Tori. She likes to go for rides in the car and dig up holes in the backyard, just like a puppy. We call her Tori the Catdog. ^_^TPBM recently finished writing the first draft of a novel.
I wish! I have yet to finish a draft of any novels I've started.TPBM is going to have fried chicken for dinner.
No fried chicken for me. Just leftovers, which hopefully are just as yummy.TPBM has plans to read “Paper Towns” by John Green now that he or she knows it’s going to be a movie.
I didn't know it was to be a movie.TPBM always reads the book before watching the movie
I'm too old for always anything. And, in a reversal of the norm, I read the book 'The Reader' *because* of the movie, and was very disappointed. A the movie was so much better then the book.TPBM has had at least one experience of enjoying a movie version of a book more then the book.
That movie would be "Thinner" by Stephen King. Disturbing as hell, to say the least.TPBM gets giddy inside whenever he or she hears the "Everything Is Awesome" song from The Lego Movie.
I've never seen that movie, so I don't know the song.TPBM has liked a parody of a song, but not the song itself.
Most, but not all. One of the curious things about getting old, is that what is popular changes and that there is cream in the crop that will rise and last over time. But generally, I prefer unpopular music.TPBM will enjoy Weathered.
I don't know if I'll enjoy Weathered or not, because the link is broken. Oh well.TPBM has a music CD that saved his or her life.
I can't say I have.TPBM is having trouble thinking of a story for this week's contest.
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TPBM prioritizes individuality before success.