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I haven't read anything by him, so I wouldn't know. But judging from his Wikipedia profile, he seems like a cool author to get into. :)TPBM knows someone who would qualify as being a “cosmic crackpot”.
With or without looking in the mirror, I believe that I do.TPBM honours uniqueness in others, even when it is annoying.
Yeah, actually. I rarely agree with anyone, but people who are unapologetically themselves (or even apologetically themselves) have my respect :) TPBM has an odd fascination with pocket knives.
I would say so. Also with larger knives and swords, and possibly bows and arrows. TPBM has seen that show on History channel where blacksmiths compete by making medieval weapons.
No I haven't. That sounds awesome! TPBM wants to learn archery.
Yes, especially after reading Zen in the Art of Archery, 30 plus years ago.TPBM was surprised to learn that the curve of the Japanese katana happens naturally during tempering.
Nope. Yoga, then big grocery shopping, made lunch, went for a long walk and picked up a few more things, made supper, did dishes, did some correspondence for a new job...TPBM had something with chocolate for desert tonight.
Well, I had oreos and chocolate ice cream. I think it's a definite yes. TPBM enjoys meta humour.
LOL! Oops, was that an inappropriate response, when 'Yes' would have been adequate.TPBM enjoys flamenco music.
I kind of do enjoy flamenco music. It's not on my regular playlists though. [I think you enjoy meta humour a lot then Guy :D. Also I ate milk chocolate truffles... I like chocolate a lot, okay?]
TPBM binge watches TV shows.
oh yes. Doctor Who and Daredevil :DTPBM has always wanted to go on long walks at night when the moon is out, but never actually does so, because nighttime is as dangerous as it is appealing.
I've done it a few times when I was a kid visiting my grandma's home. But I'm with you in saying that now I want to do it and I have to settle for sitting outside with a cup of tea. TPBM likes fuzzy socks.
Yes, but I don't actually own any.TPBM prefers showers over baths.
Yes, I haven't bathed in years! (But I just showered this morning).TPBM knows people who are very excited for Fuller House.
Perhaps, but none who have shared that excitement with me.TPBM managed to survive without having seen a single episode of Full House.
Unfortunately not. Ive seen at least three. TPBM likes star wars?
Yes, yes >< yay! Actually (and weirdly) I don't even watch TV :| I'm too much on the Internet...TPBM feels guilty for loving sleep so much.
Ruth wrote: "Unfortunately not. Ive seen at least three. TPBM likes star wars?"
I don't watch star wars :p yeah,I'm weird :/
And sorry I didn't see your comment...my page wasn't refreshed :/
Nope, I savor every guilt-free moment of sleep.TPBM prefers a buzzing alarm clock (instead of the radio alarm)
Alarms are all abominations, so no real preference for me :)TPBM does not actually enjoy the taste of coffee.
It's too bitter for me. I've never taken more than a sip. TPBM tries to avoid all types of caffeine to avoid forming a dependence on it.
Nope.TPBM prefers white chocolate over dark chocolate.
White chocolate is wonderful!!!TPBM likes homemade lasagna.
Lasagna!! Any kind of lasagna, actually, but homemade is always the best :) TPBM loves listening to thunderstorms.
Yes, sometimes they can be calming... TPBM loves Italian food!
Not exactly love it,though I do enjoy it.TPBM thinks fast food is too stuffy?
Angie wrote: "It's too bitter for me. I've never taken more than a sip. TPBM tries to avoid all types of caffeine to avoid forming a dependence on it."
I'm exactly like that! I don't wanna grow up and end up like the adults in my family. They're so addicted they get headache for skipping tea for even one of the two or three times they usually have it in a day. They choose to get addicted. They start drinking tea when they're 'grown up enough'
Yes I do. It's not filling and is kind of disgusting to me at times (the big meals anyway).If TPBM had the chance they'd sample different foods from every culture in the world!
I've been on that path and while I'd like to try every culture's food, I think I'll be more selective after finding squid in my soup. TPBM has broken the fourth wall in one of his/her stories.
I've always wanted to! I put sarcastic fourth wall breaks in my first drafts ('and here, folks, we have some really awkward exposition...') but I usually edit them out later :) TPBM has a large collection of well-loved mass market paperbacks.
Not really. Only a few. I prefer tributary writers as distinct from mainstream. Maybe because I was a gluttonous mainstream book reader when I was young.TPBM is wonders how non-mainstream writers make a living.
I wonder about that a lot because I think we can assume that there's as much non-mainstream writers as mainstream if not more. [@Grace, the first chapter of a novel I've been working on is titled, "Obligatory Flashbacks". So I'm with you there. :D]
TPBM wants to play a videogame.
Hahaha Obligatory Flashbacks!! I love it :) I don't really game, but I always look at the art and concepts of games like Assassins Creed or Bloodborne and it makes me really interested in playing, so... sort of :)
TPBM has a deep and abiding love for zebra print.
It's mesmerizing, I'll give you that but not a deep love for Zebra print. [Assassin's Creed is one of my favourite game series. AC2 and AC: Revelations (The music is so goose-bump inducing in AC: R) are among my favourite games of all time.]
TPBM wants to watch the Oscars.
No. But if I happen to be awake when it's on, I might watch it.TPBM wants to buy a new book soon.
Yes. I have my eyes on a copy of "The Bloody Chamber". TPBM can solve a Rubik's cube.
Sort of. Once I learned it was a memory trick, I wasn't interested. And I didn't have the patience to figure out the moves myself. So I figured out how to take it apart and put it together.TPBM has a new job lined up that will start soon.
Well I have my eye on one, but it's not quite lined up yet... TPBM is fascinated by the idea of time travel.
Very much so! While it wasn't the thing that piqued my interest in physics, it's still one of the things that I keep coming back to. Both in fiction and when trying to understand how the universe works. TPBM likes minimalism.
I do, but not as much as the existentialism of Epictetus and Taoist philosophy as examples of minimalism in thought.TPBM likes the minimalism of Lao-Tzu.
I've never read any Lao-Tzu, but I have a book of his poetry sitting on my shelf that I want to read this year :) TPBM enjoys hardcore rock music.
Metallica is awesome! And yes, weekends always need to be longer :)TPBM would rather write stories in a notebook than with a word processor.
I'm annoyed,actually. When you're so optimistic about a day but then it starts to suck because everything goes so not the way as planned due to stupid people messing up, is just too much.TPBM likes vanilla ice cream
It's kind of hard to dislike any flavor of ice cream, but I do enjoy chocolate better :) TPBM is in the middle of editing their latest writing project.
How did you know? O.O it's a book review that I'm editing,actually. TPBM thinks it is weird to not like cake.
Haha awesome! I'm editing myself so just thought I'd see if anyone else was doing the same :)And I'm actually one of those weird people who just can't see the point of cake.
TPBM is always disappointed by film depictions of dragons.
Usually, but not quite always.TPBM enjoyed the depiction of the Balrog, even though it didn't match his/her imagination of it.
The Balrog was awesome :D That's still one of my favorite scenes from the whole trilogy. I grew up watching the movies, though, and didn't read the books until a couple of years ago, so I didn't actually have a mental picture to compare it to :| TPBM is automatically skeptical of YA trilogies.
I'm automatically skeptical of anything YA. Most have turned out woefully disappointing. TPBM has a certain author whose books they automatically read, regardless of what it's about.
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And I guess I'm forgiving of celebrities, seeing that as a general rule I don't listen to anything they say...
TPBM is a huge fan of anything by Lloyd Alexander.