Weekly Short Stories Contest and Company! discussion

Lost in the gloom of
a thousand-pillar temple,
he seemed but a ghost,

at last darting from
room to carved, cavernous room,
from pillar to post.


TPBM worships at the temple of Mammon.

Nope, I'm reformed.

TPBM goes to church somewhere?

LoL!

My body is my temple, and it goes several times a day.

TPBM has read the Bhagavad Gita.

Guy wrote: “TPBM has read the Bhagavad Gita.”

Is that the same thing as “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vita”?

Singing: "Bhagavad Gita, baby!..."

I was sleepy, but now I’m laughing.

A one-hit wonder from the Dharmic hymnal.

LoL! And all that starts running through my head, for no possible reason, is Hwoooo Hwoooo Hwoooo whoooo! Who let the dogs out!

LoL! You did dream that I was an owl, once! RotFL!

No, the cat left with his hat when the neighbour let their dogs out.

TPBM likes the Winnie-the-Pooh books better than the animations.

Yes, undoubtedly I am. Will be hitting the sack pretty soon.

TPBM's favourite Pooh character is Piglet.

No, not at all. There aren't any really interesting movies on, and I don't surf video-on-demand to come across gems. Nor am I working on a story, although I am writing. And falling asleep at the keyboard.

TPBM will also having a good night's sleep. Good night.

I do, but it never happens.

TPBM read something this morning that made them feel better about being human.

No, but I was glad to read, when I studied the nutrition facts on the side of my yogurt container, that there was no aspartame in it.

TPBM has never set up a 16mm projector.

Uh. Yup. Why would you?

TPBM should being doing their school work but really only wants to read a good book or go write some more of their own.

Nope. Today's been a pretty productive day. Reason being, I've cleaned my room, did the laundry, read for two hours and watched Casablanca again.

TPBM wants to relocate to Paris, on a permanent basis.

Not really, Ireland has always been my destination of choice.

TPBM has heard of Dr. Rushdoony?

Nope.

TPBM is on Act 3 of Macbeth.

Nope, still trying to find it.

TPBM listens to Pandora?

More often than you’d suspect, though I have a feeling it probably isn’t the same Pandora you’re thinking about.

TPBM has encountered some of the evils Pandora let loose when she opened the jar.

Probably.

TPBM should be writing their NaNoWriMo novel instead of watching t.v. but is enjoying themselves too much.

Nope, I don't have NanoWriMo account, whatever that is :D

TPBM is making Tacos for dinner?

No. I had to settle for drinks and hors d’oeuvres.

TPBM would rather be on the screen than in the audience.

Definitely

TPBM likes yogurt?

Yes! I like it dead quiet.

TPBM has a muse that seems almost like a real person.

Always.

TPBM is drinking tonight?

Nope. Tonight, it's going to be 'movie night'.

TPBM is good at math.

I have four sisters, so that has got to be at least true for anyone of them at any given time. And I am good at math. (Stole that from you Al!)

TPBM is having a hard time keeping their head from falling forward onto the keyboard.

Nope, I am hyped up.

TPBM is answering this tomorrow morning?

Nope, missed it the 'tomorrow morning' thing by, technically, 16 minutes.

TPBM would like to read Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth but doesn't know it yet.

Haha, Guy, what are you still doing up? I thought I was the only one.

No actually, it sounds dreadfully boring.

TPBM is drinking something hot?

Well, it was, but now the remains of my tea is at best warm. (And it isn't boring at all!)

And now I am going to bed.

TPBM will be having blueberry muffins with their coffee at breakfast tomorrow.

Nope, waffles.

TPBM like to have the last word?

Me?

I don't know, whoever answers I suppose.

Yes. I was going to win the lottery. I forgot to buy a ticket, however.

TPBM is sitting at a table in a coffeehouse.

No, but that sounds like a wonderful place to be.

TPBM is excited for the soccer tournament today!!!

Not really, being up for more than 22 hours always leaves me feeling like all food would be gross.

Does TPBM know anything about fixing dishwashers?

Sorry. Mac is my forte.

TPBM can not fix dishwashers, but can assist anyone with an Apple Mac problem.

Hopefully no to the first as I do want to fix it, but sadly no to the second, I know nothing about computers.

TPBM knows it is Saturday?

YES! How could I not?

TPBM is looking forward to a marvelous Saturday!

not really, my dishwasher is not working, but I am drinking tea so there is that :D

TPBM has a piano in their home?

Yes I do.

TPBM has plans even though this is Saturday.

Yup. Babysitting tonight.

TPBM has yet to write today.

Yep! Always have to do that.

TPBM is furious at self. (Maybe it's because today was part one of TPBM's soccer tournament. And maybe this person was playing goalie. And maybe, just maybe, during THE LAST FIVE MINUTES OF THEIR GAME, some girl on the other team breaks past the defense. And, oh, I don't know... let's also say that TPBM SLIPPED IN THE MUD AT THE LAST SECOND!!!! AND LET THE BALL GO PAST HER!!!!!!! WHAT KIND OF A GOALIE IS TPBM, ANYWAYS??????!!!!!!!! SHAME ON YOU, TPBM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

RotFL!

Yes, I do, but not as amazing as I'd like her to be. Otherwise, I wouldn't be writing silly TPBM things!

TPBM realizes that this is a truly silly game, but that that is its great appeal, and will continuing playing it despite their muse's attempts at getting something mindblowingly earthshatteringly important written.

Sadly, no. My closest sister is about 1200 miles and 3 time zones away.


Re dream: Absolutely! And it will give my muse more fodder to get my butt moving in the write direction, so to speak. (Okay, okay, very bad pun. I'll blame Pandora.)

TPBM watched Real Time with Bill Maher last night.

(snort) I wish.

TPBM should really get some homework done.

Sigh, I've got enough blarney coming out of my keyboard. I don't need anymore from a coffee shop.

And yes. Which means that I am now going to finish it. (Sigh. So easily deluded!)

TPBM thinks that it is a sign of intellectual individualism to believe that it is better to catch flies with vinegar than honey.

What? That Frank is equivalent to a fly or that he likes vinegar and has mistaken you for it!? LoL!

TPBM still thinks that they will get something done other than WSS games today.