Weekly Short Stories Contest and Company! discussion

I love White Collar, but I have only seen to season three, so not sure about the newer seasons.

TPBM eat/drinks raw vinegar when sick?

When not gaming with him my bro wears headphones.

TPBM believes no movie is good till there is an explosion?

Not always. Pride Prejudice is really good.

TPBM thinks that typing is kind of fun.

I just love it! When I was in grade school, I asked for a typewriter for Christmas.

TPBM loves looking at office supplies.

Pens. I love looking at pens, and to a slightly lesser extent, paper.

TPBM has piles of pens around him or herself, despite using a computer for almost 100% of his or her writing.

I used to, but no anymore. Which doesn't mean that ink can't find its way onto my hands, somehow.

TPBM prefers to sketch with pencils rather than ink.

Yes definitely, Guy. Sketching with ink can make things seem so "final" and it is hard to fix mistakes and make it convincing. Oh and I have heard of Fawlty Towers. I like that show!

TPBM has made a drawing they thought was amazing and gave it a double take thinking, "I made that?!!"

That means you’re getting good at it! It hasn’t happened to me yet.

TPBM hears a freight train rumbling in the distance, in the darkness before dawn.

I can't hear trains from where I live or anywhere I go on a regular bases.

TPBM heard sirens last night.

Yes. They had pale eyes and long, dark hair and summoned me with beautiful arms, but then I woke up.

TPBM is trying to decide what to have for breakfast.

I already had orange juice and a crepe with syrup.

TPBM is answering all their emails from goodreads.

Sorry no, I shot teachers that make me angry.

TPBM likes tacos?

I do! But I like fajitas more, with some crushed taco chips dropped in with freshly chopped jalapenos. Which is what I'll be making this week for at least one of the suppers.

And I just wrote a reply to Al, but with the computer troubles, it may be a while before I get a reply.

TPBM likes freshly cut jalapeno's with their fajitas.

Never had it. Sounds hot.

TPBM just finished reading Scarlet.

No, but I am reading a book by the author of the The Name of the Rose.

TPBM is excited about making music with his or her computer using Garage Band or the Windows (weak) equivalent — whatever that is.

I don't compose music. I play it but composing really isn't my thing.

TPBM is trying to figure out what to read now....

Well, yes and no. I'm reading a good book, but I'll be some with it soon, and then I'll need something to read.

Guy, I love composing music with Garageband!!! I'm not Particularly good at it, but I do love to compose.

TPBM is very excited over the graphic design software they recently downloaded!

I don't do graphic design but I bet it's fun.

TPBM has settled on Wildwood Dancing.

Just looked the book up on Wikipedia. Maybe others would like to read that one; not me though.

TPBM has so many books that are waiting to be read he/she doesn't know where to start!

Yes and no. I just flipped open The Decameron and started Marcovaldo the other day. So many books, so little time.

Kyra, if you are interested, here's the link to the piece I composed recently for Tim's music game: Percussion Experiment.


TPBM started more books than they finished reading last year.

No, last year I read a lot of books.

TPBM loves pizza.

Yes! Particularly pizza with Canadian bacon, black olives, and lots of cheese.

TPBM is ready for a mocha and a breakfast muffin.

My wife is, she loves mocha's. I prefer Americanos. And if the muffin is blueberry, then doubly so.

TPBM prefers blueberry muffins to all others.

No actually, I don't really like blueberries very much. I'm picky when it comes to them. They have to be sour when I eat them, right when they're a mix of purple and blue. Mmmmmm.

TPBM loves cupcakes.

I am indifferent to cupcakes.

TPBM prefers making cookies over cakes.

Nah, I love cakes.

TPBM prefers milk chocolate over white chocolate.

Yes!

TPBM prefers their cookies with chunks of chocolate instead of raisins.

Oh yes!

TPBM loves homemade cinnamon bread.

Of course!

TPBM likes to put cinnamon in their coffee.

Only if there is also egg-nogg in it.

TPBM knows what peanut butter is made of?

Walnuts?

TPBM likes apple butter.

Haha, Walnuts! That's what I am going to say next time someone asks me why I don't like peanut butter, "It's made of Walnuts!" The look on their face should be price
less.

Sorry back on topic, I love apple butter.

TPBM has worn embarrassing clothing before?

Of course! To be alive is to have had at least once in your life had your parents make a bad choice, or to discover that you yourself seem to have lost your marbles.

TPBM prefers almond butter to peanut butter.

Sounds good. I have never tried almond butter before.

TPBM knows what wheat germ is?

Yes I do, I cannot decide if that is good thing or not.

TPBM can type with just one hand?

Perhaps, but I am sure it wouldn't be very effective.

TPBM is a two finger typer.

Actually no. And I am a little proud about that. I would probably like to be an intern or something where I could get paid with the typing skills.

TPBM likes the frustrating online game QWOP.

Never heard of it.

TPBM is sad season 2 of Dowtown Abbey isn't on Netflix.

I haven't watched it yet, but I am going to.

TPBM plans dinner a week ahead of time then changes it because it does not suit their mood?

I have hors d’oeuvres for dinner, so it’s the same every night.

TPBM plays several instruments and writes music.

I only play two, but I do put notes on paper, if you can call it that.


TPBM likes old trunks?

Oh, yes! Particularly steamer trunks.

TPBM knows about trunks, but how?

I grew up in a logging town, and trunks were the name of the game.

TPBM has never been passed by a fully loaded logging truck on a narrow dirt logging road while riding a bicycle.

True, but I’ve narrowly escaped being run over on a one-lane sand road by a mining truck while driving a Pontiac Fiero, and I was in high gear.

TPBM has never faced death while driving a Pontiac on the perimeter of a sandstone quarry.

LoL! That is so funny! My grandfather drove an old Pontiac when he was panning for gold on his endless search for the perfect placer mine. For some reason he liked me, perhaps because of his ten grandkids I was the least talkative and able to concentrate for periods of time longer than my sisters and cousins combined. He was a maniac driver, whipping through very rough and twisting roads. I am sure I faced certain death more than once during his mad dash from creek to cranny.

TPBM has taken a pick axe, shovel and pan and successfully found gold from a creek miles from civilization and filled with the larvae of mosquitoes and tiny trout.

What was the first time? Oh! Hello Al and M, if you are still still up.

Well, I doubt that very much. Although having an active imagination is a good thing. Maybe turn it into some muse corn. I miss that! It's just about time to pen some. So many words, so little time!

Guy wrote: "LoL! That is so funny! My grandfather drove an old Pontiac...

TPBM has taken a pick axe, shovel and pan and successfully found gold from a creek miles from civilization and filled with the larvae of mosquitoes and tiny trout.

Umm ... sure! Just kidding. No that sounds awesome but that would imply I have a life. lol

TPBM would love to read a book from any type of genre (horror, nonfiction, etc.) involving a log cabin in some way.

@3003 `:-)

Guy wrote: "LoL! That is so funny! My grandfather drove an old Pontiac when he was panning for gold on his endless search for the perfect placer mine. For some reason he liked me, perhaps because of his ten gr..."

No, but my uncle has.

TPBM never uses the rear-view mirror?