Weekly Short Stories Contest and Company! discussion

Yes.

TPMM loves reading fantasies.

Yes, as long as they're good and not the remixed-cliche type stories that are nearly identical to each other.

TPBM would buy one of the robots from I, Robot if they existed.

If the robot knew how to drive and was my own personal scheuffur, then yes, I'd like one very much.

TPBM believes the Urban Dictionary is a useful resource despite the vulgarity of the users.

Yes, as long as language used for communication.

TPBM feels being religious helps.

I don't believe in God, so no, not really.

TPBM agrees with Domino’s Pizza when they say failure IS an option (because in order to get better, you’re going to make mistakes (ever heard of the Cookie Pizza?)).

NO!

TPBM believes complex words won't help a dying script.

Complex words are nice to know for the occasional showing off, but littering a script with them is far from a good idea. Keep it simple, keep it fresh.

If TPBM hasn’t seen it already, he or she would like to see “The Way Way Back” (keep a box of tissues nearby and some superglue for your heart).

I don't know. Haven't heard of that one. I thought for a second you were saying "The Way Back," a movie about prisoners escaping a Siberian labor camp that I'd want to see starring Colin Farrell.

TPBM will admit to in some ways be VERY picky about certain things.

In school, I was picky about sitting in desks that had grafitti on them. It could have been early OCD, but it grossed me out a lot.

TPBM feels old after seeing a picture of the baby on Nirvana’s Never Mind album all grown up.

not really. im not old enough to feel old about that- though nirvana certainly rocks.

tpbm hates all the soulless music of this generation (with a few un-soulless exceptions. just a few mind you.) tpbm likes to listen to oldies.

Whenever I'm not listening to Five Finger Death Punch, Soulfly, Nightwish, or what not, I'm usually listening to The Police or Pink Floyd (if that's your definition of oldies). I also like the Fleetwood Mac song "Landslide". Very touching.

TPBM thinks Cannonball is a badass name for a barbarian.

Not really. It makes me think of a really chubby guy with a club, rolling around the battlefield.

TPBM has met up with old friends and tried to recreate an old photo at least once before.

Nope but that sounds awesome!

TPBM will feel "old" when they hear that as of 2010 (I know this is dated by almost five years) 90's music was officially considered "classic." WMGK.

They're already calling "Killing in the Name" by Rage Against the Machine a "classic", so yes, that makes me feel old.

TPBM once described mental numbness as feeling like someone spread peanut butter across his or her brain.

Nope but I think I've been feeling that a lot lately.

TPBM wonders why adventure or in-the-wilderness fiction is so appealing (but loves it anyway!).

It's because there are a lot of wild creatures in the woods to be careful of. Lions, tigers, bears...and the occasional backwoods cult.

TPBM believes universal truth isn’t measured in mass appeal.

yeah i would say so.
tpbm wouldnt do anything for a klondike bar because he or she is lactose intolerant.

Actually, the reason I'm avoiding Klondike bars is because I'm trying to lose weight. If I was skinnier, maybe I would do anything for a Klondike. Well, not anything. Certainly not anything that can be mentioned here. Hehe!

TPBM believes getting their own Wikipedia article is a sign of success.

Hmm... maybe though I feel the thought is a little horrifying considering anyone could edit it!

TPBM likes cooking food as well as eating it.

Cooking is an art form in and of itself. Even though the most creative thing I've ever cooked was scrambled eggs and bacon, they came out tasting delicious.

TPBM would like the services of a beta reader, but currently doesn’t have that benefit for whatever reason.

Should I ever get more than halfway done with one of my long stories, absolutely. But if someone offered now, all I would have to offer is a mostly blank notebook and random paragraphs and scenes.

TPBM thinks that plants are the most low maintenance non-human children a person could have.

Absolutely, especially if those plants are vegetables or fruits. If that's the case, then it's a give-give relationship.

TPBM hates the phrase “Don’t quit your day job.”

I've never had that phrase said to me personally but I'm sure I'd be offended if I was told that so, yep!

TPBM loves a reading marathon but yearly hits a "wall" where they have trouble continuing for some time.

For me, that "wall" happens every single day, so I can't really compete in reading marathons.

TPBM knows the difference between being alone and being lonely.

Hmm never thought of that before but yeah, I do!

And I don't compete in reading marathons particularly but I will always have a problem either once a year or more often than that.
And I know this is random but hi, Garrison! :)

TPBM loves to witness the sky around the time of a sunset/sunrise.

Hi there, CJ! How's life? And yes, sunsets and sunrises are gorgeous, especially when they're pink and orange at the same time. The colorful clouds always remind me of fruity ice cream. Yum!

TPBM works better when deadlines are imposed on him.

Yes while my rebelliousness is provoked it's challenging but rewarding.

TPBM has tried gelato or sherbet that was an unusual flavor.

Yes, not exotic, like deep, fried pickle or garlic and mayonnaise. Liquorice and passion fruit. Do they count.

TPBM has gone in public with two different coloured socks.

I don't know if this qualifies, but I ate at a Japaense restaurant one time and had green tea iced cream. It was unexpectedly good. :)

TPBM wants to know what the phrase “Come what may” means.

Yep, that counts Guy. That sounds pretty cool!
Green tea iced cream sounds awesome too.


I have gone out deliberately with two different socks just because I ran out of matched clean ones. They looked close to the same though.

"Come what may" is an interesting phrase though...

TPBM (as well as TPAM haha) wants to get what the saying "a bird in hand is worth two in the bush" means.

The only bird I want in my hand is the kind that comes in a bucket of KFC. Yum!

TPBM likes the last name Edge.

Yes. Pretty cool.

TPBM would wonder what living in a different century for a week would be like. (have no idea how that came up, haha!)

If you're ever fantasizing about living in a different century, consider this: toilet paper wasn't invented until the late 1800's. Hehe!

TPBM feels nostalgically happy whenever they walk into a Toys R Us.

Haha, no, I still have a child's enthusiasm for Toys R Us toys.

TPBM did not realize To Kill A Mockingbird would be so amazingly fantabulous until they read it.

I read it in my freshman year of high school and treated it like an assignment instead of an enjoyable experience. Looking back now, yes, I'd say it's a "fantabulous" read.

TPBM hates it when people think Pink Floyd is a singular person instead of a group of people.

I don't really care.

TPBM moves around/squirms in their seat when reading for very long.

I'm usually laying in bed when I'm reading, so that kind of discomfort never happens to me.

TPBM works better without an overwhelming pressure to succeed.

Yes, but unfortunately, that pressure is near nonexistent in a modern high school atmosphere.

TPBM curses the complexity and detail of our extremely long worldwide history, and wonders who's idea it was to invent a class where you learn it all in nine months.

What Kyra just described might be a sophisticated form of child abuse. Yes, I curse all of that.

TPBM once described their current mental state as being like someone’s trying to squeeze their brain into grapefruit juice.

No, but I have felt mentally drawn and quartered.

TPBM has cursed school material such as history only to take a real interest in it in adult life.

In my case, that school subject was English. I used to hate reading books with a passion, especially ones assigned by the schools. In today's world, I can't get enough of reading, though that's only because I choose my own reading material now.

TPBM describes himself as “down to earth”.

No. Although my BO has been less politely described by others as such.

TPBM prefers showers over baths.

I sure do, Guy. I used to live in this ratty house in Chehalis where all we had was a bath. That sucked.

TPBM finds black skies in the morning to be oddly comforting.

Lol! I do. Being a resident within the temperate rainforest part of North America liking such things makes waking up easier.

TPBM is unable to be comfortable while reading in bed.

Yes, my headboard won't allow it.

TPBM grabs stuff from Amazon's top 100 free ebooks without much thought just because they're free.

No. Life is short and the book-to-be-read-before-death list is very long.

TPBM's favourite book is one that few others know of.

I'm pretty sure most people know about "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky, which happens to be a favorite of mine. It was made into a movie, after all.

TPBM can find the fun in doing something despite not being very good at it.

Lol! Yes. Poetry and life centre to mind immediately. (Not that I am representative, but that is not a book I've heard of.)

TPBM is about to begin an intensive yoga class.

I wish I would. I desperately need the exercise, but it's not in my near future.

TPBM can’t stand it when complete strangers tell them what they can and can’t write.

I've never had that happen, but it would seriously irritate me.

TPBM seeks spoilers to know what's next in a show/movie/book while knowing they'll regret it.