Weekly Short Stories Contest and Company! discussion

I like surprises too much to seek spoilers on purpose. Otherwise, what's the point of watching the movie?

TPBM once named a character in one of their stories after a song they like.

Nope

TPBM once pulled an all nighter to try to see Santa

Nope. I caught onto that whole shenanigan as a young child, lol.

TPBM wishes they would write a beloved series even if it initially is loved by a smaller market (amount of people who adore it).

OMG that is totally me!

TPBM has a whole bunch a story ideas in their head but can't seem to find the time to write them all down.

Yes, yes, and DEFINITELY YES! haha.

TPBM has seemingly hundreds of papers all with different stories on them.

:-) Many dozens... Oops. Scratch that, as most have become remnants resting on magnetized materials hidden away from mortal eyes.

TPBM has taken at least one writing course and passed it without learning the secrets of turning snippets and ideas into completed works.

For me, that class would be Editing and Publishing. I got an A- in it and still don’t know what the hell I’m doing half of the time.

TPBM thinks Shadow is a cute name for a black kitty.

Yes!

TPBM wishes winter wouldn't come so soon.

Considering my only form of exercise is long distance walking and winter brings about cold weather, yes, I'd say that's pretty accurate.

After being told what to do, TPBM once said, “I won’t conform to your system!”

Nope but I remember my brother liked saying "You're not the boss of me!" Just thought of that looking at that phrase, haha.

TPBM wants to say "Hell hath no fury like..." finish insert their quote ;)

"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." is one I hear a lot and it usually refers to divorce court. What a coincidence!

TPBM despises men who post pictures of their penises online.

Yeah sure! Wait--- what?

Uh... oh. But that is pretty awful though.

Lol.
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TPBM hates it when he/she observes in someone else's relationship one person dominating or taking too much control over the other.

Relationships should be a 50/50 deal. Controlling somebody is a form of abuse and shouldn't be tolerated.

While going for a drive and sitting at an intersection, TPBM told a standstill red light to, “Turn green!” and it actually did.

No, but I’ve used a Q-Beam to black out a neighborhood.

TPBM has, on more than one occasion, opened the microwave to find the breakfast sandwich from the morning before, that he had assumed he had eaten, so hadn’t gone to work hungry.

I've done that with Hot Pockets and burritos, but not breakfast sandwiches. Even one day later, they're delicious!

TPBM hates being pulled away from whatever they were doing even if the reason is a good one.

YES

TPBM listens to music they feel no one else does, but youtube views proves others do.

Actually the opposite. Frequently I find that I am listening to something that less than a thousand other people have listened to.

TPBM has put Steve Reich's 'Drumming' in their youtube favourites.

nope

TPBM listens to music everyday

All the time!


TPBM loves the color green

Yes! Green is my fave!

TPBE sometimes wishes they had the ability to not have to sleep.

Then I could read more

TPBM knows who against the current is?

Sadly, I know no one from Whoville.

TPBM has Green Eggs and Ham on their top 10 list of all time favourite books.

Hmm I might have if it was top 10 favorite kids books. Earl Carl would go on there at least twice as well.

TPBM loves finding a book he/she has never heard about in their wildest dreams but it's a good one!

Yes. The River Why and The Reenchantment of the World by Morris Berman and Confessions Of A Taoist On Wall Street being the best of the best of that kind of discovery.

TPBM is sipping tea and eating a scone during their break while reading the arts section of the paper.

Nope. But I am brewing coffee and getting ready to settle right after I had just voted. Ahh. Love the smell of coffee!

TPBM has read at least a couple of books in the subgenre "cozy mystery."

Yes, I have, those books being the "Cat Who..." series by Lilian Jackson Braun. Koko and Yum-Yum are so cute! ^_^

Due to being immersed in fantasy genre media, TPBM can actually see the point in adding fire damage to a jagged dagger.

Yes, but I can also see it coming back to bite you if the enemy is strong against fire damage.

TPBM would attempt to hibernate this winter if time/work/money allowed.

In Arizona, the weather is still in the 70 to 80 degree range, so it's not very ideal for hibernation.

TPBM has seen a live musical in the past few months.

Maybe not in the past few months, but when I was still going to college, I saw "La Cage Au Faux" (SP?). Loved it to pieces.

TPBM thinks Nacho is a cute name for a yellow kitty.

Maybe. But I don't think I've seen a cat that shade of yellow before.

TPBM is currently sick with seasonal illnesses.

Sort of, there's a funny cough going around, but it hardly counts.

TPBM enjoys listening to random playlists on YouTube while writing.

I have my own play list of reading and writing music on my Windows Media Player, which includes “The Room of Ancillary Dreams” by Harold Budd and “Reverence” by Kevin Keller, both being wordless new age songs.

It’s easy for TPBM to like a lot of books, but it’s harder for him to find things that will “change his or her life”.

No. I seem to find them quite well — or maybe they find me. Of course the change may not occur as quickly as I would like. I have at least 10 books that have significantly changed my life.


TPBM fights against change, but once the change has happened chastises him or herself for having wasted so much energy on being an antideltan (neologism for against change).

It depends on what kind of change it is. If it's positive or neutral change, then yes, I would agree with that sentiment. If it's something that ruins my life, then no.

TPBM thinks it’s interesting when a character has an odd mixture of ethnicities and nationalities (examples include Japanese-Mexican, Chinese-Scot, and Brazilian-Canadian).

Yes I do, as I get curious as to learn if that juxtaposition has provided him/her with unusual or unique insights about the society s/he has wound up living in.

TPBM used to wish they were a different ethnicity than the one they are stuck with.

I am sure that is with everyone in way. For me, yep. Enough with the Polish jokes, people in the world! Come on...

TPBM has at least one "guilty pleasure" movie, one that people say is terrible or a bomber but they secretly like it.

That movie would be Tales From the Hood. It got negative reviews, but that doesn't stop me from reciting the fourth story by heart (I like it that much).

TPBM has at least one character in their stories who serves as the mascot for his or her entire career (Nintendo has Mario, JK Rowling has Harry Potter, and Matt Groening has the Simpson family).

I was going to say no but I guess though the stories are still in their earliest incarnations I would probably say Detective Mallard is my "mascot" being the eyes and ears to life.

TPBM has one new favorite tv show this year.

In my case, that would be NCIS: New Orleans. Then again, if you stick NCIS in front of any city, it's sure to be instant gold.

TPBM thinks it’s cute whenever a show, movie, or book parodies the name of a real life company (In “The Fault In Our Stars”, The Make-a-Wish Foundation is referred to as The Genie Foundation).

I'm fairly oblivious and rarely notice when they do thing like that, but it is cute when see them.

TPBM struggles with choosing the next book to read because they have too many on their too read list.

To solve that problem, I randomly select my next book with Random.org's number generator. That's the sole reason I'm reading "Super Mario" by Jeff Ryan as of now.

TPBM thinks Nothing More is a good name for a metal band.

Yes, it reminds me of my friend's band. When they were choosing a name, they went with Not Yet to be punny. "Have you chosen a band name yet?" "Not Yet." ;)

TPBM still talks at least one person from elementary school.

Our talking schedule is minimal, but I still have a Face Book connection with my friend Lance from California. He appears to be doing well these days.

When giving critiques to a fellow writer, TPBM advises that writer to wait a while to digest the advice before going in to fix everything.

NO....
TPBM writes stories and stops in the middle a lot.

That's good advise for just about any advice.

TPBM laughs at some of the things they wanted to grow up to be when they were kids.

YES
TPBM watched Supernatural

Not this time but I have seen it a couple of times in the past.

TPBM has heard of or is interested about the show Constantine. (note: it's on tonight at 10 PM in my area, hehe!)

nope
TPBM watches NCIS

No, I haven't watched crime shows in a while.

TPBM feels like every time that they find a new show they like, it gets discontinued.

I don't go looking for new shows often, so I can't relate. I'm happy with the ones I have. Plus, I'm reading more often than I am watching television.

TPBM uses a lava lamp as a nightlight.