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[Lizzy]

Nope --- it's tea, or sometimes diet coke for the caffeine.

TPBM lives or has lived outside the United States.

[Johanne]

Yup, I live in Denmark, and have previously lived in Zimbabwe and Botswana. I´ve only been to NYC once, and never other places in the US.

TPBM has at least one overdue library book

[Tracy]

LOL...It was 3 this morning, but I returned 2 today so now I only have 1 overdue and 3 that are due in 2 days 😭

Oops.

TPBM likes frogs

[Johanne]

Gotcha :)

Yes, I like frogs.

TPBM tends to stay up way too late at night.

[Tracy]

I wonder Johanne is it generally frowned upon to return them late, or do you sometimes appreciate the funding? Also, am I the only person in the world who can never get their library books back on time? Glad you like frogs, we saw lots of them today :-)

I have insomnia most nights or if I do fall asleep I wake up in the middle of the night and have trouble falling back asleep so yes, I stay up way too late. I've been awake since 2am.


TPBM is getting take out for dinner tonight

[Ann]

Yes Mexican, because I refused to cook today...too busy.
TPBM hates tacos.

[Diana]

False. I do love tacos but burritos are definitely better ;)

TPBM has visited a country they wanted to travel to.

[Johanne]

True. I´ve been to a few countries I wanted to visit, but there are lots of places I´d still like to go.

TPBM sometimes calls in sick for work to read all day.

@Tracy, definitely not frowned upon where I´ve worked. The extra funding is appreciated :) I think librarians are probably the worst at getting books back on time. I know I am, but I don´t get fees - it´s a perk of working at the library. I do keep track of what there are reservations on, so I don´t keep people from books, and read those first.

[Tracy]

Johanne wrote: "True. I´ve been to a few countries I wanted to visit, but there are lots of places I´d still like to go.

TPBM sometimes calls in sick for work to read all day.

@Tracy, definitely not frowned upon..."

Well that makes me feel a little better lol. I'm just reading so slow lately. The next few should be quick though. They're still going to be late. I thought about just returning them but they're challenge reads and books that Im really excited about.

I probably have called out for a mental health day and just read in the past lol, I'm not working right now though and it doesn't look like Im going back before the new year at this point so I have all the time in the world to read.

TPBM voted on the 15th mini poll

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

Voted! I'm hoping we have one more poll after this (and, based on our track record, I'm assuming we will)

TPBM has eaten chocolate today.

[Tracy]

No, but I am in the process of baking brownies, so definitely later on tonight :-)


TPBM has to help their kid(s) with math homework tonight

[Lizzy]

Nope, not me. My youngest is 31.

TPBM has more than 3 brothers or sisters.

[Ann]

Have exactly three. Does that count?
TPBM is the baby of the family

[Rachelnyc]

Yep!

TPBM is currently planning a trip.

[Sophie]

I'm currently on a trip, planning the rest of my trip :P

TPBM hates booking hotels (I know I do)

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

Yep! That's why we usually just stay in AirBnBs when we travel around the states.

TPBM has finished at least two books in October.

[Ann]

Easy. Two simple mysteries and one bestseller.
TPBM tries to read all the bestsellers

[Stacey]

Nope. I shun bestsellers, actually. Or, at least, read them when they’ve exited the lists.

TPBM is meeting up with an old friend this week.

[Rachelnyc]

Yes, as long as this past Sunday counts as this week. Met up with 3 high school friends to see Billy Joel.

TPBM loves going to concerts and/or live theater.

[Miriam]

Yes! I do! Especially concerts, but theater, too.

TPBM likes tea more than coffee.

[Tracy]

Nope, Im a coffee addict, although I have been trying to switch to decaf tea at night and its growing on me. Very comforting.

TPBM lives in the path of the hurricane

[Fourevver]

No, there's only been one real hurricane here, but that was over 20 years ago.

TPBM is afraid of spiders

[Ann]

Don't like them, especially when they appear suddenly. But I keep up the mantra "spiders are our friends".
TPBM hates Halloween and/or other scary holidays

[Tracy]

Definitely not a fan of Halloween, I don't like the kids bringing home a lot of candy and I hate having to walk around in the cold. I HATE THE COLD. Also lately it seems to rain every year. Halloween is their fathers favorite holiday, so he's the one who gets all excited about it. We do carve pumpkins together though, and I always force myself to tag along. Then I send the candy home to his house so they can be crazy there. This year I am excused from Halloween because my tonsil is coming out on the 29th and I may actually be in the hospital for a few days after depending on my lab work. But if I manage to come home right away, I hope I at least see them in their costumes :-)
I do like scary stuff though, horror and ghost stories and movies, but thats any time of year.

TPBM lives somewhere that it has snowed already

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

Our temperatures haven't dropped below 70 degrees (F) yet. Definitely no snow (and probably won't have snow until MAYBE January, if we are lucky). Louisiana life.

TPBM cooked a meal today.

[Ann]

Split pea soup, salad and homemade bread

[Tracy]

Ann wrote: "Split pea soup, salad and homemade bread"

I didn't....I heated up leftovers from my moms this weekend ;-)

TPBM has an orchid in their house

[Ann]

Tracy, thanks for bailing me out, I forgot my TPBM. I have 12 orchids in the greenhouse and when they bloom I rotate bringing them in. I am trying to learn to get them to rebloom.
TPBM has a garden

[Tracy]

Ann wrote: "Tracy, thanks for bailing me out, I forgot my TPBM. I have 12 orchids in the greenhouse and when they bloom I rotate bringing them in. I am trying to learn to get them to rebloom.
TPBM has a garden"

LOL, Anytime :-)
Good luck with the orchids, I love them but Ive only ever had one that would rebloom twice a year. The rest have been fails. Now I have fake ones, solves that problem.

I used to have a garden, but I don't have room anymore.

TPBM wakes up randomly in the middle of the night

[Lizzy]

Tracy wrote: "Ann wrote: "Tracy, thanks for bailing me out, I forgot my TPBM. I have 12 orchids in the greenhouse and when they bloom I rotate bringing them in. I am trying to learn to get them to rebloom.
TPBM ..."

Yes definitely. but they do have excellent radio programs on in the middle of the night!
TPBM has read War and Peace.

[Tracy]

Me too Lizzy!! 3:30 am like clockwork.

I have not read War and Peace...yet

TPBM has more than 3 bookshelves in their home

[Sara]

Oh, Lord, yes, and all of them overflowing. Letting go of books is a major problem for me.

TPBM likes ice cream.

[Rachelnyc]

Of course I do!

TPBM is going to participate in the (presumably) final suggestion poll and voting process for the 2019 AtY challenge list.

[Tracy]

Haha , yes I am :-)

TPBM has a rejects challenge planned for next year.

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

I have a rejects list, but MAN it will need some narrowing down... no way can I cover that much reading in one year.

TPBM got more than 7 hours of sleep last night.

[Sara]

Not quite, but I didn't miss 7 hours by much. I had an early morning appt. or I could have just snuggled neath the covers for another hour or two--the cooler air is here and I am in heaven.

TPBM reads sci-fi.

[Lizzy]

not much -- but I did read Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch this year.

TPBM has seen the preview of the Good Omens TV show (on Netflix?).

[Tracy]

No but I just added The Haunting of Hill House to my watch list.

TPBM has added one or more books to their TBR today ( either because of the NPR list or not, lol)

[Sarah]

Yep, nothing to do with the list but I add books nearly every day. (I have issues lol)

TPBM is planning on joining in with Nanowrimo this year

[Edie]

Nope. No idea what the Nanowrimo is, so not planning on joining in.

TPBM reads more in the winter months.

[Sara]

Absolutely. Nothing is more appealing than being curled up with a cat under a fuzzy blanket.

TPBM remembers how to play hopscotch.

[Ann]

played it last week on a grandkids home made chalk drawing.
TPBM has won an award for something

[Stacey]

When I was 12, I won 1st place in a spaghetti eating contest (no hands allowed). It earned me a $25 bond. Whoopee.

TPBM is baking a cozy fall dessert this week.

[Tiffany]

Hey, Stacey! I've been saying I'm going to bake a compote for the past few weeks, maybe this weekend will be different. :)

TPBM knows how to knit and/or crochet.

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

I don't, although my grandmother tried her hardest to teach me to cross stitch.

TPBM voted in the last 2019 ATY poll.

[Sara]

Indeed I did. I have begun voting in the polls and next year I hope I will even be suggesting topics. More fun when you participate.

TPBM will carve a jack-o-lantern for Halloween.

[Fourevver]

No, we don't do much Halloweening in the country where I live (the Netherlands)

TPBM used an umbrella today

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

I WISH I had an umbrella today.. it's been so gross with rain showers and coldish weather.

TPBM enjoys baking cookies.

[Johanne]

Yes! I don´t do it often though, but my kids and I usually bake christmas cookies every year. And we always bake enough to hand around to family :)

TPBM reads aloud to children.

[Tracy]

Of course I do !!! ( and make them do the ATY picture challenge lol) Its so much fun!

TPBM is doing a fall activity this weekend ( pumpkin picking, apples, hayride, haunted house, costume shopping etc...)