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I enjoy it almost all the time. TPBM has tried to solve the Rubik's cube one-handed.
No. I really really want my guitar back. It's stuck at a friend's place. TPBM gets lost in thought often.
Sometimes,but far less so than at one time.TPBM is on their break from work.
Yes and no. Moms are never off duty.TPBM wants to do a really epic Halloween costume one of these years.
Lol! What a great idea! Would it be politically incorrect if I wanted to dress up like Caitlyn Jenner? Now *that*would be epic, or just an epic flop?TPBM likes giving out Halloween treats.
I haven't given out Halloween treats ever. But what I've seen of it in the movies, it might be something I might like. TPBM feels lazy.
I do feel that way, Deepak, but once the caffeine from my diet sodas kicks in, it'll be a different story.TPBM actually knows what a paper mill is supposed to smell like.
I might. We have a paper mill in the neighbouring town (which is more than a few miles away) and they do something once every few months (routine cleaning I guess) and we can smell it all the way in my home. It is not pleasant. TPBM isn't exactly moved by "motivational" messages/pictures on social networks.
Never. I usually find it annoying. TPBM finds it mind-boggling that our peripheral sight can only see in black and white.
I never thought of that before. It surely is mind-boggling! :)TPBM has a friend named Xavier and jokingly calls him The X-Man.
No. But I've been called that by my friends just because my surname is Charles. TPBM is a fan of the anime version of Heidi.
I can't say I've ever seen it before. I'm currently living under an NCIS and WWE rock as far as television goes.TPBM contributes to the Weekly Prompt Suggestions thread on a regular basis.
I do and I don't. Growth is change.TPBM finds platitudes to be trite and annoying, even if they contain grains of salty caramilized truth.
As much as I use them sometimes myself, I can understand how they'd get old fast.TPBM feels no shame in taking a break from his or her everyday routine once and a while.
My daily routine is filled with breaks like that. So I guess I take a break to study and then go and do other stuff. Okay I was exaggerating that a bit. The answer is yes Garrison. That's what keeps me sane at grad school. :D
TPBM is procrastinating.
The only reason why I procrastinate at all is because I'm waiting for my caffeine to kick in and wake me up from my constant state of zombie-like exhaustion. If it was up to me, I'd be a work-a-holic 24/7.TPBM wants to one day write a short story or novel called “Necrocosm”.
If that means "Death World" it would be an interesting departure from my usual SciFi and drama. I'd love to do something like that. TPBM has a story for Blunderbuss but hasn't been able to write it out because of his schedule.
(If you're answering Garrison, I'm pretty sure you'll say no. Your consistency is awesome!)
Not only did I write a story for the Blunderbuss prompt, but I managed to make everybody on that thread laugh their asses off. That's a victory no matter how many votes I get. :)TPBM thinks "Death World" sounds like the name of a horror-themed amusement park.
It sort of does but it gave me an old school kids TV show vibe like "Legends of the Hidden Temple"TPBM was excited by the Microsoft event today.
I wasn't aware there was a Microsoft event today. TPBM has a preference between Apple and Android.
Nor "keeps" but occasional prompts. And I seem to not have the drive to seek out publishers even when others do it for me.TPBM thinks that "blunderpuss" is a word worthy of being in a dictionary.
Did you mean to spell "blunderbuss" with a P or did your smart phone auto-correct you, Guy? Either way, it's hilarious and definitely belongs in the dictionary. Hehe!TPBM wants to one day write a short story called "The Devil’s Level".
[Not an autocorrect, and then 'p' was deliberate. :-) I wonder if everyone in the WSS used it it would become a word?]No, that title doesn't inspire me to write.
TPBM thinks that anyone over 50 is old.
'Old' is a state of mind.TPBM knows someone who goes baking-happy around this time of year.
I don't like coffee, so no, I haven't had one.TPBM can see the architectural creativity in converting an abandoned grocery store into a concert hall.
It's been a nice but incredibly hectic day. Fall break starts in 1 hour. I cannot wait. TPBM is looking forward to the weekend already.
As someone who is currently unemployed, the weekend is no different from any other day of the week for me.TPBM wants to get a 2016 calendar with cute animals on it.
Nope. My advisor is chasing me around with my thesis already. I really want to though. TPBM has a pen/pencil that he/she really likes.
Maybe not one pencil in particular, but I've got a whole coffee mug full of pencils that I bought on Amazon so that I wouldn't have to worry about another pencil getting lost.TPBM has at least one character in his or her stories with the surname Cage.
I might have used it in a short story once, but I don't remember.Whenever TPBM watches movies with high stakes heists, he or she wonders what a thief is supposed to do with a million dollar diamond necklace.
Not every time, but sometimes.TPBM gets restless watching movies that have poorly written characters.
Any aspect of a movie that's poorly written is tiring to me. The same is true with books. That's why I quit reading "Fifty Shades Darker" once I got to the 30 page mark. I couldn't stand it anymore.TPBM can’t stand people who are unnecessarily melodramatic.
Hmm. Sometimes. TPBM wonders if the phrase 'can't stand' is an example of hyperbole.
Hmm maybe. And also Guy I could tell you didn't have autocorrect in that one statement in an earlier comment. Guy wouldn't be a "blunderpuss" and make that mistake! ;) :P
It's not hyperbole if you're paraplegic. (The audience boos and throws tomatoes at me.) I'll be here all week! (The audience throws even more tomatoes at me.)TPBM actually knows what it means when a man says, "You can’t carry my jockstrap."
Often, yes, I have wondered ar that. TPBM has been accused of being interested in the stupidest things.
No, not sick, just tired.TPBM is thinking of getting another pierce for a new ring.
I have no desires for any piercings at this moment. TPBM knows someone who has/is getting one of those semicolon tattoos.
Is that a thing? I didn't even know that was a thing. TPBM has had a great but exhausting week.
Amen to that, Deepak. It was a great week, capped off by writing my entry for this week's "Last Goodbye" contest. I hope my audience likes it! :)TPBM didn’t even know Good Reads existed until the early 2010’s.
I've only been on Goodreads for 2 years, but for a time before I made an account, I was using it to keep up with release dates. So I don't know when I found out about Goodreads. TPBM doesn't see any use for most social media sites.
My only social media sites are Good Reads, Deviant Art, and Face Book. That's about it. Anything else is just the same damn site.TPBM keeps a paper journal.
I do. I enjoy the process of putting ink to paper and the change in mental process required compared to typing. TPBM does not have a tattoo.
I'm too sensitive to pain to have a tattoo or piercing, so the answer is a definitive "hell no".TPBM has at least one character in his or her stories named Lance, either as a surname or given name.
No. But it sounds like a good one to use in future stories, if I can get away from the association with the Lance family in DC Universe. TPBM associates names with the first characters/people that they encountered with that name.
Answer to Alex: I don't participate in NaNoWriMo since I can't improvise that well.Answer to Angie: In the case of Lance, he was my best friend while I went to elementary school in Sacramento, California. Moving to Chehalis, Washington was heartbreaking for me after spending so much time playing Legos with him.
TPBM has more sharpened pencils than he or she knows what to do with.
LOL! Nope, I prefer pens. Those I have in an overabundance.TPBM wonders at the meaning of the ritual our culture has of the women changing their names with marriage.
I've been trying to figure that out for the past thirty years, Guy. Although, men are just as capable of changing their last names as evidenced with alternative rock singer Jack White. But seriously, what's going on here?TPBM is hungry for a Steak Quesarito from Taco Bell.
Not really. TPBM thinks it's funny when people who don't have any knowledge of Spanish try to order quesodillas without cheese.
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