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Never have, but I've always been fascinated by them :) TPBM finds the graphic novel an interesting development in storytelling.
My interest in them started when I took a Graphic Novels course in college. Of course, I got a C+ in the class and wasn't happy about it, but I remember all of those authors like Alison Bechdel, Alan Moore, and Charles Burns. Damn good ones too.TPBM used to eat Flintstone Vitamins when he or she was a kid.
No. I did not. Come to think of it, I never ate Vitamins. I just ate everything my mum made. Thank goodness she was conscious of what a kid should eat. TPBM wonders if he/she should buy a gaming console.
I'm not a gamer, so the thought never crossed my mind. TPBM wonders if they should make pancakes or waffles for breakfast.
My breakfast was a latte and a chicken wrap that I bought at a coffee place on campus. So I didn't have to deal with that decision, as heavenly as it sounds. TPBM tries to listen to new songs every now and then.
Not really, most of my efforts music-wise go towards remembering to listen to older favorites :) TPBM finds it extremely helpful to draw sketches of the characters they're writing about.
Considering my skills are limited to stick figures and shadows, it's not super helpful for me. TPBM writes out detailed character and setting profiles before starting a story.
I've done that, but it's difficult for me to actually write the story afterwards... The outlining is super fun, though :D TPBM has watched and enjoyed the old black and white 'Adventures of Robin Hood' show :)
I can't say I have.TPBM uses the Goodreads app so often that they're always surprised when they log on using the computer and the site has been updated.
Yes.TPBM has already voted on the polls this week.
No, I have not.One of TPBM's favorite actresses is CCH Pounder.
Yes! Absolutely! She's fantastic.TPBM watched 'Warehouse 13'.
I can't say I've even heard of it. TPBM sometimes sees the international covers of their favorite books and is very jealous.
Yes! Although I did get a few UK editions by accident once, that was pretty fun :) TPBM likes books without any romance in them.
I don't like to read books focused on romance, but I'm not entirely opposed to them as long as they don't interfere with the plot and storylines that I actually care about.In both books and movies, TPBM finds self-righteous angst in narrators to be boring.
Depends on how it's handled, I suppose. If the angst results in some kind of positive action, it can be pretty cool, but angst for the sake of angst is just plain frustrating. TPBM likes fantasy books that focus more on realism than on magic.
I'll read books with or without magic, but if there's magic, it needs to be well done. TPBM finds magic with clear limits and rules to be much more believable and consistent.
Not necessarily. It's always seemed to me that 'real' magic would be a rather mysterious thing, and not something that could really be limited to a kind of science. I do enjoy some science-magic books, though :) TPBM is going to grow a vegetable garden this year.
My family always does.TPBM hates being asked what the book they're reading is about because the answer is either a) a five-word summary that sounds rude or b) an actual account of book until the person has a thousand yard stare.
Yep, very accurate. Although there are those few rare and lovely people who, when they ask about what you're reading, actually have some interest in what you're reading. Those can be pretty fun conversations :) TPBM has accidentally drunk paint water at some point in their life.
No, I can't say I ever have. I'd probably be dead if that happened.TPBM wonders why piano players are called pianists, guitar players are called guitarists, but racecar drivers aren’t called racists.
Hahaha well I'm wondering that now... [paint water isn't really poisonous, but it doesn't taste all that great either :)
TPBM loves any kind of foreign accent.
Meh. It depends. TPBM is multilingual.
I can catch the gist of a few statements in Russian and could probably make myself understood, but I'm very far from being bilingual :) TPBM loves finding old books written in other languages.
Yes, though not extensively. Greek seems more friendly, to be honest :) TPBM is continually frustrated by cat fur on their clothes.
I am not.TPBM has, or knows someone who has, a three legged cat.
Not that I can recall... TPBM has a few memories they aren't sure actually happened.
Yes true. But then again I "remembered" them during really tough times so maybe it was just my brain trying to adapt to traumatic experiences and to that effect probably made stuff up.TPBM has about three friends they know they'd give the shirt off their back for.
Not as much as when I was a kid, at least.TPBM can't stop themselves from digging for spoilers to their favorite shows.
I try not to, but then my friends just spoil it for me.TPBM has been to an aquarium before.
I've been to a few, and they're just lovely! TPBM reflexively avoids movie spoilers even if they've already read the book.
I try to.TPBM prefers books over movies.
Yes, but mainly because books have more flexibility and room to develop intricate plot lines.TPBM prefers TV shows over movies.
It depends.TPBM has been to a carnival before.
Yes. But movies are a close second.TPBM loves the smell of books.
I was at a carnival for my job once, it was pretty fun :) And I love the smell of books! Especially old ones :)
TPBM has built something cool in the last few months.
Hmm, maybe not. I'm not very hands-on.TPBM is a people person.
People can be fun, but I like being alone best of all, or maybe with one really good friend :) TPBM went through a period of extreme obsession with Myers-Briggs personality types.
Who? I think that answers it.TPBM's house is white?
Nope, grey. Or possibly a faded blue, it's hard to tell :) TPBM thinks that there is a wealth of untapped storytelling potential in odd tales from history.
A lot.TPBM always has some sort of writing material nearby.
Pretty much, except on those lovely occasions when something desperately needs to be written down, in which case there is no writing material to be found anywhere. TPBM is doing beta-reads for a friend right now.
I'm doing that for my lovely friend Marie Krepps and she's doing it for me as well. I'm critiquing her short stories and she's critiquing my published novel Occupy Wrestling. I don't know what I'd do without her. She's awesome. :)TPBM feels like a kid again when riding go-karts.
I love go-karts! Never notice any distinct feeling of kid-ness when I ride them though :)TPBM is watching season two of Daredevil right now.
Nope. [Myers-Briggs, eh? I preferred Jung's psychological types, which is the foundation of Myers-Briggs. And one of the long time WSS members is an MB expert, and is totally amazing.]TPBM bought a new book today.
I wish! I have my eyes on a few books. It's funny I just looked for a particular book today at the store but it was probably bought already.TPBM wished they could construct a bookshelf (or more) for their collection!
I tried to build one recently, but I had my step-dad do it instead since it was frustrating the hell out of me.TPBM loves watching TV-MA rated shows and R-rated movies.
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