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Right! Still singleTPBM has a short story for "Case of Deja Vu" contest.
...Not nessecarily. I'm ahead of a lot of my grade...TPBM is good at math, but prefers English class.
Absolutely. Well, I don't prefer English class, but I do prefer writing to calculating, even though I'm much better at calculations.TPBM fears fatal viruses over weapons.
Only if I’m up on a ladder.TPBM had a cream-cheese pastry for breakfast.
No. I’m trying to give up my bad habits.TPBM has been looking forward to class all weekend.
Definitely! But I’m putting it off as long as possible.TPBM has an idea for a deja vu story.
I did, but then I forgot it. Something about ending in the middle and starting all over again. I might be able to put something together next week; after Wednesday the only class I have to study for is Chemistry.TPBM enjoys martial arts.
Monday is my favorite day of the week!TPBM wants to write something Twilight-Zone-ish.
I have felt like I have been down and kind of depressed but not THAT far!! lol.TPBM feels dreary because of the weather.
No, but I just took one of my worst tests. Damage is finally done, so I can start putting it behind me and focusing on something worth my time.TPBM loves it when the sun litterally shines through the rain.
I hate it when it runs all the time, but a couple episodes a day, when I can actually pay attention to what is happening, is great.TPBM likes root beer.
No, it's, like, 7:00.TPBM has state standard testing tomorrow.
Did someone say standardized testing? *vanishes* *hides*TPBM ... follows religious dietary rules.
Nope... sorry...TPBM does not have a religion.
I'm Catholic. (Our dietary rules only come up forty days out of the year.) Sorry about what?TPBM likes yogurt.
Pssh, who would???TPBM got home early today because of state testing!!!
I switch off. Some days I eat a lot and am very hungry, other days I barely touch my food.TPBM has a weird digestive system in this sense.
yes!
TPBM has gone dumpster diving.
TPBM has gone dumpster diving.
I’ve done my share of dumpster diving! I’ve found stereo systems, phones, furniture. Just yesterday, I found two signed-and-numbered prints in a dumpster. There’s a wonderful essay by Lars Eighner about dumpster diving.TPBM has had too much caffeine for one morning.
Nope; not enough.TPBM has seen Crossing Jordan.
Crossing Jordan sounds vaguely familiar but I'm not sure.
That's awesome M! Were just found TON of chocolate and cans of soup that were perfectly fine!
TPBM IS SICK OF CHOCOLATE! lol
That's awesome M! Were just found TON of chocolate and cans of soup that were perfectly fine!
TPBM IS SICK OF CHOCOLATE! lol
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Impossible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (for me, anyways)TPBM is sick of homework and cannot wait for summer vacation.
POOR AL!!!!!!!!!!!! But no, I still like life.TPBM is wondering why Al hates life.
Hmm, no. I like my current living situation. XD Hey, see if you can find a big mansion in Hawaii somewhere. Or Europe. (JK...)TPBM is ignoring homework to mess around on Goodreads for the time being.
When is a contest ever over when it’s supposed to be? You’ve got plenty of time!
Alex, you’re a great moderator! Fortunately for me, some of the contests have run long, otherwise I wouldn’t have gotten stories posted.
Oh, I can’t quit laughing. Alex you’re wonderful! I wouldn’t be surprised if you got married before Hanzle did.
Why? I’ve said something I wasn’t supposed to say, but I’m not sure what it was.
You’re awfully young to be feeling that way. I don’t know what advice to give you. What do you consider success?
Success happens differently for different people. Jane was working as a drudge at an insurance company. She quit her job and went to South Africa as a missionary. When she got back, she was ready to take the bull by the horns and shake the crap out of him. She went to medical school. M’s success was that he met Jane while she was in medical school and, for reasons he never figured out, she thought he was the one for her. Cherchez la femme.
I hope you find a way to do whatever it is you want to do. Life is full of surprises, and among the biggest (at least, for me) have been that the best things usually happen in what seem the least propitious circumstances.
I was in college for ten years because of what I thought other people wanted. At least you seem to have a sense of direction. All I knew was that I didn’t seem to be good enough at anything to make a decent living. Finally I got so fed up with school that I decided starvation would be more enjoyable.
The Canon AE-1 that I have is one of the original ones, made before the programmable kind came out. It takes a 6-volt, silver-oxide battery that was getting hard to find even in the late 1990’s. The programmable version may take a different battery. I don’t recommend using your Mom’s camera. Those were beautiful cameras and a thrill to use. I’ve never owned a digital camera that wasn’t a piece of crap compared to an AE-1.
It will probably cost you a lot less to buy another camera than to get yours fixed. They can hardly give many of those cameras away now that film is virtually obsolete. I don’t advise spending much money on a camera that uses film until you research it. Go on eBay and type Canon AE-1 into the search blank and see what comes up. You may be able to get a whole bag--camera, several lenses, filters--for under $100, probably less than what it would cost to get yours fixed.
I took this college semester because everyone told me it was a good idea. It wasn't.This is some childish "adults don't know what their talking about" attitude. It just became flat-out, painfully obvious that I gain no benebit whatsoever from a college education. 1) College is boring. (This is actually an important point; boredom is probably the most dangerous thing in modern culture.) 2) Any job I could get with a degree is a job I wouldn't care enough for to advance in. My prefered career options are all the type that don't require a degree.
Point I'm making is ... people are stupid. Following your own dreams is not the logical choice because they're more likely to succeed, but because they're no more likely to fail. All other things being equal, it makes a lot more sense to fail pursuing your dream, what you think God put you here to do, than to take an equal risk following the advice of someone who has their own life to deal with.
Huh. I put a lot of passion into that. Maybe I shouldn't drink too much ale.
Anyway ... TPBM finds "That's already been done," the most annoying critism.
Don’t forget Jove’s law: no pain, no gain. Suffering isn’t a laudable thing in itself, but there doesn’t appear to be much potential for growth other than by means of it.I can’t think of anything I like doing that hasn’t been done: drawing, sailing, taking photographs, writing rhyming poetry. This is a PG-13 group, so I won’t mention sex, but just think what a ridiculous put-down “That’s already been done” is to make.
Before writing a story, TPBM usually thinks out what’s going to happen in it.
It wouldn’t be my schedule if it weren’t!TPBM likes to plan out the whole week down to the smallest detail.
No, because I live with three whimsical and non-communicative people. Even when they plan something I usually don't find out until a couple days before or when we're throwing everything into the van.Then, when I'm setting up a schedule, they give me weird looks when I ask if we're going any where on the days in question.
TPBM enjoys martial arts.
Yes, but that was years ago.TPBM neglected to have any vegetables for lunch.
noooo. I have so many more errands.TPBM is looking up pictures of puppies.
No, the pictures of puppies find me.TPBM drinks milk.
yep...1 percent.TPBM drinks coffee.
Yep!!! Bon Jovi especially.TPBM likes pop, dance, and rock far more than rap or opera.
YES! i can't stand opera though i do like some rap. but country so THE best :)
TPBM is eating Twizzlers.
TPBM is eating Twizzlers.
I shall never ... drink a mocha.TPBM saw the "Avengers".
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TPBM does not have a spouse.