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Indeed I have. Flower power, indeed!TPBM has seen Rumpole of the Bailey.
I do, but not exclusively in this video. She is quite delightful in the movie Yes Man.TPBM is rather saddened that the so-called Housewives reality shows seem to have a significant audience.
I like that movie.
Yes. I'm not a fan of reality shows.
TPBM wonders if reality shows are scripted.
Yes. I'm not a fan of reality shows.
TPBM wonders if reality shows are scripted.
No. The usual cold cuts.TPBM is enjoying a quiet late afternoon.
Already in the process, and munching on big olives.TPBM associates evening with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
Vodka tonight.TPBM had a great day, even though all signs pointed negatively this morning.
Black or green M? Can't have drinks without something to munch on btwo, and martinis without olives are just barbaric.
No, the other away around. It looked as though it might rain, but then it cleared up.TPBM once got a fortune-cookie message that described him perfectly.
[I just started my day, so far, I haven't encountered anything 'negative' but yes, I will have a great day whatever happens lol]
Maybe, I forgot what the message was all about.
TPBM collects rubber bands..
Maybe, I forgot what the message was all about.
TPBM collects rubber bands..
I don't but find them everywhere that you would not expect them to be.TPBM has never tasted caviar.
LoL! No. I am staying awake for extended periods of time as it is!TPBM once got a fortune cookie that perfectly described his/her spouse.
I do! Although, one of my favourite 'Zen-like' CD's is of flute music by Paul Horn in his album China.I couldn't find a song from that album, my favourite of his, but here he is in The Taj Mahal.
TPBM would love to visit India before s/he dies.
His music is nice. I searched for that album, and Moon dance appealed to me too :)
Yes, along with South Korea, Japan, Hungary and the list goes on..
TPBM still drinks his/her coffee even if it has turned cold.
Yes, along with South Korea, Japan, Hungary and the list goes on..
TPBM still drinks his/her coffee even if it has turned cold.
No. I don’t like coffee unless it’s at least warm--the opposite of the case with V8 juice, which I don’t like unless it’s cold. I just read Belly’s “TPBM wants to read a novel that will not let him/her sleep.” I’d love to read anything so well written it won’t let me sleep! I came pretty close the other day, with Jenna Le’s translation of Appolinaire’s “Un Soir.”http://wearekin.org/author/jle/one_ev...
TPBM is going to go back to bed and get another hour of sleep before making coffee.
I'm going to bed to sleep for hours, but first, I have to convince the little girl that she's not a dinosaur.
TPBM is thinking of having a haircut.
TPBM is thinking of having a haircut.
I’ve seen a few, but they don’t do much for me. The truly horrifying films aren’t in that genre.(Thanks, Belly!)
TPBM is getting ready to do chores but isn’t naturally good at prioritizing.
True, but a schedule is helping me: wake, coffee, ablutions, attire, commute, work. Priorities set. Now that I'm at work? Well, that's a different story.(And that is indeed a very fine poem, M. Thank you for sharing.)
TPBM found a book yesterday that they had thought was lost.
No, still looking for it :dTPBM is allergic to milk?
Nope, I wouldn't mind a glass right about meow.TPBM knows exactly how long to dunk their oreo cookies for perfect milk saturation.
Yes. Never. Eating Oreos has always struck me as akin to eating baked cardboard with school paste.TPBM has now discovered the urge to bake home made double chocolate chip cookies.
I've satisfied that urge more than ten years ago and I never considered doing it again lol I'd rather cook than bake cookies and other sweets.
TPBM has a cork board full of post-its/photos/recipes, etc.
TPBM has a cork board full of post-its/photos/recipes, etc.
No. To me, that’s what filing cabinets are for.TPBM tends to get deeply interested in one or two things rather than mildly interested in a lot of things.
Hmm, I'm deeply interested in writing and mildly interested in arts/crafts.
TPBM makes an outline before writing a story.
TPBM makes an outline before writing a story.
No. I have to write a story to find out what happens in it.TPBM prefers character-driven stories to plot-driven stories.
For the second time, M, plot-driven :P
TPBM is easily distracted.
TPBM is easily distracted.
Have I asked that one already? (Sorry, Leslie.)A few paragraphs is my limit when it comes to reading. That narrows the choices considerably.
TPBM isn’t long on patience when it comes to reading.
(No need to apologize, M. I should have let others answer it instead)
Sometimes, even if the book is good, I try to finish it within the day, but if not, hmmm....
TPBM reads a book (newspaper, anything) before going to bed.
Sometimes, even if the book is good, I try to finish it within the day, but if not, hmmm....
TPBM reads a book (newspaper, anything) before going to bed.
Yes, usually a reference book of some sort.TPBM likes to read dictionaries. (Have I asked that one?)
M, I'm sorry, I'll never do that again. You asked that almost a month ago, I think, I just remembered.
Reading from a computer monitor gives me headache.
I used to like reading dictionaries but since it's easier to use Google, well..
TPBM enjoys drinking milk tea or Irish breakfast tea.
Reading from a computer monitor gives me headache.
I used to like reading dictionaries but since it's easier to use Google, well..
TPBM enjoys drinking milk tea or Irish breakfast tea.
You have a good memory! It was #3396. (I need to be more careful about that.)No. I’m a lowbrow. I drink coffee--and ordinary coffee, at that.
TPBM wouldn’t mind being a lowbrow if it didn’t entail shopping at Wal-Mart.
I'm not fond of shopping.
TPBM would rather do household chores than go shopping.
TPBM would rather do household chores than go shopping.
Let me see..if you're going to write the story in a 575 format, sure :p 8,000? Really? I hope I'm still alive by the time you finish writing it lol
TPBM has a compilation of short stories.
TPBM has a compilation of short stories.
Yes. I’m trying to decide whether to publish it.TPBM is going to read Belly’s absurdist novel, then write a Cliff’s Notes booklet to go with it, which M will read.
If I'm going to read Belly's absurdist novel, I'm not going to write a guide for you, M, that's unfair haha
No, I'm not intrigued, tomorrow maybe :)
TPBM is thinking of having a grilled baby back ribs for lunch.
No, I'm not intrigued, tomorrow maybe :)
TPBM is thinking of having a grilled baby back ribs for lunch.
No. It’s going to be the usual cold cuts for me, with a side of sliced pickles.TPBM has an adventurous culinary life!
Depend on how empty the pantry gets.TPBM thinks its about time for a new pair of flip flops.
No. The most casual I get is a pair of Topsiders (though it’s time for a new pair of those).TPBM wonders why, after the open, innovative styles of the Modern Period, we’ve lapsed into a Dark Ages in architecture.
Most certainly not.TPBM would like to join me for an Americano at a nice coffee shop.
Merely a fulfillment of prophecy: “And goats shall inherit the earth.”TPBM could use a nap.
I imagine mankind will leave the earth uninhabitable by anything other than roaches and centipedes.TPBM wonders how long it will be before the four horsemen of the apocalypse are heard approaching in the distance.
Sometimes I do. According to the bible, it will come like a thief of the night.
TPBM is looking forward to an exciting weekend.
TPBM is looking forward to an exciting weekend.
Yes! Got family coming down.TPBM is having nice weather?
Hot and beautiful. Oh, you were asking about the weather . . .TPBM is having the usual for cocktail hour.
Lol! M!!
It's too early for cocktail hour.
TPBM can do multitasking.
It's too early for cocktail hour.
TPBM can do multitasking.
Well, for a man, not too bad.[[Leslie, a small English shibboleth here: more normal English usage for this phrase 'TPBM can multitask' or 'TPBM is good at multitasking' or 'TPBM is a good multitasker'. 'Do' is not used with 'multitasking.' English is such a hard language to learn, your facility with it amazes me.]]
TPBM finds the idea of roach eating goats in a dystopian future to be an oddly future friendly image.
Thank you for pointing that out, Guy :) Yes, I agree, it is hard. I rarely speak English.
Hmm, no. I don't like roaches and I hope not to live long enough to witness them eating goats.
TPBM has thought of writing a dystopian story of goats.
Hmm, no. I don't like roaches and I hope not to live long enough to witness them eating goats.
TPBM has thought of writing a dystopian story of goats.
Not of goats, but I've got a dystopian in the works.TPBM is watching Teen Titans Go!
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