The person below me

[catinthefunnyhat]

I've never bought anything on ebay.

TPBM spends too much time and/or money on etsy.

[theCryptofishist]

Yeah.
TPBM is planning a surprise.

[catinthefunnyhat]

Umm.... no. Or if I was, I've forgotten it. Maybe i'll remember it at the last minute, and then it will be a surprise for me! YAY!

TPBM has never been fond of surprises.

[Eric]

False


tpbm is avoiding "Gringo de Mayo" as much as possible

[catinthefunnyhat]

Haha... it's not much of a thing up here, actually. I'm sure Mexican and pseudo-Mexican restaurants will be doing their best to capitalize on those who do celebrate it, but Mexican Independence Day, in September, is a much bigger deal up here. That's when you see cars driving around with Mexican flags, and there's a big celebration in front of City Hall.

TPBM is wondering what's the point of making your motorbike as noisy as possible.

[Simon of the Playa]

no im not...loud pipes saves lives...

tpbm hates 4 wheeled vehicles as much as i do.

[lucky420]

No I love 4-wheelin. Lots of terrain out here to explore>

TPBM calls it Cinquo de Drinko

[catinthefunnyhat]

Nope; never even heard that before (really, we don't do Cinquo de Mayo up here), but it's kinda funny in an "I'm way more in touch with my inner fratboy than I care to admit " kinda way.

TPBM is looking forward to berry-picking season.

[C187]

Time is the perpetual now to me, so I'm not sure if I know when berry-picking season exists.
(At least I have an awesome songfor a small chunk of eternity.)

TPBM has explained Cinco de Mayo as the equivalent to St. Patrick's Day. Just instead of Irish heritage it's Mexican, and the drinks are slightly more fancy. To someone recently.

[catinthefunnyhat]

I haven't, but now I've had it explained to me. Thanks!

TPBM needs a shower. Yeesh! At least open a window or light a match or something.

[theCryptofishist]

Oh crap. Just don't do that to me.
TPBM likes solitaire.

[catinthefunnyhat]

Not the basic one (aka "Sevens") but I do like spider. Lately, I play hearts vs. the computer a lot.

TPBM has been experimenting with a new hairstyle.

[Elorrum]

Oh Good, a nicer term for "badly needs a haircut."

tpbm is sleeping a lot lately.

[catinthefunnyhat]

Quite the opposite, actually. My body has this lovely new habit (well, it's not actually new; it's one that had been forgotten and has now been rediscovered) of waking me up every morning between 3 and 4 and keeping me awake for a good hour, for no reason. Even on days when I get tonnes of exercise and fresh air, avoid caffeine and alcohol, eat well, feel good...

TPBM is running late, again.

[theCryptofishist]

EArly. The library finally reopens today, but who wants to wait around until 2:00pm while some "celebration" is going on...

TPBM saw the Spider comment and went "uh-oh, Fishy, too."

[Eric]

I saw the spider comment and went "what the hell is that?"


tpbm is enjoying their day immensely

[Simon of the Playa]

whats not to enjoy?

tpbm understands yiddish grammar, not grandma.

[Eric]

I wish. I understand some words, not phrases. My g-parents were assimilationists who wouldn't speak it once they learned English. Frighteningly, I know more than my dad. We don't know how.


tpbm wishes their "heritage" language had been passed on to them

[wh..sh]

I actually do. I speak Tamil which is my heritage language. It's a rich and complicated language with recorded history of literature over 2000 years. I can read and write Tamil.

TPBM is a birdwatcher.

[BoyScoutGirl]

Yep! My Sibley's is well-worn from much use in the field.

TPBM is a herper!

[theCryptofishist]

If you mean that I crawl on my belly like a snake because I don't have legs...
TPBM will finish that sentence, because I am unable.

[catinthefunnyhat]

...well, then, no, because everyone knows Fishies swim.

TPBM has a collection of antique jewelery.

[theCryptofishist]

I have a collection of broken jewelry. That's the same thing.
TPBM is fighting off a cold.

[catinthefunnyhat]

I'm fighting off something horrible. I thought the digestive insult I was experiencing the other day was due to an overdose of leafy greens... but I'm still experiencing it, now coupled with a sore, scratchy throat and ears that feel full of cotton. Alas, poor me!

TPBM has a lot of pens in his/her pen pot, but most of them are dead.

[theCryptofishist]

I do try and throw the bad ones away. I don't need the aggravation. I maintain an open pen pot at work (hey, I like pen pen better...) and I'd far rather people walked off with the pens (I get cheap ones for this) than leave a dead pen. I mean, really, what's the point to a dead pen. (I'd say "what's the nib to a dead pen" but that's a different kind of pen.)
tpbm sterilizes her/his toothbrush with uv light when s/he's sick.

[catinthefunnyhat]

No.

Yesterday, TPBM saw an old friend s/he hadn't seen in a while.

[theCryptofishist]

Yup. Bernie Gunther.
The person below me is so stanchly physical book that s/he also refuses to link to the Kindle edition.

[catinthefunnyhat]

I wouldn't say "staunchly," but I do love the look, feel, smell, and ease of a physical book, so I've not yet invested in any of those e-reader things. Of course, I also don't have a mobile phone, mp3 player, or any type of iThing, so maybe I'm just a luddite.

TPBM had bacon with breakfast this morning.

[Eric]

Nope. Never do, and I think the "bacon" meme is tiresome and jumped the shark years ago.


tpbm danced naked under the full moon last night

[maryanimal]

No I didn't. It was too cold.

tpbm drove by the most fantastic thing they've ever seen today.