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bpcyclist · Jun 02, 2020 at 02:05 PM

Get 2 books off to publisher.

Do you like poetry at all?

Jun 02, 2020 at 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by bpcyclist

Get 2 books off to publisher.

Do you like poetry at all?

Absolutely! I read a lot of poetry in my youth. I still read a bit, though now I usually read ones from blogs, rather than published ones.I've even tried my hand at writing some poetry, though I'm quite a novice.

Q: What have you learned as a result of the pandemic that relates to your bipolar disorder?

bpcyclist · Jun 02, 2020 at 06:54 PM

That "normal" people would haev a really, really hard time being one of us for more than a couple of hours. They are all freaking about this isolation, but most of us are isolated all the time. Anyway...

What is your favorite bird?

downandlonely · Jun 02, 2020 at 06:56 PM

I don't really like birds much, but I guess penguins. They are cool because the males take care of the babies.

Do you prefer cats or dogs?

bpcyclist · Jun 02, 2020 at 07:50 PM

I like both a lot. Cats are underrated.

Favorite movie of all time?

Jun 03, 2020 at 03:57 AM

I can't choose between wizard of oz or lion king

growing up, wizard of oz played a huge roll when I came home from school, I grabbed my video of it and watched it (sometimes more than once a night)

lion king's one of those films that are just feel good. the songs alone really set a good atmosphere for the rest of the day

and I've seen it so many times (probably just as much as wizard of oz)
question: if you were tasked to cook for a dinner party, what would you personally like to see on the menu?

bpcyclist · Jun 03, 2020 at 10:44 AM

There was this incredible chicken dish I got from Martha Stewart years ago and then lost, tragically. It has a balsamic marinade, roasted corn, roasted peppers, some other stuff. It is really colorful and delicious. Wish I could find that.

Watching any good shows lately?

Fuzzybear · Jun 03, 2020 at 10:47 AM

Only bears on youtube. I want to try to find some good shows to watch

Read any good books lately?

bpcyclist · Jun 03, 2020 at 11:24 AM

Reading one by Steven Coll about the years in the CIA that led up to 9/11. We totally screwed that whole thing up. Big-time. Politicians, American ones, anyway, can be such morons.

Jun 04, 2020 at 09:00 AM

have you ever? (or would you ever), visit disneyland in california

Jun 04, 2020 at 09:09 AM

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have you ever? (or would you ever), visit disneyland in california

No, but my parents did take my siblings and me to Disney World in Florida when we were kids (1979?) I think I also went there again as a teen, with just my parents (1987?), when visiting my brother who was in that area in the navy. We live on the east coast of the US. I have been to Southern California and lived in the Bay Area for a couple years in the past, but had no desire to visit Disneyland there.

Q: What hobbies/activities give you the most pleasure in life, nowadays?

Jun 04, 2020 at 09:15 AM

surfing the internet, listening to music, watching tv, basically the same as it's always been.

question: how often do you go out without really caring about what you look like?, and has anyone ever commented?

bpcyclist · Jun 04, 2020 at 11:07 AM

I never care what I look like. I look in a mirror maybe once a month or so.

Have you ever made your own ice cream? It's super fun!

Jun 04, 2020 at 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by bpcyclist

I never care what I look like. I look in a mirror maybe once a month or so.

Have you ever made your own ice cream? It's super fun!

Absolutely! I have one of the old-fashioned types of ice cream makers (giant bucket you fill with ice and salt with metal cylinder that turns by a motor). I've made fresh strawberry ice cream a number of times, pistachio gelato a few times, and recently, caramelized banana ice cream. They were all wonderful, though I did prefer one of the two pistachio gelato recipes over the other. I will make others. The beautiful thing about the banana ice cream and gelato is that they require comparatively little milk fat and yet are still very creamy and indulgent.

Q: What is something that you're not doing that you think you should push yourself to do?

Jun 04, 2020 at 01:43 PM

relax.

I'm so bad at it- always anxious, or thinking about something, or what ever.

was their ever a time in your life that you had a clear life plan and goals? (regardless if they are now not able to happen)

bpcyclist · Jun 04, 2020 at 03:40 PM

Yes. Most of it.

Have you ever been sailing?

Fuzzybear · Jun 04, 2020 at 03:45 PM

Yes I have

Have you ever been on a sea cruise?

bpcyclist · Jun 04, 2020 at 04:32 PM

Nope. Have rafted and canoed amd kayaked a bunch of rivers, though.

What is your favorite kind of music?

Fuzzybear · 06:45 PM

Piano music if I had to only choose one kind of music

Fuzzybear · Jun 04, 2020 at 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by raging vortex

surfing the internet, listening to music, watching tv, basically the same as it's always been.

question: how often do you go out without really caring about what you look like?, and has anyone ever commented?

A) I have done. And sometimes they have commented. Or given me a ''funny'' look.

How dare they

I look how I am supposed to look, a lovely, grizzly bear

Q) What is your favourite thing to cook?

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bpcyclist Legendary Member Since Sep 2019 Location: Portland Posts: 12,681 (SuperPoster!) 4 40.2k hugs given	Jun 02, 2020 at 02:05 PM #921 Get 2 books off to publisher. Do you like poetry at all? __________________ When I was a kid, my parents moved a lot, but I always found them--Rodney Dangerfield

bpcyclist Legendary Member Since Sep 2019 Location: Portland Posts: 12,681 (SuperPoster!) 4 40.2k hugs given	Jun 02, 2020 at 06:54 PM #923 That "normal" people would haev a really, really hard time being one of us for more than a couple of hours. They are all freaking about this isolation, but most of us are isolated all the time. Anyway... What is your favorite bird? __________________ When I was a kid, my parents moved a lot, but I always found them--Rodney Dangerfield

downandlonely Legendary Member Since Mar 2018 Location: United States Posts: 10,760 (SuperPoster!) 6 10.6k hugs given	Jun 02, 2020 at 06:56 PM #924 I don't really like birds much, but I guess penguins. They are cool because the males take care of the babies. Do you prefer cats or dogs?

bpcyclist Legendary Member Since Sep 2019 Location: Portland Posts: 12,681 (SuperPoster!) 4 40.2k hugs given	Jun 02, 2020 at 07:50 PM #925 I like both a lot. Cats are underrated. Favorite movie of all time? __________________ When I was a kid, my parents moved a lot, but I always found them--Rodney Dangerfield

Fuzzybear Wisest Elder Ever Member Since Nov 2002 Location: Cave. Posts: 96,325 (SuperPoster!) 21 81.2k hugs given	Jun 03, 2020 at 10:47 AM #928 Only bears on youtube. I want to try to find some good shows to watch Read any good books lately? __________________

bpcyclist Legendary Member Since Sep 2019 Location: Portland Posts: 12,681 (SuperPoster!) 4 40.2k hugs given	Jun 03, 2020 at 11:24 AM #929 Reading one by Steven Coll about the years in the CIA that led up to 9/11. We totally screwed that whole thing up. Big-time. Politicians, American ones, anyway, can be such morons. __________________ When I was a kid, my parents moved a lot, but I always found them--Rodney Dangerfield

Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Jun 04, 2020 at 09:00 AM #930 have you ever? (or would you ever), visit disneyland in california

Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Jun 04, 2020 at 09:15 AM #932 surfing the internet, listening to music, watching tv, basically the same as it's always been. question: how often do you go out without really caring about what you look like?, and has anyone ever commented?

bpcyclist Legendary Member Since Sep 2019 Location: Portland Posts: 12,681 (SuperPoster!) 4 40.2k hugs given	Jun 04, 2020 at 11:07 AM #933 I never care what I look like. I look in a mirror maybe once a month or so. Have you ever made your own ice cream? It's super fun! __________________ When I was a kid, my parents moved a lot, but I always found them--Rodney Dangerfield

Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Jun 04, 2020 at 01:43 PM #935 relax. I'm so bad at it- always anxious, or thinking about something, or what ever. was their ever a time in your life that you had a clear life plan and goals? (regardless if they are now not able to happen)

bpcyclist Legendary Member Since Sep 2019 Location: Portland Posts: 12,681 (SuperPoster!) 4 40.2k hugs given	Jun 04, 2020 at 03:40 PM #936 Yes. Most of it. Have you ever been sailing? __________________ When I was a kid, my parents moved a lot, but I always found them--Rodney Dangerfield

Fuzzybear Wisest Elder Ever Member Since Nov 2002 Location: Cave. Posts: 96,325 (SuperPoster!) 21 81.2k hugs given	Jun 04, 2020 at 03:45 PM #937 Yes I have Have you ever been on a sea cruise? __________________

bpcyclist Legendary Member Since Sep 2019 Location: Portland Posts: 12,681 (SuperPoster!) 4 40.2k hugs given	Jun 04, 2020 at 04:32 PM #938 Nope. Have rafted and canoed amd kayaked a bunch of rivers, though. What is your favorite kind of music? __________________ When I was a kid, my parents moved a lot, but I always found them--Rodney Dangerfield

Fuzzybear Wisest Elder Ever Member Since Nov 2002 Location: Cave. Posts: 96,325 (SuperPoster!) 21 81.2k hugs given	Jun 04, 2020 at 05:06 PM #939 Piano music if I had to only choose one kind of music __________________ Last edited by Fuzzybear; Jun 04, 2020 at 06:45 PM..