[Member Spotlight] BandT16yrs

Today on the hot seat is one of my favorite newer members. She is strong, smart, and stands up for what she believes in. She also has a crazy mother like me. :eek:

Who am I talking about???? It's BandT16yrs, of course! ;) :D

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Let's begin...

Tell us about your very first date with Bryn. What did you guys do?

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We never had a first official date. We had known each other for 2 or 3 weeks. We were supposed to get together for a movie and I cancelled because I got nervous. It wasn't a date, but I knew that night we were going to share a kiss. He showed up at my door with a couple of DVDs and we just relaxed, talked, watched one of the movies, had a pillow fight with the couch pillows, kissed a little bit, and fell asleep cuddled up on the couch watching one of the other movies.

Do you believe in horoscopes? What's your sign?


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I don't believe in horoscopes, but I do believe in astrology. I am an Aries all the way. Read about Aries, your reading about me.

What's the best place you've ever traveled to?

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The Grand Canyon. I went to visit my brother when he lived in Arizona because he couldn't come home for Christmas. We drove up to the Canyon on Christmas Day and hiked into the Canyon the day after. That was the best place I have ever been.

If you could have any job in the world, what would you pick, and why?

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Something working with the environment or animals, because I love the outdoors and I love nature.

Tell us two truths and one lie--the other members will be asked to guess which is which.

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1. I love bungee jumping. It is the most amazing adrenaline rush.
2. I'm a writer. I have written over 100 poems and a few short stories.
3. My brother lives with me. He used to be in the Army. When he returned, he argued excessively with my other brother so when I bought my house he moved here.

I've really been looking forward to this one because you have a similar gap as Carol and I.

I'm gonna say #2, but I have a feeling it's just a technicality.

#3

I say #3 too. You've never mentioned a live-in bro. :eek:

I've really been looking forward to this one because you have a similar gap as Carol and I.

I'm gonna say #2, but I have a feeling it's just a technicality.

Cool... You were looking forward to this. Yay

It makes me kinda hope that you chose correctly... but alas, I cannot divulge such information yet.

I say #3 too. You've never mentioned a live-in bro. :eek:

You're right, I never did mention a live-in bro... but who know if it is truth or lie.


oh wait... I do

You're right, I never did mention a live-in bro... but who know if it is truth or lie.


oh wait... I do
Ooooo, you l'il tease!!!!! :eek:

:hmm: Really don't know. probably #3:confused:

I'll guess #3 as well.


Shan

3 seems to be very popular.

hmmmm If it were a popularity contest, 3 would clearly be the lie. But its not a popularity contest... so

I am going with #1, but just because I would have a heart attack or something so I would never do it.

#1

They're all false. It's a trick question. I've got you now BAND!!!! You can't fool me!!!:D :p ;)

You don't seem like the adrenaline junky type?
So I think number 1 is the lie!;) :)

I am going with #1, but just because I would have a heart attack or something so I would never do it.

#1

heart attack??? that is the whole point of having an adrenaline rush... to get the heart racing....

They're all false. It's a trick question. I've got you now BAND!!!! You can't fool me!!!:D :p ;)

of course I can fool you!!! pft! i can fool anyone when I want to, hence all of my responses.

You don't seem like the adrenaline junky type?
So I think number 1 is the lie!;) :)

oh, I do love an adrenaline rush :D , the question is, does bungie jumping do it for me?

Hmm. I just realized that #3 has twice the details as the other two. Does this mean anything? :hmm:

heart attack??? that is the whole point of having an adrenaline rush... to get the heart racing....



of course I can fool you!!! pft! i can fool anyone when I want to, hence all of my responses.



oh, I do love an adrenaline rush :D , the question is, does bungie jumping do it for me?

Why'd you quote me? I didn't say anything about a heart attack. I only guessed one as the lie....I didn't give a reason....

lol...most of my adrenaline comes from making love and it lassssssts longer than a bungee jump! I have never tried bungee jumping though...I'd probably pee myself. I am thinking you are the same way!;) :D

Why'd you quote me? I didn't say anything about a heart attack. I only guessed one as the lie....I didn't give a reason....

Sorry to misquote you... No offense meant. :o

lol...most of my adrenaline comes from making love and it lassssssts longer than a bungee jump! I have never tried bungee jumping though...I'd probably pee myself. I am thinking you are the same way!;) :D

I could very well be the same way.
But perhaps, I have done it and did pee myself, and never did it again.
Or I could have pee'd, but did it again to prove I could do it without peeing.

hmmm... I suddenly have the urge to pee.

Sorry to misquote you... No offense meant. :o

No offense taken.... :)

Ooo...I'm going with #1 all the way. Ack!!

Ooo...I'm going with #1 all the way. Ack!!

hmmm... what? you don't like bungee jumping?!?! awww, c'mon, try it, you might like it, you might get the adrenaline rush of a lifetime.

Quit teasing us. Spill!

Quit teasing us. Spill!

ok, ok

I'm going backwards...

3. Yes my brother does live with me for the reason stated. He rents my basement apartment and a awesome discount. Good for me too because I don't have someone I don't know here.

2. I am definitely a writer, an extremely private one. I have written a great deal, but have not YET published anything. Some day I will get around to it. Until then nobody gets to read anything I write.

1. Big Huge Lie!!!! I like a wide variety of activities, but not bungee jumping. No Way. I love an adrenaline rush, but there is no possible way I am going to jump anywhere attached to a bungee... Its not going to happen. I'll jump out of a plane, I'll dive off a cliff, I'll go spelunking (sp?), I'll explore the dark recesses of the bottom of the ocean, I'll do lots of things, but... no bungee jumping for me... no way, no how, not going to happen. ever.

Cool. I'm a writer myself. I'm working toward getting a series of books published.

ok, ok
1. Big Huge Lie!!!! I like a wide variety of activities, but not bungee jumping. No Way. I love an adrenaline rush, but there is no possible way I am going to jump anywhere attached to a bungee... Its not going to happen. I'll jump out of a plane, I'll dive off a cliff, I'll go spelunking (sp?), I'll explore the dark recesses of the bottom of the ocean, I'll do lots of things, but... no bungee jumping for me... no way, no how, not going to happen. ever.

HA! I knew it! And I'm right there with ya on that one! :D

It feels good to get one right! It's awesome that you help your Bro out like that! That's sweet! I hope one day you can share your writing with the rest of the world! Wish you the best!:)

Cool. I'm a writer myself. I'm working toward getting a series of books published.

Really!!! That's outstanding. Good Luck! Did you get a copyright first? I heard its fairly easy to do. That is primarily why I haven't tried to get anything published yet...

HA! I knew it! And I'm right there with ya on that one! :D
we can stand on the sidelines together and watch everyone else stretch their bodies. :blech:

It feels good to get one right! It's awesome that you help your Bro out like that! That's sweet! I hope one day you can share your writing with the rest of the world! Wish you the best!:)
Thank you!

Copyrighting is super easy. All you really have to do is put the word copyright the year and your name on the work, and it's done. I learned this when a friend of mine was sued for copyright infringement, and he proved he had copyrighted the work first. He won the case.

That's great to know, Blino, as I've always wondered about that!

Copyrighting is super easy. All you really have to do is put the word copyright the year and your name on the work, and it's done. I learned this when a friend of mine was sued for copyright infringement, and he proved he had copyrighted the work first. He won the case.

Really, i didn't know it was that easy. But what is to stop someone from putting an earlier date and saying it is theirs? I thought that you had to send it in to the government or something and get copyright rights or something like that.

Ooooo... maybe I will publish my poems then, at least some of them. I think I have around 120 or so.

When you get something published, that certifies the date. Thats why it's good to go through an established publishing house.

What Blino is talking about is called de facto copyright. If you want to be able to prove the date that you established the copyright, you can mail the works to yourself and not open the envelope. The postmark will establish the date.

What Blino is talking about is called de facto copyright. If you want to be able to prove the date that you established the copyright, you can mail the works to yourself and not open the envelope. The postmark will establish the date.
Yes, this is the correct response. :)

And dammit, I got the wrong answer! :mad:

I forgot about that, but yeah, a post mark will work as well.

Yes, this is the correct response. :)

And dammit, I got the wrong answer! :mad:

I was a Communications major when I went back to school at 40. That's what my degree is in. I had wonderful professors who are professionals in all aspects of media.

One of my professors (our department chair), who became my mentor and my friend, taught a media ethics class. He had also been involved in a lawsuit regarding copyright issues.

Yes, this is the correct response. :)

And dammit, I got the wrong answer! :mad:

I just thought of something....

Do you have a copyright on MIND THE age GAP?

Em, while you're giving Roger the Site Chaplain moniquer, you should give Trish the Wise Sage moniquer.

What Blino is talking about is called de facto copyright. If you want to be able to prove the date that you established the copyright, you can mail the works to yourself and not open the envelope. The postmark will establish the date.

I had heard that, but someone told me a few months ago that isn't accepted anymore. It makes a lot of sense provided it is in an envelope that you can't steam open. Thanks, now I know. I'm going to print what I have and mail it to myself. Maybe registered mail because that has signatures on the seal. :D :D

I just thought of something....

Do you have a copyright on MIND THE age GAP?
A copyright won't work for the name "MIND THE age GAP"--it has to be a trademark (or, technically, a service mark). ;)

A copyright won't work for the name "MIND THE age GAP"--it has to be a trademark (or, technically, a service mark). ;)

Maybe you should have that....
I don't know anything about trademarks or service marks.

Maybe you should have that....
I don't know anything about trademarks or service marks.
It's been taken care of. :)

It's been taken care of. :)

Cool! ;) :)

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