And apparently it is not doing that, or at least not consistently. Hope the dev gang can figure it out.

As far as I can tell, all my PMs back to 2022, which is close to when I spun up this profile, are there so I don't think the 2 months retention works or has ever worked.

Looking at my Advent story and once again wondering how the hell I'm going to stick the landing in 1500 words. 527 already used and it's all setup. I kind of know where to go but getting some sex into it is going to prove challenging. I might have to shift some posts around, start it later in the story arc.

So, do those polar bear cupcakes have shredded coconut for the "fur" because if so, I'm scarfing at least, two. And a Red Rose to go with them, of course.

Meditating on my comp entry. I have a story arc I like but it needs to be sexier. Or come up with a different one and save this one for post-comp or even on SS.

I've eyed some partners but never noticed reciprocity.

HYE lusted for someone you thought was available only to find they were not?

Not a cola fan in general so I'll take either in the Zero formulation.

The one that's furthest away from me. (yeah, not a beer fan) 😀 To be fair, I've had some craft brews while travelling that I was okay with.

Do you work from home and if so, do you like working from home?

Music video seems like more fun. And you might get to meet the artist/band.

No time to cook dinner: Leftovers or takeout?

So my first attempt is nearing the halfway mark and, um, yeah. No sex, just story. Sex is mentioned, at least. It's basically a 16+ StoriesSpace piece right now. Sigh. On to second attempt, I guess.

Dark City

Last Ride of the Day - Nightwish

Thinking back to my trip to Greece. Maybe the National Archaeological Museum in Athens but there might have been something after that. I'd have to look at my itinerary again.

How far would you go just to try some new food treat that you found out about?

Tough. It kind of changed over the years. Luke for a time. Han at times. In the prequels, Obi-wan. But in the end, I would probably say Darth Vader, who is one of the best movie villains of my lifetime and, yet, also had a broader arc.

Who is your favourite Star Trek character?

Second shot of Shingrix (shingles vaccine) knocked me down for a day. And that's happened to nearly everyone I know who's had the series.

HYE thought about or even planned your funeral even knowing it might be a long way off?

Comedy, probably. Need some brightening up and humour in my life.

Rom-com or something absurd (e.g. Monty Python)?

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Hazy Shade of Winter

The Bangles

Funnily enough, that was my intro to the song. I only heard Simon & Garfunkel's original later. The Bangles really rocked out on it. Love their version.

Assam tea and one of those crullers.

I am actually off work today. We have this magic extra day off named for our founder (well, my company's founder, the corporate group is rooted in a company started by his in-laws that he bought off of them). Unlike vac, we can't carry this over to the next year and I realized that I hadn't used mine.

Oh, and I'm baching it. Mrs. Ape is out of town helping with a math competition at a university. One of her retirement volunteer gigs.

So, I was planning today to be a writing day. And there's a comp. So ... yeah, maybe I'll shift gears from the couple stories I have going and shoot for a first draft of a comp entry given it's only 1500 words max. and open to flash.

Possibly. I wouldn't rule it out, at least.

What kind of afterlife (heaven/hell, reincarnation, other) do you believe in, if any?

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It's too cold for a guy with California blood in his veins.

So I shouldn't invite you for a visit in February (we've been as low as -20C/-4F) I guess 🥶😁

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Hirsute

Shit. I'm screwed then.😂

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Ever tried MDMA in a sexual setting?

Never tried it period.

Is sex central to life or just a thing we do for fun/reproduction?

Working on a gay male first time exploration story. It's going well so might actually happen, unlike a lot of my recent attempts.

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Gonna go wrestle Mr Yummy away from Mr Ape to cheer me up!

Can't we share?😁

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Ancient Lion shakes my fur what wrong with our local drivers? Little white flakes falling and total CHAOS is running supreme!! It's fuckn Winter it comes every YEAR !! (end of rant)

Morning Bear I bet up in your "polar north" you have sanity on your roads.

Yeah right. I live in one of the snowiest parts of Ontario. Drove home from Mississauga (suburb or Toronto) in a snowstorm about a month ago. There were dingbats flying down the passing lane as if it were mid-summer. The traffic as a whole was pretty sane, but there's always ones who think they're better than the others or that their big honking SUV somehow magically protects them. I only saw one crash that day but colleagues who came back later (we had been at a work event) said they saw people in the ditch.

Hm. I will have an English Breakfast tea and a Yummy. And maybe some chocolate strawberries to share. And a room.

(Wipes brow)

Good morning. How's things? I, um, yeah. See you later. Need to, um, have a friendly morning "chat" with Yummy.

(Leaves looking a bit flushed)

Battle Beyond the Stars

Julia - there's a number of songs with this title, but I had one by Eurythmics in mind

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Not enough good man on man sex around here if you ask me

In stories or in Rumps? I mean, a couple of the guys in Storeroom 4 are game if you ask nicely.😁

No. Sex these days is masturbation and I didn't even get a chance for a nice stroke.

Northern occasionally. My family's cottage is far enough North to get the odd show. Not often, though.

HYE realized a story you were writing was awfully close to real life as you wish it happened?

It's well past noon now. In fact, it's well into evening here. So I shall partake of some Pinot Grigio, please.

My new story is progressing. Gay sex abounds and I do have an ending worked out in my head. But have to finish the gay sex first. Interestingly, I'm steering away from anal here. It's all oral and manual with a bit of frotting. They talk about getting there but aren't there yet. I'm sure I'll get lots of requests for a sequel where it happens but that's not really my plan as of now.

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