"All Afternoon Those Birds Twitter Twit"

• 03:54 "Four in the morning came without a warning..." #lyrics #insomnia ♫ blip.fm/~92i50 #
• 04:01 On page 36 of 256 of We Never Talk About My Brother by Peter S. Beagle. 5* for "Uncle Chaim and Aunt Rifke and the Angel." Slow pace paid... #
• 07:26 3 hours of sleep. God, why?? Oh yeah, the coffee I drank while cleaning out the closet :( #
• 07:52 Damn you, red-eye. You are a cruel mistress. Yet, I always come back... :( #
• 07:56 twitpic.com/8r0hw - Sure it doesn't look like much now. It took culling of 4 yrs worth of BS to get here. #
• 09:20 FTW: Thursday off for a 3 day work week! Thinking I should've taken today off and gone back to bed, but this works, too. :) #
• 09:53 My birthday gift to myself! It'll be a literal Xmas in July! bit.ly/6EzH4 #
• 11:47 Yesterday's crit group evisceration posted, incl. the best advice I've gotten in awhile. bit.ly/Od21C #
• 13:13 Cafe where I'm eating lunch isn't helping my sleep deprivation playing the slow version of "Valerie." Hence... ♫ blip.fm/~935hw #
• 13:43 Got caught in the rain sans umbrella twice in as many days. Am soaked and unhappy! OTOH I am more awake. #
• 16:59 Got to leave work early. Bypassed PM writing spot. Need bed....zzzz. #
• 17:11 Letting playlist of missed podcasts lull me to naptime. #
• 19:12 Had a nap & dinner. Almost feel like a real human being again :). #
• 19:19 Lots of good stuff in this Odyssey podcast: Bruce Holland Rogers on Flash Fic Structures, Pt. 2 bit.ly/WoQPm #mp3 #

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• 09:01 Looking at yesterday's 1.1k words. Need at least one scene more for crit group today. #wip #
• 09:27 Last min crit-group writing playlist: my British Blue-Eyed Soul station on Pandora. #
• 09:50 Vid of last nite's @sufferjets bout. Man, that was fun! www.vimeo.com/5359976 #
• 16:34 Back from biweekly crit group evisceration. Painful but badly-needed feedback, as usual. Blow-by-blow to come.... #
• 16:42 W00t!! Since everything's signed and official, I can announce this: bit.ly/f5peK #blog #
• 19:18 Leave my Google Reader alone for 2 days and I've got 350+ unread items?? Oh, hell no. Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut.... #
• 19:19 Time to finish cleaning out office closet. The one I made the mistake of telling gay coworkers about. /Still/ haven't heard the end of it. #
• 19:27 Closet Cleaning/Going In/Coming Out Playlist: Cole Porter--no, I mean CHICAGO XXXII:STONE OF SISYPHUS. #
• 21:10 Closet-cleaning experience: "Or I stumble through the doorway to space and time." #lyrics bit.ly/vv4YN #

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• 08:23 On page 15 of 256 of We Never Talk About My Brother by Peter S. Beagle. 1/2way thru "Uncle Chaim and Aunt Rifke and the Angel." Usu don't... #
• 08:28 Going to @ithacamarket this morning. Haven't been in weeks. Miss the food & the people-watching. My stories need characters ;). #
• 10:29 Can actually see spots of blue sky here @ithacamarket! And the people-watching hasn't disappointed ;). #
• 12:33 When we're not crucifying ourselves on Easter: RT @melvingibbs Filipino prisoners reprise cellblock 'Thriller' dance... bit.ly/a1hMP #
• 12:41 Accomplished a few non-writing tasks this AM: @ithacamarket, haircut, shopping, & found missing cell. #
• 12:43 Wimbledon distracting me from the writing I need to get done before watching @sufferjets tonite. :( #
• 14:10 OK, I gotta get out of here if I'm gonna get writing done. Can't afford to be this absorbed in Wimbledon--it's only the 3rd round!! #
• 14:40 Good news: scored table w/outlet at cafe. Bad news: wifi enables me to listen to Radio Wimbledon. #
• 14:44 You heard 'em, folks! RT @sufferjets @DonP uh oh...better get some writing done so you can come to the game tonight! #
• 15:29 Was working at a good clip until the drama at the Ferrero/Gonzalez match. Hawkeye taken out of service. #wimbledon #
• 15:45 Ferrero wins after a double-fault. I can get back to work, now :). #wimbledon #
• 16:05 @Catrambo My pleasure :). #
• 16:06 RT @Catrambo I have been videocast! blip.tv/file/2290230 #
• 16:07 Pasting the last week's worth of #wip puke drafting together to see what sort of Frankenstein's Monster results. #
• 17:07 I'm #reading 2033: Future of Misbehavior by Nerve.com - tinyurl.com/lm649o #
• 17:11 On page 14 of 200 of 2033: Future of Misbehavior by Nerve.com. Needed research material for current #wip! Serendipitous find at $5.99. #
• 18:14 RT @sfwa If you want to follow along, @brendacooper is tweeting the Locus Awards live. #
• 18:15 Unfortunately, I can't follow along. I'm so close to finishing the first 1k words of the #wip. Then, dinner, then off to @sufferjets game! #
• 22:10 Had a total blast attending my first bout! RT @sufferjets 248 sufferjets 102 Ottawa #

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• 08:37 On page 103 of 400 of Conjunctions: 52, Betwixt the Between by Bradford Morrow. Think I'm going to put this one on the back burner for a ... #
• 09:00 Chastized my coworkers--there will be no #MichaelJackson songs sung in tribute around me. #
• 09:48 Control of the work CD player = Sugarman 3! :) #
• 10:29 #followfriday Keeping me productive, as much as they can, anyway: @portableapps @TiddlyWiki @gtdguy #
• 10:47 Because I love circumventing The Man: Use Gmail Drafts to Mail Yourself Unallowed Files bit.ly/HWbph #
• 11:28 Some days at work, I feel like an air traffic controller. From 1981, all frustrated and stuff. :( #
• 11:41 God, this was me last crit group. Probably the next one, too :) RT @inkyelbows The Writing Critique: ow.ly/fV9L #
• 12:23 @ColleenLindsay I'm keeping such things at bay with Miles Davis's version of "Human Nature." ;) #
• 12:27 Turns out the 250+ words from last night will probably be the new intro to current #wip. #
• 13:30 Business about to pick up at work. Not in a good way. #
• 14:52 "A plastic face on satellite TV/ Says, 'Life is filled with give & take'/ He's takin' & I'm givin/ So I dance" #lyrics bit.ly/xVlai #
• 14:55 RT @goodreads 5 more days to win a free copy of Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout bit.ly/6LdS0 #giveaway #
• 15:51 @inkyelbows You hit so close to home with that critique one, I couldn't help it :D. #
• 17:38 Idea so nice, I'm tweeting it twice: RT @Lifehacker Use Gmail Drafts to Mail Yourself Unallowed Files tinyurl.com/mwves7 #
• 17:42 #followfriday Places kind enough to publish me online: @McSweeneysBooks @fantasymagazine @sixsentences #
• 18:16 Planning to go: RT @sufferjets Game tomorrow, can't wait! It will be a great day for the SufferJets to Celebrate the Right to Roll! #
• 18:18 FTW: Short story contract in my email inbox! W00t!! #
• 21:40 RT @fantasymagazine #Fantasy #Magazine #editor @catrambo interviewed on the Novy Mirror blip.tv/file/2290230 #interviews #publishing #
• 21:40 Story contract signed and back out in the (e)mail!! Double w00t! #

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• 07:38 On page 97 of 400 of Conjunctions: 52, Betwixt the Between by Bradford Morrow. 5* for China Mieville's exerpt of THE CITY & THE CITY. Sli... #
• 07:42 I want to read: The Museum of Dr. Moses: Tales of Mys... by Joyce Carol Oates - tinyurl.com/lndbs6 #
• 07:54 E55th & Cedar=Memories! RT @WEWS Area Of Cleveland On Most Dangerous Neighborhood List www.newsnet5.com/station/19844389/detail.html #
• 09:07 Obviously, this recorded webinar I'm required to watch has my /full/ attention. :p #
• 09:13 RT @jdwcornell slashdot article on #CornellFAIL sensitive data loss is.gd/1cxvj #
• 10:01 You know those folks who stare out the rainy windows in ads for antidepressants? That's what this dayjob webinar is doing to me. #
• 12:12 RT @tinytempest comics #racefail - JLA fans don't deserve to have McDuffie writing for them. assholes. ow.ly/15G7xn #
• 12:24 Lunchtime writing plan: plotting & research. #wip #
• 14:52 Just heard how a friend got the #CornellFAIL email /after/ hearing about it on the radio! Lovely. #
• 14:54 Best resource I've found for the current #wip is @hplusmagazine! Finished reading all 3 issues. #
• 14:55 Overwhelmed myself w/online research for #wip. Solution: taking pen to paper to organize & mindmap. #gtd #
• 16:44 RT @gudmagazine RT @apexjason Apex Magazine coming out of hiatus: bit.ly/RRoMo #
• 17:52 Hi-tailed it home after work in the torrential rain. Might've been a little premature. Gonna get food & maybe head to the PM writng spot. #
• 17:55 100 Awesome Open Source Tools for Writers, Journalists, and Bloggers bit.ly/Jbgsw #
• 18:33 Thought the news about #michaeljackson broke Twitter for a second :( #
• 21:16 Had to go back to dayjob for my forgotten USB drive and ended up writing somewhere w/no WiFi. Good news: +250 words! #wip #
• 21:26 Ending my nite with #BurnNotice :D. #

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• 07:25 On page 81 of 400 of Conjunctions: 52, Betwixt the Between by Bradford Morrow. 3.5* for "Uranus" by Joyce Carol Oates. Smooth prose that ... #
• 07:27 Writing goal for today: Get a puke draft started for last Saturday's new story idea. #
• 10:48 Some fcking wizard at the day job lost a laptop w/my PERSONAL F'ING DATA on it!! Where can I lead the lynchmob? *fckinghategasm* #
• 10:52 God motherf'ing dammit! bit.ly/Vc2xh #
• 11:44 FAIL! "The computer...was stolen earlier this month, though University officials only became aware...late last week." bit.ly/A9U6R #
• 12:24 @Catrambo Lucky!! :) #
• 12:27 Trying to put the dayjob's Epic Fail behind me so I can concentrate on the #wip at lunch. *grrrHATE* #
• 13:17 240 words of puke draft at lunch!! Feel I've accomplilshed something today :) #wip #
• 14:24 "Given the importance that Cornell places on data security, this is truly an unfortunate situation." Oh, ya THINK? bit.ly/3eBr8 #fail #
• 15:02 RT @adeniro On the blog: 10 Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions: tinyurl.com/klycsk #
• 16:43 Gonna aim for another 200+ words of puke draft after work. #wip #
• 17:48 Puke draft playlist: FOR ALL I CARE by The Bad Plus. Raw and disjointed, just like my thoughts about this #wip. #
• 18:41 Way short of tonite's planned wordcount. But I am reviewing the *gasp* research I've collected for this #wip. (Research? WTF's that? :)) #
• 19:23 Spat out 185 puke draft words. Trouble is, they were just unconnected bits of scenes. Still, better than nothing. #wip #
• 21:23 @JohnAnealio Just as impressive are their covers of "Chariots of Fire" and "How Deep Is Your Love" by the Bee Gees. #

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• 07:24 On page 71 of 400 of Conjunctions: 52, Betwixt the Between by Bradford Morrow. Skipped JW McCormack's "Poiuyt!" for now. Didn't dig it. #
• 07:32 Task for the AM: Trim a 1000-word story down to 750 for a contest. bit.ly/y1hba #wip #
• 07:48 110 more words to cut. #wip #
• 09:25 Slowly getting the hang of the new scheduling system at the dayjob. Yes, instead of writing on the d/l *gasp* :) #
• 09:47 RT @drmabuse J. Robert Lennon on how writers REALLY spend their time. tiny.cc/qtAWF #
• 11:11 Ooh, Wimbledon's started! There goes my Sundays :D #
• 12:53 Did some cutting but still have 58 motherfkng words too many! nnnnNNGG!! #wip #
• 14:17 @Nat_alie_Jane Only have 19 more words, now =). #wip #
• 14:49 RT @sfwa Tangent Online returns to the web with short SF & F fiction reviews. bit.ly/Wyp7U #
• 16:07 Since last edit, I've only managed to cut 1 word. The slashing's gonna go from my MS to my wrists in a second :p. #wip #
• 17:31 Cool thing about getting let out of work early--better chance of getting a table w/an outlet at the PM writing spot! #
• 17:33 The Cut 18 Words or Bust playlist: CHICAGO VI. And I ain't leavin' here 'til it's done! #wip #
• 18:09 10 more words to cut. This is actually fckng painful!! #wip #
• 18:24 HA! Cut the damn #wip down to 744 words, including title, byline, etc. I'm ready for July's contest! #
• 18:35 Seems listening to Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings enabled me to cut a few more words from the #wip :). #
• 22:02 #Eastenders!! My favorite part of Tuesday nites :). #

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• 07:08 Starting We Never Talk About My Brother by Peter S. Beagle. Between Charles de Lint's introduction & the back cover, I can't wait to star... #
• 07:50 Story edits have been returned. Am now waiting on the contract! *happydance* #
• 09:16 "I don't mean to burst your bubble/ But the world's got troubles worse than you." #90s #lyrics ♫ blip.fm/~8o5or #
• 09:37 Read Microeconomics by David Besanko - tinyurl.com/mm83v4 #
• 09:47 Leave OH for a few yrs & what happens? RT @gudmagazine Ohioans: Save your libraries! saveohiolibraries.com/?page_id=19 #librarians #
• 11:55 Ugh. Looks like I'm actually gonna have to do some research for my next short story. As if I don't have more rewrites. Poor me, right? :) #
• 13:49 RT @jdfreivald I forget whom I'm retweeting here, but NPR wants your #flash #fiction: bit.ly/17XsZg #
• 15:11 At my dayjob desk slowly watching the pieces of my new story come together in my head. Don't have word 1 written yet, though. #wip #
• 16:25 @fantasymagazine Whoa!! Never knew you had taste like that! If you haven't heard 'em yet, I'm sure you'll like Antibalas, too. :) #
• 16:35 @fantasymagazine has me in the mood for afro-funk now. Luckily, Budos Band & Daktaris are already on the mp3 player :). #musicmonday #
• 19:42 @fantasymagazine Respect! #

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• 07:27 On page 47 of 400 of Conjunctions: 52, Betwixt the Between by Bradford Morrow. 5* for Stephen Marche's "The Personasts." Great gonzo jour... #
• 07:30 twitpic.com/7zxyj - Adapting to the nonstop rain at yesterday's party. #
• 07:31 twitpic.com/7zxzj - This (among many other bottles) also helped us cope. #
• 07:33 twitpic.com/7zy1l - Who dares to summon me from the flame! ;) #
• 07:34 Time to get myself together & hit the road. Story edits to finish!! #
• 08:46 Departure time delayed for coffee, breakfast, & gossip! :D #
• 10:56 "Home Again!" Time to get some more coffee and finish those damn edits :). ♫ blip.fm/~8mf47 #
• 16:21 Must've partied too hard to do anything but sleep for the past 4 hrs. But I'm awake, at the mall bookstore, w/coffee and rarin' to go! #
• 17:39 Rewrites accomplished! Gonna let them cool and send them back to the editor tomorrow. I'm gonna be published again soon *w00t*!! #
• 18:47 @JohnAnealio If by partying you mean finishing rewrites for an editor deadline with a dying netbook battery, then yes :). #
• 18:57 twitpic.com/81v0q - A small part of the damage we did to our friend's yard at last nite's party. heh. #
• 18:59 Oh, no no no--I've got 3 more pieces to rewrite & submit. I need yesterday's new story idea to STFU! #

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• 08:03 On page 35 of 400 of Conjunctions: 52, Betwixt the Between by Bradford Morrow. 3* for Ben Marcus's "Secret Breathing Techniques" for subb... #
• 08:08 We've secretly replaced the sidebar link categories on my blog with the titles of Chicago songs. Eh, 'cos I could. bit.ly/GHgET #
• 10:20 Must I really choose between overnite stay in Rochester w/friends vs finishing story edits for a deadline? *sigh* :( #
• 10:25 Screw it, I'm doing both. Why else did I pay for a netbook? #
• 14:44 Survived the drive to Rocha-cha. Just waiting out the rain so the grillin' can start!! #
• 14:46 Reviewed editor-requested line edits during the drive. And came up with a new story idea! (Like I don't have enuff to process.) #
• 20:10 Wine & food & company more than made up for the nonstop rain! Taking a bit of time out 'cos of my introverted tendencies, but just a bit. #

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• 07:25 On page 27 of 400 of Conjunctions: 52, Betwixt the Between by Bradford Morrow. 3.5* for Elizabeth Hand's "Hungerford Bridge." Lush descri... #
• 07:26 Not looking forward to walking into 3 hr training 1st thing in the AM. Glad I'm leaving early today. So is my shoulder! *owie* #
• 07:52 Next project: 3000+ word #wip. Can't decide if it needs rewriting or cutting. Probably cutting. *snikt* #
• 08:50 Oh, snap! RT @drmabuse And maybe they should rename Granta "Stuff White People Read." #
• 09:26 It's only 10 min into the training. If not for my netbook, I'd have slashed my wrists 4 minutes ago. #
• 10:10 Training's gotten interesting. New computer system for the dayjob is going to /rawk/! Am glad I didn't slash my wrists, now :D. #
• 11:38 woot!! Another story accepted!! Just gotta get the edits back. Details once it's finalized. #
• 12:30 @littlefluffycat @AWDawno Thanks! Unfortunately for the universal balance to be maintained, I had another story rejected just now! :( #
• 13:24 #followfriday Your summer reading list: @fantasymagazine @CoyoteWild @BrainHarvest @strangehorizons @Ideomancer @clarkesworld @chizinepub #
• 13:24 #followfriday Your summer reading list cont: @Steampunk_Tales @RueMorgue @mbranesf @GrantaMag @McSweeneysBooks @The_Rumpus #
• 13:28 #followfriday Also, @believermag @PasteMagazine @thaumatrope @gudmagazine @EosBooks @subpress #
• 13:35 #followfriday Heed these people: @drmabuse @ColleenLindsay @RachelleGardner @jonrog1 @mightymur #
• 14:13 #followfriday Folks with the coolness factor: @AWDawno @AbsoluteWrite #
• 14:14 Almost time to leave to get my back fixed!! *owie* #
• 16:42 Ahh, the bittersweet feeling of sore muscles slowly getting used to being where they *should* be! #
• 16:53 @littlefluffycat I'll tell ya, it's better than multiple rejections in a day. I've had that, too :(. #
• 16:53 Trying to sit ergonomically as I go over requested story edits =). #
• 21:45 Thanks ;)! RT @mbranesf #followfriday @DonP Always offering some good info that you didn't realize you needed. #
• 21:47 Thanks too to @fantasymagazine @BrainHarvest @jbombardier #followfriday #
• 21:51 RT @The_Rumpus The Women of McSweeneys.net bit.ly/8MTNd #
• 22:26 #followfriday Keeping me productive: @gtdguy @PortableApps @TiddlyWiki #

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• 09:22 I think the rainy weather has sapped the will to live from me and more than one coworker today... :( #
• 09:50 Rediscovering my Fictionaut account. Anything to procrastinate typing up yesterday's meeting minutes :(. #
• 10:20 "It was only a matter of time before only literary magazines teamed up with fetish porn studios to produce events." bit.ly/I00dn #
• 10:47 "Mega-hail destroyed almost 10,000 homes in China, while dead animals have been raining from the clouds in Japan" bit.ly/N987t #
• 11:31 Dragging Day at the Dayjob playlist: PEACE AT LAST by The Blue Nile #
• 11:59 RT @BoingBoing "1964 Frederick's of Hollywood catalog tinyurl.com/nsorco " fascinating peek into the past! (via @AWDawno) #
• 12:48 This just cemented my love for Karen Joy Fowler's writing & her short stories: bit.ly/mKClB #
• 14:24 Starting to whine about my shoulder like Dr. Smith from LOST IN SPACE. "Oh, the pain...the pain." #
• 14:58 I've had the hardest time knowing when to stop editing w/current #wip. Well, I'm cutting myself off! #
• 17:55 @AWDawno I've subscribed to you on friendfeed. Great, more ways to procrastinate :D #
• 17:58 RT @fantasymagazine We're switching #affiliate programs to #powell's - bit.ly/1aleBV #fantasy #books #bookstores #
• 18:00 RT @jonrog1 Spoiler! Kane and will rehearse ep207 big fight! #leverage twitpic.com/7quf9 #
• 18:12 Massive disappointment--one of my favorite musicians closed his YouTube account! :( #
• 19:39 Trying to find a market for the #wip I just finished. Sending it off will be the only way I'll quit trying to rewrite it! #

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• 07:27 Apparently the emo version of Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer" wasn't enough. My ears are melting at a dance club version. #
• 07:28 Is the singer even old enough to even know what a "Deadhead sticker" is? She doesn't sound it. #
• 07:30 Here--share my horror! ♫ blip.fm/~8dkq4 #
• 10:00 Sure am glad I volunteered to take staff meeting minutes this summer. Yep. Minutes. Gotta love 'em. Yeah. #
• 10:09 On page 243 of 272 of Black Glass: Stories by Karen Joy Fowler. "Game Night at the Fox and Goose" was slow-building but gut-wrenching at ... #
• 10:20 I KNEW I liked Karen Joy Fowler for a reason! I'd be *proud* to be "accused" of this: bit.ly/WL8QE #
• 11:57 #blog "Can't remember the last time I read something that made the writer in me want to pump my fist in the air." bit.ly/94snb #
• 11:59 @gudmagazine Reading CONJUNCTIONS 52 currently. #
• 12:05 RT @jeffvandermeer New blog post: Shared Worlds: Real Cities That Seem Fantastical/SFnal tinyurl.com/mn39kt (via @fantasymagazine) #
• 12:28 @gudmagazine It's a literary mag that I'll pick up depending on who's in it... #
• 12:29 @gudmagazine The latest, CONJUNCTIONS 52 has fiction by Elizabeth Hand, China Mieville, Jeff VanderMeer, Shelley Jackson, &c. #
• 14:52 Finished with Black Glass: Stories by Karen Joy Fowler. Finished the back matter. A *very* educational read. #
• 16:39 Pain in my shoulder since Sunday now bad enough that I need the chiropractor to fix it :(. Owie. #
• 17:39 Appt. w/chiropractor confirmed (thank Christ)! #
• 17:43 I want to read: Generation Loss: A Novel by Elizabeth Hand - tinyurl.com/mlbzyy #
• 17:57 twitpic.com/7nnvh - $3.99 for a book like this? I had to buy it, 'cos it just wasn't right! :) #
• 18:25 On page 18 of 400 of Conjunctions: 52, Betwixt the Between by Bradford Morrow. 4* for Stephen Wright's "Brain Jelly." Great slipstream wo... #

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• 08:16 On page 229 of 272 of Black Glass: Stories by Karen Joy Fowler. "The View From Venus" is a 5* women's fic/scifi mash-up! #
• 08:23 "It's such a pity to say/ Goodbye to you" [i.e. another coworker today] #lyrics ♫ blip.fm/~8bbg8 #
• 10:19 Writer.pr0n from the notebook of @warrenellis bit.ly/88f8n #
• 10:40 Photos of Fairy Tale characters in modern day scenarios bit.ly/kwojg #
• 11:59 @accidentalhaiku Niiice catch! #
• 13:33 I'm #reading We Never Talk About My Brother by Peter S. Beagle - tinyurl.com/qbfryk #
• 13:33 I'm #reading Conjunctions: 52, Betwixt the Between by Bradford Morrow - tinyurl.com/myolom #
• 13:34 I was only gonna buy the *one book* I ordered at the indie bookstore. Clearly went apeshit :). #
• 15:55 I better get my free LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE tix tonite! #
• 16:14 I want to read: Everland and Other Stories by Paul Witcover - tinyurl.com/mew87n #
• 21:30 My consolation for never having seen LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE before tonite was seeing it for free on a big screen @TheCinemapolis! #
• 22:11 EASTENDERS! Now my evening's complete :). #

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• 09:03 Saying goodbye to more coworkers this week; at least a couple are coming back in the fall :( ♫ blip.fm/~89705 #
• 09:13 Do I feel like risking my USB drive to see if NAV still thinks portableapps.exe is a trojan? :( #
• 09:18 Forgot I had a backup portableapps drive and tested that--so far, so good!! #
• 09:27 Hallelujah! portableapps.exe NOT zapped by NAV! Feels like having a severed limb reattached! #
• 10:06 Yesterday's bimonthly critique group evisceration bit.ly/3ptcLY #blog #
• 12:14 Local indie theater is reopening. Gonna see a free showing of LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE tomorrow! www.cinemapolis.org/ #
• 13:02 @AWDawno Been looking forward to this opening for *weeks*! Plus, I'm ashamed to say I haven't seen that film yet :(. #
• 13:03 Putting yesterday's flash fic on hold to pay attn. to the #wip I should've been working on! #
• 13:22 Decided to forego this year's "camping trip." Next year, maybe :(. #
• 14:26 @AWDawno Then, this is for you: RT @mcsweeneysbooks It's "amateur hour" on mcsweeneys.net today. bit.ly/XpDSl #
• 14:28 Am almost desperate enuff to beg someone to jam a ballpoint pen into the knot underneath my shoulder blade!! :( #
• 16:23 This tune never fails to make me smile. ♫ blip.fm/~89z5w #
• 16:45 DOCTOR WHO spoilers!! bit.ly/jGCP2 #
• 17:35 Last minute trip to happy hour. Netbook w/the #wip and Saranac Adirondack Amber. Ah, the life... #
• 21:50 @AWDawno Her friend Britney has been trying 3x/day for about 2 weeks now hehe. #

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• 07:52 Seem to have more than made up for Friday nite's insomnia! Actually up at a decent hour today :) #
• 08:11 "Don't you know by now no one gives you anything/ Don't you wonder how you keep on moving one more day your way... ♫ blip.fm/~87d3u #
• 08:22 My Sunday groove. If I can keep this in my head all day, I'll be just fine :). ♫ blip.fm/~87dfd #
• 09:11 @AWDawno That was the nite I had on Friday. Up at 2 AM and couldn't get back to sleep until 5 :( #
• 16:46 Probably shouldn't have brought a puke draft to the crit group but the feedback wasn't all bad! Evisceration could've been a lot worse. ;) #
• 20:04 Brain is broken going thru budget! Gah!! #
• 21:00 New L&O:CI! My Sunday is now complete! #
• 21:42 Jeff Goldblum's really pulling out all the Jeff Goldblum stops in this L&0:CI ep! #

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• 10:53 Massively overslept. Maybe it's the price I pay for *not* being hungover!! :) #
• 10:55 Hrm--none of my goodreads updates updated here, why? :( #
• 12:02 Brunch at the diner, where apparently people in this day & age still wear those tinted shades that clip onto eyeglasses and flip up! #
• 12:06 Read Intercourse by Robert Olen Butler - tinyurl.com/qe4du9 #
• 13:14 Downtown. Thought I was gonna write outside but it's a blizzard of pollen out there! I succumbed to the lure of AC and WiFi. #
• 13:53 Funny how I caught this while at the library :) RT @McSweeneysBooks "The Librarian: A Twitter Story" by Scott Douglas. bit.ly/VZdHj #
• 14:01 Maybe I just didn't have enuff coffee; just can't get my game on today. Maybe catching up on some podcasts will inspire me. #
• 15:18 Just the inspiration I needed right now. Sharon Jones interview w/Tavis Smiley. bit.ly/J2Sq5 #
• 16:33 Dagnabbit--caught in the rain w/o my brolly. Have to ride it out at the bagel place for now. #
• 16:38 All-day struggle to regain a positive outlook blown because of the twit who couldn't be bothered to get my order right, the motherfkr. #
• 22:20 @moonfrye ...never got to hear me tell her she was my first love. #

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• 09:04 Yikes, it's like King's THE MIST out there this AM. Made it sooo hard to get outta bed this morning. #
• 09:38 The best comic book cover, and why: bit.ly/UDhDx #
• 09:45 7 types of bookstore customers: bit.ly/wh1X1 I'm an Independent some days. Most days I'm the Internet Hobo heh #
• 10:56 After-work writing time will be spent at a goodbye picnic for valued coworker. Much sadness. :( #
• 11:31 Hm--might have to rearrange my Sunday plans. bit.ly/1WKO5 #
• 12:56 Forcing myself to open the #wip file and at least look at the damn thing ;). #
• 13:13 Glad I cracked the whip on myself, like a Carmelite Monk, to make myself edit the #wip! Why waste a lunch eating? :) #
• 13:56 Looks like I can no longer use my beloved portableapps suite on the dayjob comp :(. #
• 16:20 Laughed so hard, my side is in severe pain. Gotta keep workin' though haha*ow*! #
• 16:55 #followfriday Two things that have multiplied my productivity 100fold over the past few years: @gtdguy @PortableApps #
• 21:29 Good God, I love this website. bit.ly/198CmI #

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• 08:10 #homealone no more :) #
• 09:05 Hurm--my goodreads update didn't update here. (As if that were the biggest problem I have right now heh.) #
• 10:29 Some people have clearly forgotten my rule: Don't start none, won't be none. #
• 12:10 Thanks to skool, I actually understand the principles of "What If Batman's Villains Considered Economic Theory?" bit.ly/gYmU7 #
• 13:21 On page 218 of 272 of Black Glass: Stories by Karen Joy Fowler. Just over 1/2way thru "The View From Venus: A Case Study." #
• 16:00 Feels like I'm getting my psychic equilibrium back. #
• 17:56 At the PM writing spot with coffee & the Menahan Street Band (thru the headphones). #
• 18:26 Whoa!! RT@NorwichGrrl RIP Lone Star Stories, a mag that was with me from the beginning. So much love for Eric, who supported so many of us. #
• 18:41 Just as my story rejections were starting to get "I welcome additional work from you." At least the site's staying up! bit.ly/17dp4n #
• 21:37 Wondering if maybe, just maybe #BurnNotice is starting to lose its appeal? Still, never get sick of Bruce Campbell. #

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"All Afternoon Those Birds Twitter Twit"

• 08:11 Day 12 #homealone. The last day! #
• 10:06 Note to self: quit mentioning my home closet troubles to gay coworkers. Anticipate not hearing end of it until Xmas at the earliest ;). #
• 11:48 I think this is gonna be my bday gift to myself this year. bit.ly/6EzH4 #
• 13:16 RT @ColleenLindsay #Smallpress Day on Twitter! Recommend your favorite small/indie press book today! #
• 13:17 I can't decide between M. Rickert's MAP OF DREAMS (Golden Gryphon) or Ray Vukcevich's MEET ME IN THE MOON ROOM (Small Beer) #smallpress #
• 16:44 Woe betide the next person to mess with me at the dayjob. Just ask the last person. This is what happens when you watch too much UFC heh. #
• 17:43 Decided to go straight home to let the mood improve. You do not want to be the next person to piss me off. Rar! #
• 17:58 Confirmed my order for CONJUNCTIONS #52 from the local indie bookstore. Mood's improved already :). #
• 22:15 @AWDawno So sorry to hear that :(. #

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