Author: Don

• 07:58 I want to read: The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye by A.S. Byatt – tinyurl.com/pgf8xw #
• 08:00 I want to read: Collected Stories by Ruth Rendell – tinyurl.com/ouwxax #
• 08:00 I want to read: Tabloid Dreams: Stories by Robert Olen Butler – tinyurl.com/oqz3ts #
• 08:06 On page 114 of 192 of Break It Down: Stories by Lydia Davis. "Sketches for a Life of Wassilly" was exactly that in a literal and literary… #
• 08:07 On page 116 of 192 of Break It Down: Stories by Lydia Davis. The 1st line of "City Employment" could’ve been written by Fran Lebowitz. 5* #
• 08:10 On page 119 of 192 of Break It Down: Stories by Lydia Davis. "Two Sisters" seems more of a broad character sketch. 3* #
• 08:11 On page 121 of 192 of Break It Down: Stories by Lydia Davis. "The Mother" succinctly paints a sad life in a few strokes. 5* #
• 08:14 Slept in. Messing around before work. I’ve earned it. Will finish cramming tonite. Even if I don’t, still got T-minus 2 days to the final. #
• 09:09 I want to read: One D.O.A., One on the Way: A Novel by Mary Robison – tinyurl.com/q67nt5 #
• 10:49 Came into work in the aftermath of, as the story goes, a series of unfortunate events. Batting cleanup, now. #
• 12:03 #blog Mr. Spock isn’t supposed to say "dickheads!" bit.ly/sSsWO #
• 14:34 Will weakened by intense studying yesterday. Spent study break at the Book Sale. At least I didn’t spend a lot. www.booksale.org #
• 14:36 Made lunchtime progress. Have 1 chapter left to review + an overall review, and 53 hours to get it all done! Then, I’ll finally be free! #
• 17:01 Dayjob front door closed for the day. Gonna see if I can sneak in some more skoolwork in the 90 min. I’m stuck here. #
• 18:21 Failed to get any studying done on the d/l. Gonna have to use some of my own time tonite ;). #
• 20:44 Not getting studying done as fast as I’d like. But then, the night is still young ;). #

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• 08:42 Slept in way too long today. It’s okay though, considering I got through half my studying yesterday. T-minus 3 days to the final! #
• 08:44 I’m #reading Intercourse by Robert Olen Butler – tinyurl.com/qe4du9 #
• 08:55 Got a phone call to make, breakfast to eat, and the last half of my studying to do! #
• 10:43 Looks like the local bagel place is going to get my breakfast *and* lunch money today. OK, let the wristcu–I mean, the studying, commence! #
• 10:53 Study playlist: My "Ce Matin La" playlist on Pandora (Air, Zero 7, &c.) #
• 12:31 Tired of playing these games. Game theory games, that is–payoff matrices, dominant strategies, &c. And I wonder why my head’s gone numb. #
• 12:48 @Abyss_Apex Trying to start a #slushfail day? 🙂 #
• 13:14 @Abyss_Apex I’m all for #slushfail education! #
• 13:59 @Abyss_Apex FTW, right? 😉 #
• 15:50 Had a nice lunch and a walk home. With all the stuff I got done, I figure I can slack for 1, maybe 2 hours more :). #
• 16:07 RT @cspan YouTube video of Wanda Sykes at White House Correspondents Dinner: tinyurl.com/pfg58r #

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• 23:13 @jeffreyeford I’d consider re-reading the first INTERFICTIONS if my reading backlog wasn’t so huge :). #
• 08:17 Torn between going to Farmer’s Market or just immediately commencing with studying/torture. T-minus 4 days to the final. #
• 08:25 Squeeing from all the @ replies and RTs last nite from writers whose stuff I love! #squee #
• 10:04 Trying to open up the skoolbooks here at the Farmer’s Market. Took the netbook out instead, which was a bad, bad move. 😉 #
• 10:41 twitpic.com/4ugov – Another postcard picture perfect day at the dock of the Farmer’s Market. #
• 10:43 @GrassRootsFest Bela Fleck alone would’ve been worth the price of admission. But with Sharon Jones & the D-KS there, he’s icing ;). #
• 11:21 At the library downtown. I think I can get into the skoolwork groove now, provided I stay away from the new fic section. #
• 13:14 Brain is pretty mushy right now. Dare I risk spot at library to get some caffeine…? #
• 13:30 Wondering if STMC(studying) > P(shutdown)…? #
• 14:27 Need a change of study venue, I think. And, some food. #
• 16:55 RT @readerville Harlan Ellison Calls Lifetime Achievement Award a Sham. tinyurl.com/ph2q8z (via @Danchaon) #

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• 07:49 Fried myself last nite & slept in this morning. Will get to skoolwork later today. T-minus 5 days to the Final. #
• 08:10 I don’t seem to know which way is up this AM. 🙁 #
• 08:49 Actually eating breakfast (yes, w/a red-eye) and jamming to new Tower of Power, El Michels Affair, and old Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra. #
• 09:11 #followfriday Odd mix of celebs I follow: @chicagotheband @diablocody @amber_benson @moonfrye @DaveSFoley #
• 11:15 No, no, no, no, NO! www.booksale.org/ #
• 11:37 RT @victoriastrauss Life is what I do to escape from writing…. #
• 12:00 "You didn’t have to love me like you did/ But you did, but you did/ And I thank you." #lyrics #
• 12:00 Body working only by sheer willpower and the rhythm of old school R&B tunes in my head. Hands shaking, tho. Not good. #
• 12:23 Just heard coworker refer to Fritos as "Satan’s hors d’oeuvres." #
• 12:58 Not gonna study at lunch. Gonna eat and slack, and hit it tonight and over the weekend. #
• 13:37 Enlisted coworkers to help me monitor @GrassRootsFest website for date of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings show. #
• 13:40 RT @PasteMagazine Daptone Excavates Vault, Releases The Budos Band EP tr.im/kG3X #
• 14:09 @GrassRootsFest I feel bad that they’re obsessing for me, so a DM certainly wouldn’t go unappreciated :). We can keep it under our hats! #
• 15:02 @GrassRootsFest Thanks!! I’ll be there with at least 3-5 of my closest friends :). #
• 15:04 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings @GrassRootsFest on July 17. Sometime in the later evening. Campbell Bros. likely playing right before or after. #
• 19:30 Home alone, having refused to see STAR TREK on opening weekend. I learned my lesson at STAR TREK VI w/noisy Klingons sitting behind me. #
• 19:48 @AWDawno Not to be left Trek-less, I’m flipping back & forth between ST:FIRST CONTACT & ST:NEMESIS on TV ;). #
• 22:19 @WannabeRSwriter That’s what I’d call a party :). #
• 22:20 @jeffreyeford You, M. Rickert, & Ray Vukcevich would be three reasons enough to get INTERFICTIONS 2! #
• 22:43 @Cbarzak I don’t doubt it for a second, especially with @adeniro to boot! #

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• 07:49 Would rather be sitting with writer’s block than reviewing skool problem sets. T-minus 6 days to the Final. #
• 08:32 "It’s a big enough umbrella/ But it’s always me that ends up getting wet." #lyrics #
• 08:32 Studying isn’t going very well this morning. 🙁 #
• 08:55 Took 10 minutes to do a problem that should’ve taken 2. Time to quit for the morning. Gonna slack before the dayjob. #
• 08:57 Nah, you know what? I’m good for one more problem. #
• 10:36 Where’s my notebook? "The Top Ten Rules of Space Opera" bit.ly/45DMb #
• 11:46 Index of Bruce Holland Rogers’ "Short-Short-Sighted" columns bit.ly/rryGi #
• 11:59 RT @Catrambo Jeremy Tolbert’s 5 lies writers believe about editors – bit.ly/16BIwr #
• 12:02 @Catrambo I like the drinking water/sewer pipe analogy, myself. #
• 14:30 Probably just now killed off some of the hopes of his classmates about the final exam. (*snicker*) #
• 16:16 RT @gtdguy Paying attention to paying attention to what has my attention. #
• 19:25 I’m going to get my second wind, if I have to siphon it from someone else’s lungs! #
• 21:12 Hate, hate, *hate* having to interrupt my study groove just to frakking eat! #

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• 07:54 T-minus 7 days to Final. Time to "Battle Without Honor or Humanity" again. bit.ly/2YPDzr #
• 09:08 Isn’t it funny how I’ll write ’til the last second before I leave for dayjob, but need at least a 30 min. buffer after skoolwork? #
• 10:51 Finally did online class evaluation at the last minute. I was just too darn busy *studying*–hello!! 😉 #
• 11:29 LOVE it: "Their long arm of the law has stretched all the way around the internet to spank themselves in the ass." tinyurl.com/dn3ncl #
• 12:23 Dizziness is not conducive to effectively dealing with the mad rush of work/skool/writing stuff to do. Just sayin’. #
• 14:51 Definitely paying for the days I spent away from skoolwork. Dismayed by how much has leaked out of my brain. #
• 16:33 I think my nervous system short-circuited for a little while today. Rebooted after lunch, tho. #
• 17:20 Had to turn off today’s @totn podcast. Too fried at work right now & not in the headspace to listen to an angry guest bash Neal Conan :(. #
• 17:24 Ah, a BookExpoCast…much better. #
• 17:55 RT @gretchenrubin From Psychology Today: to make yourself like something more, nod while looking at it; to be more negative, shake your head #
• 18:01 There will be family discord for the next two nites. Tribe vs. Red Sox. #indians #
• 20:29 I come home and what do I find? Cleveland down 1-2 to Boston :(. #indians #
• 20:57 How am I supposed to study, between Tribe/Red Sox and GHOST HUNTERS?? #
• 22:06 Doncha love double plays? Tribe: 9, Red Sox: 2 #indians #
• 22:28 RT @diablocody My life won’t be complete until I’ve reimagined the entire cinematic canon as a Fox Thursday night lineup. #

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• 07:51 On page 88 of 192 of Break It Down: Stories by Lydia Davis. "Cockroaches in Autumn" is a little too cryptic for me. 3* #
• 07:51 On page 91 of 192 of Break It Down: Stories by Lydia Davis. "The Bone" shows the stuff lasting memories are made of. 5* #
• 07:52 On page 99 of 192 of Break It Down: Stories by Lydia Davis. 1st 2 pgs of "A Few Things Wrong with Me" hit close to home. 5* #
• 08:10 Momentarily sidetracked by teh intrawebs. Will focus on fiction sub, now–my first in how long?? #submissions #
• 09:00 Preparing incense and a small sacrifice to the critique group hive-mind for help with my contest sub. #submissions #
• 11:46 "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)" by Squeeze & "Mighty Love" by the Spinners in my brain simultaneously. Dichotomy is giving me a headache. #
• 12:37 "Time just crawls here behind my eyes…" #lyrics #
• 12:41 That was the first song in my head all day that wasn’t 80s New Wave or 70s R&B. I blame caffeine. #
• 13:23 Forgot my skoolbooks at my desk. Maybe it’s my subconscious telling me to have lunch in relative peace again? 🙂 #
• 14:40 Okay, tonight I’ve *got* to get the study-ball rolling. T-minus 8 days to final! #
• 16:44 *sigh* I can see the last-minute work emergency coming a mile away… #
• 16:53 "Failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine," huh? Oh, if only… if only… #
• 17:27 Work emergency buck passed to the appropriate person. I can resume end-of-day exhaustion in peace ;). #
• 19:44 Forcing myself to sit with the skoolbooks open. Nothing, yet. I’ll be breaking out the Red Bull shortly. #
• 21:10 zomg! Meat Loaf concert doco on TV. The haircut I get. Going without the disheveled tux/cloak…? Just not the same. #
• 21:42 OMG again! Apparently, a key part of this Meat Loaf doco is on how he purposely goes back to the tux shirt look. This is surreal…. #
• 21:47 Meat is in the tux! He’s in the tux!!! And the scarves are tied to the mike stand, too. #

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• 07:46 On page 82 of 192 of Break It Down: Stories by Lydia Davis. "In a House Besieged" is 7 dense sentences that begs 2-3 rereads. 5* #
• 07:47 On page 84 of 192 of Break It Down: Stories by Lydia Davis. "A Visit to Her Husband" is Carver-esque in its subject matter. 5* #
• 07:49 It’s not even 8 AM–can’t I go anywhere in this town before 8 AM and *not* run into a coworker?? #
• 07:51 Critique processing playlist: CHICAGO XXXII: STONE OF SISYPHUS #
• 07:52 "A dream is make believe until/ Blood, sweat & tears turn faith to will/ It’s gonna take some miracle, man/ To show there’s a way" #lyrics #
• 08:12 Hm. I wrote flashes last week. Just heard about this contest w/@fantasymagazine. Fate? tinyurl.com/cueqja (via @charlesatan) #
• 08:39 Sunday’s crit-group crucifixion session summary posted: tinyurl.com/d4gv78 #
• 09:12 On my camera-meat debut last nite: tinyurl.com/c5ccas (I should use my blog more often, no?) #
• 10:58 No class this week, so I get full lunch hours! I’m almost tempted to *eat* rather than study for the final. T-minus 9 days. #
• 11:43 RT @warrenellis @menianoon Advice on breaking into comics? 1) Google is your friend. 2) Don’t do it. You will die angry and colostomised. #
• 12:06 Might go back here for lunch since there’s no drunken-student-zombie apocalypse to navigate thru. www.nygreencafe.com/main/index.php #
• 12:10 "I used to cry/ For the lost/ Until I had to turn away/ Then I looked inside/ Past the fool/ And found some deeper words to say." #lyrics #
• 12:13 "What Is Microfiction" debate at FRiGG www.friggmagazine.com/issuetwentyfour/poemsstories/fiction/whatismicro/whatismicro.htm #
• 13:38 RT @ strikethru The White House Flickr stream is really fascinating: tinyurl.com/cxdksz #
• 13:39 No, I’m not studying right now. Decided to enjoy my first Monday lunch hour in God knows how long :). #
• 13:42 Any place that plays the song "Sticks" by Cannonball Adderley while I eat lunch is a cool place. www.nygreencafe.com/main/index.php #
• 16:26 Work CD player is apparently a hole in time between the present and 1985. #
• 16:45 I like AOR as much as anyone, but I just don’t need Air Supply on the work CD player right now. Now, where’s my copy of CHICAGO 17…? #
• 17:21 Not a rough day, really–certainly nothing like Friday. Feels like the weekend never happened, tho :(. #
• 18:25 If I was smart, I’d head straight home, directly to my desk where my skoolbooks are waiting. But motivation & energy are soooo < 0. #
• 19:53 Clearly, I’m not smart. #
• 20:44 Poring thru Creative Commons images for flash fic contest entry. Counts as "writing," right? #wip #

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