Author: Don

• 08:09 TONIGHT! Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings!!! ♫ blip.fm/~mbbw #
• 08:10 This morning, though: moving furniture around 🙁 #
• 08:33 Need breakfast and coffee first, though. And a look at the current piece, of course 😉 #
• 12:44 My phone now has more picture storage capacity than my camera. #
• 13:35 Well, apparently that’s too much storage capacity for my phone. Back to Best Buy… #
• 15:35 Furniture moved, stuff written, NaNo blown off. Got a text that Sharon Jones is doing a signing B4 the show, so off I go! #

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• 07:13 2 days ’til Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings!!! ♫ blip.fm/~lyds #
• 07:16 Still reeling from "Rose Tyler" on LIFE ON MARS (US) last nite. Can’t decide between fansquee and self-loathing for getting the reference. #
• 07:19 Legally downloaded Bill Champlin’s new album www.billchamplin.net; 1st ep of LIFE ON MARS (UK), not so much… #
• 10:40 Wrote 2pgs of not-so-crappy dreck this AM. Still have no idea where this story’s going. #
• 10:41 I have a better sense of the minor characters than I do the protagonist. But I’m getting there…maybe. #
• 10:42 So far, successfully creeping out my coworkers :D. #
• 11:29 A coworker: "The creep factor is very high." #
• 11:33 Another coworker: "You can turn around and quit looking at me, now!" #
• 14:20 Wrote 1pg. of NaNo notes when I should’ve been working on my current piece. #
• 14:20 Another coworker: "You scared the shit out of me." #
• 16:46 Will be prowling around downtown tonight hehe!! #
• 18:26 Will hopefully be able to watch Bruce Weber’s biopic of trumpeter Chet Baker, LET’S GET LOST, when I get home. #
• 22:06 Was called "terrifying" by passers-by and managed to scare at least one small child! 😉 #
• 22:43 New cell phone plays Chicago songs! #
• 23:10 Came to GHOST HUNTERS LIVE late, so I’m kinda lost. #

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• 07:19 3 days ’til Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings!!! ♫ blip.fm/~ll0a #
• 07:20 What? What? WHAT? tinyurl.com/6lwl49 #
• 07:21 I will not do writing market research on Skool Days, I will not do writing market…whoops, too late! 🙂 #
• 09:17 Why didn’t my dental insurance get deducted from my pay?? #
• 09:42 Oh yeah, 3rd check. The only advantage to still being hourly. Of course, it’s already gone. #
• 14:00 The next seven days are going to be utterly craptacular! Bring it!! #
• 16:56 "Why has my head gone numb?" tinyurl.com/6drqlx #
• 17:51 Gonna pick out the last bits of tomorrow’s costume…muahahaha! #
• 20:40 Finally home. Costume shopping+studying=too tired to do much else tonite. #
• 22:32 Should I feel bad about watching the US version of LIFE ON MARS when I’ve only seen snippets of the UK version? #
• 22:33 Did they actually have to use "Rose Tyler"? Sheesh. #

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• 07:27 4 days ’til Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings!!! ♫ blip.fm/~l6k0 #
• 07:28 I hope it isn’t too cold to wear my retro LIFE ON MARS jacket for the concert. #
• 11:31 Section was productive this morning! Might actually do better on the next midterm, now 🙂 #
• 11:47 Carol Emshwiller’s "Abominable" is now on my list of favorite stories! #
• 12:39 Will probably study at lunch…after reading more Emshwiller. #
• 14:19 Almost caught up with studying. I cn has writin’ time now? #
• 14:25 Of course we all know the answer should be, "NO!" #
• 16:19 Why am I using my brain so much when some folks around me just refuse…? #
• 16:26 Give me strength… #
• 20:43 Trying to shake the thousand-yard stare and get back to studying. #
• 20:46 "Somewhere in a lonely hotel room there’s a guy starting to realize that eternal fate has turned its back on him… ♫ blip.fm/~lh99 #

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• 07:13 Is it a Skool day already? Might as well be, ‘cos the new piece is going nowhere fast. #
• 07:13 5 days ’til Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings! ♫ blip.fm/~kri2 #
• 07:16 "Water Master" by Carol Emshwiller–this is how you build a fantasy world without the usual tropes tinyurl.com/6jo4kk #
• 12:01 Weather is so sucky, it destroyed my umbrella, which made the walk to/from class oh, so much fun. #
• 14:06 Submitting on the down-low. Shhh… #
• 14:22 Sent out two Hail, Mary passes…I mean, submissions. Yeah, yeah on a Skool day. Sue me. #
• 15:18 Need to spend some time tonite prepping the Halloween costume for work. Oh yes, people will be afraid! #
• 17:03 There’s no reason for me to feel this french-fried. #
• 17:52 There’ll probably be no writing this Skool Nite. That well feels dry right now… #
• 19:41 Finishing touches for costume will have to wait. It’s too damn cold and windy out there for me–and I’m from Cleveland! #
• 21:45 1,000-yard staring into my skoolbook instead of reading it. #

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• 07:32 This weekend: Halloween, Sharon Jones/Dap-Kings concert, & moving Mom-in-law. No time for group–sadness! Have to MAKE the time to write. #
• 07:37 Theme of the week: "Gotta keep your head down and be as cool as you can" ♫ blip.fm/~kdcr #
• 07:39 Form rejection from a place I’ve gotten personal rejections from. And, this week’s off and running to a craptastic start!! #
• 11:11 Next piece has a good hook, I think, but damned if I know WTF to do with it. #
• 11:11 Wrote 1pg. of utter dreck this morning, which ended up being more of a character study than an actual scene. #
• 14:10 I need to get back into the habit of making my lunches, again. That, or quit buying so many goddamn books ;). #
• 14:23 Couldn’t bring myself to write. Read more Emshwiller instead–words I couldn’t come up with on my best day. A lil’ discouraging…. #
• 15:05 Two stories to send out, one old (Nngg!) and one new! Old one’s going to an anthology. Why not? Nothing to lose at this point. #
• 17:32 Wow, I’ve actually been too busy working to send out my stories from work ;). #

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• 07:51 Agreed to be hog-tied and dragged by family and friends to the Booksale today. Oh, the pain…the pain…. #
• 08:08 We love having overnight guests, but I never sleep well when they’re around. #
• 08:12 A writer’s nightmare (certainly mine): tinyurl.com/693uk9 #
• 08:18 Something else that might’ve helped my meltdown 2 weeks ago: Writing to get better vs. writing to matter tinyurl.com/63cehp #
• 10:09 Trip to Booksale delayed as the apartment gets Feng Shui’ed *headsmack* #
• 14:11 The Booksale just wasn’t enough, no. Had to hit ANOTHER used bookstore. Is there a CELBRITY REHAB for bookbuyers? #
• 14:22 I’m going to hang out with friends a little more, read a bit, and then make a decision on where to send the latest MS. #
• 15:46 Catching up on MEET THE PRESS via podcast. Yeah, I’ll start writing in a bit, promise. #
• 15:47 To be fair though, I’ve written on Skool Nites so shouldn’t I be studying tonight? #
• 16:06 I’m dragging and I don’t want to nap. We all know what that means. And if I take books, I won’t buy any more w/my coffee (right?) #
• 17:49 Tried to continue something new from a month ago. I got nowhere :(. Edited about 100words from the latest MS, instead. #
• 17:55 Maybe–and I hardly ever say this–I need a night off. #
• 18:08 Gonna read and veg out to some J-pop for awhile. ♫ blip.fm/~k7qw #
• 20:04 Ok, no more revisions! -100 words is enough. It goes off tomorrow, as is. #

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Guess LoudTwitter must’ve had a senior moment last night. So here’s the Tweets for Today recap from yesterday.

• Much, much too rainy for the Farmer’s Market. Good weather for writing, though! ♫ http://blip.fm/~jqwn 8:11 AM yesterday from Blip.fm
• Ack! Why, oh why must friends keep tempting me with the Booksale?? 8:12 AM yesterday from web
• Waiting for a mocha while putzing on wireless. Don’t feel bad because at least I’ve got the MS next to me… about 22 hours ago from web
• Looks like my USB drive stayed clean because I serendipitously outsmarted the writer of the virus that’s going around Skool and work :). about 22 hours ago from web
• Okay, got the mocha, a table with an outlet, and a clean USB drive. Now, I can write. about 22 hours ago from BeTwittered
• Down to revising the last 2 pgs. of the MS. about 20 hours ago from BeTwittered
• I like my ending. Just don’t like how it reads… about 20 hours ago from BeTwittered
• Finished (as much as it’s ever going to be). Now for the dreaded market search. about 20 hours ago from BeTwittered
• Found a Go-for-Broke market and a Safe-Bet market. Will decide tomorrow after another 5-10 rereads. Now: more coffee. about 19 hours ago from BeTwittered
• Note to self: there’s no point avoiding the Booksale if you’re going to buy discount books at a bookstore. about 18 hours ago from BeTwittered
• At home, pizza on the way, STAR TREK 2.0 on in 15 minutes, and a stack of reading. But, I want to start the next piece… 🙁 about 17 hours ago from BeTwittered
• Do I really need to start the next piece today? Not like I’d know where to start, but my subconscious just won’t STFU! about 17 hours ago from BeTwittered
• Printed version 2.0 of the new MS for review. Tomorrow. Done writing for the day, I think. Well, maybe just give it a quick once over… about 13 hours ago from BeTwittered

• 07:16 Weekend writing agenda is set. Now to figure out which coffee shops to grace with my presence. #
• 07:18 Rough week. "I had everything thrown at me that the judge and jury could hurl." ♫ blip.fm/~jch5 #
• 11:06 MS is in the "fine-tuning" stage. Progress was slow, because I still suck at rewriting quickly. #
• 11:20 Best article on Fantasy vs. Magical Realism that I’ve read thus far (not that I agree with every word): tinyurl.com/6ajqc4 #
• 12:43 Sitting in the eye of the hurricane here at the Diamond Mines. #
• 14:27 Frustrated with the MS at lunch, so I read another heartwrenching Carol Emshwiller story instead. She’s really good at those. #
• 16:49 Praying my USB drive is virus-free. #
• 16:56 I am officially OUT of the eye of the hurricane here at the Diamond Mines… 🙁 #
• 17:53 Test post from Google/BeTwittered. Because why not eliminate the 2 xtra mouse clicks it takes to get here? #
• 19:48 Late nite at work, but not so bad. On the upside: looks like my USB drive is clean!! #
• 19:52 Staring blankly at the MS. I doubt even caffeine would help at this point. #

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