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• 08:37 Hit the reset button last night (beer, not Tullamore Dew–that’s tonight). God, I needed that. Now, I need breakfast. #
• 08:57 Maintaining my Nietschian attitude toward the last week. I’m not dead, so I will be stronger! ♫ blip.fm/~h4tj #
• 11:31 Soaking up free wireless at an undisclosed location, after a lazy breakfast & a walk in the sun, narrowly avoiding the stranger townies. #
• 11:33 Revising the latest story, w/80s AOR music piped thru the earphones. #
• 13:17 Draft 1.99 done. It’s dreck, but at least it’s presentable dreck. Now to print, make copies, and get a haircut. #
• 19:16 Draft edited (1.995?) and ready for group. Plan 4 later: Tea w/whiskey, reading, and JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER on CN! #
• 19:17 Now, "With the record collection and the mirror’s reflection, I’m dancing with myself…" ♫ blip.fm/~hacu #

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• 07:49 Got news that my car is acting wonky in Boston. God, I hope it’s not the starter… #
• 07:53 My hand’s wet with sweat, my head needs a rest. Must relax…take it easy, like the song says. ♫ blip.fm/~gq6s #
• 09:44 Nnngggg! It’s the alternator. Maybe. #
• 09:50 No writing this morning. Mood I’m in, I probably would’ve killed my main character. #
• 11:05 Got fitted for a mask that’s supposed to protect me from the next Andromeda Strain of bird flu, or whatever. Yeah, I’m doomed. #
• 12:19 Etgar Keret is on my list of Writers I Want To Be Like When I Grow Up. #
• 12:56 Car news from Boston–It is the starter. #
• 12:57 I’m done now. Just completely done. Thank you and good night. #
• 13:00 Planning a 3-day binge straight out of WITHNAIL & I (minus the attempted buggery). I think it’s my only hope, at this point. #
• 15:49 Car almost fixed; wife no longer stranded in Boston. Rewrote a scene at lunch. State of mind has improved. #
• 15:51 Still, my evening plans will look something like this: tinyurl.com/5buvqr #
• 17:50 Ok, the real plan for tonight: Regeneration. tinyurl.com/663rqh #
• 20:02 Just the thing to screw my head back on straight. Now maybe I can get some reading/writing done! ♫ blip.fm/~h0tn #

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• 06:47 Skool day today. Meh. #
• 09:09 For J (1973-2006). "Now she’s far from these worries…" tinyurl.com/3whxo9 #
• 12:09 Plans for Home Alone 2 weekend adding up: Problem sets, haircut (maybe), group, honeydew list, editing something old, writing something new. #
• 12:12 No time for withdrawing into blankets in the dark. Plenty of time to drink through at least half of my 2-do list. Irish coffee w/Tullamore. #
• 12:18 Thursdays are my caffeine-binge days. Been happening that way for a month anyway, so I’m just gonna accept it :). #
• 12:36 Whining is (mostly) over, now. "The Show Must Go On." tinyurl.com/52pxsp #
• 14:21 Skoolwork on the d/l. Shhh. #
• 15:52 1/2 a problem set done. I almost feel guilty. Will do some work-related work; I’m sure the guilt will go away. #
• 18:06 Did work work. Lot’s of it. Yup–guilt’s definitely gone! #

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• 07:27 Expecting 5th rejection today. Will NOT let it mindfuck me! ♫ blip.fm/~fwff #
• 10:19 Rewrote a scene before work. Took my frustrations out on the main character. #
• 11:48 Rejection #5, right on schedule. But got, "Again, I welcome additional work from you." I’ve put away the seppuku blade for now. #
• 12:52 Story’s back in circulation. It was either that, or use it as kindling to set my writing books on fire. #
• 13:06 @CoyoteWild Good idea! Thanks! #
• 14:28 No edits at lunch. Scarfed down some hot wings (comfort food) and read some Keret. But I’m drinking herbal tea–no harm, no foul! #
• 14:47 Quiz next week, announced by email. Don’t you love the 21st century? #
• 16:56 Home Alone 2 happening a day earlier than I thought. Feh. Will have to subsist on coffee and Tullamore. #
• 20:19 Presidential debate vs. Ghost Hunters? Not like my mind isn’t already made up. #
• 20:25 "Fighting vainly the old ennui." ♫ blip.fm/~g66i #

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• 00:11 Meh–4th rejection in 2 weeks. Got the impression the story was well-liked, though. Just not well-liked enough. #
• 00:36 I’m torn as to where to send this particular story next. It’s keeping me awake. #
• 07:33 No Skool today + Home Alone 2 this weekend = No fucking excuse for not getting my stories resubmitted. #
• 07:33 "Moving forward using all my breath…" because what’s the alternative? ♫ blip.fm/~fj9n #
• 10:37 I’m in a mood, full of piss and vinegar and live, attenuated flu vaccine. #
• 11:35 FORCED myself to send that story right back out to yet another market that’s claimed, "We welcome more work from you!" Yeah, right. #
• 12:59 Making the numbness work for me. Second is story back out. Have to get the third reject back out before I decide, "Screw it." #
• 14:12 I suppose the universe thinks it’s funny to bounce my submission email back to me. #
• 14:27 All stories back in circulation. Did one editing pass on the latest piece. #
• 14:33 Emotionally drained. Will likely spend my Home Alone 2 weekend curled under blankets with a bottle of Tullamore Dew. In the dark. Weeping. #
• 16:08 Attitude self-adjustment time. But my plans for Tullamore Dew still stand. ♫ blip.fm/~fpmv #
• 17:33 Got the OK to leave early! Revision-time with something caffeinated is in order! #
• 20:16 I love coming home to houseguests that bring wine :). #

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• 08:16 I get to be one of the poor bastards who doesn’t get a 3-day weekend. It’d serve ’em right if I finished typing the MS at work, wouldn’t it? #
• 08:42 is on page 37 of Report to the Men’s Club and Other Stories. Reading "Mrs. Jones." #
• 08:47 Nah, you don’t really need my goodreads tweeted. Just go to the page: tinyurl.com/4am7su #
• 11:18 I’m a touch busier than I should be right now. Been trying to read the same flash fic piece for the past 1/2 hour. #
• 14:22 Got another 2 pp. typed; 3 more ’til done. I wonder if that’s why my head’s killing me right now. #
• 14:45 I need my second wind, like right now! ♫ blip.fm/~fbet #
• 16:00 Can someone please remove whatever needle must be lodged in my optic nerve, for the love of mercy?? #
• 19:38 MS typed out. 2500 words. I can hardly stand to look at it, though :). #

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• 08:42 Only Johnny Cash…I mean, Jesus…can help me today. ♫ blip.fm/~exvs #
• 10:39 Trying to come up with a decent title for my new story while watching MEET THE PRESS. Instead of typing. #
• 13:40 1/2 the story typed out. Going out for lunch and coffee and reading. Then maybe I can stomach looking at it again. #
• 13:42 Loading the story on the AlphaSmart anyway. In case, you know… #
• 22:17 Typed a paragraph, read some, bought & ordered more books, & had a bunch of friends swoop into town wanting Thai food. Time for bed, now. #

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• 08:05 Not ticked about the flash drive. I’ll get it back today. There will still be writing! ♫ blip.fm/~ep7j #
• 11:24 I swear to God I was going to skip the Booksale! I walked in, blacked out, and woke up with a bag o’ books. I need a 12-step program. #
• 12:02 I don’t feel too bad. I couldn’t get BRIEF INTERVIEWS WITH HIDEOUS MEN anywhere else in this town right now. #
• 13:41 Booksale haul: tinyurl.com/4vwjxf #
• 15:12 Another rejection. Nnnggg! #
• 16:10 Not horrendously discouraged, but right now my reading list looks a lot more attractive than finishing my current story. #
• 18:07 I gave in and (hand)wrote 2 1/3 pp. of dreck. First draft is DONE! Now to type it out to make all of my mistakes more obvious… #
• 18:10 I’ll type tomorrow. Gotta find some new markets for these damn rejects, first. #

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• 07:33 Friday! Can focus on the writing again! (Once I wake up, that is.) ♫ blip.fm/~ecw7 #
• 10:27 Wrote 1pg. of draft and 1pg. of notes outlining the end of the story. Maybe you CAN write a story in a week on sheer willpower. #
• 12:19 Will NOT cave to the temptation of putting my draft into the AlphaSmart before I’ve written the ending. It’s a procrastination tactic. NO! #
• 14:08 1/4 pg. at lunch. I’m at that point, I think, where I’m writing *around* the story’s main point instead of just getting to it. #
• 14:38 Saw the midterm answer key! I had a right answer and changed it like a fucking idiot, thinking it was too easy!! Gahhhhh! #
• 15:05 *headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk* #
• 20:59 I actually left my flash drive at work???? *headdesk* *headdesk* #
• 21:25 Working from a 6 day old backup, for all the good it does me. #

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• 07:22 Got a lil’ too happy at happy hour last nite. As if today wasn’t gonna suck enough… ♫ blip.fm/~dzia #
• 08:43 Home Alone this weekend. Plenty of time for studying. Which means, writing today! Muahaha! #
• 12:05 Well, I passed the midterm. Could’ve done better. But now I know how the game is played… #
• 13:13 People have told me, "Cut yourself some slack!" My inner demons say this: tinyurl.com/49ulbq #
• 17:44 Today at work has been totally, totally sucktastic. #

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