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• 07:45 is on page 39 of 192 of Break It Down: Stories by Lydia Davis. "Mr. Burdoff’s Visit to Germany" has the best opening in the collection s … #
• 07:48 is on page 40 of 192 of Break It Down: Stories by Lydia Davis. Back to 1-paragraph pieces in "What She Knew." 4* #
• 07:49 is on page 41 of 192 of Break It Down: Stories by Lydia Davis. "The Fish" is also 1 paragraph long; packs a slightly bigger whallop. 5* #
• 07:51 is on page 43 of 192 of Break It Down: Stories by Lydia Davis. "Mildred and the Oboe" gets 5* for making me wonder if it inspired the bi … #
• 07:57 Wonders what work to bring outside today: rewrites or skoolwork? Final’s just over 2.5 weeks away! #
• 09:02 Holy nostalgia! I remember watching each and every one of these Nickelodeon spots! www.youtube.com/watch?v=a68dZfAlk9k #
• 09:26 Didn’t stay up last nite for the end of Warren Ellis’s GI JOE: RESOLUTE. Thank the internets tho: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiIZRPxwHPk #
• 11:14 Just had to get back outside. Breakfast at a diner and now I’m sitting in the downtown sun. #
• 11:15 Diner observation: There’s something cute about watching 2 strangers flirt w/each other when English isn’t either of their first languages. #
• 11:17 Looks like the Time Warner intertubes are clogged, which explained the problems I had at home. #
• 11:31 Okay, maybe too hot to sit in the sun. Needed a change of pace, so I set up at a corporate coffee chain, hoping no townie friends see me. 😉 #
• 11:34 Actually, hoping I don’t have a repeat of yesterday when I narrowly dodged *4* coworkers and 1 member of crit group. #
• 11:48 Ran into a coworker–that didn’t take long, did it? #
• 13:11 Best thing about Twitter besides getting non-bot DM from 1 of my favorite writers: It told me that Time-Warner’s intertubes were clogged. #
• 13:13 Feeling very, very happy w/skoolwork progress today. Figure 30 more min, and I’ll have earned a break. #
• 14:10 30 min. to finish up skoolwork might’ve been a little optimistic :*( #
• 14:32 All right, I’m done w/skoolwork today because I’ve *decided* that I’m done! 🙂 #
• 14:33 Gonna hang out & sip cold drinks, rather than risk running into the coworkers I’ve seen out the windows of the coffee shop. #
• 14:46 is starting Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales by Ray Bradbury. ‘Cos it’s been in my "to read" pile for too long. #
• 14:53 Reading playlist: Neko Case’s new album MIDDLE CYCLONE #
• 15:27 is on page 16 of 912 of Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales by Ray Bradbury. "The Whole Town’s Sleeping" boggles the mind … #
• 15:29 Gonna take in some more sunshine, head home, & do some laundry. Bleh. #
• 19:24 is on page 25 of 912 of Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales by Ray Bradbury. Who knew a 59-year old story like "The Rocke … #
• 19:45 Got extremely distracted from laundry. Gonna throw a load in now and hopefully be done before the new L&O:CRIMINAL INTENT. #

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• 07:58 is on page 14 of 192 of Break It Down: Stories by Lydia Davis. More emotional arc in "The Fears of Mrs. Orlando" than story arc. 4* #
• 08:06 Actually *excited* to be going to the Farmer’s Market today! Gonna bring a real camera this time, too. And then I’ll hide indoors & write. #
• 08:21 Almost forgot: You’ll like WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY if you liked Keret’s novella, even with the different (happier) ending. #
• 11:20 No livetweeting from the Farmer’s Market ‘cos I was too busy taking pictures to use as character fodder in future stories :). #
• 11:21 Scored myself some new "licensed by Birkenstock" sandals at the local annual truckload sale. WTH, it only comes around once/year. #
• 11:28 Best thing about Twitter: getting a non-bot Direct Msg from one of my favorite authors! #squee #
• 12:20 Haven’t heard "Valerie Loves Me" in, what, 15 years? ♫ blip.fm/~4ydgu #
• 12:58 Tried to read/write while stuck inside. Just not happening. Netbook’s charged up, so back out I go. #
• 13:40 Downtown is abuzz with activity including, unfortunately, some band that sucks really, really hard. #
• 13:50 I refuse to let this incredibly sucktastic band drive me indoors! #
• 14:05 If I’d have let the sucktastic band drive me indoors, I’d have missed out on this awesome acapella gospel group. #
• 16:53 Trying to rewrite a section over and over? Just cut it & see if you can do without it. It worked for me yet again! #wip #
• 16:56 Gonna type corrected draft and put it to bed for a bit. Then I can get to those 3 stories I still have to rewrite. #wip #
• 17:32 is on page 20 of 192 of Break It Down: Stories by Lydia Davis. All I can say about "Liminal: The Little Man" is that it’s over my head. 4* #
• 17:34 is on page 31 of 192 of Break It Down: Stories by Lydia Davis. "Break It Down" was almost too vivid & gutwrenching. 5* #
• 17:39 twitpic.com/3zs00 – Would I be a jerk if I got a boat, parked in the next slip, & christened it "The GMO?" #
• 17:42 twitpic.com/3zsb2 – From this morning’s regatta, viewable from the Farmer’s Market. #
• 22:14 Why, oh, why have I never seen RUSHMORE before? #
• 22:42 Forgot how cool Owen Wilson (co-writer of RUSHMORE) was, once upon a time. #

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• 07:24 is finished with The Drowned Life by Jeffrey Ford. Just finished up all the backmatter, except the novel excerpts. #
• 07:24 gave 4 stars to The Drowned Life by Jeffrey Ford – tinyurl.com/cttas7 #
• 08:09 is on page 8 of 192 of Break It Down: Stories by Lydia Davis. Some might think the longer sentences in "Story" are literary BS but I was … #
• 08:33 RT @RachelleGardner Today I’ve posted some book reviews that DON’T give the author that warm and fuzzy feeling: bit.ly/jSHoJ #
• 08:38 #wip revision playlist: soundtrack for the film CROOKLYN #
• 08:50 "So I try to be hip and think like the crowd / But even the crowd can’t help me now." #lyrics #
• 09:22 Decided the last scene doesn’t start as well as it should. Of course, I come to this conclusion before I have to head into work. #wip #
• 11:47 Actually looking forward to a sunny walk to skool. Will I even need my sweater, I wonder? #
• 13:45 Definitely enjoyed sunny, sweater-less walk to skool! *Almost* puts me in a cheery mood…almost ;). #
• 13:46 RT @IndependentLens all docs, all the time. Reviews, festivals, events, and a film directory on DocumentaryFilms.net twurl.nl/f3pms3 #
• 16:15 Weekend’s so close I can *taste* it, even if it’s still 2 hours away. #
• 17:16 Work emergencies came and went. Maybe my weekend can start a lil’ earlier than scheduled…? >:) #
• 17:53 Weekend *will* start early. Oh, yes. #
• 19:03 At home w/open windows, open beer, and the New Pornographers blasting out the windows :D. #
• 19:10 "Sing all hail / What will be revealed today / When we peer into the great unknown / From the line to the throne" #lyrics #
• 20:52 Finally getting to watch the film WRISTCUTTERS, based on the Etgar Keret story "Kneller’s Happy Campers." #

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• 07:24 Purposely getting off to a late start this morning. 2nd-last discussion section for skool & I’m just not feeling it. #
• 08:39 is on page 275 of 320 of The Drowned Life by Jeffrey Ford. "The Dreaming Wind" had me so lost in the writing, the worldbuilding aspect w … #
• 11:34 Feeling the 1,000-yard stare and it’s not even noon yet. #
• 11:38 That’s still no excuse for not getting another page of MS edits for the #wip at lunch. #
• 14:49 Didn’t get as much done as I wanted at lunch. Spent time committing Freudian slips…pics to follow. #
• 19:11 RT @drmabuse RT @jafurtado Yahoo is closing its GeoCities personal home page service. RIP Geocities! is.gd/uagO #
• 19:21 twitpic.com/3uyd5 – "Sometimes a lollipop is just a lollipop?" Pfft. Sometimes, someone’s just got issues. #
• 19:22 twitpic.com/3uyft – Analyze this. #
• 19:39 is on page 290 of 320 of The Drowned Life by Jeffrey Ford. "The Golden Dragon" has some powerful, compelling realism w/just a hint of th … #

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• 08:41 is on page 255 of 320 of The Drowned Life by Jeffrey Ford. Forced myself to finish "In the House of Four Seasons" & was glad I did. 4* #
• 08:47 Body was up and moving for an early start this AM. Had to mainline my red-eye to wake my mind up, though. #
• 08:48 #wip revision playlist: HOT STREETS by Chicago #
• 09:18 "And he’s stone cold Hollywood / Standin’ in front of you / An emperor without a stitch of clothes on." #lyrics #
• 09:41 4 MS pgs of strikethrus, copyediting marks, & a couple new sentences–that’s progress, right? #wip #
• 11:52 Wow…5 more lectures left for me in the skool year! #
• 12:18 Want to read: Olive Kitteridge: A Novel in Stories by Elizabeth Strout – tinyurl.com/dfov88 #
• 14:26 Seems to be an abundance of free food at work today, and I seem to be eating all of it :(. #
• 18:04 Looking forward to a night of a just a bit of #wip revision and a whole lot of slack. And GHOST HUNTERS. #
• 20:36 Want to read: You Must Be This Happy to Enter by Elizabeth Crane – tinyurl.com/c2qs8n #

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• 07:35 Dragging this morning, feeling totally unmotivated. Still recovering from hellish last week. #
• 07:57 Learned a new term from the interweb: thesaurus rape. Gonna try to use it in crit group critiques 😀 j/k! #
• 09:01 "Lied to ourselves to live/Chump reasons that we give/Time’s up before you know you/Give up the ghost and learn it’s love…." #lyrics #
• 11:10 One more printout of one new draft to go over one more time for what’s sure to be one more revision, rinse, repeat, &c. #wip #
• 14:59 #wip revisions in the sun at lunch today. It was even productive :). #
• 17:42 The "Craigslist Killer" gets a name when he was just out to rob? IMO, you shouldn’t get a name unless you’re really psycho, like Son of Sam. #

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• 07:59 is on page 235 of 320 of The Drowned Life by Jeffrey Ford. Loved how "The Bedroom Light" started but ending left me asking, "WTF?" 3* #
• 08:08 RT @gtdguy 90% of life is cleanup. Grow up. Deal with it. Get used to it. #
• 08:09 RT @gtdguy Cleanup = get closure on what u create/produce/allow…. #
• 08:26 Having a hard time getting back on the horse because of my weekend of slack. It was still worth it, tho :). #
• 09:13 Just watched someone walk past the cafe window in a black cloak. I wanna wear my black cloak, now. #
• 11:37 Fingers crossed that work doesn’t get any more hectic while we’re down 1/2 my coworkers :(. #
• 12:18 Cold, wet walk to skool today. I was in a t-shirt two days ago!! #
• 13:27 @strikethru I would never go to any bar that would turn its nose up at "Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’." #
• 17:07 Not a pleasant work day, but it could’ve been *so* much worse on so many levels. #
• 18:03 "Pull my chin, stroke my hair, scratch my nose, hug my knees / Try drink, food, cigarette, tension will not ease…" #lyrics #
• 18:05 Want to read: Shakespeare Wrote for Money by Nick Hornby – goodreads.com/review/show/53387074 #

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• 09:01 Can’t believe that, for a microsecond, I considered skipping crit group to watch game 4 in the Tribe/Yankees series. #
• 09:03 To be fair, Indians love/Yankees hate is a powerful combination. #
• 09:55 is on page 219 of 320 of The Drowned Life by Jeffrey Ford. Buildup of "The Scribble Mind" was so good I was almost disappointed when the … #
• 17:38 Found out Cleveland lost to the Yankees, but that’s not even the worst news. JG Ballard dying–*that* was the worst news :(. #
• 17:54 Now that I’m back from crit group, I can slack again for the rest of the day. #
• 18:00 zomg! Almost forgot that tonight’s the L&O:CRIMINAL INTENT Season 8 premiere. #
• 18:12 For kicks and giggles, got my hands on the first episode of L&O:UK, starring Jamie Bamber (BSG) and Freema Agyeman (DOCTOR WHO). #
• 21:06 Season 8 L&O:CI FTW! Sticking with the old, bombastic 80s throwback L&O:TRIAL BY JURY theme–Fail. #
• 22:09 Damn. Kept the TV on a second too long. Now I’m into season 2 of IN PLAIN SIGHT. #

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• 08:17 is on page 173 of 320 of The Drowned Life by Jeffrey Ford. Forgot that I’ve read "What’s Sure to Come" before until 1/2-way thru. Still … #
• 09:42 Something just not right about tweeting from the Farmer’s Market which is why I’m doing it >:). I’m enjoying the contemptuous stares, too. #
• 09:46 Wish I’d brought the Flip or at least my real camera. Pics from my cell just won’t look as good. #
• 10:00 Listening to pompous ass swearing to his pompous friends about how the only TV he watches is PBS and 30 ROCK. #
• 10:03 Furiously typing some of the other things this guy’s spewing. Just can’t make up dialogue like this!! #
• 10:20 Pompous ass shows just how pompous he is by grossly mispronouncing the word "Appalachian." #
• 10:48 At the library to charge up the netbook and dump the pictures I’ve taken. Gonna wander thru downtown in the sun and snap some more. #
• 11:07 twitpic.com/3ivrz – Oh yes, the breakfast burrito place is back at the Farmer’s Market!! #
• 11:08 twitpic.com/3ivu1 – Parading my spoils up and down the market! #
• 11:09 twitpic.com/3ivx5 – No! Can’t have any! Go’way!! #
• 11:15 is on page 183 of 320 of The Drowned Life by Jeffrey Ford. Flabbergasted by "The Way He Does It." 5* #
• 11:44 twitpic.com/3iyjr – Screw it–think I’m just gonna slack for the rest of the weekend & take pics like this. #
• 12:20 RT @gregvaneekhout Seem to be kicking back and listening to old Elton John more than writing…. [With me, it’s 80s Chicago.] #
• 12:36 Wondering if I want to be inside in a movie theater on a day like this to see SUNSHINE CLEANING. Have 2 hours to decide. #
• 13:27 Got a haircut, a cold drink, & am sitting outside listening to record store blasing Soul/R&B music. Just what I needed today! #
• 16:42 Saw SUNSHINE CLEANING. Was pretty good but the ending killed it. It jumped the narrative track to wrap it up. #
• 16:58 Watching Cleveland stomp on the Yankees like a red-headed stepchild. ‘course, it’s only the top of the 3rd. #indians #
• 18:18 All right, at 20-2 at the top of the 6th, I think I’m ready to flip the channel, now :D. #indians #

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• 07:59 Stuff to do this AM before work. No rest for the wicked :(. #
• 08:00 Fondly remembering last weekend of slack. Am >this close< to clearing my weekend calendar and playing hermit this weekend. #
• 08:03 RT @ColleenLindsay Today is #Queryday! Click here for rules about how to participate & ask questions: bit.ly/pp4Ox #
• 11:11 You know, I think I am going to take the whole weekend off. #
• 12:17 Day just keeps getting better and better. #
• 13:39 RT @drmabuse New Podcast! The Bat Segundo Show #280: Laura Lippman… tinyurl.com/cukcv4 #
• 14:19 Walking back to work in the sun improved my mood. A bit. #
• 15:50 Knocking on every piece of wood I can find so that ingsthae at orkwae stay ietquae. #
• 16:27 Listening to Steely Dan on the work CD player. Makes the PM a lil’ smoother. #
• 17:05 Avant garde jazz piano on the CD player, now–nice and dissonant, like my current headspace. #
• 17:42 Of course, of *course* the work emergency has to come after business hours. Of. Course. #
• 18:55 Work emergency dealt with. At PM writing spot (on purpose) to reclaim lost sunglasses. #

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