“All Afternoon Those Birds Twitter Twit”

  • 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 😀 #
  • 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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  • 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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