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Updates for the week of 2009-10-18

  • How Deep Our Disappointment, How Swift The Cynicism (http://j.mp/2mxZZf) – "What assholes we are." #
  • 40lb bag of dog food is now, magically, 34lbs… but the same price! #inflationshalloweencostume #
  • This is a thought-sparking piece that inspired me today: RT @sethsimonds Whose story are you telling? http://bit.ly/8jv9c #
  • Anyone have recommendations for a WordPress plugin that takes an MP3 and uploads it to a post in some kind of podcasty click-listen bar? #
  • Truth — RT: @jhtatroe: RT @MyleneDressler: How It Feels to Write a Novel: http://bit.ly/EKsG5 #
  • Stayed long enough to see the post-credits Bill Murray bit in Zombieland. Fun movie. #
  • My new definition of awesome: my 4 year old daughter plays a R.O.W.Y.C.O. air-tambourine to @jonathancoulton 's Creepy Doll. #
  • One of my favorite NaNoWriMo Baty-advice lines: "Beer doesn't seem like a good idea. It is. Wine seems like a good idea. It isn't." #
  • Phillip Roebuck: One Man Band Banjo Ninja (http://j.mp/ZUGB1) – For getting amped up at the start of the week. #
  • Dear Coworker: if "my assistant is out sick today" translates to "I am so completely fucking helpless I can't open email," RETIRE. Fuck. #
  • Total word count so far today: high. Total added to actual WIP: zero. Never got the damn thing open, even. Maybe after the league. #
  • Adrift: I don’t know which idea is more disturbing: an automated system with a baked goods fixatio.. http://bit.ly/uxwSO #
  • You wouldn't think Halloween-themed shortbread cookies coated with sugar and chocolate would be good, unless you were smart at OBVIOUSNESS. #
  • Just reread the WIP stuff from last night. Holy crap it's bad. Not even fritter-away-two-hours-tweaking-it bad. Delete-and-forget bad. Damn. #
  • Actually, it's more like delete-and-take-up-painting bad. I hate this particular edit/rewrite cycle. Hate. #
  • I opted for the chop-twenty-percent-and-turn-the-rest-into-dialogue option. Better? Yes. Good? Eh. Doesn't make me retch? Victory! #
  • Also, I turned on the 'make the sounds of typing' option in WriteMonkey, to cheer me up, which it totally did. #
  • Coworker's assistant still sick. I expect a long day keeping him from eating paste, running with scissors, or representing the company. #
  • RT @WritersDigest Savvy writers: Follow #tocfrankfurt for VIP publishing chatter on future of the industry #
  • 2009-10-13: Words Invented by Sebastian (http://j.mp/tnHQ0 #
  • Adrift: Deirdre doesn’t care; she’s working the ship in toward the station. Propelled by the.. http://bit.ly/11ts30 #
  • Beyonce's Single Ladies covered by Pomplamoose (http://j.mp/trrTc) – Plain old magic. #
  • Static (http://j.mp/JG8Az #
  • Very pretty (http://j.mp/3wIC3i) – Because I need another game. Still… #
  • Cover of "September" http://bit.ly/4eXuS – Come for the music, stay for the slam-dancing muppet. #
  • Forgot lunch. Headache now. Vision fading. Lips have gone numb. (Just kidding… except for the headache and numb lips. That's happening.) #
  • Adrift: At 500 meters from the station, coming in at full power, I start wondering what being broken int.. http://bit.ly/R9eLs #
  • You know… as awesome as the stuff is that @daphneun says out here on the internet… y'all are still getting the dregs. The DREGS. #
  • Took awhile to get there, but the snarky joke at the end of tonight's WIP revisions was worth it. Gotta enjoy the small things. #amwriting #
  • A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: Kindle Numbers: Traditional Publishing Vs. Self Publishing (http://j.mp/USDOj) – Interesting information. #
  • You know I'm a Whedon fanboy. And Tahmoh Penikett – well, it's nice to see Helo again. But 85% of the good in Dollhouse? Enver Gjokaj. #
  • Okay, Twitter: help? I'm looking for a video of a guy reading what should be a SFW document, made NSFW by Word spellcheck. Can't find it. #
  • A very BAD thing to do when you have other stuff to do: feeding your WIP into Wordle and seeing how big "nodded" displays. #amwriting #
  • Adrift: Jon says, “You wonder if *what* will tickle?” I start to answer, when my ears pop. Ha.. http://bit.ly/11oa4h #
  • Faction/Reputation (http://j.mp/paJsY #
  • The truth (http://bit.ly/ZHYvY #
  • My recommendation for #followfriday — if you aren't already (and you probably are), drop in on @inkyelbows — great writer resource stream. in reply to inkyelbows #
  • Adrift: It’s not a “song”, exactly. Harmonics? Everything is moving slowly, even the li.. http://bit.ly/13oBPX #
  • Choose your weapon (http://j.mp/3r7SlH) – Time to get your weekend on. #
  • I feel your pain, my brother. RT @ChuckWendig Something Happened To My Head, Please Send Help. http://bit.ly/1yIYrj #
  • Excellent and interesting: RT @thecreativepenn @ScottSigler and @SethHarwood on Podcasting to Publishing Success http://bit.ly/2f6zTz #