Tweets for the week of 2012-06-03

As promised, I will be live tweeting a wedding, today. Please note: Do not expect mockery of a West Point wedding on Memorial Day. #
… Actually, you CAN expect mockery, but not of the institution, or the men and women in the service. #
West Point mood setting, via @clovis69: McArthur farewell speech – http://t.co/EQXVgdQK. #
West Point security understandably high. Comparable to airport security… If you're in the mood to insult West Point or embarrass the TSA. #
Hey: non-wedding related question for a lazy Sunday – any librarians or pro-readers who can tell me if Hidden Things is up on netgalley? #
Random thoughts from driving through the Palisades: what childhood book series used to mention Peekskill? Trixie Belden? #
Followup question: who's about to out themselves as a Trixie Belden reader? #
I don't know how long the wedding ceremony will run, but unless it's a full mass, it'll take less time than we've spent on finding parking. #
Nice church. Pity about the view. http://t.co/lPAa6Ecz #
Trixie Belden's big selling point for me as a kid? Numbers. Didn't care what they were about; only that our county library had 34 of them. #
The church itself, despite its age, boasts fabulous air conditioning… Which is more than can be said of my mother-in-law's. #
So… @DaphneUn: "How's my hair? " Me: "Fabulous." Her: "I know, right?" #fishingforyetmorecompliments #
West Point weddings begin PRECISELY on time. #youwillbeleftbehind #
Cheek-kiss greetings. Ubiquitous on the east coast? I need more data, but signs point to yes. #
The priest, crewcut, directs the processional with sharp handsigns. Pretty sure I heard him say 'deploy bride.' #
Father Crewcut makes serious use of dramatic #
pauses. #
The family has used this priest before. He has a 'bit' for his sermons: analyzing the hidden meaning in the readings the couple selected. #
If that sounds potentially horrifying and embarrassing, then I think my job is done. #
Okay, that's probably the best 'you may kiss the bride' kiss I've witnessed, thanks to the bride. Groom looks happily stunned, and should. #
Battery dying. More later. #
One more note: it is a full mass, and the parking did NOT take longer. #
Bride and Groom exit the church through an archway of drawn sabers. I don't care who you are, that's cool. #
Highpoint of the reception; someone with Garth and Wayne likenesses tattooed across the bridge of their feet. #timeless #partyon #
A bit surreal. Father-of-the-bride's advice to the couple: Don't blink. #theangelshavethephonebox #
Yeah. Totally. RT @ChuckWendig: Kids are basically dogs. I mean, they're not? But sometimes, they are. #
Back in Denver! A few hours left to like/retweet/tumbl #hiddenthings before I finish kissing the ground and figure out who won a galley. #
I wish I could give a copy of #hiddenthings to everyone entered, but I don't have *nearly* enough. The first galley goes to @juliaakarr! #
Another (or is it first?) happy customer! RT @wilsonsteve: Read advance copy of #hiddenthings and @doycet rocked it. #
RT @writemonkey: The closest I get to multitasking is ignoring more than one thing at a time. #
How would one go about spaying/neutering their plants? I feel like the eyeliner-smeared 'star' of a two-month-long cottonwood money shot. #
Oh, and hello to new followers! Visit for the #hiddenthings news, stay for the deciduous bukake jokes. #
Going to San Diego Comic Con? – Me too! I’ll be doing some other stuff at the Con as well (when I’m not busy… http://t.co/y1VVrZ6m #
I meant to mention this in my review, but @chuckwendig's Blackbirds pretty much… ruined red mylar birthday balloons for me. *shudders* #
Don't take the balloon thing as a ding against Blackbirds, by the way; for the right reader, it should be considered a ringing endorsement. #
Aww… RT @sekimori: I remember reading this story when he was doing it for a #NaNoWriMo http://t.co/TWeFx6TO Congrats, D! #hiddenthings #
And yes: one reason I think #nanowrimo "works" is because #hiddenthings started life as a NNWM project. I work well with tight deadlines. #
Canadian thistle and sweet clover. Two weeds that flower in my wedding colors. Not sure how I feel about that. #noxiouslove #
Replaced ten year old home office chair Something Fancy. Butt approves. Daytime standing desk doesn't care. http://t.co/cYpKvfbu #
I would not normally retweet a picture of me that is THAT bad, but the Liefeld mockery makes it a price I'm willing to pay. #
TRON: Uprising – First episode, up on Youtube: http://t.co/78RkfC38 — and it's pretty damned good. #
Random Average » My Outsider, ex-player Impression of WoW’s Mists of Pandaren expansion http://t.co/6tza2iS6 #
HIVEMIND: I'm trying to find a FAQ answer to "ZOMG WUT IF AN AGENT STEALZ MAH STORY IDEA" — thought I had one somewhere, but can't locate. #
Workspace – I posted a picture of a new chair to Twitter yesterday. Alongside the picture, I said: ›… http://t.co/vQpjBqmS #
Photo: http://t.co/aiwn5NFJ #
I've got 99 problems: http://t.co/czNkQtp9 (just that kind of day). #
"The POLITE thing to do would be to disagree…" http://t.co/V7KWS8mu #