{"id":1743,"date":"2009-10-18T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-18T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/2009\/10\/updates-for-the-week-of-2009-10-18\/"},"modified":"2009-10-18T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-18T09:00:00","slug":"updates-for-the-week-of-2009-10-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/2009\/10\/updates-for-the-week-of-2009-10-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates for the week of 2009-10-18"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"aktt_tweet_digest\">\n<li>How Deep Our Disappointment, How Swift The Cynicism (<a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/2mxZZf\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/j.mp\/2mxZZf<\/a>) &#8211; &quot;What assholes we are.&quot; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4785206941\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>40lb bag of dog food is now, magically, 34lbs&#8230; but the same price! #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23inflationshallo\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">inflationshallo<\/a>weencostume <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4786775618\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>This is a thought-sparking piece that inspired me today: RT @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sethsimonds\" class=\"aktt_username\">sethsimonds<\/a> Whose story are you telling? <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/8jv9c\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/8jv9c<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4786919208\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>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? <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4787300706\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Truth &#8212;  RT: @jhtatroe: RT @MyleneDressler: How It Feels to Write a Novel:  <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/EKsG5\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/EKsG5<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4787337498\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stayed long enough to see the post-credits Bill Murray bit in Zombieland. Fun movie. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4791474510\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>My new definition of awesome: my 4 year old daughter plays a R.O.W.Y.C.O. air-tambourine to @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jonathancoulton\" class=\"aktt_username\">jonathancoulton<\/a> &#39;s Creepy Doll. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4791617615\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>One of my favorite NaNoWriMo Baty-advice lines: &quot;Beer doesn&#39;t seem like a good idea. It is. Wine seems like a good idea. It isn&#39;t.&quot; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4814537696\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Phillip Roebuck: One Man Band Banjo Ninja (<a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/ZUGB1\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/j.mp\/ZUGB1<\/a>) &#8211; For getting amped up at the start of the week. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4815787481\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dear Coworker: if &quot;my assistant is out sick today&quot; translates to &quot;I am so completely fucking helpless I can&#39;t open email,&quot; RETIRE. Fuck. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4819365508\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Total word count so far today: high. Total added to actual WIP: zero. Never got the damn thing open, even. Maybe after the league. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4819427282\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adrift: I don&#8217;t know which idea is more disturbing: an automated system with a baked goods fixatio.. <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/uxwSO\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/uxwSO<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4821379414\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>You wouldn&#39;t think Halloween-themed shortbread cookies coated with sugar and chocolate would be good, unless you were smart at OBVIOUSNESS. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4827681317\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Just reread the WIP stuff from last night. Holy crap it&#39;s bad. Not even fritter-away-two-hours-tweaking-it bad. Delete-and-forget bad. Damn. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4828201536\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Actually, it&#39;s more like delete-and-take-up-painting bad. I hate this particular edit\/rewrite cycle. Hate. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4828236660\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I opted for the chop-twenty-percent-and-turn-the-rest-into-dialogue option. Better? Yes. Good? Eh. Doesn&#39;t make me retch? Victory! <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4828481838\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Also, I turned on the &#39;make the sounds of typing&#39; option in WriteMonkey, to cheer me up, which it totally did. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4828505893\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Coworker&#39;s assistant still sick. I expect a long day keeping him from eating paste, running with scissors, or representing the company. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4835791018\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RT @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/WritersDigest\" class=\"aktt_username\">WritersDigest<\/a> Savvy writers: Follow #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23tocfrankfurt\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">tocfrankfurt<\/a> for VIP publishing chatter on future of the industry <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4835839351\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2009-10-13: Words Invented by Sebastian (<a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/tnHQ0\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/j.mp\/tnHQ0<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4843335795\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adrift: Deirdre doesn&#8217;t care; she&#8217;s working the ship in toward the station. Propelled by the.. <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/11ts30\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/11ts30<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4844444244\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Beyonce&#39;s Single Ladies covered by Pomplamoose (<a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/trrTc\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/j.mp\/trrTc<\/a>) &#8211; Plain old magic. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4854375095\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Static (<a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/JG8Az\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/j.mp\/JG8Az<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4855745276\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Very pretty (<a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/3wIC3i\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/j.mp\/3wIC3i<\/a>) &#8211; Because I need another game. Still&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4864252554\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cover of &quot;September&quot; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/4eXuS\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/4eXuS<\/a> &#8211; Come for the music, stay for the slam-dancing muppet. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4871517295\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Forgot lunch. Headache now. Vision fading. Lips have gone numb. (Just kidding&#8230; except for the headache and numb lips. That&#39;s happening.) <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4873557212\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adrift: At 500 meters from the station, coming in at full power, I start wondering what being broken int.. <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/R9eLs\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/R9eLs<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4874199244\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>You know&#8230; as awesome as the stuff is that @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/daphneun\" class=\"aktt_username\">daphneun<\/a> says out here on the internet&#8230; y&#39;all are still getting the dregs. The DREGS. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4879008887\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Took awhile to get there, but the snarky joke at the end of tonight&#39;s WIP revisions was worth it. Gotta enjoy the small things. #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23amwriting\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">amwriting<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4883087124\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A Newbie&#39;s Guide to Publishing: Kindle Numbers: Traditional Publishing Vs. Self Publishing (<a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/USDOj\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/j.mp\/USDOj<\/a>) &#8211; Interesting information. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4890694115\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>You know I&#39;m a Whedon fanboy. And Tahmoh Penikett &#8211; well, it&#39;s nice to see Helo again. But 85% of the good in Dollhouse? Enver Gjokaj. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4891369030\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Okay, Twitter: help? I&#39;m looking for a video of a guy reading what should be a SFW document, made NSFW by Word spellcheck. Can&#39;t find it. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4899527433\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A very BAD thing to do when you have other stuff to do: feeding your WIP into Wordle and seeing how big &quot;nodded&quot; displays. #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23amwriting\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">amwriting<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4903199240\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adrift: Jon says, &#8220;You wonder if *what* will tickle?&#8221; I start to answer, when my ears pop. Ha.. <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/11oa4h\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/11oa4h<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4913593133\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Faction\/Reputation (<a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/paJsY\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/j.mp\/paJsY<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4923424385\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The truth (<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ZHYvY\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/ZHYvY<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4924751997\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>My recommendation for #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23followfriday\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">followfriday<\/a> &#8212; if you aren&#39;t already (and you probably are), drop in on @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/inkyelbows\" class=\"aktt_username\">inkyelbows<\/a> &#8212; great writer resource stream. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/inkyelbows\/statuses\/4924210202\" class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\">in reply to inkyelbows<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4925741717\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adrift: It&#8217;s not a &#8220;song&#8221;, exactly. Harmonics? Everything is moving slowly, even the li.. <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/13oBPX\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/13oBPX<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4926500776\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Choose your weapon (<a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/3r7SlH\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/j.mp\/3r7SlH<\/a>) &#8211; Time to get your weekend on. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4929885617\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I feel your pain, my brother. RT @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckWendig\" class=\"aktt_username\">ChuckWendig<\/a> Something Happened To My Head, Please Send Help. <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1yIYrj\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1yIYrj<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4942083418\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Excellent and interesting: RT @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thecreativepenn\" class=\"aktt_username\">thecreativepenn<\/a> @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottSigler\" class=\"aktt_username\">ScottSigler<\/a> and @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SethHarwood\" class=\"aktt_username\">SethHarwood<\/a> on Podcasting to Publishing Success <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2f6zTz\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2f6zTz<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4942116097\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Deep Our Disappointment, How Swift The Cynicism (http:\/\/j.mp\/2mxZZf) &#8211; &quot;What assholes we are.&quot; # 40lb bag of dog food is now, magically, 34lbs&#8230; 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 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/2009\/10\/updates-for-the-week-of-2009-10-18\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Updates for the week of 2009-10-18&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[30],"class_list":["post-1743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-untidy-heap","tag-twitter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1743\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}