Tweets for the week of 2013-01-20

Packing and preparing to leave a good place sucks, even if you're going home. #whidbeyMFA #
RT @michelleahansen: QotD: "Come on in. We don't know what we're doing, but you're welcome to join us." #whidbeyMFA (Credit: @katkat_alcala) #
Home in 23 hours. RT @DaphneUn: Every day this week, Beau comes home from daycare, goes into @doycet's empty, dark office, and says "Daddy?" #
RT @katkat_alcala: I might have invented a new form today, the Flash Lecture – given even before it was written #magicrealism #whidbeyMFA #
Throughout the week, I've inadvertently entertained #whidbeyMFA with random words I say "wrong." Latest amusement landmine: measure. #
RT @TodayILearnd: TIL that the Sami people of Northern Finland have a unit of measurement called the 'poronkusema' – the distance … ht … #
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RT @gooddirt: Day 9. Gorgeous light and bittersweetness. #whidbeymfa http://t.co/9XA1cavl #
What? What!? #1600 http://t.co/YW0Y409F #
"Oh that's fine, I'll just check in at the – What? http://t.co/8jBBYVMC #
still water. cold sky. / friends waving, family waiting / the ferry sails south. #whidbeyMFA #
RT @ChuckWendig: I want to write an ode to Mandy Patinkin's beard. #
Finally at the gate for homeward bound flight. Recharging belly, brain, and battery. #
I miss @DaphneUn so much, I would actually sit and watch the Golden Globes with her tonight, if I were home. #nothome #
9 degrees Fahrenheit when I land in Denver. Welcome home. #brrr #
Dogs skritched. Wife kissed. Girl kissed. Boy kissed. Diaper changed. Home. #
Great thoughts re: my You're Not Punk post, much of it about the empowerment of women often found in that lit even when 'punk' isn't. #
(And no, I don't think they're the same thing. Different things with major venn diagram overlap? Yes. This warrants another blog post.) #
RT @SarcasticRover: When humans colonize Mars they'll have to stay inside all the time and only eat pre-packaged food. BUSINESS AS USUAL! #
So I've joined an MFA program. Those of you familiar with my (dusty, rusty) "talents" as student may commence the pointing and laughing. #
If you missed my extra-late post yesterday: “What the hell are you doing here?” My first MFA Residency – http://t.co/dVKLnz4j #
RT @openculture: Free Harvard class teaches non-lawyers about copyright http://t.co/NSXbNUdP #
RT @apelad: I'm five seasons behind on Fringe. #
So yeah: Dream where your kid's poisoned (playing w/ weed-sprayer YOU left out) and you wake up as dream-you is screaming "Call 911"? Super. #
"Man, I hope my beard comes in like yours someday." I think I hit a beard milestone. #
Hidden Things review at Bella Online – http://t.co/jjI09OS2 – "… delightfully creepy." #
RT @kayray: “Who can forget, in the wake of SimCity, how children everywhere took up urban planning?” (via @StephenAtHome) #
Okay guys: I'm looking for forum software that nests replies to specific comments, Reddit-style. Suggestions? #
I really don't think people appreciate the determination and flexibility it takes to get both of my feet in my mouth at the same time. #
Not sure I'll sleep well while kicking myself for being a tactless idiot, but I'm going to give a shot. #
Today I Learned: Automatic watch winders are an actual thing: http://t.co/b1A2tZBj #what #seriouslywhat #
Maison garage: I love my house but, these sorts of uses of small spaces just fascinate me. http://t.co/qWa5HUAJ via @youtube #
RT @barrygoldblatt: Finished @doycet's HIDDEN THINGS on the flight. Wow! Smart, imaginative, and I was so sorry it had to end. Read it!! #
RT @jonathancoulton: Hey look, @GLEEonFOX ripped off my cover of Baby Got Back: http://t.co/7PMRY0r3. Never even contacted me. Classy. #