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Updates for the week of 2009-11-08

  • (title unknown) (http://j.mp/1e7PGS) – Good advice from a lady what does it. #
  • SORRY, TWITTER! Dunno why that NaNoWriMo advice link broke. Here tis, from @maureenjohnson: http://tinyurl.com/yd2fdj5 #
  • Adrift: [DOWNLOADING 'LOG'…] My, but this ‘Finnras’ person is terse. If *I* had a journal,.. http://bit.ly/4wFK33 #
  • R @VeryShortStory "There were things called newspapers. People bought them to read about what happened the day before." "Dad, what's paper?" #
  • Nov1: Finished revisions & sent WIP back to AgentS. Then RockBand @cyface's – Dr. Manhattan's Jünk rocks Berlin! Evening: started #nanowrimo #
  • That's another way to say it was a good Sunday. Today, more #nanowrimo, and for @finnras, PIE RECIPES. And dayjob. Regardless, #amwriting #
  • … and I just got followed by three German twitter feeds for using a ü in my Rock Back tweet, I think. #
  • #NaNoWriMo: The thing you did wrong yesterday. http://bit.ly/4qPtR0 #
  • Top 1 Habits of Amazing Writers (http://j.mp/atrkw) – Simple truth. #
  • RT @mtfierce If you're writing a zombie story under a different name, would that be your, "Om nom nom de plume?" #
  • Okay… where did last night's writing go? #mildpanic #amwriting #dontfailmeDropBox #
  • Adrift: Grr. The data entry buffer on this journal implant is impossibly small. Who uses this, rock-carving space-mo… http://bit.ly/1QtLHn #
  • Army of Gloaming. #unseenprequels #
  • RT: @rdonoghue: Complete guide to Google Wave, free e-book http://bit.ly/21THFT #
  • Edited RT: @rdonoghue: Complete guide to Google Wave, free e-book http://bit.ly/21THFT OMG FIREFLY CHARACTERS USED FOR EXAMPLES. *nerdgasm* #
  • Very seriously thinking about catching #toc New York this year. Early Registration is Open http://post.ly/BRXR #
  • #NaNoWriMo peeps: come share favorite bits from the first couple days of your story. http://bit.ly/3QANMa #amwriting #
  • New Siege of Mirkwood Trailer (http://j.mp/3kcVR9) – No lie: I got goosebumps. December 1 is gonna be SWEET. #
  • An Incomplete Education http://tinyurl.com/yzj7ybr – I could add a few things to this list, but there's far more I need to remember. #
  • Teaching a class this afternoon. Stupidly, gut-wrenchingly nervous about it at T -30 minutes, so everything's on schedule. #
  • .@cyface It's part of my job, yeah. The nervousness bit is just… I dunno. Part of it? Actually fun/funny. There are other telltales. #
  • For instance, about 20 minutes out, I get really sleepy: my body trying to get me to miss whatever thing I'm supposed to d–snnnkkkkkzzzz… #
  • Adrift: [FILE ACCESSED] Aww, the space-monkey is looking for his daughter. That’s moderately sw– [***SCOURGE DET… http://bit.ly/3KGaDv #
  • Finally, about 10 minutes before class starts: the constant, LYING, calls of nature. These should just be ignored. #themoreyouknow #
  • Holy cow: my internets exploded while I was away. Thanks for all the RTs and follows, you guys. More, after I send my class home. #
  • RT @glecharles I don't care about Republicans or Democrats. As long as the parties are the focus, it's just a see-saw ride to nowhere. #
  • Thanks again to everyone for all the RT lovin' — I'm gonna blush. Gotta stop basking and get back to #amwriting. #nanowrimo #
  • RT @mightymur And before lights out […] check @doycet 's stream for link to #nanowrimo advice) — That would be this: http://is.gd/4MxMl #
  • GAH! #nanowrimo day 1, I try present tense, but can't hold it. Day 2, edits to past tense. Today, brain defaults back to… *gnash teeth* #
  • Adrift: I’m on the floor, just past the scanner. Sweat and tears coat my face. The static screaming in my head is … http://bit.ly/3KNPh6 #
  • Was going to do my first Adrift podcast, but I just spent 3 hours teaching and my voice is shot. Heading for a #NaNowrimo Write-in instead. #
  • Plan change: "go to write-in" became "have ham & cheese bagel and wish I was in NYC with @daphneun, then chill with puppies." #amwriting #
  • RT @Maggie One thing I like about bookstores: how books dampen sound so everything seems more still, like something good is about to happen. #
  • Apparently a lot more tired than I thought I was. Dozed off and didn't come to until midnight. Promptly chewed up most of the nap, writing. #
  • Coke zero, parked in the shade by the park, and a lunchtime writing sprint. Or, you know, maybe a nap. We'll see. #nanowrimo #amwriting #
  • Adrift: Deirdre’s helping me to my knees. The turret gun is pointing at us. A very stern voice orders her away from… http://bit.ly/jGrCf #
  • Having blown 4.5 hours getting the podcast together, there's the small matter of about 1200 more words to write… Oy. #amwriting #nanowrimo #
  • Handy marriage chart (http://j.mp/1PIFhP) – Well, as long as it's in a chart, then it must be right. #
  • Repeating for peeps NOT up last night: Adrift, Episode 1 (Podcast) http://bit.ly/1WfArd – Be gentle. It's my first time. #
  • Okay, #followfriday. I like reading @jakonrath's blog – you might too. If you like my #nanowrimo tips, you'll dig @chuckwendig. #
  • (And yeah, I know that's two #FFs for Chuck. Don't care. And I don't #FF a ton of people every time, cuz I prefer Recs with explanations.) #
  • Adrift: Actually… Angry Computer Voice is ordering *me* away from *her*. “Clear fire lines and Scourge will be e… http://bit.ly/46GWAt #
  • Dear Twitter, I like the new Retweet function, but jeez, let me EDIT it first before posting. Criminy. #
  • Dear blackberry, Why do you keep giving me a 'message received' beep. You have no messages. Is this a cry for attention? #
  • Diaspora just landed on my doorstep. More motivation to get caught up. #nanowrimo #amwriting #
  • One of my favorite things about my EeePC? The ability to disable WiFi with a keystroke. Later, internets. #amwriting #
  • Thanks to talking animals and a mythical bear-cat, I'm caught up on #nanowrimo. Yeah, I'm writing sci-fi. Why? *drops mic, leaves stage* #
  • Okay, #nanopanic-ers: “This is How I Get it Done” – http://bit.ly/1oVn1g and
    “The first day you get behind” – http://bit.ly/4uoh0r #
  • Personal realization: I have *nothing* in common with the twitterfolk reinforcing the Trending Topics. Inordinately pleased by that. #
  • The joys of creating alien dialog: Type into Babelfish. Translate English->chinese->english->french->portugese->English. Voila. #
  • Sorry for the swears, but I am so. fucking. tired. of losing my internet connection between every other page refresh. Seriously. Fuck. #
  • Trouble shooting indicates problem is entirely with my (relatively new) wireless router, not Qwest's modem. Solution: qwest modem+router? #
  • Crap, I thought I had my wordcount for today, but apparently I can't math. Back to it. #nanowrimo #amwriting … again. #
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Updates for the week of 2009-11-01

  • Google Docs Batch Export (http://j.mp/48sECL) – Most excellent. #
  • Newest arrivals on my to-read pile include The Road, Boneshaker, Leviathan, War of the Oaks, Before they are Hanged, and Powerless. You? #
  • If I say: "ironically, she was wishing so hard for him to stop that she didn't notice when he did", is that actually ironic? #stupidsong #
  • My current #win7 hitch is making the Start menu *default* to "All Programs" and not "Kinda/sorta most recent stuff you've opened… " #
  • Adrift: Deirdre asks if she’s staying on the ship. Again. The tone of her voice… she’s.. http://bit.ly/3xTSw4 #
  • Jumprope. Ninjas. Omigod. Seriously guys. http://is.gd/4DCOc #
  • People read more than books (http://j.mp/2h6Ttl) – I see his point, but at some point, you just have a distraction-maker, not a reader. #
  • Adrift: The ‘lock sensors tell me the air inside the station is good. Better than the air in the B.. http://bit.ly/f99b8 #
  • Revisions… done? Wow. One more read-through, aloud, and back it all goes to Agent S. Happy friggin' Halloween, indeed. #amwriting #
  • Writer’s Block Is For Hippies And Slugabeds (http://j.mp/TOjwb) – "Brain teeth go chompy." #
  • RT: @ChuckWendig: In case you missed it: I spit in the face of your Writer's Block. Ptoo! http://tinyurl.com/yk83rub #
  • Estributors (http://j.mp/1rtUIJ) – A niche in the publishing world that no one, currently, lives in. #
  • Decided I'm (finally) going to rip the rest of my CDs to mp3 and trash the… trash. I want an utterly DRM-free ripping tool. Suggestions? #
  • Every wrecked vehicle I've seen today has been 4wd. Idiots: It's not 4-wheel stop. #
  • Adrift: The airlock cycles. We step through. Sweet, fresh air puffs in our face. Turret mounted particle.. http://bit.ly/5sUj9 #
  • Warming up for Halloween. Don't ask me to explain the ensemble. I cannot. http://flic.kr/p/7bqgSC #
  • Adrift: Figured it was too good to be true; every enviroment has hostile elements. Though in this case, .. http://bit.ly/2cfb6f #
  • Back at proper revisions. 76% reduction in 'shrugged'. Now to see about all the nodding. Fucking bobbleheads, these guys. #
  • I'm on google wave (no invites, relax), and digging all the RPG stuff going on, but I want to see any writer co-op stuff. Pointers? #
  • I don't think horror should BE a genre. It's an *element* of a story – it's like calling "blue" a genre w/in paintings. #scifichat #
  • Q4: The best sci-fi monster (for me) was the bat-thing in From a Buick 8. #scifichat #
  • #scifichat I have to confess that Cthulhu has never scared me. C's just… too big. I think stuff my size or smaller is creepier. #
  • #scifichat Like Cloverfield. The main thing is scary like getting almost hit by a bus is scary. The LITTLE critters deliver horror, though. #
  • I wonder if an element of humanity is *necessary* in a horror monster – to turn 'scary' into 'horrible'. See: Alien. HAL. #scifichat #
  • My takeaway from today's #scifichat: horror comes out of 'natural' turned unnatural, or the threat of our nature being stripped. Good stuff. #
  • My first #scifichat today – first chat of any kind on Twitter, actually – and it was very cool. Thanks, all! #
  • WHEN I FIND OUT WHO LEFT THESE CASHEWS IN MY HOUSE I'M GONNA KI–mfff rrfff mmrrrff mff ommff nom so go-mfffgodsodeliciou– *food coma* #
  • Adrift: The ‘do you have pie’ voice reassures us this is basic security – a formality. Step .. http://bit.ly/1zyxz9 #
  • This pretty much sums up my Win7 upgrade. http://bit.ly/2m06Xq #
  • If you can't walk, you crawl, and if you can't crawl… http://flic.kr/p/7bNqzU #
  • 4 hours before the next con event. Comfy booth with a power outlet. No wifi to distract me. Surrounded by strangers. Hell yes I #amwriting #
  • Crap. Flashback scenes in the WIP are supposed to be PRESENT tense. Dammit. Crap crap crap. #
  • I might rethink/undo this flashbacks-in-present-tense thing; a conceit from a long time ago that I don't know if I still like it. #amwriting #
  • Just realized one of the players at my gaming con table-an airforce cadet-was 1 year old my junior year in college. Who moved my cane? #
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Updates for the week of 2009-10-25

  • every writer absolutely must (http://j.mp/10qS4Y) – Great essay. Charged me up for writing today. #
  • Writing time. Twitter conveniently offline. I'd like… 5000 (http://j.mp/n0sYe #
  • If you follow my serial sci-fi story (@finnras), you might like that I'm writing Adrift (part 1) for NaNoWriMo. And podcasting it as I go. #
  • Also, I broke 2000 twitter posts this morning, while twitter was *down*. THAT is the kind of power I command. Bask in my glow. #
  • Is it okay that I, as a non-iPod (non-Mac, non-jesusphon, non-iTunes) person sort of hate that it's called 'PODcasting'? #
  • Got 2k today. It's not the 5k I aimed for, but the words I got made @daphneun laugh (except the sad bits), so I claim success. #amwriting #
  • Adrift: [You might want to know I'm writing Adrift (part 1) for NaNoWriMo. And podcasting it as I go. More info, whe… http://bit.ly/3s3VhU #
  • Heh. @carrharr's 'rename Twilight' competition cracks me up. My fave: "Skip to Page 213 if you want to Read about Something Happening". #
  • Adrift: Couldn’t follow it well enough on Twitter (or, come to that, Facebook)?
    Couldn’t follow it on a newsread… http://bit.ly/2pZSSn #
  • RT: @glecharles: "Of course, when I started, they said it only worked because I was so unknown." @doctorow: http://is.gd/4r6Ll #
  • Adrift: The pie-voice is back – coalescing out the harmonic hum, vibrating from out of the ship hull – it says we’… http://bit.ly/3P9GUi #
  • Warmup game was 190 pins. This does not bode well for the actual games. #ambowling #
  • I need sleep more than another 500 words. Night all. #
  • 'You are being shagged by a rare parrot' – http://bit.ly/19uGVY – Thank you, @kimhusband #
  • Tempting to work "no god" into today's @finnras post, because the twitter trend amuses — not so tempting as to actually do it, cuz… eh. #
  • Again, LOTS of work/words today… but exactly 0 on the WIP. On one hand: grrr day job. On the other: Yay! Day job! #amwriting tonight. #
  • Adrift: Not sure what a reduction field is. Best guess? It reduces the likelihood we vaporize when we dock. I’m su… http://bit.ly/2vfP72 #
  • Thais cracked me up: RT @scalzi Spam mail today promising me I could "Turn my creativity into a career!" Yes, well. #
  • 42 Essential 3rd Act Twists (http://j.mp/1BR8EY) – Makes notes for November… #
  • Ow. Ow. Ow ow. Ow. Jesus. Hot chocolate through a straw. What the hell was I *thinking*? Back of my throat feels like a running blister. Ow. #
  • An Open Letter to the Gaming Industry (http://j.mp/4l0Qgp) – Sing it, sisters. (via Judd) #
  • Took a few minutes to reread some of my short stories from a few years ago. So much fun. So much fun to WRITE. Must remember – have fun. #
  • Adrift: Dierdre coaxes us into the GDR – I hear the seal lock from two decks away and start down. Jon ca.. http://bit.ly/93OqI #
  • 8 Reasons to like the Nook e-reader (http://j.mp/38PkT5) – Show me a readily available add-on app that allows .doc formats, and I'm there. #
  • What a pretty February morning. #
  • *BEAMS* RT @OLPC Every Elementary Student in Uruguay Now Has an #OLPC Laptop http://bit.ly/3mqFCd #
  • The Mobile Internet Is Going To Explode http://tinyurl.com/ylgvwzy — This a is really interesting 10 minute video. #
  • I could burn hours on wordle. It's like getting access to a woodchipper without supervision. (http://tinyurl.com/yg3gsow) #
  • M O O D (http://j.mp/3Jy7hw) – I just got an idea for a room divider… #
  • This QotD makes me happy: "The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible." David M. Ogilvy. #
  • 3k left on revisions; mebbe 4. Close, anyway. Got to play around with a time-warping bowling alley yesterday, which was nice. #amwriting #
  • How often do I hit Good Times for lunch? The lady taking orders recognized me over the drive-through speaker. And knew I'd changed my order. #
  • Adrift: Hard to see in the weird light, but yes: several hundred yards down the universal docking ring, .. http://bit.ly/WEuRe #
  • Words I cannot effing spell correctly, ever: occassion. occaision. occasion. Dammit. Stupid word anyway. How about you? #cantspell #
  • Kk quote for the day: "Daddy, my nose is running late." #
  • RT @ChuckWendig RT: @adders: Some good advice on ways to check your WordPress install for hacking: http://bit.ly/12XAfP #
  • Adrift: I thought I was still at least a step behind Kaetlyn. She left the Drift a month ago, yet there&.. http://bit.ly/4ks2Qz #
  • With Kaylee for a friend's birthday party at 'the Hop', which is 8 jumping castles free wifi, and awesome. And the parents can get on too. #
  • In hindsight, the party place full of massive jumping castles isn't really the best place to start reading The Road. #nowIKnow #
  • Hmm. So this is Win7. Hmm. #
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I love this wordle summary of my twitter page

Click to embiggen.

Words Mean Things
Words Mean Things

Sums things up pretty well. “Adrift” is unfairly weighted, but aside from that? It’s a pretty fair impression of my daily life, honestly. In a hand-wavey kind of way.

Whatever. I like it.

Edit to add:

Here’s one that’s a little more accurate and less Adrift-tilted:

twitter-wordle3

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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 #
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My plans for NaNoWriMo

It seems that, like displaying Christmas decorations on prominent end-caps in grocery stores, people start talking about NaNoWriMo earlier and earlier every year. Not quite sure what’s up with that; wherefore art the joy of going in with no prep (no decision, in fact, about participation until the 11th hour)?

Anyway, all that chitter chatter got me thinking about it a little earlier than I might otherwise. (Read: before October 30th.) So, here’s what I’m planning:

  • I’m doing it. Obviously. Duh.
  • I believe I’m going to be working from an outline.
    • Kinda.
    • I’m actually going to take the twitter-posts for “Chapter 1” of Adrift, and write that as a full-blown story with, like, dialogue and stuff.
    • Interspersed with the action from Adrift, there will be a Princess Fairy Tale, I think.
    • This will let me flesh out a lot of stuff, and write some things that are going on my head with the story that I simply don’t have space to write out in once-a-day Twitter posts.
    • I avoids me wasting several hours every day figuring out what I should be writing that day.
    • If I write all of 500 words for each of the twitter posts that comprise Adrift Chapter One, that’s about 100k words.
  • I’m probably going to write it in WriteMonkey, because WriteMonkey is awesome.
  • I’ll be backing it up using Dropbox, so I can work on it pretty much anywhere.  Might do weekly exports from WriteMonkey into OpenOffice as well, which is differently awesome.
  • I don’t know how/when/where I’ll be sharing this out for people to partake in during the month.
    • ONE idea I have it to read the daily output aloud and post said reading as a podcasty thing here on the blog.  I’d like thoughts on that.
  • That’s about it.
I might add jetpacks.
I might add jetpacks.

I’m not a little excited by the whole thing.

Which is probably why I’m talking about it early.

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Updates for the week of 2009-10-11

  • RT: @cmpriest: Word of the day (courtesy @rstevens): "Indignorant" – The state of being ignorant, and indignant about it. #
  • And so it begins — Me: Can I have a kiss goodbye? / Her: I want to go play with [name of boy here]. / Me: *heartbreaks* #
  • Report: Woman paralyzed by E. coli-tainted hamburger (http://j.mp/qRLsT) – Words (unless you count "ugh") fail me. #
  • Baked Ziti Recipe (http://j.mp/2JCV2) – Going to try this with some Morningstar Crumbles. #
  • Tolkien’s Monsters: Tonight, on the History Channel (http://j.mp/3xZxsx) – Hmm. Maybe we can snag this on the DVR… #
  • Oh crap. Just got a LotRO: Siege of Mirkwood closed beta invite. Time to set up daily October #writegoals to earn play time. #
  • Up and driving at ass-crack o'clock; 'volunteered' to rep the day job at career fair. Running 20 minues late, more out of protest than need. #
  • RT @mightymur New media, old journos, everyone should read: Awesome speech- lessons from the Rocky Mtn News: http://bit.ly/14uZD5 #
  • Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan: kick-ass young adult steampunk series starts with a bang, a hiss and a clank (http://j.mp/1spSNA #
  • Adrift: I sit down and start randomly punching nav buttons. Dangerous, but if I’m dreaming, who ca.. http://bit.ly/2iNLfQ #
  • Adrift: Pain from the hand-smack indicates (a) not a dream (b) the pre-history, duo-dimension space stat.. http://bit.ly/3HKDJ #
  • The more I think about what I'm doing for the PTA game tonight, less I know what I'm doing for the PTA game tonight, so… lunch! #
  • I feel like I should borrow a page from @jonathancoulton and take requrests. #
  • Penny Arcade! – Le Choix De Sophie (http://j.mp/1rSQZz) – I've totally been there. #
  • Dol Guldur Exterior Shots (http://j.mp/3NQKoJ) – Pretty much exactly as I visualized the creepy Mirkwood fortress/prison. #
  • Adrift: Do we *have* any pie? Jon says we don’t; do I… want him to make one? The station isn.. http://bit.ly/RDFvb #
  • Sandwich person: "Do I need to wear these plastic gloves? They rub on this open sore." Maybe I shouldn't have said "Fuck yes" so loud. #
  • Oh no it isn't… yes it is. It's snowing. #
  • Adrift: I get on comms and inform the station we have no pie. The station asks for confirmation of last… http://bit.ly/1aJEbA #
  • Random Average: Pulling a dick move, and other things that make stories (and games) better. http://bit.ly/IIEWD #
  • YouTube – G.I.G.A.P.U.S. – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (http://j.mp/2VZnLx) – Excellent. #
  • Adrift: I open comms and say ‘Please?’ out of habit. No reply. I look at Jon and Deirdre. Th.. http://bit.ly/GVFAT #
  • R @shitmydadsays "Son, people will always try to fuck you. Don't waste time planning for a fucking, just be alert when your pants are down." #
  • Excellent excellent mood swinger — A Day at the Office http://bit.ly/4pJlaV #
  • ladysnowblood:

    oldhollywood:

    On horseback riding:
    “I don’t… (http://j.mp/2o6BB7 #

  • Best tiny thing I love about OpenOffice is setting the software to "Allow only one space after a sentence." #softwareVSmybadhabits #writing #
  • Messing around w/tweetdeck on netbook, since Kaylee/phone interrupted writing for a few minutes. Refreshment break and more tappy-tapping. #
  • Brain sluggish and sleepy, but stomach threatening rebellion against any more soda/coffee. Trying to power one more scene out. #amwriting #
  • Colbert Nation (http://j.mp/2UKtlq) – Colbert knocks it out of the park. #
  • Biggest Threats to America’s Youth (http://j.mp/3G7hgM) – I might keep my panic in check for a little while longer. #
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Updates for the week of 2009-10-04

  • Random Average: Danger Patrol: Zombie Kong and Plan 8 from Planet X http://bit.ly/kSBX0 #
  • 10 Excellent and Free Blog Editors for the Desktop (http://j.mp/3Rj4H2) – Making note of this in anticipation of NaNoWriMo. #
  • Insert Tab A Into Slot B: Writing Sex Scenes – http://bit.ly/7eOdC #
  • TV For Chickens (http://j.mp/aBx0V) – I don't care for contemporary art, but this project and what it ultimately says is REALLY interesting. #
  • I want to do my next story in 2nd person. It'd read like a Choose Your Own Adventure book, just… without all the choosing. #
  • RT @cyface: A company called Vecna solutions makes combat robots with detachable heads, eyes, and arms. Gygax is chuckling from the grave. #
  • Adrift: A smarter man would be working out what Kaetlyn wanted here. I’m just trying to figure out.. http://bit.ly/oufah #
  • Boneshaker: Cherie Priest's swashbuckling steampunk Seattle story (http://j.mp/1vnnLN) – Zombies AND steam? Marking for purchase. #
  • Tattoo You (http://j.mp/a5k78) – There aren't a lot of tattoos I really like, but this one is kind of excellent. #
  • It’s Banned Book Week, Interactive Map (http://j.mp/6xPI9) – Don't just read a banned book, read one banned in your area. #
  • Siege of Mirkwood on December 1st with Pre-Order Offers | LotRO Focused Blog for the Casual Player | MMeOw (http://j.mp/Etc1z) – Many ma … #
  • Adrift: The problem is that the only thing holding the Binturong in jump-space is a running jump engine;.. http://bit.ly/K4AXK #
  • Centesimal (http://j.mp/1uhuw) – "The room is dark. You will probably be eaten by a Great Old One." #
  • Adrift: The ancient station doesn’t seem to have that problem, which doesn’t suprise or help.. http://bit.ly/1yVe5q #
  • Photo (http://j.mp/Wvyyf) – We procrastinate when we've forgotten who we are. #
  • Steampunk Month on Tor.com (http://j.mp/q9YKs) – Sweet. #
  • It's been One Year… (http://j.mp/22SzmM) – A full year on the NYT Bestseller list for the Graveyard Book, my favorite Gaiman book. #
  • Grayson stands by criticism of Republican plan: ‘I would like to apologize to the dead.’ (http://j.mp/v3BmH) – I like this guy. I wish … #
  • Last night we had skillet-seared Fillet Mignon, wrapped in bacon, drizzled with a honey & brown sugar glaze I made up. Tummy still dazed. #
  • RT @goowaveinvites we got some google wave invites… you need one? RT this !! #googlewave #wave #
  • I am not a cat person (neither are the Testerhounds). Any else? RT @shana @doycet also, want a cat? http://bit.ly/LAmHu #
  • http://twitpic.com/jvec4 – In the event of a trunk kidnapping… #
  • Adrift: The hail is automated; inquires whether we’re prepared to begin docking. But it’s no.. http://bit.ly/FX89a #
  • Doing SP3 upgrade. If not for the gaming industry's constantly expanding system requirements, I'd still be on a 4/100 with 516k ram. #
  • And the Antisocial Shall Inherit the Zombieland (http://j.mp/12JKQl) – Hoping to see this and several other flicks this weekend. #
  • What do you think I fought for at Omaha Beach? : Greg Laden's Blog (http://j.mp/VFPBk) – Makes me proud, it does. And angry. #
  • Rewatching the original Wave demo video (http://bit.ly/Y9hJ7 – excited all over again. #
  • Hmm, for #followfriday, Imma shout out to @chuckwendig, who is a new read for me and really entertaining. Writer, gamer, funny. Enjoy. #
  • Adrift: The Station then asks if we have any pie. Oh. I see, I’m still asleep. This is some kind o.. http://bit.ly/IKE1y #
  • Really really frustrating change of plans for the weekend. This bear is growly. Grr. #
  • Saturday Morning Cartoons: The Steampunk Edition: “Jasper Morello,” “The Aeronaut,” and “The Gentleman’s Duel” (http://j.mp/18S8dW #