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Tweets for the week of 2012-07-01

  • Librarians and book reviewers: if you're set up on Edelweiss, you can check out my new book, HIDDEN THINGS, here: http://t.co/zK7AXJ0l #
  • Mass Effect 3: Gaming, Stories, and the Democracy of Fandoms http://t.co/SuhbavAc #
  • Amuses me when someone says "they're a blogger, but not a journalist." Such a GRAND title. But wait. Journalist. One who journals. Yeah. #
  • In one hundred fifty years, the remaining water-starved tribes will scoff at leading communicators: "he's just a c-moter, not a BLOGGER." #
  • Heading to South Dakota. Frontier helping us get in the mood; treating everyone like cattle. #moo #
  • RT @DaphneUn: kids fell asleep holding hands. http://t.co/syvZ6qGO #dawwww #
  • "So I got an email from the Spice Girls yesterday…" This is how conversations with @DaphneUn start. #
  • Just found out there's a show called Swamp People. Running on the History Channel. Faith in humanity: careening off a cliff. #
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Tweets for the week of 2012-06-24

  • RT @angelajames: @doycet Just saw your debut novel up on Edelweiss for review request. Congratulations, your release date is getting close! #
  • How is it I'm the only family member (including Sean) who *doesn't* have an Aperture t-shirt to wear to #denvercomiccon #tragicoversight #
  • Went with this, instead. #browncoatforever #denvercomiccon http://t.co/P8Ppc7ZZ #
  • My Companion Cube. http://t.co/LIclQrwC #
  • Kaylee walked in, very upset the book she was reading ("Princeless") ended "right in the middle!" Explained cliffhangers. She is not a fan. #
  • So many amazing authors sending me awesome notes about #hiddenthings Day: Made. #
  • This sums up the Denver Comic Con day pretty well. (Or at least the parts I'll want to remember later.) http://t.co/GEa31hJ8 #
  • Okay. Yes. This. This is cool. Check out the wind test, too. http://t.co/tXIVp3mD #
  • Twitter, I don't want to tell you your business, but if you need to use email to promote tweets I should see, YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG. #
  • I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT: This apple is really good. #
  • Family bike ride might not have been such a hot idea. #punintended #105intheshade #
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Tweets for the week of 2012-06-17

  • Left at least three bags of groceries at the checkout yesterday. This is what I get for going shopping with the Distraction Factory. #
  • 4 of 5 stars to The Best of Kuttner 1 by Henry Kuttner http://t.co/RhTg5Dxn #
  • Dropping by the courthouse to change Sean's name to Whiney Butt McStinkypants. WB McStink for short. Ol Screamin' n Boneless to his friends. #
  • Walking through the open space park with Sean, introducing him to all the prairie dogs. He is a big fan #
  • "And that, Sean, is a cottonwood: our mortal enemy." #
  • Right good thinkin', here. RT @ChuckWendig: Plot is like Soylent Green: made of people. PROMETHEUS, at #terribleminds http://t.co/PpkKJL22 #
  • So one of the kids bit your kid, and you should come get him, maybe. #notawesomevoicemail #
  • Portal: Terminal Velocity – http://t.co/qpUrORng – I have something in my eye. *wipes tear* #
  • Little Man had a LOVELY croup cough last night. This followed a biting incident at school. All friends/family went for Patient Zero joke. #
  • … this only goes to show that I have the friends and family I deserve. (Just-returned @daphneun was the second person who Went There). #
  • Lunchtime discussion on using games in instructional design. MIGHT have nerded out a bit; WoW, Tetris, Angry Birds, dopamine references. #
  • Crap, I clicked on a tvtropes link. #downtherabbithole #seeya #2hours #maybe #
  • Prometheus. Entertained me, Squicked me, and Gave Me Ideas of My Own. Really can't ask for much more from movie like that. More later. #
  • Five-stars for Little Man's most recent hearing test. Ear Tube Flawless Victory. \o/ #
  • Swiftkey rocks. It is also, at times, hilarious. http://t.co/4Ubq4dFm #
  • Basically, these two are anthropomorphized versions of mine and @daphneun's hearts Pomplamoose – Don't Stop Lovin Me: http://t.co/r1YmZOFO #
  • Grr. When you're double-checking someone's work, it's QA, not "Q and A." #petpeeves #Igotem #
  • Poking around twitter settings. HORRIFIED to realize this account apparently sent a bunch of spam DMs back on Dec 29, 2011. #sepukku #
  • Little Man's first bell-clear, completely recognizable word today. Not coincidentally, the same as his older sister's:

    "Uh oh." #

  • Sean picks up things around the house and startes at them like "How will this BEST serve my Master Plan?" Terribility http://t.co/e3Lhb4Iq #
  • RT @FelicityDisco: Just realized I had not preordered @doycet's book! *goes to remedy that* HERE LET ME HELP: http://t.co/lLA5ooeT #subtle #
  • Light reno in the downstairs game room/library today. Lots of old dust. Astonished the old air in pyramids didn't kill people, continually. #
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Tweets for the week of 2012-06-10

  • Good article about the upsides of publishing — something I don't talk about enough. http://t.co/r2pLfMx7 #
  • Left leg, arm, shoulder, face sporting gravel road rash. As usual, injured showing off for a girl. Worth it. #daughtersdigscars #
  • Pain comparison: bmx track faceplate vs. Slurpee brainfreeze. Winner: brainfreeze. Loser: mah head. #
  • That opening shot reminds me so much of the Primetime Adventures "Ironwall" game I ran a few years ago. https://t.co/8a0olQct #
  • "Money flows towards the writer." http://t.co/nuS80A3X #
  • I got the super deluxe LotRO Riders of Rohan preorder — mostly out of guilt for my continued absence. :P #
  • Email box is quiet, today. TOO quiet. #BEAbachelor #
  • Yesterday. Editor: OMG I HAVE GREAT NEWS. Me: THAT *IS* GREAT! Can I TELL people?!? Ed: *Goes to BEA.* Me: *Hates #BEA just a little.* #
  • RT @fredhicks: Spirit of the Century, now available on the kindle store: http://t.co/W4VbB1sW #
  • The Last of Us (Gameplay Video): http://t.co/Zne69B4T — Holy crap. I mean… holy CRAP. Any of you guys remember playing Pong? #
  • Charles de Lint on Hidden Things? Yeah, right… – http://t.co/lO5eybny — Still a bit stunned. Thank you, @cdelint! #
  • Dayjob's upgrade to Exchange 2003 (!) has cut off the flow of work-related emails to my phone. Can I fix this problem? Yes. Will I?… #
  • Daughter: *examines patina of biking-bruises on her legs* Me: Don't worry, you'll heal up much faster than me. Her: Yeah, you're WAY older. #
  • RT @naturallysteph Well, lookie what I found today! :-) http://t.co/GCMkFdSd – Some Hidden Things appear to have got into the wild. #
  • A good, if not happy, subject to consider. http://t.co/cZvgKwjf #
  • Hey Colorado Folken: If I say "Tattered Cover, Boulder Bookstore, Bookworm (Edwards), and Explore", are there any big CO indies I'm missing? #
  • RT @elquesogrande1: Elizabeth Bear (@matociquala) crushed her Reddit AMA! Writing, future works, desserts, and advice. http://t.co/OPPwGA85 #
  • Little man had zero interest in being dropped off at school this morning. Daddy leaving the room was Game of Thrones level betrayal. #
  • Father's Day IS coming up. RT @ebertchicago: You need a life-sized "Game of Thrones" iron throne. $30k plus shipping. http://t.co/lGVo4AeH #
  • RT @amber_benson: Oh, Ray Bradbury, without you I'd just be another Alabama housewife gazing up at the stars and wondering: "What if?" #
  • So, this GoodReads thing. Once signed up, I pretty much just spend ALL my time compulsively updating it, right? Because that FEELS accurate. #
  • It's raining like someone's trying to erase a mistake. #
  • Brain: That's… a LOT of allergy meds. Are you sure we want to–
    Me: SHUT UP YOU.
    Brain: … fine. See you in six hours.
    Me: …wait, what? #
  • RT @warrenellis: It must be summer. The rain's warmer. #
  • I want to reskin that button now. RT @mslopatto: The command says "report as spam and delete" but I think of it as saying "die in a fire." #
  • Love me? Hate me? EITHER RESPONSE means you think I should own this: http://t.co/d64A7tfp #friendshipismagic #
  • The crazy rain last night literally stripped paint off my deck railing. Little (and not so little) white chips everywhere. #
  • Bought three pairs of shoes today. Clearly, I'm missing @DaphneUn. #
  • "Prometheus covers territory so well traversed, merchants have established souvenir shops." http://t.co/q8jIPz7o — ouch. #
  • Blind head/neck/back = SUPER productive day. Various tasks made a half-decent distraction. #
  • I had no idea there was a Denver version of ComicCon happening. What's going on next weekend… http://t.co/egRsIOYK #
  • Great list of "fight-scene" authors to check out. http://t.co/NpgPKvgq #
  • Anyone want to overnight a couple of these to me? http://t.co/V3BQffJp #solodad #
  • RT @DaphneUn: @doycet "It's not THAT bad, is it?" No, to be honest, these would be fine: http://t.co/wG93Vjf6 #
  • Oooh… Maybe blowgun tranq darts instead. We could make it a game! #
  • Things I don't need to #
  • "How and/or when did my Kindle end up in the dogs' water bowl?" #awesomeday #
  • Day ends with homemade shrimp pizza, well-fed children, and a favorite Disney movie. Also? Kindle still working. Pretty good day. #
  • Today reminded me of an important rule about stories; a good beginning and ending can help you past a LOT of crap in the middle. #
  • I mean, ideally? No crap in the middle. But ideally, my son doesn't drop my kindle in a water bowl and rub applesauce in his sister's hair. #
  • Hercules BARELY beat out John Carter for movie night. Daughter vetos JC because preview kept locking up: "they need to FIX stuff like that." #
  • There is not one part of this poster that isn't awesome. http://t.co/DNVf0Dsv #
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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 #
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Tweets for the week of 2012-05-27

  • I hate Facebook SO MUCH, but I still made an author page there, because I am a SHAMELESS WHORE. http://t.co/SalwTPDf #hiddenthings #
  • So, if you 'like' the facebook page, you will simultaneously cheapen my existence and possibly win a galley of HIDDEN THINGS! Win-win! #
  • (Tomorrow, we will have a HIDDEN THINGS contest here on Twitter that does not involve "likes" and does involve creepy microfiction.) #
  • "Watch out for the Hidden Things…" – I actually started writing a completely different post today (another… http://t.co/r9wnLzcW #
  • RT @WmMorrowBks: Enter for a chance to win bks by @doycet @joe_hill and more in our Fan Appreciation Sweepstakes! http://t.co/Oeh3x3Zl #
  • New blog post details how to win an ARC of #hiddenthings /and/ speed my descent into life as a shady huckster. Win-win! http://t.co/TWeFx6TO #
  • Volunteering at Colorado Food Bank of the Rockies this morning. Semi-related: I'm donating vegetables to charities from now on. #omg #
  • Off to #nyc Back Monday for #hiddenthings giveaway. http://t.co/TWeFx6TO #
  • RT @_Lexifab @doycet has a book coming out? #hiddenthings YES: http://t.co/TWeFx6TO #
  • We all need editors. (Quote of the Day) http://t.co/0H4XQnRK #
  • At her suggestion, permaborrowed @DaphneUn's Droid tablet to see if I want it, something different, or hate it a bunch. Jury remains out. #
  • If I were her, I'd already regret the suggestion, thanks to my (resultant) surly questions and random grumbling. Hate not knowing stuff. #
  • Weirdest tablet thing so far: on screen keyboard lags horribly in portrait; works fine in landscape. What? #
  • My sadness with open source/hardware? You're either rickety edge of innovation or two years behind. Sometimes lazy and mainstream is nice. #
  • Tablet annoyance: power jack on the bottom of landscape view (watching any movie). Terrible placement for any typical usage scenario. #
  • HIVEMIND: I've overlooked the fact I have access to a WEST POINT WEDDING to LIVE TWEET, tomorrow. It's been a year; are we ready for this? #
  • Quick thought for latter, more sober moment: analyzing comics based solely on artwork or story = judging a song based on only lyrics/music. #
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Tweets for the week of 2012-05-20

  • Random Average » “Day One, after Day Z” http://t.co/hZe0HvCS #
  • So this box full of Things came in the mail today, and I'm told I can tell people about them. http://t.co/T9HDxxVA #
  • Finally starting @ChuckWendig's Blackbirds. Excited! Review to follow. #
  • Orchids smell exactly like a cavity feels. #
  • Email this morning informs me that I've been scheduled for mandatory volunteer work next week. Obvious Inigo Montoya Moment is Obvious. #
  • I thought no one could be worse for a show than Fox. Then NBC replaces @danharmon as #community showrunner. #brittadit #whattheactualfuck #
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Tweets for the week of 2012-05-13

  • Best compliment ever paid to a children's author. (Or any author, really.) http://t.co/kzTT7CLC #
  • The good news: Sean's ear procedure is on Friday. The bad news: no food/milk after midnight Thursday, and nothing at all after 7am Friday. #
  • Surgery update: Sean is out. He is not amused, but everything went well. #
  • RT @shitmydadsays: "Politicians don't wanna scare you, they wanna keep you stupid. Fear is just the smell when ignorance takes a shit." #