{"id":1756,"date":"2009-10-25T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-25T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/2009\/10\/updates-for-the-week-of-2009-10-25\/"},"modified":"2009-10-25T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-25T09:00:00","slug":"updates-for-the-week-of-2009-10-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/2009\/10\/updates-for-the-week-of-2009-10-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates for the week of 2009-10-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"aktt_tweet_digest\">\n<li>every writer absolutely must (<a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/10qS4Y\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/j.mp\/10qS4Y<\/a>) &#8211; Great essay. Charged me up for writing today. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4967667207\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Writing time. Twitter conveniently offline. I&#39;d like\u2026 5000 (<a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/n0sYe\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/j.mp\/n0sYe<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4967819494\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If you follow my serial sci-fi story (@<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/finnras\" class=\"aktt_username\">finnras<\/a>), you might like that I&#39;m writing Adrift (part 1) for NaNoWriMo. And podcasting it as I go. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4972297664\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Also, I broke 2000 twitter posts this morning, while twitter was *down*. THAT is the kind of power I command. Bask in my glow. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4972348902\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Is it okay that I, as a non-iPod (non-Mac, non-jesusphon, non-iTunes)  person sort of hate that it&#39;s called &#39;PODcasting&#39;? <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4972521316\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Got 2k today. It&#39;s not the 5k I aimed for, but the words I got made @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/daphneun\" class=\"aktt_username\">daphneun<\/a> laugh (except the sad bits), so I claim success. #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23amwriting\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">amwriting<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4979279000\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adrift: [You might want to know I&#39;m writing Adrift (part 1) for NaNoWriMo. And podcasting it as I go. More info, whe&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3s3VhU\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/3s3VhU<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4984815126\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Heh. @carrharr&#39;s &#39;rename Twilight&#39; competition cracks me up. My fave: &quot;Skip to Page 213 if you want to Read about Something Happening&quot;. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4991562023\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adrift: Couldn\u2019t follow it well enough on Twitter (or, come to that, Facebook)?<br \/>\nCouldn\u2019t follow it on a newsread&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2pZSSn\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2pZSSn<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4993185278\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RT: @glecharles: &quot;Of course, when I started, they said it only worked because I was so unknown.&quot; @doctorow: <a href=\"http:\/\/is.gd\/4r6Ll\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/is.gd\/4r6Ll<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4995106683\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adrift: The pie-voice is back &#8211; coalescing out the harmonic hum, vibrating from out of the ship hull &#8211; it says we\u2019&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3P9GUi\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/3P9GUi<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/4998375433\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Warmup game was 190 pins. This does not bode well for the actual games. #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23ambowling\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">ambowling<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5005472587\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I need sleep more than another 500 words. Night all. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5011678324\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#39;You are being shagged by a rare parrot&#39; &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/19uGVY\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/19uGVY<\/a> &#8211; Thank you, @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/kimhusband\" class=\"aktt_username\">kimhusband<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5019832242\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tempting to work &quot;no god&quot; into today&#39;s @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/finnras\" class=\"aktt_username\">finnras<\/a> post, because the twitter trend amuses &#8212; not so tempting as to actually do it, cuz&#8230; eh. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5029224628\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Again, LOTS of work\/words today&#8230; but exactly 0 on the WIP. On one hand: grrr day job. On the other: Yay! Day job! #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23amwriting\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">amwriting<\/a> tonight. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5029467023\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adrift: Not sure what a reduction field is. Best guess? It reduces the likelihood we vaporize when we dock. I\u2019m su&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2vfP72\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2vfP72<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5039895073\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thais cracked me up: RT @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/scalzi\" class=\"aktt_username\">scalzi<\/a> Spam mail today promising me I could &quot;Turn my creativity into a career!&quot; Yes, well. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5043209855\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>42 Essential 3rd Act Twists (<a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/1BR8EY\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/j.mp\/1BR8EY<\/a>) &#8211; Makes notes for November&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5044484348\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>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. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5046011222\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>An Open Letter to the Gaming Industry (<a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/4l0Qgp\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/j.mp\/4l0Qgp<\/a>) &#8211; Sing it, sisters. (via Judd) <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5052156007\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>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 &#8211; have fun. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5054415270\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adrift: Dierdre coaxes us into the GDR &#8211; I hear the seal lock from two decks away and start down. Jon ca.. <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/93OqI\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/93OqI<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5058180682\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>8 Reasons to like the Nook e-reader (<a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/38PkT5\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/j.mp\/38PkT5<\/a>) &#8211; Show me a readily available add-on app that allows .doc formats, and I&#39;m there. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5062500602\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>What a pretty February morning. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5068856385\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>*BEAMS* RT @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/OLPC\" class=\"aktt_username\">OLPC<\/a> Every Elementary Student in Uruguay Now Has an #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23OLPC\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">OLPC<\/a> Laptop <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3mqFCd\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/3mqFCd<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5069059738\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Mobile Internet Is Going To Explode <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ylgvwzy\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ylgvwzy<\/a> &#8212; This a is really interesting 10 minute video. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5069701222\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I could burn hours on wordle. It&#39;s like getting access to a woodchipper without supervision. (<a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yg3gsow\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yg3gsow<\/a>) <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5070430874\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>M O O D (<a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/3Jy7hw\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/j.mp\/3Jy7hw<\/a>) &#8211; I just got an idea for a room divider&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5070824143\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>This QotD makes me happy: &quot;The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.&quot; David M. Ogilvy. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5070947009\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>3k left on revisions; mebbe 4. Close, anyway. Got to play around with a time-warping bowling alley yesterday, which was nice. #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23amwriting\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">amwriting<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5071076309\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How often do I hit Good Times for lunch? The lady taking orders recognized me over the drive-through speaker. And knew I&#39;d changed my order. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5078998950\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adrift: Hard to see in the weird light, but yes: several hundred yards down the universal docking ring, .. <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WEuRe\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WEuRe<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5082238844\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Words I cannot effing spell correctly, ever: occassion. occaision. occasion. Dammit. Stupid word anyway. How about you? #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23cantspell\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">cantspell<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5087071294\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kk quote for the day: &quot;Daddy, my nose is running late.&quot; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5097078305\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RT @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckWendig\" class=\"aktt_username\">ChuckWendig<\/a> RT: @adders: Some good advice on ways to check your WordPress install for hacking: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/12XAfP\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/12XAfP<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5097729114\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adrift: I thought I was still at least a step behind Kaetlyn. She left the Drift a month ago, yet there&amp;.. <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/4ks2Qz\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/4ks2Qz<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5112078694\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>With Kaylee for a friend&#39;s birthday party at &#39;the Hop&#39;, which is 8 jumping castles free wifi, and awesome. And the parents can get on too. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5125139718\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In hindsight, the party place full of massive jumping castles isn&#39;t really the best place to start reading The Road. #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23nowIKnow\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">nowIKnow<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5125898387\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hmm. So this is Win7. Hmm. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/5135254145\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>every writer absolutely must (http:\/\/j.mp\/10qS4Y) &#8211; Great essay. Charged me up for writing today. # Writing time. Twitter conveniently offline. I&#39;d like\u2026 5000 (http:\/\/j.mp\/n0sYe # If you follow my serial sci-fi story (@finnras), you might like that I&#39;m writing Adrift (part 1) for NaNoWriMo. 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