Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-08

Cribbage and ribs yesterday. A good day. We ended up with extra girl, though. #
Lee is becoming an espresso master. The sucky foam-producing capabilities on the machine are limiting his foaminess, though. #
And this was the best rib sauce yet. #
I get most of my news off Twitter now. Weird. #
I'm thinking about getting a WiFi-only Nook. Any thoughts? #
I got a Nook yesterday, and read about half of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." #
I put it in a ziploc freezer bag and took it with me in the bathtub. #
The plot didn't start until page 95–a big no-no that nevertheless worked. #
I also read about 1/4 of a free small-press book that had no conflict (all non-dramatized backstory/world explanation) for 50 pages. #
Sadly, I very much wanted to like it, given the beginning, but I had to let it go. #
Mmmm…lemon thyme bread. #
Currently attempting to navigate library ebook system. Sllllow. #
Back to work! #
Damn it, I wish I'd known this word a week ago: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerence #
C30 Chance done: “I would like something bad to happen to the priest,” he said. #
@JuliaRAllen He's thwarted, for the moment, and he's already humiliated the guy. in reply to JuliaRAllen #
Come on, 5K words… #
5K done! C31: “Good bread, good meat, good God, let’s eat!” #
Dwight V Swain in the morning. #
@kimseverson Lobster Envy would be a good name for a book…or my feelings right now. in reply to kimseverson #
Waiting for this, too, to pass. Waiting with my boots on. #
And my legs pumping. #
Researching labyrinth-retreats in CO for story: http://www.benethillmonastery.org. I might actually go there for an afternoon. #
Dwight V. Swain, as usual, kicks my ass in a most informative way. #
I think I'm finally to the point where I can write this story today and not have it suck. #
Irreverently, I want a "Bride of Christ" t-shirt with a flying-hat nun in a "Bride of Frankenstein" pose. And neck bolts. #
@AccidentalKate Great. Now I want peanut butter pie, too. in reply to AccidentalKate #
@richardbamberg Yes. Please utilize anti-splitting measures. in reply to richardbamberg #
@richardbamberg Spiritual labyrinths, the kind with only one path. in reply to richardbamberg #
@richardbamberg You said you had a splitting headache! in reply to richardbamberg #
I suck at titles lately. #
Ray's orange belt test is today at noon. Tooth seals (clap clap) at 9:50. Feeling like at-home limousine this a.m. #
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larrson: Good stuff. A reminder of how messed up sex is. #
@ApexBookCompany You don't happen to know how I could subscribe to mag via Nook, do you? Just got one. in reply to ApexBookCompany #
My face is a grease-pit this morning. #
Ah, another rejection. [Whimper] #
@Three_Star_Dave Thank you. I'm building rejection endurance. Two a week is my tolerance, and that was #3 in reply to Three_Star_Dave #
Bees have become a beautiful insect, like a butterfly, since the Great Bee Deaths. Ray: "Oooh, a bee!" I remember fleeing in terror. #
I have started to use the appearance of bees as an indication of a minor miracle in my writing. Twice, now. #
Damn it, I keep typing "she" for "it." This story is a pain in the ass. #
@Three_Star_Dave Indeed. in reply to Three_Star_Dave #
Ate lunch at Wholly Crepes at the mall…mmmm. So authentic I could barely follow the chef's French, and it was all words I knew (food). #
I had one with Brie, walnuts, honey, lettuce, & vinaigrette…Ray had bananas and Nutella on FIRE. #
Heh. If prison and aging trends continue, the Boomers will be the first generation with minimum-security retirement homes. #
The Resignation, done: "It laid on the ground under the hydro on its elbows and looked at the window through the scope." #
Readthrough tomorrow. As usual, I feel that the story is much better now than when I was stuck in the middle, when it sucked. #
Not sure how accurate this is: http://www.angel-guide.com/names-angels.html #
Ascotts aren't solely the province of Fred of Scooby Doo: http://www.elitetuxedo.com/gray_ascott_dots.htm #
Shoot. This means I have to answer my e-mails now, doesn't it? #
Oh frabjous day! Calloo, callay! Prop 8 Struck down – http://bit.ly/ahb1Fc #
Awesome valedictorian speech: http://www.sott.net/articles/show/212383-V…aduation-Speech #
Hm…I wonder why I haven't had as many sinus infections this year. #
I get to annouuuuunce things later today…but first I have to get my work done. #
C32 Chance done: "What with one thing and another, he wasn’t sure that he had survived until his head broke water." #
@JuliaRAllen You're excited? I'M excited! in reply to JuliaRAllen #
@Three_Star_Dave Poor bebe. in reply to Three_Star_Dave #
C33 Chance done: Lost, lost, lost, breathe. Lost, lost, lost, breathe. #
I didn't get caught up on chapters, but I did almost 5K again today. Heavy stuff. #
Now I will do yoga. THEN I will prep announcement…I am disciplined, yes I am. #
@jasummerell Why, thank you 🙂 in reply to jasummerell #
@Three_Star_Dave Final headcount=2. Arrive Sat and prolly stay over. Is it okay if we're there early? in reply to Three_Star_Dave #
@ianthealy Your 7 yo's hijinx promise fun times ahead. in reply to ianthealy #
@ianthealy You should be so lucky he waits that long. in reply to ianthealy #
@jasummerell Coooool 🙂 in reply to jasummerell #
Kitchen Confidential – Anthony Bourdain. Rock on. #
Hey, I want to start reading Tim Dorsey. Which book do I start with? Sounds like timeline/book order is confusing. Florida Roadkill? #
@leahcstewart Dude, small children ARE Sisyphus. "You missed me! Not dead yet! NA NA NA!!!" in reply to leahcstewart #
@kknippling As soon as they let me show you the cover art, eh? 🙂 in reply to kknippling #
@leahcstewart They're not rugapes; they're Coyotes. in reply to leahcstewart #
Ayah, I seem to be about half-and-half with personal vs. form rejections lately. #
C34 Chance done: “You’re the expert,” Aloysius said. “Amazing what a fat lot of good that has done me,” Sebastian said. #
Chapter 48 should be The End of Chance Damnation, by the way. #
I keep wondering when I'm going to hear ANYTHING back about Ray's "Menagerie" book from a publisher. Hopes up? No hopes up? What?!? #
@jasummerell Plan ahead for your bulbs? It's a good think I suck at gardening, or I'd be totally obsessed. There's logic for you. in reply to jasummerell #
@Three_Star_Dave Hey, do you have ginger beer for a Moscow Mule? If not, I'll pick some up. in reply to Three_Star_Dave #
@Three_Star_Dave That'll work. in reply to Three_Star_Dave #
C38 Chance done: “Impossible,” the red-stripe demon said. But Aloysius could tell he was lying. “Summon demons? Here?” #
I think I'm going to set everything else aside for the next few days and finish Chance. About 17K to go. #
@Three_Star_Dave Okay, guy, we're almost out the door. in reply to Three_Star_Dave #

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