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• @SimianMobile I’m sure you rook mahrelous! in reply to SimianMobile #
• @ginatrapani Wow I am saving this tweet in reply to ginatrapani #
• @janoda Oh now I know who to rob for chocolate in reply to janoda #
• @sharontherose I was thinkin Screech from Saved by the Bell…they can have ALL OF HIM that they want! in reply to sharontherose #
• @am_harte Blast and double blast! Foiled again. *Shakes Fist* in reply to am_harte #
• @janoda This looks serious. I don’t care for r(h)um but perhaps combined with @am_harte’s chocolate… in reply to janoda #
• @SimianMobile Maybe I should write a sci fi story about eye spiders, starring you post-Rimmel video in reply to SimianMobile #
• @am_harte Does adopting you mean adopting your chocolate? in reply to am_harte #
• @am_harte Wait adoption isn’t stealing! in reply to am_harte #
• @IsaKft I am cheering for you! Woohoo have a great and productive writing day tomorrow and may you find flow! in reply to IsaKft #
• RT @seanbonner: Shit. We’re screwed. RT @ericnakagawa: We’re in trouble. http://is.gd/7rJ4b #
• @iMorpheus lol The world is a cesspool. I can understand being depressed about that reality & wanting something imaginary more. in reply to iMorpheus #
• @iMorpheus Seems the methods to fix it are always stymied by those with interests. in reply to iMorpheus #
• @iMorpheus All of the above I guess in reply to iMorpheus #
• @jmeinzer Nice to see you’re back in action. in reply to jmeinzer #
• @1889ca I tried to check this thing out before and I didn’t get it. Perhaps because I am old. How do I get points? I’m so OLD! in reply to 1889ca #
• @1889ca Aha I just registered at your site and got some points…but some of them are for things I’m relatively certain I didn’t do. #
• @1889ca But…apparently I quantum-squashed them? in reply to 1889ca #
• @1889ca The ironing is delicious in reply to 1889ca #
• @am_harte :O I hope that’s a compliment! in reply to am_harte #
• @am_harte *sniffles* I didn’t even think about nomming your chocolate today either *weeps* in reply to am_harte #
• @am_harte *shakes fist* I still <3 you. Also, did it take you forever to figure out this points system? It looks neat but I feel *so* lost! in reply to am_harte #
• @janoda Hmm, buying stuff. Well, that sounds like a good time! @am_harte Maybe it will make sense to me after I buy some stuff XD in reply to janoda #
• @1889ca Aha I JUST saw that points tweet from an hour ago. Seems my client is being all siditty. in reply to 1889ca #
• @am_harte Wow I sat there for a minute trying to think of a topic and couldn’t. But it’s nice to know that I can think of one! in reply to am_harte #
• @kevinmarks Why not just lead paint? in reply to kevinmarks #
• @am_harte LMAO in reply to am_harte #
• @1889ca have you seen this? http://io9.com/5460983/whos-got-the-real-monopoly-on-how-you-get-your-sf-books It made me think of you. #
• @Compulsions Hooray Tom! I don’t know you but ROCK ON! in reply to Compulsions #
• @admiralbaconstraps ohai. I don’t know you but I like bacon and @wilw an I also see you taste like candy. You’re my new best friend! #
• @1889ca I agree with you. It’s encouraging on the level of readers getting tired of the filters between themselves and authors. in reply to 1889ca #
• @MeiLinMiranda Wow that’s some good voicin’! Clearly you are in a good league then with your instructor. in reply to MeiLinMiranda #
• @irkdesu Yes. GO! 45 mins. in reply to irkdesu #
• @MeiLinMiranda wow that is amazing! Well I am looking forward to hearing you on this podcast I saw you mention before! And June Foray? WOW in reply to MeiLinMiranda #
• @1889Labs I would like to see a jerky romantic partner mudered. Sure I have specifics but you asked for generic. Jus’ sayin… in reply to 1889Labs #
• RT @janoda: A small reminder for #Weblit & #webfiction authors. Have you seen the new SearchTerm Challenge ? http://bit.ly/c0mELb #
• @janoda A contest I must enter! #
• @1889ca :O re: horror films/zombies in reply to 1889ca #
• @1889ca Hmm I will file that away for future use :D in reply to 1889ca #
• @tenaciousN Wow I love zombies. So so much that I began an abortd serial about them. in reply to tenaciousN #
• @tenaciousN Oh good, now I know who I can share my zombie love with! in reply to tenaciousN #
• RT @Inventrix: Awesome quote of the day: “She puts the troll in trollop.” <–LAWL #
• @pinkbagels I have never given zombie romance a chance, having been burned out on all other manner of supernatural romance. I will read this in reply to pinkbagels #
• @irkdesu That sounds delishes in reply to irkdesu #
• @dda Morning, Dude! Holland Tunnel, anyone? in reply to dda #
• @ginatrapani But…once you die all your troubles have ended. That doesn’t seem so bad… in reply to ginatrapani #
• @closetgeekshow that is a pretty sweet image, dawg in reply to closetgeekshow #
• @rainnwilson Maybe Next “Main Character sipping latte”? in reply to rainnwilson #
• RT @CNN: Medical journal retracts study linking autism to vaccine. http://on.cnn.com/bGlp7Y <- EAT THAT, JENNY MCCARTHY! #
• @AdmlBaconStraps Should ask @BowenTheKotoc. He’s playing it. He invited me but I haven’t put on my space uniform yet. He appears to love it in reply to AdmlBaconStraps #
• @irkdesu Sadly, I think you need a crossover cable. If you can DM me the specs of what you’re working with I can try to help you. in reply to irkdesu #
• @irkdesu Mobile web version is a great idea! I was reading that a lot of people with mobile devices etc are reading the web during commute in reply to irkdesu #
• @closetgeekshow How are you, my musical friend? We must chat soon. Something cool is happening idea-wise! in reply to closetgeekshow #
• Wrote micro fiction for contest http://bit.ly/bgTuIO. Over by 144 words, still haven’t conveyed what I want to. Why so hard, tiny story? #
• @BowenTheKotoc Hey Bowen I see @AdmiralBaconStraps poked you re: STO. Hope you don’t mind, you know I’m a creep :D in reply to BowenTheKotoc #
• @closetgeekshow Will do! I have recently awoken, now I shall be..ahh.boken.. in reply to closetgeekshow #
• @BowenTheKotoc <3 How’s your day so far? in reply to BowenTheKotoc #
• I love you Doctor Tyson! I’m not gonna @ that to ya. I’ll just love you in the ether. The lovely, science-filled ether. *weeps for Pluto* #
• @BowenTheKotoc I am at home but I got some freelance work so I am working. But I wish I were watching Aliens. On skype with nerds in reply to BowenTheKotoc #
• @BowenTheKotoc OH MY GOSH I was just watching that clip last night! ^5 in reply to BowenTheKotoc #
• Prev tweet: best V-day card ever #
• @closetgeekshow Whyfor I do not see you on the gtalks? #
• @theladyisugly Can you get her to fax the prescription or something and then take the glasses to get the lenses reground? in reply to theladyisugly #
• @theladyisugly Or since the prescription is wrong will they somehow enable you to get the right prescription made for not much or free? in reply to theladyisugly #
• @theladyisugly Makes sense. I have astigmatism too and I know how frustrating it is to have an “off” prescription. in reply to theladyisugly #
• @theladyisugly I hope it works out! in reply to theladyisugly #
• Man so much weblit coming out and I have work to do and 2 short stories to write for contests and I’m all @_@ how will I read it all? #
• @Inventrix Man. I would have to agree with deafness. It’s a tough call, though. in reply to Inventrix #

• Oh no I just noticed @1889ca has entered a short writing contest I’m entering. I LOVE that guy. I’m so intimidated! Guess I’ll be brave @_@ #
• @am_harte http://hilobrow.com/2010/01/26/hilo-micro-fiction-contest. Zees one, Miss Ma’am! Oy some of these entries are so GOOD! in reply to am_harte #
• @1889ca <3 Your story is pretty good, mang! I’m hoping to get close to that level of quality. Gives me something to aspire to! in reply to 1889ca #
• @am_harte I just found out about the contest yesterday. I’m working on my entry. When it’s up tho I’ll post a link! in reply to am_harte #
• Umm I need to check on the continuing adventures of Maxim on the @ShinkaiMaru5. That’s good stuff if you haven’t stumbled across this before #
• @irkdesu Hey I read 3 books in 2 days last week. I’m totally down! in reply to irkdesu #
• @rainnwilson I heard sometimes they make a sound which is a cross between a snort and a cackle, and appear to be grimacing in a good way. in reply to rainnwilson #
• @am_harte I do okay with short pieces, as long as I’m not trying to do something awesome. But this is a TINY word count eh? in reply to am_harte #
• @SimianMobile What are you practicing? in reply to SimianMobile #
• @SimianMobile Solly you hungree. Nourishmings are just waiting for rehearsal to be over. in reply to SimianMobile #
• @am_harte I’ve got an idea but I’m no good at paring things down. Might have to request help from the gods via human sacrifice. Idea too big in reply to am_harte #
• :O @janoda has a cool magazine! #
• @janoda :O That’s pretty awesome. I feel inspired to be more writery so that I can catch up to you guys. in reply to janoda #
• Looking around at the people I follow and the webspaces they travel to, I am in awe that I only found this community recently. #
• @am_harte Girl you have the power! I hope you give her treats for being such a cool fiction enabler XD in reply to am_harte #
• Please to check out @ErgoFiction, a new very cool Webfiction magazine. It’s spankin new but it’s already got good stuff and I see potential! #
• Right, forgot link for @ErgoFiction: http://ergofiction.com #
• @tenaciousN: Erin Braaawkovich #poultrymovies <– lawd I lol’d so hard #
• @tenaciousN Man I just spent like 7 minutes trying to come up with one for The Usual Suspects! Good show, in reply to tenaciousN #

• Alphabete has been away, being boring, and having a terrible terrible case of writer’s block. She hopes she’s got an idea now! #
• @irkdesu It’s been a while. How are you? How goes your CYOA? #
• @irkdesu Wow, go girl go! in reply to irkdesu #
• Just finished “The Vector” by MCM at http://1889.ca/ I never saw the ending coming and dammit it made me cry. Best $5 I’ve spent in ages! #

• RT @dda: RT @stoutyhk: On ferry:

  “Could I get a milk tea please?”
  “MILF tea?”
  “That’ll do.” #

• @netdoc66 WHAT? I LOVED her! Oh wow that is sucky and sad. I loved her :/ RIP Brittany Murphy in reply to netdoc66 #

• Depressing moment: realizing I should have written my novel sooner. Conceived the idea some years ago, now will be said to rip off Avatar. #
• DAMMIT JAMES CAMERON YOU JUST HAD TO MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT PEOPLE INHABITING EXTERNAL BODIES DIDN’T YOU? At least that’s where it stops #
• But still. STILL! #

• @irkdesu What is this #PeacockKing? in reply to irkdesu #
• Is it wrong to want Darvey and Aphid to make out? Not for hot human-on-alien lovins, for the trauma to Darvey. I may be a sadist #2D1D #
• @tenaciousN Hey I got nuthin against intergalactic love. Especially when it’s played for laughs! #2D1D in reply to tenaciousN #
• So the first day of #2D1D aka “The New Real” was fun. Though my eye hurts terribly (unrelated). Tomorrow should be even more fun :D #
• @tenaciousN Hmmm seems like *someone’s* a dirty exogamist! #2D1D in reply to tenaciousN #
• GASP I slept in and missed all the fun! I’m back. #2D1D #
• @nlcobb We could start out own mafia? in reply to nlcobb #
• I’m looking for a snack before resuming writing on the pile o’ poo I like to call Paso Doble. So far: 3-day old chicken wings vs bacon/eggs #
• Thanks to #2D1D I met some awesome people who are doing web fiction/serialization stuff I dream of. Luck? Fate? Cosmic kick in the pants? #
• @tenaciousN That’s pretty much how I was picturing Aphid. Also Hai! :D #2d1d in reply to tenaciousN #
• @MonaMade Miss Mona, at least it’s not as bad as the girl who threw an abortion party to raise money! in reply to MonaMade #
• @MonaMade That’s what I said! I mean abortion is one thing but lawd, if nobody helped make the baby they shouldn’t pay for it to be unmade in reply to MonaMade #
• @MonaMade Least not while noshing on chips and a veggie tray in reply to MonaMade #
• @am_harte I am! How are you feeling? in reply to am_harte #
• @am_harte Doing pretty well. Just killed the hungries with some chicken wings! in reply to am_harte #
• @am_harte If only we could have somehow traded. I was just thinking “Wow these wings are good but I could go for pizza” in reply to am_harte #
• @am_harte As long as it won’t catch me the chickenpox. I haven’t had them either! in reply to am_harte #
• @beckyandfrank Yay Becky and Frank! in reply to beckyandfrank #
• @SimianMobile Girl he’s just trying to keep the dirt on the DL. I think it’s a sign that perhaps even the most beautiful woman isn’t enough in reply to SimianMobile #
• @SimianMobile at least if you’re a rich and handsome guy she isn’t. I guess only those who must be faithful are. #
• @SimianMobile Yeah yeah but Tiger knows on what side his bread is buttered. He’s not a badboy and if he wants to keep gettin paid… in reply to SimianMobile #
• @SimianMobile He might wear Ed Hardy at home…I think that based on the number of girls coming out of the woodwork… in reply to SimianMobile #
• @SimianMobile Only Mrs. Tiger was unaware that her husband is a player player. It’s not even a case of “Ohnoes I was weak!” in reply to SimianMobile #
• @SimianMobile Think so? I think just the cachet from banging a superstar is enough for a lot of women. Remember that girl who did TMax? in reply to SimianMobile #
• @SimianMobile Everyone knows Tucker Max isn’t HALF the man or celebrity Tiger is but he gets mad poon. It’s some kind of DBag magic. DBagic? in reply to SimianMobile #
• @SimianMobile C’mon man. Are you serious? TMax LOOKS like a DBag! Tiger at the least looks like he’s dignified or doesn’t have VD or w’ever in reply to SimianMobile #
• @SimianMobile I could be biased. I’ve always hearted Tiger and hated TMax. Tho apparently if I wanted some Tiger it ain’t so hard to score! in reply to SimianMobile #
• @SimianMobile Hahaha “Ohnoes I dropped my club into her sand trap!” in reply to SimianMobile #
• @SimianMobile Nah dude he’s just such a jerk. I haven’t yet heard a single redeeming thing about Tucker Max. I LOOKED! in reply to SimianMobile #
• @SimianMobile Also must say: Chez Wajina HAHAHA++ Is that on the same grounds as Puntan’ Suites in Inyourpantsistan? #
• @SimianMobile Oh. Well. Yeah I mean knowing he slides out of his pants like a slimey oyster doesn’t make me catch a case of Tigermania. #
• @SimianMobile This is totally a reason why people need to be realistic. If you cannot be monogamous do not commit to monogamy!!! in reply to SimianMobile #
• @SimianMobile Oh damn, man. That’s so true. Wow. Well I hope for *her* sake and for the kids that things work out to their benefit, not his in reply to SimianMobile #
• @SimianMobile :O I sure hope Tiger is smarter than McNair! If not then I am SO going to stop referring to golf as “a thinking man’s game” in reply to SimianMobile #
• @SimianMobile Touche in reply to SimianMobile #
• @am_harte First one w/black bg. in reply to am_harte #
• @am_harte I’m a loner, a rebel! in reply to am_harte #
• RT @someecards
  I respect you enough to not base your holiday gift on my taste. http://bit.ly/6ENPiw <—Truer words were never tweeted #
• @SimianMobile Is the chikin delishes? I just made cornbread! #
• @irkdesu SAME! I didn’t finish NaNo but i did carry on writing Paso Doble. Cheers to you for not stopping! in reply to irkdesu #
• @am_harte That is a handy page. Muchas Gracias,Our Lady of the Itchy Skin-Pelt in reply to am_harte #
• @am_harte Well that is certainly good news, yes? in reply to am_harte #
• I found this interesting thing here @ShinkaiMaru5 thanks to @tenaciousN (was all indirect, darling!). Neat site, check out link to S151… #
• @Inventrix Okay so now they just need to find out what it says! I downloaded it 2 weeks ago and it sure is a pretty sight. Also pretty odd in reply to Inventrix #
• Did you miss #2D1D? rt @1889ca My post-#2D1D post: http://1889.ca/9EV get the scoop on the sweet thereafter! #
• @jaysonl I can dig it, brotherman. And I would indeed probably make those same decisions. in reply to jaysonl #
• @irkdesu GOGOGO! You just reminded me I need to keep going. in reply to irkdesu #
• @am_harte GASP! #WebFicWed I just discovered http://unknowntransmission.com in reply to am_harte #
• @irkdesu That’s a clever idea. I use stuff I get from spam! in reply to irkdesu #
• Ever since #2d1d I’ve become exposed to this whole world of writing I didn’t know existed. I don’t even know where to start. #
• @janoda It is most certainly huge. It’s great because I’ve been wanting to find things to read so I can get my bearings and learn to do it. in reply to janoda #
• @theladyisugly :O Your website won’t let me see your writings! WHYYYYY #
• @SimianMobile It’s that crazy soul-eating cult he’s in. He’s got to separate you from everyone so that he can have you all a-lone :D in reply to SimianMobile #
• @closetgeekshow Brent how many blogs you got? I’m trying to get together a list of stuff to check regularly. You’re like a slippery weasel! in reply to closetgeekshow #
• @theladyisugly Aha okay. Well looking greatly forward to it! in reply to theladyisugly #
• @SimianMobile Once they get the space slug into your nose and you’re speaking in a robotic, Stepfordesque monotone, he’ll move back to town. in reply to SimianMobile #
• @closetgeekshow Thankee-Sai. <3 Should hit me up on GTalk when you get the chance. Got some thoughts about music + writing. in reply to closetgeekshow #
• @SimianMobile Just like my cornbread craving! Nom nom intervention! in reply to SimianMobile #
• @theladyisugly I think stopping just talking is the hardest part. At least for me. When I start writing I’m underwhelmed by the sheer crap in reply to theladyisugly #
• @theladyisugly You may have said you are. NOW YOU’RE COMMITTED! in reply to theladyisugly #
• @clockwork_ctr That is some awesome hat! in reply to clockwork_ctr #
• @theladyisugly Lol it’s all good. Now you have a whole bunch of people to cheer you on! I’m not helping, am I? Let’s blame the space slug in reply to theladyisugly #
• @theladyisugly Oh hell, are there expectations? Now I’m scared too. in reply to theladyisugly #
• @smellsorange GTFO that’s hilarious and ghetto in reply to smellsorange #

• #2D1D soundtrack suggestion: Sorten Muld. It’s all good but Linden and Bonden og Elverpigen are awfully nice #
• #2D1D I listen to it when I’m writing. #
• I’m in! Help write a sci-fi novel via Twitter: The New Real: Livewriting Day 1 http://io9.com/5419588/ #livewriting #2d1d YAYEH #
• @The_Squirrel_ #2D1D You. Are. Awesome. <3 Space Sport FTW in reply to The_Squirrel_ #
• If you aren’t busy you should seriously consider #2D1D! Drop by http://2d1d.1889.ca/ and check it out. It’s fun stuff #
• @porlob I kinda like that one #2D1D in reply to porlob #
• NEXT AT #2D1D: @janoda nookie-obsessed? #
• @am_harte I am a terrible person. Just got here and already spreading rumors. Maybe people will check out #2D1D just for the @janoda scoop in reply to am_harte #
• @am_harte LMAO! Welcome to the #2D1D Scandal Rag where we manufacture news to manufacture interest! (subsidiary of Evilcorp) in reply to am_harte #
• @janoda That video is pretty awesome. I apologize on behalf of the Scandal Rag but Evilcorp’s lawyers won’t allow any further comment. #2D1D #
• @janoda I see…*quietly begins mailing out resume* I hear Mad Science Industries is hiring in reply to janoda #
• @janoda Oh? Tell me more! I am interested in viewing more scandalo- awesome videos! <3 in reply to janoda #
• @janoda Oh? Tell me more! I am interested in viewing more scandalo- awesome videos! <3 (this time to #2D1D!) #
• #2D1D Oh my gosh he went in there! I can’t believe he went in there! #
• @am_harte I KNEW IT! Nookie and Vitamin D go hand in hand. in reply to am_harte #
• I got love from @am_harte For all you gossip lovers ( @alphabete @nlcobb etc) Check out the latest Dispatch http://bit.ly/54EdgB #2D1D #
• @irkdesu :O V’ger #2D1D in reply to irkdesu #
• @am_harte seconded! in reply to am_harte #
• @janoda Oh it’s going to be hard to keep this one out of the Scandal Rag #2D1D in reply to janoda #
• @am_harte Oddly enough I like Darvey because he is like a walking wrecker in reply to am_harte #
• @am_harte I like Jyi too. She reminds me of Vasquez in Aliens as far as temperament and ‘tude. #2D1D in reply to am_harte #
• Pillow fight between @janoda and @am_harte? FIND OUT NOW #2D1D http://dispatch.novelr.com/2d1d-chapter-9-time-for-the-truth/ #
• “…drug-addicted nookie-obsessed space pirate cum journalist.” Several of those words just jump right out #2D1D don’t forget “kinky” #
• @janoda I missed TWO of your messages. -I am from the U.S. Las Vegas! -I watched the what 3D1D did to MCM. It’s a wonder he recovered! in reply to janoda #

Well, there’s good news and bad news.
The good news is I’m still working on my novel.
The bad news is, it’s not going to be finished within the next 2 days.

I had sort of really agonized about that and felt all bad and awful but in the end what can I do? I can just keep writing, even though I’m way behind. Got blocked again, doodled around, broke my own rule and went back to read what I had written (oh, the shame!). I’m so sorry I inflicted that on you guys! But not sorry enough not to continue inflicting it for as long as necessary until I have a story that doesn’t suck.

There you have it. The thrills, the excitement, the time I didn’t stop writing halfway through and declare it a losing game. It’s all good!

• Oh my gosh I’m still writing my novel. I haven’t stopped yet and given up! It sucks but it will be DONE and sucky! YEAH! #