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Twitter Digest – 2008-10-11

Saturday, October 11, 2008

“who told you there is no such thing as real, true, eternal love? Cut out his lying tongue!” — the master & margarita # Skidding down a mountain on a little skateboard-sled is my idea of a vacation. Leg’s gone wrong again, though. #

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Twitter Digest – 2008-10-10

Friday, October 10, 2008

Gatlinburg–an entire city decorated like bear rock cafe. Classy. #

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Twitter Digest – 2008-10-09

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Trivia night at bulk mccabes. Mythology is the second round… Finally my area of expertise. # Need to read more egyptian mythology, i guess… # @tofermoran i missed a question on perseus. what am i doing with my life? # yawning like a thylacine # “In heaven, everything is fine. / In heaven, everything is […]

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Twitter Digest – 2008-10-08

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

mccain has skeletons in his closet. sure, he has the scandal kind, but also there’s all the people he’s outlived and stored for safe keeping # @acarvin are these #dialtest ratings based on our current opinions & perception, or are they supposed to be grounded in something objective? # horror movies now start out, (movie […]

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Twitter Digest – 2008-10-07

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

@rsdevin what a mindworm of a song… i found myself muttering nonsense words that end in -ird all last night. # debate tonight… i’m still trying to decide whether to forget it & read in my room, or watch & grind my teeth in time with their posturing. # book proposal: “The Tenacity of Rope,” […]

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Twitter Digest – 2008-10-06

Monday, October 6, 2008

greeoorg. # why is outside so sweaty? # @tofermoran you punk. # “if the kid’s bugging you, he puts his hands on you, you grab a rock, and lay him out.” — johnny depp’s mom # “and i did. and it worked.” – johnny depp # TweenMax is everything I hoped it’d be. sweet sweet […]

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Twitter Digest – 2008-10-05

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Finished writing another song today with @tofermoran # Watching spinal tap. Great movie. # @ryanquattlebaum ah yes. wonderfully quotable movie. i heard a lot of it was improv, too, which is all the better. #

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Pretty Boy Floyd

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Yes, as through this world I’ve wandered I’ve seen lots of funny men; Some will rob you with a six-gun, And some with a fountain pen. —Woody Guthrie, Pretty Boy Floyd I’ll be the second man, if anybody was wondering. The “noble outlaw” sentiment behind this song is hopelessly naive, but still fairly attractive. Robin […]

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Farewell, My Lovely

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Raymond Chandler is fast on his way to my short list of writers. I love his clipped style and imagery. The metaphors are fantastic. Lines like, “My voice sounded like somebody tearing slats off a chicken coop.” He and Dashiell Hammett invented a truly American, truly new style. I’m taking it at face value that […]

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Twitter Digest – 2008-10-04

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Me – “are you putting that harmonica down your pants?” mickey – “um. Yeah.” #

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