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Monthly Archives: January 2009

Twitter Digest – 2009-01-14

@tofermoran yeah, it was amy. lightened my afternoon. in reply to tofermoran # @documentingme time to find a new party, then. or engage in such racous rock & rolling that you are thrown bodily from the party. same idea. in reply to documentingme # writing & rewriting & rewriting. # “Once more, as always when [...]

Twitter Digest – 2009-01-13

went back to wentworth & leggett. i bought, among other things, kerouac’s on the road. this is a good book for wanderers & lovers of spice. # @rsdevin sorry about the rejections. those suck. at least you’re getting personalized notes, though, right? (not much consolation, sorry…) in reply to rsdevin # Spent the evening with [...]

Frost and Fire

In my resolve to read more mainstream canon, I had forgotten how great a writer Roger Zelazny is. This must never happen again. He writes a beautiful blend of science and fantasy, and sometimes plays them off each other, which appeals to me very much since I’m fascinated by that balance between measurable knowledge and [...]

Twitter Digest – 2009-01-12

finished typing my newest short story “the immovable boy.” at long last. i give it a resounding meh. # writing a new short story. it’s been a while. # i just found an entry in one of my pocket journals that reads: “hooding children like falcons: probably wouldn’t work.” # @schy it’s true. helmets and [...]

Twitter Digest – 2009-01-11

My mom got my car detailed as a surprise & now it smells like an overzealous pubescent boy’s cologne. Not ideal. # Hurk. # @hmapple zing. in reply to hmapple # @tofermoran dude. where did you find the decline and fall of the roman empire? in reply to tofermoran #

Twitter Digest – 2009-01-09

@kellysue maybe they’re moleskines. in reply to kellysue # took a break to write a stream of consciousness scat-cuban/french wailing song with @tofermoran. also worked on our new concept. this helps. # took a break to write a stream of consciousness scat-cuban/french wailing song with @tofermoran. also worked on our new concept. this helps. # [...]

Twitter Digest – 2009-01-08

I will create, for the good of all mankind, a towering bejeweled monolith, an edifice hewn from soda crackers, built on the backs of giants. # In other news, I have completely lost my mind. # word of the day: tsuris. it’s yiddish, and it means “trouble, or aggravation.” # @jephjacques you’ve pulled us through [...]

Twitter Digest – 2009-01-07

Mercy. # transcribing the story i finished over vacation, “The Immovable Boy.” it needs a pretty significant overhaul. # her horn. it pierces the sky. http://princessunicorndoll.com/legend.shtml # I don’t wanna work in a building downtown / No, I don’t wanna work in a building downtown #

Flower’s Grave

Someday the silver moon and I Will go to Dreamland I will close my eyes And wake up there in Dreamland Tell me who will put flowers On a flower’s grave Who will say a prayer Will I meet a China rose there In Dreamland Or does love lie bleeding In Dreamland Are these days [...]

Twitter Digest – 2009-01-06

Taking my little sister on a date. I’m thinking sushi. # step 1: remove eyes. step 2: dip eyes in tureens of sand, rocks, and hot coals, kung fu style. step 3: replace eyes. put them in backwards. # I just slept for a week. How am I now sick? #