{"id":465,"date":"2010-01-17T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-18T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/17\/weekly-tweet-digest-2010-01-17\/"},"modified":"2010-01-17T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-18T01:00:00","slug":"weekly-tweet-digest-2010-01-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/17\/weekly-tweet-digest-2010-01-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Tweet Digest – 2010-01-17"},"content":{"rendered":"

today i am wondering many things, the most interesting of which is: why does my mustache smell of a dryer sheet? #unknowable<\/a> #science<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
one day i will be hungry enough to eat free raisin bagels, but that day is not today. #minutiae<\/a> #freezerhunting<\/a> #icaughtmeafridg<\/a>erbearmomma #<\/a><\/li>\n
Theodore Sturgeon story, The Man Who Lost the Sea, via Nancy Kress: http:\/\/bit.ly\/82pHbP<\/a> (interesting structural switchbacks) #fiction<\/a> #sf<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
Laptop is broken. Astonishingly, windows has crapped out. I’ll be writing longhand, then. #shocked<\/a> #astounded<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
Hotfoot: The Furnace of Cothurnus #title<\/a> #shouldbeagreekp<\/a>lay #words<\/a> #dumbjokes<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mkazoo<\/a> happy birthday in reply to mkazoo<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
walking barefoot on leaves dried & warmed by the sun. i know damp is underneath, but only feel it when i leave my foot too long in one place #<\/a><\/li>\n
installed ubuntu 9.10 on the thinkpad. feels like that freedom app on mac: as of this morning, nothing but my word processor functions well. #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mathiasreese<\/a> the sickness is gone now, but it’s like shooting yourself in the head to cure hepatitis: unwise, and doesn’t leave much. in reply to mathiasreese<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@damiengwalter<\/a> let’s pretend it is, so i can get some stuff done today. in reply to damiengwalter<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
http:\/\/bit.ly\/4LiOgG<\/a> #distraction<\/a> #yesplease<\/a> #what<\/a> #food<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
stimulant: caffeine. status: consumed. amount: considerable. the velvet underground: listening. writing: o yes sir. #<\/a><\/li>\n
@gralinnaea<\/a> do it. take names. (thanks for the #ff<\/a> also. i tip my hat, good sir.) in reply to gralinnaea<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
“we created it, let’s take it over.” — patti smith #<\/a><\/li>\n
@nicoletaylor28<\/a> your grandma is an incomparable gem amongst her peers. in reply to nicoletaylor28<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
fancy lingerie : girls :: new boots : me #<\/a><\/li>\n
i’ve wanted good boots since i read my first fantasy novel. i’m a troubadour waiting to happen. #alsogotnewsocks<\/a> #highsocks<\/a> #HIGHFIVE<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@nicoletaylor28<\/a> obviously i’m ignorant what the relationship between ladies and underwear is. mostly i was going for: these boots are great. in reply to nicoletaylor28<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@gralinnaea<\/a> @nicoletaylor28<\/a> THESE RITUALS MAKE NO SENSE TO ME. I AM ONLY A MINSTREL I CAN’T BE EXPECTED TO KNOW HOW LOVE BEHAVES IN THE WILD in reply to gralinnaea<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
analogies : difficult :: other things : difficult #whyilosttheSAT<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
http:\/\/twitpic.com\/ycls3<\/a> – #<\/a><\/li>\n
@nicoletaylor28<\/a> first: ballad = minneLIED. minnelieds are the first lie. second: the first lie is all other lies in microcosm. #fractalize<\/a> in reply to nicoletaylor28<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@Keffy<\/a> @gralinnaea<\/a> thanks! i got them for christmas. so comfy. in reply to Keffy<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mkazoo<\/a> both, and more. they contain multitudes. in reply to mkazoo<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@lizargall<\/a> you don’t even know. #maybeyouknow<\/a> in reply to lizargall<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@tripsonsunlight<\/a> ha. that sums it up well. in reply to tripsonsunlight<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@nicoletaylor28<\/a> clicked their link & saw an ad which proposed i “lose 10,20,30+ lbs and watch the years disappear.” terrifying prospect. in reply to nicoletaylor28<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@nicoletaylor28<\/a> MY BODY MASS IS MYSTICALLY LINKED TO THE DISTORTION OF SPACE-TIME. in reply to nicoletaylor28<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@nicoletaylor28<\/a> the world is safe because i like nachos so very, very much. #nachos<\/a> #somuch<\/a> #science<\/a> in reply to nicoletaylor28<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
excedrin + nachos = writing? let us find out. science = eating chips, salsa, and pills. #science<\/a> #freshnovel<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
i write the ending \/ without any sorrow #iwish<\/a> #milesandmonthsa<\/a>way #<\/a><\/li>\n
muriel. git back in the hay-oose. git awwn. #<\/a><\/li>\n
jack kirby designed costumes for shakespeare’s julius caesar: http:\/\/bit.ly\/6lteqK<\/a> (his brand of strange is sweet & garish) #<\/a><\/li>\n
Sigur R\u00c3\u00b3s and rain and writing. #<\/a><\/li>\n
@nicoletaylor28<\/a> more like #nutritionFALSE<\/a> #pizzarights<\/a> in reply to nicoletaylor28<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@glorioushubris<\/a> Agaetis Byrjun is next on the playlist. i might need something punchier, though. () is putting me to sleep. in reply to glorioushubris<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@nicoletaylor28<\/a> i’ll just put that on my business card, then? “Pizza Advocate. Caring about Nonsense is Our Business (so mind yours, buddy)” in reply to nicoletaylor28<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@glorioushubris<\/a> i’d switched to the rosebuds, but based on that recommendation, i’ll switch back. i’ve never heard it before. in reply to glorioushubris<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
“Imagine the piece as a set of disconnected events.” — eno \/ schmidt #<\/a><\/li>\n
@glorioushubris<\/a> yes, quite. i was trying to concentrate on writing, so i’ll need to give it its own time at some point, but yes, good rec. in reply to glorioushubris<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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