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"Ahi quanto a dir qual era \u00c3\u00a8 cosa dura \/ esta selva selvaggia e aspra e forte \/ che nel pensier rinova la paura!" — Dante, Inferno, Canto 1 #<\/a><\/li>\n
http:\/\/twitpic.com\/138t7y<\/a> – Got this in the mail today. Coincidence? #<\/a><\/li>\n
I am a worker bee. Behold, i bumble. #<\/a><\/li>\n
whine >> wine >> win #<\/a><\/li>\n
@apopa<\/a> touch\u00c3\u00a9. in reply to apopa<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@tiffaniangus<\/a> you will not believe it: i am still working. still. whiskey tango foxtrot, i ask you. in reply to tiffaniangus<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
poet lucille clifton died today. #<\/a><\/li>\n
mushroom leftover nachos & australian red wine. i am the remix king of this refrigerator. #<\/a><\/li>\n
@rquat<\/a> i thought you were referring to yourself as The Quattlebaum. it works (unless your sister challenges). in reply to rquat<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@rquat<\/a> straight uppity-like. shake your cane at her and mutter about the old days; that usually sets them to rights. in reply to rquat<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@apopa<\/a> if the whole world worked like that, antartica would be called penguintown. not a fan. still, right of rite of conquest: compelling. in reply to apopa<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
listening to cort\u00c3\u00a1zar read his own work. the paris, december 1966 recordings. #enespa<\/a> \u00b1ol #<\/a><\/li>\n
the first protesters to deserve teargas (not really but hmph) RT @GreatDismal<\/a>: Palestinian protestors costumed as Na'vi http:\/\/bit.ly\/bz8bak<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mynameis_shoe<\/a> rage, rage against the dying of the light in reply to mynameis_shoe<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
moot \u00e2\u2030\u00a0 mute. tack \u00e2\u2030\u00a0 tact. learn it. know it. live it. #<\/a><\/li>\n
i like words that end in an \u00c3\u00a9 because the accent looks like a ramp. "ma\u00c3\u00aetre de c\u00c3\u00a9r\u00c3\u00a9monies" is practically a skatepark. #<\/a><\/li>\n
gnash gnash gnash. #<\/a><\/li>\n
recall when lando is all, "hey that's not what you said you'd do," & vader goes, "i've altered the deal. pray i don't alter it any further." #<\/a><\/li>\n
i am essentially lando for a living. #<\/a><\/li>\n
Blue planet is a pretty neat show. Otherworldly. #<\/a><\/li>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We wanted to tell a true story, but we didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know any suitable true stories, so we made one up.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d — the Coen Brothers (via siege) #<\/a><\/li>\n
@ken_schneyer<\/a> i like that. i've started doing the converse with fiction (view the real through the image), & it seems a profitable direction in reply to ken_schneyer<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
awoke at 5 this morning, got a drink, went back to sleep. i am this generation's cindy lou who. #<\/a><\/li>\n
also: dreamed my bank sent me a statement through a url shortening service, was mildly concerned b\/c that's insecure. #INTENSITY<\/a> #DREAMWORLD #<\/a><\/li>\n
Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Italian proverb #<\/a><\/li>\n
@jodikatherine<\/a> ha! it is because he is so roomantic. and incapable of defending himself from rose thieves? in reply to jodikatherine<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mynameis_shoe<\/a> i wish for you great joy on your birthday. to wit: http:\/\/bit.ly\/ceW01H<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
RT @beatonna<\/a>: There are some absolutely splendid things on this man's blog, here's the beginning: http:\/\/bit.ly\/amB8ki<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mynameis_shoe<\/a> my carebelly power is perceptive knowledge. #CARE<\/a> (also: hangouts? & soon? i regret missing the Outing of Der Bros. remedy.) in reply to mynameis_shoe<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mynameis_shoe<\/a> also: my friend, you share a birthday with @warrenellis<\/a>. there is no greater honour. in reply to mynameis_shoe<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@gralinnaea<\/a> #slushfail<\/a> also: read these http:\/\/bit.ly\/9OBaDX<\/a> (know how i found them? i clicked on "guidelines -> fiction guidelines." magic) in reply to gralinnaea<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@gralinnaea<\/a> wise to repeat, just in case a writer was tempted to\u00e2\u20ac\u201dIT'S ABOUT A MUTE HIPPO & DEAF MOUSE WHO FIND LOVE BUT NOT WITH EACH OTHER. in reply to gralinnaea<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@gralinnaea<\/a> (also it's really just an episode in a longer piece, The Separated Loves of Hippolyta & Gaius Mousiminus. currently 130k words.) in reply to gralinnaea<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@gralinnaea<\/a> (i don't know, maybe you guys could publish it in installments or something.) in reply to gralinnaea<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@gralinnaea<\/a> (also you'll have to translate it from my native bildungslavian. i wrote it all on a series of paint chips i stole from walmart) in reply to gralinnaea<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@gralinnaea<\/a> HOW DARE YOU QUESTUN THERE LOVE. DID YOU EVEN READ THE WHOLE THING\u00e2\u20ac\u201dTHEY LOVE OTHER PEOPLE. I AM HATEWRITING BOUT YOU ON MY BLOG. in reply to gralinnaea<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@gralinnaea<\/a> i am beginning to hate myself a little bit. so in summary: thanks for reading slush & putting out a rock & roll magazine. in reply to gralinnaea<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@gralinnaea<\/a> same thought, same time. there but for the grace of READ THE GUIDELINES go i. in reply to gralinnaea<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@gralinnaea<\/a> soon, i hope. i've been grinding gears on this longer project for a while; maybe i'll write a short piece to cleanse the palate. in reply to gralinnaea<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
if payment for the evening is doubledutch, you trade cash back & forth until the other person feels awkward & lets you pay. chant if you can #<\/a><\/li>\n
@gralinnaea<\/a> @lizargall query the oracle beneath the cedar plank pier? skein, loom & shears? (an imaginary fates-themed rock\/paper\/scissors) in reply to gralinnaea<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
i'm waiting for the canadian rip-off, Kardashiens. #spellingjokes<\/a> #idontknowwhoanyofthesepeopleare #culturalignorance<\/a> #hockey #<\/a><\/li>\n
@gralinnaea<\/a> @lizargall ["spirits = liquor" joke] in reply to gralinnaea<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
w\u00c3\u00b6rk #<\/a><\/li>\n
Atlanta Progressive News fired reporter because he desired to report objectively. False optimism policy? http:\/\/bit.ly\/anyZNv<\/a> via boingboing #<\/a><\/li>\n
according to coilhouse, the sharona that the knacks sung about now sells real estate. proves you can't be 17 forever. http:\/\/bit.ly\/aCm0kp<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
"like the horseshoe crab in its proper season sheds its shell" \u00e2\u20ac\u201d mewithoutYou #<\/a><\/li>\n
found a valentines' chalk heart that said "too hot." tempted to drop it into some tea (earl grey, hot) for effect. #<\/a><\/li>\n
dear jenny from nebraska who works for the gallup poll: your questions about my bank are weirdly phrased. 1-10 scale for every little thing. #<\/a><\/li>\n
every time i hear that song, all i hear is the periodic eagle cry in the background. #<\/a><\/li>\n
why isn't there a harry potter wand that shoots silly string? various mini-cartridges for each spell. #<\/a><\/li>\n
oh decker. RT @McKelvie<\/a>: PROVE YOU'RE NOT A ROBOT: http:\/\/bit.ly\/cUghad<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@meika<\/a> it is muggle thinking indeed, and yet… i want those wands with an unreasoning fervency. in reply to meika<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
look at that nebula awards final ballot http:\/\/bit.ly\/c5oTwN<\/a> via @sfwa<\/a> (is there a way to see a visualization of the nominations over time?) #<\/a><\/li>\n
@sfwa<\/a> should have asked you directly. is there a way to get a visualization of the nominations over time? #<\/a><\/li>\n
@sfwa<\/a> i ask bc apparently one nomination gained ground, then another overtook the first, and back; it would be like studying troop movements #<\/a><\/li>\n
I SAID GOOD DAY, SIR. RT @D_MacPherson<\/a>: http:\/\/twitpic.com\/144oiw<\/a> – Now THIS is a movie I'd love to see! #<\/a><\/li>\n
@hmapple<\/a> did he apologize to you personally for all the wrong he's done you? in reply to hmapple<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@hmapple<\/a> ….are you looking at pictures of his wife and kids? because he kinda has a point, there. in reply to hmapple<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mynameis_shoe<\/a> cut him up like a salisbury steak. in reply to mynameis_shoe<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mynameis_shoe<\/a> you carve what & how you see fit, sirrah. in reply to mynameis_shoe<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@hmapple<\/a> so you have a good reason for looking at a stranger's wife and kids? do you expose & marinate in your neighbors' infidelities? in reply to hmapple<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
so i don't know how i missed this, but my buddy @NicholasStenner<\/a> published this story a few weeks ago: http:\/\/bit.ly\/b6qxIe<\/a> #clarion<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mynameis_shoe<\/a> eh, i don't care about golf, or this guy's personal life. should remain private; i don't want my business on the news either. in reply to mynameis_shoe<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mynameis_shoe<\/a> besides, he's not famous because he's a virtuous person, or a good husband. he's famous because he's good at golf. in reply to mynameis_shoe<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mynameis_shoe<\/a> yeah, that sounds about right. but only as upset as they would be hearing about anybody else cheating\u00e2\u20ac\u201dfamous or not. in reply to mynameis_shoe<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
tonight: sleep. tomorrow: writing, reading, and arith–no, not even counting. #<\/a><\/li>\n
@MaryRobinette<\/a> To know whether Grover is a mammal one must ascertain: does Groverkind suckle its young? #unconscionablequestions<\/a> in reply to MaryRobinette<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@MaryRobinette<\/a> next question was going to be something incredulous along those lines. i bow before your superior knowledge of puppet anatomy in reply to MaryRobinette<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@MaryRobinette<\/a> also, now my search history is +1 disturbing. in reply to MaryRobinette<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
am i the only person who reads "xoxo" as "soak-so?" #chalkhearts<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
also, i just ate a candy that said 'HEY YOU.' #chalkhearts<\/a> #yellingisnotnecessary #<\/a><\/li>\n
@rquat<\/a> and i imagine "soak-so" to be some kind of arcane blessing in a long dead language, which makes reading it doubly enjoyable. in reply to rquat<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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