{"id":715,"date":"2011-09-18T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-18T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/18\/weekly-tweet-digest-2011-09-18\/"},"modified":"2011-09-18T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-09-18T11:00:00","slug":"weekly-tweet-digest-2011-09-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/18\/weekly-tweet-digest-2011-09-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Tweet Digest – 2011-09-18"},"content":{"rendered":"

"you should innovate with your writing. maybe a love rhombus? & one of them turns out to be a squid?" \u00e2\u20ac\u201d my father, story expert #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mkazoo<\/a> i should tweet more responsibly, no doubt. #okra<\/a> #repentencetweets in reply to mkazoo<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@danaROrana<\/a> this guilt tastes like mom's homemade meatballs. #deliciousguilts<\/a> in reply to danaROrana<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@rquat<\/a> all emanations of people are a commentary on their environment. especially squidacious love pentacles. in reply to rquat<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@taylor_audrey<\/a> it's a trap: if somebody tells me what to write, it's not innovation. in reply to taylor_audrey<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
WHERE IS YOUR WALDO NOW? http:\/\/t.co\/THZbQSS<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
where's waldo: foxhunt #<\/a><\/li>\n
where's waldo: urban fugitive #<\/a><\/li>\n
WERE-WALDO, when waldo bites the normal folks around him & suddenly the whole park is full of waldos, & the object becomes "flee waldo" #<\/a><\/li>\n
i'm just saying i want to make a "where's waldo" game that includes a pack of hunting mastiffs. #nowheretorun<\/a> #nowheretohide #<\/a><\/li>\n
when a job listing says "Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure," do they mean lumens? ephahs? parsecs? #<\/a><\/li>\n
somebody hire me to make fun of job listings. #<\/a><\/li>\n
Compelling literature. http:\/\/t.co\/X6m2Uwj<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mkazoo<\/a> trainwreck novel. back cover = discussion of protagonist's "biological clock" & first line involves the perceived worth of semen. in reply to mkazoo<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mkazoo<\/a> also want to write a kids' book with the same title. sample: WILL THESE BOOTS FATHER MY BABY? WILL THESE WILDFLOWERS FATHER MY BABY? in reply to mkazoo<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
can you tell the difference, on sight, between a hectogon and a circle? (raises the question: "at what scale?") #<\/a><\/li>\n
There is a former governor of utah who looks like steve b with his eyes de-bulged. #gopdebate<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
We've reached the point in the election where i stop watching debates, reread transmit & get crotchety #<\/a><\/li>\n
By which of course i meant transmetropolitan. stupid autocorrect machine. #<\/a><\/li>\n
GOTTA GO TO WORK GOTTA GO TO WORK GOTTA HAVE A JAAHHB #alljobtweets<\/a> #allthetime http:\/\/t.co\/4Jqwc6W<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@danaROrana<\/a> git yo rash on #neckrouge<\/a> in reply to danaROrana<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@danaROrana<\/a> i have crashed my own brain with the number of jokes. in reply to danaROrana<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
whaelp, i'm off to read some essays about solitude by octavio paz until i fall asleep in my own drool. #sophisticated<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mikejoosse<\/a> big fat yes. in reply to mikejoosse<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
oh hey, perspective. how you doing? there. buddy. #<\/a><\/li>\n
paul park read us a piece of this edda when i was at clarion. http:\/\/t.co\/nEnDJgC<\/a> still one more reason to love his work. #<\/a><\/li>\n
@danaROrana<\/a> you'd get better anyway; my way is just arguably faster sometimes. & then other times i'm just wrong, so watch out for that. in reply to danaROrana<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
now i really want soup. RT @qikipedia<\/a>: If you could take all the bacteria out of your body, they would be enough to fill a large soup can. #<\/a><\/li>\n
i have Splendid Plans for tomorrow & they all involve writing. #<\/a><\/li>\n
out with the oldmonia, in with the pneu. #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mkazoo<\/a> docket = finish the story about angels i started in london, then start the one from the attic. in reply to mkazoo<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mkazoo<\/a> sure. not sure "treat" is the word i'd use, but i'm getting better, and that's… something. see, i'm a writer, me. in reply to mkazoo<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
Jehovah's witnesses just came to the house. #<\/a><\/li>\n
So i asked them, 'aren't you guys the church of Jimi Hendrix?' #allalongthe<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
Excuse me: church of bob dylan and his prophet, jimi hendrix. #<\/a><\/li>\n
@tiffaniangus<\/a> i don't think so, but i can taste my lungs. which is never optimal. in reply to tiffaniangus<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@damiengwalter<\/a> Genre is dead; long live genre. in reply to damiengwalter<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@Keffy<\/a> so i did that @klout<\/a> thing (you pushed me to) & apparently i'm "influential" about shakespeare, william shakespeare, & boston. what? in reply to Keffy<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@Keffy<\/a> obviously the first one is the lesser known Phillipe Shakespeare, the french 100 years war reenacter. he's functionally illiterate. in reply to Keffy<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
Found my trove of caffeine pills from That Job. #<\/a><\/li>\n
No real effect except i've been galloping around the house, bellowing 'STAY ALERT, STAY ALIVE' for a while. #<\/a><\/li>\n
@kateulinah<\/a> why, are the jim-jams in danger? email explanations for maximum efficient privacy. in reply to kateulinah<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
today i am wearing a cardigan. that is what is going on today. #writing<\/a> #stimulants #<\/a><\/li>\n
Bookstore harvest. Can't buy food but books? #Fiscalhypocrisy<\/a> http:\/\/t.co\/RfXkVMxS<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
'Sure you're weedy, and kinda shy, but some girly out there must be needy for a weedy shy guy.' –fo #<\/a><\/li>\n
'fo' is obviously secret texty talk for 'flight of the conchords' #fotc<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
Frei lebt wer sterben kann. — isak dinesen #<\/a><\/li>\n
oh that time of night when my eyes become autonomous flames. excellent choice, sleepless brain. #<\/a><\/li>\n
@themattlondon<\/a> those anti-force sloths tripped me right out. in reply to themattlondon<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@themattlondon<\/a> i agree. my initial enthusiasm for the prequels was based on zahn. also: noghri. yes. in reply to themattlondon<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@themattlondon<\/a> exactly right. wreaks all kinds of hell with motivation, teamwork (could you work with yourself?), possible traitors, &c in reply to themattlondon<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@themattlondon<\/a> as in, given enough possible chances, would some version of yourself turn & run? re-ally with somebody else? (obi-waaaaaaans) in reply to themattlondon<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
have run. now writing. must finish this story today. the next thing and always the next thing. #outofmyhair<\/a> #offmylawn #<\/a><\/li>\n
It is meet to be here. Let us construct a watercloset. — Joyce, Ulysses #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mkazoo<\/a> spent all yesterday gathering polyfiber (not even RealWool). but now i am making pump-shotgun-style advances on this story #blamblam<\/a> in reply to mkazoo<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@kelceyherrera<\/a> eh some people should not "just dance." these people include those of us for whom "dancing" = "the enthusiastic cabbagepatch" in reply to kelceyherrera<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@damiengwalter<\/a> BLOOD ORANGE TRANSFUSION. in reply to damiengwalter<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@realvalnolan<\/a> here in america we just eat the copper. we are now filled with metal vitamins. #strength<\/a> #conductivity in reply to realvalnolan<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@ittyprecious<\/a> don't you just? perfect temperature, nice and overcast. nc currently contains the finest of all the weathers. in reply to ittyprecious<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@kelceyherrera<\/a> some bodies contain more dancing than others. my body contains a lot of awkward standing, for instance. in reply to kelceyherrera<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
all my plot-cogs are doing plot-coggy stuff in this story, all on their own. like a herd of freshly buttered snails down a slip n' slide. #<\/a><\/li>\n
@kelceyherrera<\/a> the awkward standing dance = shift from foot to foot, clamp your upper arms against your torso, & drywash your hands. #stylin<\/a> in reply to kelceyherrera<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@realvalnolan<\/a> we have also hollowed out the earth & built an escape moon inside. when we use up this husk of a planet we will fly away on it in reply to realvalnolan<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mkazoo<\/a> expectation management: currently it's a shambles. but it's all shambling in the same direction, at least, street of zombies style. in reply to mkazoo<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@realvalnolan<\/a> "with limited space for refugees, who will climb out of the squalor and slaughter their way to a spot in the stars?" in reply to realvalnolan<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@ittyprecious<\/a> sure am. just got back two weeks ago, looking for jobs and all that good stuff. how are you? you're in nyc, right? in reply to ittyprecious<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@realvalnolan<\/a> i don't. what. don't even. what? in reply to realvalnolan<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@realvalnolan<\/a> you puppet of hell-gibbons, you. in reply to realvalnolan<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@realvalnolan<\/a> YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH in reply to realvalnolan<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
'you know, you're a lot like john boy walton.' — my grandmother, character consultant #<\/a><\/li>\n
@ittyprecious<\/a> in fuquay right now but not tied to it. i prefer ny, honestly, but i've never lived there, just visited. so, ignorance. in reply to ittyprecious<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
a month & 9000 words later and all i have to say about that is, "oh hey, what a terrible story." #writing<\/a> #whining #<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
"you should innovate with your writing. maybe a love rhombus? & one of them turns out to be a squid?" \u00e2\u20ac\u201d my father, story expert # @mkazoo i should tweet more responsibly, no doubt. #okra #repentencetweets in reply to mkazoo # @danaROrana this guilt tastes like mom's homemade meatballs. #deliciousguilts in reply to danaROrana # […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[130],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-twitter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}