The Cult of Lincoln

Tuesday, June 30, 2009



  • 00:29 Oh, apartment, you are so lonely without my futon. Will you be my friend, weird mannequin left by previous tenant and adopted by roommate? #
  • 00:55 Whee! Exciting things are brewing in Jim Butcher land! #
  • 01:05 @sarah_haskins Somewhere in the Netherlands? Is there a Tuliptopia in Holland? #
  • 10:14 Woohoo! Swine flu has come to Launch! #
  • 10:25 Have suddenly been friended by @H1N1Alert (tracking Swine Flu in NYC), despite the fact my location still says "Tehran." How'd they know? #
  • 10:29 @SheckyX More teasery! I should have Awesome Thing #1 for the Butcher fans tonight or tomorrow. The other two are future-awesome things. #
  • 10:33 RT @TimeOutNewYork Theater | Avenue Q closing in September bit.ly/jcniK [Catch it before it closes!] #
  • 18:40 Effective today NYC subway rides increased to $2.25 (from $2), monthly to $89 (from $81). Sigh. (h/t @Islandwoo) #
  • 21:44 Hmm, how shall I tag the First Lord's Fury desktop? Something along the lines of "The saga concludes 11/24/09" #
  • 21:45 (That's awesome Jim-related thing #1 of 3, by the way. :D) #
  • 21:52 @Uilos Do it! Remember, it's the author's job to know ten times more about your universe than you ever share with your readers. #
  • 21:55 @jbkuma HUZZAH! Browncoats are extraordinary! #
  • 22:47 @billharting Hmm. #2 is something visually intriguing. #3 is something the fans have been clamoring for for YEARS. Is that vague enough? #
  • 23:44 Download shiny "First Lord's Fury" wallpaper at bit.ly/1joC9l -- be the envy of your coworkers! Score chicks! #
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Monday, June 29, 2009



  • 00:24 @beachkid Urgh, preaching to the choir. New Yorkers, learn how to walk! And tourists, stand somewhere else to take pictures! #
  • 11:17 @Esperacchius Still? Dude, tweezers are your friend. Take care of yourself! #
  • 11:27 @Uilos "Bob? I thought Justin was Harry's uncle!" #multicanondresdenfail #
  • 11:28 @terioncalling Share, share! #
  • 13:08 Boo, last day in Dallas! Had a fantastic time celebrating my daddy's birthday and enjoying the sunshine. #
  • 14:40 @terioncalling Oh, then don't share! Continue to hush! #
  • 16:35 Eee! My sister is giving me a pair of awesome lace-up brown leather boots that are too big for her! They make me look like a pirate queen. #
  • 23:33 Landed safely in NY, but now we've taxied to the gate, the plane seems to have lost power. They tried to restart 4x and it died immediately. #
  • 23:35 Plane eerie when lit only by emergency lighting and cell phones. Anyone got jumper cables? #
  • 23:37 Huzzah, now debarking plane! Illumination? We don't need no stinking illumination! #
  • 23:59 Dear American Airlines, I don't care if you have to unload our bags by candlelight. Gimmie. Love, me #
  • 00:01 Woah, crazy! Baggage carousel started the instant I pressed 'send'! Dear universe, please give me a million dollars? #
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Sunday, June 28, 2009



  • 00:17 @sue_sue4 Pat Rothfuss = author of the brilliant "The Name of the Wind" and all-around totally awesome guy #
  • 00:28 @JHOCHE I like my coffee like I like my @JHOCHE! #
  • 00:29 @JHOCHE Actually, I don't drink coffee and never have. But nor have I drunk anything COVERED IN BEES. #
  • 00:35 RT @mollycrabapple If I can get 4k followers, we'll do a free Dr. Sketchy's in Times Square and livestream everything, including our arrest #
  • 01:43 @spodalicious Wow, congrats! We're cheering for you! #
  • 09:50 @Esperacchius You can call us, you know. *hugs* #
  • 09:53 @USA_Network Ooh, "White Collar" sounds like fun! Can't wait for more sneak peeks. #
  • 09:55 Ah, gotta love those days when your superintendent calls you at 4am, simply returning a call you'd made the previous afternoon. #
  • 13:18 RT @NotableNYC Cupcakes and chocolate for free! NYC Dessert Fest, tomorrow in Manhattan bit.ly/81iNQ [Someone eat a cupcake for me!] #
  • 13:25 @Uilos That's AWESOME! #
  • 13:31 Totally digging the new Christina Courtin album. Check it out! #
  • 17:49 Yikes! Probably should have checked to see I had necessary projector cables *before* an hour and a half til big party. #
  • 18:04 Whee, disaster averted! I love having a Mac store five minutes from my house. #
  • 18:59 @SheckyX My dad's 70th birthday party. You know, the reason I'm in Dallas? :D #
  • 23:45 Oh, HELL yes! Got the cover art for Dresden #12, and it's GORGEOUS. Not sure if I can share yet, though. You'll be the first to know! #
  • 23:51 @Esperacchius Ye gods! #
  • 23:56 @CBSisSlayer730 We definitely need to revive a short chunk of our "Wizard People, Dear Reader" performance at the next shindig! #
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Saturday, June 27, 2009



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  • 00:34 RT @NotableNYC RT @ChrisGriswold Giant Thriller dance organizing in NYC to remember Michael Jackson: bit.ly/s7aHa #
  • 18:54 @ironicsegue I only see one blue hand! One by one, hands of... fun? *mamboes?* #
  • 18:55 My mom got me a little jade foo dog! Help me name him. #
  • 19:01 RT @featherjean Awesomely hilarious AND true: How to meet and woo a nerdy girl tinyurl.com/mlx5ca #
  • 19:01 @Esperacchius Come on, I don't want to be /that/ predictable. :D #
  • 19:25 @fourteenacross I am so in love with "200 Stories"! Does Katy Pfaffl have a date for her upcoming album? #
  • 19:25 @Esperacchius "Mouse" is predictable. Phil is insufficiently regal. :D #
  • 22:59 @fourteenacross I'm in! Just got my ticket--thanks for the heads-up. I love Ingrid Michaelson. #
  • 23:38 *snort* One of these things is not like the other... www.imdb.com/title/tt0061791/mediaindex #
  • 00:05 Augh! Pat Rothfuss is going to Comic Con! Why on earth am I not going, too? #
  • 00:06 @SheckyX *eyebrow* #
  • 00:07 @paulandstorm I thought @(o_o)@ was Princess Leia #
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Friday, June 26, 2009



  • 10:04 Hahahahaha, YES!!! My evil scheme was a resounding success! I flew home for my dad's b-day 2 days earlier than he expected. Big surprise! #
  • 10:05 @MickeydotFinn It's a restaurant. Of course, after reading the Vorkosigan books, I keep thinking of it as "Jackson's Whole." #
  • 11:10 @Esperacchius I was quoting a friend's compliment of Jackson's Hole! How is that "talking smack"? XD #
  • 12:56 On Jim Butcher's beta list, folks are jokingly shipping the Vord Queen with Spock. I love fandom. #
  • 12:57 @stephanieyee I say "coh-SEE" as well. How is Cosi supposed to be pronounced? #
  • 12:59 @Esperacchius It's because the JH burgers are huge and glorious and promise instant heart disease. For my coworkers, this is a good thing. #
  • 15:26 RT @JHOCHE Only 17 tix left for the final Saturday performance of FIGHT GIRL BATTLE WORLD, get yours now! bit.ly/gZrP7 [Got mine!] #
  • 18:51 I leave the house for 2 hours to buy cookware and come back to find Michael Jackson dead? I can't leave you alone for five minutes, world! #
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Thursday, June 25, 2009



  • 10:22 Sarah's dog sounds like a squeaky toy. I think Puppy O'Clock may loom upon the horizon. #
  • 10:48 @travelingheidi Since when does Penn not play Princeton? What happened to those "Puck Frinceton" sweatshirt vendors on Locust Walk? #
  • 11:14 RT @buffyfest: We're doing a Twitter drive for @CSTS We'll donate .10 for every new follower from now until the NYC event on Sun! RT please! #
  • 11:37 Lazy day. Scalp massages all around! #
  • 12:14 @titleofshow We like you back! #
  • 12:33 @beachkid You might be in Mobile mode. Scroll to the bottom of the page and look for a button that says "Standard." #
  • 14:10 @SheckyX No, I'm not thinking of getting a dog! Two coworkers bring their puppies in to work, and at Puppy O'Clock, I must play with them. #
  • 14:12 A follow-up to my earlier tweet to @travelingheidi -- OH HELL NO. Penn as Princeton? Transformers 2 can bite me. #
  • 14:52 @beachkid Happy to be of assistance! *tips hat* #
  • 15:26 @sadbhyl According to Ebert, the Penn campus is merely standing in for Princeton. Excuse me as I gag. #
  • 15:30 "Those aren't burgers, man, those are friggin' death patties." --Pascy, on the culinary offerings of Jackson Hole #
  • 15:50 @Esperacchius I'm going to get you one of those "bubble boy" suits for your birthday. Stop injuring yourself! #
  • 16:00 @ee1013 They filmed an episode of the new "The Electric Company" next door to my apartment. It's New York--it can happen! #
  • 16:50 Whee, Christina Courtin is playing at Le Poisson Rouge tonight! Just snagged her new album at B&N. #
  • 16:56 @hodgman "Olbermann suit"? I knew it! The women of Duchess killed Keith Olbermann, skinned him, and fashioned the husk into a suit for you! #
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009



  • 10:20 Alarm didn't go off. Instead, enjoyed dream combining Jim Butcher, Weird Al, RPing, and bowling/pictionary with Oprah. Way to go, brain. #
  • 10:25 Oprah was surprisingly good at pictionary. Had a gift for quickly capturing faces. #
  • 10:42 @SheckyX Poor Shecky! Hope your trial is as entertaining as mine was. I still need to blog about the complete incompetence of the lawyers. #
  • 11:03 There's a brand of paper napkin called "Vanity Fair"? After the English novel about man's sinful attachment to worldly things? Napkins? #
  • 11:14 New spot landed! My WOTD: "butyraceous" -- n., of a buttery consistency. Thank you, @psychwrites, for the gift of that word! #
  • 12:23 Highly amusing song: Rock and Roll Nerd, by Tim Minchin -- bit.ly/3wTYw #
  • 12:23 @Esperacchius They use a different font in their logo. I don't think they're related. #
  • 13:34 @jimmyaquino It's because people don't know how to read instructions. There's nothing wrong with Zicam, only with the morons misusing it. #
  • 17:21 Whee! Just swapped out my non-functional speaker with one that works! I think I shall serenade my coworkers with this: bit.ly/ZSbHN #
  • 17:47 Almost halfway into 2009. Yup, I still refuse to accept "webinar" is a word. #
  • 17:57 Hmph. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away my speakers. I wonder if there are any downstairs that aren't being used... #
  • 18:12 Huzzah! Another pair of unspoken-for speakers has been located! Mine, all mine! #
  • 18:14 Also, I have hummus! All is right with the world. Except, y'know, in Iran. Okay, all is right with the Celliebelly and the Cellears. #
  • 20:22 Roommate all packed to move out tomorrow, taking cookware. I am reduced to eating leftover pad thai off a paper plate with a plastic fork. #
  • 20:24 @jimmyaquino Lookin' sharp, there, Aquino! #
  • 20:27 Got my paper tweet from @sampotts! Yay for social experiments that don't involve explosives! #
  • 20:42 @spodalicious Ooh, checking out their website now! This stuff is adorable! Thanks so much for the tip. #
  • 20:44 @Esperacchius Lord, no. I bought a fry pan, a saucepan, and a couple of cute mugs the weekend before last. It'll get me through the week! #
  • 21:38 @AnnLarimer Harkness, Sparrow, or Billy Joel? #
  • 21:41 @mollycrabapple The first two remind me of Ronald Searle's work. Great drawings! #
  • 22:14 RT @kitoconnell Blame @tanaise: Same-Sex Marriage Argument, the flowchart: bit.ly/34XZWm #
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009



  • 09:50 RT @nprnews NPR photo gallery of #IranElection protests over the weekend: su.pr/7Jfcrl #
  • 11:03 Concept art from Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" -- bit.ly/cFYnX #
  • 13:48 @jimmyaquino I'd take functioning zombie you in, as long as you promised to steer clear of my brain! #
  • 13:55 It's about time! New service tracks online interest in TV shows: bit.ly/p5k8a #
  • 14:33 So ready to wash my hands of this job. We have EXCELLENT reference, people! Why aren't you using it? Why must I fix your obvious mistakes? #
  • 14:34 (By "job" I mean a specific spot we're working on, not my place of employment. I love my job!) #
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Monday, June 22, 2009



  • 00:22 Back in New York! Good day! #
  • 09:09 @mkcho73 A sleuth of bears? Someone needs to write a Bear Sherlock Holmes children's book! #
  • 10:25 Finally got to see @hodgman's speech from RTCD. Hilarious! Now to watch Obama's... bit.ly/w7f4w #
  • 10:37 RT @ShipLizard Fierce women of Iran: omgggwth.livejournal.com/2463.html #
  • 10:42 RT @stephanieyee Very cool post-it art video! bit.ly/2MYvya #
  • 11:01 RT @sinspired Funny regardless of your politics. :) RT @JibJab: JibJab's new Original, "He's Barack Obama" is now live! bit.ly/19z2Tm #
  • 15:13 @Dietcoke219 Of course! I was so amused, I read your insults aloud to my friends. :D #
  • 15:14 @terioncalling I think 150 would merit celebration! #
  • 15:28 @Esperacchius Uploading to YouTube now! Looks like it's going to take a couple hours, though. Big file! #
  • 15:46 Watched "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang." Uproariously funny! RDJ is a delight! #
  • 16:50 @Uilos Ch 22: "I hate feeling like Han Solo in a world of Jedi. 'I'm supposed to be the Jedi,' I muttered aloud." #
  • 17:03 It's up! @Esperacchius is a Jedi Harry Dresden: bit.ly/192xB8 Thanks to the NY Jedi! #
  • 17:06 @Uilos *laughs* Huzzah! We have excellent timing. :D #
  • 19:32 @spodalicious Have a fantastic time! #
  • 20:50 Dear potential roommate, If you're going to flake, call me or email me before I waste my evening, not two hours after we were to meet. #
  • 21:06 @SheckyX She changed her mind and decided my apartment was out of her price range. No explanation for her lack of courtesy. #
  • 21:32 Dear Lazyweb, I'm looking for a new DVR. I have no land line. Any recs? #
  • 21:34 *sporfle* Awesome mashup: Buffy vs. Edward: bit.ly/2jkULd (h/t Kat) #
  • 21:53 @fredhicks Would it still get the actual shows via cable? I don't want my net connection overtaxed. #
  • 22:07 @SheckyX Not phone--email. And AFTER I emailed HER to ask what was up. I was gloriously passive-aggressive, tempered with understanding. #
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Sunday, June 21, 2009



  • 10:21 Cruising down the highway with @SheckyX and @sue_sue4! 30 minutes to Philly! #
  • 14:57 Front row center at BSG panel at Wizard World Philly! Sometimes, having good connections in the geek world rocks. #
  • 18:56 Just chatted briefly with Michael Hogan of BSG. We geeked out over the scientists from last week's robotics panel. T'was awesome! #
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Saturday, June 20, 2009



  • 00:17 @fredhicks Ah! The comment was a reply to my remark about the iPhone software, so I was somewhat stumped. #
  • 08:43 @fourteenacross Yeah. Royal Pains is a cute show, but the opening credits are atrocious. #
  • 08:48 Poll Results -- Delirium: 1, Molly: 2-1, Maeve: 2, Priscellie: 1. Molly is comfiest and Maeve is least so, so I'm going with that. #
  • 08:49 Also, as Kat wisely pointed out, Molly is the only option who is actually a wizard, and therefore most appropriate for Wizard World, har. XD #
  • 12:39 @sinspired WWP is this weekend, today through Sunday. I'll be there on Saturday. #
  • 16:38 @Esperacchius Sweet! #
  • 16:45 @beachkid Ugh, I'm sorry. Does this make it any better? www.xkcd.com/594/ #
  • 17:04 Pixar grants girl's dying wish to see 'Up' tinyurl.com/l52gvv (h/t @KevinConn) #
  • 18:44 @viennateng Wish I'd known about it beforehand! Have a great show! #
  • 19:05 DEAR LORD. RT @smuu This is awful, but ... Cruella De Vil! bit.ly/1NVy2p #
  • 19:07 @JHOCHE *turns around quickly, looks nonchalant* 'Dunno... #
  • 19:08 @fredhicks Happy 11-minutes-belayed weekiversary, Evie! *throws confetti* #
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Friday, June 19, 2009



  • 08:15 Today's m-w.com WOTD is "short-shrift." Wow, I finally get the "Phantom Tollbooth" joke! #
  • 13:20 Mmm, my belly is full to bursting with chicken tikka masala. Well played, belly! Well played! #
  • 13:59 Tim Burton retrospective at MoMA November 22, 2009–April 26, 2010: www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/313 #
  • 16:36 *quietly screams and throws things in privacy of my head* Well, that answers my question of whether I'm spending Saturday night in Philly. #
  • 17:03 @CBSisSlayer730 YAY! How will you be attired? I'm still trying to decide, myself. #
  • 17:45 Is it 7 o'clock yet? #
  • 17:48 @SheckyX Weird. There's going to be some planned downtime on Sunday, but I wasn't expecting anything before then. tinyurl.com/mbhn7q #
  • 17:51 @alyankovic Of all the things I expected to see today, Weird Al's painted toenails were not among them. #
  • 18:31 Woo, two more potential roommates in two hours! And their grammar is acceptable! *blasts @alyankovic's "Craigslist"* #
  • 19:11 RT @BarackObama RT @whitehouse President Obama backstage before ordering Colbert's head-shave bit.ly/19UuAB #
  • 19:21 @ee1013 *jaw drops* Are you okay? #
  • 19:22 RT @travelingheidi MOUSAVI APPEALS TO THE WORLD TO PARTICIPATE IN SEA OF GREEN IN IN ALL CAPITAL CITIES THIS SUNDAY #Iranelection -confirmed #
  • 19:23 NY counts as a "capital," right? Seeing as how it's the Center of the Universe? #
  • 20:14 @fourteenacross Oh my gosh, I have such a girl crush on her! And she's on Twitter! Follow her: @sarah_haskins #
  • 20:15 @fourteenacross The Nuva Ring spot I worked on was mocked in one of @sarah_haskins' "Target Women" spots. Made my week. #
  • 20:21 @jimmyaquino You'll be fine! It can't be any worse than living across the street from a Ben & Jerry's for three years. #
  • 20:26 @Esperacchius Ugh, reminds me of SDCC last year! We were on the tarmac 5 hours before they finally canceled our flight. Stay strong! #
  • 20:43 Okay, Twitterverse, who's coming with me to Wizard World Philly? Delirium, Molly Carpenter, or Maeve? #
  • 20:55 New iPhone software has been "downloading" for ~30 minutes now, with 47 minutes remaining. Seriously? #
  • 00:05 @fredhicks I don't watch SYTYCD. Explain the reference? #
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Thursday, June 18, 2009



  • 09:55 RT @whedonesque NPH to voice musical Batman villain tinyurl.com/kq5qdo -- SO MUCH YES #
  • 12:26 @SheckyX Yeah, the forums have been down several hours now. The host is experiencing a server outage. Should be back before too long. #
  • 17:09 Happy Workiversary to me! As of today, I've been at Launch of two years. Though the cake celebration just now was purely coincidental. :D #
  • 17:09 RT @smuu RT @captainsponge *Spoilers for Up* Awesome Up colour script: bit.ly/oSusK (SO PRETTY!) #
  • 17:14 RT @kitoconnell torir.org/ and iran.whyweprotest.net/ , brought to you by Pirate Bay and Anonymous. #iranelection #
  • 18:07 Pascy is doing a frantic dance of spastic glee at the new iPhone software upgrade. Can't wait to start playing with it myself! #
  • 18:27 #helpiranelection - show support for democracy in Iran add green overlay to your Twitter avatar with 1-click - helpiranelection.com/ #
  • 18:50 Woo, off to see Regina Spektor! #
  • 19:52 Décor at Beacon Theatre is awesome. It's like Athenian Art Deco. #
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009



  • 01:24 RT @alyankovic My new video "Craigslist" is now up on YouTube… in glorious HD! tinyurl.com/mdcscr #
  • 01:29 From now on, every night I will thank Baby Jesus that I am not this pathetic a fangirl: bit.ly/A7Mow (Linked by @stephanieyee) #
  • 01:33 RT @AnnLarimer RT @cleolinda RT @lilithsaintcrow: Twitter rescheduled their maintenance downtime to coincide with about 1:30AM in Iran. Wow. #
  • 01:42 @boymonster xkcd.com/386/ #
  • 07:50 @bomburjo Yay, welcome to Twitter! #
  • 08:31 This is the first time in a week I haven't woken up exhausted! Ready to take on my job and its keyboard with the malfunctioning space bar. #
  • 09:05 3-vehicle stalemate btw 2 buses & garbage truck. All needed the other to move to go forward. Spent 5 min waiting for other to yield. Ack. #
  • 11:30 @hodgman Is Bruce Campbell starring in the movie version "Areas of my Expertise II: This Time It's Personal"? #
  • 11:32 @ee1013 The Murphyonic field is strong in this one. #
  • 12:15 @rdonoghue I've always just heard them referred to as "logic puzzles." #
  • 14:00 @featherjean *brandishes pom-poms at you* You can do it! #
  • 14:03 @rdonoghue At least your brain picked something truly delightful to be eaten by! #
  • 14:07 Wow, my spacebar is miraculously functional again! Still a little stiff, but at least I don't have to hammer it down now. Humans: 1, Tech: 0 #
  • 15:54 The "Secret Tunnel" song from Avatar is stuck in my head. Help. *steadies power drill against left temple* #
  • 16:37 Dear Roommate Gods, Please let the third time be the charm. Your humble servant, Priscilla #
  • 18:40 Am I paranoid, or was anyone else worried that something might happen in Iran during Twitter's scheduled downtime? #
  • 18:41 @fredhicks I want to write his name into my eventual novel. #
  • 18:42 @boymonster But the hair shirt is so glossy and sleek! #
  • 19:54 RT @stephanieyee The best wedding invitation ever bit.ly/rW9fS #
  • 21:45 RT @txvoodoo RT @markknoller: White House official confirms: Obama to sign order tomorrow extending benefits to same-sex federal employees. #
  • 23:41 rt @nzmrmn change yr Twitter settings to show GMT +03:30 Tehran as your timezone & change home city to Tehran to confuse the Iranian censors #
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009



  • 11:28 I just facepalmed at work. And not in the funny way. #
  • 11:47 Urgh, this morning. I feel like I only got one day of weekend. Oh wait, I did. #
  • 15:58 The m-w.com word of the day is "effulgence." Okay, universe. I get it. :D Life is awesome! #
  • 16:16 @beyondabsurdity Bringing a massive group to "Fight Girl" Saturday night! Can't wait! #
  • 16:40 @boymonster "Effulgence" was also used to comedic effect in Pratchett's "Going Postal." Is that better or worse? #
  • 19:12 RT @beyondabsurdity Holy crap, tix for FIGHT GIRL are going FAST. Get yours now before they're gone. Fo serious: bit.ly/gZrP7 #
  • 19:43 @spodalicious I always take Eastern Travel or Megabus. Quick, clean, convenient, and $35 round-trip. Plus, many of the buses have wireless! #
  • 22:32 @paulandstorm "If you give me swine flu, I'm going to spray you in the face with Lysol." #
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Monday, June 15, 2009



  • 01:14 @xiehicks She is perfect! And you are absolutely *glowing*! Lovely photographs. #
  • 11:44 @MickeydotFinn I believe that would be a copywight. Which is also what Porky Pig calls the real thing. #
  • 14:17 @Uilos The Upright Citizens Brigade has improv and sketch classes. Maybe he could hook up with folks that way? www.ucbtheatre.com/ #
  • 14:25 @fredhicks Welcome home, Evie! #
  • 20:12 @Uilos *blinks* I can understand not taking interviews/con panels as canon, but published material? whuh? #
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Sunday, June 14, 2009



Friday, June 5th:
  1. Chris returned, healed! Character-Land is whole once more!

  2. There was a lot of good-natured ribbing about my swift exit from the theatre the previous night. Rob looked upon me in horrified disgust and accused, "You SHAME me!" I waved a stapler threateningly in his direction. It was kind of glorious.

  3. We found out that a really, really, really awesome spot was awarded. I DANCE! It's going to be an absurd amount of work, but it's going to be so much fun that it'll be worth it.

  4. I got to model Audrey Tautou as Amelie!

  5. It didn't feel like a Friday at all, but it WAS! Rapture!


Saturday, June 6th:

Okay, this is going to be a challenge. Saturday was miserable. Some good stuff happened: I reposted my ad on Craigslist and got a small handful of responses, for example, filling me with a sense of productivity and cautiously enthusiastic anticipation. But at 12:30 or so, when I got up from my computer to take a shower and get ready for MoCCA, I started feeling lightheaded, overheated, and gastrointestinally distressed. I spent an hour switching between the toilet and a cold bath and desperately trying to throw up. Eventually, I managed to tumble into bed and find some position where my lower abdomen didn't hurt so much and retreated into unconsciousness.

I woke up around 5, feeling entirely cured, and fixed myself some cereal, as I hadn't eaten yet that day. However, in the short time it took to assemble the materials, the weakness and discomfort started to return, so I sat down on the couch in hopes being off my feet would help. It didn't. I brought my computer into my bedroom, thinking I could be fine if I lay down instead, but no joy. I retreated into sleep once more, returning to consciousness around 7. I felt fine once more, but this time, I didn't even get up from my bed, knowing that discomfort lurked in wait for as soon as I attained verticality. My bed-ridden evening was quite pleasant, actually! Hurrah! My horizontal exploits are detailed below.


Happy things for today:
  1. The aforementioned Craigslist re-porting.

  2. Feeling better. There's nothing that can make us appreciate our health more than a momentary hiccup. I'm grateful that the overwhelming majority of the time, I have energy and the full range of human ability. I have access to clean water and fresh food to keep my body nourished. And if or when my health takes a tumble, I have insurance and access to treatment--heck, I live in a world where Stem Cell Contact Lenses Cure Blindness in Less Than a Month--, and I have family and friends to help nurse me back to health, both local and long-distance. That's something that certainly qualifies as a Thing to Be Happy About for today.

  3. And related: There's a great deal of satisfaction in "out-thinking" an ailment, to be able to figure out "hmm, if I lower my body temperature like this, and lean forward like this, or lie down like this, I don't feel nearly as awful." At least this way I don't feel awful and helpless.

  4. In the evening, on Ko and Fred's recommendation, I watched the first two episodes of Leverage. This show is so much fun! I'm delighted to see that it was renewed.

  5. One of my friends was in a very cruddy place emotionally, so I called her and we shared a much-needed girly gabfest. We also watched the Glee pilot simultaneously, keeping a running commenting over IM. It was adorable! Feel better, friend! I love you!


Sunday, June 7th:
  1. I took the morning slowly, as I still felt a bit fragile from the previous day. However, I soon discovered that standing up was no longer an impediment. Woo, mobility!

  2. I checked out MoCCA, my first time attending the festival. I didn't stay for long, as the combination of being on my feet and the building's lack of air conditioning threatened to drain my precious stores of energy, but I had a lovely time while I was there. I was finally able to give back to the creators of webcomics I've loved so long! I bought trades from Dylan Meconis ("Bite Me"), the inimitably brilliant Kate Beaton ("Never Learn Anything From History"), and David Malki ("Wondermark"). I got a t-shirt from Ryan North of "Dinosaur Comics," but upon getting it home, I saw it was too big for me. I'll have to find a medium-sized friend to give it to. :D I also bought a sketch from Randall Munroe of XKCD for pi dollars--I accused him of swindling the public by rounding up to $3.15. I mentioned his strip's popularity at my workplace, so he redrew the "We're Rendering" swordfight comic for me. Highly entertaining! All of the artists were a delight to chat with. Time and money well spent!

  3. Next, I returned home to recover my strength. It was going to be a late night, and I didn't want to run out of steam early. I watched a few more episodes of Leverage while working on an illustration for a friend.

  4. Strength restored, I hopped on the subway to Union Hall, the awesome little venue where I first saw Vienna Teng, Christina Courtin, and Jonathan Coulton perform live. My first month in New York, actually! Tonight's occasion? John Hodgman and Jonathan Coulton were performing the list of 700 Mole-Man Names from More Information Than You Require. I ended up being the first person in line, as I thought the event started at 9:15 when it actually arrived at 9:30, and I arrived around 9. Ah well! I met some cool people in line, and we had delightful conversation.

    Hodgman and Coulton were their usual quirky selves, Hodgman warning the audience of the upcoming unpleasantness with Snicket-like foreboding. He suggested the audience use the bathroom and purchase large quantities of alcohol before the ordeal. He explained a bit about Mole-Men for the uneducated, though I'm not precisely sure why anyone would choose to be there if they hadn't at least flipped through his book. Perhaps for the benefit of those being dragged there by friends or dates? Ah well. It was still hilarious!

    Finally, the recitation began! Coulton played endless repetitions of the colonial ballad "The World Turned Upside-Down as Hodgman plunged headfirst into what he anticipated would be a 90-minute endeavor. The audience was very receptive, laughing out loud and cheering wildly every 50 names. Every so often, I took minute-long clips with my little Flip Video camera, which I imagine I will eventually combine in an amusing way if I can find the time. I was particularly delighted to be reminded of mole-manic woman #538, "Miss Priscilla Thirtyfingers, a wall feeler." When your name is as rare as mine, any uses of it by people you admire become a source for much joy.

    As the list wore on, I exchanged occasional looks with Jonathan Coulton, mine saying, "I am in awe that your hands have not cramped and/or fallen off at this point," and his saying, "Me too." After Mole-Man #600, I shouted out "GO COULTON!", and all gave him a resounding cheer. Hodgman took this opportunity for another sip of Jack Daniels.

    Afterward, Hodgman declared that the event was being recorded for the audio book of More Information Than You Require, and that he was taking our applause at the revelation as consent to our voices being used on the recording. I feigned concern and asked, "Can my applause be digitally removed?" "No, it cannot, Miss Flip Video," he quipped.

    He graciously offered free drinks to all of us that endured the full list, though he winced at the admission that he thought more of us would leave midway. I was sitting near the front, so I didn't see what the crowd looked like at the beginning, but the room was still mostly packed. Good thing he has those Mac ads to keep his pockets well-lined! :D

    Coulton closed the "formal" portion of the event with a song--"Ikea," by fan request--then we all dispersed. I lingered afterward and mingled with other folks from the audience. One of the folks I chatted with was Sam Potts, designer of Hodgman's book jackets and mastermind of the Superhero Supply Company and Twitter On Paper. A very creative and motivated guy!

    Eventually, the staff ushered us upstairs, so they could close the downstairs stage. Hodgman invited those of us remaining to join him in the comfortable leather seating overlooking the Bocce courts, and he gestured me to sit in the chair next to his, which exploded my little fangirl mind.

    Our little group must have talked over an hour! It was a delight. Toward the end, we got on the subject of the Battlestar Galactica series finale, which was particularly awesome. It's always cool to discuss something you're a fan of with someone you're a fan of, who is also a fan of said thing. It's a sort of conversational equalizer. :D Our group seemed united in its criticism that the notion of an entire society being willing to regress to a primitive culture was difficult to swallow. Hodgman stepped into his exaggerated "John Hodgman" character a moment to comment, "For instance: my character, the brain surgeon, would be unlikely to want to return to trepanning."

    Finally, as 1am came and went, we all started migrating doorwards. We said our goodbyes, then went our separate ways. All in all, it was a joyous evening!


So that was the weekend. I'm now completely behind on everything that's happened since! I hate to interrupt my run in what's become a quite faithful daily practice, but I may have to grant myself a week's amnesty, as the days are running together and I'm having difficulty pinpointing noteworthy events and ruminations for my lists. But let's give it one shot...

Monday, June 8th: Monday was a struggle. The job I was so excited we'd landed on Friday turned out to be a lot more difficult than I'd bargained for, and we were given four days to accomplish what I'd imagined would be a challenge in two weeks. I spent much of the day trying to wrangle our traditional rig into something very exaggerated and cartoony, without success. Finally, around 6, Eric and I made the executive decision to start from scratch and build a new rig to accommodate the demands of the project. From then on, everything went smoothly!

Tuesday, June 9th: However, despite said smoothness, we still had an insane amount of work that needed to get done! We shanghaied a number of folks who aren't traditionally character designers for the task, which helped things move quicker, but the prospect of finishing everything by Friday was still dicey. Compounding the time crunch was the sudden revelation that we were running out of space on the server, and Chris and I needed to be diverted to backing up old characters to the library. Yikes! Together, we managed to rock everything out just in time, though we had to stay until 1 am to accomplish everything we wanted that night. We only stayed until 11:30 on Monday.

Wednesday, June 10th: Another challenging day! We could tell that everything was coming together, at least. We were in awe of the amount of work we'd accomplished in a few short days! And to further brighten our spirits, the Gods on High moved our deadline from Friday to Monday. What a relief! To our greater joy, Eric discovered a book online that gave detailed instructions on how to draw the characters we were modeling. I zipped across the street to Barnes and Noble, where they were selling the $30 book in the bargain bin for $9. WIN! The book henceforth became known as "The Bible" in Character-Land. I stayed until 12:15, feeling good.

Thursday, June 11th: We continued work, the Bible showing us just how off-model many of the existing characters were. Our first passes definitely needed a second! Fortunately, I didn't have to stay late, as my good friend Tex had a show in the city tonight, and I was able to attend! Tex is a ridiculously talenter composer, and he performed a number of his original pieces, accompanied by a woodwind quartet and a cellist. Afterward, we walked back to my apartment and spent an hour or so catching up on each other's lives. He was staying with his brother, Davio, and his very pregnant wife, Jessica, who live about a ten minute walk from my place. T'was quite nifty!

Friday, June 12th: Work remained workful. I spent most of the day squeeing over Fred and Christie's Twitter posts, updating us on the status of the birth of their first child. Welcome to the world, Evelyn Violet Hicks! The universe has a new contender for Cutest Baby in the World.

When I wasn't in baby-squee mode, I was counting down the hours until the Battlestar Galactica panel at the 92nd Street Y. I sprang from my workplace at 6:55 and joined Shecky and Sue in line. We were close enough to the front of the line that we managed to find seats in the second row!

The panel was fantastic. BSG was represented by Mary McDonnell (the iron-ovaried President Roslin) and Michael Hogan (the grizzled Colonel Tigh). I was initially thrilled to see Mary McDonnell and only lukewarm about Michael Hogan, as Tigh wasn't among my favourite characters, but hearing him speak about his role gave me new appreciation for the role. It made me want to rewatch bits of the show! Mary was even more gorgeous and eloquent in real life, which is terribly unfair to the rest of us mortals. I want her shoes.

The scientists were absolutely intriguing. Roboticist Hod Lipson works in evolutionary robotics and has created several ‘self aware’ robots. The video clips he played for us were mind-boggling--he made me wish the panel devoted less time to BSG, so he would have more time to explain how his robots were able to discover how to walk. The man is the architect of his own Intelligently Designed universe.

Cyberneticist Kevin Warwick works in robotics and artificial intelligence, and has created implants that allow humans to sense the world around us beyond what we experience with the traditional five. In another implant experiment, he was able to control objects remotely with his mind and receive sensory feedback. It was staggering.

Philosopher Nick Bostrom was also in attendance, providing a counterpoint to some of the scientists' more radical ideas, and drawing a distinction between pop culture urges and scientific realities. Moderating the event was Faith Salie, whose palpable enthusiasm for both sides of the panel kept the conversation going smoothly. All in all, I had a fantastic time!

However, afterwards, when Shecky, Sue, and I headed back to a Starbucks to hang out, we passed an apartment whose anteroom floor was covered in fresh blood. The glass inner-door had been stoved in. We stood gawking for a solid minute, trying to parse what had happened and trying to decide if we should call the police. Just as Sue was taking out her cell phone, we were met by the building's superintendent, who was even more floored than we were. Meeting him on the other side of the door was a twentysomething girl, standing gingerly on a leg smeared with blood, irately explaining how she had been coming home with her dogs when she slipped on the tiles and her leg went through the door. Assured that we weren't looking at a crime scene and that the situation was under control, we left.

The scene was still fresh in our minds as we walked away, however. Sue is trained as an EMT, and she watches enough CSI and Dexter to understand blood splatter analysis. We couldn't help thinking that the girl's story didn't match up to the scene we found. Very curious.

Saturday, June 13th: I had to work again. Bleh. 10-7. The day was chill, though, and I had a vegetarian moussaka for lunch that convinced me of the existence of a loving God. Afterwards, I met up with Craig, and we hung out and people-watched for a couple hours to make up for me not being able to support him and the rest of the NY Jedi at Big Apple Con. T'was nice.

And now, it's Sunday, June 14th! I'm simultaneously relaxing and getting stuff done! Life is good, and now I'm up-to-date on it, even though I can't imagine anyone but perhaps my father is still reading at this point. Ah, well! At least I feel better about my newfound fidelity to my blog.

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  • 01:16 @fredhicks Hello, Evelyn Violet Hicks! Do you pronounce the "eve" like "sleeve" or "levitate"? I said "sleeve," but @sue_sue4 disagreed. #
  • 01:22 @boymonster When I read @fredhicks's tweet aloud, Sue misheard it as "evil and violent hicks," which is possibly the best mondegreen ever. #
  • 09:10 Captcha word: "Copywright." Is that like a playwright or a shipwright? Or someone who plagiarizes famed architects and Obama's pastor? #
  • 10:35 @NathanFillion You're working at the library with the potato? Godspeed, man. #
  • 10:53 RT @mollycrabapple Joan Walsh utterly owns Bill O'Reilly (via Gawker)-bit.ly/p47qw #
  • 10:59 Dear Priscilla, You need a new roommate in two weeks. I'm not sure you can automatically reject someone because her grammar is appalling. #
  • 16:48 Coworker and I rewatched Top Gun beach volleyball scene for research. My job = faaaaaabulous. #
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Saturday, June 13, 2009



  • 01:45 Just finished "Red Seas Under Red Skies." What do you mean, the 3rd Lamora book comes out July 16th? WAUGH. I thought it was out already! #
  • 08:05 Hmm, what do you wear to meet the cast of Battlestar Galactica when your "Frakking Toasters" shirt is in the laundry? #
  • 12:15 "Dresden Files: Storm Front vol 1" is #1 on the New York Times Graphic Books Bestseller List! BOOYEAH! bit.ly/56m0u #
  • 12:31 To @fredhicks and @xiehicks: Good luck! I can't wait to welcome the littlest Hicks into the world! #
  • 15:42 RT @rdonoghue If you can take a picture of today, anything about it, and mail it to rjdonoghue at gmail, I will bundle them for fred. #
  • 18:01 @psychwrites twitpic.com/789lx - I would eat at a restaurant called "Naan4U" every day of my life. Also "TACO PANIC," but only i ... #
  • 18:25 @fredhicks Dr. Lizardo? Dr. Sine? Okay, now I know you're making this up. :D #
  • 19:35 Second row center for the BSG panel! Ye-haw! #
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Friday, June 12, 2009



  • 00:14 Monday: out at 11:30. Tuesday: 1. And now Wednesday: 12:15. Thankfully only working until 7 tomorrow and Friday. Sleep is good. #
  • 10:06 @MickeydotFinn My stomach is not a celebrity! You are silly. #
  • 12:40 Mom clarifies: House not actually "hit" by tornado. "High winds tore a large branch out of our tree and threw it through our window." (...) #
  • 12:42 Mom continues: "All unpleasant. Lots of glass. Now it's raining cats and dogs! We were without power about 12 hours." Zounds! #
  • 18:32 Man, get a load of all these cunning plans I'm hatching in my head! It's like Ocean's 11 in here. #
  • 19:13 I was suddenly struck with the mental image of Sean Connery singing "Music of the Night." My brain is a weird place right now. #
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Thursday, June 11, 2009



  • 00:46 @stephanieyee Comparing Dexter-the-character to Veronica Mars? I think my brain just exploded. I adore both, but... *sploosh.* #
  • 08:12 @edeainfj Dude, AWESOME! Have fun! #
  • 08:13 Great news: Futurama is back! bit.ly/7RVwy [HT @Uilos] #
  • 10:43 I just had a very cunning idea! Let's hope it works... *schemes evilly* #
  • 12:45 @beachkid Pretty sure the gender assumptions = using gender of canon example to avoid "they" or "he/she" as a genderless 3rd person pronoun. #
  • 13:23 Mmmmm, quinoa with apricot and butternut squash, beets with shredded feta, and roast cauliflower. Celliebelly happy. #
  • 17:19 @jimmyaquino I'll be with you in spirit, man! Be brave! #
  • 18:28 @Uilos Yuppers! Can't wait to see you and the Jedi performing! #
  • 19:35 @jimmyaquino Cute! It makes me want to ask how many bullets are left in your gun, Chino, but I like very much! You rock all hair lengths. #
  • 23:01 Parents' house in Dallas hit by tornado! A window was blown out, but everything is otherwise okay. Thank goodness. #
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009



  • 08:00 2nd awesome roommate (named Kara, oddly enough) a bust. However, 2 minutes after, I learned of BSG event @ 92nd St Y. bit.ly/UwQMJ #
  • 08:00 I guess when the Lords of Kobol close a door, they also open a window. #
  • 08:21 @mkcho73 I experienced the exact same thing! It was like being in a restaurant at the hour when their prices suddenly go up ten bucks. #
  • 10:23 What the bananas, body? I may have gotten out of work after 11:30pm, but I still slept a full 7 1/2 hours. Why am I so exhausted? #
  • 10:28 Nothing improves a gloomy morning like the Doctor Horrible soundtrack! #
  • 12:57 Huh. Nearly 1 o'clock. I should probably order lunch at some point. #
  • 15:18 @rdonoghue It's a delightful planet! We welcome you. I've used a microwave perhaps six times in the past year and a half. #
  • 15:44 @MickeydotFinn Sweet! You'll be awesome. #
  • 15:44 @rdonoghue We cook/rewarm stuff with our ovens/stoves. We are patient. #
  • 17:23 @horsehearted Definitely "nargles." (Says the girl with the Harry Potter etymology website.) #
  • 20:09 RT @DiscoveryChPR A dome over Houston? It's not the Simpsons movie! For anyone who missed Mega-Engineering last nite bit.ly/i4TtJ #
  • 20:10 Anything that makes use of the word "dirigible" in its building plans gets approval in my book. #
  • 21:21 Oh my good lord, my mom joined Twitter. Welcome, Mom! #
  • 22:25 RT @spodalicious Save the Boobs! Bid on breast cancer bears w/ autographs from Maroulis & Molina from @RockOfAges a.lisawalks.com #
  • 22:34 Chris just saved an old character to the library as "bustyWhoreA." Far less subtle than my suggestion of "skank." Archiving is fun! #
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009



  • 01:29 Fantastic night! Was out until 1:15am, chatting with @hodgman about BSG series finale. Have I mentioned how much I love living in New York? #
  • 01:41 Also, the event was recorded for the MITYR audiobook, so my catcall of "COULTON!" around Mole Man #600 will be preserved for posterity. #
  • 01:48 BTW, Great to chill with you guys: @robblatt, Matt, Shane, Amber, @sampotts, and Chris McCulloch! #
  • 08:00 @jimmyaquino *cheers* I can't wait to see the new 'do! #
  • 10:38 @Esperacchius I support this decision! I don't want you to arrive in New York in pieces. #
  • 12:48 @DerekRuiz Seconding Mickey's fantasy-set crime suggestions of Men at Arms, The Fifth Elephant, and Thud!. Pratchett is a delight! #
  • 12:50 @DerekRuiz Also suggesting "The Lies of Locke Lamora" by Scott Lynch, a heist novel in a fantasy setting. I'm now engrossed in the sequel! #
  • 13:21 My website is down for no discernible reason. Hiss. #
  • 18:20 This job is giving me a headache. To think I was so excited about it only a few days ago! #
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Monday, June 08, 2009



  • 11:50 @kelldar Ooh, I hope you do! That would be a fantastic resource! #
  • 11:51 Off to MoCCA! Who else will be there today? #
  • 13:39 Didn't stay at MoCCA too long, as I wanted to preserve strength for @hodgman and @jonathancoulton Mole-Man-atravaganza tonight! #
  • 13:41 Still, I had a great time meeting Kate Beaton, Randall Munroe, Dylan Meconis, Ryan North, and David Malki, and giving them my money. #
  • 13:51 RT @Uilos Pulp Shakespeare: tinyurl.com/69uoqy "The Queen's own English, base knave, dost thou speak it?" #
  • 14:49 Aww, the new Penny comic is adorable! www.myspace.com/darkhorsepresents #
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Sunday, June 07, 2009



  • 12:08 @sinspired *beams* I believe this is the first time I've been #FollowFriday'd! #
  • 16:39 Ugh, so miserable. Sick, sick, sick. Can't stand up for more than 10 seconds without feeling faint. Guess MOCCA is out of the picture. #
  • 18:59 @Esperacchius MoCCA: www.moccany.org/ I was hoping to meet Pillars of Awesome such as Kate Beaton (@beatonna) and Dylan Meconis. #
  • 19:09 @Esperacchius The delirium would've had to make me want to drink coffee, too. Eww! #
  • 21:44 Feeling great as long as I stay horizontal! Standing is still a sketchy proposition. I did manage to eat some granola, at least. #
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Saturday, June 06, 2009



  • 11:32 Got tickets to see Alan Tudyk and Hank Azaria in a tribute to Monty Python! Is it October 10th yet? #
  • 15:35 Booooooooo! Potential roommate decided to live elsewhere, closer to her job. Back to Craigslist for me! #
  • 16:03 @Esperacchius What the... how? #
  • 21:23 @sue_sue4 Dear lord, it's too late! The twittermind has you! #
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Friday, June 05, 2009



  • 07:37 Yay, only 10 minutes until I meet my (probable) new roommate! #
  • 09:39 ConEd's website is so amusing. coned.com. Coned! Cwned! I think perhaps I've been watching too much #theGuild. #
  • 14:10 New York friends: My company accidentally got extra tickets to "Drag Me To Hell" at 8 tonight. Anyone want to come with? #
  • 15:32 @MickeydotFinn My fourth Cirque show, actually. It never gets any less jaw-droppingly, heart-stoppingly amazing. #
  • 23:20 Bleh. Thought "Drag Me to Hell" would be funnier, like Evil Dead. I don't care for straight Horror. I left after about 30 minutes. #
  • 23:31 @ShipLizard It definitely has campy elements, but not enough to make me want to stay. I'm a horror movie wuss, though, so mileage may vary. #
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Thursday, June 04, 2009



Wednesday:
  1. Poor Pascy! My partner in character creation, Chris, came in to work sick and miserable. He left for an hour to visit the doctor, then returned long enough to get his affairs in order before leaving again for good. Now, this is certainly not cause to be happy, because it sucks when friends are feeling so wretched, but his absence left me in charge of the character department. And upon his departures and his return, I sent out dramatically-phrased emails, keeping my coworkers informed as to which one of us was the point-person for the moment. I tossed around phrases like "pretendership" and "reign of terror" and "deposed," painting myself as the new power-mad dictator of Character-Land. They got a lot of laughs!

  2. Lunch (and dinner, because woo leftovers) was Mambo Italiano, which makes some of my favourite sandwiches in Manhattan. Half of one of their sandwiches is more than enough to stuff me! The Celliebelly was happy this day.

  3. I'm always pleased with myself when I travel to some place off my beaten path. Wednesday night, I made it to Randall's Island, part of the makeshift archipelago of smaller islands that surround Manhattan. Yay independence!

  4. Thanks to Joe Gonzales' bounteous generosity and awesome connections, Craig and I saw Cirque du Soleil's Kooza! I'd seen three Cirque shows prior to tonight, but they never get any less astounding.

  5. The second act featured two contortionists, who performed an exquisitely beautiful, impossibly bizarre mirror-dance. I was so enraptured by their feats I forgot to clap at times, and when I did remember to clap, I forgot to stop. I'm shocked I remembered to breathe. For the duration of their act, there was nothing in my world but those two performers and that little stage. Extraordinary.

    In another act, the Wheel of Death, I found myself gasping out loud at the slightest wobble, the merest hint that a performer might take a tumble. I didn't care who heard me.

    They also had a pickpocket (did I invent the term "purse-charmer"? I swear I've heard it before), who divested a man of his wallet, iPod, cell phone, eyeglasses (in his jacket pocket at the time), and even his necktie without detection. It was particularly entertaining in the wake of reading The Lies of Locke Lamora, as it lent credibility to the idea that one can truly attain such skill in the "art" of pickpocketing.

    Another noteworthy act was the juggler, whose act was so smooth it seemed to be effortless. Watching the balls and rings and pins float up and down, I was put in the mind of an elaborate mobile, something beautiful and kinetic and in no danger of being disrupted or tumbling to earth. He pulled off extraordinarily complex maneuvers flawlessly.

    And then there were the acrobats... wow.

    I'm definitely going to have to convince my friends and coworkers to check it out! Thanks so much, Joe, for making this possible. I would have missed it otherwise.


Thursday:
  1. Before work, I met the top contender for my new roommate! She's so cute, and I think we would get along wonderfully. There's one other place she's considering, though, so fingers are crossed! I should find out how she decides later tonight or tomorrow morning.

  2. I got to model a hilarious man-child Cupid for a spot. I love making crazy, fun characters!

  3. APPLE PIE ICE CREAM. Ben & Jerry's had "Appley Ever After" for a period of three months or so back when I was at Penn, and I fell head over heels in love with it. But then they took it off the menu, claiming it was seasonal. Every time I went there subsequently, I asked if it was going to return. I found out two years later it had been "retired."

    But tonight, my boss took everyone to see "Drag Me to Hell," and I joined them, thinking it was going to be funny, like Evil Dead. But there wasn't nearly enough cheesiness or humor to mitigate the "horror movie" aspect, which isn't how I prefer to spend my time. I left after 30 minutes. To soothe my soul, I stopped at the Cold Stone next door, and my eyes popped out of their sockets when I saw "Apple Pie a la Cold Stone" on the menu. God, it's BETTER than I remember "Appley Ever After" being! French Vanilla ice cream with cinnamon, graham cracker pie crust, apple pie filling, and caramel! This is the perfect ice cream. I'm so glad I've cultivated a rigid restraint when it comes to dessert, because otherwise I'd be doomed.

  4. The employees at Cold Stone were having a spirited discussion about which was better, Buffy or True Blood. They delighted in learning I was a fan of both, and the leader of the pro-Buffy contingent gave me a free waffle cone when I told them Buffy was my favourite.

  5. And the best part about Cold Stone: the portions are so ginormous you have to share it! I felt stuffed to the gills after barely devouring a third of their smallest size, so I stuck the rest in the freezer for my roommate and her boyfriend. They loved it!

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  • 09:22 RT @featherjean: Sad news: Fantasy author David Eddings has passed away: bit.ly/nlL1b #
  • 13:34 Am I really the only person who thinks it's a problem that the client's name is spelled wrong in the job title? Really, guys? #
  • 13:54 Yay, Pascy's going home to sleep, so he won't give us all swine flu! Feel better, Pascy! #
  • 14:06 @DerekRuiz Preaching to the choir, man. Preaching to the choir. :D #
  • 14:51 Just got to improvise audio for a couple-fight for the background of a spot! Laughed so hard I was in tears. #
  • 16:43 RT @txvoodoo: Breaking from MSNBC tv: New Hampshire lawmakers approve gay marriage bill, gov says he WILL sign this one. #
  • 19:30 Outside the Cirque du Soleil tent, waiting to see Kooza with @Uilos! Joe Gonzales of CNI is too awesome for words. Woo, free tickets! #
  • 23:45 Back from 2 1/2 hours of sheer wonder. New Yorkers, if you get the chance, see "Kooza." #
  • 23:55 Roommate watching "The Searchers"--reminds me of my paper comparing it with "Serenity." I should do something with that paper sometime. #
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009



  • 12:30 Wilkommen, Bienvenue, @CUnderkoffler! #
  • 12:45 I sense the presence of Indian food in the universe and I want it. #
  • 14:29 Terrorists: Come to the American side! We have cookies! bit.ly/2RHRql "Cookies, not torture, convinced al Qaeda suspect to talk" #
  • 14:30 @emshore ROCK STAR. #
  • 14:52 *cackles* My entire office is going to see "Drag Me To Hell" on Thursday. My workplace is ridiculously awesome. #
  • 14:55 @mkcho73 Dingdingding! It was the carbon monoxide detector in our kitchen's junk drawer. #
  • 15:14 RT @hodgman For those who wish to know: the 700 mole-man recitation with @jonathancoulton is BACK ON: June 7 bit.ly/molemanic #
  • 15:15 @hodgman My ticket has been acquired! I will take one for the team that is humanity. #
  • 15:22 @beachkid Darwin award! #
  • 16:58 @Phil_Boswell Based on the precedent of WttJ, I say Probably Not to both. Maybe yes to the second if you ask politely. #
  • 17:41 @Esperacchius Is Mab trying to push you to want to leave her domain? #
  • 17:51 Got tickets to see the 8pm showing of "Up" in 3D at Union Square tonight. Took me long enough! #
  • 18:10 @neilhimself "Don't adjourn. I've broken up my business for hermitage. that hermitage was overgrown with madhuka anger. (...) #spampoetry #
  • 18:10 @neilhimself (...) "And with eyes inflamed and eyebrows bent." #spampoetry #
  • 18:26 @Jeffrey_Donovan ...intentionally or not? With "Burn Notice," you never know. #
  • 18:36 DBPRO/DelRey's Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Storm Front vol 1 (The Gathering Storm)graphic novel released today! tinyurl.com/knvvbo #
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Tuesday, June 02, 2009



Five Happy Things for Tuesday:
  1. I saw Up. This movie is perfection. I urge you to see it as soon as possible, so you have plenty of opportunity to see it a second and a third and a fourth time.

  2. I saw Up with college roommate Ko and coworkers Eric and Matt. It would have been magnificent on its own, but it was even better with friends!

  3. I saw Up in 3D! It was quite well designed in that regard. It took advantage of the medium without being gimmicky or distracting.

  4. I saw Up, and Ko and I quoted it incessantly as we returned to my apartment for her to pick up her gerbils. They were so happy to see their Ko Mommy!

  5. I saw Up. And spontaneously, too! In the past few months, I've been so much better about going out and doing things. I feel so much more energized and happy about my life! I finally feel like I'm taking advantage of living in New York. And now, I saw Up!
I think that's five. :D

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  • 00:32 Walked over 7 miles today in new shoes. Feet have giant blisters of death. Still, had a fantastic time with @spodalicious and friends! #
  • 08:15 What the heck is that beeping noise? I can't find its source. It pings once every 20 seconds or so. It's like Chinese water torture. #
  • 12:19 @mkcho73 That's what Roommate thought, but the noise isn't coming from the smoke detector. Had to leave for work before finding the source. #
  • 15:35 My string of Terry Gilliam movies from Netflix has revealed my true colors. It sent me a list of recs: "Quirky Sci-Fi/Fantasy From the 80s" #
  • 22:55 Aww, man! I missed celebrating my 2500th tweet! Here's 2504 instead. #
  • 23:08 @fourteenacross Happy 3006th! #
  • 23:10 @ShipLizard Enjoy the drugs! When I woke up after having my wisdom teeth out, all the knots in my shoulders were miraculously gone. #
  • 23:16 @ShipLizard Urgh! My sympathies. I was to direct a scene for a student film the night after I'd been in the hospital until 3am with a UTI. #
  • 23:18 @ShipLizard But what with the exhaustion and the all-side-effects, no-intended-effects painkillers, I had to pass the responsibility on. #
  • 23:22 @jimmyaquino I think it's adorable at its current length, but if you want to experiment, go for it! #
  • 23:27 @viennateng And now, Tweet! #
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