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  • 07:11 @nataliemorales Ooh, you’re going to be on "White Collar"? Another reason to watch the show! @USA_Network is on a roll. #
  • 07:13 @WilliamBabel Not appropriate, dude. #
  • 09:47 @travelingheidi Send up the bat signal somewhere else? #
  • 10:08 @MickeydotFinn Mmm, I like your definition better. *devours pie* #
  • 10:30 @KevinConn That is absurdly lame. I want to key their limojets. #
  • 10:42 RT @AnnLarimer RT @violetinbloom: *whistles casually* tinyurl.com/pu8hyz #
  • 10:43 RT @rdonogue Beautiful image of caffeine vs. Calories. bit.ly/Qii01 #
  • 11:48 "We need to find a shader that works instead of doesn’t work." –Eric summarizes our technical difficulties #
  • 14:17 Hummus, roast cauliflower, and quinoa… *gurgles happily* The Celliebelly has been appeased. #
  • 14:18 @mkcho73 Harmonica style! #
  • 14:25 @ShannonKButcher It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this. *hands you a kitten* #
  • 14:31 @Uilos I’ve long argued that Morgan was a Gilbert and Sullivan fan in his youth. *nods sagely* #
  • 15:28 @ksmccarthy24 About five minutes! *leaptackles* #
  • 16:20 @ksmccarthy24 *sends in team of sherpas and a spool of thread for Thesus-style extraction* #
  • 16:39 @longshotauthor Try iambic pentameter nex t time? And a big rock dropped from a height? #
  • 16:40 @AnneSowards Wow, and I thought I had it bad, leaving at 7 most days! You have my respect, madam. #
  • 16:42 Cold Stone ice cream cake for Eric’s birthday! I guess this job can stay. :D #
  • 18:19 @longshotauthor I’m gonna sing the doom song now! bit.ly/159i4w #
  • 18:43 .@Uilos Seriously. Dresden, Dexter, Dollhouse, True Blood… Valerie Cruz is the female Mark Sheppard. #
  • 20:03 Find myself inexplicably singing the Sorceress’ role from Dido and Aeneas. Wow, senior year of high school flashback. #
  • 20:58 @Uilos Am I going to have to turn on "Dollhouse" in the background, as I work on the map? Fiend. #
  • 20:59 Leverage first, though! #
  • 01:55 @TeknoKai Yeah, I’m with @longshotauthor on this one. I don’t want to have to go up against either of their rogues galleries! #
  • 02:01 Love it when stuff I learn at my job comes in handy in my own art and vice versa. Guess that’s the kind of job you’re supposed to look for. #

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From Twitter 08-19-2009

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From Twitter 08-18-2009

  • 00:06:51: Let’s welcome @longshotauthor to Twitter! Hi, Jim!
  • 00:23:48: @Jess_Wade The one and only!
  • 00:31:58: @Jess_Wade Now that you’ve posted about @longshotAuthor on @AceRocBooks, I don’t doubt it! And once I mention it on his site… Mwaha.
  • 06:48:59: @longshotauthor Sleep is also god! Go worship, even if you only worship for three hours, like me.
  • 07:34:38: @SheckyX Now we just need to find someone to feed @longshotauthor beignets after his ordeal, like you and Sue are going to do for me!
  • 09:54:32: @AnnLarimer http://twitpic.com/e6egz – I cannot imagine anything more awesome than this image. Maybe if it had a unicorn.
  • 09:56:28: @gypsyjr I’m way too late, but *HUGS YOU UNTIL YOU POP*
  • 09:59:29: @ShannonKButcher Wow, that bracelet is lovely! Hidden talents.
  • 10:45:05: @AnneSowards Oh ye of little faith! I’m sure @LongshotAuthor can find equally silly things to tweet about. :D
  • 11:37:51: @ShannonKButcher “Twimp” sounds like someone crippled by a terrifying Twitter accident. Or someone that gets beaten up by Twitter bullies.
  • 11:44:18: @Jess_Wade At 11:42, he’s already at 545. I’d say you underestimate Jim’s fans. :D
  • 13:49:51: RT @feliciaday Jim Butcher, my favorite fantasy author, is now on Twitter @longshotauthor // –> 1,000 followers in an hour. That’s power!
  • 14:11:58: @Jess_Wade I believe that’s a fair assessment.
  • 15:00:17: @longshotauthor Hee, yeah. Mere days before FLF is due maybe not have been the ideal time to join. :D
  • 17:32:11: Hello to all my new followers! I must know: where are all you lovely people coming from?
  • 18:11:57: @1Michelled The FLF sample chapters are still a ways away! The first one is slated to be posted 9/28. (@longshotauthor’s web monkey)
  • 18:16:00: @ShannonKButcher You can sign up at twitpic.com and email your photos to the address they give you. Simple and free!
  • 19:03:13: @longshotauthor Pfft! Like you have a leg to stand on, Morganfilker. :D
  • 20:04:07: Two new potential roommates coming to visit the apartment tonight. Wish me luck!
  • 20:55:42: @ShannonKButcher “Flaming monkey poo” is so trochaic, though! It’s handicaps the wordsmiths who thrive in anapest and dactyl.
  • 20:57:18: @WriteRCastle http://twitpic.com/eez5m – “Summer Breeze” is quite apt. It certainly appears to be making the young lady feel fine. :D
  • 21:00:26: @horsehearted Oh, lord. Now I know why @longshotauthor joined Twitter! It’s another venue for Heroin For Writers.
  • 21:09:14: @ShannonKButcher They refer to the pattern of stressed vs. unstressed syllables in a poem. Most of my friends were English majors. :D
  • 22:25:03: The betas are writing Codex Alera limericks to each other. I love my life.
  • 23:01:08: @longshotauthor *brandishes pom-poms* Write, or we’ll write more limericks at you!
  • 23:01:28: @Dark_Puck Unless we are Jim Carrey!

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From Twitter 08-17-2009

  • 08:19:54: *sporfle* Opening verse of @JennyOwenYoungs’ “Here is a Heart” is inadvertently hilarious in the wake of last week’s “True Blood.”
  • 14:29:03: Oh, wow. I’d forgotten how amazing Good Health Burger’s black bean vegan bacon burger is. Yuuuuuuuuuum.
  • 14:30:24: Hurrah, @buzzymultimedia is on Twitter! Great products and top-notch customer service. Welcome!
  • 16:35:11: Eee! Tim Gunn is going to be on the Daily Show Wednesday night! Two great tastes that taste great together.
  • 17:07:47: @ingridmusic It’s all in the NYC tap water. They did a blind taste test on some foodie network. That’s why we have the best pizza, too. :D
  • 17:11:13: @ShannonKButcher Wow, that was your page count *with* teenage distractions? The force is strong with this one.
  • 17:35:08: Good lord, my work computer is a hunk of junk today. It’s taking ten times as long as it should to do basic tasks. Aaaaaaaargh.
  • 18:32:38: “We should have a meeting about not wasting time.” –Eric
  • 18:44:45: @ShipLizard Pictures, pictures!
  • 18:44:57: @Esperacchius *cheers wildly*
  • 18:50:18: @fourteenacross *gets lost deliberately*
  • 20:34:04: Ah, split pea soup! It looks like vomit, but it tastes like deliciousness!
  • 20:39:19: http://twitpic.com/eatqj – I didn’t hallucinate this, right? I haven’t gone map-crazy?
  • 20:40:19: @neilhimself Hmm. Something about how love is like telephone-flavored ice cream?
  • 20:46:21: Come on, let’s get #datemyavatar trending! Felicia Day releases another gem: http://bit.ly/datemyavatar

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From Twitter 08-16-2009

  • 10:49:17: I have LotR on in the background as I work on the map. Still cracks me up to see Bret of “Flight of the Conchords” in the Council of Elrond.
  • 11:36:10: You know what else is fun to draw? Fjords. Also fun to say. I pine to draw the fjords of Molvar!
  • 12:53:59: They’re taking the hobbits to Isengard!
  • 12:57:25: @NeilMSchwartz He’s one of the silent Council elves in FotR. In RotK, he’s the elf that confronts Arwen after her vision of Aragorn and son.
  • 13:19:21: The swamps of Kalare look much prettier on a map than they would in person.
  • 17:06:27: AUGH. Just realized I totally messed up Kalare’s geography. One of the two regions I thought I’d *finished.*
  • 17:49:41: @ShannonKButcher You don’t happen to have any chloroform on hand, do you? A general anesthetic? That husband of yours needs to SLEEP.
  • 19:06:41: “Go now and die in what way seems best to you.” ilu, crazy Denethor. I wish “Fringe” was better, so I could watch it for John Noble.
  • 20:04:04: @Uilos Yup. I’m marathonning the extended edition as I work on the map.
  • 20:21:07: Musing on Aleran techtonics. On a scale of one to ten, how lame am I?
  • 21:20:11: Oh, thank goodness! I misread before. The Rillwater doesn’t violate the laws of physics after all! *makes a note to fix*
  • 21:43:00: WOOHOO! The Middleman Project Teddybear auction closed at $148.50! Thanks again to @okbjgm, @nataliemorales, @jakesmollett, and cast!
  • 22:40:13: Feh. If there’s one thing that spoils the look of a fantasy map, it’s the equivalent of a series of interstates.

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From Twitter 08-15-2009

  • 00:17:08: Hey, kids! It’s time for a game of “Pin the Steadholt on the Valley”!
  • 00:18:46: @jbkuma Um. Dungaree(s)?
  • 00:22:44: @alyankovic The public thanks you for your grammatical heroism! http://twitvid.com/BF9B7
  • 00:26:27: @NathanFillion We look forward to catching them! When are you working in a BSTL?
  • 07:55:02: Today’s M-W.com WOTD is “chorography”: the art of describing or mapping a region or district. Heh. *is smug*
  • 08:28:23: Hey, Self, you know how the Wax Forest is one of the most significant settings in the series? You might wanna, y’know, put it on the map.
  • 13:20:03: Potential Roommate #1 of 3 seems very fun and was obviously impressed with the apartment. Good vibes!
  • 17:13:15: @Dark_Puck Aww! I’m touched! I want to find out who it is and bend over backwards to get him/her involved somehow.
  • 17:25:53: (Written earlier today, but not posted, because Twitter + Mac + Firefox = epic fail again)
  • 17:25:56: *boggles* Could I really have gone an hour and a half without saving? Good lord! Of all the times for my Mac to crash…
  • 17:26:50: @Dark_Puck They should! However long it takes them to finish their fic, the fandom would be happy to receive it!
  • 17:27:57: @Dark_Puck I has a Granny Patsye and a Granny Mildred. Neither is edible.
  • 17:30:51: @ShannonKButcher *offers tissues and Ben & Jerry’s*
  • 17:36:00: @ShannonKButcher He posted a chapter at 9! Is he on one of those weird time-shift circadian rhythms people pick up living in sunless caves?
  • 20:03:56: Getting a bit stir-crazy.
  • 22:32:22: Wussing out and going to bed at 10:30. Fair, as I’ve been waking up at 6:15 all week.

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From Twitter 08-14-2009

  • 10:29:23: The latest response to my Craigslist roommate ad had 11 exclamation points, compared to 5 commas, 2 colons, and 1 period. Oh. My. Gosh.
  • 10:31:54: Note how that tally included no apostrophes (there should have been seven), and she only capitalized “I” when it began a sentence.
  • 10:34:28: *beats internet with a copy of Strunk & White until it is reduced to a greasy spot on the pavement*
  • 11:03:31: @SheckyX “The Queen’s own English, base knave, dost thou speak it?” http://bit.ly/337DOa
  • 13:00:23: @AnnLarimer I would read that in a HEARTBEAT. Maybe less.
  • 16:20:52: I smell pancakes. I want to eat them.
  • 16:28:50: @SheckyX Wow. I always pronounced it ky-MARE-uh, the one permutation not on your list. :D
  • 19:52:25: Asfjhdfs!!!!!! Stayed a little late to finish work project, but forgot potential roomie at 8:15! Get me home NOW, cabbie!
  • 20:21:44: Got home at 8:12, despite atrocious traffic. I am a ROCK STAR. Now waiting for Potential Roomie to arrive. *eyes clock*
  • 20:22:57: @fredhicks YEE-HAW, congrats! RT @ENnies: Best Writing – Silver: Don’t Lose Your Mind, Evil Hat Productions.
  • 20:25:10: @Uilos Yes. Seeing the line for the Twilight panel at Comic Con.
  • 20:41:06: 8:38 and nary a peep from the Potential Roommate. You know, phones exist for a reason.
  • 21:03:15: @SheckyX Would that be what would happen if the Phantom of the Opera and Mark Vorkosigan had a lovechild? Because I think my soul just died.
  • 21:15:48: 9:15 and still no sign. I cleared off my map table for you, devil woman!
  • 21:19:09: @ShannonKButcher *laughs* Has Jim seen that site? It sounds right up his alley. “He’s a wizard P.I. with a looming death sentence …
  • 21:19:32: @ShannonKButcher … and overdue rent. She’s a twice-divorced cop and borderline midget. They fight crime!”
  • 21:28:27: @Jess_Wade That sounds unsanitary.
  • 22:00:56: Yay, Psych time!
  • 23:15:51: @AnneSowards !!!! *jazzhands*

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From Twitter 08-13-2009

  • 00:59:53: Alera has no pants! Alera needs no pants!
  • 01:35:33: Do YOU remember Sargasso Planet? http://www.sargassoplanetfan.com #JavierGrilloMarxuachIsMyMasterNow
  • 01:59:50: Okay, time for sleep! Gotta be well rested for my return to the Not-Mapping portion of my life.
  • 14:11:19: @OKBJGM Fret not! Despite your slovenly demeanor, bestial lack of decorum, and mental inacuity, you command a sort of boorish charm. *sniff*
  • 15:31:11: RT @AnnLarimer & @thebratqueen: RETWEET PLEASE: Stamford Marriott blames victim for her own rape http://tinyurl.com/q5pfe8 #marriottfail
  • 15:33:01: @Uilos *weeps and weeps and weeps*
  • 15:33:41: @Dark_Puck Copy the text of the person’s tweet and type “RT [the person’s username]” at the beginning.
  • 15:39:40: @travelingheidi Ooh, I’ll have to stop by after work and check out their selection! I lost my favourite sunglasses at Comic Con.
  • 16:42:15: Coworkers & I trying not to kill ourselves learning how to ride a snake board in the Mocap room. Does our insurance cover injuries at work?
  • 17:01:24: @ShipLizard I’m so sorry.
  • 17:38:09: @beyondabsurdity Yikes! Hope it’s nothing so dire!
  • 17:39:39: @kanthara It’s a two-wheeled skateboard with a joint in the middle.
  • 17:40:00: @kanthara Not sure how a bunch of college-educated young adults can’t manage what every kid in Brooklyn can do as naturally as breathing!
  • 17:55:45: @NathanFillion Wordy McWord, sir. “The Incredibles,” FTW!
  • 17:59:32: RT @AceRocBooks Any questions for Charlaine Harris? Let us know by 10am EST, tomrw. We’ll include some questions in an interview with her!
  • 18:03:41: @AnneSowards Me too. We could look up the pronunciation in a dictionary, but that would be cheating.
  • 18:47:57: Linda just ordered us a bunch of moschi. I happened to be in the kitchen at the time, so I snagged a green tea one. Good close to the day!
  • 18:48:27: @fredhicks Tuppence a bag!
  • 19:51:35: @fourteenacross Come on. Robo-chick versus pterodactyl? This is quality television, my friend!
  • 20:20:46: Oy vey. Wrench thrown in my hybrid digital/pen and ink plan for map. Scanner is crashing my computer. Guess I’ll be illustrating in PS.
  • 20:22:13: @fourteenacross Every episode of Torchwood season 1 is pretty much the worst episode of TV ever. :D
  • 21:12:45: Mountains are fun to draw! Thank you, Aquitaine, for making my life easier. Too bad the same can’t be said for Our Heroes. :D

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I usually make it a policy not to open spam emails, but after reading the preview text Gmail allowed me, I had to make an exception. The full email read:

Ent amiss. Not until the rifle magazines were empty did they cease, and then only to reload. Again and once again they repeated the onslaught, until it would seem no object the size of a human being upon the place where they aimed could by any possibility remain alive. Then, and not until then, did silence return, did the dummy upon Stetson’s rifle again raise its head. But this time there was no response. They waited a minute, two minutes–tried the ruse again, and it was as before. Had they really hit the man out there, as they hoped, or was he, conscious of a trick, merely lying low? Who could tell? The uncertainty, the inaction, goaded all that was reckless in cowboy Buck’s nature,

So… what are they trying to sell me, again?

Oh, spam. I don’t think I will ever understand you.

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From Twitter 08-12-2009

  • 09:53:48: Slept in until 9. DECADENCE!
  • 09:56:43: @Uilos Ooh, I saw it last night at B&N, while trolling Fantasy section for last-minute ideas! It’s awesome! Don’t need to borrow it, though.
  • 13:33:19: Yay, Jim approved my new notion of how Attica, the Gaul, the floodplain, and Parcia interact. That’d been bugging me for ages.
  • 13:34:15: He also confirmed that Demos is played by a middle-aged Harrison Ford.
  • 13:40:43: @ShannonKButcher *laughs* Shecky is a brother, even wearing the Molly Carpenter wig. Then he’s a *pretty* brother! http://bit.ly/3MW18A
  • 16:50:06: Huh. Mount Kalus is looking like the Folgers logo. The best part of waking up is molten lava in your cup!
  • 22:07:09: Listening to “Furies of Calderon” audio book while working on map. Oh, Aquitaines, you so crazy!
  • 22:09:49: D’oh! Why do I keep thinking “Leverage” is on at 10? Missed it the second week in a row!
  • 22:46:39: @AnnLarimer D: D: D: People who make fury/furry typos in this fandom make baby Jesus cry.

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