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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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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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From Twitter 08-11-2009

  • 01:06:16: @AnnLarimer NO, THE BLANKET FELL BEHIND THE COUCH. YOU SHOULD HAVE LOOKED HARDER.
  • 01:39:27: 1:36am, and I’m going home! Woohoo!
  • 08:30:14: Gah. Air, water, fire, wood… easy enough to depict symbolically. Earth, a little less so. But how the heck do you represent metal?
  • 10:00:32: @mkcho73 Cybermen in Alera? To the fanfictionmobile!
  • 15:25:02: Crashing. I should have slept in a little this morning. I would have been well within company policy to do so, after staying so late.
  • 16:20:03: @SheckyX Does Gaius’ impression of Piotr Rasputin count? :D
  • 17:46:16: @ee1013 You look great! Well done.
  • 17:47:12: Is it 7:00 yet? *snores*
  • 19:14:41: It’s 7:15. Do you know where Priscilla is? Going HOME, booyeah! It’s mappin’ time!
  • 20:50:57: hmm, do I work on the map with the LotR:EE in the background or the BBC’s “Planet Earth”?
  • 20:52:34: I’ve seen LotR many times and only seen snippets of PE, so distraction = novelty vs. drama and sexy boys. Both contain scenery porn.
  • 21:25:09: @Esperacchius “Extended Edition.” The only proper way of watching/marathonning the LotR movies!
  • 21:26:00: Decided on Planet Earth. Eeeee, baby polar bears!

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From Twitter 08-10-2009

  • 08:32:20: Gave myself a haircut in the shower. Still long, but now fuller and lovelier, without those split ends.
  • 09:55:39: @travelingheidi Congratulations! What an achievement.
  • 10:14:25: Coworker’s yappy dog sounds a bit like a tropical bird. Perhaps I can pretend I am in a soothing rainforest instead of at my job.
  • 10:51:26: @MickeydotFinn As opposed to dog Latin? Alerans to their enemies: “Fabricati diem, pvnc.”
  • 13:07:41: Signed up for the @vampirecowboys’ Sept/Oct Rabid Vamps Fight Studio! Can’t wait!
  • 15:01:08: @SheckyX They couldn’t handle the awesomeness of your birthday. They’re back now, though!
  • 15:49:07: @AnneSowards We did an ad with him! I’ll let you know when it hits the tube.
  • 15:54:47: @ShannonKButcher Faboo! Publish early, publish often! :D
  • 16:06:52: @Jess_Wade Google Maps allows you to create “My Maps,” where you can pinpoint locations and add notes. Not very graphic, but functional.
  • 16:58:29: @DerekRuiz The phrase has become cliche, but it really *is* an honor to be nominated! And if we had to lose, I’m glad it was to Girl Genius.
  • 17:34:23: Chris: “I like that the two guys spooning are the two guys with ‘fros.” Me: “They’re fromosexuals.”
  • 18:09:05: @xiehicks But mommies make the best napping places!
  • 20:05:30: @Esperacchius WTF! Sheer and utter lunacy.
  • 21:09:47: @Uilos Welcome back! The city missed you!
  • 21:17:14: @smuu Option 3: You are awesome!
  • 22:05:53: You know what I love? Cleaning up other people’s messes. After tonight, no overtime until the map is finished. Or while I’m PMSing.
  • 22:08:12: @ShannonKButcher Did you bring enough sparklies for the rest of the class? (Wow, well done!)
  • 22:23:11: @Dichenlachman Zoetrope. (http://tfd.com/zoetrope)
  • 22:32:45: Yay! I just got to tell a coworker to redo 8 hours of work! Moral of the story: Don’t be a moron, or bad stuff will happen to you.

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From Twitter 08-09-2009

  • 00:01:36: Whee, leaving work! Tomorrow, I have my first full day of map glee! So stoked to finally get to give this baby my undivided attention.
  • 00:13:58: @spodalicious It’s Tuesday, actually. There was a spinning wheel needle involved.
  • 00:19:58: @SheckyX I do! *sneezes money*
  • 07:17:08: Really, body? My first opportunity to sleep in in weeks, and you wake me up at 6:30? Is map work really that exciting? Oh, yeah, it is. :D
  • 09:52:34: Someone please stop me before I label everything in Latin.
  • 11:48:32: @fredhicks Hicksoween! Fredsgiving!
  • 11:49:17: …Why is Safari posting to Twitter without any problem, but Firefox is timing out?
  • 11:52:47: @boymonster Neat! If Jim likes the idea, I may have to borrow her expertise. :D
  • 12:33:08: @skbbooks A daddy!
  • 12:36:39: Oh, math. You’re adorable.
  • 14:55:10: Is Twitter working with Firefox again yet?
  • 14:55:23: …SWEET!
  • 15:47:27: Looking at Great Wall of China, Hoover Dam, and art books for LotR and Narnia, sketching design concepts for the Shieldwall. I love my life.
  • 16:30:20: @beachkid I think the bigger question is how some people *don’t* accumulate so many books.
  • 17:08:36: @ShipLizard Bzuh? Turn Coat made me like Luccio even more. People confuse me. #DresdenFilesBabes
  • 21:13:07: It’s Hugo time! Crossing my fingers for the Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle in the “Best Graphic Story” category! @theHugoAwards
  • 21:14:01: Won’t be too bummed if we lose, though. I’ve read and adored most of our competition! :D @theHugoAwards
  • 21:32:16: Woohoo, a well-deserved win for Kaja and Phil Foglio of Girl Genius! @theHugoAwards
  • 22:34:36: News: George Sodini kills random women at gym because he can’t get a girlfriend. Blogs about it beforehand. http://bit.ly/Bbq4j I feel ill.

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From Twitter 08-08-2009

  • 10:56:27: Rar, none of the tweets I’m writing from home are being posted. Ah well. My life is pretty much “Work. Map. Sleep.”
  • 10:58:51: @AnneSowards Ooh, good motivation!
  • 12:08:54: @SheckyX Zdob si Zdub (“Beat the Drum”) — Mamaliga Mania, about the Moldovan national dish (it’s almost solid!) http://bit.ly/4hwbnM
  • 12:12:15: @SheckyX And the aforementioned Zdob si Zdub song about a gypsy vs. a UFO: http://bit.ly/mO41G
  • 14:37:48: Watching Burn Notice finale over lunch break. Bwaha, it’s Paul Blackthorne!
  • 14:38:53: HA! And he just called Michael “Mr. Magic Man”!
  • 15:55:27: @vampirecowboys Congrats! Rock on with your bad selves! You deserve every honor that comes your way.
  • 15:58:13: @terioncalling Gorgeous! Impressive work.
  • 16:02:02: @NathanFillion I vote Castle, for the humor value. Though I don’t care how you signed it, as long as the signing was held in New York!
  • 17:30:37: @scottlynch78 Wow, it’s like “Gentleman Bastards” mad-libs!
  • 17:40:27: Ooh, coworker didn’t want his half of the roast cauliflower and hummus. Mine!
  • 18:29:28: @OKBJGM Thanks so much for helping spread the word, Javi!
  • 19:38:31: Welcome to the great Twittermind, @ShannonKButcher!
  • 21:18:41: I wasn’t hungry until I ordered dinner. Now I’m famished! Arrive, awesome Greek food, arrive!
  • 21:23:51: @featherjean Well, it’s demi-canon. As Barbossa would say, it’s more like “guidelines.” :D
  • 23:48:34: RT @alyankovic: Okay, I am now officially racing @RedHourBen – first one to get a million followers wins. Wish me luck. It’s on, Stiller!!

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