What I Tweeted, 2010-12-05 Edition

@DonBanks Why did you celebrate the Johnson/Finnegan fight as "a beauty," lauding locations where punches landed? It's sickening journalism. #
You'd think I'd have learned my lesson and stopped contributing to user-edited websites (either wiki or blog), but I still have my lapses. #
Whatever the goal of releasing the US cables was, those trees aren't sticking out in a forest of damage to diplomatic relations, worldwide. #
The new song has a bridge. Completion approaches. Now to bed. #
Textual Healing by @ericsmithrocks is now on-sale! http://amzn.to/h0y9Qs -looking forward to the release party on 12/10 (ask him about it :) #
Actual chat w/coworker: "Do you mind if I use your last name for a @NaNoWriMo character?" "Oh! What's she like?" "Um, I think I killed her…" #
@Cecilyk Yeah, I had to cut off PC phone support after too many incidents of banging my head against my desk at work. in reply to Cecilyk #
@jerseyshorejen AWESOME! Happy for and proud of you! I have 6k words to go, so I'll be locked up tight tonight finishing up. in reply to jerseyshorejen #
@KateFromage We did the 1st season of Angel, but it was to sluggish and Moonlighting for us. Will eventually watch the better later seasons. in reply to KateFromage #
@KateFromage Buffy S1 is a little lame, but 2-3 are amazing. The big-bads in 4 and 5 are a little silly, but both have a lot of great epis. in reply to KateFromage #
@BlogHer That was a really strong, well-reasoned, informative article. Thank you for sharing! in reply to BlogHer #
@inflammatorywrt What?! Guinness is like a loaf of fricking bread. I have to take a nap after I drink one. in reply to inflammatorywrt #
@ericsmithrocks Bought @ Amazon in case I need any last-minute research pre-party :) Looking forward to seeing you, @adeceve & @therausch09! in reply to ericsmithrocks #
@PurpleCar I miss your voice! Hopefully I'll find some social media maven event where I can see/hear you sometime soon! ;) #
@lwcavallucci I never stop giving thanks for good music I can sing very loudly with :) in reply to lwcavallucci #
@melissa_shae FYI, you linked right to my "never heard them" portion of the list :) You can use http://bit.ly/9ypmgo for the top of the post in reply to melissa_shae #
Even with all the fun aspects of having a corporate SM presence, the best part is BY FAR when we can HELP a member SOLVE a health care issue #
Research for this, my penultimate @nanowrimo chapter: when adrenaline can prevent/cause a heart attack, data regression, organic chemistry. #
Note to self: character needs to take tyrosine supplement if he does not have a heart attack first. #
Working out the details of my climactic chapter with @not_pele in the kitchen. #
Lots of crazy shit is hitting the fan in my @NaNoWriMo Lots of angsty super-powered business people & a crazy megalomaniac terrorist. Oh my. #
I'm too excited about this last chapter to physically write it. I need to jam out on some Peter rock songs to get settled enough to type. #
@sbastn You can see my progress just as a word count on the sidebar of my blog, but I have lots of editing to do once @nanowrimo is over. in reply to sbastn #
@sethgoldstein It's seriously just an awesome feeling. ;) in reply to sethgoldstein #
@bengarvey Ha, probably the easiest thing I did all month. Entering new word counts every time I finish a paragraph, that's procrastination. in reply to bengarvey #
@sbastn I'm thinking if there is a good chapter to excerpt since everyone has been so kind in asking, but I actually want to serialize it. in reply to sbastn #
@Cecilyk I was kinda hoping you'd swing by on Sunday to save me from my endless cycle of nap, leftovers, writing, nap, leftovers, writing. in reply to Cecilyk #
@melissa_shae Next time I emerge from the writing cave I will tell you the make/model of our KA. I want to say "Artisan"? It's a dream. in reply to melissa_shae #
@melissa_shae It is just terrific. Their own albums are pretty strong, but the H&O stuff is genius. OO, I'm gonna turn on Mates of State! in reply to melissa_shae #
Now researching: rubber bullets, printing presses. 47,500 words. #
@melissa_shae Mates of States covering old Death Cab for Cutie I AM DYING OVER HERE. in reply to melissa_shae #
NASA sets news conference on astrobiology discovery for 12/2 @ 2pm, embargoes findings until then (!!!) http://bit.ly/gxmEPn via @radiocolin #
@radiocolin Was that really 2010? I don't know how I left it off the list, I love that album. in reply to radiocolin #
@melissa_shae We must attend their show together next time they come to Philadelphia. in reply to melissa_shae #
Net Neutrality? RT @RedAphidMedia: @Comcast trying to block Netflix! Tell @FCC to stop abuse and protect open Internet! http://bit.ly/hmVXkp #
Not digging the Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti LP. Some very interesting moments, but on the whole just a dodgey pastiche of worn elements. #
Ah, but some of those interesting moments are so very interesting. Ultimately a little too lo-fi and noisey for me, but I get why people dig #
As opposed to the Avi Buffalo LP, which despite some questionable singing has a lot of compelling material amidst its meandering tunes. #
Now I understand how authors get into the merry-go-round of endless, cyclical fight scenes. Like my hero, hard to find the stamina to finish #
@radiocolin I don't think I picked it up until this year either. But, yeah, it's fantastic. I need to go back and do a definitive 2009 list. in reply to radiocolin #
50,277 words and I am crying alone on my sofa. It's not a bad book. #
And, hey, it's almost 3 am. I don't think I've so much as moved an inch over the course of the last 1,500 words. I guess I'm still breathing #
Good morning! If you missed my late-night melodrama, I finished my @nanowrimo book & cried really hard like it was Harry Potter or something #
…or, like, a very special episode of Glee with @KurtHummelGLEE's dad in every single scene. #
Endorsed; agreed. RT @brett: The WikiLeaks Saga: Transparency without Judgment is Gossip, not Journalism http://ow.ly/3ha0j #
@impossibly But transparency for transparency's sake can be damaging – it needs a filter. Journalism is a frame for knowledge. @brett in reply to impossibly #
Speculation continues: @kottke thinks @NASA's 12/2 presser will be re: life on Saturn's moons but @alexismadrigal has early access, says NAY #
Can we talk? How have I never eaten a Zagnut before? Butterfinger-ish peanut butter inside and toasted coconut outside = YUM cc @MelGreiner #
@KateFromage You can laugh at me, I'm very laughable ;) Also, I cry during everything anymore. I've got crazy quarter-life-crisis hormones in reply to KateFromage #
@JuliaEveHays Did I say thank you yet? Thank you! You were possibly the first person to know I had finished :) in reply to JuliaEveHays #
@anniemal Nothing makes me cry like strong female characters. Eowyn in Return of the King? Wracking sobs in the movie theatre. in reply to anniemal #
@bengarvey If so, then Michael Keaton is lurking somewhere close by, about to have his way with me to the tune of a Harry Belafonte song. in reply to bengarvey #
@bengarvey In other news, that might be my best tweet of all time. in reply to bengarvey #
I sum up my feelings on finishing the 1st draft of my 1st novel for @NaNoWriMo http://bit.ly/ggE7Uu Slightly incoherent due to lack of sleep #
@KateFromage Oh, I just assumed that was a nature terror you had the power to evoke ;) in reply to KateFromage #
@amanda_nan Also, Art & Copy, just as good, maybe a bit more entertaining. in reply to amanda_nan #
@phillydesign I'm completely obsessed with this @nasa thing. Even if they didn't meet ET, it's gotta be something important. #
@drawonthewalls haha, thanks for RTing my good morning post. I think I'm still high on the adrenaline of writing the last big scene :) #
@impossibly What I come up against is, not everything secret is wrongly hidden. But, people who only care about transparency don't see that. in reply to impossibly #
Fantastic comic scribe @KieronGillen cotakes reigns of Uncanny X-Men http://bit.ly/esnsWV says can't stop writing dialog for Dazzler & I DIE #
I'm seriously nauseous w/excitement about this. @KieronGillen's SWORD mini-series was a favorite read in my 1000+ run of Xcomics this summer #
@brianalynch He's a co with Fraction on UXM, and sole writer on the new Generation Hope spinoff from Second Coming, ie Generation X 2.0 in reply to brianalynch #
Does your RSS Feed need a kickstart? Check out this link-stuffed featured on the Best News Blogs of 2010 – http://bit.ly/esJdjR #
The Chief album is whatI wanted the Grizzly Bear album to be last year. I feel like you could almost drop "Two Weeks" onto it. Digging it. #
@CbadJamie Ha, I had just arrive to tweet that. in reply to CbadJamie #
I think Glee has jumped the shark. The writing is awful & -if this is even possible- the quality of the music production is declining. Blech #
Though, I must say, it's inspiring that some of the Glee cast are clearly doing vocal training to improve their singing from last season. #
@radiocolin Yes, I'll accept/consume inferiorly produced forms of entertainment so more of my life can be wasted achieving nothing. Awesome! in reply to radiocolin #
@jacmmkay I think getting lots of Kurt had blinded me. That's my excuse. in reply to jacmmkay #
So daunted by the idea of editing my novel that I'm thinking I might like to keep writing for a while longer :) #
@JuliaEveHays Yes, most of the editing advice I'm reading is – forget about it for a while, so you come back more objective. in reply to JuliaEveHays #
@bryucca That's an intriguing concept. I'd like to get through the other 2/3 of the outline so I can understand how many books it really is. in reply to bryucca #
Comcast fires back, writes FCC explaining Level3/Netflix issue is NOT a Net Neutrality concern. Compelling. http://bit.ly/f3jifP via @jptoto #
Pretty much everything I expected, but some clunkers in the higher ranks. RT @PasteMagazine The 50 Best Albums of 2010 http://bit.ly/ib4HdT #
@kierankelly I was so excited to eat at a Waffle House for the first time when I traveled to Bonnaroo! @yoitsmissbee in reply to kierankelly #
@anniemal Thanks for the suggestion to make it easier to find Nutrition providers – we just added info to the page you had confusion with! #
The Circa Survive LP is more solid than I assumed it would be. Much melody, it's not all as aggressive as "Imaginary Enemy." Enjoying it. #
@risekevin Honestly don't know a thing about them; thought they were brand new! I like how textured it is; not as bland as, say, 30 Seconds. in reply to risekevin #
@mikeyil @mikeyzito @allieharch @robisevil Good thing y'all aren't fans of City of Heroes, or I'd be compelled to join you in this endeavor. in reply to mikeyil #
@TheRowhouseBlog There is a certain double-jeopardy aspect, but I can respect that businesses need some symmetry to data flow from peers. in reply to TheRowhouseBlog #
@gloriabell @Cecilyk @eddidit My "junk follow" to "actual follow" ratio blew up hugely in the past few months. Relatively few legit new adds in reply to gloriabell #
@RobIsEvil @mikeyil @mikeyzito @allieharch WoW's launch decimated CoH – player based shrunk and moronic buffs/nerfs followed immediately. in reply to RobIsEvil #
@eddidit @gloriabell @cecilyk Indeed, now more than ever I appreciate the quality of the people I've been interacting with the longest/most. in reply to eddidit #
@MelGreiner @Cecilyk Mel, I think followers are too frightened to expose their inferior grammar skills to your correction, per your bio ;) in reply to MelGreiner #
@lwcavallucci WOW. I'll be proud for you on your behalf! in reply to lwcavallucci #
@socialbrown @shunmahoney ! RT @bkmacdaddy Facebook gets rid of promotions, sweepstakes restrictions – http://bit.ly/ft5LWh #
Oh, WordPress. Every headache is an opportunity. #
@lwcavallucci Every time something "bad" happens and I start cursing a day later I have an awesome new feature that I love. in reply to lwcavallucci #
I read the new @bewellphilly for our @ibxhealthysteps ad, & there's an awesome article on @ibxrun10! Broad St Run registration opens on 1/15 #
@theoreticalgirl Awesome! Lots of @ibxhealthysteps action on the web – we posted another video of easy recipes. in reply to theoreticalgirl #
@Justin_Freid The SnackPacks are awesome! @popchipsPhilly sent one to our office to fuel our team for the day. Made me very popular :) in reply to Justin_Freid #
I want to do an acoustic cover of "Creep" w/ the lyrics to ODB's "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" per the Girl Talk record. That would be awesome, right?! #
@PurpleCar That in turn reminds me of my friends who recently told me about the "Vajazzle." in reply to PurpleCar #
Reason #857 I love my team at work – we hung out a few minutes extra today to sing classic TV theme-songs over the cube walls. #
@leesa_up oo, that's on our coffee table, I just played his "grenade" on my iPod, and I'm a freak for doo wop! Need yr best of 2010 list! in reply to leesa_up #
@amanda_nan @Talkadelphia Only lead with Good news over Bad if the bad is so trivial to make the good look even better. in reply to amanda_nan #
Crazy excited for @filmstarband rehearsal tonight. We're listening to early mixes from our recording session & MAYBE trying songs unplugged? #
@THEkrismohfanz I approve of any over-cube dueting or mashups as a matter of principal. @bethannemandia in reply to THEkrismohfanz #
@curiousandco We were mostly focusing on 50s/60s today (Green Acres!); Golden Girls and Cheers will have to wait for our next session! in reply to curiousandco #
The Bruno Mars record is pretty cool, but if it had come out when I was 12 years old it would be my #1 jam of the year. #
@leesa_up my dad and I have listened exclusively to Oldies 98 WOGL for every car ride we have ever taken in my life in reply to leesa_up #
@leesa_up Meanwhile, here's the LP list I am working from for my 2010 list – http://bit.ly/9ypmgo – let me know if I should add anything! in reply to leesa_up #
@PhillyGG Oh, I definitely like it, but I was so into R&B/Pop crossover in 7th grade. I played that one En Vogue album into the ground. in reply to PhillyGG #
Acoustic @filmstarband was very entertaining. I am surprisingly not totally awful on fretless bass. Only as awful as I am on fretted, really #
How do @TheGRAMMYs voters nominate Fame Monster, an EP, for ALBUM of the year, but skip "Bad Romance" for record and song? OUT OF TOUCH. #
Oh, and Glee's "Don't Stop Believin'" for Best Pop Performance by a group, which was originally on sale before the nominating year began. #
Nice to see legit Dance artists in that category – @Goldfrapp, @LaRouxOfficial, and @Robyn, along with @Rhianna & @LadyGaga #
@amanda_nan I will admit that it's legit in some categories, like they actually asked voters to TRY to care about what's happening in music. in reply to amanda_nan #
PCs always riddled with rootkits, malware, or viruses? @PCMag road-tested the Best Antivirus Software for 2011: http://bit.ly/ciTyM6 #
@radiocolin Yes, I know that, but the link could be useful to people who are unable to avoid/deal-with security issues without a suite. in reply to radiocolin #
@radiocolin Comments on the article seem to reflect that. In unrelated news, I think I will begrudgingly go Mac when XP support finally dies in reply to radiocolin #
I've left my bed today only to retrieve my delivery of @ericsmithrocks' book, but rehearsing w/ @arcati81 in bed might be inappropriate. #
I'd be happy to hear your recommendations of favorite recent action/sci-fi novels. I want to read in my own genre a bit before editing. #
Happy to see that the #1 rated "sci-fi:adventure" genre book on Amazon is Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Some things never change. #
Having not consulted my J. Campbell / Monomyth notes for a while, I'm pretty pleased to see that my @nanwrimo work still maps to it strongly #
I know all of this sleep/eating is meant to have me in good condition for my mtg tomorrow, but I'm worried that condition might be "asleep." #
I think I used every ounce of communications energy in my body to make it through that meeting. My mana bar is completely depleted. #
@platypusjones First instinct is that this is a burden unworthy of Legacy, which has been a solid title, but I trust Carey (a little bit) in reply to platypusjones #
@theoreticalgirl I swear I've never heard a song by them, yet my iPod claims I have not only heard some, but rated several four stars! in reply to theoreticalgirl #
@theoreticalgirl Um, is there some comedic visual element I am missing out on on my iPod? [wanders off to conan's site] in reply to theoreticalgirl #
Breaking ground on part two of my novel. Presently researching vehicles classes and how easy it might be to buy a bus with cash. #
Thoughts right now: "What is this annoying repetitive crap that just came onto iTunes? Oh, it's Kanye. God, people like this?" #
I've decided I actively dislike most of both the Kanye and the LCD Soundsystem, which means my critical barometer does not agree with 2010. #
@njdesantis I'm a little out of touch with the local scene the past few months, but happy to chat – send me a DM w/details. in reply to njdesantis #
I'm thinking this weekend will be a lot of album reviews, a few more chapters of book-writing, and hopefully (finally) my two new demo songs #
@darkdriving Indeed, this is what is preventing me from going to a magazine style layout; I was never a major embedder of photos before 2010 in reply to darkdriving #
The pair of Robyn releases from 2010 might be too arresting to listen to while reading a book. My mind keeps drifting off with the music. #
@Krochmal You're killing me! It's my most-anticipated movie of the yr & I missed the Philly Film Fest debut, so I have to wait another week! #
@amanda_nan Proceed directly to tracks 2 & 3 of the first 2010 Robyn disc. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Do dance in your PJs. #
@darkdriving And I'm certainly not going back to 3000+ old posts to put in photos (some are still untagged!), so I'm similarly stuck. in reply to darkdriving #
@Krochmal I am sorely tempted, if only because I am drawn to the reviews like a moth to bright bulb. in reply to Krochmal #
@Krochmal Yes! In the past I wrote her off as too fizzy for me, but per reader-recommendation I'm giving Body Talk a try and loving it. in reply to Krochmal #
@Krochmal Anyone who can swing from "Fembot" to the acoustic "Hang With Me" on one EP is totally inducted onto my best of 2010 list. in reply to Krochmal #
@Krochmal Blame I will gladly accept! I will be @-ing you again in eight days for Black Swan debriefing, sir :) in reply to Krochmal #
Almost six months after move-in, I finally have iTunes routed through my Fostex studio monitors. Let the great reviewing of 2010 LPs begin!! #
@Cecilyk Is that green part a lawn? Did their Christmas tree melt? I'm a little concerned about their welfare. ;) in reply to Cecilyk #
Albums I have discovered that I love since last night: Robyn's Body Talk, Imelda May's Mayhem, The Roots' How I Got Over. #
How can you NOT celebrate her birth? RT @brimil sewed a button back on w/dental floss. sometimes u gotta do what u gotta do w/what you have #
<<<Dozens of C-list & high-B-list celebrities croon "Let It Be," their videos comped together on an idyllic beach, to advertise Norwegian TV #
@jacmmkay It's all about the Part 1 EP. Jaw-dropping. in reply to jacmmkay #
Discs from last year I am suddenly discovering I liked: Alicia Keys, Element of Freedom. Dude, what an amazing middle that LP has. Excellent #
I haven't heard Miseducation of Lauryn Hill from front to back since 2003, despite spinning plenty of single tunes. Fixing that right now. #
Also, updating my favorite LPs of all-time list with mid-2000 risers & 2009 additions: Favorite Is a Function of Habit @ http://rym.fm/-5V2 #
I am taking a "NO NAP" pledge today. I hope you'll join me in committing to living this day to its fullest, with no somnolent interruptions. #
Remember Frelng-Huysen used to have the bomb leather? Back when Doug Fresh and Slick Rick were together? We thought we'd all live forever. #
Just finished World War Z. Amazing premise& research, but I didn't enjoy it too much. A lot of grim promise at the start unfulfilled by end. #
Has anyone else noticed that Amazon is slowly doing away w/being able to rate in stars without leaving a review? Now just a "like" button. #
Recording studio vocals is really hard, yo. Especially when I have @not_pele singing on the wrong take of the song for half an hour… #