January 2011
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An explanation, of sorts
I’m sorry for my recent silence on Tumblr here.  I really didn’t mean it to span days, but there have been reasons why it’s been necessary. 1. I’m off of work, which means less time on the train to write up and/or queue Tumblr posts. 2. I have an auto-immune disorder (or something akin to one; my doctor’s never pinned anything down for absolute certain) that affects...
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Santa is a Gay Couple in Chelsea →
Why is this couple getting hundreds of letters addressed to Santa?  And how can they go about fulfilling them? The video at the bottom of the story is worth a watch.  I’ve got warm Christmas fuzzies, and I don’t even celebrate it.
Dec 25th
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WatchWatch
I can’t remember if I’ve posted this yet or not.  Behold: my cheated double axel attempts!
Dec 25th
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I can’t remember if I’ve posted this yet or not.  Behold: my cheated double axel attempts!
Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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I'm not an owl!: Reblog if you are 18+ →
willbegreat: phoenixfire-: theonlygirlontheinternet: I want to follow you cause goddamn I feel so old. And every time I see a cute dude on here I realize he’s 15 and I feel slightly guilty (but only slightly). Haha, sometimes I feel old here, it’s true. But I’ve met a lot of awesome people who… i buy my own lottery tickets and everything 26 here.  I can pretty much legally do...
Dec 24th
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Thanks for following...
Thank you for your recent follows to shavigh, generic1, jennifermeyers, and willbegreat. I’ve already followed all of you, not because I auto-follow back, but because you’re all just that AWESOME. shavigh: I love the photos on your blog.  Looking forward to more. generic1: Your “about me” section?  Brilliant.  Especially the syntax part.  I look forward to the day one of...
Dec 24th
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So...I'm going to be in a newspaper story...
Today’s been kind of weird.  And crazy.  Due to Anya’s work schedule getting switched around because of the holiday tomorrow, I took the 4:30am train into San Francisco and was in the office by 6:30.  As a result, I left at 3pm to get home on the 3:40 train.  Home before 6: what a luxury (shut up). Anyway, this train is packed, and I’m exhausted and in a pretty pissy mood.  A...
Dec 24th
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Skype users may be offered credits due to recent... →
Another article for my work.  If you’re a paid user of Skype and were affected by yesterday’s outage, take note: credit vouchers could be coming your way. Skype’s CEO has been super responsive in offering an apology about yesterday’s downtime, although mum’s the word on why it actually happened.  Still, when I see companies that respond quickly to outages and offer...
Dec 24th
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I H8 RELIGION: The New Testament by Lev Novak →
ih8religion: God: Hey Jews. Jews: Hey. God: So listen, guys, I’m thinking we go in a different direction with this whole religion. Jews: What? God: You know, do a non-gritty reboot. Same God taste, new God packaging. That sort of thing. Jews: We don’t follow. God: Okay, work with me here, guys…. Sorry…I couldn’t not reblog this.  Every religion’s got to have its...
Dec 23rd
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“My greatest challenge as a writer is to give justice to the characters in my...”
– (via antidisestablishmentarianismist)
Dec 23rd
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Finding your own work blog articles while...
My moment has come. (And, oh, there it goes again.)
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Obama Signs Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal →
That’s about as official as you can get, I’d say. Let’s see how long it takes to go into effect now.
Dec 23rd
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Dec 22nd
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Top 10 Blogs for Writers 2011- The Winners | Write... →
Dec 22nd
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“I think the ongoing challenge of the writer is to persist even with no guarantee...”
– Rachelle Gardner (via oliveryeh)
Dec 22nd
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Website hosting issues (again)
To fellow DS members: Our server’s down with a 503 error.  We’ve had this problem before and it has to do with us having exceeded our limit on concurrent connections.  Why not just upgrade, you might ask?  Easy.  Every time we’ve called customer support, they can’t confirm that this will fix the problem. Pretty ridiculous, right?  If it doesn’t fix itself by tonight,...
Dec 22nd
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How to: Back-up your Tumblr  →
Everyone on here should probably know how to do this, given how often Tumblr seems to go down. My co-worker wrote this helpful back-up tutorial.  Praise her with comments.
Dec 21st
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Protect your personal data while web browsing with... →
Another blog post for work.  Have I mentioned how much I love writing these? Down with places like Facebook and Google tracking your every move online based on the places you visit and the information you’ve inputted into their own sites.  This browser extension for Chrome and Rock Melt does the trick in helping you keep your personal data a little more private. All hail developer Brian...
Dec 21st
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Thanks for following...
bossanovaandrocknroll, everyshiningstar, and reprise-and-epiphany started following you. Thanks, guys! I appreciate the follows, and I’m really looking forward to skimming over your blogs when I get the chance. If there are any questions you have for me or simply want to introduce yourselves, by all means do so. I’m also open to blog post requests, as long as they’re...
Dec 21st
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“Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a...”
– Jeanette Winterson (via wordpainting) True (via anymousse)
Dec 21st
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“Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a...”
– Jeanette Winterson (via wordpainting) True (via anymousse)
Dec 21st
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List of Contests for Creative Writers →
Note that many of these require entry fees, but this is a great way to get your writing out there and noticed potentially.
Dec 20th
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“Find a subject you care about. It is this genuine caring, not your games with...”
– Kurt Vonnegut (via oliveryeh)
Dec 20th
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Allegedly the BBC has claimed that most people...
little-dreamer: chartreusechaos: kathryneweasley: whatthefawkes: I’ve read 17 out of 100 ;P Read More FIFTEEN :] I’ve read 20 XD I feel so accomplished. thirty-three, plus others I mean to read. ;D I’ve read 22 of these, plus I own 6 more of them I haven’t bothered to read yet.  Oy. Here are mine: Bold those books you’ve read in their entirety. 1 Pride and...
Dec 20th
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