Fresh, Hot Wastes of Time

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addlepated — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:48:00 +0000

To all my contractor and agency colleagues, I give you this, The Vendor-Client Relationship in the Real World: http://t.co/E8fO7XIU #
New term: Dextered. "I have Dextered the room" = I have wrapped the room in plastic sheeting. #
I love Scotchbrite pads. Got all the paint drips off the new "antique" vanity for the bathroom. #
Got off my tuckus and finally wrote a review for @andrhia 's excellent A Creator's Guide to Transmedia Storytelling. TL;DR: Buy it! #
I was kidding when I told my husband to dress like Heisenberg and hand out blue candy for Halloween. He is taking it seriously. #
Our antique mall find this weekend, to match our bordello powder room http://t.co/g2MqAj1y #
The problem with a Hoarders drinking game is that after watching Hoarders, I don't want to put ANYTHING in my mouth. #
It's Dishonored day! #

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addlepated — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 10:48:00 +0000

This is a picture of a mommy scorpion. http://t.co/Um8D9S6v #
That woman is almost wearing that skirt. #
Just read that you can play all through Dishonored without having to kill anyone. Neat! #
Woohoo, my iPhone 5 has touched down in the USA! #
Two words: steam power. Also, suspension of disbelief. That's three more words. #Revolution #
"You can sleep in our room" means "Collect 8 stuffed animals, 3 books, 2 pillows, and 5 blankets to make a kid-nest on the floor." #
LTE, I think I love you. #
So I've got that going for me. http://t.co/SifD0MEM #
Seems I have the iPhone 5 wifi problem. Good thing I cleverly installed my skin and screen protector before checking. #
Bram Stoker's Dracula is such an odd movie that it made me not want to read the book for years. Didn't until I read Kostova's The Historian. #
Pretty much the entire cast of ST:TNG is coming to Austin for Comic Con in 2 weeks. Squee! But I've not been to one-is it a mob scene? #
"So, Momma, whatcha gonna do with your old iPhone?" -both my children. #
Through hoodoo magic, have fixed the iPhone 5 wifi bug on my device. Not looking a gift horse in the bandwidth. #
STEP AWAY FROM THE PAN SAUCE. #
Apparently Slenderman is all the rage at my kids' elementary and middle schools. O.O #
Listen to a grown man play the Slender game: http://t.co/RsXDTyAK #
Mr. Rogers has a Very Special Message for you: http://t.co/veRP0uj4 #
Maybe I'm being gaslit. I just don't know. #
Clearly someone is breaking into my house at night and planting moths in the pantry. Because there is NOTHING THERE for moths to live in! #
David Bowie was a prophet. There really ARE spiders on Mars. http://t.co/1ZYHf94W #
People still fax? #
Instantly archive a website via a third party service for future reference. Handy! http://t.co/pScC55Rs #
Computer made v. unhappy disk grindy noises. Double backing up. #

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addlepated — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 10:48:00 +0000

I'm making my great-grandmother's pineapple upside-down cake. It's made in an 8" cast iron skillet and has 1.5 sticks of butter in it. #glub #
So there was some sort of football game last night? #
Spending far too much time lately reading about Mass Effect 3 ending theories. #
Creepy-ass Victorian death photography. http://t.co/jUUwA0Ev (Beware of auto-playing music, too.) #
Can you find something wrong with this picture? (No dead people in this one.) http://t.co/44XnCva6 #
Have a drive to create something. Stashed something in webspace today in plain sight. Shall see if it is fruitful. #
Idiot cat ate a plastic bag. #
iPhoto's Faces feature picks the stupidest look to represent each person in the directory of faces. That has to be on purpose. #derpface #
Kitty update: He's fine, but we get to excavate his poop for the next couple of days. Kitty is, of course, pleased as punch at this. #
Got all that way only to realize my Mass Effect 3 extended cut DLC did not, in fact, DL. #
The $90 T-shirt. http://t.co/VPd5yYhy #
I love you a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck. A hug around the neck and a barrel and a heap. http://t.co/1t2rxDzd #
Meet the Star Wars franchise continuity cop: http://t.co/E56tauw2 #
What does one play after finishing up with the Mass Effect world, anyway? #
The narrator for Texas Car Wars makes me want to burn things. #
At least this tarantula was outside. http://t.co/gAAKQ6x2 #

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addlepated — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 10:48:00 +0000

Talk like a pirate at Krispy Kreme and get a donut. DRESS like a pirate at Krispy Kreme and get a dozen donuts! Nom. http://t.co/aBQefiUp #
Light up arcade coin slot belt buckle: http://t.co/OjsGi77a? #
Pantry revamp nearly complete! #
OMG so organized! And tarantula free! http://t.co/L2Uu3OEy #
I think we should take today to thank Wales for the equals sign. #
Fascinating thread on how to spot amateurs in a myriad of professions: http://t.co/gNdhEYC5 How do you spot an amateur in _your_ profession? #
There is a major drawback to having the clear bins… http://t.co/ncoe4ocX #
Red kitties in sunny places. http://t.co/afUjSl1n #
Baby, can you dig your man? http://t.co/r91O5EIq #
The antibiotics will cure me or kill me. Whichever it is, I hope it's quick. #
To nobody's surprise, The Fool and His Money's release date delayed a week before ship. Delay #39 if you're counting. http://t.co/lrsBclFU #
Space Shuttle went RIGHT over our house this morning. Really low. Which was neat, if I had known about it first. O.O #pantychange #
Normally I love How It's Made, but this stained glass segment features sliced-up fingers and bloodstained paper. Halloween is coming? #
Oh, him? He's spending a year dead for tax purposes. #

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addlepated — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 10:48:00 +0000

Melissa and Doug crayons. You have GOT to be kidding me. Girls use green, too. http://t.co/13eAGnQy #
I am the very model of a scientist Salarian. #
Updated my portfolio and resume with a little project we like to call… Deadly Affairs. http://t.co/jddxaH6U #
A map of London showing where common surnames live: http://t.co/Fc5gGrAl #
Germany is doing some really interesting things with traffic lights. Pong!! http://t.co/C2ahD4MT #
Protip: Send a couple of probes into the 7th planet of the Local Cluster in Mass Effect 2. See what EDI says. #
Somebody needs to have a sit-down with their prop master. #nbcfail http://t.co/wP46E4k5 #
Thought I'd try a piece of popcorn and spit out the husk. What hubris. #
Richard III's remains might have been found under a parking lot. Will this plot point make it into the next GRRM book? http://t.co/Gp0k07iU #
There's a good reason to hate cilantro: Excellent genes. http://t.co/9eds7faE #
Titanic screen test with Jeremy Sisto – dark, brooding, and chock full of chemistry with Kate Winslet. http://t.co/ezVkGF4Z #
I can play Mass Effect 3 in Story Mode! <3 #
Anyone have personal experience with acupuncture? (Not just personal opinions. ) #
Tarantula on the pantry wall this morning. That's a quart size canning jar. http://t.co/pY7awJC4 #
There was also a scorpion in the dining room. First good rain we've had in 3 months. #
Better spider pic. http://t.co/VIS8qotj #
A Wrinkle in Time, the graphic novel: http://t.co/uHQy3kCu #
Called @attcustomercare for some information on my wireless rate plan and got an UNRELENTING UVerse hard sell. Not cool, not cool at all. #
Our new pet is apparently a tarantula. #

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addlepated — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 10:48:00 +0000

There's a pack of 6 Labradors here. Woof. #
Coming close to retiring from social media until 3 days after the election when nobody cares who's president again. #
Um, hey guys? I hear frogs. #
Going to bed all muddy, but at least I'm in a bed and not a mud puddle anymore. #
650 people are hospitalized every year after slipping on dog crap in Paris's streets. #
Sudden Crepes Suzette craving! Aaaaahhh! #
Michael Clarke Duncan noooooo! #
Skynet takes another step towards becoming self-aware, kills awards program mid-broadcast: http://t.co/Lf7I74Fl #
Artistic nephew has gone and remixed Adventure Time. (He's still for hire!) http://t.co/ygkA0boB #
I took your little plan and I turned it on itself. #
I can see you shiver with antici… #
…pation! #
I didn't die once in Mass Effect 1. Just started ME2 and have died 5 times. Checked and there is no "Weenie" game difficulty setting. #
I love that moment when it all clicks into place. #
OH from a child on the floor: "So much toenails." #
Afraid of spiders? Just TELL them so. http://t.co/Ko3X2t3B #
Something I could have done without: A spider scuttling underneath my face washing cloth in the shower. #
Cold front coming! Woo! High of 90 tomorrow. Get out the sweaters. #
If I go to an X-Files synopsis page and I read the words "Doggett" or "Reyes," I then close that synopsis page immediately. #
My daughters like to play "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Ruby Nose." It involves each pinching the other's nose until it turns red. #

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addlepated — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 10:48:00 +0000

It's probably weird that I'm envious of my Commander Shepard's eyebrows. #
Just a little westerer, Isaac. #
Well, by "a little" I mean "Texas is thirsty." #
OH NO YOU DINT. #breakingbad #
That's it, man. Game over. Game OV-er. #
The lipstick has hit the fan over at http://t.co/bjV68HZv. #deadlyaffairs #
Parents, know that there is a gruesome, explicit One Direction fanfic on blogs & YouTube. You do NOT want your kid seeing it. Be vigilant. #
I finished Mass Effect 1 and liked it very much. I started Mass Effect 2 and my Xbox started acting up. #
This is a problem. #rrod http://t.co/MdYnM0Bw #
Well, the warranty expired in 2009… #
Now that we have the new Xbox, the old one booted up just fine. #
I'm on a self-imposed Red Hot Chili Peppers hiatus. #
Have spent all evening perusing the Enforced Method Acting section on TV Tropes. http://t.co/4EwZVKyM #
E.T. on Blu-Ray – and the guns are back! See 0:25: http://t.co/4EX4ftrx #
How did Eli Roth as The Bear Jew get to his dark place? Hannah Montana, of course. http://t.co/i2BKFdAO #
Yesterday was one of my favorite days of the year: the day I noticed the elm leaves had a tinge of yellow. C'MON, COOL WEATHER! #
Had my first "Oops, I ate popcorn, oh no!" dream the other night. Weird. #
Greetings from Texas. http://t.co/UE3y4YlB #
For real this time. Welcome from Texas. Hope your night is as pretty as mine. http://t.co/XFjWz9wa #

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addlepated — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:48:00 +0000

Oh my word – the Saris Abaya from Sweet Maria's isn't quite the blueberry Harar, but it's intensely fruited. Nom! #
"I'm busy right now" means "I am available to fix your popcorn and find Lego Star Wars walkthroughs," apparently. #
Every time I hurt a bit of my body, I realize how much I use that body bit. Have realized that I use _all_ my body bits a lot. #
I think I might be some sort of savant at the Flow Free game. #
Much gnashing of teeth until I realized HootSuite doesn't actually function correctly with Safari. #
Hot dogs + hot sauce = bliss. #
Gazelle is locking in trade-in values on iPhones for 30 days. Hmmmmmmm. *ponder* #
You have just become aware of how your tongue feels in your mouth. #
30 writing tips from famous authors: http://t.co/ONcl1Wps #
The story behind Ted's Caver Page, one of my favorite online horror stories: http://t.co/mkqunLQg #
The most wonderful time of the year. /hattip @Gupfee http://t.co/eIrD2Jug #
The doctor giggled gleefully. "Welcome to getting older!" he exclaimed, as if he'd been waiting for this moment all my life. Hooray? #
I think storytelling fulfills a perverse desire to see bad things happen to good people in a way that is socially acceptable. #
What is UP with the lipstick on this woman? "Do you want to know how I got these scars?" http://t.co/TzfS0JZQ #
The bureaucrazy involved in dealing with a large medical practice is mind-boggling. Just fax me the thing already! Today, not next week! #
I had a pet monkey once, but his lyre playing was sub-par. #
Kneel before Zod. #
Unfortunate print advertising: http://t.co/yQH0xLmI (Are babies the other white meat?) #
Oh someone take away my internet from me. I clearly do not know how to use it yet. #
Bite it, USADA. #
Fun fact: If you squeeze fish oil capsules too tightly, they pop. My hand smells like an anchovy. #
I have spent the last hour troubleshooting my daughter's iPod so she can play One Direction. Siiiiiiigh. #
How did I miss this? The Ender's Game movie production blog: http://t.co/8YFBFMAs #

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addlepated — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 10:48:00 +0000

Holy Breaking Bad tense. #
Dude, where's my Sterling? 10 Worst Cars of All Time: http://t.co/ckAHRIIM #
Quit smoking 15 years ago and I still have dreams that I slipped up. :\ #
With a capital T, and that rhymes with P, and that stands for Pool. #
My favorite pastime lately is making telemarketers think they called 911. #
I wish Yelp had a way to exclude food trailers from restaurant search results. #
Dear Lego: Indiana Jones does not do the Robot. #
"What is that, Mommy?" "It's the 60s, Sweetie." http://t.co/ZO5odjz8 #nimoybilbo #
Also, I totally told my kid, "Winter is coming. It is known." yesterday. #nerrrrrrrd #
Watching my daughter play Lego Indiana Jones reminds me of how awesome the soundtrack is. John Williams FTW! #
Check out Amazingly Talented Nephew's latest creation. Then hire him! http://t.co/SJlhEgLo #
My favorite part about Mass Effect is running around the Normandy making the soldiers salute to me. I yell, "Salute!" from my recliner. #
Have y'all seen this Ragu commercial? Poor kid's scarred for life. http://t.co/C4TVGPwh #
No Tax Day may cost far more of my sanity than I'm saving in tax. #
Sometimes my shower makes the percussion noise from The Usual Suspects soundtrack and I towel off while hollering about Keyser Soze. #
Oh, my goodness. The Dexter Season 7 trailer. Here there be spoilers. http://t.co/e7BJWw39 #

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addlepated — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 10:48:00 +0000

So Ryan Lochte piddled in the Olympic pool. Suddenly not so hot. #
Surprised myself by knowing all the words to Really Love To See You Tonight. Am I proud or ashamed? #
And that's the second time I've gotten choked up watching live TV tonight. #
A big "Holy shit!" from the guys on NASA TV. Hee! #
Thomas Jefferson is a wanted man: http://t.co/XwO1BNeW #
My 10 year old is picking up Snap Circuits so fast, she may end up with an Arduino this Christmas. #
Today's cold water tap temperature: 88.4 degrees. #
Something has the locusts riled up tonight. #
This is the coolest cake ever. http://t.co/Sl5K4HMH #snakesonacake #