Month: September 2011

• 07:53 @mkcho73 Pretty sure you’re the last remaining viewer. :D I watched the first episode of Torchwood-America and realized I didn’t care. #
• 11:39 I know what @seananmcguire needs for her birthday: t.co/pCQRjEj #
• 16:17 Coworker: "This room smells like hopelessness." #
• 17:11 The @longshotauthor forum has achieved the PERFECT Dresden Files casting. I’m in awe! t.co/xpM1ied #
• 17:20 @saladinahmed @tobiasbuckell A variant fo r Hispanic characters is "The Morales Rule," after @nataliemorales: t.co/fuRxAFp #
• 17:36 Cutesplosion: Rescued baby hummingbird! t.co/aubfrbJ #
• 19:29 WHAT. t.co/zs9oX6q #
• 22:01 @ShannonKButcher @carlakrae Bathing smelly dogs at 4am: The glamorous lifestyle of the professional writers! #
• 22:05 @ShannonKButcher @anglophile80 Come on, Jim used to have a mullet. What could possibly top that? :D #
• 22:23 @boymonster Aww, he’s a Little Monster! #
• 22:26 Browsing Twitter. Went from tweets about Fashion Week to a tweet about 150 people being incinerated in Kenya. My face: O_O #
• 23:26 5 of 5 stars to Old Man’s War by John Scalzi t.co/UPDeRhQ #

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• 09:08 @fredhicks Woah, your place to 5 Guys and back is 8 miles! BRAVO, dude! I’m so proud of you for taking such big steps (har!) to get healthy. #
• 09:10 @NathanFillion @feliciaday @edgarwright @simonpegg This is what Nerd Valhalla looks like. #
• 09:38 Wow. If I end up going to USC, I will go from the Killer Daisies to the Fighting Quakers to the Trojans. Risible mascots: BRING IT. #
• 09:40 @Jamie1km *snort* #
• 09:40 @ingridmusic I bet they’ll all run out at the same time! #
• 10:14 Alex Kingston for Ms. Frizzle. Y/MFY? #
• 10:31 @CUnderkoffler That’s lovely. #
• 13:22 I think that to commemorate 9/11, I’m going to walk 9.11 miles around lower Manhattan, ending at @biggayicecream. t.co/xklRVhJ #
• 13:25 @lisawalkscom Want to join in? #
• 13:33 @mightykatemusic "Festivities "? Wow. I’m sorry you had to hear that. I hope they realized the error of their ways. #
• 14:30 @nelspen Yup! Heading out in 10 min. #
• 15:23 Mile 1/9 t.co/cy6ijNM #
• 15:28 Two Bridges, mile 2/9 t.co/uLqZyyP #
• 15:45 @MrsAWiggins05 Just started it. I’m at mike 2 1/2! #
• 16:10 Mile 3/9 t.co/flAZWXG #
• 16:21 Added a ribbon to the public arts project: "May wisdom, love, and tolerance ever triumph over violence and hate." t.co/nS7VZG3 #
• 16:39 Mile 4/9: Soldiers leaving Ground Zero. t.co/3nTHZzi #
• 16:59 Mile 5/9 t.co/Vr7dDtz #
• 17:12 Mile 6/9 t.co/iK9MYls #
• 17:31 Mile 7/9, the Highline t.co/5pxAkht #
• 18:18 Mile 8/9 t.co/WSbWDD5 #
• 18:56 Done! My stomach started to feel wobbly toward the end, so I decided to go home, eat dinner, and maybe get ice cream for dessert later. #
• 18:57 @KevinConn *SHAKES FIST* I called them! They were out at the time. Apparently they’d had a freak sales rush earlier that day. #
• 19:09 @KevinConn Hmm. Wonder if I should grab one and go as River for NYCC. But wearing a jacket on the con floor is so miserable… #
• 19:23 Mmmmm, zucchini soup! #
• 19:34 @jbkuma Mmmmmm, porchetta! SO GOOD. #
• 19:37 @jbkuma Ooh, I’ve never had the plate. The sandwich is too to deviate from it. :D #
• 19:52 @jbkuma Boo, the sandwich was kind of fail-y tonight. Not as flavorful as usual and kinda mealy. #
• 21:36 @myyrdneopia I approve. #
• 21:38 @sherlockbones HUZZAH! #
• 21:39 @sherlockbones I lack Furies of Calderon in HC, but I compensate by having like twelve HC copies of FLF. #
• 21:42 @sherlockbones I found an impeccable HC copy of Academ’s Fury in a used bookstore for $12.50. Before I even read the series. :D #
• 21:47 @sherlockbones *drools shamelessly* #
• 22:22 @sherlockbones Caaaaaaaaaaaaake. #
• 22:23 @SheckyX So I can give copies to pe ople, so they may behold my map! Also, Amazon was selling them 90% off. :D #
• 22:32 Dear Body, Stop getting sleepy at 10:30. Last night, I let you go to sleep at 11, and you woke me up at 3:30 and 5 and 7. Uncool. Love, me #
• 22:33 I just noticed that my series of bizarre dreams last night had three redheads: Alexis from Castle, Jessica from True Blood, and JK Rowling. #
• 22:34 @sara_the_geek I don’t game and I don’t drink caffeine. :D #
• 22:39 @Julie_Butcher She’s been blonde lately, but for a time, she was strawberry blonde, and that’s the color I’ve always associated with her. #
• 22:39 @Julie_Butcher And that’s the color she had in the dream. t.co/ODkFMlb #
• 22:41 @Julie_Butcher Match Rowling’s color, match Rowling’s sales! Your plan is flawless! #
• 23:00 @Julie_Butcher I have a red wig! You may borrow it whenever you wish to magnify your genius. #
• 23:01 Huh. I seem to have sent every bra I own to the laundry. I get it back Tuesday morning. Work tomorrow will be interesti ng. #
• 23:07 @lisawalkscom Holy cow, PTBsplosion of awesomeness! Did you have someone working the Emmy’s or something? #
• 23:08 @RobJDurand The A/C is NEVER reasonable at my office. I will bring a really thick, insular hoodie. (HAPPY BIRTHDAY!) #
• 23:09 @fredhicks *imagines pinning a wig over each breast* #
• 23:09 @lisawalkscom Ah, of course! And EEE YAY! #

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• 10:02 Hey, what’s that word that means "deserving of respect/fear" that begins with an i? #
• 10:04 RT @mhaithaca: @priscellie Intimidating? // not the one I’m looking for. #
• 10:10 RT @jbkuma: @priscellie I AM :D Imposing? // Nope. It’s a less common word. #
• 10:14 RT @chichenpizza: @priscellie Inimical came to mind, but that’s something outright harmful. // Ooh, good word! Not the one I want, though. #
• 10:21 Oh! It was "formidable"! That doesn’t begin with an "i" at all! #
• 10:28 @seananmcguire @BobbyGLove @nkjemisin I would read that story! #
• 11:21 RT @AnnLarimer: tyndalecode: Danny Glover’s Haiti film lacked ‘white heroes’ t.co/ITQhdNP // *headdesks forever* #
• 11:26 @RobJDurand Why bring historical ignorance, politics, and religion into the picture when it can be explained by good old fashioned racism? #
• 11:40 @RobJDurand I was referring to the racism of the financiers refusing to support a film with no white heroes. #
• < em>12:05 What new Fall shows are you looking forward to? My interest is piqued by Person of Interest, if solely for the casting. #
• 15:04 @byharryconnolly Godspeed, Harry. *salutes* #
• 15:13 @KevinHearne SO TEMPTED, but the 6-hour drive from L.A. is a bit far for an evening of fun. :D #
• 15:16 Powerful: RT @WorldSciFest: A photo of 9/11/2001 by the only American not on Earth at the time. ow.ly/6q517 #NASA #9/11 #
• 16:36 @boymonster I remember when t hat was first announced. Way to alienate 51% of the market and pander obnoxiously to the remaining 49%, Dr. P! #
• 16:47 @RobJDurand @KevinHearne I’ll be working towards an MFA. Skipping a couple days of classes isn’t really an option. :D #
• 16:58 @RobJDurand @KevinHearne Wait, who are you, and why are you @replying me? #
• 17:02 I just realized that I’ll be nearing the end of a month-long cleanse during NYCC. I’ll have to pack my own food! #
• 17:06 @myyrdneopia Yes. As in "I can’t eat co n food." #
• 18:30 @jonrog1 There’s a 4G button? Does it only appear when you’re partying with Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster? #
• 18:34 RT @OKBJGM: apocalyptic changes in hairstyle are often a sign of dissatisfaction with circumstances beyond a person’s control. // Hehe, yup. #
• 22:22 5 of 5 stars to Circle of Enemies by Harry Connolly t.co/qGMIvqi #

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• 08:16 Hey, NYC-area Butcher fans! Join me for bowling and shenanigans on 9/17! t.co/m7FovzA #
• 08:32 Fascinating article: Why some languages sound so fast: t.co/n8p2Kkb #
• 10:10 Coworker Alex found "The Girl Mechanic’s Manual" from 1944 in a yard sale. It’s the best thing ever. t.co/kyCxTWQ #
• 10:11 The misogyny is glorious! t.co/dre0zIi #
• 10:13 More chauvinism! t.co/dXoSCS8 #
• 10:19 @myyrdneopia I would SO not put it past Toot to kill Hitler. #
• 15:24 My #FridayReads are HAMMERED by @KevinHearne and OLD MAN’S WAR by @scalzi. #
• 15:47 @jeditigger Weird. Must’ve been a momentary hiccup. I assure you, I am following you. :D #
• 15:48 @fredhicks *lip trembles* *puppy dog eyes glisten with unshed tears* #
• 16:32 Just finished the audiobook of @scalzi’s OLD MAN’S WAR. I have tears in my eyes. BRILLIANT. brb, off to read everything he’s ever written. #
• 18:48 "We should make a cat fight a baby." –when animators are bored #
• 18:53 @Julie_Butcher Sweet Jesus preserve us. #
• 19:06 @byharryconnolly Can’t wait to read it! Will this be released on Amazon like the other shorts, or are you shopping it around? #
• 19:10 This makes me happy: t.co/0O3YqUp #mulan #
• 20:45 @byhar ryconnolly HUZZAH FOR THE SEKRIT PROJECT! #

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• 08:13 @Dark_Puck Kitty! Thank you! #
• 08:42 You are freaking kidding me! @longshotauthor t.co/LZvfSzk #
• 10:06 @misisipijones @longshotauthor …Twinkie box? #
• 10:16 @IrishOberon Cake, Eminem, Cranberries, Peaches, Cream, Vanilla Ice, Bowling for Soup, Black Eyed Peas, Sugarcube, Phish, …Salt n’ Peppa? #
• 10:31 .@scottlynch78 posts eloquently on language and dimension lost in OSC’s Hamlet rewrite: t.co/YWi3emW #
• 10:37 @xiehicks I’ve lived with curly hair for almost 27 years, and I’m still not really sure how to manage it. :D #
• 10:49 @xiehicks t.co/DKtBNJc – Aww, who’s mommy and daddy’s little man? Look at that precious nose! #
• 10:51 @xiehicks t.co/UPQXnsw – Evie’s ready to school all the other n00bs in cuteness! #
• 12:12 This is why I left Texas: t.co/9hXC1kv #
• 16:43 @nataliemorales At least you acknowledge the fact. #
• 17:03 @fredhicks @clarkvalentine @geeksdreamgirl Carrot and Angua in Discworld. LOTS of pairings in Sookie Stackhouse books/True Blood. #
• 17:56 @jbkuma Already? #
• 20:49 RT @terryandrob: New York – October 13th // I am THERE! #
• 20:50 BETA ALL THE THINGS! #
• 21:44 @hobbitwriter I miss blogging, but I just don’t have the time right now. Maybe someday! #

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• 09:35 @jbkuma I’m clinging tight to all my limbs. #
• 10:53 .@VampireCowboys are a vital part of NYC geek culture, and they deserve to be at NY Comic Con! Help them get there: t.co/4iL7iYt #
• 15:49 Badass Women From History: Juana Galan t.co/z4xZ3mD #
• 15:53 You know who is ridiculously awesome? Mika Kuloda. Here’s the latest reason why: t.co/BzJ2dUg #
• 16:49 @vampirecowboys I love you all right back! I’m going to miss you like crazy when I move to L.A. in December. #
• 18:29 @myyrdneopia Some folks don’t care about "standard" size. They just want inexpensive books. :D #

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• 06:56 @ee1013 *laughs* Yeah, I thought that might be a problem. #
• 06:56 @IrishOberon What if someone put gravy on a vegetable casserole? #
• 06:59 I dreamed it was the first day of school and my class was tasked w/ physics problems to test what we remembered. Also, I was Luna Lovegood. #
• 07:00 When my alarm went off, I wanted to go back to sleep, because I wanted to tackle the physics problems and see how well I’d do. #
• 07:01 BRILLIANCE // RT @sherlockbones: This website cracks me up: t.co/ktcIWj9 #
• 07:13 Update to @scottlynch78’s QUEEN OF THE IRON SANDS! EEE! t.co/mXMp1Ls I want to reread everything now… #
• 09:14 @MrsAWiggins05 I think that descriptor would be fitting. #
• 09:18 @fredhicks Day 1: I Love You. Day 2: Feed the Birds. Day 3: This. Baby sign language just got totally righteous! #
• 11:53 That is… a lot of my blood. t.co/jkVMxhp #
• 1 1:59 @ardentdelirium Yup! Just diagnosing some hormonal imbalances and food sensitivities. Stuff I’ve lived with for years, but want to kick. #
• 12:00 @Esperacchius Local vampires did me a favor. #
• 12:01 @RobJDurand You’re trying to one-up my exsanguination? Really? :D #
• 12:02 Vegetables: they’re super delicious, guys. #
• 12:27 Cute manager at organic buffet heard me sniffling and gave me a triple shot of immunity-boosting wheatgrass, ginger, and lemon. Yowza! #
• 12:28 I will be exhaling ginger for the next week. Anyone need any paint stripped? :D #
• 12:40 @byharryconnolly Yiiiiikes. Nice to be reminded of why I boycott Card’s work. #
• 13:11 @byharryconnolly How is there ANYONE left in publishing that believes fantasy is just for kids? The editor should be whacked with a cluebat. #
• 13:25 @byharryconnolly I’d read that! #
• 13:27 @byharryconnolly Try Qui Nguyen’s LIVING DEAD IN DENMARK: Ophelia, Juliet, and Lady Mac are brought back as super soldiers to kill zombies. #
• 13:28 @byharryconnolly It significantly predates the "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" trend. :D #
• 13:33 @ardentdelirium I was in a different city, alas! #
• 14:41 Low iron levels to begin with + Niagralike quantities of blood taken + light veggie lunch = I am feeling… not so great. Where is meat? #
• 14:45 @boymonster *latc hes jaw to coworker’s trapezius* #
• 15:15 Yay, @seananmcguire’s changeling mermaid Amy Pond book was waiting for me at the office! I woozily rejoice! #
• 15:23 @seananmcguire That’s what the cover looks like! Also, I just had a LOT of blood drawn: t.co/jkVMxhp All of that is from my veins. #
• 15:34 I’ma eat a bison. #
• 15:48 The bison is et. #
• 16:05 RT @fredhicks New blog post: New Free Casefile: Evil Acts! // Featuring @gillyperkygoth’s lovely art! #
• 16:07 Yay, @audible_com now allows users to rate books by Overall, Story, and Performance. Hopefully fewer 1-star reviews on GHOST STORY now. #
• 16:14 @bigredhusker77 Yup. Lots of folks angry at the change in narrator retaliating with one-star reviews. #
• 16:34 Pat Rothfuss was this week’s guest on Writing Excuses! I wish I could listen to Pat talk storycraft forever. @BrandSanderson @maryrobinette #
• 17:25 "You know, Texas is really nice, beyond the majority of people." –Coworker Pete #
• 18:16 @KevinConn I saw it Friday. It’s AWESOME. #
• 18:37 Yay, just when I was thinking of going again! $14 for One Admission to "Bodies…The Exhibition" – $29.94 Value. t.co/U1yQmwb #
• 18:40 @myyrdneopia I went in Philly, Dallas, and Houston… I may kind of like anatomy. #
• 20:06 @OandFPodcast @AntonStrout Sweet! Looking forward to it! #
• 20:07 I am going to sleep so well tonight. And early. Debating if I should just crash now. #
• 20:12 @myyrdneopia I’m in the middle of HAMMERED. Gonna finish that before starting OSS, as it was already pushed rudely aside by CoE. :D #
• 22:05 @fredhicks @xiehicks *squeakomgsocute* Also: A picture of Xander! Yay! #
• 22:06 Brilliant. And totally ungay. RT @scottlynch78: "Shakespeare’s" HENRY V, "after the taste of much correction." t.co/EYsvGDd #
• 22:08 @byharryconnolly Ro-mancer? :D #
• 23:01 Hey, Internet! Buy books w/ gay characters and tell the cashier Uncle Orson sent you. Here’s a list to start you off: t.co/uB1GItL #
• 23:11 Bedtime for me! Gotta regenerate a lot of blood. #

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• 09:33 @brainpicker Aww, no Weird Al? t.co/hKwbZlA #
• 10:50 @boymonster The weird old guy was not the only one thinking it. #
• 11:35 @myyrdneopia A similar feat of awesomeness, via Pat Rothfuss’ blog: t.co/PUKVW85 #
• 11:35 @myyrdneopia Also, if Molly is "Spanish guitar" in earlier books, is this her in Ghost Story? :D #
• 11:38 Roommate, on a girl who is no longer his friend: "Done. Canceled. Unsubscribed." #
• 11:58 @biggayicecream Will the store be open on Labor Day? #
• 12:03 I have planned a three-mile walk with @BigGayIceCream at 2.5. This is the best plan ever. Assuming the BGIC store is open today! #
• 12:10 @sherlockbones @RobJDurand @BigGayIceCream It IS. If you make it to NYC again before I leave in December, I will take you there! TASTEGASM. #
• 12:45 Compiling a list of my favorite NYC restaurants for @RobJDurand. I’m so tempted to make my fina l farewell to NYC a week-long food crawl. #
• 13:05 @myyrdneopia *curious headtilt* I was referring to Harry’s analogy for her magic, not your musical theme endeavors. :D #
• 13:06 Hilarious: @BigGayIceCream Shop opening ceremony and benediction t.co/ZLfcMxi #
• 13:15 @Julie_Butcher I’m moving to L.A., which has quite a bit of variety! Still, New York is New York. :D #
• 13:35 Roommate offered me samples of his Sprüngli chocolates–the very best Switzerland has to offer. Oh. My. God. #
• 13:36 (These are not to be confused with the bastardized American Sprüngli branch. American chocolate is pretty much terrible.) #
• 13:55 mkay, time to walk! Big Gay Ice Cream, you shall be mine. #
• 14:42 Tree destroyed by Irene still hasn’t been cleaned up. t.co/kagCIB4 #
• 15:05 Bagpiper on the East River! t.co/xDUlei0 #
• 15:05 Line outside @biggayicecream is not unlike the line that always accompanied the truck! t.co/pfLnfed #
• 15:49 Got a cone of American Globs and a hug from Doug! I love @BigGayIceCream! t.co/Id5RXoP #
• 16:05 The Writer Blocked: A note on publication dates — t.co/xb4dxEb #
• 17:10 @KevinHearne "Ouat deed yeou aixpaicht?" :D My recollection of high school French: t.co/8hmwvos #
• 17:18 OMG //RT @KevinConn: Google’s AMAZING animated/8-bit tribute 2 the LEGEND Freddie Mercury Happy 65th B-day, RIP: t.co/Cbsl9Zz #
• 17:21 Can’t sit for another minute. Time to do an hour’s worth of standing desk-age! #
• 18:06 @jeditigger *clings to you to tether you to the earth, so you are not blown away by the tornado* #
• 18:13 This is where I get my sense of humor. :D // RT @nelspen: @priscellie @BigGayIceCream Is Big Gay Ice Cream made with homo-genized milk? #
• 18:49 @myyrdneopia When I was but a wee Celliething, I thought "Annie Get Your Gun" was a sequel to "Annie." "Why does she need a gun?" I gaped. #
• 19:49 I am reminded of Tanja’s and my hilarious HP OCs, Procent Hydronium Väinämöinen and Bob the Pro-Gender-Equality Veela: t.co/oc94HWU #
• 20:48 As ANCIENT ALIENS goes on, Giorgio Tsoukalos’ hair and bronzer become progressively more epic. t.co/C4x1CWn t.co/Yl32cvM #
• 20:51 @jbkuma The face of the History Channel! #
• 20:53 @Julie_Butcher *nods* My mom is 25. She had me when she was negative 1 1/2. #
• 21:14 Roommate susp ects when future crackpots view photos of Tsoukalos, they will gasp, "Look at the hair on that creature! It must be an ALIEN!" #
• 22:03 @NobleEnd BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA YES #
• 22:09 Roommate proposes an ANCIENT ALIENS drinking game. I propose bingo. #
• 22:20 I want to see a reality TV show where the ANCIENT ALIENS experts are forced to live with RELIGIOUS CULTISTS. #
• 22:21 @Dark_Puck Dringo? Binking? I like the way you think! #
• 22:25 Roomm ate: "This is like the Jersey Shore of science." #

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• 08:33 @fredhicks N00b One displays an excellent sense of taste and style! #
• 11:23 I 3D-scanned my face today for a demo at work. I want to print a bobble-head of myself. #
• 11:33 @j3nnee If you can convince Matt Bomer and Tim Dekay to spend an hour at my office to get their heads scanned & photographed, I’ll make ’em! #
• 13:54 @fredhicks I see whut u did thar. And I likes it verra, verra much. :D #
• 14:48 @teefury @Eliz abethThe I missed thus? Tragedy! #
• 18:10 t.co/JJaEvEp #
• 18:10 It is so ridiculously cold in this room. The thermometer reads 67, but the breeze from the A/C makes it feel colder. #
• 18:58 Awesome art and history lesson! t.co/8x734T4 #
• 18:58 I am going to see this movie tonight! t.co/WpSIbla #
• 18:59 Coworker just started blasting "The Final Countdown." One minute before the three-day weekend begins, suckahs! #

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• 00:09 @Theresa_Bane Decemberish! #
• 00:16 @slimgatsby SF takes place in 2000. Have FUN! #
• 00:53 When starting @KevinHearne books, I always take ten minutes to pronounce everything in the key. I love the taste of unfamiliar syllables. #
• 07:59 @slimgatsby Molly’s favorite game! #
• 08:07 @boymonster Bravo, man! #
• 09:30 Coworker told me I look like a superhero today. Not sure what he means, but I’ll take it! #
• 09:37 @MrsAWiggins05 He did not specify. #
• 09:41 Love Joss Whedon? So do we! WHEDONISTAS is now on Kindle! t.co/U4sfljn #
• 10:23 Huh. @longshotauthor’s GHOST STORY has disappeared from @audible_com. Investigating… #
• 10:26 @chichenpizza @longshotauthor @audible_com Oh, yeah! If I hold a tuning fork at the right angle… #
• 13: 12 A random woman in the bathroom asked me to sing to her to help her pee. I can’t even. Today is done. TEARS of laughter. #
• 13:18 @blazeorama I went with Brandi Carlile’s "Downpour." I considered "Old Man River," as well. #
• 13:23 Some awesome illustrations playing with body types and postures for superheroes and their secret identities: t.co/2HNozuO #
• 13:26 EEE! Front desk just messaged me to let me know my package containing @byharryconnolly’s CIRCLE OF ENEMIES arrived! I jump in it! #
• 14:19 @MatthewRasins Nope, sorry. I rarely take commissions, either. #
• 15:14 @MatthewRasins OH! I was checking from my phone, and I thought you were talking about art. Yes, I do take musical requests. :D #
• 15:15 14-MONTH OLD BABY IN THE OFFICE. She looks like a mini-Evie. So playful and cute! #
• 17:58 "I try to be funny, but then I end up hitting people." –a coworker #
• 23:34 @MrsAWiggins05 I don’t think my being a Harry/Murphy shipper helps our cause. Jim spent all GS torturing my favorite char acter. :D #
• 23:39 @seananmcguire *makes grabbyhands* #

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