• 08:22 @kierabot There is no such thing as too many @seananmcguire Toby books. #
  • 09:30 More AMAZING Alera fanart! This time: Nasaug! t.co/wv43b8I #
  • 09:40 And in other awesome Alera fanart news, FURYCRAFTING TATTOOS! Gotta show @longshotauthor and designer Lee Gibbons. t.co/4Ay97eI #
  • 10:08 The Met emailed me about their collection of maps. They really know the way to a girl’s heart, don’t they? *dreamy sigh* #
  • 11:01 .@MickeydotFinn! sent me this hilarious and brilliant list of Rory facts: t.co/5uFpARe #
  • 11:04 My #DrHorrible essay is included in this week’s @GeekGirlCon #Whedonistas discussion! t.co/OS3el13 #GGCBooks #
  • 13:05 @mkcho73 I’ve heard similar things about diatomaceous earth, and that didn’t work. I’ll keep the boric acid in mind, though! #
  • 15:44 Gmail ads offer "Ultrasound Classes." Now I know what I’ve been missing all my life! #
  • 16:07 How did I not know about the Pixar masterclass in NYC? t.co! /uBjzyCv I would have given a KIDNEY to go. #
  • 22:03 Watched Terry Pratchett’s (@terryandrob) #choosingtodie documentary. Extremely moving. I hope those in a position to effect change see it. #
  • 22:15 Almost done with @byharryconnolly’s spectacular GAME OF CAGES. #FridayReads #
  • 22:19 @stellamortis That’s the cover of issue #5 of FOOL MOON! #
  • 22:21 @stellamortis Wait, no, I lied. Tyler Walpole did a different illustration for the graphic novel. Hmm, where have I seen that picture? #
  • 23:14 Dear Time Warner, Have! you ever tried, y’know, NOT being the worst cable company in the universe? Just a thought. #
  • 23:35 Internet only working 5 min at a time. Golly, it’s a good thing I don’t need the Internet for queueing sample chapters! Oh wait. #

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  • 00:25 @ingridmusic That dance was exquisite! Congrats. #
  • 00:30 I can see the moon through the window from my seat on the futon. Goodnight, Moon! #
  • 08:04 P.S. @nkjemisin verbally demolishing an obnoxious hipster bigot was truly a sight to see! And I got to gush over her books to her. Yay KGB! #
  • 08:05 @myyrdneopia Yeah, my apartment loooooooves its bright sunrises, and it wants you to, too! #
  • 08:08 RT @mpoppel: Car overturned, set on fire in Vancouver after Canucks lose: twitpic.com/5c5pi3 // I reply: youtu.be/Z_Jbe05gNjI #
  • 08:16 Evanna Lynch, who plays Luna Lovegood, has endorsed the campaign to make all HP chocolate fair trade. I LOVE YOU, LUNA LOVEGOOD. #
  • 08:20 @seananmcguire @korybing’s art is fricken-lickin’ good! #
  • 09:22 Tell @BarackObama: Put solar on it! Make good on your pledge to put #solar on the @WhiteHouse by spring 2011! t.co/dELwZPd @energy #
  • 09:28 I receive frequent emails from a marketing guy named "Chase Wang." His subject lines al! ways begin with "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:" I am twelve. #
  • 10:21 I have a Comic Con badge! WAHOO!!! Not Press, so I’ll have to wait in line like common riffraff, but hey, I’m glad to be going at all! #
  • 10:28 @lauraklotz @maddarilke Exactly. Hence the pressure. That’s the point of the campaign. :D #
  • 21:42 Jim linked me to the first official review for GHOST STORY. Unsurprisingly, it’s glowingly positive! bit.ly/jpg21h #
  • 21:59 via @92Y, There will be a @biggayicecream truck parked outside the Neil Gaiman event on June 21. bit.ly/jMBf8p // I LOVE NEW YORK. #
  • 22:04 ARG. Does anyone know of an environmentally safe way of killing bugs? My kitchen is immaculate, but they keep coming. I want them DEAD. #
  • 22:08 Found an entry for "Effulgent Exterminating & Home Inspection." My heart expands! #
  • 23:15 RT @antonstrout: I’d love to run a historical tour of NYC based on my series real locations #bookcountry // I’d go in a heartbeat! #
  • 23:28 More GHOST STORY sample chapterage hits jim-butcher.com Tuesday! Hmm, should probably queue them up already… #

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  • 00:06 @ShannonKButcher "Jim-on-Whopper" sounds like a terrible name for an English estate. #
  • 00:15 @jeffeastin It was awesome to see the Rose Center! I love when my city factors into the plot. :D Isn’t "Tycho" pronounced "Tee-ko," though? #
  • 00:18 @jeffeastin My professors pronounced it differently, but I suppose I’d side with Sagan, too! :D Again, great ep. Thank you! #
  • 07:54 Jaw-drop-worthy fanart for @longshotauthor’s Codex Alera: Marat by *sandara on @deviantART t.co/mrepCNu! #
  • 07:55 @Jamie1km Yay evil! #
  • 07:56 @Jamie1km I am always pro-evil in the name of good. #
  • 07:58 @Jamie1km OOH. I didn’t know you hadn’t read it yet! You’re in for a treat. Also, I hear the series’ map is pretty sweet. #
  • 08:06 RT @WiredUK: Human and jellyfish combined to make the first living laser: bit.ly/lCKkix by @britishgaming // Laser blue eyes soon? #
  • 08:08 @Jamie1km I’m sure one will surface near your booth at SDCC at some point. #
  • 09:36 @CUnderkoffler Thanks. I will never be able to hear that song again without thinking of those lyrics. Well, @alyankovic got there first… #
  • 11:25 Please tell me I didn’t do something monumentally stupid… #
  • 12:36 Wish folks would clarify if they mean spoilers for future material vs. spoilers for material already public, which not everyone may’ve seen. #
  • 13:33 DAMMIT. I was severely misled by the SDCC press registration folks, and now I have no pass. brb, frantically pulling at strings… #
  • 22:48 Roommate is watching TV with commercials. Like an animal. #
  • 23:04 I met @byharryconnolly! Also @sinboy. The KGB Fantastic Fiction group attracts an awesome crowd. #
  • 23:56 OKCupid guy says "hey, you’re in luck, i’m don quixote. ;)" So you love pure and chaste from afar? #

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  • 09:10 Staying home today to protect coworkers from my deathplague germs. Grarg. #
  • 10:22 @viennateng That’s brilliant! I may have to talk to the owners of my favorite eateries and suggest they participate. #
  • 10:25 @rdonoghue @cunderkoffler Would now be an appropriate time to mention that Demeter is a Greek goddess and Vesta is Roman? #
  • 10:27 @rdonoghue It does? Huzzah! :D #
  • 10:30 @smuu Loving this storyline. :D SHG is suc! h fun! #
  • 10:32 @ShannonKButcher Suggestions for the boy’s room: www.toxel.com/tech/2009/07/06/12-unusual-and-creative-home-theaters/ #
  • 11:02 iTunes Genius feels that my purchase of the Dr. Horrible soundtrack means I might enjoy The Rocky Horror Glee Show. #universesofno #
  • 13:30 @AnneSowards The photos are a bit too small to make out the titles and authors. Any chance you can upload higher res images? #
  • 14:15 Is @longshotauthor’s book tour no! t coming your way? Get GHOST STORY signed/personalized through the Vir tual Signing! bit.ly/jym9Y7 #
  • 14:23 @seananmcguire OMG their faaaaaaaaaaces! They will always love you, no matter what darkness lurks in your past! #
  • 14:40 100+ Omaha-area pastors call for end to anti-LGBT religious discrimination bit.ly/ks4u1f #
  • 15:02 @byharryconnolly There is NO WRATH like a New Yorker forced to walk slower than 4.5 miles per hour. Our vengeance is swift and merciless. #
  • 15:14 @byharryconnolly ! Hmph. You do entertain me with your kickass books. I suppose you may live. #
  • 15:16 @byharryconnolly Oh–this morning, I got the monthly KGB email, but your name wasn’t on it. Will you be reading or just attending? #
  • 15:22 @byharryconnolly Ah, gotcha! I look forward to seeing you there in a purely attendorial fashion, then. :D #
  • 15:56 I feel my Indian food burning away my congestion. Best antidote to deathplague ever! #
  • 17:00 A judge rejected a motion to vacate a decision finding a ban unconstitutional, and my head exploded ! from quadruple-negatives. ow.ly/5hMaN #
  • 22:34 @WhiteCollarUSA Make every effort possible to locate the rightful owners, then donate the rest? It’s *blood art.* #

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  • 07:35 @travlersdepot I’ve already started one on Google Maps! No Demonreach, though. bit.ly/mqPS28 #
  • 08:05 @nataliemorales She won a pug? Best contest ever! #middledog #
  • 08:06 @mightykatemusic CONGRATS!!!!!! How THRILLING! #
  • 17:25 @antonstrout I have, why thank you! #
  • 17:39 @Esperacchius He’s the ur-paranormal P.I. Resp! ect. #
  • 18:08 Oh my god. All @longshotauthor fans–particularly @Dark_Puck–need to see this: www.drc.ohio.gov/Public/socf.htm #
  • 20:19 @jkeller87 When you see it, your jaw will drop. #
  • 20:28 @ksmccarthy24 It is COMPLETELY for real. My mind is blown. #
  • 21:10 @jbkuma I love it when people give two or three stars to a business on Yelp, then say nothing but praise in their comment. ! #
  • 21:11 @gillyperkygoth An excellent show to watch with moms! I have done the same. :D #
  • 21:11 @boymonster Gah! Glad you caught it. And glad it wasn’t worse than it could’ve been. #
  • 23:14 .@neilhimself + @biggayicecream = match made in heaven! I hope you’ll stop by when you’re in NY for the 92nd St Y! #
  • 23:19 @myyrdneopia I saw it on Broadway! It’s such a fun show. #

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  • 08:52 Now THAT’S an image! RT @qikipedia: In an avg lifetime the heart pumps 200m litres of blood – enough to fill Central Park to a depth of 15m #
  • 11:47 @OKBJGM Aren’t all writers of fiction "lie-smiths"? You and the trickster god could be in good company. #
  • 11:49 @fourteenacross …dead…werewolves? #
  • 11:49 @spodalicious Want to borrow my furry hat? #
  • 11:51 @rekjackson Your explanation is both adequa! te and reasonable. #
  • 11:52 @rekjackson #iwouldtotallyreadthatbeeteedubs #
  • 11:54 @holajupiter Your opinions are SUPER CORRECT. Like the opinion that Nightcrawler and Storm should play Monopoly! #
  • 12:07 Happy Birthday to the cutest child in this or any universe, Evie! Can’t wait to meet your little brother. @fredhicks @xiehicks #
  • 15:22 Holy COW. My follower count is at 1.6 milliwheatons! I’m sure 1.4 of them are spam, but it’s nice to see the number! #
  • 15:32 @ksmccarthy24 *wild cheering* #
  • 15:34 @Esperacchius There’s a BRILLIANT feta-filled lamb burger at Pera, across from Grand Central. #
  • 15:35 Coming down with a sore throat. Is this because I drank Jersey tap water yesterday? #
  • 16:13 @RobJDurand @Esperacchius The restaurant also serves chicken. :D #
  • 16:22 I have TEA! Take THAT, Jersey water-induced sore throat! #

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  • 07:43 Dreamed I went to a fancy Japanese restaurant, only to find out when the bill came there was a thousand dollar "seating charge" per person. #
  • 07:44 Also, the miso soup was $350. I kept waking up during the night because I was so distressed and wanted to dispute the charges ASAP. #
  • 08:07 @viennateng Good distinction. "Plan B" has connotations of "second, lesser choice," as opposed to "something that will make me happier." #
  • 08:09 @viennateng I’m embarking on my own Plan A+, too! It’s more inclusive of my diverse interests, and I couldn’t be ha! ppier. #
  • 08:38 @SunshineDuk I think everyone involved in the film had shipping goggles. Hell, James McAvoy was wearing them! bit.ly/mmszdM #
  • 11:21 @boymonster @rdonoghue Actually, Tim Minear is a Libertarian, though Joss is not. Universes take all mindsets. #

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  • 00:16 With my music on random, I have rediscovered Melody Gardot’s "Your Heart Is As Black As Night" from the "An Education" OST. Delicious! #
  • 07:49 In response to my "Holy cow." RT @floburdine: @priscellie GOD is HOLY, JESUS is HIS name. GOD says be ye holy for I am holy. 1 Peter 1:15-16 #
  • 07:50 Overnight: Two spambots and a Bible-thumbing autotweeter! The Internet! #
  • 08:01 Not sure what to believe about Tracy Morgan’s homophobic rant. Is it possible he was satirizing those who DO hold those views? (…) #
  • 08:01 …Even if he was, it’s still disgusting. A! heck of a lot of people are going to take him seriously and think that view is acceptable… #
  • 08:02 (…) And if he *does* believe those things, I know one Tina Fey fan who won’t be watching 30 Rock any more. #
  • 09:48 @holajupiter I knew he was crazy, but I didn’t know he was so hateful. Sigh. #
  • 10:29 Shout-out to the forum’s SIR CRASH for his CONSTANT VIGILANCE, ensuring I didn’t send @longshotauthor’s Dayton, OH, fans to the wrong store! #
  • 11:58 @GeorgeTakei Defeated is "The Undefeated"! War is Peace! Ignorance is Streng! th! #
  • 12:20 @CUnderkoffler This is the SECOND WEEK IN A ROW your TGIF tweets have informed me it was Friday. It’s felt like a fortnight of Thursdays! #
  • 12:21 @CUnderkoffler ("A Fortnight of Thursdays" is the name of my glam rock poetry slam band.) #
  • 14:20 Investigating a new vegetarian place. The front page of their website has a blonde chick with dreadlocks. Surprisingly effective shorthand! #
  • 14:21 I wonder if "A Song of Ice and Fire" LARPers have a throne made of boffer swords. #
  • 17:03 My #F! ridayReads: Podcast short stories by @maryrobinette and @saladinahmed, plus a reread of @neilhimself’s "Preludes and Nocturnes." #
  • 17:32 @soundcolorlife HI BACK :DDDDD #
  • 18:23 Dear Twitter Spammer With Anne Frank As Your Avatar, Damn you for making me hit "Block and report for spam" on Anne Frank. No love, Me #
  • 20:12 @byharryconnolly Hurrah! I look forward to seeing you at KGB! #
  • 20:20 @byharryconnolly Oh, yeah, I always stay for the post-KGB dinners. AWESOM! E soup dumplings! Should be fun. :D #
  • 20:25 @elliottfranks Beautiful pieces! @hollyherself has quite a talent. @neilhimself must be so proud of her! #
  • 20:30 @spodalicious *cackles* Yes, it hits some people that way. :D #
  • 20:31 @mishacollins My office has unobstructed views of the brick side of a building ten feet away. #
  • 21:13 @Julie_Butcher Middle daughter could fill universes with her awesomeness. #
  • 21:19 Looking through! old photos. Found the reference pictures I took in the mirror to get the Marat’s pose right for the Alera map. Nostalgia! #
  • 21:35 @boymonster You thought I was murdered in a bathtub? #
  • 21:53 Solvin’ design issues, prettifying maps! #fridaynight #
  • 22:52 @nataliemorales Right back atcha. #

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  • 07:40 Match.com guy told me, "I dont have time to juggle multiple ladies so it would be nice to concentrate on one lady." Gosh, how can I resist? #
  • 07:46 Dreamed I was going to record the FEED audiobook for @seananmcguire, and there was a big billboard ad, (…) #
  • 07:46 (…) but then the zombie apocalypse DID come, and the @seananmcguire ad suddenly felt in bad taste. #
  • 07:50 @seananmcguire TiVo says 2 hours. #
  • 07:53 D’AWWWWW! RT @lookupwards, @Electric44: I know every show SAYS they’re like a family. We ARE. youtu.be/T04oR_2NHJw #leverage #
  • 08:02 @byharryconnolly HELL. YES. #
  • 08:16 @destroythemeek Wow. The degree to which some folks DO NOT THINK is mind-blowing. #
  • 09:51 I know the two fanboy each other often, but it makes my heart happy to see Pat Rothfuss add a slew of @longshotauthor books to Goodreads. #
  • 10:07 Four of the guys in my seven-person work room are out today. It’s kinda weirding me out. #eatenbybears #
  • 10:11! Today’s LivingSocial deal is two movie tickets on Fandango for $9! S weet! livingsoci.al/kJ7Eoq #
  • 10:15 @kierabot $9 for TWO tickets. And they’re like $13 each in NY. #
  • 10:22 @kierabot Yeah. And if you want 3D, it’s like $18 each. #manhattaneatsmywallet #
  • 11:07 @seananmcguire Check for any cookies from killandeatallhumansconquertheworldandbuildaraceofandroidsforfoodandscritches.com? #
  • 11:33 There are few things as delightfully subversive as listening to sexy scenes from a Jennifer Crusie audiobook on headphones at work. ! #
  • 11:59 5 of 5 stars to Deadline by Mira Grant www.goodreads.com/review/show/134123935 #
  • 12:57 annlarimer.tumblr.com/post/6328996363 #
  • 12:58 annlarimer.tumblr.com/post/6329952872/fuck-youlogy-n #
  • 17:46 Email from a fan: "WHen will Jim start a new Furies series novel? He left Tavi a continent away for Alera Prime!!" Um. #
  • 17:48 Rar, was ! scolded for opening the window to let in a little warm air. It’s so C OLD. I need to store a sweatshirt and jeans at my desk. #
  • 17:50 @BabelClash @ColinTaber I adorer book trailers! They’ve motivated me to pick up more than one book. #
  • 18:51 @blazeorama The last two blankets I brought to work have gone missing. I wouldn’t dare risk my Warden cloak! #
  • 18:56 4 of 5 stars to Faking It by Jennifer Crusie bit.ly/ieRKDT #
  • 20:05 Message from guy on OkCupid: "Love your laser blue eyes ;)". Feel like I should be rampaging through NYC, blasting things with heat vision. ! #
  • 20:09 @Julie_Butcher I want some to wear while cleaning my apartment! #
  • 20:15 @Julie_Butcher You can wear them to Spider-Man. :D #
  • 20:23 Holy cow, that lightning strike looked like it exploded right outside my window! It set off a car alarm across the street! #
  • 20:24 Maybe it’s intimidated by my laser blue eyes? #
  • 20:54 @seananmcguire Silly Thomas! Just because Toby has a fish tail, it doesn’t m! ake her food! #
  • 21:10 @Julie_Butcher I can’t imagine a situation where one COULDN’T wear those boots. Birthday, wedding, christening… #
  • 21:30 RT @fredhicks: Is the world ready for this jelly? j.mp/lnzAYx // NIGHTMARE FUEL. #
  • 21:48 @byharryconnolly I’m amused by the confluence among women of "rough sex" and "grammar." #
  • 21:54 @byharryconnolly I’m picturing the telemundo bee from The Simpsons staggering drunkenly around your apartment with a crowbar. #
  • 22:39 @thecurlymuse "Faking It" was read by Aasne Vigesaa. She did an excellent job! #
  • 22:43 @SheckyX @byharryconnolly Did my naughty, naughty boy end his sentence with a preposition? #
  • 22:45 @Julie_Butcher That depends entirely on what kind of business you have planned. #
  • 23:19 Did I eat dinner tonight? I suspect I didn’t. #

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  • 00:08 @jeffeastin I saw the #WhiteCollar premiere at the NYC outdoor screening. GREAT! Bomer’s eyes should ALWAYS be projected three stories high. #
  • 00:24 An excellent post on race and women in X-Men: First Class — www.themarysue.com/x-men-first-class-race-women/ #
  • 07:53 @jeffeastin Why are Neal and Mozzie not looking for art’s provenance? Staggered @WCwriters are OK w/ N&M profiting off Holocaust blood art. #
  • 08:38 *snickers* Google Alert for "Jim Butcher" pulled up a torrent for the Ghost Story audiobook.! Impressive, as it hasn’t been recorded yet. #
  • 09:47 Squee, the plot of a short story I’m brainstorming finally gelled on the bus this morning!This makes up for the bus that DROVE PAST MY STOP. #
  • 10:37 @SheckyX Doubt it. I figure it’s spam or a virus or something. #
  • 17:15 @ravenofoctober That is AMAZING. I second your wish! #
  • 17:23 @MickeydotFinn The Cintiq? They are LUSTWORTHY. Yeah, she’s gone. #
  • 18:59! Fun Fact:The face of the Resusci Annie doll was modeled on the d eath mask of a 19th century French 16-year-old suicide. bit.ly/iKfGsW #
  • 20:59 I keep feeling an odd compulsion to tie my hair back, even though it isn’t in my face. Short hair is weird. #
  • 22:17 @thecurlymuse That’s it exactly! I have phantom follicles! #
  • 22:22 Li’l Harry Adventures: Yup, still funny. #
  • 23:20 @gwpfarker @SheckyX I read the first Nightside book, but I didn’t care for Green’s writing. #

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