- New Blog Post: What I Said This Week on Twitter http://t.co/g5nByPze #
- This weekend's temp #tattoo for #ktretreat12 http://t.co/vZT89sl0 #
- RT @efdanehy: After breakfast I will attempt Nia for the first time with @DaphneUn and the whole crew! #ktlitretreat12 #
- At Portland's Saturday Market in a rainy Saturday. #ktretreat12 http://t.co/XdqRoORF #
- RT @lizwrites: You as a garden gnome! #ktretreat12 http://t.co/k0c9iBKV #
- Hey @PaulaSimone! Thinking of you! http://t.co/ECBuKdEv #
- Game. http://t.co/5Qv17VtH #
- Ok, I will. #powells #ktretreat12 http://t.co/cmazUkub #
- If you're following along, yes, this is our third trip to Powell's in two days. So far. #ktretreat12 #
- RT @lizwrites: Found an old school Christopher Pike novel at Powells. Score! #ktretreat12 #
- RT @susan_adrian: Hanging out in the hotel room drinkin' Starbucks with @daphneun after a Nia class and adventures in the rain! (& m … #
- Yay for getting pictures of the boy while Momma is out of town! #
- Waiting for the bus towards dinner, once again across from Powell's. #ktretreat12 http://t.co/crAmhIH1 #
- Cheesecake tower. #ktretreat12 http://t.co/BjlWtXsF #
- Just saw two Zom-bees. Awesome. #
- Prosecco, pjs, and pillow talk! #ktretreat12 http://t.co/7gqcpxrd #
- RT @lizwrites: Spider attack with @susan_adrian and Rebecca Petruck. #ktretreat12 http://t.co/tSSTdugO #
- RT @lizwrites: It's wine o'clock in the hotel room. Party time! #ktretreat12 #
- Kicked it! #ktretreat12 http://t.co/lG6NFoZo #
- In which @efdanehy discovers her flight home us cancelled. #ktretreat12 http://t.co/QmtDlHz2 #
- RT @NYCMayorsOffice: RT @NYGovCuomo: Gov announces suspension of MTA service, including LIRR, bus & rail commuter trains, MTA-North, … #
- On my way home, or at least on the first leg of the journey. #ktretreat12 #
- Awesome times with @lizwrites @susan_adrian @efdanehy @sarabeitia and Rebecca Petruck! #ktretreat12 #
- At the airport, sitting at the gate, ready to head home from #ktretreat12 Next year, Austin! Who's in? #
- Whedon On Romney http://t.co/wstnRZiG via @youtube #
- So are New York businesses all closed tomorrow? In other words, is tomorrow a publishing vacation for non-New Yorkers? #sandy #
- Got it! “@juliaakarr: Just hit *send* to @DaphneUn – it's on it's way to you! #JYaK ?? #
- Reading time! http://t.co/w3kGv0HX #
- New Blog Post: You may have heard there’s been some news? http://t.co/Rs3PchoQ #
- An Article by @ransomriggs on @HuffPostBooks: 8 Intimate, Beautiful WWII Photos http://t.co/my0IByKw #
- In the midst of all the chaos about #Sandy and #RandomPenguin it's good to check in with my #Angelrewatch "I do not have puppet cancer!" #
- Well, it's a beautiful day in sunny Colorado. Think I'll go out for lunch! #
- Sad episode, but I love the song that closes out "Shells" on my #Angelrewatch It's called "A Place Called Home." So beautiful. #
- And, yay! It's Adam Baldwin! #Angelrewatch #
- New Blog Post: Congrats to Robin C! http://t.co/T0LunaNd #
- Looks like publishers will be closed again tomorrow, while I kept getting caught up on paperwork. Huzzah! I mean, stay safe! #
- Beau found a nice little pumpkin. http://t.co/gUiF5asz #
- Not the ponies! “@hollyblack: OH NO, the ponies of Assateague & Chincoteague are threatened by flooding.#oneofthenewsanchorscalledthemfuzzy” #
- Stay safe, NYC. Think of happier skies. http://t.co/JCbms0s3 #
- RT @oof: Holy shit. 14th st transformer exploding. http://t.co/P8TN8UNF #sandy #fb #
- Awesome. Go NYC. RT @pourmecoffee: Empire State Building shines in the dark like a boss. http://t.co/HLuLBW05 #sandy #
- Taking a break from the internet to fold laundry and play with the kids in the tub. Be safe, all. @maureenjohnson, please check in. #
- I just heard from @maureenjohnson, Twitter. She and Oscar are safe at home, but with no power and only spotty cell. #
- Weird to let the dogs out into a crystalline clear night with a glowing almost-full moon shining in the sky. #
- Stay safe, dry, and warm, New Yorkers, and everyone affected by #sandy I'll check in on you in the morning. #
- Checking in on all the people I know on the East Coast. And a happy birthday to my brother (powerless)& sister! #
- Just heard from @maureenjohnson again. She's ok, misses Twitter. No power or water. Thank goodness for all the buckets! #
- From @maureenjohnson: "We are eating in a powerless cafe in union square. I just took my own flashlight to the bathroom!… #
- . @maureenjohnson cont. "They have water here. It is very exciting." So now you know. #
- RT @harperteen: PINK by @twitofalili, a Stonewall Honor Book for 2012, is on-sale in paperback today!
http://t.co/QY1AhYas # - RT @karianneholt: After Random Penguin announcement and now Disney/Lucasfilm, I am super excited to start buying Coksi at Targmart. #
- On the final episode of my #Angelrewatch Dark and sad and grim. I'll miss these guys. #
- "Well personally, I kinda wanna slay the dragon." #Angelrewatch #
- With my boy yesterday at the pumpkin patch. http://t.co/l3FUByVL #
- Costume #4 of 4 finally finished! Tomorrow: the big reveal. #halloweencrafty http://t.co/or7NGZ1o #
- It's Halloween! Hooray hooray hooray!! Today, the phrase "like a kid in a candy store" applies to the WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD! #
- New Blog Post: Happy Halloween! http://t.co/FoSL9W8D #
- Love today's Google Doodle: https://t.co/PGU12Oqo The dancing skeleton is my favorite part. #
- Tweeps, @carrharr just won the Halloween internet: http://t.co/KDYYdOle (@maureenjohnson @realjohngreen @neilhimself) #
- Love this post from @Yalsa: Reasons Not to Look for the Next Big Thing http://t.co/vMu0CRt2 #
- Today's background rewatch: various Halloween episodes of my favorite shows, starting with Buffy. http://t.co/gigNnsXq #
- Watching early Cordy right after finishing my #Angelrewatch makes me hate ssn 4 Angel even more. "When it comes to dating, I'm the slayer." #
- Since it's still relatively quiet, I'm diving into the query pile. #
- Next Halloween episode up: Fear, Itself (Season 3 Buffy): http://t.co/r9Z8LbaA #
- Onto next Halloween episode! Buffy's Season Six "All the Way": http://t.co/GfeF473x #
- As always, Spike slays it, "No, I'm a rebel, you're an idiot." #Halloweenrewatch #
- Pausing the #Halloweenrewatch for lunch and errands. Feel free to suggest other episodes of other shows for when I get back! #
- Beau's school parade is at 3pm — only one hour away! Clearly, it is time for momma to start getting into her costume. #
- The hair takes a while to assemble correctly. #
- On my way to my little bear's daycare! #halloweencrafty #brave http://t.co/9v7AaILd #
- Driving while wearing a corset is NOT the easiest thing. #
- Shiny. “@NathanFillion: “@yamel115: My son, Captain Malcolm Reynolds and Serenity http://t.co/CyypGHkV”
After my own heart.” # - Beau was awesome at trick or treating, and followed big sis Trixie to every door. We even got a few (ASL) thank yous out of him! #
- But I chose to carry my big camera, not my phone, so pics are still forthcoming! #
- Got to see @gooddirt and @mrgooddirt in their journey across America today, and pointed them toward White Sands for a cool side trip! #
- Sorry @gooddirt! Not White Sands – Great Sand Dunes National Park. #theotherisinNewMexico #
- The Halloween pictures are going up! #
- Happy Halloween from our Brave family to yours! http://t.co/Vs4DIW8I #
- "A mystery most excellent… a fun, fantastic read." — review of BAD HAIR DAY by @carrharr: http://t.co/MqlOa4cW #
- Reading for book club this weekend. So creepy! I had to make @doycet put it in another room the other night. http://t.co/AAoz5A8A #
- My sister in NJ is taking in my mom & sis from NY for the wknd, since she didn't lose power, & they're not due to get it back til the 10th. #
- So anyway, if you're a #Sandy refugee, or taking care of those that are – I'm thinking of you! #
- Also, @libbabray, thank you for taking care of @maureenjohnson. Big thanks. #
- I just bought: 'Cloud Horse' by Jill Pinkwater via @amazonkindle (Well, no, actually via @literaticat) http://t.co/nLJrU2F0 #
- Looking at pics from #Sandy & feeling horrible about being so far from my family in NY, CT, & NJ. Donate, if you can: http://t.co/ummDx3wH #
- And Beau just sent a pack of his diapers to Covenant House in NJ, via @amazon: http://t.co/15TRUPvm #Sandy #
- As a girl gamer, I love this: Halo 4 Execs Bring Out The Banhammer, Threaten Suspensions For Sexism on Xbox Live http://t.co/sbsB3DBt #
- Reviewing queries. This would be so much easier if people actually READ my submission guidelines. #
- Reading time! Heading to Panera with a manuscript on my kindle. Laters. #
- My little man was very dapper this morning. http://t.co/2qRaJkyY #
- Give a boy a driving cap, and suddenly he wants to drive! #dapper http://t.co/smijTWFh #
- Finished a full manuscript request. Now to sleep on my reaction. #
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