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- 20:57 Am watching Bones and eating applesauce while I take a break from studying Evidence for my #lawschool exams. #
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01 December 2009 @ 01:03 am
30 November 2009 @ 01:03 am
- 01:39 Have the fire going. It's definitely pretty toasty down here in the basement. #
- 12:47 Spent last night researching sex-linked traits and genetics while studying for my Evidence #lawschool exam. Today I'll prolly do the same. #
- 15:10 Eating pickles for lunch. Hope my mom remembers to bring home ribs for dinner. Am pretty hungry, not much to eat in the house. #
- 17:52 RT @CNsbtt I just got Google Wave. In the middle of finals studying. This is dangerous. -- lol me too. Evidence & Environmental Law on Tues. #
- 18:55 I hope I can figure out which channel the Ravens v. Steelers game is on. I'm looking forward to it. Glad I'm not @ the bar though--loud! #
- 20:10 RT @CPeterC Hines Ward appears to have head injury as well. Or perhaps, sprained sensitivity. -- I couldn't believe he said that, either! #
- 20:24 Who is this woman singing for NBC's Sunday Night Football? Do not approve. She has an OK voice but her dancing/stage presence sucks. #
- 20:25 @CNsbtt I'm a big country fan, but wtf. I knew Faith Hill was the singer, I thought maybe they'd switched b/c of how different she looked. #
- 20:35 Ahh, there are the penalties I know and love. #Ravens #
- 20:41 73 yards in 9 plays. Not bad, #Ravens. Of course, it took all the #Steelers star players being injured to do it, but... gift horses, right? #
- 23:16 The new Ravens kicker is nervewracking to watch. He usually makes them... barely. Game is tied at 17-17 -- hope Steelers can't score in 2min #
- 23:28 I could cry. Just barely short. THREE YARDS! If Flacco hadn't gotten sacked... Jeeze. Well, at least we didn't lose. Time for overtime! #
- 23:40 Announcer: "The referee almost cost the Ravens an interception" -- he was in Washington's way. Also wtf, punted to the 40 yard line? Fail. #
- 23:43 INTERCEPTED AT THE 45! By a rookie, rofl. Thank god. We're at the 28 yard line. Let's see a Ravens score, huh? #Ravens games are always fun. #
- 23:45 @mattvensel You only say that because your bladder biases you. #
- 23:47 29 yard field goal attempt. Given the history of Baltimore kickers here lately, I'm afraid to watch. #
- 23:48 Woot! Ravens win it 20-17 in Overtime. It was a pretty awesome game from the rookies - Dixon played well, and then the end with Kruger? Wow! #
29 November 2009 @ 01:02 am
- 16:12 Had a nice Thanksgiving. Went to Medieval Times yesterday for Andrew's birthday, then watched movies. Am studying and catching up, now. #
- 22:25 Took a nap. Tried to eat, but the kitten gnawed on my leftover pizza, which ended up tasting nasty anyway. Am now back to studying. #
- 23:06 Just ordered DRAGONBREATH by Ursula Vernon for my niece's Christmas present. She's in 4th grade, but precocious. Hope she likes it! #
26 November 2009 @ 01:05 am
- 00:24 Pepsi and donuts. Food of champions--also the food of the lazy who want to focus on CSI: NY and their writing. #
- 01:29 This scene of EXILE is at 460 words and I'd love to continue this Wild Hunt stuff, but I'm getting too tired, despite caffeine. Sleep tiemz! #
- 09:23 Awake surprisingly early today. Having some tea and enjoying the fire while I do my morning routine. Busy day today, seeing friends. #
24 November 2009 @ 01:01 am
- 08:33 Last official day of #lawschool - am in Commercial law. It's not freezing, which is amazing. Today is bankruptcy day. I have coffee. Mmm. #
- 08:35 @euni :( I hope you feel better. It seems to be the year for a lot of bugs going around--I missed something like 4 days this semester, ouch. #
- 09:02 Professor Judge, "Deficiency judgments are nice, but talking about them is like debating virginity among prostitutes; worthless." #lawschool #
- 10:35 I have two open-book #lawschool exams this year: Professional Responsibility and Environmental Law. A little freaky, but hopefully good. #
- 16:16 The internet is really slow today, which is unfortunate as I was trying to be active over at deviantART while I worked on scene 19 of EXILE. #
23 November 2009 @ 01:00 am
- 14:16 Ended up going to a bullroast benefit last night as a guest of my favorite bar, which was cool. Am home now, watching the Ravens-Colts game. #
- 14:52 Wow, Ravens. Perfect time to make 'em fumble. Nicely done! That's the kind of playing I like to see. Ed Reid & Ray Lewis -- thumbsup! #
- 14:56 Also a perfect time for a nice long pass. Oh come on. Now WE fumbled? Who has the ball. I hope we have it :( Oh god come on. Plz stay ours. #
- 14:58 Oh, whew. It was ruled not a fumble; knee was down before the ball got ripped away. Wow! The Ravens game got intense in the last few mins. #
- 15:23 3rd and goal. If the Ravens don't score against the Colts I am going to be a sad puppy. #NFL #
- 15:40 Matt Stover is the Ravens' Mike Mussina. Why must you do these things to me, Baltimore? #
- 15:47 Of all the bloody times to throw an interception, 3rd and 7 around the 20 yard line when we're down by two? Come on Flacco :( #Ravens #
- 15:52 Ann'r: "Yeah, I'm not sure I'd be telling Ray Lewis 'Is that all you got?' because, you're still out there on the field with him." #Ravens #
- 15:56 Oh god. Out of challenges, out of time outs, first and ten, Indianapolis. Poor Harbaugh -- bad use of time outs there, hoss :( #Ravens #
- 16:01 RT @Tena_love THIS GAME IS INTENSE. I am uber proud of the Ravens today, regardless win or lose. [The games are usually fun no matter what!] #
- 16:02 We could use a punt return touchdown. Wouldn't that be nice? You've done it before. C'mon. C'mon. #Ravens #
- 16:02 Oh god. Did the Ravens just fumble? Oh god. We're out of challenges. Come on. Please don't screw us this time, refs. #
- 16:04 RT @steve_shepard Ed Reed, not a bright man. Though that could come back as down by contact or an illegal forward pass. #Colts #Ravens - Oi! #
- 16:06 Well, Ravens game is over. Heartbreaking loss, but you can't say that the Ravens don't play intense games. They're always worth watching. #
- 16:15 Would be nice if the Chiefs beat the Steelers in OT. I wish I knew more about how overtime works in the #NFL though. Don't see it often. #
- 16:19 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS PULL OFF THE UPSET, WEWT! Take that, Steelers. If the Ravens have to lose, at least you did too. #NFL #
- 17:19 @J_Kona Tks. I grew up w/ Orioles (since Indie stole our team) so I'm still getting used to football rules - I learn something new every Sun #
- 20:37 Watched and enjoyed this week's BONES episode on the computer. Am doing some stuff for deviantART now. Need to work on EXILE. #
- 22:27 Finally finished this EXILE scene. Uploaded to deviantART. Wonder of wonders, I even know what the next scene is going to be. Time for bed. #
22 November 2009 @ 01:01 am
- 12:08 Have cleared my dA message center, go me. Have also read my morning comics, lj feed, and checked my e-mail. Morning routine: complete! #
- 12:09 @brendamantz I hadn't heard about the Kindle-for-PC until I saw your tweet, so thanks for letting me know. I'm going to try it now. #
- 12:13 @brendamantz I was just about to say: I think that's my fav part--aside from finally being able to read books in class w/o getting caught! #
- 12:32 Selkrener halved the #Lithmeria bug count while I was asleep. Woke up to things like being able to search shops, corpses in my inv... wewt! #
- 12:56 Just did a walk through of a new zone in #Lithmeria, am now working on editing a sci-fi piece for eventual submission to 365Tomorrows. #
- 14:02 Finished editing RECYCLED so I think I've earned myself some breakfast and a shower, especially since it's already 2PM. #
21 November 2009 @ 01:01 am
- 09:44 I am very proud of SFWA, MWA and RWA for their stance on Harlequin Horizons (or whatever it is now called). A pleasant thing to wake up to. #
- 10:11 Good article on the "four faults" beginning writers often make: ow.ly/Cw5o Will have to remember to cite it during critiques. #
- 10:38 I'm getting a headache reading about all of this Harlequin Horizons drama. Some people's blogs have some truly awful color schemes. #
- 11:05 @huma_rashid I think your brother was the star of that blog post. #
- 12:21 I earned the median grade (5/8 - B) for my Con Law II quiz. Considering how little I got to study, I'm OK with that. Got an A last quiz tho. #
- 12:41 Got my BARBRI info e-mailed to me, but am tired, hungry, & have a headache, so I think I'm gonna get some food at the bar b4 dealing w/ it. #
- 12:58 RT @Lithmeria Another installment (broken into 2 parts for length reasons) of the series on building in #Lithmeria is up: u.nu/3g5x3 #
- 15:16 Lunch was disappointing: a hair in the first dish and the replacement wasn't that tasty either. Even the soda had to be re-ordered, meh. #
- 21:12 Just suggested Wild Night by *reddaverocker for a Daily Deviation over at deviantART. It was a great horror read - u.nu/7z8x3 #
20 November 2009 @ 01:01 am
- 07:41 Am awake. Must leave the house in 20 minutes. Have a Constitutional Law quiz (25% of grade, multiple choice) for #lawschool - hope I do OK! #
- 10:47 I have theoretically fixed the LoudTwitter thing that was making my tweets not go to my livejournal. I have also successfully taken my quiz. #
- 10:49 @humid_rashid Nap day was Tuesday. Slept 5 hours after a 3/4lb burger. I'm very glad it's Thursday though - weekend FTW! (mine starts early) #
- 10:56 @huma_rashid I totally misspelled/typo'd your ID on the last tweet. Sorry :( Also, I only have one more day of 2L classes, which is best =D #
- 11:03 @huma_rashid except for the part where exams are EEEEEEEEK-soon. I'm a little terrified of my Commercial Law exam :( #
- 11:17 FFFFF. Just got an email from #lawschool - our exam software does not run on Windows 7. Awesome. Way to let me know *before* I installed it. #
- 11:20 RT @Robert_Lemons book bag weighs so much from books that my car keeps telling me that the passenger in my car needs to buckle up #lawschool #
- 11:22 RT @toniandrews A very solid article about Harlequin Horizons: bit.ly/2cIQBj #
- 12:41 I re-arranged my dA main page again, mostly so that my prose favorites will actually show up. Am thinking of doing a 'Sunday 7' feature. #
- 13:26 I think the thing I hate most about first person is the urge to slip into present-tense for general declarations. I need to break that habit #
- 15:10 Helped my dad build a new wood holder thing for the firepit, then it started to rain. Am hungry now, but don't want to cook /sigh. #
- 18:28 Holy crap! Con Law II Test from this morning is already graded. 7-8 = A. 4-6 = B, 1-3 = C. Will be getting my grade soon, apparently. Eek! #
- 18:32 @maureenjohnson If you're getting off at Penn Station (I was there this morning!) it's hard to miss your stop: the tunnels are the giveaway. #
- 20:07 RT @sfwa "Harlequin Horizons" has already decided to change name: is.gd/4Zdzb --- passive-aggressive & doesn't solve the actual prob. #
19 November 2009 @ 09:56 am
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- 10:28 Cold. Normally the Professional Responsibility room is freakishly hot, so I'm a little disappointed. Am acquiring a lack-of-sleep headache. #
- 12:06 Heart is pounding & I'm out of breath. Not sure if it's because I'm weak from lack of food or because I'm horridly out of shape, but: lunch! #
- 13:20 RT @legalgeekery PA Practice exam is true/false. I'm taking it pass/fail. [...] statistically, I should be able to guess all true and pass. #
- 07:41 Am awake. Must leave the house in 20 minutes. Have a Constitutional Law quiz (25% of grade, multiple choice) for #lawschool - hope I do OK! #
07 November 2009 @ 01:01 am
- 15:43 My eyes burn from cutting onions for dinner tonight. :( but, dinner should be awesome. If it turns out well I may post a #recipe #
06 November 2009 @ 01:02 am
- 10:51 I really need to finish up the blog post I'm working on for Hope on Remand, and get some writing done, but it's so cold :( #
- 16:10 @DrWicked yay progress! I'm looking forward to the next update for Write or Die :) #
- 16:43 My blog post about Priests (not) having to report child molesters if they confess the crime is now live at Hope on Remand: u.nu/6r8s3 #
- 16:49 Today's Hope on Remand post deals with a MD Evidence statute/rule that I came across while doing #lawschool homework: u.nu/6r8s3 #
- 17:20 RT @feministing Help make Courtney a columnist at The Washington Post! - Feministing bit.ly/2AEgyA #
- 21:03 Just watched the new Bones. Am now watching the new Supernatural, though I'm really behind. Need to do my 30fic piece for tonight. #
05 November 2009 @ 01:04 am
- 08:47 Was 15min late to my 8:30 Commercial Law because of rt40 traffic into Baltimore. Happily, a few people came in later than me. #lawschool #
- 09:40 Commercial Law professor: "Actually, trains don't have certificates of title. That's because they're hard to steal (or hijack)" #lawschool #
- 09:54 A lawyer thought he knew how to perfect an interest in a plane - "So there's the lesson in that. Don't be a smarty-pants; read the statute." #
- 10:25 Wrote 388 words for my 2nd gen hybrid "revolt" piece for 30fic & #Lithmeria. Didn't use #writeordie since I was in class, but yay progress! #
- 12:02 Today's blogpost about non-profit orgs as feminine vs. for-profit orgs as masculine is now live at Hope on Remand -- u.nu/3dsr3 #NPO #
- 12:57 Wrote 303 words for my 2nd gen hybrid "revolt" piece for 30fic & #Lithmeria. Didn't use #writeordie since I was in class, but yay progress! #
- 14:10 Sitting in Environmental Law not paying much attention to what we're learning about Point Sources and other Clean Water Act stuff. #
- 14:43 I wrote 940 words in 31 minutes with Write or Die Desktop Edition! writeordie.drwicked.com/ #writeordie #
- 15:48 I wrote 169 words in 8 minutes with Write or Die Desktop Edition! writeordie.drwicked.com/ #writeordie #
- 16:18 The 2nd gen hybrid revolt piece set in #Lithmeria is complete @ over 2k words. Will run it by Selkrener when he comes back, see how it fits. #
- 16:55 Finished my Evidence readings for #lawschool - looks like tonight we're going to do the Rape Shield Laws. Awesome :/ Wish I could go home. #
- 17:54 Am tired and hungry, and have no desire to go to my Evidence class. At least it's only 1hr & 15 min long, I guess. Hope they have donuts. #
- 20:47 Evidence law was surprisingly interesting tonight, albeit infuriating. I came up with a few ideas for short stories for 30fic, too, so yay! #
- 21:10 Trying to convince my midshipman friend to go to Boston with me over Christmas Break. I even found the perfect place to stay; Encore B&B #
01 November 2009 @ 12:00 am
- 00:51 Just finished reading Di Francis' BITTER NIGHT and man, the book rocked. Definitely can't wait for the second Horngate Witches book! #
- 09:30 I am awake. My dad is off somewhere helping my half-brother and my mom is in kind of a ticked off mood. Just another morning... #
- 11:13 Selkrener and I are going through the zone lists and over the map, seeing what we still need and where we should put roads in for #Lithmeria #
- 11:44 @dianapfrancis I bought BITTER NIGHT like I said in the War yesterday. LOVED IT. 1 of the few 5/5s of the yr that I'd re-read immediately. #
- 11:47 RT @dianapfrancis Plz RT: Release Party/Interview/contest w Diana Pharaoh Francis On Nov 3: RSVP & enter contest here bit.ly/2kkylW #
- 11:54 @dianapfrancis I'm going to write up a review this weekend and post it a few places.... after I read it again :D Yay for awesome new series #
- 15:56 Am going to get a shower. Probably going to have to leave in about 2 hours, going to Annapolis to have dinner with my Midshipman friend. #
31 October 2009 @ 12:01 am
- 00:27 I wrote 307 words in 11 minutes with Write or Die Desktop Edition! writeordie.drwicked.com/ #writeordie #
- 10:04 I wrote 380 words in 14 minutes with Write or Die Desktop Edition! writeordie.drwicked.com/ #writeordie #
- 10:05 @DrWicked For some reason, w/ the Desktop Edition, if it gets all the way to red, I can't make it stop being bright red when I resume typing #
- 10:18 I wrote 289 words in 11 minutes with Write or Die Desktop Edition! writeordie.drwicked.com/ #writeordie #
- 10:40 I wrote 477 words in 16 minutes with Write or Die Desktop Edition! writeordie.drwicked.com/ #writeordie #
- 10:55 I wrote 387 words in 14 minutes with Write or Die Desktop Edition! writeordie.drwicked.com/ #writeordie #
- 11:46 I wrote 972 words in 31 minutes with Write or Die Desktop Edition! writeordie.drwicked.com/ #writeordie #
- 11:54 Taking a half hour break from the morning word wars for lunch. I am definitely rocking the progress though, mm! Finished a horror short. #
- 12:52 I wrote 782 words in 21 minutes with Write or Die Desktop Edition! writeordie.drwicked.com/ #writeordie #
- 12:55 @DrWicked for the record, publishing to Wordpress my #writeordie stuff (using Chrome as my default browser) appears to be horribly broken. #
- 13:27 I wrote 501 words in 17 minutes with Write or Die Desktop Edition! writeordie.drwicked.com/ #writeordie #
- 13:35 Holy crap. If I did the math right, I wrote 3788 words today using #writeordie - not counting what I added during edits. BREAK TIME. #
- 13:50 I h ave a headache from writing so much, and my parents are headed to the bar (so the house is empty), so I think I shall take a nap. #
- 18:28 I almost forgot to mention, my post about Hating Someone You Love went live today at Hope on Remand: tinyurl.com/vf-hope #
- 18:35 @DrWicked I'm not 100% sure but I thought I did it right. The main one opened fine - didn't have all my txt. But also like 20 extra tabs... #
- 19:38 My parents were supposed to call me before they come home from the bar so they could bring me dinner. They, of course, didn't. #fml #
- 20:46 Elvarlyn just posted the massively updated #Lithmeria compendium, which is incredibly awesome and a great intro for people newly interested. #
- 22:33 Reading Di Francis' BITTER NIGHT. So far I really like it. Yay Kindles, letting me read without having to go to the store. #
30 October 2009 @ 12:01 am
- 11:05 Spent 20 minutes switching insurance at the pharmacy, enjoyed con law class, and now my weekend kicks off. What to do first... research? #
- 14:35 Took a nap with the kitten. Now my parents are taking a nap with the kitten. I had faux butter chicken (aka improperly cooked) for lunch. #
- 17:41 Finished reading The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes. Liked it. Was surprised to see Constantine in it. Mmm, Constantine! #
- 23:03 I wrote 297 words in 12 minutes with Write or Die Desktop Edition! writeordie.drwicked.com/ #writeordie #
- 23:05 Ordered Andrew's birthday present from one of the Amazon affiliates, should be here in a week or so, which will give me plenty of time. #
- 23:24 To echo @kuzitiz - Let me know if any of you #writeordie folks want to do a #wordwar using the Write or Die Desktop Edition. #
- 23:42 I wrote 314 words in 11 minutes with Write or Die Desktop Edition! writeordie.drwicked.com/ #writeordie #
29 October 2009 @ 12:01 am
- 08:45 My post at Hope on Remand, "Dialog Tags," gives writing advice for how to do dialog tags right. It just went up: tinyurl.com/vf-hope #
- 08:46 @huma_rashid Sure! The link for Prose Challenge over at Livejournal is pretty intuitive: community.livejournal.com/prosechallenge #
- 11:30 It is insanely hot in my professional responsibility classroom (aka auditorium). Just outside the door it's like 5degrees cooler. #lawschool #
- 14:27 I have a stomach ache, which is making Environmental Law really difficult to pay attention to. I think I'll take a nap before Evidence. #
28 October 2009 @ 12:00 am
- 07:56 The review for MAGIC IN THE BLOOD by @DevonMonk is now live: tinyurl.com/vf-hope - Last Tues was book 1 and next Tues will be book 3. #
- 11:07 Mom is sick, I have a headache, and dad is making breakfast. About to settle in to read THE SWEET SCENT OF BLOOD by Suzeanne McLeod. #
- 16:47 Read THE SWEET SCENT OF BLOOD by Suzanne McLeod. I think I rate it 3.75/5, and plan to review it @ Hope on Remad: tinyurl.com/vf-hope #
- 17:52 Am cooking butter chicken. Am not sure how it's going to turn out; I'm missing some ingredients and I'm not really a "recipe cooker." #
- 18:02 The most annoying thing about following a recipe is when they leave "obvious" things out, like to not put cold yogurt into a hot pan. #
- 20:15 I wrote 457 words in 22 minutes with Write or Die Desktop Edition! writeordie.drwicked.com/ #
- 21:03 I wrote 388 words in 13 minutes with Write or Die Desktop Edition! writeordie.drwicked.com/ #
- 21:20 Cat litter is cleaned. Told Elv we should do a mailing list for #Lithmeria for the updates. Futzing with my prosechallenge short story. #
- 21:54 I wrote 424 words in 13 minutes with Write or Die Desktop Edition! writeordie.drwicked.com/ #
- 22:42 Posted a 1270 word short story / character study to the Prose Challenge livejournal group for this week's challenge. Feel accomplished. #
27 October 2009 @ 12:01 am
- 07:29 Am awake. My back hurts a little, not sure why. About to head to class, but it's hard to care about school this semester. /sigh #
- 07:31 My post about the noir-esque subgenre of urban fantasy is now live at Hope on Remand, a "life after college" blog: bit.ly/4uE2NU #
- 10:01 Broke a nail down to the quick. Hurts :( Sitting in Commercial Law learning about collateral and debtor/creditor relations. Feel educated. #
26 October 2009 @ 12:01 am
- 12:26 Hung out with friends last night eating super spicy food that I'd cooked and fixing computers. Then watched Bleach for awhile, went to bed. #
- 12:27 Am awake, catching up on the goings-on of the internet while I was gone last night. Ordered a new comp. battery, should be here in 1-2 wks. #
- 12:28 Charity's post about maintaining an organized #database for a #not-for-profit is now live at Hope on Remand - tinyurl.com/vf-hope #
- 12:32 Going to review for MAGIC IN THE BLOOD by @DevonMonk for the Tuesday post at tinyurl.com/vf-hope since SHADOWS releases on the 3rd. #
- 19:30 Finished re-reading MAGIC IN THE BLOOD by @DevonMonk and writing the review, which will go live at tinyurl.com/vf-hope on Tuesday. #
- 19:54 Finally got around to watching last Friday's episode of Dollhouse and holy crap that was an amazing episode. Poor Topher, and wow! Boyd. #
- 20:05 My heart is pounding and I'm really tired. Clearly, I need to eat, but I don't feel up to making Butter Chicken tonight. Ugh. #fml #
- 20:43 Ate the leftover tunafish sandwich my mom left in the refrigerator. Can't figure out where there were pickles in the tuna salad. Am cold. #
- 20:48 Am downloading Pidgin. Getting tired of using Miranda. Hopefully this won't be too much of a pain in the butt, or else I'll just go to bed. #