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• 00:52 WHY WON'T AIDAN STAY IN BED?
• 01:07 @thechancetofly UGH. I'd be soooo mad.
• 01:12 Note to Self: Only a few more sheets to go. THEN you can play all you want!
• 01:15 @thechancetofly What the everlasting hotdog kinda mess is that? ABUSIVE and messed up. *smdh*
• 01:39 O hai douchebags. I love when you stand outside my window and yell at 130am.
• 01:54 OK it's quiet now. Back to work. :O
• 02:08 Douchebags are back, and sound like they're settling in for the long haul. UGH.
• 02:12 @quietasariot Good thing I got a nap in. I'd be pissed right about now if not.
• 02:22 @quietasariot The only time I lived in a quiet plac e was when I owned my own house. And the place right before it. Others have been... ugh.
• 03:12 Work is all done. Just need to finish up one game, then going to bed with my book. :)
• 03:35 OK, time to get off compy and go read. Bye!
• 16:18 I wouldn't say no to a donut right now.
• 16:18 Or bacon. Or a sandwich that includes hard salami. Or spaghetti. I guess the moral is that I'm kinda hungry. LOL.
• 17:28 Aidan made a Doctor Who Mii on the Wii. Eleventh doctor.
• 17:32 Went to the bakery and got some raspberry cookies. :) Got honked at as I was crossing the street, so I slowed to a crawl.
• 18:05 Time to get off compy for a while. :)
• 22:29 I love Aidan, but he's driving me crazy today.

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• 00:02 Happy 30th birthday, @adamselzer I love you!
• 09:51 @A_NYRican It's true. Signal drops right away if I hold it the way I usually hold phones (in my left hand). Annoying.
• 10:54 YAY!!!!! I am going to be doing freelance work for Pearson!! :D
• 11:48 I'm at Moksha Yoga (700 N Carpenter St, Kinzie, Chicago). 4sq.com/5JxqnS
• 13:43 Another awesome yoga practice with @missmiapark. :)
• 13:53 Even though I have a stack of library books 2 read before July 23, I was overcome w/urge 2 read The Hunger Games again. Indulging it.
• 15:32 RT @outofsequences: It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries of life. - Henry Ward Beecher
• 20:58 I'm at Molly's Cupcakes (2536 N. Clark St, btw. Wrightwood & Deming, Chi cago). 4sq.com/8u2G0p
• 22:14 Ew. The city stinks tonight.

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• 00:13 Nighty-night!
• 11:17 @wmccrae I can't remember how, but it's possible, if you shower or bathe during a storm, to get struck by lightning. Water's a conductor.
• 14:15 Home from errands. WooHoo.
• 15:15 Organic Genoa salami FTW.
• 19:26 Aidan's roasted chicken smells delicious, but I know if I take a bite my mouth will frown.
• 19:28 @wmccrae No bathing during storms: www.wrh.noaa.gov/fgz/science/lightnin.php?wfo=fgz
• 20:45 Aidan: HE ATE THE WORD "PEE" (referring to Bookworm, which he's playing on my iPhone)
• 21:51 I just updated my LJ profile. lilrongal.livejournal.com/profile Dorkilicious or what?
23:06 Stick with us 'cause Phinneas and Ferb are gonna do it all!

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• 05:15 @thechancetofly I would hate to live under that!!!!
• 05:17 I've not been sleeping well the past couple nights.
• 11:23 @thechancetofly WTF. They sound insane. I can't believe you have to deal w/that. I'm lucky I only hear them doing it. Better than fighting!
• 11:24 @whoasa Aidan's woke me up with the vuvuzela app.
• 11:24 I am very blessed. :)
• 11:38 Who's going to get a free Slurpee today?
• 11:57 @thechancetofly LOL. You'll have to report whenever it happens!
• 13:53 When Aidan dies on Super Mario in dumb places, he tells me that's how I play. I say "So?" LOL.
• 14:05 So OK. Girls who do your own nails: Do you prefer acetone or non-acetone nail polish remover? I have both and can't tell the difference.
• 18:53 Summertime Happiness w/lotsa pix: anywhere-is.net/2010/07/11/summertime-happiness-whoa-pictures
• 20:37 I just sent Aidan to go jump on the bed. He's hyper and it's raining outside.
• 20:56 @ixtumea Ha ha, I know right?
• 21:41 Wanted to take a bath tonight. Nope. We're having ANOTHER thunderstorm. >:{
• 22:58 @wmccrae Scared of being struck by lightning.
• 23:05 STORM'S GONE! Bathtime! :D
• 23:38 :-)
• 23:45 Found my copy of Sloppy Firsts. Happily re-reading it again. :)

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• 11:14 I'm #reading The Minister's Daughter by Julie Hearn bit.ly/cQbLyz
• 17:21 Had an awesome afternoon with @MylinMusic! :) Off to a yoga party next.
• 17:33 @MylinMusic and me. Isn't she beautiful? She's just as lovely on the inside, too. twitpic.com/246ifm
• 17:55 Sleepy. Only need to stay awake another 4-5 hours, tho...
• 23:23 RT @claudiagray: Tried falafel for the first time at a party. Already regretting the empty half-life without falafel I led until this day.
• 23:24 Just so you know, I was at the same party @claudiagray was at, and I agree about the falafel. Mmmm.

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• 01:00 I'm about to give up on this WIP for the 3294234897th time. #frustration #writingsucks #timetostartover
• 01:01 Wow, yeah. I think I WILL start over. Like I always do at around 20K words. *sigh* Will use some of the chars. again, tho. I like 'em.
• 01:02 *puts off dream of getting published until 2015*
• 01:02 *heads to bed with notebook*
• 01:24 OK going to bed FOR REAL. Well, maybe after a snack. Well, off the computer at least. Really. For real. Mmm-hmm.
• 01:25 P.S. Tweetdeck is REALLY getting on my nerves today.
• 13:20 Are there any free kid-safe email accounts? I keep finding ones that charge. Aidan wants his own email. :O
• 13:45 Are any other TweetDeck users having issues? My API keeps exceeding even though I have them manage it, and updates aren't showing up.
• 13:49 @susanecolasanti Awesome! :)
• 13:50 @ixtumea We've decided not to get him one. We won't mention it 'til he brings it up again, though.
• 13:50 @ixtumea He'll just use it to play games, and Lord knows he already plays enough of them!
• 13:50 @quietasariot It's CONSTANT. I'm not doing anything differently, so it has to be on their end or Twitter's.
• 13:51 I got my Chicago Manual of Style yesterday. #nerd
• 13:52 @ckea I dunno, looks like they WANTED it to be like that. :O
• 13:54 @rl337 I just left my vuvuzela app out in the open. No folders for me.
• 14:01 @wmccrae Party time!
• 14:10 Note to self: You can do this, you can do this, you can freaking do this! #writing
• 17:59 bit.ly/alzcPd bit.ly/dtBkWh m twitpic.com/23v4fx
• 20:37 Enjoyed dinner out with the fam, until @adamselzer mentioned that he may have left the oven on. With food in it. (He hadn't.)
• 20:40 @Tweetdeck, you are dead to me.
• 20:47 I apologize to @tweetdeck. @Twitter, you fail.
• 21:42 @readingincolor Thank you for the #FF! :D
• 22:30 Excited for tomorrow. Having lunch with @MylinMusic. I've admired and looked up to her for 18 years. I can't wait to finally meet her!
• 22:43 I liked a YouTube video -- MMC Back to Life youtu.be/XCi7MvnPLRI?a
• 22:51 I liked a YouTube video -- Pride (In the Name of Love) youtu.be/LwG0jp2pz_o?a
• 23:17 Good ni ght. :)

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• 11:02 *waves!*
• 13:09 I'm at Moksha Yoga (700 N Carpenter St, Kinzie, Chicago). 4sq.com/5JxqnS
• 13:30 RT @LaurenBarnholdt: RT to win a copy of ONE NIGHT THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING *and* WATCH ME! (will pick winner at 9pm EST)
• 13:31 I feel nice and open now. Yoga is good for the body, heart, and soul.
• 18:38 @txcheerleader Definitely!!
• 18:39 Whoa, that was one intense nap. :O
• 19:08 Heehee. Aidan just put on The Eleventh Hour again. I have taught him well. :)
• 19:14 I think The Eleventh Hour is one of my favorite episodes of Doctor Who ever.
• 20:23 @adamselzer took Aidan to the playground so I can focus on work. So why are the cats acting like damn fools now?
• 20:35 OK. Cats are done fighting. All is calm. *focuses*
• 21:46 Kids do not understand: You need to be quiet so Mommy can work.
• 22:13 @susanecolasanti Whip It is a great movie. I love the book, too.
• 22:14 Work is done. :D Now Aidan wants a story.
• 22:19 @adamselzer is reading Aidan his bedtime story tonight. Aidan's giggling away. :)
• 22:20 In other news, Tweetdeck is being a lil biotch for me tonight. :\
• 22:35 Aidan is reading in his room and CRACKING UP. LOL.
• 23:21 I wouldn't say no to some bacon right now.
• 23:23 I took Emily's Runaway Imagination out from the library. I loved the book as a kid. Excited to read it again! :)

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• 00:40 @readingincolor I hope so. I've been working on this novel for years now. I hope it pays off! :) Thx for your support. *hugs*
• 00:40 OK, got an early start in the morning. Night! :)
• 11:43 @readingincolor Thank you! Maybe you'll be reviewing it on your blog someday! :)
• 11:45 @txcheerleader Fun randomly running into you this morning! Let's definitely hang out soon!
• 14:25 Got my Hunger Games shirt! :)
• 15:01 How do pedicurists get nails painted so smoothly and neatly?
• 15:07 @ckea Plus they don't have to bend over to reach the toes!
• 16:35 @verapakizer Hot Topic! :)
• 16:35 My Hunger Games shirt! :D yfrog.com/fvfjayj
• 16:36 @ABCFmiobi Ugh! Is she trying to outbitch Kelly Parker?
• 18:11 So tired. But working, which is good. :)
• 18:24 4 of 5 stars to Monster High by Lisi Harrison bit.ly/c3gydZ
• 18:33 Turning off Internet for now. I need to focus.
• 20:59 Yoga tomorrow. :)
• 21:08 I'm #reading The DUFF by Kody Keplinger bit.ly/cyDpGY

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• 00:45 :-)
• 11:52 I'm at Moksha Yoga (700 N Carpenter St, Kinzie, Chicago). 4sq.com/5JxqnS
• 11:53 @firinel they didn't have her.
• 14:46 Sweet! Little Brown sent me another box of ARCs! :D
• 15:01 I want to go shopping. :O
• 15:02 @himissjulie I don't know if there is a web-based one, but with Tweetdeck, you can post to more than one account at the same time.
• 15:02 @himissjulie Oh, you know, try HelloTxt. You may be able to do it with them.
• 15:32 @missRnB Range is the bomb. Love it.
• 16:17 Mmm. I love water.
• 16:31 @cynthea @Mike_Jung When I s aw I had a package today at the UPS store, I got excited cause I thought it was my CMS. It was ARCs, though.
• 17:00 A nap sounds very tempting right now. Aidan is going strong, though.
• 17:43 The smell of tar paper is headache/nausea inducing. Blech.
• 18:47 Thunderstorm. :O
• 19:30 Spaghetti for dinner! Yummy! :)
• 19:53 I wonder if trying to write a book about a PoC is even worth it if stores won't sell them.
• 19:54 @robinwasserman Make It Or Break It is crazy this year. Lauren is OUT OF CONTROL.
• 19:56 Whitewashing covers suck. (www.therejectionist.com/2010/07/insert-animated-gif-of-rejectionist.html)
• 23:03 !! Suzanne Collins is coming to Chicago in October !!!
• 23:34 My days are a ll screwed up. I was sure that tomorrow was Thursday. SO glad it's not! I have stuff due then!
• 23:34 @robinwasserman I came up with a few creative names for her while watching it this week. Not fit for polite company, though!
• 23:37 I can't find my Sloppy Firsts book. I was rereading it. I hate when I misplace a book I'm in the middle of reading.

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• 10:59 I want All the monster high dolls. (@ Toys 'R' Us) 4sq.com/5zMEes
• 11:11 I got three.
• 11:32 Aidan's off to Peru-LaSalle with his dad today to visit relatives. I'm going to take advantage of the quiet and nap. :)
• 15:37 Y'all. I LOVE my new Monster High dolls! (www.monsterhigh.com)
• 15:45 @susanecolasanti Don't feel shy! I signed up! :)
• 15:46 On page 47 of 272 of Monster High by Lisi Harrison goodreads.com/user_status/show/3020185
• 16:07 Adam's making the most delicious-smelling dinner!
• 16:11 My Monster High dollies. :) twitpic.com/22ra5e
• 17:31 Time for massive Flickr uploa ding spree. Old and new pix.
• 19:13 I am buried in kitty cats!
• 20:49 Last week, I ordered a Chicago Manual of Style. Is it nerdy that I'm excited for it to get here? Using online trial now.

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