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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-11

Posted on October 11, 2009 by John

Lazy SUN, watched Phillies close on a win, late Dallas loss, got some client web work done, but not too much. Ton of stuff on tube tonight. #
Waiting in DR office for my quarterly blood labs. Early in the AM for me to be up and about. #
Using brain science to maximize scares in horror movies: #
Lot of wheel spinning with no forward progress today. Felt like a Monday. Hoping for better things tomorrow. #
Heard weather could affect both baseball playoff games today. Phillies at 2:30; wind gusts could be factor. Will watch in my home office. #
Congrats to the Phillies on winning game 1 of the NLDS, 5-1. Complete game by Cliff Lee, despite some playoff jitters. #
My 8-year-old daughter visited me at my booth during the Collingswood NJ Book Festival. http://twitpic.com/koedu #
Mass market paperback editions s of WITHER, KINDRED SPIRIT & BUFFY: GHOUL TROUBLE are sold out! And out of print! #
But you can still get Kindle & eBook versions of WITHER, KINDRED SPIRIT & BUFFY: GHOUL TROUBLE. #
@sitepointdotcom Tried to check out your 5-for-1 sale, but email link generates error: This Connection is Untrusted. (Firefox) #
@JennBerk Switch over to… TNT, I think they said. TBS sister station. #
@ShayneT On its way! in reply to ShayneT #
@JennBerk Cool. I had to watch the Phillies get oh-so-close, then lose. in reply to JennBerk #
Will SHIMMER give you Halloween shivers? Order a signed copy and find out! Save on S&H: Only $0.99. #
Now through November 15, I'm running a Fall Combo Sale (Website Design & Hosting) at AuthorPromo.com #
Anybody getting this error in Twitter (w/ Firefox) "Error: Node was not found"? Happens on right-click, open in new tab. #
@jessicamcminn I'm using Power Twitter TOO, so maybe that's the issue. in reply to jessicamcminn #
Another Freak Angels cliff-hanger! #
@jessicamcminn Let me know if that fixes it for you. Thanks. in reply to jessicamcminn #
Got a copy of Darkly Dreaming Dexter and saw that Jeff Lindsay thanks Jason Kaufman – who was my WITHER editor! Also Dan Brown's editor. #
Hoping to see Zombieland this weekend. Boys are gung-ho for it, just based on the previews. But it's gotten good press/reviews, so I'm a GO. #
Zombieland was fun. Goriest parts were during the opening credits. Ready for the sequel already. 😉 #
@twignest Only problem was the trailers were the same as for District 9! Nothing new/exciting. in reply to twignest #
@jessicamcminn have you reinstalled to see if it goes away? I uninstalled as well. in reply to jessicamcminn #
@bethany_k Thanks. Any spoilers in the review? I'm mainly interested in the sequels, which veer from the TV series, but want to start w/ #1. in reply to bethany_k #
@jessicamcminn Good to know. I haven't reinstalled yet. in reply to jessicamcminn #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-27

Posted on September 27, 2009 by John

Eagles embarrass the city of Philadelphia; at least the Phillies came through for us. Hope Entourage is good for some laughs tonight. #
@VanWalker67 Watched every Eagles game since age 12! Vick is not "my pal"; Humane Society of US supports his return to NFL. I have a dog. in reply to VanWalker67 #
@PaulLev I really enjoyed tonight's Mad Men. Maybe my favorite episode of the season. in reply to PaulLev #
Playing the tech support online chat home game. Fun for all. #
Kinda looking forward to return of Heroes… Think Bryan Fuller is gone (again), so it doesn't bode well for a return to 1st season glory. #
FREE S&H offer ends 9/30: Order signed copy of SHIMMER trade p/b & get FREE S&H. #
Sneak peek at THE STORIES IN BETWEEN (NOV 09) , featuring my longest Wendy Ward novelette: http://twitpic.com/iq9yi #
You can read more about THE STORIES IN BETWEEN at the Fantasist Enterprises website here: #
Joined NetFlix (free 1st month) to watch Dollhouse S1 Disc 4 unaired Pilot & Epitaph One (unaired future episode). Before FRI, I hope. #
Putting together files for Wendy Ward's "Harbinger" PDF. Asked THE STORIES IN BETWEEN editors if I can sneak peek the Wendy novelette. #
Today looks like some early client web work, followed by a last proof-reading of Harbinger (Wendy Ward story) before going to production. #
Just posted another true tale in Witness to the Supernatural: #
@nitewanderer The 2 eStories are on my shorts page. They take place AFTER Wither's Legacy. Forthcoming stories are Harbinger & Blood Alone. in reply to nitewanderer #
@nitewanderer Oh, and John is the legal name; Jack is the nickname. Both apply. I use John on the stories & contracts. in reply to nitewanderer #
#dailyquestion Cape Storm (Weather Warden #8) by Rachel Caine #
Our pool will be closed tomorrow for the winter. Need to get all the leaves off the bottom. Too bad it's not hot enough for one last dip! #
@nitewanderer Started at home. Have step-brother, John. He was always Johnny & I was Jack. Unless we got in trouble, then we were both John. in reply to nitewanderer #
Another true tale in Witness to the Supernatural posted! #
Watched Dollhouse: Epitaph One – Wow! Ten years to total nightmare world in that verse. If the show lasts, wonder if that's where it goes..? #
@nitewanderer Since Epitaph One never aired (and won't air, according to Fox), I wonder if they are still considering it canon. #
Let's hope there IS a silver lining in Eagles signing Vick. Vick turns tide against dogfighting: #
Cover for my new Wendy Ward PDF download ($0.65) story HARBINGER. Details here: http://twitpic.com/j01b2 #
Note: Harbinger PDF includes a preview of new Wendy Ward novelette, BLOOD ALONE from The Stories In Between, NOV 2009. #
First morning with the pool covered for the winter is always kind of dreary. Won't come off again until May 2010. #
New Wendy Ward eStory "Harbinger" (PDF, tagged) ready for immediate download at a mere $0.65 #
Got jump on the w/e with (back) yard work: mowing, clipping, raking, sweeping. Have time for National Museum Day tomorrow. #
Looking forward to Smallville (it's year 9, let the boy fly!), and the return of Dollhouse from the brink of cancellation. #
Get a SIGNED Shimmer trade p/b here – or from Amazon or Kindle #
It's National Museum Day. Check w/ your local museums, you may get free admission for some/all members of your family. #
Took Emma to the Academy of Natural Sciences today. They have the 1st dino ever presented publicly, discovered in NJ, Hadrosaurus foulkii. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-20

Posted on September 20, 2009 by John

Took "green" trip to bank today. Rode my bike. Got strange looks when I went in the drive-thru lane. http://myloc.me/DINH #
Updating the website for my writers group, the Garden State Horror Writers, gshw.net (multi-genre group, despite the name) #
Guessed wrong. Figured Eagles would cut Shawn Andrews, not IR him. Either way, he now has more time to "get his Michael Phelps on." #
Limited Time Offer: Order signed copy of SHIMMER trade p/b ($14.99) & pay $0.00 S&H! Zip. Zilch. Nada. #
Dan Brown's 'The Lost Symbol' ( Amazon: ) is a roaring ride – Yahoo! News review: #
For a Limited Time: Order a signed copy of SHIMMER trade p/b & get FREE shipping & handling. #
1 million sold in 1 day: Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol (Amazon: ). Yahoo News: #
So how come Apple wants to install an iPhone configuration utility when I don't have an iPhone? Prompted me twice. #
I'd like to draw my own cover art for new Wendy Ward story – "Harbinger" – that precedes *big* Wendy story in Between Books antho, Nov 09. #
@jessicamcminn They also seemed to have installed MobileMe even though it wasn't there or checked w/ iTunes & QuickTime! in reply to jessicamcminn #
@temporus Sneaky. I usually uncheck Mobile Me but got it somehow anyway. Disallowed the start-up app. Also uncheck Safari when that shows. in reply to temporus #
Big genre night on TV: Supernatural, Fringe, Vampire Diaries and, of course, Bones. Looking fwd to Nimoy on Fringe, but OCT is what I hear. #
@jessicamcminn There's already a computer in development that can read basic thoughts. So I wouldn't put it past Apple. The iThought. in reply to jessicamcminn #
@jessicamcminn Warehouse 13 & Eureka, yes. Tried Sanctuary a couple times, couldn't get hooked. W13 season finale next week, Eureka this wk. in reply to jessicamcminn #
@lizstrauss When it doesn't feel like work, when you forget to eat or sleep, when it energizes you unlike anything else. in reply to lizstrauss #
@jessicamcminn Eureka is in season 3 or 4 now. in reply to jessicamcminn #
Listening to Daily New Live in background while working on some client web updates. Got a real slow start to the day. Late nights reading. #
Client web updates, but today is Matthew's 16th birthday! When he was 7, the doctors told us he wouldn't live to celebrate his 8th birthday. #
@Kram22 Here: http://www.passarella.com/matthew.htm & that continues to another page; also http://www.matthewsmiles.org in reply to Kram22 #
@nilvento I know. Time has really flown. in reply to nilvento #
Post Matthew's birthday dinner at Bugaboo Creek, back to client web updates, blog updates, twitter updates. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-13

Posted on September 13, 2009 by John

Finished watching MAD MEN, hoping to get some client web updates finished tonight, so I can enjoy more of the holiday tomorrow. #
@twignest Think I'll have to check them out soon. Thanks! in reply to twignest #
@jackiebrown20 Thanks! Glad you're enjoying Kindred. in reply to jackiebrown20 #
@Kim_Richards What I liked about the movie is that it distills what would have been 5 seasons of the series into a 2 hour package. in reply to Kim_Richards #
Presently enjoying Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games. #
Back from walking my two youngest children home from first day of school. Drastic change in sleeping/waking schedule rough on all of us. #
Bad-Ass Faeries 2 (w/ my story "Twilight Crossing") gets new publisher & new cover http://twitpic.com/gzz9g in 2010, probably. #
Don't want to wait for Mundania's edition of Bad-Ass Faeries 2? Order original here: #
@ssschmidt Thanks. It was a fun little zombie romp. Even when I do serious zombies (Undead Air), I can't resist a joke or two. in reply to ssschmidt #
Wondering if the Phillies can pull out of their nose dive, against the Nationals. #
@PamelaKKinney Read Dracula within the last 10 years. Before the Gary Oldman movie, anyway. #
@Twitter_Tips Usually, you can tell the porn spammers BEFORE you click their link. "Check out my naughty pictures" is a good clue. in reply to Twitter_Tips #
Delivery of books (SHIMMER) for my 9/12 signing at Between Books (Claymont, DE) is scheduled for 9/10. Fingers-crossed for no delays. #
@comcastcares Got Comcast postcard about first 3 digital adapters free, charge for more. What's this about? Any docs online? Confused… #
@PamelaKKinney My pile of TBR books is SO high, I rarely take time to re-read books. Could count on fingers of one hand books I've read 2x. in reply to PamelaKKinney #
Coming up for air (and some sanity) after working on a client's questionnaire for the past couple hours. #
@PamelaKKinney One of few I reread was for 12th grade English paper. Read a lot of books I've loved, but continue to chip away at TBR pile. in reply to PamelaKKinney #
Authors Guild Authors Line Up to Support Google Book Settlement http://tiny.cc/l3L57 #
Just finished converting a client's html newsletter into a text-only version for non-html friendly email clients. #
@PamelaKKinney Know what you mean. I buy more books in years I read more, buy less when I read less. TBR stays steady, except when I donate. in reply to PamelaKKinney #
Looking forward to Supernatural tonight! Not sure how I feel about Lost's "Jacob" as Lucifer. We'll see… #
Copies of SHIMMER for SAT book-signing/launch party at Between Books (Claymont, DE 2-4pm) due today. Hope to see you there! 302.798.3378 #
@rdickerson He was also Paul, Rita's ex-husband, on Dexter. in reply to rdickerson #
The copies of SHIMMER for the SAT book signing have arrived. One less thing to worry about! Now to collect prizes for the prize drawings. #
Enjoyed Vampire Diaries more than I thought I would, and Supernatural rocked. Nice supernatural combo pack for Thursday nights. #
@jessicamcminn On FRI we'll have Smallville & Dollhouse. I thought Vamp Diaries would be more Twilight-ish, but good vs bad vamp = conflict. in reply to jessicamcminn #
SAT signing PRIZES (Between Books, Claymont DE): Wither Trilogy mug, W. Legacy mousepad, signed posters & chapbook & ??? #
Just sent out 2 mass mailings in the span of about 5 minutes – 1 for me, 1 for client. One THUR, too. And another client's SUN. Rains/pours! #
Thanks to my followers who recommended me today! Gathering prizes for signing tomorrow @ Between Books, Claymont DE, 2-4pm. #
Wrapping up some client website updates. Tomorrow will be too hectic with my book signing and other stuff to focus on web work. #
Gearing up to leave for my book launch signing/party of SHIMMER at Between Books, Claymont DE 302.798.3378 2-4pm TODAY! #
Michele O from Claymont won the Wither Trilogy mug! Greg is holding it at store. Let me know if you get this; otherwise, I'll call you SUN. #
Kara G, Pennsville, NJ won the signed W. Legacy poster. I will mail this to you this week! All other prizes handed out. Congrats to winners! #
Gloomy day for book signing but the rain held off. Thanks to those who came out for the reading/signing. Hope you enjoy SHIMMER! #
Packaging last SHIMMER book signing prize winner's item (signed Wither Legacy poster) for mailing. Next event Collingswood Book Fair, OCT 3. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-06

Posted on September 6, 2009 by John

Our 2.5 hrs of yard work turned into 4 hours when we had to cut down too LARGE branches (in danger of falling) on a front yard tree. Whew! #
Disney to buy comic book powerhouse Marvel for $4B – Yahoo! News #
No luck getting ADVENTURELAND through Red Box for $1. Might have to break down and pay $5 at Blockbuster. No, I don't torrent, on principle. #
Worked on & posted bunch of photos for client's site. Hard to believe it's SEPT already; faster year I've had, relatively speaking, natch. #
Twitter-Only 1st 2 to order signed SHIMMER p/b get my $4 flip chapbook FREE. DM B4 order to C if U won #
Read & enjoyed a lot of Westerfeld's YA fiction this year. Leviathan ( ) due out OCT 09. Trailer: #
SEPT 12 – SAT 2-4PM – SHIMMER Book Launch Signing. Call Between Books, Claymont DE to reserve a copy 302.798.3378 #
Took Emma to meet 3rd Grade Teacher. Ordered copies of SHIMMER for SEPT 12 signing at Between Books. Fingers crossed they get here in time! #
WhoCrashed blames my last 40 blue screens of death on symevent.sys (Symantec Event Library), but is it the cause or the effect of the crash? #
Working on characters for new novel (for new series), characters @ center, setting/world around that, then plot. Don't always work this way. #
Just scored 'The Principles of Successful Freelancing' for free! http://twitaway.com #twitaway #
Organizing Tweetdeck followers by groups. If you're an author, reply w/ #author; if you're a book lover, reply w/ #reader. Both? Use both! #
RT @amazonmp3 Celebrating 1 million followers! Get 1 song. Limited-time only. Restrictions. Code FIRSTMIL. Details http://snurl.com/firstmil #
@lynnaj Thanks. Had to add you manually. You weren't showing up as a follower of mine in TweetDeck for some reason. in reply to lynnaj #
How did I miss this? Imogen Heap's new album (ELLIPSE) is out: #
Some web updates, client mailing list updates, run to post office foiled by early closing. Had oped to avoid a SAT trip to P.O. #
Organizing Tweetdeck followers by groups. If you're an author, reply w/ #author; if you're a book lover, reply w/ #reader. Both? Use both! #
"Dexter" author offers latest tale of murder: (love the show; haven't read the books, but might soon) #
@the_chrishall Enjoyed it a LOT. As did my sons, 12 and (almost) 16. in reply to the_chrishall #
Fall Books: Brown, Albom, Crichton, King, Sparks, Grafton big names to watch (USATODAY): #
Watched Serenity again. Been so long since I watched it, I was able to enjoy it like it was the first time all over again. #
Just sent a mass mailing to my clients about the new WordPress attack & the need for WP users to upgrade to version 2.8.4 immediately. #
Houston we have a problem: Lidge blows another save for Phillies — in Houston. Scales really balancing after his perfect season in 2008! #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-30

Posted on August 30, 2009 by John

Phillies: Wow! What a way to end a game. Unassisted triple play by Bruntlett, and after a couple errors/bad fielding plays. #
All Of Rorschach's Secrets – Revealed! – io9 #
LAST DAY! Order autographed SHIMMER trade p/b for chance to win Prize Pack. Winner selected 8/25: #
Michael Jackson died from lethal dose of propofol: coroner – Yahoo! News #
Watched FUNNY GAMES (2007) last night. Too post-modern & nihilistic for my tastes. Sabotaged any power it might have had through goofiness. #
Amazon guarantees release-day delivery on Dan Brown's follow-up to THE DaVINCI CODE, THE LOST SYMBOL: #
LAST HOURS! Order signed SHIMMER p/b for chance to win Prize Pack. Will select winner by midnight ET: #
The SHIMMER Prize Pack drawing winner is… Detra F from Easley, SC! (Detra bought 4 copies of SHIMMER, so had 4 chances!) #
Woke up to third Blue Screen of Death this week. This is not good. Every other week, I can live with. This, not so much… #
Congrats, to Detra of Easley, SC for winning the SHIMMER prize pack! I'll be mailing her box-o-goodies by SAT. #
Watched and enjoyed Sunshine Cleaners, quirky drama with a dash of humor about two sisters who make a living cleaning crime scenes. #
Watched the Eagles bumble to a pre-season win, Phillies botch a late lead. Getting closer to a client site launch. Overdue eye exam FRI. #
Catching up on FreakAngels, free online comic. #
Back from eye dr appointment: eyes fully dilated. Near vision blurry/cloudy for a while. #
As seen in Windows Secrets, Annoying tweeters meet their zombie demise from Tweetlejuice: #
Found out official name for my eye condition (which flares up now & then): recurrent corneal erosion. Sounds worse than it is. Basically. #
Watched The Strangers (sorta like Funny Games), better than FG, but I don't get the pointlessness of these movies. "Story" failure for me. #
Just back from the post office where I mailed the SHIMMER prize pack to Detra in Easely, SC. They tell me it will take 2 days to arrive. #
Phillies: Cliff Lee proves he is, indeed, human after all. Watched War on Showtime. Bit muddled, not wasn't expecting much from an actioner. #

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