A sighed farewell subdued the rainbow into a smear of sepia; I watched, enfeebled, as you walk betwixt wakefulness and sleep.

(the rest here).  

A sighed farewell subdued the rainbow into a smear of sepia; I watched, enfeebled, as you walk betwixt wakefulness and sleep.

(the rest here).  

fingertips
strong and soft
mirror mine
as electrifying waves of warmth
overcome the shores of my body

lips touch
like pink rose petals
as a rush of love
flows into my heart

I got a very cool gift from my buddy/co-worker Megan. I love this comic, and she got me volume one.  You can read it at the link for nothing, but *I* get to take it home and lay on the couch with it. tahmthelame is dreamy.  Thank you, sis!

Tags: christmas, comic books, gifts

That was
about as lyrical as a potheads
philosophy is deep
congratulations
you've made a new low
no small feat

Somewhere in the corner
someone shouts
enraged
(show me where it is dog!)
playing a bit too much
of games made by those
enamored with Fables.

On the top banner of LJ now that they have their holiday graphic up there, one of the items in the arrangement with the pine boughs and the reindeer ornament is supposed to be a candle, I think. Or maybe another type of ornament. But every time I see it, and I'm seeing it now as I post, I think of how it resembles a ketchup bottle. You know the kind of ketchup dispenser squeeze bottle they have in diners and dives, with the narrow spout at the top. I do love ketchup. In the battle against high fructose corn syrup, I will be vanquished by ketchup.

December 19 Car ride. What did you see? How did it smell? Did you eat anything as you drove there? Who were you with?

This is a tough one. 2009 wasn't a big year for road trips, though there were two to California. I did a little driving in Ohio the two times I went back, and I did some driving in the mid-Atlantic in July, and I did some driving in Kentucky/southern Indiana around Bourbon Fest. I think in answer to this question I'll have to choose the trip to Santa Monica in February. It feels sort of wrong for me to choose this one since Al drove, I didn't, and I always prefer to drive on road trips, but it was most interesting because I saw Los Angeles and the surrounding area for the first time since flying to Burbank to go to Six Flags a few years ago. We ate at a truck stop on the west side when we left town that morning, and I don't remember if we stopped elsewhere along the way. It probably smelled like the desert, then like rain because it poured when we got to Los Angeles and Santa Monica.

Runner up is the driving around Kentucky during Bourbon Fest because Kentucky is so pretty. Second runner up is the trip to Delaware because of the rockin' yellow rental car.

Tags: best of 2009

Previously, on Twitter...

• 07:40 @eoinpurcell You're denying the magic of social networking? They're going to revoke your Twitter account! (Also, totally agree.) @DonLinn #
• 07:57 Microsoft Office finally notices its constantly crashing, runs Diagnostics, finds no problems, conflicts or solutions. Great! #fail #
• 08:07 @marioOlckers We're transitioning to Open Office, but old habits die hard! #
• 08:07 Death of MSN Encarta: "While it has been criticized as inaccurate and unreliable, Wikipedia is free of charge." bit.ly/8TFWnX #


• 08:25 .@AnnKingman eReader buzz is understandable, but will they live up to the hype or disappoint and stunt a fledgling format? #
• 08:28 I find myself reluctant to click on or RT ow.ly links because of URL hi-jacking. Same for Su.Pr, though I haven't seen one in a while. #
• 08:36 "This is painfully naive." @JohnGapper dings @NickBilton's take on eBooks in @FinancialTimes: bit.ly/5dlV6O (via @DRaccah) #
• 08:38 RT @mitaliperkins: Does twitter kill the author mystique? Or does it sell books? bit.ly/6ZhQgv (via @digibookworld) (Maybe both?) #
• 08:55 RT @DigiBookWorld: "54% of people now find out about books via online ads." @MJRose shar.es/aDjpU (Source for that?) #
• 08:56 "Tech fetishists overlook the power of a direct relationship with customers. That’s Amazon’s real advantage." bit.ly/4WwxeO #
• 09:14 .@MJRose I'd love to see a link to that data because 54% is a surprisingly high number. @BISG? @Dberthiaume? @TomThompson? #
• 09:52 RE: Point #2 is a good one, and one of the reasons I've been advocating the idea of EDITOR platforms being as importan… disq.us/6tz8v #
• 10:11 RT @BISG: @MJRose The 54% stat is not from TRENDS, which we published in summer. It contains publisher sales data, not consumer data. #
• 10:53 Photo: terribleminds: tumblr.com/xbd4s2vqr #
• 11:05 Great chat w/ @pablod @jsmcdougall @bookclubgirl @charabbott on How Publishers Can Build Their Own Communities: bit.ly/4x7TzJ #dbw #
• 11:15 RT @Mediabistro: Google is reportedly in "advanced" negotiations to acquire Yelp: bit.ly/79eC6j (If true, Foursquare is dead.) #
• 11:16 RT @eB
  ookNewser: Carolyn Reidy's Two Worlds. bit.ly/6qqVpv ("We must work to defend the livelihoods of our authors...") #
• 11:30 RT @JaneFriedman: 5 things that make me stop reading your site or blog: bit.ly/514S9h (#2 is most offensive; #5 is good tough love.) #
• 11:34 @jane_l Always found it odd; authors are pushed on platforms, but editors don't see the value in it for themselves. Job security, for one. #
• 11:35 @mikecane aka "Curators". **runs away** @jane_l #
• 11:36 @tarabetts I follow smart people. ;-) #
• 11:38 I don't do #ff, but if I did, I'd shout-out all of these smart people for you to follow: twitter.com/glecharles/pln #
• 11:40 @revolucion0 Spindle (my lit-ezine) has a black BG and always gets mixed reactions; it's a stylistic choice w/consequences. @JaneFriedman #
• 11:47 "Poll: Who Is The Top Magazine Editor Of 2009?" @mediaite bit.ly/67cC7i (Where's the Book Editor of the Year poll? Oh, right...) #
• 12:06 @bookavore<
  /a> Wow! Thanks. I went through six themes before settling on that one. Feels just a leettle busy, but I love it! #
• 12:14 NOTE: Indie authors, you should tune in to @ljndawson's #ISBNhour right now. Free advice is a rare thing. @revolucion0 @agnieszkasshoes #
• 12:18 .@EFSlattery #DBW Pecha Kucha will be open to all, and most likely no cover. Stay tuned! #
• 12:19 RT @TomThompson: That 54% comes from Bowker's study released at 09 @BISG conf. I disagree abt details, see comment: is.gd/5szQy #
• 12:23 @indiamos I believe Foursquare's long play
  is direct revenue from businesses. Google + Yelp = more compelling platform. #
• 12:25 @indiamos Keep in mind the real-time search deal they made with Twitter, too. Google's no reactionary; they think big picture. #
• 12:40 @bonnieisgood I'm about 1/3rd through Broken Bulbs; enjoying very much so far. Kudos! #
• 12:42 @indiamos I'm sure (and would hope) it's more complex, but that's my very surface take on it. Nevertheless, I'd be wary if I were them. #
• 12:55 RT @MJRose: "54.8% rely on online/internet ads to find books" <
  a href="http://bit.ly/931T16">bit.ly/931T16 | Verso's @TomThompson disagrees: is.gd/5szQy #
• 12:57 @dens Is Master Plan public, or in private Beta? I'm intrigued by the concept, but don't quite "get" the long play. @indiamos #
• 12:57 RT @draccah: Wonder if might be useful for booksellers? RT @EconomyHeroes: Entrepreneurs: Have You Foursquared Lately? ow.ly/Nj48 #
• 13:01 .@draccah I believe @Vromans is using Foursquare; maybe @Wordbrooklyn, too. Wonder if there's an angle for pubs to work w/them? #
• 13:02</e> RT @torbooks: DreamWorks announces Kung-Fu Panda writers for Gil’s All Fright Diner bit.ly/6kG68q (Great book! A funny True Blood.) #
• 13:05 re: Gil’s All Fright Diner (bit.ly/6kG68q) it's kind of True Blood for guys. Vampires, werewolves, zombies, oh my! #
• 13:45 At kids' Holiday (Winter?) Festival. 6th grade bands leads off; bad memories of playing cello in junior high school flooding brain! #fb #
• 13:52 I get calling it the "Winter" Concert, but putting the kids in Santa hats and singing Christmas songs kind nullifies the intent, no? #fb #
• 14:13 I don't care if they'r
  e in elementary school, rehearsals for this Winter Concert should have included watching Glee! #fb #
• 14:30 .@revolucion0 Good info there. @ljndawson is smart, knows the business, and isn't a miltant sniper or demagogue. Consider that an #ff! #
• 14:53 @mikecane You're militant, and scarily focused, but I'd argue not a demagogue. That's the line for me. @revolucion0 @ljndwason #
• 15:26 Um, okay, I'm going to delete that Star Wars link! Was only 1/2 through when I posted it; RedLetterMedia is a sick puppy. @mikecane @doycet #
• 16:08 "Ethnic media saw their audience gr
  ow by 16% between 2005 and 2009..." @utnereader bit.ly/5I2rtc (Who is your audience? FTW!) #
• 16:49 @chapmanchapman Is that the PW cover line for February? :-O #
• 17:21 RT @DigiBookWorld: "Every new technology... involves a tradeoff. It giveth and taketh away." Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death #
• 17:22 RT @DigiBookWorld: Why Digital Book World? Because new technologies require new strategies: bit.ly/13RWA0 #dbw #
• 17:23 @doycet The critiques were hilariously on point; went back t
  o watch the 1st ep. But the basement thing in #2 was... unexpected! #
• 17:27 .@librarythingtim Your Q assumes eBooks cannibalize print and aren't additive. Besides, eCommerce is the real threat, not eBooks. #
• 17:35 @merylkevans Annoying scheme to increase page views, IMO. Just link straight to the article. #
• 17:51 .@merylkevans That's not so bad; I use Tumblr in a similar way. Think it just proves Twitter is a channel, not a platform. @GuyKawasaki #
• 18:07 @merylkevans Will
  find example when not mobile, but @indieauthor's title/link is what I'm referring to. Tumblr, Posterous complicate things. #
• 18:28 RT @TechCrunch: Nook Shipments Pushed Back Again? Nearly Impossible To Cancel Orders? is.gd/5sTgA by @mjburnsy (PR victory for AMZN?) #
• 18:40 Scribd, Smashwords on the Kindle is like YouTube on Netflix; not really all that compelling as a reader if there's no curation. #
• 18:56 @mikecane Seriously? Get mad at Hollywood, but why the print outrage? For not pubbing yet another book on writing? That's a stretch. #
• 19:20 My 9yo son on new Mario Bros. game:
  "Luigi's better. He's newer, he's cooler, he's taller." Where did I go wrong? #
• 19:29 @mikecane Unicorn sightings are a lot like UFO and Bigfoot sightings, hunh? **runs** #
• 19:34 @vertigobooks His taste in music is okay; TV shows, not so much! Disney XD = FML! Except for Phineas & Ferb. #
• 20:07 @nordette_verite I understand some were offended, but the whole thing was blown way out of proportion, IMO. Read this? bit.ly/5eWyfm #
• 20:09 @p
  ablod Well, he loves to read and has shelves full of books, so THAT's going well! #
• 20:10 .@avidbookreader Not recent, but I highly recommend Matt Ruff's Fool on the Hill and Jessica Rydill's Children of the Shaman to all! #
• 22:22 "On my cynical days, I wonder where it all will end. Will we all be expected to work at jobs to which..." tumblr.com/xbd4si0oy #
• 23:38 RE: A worthwhile experiment indeed, and best of all, it's easy to get started, as I see you have. Just left a comment … disq.us/6y1vm #

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A soulless being
A loveless one
who has never found the honest one

an agony keeper
a lovely seeker
a misery day for a dreamy lad

loved by no one
unloved by someone
a lonely lad in unwanted land

an infinite feelings
of definite trials
hoping still
that would never spring

an endless thoughts
of worthless works
a soul of doom
that will someday bloom

i just joined here..and here's my simple poem.thanks

Current Mood: anxious

This week's new members:

break_the_moon, lilyrin, amber0191, seiferre, j_strafford, katydid_it, erotickore, wolflahti, mu_333, plunderedheart, montanaro



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itself is usually a solitary occupation, what all writers need is contact

with other people who can give feedback, answer questions and, as with all

professions, provide guidance and a learning environment. While all artists

create their work, they can't create in a vacuum.

A writers group provides that environment. Here you are able to post

excerpts from your work and receive feedback, here you can learn from other

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