Apparently, the tea I'm drinking is "wide awake to the ancient juju of the continent where life began."

ORLY?

I think the copywriter was getting a bit loopy. OTOH, the tea's not bad, and it does indeed have a faint honey flavor.

Did you know that there are US firebirds? True fax.
firebird n. U.S. Dial. any of several small birds having bright red or orange plumage, esp. the Baltimore oriole.
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• Torn between stories. One has greater Awesome, other's more genre/gender-twisting and a better match for a higher-paying anthology. Ngg.
• Dear Strib: "Don't Like the Weather? Too Bad" headline = not encouraging!
• Small victories (now with zombies): ping.fm/wfcj5
• Torn between a Droid and a Nexus. Pretty sure I want a keyboard, but--shiny vs. shinier!

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• Today's temperature range: 2 to -6 F. ::shivery shudder::
• The cabbie looked at Carl and shook his head. "Two constables came and dragged him away. I thought the mannikin seemed sad afterward." #nwm
• "Mayhap she just mirrored what the audience wanted, though, like she was ordered. I don't know more." Maybe, but Carl knew who would. #nwm
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• It's pretty awesome having a hugging cat. Regularly scheduled cat-hug breaks from working!
• Fans of Jonathan Coulton might like The Funny Music Project (new songs x2 weekly): www.thefump.com/
• --Paranoid that the contractor boarded squirrels up inside our walls. Worried about them.
• Current effects of climate change (American Public Media): ping.fm/ ( Read more... )

• There's soldiering through, and soldering through, and I think I'd prefer the latter.
• Highly entertaining recipe for bizarrely awesome Chilli-Dog Casserole: ping.fm/uuAQG
• Still a favorite: "Her thoughts ran in circles like a cockroach with one of its antennae cut off."
• I've cut 40,000 words and I'm still at 165,000 in Vicesteed. Tra-la-la! Need to ( Read more... )

• True job title: "Erection Consultant and Field Service Representative."
• Sometimes you can best enjoy where you are by approaching it as a tourist: ping.fm/j6Ehs
• Dear editors, Making my eyes bleed looking at your website is not the same thing as being bleeding edge.

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• What are gamuts doing when they're not being covered?
• My refrigerator is overflowing with leftovers. Anybody want to come over for dinner redux?

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• 14:08 There's actually a person here named Lolita. Am *not* going to inquire about her childhood!

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Oh! LoudTwitter's back.

• 12:17 Getting "Egyptian Walking Onions" from the CSA today. They may come with an ancient curse, but they're tasty!
• 18:50 Staring at the Wiscon schedule in panic, trying to figure out what I need to pack.

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