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And 2009 comes to a close
2009 has come and is almost gone. This decade has come and gone, and despite the year and decade not even being over yet, the best of and worst of lists are already appearing in full force. Maybe it’s my … Continue reading
Adventures in Wrimonia, Part Eleven: The Crash
November first, the clock read when Mia woke up. The atmosphere was oddly still as she turned on her laptop and looked at where she had left off, all five hundred thirty words that she had written. So much for … Continue reading
More on trending topics
I’ve written about trending topics on Twitter before. I’ve even made fun of aforementioned trending topics. Today the grammarians may have made a comeback. Maybe. Then The Oatmeal posted a comic called Ten Words You Need To Stop Misspelling. I … Continue reading
Adventures in Wrimonia, Part Ten: The Strike of Midnight
As Mia pushed the door open, she saw that even more novelists were typing furiously as midnight started in their area. Still more novelists had blue bars over their heads, signalling the start of NaNo in their time zone, and … Continue reading
Some depressing statistics from my job search
In another fit of unemployment, I inventoried my inboxes: my main inbox, the one mentioned on my contact form, and another inbox that I use to pretend that I’m an adult. There is no mention of sushi or writing in … Continue reading
More fun with Google recommendations
I’ve discussed the wonders of autocomplete before. But have you ever considered what happens if you put in something besides a letter? Let’s experiment. “recipe”: Suggested results include recipes (obvious), recipezaar, recipes for kids, recipes for chicken, ground beef, and … Continue reading
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Adventures in Wrimonia, Part Nine: The Day Before
Mia looked around the forums. In some parts of the world, it was already November first, and she watched as some Wrimos sat around the website, laptops in hand, writing away. Some had muses and characters at their sides. Others … Continue reading
Santa shenanigans
Christmas was fun when I was a kid. My brother and I would stare at the presents under the tree, trying to see through the boxes and figure out what wonders were contained inside. Our parents would tell us to … Continue reading
Adventures in Wrimonia, Part Eight: The Traveling Shovel of Death
There were more signs around Wrimonia now, and the countdowns that Mia passed on the way from forum to forum told her that less than twenty-four hours remained until the beginning of NaNoWriMo. She stopped for a moment on her … Continue reading
Hoes and grammatical errors
Some days I wonder about the caliber of people in the world. Most days I do, actually. But when #youknowyourfat became a popular topic on Twitter this afternoon (or a trending topic, as those who are Twitter-hip call those popular … Continue reading