Just because you think it’s clever now, doesn’t mean it was clever tomorrow. #writing #editing #timetravel

I’m going to start rewrites on my time-travel book. Lots of small fixes and a few “propping stuff up” bits. The ending is clever, but it feels flat. That’s going to be the major portion I need to rethink and rewrite. #writing #editing

Hm. It looks like Micro.blog on iOS changed its timeline layout. Will take a bit to get used to it.

It’s time for an ultra-late lunch. It’s 3PM.

Not all notes you capture are worth keeping after the first day. Cull your note inventory. #life #success

Well lookie there! A giagangeous yellow orb-thingie and vastnesses of bluey after the agregious darkness of rainery.

Good morning, all. Be happy you woke up this morning. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

It’s almost time for new Hobonichis.

Anyone remember shareware?

Next iPhone event: 9/12. #apple #iphone

If you aren’t willing to give, you’re willing to take. ancient proverb I just made up

“His mental state was like Idaho.” #writing #throwawayline

Back on my day we were on-call and carried pagers.

“Her eyes were like crescent moons when she laughed. Surprisingly, the fur, fangs, and claws dropped from him in her presence.” #writing

I wonder if there has ever been a study that compared the number of times a woman changed her hairstyle to how often a man did. #life

Programming Star Trek

One of my first programs was a Star Trek game written, in college, in BASIC using a teletype hooked up to a DG Eclipse. Rumor had it that Gene Roddenberry actually saw it and approved it. I should dig up the purple-paged source code I have somewhere, and the article I wrote and published in a game …

“If you don’t use it, you’ll lose it.” “What if you never had it?” #writing

“The smartest people have problems with the simplest of things.” #writing #throwawayline

“Just because all the clocks are running backward, it doesn’t mean you’re getting younger. It just means you’re insane.” #writing #throwawayline

Has anyone achieved anything today they are happy with?

“He was deeply religious. He prayed to all the gods as he was about to die.” #writing

Ice skates only work because of friction.

I need to design a new app icon. I hate doing it because I have no talent. #design #art #app #icon

Don’t just look for solutions. Also look for potential problems caused by the solution as well as in the solution as well. #life #success #programming

I’m sketching out the “corkboard” view for my writing app redesign while I wait for food. #ios #writing #auteureist