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twitter nonsense for 2011-01-01

this bar charged me $2 for ice. #
listen, internet: now is your chance to get your act together. tomorrow it will be january. #
i was sitting here wondering why the hell everyone in my house was still sleeping until i remembered we got home at 5am #backtosleep #
last night @ericcanete made this in my sketchbook, freehand (no pencil) http://yfrog.com/gyj3nkj #
"I hung with @urbanbarbarian, @EricCanete & @ivanbrandon last nite. And this happened." http://twitpic.com/3lnp28 – @kharyrandolph #
new years resolution: never believe the following people if they say they're coming to drink & draw: worf, @paulazaceta, @choitotheworld #
williamsburg: prepare your finest soup dumplings. i go to ring the year inside of you. #
somehow there was no traffic anywhere? #itsatrap #
the last thing i eat in 2010 might be extreme 'streamin' pickle' flavored pringles and it might be pretzel m&ms #

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twitter nonsense for 2010-12-31

last 5ish movies i've seen: good times. which everyone knows is rare for me as i am unreasonable. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON is spectacular. #
seriously like- the only non-pixar animation i've seen in years on this level. A+. #
mom, this is how twitter works: http://momthisishowtwitterworks.com (via @jessicahische, @AnnieW ) #
65% of Internet Users Pay for Digital Content [STUDY] – http://on.mash.to/dXAOXK (via @mashable) #
wearing my glasses out of the house. i hate glasses, i know i will regret this, but here we are. #thecrossroadsofmylife #
drink and drawers: look and ye shall find us upstairs #

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twitter nonsense for 2010-12-30

diabetes also has claws. #
i thought @urbanbarbarian paid for the drinks last night but turned out i was gonna have to pay this morning. #
that said: 2nd full night of sleep in 2 weeks. "medicated", but i'll take it. #
hey if you're a writer who can't draw trying to break into comics it doesn't behoove you to hire an artist who also can't draw. #
.@CharlieChu has just described to me the worst comics submission ever. #
"PROTIP: never pitch a publisher and then finish by asking for the contact info of the editor at a 2nd, competing publisher" – @CharlieChu #
why are digital cameras still designed around a shape that was meant to store film? i wanna start taking pictures through a pirate scope. #
can you beat that pitch?: "New issue of @LaphamsQuart, "Celebrity", is US Magazine as compiled by Cormac McCarthy." – @pattonoswalt #
YES. emphatically, yes. "Do comics really need "fixing" anymore?"- @Comixace #
too many @comicsreporter posts to quote, today, but here's my clumsy attempt: http://is.gd/jIp2M #
blockbuster on demand PRO: they have THE AMERICAN. but otherwise holy shit is their selection terrible. #
read detective by scott snyder + francesco + drunky mcdrunkington (@jock4twenty) dug it. love the refocus on the book deserving its title #
the internet never fails http://thedailypatdown.com/ #
drink and draw NYC, she is alive #
they should call it celebrityish rehab #
how did i miss that the pulino's guy ended up working for chipotle? #
even though @fareldalrymple's ROM has fingers i still love him. #
anyone dealing w/ blizzard issues in the nyc area: @mikebloomberg is tweeting about the measures now if anyone wants to take a look. #
listen: THE AMERICAN is pretty excellent. #
i would just like to go on record with this: 2010 was one of the better years i can remember. #2011nowhammies #
INTERNET: @allandeleon is at Starbucks Coffee (17416 Colima Rd, Rowland Heights). please find him & relieve him of his telephone. #thankyou #

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comics would improve at least 60 percent for an across-the-board dedication to long-term publishing success over all competing goals

b/c the real reasons the comics industry never gets fixed is 1) people only want to fix the part of the elephant they're touching…

… and 2) the majority of people in a position to facilitate change want other things far more than they want long-term publishing success.

we're far past the point where fixing what's broken yields an immediate, short-term positive for someone, which makes it 8X more difficult.

also, let's face it, nobody in comics ever concedes to their own role. Everyone wants to fix comics, but wants to start OVER THERE.

all of that came via tom spurgeon's digital mouth which your digital ears can find here:

http://twitter.com/comicsreporter

twitter nonsense for 2010-12-29

if you can get through life without allowing @urbanbarbarian the ability to send you text messages i promise life will be better for you. #
"lol", you are history's greatest monster.

(go ahead, internet. i wrote that fully expecting 100 million replies of "lol!") #
i would like to take this moment to denounce @alisonhaislip for choosing a restaurant whose website plays music #makeitstop #
on the bus: enormously annoying girl on her cellphone who i may murder also has hiccups. #hiccoughs #murder #

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twitter nonsense for 2010-12-28

neighbor folded out his windshield wipers when the snow started. even extended there's enough snow now to cover them #SNOWMAGEDDON2010 #
bloomberg announces free hot cocoa and sledding tomorrow at 1 park per borough. #eatitlosangeles #
the snow in billyburg, via bobby perez http://is.gd/jxrjT #SNOWMAGEDDON2010 #
the best wrong numbers are the ones that wake you up, too. #
i watch a lot of movies this time of year: am reminded how much viewers will blame other viewers for not liking shitty movies. #
"you just gotta shut your mind off!" "i'm just along for the ride!" #youarethereasonnoonebothers #
"asking me to turn off my brain to enjoy a movie is like asking me to turn off my tongue to enjoy a meal." – @cameronMstewart #
paula dean, cooking (drunk?), wearing pink sunglasses "ah always said i wanna come up w/ a room deodorizor that smelt like bacon & onions" #
I just got a $5 credit for movies and TV shows @amazonvideo. Click http://amzn.to/hh8gTP to get yours. #get5 #
after a long while online, found video of the problem my @WestinghouseTV has. http://is.gd/jAEOr customer service completely unresponsive. #
between the blizzard & the plows the cars in front of my house are completely invisible. http://flic.kr/p/958vmR #
while we're at it: the ultimate video: http://vimeo.com/18213768 via @dcurtisj #
i think i just gained 5lbs for following @mariobatali #

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twitter nonsense for 2010-12-27

it is odd that south of here (even in NJ) there were white christmases but way up north we were dry as a bone. #butdidtheyeataweseomeveal #
if you were wondering when twitter goes to sleep it is apparently about 4am EST the night after xmas. complete radio silence. #
this is for @beckycloonan: happy chrimbus rebecca: http://is.gd/jus9i #
I WANT TO GO SEE A MOVIE, BLIZZARD, WHY DO YOU THWART ME #
weather.com thinks blizzard won't start til 5pm now. WILL I CHANCE 1:30 THE MOVIE INTERNET?! #
blizzard silver lining: complete larry sanders almost half off: http://is.gd/jvpGA #
oh, hey, also: maybe the best movie of 2010: banksy's exit through the gift shop is up on netflix streaming. http://is.gd/jvqvg #
"Does Hef realize his fiancé was younger when "Schindler's List" came out than he was when Schindler's actual list came out?" – @DanNaturman #

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twitter nonsense for 2010-12-26

i was always the first 1 up for xmas, waking up my mom, brothers & sister at an ungodly hour. still 1st up today, but letting people sleep #
it is christmas, but it is also my grandmother's birthday so i'm gonna wish her a happy birthday and you guys have to wait for yours. #
my grandmother has been happy birthdayed, so… merry christmas, everyone. #
for xmas i got an eating/speaking italian class at eataly nyc. also: cookies. #
i have randomly decided that maybe my new year's resolution will be to visit some crazy artic no-man's land this year. #
x-mas tweeter for 2010 goes to @gerryduggan #
this is as close as i get to a christmas card. for you, internet. happy xmas. http://is.gd/jrL0E #
another xmas gift: a pic of some new glass affixed to the new WTC1 http://twitpic.com/3jmjyv (via @NewYorkology) #
"Wizard of Oz on TBS. If memory serves, upon being awarded a Diploma by Wizard, Scarecrow gets the Pythagorean Theorem wrong" – @neiltyson #

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merry xmas by way of bali and tokyo

i didn't make you a card, internet, but i offer you 2 of my favorite pictures from the last couple weeks: my POV from atop boris the elephant in bali and from tokyo: a tiny spray bottle full of scotch that makes any time suntori time.

twitter nonsense for 2010-12-25

jesus died in april but happy xmas internet. #
yes, yes, i meant jesus was BORN in april, internet. thanks for your vigilance. #
UPDATE: o holy night remains the greatest of xmas songs. #
i only wear pajamas on christmas. luckily: it's christmas. #

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