Anton Strout's Blog, page 117

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Wed, 14:10 : I really should mass produce & sell Bricksleys, you know, after I write/update website/podcast/day job/weep... Wed, 18:36 : The internet is about to eat itself because I see the #hashtags hashtag is trending... Wed, 19:52 : If there were any more work piled up on my desk due to my two week absence, there would be ten desks in here! #swamped Wed, 23:11 : Some days even opening Word to begin writing seems a Herculean task Thu, 02:34 : It is a fussy baby night.. so I'm watching Supernatural and doing day job stuff... whee! #glamorlife

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Tue, 12:35 : I'm a little disappointed in the Wonder Twins- neither has turned into the shape of an animal or water based construct yet #activatedammit! Tue, 12:41 : When writing a book about gargoyles it is important to remember to put in the gargoyles #protip #SpellmasonChronicles3 Tue, 13:12 : Also? Please bring me ALL THE COFFEEZ, STAT! Tue, 13:26 : Wonder if Microsoft will change their gaming position in response to the Sony conference yesterday... Tue, 15:44 : RT @KevinHearne: iTunes has Operation:Mindcrime on sale for $8. Also: Whitesnake's Greatest Hits. Ahhh, the days when I (and everyone) had … Tue, 15:45 : Yes, yes, I will eventually make time to update my website and/or hire someone with some acumen to do so Tue, 18:14 : Are you pondering what I'm pondering, internetz? Tue, 18:29 : If'n you loves you some @rachelcaine & her Morganville Vampires books, make this web series happen! http://t.co/TrUHjyTxC8 Tue, 19:22 : From Marshall Blackmoore in Alchemystic: “I can’t go to jail,” he said. “They don’t have Magic: The Gathering tournaments there!” (pg 214) Tue, 19:47 : RT @Myrsss97: It's Taco Tuesday!! My favorite book quote by @AntonStrout "Nobody messes with Taco Night" #BooksAffectMe #Happiness Tue, 23:16 : I have worked in book related industries since 1987... Woah.

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Mon, 13:01 : It's weeks with E3 or SDCC that make me wish I could report on/podcast/write for a full time living... can one Kickstart an entire career? Mon, 13:41 : I often get depressed when I wonder where is Don Draper now at his current show continuity age... Mon, 16:35 : My books pass the Bechdel Test, but do NOT past the Voight-Kampff Test #run! Mon, 18:46 : Random fact: an ex-Power Ranger follows me. This delights me. Mon, 20:10 : People, your rage over the XBox One is ADORABLE! Mon, 20:46 : RT @skydart: EA, I know half your shit is sports and cars but is it so hard to dedicate a little more time to games like Dragon Age or Batt… Tue, 02:24 : In a leak from the studio it's being reported that Benedict Cumberbatch is NOT playing Smaug in The Hobbit but an ancient Istari named Khan

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Mon, 01:20 : HODOR! Hodor... hodor...hodor...

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Sat, 14:24 : *snerk* Detectives Campbell & Raimi, Ghostfacers Zedmore & Spengler #Supernatural Sat, 15:43 : Dean Winchester has my birthday!(minus nine years) #supernatural #bulkwatching Sat, 17:23 : Tick creator Ben Edlund writes the best episodes #MonsterMovie #supernatural Sat, 19:36 : Solo grocery shopping, that's where I'm a Viking! Sun, 02:22 : And now? It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester! (I consider this #bulkwatch "research" for my next book) :P Sun, 02:35 : Rocked out another delicious Scott Conant spaghetti, this go round in a lot less time, with MOAR DELICIOUSNESS!

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Fri, 13:33 : Oh look, page proofs in my inbox... and Excel work to do... and a new book to write... and, most importantly, BABIES TO CUDDLE! Fri, 14:43 : In lieu of receiving fan mail for my books, I sometimes answer items in my spam folder instead. Fri, 16:31 : I #writefantasy cuz the hobgoblins in my brain won't shut up until they find out who will win in the war between gargoyles & garden gnomes! Sat, 02:04 : Back to the Winchester boys! #supernatural #bulkwatching Sat, 02:06 : Good to see the smoke monster from Lost getting so much work #supernatural

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Thu, 15:40 : I think we'll all be surprised when we get to the end of A Song of Ice & Fire & learn it was all a dream & everyone's alive & happy Fri, 01:38 : When I start up Supernatural I hear Waylon Jennings in my head saying "I wonder what eldritch horror them Winchester boys will face now..." Fri, 04:16 : This Groundhog's Day episode of Supernatural is hysterical! #bulkwatching Fri, 10:47 : Favorite future dystopia? For me, I'd have to go with Max Headroom.... Also, could live in Blade Runner.

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Wed, 12:40 : RT @apexjason: ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE: DIY Home Design with Mira Grant http://t.co/emRDLhdORc L-O-L greatness from @franwilde and @seananmcguire Wed, 12:45 : RT @bbeaulieu: Woo hoo! Release day for The Flames of Shadam Khoreh! Be sure to nab the free prequel story to The Lays of Anuskaya. http:/… Wed, 12:51 : I've got five months to slim down to fit into my Goblin King costume for Halloween... the wonder twins will obv. be the babes with the power Wed, 13:08 : I love the sound of Bowie's Life on Mars? in Portuguese: http://t.co/tNMkpxYQV9 Wed, 13:31 : I wonder if people threw their HDTVs across the room the way i did w/ the book when I read THAT scene from Game of Thrones #booksarebetter Wed, 13:52 : If there's a National Running Day there should be a National Kick To The Crotch Day as they both sound equally unpleasant Wed, 17:48 : Wonders how good @muskrat_john is at drawing gargoyles or if I should just Photoshop one of his Cthulhu's to make Stanis and call it a day? Thu, 01:45 : Dungeons & Dragons taught me storytelling, using my imagination, math, confidence, socialization and, of course, hardcore Satanism. Thu, 02:49 : Dear @Netflix, I'm happy for your original series success, but not when it's keeping you from being able to play me some Supernatural Thu, 05:30 : Watching the season three Supernatural Christmas episode

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Tue, 12:53 : I am bipolar, but only in the sense that I am both an extreme introvert and extrovert at the same time Tue, 13:06 : Is anyone else concerned that Kryptonians look like they are from either Westeros or Dragon Age...? #itisgoingtobebadandrehashypeople Tue, 13:51 : I would be happy if the next Doctor was played by Cate Blanchett or Tilda Swinton, as long as they wore suits & ties #rowr Tue, 16:08 : Some days you struggle and others are a blitzkreig of ideas that come so fast you can hardly get them down.. such is the writer's life! Tue, 18:09 : May have to run out and see Iron Man 3 again just so I can feel happy for a Stark... Tue, 19:06 : I think the obvious choice for the next Doctor--since he's been training for it on @CommunityNBC anyway-- is @dannypudi #InspectorSpaceTime Tue, 20:02 : Something to lighten the mood in Westeros: WHUR MUH BOATS AT: http://t.co/ecPpFBoQBK Tue, 20:32 : Rumor has it Target brand formula is the same as the enfamil we use and 1/2 the price... thank the powdered baby gods! Tue, 20:52 : Readers, it's simple: Women can't write SF because they lack the equipment by which all SF is crafted by slapping one's dick on the keys!

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Mon, 13:01 : A large not so secret part of my heart would love to see Matt Smith's Doctor regenerate into David Tennant's Doctor #prettyplease? Mon, 18:03 : I may be a bit rusty after a few weeks away from work, but I THINK I've so far managed to turn power to the computer on.. #boygeenyus Mon, 21:03 : Complete this sentence: The opening chapter of The Spellmason Chronicles 3 should open in New York's famous ____________. Mon, 21:55 : I find all my coworkers calling me daddy is a) sweet, b) disturbing, c) hot, d) an HR conversation, e) all of the above Tue, 01:22 : Excitedly catching up on Game of Thrones if what I think is happening is happening #nospoilers Tue, 01:52 : If George R. R. Martin wrote for Doctor Who, they'd probably be casting right now for the 227th Doctor. Tue, 02:16 : Well executed, HBO, bloody well done! And of course, well done, George! #GameofThrones Tue, 02:39 : And now on to finishing up season two of Supernatural