Anton Strout's Blog, page 137

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Wed, 13:12 : Why do I think that long sales conference meeting are going to put the hump in Hump Day...? Wed, 13:17 : Also these full length room mirrors are PERFECT for practicing the Mokiki Sloppy Swish dance #SNL Wed, 15:57 : Day two of conference: There is not enough caffeine... Send in Lord and Lady Starbuck! Wed, 18:45 : Just heard @chrisbrogan speak, which I think will help me both with my sales dept and author lives Wed, 19:49 : I am going to fill my steakhole tonight! #meatosaurus Wed, 22:55 : Last night at conference with my coworkers.. TIME FOR MY MAD KILLING SPREE! SHHHH! (But them who will sell my books?) Hmm... rethinking... Thu, 04:38 : Steakhole sufficiently steaked, alcohol tank filled... time to pack and then.. SLUMBER! Should probably hydrate first...

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Tue, 13:49 : About to go into a day full of learning new titles for the summer season... Will let you know if any of them are good... Tue, 15:20 : Saw some new @ilona_andrews Kate Daniels in the first presentation Tue, 17:54 : I am drinking coffee for warmth in the sales conference room and thus am vibrating with the speed of The Flash Tue, 18:01 : We also discussed @jimchines next Magic Ex Libris book Codex Born... Despite my protestations, they're still going to publish it... Tue, 19:00 : And now we are talking about @LKHamilton and her June title Affliction.. # 22 in the series! Tue, 21:16 : If you read one urban fantasy this year, make it Cold Days.... If you read two, make it Alchemystic :P Tue, 22:45 : Meetings over fo the day, finally! Soon there will be dining and booze... not necessarily in that order (oh, and writing!)

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Mon, 14:39 : Wow.. some states looking to secede? Drama queens much...? Mon, 18:20 : I need to fabricate a line of Bricksley action figures... #AlchemsyticMerch Mon, 21:06 : OLD GREENWICH I AM IN YOU! Tue, 03:17 : RT @KevinHearne: I am still haunted, days later, by @antonstrout's use of the word "neckmeat." Tue, 03:18 : RT @stellamortis: @KevinHearne It's been years, and I'm still haunted by @antonstrout's use of 'brainmeats'. And he uses it all. the. time.

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Sun, 20:55 : RT @joncwriter: Woo! New @antonstrout book finally purchased! :) Mon, 00:38 : Packing for sales conference... usually ends up with writing in the downtime there... Mon, 00:43 : Must pack my drinking pants.... Mon, 11:48 : Half a day in the office, then off to Old Greenwich for sales conference.... New books learnin' ahoy! #nerdtastic

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Sat, 21:13 : I may have to retitle this book The Neverending Conversation #endchapterend! Sat, 21:30 : Or perhaps The Erotic Gargoyle's Bedside Companion..? Sat, 23:35 : I am so effing happy that scene is gone... Took FOREVER! #writingbreak Sun, 04:39 : If you aren't watching @nerdist Mandroid on old media Comedy Central right now, I pity you

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Fri, 13:51 : One day LinkedIn will lead to a super AMAZING venture, but until that day, IT IS A USELESS MYSTERY THING! Fri, 14:05 : Loved reading World War Z but not convinced to see it from the trailer... the book had more of a Ken Burns documentary feel I'd like to see Fri, 17:47 : There is no room in the brain for bookstuff today.. there is only day job work. Today, it is my Zuul. Fri, 18:05 : Thanks to @kumailn and @thegynomite I now have this song stuck in my head, & here's @craigyferg acting it out https://t.co/CDPo2KMG Fri, 21:29 : It's almost the weekend, bitches! May yours be filled with not workingness... me? Fiction, friends, family, food. Fri, 21:29 : RT @bbeaulieu: The latest episode of Speculate, featuring @amber_benson and @antonstrout, is worth for the funny intro alone. http://t.c ... Sat, 02:02 : Surprise sushi for dinner tonight as the Audible check came in for Alchemystic! (Not sure when they're putting it out though) #tunaslut Sat, 03:26 : RT @ColleenLindsay: Finally one of my Christmas wishes comes true! RT @HuffPostBooks Philip Roth quits writing books http://t.co/napRgfrv Sat, 03:28 : If I don't write tomorrow, please punch me in the face and/or neckmeat... but ONLY if I'm not writing #wiseasses

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Thu, 23:18 : Should I write me some books today? Check yes or no. Fri, 00:53 : Pretty sure I can get through life's difficulties if I simply watch an episode of Animal Planet's Too Cute a day... #instantsalve Fri, 01:13 : Yay for @wilw in a Guild t-shirt on Big Bang Theory @feliciaday! FTTW (For The Triple Win)! Fri, 01:43 : What do they do with the 1,000 2nd place Cupcake Wars cupcakes that DON'T go to the special event? I NEED TO KNOW (or get them sent to me) Fri, 02:03 : @longshotauthor Hey, do they have you chained down signing tomorrow? I'll swing by from my office and say hi if you're at the Penguinhole Fri, 02:06 : Ok, fine, Cupcake Wars gives the 2nd place ones to charity & crew, BUT THAT STILL DOES NOT PUT THEM IN MY MOUTH HOLE! #thedarksideofcharity Fri, 04:03 : Stopped worrying about mortality after realizing maybe Hob Gadling from The Sandman might be based on me #geeky&delusional

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Wed, 15:44 : So we're all Muslim now, right? Judging from the crazy reactionaries out there, that's what's up, yes? *grabs random guy, marries* Wed, 16:43 : Some days I fear that if I were to lose my job, the only other one I'd be able to get is as a night stocker at Walmart #deathbeforedishonour Wed, 17:00 : Now that we're almost done obsessing over the election, can we PLEASE get back to obsessing over me and my books? #focuspeople! Wed, 18:38 : RT @tordotcom: Listen to Radagast the Brown before you see him in The Hobbit. From Howard Shore's score: http://t.co/M5LiXvpt Wed, 21:09 : I will not hit Stanis the gargoyle with a LOLSpeak curse "I CAN HAZ UR ARMS...?" *RIPTEAR* Wed, 21:11 : STORMAGEDDON 2: This time it's personal... *weeps* Wed, 21:24 : Naturally I'll be driving to a sales call tomorrow... wheee! Wed, 23:34 : Happy N7 Day to all my Mass Effecters out there! Thu, 01:29 : Snow is building up outside, but heat is on, watching Sons of Anarchy & well fed, so just going to hunker down til morning Thu, 03:46 : Some nights if feels like there aren't enough months to finish the book #wordworldproblems Thu, 03:51 : Fun Alchemystic fact: Marshall Blackmoore's last name comes from Blackmoor, the precursor game of Dungeons & Dragons by Dave Arneson

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Tue, 13:47 : Remember, kids, if you do one thing today, it's buy Alchem--no wait, vote! Tue, 14:23 : Selfishly busy trying not to die during Stormaggedon? Then u missed @Amber_Benson & I wax philodorksical on Speculate! http://t.co/i1n8GFj9 Wed, 00:41 : I may never get home #damnuNJTurnpike! Wed, 01:57 : HOME! FINALLY! Wed, 04:27 : Sad that my Cthulhu/Flying Spaghetti Monster write-in didn't take it, but I suppose this administration will have to do instead Wed, 04:37 : Can we please now move past petty blanket obstruction in a move to actually help the country? That would be keen #ChristieStyle! Wed, 05:08 : Good to see intellect and love triumph over brute force and cynicism #DoctorWho #Election2012

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Mon, 12:39 : RT @sfsignal: #MindMeld: The Intersection of Gothic Horror & #UrbanFantasy w/ @AntonStrout, Mindy Klasky and more: http://t.co/tkuLnQac Mon, 14:10 : Made it to work at Penguin after a quick stop to pledge my allegiance to the Rat King... poor guy, flood waters forced him to the surface Mon, 16:08 : @LKHamilton btw, the Rat King says hi! Mon, 17:58 : I thought I missed being at work. I was wrong. Mon, 18:13 : Every time I listen to Neil Degrasse Tyson @neiltyson on @nerdist, I feel a little more smarterer #scienceliteracyforkids Mon, 18:30 : If you have a child who loves Edward Cullen: First, shake them, then sit them down and introduce them to Angel & Spike #whedonthepeople Mon, 20:32 : Here's my big political statement for the season, which you should follow because I'm internet famous & stuff: Vote tomorrow! Tue, 01:33 : Why are you here? Answer as you will. Tue, 03:34 : Am writing about secret societies and gargoyles tonight... woot! Tue, 03:44 : If there were a Marshall Blackmoore action figure from my Alchemystic, he should have "NEW COWERING ACTION!"