Bird Droppings: Archive

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“I read a lot of short stories — indeed, I’ve written some stories — where...”

– 5 situations where it’s better to tell than show in your fiction

Jan 1st

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steg: last night a dj saved my life

Dec 31st

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“The effect of most of this apparatus is to highlight the fictionality of the...”

– Packaging the Detective, Part 1 | Tor.com | Science fiction and fantasy | Blog posts

Dec 30th

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“Today I trawled the internet for information about 19th-century...”

– December 29, 2010 : Cherie Priest

Dec 30th

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I think this is the least interested in Christmas I’ve ever been in my whole life, although it’s not near a Grinch sort of level. BUT! My parents gave me flannel pajamas with polar bears on them! And some fancy notecards with birds on them! Also I’m up like $400 from extended family’s presents, which means I can a) splurge a bit on books (I’ve bought four already) and...

Dec 26th

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Dec 26th

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Dec 26th

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Dec 26th

“I say, now is the time to “Seize the Day”. You have your whole life to figure...”

– The Ultimate Life After College Survival Guide :: CollegeAftermath.com

Dec 24th

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Dec 24th

How awesome is this?

sadirishluck: A friend’s mom was at the store checking out. She was digging for the money to pay for the $300+ load of groceries and some guy jumped in front of her and swiped his credit card in the machine. He turned to say “Merry Christmas” and walked out. When I have a job and a steady income, I really want to do that kind of random act of kindness.

Dec 24th

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Dec 19th

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Dec 19th

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I AM TYPING THIS FROM UBUNTU NOW omg

Successful installation! Successful everything! Well, no— tiny problem with moving my files from my Mac to my desktop, but I think I’ve worked out a way to fix it. PLUS, bonus: I don’t have to reformat my external harddrives! Linux can access any format. Huzzah! Some thoughts after using Ubuntu for about 4 hours now: 1. Wow, this isn’t scary at all! And it looks kind of...

Dec 19th

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yay the desktop I built still works!

Well, it turns on. I’m just assuming everything is still okay. :D Have cleaned the bit of my room that it’s going to live at, have moved the tower and humongoid monitor to the desk and am now downloading Ubuntu! Then I’ll try installing it. I hope it goes well! I have to figure out what to do with my external harddrives, though. They’re formatted for Mac OS X, and...

Dec 18th

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Something weird’s going on with my Macbook again; it keeps overheating (i.e. getting so hot it shuts off) and blowing all the dust out of it isn’t working. I’m worried it’s something with the motherboard? Which I can’t fix. If it’s the fan I could replace it, but I’m getting tired of mothering this thing. I’ve already replaced the harddrive and the...

Dec 18th

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