http://www.currentsandtangents.com The personal site of Jake Kerr Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:00:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://www.currentsandtangents.com/2010/02/07/what-i-did-this-week-65/ http://www.currentsandtangents.com/2010/02/07/what-i-did-this-week-65/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:00:00 +0000 Jake http://www.currentsandtangents.com/2010/02/07/what-i-did-this-week-65/

It's never too early to learn the love of reading. http://twitpic.com/10sbic #

Finally wrote a reference document for my novel. It's two pages. A cast of characters and the plot outline. It's very helpful. #

I'm at Lowe's Home Centers (11333 E Northwest hwy, Dallas). http://4sq.com/aKBRd2 #

2K more words tonight. Making good progress on my novel. Plot finally solidified. Just passed 77,000 words. #

I need to come to the realization I need more than five hours of sleep a night. #

I'm at Trails of White Rock Apartments (1121 Beachview Street, Dallas). http://4sq.com/bIloEf #

I'm at DFW Terminal D (Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport, Irving). http://4sq.com/7EFl7b #

I just became the mayor of Starbucks on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/54UzhA #

Upgraded to first class. I should travel mid-week more! #

Is my extended family the only one that airs their spats and arguments on Facebook? #

I'm at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) (1 World Way, at Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles) w/ 11 others. http://4sq.com/qm5av #

I'm at Azoff Music Management (1100 Glendon Ave, Los Angeles). http://4sq.com/cNy5o1 #

Lots of houses for rent in Bel Air. #

I'm at Cheesecake Factory – Sherman Oaks (15301 Ventura Blvd, at Sepulveda Blvd, Sherman Oaks). http://4sq.com/MGSXG #

Damn, there's more sugar is this sweet tea than tea. #

Ahi tuna tartare at Cheesecake Factory: Awesome sushi/Mexican cuisine fusion. Totally unexpected from a chain. #

I'm at Dogma Studios (4136 Marina Del Rey, Maxella, Los Angeles). http://4sq.com/bZ5JA2 #

I'm at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) (1 World Way, at Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles) w/ 9 others. http://4sq.com/qm5av #

I'm at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) (3200 East Airfield Drive, International Pkwy, Dallas) w/ 4 others #

I'm at FedEx Office – Old Town (5500 Greenville Avenue, Dallas). http://4sq.com/7bAHyx #

Escorting Mia around the creek. She is taking pictures. #

Mia and Willow are having a dance party. #

It's interesting reading A Song Of Ice and Fire while writing my novel. They are both fantasies, but they couldn't be more different. #

I really hate the word "giggle." #

Tyrion in A Song of Ice and Fire is one of my favorite characters ever. #

Muhahahaha, now I can stalk @louiseblack. #

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It's never too early to learn the love of reading. http://twitpic.com/10sbic #

Finally wrote a reference document for my novel. It's two pages. A cast of characters and the plot outline. It's very helpful. #

I'm at Lowe's Home Centers (11333 E Northwest hwy, Dallas). http://4sq.com/aKBRd2 #

2K more words tonight. Making good progress on my novel. Plot finally solidified. Just passed 77,000 words. #

I need to come to the realization I need more than five hours of sleep a night. #

I'm at Trails of White Rock Apartments (1121 Beachview Street, Dallas). http://4sq.com/bIloEf #

I'm at DFW Terminal D (Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport, Irving). http://4sq.com/7EFl7b #

I just became the mayor of Starbucks on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/54UzhA #

Upgraded to first class. I should travel mid-week more! #

Is my extended family the only one that airs their spats and arguments on Facebook? #

I'm at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) (1 World Way, at Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles) w/ 11 others. http://4sq.com/qm5av #

I'm at Azoff Music Management (1100 Glendon Ave, Los Angeles). http://4sq.com/cNy5o1 #

Lots of houses for rent in Bel Air. #

I'm at Cheesecake Factory – Sherman Oaks (15301 Ventura Blvd, at Sepulveda Blvd, Sherman Oaks). http://4sq.com/MGSXG #

Damn, there's more sugar is this sweet tea than tea. #

Ahi tuna tartare at Cheesecake Factory: Awesome sushi/Mexican cuisine fusion. Totally unexpected from a chain. #

I'm at Dogma Studios (4136 Marina Del Rey, Maxella, Los Angeles). http://4sq.com/bZ5JA2 #

I'm at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) (1 World Way, at Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles) w/ 9 others. http://4sq.com/qm5av #

I'm at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) (3200 East Airfield Drive, International Pkwy, Dallas) w/ 4 others #

I'm at FedEx Office – Old Town (5500 Greenville Avenue, Dallas). http://4sq.com/7bAHyx #

Escorting Mia around the creek. She is taking pictures. #

Mia and Willow are having a dance party. #

It's interesting reading A Song Of Ice and Fire while writing my novel. They are both fantasies, but they couldn't be more different. #

I really hate the word "giggle." #

Tyrion in A Song of Ice and Fire is one of my favorite characters ever. #

Muhahahaha, now I can stalk @louiseblack. #

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Love Calibre. It's the iTunes for books. #

Flight to SF delayed 90 minutes. #

My wife is trying a new packing technique. Rolling instead of folding. We'll see how it goes, but it certainly takes less space. #

Another flight delay. Looks like I'm missing my scheduled dinner. #

Upgraded to first class. Nice. #

I'm at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (SFO, Millbrae) w/ 16 others. http://4sq.com/MTivk #

San Francisco streets are steep. #

I'm at Union Square (Union Square, San Francisco). http://4sq.com/3ET6yb #

Walking up Nob Hill in San Francisco when you are as out of shape as I am is not a wise thing to do. #

Here's my hotel. The Fairmont, a grande dame of a hotel built in 1909. http://twitpic.com/zz4xf #

According to Garmin, I'm driving a boat car across San Francisco Bay. http://twitpic.com/zz537 #

I'm at Marriott Union Square (480 Sutter St, Powell St, San Francisco). http://4sq.com/9f718c #

I'm at Axis Cafe (1201 8th St, at 16th, San Francisco). http://4sq.com/74lQ6G #

I'm at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (SFO, Millbrae) w/ 21 others. http://4sq.com/MTivk #

I'm at DFW Airport – Remote North Parking (DFW Airport – Remote North Parking, off Airfield Dr., DFW Airport). http://4sq.com/bhpgE3 #

I'm at Trails of White Rock Apartments (1121 Beachview Street, Dallas). http://4sq.com/bIloEf #

I'm at White Rock Montessori (1601 Oates Drive, Dallas). http://4sq.com/bVwK4z #

I'm at Starbucks (9440 Garland Rd # 112, Buckner, Dallas). http://4sq.com/57LfCL #

Catching up with Project Runway. Giving someone immunity during a team competition is idiotic and an invitation to sabotage. #

I'm at Starbucks (9440 Garland Rd # 112, Buckner, Dallas). http://4sq.com/57LfCL #

I'm at White Rock Montessori (1601 Oates Drive, Dallas). http://4sq.com/bVwK4z #

I'm at Borders – Dallas (Old Town) (5500 Greenville Ave, E Lovers Ln, Dallas). http://4sq.com/7aYcMg #

Just took Zoey to her audition practice at Booker T. Washington School. She wants to go to high school there but they require an audition. #

Ha, Jott spelled my daughter's name wrong in my twitter post. #

I'm at Albertsons – Casa Linda Plaza (9540 Garland Rd #320, Buckner Blvd, Dallas). http://4sq.com/9SQ85A #

It's snowing. I feel like @cashmere. #

Just hacked my Nook. Now I can be a little more flexible in managing my books. #

Slept in until noon. Love my low maintenance kids. #

I just became the mayor of White Rock Storage on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/aT352U #

I'm at White Rock Storage (7820 Garland Road, Dallas). http://4sq.com/aT352U #

I'm at Starbucks (9440 Garland Rd # 112, Buckner, Dallas). http://4sq.com/57LfCL #

I just became the mayor of Hallmark Store on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/cd0MD7 #

I'm at Hallmark Store (, ). http://4sq.com/cd0MD7 #

I just don't have a good feeling about the Dallas Mavericks this year. Of course every other year I feel good and they lose in the playoffs. #

Just uploaded all the Conan stories by Robert E. Howard to my Nook. Never read Howard, so I'm looking forward to checking the stories out. #

Done writing for the night. Currently at 75,332 words. Probably about 50K more words to go. I have a vague plot structure for the end. #

Heading out for croissants and coffee — our standard Sunday brunch. #

I guess when you are fooling around with software at version 0.0.2 you should expect some instability. #

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The Mavs are pissing me off. #

Curious what everyone is reading. So what are YOU reading? #

By the way, after a detour to read The Dependable Wife, I'm about a third of the way into Blood Meridien. #

Looks my daughter is having a fabulous time interning for @louiseblack. #

Any way to filter out @ replies from people you aren't following in twitterific? #

Wow, John S in Dallas has over 1500 points in @foursquare. #

Kids back to school today. I'm back to work. #

Sushi and pizza for lunch. Not my finest gastronomic moment. #

My dog poops a lot. #

Woo! My Barnes & Noble Nook is being delivered ahead of time. Should be here on the 22nd. #

Enjoying Blood Meridien, and I appreciate it as an achievement, but I liked McCarthy's other books much more. #

Watching TV with Lea. #

Loving my Nook. I can see myself spending so much money on ebooks. #

Hottiecarmen is now following me in Twitter. Clearly my profile pic won her over. #

Can now move Kindle books over to my Nook. #hackerwin #

Moving more books over to my Nook. #

I wonder if Jott still sends a link to the audio for Twitter posts.
http://tinyurl.com/ybajldj #

I thought that you have to include the link but now i find out that it's an option turned it off short for twitter rocks. #

Ha, that should have been Jott for Twitter rocks. #

Holy shit, I am LOVING Twitbird for iPhone. Way better than Twitterific. #

9 hours of sleep. That's the ticket! I tend to erase my sleep deficits on the weekend, which is probably not healthy. #

Getting brunch for the family. #

The Pens situation seems similar to the Mavs this year. Sans the title. #grumble #

Mavs: wow. Just wow. #

At the playground with Willow and Mia. #

Sweet. Car wash guarantee means a free car wash this weekend. Thank you, rain. #

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Reading A Reliable Wife by Goolrick. So far it's plodding and overwritten. The switch to 3rd person omniscient also threw me. Not hopeful… #

Just saw doctor. I sure hope this is a sinus infection and not a new allergy. #

Kids are watching Labyrinth. #

Ugh.. Writing three page internal monologues about lust and desire is not characterization. #

Just walked with the wife. We're both training to run the White Rock Marathon next year. #

Iphone is unstable. Not sure if it's the phone or the fact that I've hacked the shit out of it. Will restore to factory default and test. #

Hrm. Looks like the jailbreak made my phone unstable. Need to test each hacked app. Boo! #

Trying to rebuild my hacked iPhone without making it unstable. I feel like a surgeon. #

So far so good on the iPhone reclamation project. #

I want to live my wife's life. I get the kids ready for school and drive them in while she sleeps in every morning. #

Ah, sleeping in… What a wonderful feeling! #

Dropping Willow off at a classmate's party. #

Bluetooth keyboard and iPhone MS office app (documents To Go) is just like using a laptop. #

Running out to get dinner for the family. #

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Off to LA. #

Going to test my Bluetooth keyboard for my iPhone on this flight. Would be cool if I could write via my iPhone! #

Keyboard with iPhone? Total economy class win! It's much better than struggling with a laptop. #

It probably isn't good that I'm in Santa Monica, California the day after watching 2012. Hahaha. #

Just realized that in the past 28 hours I've eaten exactly one power bar. Luckily, dinner at Wolfgang Puck's Chinois is in 45 minutes. #

Wolfgang Puck's Asian fusion restaurant Chinois was absolutely fantastic last night. One of my new favorites in LA. #

Finally back in Dallas. #

My cat must have missed me. He won't leave my side while I'm working. #

Picking the kids up at school. #

At an interesting point in my novel. Really need to pay a bit more attention to plot now. #

Really can't wait for my Nook. Come on February! #

Going to totally rewrite the last chapter I did. Need to. #

Quick Starbucks run. #

And this is why writing a first draft straight through is the way to go. I'm scrapping a whole chapter. #

Running around with the family. #

Having lunch date with the wife. #

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At Barnes & Noble. #

Fun but long day. Sitting down to work on my novel. #

Just passed 68,000 words in my novel. Looks like this will end up being around 130K or so. That means I'm over half way done! #

At Borders. #

First a nap, then I'll work on my novel. #

Writing break for a new Mythbusters on the DVR! #

Think I'll wait on doing my "continuity reference" for my novel after I finish the first draft. #

Sweet: Was able to bring one of my main characters back into play in my novel. Need to tie up one more loose end in the next 40 pages or so. #

Starbucks run! #

Working on my novel. #

Calling it a night on the novel. 71K words done. #

Cleaning the house, while Lea rests. #

Yikes, forgot that I need to update my health insurance and 401K online before tomorrow. Will do that now. #

Finally signed up for my 401K, now I need to convert my health insurance from the 1,500 to the 500 deductible. #

Mia: I like when you smile at me, Daddy. #

My chapters average 4K to 7K, and I just wrote an 1800 word chapter. Any thoughts on whether that's bad or not? #

72,382 words done on my novel. The pieces are slowly coming together. #

Off to pay bills. Got a nice year-end bonus, making this less painful. #

Just put $100 on my Starbucks gold card. First bill paid! #

All credit cards down to zero balance. End of year budget win. #

Off to Ikea. Perhaps a new mattress is in my future. #

Ikea is kind of nuts. #

Buying a sparkling red at Central Market. #

Booking my LA travel. #

Just waking up. Ah, sweet new year! #

Had a 101 fever, and an unpleasant evening, but I feel a lot better now. #

Downloading Reeldirector for iPhone. I'm very curious if this can actually do decent video editing on a phone. We'll see! #

Just did a load of laundry and emptied the dishwasher. #

Lea going off to get her hair done at Toni & Guy with Zoe. Me? I'm doing dishes, laundry, and watching Mia and Willow. #

Lady Gaga: "I promised them a 30 minute set and I'm not stopping" http://bit.ly/5Gbgml Awesome. #

Downloading Scooby Doo episodes onto my iPhone for Mia. To the kids, the iPhone is pretty much their personal TV. #

I must have like 2+ gigs worth of videos on my iPhone and not one song. Although I have the Rhapsody app, so I guess I have 8 million songs. #

Buying clothes. I hate buying clothes. #

Just watched 2012. Disbelief suspension pushed to the limit. #

Got my Bluetooth keyboard working with my iPhone. I may not need a laptop for long if this works well. #

Brunch at IHOP. #

Shopping. I think Lea has strep throat. #

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Just watched The Core. Not so good. #

Great lunch at Al Biernat's. I love this place. #

Helping my wife clean. #

Finished King's Under The Dome. Good, but not great. There are a few transcendent scenes that are breathtaking, however. #

Okay, enough reading–time to go back to writing! #

Talking to the IRS. My are they nice. #

Running errands. #

A quick bath and then writing time begins! #

Ah, sweet imagination, how I have tamed thee. #

Wrote 1400 words. Now time for bed. #

Mire errands to run. My crazy wife never went to bed. How can someone live without sleep? #

Shopping with Willow. #

Shopping with Lea now. #

Disappointed that @cashmere no longer rises to my baiting her about living in an arctic wasteland. #

Off to get the car washed. #

Playing chess against Willow. #

Enjoying Quinn and Scott's visit. #

Relaxing at home with the family. Lea is working on her art. I'm writing. The kids are watching Pokemon. #

Hanging with Quinn, Scott, and the family. #

Takeout Chinese–the perfect Christmas eve dinner! #

Out shopping on Xmas day, heh. #

Just logged onto a text MUD I used to play for 10 years. Haven't been on there in like two years. Any text MUDs still thriving? #

I can't begin to say how excited I am to have a Nook. Of course Lea will buy all the books at the store anyway, so it won't save us money! #

What else? Need to buy batteries. It's a post-Christmas tradition. #

Willow is the master of the "shocked disbelief" face. AKA the "can you BELIEVE she said that?!" face. #

The aforementioned Willow look. http://yfrog.com/4eiqtsj #

1100 words written for my novel tonight. I need to pick up the pace. #

Out shopping with Quinn, Scott, Lea, and Mia. #

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Ooh, another iPhone Twitter client. #

Prepping to back up my iPhone. Need to restore it and take it into the Apple store tomorrow. #

Trying Tweetdeck for iPhone. Not too into this. #

Ah, Twitterific… Much better! #

Loving Twitterific. Now to finish my iPhone upgrade project. #

Out shopping with Willow. #

Testing you just drag and out to see if it works for transcription I won't edit this so if it looks weird you know why-transcribed by Dragon #

Great update @foursquare. Getting points in daylight hours was way overdue, and the favorites are more accurate. #

Taking family to Theatre Britain for the holiday Panto. #

Watching my daughters' school holiday program. #

Watching Willow draw nature while outside near our walking bridge with the waterfall underneath. #

At Mavs game… Overtime! #mavs #

First time ever having problems with my jailbroken iPhone. Thinking it's the Location Faker app. Need to test, though. #

I burnt some chocolate. Burnt chocolate really stinks. Need to go to store to buy more. Willow is making chocolate popcorn. #

Off to get croissants and coffee. It's breakfast you know. #

Lots of shoppers out today. #

No chocolate croissants? How can they not have chocolate croissants? #

Dragon dictation is fast becoming a key app for me. I use it all the time. #

Lots of errands this morning. But finally done and I'm heading home. #

Off to the Apple store to fix my iPhone display. I hope it is not any trouble at all. #

Apple Store isn't very crowded. I'm surprised. #

I think the Apple Store dude fixed my display issue! Fingers crossed and all that. #

Okay, now I'm off to buy Lea her Christmas presents. #

Nook not available until Feb. 1. Bah. #

Off to my writers group holiday party. #

I had a great time at my writers group holiday party. But I must be getting old because it's not even 1am and it's time for me to go home. #

Slept in until 10:30. That was a rare and pleasant surprise. #

Putting together Christmas presents at my office. It is the perfect hiding place. #

Sonic for dinner. Delightfully unhealthy. #

Watching Desperado with Lea. #

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Ooh, another iPhone Twitter client. #

Prepping to back up my iPhone. Need to restore it and take it into the Apple store tomorrow. #

Trying Tweetdeck for iPhone. Not too into this. #

Ah, Twitterific… Much better! #

Loving Twitterific. Now to finish my iPhone upgrade project. #

Out shopping with Willow. #

Testing you just drag and out to see if it works for transcription I won't edit this so if it looks weird you know why-transcribed by Dragon #

Great update @foursquare. Getting points in daylight hours was way overdue, and the favorites are more accurate. #

Taking family to Theatre Britain for the holiday Panto. #

Watching my daughters' school holiday program. #

Watching Willow draw nature while outside near our walking bridge with the waterfall underneath. #

At Mavs game… Overtime! #mavs #

First time ever having problems with my jailbroken iPhone. Thinking it's the Location Faker app. Need to test, though. #

I burnt some chocolate. Burnt chocolate really stinks. Need to go to store to buy more. Willow is making chocolate popcorn. #

Off to get croissants and coffee. It's breakfast you know. #

Lots of shoppers out today. #

No chocolate croissants? How can they not have chocolate croissants? #

Dragon dictation is fast becoming a key app for me. I use it all the time. #

Lots of errands this morning. But finally done and I'm heading home. #

Off to the Apple store to fix my iPhone display. I hope it is not any trouble at all. #

Apple Store isn't very crowded. I'm surprised. #

I think the Apple Store dude fixed my display issue! Fingers crossed and all that. #

Okay, now I'm off to buy Lea her Christmas presents. #

Nook not available until Feb. 1. Bah. #

Off to my writers group holiday party. #

I had a great time at my writers group holiday party. But I must be getting old because it's not even 1am and it's time for me to go home. #

Slept in until 10:30. That was a rare and pleasant surprise. #

Putting together Christmas presents at my office. It is the perfect hiding place. #

Sonic for dinner. Delightfully unhealthy. #

Watching Desperado with Lea. #

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