The list is rather arbitrary–I think I had well over a hundred tweets, and I whittled them down to the following. Micro-blogging has been my latest experiment, and I know that some of the creative energy I typically expend on Mind on Fire. I’m going to try to redirect some of that back over here, but it’s interesting to contrast the two. Both my blogging and tweeting tend to be purposeful, but it takes me only a minute or two to crank out the equivalent of a blogging haiku, and an hour or two to write a mini-essay for Mind on Fire.

Cooking a sticky toffee pudding. There’s enough melted butter, brown sugar and heavy cream to bathe a baby. 09:36 PM September 29, 2008

Never thought I would say this, but I would feel better about having Mitt Romney on McCain’s ticket…wait, is Palin part of a scheme…? 08:41 AM September 29, 2008

Overheard daughter & her friend distinguishing btwn gifted & normal students @ their jr high. Standard cliqueshness or intellectual elitism? 08:09 AM September 23, 2008

DB Thought: Facebook discriminates v polygamists & polyandrists–it ignores one to many and many to many. Polys+social networking=success? 07:28 AM September 22, 2008

Tattoos I do not regret not getting in my youth: Newt Gingrich, Beavis & Butthead, “Ask me about the Book of Mormon” (just below waistband). 04:14 PM September 20, 2008

Considering a tattoo: something from the 19th century, like an absinthe ad or an octopus in ukiyo-e style or Van Gogh’s Wheat Field w/Crows. 03:33 PM September 20, 2008

To refresh the value of a meme, mash with another one, e.g. Zombie Pirates (Disney did this one), Steampunk Ninja, 2 Girls 1 Cup and Mentos. 07:38 PM September 19, 2008

Was approached by my two kids & asked the question every parent dreads: “Which do you like better, Pirates or Ninja?” Answer: Killer Robots. 09:57 AM September 19, 2008

CatGirl, for school: “What events took place during your lifetime?” Me:”Emancipation Proclamation, War of 1812…” Catgirl: Writes, nodding. 06:25 PM September 18, 2008

DOW replaces AIG w/Kraft:”when people can’t afford to go for dinner anymore they’re more likely to eat Macaroni & Cheese at home” Whew, thx. 10:45 AM September 18, 2008

Focused writing and thesis reading over a cheese slice and a pint of Guinness at Gina’s. Content again. 06:08 PM September 17, 2008 from mobile web

Wonders why there is no Talk Like a Ninja Day. 07:06 AM September 17, 2008

Breakfast for dinner change: removed eggs, added tequila sunrises for me and Jana. 07:46 PM September 15, 2008

Making breakfast for dinner: hash browns, bacon, eggs, and waffles! 07:06 PM September 15, 2008

I can see Catalina from here. Willing to hire self out as expert on the flora and fauna of Channel Islands. 04:44 PM September 15, 2008

Beginning final push towards MA in Religious Studies today. Units fine. One thesis, one incomplete, one set of language requirements to go. 11:11 AM September 13, 2008

Fresh espresso from the stove top, hot chocolate croissant from the oven. 07:37 AM September 13, 2008

Kanji Study on the DS. The only way to study Japanese. http://tinyurl.com/54thcu 06:55 AM September 11, 2008

Is it better to seek contentment with what one has, or to live life on the tensions between irreconcilable desires and dreams? 04:30 PM September 08, 2008

Some heroes: Cory Doctorow, Gandhi, Sarah Vowell, Jana, Amanda Palmer, Absinthe, Miranda July, fmhLisa, Neil Gaiman, Isaac, Simone Weil. 08:22 AM September 06, 2008