"#3 Bouhaki, the earliest cat name on record, dates back to Egyptian writings of 2000 B.C. In the hieroglyphs of that period, bou signifed “house” and “hak” was the symbol for “divine ruler.” #4 In ancient Egypt, entire families were forced by law to shave their eyebrows as a sign of mourning when the family cat died."
- vicster
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"If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do work that matters, this is it. You can't say, "but I need to make a fortune instead," because that's not happening right now. So you might as well join the people who can say, "I love doing this.""
- vicster
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Ordinarily, at this point in my #nanowrimo proceedings, I would kill someone (in the STORY, people, not IRL!). This year I'm going with having one or more characters possessed, instead. Well, maybe not possessed so much as "borrowed"...
"I’m excited by the Twitter lists feature, it’s a great example of enabling powerful interactions by offering stripped down bare minimum organizational tools. (in fact its almost identical to galleries in that aspect) But interestingly, and frankly surprisingly to me (possibly given my biases), Twitter is positioning itself as a curatorial community, not a creator community. This might actually make sense in the sphere of social media experts, and their endless re-tweetings, but its a fundamental mismatch with my expectations as a very early member, and someone who isn’t trying to shill a product (beyond perhaps a slice into my own routine life)"
- vicster
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"Candid photographs are popular these days. Even in formal settings like weddings, the candid shots are those that really tell the story of the day. But before you run out and start snapping away, you should do a little planning ahead of time to make the most of your time. Here are 12 surefire tips for getting better candids."
- vicster
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Need to write about 1,000 more words to on MY #nanowrimo pace tonight (my goal is 15k before bed). Can't I just put a photo in instead? #fb