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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

2011


December

Usually around Christmastime I say the same phrase over, and over. "Touch me like a snake would."
--November 30, 2011

I laughed until I cried. http://t.co/VlXHWeSg(credit: @yewknee )
--November 30, 2011

My Dear Watson Elementary School
--November 28, 2011

Hostile makeover
--November 28, 2011

"Do you have any of that children's makeup that covers bruises?" -- me at the Walgreens.
--November 26, 2011

It's a swastika shaped soap bar called a washtika
--November 26, 2011

Finds at the Florida Flea Market: calculator lighter http://t.co/uhyjeBnE
--November 26, 2011

"Finds at the Florida Flea Market: necessary tablewear. http://t.co/XhfpZ9Nq
--November 26, 2011

Finds at the Florida Flea Market: belt buckle: http://t.co/O09R3A3G
--November 26, 2011

The clouds in Florida. Like great big cumulous ambassadors on way to a meeting. Gathering slowly with all the other clouds of the world.
--November 25, 2011

"Girl you make me wanna watch Broke Down Palace and cry." --bad pickup lines.
--November 25, 2011

Keeping Matt Elam on his toes.http://t.co/t0Lybmoh
--November 22, 2011

RT @joeyciccoline http://t.co/cxywxM1T
--November 22, 2011

RT @matthewelam @toddmichaelr Following in your footsteps: pic.twitter.com/wrumWjJO
--November 22, 2011

Today, on bothering Joey Ciccoline:http://t.co/9d02RJju
--November 22, 2011

The song that plays during the ending credits to my life has turned into something jolly.http://t.co/vaOAn11H
--November 22, 2011

This bar has thick, tiny glasses...like a near sighted child.
--November 19, 2011

I wish American Spirits made a Christmas cigarette, so I could smoke Christmas Lights.
--November 16, 2011

Either there's a Veteran's Day special at Applebee's, or they've been occupied by enemy forces...
--November 11, 2011

He was lactose intolerant/ and no one had to tell me/ someone's in the bathroom/ screaming "Jumanji" 
--Neil Young
--November 11, 2011

How does Spider-Man not have a headquarters called "The Parlor"? @danslott
--November 11, 2011

My scientifically improbable dance crew is named Perpetual Motion.
--November 10, 2011

"It's been awhile, let's dance, Sugar." I said to the donut store...
--November 9, 2011

You can't argue with this chorus.http://t.co/ORquv87F
--November 9, 2011

I am far too happy lately be sad, so I'm going to put this link here for some unforeseeable future where I am: http://t.co/npomjTt6\
--November 9, 2011

SNL's 2nd best sketch really gets cooking.http://t.co/fHgIhSUD Amazing.
--November 7, 2011

It's about that time of year again...http://t.co/7XYkBbOf
--November 7, 2011

"If I ever have a colonoscopy, I'm going to make them call me "Dr. Chocolate Dynamite." ..."Does that feel alright, Dr. Chocolate Dynamite?"
--November 7, 2011

"How good do I look on a scale of ten to ten?"
--November 6, 2011

How have the Rockettes never danced at a NASA launch? ...Am I a genius?...
--November 5, 2011

Remember remember the fifth of November, eating her curds & whey--no, wait...
--November 5, 2011

This Juvenile song is going to be perfect for my film school slow motion demo reel.
--November 4, 2011

This week on Fat Western: "This town ain't big enough for the two of us..."
--November 4, 2011

The best part about living with Robin & Joey is that Robin is always giving me fatherly advice while cleaning the kitchen. I don't like Joey
--November 4, 2011

A lot of people don't know why i like this new Coldplay album. But even stripped down its just good song writing. http://t.co/dw0P7za9
--November 3, 2011

How about a Clive Barker horror film about a demon named Pinhead who has to raise money with Krispy Kreme donuts, and it's called Fundraiser
--November 3, 2011

(Sigh). Well, my Winter wardrobe isn't going to Tulip Paint itself to fashionable...
--November 3, 2011

poem // feelings //POEM! // French words that sound smart // I feel things // poem
--November 3, 2011

RT @joeyciccoline My roommate is twelve years old. @toddmichaelrhttp://t.co/Pu4RQGXF
--November 2, 2011

Asthma.....(breath)....phone sex...operator..(breath)...how can I ...help you?
--November 2, 2011

"5 HOURS OF SLEEP IS < OR > FAST MUSIC & COFFEE. AN EQUATION IN PROCESS.
--November 2, 2011

Of course, the terrible curse of being alive, is knowing exactly what would make you happy at any given moment.
--November 1, 2011

Generally shocked there's not a pothead 
comedy movie about two guys fighting a 
Medusa that turns people into stoned.
--November 1, 2011

Is someone on Twitter? Because there's about 140 characters in this room! -- me, if I was entertaining at a party.
--November 1, 2011

November

Abdominal Snowman made Joey laugh
--October 29, 2011

This bathroom is occupied. I am the 99%
--October 28, 2011

SKETCH: "Man, that storm outside is insane." Cut to a man dressed as a storm..."I'm your mother. But I'm not. I'll cut ya. Just like Jesus."
--October 27, 2011

SKETCH: talkshow called Bi-Polar Tonight "One of my dear friends
and, one of my favorites--Johnny Depp!"...
"hi, thank for--"..."GET OUT."
--October 27, 2011

SKETCH: Friend doesn't know what racism is. "Racist?! More like fearless. I drove in Japan. A whole nation filled with Asian drivers."
--October 27, 2011

SKETCH: Someone running for mayor of children
--October 27, 2011

SKETCH: 2 guys who keep missing each other.
Calls the other while on a date. calling while at a funeral. calling the other guy post coital.
--October 27, 2011

SKETCH: Man who is jealous of himself.
"why do I always have to get the girl"
--October 27, 2011

SKETCH: Pop and lock smith (2 DUDES DANCING TO UNLOCK YOUR CAR)
--October 27, 2011

SKETCH: Intervention for person who does not have enough friends.
"There's only 2 of us here."..."Only 2 people care about you."
--October 27, 2011

My heart has a cape, and it is black.
--October 26, 2011

This song is so good I want to listen to it while watching YouTube videos of people swallowing frozen bananas whole.
--October 26, 2011

‎"if they can't handle goofy jacket guy, then they don't deserve tennant" -- @joeyciccoline referring to the 9th Doctor.
--October 26, 2011

I've secretly replaced Joey's blanket with a Rod Stewart impersonator, let's see if he notices...
--October 25, 2011

"incredible. http://t.co/vHuM36PP"
--October 25, 2011

http://t.co/j1cl70xQ @joeyciccoline @joeyciccoline @joeyciccoline
--October 24, 2011

"Oh, Todd...I just noticed you put on a beard!" --Janel Rogers
--October 23, 2011

And now, Peter Frampton's male backup dancer: "Peppermint." #ThingsITextJuliaDuringAFramptonConcert
--October 22, 2011

This might be the OCD talking, but talkING, talk-ing, T-ALL-King, talking, talk, TaLk, talk. ing. Talking.
--October 22, 2011

Getting my hair did at JC Penny's.
--October 22, 2011

I dreamed of falling beneath waves naked, and dancing and kissing women. When I awoke I was fully clothed and alone.
--October 22, 2011

gaunt with the wind.
--October 21, 2011

I have listened to this six times today.http://t.co/NdjQV7HD @plainhuman @idsayanything
--October 21, 2011

Cigarettes with proper 'diction.
--October 21, 2011

"Now: A time when the death of a CEO is treated like the loss of a messiah, & people gather in cluster-fuck marches against corporate greed.
--October 21, 2011

My head.My thoughts. I think I'm back.
--October 21, 2011

I'mmmmm pretty sure this is how girls see me.http://t.co/RnV1amnY
--October 20, 2011

DO YOU NEED A THEME SONG?http://t.co/E8t1Vh4c because this is mine so you'll have to ask my permission.
--October 20, 2011

The best part about Dumb & Dumberhttp://t.co/azsk5CfH
--October 20, 2011

And that last link is only because I can't find a link to "Hurts Like Heaven" on youtube.
--October 18, 2011

Song of the god damn DAYhttp://t.co/H0bdQlrF (unless you have a penchant for kind of hating arena rock)
--October 18, 2011

Just caught myself praying for someone. #TheAccidentalChristian
--October 17, 2011

A silver medal mine/ a cave to celebrate every last second
--October 17, 2011

Seven days, and seven nights. I got a crazy second wind, so put them storm shutters up.
--October 16, 2011

That old man's smiling polio face was mood crumbling. Damn it. now I have to get rid of all these fake bats and black streamers.
--October 14, 2011

When I hit the deer it knocked the hood of my car up into a sneer. I think it suits me.
--October 14, 2011

I assumed root beer was alcoholic until I was about 10. #Confessions
--October 13, 2011

The Sad Wor(L)ds of Alfonso Emoticonhttp://t.co/YIq4HKTk
--October 13, 2011

This Todd Rundgren album is straight up fucking the shit out of me.
--October 13, 2011

You can't spell pointless without point.
--October 13, 2011

‎"This is as close as I can get to Drive, a button up shirt & jacket." "Your shirt is inside out" --Robin Moore, helping me dress.
--October 12, 2011

I thought gag gift meant blowjob and now I feel like I've ruined this birthday party.
--October 12, 2011

"Last night, Joey and I giggled at the shambles.
--October 12, 2011

I'm pretty sure Coldplay's The Scientist is about a werewolf. Based solely on the last 20 seconds of the song. Listen & you can't disagree.
--October 12, 2011

I'm going to get a dog and name him Charles Bark-ley. Get it?! (It's because my dog will be black)
--October 11, 2011

I have made three people laugh today, so far. Take that, Radiohead.
--October 11, 2011

Gods of Clariton heed my call, and strike down the South in it's dark influence.
--October 10, 2011

I can hear the chill keen of Nothing, come to claim.
--October 10, 2011

Imagination to the point of intoxication.
--October 8, 2011

October. I spend my nights on friendly porches & dive bars. And sleep in empty rooms on couches.
--October 8, 2011

RT @joeyciccoline Just when you thought @toddmichaelr couldn't be any more goth. twitpic.com/6x7isb
--October 8, 2011

At the airport with a "some bitch" sign.
--October 8, 2011

If I was a fat DJ, my name would be MC Donald's.
--October 8, 2011

‎"God, I know you don't believe in me, but..." #ReversePrayer
--October 8, 2011

Some of these girls at the farmer's market look really intense. It's the eyes. They pick out muffins like they're disassembling a bomb.
--October 8, 2011

Make it reign.
--October 8, 2011

We drank on the porch, at the House of Milk & Honey.
--October 8, 2011

Perch. http://t.co/CtLnWaqr
--October 7, 2011

Stories are important because they help us find our own.
--October 7, 2011

I have had to hold it together twice now during this album. These songs.http://t.co/9sY2dSci Jesus.http://t.co/UYxpM76T Christ.
--October 7, 2011

Oh, ...it's out. Here's to five years of waiting!http://t.co/AbqoBFlO
--October 7, 2011

I was so upset & up so late that I don't remember much of yesterday. But I DO remember singing Julia & Meagen a song called Sail Ship Kisses
--October 7, 2011

My heart is a horcrux.
--October 7, 2011

I've lost count of the cigarettes. Like bodies in a massacre.
--October 6, 2011

People throw their lovers away so easily.http://t.co/CWHsNnY0
--October 6, 2011

Did I just write a poem?
--October 6, 2011

No I should have written Todds #dammnit
--October 6, 2011

Todd Todd is my nom de plural
--October 6, 2011

If you ignore the fact that your wife has a horse face, get subconsciously mad at this tweet I'm writing.
--October 6, 2011

This morning, while in traffic and listening to The National, I realized/remembered exactly the thing chapter 1 needs. #novelling #genius 
--October 6, 2011

When is it too soon to remark that Apple is probably about to unveil a brand new Steve Jobs?
--October 6, 2011

‎...This from a kid who purposely rejected Beatlemania #myfatherwillweep
--October 5, 2011

Watched the Harrison documentary with Aunt Cindy. Can't stop listening to "While my Guitar Gently Weeps"...
--October 5, 2011

I bought a new iPhone. Message me if you would like my number. (Steve Jobs I know you can't read this but you changed my entire life) 
--October 5, 2011

Just noticed the whispering in the background of "Cemetery Drive" Well done, My Chemical Romance. That took me eight years.
--October 5, 2011

I feel the same about bow ties. RT @joeyciccoline I can't see an angel statue without a brief moment of terror. Thanks a lot, @steven_moffat
--October 5, 2011

My friend Meagan and I went to a bar. The band was so bad, the guitar player sounded like he was trying to a kill a spider.
--October 4, 2011

"‎12 cigarrettes. I've doubled my score!
--October 4, 2011

My pirate radio station is called NPRRRRR #dumb
--October 4, 2011

‎2nd cigarette. Chalk marks on my lungs.
--October 4, 2011

http://t.co/Irum2x8g It often takes every fiber of my being not to wear a matador's jacket in public.
--October 4, 2011

‎"These plain front tweed pants incorporate all the details you require." SOLD
--October 4, 2011

Thought of a very neat little clever idea for the novel this morning. #!!! #:) Color my day in cerulean, because it is my favorite color.\
--October 4, 2011

"Lucasfilm is suing. Just because my movie is about depressed filmmakers in Indianapolis. Just because I named it Indiana Film Jones.
--October 4, 2011

Nicotine is the nectar of broken hearts #MaybeTwoADay
--October 3, 2011

My White Stripes & Burl Ives cover band (Fell In Love With A Burl) is looking for a drummer. Please RT
--October 3, 2011

Oh look, someone recorded the song I hear every time I look at you...http://t.co/XFvGqx6L
--October 3, 2011

Special thanks to Aunt Cindy for giving me dinner, a pen, and a place to write. #SorryAboutThatChildhoodChristmasIThrewUpInYourMouth
--October 2, 2011

Oh my God! All three acts of the novel have become 22 chapters each. The smile on my face is pure and magical.
--October 2, 2011

Kama Sutra for One
--October 2, 2011

Why does everything say Patent Pending? Who isn't doing their job?
--October 2, 2011

"I slept on a couch. Now I am helping film a movie. Joey says "guy who opens door offscreen for actress" isn't a credit. I hate him.
--October 2, 2011

"It only took 24 hours for me to get my zipper stuck in my new jacket. Only the nimble fingers of two women could help.
--October 2, 2011

Hey, did you know there's many ways not to build a floor and put on a door? Ask us how many we've tried. #looksgoodthough
--October 1, 2011

Helping Joey & Sean build a set in Joey's room. This is my lot. All 3 of my brothers have sets built of music. Mine will always be wooden.
--October 1, 2011

I dreamed of Her & heroin.And cutting a talking statue until it bled. I dreamed of tears and confusion.And the edges of mountains & beaches.
--October 1, 2011

Taffy high. - @itsmichaelayall
--October 1, 2011

Octopberrs

I bought that fucking jacket. #IfIWasALionIWouldBeADandyLion
--September 30, 2011

Well, Chivalry's dead... (chivalry is my dog's name) : (
--September 30, 2011

Remonstrated is my new favorite word.
--September 29, 2011

"A chainmail scarve is practical AND fashionable.
--September 29, 2011

Elizadarling Crumpet #FakeBritishNames
--September 29, 2011

Just showed up at a pool hall with swim trunks on. I feel a fool.
--September 29, 2011

‎"How do you make yourself forget something?" "Oh, I hang blank post-it notes around the house"
--September 29, 2011

Hey, creepy guy, listen: the only one dropping more hints than you is me: get the fuck away from me.
--September 29, 2011

This morning brought the shocking and unexpected connection between two characters I had written. I keep thinking I understand this novel...
--September 29, 2011

Oh, you want to know the title?...Well, I suppose I could tell you: "The Decline & Fall of The Delicious Pudding Company" #yesitisgreatinnit"
--September 28, 2011

I have a great title for a short story, but I'm afraid to start writing it, lest it become another novel. #islestaword
--September 28, 2011

SNL All My Children wrap party sketch: pretty good. http://t.co/X7X1pLmF
--September 27, 2011

http://t.co/bCNCr4BR#dancesyoucandoatfunerals
--September 27, 2011

I want to write a book: Dances You can do at Funerals
--September 27, 2011

"I'm somehow losing weight, which is great, but my pants are falling off. I hate belts so much that I took karate, and quit after white belt.
--September 27, 2011

"I was too sick to get out of bed, but I did, and I just fixed my novel. Take THAT Prince of Terrible Days...
--September 27, 2011

One of the more exciting changes I've only just noticed between drafts: the former Chapter 17 is now Chapter 49 #IAmTerribleAtFirstDrafts
--September 26, 2011

"...Freudian dick--I MEAN SLIP!"
--September 22, 2011

This song may be worth your time.http://t.co/FeDxtlnv But perhaps not, best to place it safe.
--September 22, 2011

Do you mean poutine the food, or the sexual roleplaying game I keep under my bed?
--September 21, 2011

Last night I remembered that @essajet & @Sarahstronaut & I can bond over things like knowing Eugene saw Hell in The Mortal Coil #homeschoo 
--September 21, 2011

Dire Doves.
--September 21, 2011

I found myself too close to a rare Perfect Jacket. GreyVinyl/Tokyo/BlackPatch/postapocalptic....but I'm not paying your Dandy Fee, Diesel
--September 20, 2011

"Another echo, another blossom. I haven't heard from this unwritten story since November, and here it is: whispering for a moment once again
--September 20, 2011

All the girls dress this good in my stories.http://t.co/UFwbpfbb Holy shit, man.
--September 20, 2011

‎"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree" #SongsThatSoundLikeSexAdvice
--September 20, 2011

The International Society of Intoverted Poets: "once written, twice shy"
--September 20, 2011

Amazing. http://t.co/cj9XJZVb (via cousin lauren)
--September 19, 2011

NEW FAVORITE SINGLE http://t.co/pnzu1WPlHoly shit.
--September 19, 2011

Cars should be able to record location activated notes, like "remember to slow down at this turn" or "this is where she left me...
--September, 19, 2011

We don't have phone booths anymore. How does Superman change? Zooming into a T-Mobile store?
--September 19th, 2011

We laughed as I fell. Cindy says the gunshot I heard was my ligaments popping over my bones. Everywhere I step is a land of nausea.
--September 18, 2011

A lot of bulbs and bells went off, as I drove away from my friends in the dark.
--September 18, 2011

...The elements have come to kill you, so make these moments matter...
--September 17, 2011

‎2nd part of the novel is now tidied up into notecards. Shocked to find both parts are twenty-two chapters long. Just the 3rd act left now
--September 17, 2011

I don't believe in the power of the outside world. It's an exostential crisis, to be sure.
--September 17, 2011

Stop...ALL the clocks, http://t.co/avDpnf5h
--September 16, 2011

I feel good enough for a nightmare. Reign my horse upon the dark fields of happiness.
--Spetember 16, 2011

A No Holds Barred fight between two lawyers that have been disbarred is called a No Barrs Held fight.
--September 16, 2011

"Now I need to buy a car with a horn that plays "Return of the Mac" in it's entirety.
--September 15, 2011

Smoking with a leather jacket in the cold air; memories of a misspent youth.
--September 15, 2011

Arrrgh! This pair of pants is too big, and the other pair is too small. #thefinalstraw #suicide?
--September 14, 2011

...I finished the first draft blind, now I need lights to guide me back through it.
--September 11, 2011

I never use notecards before writing. (I like to write, not fuck around) But this novel is too big. Too dark...
--September 11, 2011

The notecards will be marked up and rewritten and then tacked to a wall, or perhaps displayed on my floor. A battle plan for chiseling.
--September 10, 2011

"Just finished the preliminary note cards for the first third of the novel.(Always THE novel, never MY novel, I do not pretend to control it)
--September 10, 2011

There, on the horizon. Between the fog, & the blood of the field; a standard, waving on an infernal breeze. A black raven. I have returned.
--September 10, 2011

Her tattoo said "and everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt" but then she turned around, and it was a lie.
--September 9, 2011

Uhg, I can't stop vogueing.
--September 2, 2011

My heart thinks its hoodie weather, but my mind says: "No, friend. You've damaged us enough already"
--September 2, 2011

Septembereres

unhidden postscript: Look for a raven upon my return.
--August 11, 2011

We are at Gen Con to pitch a game. The best part was when Sakroka split his pants while sword fighting. (update for Ashgarden)
--August 5, 2011

That tye-dye shirt looks great on you! --no one
--August 5, 2011

WORLD'S HORNIEST TOAD! THESE TOADS ARE YOUNG SMALL & HORNY!!! You want WET?! We have lizards that go UnDeRwAtER
--August 5, 2011

Tonight my sister cut my hair for the first time since I finished my novel. Told her wanted a cross between lesbian & Jrock. She nailed it.
--August 4, 2011

Sakroka & I hit the road tomorrow for Gen Con. I hope to see any of all three of my online friends there. Also hope: not dying on road.
--August 4, 2011

When Claremont took over the effect was immediate: Jessica Drew out of costume more, inducted into larger marvel u, romance, space aliens..
--August 3, 2011

Fell in love with the Marvel Essentials format.Bought Spider-Woman volume 2 on Friday--did you know Claremont wrote the book for 14 issues?! 
--August 3, 2011

My dad helped me download that game AND bought me the Hobbit in the same year. I was 11. My mind never recovered.
--August 2, 2011

I can honestly just sit here and watch this video for ages. http://t.co/5bHcg8n
--August 2, 2011

I did not play a lot of computer games as a child, but I loved the shit out of this on shareware: http://t.co/kb0B3SC
--August 2, 2011

When cat pee makes ya cry, 'till there's tears in your eyes, that's ammoniaaaa!!!" #blockme
--August 2, 2011

Done. Donedonedonedonedone. 10 weeks of game design. Almost 3 years of dreaming. Done. Finished. Everything.
--August 1, 2011

Just making sure--Samantha Who, was not a DR WHO spinoff, right? #SheHadAmnesia #CouldHaveBeenATimelord
--August 1, 2011

This man isn't guilty, because PASSION shouldn't be guilty--And CAN I have five dollars? #HomelessLawyer
--August 1, 2011

"I" before "E" except after "C", and in the word "weird", because it's weird.
--August 1, 2011

In my pocket, right now, as always, is an invisible list of things to worry about.
--August 1, 2011

August

The Hardy Boy's and The Case of The Bad Grammar
--July 31, 2011

"If someone is questioning you, call them a Who-What-Where-WhyWolf, and see if they laugh.
--July 31, 2011

The thing about sitting alone at a restaraunt, is everyone around you wondering if your a pedophile.
--July 31, 2011

High- Heelies: rolling shoes for sexy women
--July 31, 2011

This heat is unbearable. 
Al Gore must be laughing on his throne of dehydrated skulls.
--July 31, 2011

Finished photoshopping packaging, and then ran into madrid, who reminded me I'm supposed to be in a short film down the street. #Nashville
--July 31, 2011

"This dick isn't going to eat itself..." 
--me, at the erotic cake bake-off
--July 31, 2011

How many times do you think David Lee Roth has accidentally killed someone and then yelled "What have these hands Roth?!" #TheAnswerIsThree
--July 31, 2011

I fixed my thermostat with a broken q-tip. Take THAT people who hated me in middle school...
--July 30, 2011

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