Sarah Lacy
Technology Columnist, Business Week
i'm a reporter/author in silicon valley
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attn all 5 people following my drama: chapter 8 is DONE. NOT rewriting it again. pls hand me a drink if you see me at the tc party tonight.
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i'm going to make a tshirt that says "i h8 8."
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seriously. can someone just send a hit man for chapter 8?
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three days until book deadline. good god chapter 8 will you please stop sucking!?
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Drunked noodles from bang san. My favorite meal in sf.
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why is it that the second i step foot in TCHQ half the day is gone? :( lunch then another video shoot then back to the author cave.
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12 hours into my day of book editing and a friend has joined me to help out. Well, hello Jack Daniels!
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dorkiest work related injury ever: my jaw hurts from reading my book aloud for two days making sure it flows well. #nerd
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how did i just now realize what an awesome web site the world bank has? like every stat i'm looking for! http://www.worldbank.org/ #nerd
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.@paulcarr and @thekenyeung it's not out until feb. old media moves slowly. feel free to continue the hype until then ;)
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showed my mom (an english teacher) the first third of my book. she made use of the red pen, but said she liked it better than my last book
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my dad used to reward himself with bites of a cookie as he hit deadline milestones. I am doing the same with jager. #dontjudgeme
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bed time. plan tomorrow is an early morning run followed by a day of fixing chapter 5, 6 and 8. oh chapter 8....you still just suck. :(
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Phil Collins' "don't lose my number" makes no sense in a web 2.0/facebook age. (in case you were wondering if it held up.)
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nothing makes you want to nap like having a two-year deadline come up in a week.
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i'll say this: my book is about 25% better than it was this morning.
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dramatically reworking chapter 1. either making it way better or creating a huge mess. not totally sure but leaning toward the former
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there is no other way to describe the next ten days than pure mental hell. (book due aug. 1)
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always nice when someone gives permission to use an anecdote in my book. nicer when it's already the beginning of chapter three.
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going through tom giles' edits of my manuscript. painful but good. he's such a badass!
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ran 10 miles at the gym. only 4 lbs of book weight left to go! oh, and i finished drafting the book last night too!
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Video TechCrunch TV | Too Long, Didnt Watch: One Laptop per Colombian Child http://bit.ly/bpJ1fo <-- watch when i embarrass @davemcclure
