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Alex_Franzen

  1. Nothin' like a good ol' fashioned car wash. With air freshener. America! about 6 hours ago via Twitter for Android
  2. Reading SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson. Totally gripping. Thoroughly moving. about 20 hours ago via web
  3. "Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?" via :: @kindovermatter bit.ly/JM8csy (why, indeed?) 1:25 PM May 26th via web
  4. . . . and somehow, I found myself at an Alice in Wonderland-themed rave, this evening. Funny how that happens. 11:27 PM May 25th via web
  5. @DanielleLaPorte always has the BEST b-day party favors. Case in point: bit.ly/KoWwyG 7:12 PM May 25th via web
  6. Reading 'The Last Werewolf' by Glen Duncan... & I keep having bewildering nightmares about standardized testing & steamed rice. Coincidence? 4:45 PM May 24th via web
  7. Delighted by :: peppermint oil, bonus Tarot forecasts, yoga teachers who are (surprise!) also glassblowers & good news from strangers. ♡ 3:46 PM May 24th via web
  8. Karma Tip :: be courteous to telemarketers. Even when the answer is NO (and-never-call-me-again-Jesus-Christ-on-a-biscuit.) 1:36 PM May 24th via web
  9. The inimitable @Lerin brings rap breaks & hot tweetables to our video interview on SisterFire. Funplosion! sisterfire.com/2012/05/alex-f… 10:25 AM May 24th via web
  10. Snuggled into my silver-paisley armchair. Ready for some wordsmithery w. my favorite Freedom Fighter, @sheroldbarr. 8:12 AM May 24th via web
  11. There are few pleasures akin to that of donning warm PJs (fresh from the dryer) while it's raining outside . . . 7:46 PM May 23rd via web
  12. Seriously . . . how (HOW?!) do I still keep getting LinkedIn invitations? Pretty sure I atom-bombed my account, like 18 times. 3:34 PM May 23rd via web
  13. I think my next-next book will be titled HOW TO SAY STUFF BETTER-ER. Because, you know, people wonder . . . 12:41 PM May 23rd via web
  14. VELOCITY joyfest w. @thetarotlady today! Side-note: if you're looking for a reader, Theresa is ludicrously insightful & wicked-funny. 7:42 AM May 23rd via web
  15. Shout-outs to @joshpais, @grace_quantock & @secondfirsts in my latest post: 10 ways to PLAY with your MIND. bit.ly/Kd5peU 7:00 AM May 23rd via TweetDeck
  16. Just discovered @Fab . . . and may have (finally!) found the sleek trash + recycle dual-bin of my dreams. I know. Big morning. 6:40 AM May 23rd via web
  17. Over-the-top gratitude & the science of prayer: 10 ways to PLAY with your MIND. bit.ly/Kd5peU ❤ 3:26 PM May 22nd via web
  18. Just made a donation to @Amnesty International in honor of @DanielleLaPorte's b-day, this Friday. (psst: she also likes milk chocolate) 9:43 AM May 22nd via web
  19. "With freedom, books, flowers & the moon, who could not be happy?" —Oscar Wilde (via @robindrafari) . . . my thoughts exaaactly! 9:37 AM May 22nd via web
  20. Curious about, y'know . . . getting PAID to write? Check out the Bold Types Telesummit: bold-types.com/free-telesummi… (I'm speaking on June 13th!) 7:20 AM May 22nd via web
  • Name Alexandra Franzen
  • Location Twin Cities
  • Web http://alexandraf...
  • Bio Promotional wordsmith & personal scribe. Soul stenographer. Strumpet nerd. Recovering socialist. Geriatric raver. You've got gifts — let's present 'em. ♡
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