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  1. Wasted an hour trying to find NY state laws abt chickens. My dad wanted me to go to law school; it would have been handy today at least.
  2. @crcpr21 Yes, definitely okay. Thanks for the mention...
  3. The first day or two of reporting a new story is like playing Marco Polo -- blindfolded, stumbling, grasping; stubbed toes.
  4. @TheWriteWoman No, it never gets old. I've been on staff at the New Yorker for 17 (!!!) years & I'm still excited about it.
  5. How did this happen? My 4yr old, who doesn't yet read or write English, thinks he can read and write Egyptian. Huh??
  6. @mbhide Donkey Orlean. Hmmm.
  7. @ruthreichl I know. And I was asked if I ate her after she was euthanized (NO!). I think I should devise a recipe in her memory.
  8. @jamieg yes, thanks for the suggestion!
  9. @tanabutler I said that exact thing to my editor! Chickens are the new black.
  10. @ruthannharnisch I will! Do you have contact info for her?
  11. Very excited -- writing a story about Chicken Orlean and her siblings for The New Yorker. Started the reporting today...
  12. @Sanuk_D Ha! Good point. I don't mind braying when it comes out of a donkey.
  13. Tragedy! Braying woman is done w/ her coffee & is leaving -- how she drank it while talking nonstop is beyond me. I will miss her.
  14. Reason #1 not to work in a cafe: Woman at the next table with one of those braying, harsh voices, and a lot she wants to say.
  15. You know Trader Joe's chocolate-covered almonds dusted with black cocoa powder? Well, until about five minutes ago, we had some.
  16. Now I fear wasps. But I do not respect them.
  17. Attacked and stung by a huge jerk of a wasp! Me, sitting innocently with a Diet Coke! Do wasps go for aspartame? Ow, ow, owww.
  18. Yay! Studio 360, the show I'm on w/They Might Be Giants & @kbandersen, airs this wkend. Stations & airtimes here: http://bit.ly/Gybgo
  19. Ok, coffee is working. Whittled down the death references in my piece, shipped off to agent. Now I get to play with my chickens.
  20. I, though, have a persistent belief in Google's goodness. Am I crazy? RT @tony_mcfadden: I wouldn't trust Google to shine my shoes