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ToddMartens You know what's more awesome than your cat? My cat.

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ToddMartens I wonder if it's ok that I will miss all my deadlines because my kitten was on my lap for four hours yesterday and I didn't want to move

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ToddMartens I am drunkenly buying board games. This is a step up from emailing exes.

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ToddMartens I coulda conducted a better interview on this one, but still love the Screaming Females: http://t.co/AyrSEXbT

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ToddMartens Coachella friends, just 14 more hours in 105 degree heat before you can be weirded out by Snoop conversing with a Tupac image

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ToddMartens Curious, isn't the 2Pac hologram-ish thing essentially what Dre has always done? Use impressive tech to distract from having little to say?

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ToddMartens Every artistic move of this band should be documented: http://t.co/Lellp2X2

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ToddMartens Pat Hughes on the Cubs radio broadcast. "A lot of folks are going to take a pass on their tickets today." And all season.

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ToddMartens 24-hour songs, gummy skulls, real skulls, bad Pink Floyd covers, obnoxiously unlistenable collabs, Flaming Lips continue to break my heart

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ToddMartens I sure hope Lefsetz is at Coachella for Weekend 2. Who else can be counted upon to give Radiohead more career advice?

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ToddMartens Emailed the Cubs asking for @GooseIsland to be on tap at Wrigley. Response. "Hopefully" it will be avail in the "near future."

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ToddMartens I didn't realize how much I truly miss At the Drive-In until this moment

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ToddMartens The Weekend has the Coachella crowd captivated. Should also be a message to diversify bookings to include more R&B

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ToddMartens And this pretty much sums up Le Butcherettes. http://t.co/qBrlkMLz

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ToddMartens Being a reporter is super stressful when you're scared of people. Coachella, please come say hi to the goofy-looking dude in glasses

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ToddMartens P.S. "were." Sorry for the typo. I'm not very good at what I do.

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ToddMartens Answer: B. There 20 arrests on the first day of Coachella in 2011.

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ToddMartens Pop quiz: How many arrests at the first day of Coachella: A. 20. B. 39. C. 41. D. 53

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ToddMartens About 20 percent of Coachella fest goers bought tickets for both weekends, according to Indio fire dept.

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ToddMartens The Times has a handy mobile-ready web app for Coachella times, artists, news, etc: http://t.co/XZsbQtl3

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ToddMartens Did you know Coachella has a restaurant? http://t.co/CTqpSuR9

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ToddMartens Coachella: locals Abe Vigoda get a short set, Dre's headphones get a tent and Wallpaper -- there can't be anyone taking that seriously

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ToddMartens "Progress ... isn't linear." -- Theo Epstein

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ToddMartens It's one thing not to have high expectations, but two 8th inning blown leads? Earliest i've heard boo-ing at Wrigley.

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ToddMartens Cubs' walk-on music this year, thus far: Kanye's 'Homecoming' and Green Day's 'Know Your Enemy.' Grade: A-

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