Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-14
- Ack! Flat tire on/under Lions Gate Bridge. Changed but running late #
- I'm on a mother-loving FERRY #TiredTwitterMemes #
- So the cache is here, dry, and intact. Thanks for nothing lazy cachers! #
- Smart-alec riders passing me in West Van suggested I shave my legs and face to reduce wind resistance. Aw they're just jealous :p #beardcore #
- .@Bradinator Thanks! 150 km ride from Hope to Vancouver coming up next Saturday for @AC_Cyclebetes! #jdrf #bbrw #
- Support #Diabetes, add a #twibbon to your avatar now! – http://twibbon.com/join/Diabetes-3 #
- Tomorrow is the first day of classes at UBC. The bike route will be crammed with doe-eyed cyclists, 80% of whom won't be riding next week #
- I'm surprised that UBCTrek doesn't do more to try to retain those newbies. I mean they've made the effort, they need a push to stick with it #
- Speaking of which, are you one of the poor people who haven't upgraded your wp.org blog? http://bit.ly/14bzdM Oh, n/m you're probably hooped #
- Want to read the 1st chapter of @brandonsandrson's conclusion to The Wheel of Time megaology? http://bit.ly/1GRFkp #
- ./ quote: "Jordan was verbose. He made Tolstoy look parsimonious. A word used a couple times in WoT novels, by the way." Too true. #
- A was a complete snot yesterday, angel today. Parents: "This too will pass" Kids: "Keep 'em guessing" Can't wait until teen years. Le sigh. #
- Jeeze! @LeftCoastMama opened our balcony door only to be greeted by a blast of chimney smoke. WTF YVR? It's 15 C, not the dead of winter! #
- Lighter than normal car and bike traffic to UBC today, parking lots still have lots of space. Is everyone taking transit? #
- RT @whatlolawants @TELUS announces acquisition of Black's: http://ow.ly/ouSq [Uh, strange. What happened to "Black's is photography"?] #
- .@Tweetdeck, could you suck less when Facebook is having problems? Constantly dismissing the login window makes me stabby. #
- Pounding my head against Windows XP's broken user-security implemention. How can file in "All Users" dir not be world-writable by default? #
- In anticipation of Apple Day tomorrow (both Apple Corps and Apple Inc) I'm listening to The Beatles "1". #
- Re-evaluating getting Beatles Rock Band tomorrow. Those are going to be some tough vocals (too high for me!) #
- More cowbell! #
- Cake. #
- RE: Your Brains by @JonathanCoulton on RB has taught me I need more supple wrists. Also we’re not unreasonable no one’s gonna eat your eyes #
- I see this FourSquare thing is going to be just as annoying as the SpyMaster thing. Adds no value to my stream. Let the unfollowing begin! #
- Wow, new #Tweetdeck. I might never visit FB again. #
- Does anyone know of an IRC channel for the Apple event today? #
- Saw total of 3 other cyclists heading into UBC today. Hey newbies! If you don't ride in the rain, you won't ride at all. #YVRBikeCommuters #
- No one came up with an IRC channel for me, but the best live blog for the Apple Rock and Roll event seems to be at gdgt http://is.gd/35cKi #
- Also, if you follow @macrumors they're live-tweeting the event #
- RT @kevleviathan: I'm shocked they didn't add at least a still camera to the iPod Touch. [Ditto. And disappointed.] #
- Well, I think the story of the day will be Apple Corps and not Apple Inc after all. #
- Ugh. @News1130 'Breaking Alert' that a SFU staffer has 'suspected' swine flu. Srsly? It's a MILD flu that lots of ppl will get. #DontPanic #
- Oh my. LOLPython http://bit.ly/A3nlG #python #
- Somebody just "discovered" a geocoin that I have activated but never placed. Archived the log, but WTH? #geocaching #
- Yay for Dependency Walker. Boo for WinSxS and DLL hell. I wasted a good part of today hunting down an errant dll. #ThanksBill #
- The Beatles Rock Band? Awesome. It's easy to forget just how timeless some of those songs are. The game helps you *live* the songs. #
- Quinlan has been awake since 4:30. I'm beat, knackered, exhausted. Gonna be a productive day at work, I'm sure. #
- Hey, look! I'm writing for @dadcamp http://bit.ly/zNjIH #
- .@tjrossignol Thanks, it's my @AC_Cyclebetes kit. 150 km ride from Hope to Vancouver on Saturday (!!) raising money for juvenile diabetes #
- Just watched @JonJennings' video. Want to go buy more CFLs. Also, why do Brits get an extra syllable for "electricity"? http://bit.ly/2U32jQ #
- RT @davidakin Flaherty updates budget. Was $50.2B deficit this year, now $55.9B. Next year, was $29.8B, now $45.3B [Buy the man new darts!] #
- Wow, most politicos seem upset at Harper and Flaherty being off by $6B this year. What about being off by 50% ($15B) NEXT year? #
- RT @danudey: Turned off tweeting from foursquare. Let's not be a dick. [OK, the rest of you, take note.] #
- Tomorrow is #UnfollowFriday and I've got my sights set on Foursquare Twitter abusers. #
- Thanks to A's preschool scheduling a mandatory orientation meeting at 5pm at which kids ARE NOT WELCOME, I have to leave work now. >:( #
- Found @LeftCoastMama scheming with @RaspberryKids outside the Douglas Park Comm. Centre after the inconveniently scheduled preschool meeting #
- Watch out, I think they're up to something … #
- I wonder what @sassjordan thinks about @theellenshow being on Idol. It'd be like having Mary Walsh on Canadian Idol .. wait, I'd watch that! #
- RT @sassjordan: @AnthonyFloyd i think it's the most brilliant move they have ever made- i wish i had thought of it! Fantastic. #
- Hey evening West Coast Tweeps, did you catch my debut on DadCamp? http://bit.ly/V6XLQ #
- And back to Liverpool with our favourite mop-tops…. #BeatlesRockBand #
- The Liberals' rejection of a left-centre coalition is disappointing, disheartening, and contrary to the good of the country. #lpc #elxn41 #
- With such an outright rejection of a coalition in #elxn41 the #lpc shows they are not interested in the good of the country, just power. #
- With more than 60% of the country voting left-centre, why are we letting a right-wing party ruin our country, our ideals, our reputation? #
- When @hedyfry comes to ask for my vote again this year, I will want to know why her party refuses to act in concern with like-minded parties #
- Dammit, inside cat was locked outside on our balcony all night long. Explains why other cat was up and upset all night. #
- Might explain both boys up at 4:30 too. #EveryoneNeedsMoreSleep #
- .@DanGoodchild I'm a typical left-centre undecided. If I sound like a Con, perhaps the #lpc isn't listening closely enough? #elxn41 #
- My #UnfollowFriday #FourSquare purge has begun! Buh-bye, thanks for the pollution! #
- RT @jeffbachman: Biked into work for the first time ever. I need to do this way more often. [Welcome to the cult! Secret passwd on its way!] #
- .@BobSongs In fact, I'd say that the #lpc seems to have lost sight of the fact that's its about the people not the party. #elxn41 #cdnpoli #
- Look #lpc. If you say "Harper = bad" *and* "coalition=never" then you're being inconsistent. #elxn41 #canpoli #
- I don't think this is quite what UBC had in mind when launching their new Web 2.0 feedback page http://bit.ly/8oav1 #
- Wow, CBC reporting Hwy 1 backed up eastbound from Lonsdale, over the 2nd Narrows to the Grandview Hwy exit in Vancouver! #NoBridgesForMe #
- Getting stuff together for my Cyclebetes ride tomorrow — Hope to Vancouver. I'll be tweeting what I can. Join us at Lumberman's Arch 3pm? #
- 100 km in, now in Maple Ridge. Slow leak in frt tire. Pace slowing #
- At water stop, off 1oo km, GPS reads 115. Had another flat, way behind now #
- Taking break in PoCo park. Much needed shade. 35 km to go. #
- Apparently this is the park for the PoCo homeless. I'm the only one here that hasn't taken a whiz on a tree. Yet. #
- Burnaby, what's up with all the hills? Cripes #
- Still in Burnaby, stopped for cold water and breather. Doesn't look like Stanley Park until 5pm #
- Wiped out going around a corner due to damn leaky frt tire. #
- Road rash and bruises from crash. Drive train out of wack. Limped to Vancouver, calling it a day. #
- Good news is that officially did Hope to Vancouver, too bad wasn't right to Stanley Park #
- Thanks everyone for the encouragement and concern! I'm ok #
- Whew long hot day. Between the flat tires, the road rash, and the heat exhaustion, you'd think I'd be cranky. But I *love* being on my bike! #
- Congratulations to all the @ac_cyclebetes riders on a great ride today! Can't wait until next year. Hopefully it'll be a titch cooler :) #
- RT @NathanFillion: And the Emmy goes to… http://yfrog.com/0rlyej [Congrats @NathanFillion @FeliciaDay @drhorrible et al!] #
- Damn Obama looks like he has *fun* at his rallies. Why don't our politicos? #
- You'd think with all the energy I expended today that I'd be dead to the world right now. Well, I'd think at least. And yet, here we are o_o #
- You know, Bach *really* understood music. And someone understands Bach: http://bit.ly/PbKkO #
- RT @dadcamp: We have our first contest! As training camp open – who needs tickets?! tell us your best day ever. http://bit.ly/RZ0Sq #
- A: Why are you being traded? Me: What? G: Well, it'd have to be a pretty awesome trade. Me: What?!? #
- RT @AC_Cyclebetes: Accu-Chek Cyclebetes the biggest bike relay in the world !!! Done #BBRW [congrats!] #