Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-30
- The day has turned dark and dreary. And now off to the funeral home. #
- Back from the funeral home. Second verse, same as the first. #
- Happy Birthday @alexishinde! #
- Laid Nan to rest, visited Mom's still-fresh grave. Now? Beer. #
- I had my iPhone completely lock up today. Learned a new Vulcan pinch. Heart restarted eventually. #
- Another travel day. Today's schedule is YHZ->YYZ->YVR. @WestJet take me home. #
- Waiting for push-back at YHZ. @westjet #wingletwednesday http://campl.us/hRr #
- Ah Toronto, your scummy lake don't do a damned thing for me; I'd rather live by the sea. (stopover in YYZ) #
- Back in YVR. A gorgeous clear flight over the mountains today! #
- RT @ianiv: I really wish the @cbc iPhone app supported playing in the background [Seconded!] #
- Smart prairie folk: What do you call the geological formation that consists of lots of small little lakes in the middle of the prairies? #
- Smart prairie folk: What do you call the geological formation that consists of lots of small little lakes in the middle of the prairies? #
- Smart prairie folk: What do you call the geological formation that consists of lots of small little lakes in the middle of the prairies? #
- Smart prairie folk: What do you call the geological formation that consists of lots of small little lakes in the middle of the prairies? #
- Jesus @twitter, how can the system be getting LESS stable? How about putting all that money into, I dunno, infrastructure or something? #
- Want Dropbox and an extra 250 MB space (for both you and me)? http://bit.ly/dtukOX (for @VickiWoodward but also anyone else!) #
- Up today at 5am, which given the time zone I was in yesterday isn't too bad. I don't know what the kid's excuse is though. #
- Catching up on much-neglected geocaching maintenance + I see some brave soul nom'd our Well-Hung series for a night-caching award. Really!? #
- I mean the Pacific Spirit Park isn't really an "after dark" sort of place. Lots of park residents, some human, some not. #
- Sometimes it seems like Twitter is an echo chamber, copying someone else's status, word for word, and no one notices. #DieMemeDie #
- RT @MetroVanCycle: Bike wash today! The clouds are going to clear up, come get your bike cleaned up! VACC HQ – 3 West 3rd, from 3 – 6pm #
- Know anyone in #YVR who would like to do some plug making, soldering, basic circuit design? 4-10 hrs/week. Ideal for student. #
- Rainbow over English Bay! http://campl.us/h0t #
- RT @thepeak: No Smoking in Vancouver Parks or on Beaches as of Sept 1. The minimum fine will be $250. http://tinyurl.com/33vgpdb #
- As if that "No Smoking" in parks and beaches bylaw will ever be enforced. #
- Back from a little soirée that we biked to with the kids. First time using the bike lights this "season"! #
- Things I never thought of that my kids have done, Part 341: Dip a banana in yogurt to eat the yogurt. Part 342: Dip raisin bread in same. #
- Finished some needed maintenance on our Well Hung series — including one that I had to call Gwen to figure out where it was :o #
- Now, at work. Working. Or something resembling work. #
- RT @News1130radio: Amber Alert: Via Chilliwack RCMP, abducted child Daniel Sturm. White 1990 Honda accord Plate # 045-NFM. If seen call 911. #
- Amber Alert in Fraser Valley: White 1990 Accord, BC 045-NFM. Child is white, 5'0", 98 lbs, brown hair/eyes. http://bit.ly/dye48Q #
- RT @News1130radio: AMBER ALERT: RCMP now looking for grey 2001 Accord w/ BC 321-JKW, AND white 1990 Honda Accord w/ BC 045-NFM #
- Yes, I'm watching the Emmys. And Fallon and the Glee kids and friends just KILLED #
- "How do you make a telescope?" asks my 5 yr old. @polarisdotca what's the best way to get a Galileoscope? #
- RT @TheBluey: Ricki Gervais always gets me.. "Mel Gibson has been through a lot- not as much as the Jews though"… #
- The Vancouver 2010 Opening Ceremonies wins an Emmy. On NBC. #cancon #emmys10 #
- Comedy writers are never as funny "live" as I think they should be. #ThankGoodnessForRevisions #SNLNeedsMoreTimeForRevisions #
- Wow, Claire Danes is looking old. Maybe not old. Mature. I still think of her in Baz's "Romeo + Juliet" #emmys10 #
- Holy crap. How did I not know Stephen Moyer was so short!? #emmys10 #
- Along side the #emmys10 Tweets is @BadAstronomer live tweeting his new show #BadUniverse Which ISN'T on @DiscoveryCanada right now. #argh #
- RT @News1130radio: UPDATE: The RCMP confirm the 12-year-old boy who was abducted by his father earlier this afternoon is safe + not harmed #
- Tom Selleck is living proof that Just For Men *does* work on eyebrows and moustaches #emmys10 #
- Ted Danson, on the other hand, looks *awesome*. And fierce. #Emmys10 #
- How does someone who mumbles like Alan Rickman get offered any movie or theatre parts, nevermind the quality? #
- Tried to catch up on the news tonight, on my terms (iPhone). Only CBC was playable (not Flash) and CTV didn't even have a mobile site! #fail #