Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-09
- LCF thoughts on engagement: http://bit.ly/mkvWso and on the underaged: http://bit.ly/jT6nB3 for today's #elxn41 #cdnpoli #
- RT @TheresaLalonde: Fire at Pacific & Bute http://yfrog.com/h4m19qbj #yvr #
- Polls are open all across the country now. Grab your voter card and your ID, head to your "Voting Place" and mark an "X"! #
- Where we live in Vancouver, we walk or bus EVERYWHERE. Our polling station moved to somewhere that it's only practical to drive to! #WTF #
- Just voted. No lineup, not a lot of people here at the Olympic Village Community Centre #elxn41bc #cdnpoli #
- RT @cogno: I have deep respect and admiration for the indescribable grace of @airdriehislop and @penmachine . #welovederek #
- I don't know @penmachine except thru http://bit.ly/myNznS and Twitter. His battle makes me think so much of my mom. #welovederek #fuckcancer #
- Really #CBC I can't listen to my *local* CBC live stream b/c of #ElectionsCanada Erm, why, exactly? Sorry @CBCStephenQuinn & #OTC folks! #
- Interesting work around to Elections Canada results ban: Email updates to out-of-country Tweep who Tweets result #tweettheresults #elxn41bc #
- RT @LeftCoastMama: Voter's day cake. http://campl.us/27v #elxn41bc #
- Heading home. Where there's election coverage soon. And CAKE. #votingdaycake #elxn41bc #
- There were even candles! RT @leftcoastmama Happy voting day! #elxn41bc http://campl.us/29c #votingdaycake #
- Elections Act violation? RT @jonjennings Whoa – just received an electioneering robocall from #CPC candidate in Newton-North Delta #elxn41bc #
- Tonight's setup: Tweetdeck with #elxn41 and funkytown. Radio on (CBC Radio 1) and TV on mute/cc #elxn41bc #
- Dear media: When discussing Twitter handles, it's not necessary to pronounce the "@" ok? #cdnpoli #elxn41bc #
- Interesting, apparently in defiance of Elections Canada: RT @stephen_taylor: xxxxx, xxxxxx declared re-elected #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
- CBC project #CPC gov't, majority or minority uncertain. #cdnpoli #elxn41bc #
- 154 seats required for majority, #CPC projected at 135 right now. #cdnpoli #elxn41bc #
- Sounds like Toronto area has split its vote, seats going to CPC. Thanks, Centre-Of-Canada. #elxn41bc #
- Liberals destroyed, Bloc Quebecois decimated. #CPC bordering on majority. Welcome to the New Canada #cdnpoli #elxn41bc #
- My prediction: #CPC majority. Hold on to your hats, we're in for a rough ride. #cdnpoli #elxn41bc #
- RT @Zoeyjane: Just a reminder, Canada: remember sitting back and watching Bush get voted in again? That wasn't awesome. #
- RT @jaypiddy: With a pos. CPC majority #NDP will won't be able to do much. Who's kidding who? Harper will just steamroll over'm. #elxn41bc #
- .@smonkyou Essentially yes. The swing to the right that the US and Europe have seen has finally come to Canada. #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
- Just like the #BCSTV vote, Twitter is utterly out of touch with the rest of the country. #cdnpoli #elxn41bc #
- So Stephen Harper and his Cons display utter contempt for Parliament … and Canada hands them a majority. Way to go, fools. #elxn41bc #
- Well, shit. Time for cake. #
- Looks like Ignatieff won't have to make the decision to stay or go, his constituents have made the decision for him. #elxn41bc #
- Hmmm, @LeftCoastMama has taken to calling our Voting Day cake "consolation cake". Nomnomnom. #elxn41bc #
- .@kabutar Also, I don't think we can blame vote splitting. The #CPC vote is up quite a bit. 16%+? @ShireenJ #elxn41bc #
- .@ElizabethMay has 49.7% of her riding right now, 1/245 polls reporting #elxn41bc #
- No polls reporting yet in Vancouver-Centre. Grumble, grumble. #elxn41bc #
- Only 1 riding left to report. Guess which one. #VancouverCentre #WTF #PassTheDutchie #elxn41bc #
- Vancouver-Centre finally reporting. 56% for Hedy Fry. #elxn41bc #
- Hedy Fry down to 33.6% in Vancouver-Centre. CPC Clarke 2nd at 28.3% #elxn41bc #
- Hedy Fry's lead diminishes to 3.4% over the CPC candidate. Vancouver-Centre might get flooded by the Blue Tide too. #elxn41bc #
- It looks like the Green Party will win half the number the seats that the BQ will win. Wonder who will be in the #elxn42 debate? #elxn41bc #
- .@GillesDuceppe accepts the BQ defeat by announcing his resignation. Should @M_Ignatieff not do the same? #elxn41bc #
- Hedy Fry's lead is down to 1.7%. I blame @marcmcpherson :) #
- Wendy Mesley and Peter Mansbridge are having way too much fun. #elxn41 #
- .@smuttysteff Agreed. And despite all the "social media" talk, nothing substantial emerged from it. #exln41bc #
- One thing this election has taught us: Polls and projections are full of shit. #elxn41bc #cdnpoli #
- Elections Canada's current numbers show 60.1% voter turnout, about the same as 2008 #elxn41bc #cdnpoli #
- Too close to call in Vancouver Centre. Who would have thought? #elxn41bc #
- .@ShireenJ Except now when Harper treats Canada with contempt, our only opportunity to hold him responsible will be #elxn42 #elxn41bc #
- One good thing to come out of this election: there will be NO constitutional crisis. #elxn41bc #
- Trying to make lemonade today, but there's a lot of sour grapes mixed in with these lemons. #elxn41 #cdnpoli #
- Just looked at my lunch bill. Handheld credit-card reader had "15 % tip" button, but it applied it post-tax. Is this normal? #
- I always calculate my tip pre-tax. Why should I tip the government? I should key in 13.4% to get the 15% tip after 12% tax, I guess. #
- That NDP "Orange Wave" was *really* far reaching! Take a look at the Nashville crowd at the #canucks game! #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
- Apparently only half the #Canucks made the trip to Nashville … the defense has gone somewhere else. Not worth watching tonight. #
- Census: Done. Short. Legally required. Useless? #
- Weird. Will Schuester is Canadian? "Rumours"!? #glee #
- And then there were wookies! http://youtu.be/h_HTMMkSx-M #MayTheForthBeWithYou #
- The most moving thing you will read today. I defy you to not weep RT @kk: Derek Miller posted his last post. http://ow.ly/4N3wG #
- If you're having problems reading @penmachine's final post, @nep has mirrored it here: http://bit.ly/mHJGP2 cc: @BadAstronomer #
- MT @CBCStephenQuinn: @penmachine interview at 5:40pm PDT today. #cbc 88.1 FM (Vancouver) or http://bit.ly/jG2Prh #
- "National" self-defense? Um … huh. #
- Dear non-Maritimers: It's "Lay-hee" not "Law-hee" for "Lahey". Ignore how the local news readers have been saying it. #
- Nothing like finding out at 4:30pm that you need to be at an 8am meeting tomorrow. In another country. Whee! #
- A bright spot on a strange day #wookieethechew http://instagr.am/p/D3vG1/ #
- Thanks to @alexishinde for coming to our rescue tonight! You rock! #
- Got hauled over for secondary inspection. Joy and bliss. 5 min xing turned into 50 mins. #
- .@leftcoastmama and Q were on CBC News last night in a story about child tethers: http://bit.ly/m0YWRq #
- Barbra Streisand #
- Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo Barbra Streisand #DamnEarworms #BlameOTC #
- Read the article, then the comments. It's amazing how much @penmachine has affected people *everywhere* http://bit.ly/mNWG9p #
- On a related note, there are a number of Twitter accounts whose owners are no longer with us and I cannot bring myself to unfollow. #sigh #
- Amazing to hear the crowd in *NASHVILLE* sing "Oh Canada". Transplanted Canadians, people there just for the game, or friendly Americans? #
- Sadly the remains of the voting day cake has turned bitter and stale, just like the hearts of progressives across the country. #
- Argh. Liquid seeping out from the bottom of the fridge is not the best way to start a day. #LeakyMilkJug #
- UK "Alternative Vote" referendum turnout was 35%-51% according to Sky News. Shocking. #
- Electoral reform failed in BC, Ontario, and now the UK. I don't understand why people embrace FPTP. Resistance to change? #
- Know what I like? Tweeps who follow, auto-dm when *you* follow, then unfollow you. I like that because it's simple to then unfollow + block. #
- Super Why: "Humpty-Dumpty took a great SLIDE" Aidan: "Now, that's a awkward sentence." #
- The story about the Penticton couple lost in the Nevada wilderness, now with the woman found 7 weeks later is amazing http://bit.ly/lAtU22 #
- This is going much better than expected http://instagr.am/p/D-Rqu/ #
- Amazing how different they look all cleaned up http://instagr.am/p/D-Ysx/ #
- Torrential rain and hail, toddler puking in car, flooded entryway. Argh. #
- Kid, car, car seat cleaned. Apparently someone left the tap on while we were out, no hot water now. And water lapping at the door sill. #
- What a relaxing afternoon. #
- Now dealing with favorite building manager. After blaming kids and claiming work done last summer that we proved wasn't done, have pump. #
- Pumped down entryway, filling back up. Handyman decided to see if he can open up the drain and snake it out. What a novel idea. #
- Everyone and everything is cleaned up. Flooding is under control. "The Muppet Wizard of Oz" is on the TV. How much time left in the game? #
- So … uh … do schools still have "video" dances? Who watches music videos now? And where? #
- Ran the sump pump again. Hope it doesn't rain much tonight. #
- Random act of kindness: Woman on Granville Island gave Q a rose to give to @LeftCoastMama #
- It's amazing how much the mattress retailers charge. Thank goodness for Ikea. #
- Me: "Bedtimes are getting easier w/ Q again". 5 minutes later, both boys are up. Serves me right. It's like saying how sunny it is in YVR. #
- OMG. The Amazing Race is ending with some serious torture. Why would you do that to hairy guys!? #Brazilian #
- Aw, my favourite team got eliminated from #TheAmazingRace But, I don't hate any of the finalists, so the next hour won't suck. #
- Shadowy Men on A Shadowy Planet of the Apes #canadianbandmovies #
- Two If By Great Big Sea #canadianbandmovies (filmed on the East Coast of Canada too!) #
- Local flavour: Bobs and Run Lolo Run #CanadianBandMovies (cc: @BobsandLoLo) #