Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-16
- Oh look. The Canucks are protecting a 1-goal lead. Argh. This never ends well. #
- 1-up, 4-back. For 30 minutes. Wow, Vancouver sure knows how to suck the life out of a hockey game, huh? #
- So little offense tonight that the Canucks can't even score on the empty net. Argh. #TrappedByTheTrap #
- Good job #Canucks but, ugh, what a painful way to advance. #
- Actually looking forward to Skype on Xbox/Kinect. Hopefully it won't be limited to Gold members http://mjr.mn/kn6Rf9 #
- Listening to yet another NIMBYist complaining in Vancouver. Unhappy about densification on the Cambie Corridor. Seriously!? #
- Unhappy about densification along the Canada Line? What did they think would happen when the subway went in? More single family housing? #
- One of my internet doppelgangers who can't remember his own email addx signed me up for big-rig driving school. An interesting career shift. #
- Listen. In order to maintain air-speed velocity, a swallow needs to beat its wings forty-three times every second, right? #impsd #
- RT @{protected}: Makes me happy in grammar Nazi way. RT @colene 35 best obnoxious responses to misspellings on Facebook: http://ow.ly/4RHjE #
- "…more people in Kits that have dogs than have kids after all, and no one restricts where ur allowed to go" http://bit.ly/mgCJGz #
- Dear self-righteous dog owners: Your dog is just a dog. My kid has rights that trumps your mutt's any time, any where. Get over it. #
- 6 yr old in tears after accidentally setting screen lock on the iPod. "I didn't know what the lock was going to do". And he forgot the code. #
- Fortunately @LeftCoastMama figured it out: "0-0-0-0". Giggles. #
- Also? Seems that I lost two self-righteous dog owner followers tonight. Seriously? Upset that your precious little mutt isn't a person? Gawd #
- Well, as fun as this is, Twitter & Tweetdeck are driving me nuts tonight. I'll have to piss off more followers later. #LOS #
- Listening to Red Wings fans sing about "South Detroit" — which is Windsor, ON — is supremely funny. #
- Do you live in Vancouver's Point Grey? Today is the day to vote in the provincial by-election! #
- Has anyone had to do the long-form census? Everyone I know has had the short, despite 1 in 3 supposedly getting the long form!? #
- OK, at least 5 people piped up this morning about having received the long-form census. Apparently it *does* exist! #
- Twitter, you can get so messed up sometimes. #
- Huh. One of my unfollows last night was @LeftCoastMama. Erm, uh… that's awkward. #
- .@CBCStephenQuinn is getting sloshed on the radio again. Very strong recommendation for the Hopworks Secession Black India Pale Ale #otc #
- My mistake, it was the "Secession, a Cascadian Dark Ale" by Hopworks http://bit.ly/kZX85s #
- The Earthquakes? Seriously? We let a soccer team called the "Earthquakes" come play in Vancouver!? Does "The Big One" play for them? #
- Amazingly, it's currently a 6-way tie in Vancouver-Point Grey #vpgelxn #
- Crazy witchlight in Vancouver right now #
- I don't understand how the #vpg11 results reported on Twitter are so far ahead of those reported on the Elections BC site. WTH? #
- Also? Said Twitter results are conflicting. Where are the numbers coming from? #vpg11 #
- The battle of conflicting election results is approaching farcical. Easy to tell who are the #BCL supporters and who support #BCNDP #wpg11 #
- Sigh. Anyone have a bottle of magic smoke? PSU replacement didn't go so well. #
- Doesn't look like there'll be a winner called tonight in #vpg11 byelection. Willing to bet there'll be a recount. #
- Twitter reporting Clark wins #wpg11 Results are so inconsistent, I'll wait for Elections BC. And absentee ballots. And recount. #
- Don't know why anyone believes anything the Cons say. Now they're no longer going to balance the budget in 14-15 http://bit.ly/mN0Dkg #
- The commitment to balancing the budget in '14-'15 was, of course, a cornerstone of their election platform. :headdesk: #
- Tying moving violations to insurance premiums sounds like a great way to improve road behaviour. I don't get the uproar. #icbc #
- Getting a ticket is clearly not a sufficient motivation for some people. Paying more on your insurance sounds like it would be. #icbc #
- The heck? These just outside a construction site. http://instagr.am/p/ELAo8/ #
- Having voted off all the talent, I guess there's no reason to watch Idol anymore. #MusicTalentFail #
- Paraskevidekatriaphiles unite! #FridayThe13th #
- Everyone going to #NV11 today: Construction at the new pharmacy building right across from the LSC makes driving/parking tricky in the area #
- Wow. The @gogeocaching site sure is broken with Chrome, isn't it? #geocaching #
- Dropped @LeftCoastMama off at #nv11 and now to the serious business of #geocaching with the boys! #
- Low tide at Iona Spit http://campl.us/75N #
- Driftwood art @ Iona Beach http://instagr.am/p/EMe2K/ #
- Summer road trip booked through to Vegas. After that, still a bit unknown. A common problem I bet. #floydsgobad #
- Happy Birthday @hollyburn! Quite a nice May day for a birthday! #
- Oh noes! The Windjammer Restaurant has closed its doors! cc @LeftCoastMama #
- Weird science http://instagr.am/p/ENYFU/ #
- Sadly the @GoGeocaching updates didn't fix all the Chrome-related bugs. #geocaching #
- Getting the goods from @LeftCoastMama about #NV11 One of these days the two of us will show up at the same SM event. #
- Dino Dan, Dinosaur Train, Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs … whomever does PR for dinosaurs sure knows their stuff. #
- Made reservations for last bit of #FloydsGoBad road trip. Just need someplace to park the RV for a night in Portland, OR. #
- A nice afternoon and dinner spent with @Scouter_Mike. Great to catch up on the happenings of family. #
- Her: "Play the bass." Me: "I was going to sing…" Her: "*Please* play the bass" #RockBand #NotQuiteToneDeaf #
- Online relationships might be as real as "in real life" relationships, but there are many people I know only by their Twitter handles #weird #
- And #Vancouver RT @SudsyMaggie: So much rain… #Seattle #
- Starting to prep PQ's for summer road trip. Looks like we should be able to get #geocache number 1000 at the "Original Stash Plaque"! #
- Balmy, if rather foggy, ride to work today. I *like* deserted streets. Now for some SCIENCE! Or, some engineering at least. #
- Grey @ Spanish Banks http://instagr.am/p/ES_VQ/ #
- Oh, that was pretty #Hank #canucks #nowayjose #
- .@LeftCoastMama I used to wonder how children survive childhood. I now wonder how parents survive childhood. #
- Mapping out the segments to our road trip. Oddly enough, for the same route Google Maps estimates 20% more time than my Garmin Nuvi. #