Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-30
- Reminded why I hate most puzzle caches. For the most part, they're ego-jerks for the cache hiders and their circle of friends. #NotInTheKnow #
- Victoria Day @ Burnaby Village Museum http://instagr.am/p/Eojw2/ #
- Crowd behaviour at parades in Vancouver disgusts me. Adults edging out in front of kids, blocking the view. Every single time. #
- On the other hand, who knew there was a Victoria Day parade in Burnaby? http://ow.ly/i/bXUG #
- Queen Victoria on parade! http://campl.us/bdkj #
- Spent Victoria Day #geocaching and wandering thru masses at Burnaby Village Museum. Family's all hooked up to iDevices now; it's very quiet! #
- The only backyard friends my kids have are named Austin, Tyrone, Pablo, Tasha, and Uniqua. But they put on quite a show! #shoeboxliving #yvr #
- Eating moldy bread with milk is just like eating high-protein yogurt, right? Right? #
- I suspect this will be our first whole-family movie http://youtu.be/6CloKbXtD28 #greenwithenvy #
- In justifying the reason for being upstairs for the 2nd time after going to bed, Aidan gave us a lecture on the urinary system. #GoToSleep #
- Just registered for what might be another Mega #geocaching event in WA! The GeoMonster Ball http://coord.info/GC2VNQA in Lynden, Oct '11 #
- That'll make 2 megas this year. Who knew geocaching was such a social activity? #bestofthebad #geomonsterball #
- You'd think, having lived in Vancouver for so long, that I shouldn't run into unexpected rain showers on my morning rides. You'd be wrong. #
- After all, it's Vancouver. We should always expect rain showers. #SlightlyDamp #
- Received an email today that contained a dangling parenthesis. Today will be entirely parenthetical. #
- Man, I don't know how people in tornado alley do it; those things scare the bejeezus out of me. #
- Interesting iview #OTC Parents group protesting proposed anti-homophobia rules in Bby school district — don't label them, protect all kids #
- I agree with the sentiment — protect all kids, let them be kids — but fine line between that & homophobia. Tricky. #otc #
- The Kesler injury hurts more than the goal. #Canucks #KesForMVP #
- Seriously Lou? Stay. In. The. NET. #
- Sigh. If only we had some sort of technology to keep sticks out of eyes and noses. #canucks #
- #KesForMVP #
- The Canucks aren't supporting any offense. Always 1 guy in, 4 guys bailing for the bench. Not a winning strategy, guys. #
- 2OT. Aren't the Sharks supposed to be out of gas by now!? #canucks #
- The sounds of celebration in Vancouver: police and media helos in the sky. #
- RT @seanmhair: Happy Towel Day! With current Con majority, I may carry one for 4 years! #towelday http://www.towelday.org #
- Cutting the HST is the wrong thing to do. Cut income taxes, not consumption taxes. #bcpoli #
- Grab the Portal 2 OST, for free: http://bit.ly/kX39Wj (via @bgrier) #NotAPromotedTweet #
- RT @ChronicleBooks: Only in California: Zombies protest library closings – "Libraries feed brains." http://ow.ly/537qQ (via @anndouglas) #
- I'm going to miss Sheila Fraser. At times, it seemed was the only person holding the government accountable. #otc #
- The spring of never-ending grey http://ow.ly/i/c3tR Who wants to geocache in the rain with us this weekend? #ScrewTheRain #
- I was at a meeting today with mostly business-types rather than engineers. This was evident because … I was the only bearded one there. #
- Sigh. Another "your credit card number was identified as one in a system break in" call from TD. Changing CC numbers is such a PIA. #
- It's funny how they tell you "don't use that card anymore" but NOT "don't use your card at that location anymore". Tell me who is insecure!! #
- How can I make educated decisions about how to use my credit card if CC companies won't tell me where it was compromised?? #
- RT @VancityBuzz: In case ur wondering the fireworks were for a conference at the convention centre :) (cc: @stepc @alexishinde ) #
- Traffic diversion through Fairview due to BC Hydro work has pushed all traffic onto W 7th — a bike route. Commute was scary. #veloicidal #
- Motorists in this city are so friendly! I particularly like the ones waving "We're #1 quot; with their middle finger while running red lights. #
- Confused customer IT guy calls, asks about time est. to install our software, says was told to get "ROM SWAG". He had no idea what that was. #
- I'm pretty sure I know what a ROM SWAG is, but … is it only an engineering term? #CloseEnough #
- ROM: Rough Order of Magnitude. SWAG: Sweet Wild-Assed Guess. #Engineering #CloseEnough #
- The answer seems to be, yes, "ROM" and "SWAG" seem to be engineering jargon. Huh. #
- Brown Eggs and Ham (h/t @polarisdotca) #lessinterestingbooks #
- I've been sucked into a documentary on *Knowledge Network*! Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World O_o #
- On a related note, Billy Connolly looks uncannily like Gwen's Uncle Pete. #
- Rose is pretty unhappy about running away with The Doctor. Eccelston is intense. #
- This has been causing all the traffic problems in Fairview Slopes http://instagr.am/p/EyTX9/ #
- BC Hydro pipe staging in Fairview http://360.io/49g8vc #
- Wow. In a flash of clarity, I remembered both my ICQ number *and* the password. #uhoh #
- Another online purchase lost because the Verified by Visa is so f'd up. It's to the point now that I doubt I'll shop anywhere that uses VV. #
- Black Eyed Peas mashed up with Sinatra: Weird, weird, weird. http://bit.ly/kdd0t0 (mp3) #
- Let me get this straight: The History Channel wouldn't air a docudrama about JFK due to accuracy concerns, but WILL air a Bible miniseries!? #
- Holes in socks offend Q mightily. #
- How clever of us to let our groceries dwindle to next to nil. Used the opportunity to defrost freezer. Good thing The Big One didn't happen. #
- Another day of this. For some reason the @bchydro crew are being super friendly http://instagr.am/p/E1nTU/ #
- The business end of where the Hydro pipes are going under False Creek http://instagr.am/p/E2eg0/ #
- Seeing anything on the north side of the pipe pull is tough http://instagr.am/p/E2iEi/ #
- False Creek where @bchydro is running the pipe underneath http://instagr.am/p/E2iVY/ #
- And now we're chillaxin at the playground at David Lam park. Playdate anyone? http://instagr.am/p/E2jR8/ #
- Aidan: It's party cloudy with a chance of FLOYD STORM! I have no idea where he gets these things. #
- Dragon boat races in False Creek http://instagr.am/p/E2oYq/ #
- Dragon Boats on an unexpectedly beautiful day! #greywhatgrey http://campl.us/bfZY #
- Looking out our window at the Granville St Bridge. Avoid it. At. All. Costs. It's been backed up for 4 hours due to construction! #
- Still thousands of feet of immobile pipe. http://instagr.am/p/E3Xbm/ #
- Interestingly enough, the pipe pull is fostering a sense of community. People are coming out of their condos and talking with each other. #
- Q keeps coming out of his room. Can I squirt him with the water bottle like I do the cats when they do something bad? #
- A gorgeous day on Granville Island! http://instagr.am/p/E5WcL/ #
- Whew. Hiking 4 km with the boys, up and down the hills of Lighthouse Park. 8 caches found! #geocaching #
- Have you voted recently (today?) to help @CarouselTheatre get a grant to renovate their kids' studio space? http://bit.ly/kCMcqz #
- I look out our window and those @bchydro pipes still aren't moving. They're now 2 days behind on what was originally supposed to be 4 days. #
- Needless to say, not impressed. #