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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-26

Anthony on , 26 Dec 2011 08:15 am
  • Yet another stomach bug has incapacitate the whole family. Plans cancelled across the board. Fun times. #
  • *incapacitated #
  • RT @kitsilano: Bike routes vs. arterials: Looking at the collision stats http://t.co/SrMGdK7A #bikeyvr #
  • The chord progression in this hold music sounds U2-ish & threatens to break into "Where the Streets Have No Name" every 8 bars. But doesn't. #
  • Also, an 8-bar loop is waaay too short for hold music. #
  • The theatre crowd has a surprisingly complicated way of picking tables for the pot luck! @CarouselTheatre #
  • OK, so they utterly made Tweetdeck suck. What's everyone's favourite Twitter client that works like the old Tweetdeck on the desktop? #
  • Why are there facebook updates unrelated to me in the "@Me" column of Tweetdeck? Do. Not. Want. #
  • Ha, Dropbox reports "a long time left, grab a Snickers" as the time remaining to sync. #
  • RT @gwenfloyd: Merry Christmas! @CarouselTheatre http://t.co/gFoONeDF #
  • So Tweetdeck in the desktop is utter shite now, Hootsuite on my phone is broken, the Twitter app is god-awful. This makes Twitter unfun. #
  • Boo. SSX delayed again. So much for a fun Valentine's gift for the whole family :) #
  • :facepalm: WiFi from your Hydro "Smart Meter" will NOT make you sick. Stressing out instead of educating yourself might. #itsnotmagical #
  • Help! I'm at Metrotown 3 nights before Christmas. #fool #
  • Achievement succeeded! Close Out the Mall #fool #
  • Wow, the bribe of chocolate worked today for the first time in a *long* time. #toilettraining #
  • Had to put some presents under the tree last night. Their presence is driving Q nuts with anticipation, A with excitement. #Christmas #
  • Duct tape and Velcro must have been invented to deal with over-excited children on Christmas Eve. #
  • The kids might be watching the Curious George Christmas special. For the second time today. I'm … ok with that. #
  • Halifax Explosion thank-you: RT @impolitical: The Nova Scotia tree for Boston 2011 http://t.co/i2qo0qAJ #
  • Extra tortiere mix went into tart shells. Uh, interesting. Kid-approved combo! #
  • I hadn't heard the term before today, yet 3 mentions of it in my funkytown stream today: wifesaver. Uh, really? That's what it's called? #
  • I mean, I'm usually all for word play, but *really*? (No, I'm not blaming you, it's the fact that it's really called that!) #
  • Tourtière for supper, kids are watching «Mickey: Il était deux fois Nöel». Joyeux Nöel Vancouver! #christmas #noel #twosolitudes #
  • Ho ho ho. #achievementunlocked #santa #hohoho #
  • Still have to go to the airport to retrieve Grandpa. #hohoho #santa #yawn #
  • Huh. Surprisingly busy at YVR. Haven't heard any sleigh bells or seen any fat men in red suits. Oh wait. Well, no sleigh bells at least. #
  • Christmas Eve at YVR @ YVR Baggage Carousel 3 http://t.co/SFXyWTx3 #
  • Retrieved Grandpa from the airport. Now to get some ZZZZs. Kids will be up in 5 hrs! Merry Christmas, all! #
  • Another Christmas, another time Granpa is allowed to help with the LEGO http://t.co/akJhiHww #
  • Rather disturbingly, the LEGO ambulance's patient is a cyclist!! #xmas #bikeyvr http://t.co/fyTWz4E6 #
  • If Christmas wasn't exciting enough … A lost his first tooth tonight! http://t.co/vbxKX4jk #
  • The end of an exhausting but happy day where no one got out of their jammies. #win #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-19

Anthony on , 19 Dec 2011 08:15 am
  • Full winter riding gear today. Fortunately cold enough that it wasn't slick. Hopefully it stays good and dry tonight! #bikeyvr #
  • Gnarly? :facepalm: FTR the editor put that word in there. Anyway, here's some gift suggestions for cyclists: http://t.co/kRUncFhm @kitsilano #
  • Also, while Monkey Lights are cool, I wouldn't call them a "new dimension". #notusedtosomeoneelsemessingwithmywords #
  • Complicated password requirements + 3 attempt limit = account locked out. I don't think this is really "security". #
  • RT @davidakin: "We are invoking Canada's legal right to formally withdraw from Kyoto" Env Min Peter Kent. #
  • Is it really "withdrawing" from a treaty whose provisions you're not making any effort to meet? Hadn't we effectively withdrawn anyway? #
  • After listening to Olga Ilich On The Coast, it's clear that Vancouver has no vision on how to deal with affordability. @CBCStephenQuinn #
  • She couldn't even define what the City means by affordability, let alone have any concrete concepts on what to do. #otc @CBCStephenQuinn #
  • Frankly I wouldn't have gotten in the car for the public ride with Sly #cwd @worst_andrew #
  • Ha, you can tell how nervous @worst_andrew is by how thick his accent gets. The insurance costs on this show must be incredible. #cwd #
  • The family of one of the Beavers is moving to Toronto b/c it's so expensive here. Vancouver, the exodus of the middle class is underway! #
  • Dear @twitter. If my DMs won't stay marked as read, why even bother with the notification glow? #newnewtwitter #
  • Dear TigerDirect: We wanted to buy 4 UPSes today, but your eStore only let up put 1 in the cart. So, we bought them somewhere else. #fail #
  • Who is this sucking all the angst and energy out of a Nirvana song? #otc @CBCStephenQuinn @lazinryder #
  • Mind you, I can understand all the words. #notnirvana #toriamos #zzzz #otc @CBCStephenQuinn @lazinryder #
  • This discussion about size, and holding it in meaty hands is hilarious. #tablets #unintentionallydirty #otc #
  • Time zones are funny things. It's weird exchanging emails with someone who's living tomorrow morning before I go home today. #
  • Things are going swimmingly. @ Vancouver Aquatic Centre http://t.co/fghm7mOU #
  • Ha, watching A dive into the pool is like watching a cat prepare for a tentative jump. Lots of anticipation, butt wiggling, then JUMP! #
  • New Study Concludes Math Gender Gap Is Cultural, Not Biological: http://t.co/J4ZvFS4h #
  • Hey Tweeps, welcome to #Twitter @scotch_baseball. It's a slippery slope from here… :) #
  • Go easy on @scotch_baseball. He's a good friend from Halifax who is learning the Twitter ropes. Why he's doing this at midnight, I dunno :) #
  • Android peeps, what's the best Twitter app? @EatsShootsEdits? #
  • Ha! Calgary Police Chief: "… We can't fix stupid…" #yyc #
  • Funny. You can't say "Shit" in the House of Commons, but you can lie, deceive, and exhibit contempt without any consequence. #cdnpoli #
  • CPC MP Kent blocks NDP MP from attending conference, then taunts her for not attending. Trudeau calls him a piece of shit. #cdnpoli #
  • Trudeau apologizes, after which Kent demands an apology. Response should have been: Sorry, I was wrong, you're an #asshat #cdnpoli #
  • I'd rather my politicians wear their emotions on their sleeve and swear than lie, deceive, and act like assholes. #cdnpoli #
  • Ugh, busy news day in Vancouver and not in a good way. #shootings #fires #endofdays #
  • .@IanBerg Uh, no. My point is furor over language is silly in face of more offensive behaviour. You made an incredible leap in logic there. #
  • Tonight Q fell asleep in the car. Neither of us could tell if he was pretending or not. #screwed #
  • Argh. Just fell down a Wikipedia rabbit-hole that started with "Stockholm's climate" and went from there. #
  • Strangely busy at the aquatic centre tonight. @vanaqua #
  • iOS version of GTA3 is pretty cool. Works great on the iPhone 4. This is dangerous. #
  • I don't get the new "LEGO for girls". Isn't that just "LEGO"? Why does it need to be made pink and stereotypical? #
  • Although, to be fair, a lot of LEGO is stereotypical "boy", isn't it? Weapons, construction vehicles, and Star Wars. Hmmm. #
  • A loop is a loop is a loop … uhn #
  • Listening to @cbcstephenquinn and @hermida gush about Rush. I may have to unfollow both of them now. Thankfully missed the song. #
  • Bright Lights @ Bright Nights http://t.co/CvNe3Ijz #
  • The Christmas Train @ Bright Nights http://t.co/uum4p7T6 #
  • Kids all lined up as the sax trio plays "We Three Kings" @ Bright Nights http://t.co/R5zHBsyp #
  • Sigh. Penguins on the wrong side of the world. @ Bright Nights http://t.co/BoQFTQ2w #
  • Oh God, child. Sleeping in doesn't mean 5:45am. Nor does it mean 6 am. Just once I'd like you to stay in bed past 7am. #
  • Argh. Both boys up before 6:30 on a Saturday!? Seriously!? #
  • After a few months without any problems, for the 3rd day this week our Shaw Gateway is borked. Grrrr, adding to v. frustrating day #
  • Game day! #carcassonne http://t.co/BF6RbHKm #
  • Just had awesome support from Shaw's Gateway support team. Thanks, Will. All fixed up now. #
  • Urban sprawl. #carcassonne http://t.co/aVygZVoD #
  • In the history of the world, I don't know if there's ever been this amount of anticipation for decorating a Chris http://t.co/w8TNVRDO #
  • Aidan decided to make a new ornament for the tree. He might be a bit brainwashed @cbcvancouver http://t.co/VBcLhxu6 #
  • Today's Advent calendar item is a robber with two crowbars. Merry Christmas! http://t.co/DbglniG6 #
  • Asshat stopped beneath no-stopping sign in bike lane, going on 5+ mins tag VE7EVO #bikeyvr http://t.co/D5pmyHgY #
  • Update to asshat. Someone (able bodied) just came out of the grocery store and loaded groceries in. That boils my blood. #
  • Wondering what the death of Kim Jong Il means for N Korea. More of the same, or the start of a shift? #
  • Wait, train rides can be so tiring that they can kill you? #
  • Of course, he was Il for a long time, so death by long train ride shouldn't be unexpected. #
  • 2011 has been a tough year for dictators and supreme leaders. @pmharper must be getting nervous. #cdnpoli #
  • Even the fields needed to be "guided"? RT @mpoppel: North Korean gov't says Kim Jong-il died on a train during a field guidance tour #
  • As a testament to how unwell I'm feeling, I'm drinking ginger ale. And avoiding long train rides. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-12

Anthony on , 12 Dec 2011 08:15 am
  • What I want to know is why ride on arterials: RT @kitsilano: Should cyclists be banned from riding on arterials? http://t.co/kApNv9XM #
  • I like when I've anticipated my forgetfulness by putting something where I'll find it later, but forgetting that I've done that. #
  • Not the same as putting something in a "safe, but never to be found again" place. It's putting something in a pocket to "discover" it later. #
  • Reviewing a year's worth of commit logs. Spot the Twitter users: hashtags! #
  • "Most winning-est"? Er, maybe "winning-est"? Can you be more winning-est than the winning-est? #
  • #eatingontheradio today is shortbread cookies. Does that mean #drinkingontheradio later this week will be milk? #otc #
  • You know when words start looking wrong? "Challenges" doesn't look right for some reason. #
  • I utterly don't understand @adrianecarr's continued insistence that bikes are causing traffic congestion. Where's the proof? How much delay? #
  • Perhaps @adrianecarr should be more concerned about congestion and delays caused by uncontrolled left turns from arterials… #
  • … something that causes much more delay and traffic chaos than bikes in curb lanes @adrianecarr #
  • In fact, I'm of the opinion that @CityofVancouver keeps uncontrolled left turns in place on arterials to control speeding on those roads. #
  • Tough challenges on tonight's #cwd They seem designed to frustrate. #
  • It's December 6th, the anniversary of the Halifax Explosion, which killed over 1600, injured over 9000, and flattened everything for 2 km. #
  • It's an interesting observation of the human condition that small numbers of deaths affect us, but large numbers are just a statistic. #
  • Someone used "facepalmy" as a description of how they felt in a comment on this blog post: http://t.co/3PaOj3bT I like it. #
  • Argh this friggin Google button. Google used to be good at not getting in the way of getting stuff done. What happened? #
  • An interesting article about the bike vs car war in NYC (via @CityCaucus) http://t.co/v73yiBJd #bikeyvr #
  • Using a Halls lozenge always reminds me of my grandmother who would slip them to me as "candy" #
  • Well, if the beans *were* magic, isn't getting BoBo The Chicken back to Donald theft? #mickeymouseclubhouse #saveme #
  • I just got shushed by the 3 yr old for talking during Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Happily putting myself in timeout. #
  • Riding on arterials? http://t.co/SNvmxZ4i I took some helmet cam of a ride along Cornwall: http://t.co/IKRSuI8y @kitsilano #bikeyvr #
  • Riding on bike routes? http://t.co/SNvmxZ4i I took some helmet cam of a ride along the Seaside rte: http://t.co/e7h4TMNh @kitsilano #bikeyvr #
  • OMG, the geekery. Dualing cellos, Star Wars style. http://t.co/cMNAY66G #
  • *dueling cellos. Awesome, the typo guarantees retweets :facepalm: #
  • XBOX UPDATE WENT PRETTY SMOTHLY #
  • Ha. Xbox update went pretty smoothly, but tweeting from it was full of fail. #
  • Hmmm. This seems to be a cross between Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, and Avatar. Who's the audience? http://t.co/9IDs5Tap #
  • Showing rows 0 – 29 (1,995,381 total, Query took 0.4324 sec) #liesmysqltoldme #
  • Whew. Finally got through Monday's to-do list. now what? #
  • The overwhelming religiosity that has permeated the culture of participants in Survivor is shocking. No room for non-Christians, at all. #
  • Watching an old #mythbusters They did the Monty Hall Paradox. 20 contestants, *none* switched. #mathfail #
  • Understanding of *basic* statistics in the general population is abysmal. #mathfail Also? How did they find 20 ppl who didn't know the MHP? #
  • Just heard the #cbcsting @CBCEarlyEdition (under the weather) #
  • Really Twitter? Really? Why are all the web services changing their interfaces to make things I want to do *harder*? #
  • To view a list, I now have to click "Me", "Lists", the list name, and then "Tweets". Seriously? Why not just kill lists and have done w/ it? #
  • Also, apparently no way of marking all direct messages (once you find them) as read at one time. #
  • .@stepc "Me", "View your profile", scroll down to bottom, select "Favourites". Intuitive, no? #
  • 3 yr old wanted edamame for bedtime snack. Who am I to say no? What a very different childhood this kid is having compared to me. #
  • Hey all you Nickelback haters: You should hate a little less now. http://t.co/CAVB0UYy #
  • With #newtwitter emphasizing "real names", how will people remember what Twitter ID to type when they want to @ people? #
  • Related: now that real names are emphasized in #newtwitter who are all these people in my stream!? #
  • *Really* Vancouver? 41% think uncaged dogs should be allowed on Transit? Are you f'ning nuts!? http://t.co/Svkl6VVS #
  • Today's ride was characterized by very deliberate, slow turns. #icy #bikeyvr #
  • Um, yeah. RT @VanCourierNews: In cycling: Scofflaw cyclist makes herself look bad http://t.co/5BpWn5I6 #bikeyvr #themvsus #ownworstenemy #
  • Erm, wow. @VanRealDeal follows Joni Mitchell with Thomas Dolby. #otc #
  • OK folks, heading out soon. What are the side-streets like in Kits? Slippery? Dry? Do I need to put on the armour? #bikeyvr #
  • I wonder if guests who call @CBCStephenQuinn "Steve" realize they get put on the "naughty" list? #OTC #
  • Just got a txt about 3 bikes crashing on the Off-Broadway hill heading down past Trimble Park. Guess I'll walk down. #bikeyvr #icy #
  • Well that was fun. Lots of frost & black ice on the Pt Grey & Kitsilano bike routes. Add to it the awful street lighting. #bikeyvr #
  • #bikeyvr RT @gnb: Very cold, slow, never-wracking ride home from work. #
  • The sounds of vegan gingerbread simulacrums being born is coming from the kitchen … and it's not pretty. #
  • So, how's everyone's Decembeard coming along? #
  • Sometimes I wish I could intentionally do this to my hair #bedhead http://t.co/2XmgdQsJ #
  • Vancouverites, if it's not foggy where you are (damnit!) we're in the middle of a lunar eclipse RIGHT NOW. #
  • In fact, if you can see both the western and eastern horizons, between 7:55 and 8:05 you will see both sunrise & partially eclipsed moon! #
  • But, you ask, how can we see both the sun, and the eclipsed moon? Atmospheric lensing. See: http://t.co/SRxKSFjU #
  • Sadly, in Fairview we can't see the sky due to fog. #eclipsefail Mind you we can't see the horizons either. #urbancanyon #
  • Ha! RT @castlemischief: @AnthonyFloyd Cryptozoological faux pas! I'll have our diplomatic attaché send you a barrel of kudzu monkeys & grits #
  • Lingering cold is lingering. #
  • .@aidanfloyd's school subscribes to @tumblebooks and he's spent all morning on the site. I'm very impressed with it! #
  • Hair today, gone … uh, today. Bed-head-begone! http://t.co/P68d4Oby #
  • Just put Q to bed, 2 hrs early. What could possibly go wrong? #screwed #
  • Smothering gingerbread men with cream cheese icing. I can barely hear them scream. #
  • Rocking out with mic and guitar on Rock Band 3 interrupted by the return of others home. I guess I'll spare them the aural abuse. #
  • Ah, that's better. The kids solved the "they're being too quiet, I wonder what they're up to" problem by screaming at each other. #
  • In other news, Aidan wants to celebrate Hanukkah because playing dreidel is fun, and you get chocolate coins. #
  • And Quinlan tried to pierce his ear with the aquapick this morning. It's just gone 9 am and I'm ready to go back to bed. #
  • "It looks like there's going to be *so much science*!" #ubc @ Hebb Theatre http://t.co/xi9CU0Br #
  • Mouse trap chain reaction demonstration! @ Hebb Theatre http://t.co/le6fOnTh #
  • .@polarisdotca gets a hearty round applause for defying gravity. #ubc #faradayoutreach #
  • Dr. Sarah Burke blows up some balloons right good. @ Hebb Theatre http://t.co/CLglU4yb #
  • I sense @polarisdotca's work here @ Hebb Theatre http://t.co/EIkOxbgZ #
  • Time to go downstairs, climb a ladder, and retrieve our XMas decorations from atop the storage unit. One of these days, this will go poorly. #
  • Survived the ladder trips to the top of the storage locker for another year. Yay, me. #
  • Now to assemble the tree #condoliving #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-05

Anthony on , 05 Dec 2011 08:15 am
  • I wince every time I hear the phrase "Math is hard." First of all "math" is too broad a term. Second, it's a weak excuse. #otc #
  • I'm not so naive to think everyone has the same math skills — not everyone has the same painting skills — but like "good painting" is hard #
  • … good "math" is hard. #
  • A flashing green light on a vehicle is an emergency vehicle? In which provinces? #cwd #
  • Half-Life: Origins http://t.co/2vX9Drgl Yes, please. #freemanlives #
  • Did you hear @polarisdotca's daughter (@penniesaddup) on @CBCEarlyEdition this morning? No? Check it out: http://t.co/nVJyLaZO #
  • More #drinkingontheradio Play along at home & work! RT @CBCStephenQuinn: Yes, it's Bourbon with Jurgen. On the Coast. 88.1 FM #cbc #
  • Do you think the style choices of my eldest have influenced my youngest much? RT @GwenFloyd: Santa Anticipation. http://t.co/dv8sb4US #
  • Schneider's making $0.9M this year, Luongo's making $6.7M. That's a lot of money to warm the bench. #justsayin #canucks #
  • Web news fail. @News1130radio emails alert on BCSC issuing mixed ruling on DUI rules, no details on web. CBC has broken link. CTV has nada. #
  • I know, patience, and #firstworldproblem But, blergh. #
  • If I'm reading this right, all the gov't has to do to make the BC DUI law constitutional is include some avenue for appeal? Anyone? Bueller? #
  • Wow. This song from @EMWmusicgroup was done just using iPad. Amazing! http://t.co/iWmgOxZy #
  • I'm going to hell: I find this "bodies on falling on playgrounds" story the CBC is running awfully amusing. I know it's tragic but REALLY? #
  • So, I guess the call I'm expecting from an overseas customer at 6pm isn't happening. Grrr, argh. #
  • Serious gas smell at 7th/Blanca as I rode thru 30 min ago. A Fortis truck on hand but no emerg vehicles. Surprised. #yvr #
  • Heh, smackdown of health "risks" of "smart meters" on @CBCEarlyEdition. "Wackiest idea I've heard of in a long while" #
  • Where football and hockey meet!? http://t.co/oY2PZaqb #
  • I guess Schneider isn't starting the *next* game. 2 shots, 2 goals. #canucks #
  • On our way back from the Canucks game. Aidan made it all the way through, and came away with a miniature Zamboni! #
  • Ugh, I got a cold overnight. How did that happen!? #
  • It's Food Bank Day at @CBCVancouver! It doesn't feel like Christmas until Food Bank Day now. #traditions #
  • Wow, just heard @GallaghMargaret singing with The Nightcrawlers on @CBCEarlyEdition for #cbcfoodbankday #cbcopenhouse. Awesome job! #
  • Farewell, November. You sucked. #
  • For billing purposes, November in fact ended today. #
  • That's the kind of ride home I hate. Dark, cold, and road icing to an indeterminate degree. No problems, but nerve-wracking. #bikeyvr #
  • Why, hello there. 2:30 am and wide awake. Le sigh. #
  • Son #2 has been up and awake since 5:30am. I'm considering demoting him even further. #
  • Lots of primping going on in anticipation of @CarouselTheatre's opening of The Wizard of Oz tonight! #
  • For some reason @cbcstephenquinn named this guy Matthew Lazin-Moose cc: @lazinrider http://t.co/6oEvalKH #
  • Mind you, @quinlanfloyd is calling it Matthew Lazin-Moose-Rider. This amuses me. cc: @CBCStephenQuinn cc: @layzinrider #
  • Ice on the duck pond. @ Granville Island http://t.co/zPcMzK9I #
  • Rendering video on a dying laptop. Not as much fun, or as fast as it sounds. #

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