Anthony on , 24 May 2010 04:15 am
  • Playing Eat, Wear, or Throw? with my toddler, our daily breakfast game. I hardly ever win. #
  • Seattle. How the hell are ya? I'm still punch-drunk from the diesel fumes after sitting in the truck lineup at the border. For 2 hours. #
  • Had supper at "The Cheesecake Factory". It was as awesome as it sounds. Also, served 22 oz pints. #Seattle #
  • Ironically, had an awful time sleeping last night, despite the absense of children. #
  • May or may not have had cheesecake again tonight. Urp. #
  • I am *so* not built to be a booth babe. 2 days in and I've had enough of people for the month #
  • No cheesecake tonight. Will still need to be rolled across the border. Don't you guys know anything about portion control? #
  • Damnit, I see I'm missing all the good On The Coast shows this week @CBCStephenQuinn. Off-leash dogs? I bet that was an "interesting" piece #
  • Another half-day of booth duty, then I transform into a roadie, then a long-haul driver, then back to a Dad. Goodnight Seattle! #
  • Home. Happy to see everyone, seems feeling is reciprocated. Hopefully this ends my career as booth babe/roadie/customs agent/sales droid #
  • Seattle was its typical quirky self, but we didn't get to see much beyond the few blocks around the convention center. #
  • But the Washington State Trade + Convention Center? What a great bldg! There was a nursing conf going on alongside ours w/ room to spare. #
  • YVR folk: Recognize this girl? http://bit.ly/cBA1iT Found on the DTES w/o any caregiver… :'( #
  • RT @KenHardie: Any worthy protests set to close any major intersections today? The #160 and all who ride her could use a break. [rotfl] #
  • AWESOME. The doodle on http://www.google.com today is Pac-Man. And IT'S PLAYABLE! #
  • CBC is reporting that VPD has said that they've located the mother of that 3 yr old found wandering the DTES last night. No details yet. #
  • Seeing "Oracle VM VirtualBox" is more than weird. But the virtual disk speed improvements are great! #virtualbox #
  • Happiness is… biking to DQ http://twitpic.com/1pug1h #
  • Ibid http://twitpic.com/1pug2o #
  • While at the DQ at 13th/Main a beat up pickup truck pulled up and parked. In less than 5 mins, a meter maid ticketed and Buster's towed. o_O #
  • We left before the burly, devil-may-care guys who left their truck too close to the stop sign came back and discovered their truck gone. #
  • I wish the Vancouver traffic officers were that efficient on the bike routes — vehicles are always too close to the intersections there. #
  • Finale week continues. DVR gave up House, Castle, and The Mentalist tonight. Indulgences all. #
  • Huh. Just put Q down for a nap, he went w/o any fuss. Other members of family just got up. #NeverGoingToFigureOutThisSleepThing #
  • 4 geocaches placed today, 3 more tomorrow. It's not all about finding them, you know. #
  • At the Phoenix Gymnastics Club for a birthday party http://twitpic.com/1q78tg #
  • RT @ShireenJ: For a ltd time, get Lifeliner for a measly $1.99 at Smashwords by entering coupon code TX53X at checkout. http://bit.ly/aNroTb #
  • Gwen's watching "The Body" episode of BTVS. How it didn't win any TV awards (it won a Nebula) is beyond me. Best hr of TV ever? No? Close. #
  • Watching TV (or a movie) with NO musical accompaniment is both bizarre and powerful. Adds to very raw feelings in the episode. #
  • Also? First on-screen kiss between Willow and Tara. Also? No. Big. Deal. #
  • One of *those* mornings. You know, where you're thinking about selling the kids and using the proceeds to move to Antarctica. #
  • 2 more caches placed, 1 to go. This one needs special equipment #
  • 7th geocache this wkend placed, took over an hour at GZ to get it right! #
  • Alright! Caches all submitted to GC.com. Now to wait with baited breath for mtn-man to review them. #
  • RT @gmarkham: Good grief. RT @nationalpost: Tories order aides not to testify in front of committees http://natpo.st/bsd2cS [Friggin tyrant] #
Anthony on , 17 May 2010 04:15 am
  • RT @twitter: Follow count display is set to 0 and follow/unfollow is temporarily offline while we fix a bug. #
  • RT @karlwoll: ZING! RT: @smartmouthcafe: Sami Salo listed as day-to-day. When he comes back should we call him Sami Solo? [Or, Semi Salo?] #
  • My 5 yr old son can now read the lyrics to many of the songs in Lego Rock Band, as they go by. He scored 99% on the Kaiser Chief's Ruby. O_o #
  • Granted, Ruby is his favourite pop song and could probably sing the song without the words, but it's time to bump his diff level up I see :) #
  • Dear new followers: I'm really sorry, but I do judge you on your current page of Tweets. Looking at mine, tho, don't think I'd follow ME! #
  • For example: you follow 1800+ but there are no @'s on your Twitter page? Sorry, not following. I want to engage, not just listen. #
  • Props to @kk and @hummingbird604 for standing up for kids at #nv10 The conference was advertised as kid-friendly, but perhaps wasn't. #
  • I've heard lots of good ideas on how to make #nv11 kid-friendly++, but some of the best are having a parent's room + hiring onsite childcare #
  • The childcare could even be *gasp* sponsored. I'm sure Nannies-On-Call, etc, would love to help out. #
  • Also, imagine a local tech conference where *both* tech parents can attend! #
  • The divide between the tech parents and the tech child-free in the city seems to be an ugly, ugly gulf. Can't we all just get along? #
  • .@Susan_Low The liability issue, however, is real. Volunteers are fine, but suddenly CRCs, first aid, etc are needed #
  • .@Susan_Low I think that's shooting awfully low. Too much to do? How about ask for some parent volunteers to arrange that side of things? #
  • .@arieanna @hummingbird604 I think that having a parent on the #nv11 org committee would go a long way to helping addx some of these issues #
  • RT @peechie: I'm totally bringing my sentient dependent to northern voice next year. what do you mean poop bags aren't supplied? #nv10 #
  • .@peechie Low blow. I don't think anyone's asking for anything for free, nor does anyone feel entitled to have the kids there #
  • At some point, the decision must be made: Do you want your conference to be appealing to techy parents or do you want a childfree niche aud? #
  • If you want a childfree niche audience then, great, enjoy. You won't know what you're missing, but the head-in-sand is good for your skin #
  • If you want to appeal to a broad range of people, with diverse experiences, then perhaps you should get them involved in the planning. #
  • RT @arieanna: @peechie of course. But you can't predict what a baby will be like. And unfortunately the kids room was not available either. #
  • RT @LeftCoastMama: As much as I have enjoyed the discussion tonight, one of my sacrifices will be waking any moment. [Ditto. #NeedSleep #
  • .@peechie You make it sound like people with kids are trying to take control. *I* wonder why we can't all just get along. #
  • RT @wilw: It seems like today is one of those days when a non-zero number of ppl would benefit from this friendly reminder: Don't be a dick. #
  • Huh. Twitter is running a minute or more ahead of the Team 1040 web broadcast of the #canucks game. You guys can see the future! #
  • Tough Programming Task complete. Time to go home, maybe catch last bit of the #canucks game. #
  • Ride home: 10 km. Cyclist count: 28 w/ helmets, 4 w/o. Each w/o was >30 yr old male. #TheyDontUnderstandStatisticsEither #preventable @Stv #
  • .@gnb Not at all. Look at the types of bikes. Look at comfort level of the cyclists. Look at separation of traffic. It's apples + oranges #
  • Argh, in cycling tweet, I meant the helmetless were under-30 males. Ah well. #
  • Did you see @Kimli's post about children and Northern Voice? I added what I hope are my last $0.02 on the issue http://bit.ly/auNeM1 #nv10 #
  • RT @Velopalooza: If you love biking and you like Vancouver you are going to want to follow us! 32 Biking events in early June in Vancity! #
  • Um, fireworks? #yvr #
  • Fireworks, right now, over Vancouver harbour. WTF? Yay, we're out of the playoffs? #AndTheBabyIsAwakeNow #
  • Oh #Glee U2 is "classic rock"? #FeelingOldNow #
  • Some days I don't know why I bother sending emails if people aren't going to bother reading them. #
  • Sci/Eng problem of the day: I need to compute the envelope of a multivariable time-based data series, but in a non-monotonic space. Puzzling #
  • RT @5and1: So. Anyone have any recommendation for how to get Vaseline off a tv? [Heh, context is everything] #
  • .@polarisdotca's Daughter Hannah is a finalist for MetoWe award http://bit.ly/cUWPZj for http://pennyproject.ca Cast ur vote? Thx! #
  • Hey! My boss' wife won the Ontario Library Association's Red Maple award for YA fiction! Susin Nielson's "Word Nerd" #
  • Does anyone know what's happening to the RCMP's "E" division lands in Vancouver after they move to Surrey? #
  • Seething. #
  • RT @geowoodstock: Registration for GeoWoodstock ends tomorrow! http://www.geowoodstock.com #
  • My wife is ten types of awesome. You all should be so lucky. #
  • We've been going to the same Szechuan restaurant for the past 10 years and *finally* they're allowing us to have the real spiciness. Yowza! #
  • Make that 12 kinds of awesome #
  • RT @buzzbishop: a flow chart explaining fb privacy. this is why you should be afraid, and fix your settings http://is.gd/ca8tb #
  • The language explosion toddlers have is simply amazing. One day it's unintelligible gobbledeegook. The next, they're speaking in tongues. #
  • RT @CathyBrowne: It's a grand day for a plane pull, Vancouver – come out and support a great cause + have fun! http://bit.ly/9CxEMZ @ORBISCA #
  • Aidan's trying to make an escape from the Burnaby Village Museum http://twitpic.com/1o327j #
  • The train at the Greater Vancouver Zoo http://twitpic.com/1o4ar2 #
  • Watching storm chasers documentary on NatGeoHD. Awesome, scary stuff. But they beat you over the head with repetition. Awesome, scary stuff. #
  • Got asked what was on my shirt today, for 1st time in decades. "I Visited Skullcrusher Mountain" #joco #
  • Today, sadly, is a work day. Prepping for week-long trip to Seattle next week. A's laying the guilt on thick. "Why can't we come?" #
  • Repartitioning, formatting, and putting files on 100 USB keys. Oh. What. Fun. #StillAtWork #
  • Packing and avoiding #survivor spoilers. Going dark for … a week or so. #
  • Just checked the weather for the next week in Seattle. I must say that it's living up to the stereotype. #
Anthony on , 10 May 2010 04:15 am
  • RT @gregeh: BC Place deflation at 10am today. [On purpose this time :p ] #
  • Nevermind. Apparently the roof deflation has been delayed until tomorrow, 10am. #InternWillBeFiredPronto #
  • RT @geowoodstock: Only 12 days left to reg for GeoWoodstock! If you want a meal, shirt, or event coin, MUST register! http://bit.ly/cBNMT1 #
  • Watching the Van-Hawks game, by a curious set of circumstances in standard def. It feels a bit like watching a game from 1984. #
  • Commuting urban ride stupid event (CURSE) of the day: Man riding w/ ~8 yr old "doubling" on back of his bike, blowing stop sign, nearly hit #
  • At least they were both wearing helmets. Wouldn't have helped in the least. #TheStupidItBurns #
  • Heart of oak are our ships, jolly tars are our men, we always are ready: Steady, boys, steady! #CanadianNavy100Yrs #
  • Squinted through the bright sunlight, past the 3 circling bald eagles, and saw the intense rainshower assaulting the middle of Vancouver. #
  • Yessir, Vancouver is a special place. #
  • No wonder they think we're all lumberjacks RT @manx_cat: Felling a tree ~Broadway & Waterloo St, Vancouver, ~1890 http://twitpic.com/1l2hdx #
  • New urban cache published a few blocks from our house … and Gwen was beat to it by the HuggyFamily! Wow, they're fast :( #FTFsAreHardInYVR #
  • This being the BCGA "Blitz" month, I must remember to always bring a GPS with me to work … :p #
  • Geomate.jr is going to support and maintain custom (i.e., private) geocache databases http://tinyurl.com/24tbwoa #
  • Despite reports of some pretty crazy weather in Vancouver, my 10km ride home was remarkably rain/hail/sleet-free. #JustALittleBlackRainCloud #
  • RT @findchico: This is a palindrome video and is outstanding. It was created by a 20 year old http://bit.ly/aLKsoP #
  • RT @doctorow: Pls RT! #Canada #039;s PM promises a US-style #DMCA in SIX WEEKS! DO SOMETHING! http://tinyurl.com/3xpl5n3 #
  • A lunchtime FTF! Awesome! http://coord.info/GC27XTJ #
  • Rather unbelievably, there are reports of a grey whale in False Creek right now. Super Natural BC indeed. #
  • RT @joanchang: BC Coast Guard has confirmed there's a grey whale in False Creek. They're following it to make sure boats stay away. #
  • A 16m (52 ft), 36 tonne whale is False Creek is like putting a dolphin in your bathtub. #
  • Things I've learned thru others today: 1) Phone cameras don't photograph whales very well, 2) Good whale pics are HARD #WhalePhotoFail #
  • Personal ATMs! What a great idea! RT @CanuckMackem: Finally got my ATM installed and running #
  • Cardboard hamburgers on freezer-burnt buns. Keeping it classy, yo'. At least there's beer. #
  • This? This is ugly hockey. #VanHawks #
  • Apparently crashing the goalie is now an allowable practice. Bad precedent. #NHL #Vancouver #
  • RT @geowoodstock: Only 9 days left to reg for GeoWoodstock! If you want meal, shirt, or event coin, you MUST register! http://bit.ly/cBNMT1 #
  • Reading the Vancouver city council report on cycling in Vancouver. Amazing to see such a progressive thinking council! http://bit.ly/9v1FUn #
  • Volatility in the Canadian dollar is painful for Canadian-based international companies. Time to think about pegging the dollar? #
  • RT @CityofVancouver: Reducing sewage overflow means whales can swim in False Creek. City making a diff: http://ow.ly/1HW7z #whalemageddon #
  • Kudos to whomever's running the @CityofVancouver Twitter account. Use of the #whalemageddon tag shows that they "get" it! #
  • Oh God. Attention people: The roads you drive on are not subsidized by either fuel taxes or licenses. Instead, property taxes. #
  • So, when you complain about money being spent on bike infrastructure sinces bikes don't fund roads: you're just plain wrong. #
  • In fact, rather perversely people who commute by bike are supporting the car drivers instead of the other way around. #NotAllHipstersEither #
  • The preceding tweets brought to you by infuriating feedback read on @CBCStephenQuinn's On The Coast program this afternoon re: $25M by CoV #
  • RT @polarisdotca: Clear night in #YVR to watch ISS flyovers: look due W at 9:02p. Station will pass over Big Dipper, disappear in E by 9:08p #
  • Hey #yvr tweeps, @IanAMartin will be playing Quinn's Quiz on CBC Radio shortly… #
  • Like the Geek Dad blog? @_SciFiDad_ is running a contest to win the Geek Dad book! http://bit.ly/a2fML9 #
  • RT @buzzbishop: hey #yyc did you hear the city is starting up geocaches? http://is.gd/bXDN8 here's a primer for rookies http://is.gd/bHCF8 #
  • The weekend starts …. now. #
  • Gwen was telling me abt supper (pork chops). Aidan said: "'They're really yummy!' Aidan added." #OurBoyWillBeAWriterForCertain #JustTurned5 #
  • I was pretty skeptical about this seaon's Survivor, but it's shaping up to be the best one in recent memory! #GuiltyPleasure #
  • Ugh. Insomniac toddler last night for whatever reason. Feeling like a bus hit me. Repeatedly. With prejudice. #
  • RT @ShireenJ: Brown: "It is our responsibility now to make it work for the national good." Wish Harper & Ignatieff believed that. #
  • HOLY CRAP. Someone just published a 50 cache series around Burnaby Lake. 50 caches in a 10 km loop. #geocaching #yvr #
  • Parental relief called in from the bullpen. Finally have a chance to catch up on Twitter and the #nv10 Tweets. Sounds like a busy day! #
  • Aidan now rocks back and forth from foot to foot while singing the anthem. #HockeyPlayersAreTwitchy #canucks #
  • 18 seconds into the #Canucks game and Chicago scores. Good start boys. Don't want to be too comfortable, right? #
  • Yes, I'm watching the game delayed. Yes, that makes the tweets lame. #IllStopNow #
  • Unexpected development of the day: Instead of trying to open or push over the baby gate, Q has decided to CLIMB OVER it. Sigh. #
  • Walking thru the Pacific Spirit Park on 3 different 'on leash' trails, not 1 of 8 dogs leashed #
  • And the guy whose dog rushed Aidan and then told me it was my fault that my son was terrified (on an on-leash trail)? Un-fracking-believable #
  • I have to say that the majority of dog owners in this city have no respect for the leash laws, or seemingly, kids. Blood boiling. #
  • Me: What do you want for lunch? A: I'll have the special, please, with the ham and the other meat on the side. Me: O_o #
  • Seriously uncool, #nv10 folks. That's pretty shameful. RT @arieanna: […] we were asked to leave the keynote because Aiden was fussing. #
  • An awesome day for a @geocaching101 in Pacific Spirit Park with @TESKELLY @Teddy2kk and Cuddlefish. Bit of switch of format, but it worked! #
  • Wow, South Granville is becoming Yaletown: RT @LeftCoastMama: That is a dog. In a stroller. Made for a dog. http://twitpic.com/1m9jbq #
  • Also goes to my earlier thesis that people around here treat their dogs as kids. They're JUST DOGS. #perspective #
  • Still can't believe @arieanna was *kicked out* of the @northernvoice keynote b/c her kid fussed a little. Any comment from the #nv10 orgs? #
  • So, Betty White moved the needle a bit on the SNL enjoyment meter, but not a whole lot. Also? Not so into Jay-Zzzzzzzz #
  • Also? When did Betty White turn into Phyllis Diller? Except without the multiple-husband jokes. #
  • Blahfenghar. Ironically, that's kinda how I felt about the whole show. #SNL #
  • Hmmm, body pulled from False Creek. See? I told you not to get too close to that Grey Whale! #
  • It's a TWO NAP day! This never happens! Fist-bumps and high-fives! #MakesSenseToParents #
  • The Amazing Race finale was amazingly disappointing. #CowboysRock #
Anthony on , 03 May 2010 04:15 am
  • The "Plot Machine" on the Script Frenzy page is hilarious. http://bit.ly/cJqGvO #
  • "In a world where no dreams are sweet, a pride of vegetarian lions receives dating advice from the afterlife" #PlotMachine #
  • Motivated by @alexishinde's #FitByForty + the elevator being down at work, I hereby resolve to take the stairs for at least the next month. #
  • Wet. Saturation coefficient from ride home was probably ~0.8 #
  • I wonder if the VSB recognizes the sad irony of giving kids a 2 week spring break the year AFTER a world-class sports event graces our city. #
  • Congrats to @hootsuite for listening! As of today, ow.ly links have no "social bar"! (Although now must avoid ht.ly links which will) #
  • After hearing Mumford & Sons a LOT on @thepeak, I finally checked out their album "Sigh No More". ZOMG, this is going into heavy rotation. #
  • The ruling of the Canadian House Speaker on whether the gov't is in contempt of Parliament is fascinating. #
  • However, Twitter reports of the ruling is leading the CBC "live" feed by a few minutes. Bizarre. #
  • RT @FarAndWide: On a side note, disgraceful that the PM of CANADA didn't both to attend this important ruling #notaleader #cdnpoli #
  • Sigh. Milliken rules "Can't we all just get along?" And gives the two sides 2 weeks to work things out. #cdnpoli #
  • RT @rhh: Speaker: you have 2 weeks to avoid an election. #cdnpoli #
  • RT @paulrickett: After 10pm I'd bet that many drivers on road here are over 0.08, let alone 0.05 [note to self: no wandering Bowen after 10] #
  • Don't know what's going on tonight, but Q has woken at 11 and 12 and alpha cat has kept us awake from 12 to 1. Sleep gods, we're sorry! #
  • RT @Velopalooza: #tweetup for Velopalooza. Tweet and retweet for the biggest twike ride in Vancouver! http://alturl.com/p6e8 #
  • Watching @pennjillette and Teller Get Killed. Obviously I'm in the right mood — I'm greatly amused. #
  • Watching @pennjillette and @MrTeller Get Killed. Obviously I'm in the right mood — I'm greatly amused. #
  • Penn's hair is hilarious. #
  • Q's 1st breakfast this morning: most of a can of mandarins, full piece of toast, full package of instant oatmeal, apple juice. #HesNotEven2 #
  • How the #LPC can view the latest poll numbers as anything other than an abject failure in leadership is beyond me #cdnpoli #
  • The #CPC continues to show distain for Canadians, Canadian values, and Parliament. And the #LPC continues to sink in the polls. #cdnpoli #
  • RT @InklessPW: This is how seriously Liberals take their legacy: Ignatieff is the third leader in a row who makes his predecessor look good. #
  • That damn HootSuite bar again. Someone wrapped a ht.ly link inside a bit.ly link. #BreakingTheSocialMediaContract #
  • RT @HeadHardHat: A MUST READ!!! HHH's Lunchtime GotD. What to do when confronted by management. http://bit.ly/bX7cEv #geocaching #
  • Oooh, geocaching.com is down for maintenance. I wonder if this is our 1000 caches-in-a-PQ upgrade? @GoGeocaching #
  • RT @rhh: Huge fire on top of a condo building in toronto on queens Quay! http://yfrog.com/fvbl9j (via @tomcochrane) #
  • Indeed, geocaching.com Pocket Queries now can give you up to 1000 caches! http://bit.ly/9BhPdH W00t! #
  • "Radio that can be quite helpful if it's put to the right ewes" Who else but Barbara Budd can deliver that line? #AIH #ByeByeBarbaraBudd #
  • RT @CityofVancouver: #cycling #vancouver online survey for Dunsmuir St bike lanes. Survey closes Apr 30 http://ow.ly/1ErSM #
  • Huge confusion over HST. Watch your bills over the next few days. HST doesn't get charged until July 1st in most cases http://bit.ly/b7oCbI #
  • Tomorrow is the 10-Years-of-Geocaching celebration in Queens Park in New West 1-3pm. Coming? http://bit.ly/a97LR7 #
  • RT @CBCStephenQuinn YYC Herald reports Radio 3's Richard "Sunshine Dick" Johnson quits on air. Sunshine Dick: fictional http://bit.ly/9onTkr #
  • ZOMG. There's ANOTHER ht.ly link that's been wrapped by a bit.ly link. If you know that the G-D bar irritates us + try to hide it? #EPICFAIL #
  • I'm adding ht.ly to my hosts file as 127.0.0.1. I'm so frickin' tired by the shenanigans. #FramesMustDie #
  • Kevin Newman's leaving Global National. Should we be asking @CBCVancouver if they're making any MORE additions to their line up? #
  • Good meeting tonight plotting the education of more geocaching neophytes with @TESKELLY @Teddy2kk and the yet-to-embrace-twitter #Cuddlefish #
  • RT @jonathancoulton: First of May, first of May, free live version of that song is available today. http://bit.ly/bYJ8gK #NSFAnyone #
  • Ah, first of May. I can think of nothing other than @jonathancoulton very NSFW song. Not for the easily offended. But FUNNY. #
  • Beer. #
  • Somebody at @tjrossignol's party tonight predicted a 6-0 rout of the 'Hawks. Everyone laughed. We're at 5-0 with 3 mins left in the 2nd. #
  • 10 Years of #Geocaching event in New West today http://twitpic.com/1k574g #
  • Dalek cake made by @tjrossingol's mother-in-law! http://flic.kr/p/7XMa5H #
  • .@seanmhair I know, right? The time and effort that went into it was incredible and the results ASTONISHING #dalekcake http://bit.ly/csvO1c #
  • Karin demonstrates the correct way to slay a Dalek #dalekcake http://flic.kr/p/7XM7Pv #
  • RT @tjrossignol: Thanks to @AnthonyFloyd for posting the great shots of the #dalekcake #doctorwho http://bit.ly/csvO1c #
  • Managed to find parking reasonably quickly but arrived at @carouseltheatre to find the door locked! #
  • RT @karlwoll: Yeeehaaa! Strike it off the bucket list, Marathon complete! Surprised myself with a decent time of 4:18. [Awesome, congrats!] #
  • One last time for the afternoon crowd. The most amazing cake you'll see today: http://bit.ly/csvO1c #dalekcake #
  • The 60 Minutes interview with Conan O'Brien wasn't nearly as interesting as I thought it might be. #

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