Anthony on , 05 Oct 2009 03:15 am
  • Not quite an optical illusion, but this will make your vision swim for a while: http://bit.ly/Nwkri #
  • Aidan woke screaming from nightmare, cascade effect wakes Quinlan. And almost an hour later we've got everyone back to bed. Send vodka. #
  • And so, the 6 months of the Rainy Season begins in Vancouver. Bike traffic reduced to "negligible" today. Lotsa room in the bike locker tho' #
  • Another walk home tonight! Broken spoke this time. #
  • Awesome! Redirected the cat to have her hairball on the kitchen tiles rather than the carpet! I'll take all the small victories I can get :| #
  • "Dude, her head's bigger than her pelvis" http://bit.ly/1Kh2jT #
  • Some how the 3 minute freq of the 99 on B-Way has stretched to 10 mins + counting #
  • GM to end Saturn. It'll be wound down and dealerships will close (via @News1130radio) A different type of company, a different type of car #
  • No wonder the rest of Canada makes fun of Lotus Land. Crossing guards in the DTES!? :eyeroll: #
  • .@Nicole013 @tjrossignol The first car company that makes online purchasing feasible will have instant appeal. #NewBusinessModels #
  • Got the spoke on my bike fixed just in time … for the rain. Slick wet leaves on the road are the reality for the next 3 months. #
  • RT @LeftCoastMama @anndouglas Just read your article on #Nestlefamily debate/pr nightmare. If only all were so reasoned http://bit.ly/5RSUG #
  • All these "I've got Google Wave invites! Follow me and RT!" tweets. I wonder how many of them are scams? I only trust ppl I'm already f'wing #
  • RT @AvWeekBenet: Surprise! Capt. Sully takes to the skies earlier than expected: http://tinyurl.com/y8abz6a [America's only celeb pilot?] #
  • #cpc candidate Landon quits, stands by pork-barrel charge/PMO muzzle http://bit.ly/TqC5m #cdnpoli (via @davidakin) [if only all so honest] #
  • When the #NDP and #BQ wanted to bring down the gov't, the #LPC wouldn't. Now that the LPC wants to the NDP won't. Payback or karma? #cdnpoli #
  • Follow Charles Darwin as he sails to the Galapagos. Seriously. Seriously AWESOME, that is: http://www.thebeaglevoyage.com/ #
  • Huh. Just happened across Letterman, telling about attempted blackmail attempt and confessing to sex w/ Late Show employees. Huh. #
  • Argh. .docx, .pptx, .xlsx should be pushed back through the Hellgate from which they emerged. #
  • Holy crap. Completely unbelievable, but very intense: http://bit.ly/xrX3i (Youtube link to scene from 2012, runs 5:28) #
  • http://twitpic.com/k4j0s – That's a BIG flag! #
  • Complete and utter preschooler meltdown in progress. Somehow less frustrating at this point than the build-up. Go figure. #
  • I'm mean it's kinda like arguing with the ump. Complaining that you don't want to go to bed when you're already there will go nowhere. #
  • http://twitpic.com/kaykl – At our local playground, Granville Loop #
  • Dear snooty smoker: Going to a playground to smoke is selfish and thoughtless. Moving 6" when we ask you not to smoke near our kids? Asshat! #
  • Battle of the Blades is like DWTS but with a very real risk of a sliced artery and local cable production quality. Very Canadian, eh? #
Anthony on , 28 Sep 2009 03:15 am
  • Had a pretty disconnected weekend. Google Reader and Tweetdeck reflect my neglect. Ah well. Mark as read. #
  • RT @kbolan: Abby dad won't be charged for leaving babies in car: http://bit.ly/3WUs19 [I'm conflicted abt this. What's better for the kids?] #
  • RT @mynameiskate If ancient Rome had the internet http://bit.ly/2jWj9T [Classical geeks wear t-shirts "there's no place like CXXVII.0.0.I"] #
  • Today's commuting disbelief: Man on bike, talking on cell phone while in motion. Followed 1 block later by man on bike checking Blackberry. #
  • PM Harper shows real "leadership" by not attending the UN climate change summit only going to the dinner instead. WTF? #
  • RT @joshlavoie: And @pmharper is where? http://bit.ly/NSiOo Making Canada look stupid and backwards again by not showing up. #cdnpoli #
  • Free to a good home: 24" RCA CRT TV. 3 yrs old. Works fine, we have the original remote. As-is, where-is (Fairview Slopes, Vancouver) #
  • RT @lisasj Families are being priced out of Vancouver, study shows http://is.gd/3BnmF [Wins Obvious-Study-of-the-Year Award] #
  • New cell phone ban while driving in Ontario carries $500 fine. Awesome! When is BC getting one? #
  • DO NOT CLICK "rofl this you on here?" links from ANYONE, even Tweeps you trust. Got it? #
  • Clearly my Twitters followers are all internet-savvy. I've received exactly 0 of either spam/worm today. Good job folks! #
  • Cool! Watch the science media tomorrow afternoon for announcements of … water on the moon! http://bit.ly/VnYnE #
  • If you were cycling from Vancouver to Strawberry Hill, how would you go? Alex Fraser Bridge? Then up Nordel? (ugh) #
  • Installing a Windows 2000 VM to support a client. Really? Windows 2000? Oy-vey. #
  • Other YVR families comin 2 Corn Maze Tweetup? http://bit.ly/e4z5q @yoyomama_van @crunchycarpets @stv @604homesguy @tjrossignol @amberstrocel #
  • RT @yoyomama_van: From @yummymummyclub on Oprah's (unrealistic) sleep tips for family. Very funny: http://bit.ly/2fzUzN #
  • RT @ruthseeley: I think it's the replacement for DINK but I have to say, I love it! DILDO = double income, little dog only [hahahahahahaha] #
  • In my ongoing Windows 2k support efforts, needed to install updates. Default web page in IE4 kills IE. Had 2 get FF, d/l IE6 to get to WU :o #
  • 10 km ride home turned into a 7 km ride and 3 km walk. Yup, *another* flat. At least Vancouver is very walkable! #
  • Q has been up 3x tonight and it's not yet 11pm. Good thing the couch is nice and comfy … #
  • RT @policemuseum: Want to come on this afternoon's Sins of the City tour for $5/person? DM us, leaves at 4pm. Today's guide: @cognoscento #
  • Rick Mercer (@rickmercer) has a better read on the Canadian electorate than ANY of our political parties http://bit.ly/S8KBP #cdnpoli #
  • … and @LeftCoastMama goes to bed at 9pm, trying to get a jump on Q who has woken twice already with his poor infant-cold. Another sofa nt! #
  • Due to the magic of timeshifting cable channels, I'm discovering that Craig Ferguson makes a pretty good late-night talk show host. #
  • Mind you, it could just be that I'm over-tired and anything would sound good… Nope, Letterman still sounds past his expiry date. #
  • Boy, people on the east coast must feel pretty cheated. No timeshifting for them! Or, rather they can watch late-night as early-morning. #
  • Rick Mercer (@rickmercer) has a better read on the Canadian electorate than ANY of our political parties http://bit.ly/S8KBP #cdnpoli #
  • Mandatory quiet hour for whole family, brought on by colds and general sleep deprivation. We might survive the day yet. #
  • Aidan has utmost trust in adults. Today he latched on to @smuttysteff and @cognoscento — literally. Apparently good judge of character too! #
  • 10 pm and finally have both boys in bed. Time to go to bed ourselves so as to brace for the cold-generated wakings through the night. *yawn* #
  • Shout-out to the corn-maze tweep-up crowd! What better folks to get lost with? Met @bluefur @peteroa @smuttysteff IRL plus lots of others! #
  • And now while the childfree adults go and do adult things, it's time for us poor parents to say Good Night and Good Luck. #
  • Picasa 3.5 does face recognition. 3 days chugging along, it's processed 25% of our pics. Found 2600 of Aidan. That's a lot of soul to lose! #
  • Ann Douglas (@anndouglas) wrote an article for Parents Canada in which @kimplumley and I both make an appearance: http://bit.ly/o4HoJ #
  • Back from adventure at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park http://bit.ly/1n2gaE in Squamish. Now "relaxing" in front of TV w/ "Enchanted" #
  • Yes, I got out-voted as to what to watch. #
Anthony on , 21 Sep 2009 03:15 am
  • RT @NS_Archives: Welcome to twitter, @VanArchives… from the other coast! #archives #
  • RT @coraux: Ignatieff lost me for good at: Canada is a country born out of two nations, the English and the French… #
  • .@kabutar @coraux Here's the full text of the speech. With the full context, I think it's a pretty accurate statement. http://bit.ly/2klFBk #
  • Best quote from Iggy's speech: Pour le gouv't de Stephen Harper la scène intn'l n’existe que pour scorer des points sur la scène domestique. #
  • Best quote from Iggy's speech: For the gov't of S. Harper, the international scene exists only to score points domestically. #canpoli #
  • Disturbing video of former Ont A-G Bryant assaulting cyclist w/ car emerges: http://bit.ly/TTWLJ [via @rhh] #
  • Happy with our Shaw Digital Phone package. Love having voice mails sent to my email. #
  • RT @GeoCachingDeals is giving away free nanos! Check out all the other cool stuff they have. Their site is: http://www.cachingcontainers.com #
  • RT @davidakin: New Ipsos poll: #cpc 39 #lpc 30 #ndp 12 #gpc 8 #bq in quebec: 36 [Well, maybe the #LPC doesn't want an election now] #
  • It's not that there aren't big issues out there: isotopes, abandoning citizens, economy. But why haven't #NDP + #LPC been talking them up? #
  • Thinking about buying a new TV. "Protection Plan" a good idea or no? #
  • Really? Footer on @cbcnewsbc story notes "Comments on this story are pre-moderated" What does that mean? Moderated before they are made? #
  • .@DanGoodchild Well, yes, I understand. But that's just moderated, not *pre-moderated*. #GrammarIsImportantToo #
  • Keith Martin explains how R2D2 and Chewbacca are the real powers in the Rebellion http://bit.ly/Zf52O #StarWars [via @gregeh] #
  • Just on CBC Radio right now, @Ujjaldosanjh @LibbyDavies and @mpjamesmoore squabbling. Please, it's not about who's loudest. #cdnpoli #
  • Daily I'm flabbergasted at the fact our kids are so photogenic: http://bit.ly/yASSB #
  • Refactoring is just another word for "can't figure out how this ever worked in the first place" #
  • RT @yoyomama_van What it's like to be a baby on The Current on CBC: Apparently like being in love in Paris for 1st time after 4 cappuccinos #
  • CF-18s will be escorting a plane to YVR as part of an exercise for the Olymp. [Any guesses to the public panic level?] [via @michaelallison] #
  • Wow. Biggest fleet in the world is sitting idle off the coast of Singapore. Pic: http://bit.ly/DEfK9 Article: http://bit.ly/12CDax #
  • How's *that* for professional journalism? TMZ obtains audio of Pres Obama calling Kanye West a "jackass" http://bit.ly/3u5TQ7 #
  • #NDP to support Cons "until EI bill passes". O rly? Well, that pretty much guarantees it won't ever pass, huh? #cdnpoli #
  • The "deputy chief of protocol" greeted @pmharper at the WH today. Doesn't seem like Obama has much respect for #Harper. #
  • Wait, maybe Obama was just in the men's room #HarperSnubbed #PissingMatch #
  • .@stephen_taylor @bgrice Name calling? Seriously? And why is it again that the Canadian public has political disdain? #roft #lpc #
  • RT @karlwoll: Trail descents put Grouse hikers in peril http://ow.ly/pIn4 #
  • Unbelievable: North Shore SAR (@nsrescue) helps 3 groups (5 ppl) down the BCMC trail at Grouse Mtn, expecting only 2 ppl http://ow.ly/pIn4 #
  • Operation HDTV has begun. First step, de-SDTV, demolish old media unit. #
  • Phase 1 complete. Phase 2 commencing: build new entertainment unit. Note: all this being done w/o beer or chocolate. Yes, we're brave. #
  • That was the quickest assemble-it-yourself job we've ever done. Phase 3: TV #
  • OK, TV's up and preliminary setup complete. Now to the 4th and final phase, rewiring all the electronics back together. #
  • Done. Everything works, but get to spend the weekend tweaking. Bed calls. #
  • Having a hard time with the afternoon. Few sleep hours last night + big lunch = drifting at my desk. Would that I worked outside… today. #
  • Two external hard drives tumble 3 ft. Survival rate: 50%. Grrrrr. #
  • Switched home phone service from Rogers on 1 Sept. They sent us a bill yesterday for service on a phone no. they don't control. Typical. #
  • RT @lokl: Aarrr, shiver me timbers, less than 15 hours until Talk Like A Pirate Day! #
  • I don't do #FF. But if I were to, I'd have to recommend @AnnDouglas (politico/author) + alter-ego @MotherOfAll (author/parent). She rocks! #
  • Mind you, I also told @tjrossignol that if I ever did #FF, I'd recommend her too. And I do (YVR/mom/marketing/sarcasm) #
  • RT @Stv: Anyone out there seen this yet? http://bit.ly/4fmGwl Corner of 5th & Yukon. Is this a new revenue-model for the city? #
  • Seriously? GoToMeeting supports Windows and MacOS but not Linux? We have Java/JavaScript and Firefox too you know! #
  • RT @braedencaley: Wow. Just Wow. The People's Republic of China prepares for it's 60th Birthday: http://bit.ly/Ingj2 #china #
  • LOL. Subscribed to Shaw Digital HD today, somehow my total bill (cable/inet/phone) is going *down*. Huh? #
  • RT @nep: Having twins? Both parents will get maternity leave, says the Canada's EI board http://tinyurl.com/npp8n5 #
  • A couple of illusions that @cognoscento will dig: http://bit.ly/Snmz7 #
  • LOL, awesome. Gotta watch-out for the health of those cockroaches! http://twitpic.com/i88g8 [via @englishwhirled] #
  • Poptarts: They're what's for breakfast, lunch, AND supper #
  • RT @majornelson Arrrgh. It be tha' time a year again – today it be International Talk Like A Pirate Day http://bit.ly/3XyLbX #
  • On the other hand, the new TV remote control survived the 16 foot drop on to tiles without any apparent damage. #
  • Me: Looks like @cognoscento wants to be a cornstar. Aidan: Is he wearing a corn costume? Me: What, right now? Probably. http://is.gd/3ccB2 #
  • At the playground on Granville Island. Life is good #
  • RT @FakeSteveHarper Okay so we spend 5x on election style ads than we do on H1N1 awareness but last I checked diseases didn't win any votes. #
Anthony on , 14 Sep 2009 03:15 am
  • Ack! Flat tire on/under Lions Gate Bridge. Changed but running late #
  • I'm on a mother-loving FERRY #TiredTwitterMemes #
  • So the cache is here, dry, and intact. Thanks for nothing lazy cachers! #
  • Smart-alec riders passing me in West Van suggested I shave my legs and face to reduce wind resistance. Aw they're just jealous :p #beardcore #
  • .@Bradinator Thanks! 150 km ride from Hope to Vancouver coming up next Saturday for @AC_Cyclebetes! #jdrf #bbrw #
  • Support #Diabetes, add a #twibbon to your avatar now! – http://twibbon.com/join/Diabetes-3 #
  • Tomorrow is the first day of classes at UBC. The bike route will be crammed with doe-eyed cyclists, 80% of whom won't be riding next week #
  • I'm surprised that UBCTrek doesn't do more to try to retain those newbies. I mean they've made the effort, they need a push to stick with it #
  • Speaking of which, are you one of the poor people who haven't upgraded your wp.org blog? http://bit.ly/14bzdM Oh, n/m you're probably hooped #
  • Want to read the 1st chapter of @brandonsandrson's conclusion to The Wheel of Time megaology? http://bit.ly/1GRFkp #
  • ./ quote: "Jordan was verbose. He made Tolstoy look parsimonious. A word used a couple times in WoT novels, by the way." Too true. #
  • A was a complete snot yesterday, angel today. Parents: "This too will pass" Kids: "Keep 'em guessing" Can't wait until teen years. Le sigh. #
  • Jeeze! @LeftCoastMama opened our balcony door only to be greeted by a blast of chimney smoke. WTF YVR? It's 15 C, not the dead of winter! #
  • Lighter than normal car and bike traffic to UBC today, parking lots still have lots of space. Is everyone taking transit? #
  • RT @whatlolawants @TELUS announces acquisition of Black's: http://ow.ly/ouSq [Uh, strange. What happened to "Black's is photography"?] #
  • .@Tweetdeck, could you suck less when Facebook is having problems? Constantly dismissing the login window makes me stabby. #
  • Pounding my head against Windows XP's broken user-security implemention. How can file in "All Users" dir not be world-writable by default? #
  • In anticipation of Apple Day tomorrow (both Apple Corps and Apple Inc) I'm listening to The Beatles "1". #
  • Re-evaluating getting Beatles Rock Band tomorrow. Those are going to be some tough vocals (too high for me!) #
  • More cowbell! #
  • Cake. #
  • RE: Your Brains by @JonathanCoulton on RB has taught me I need more supple wrists. Also we’re not unreasonable no one’s gonna eat your eyes #
  • I see this FourSquare thing is going to be just as annoying as the SpyMaster thing. Adds no value to my stream. Let the unfollowing begin! #
  • Wow, new #Tweetdeck. I might never visit FB again. #
  • Does anyone know of an IRC channel for the Apple event today? #
  • Saw total of 3 other cyclists heading into UBC today. Hey newbies! If you don't ride in the rain, you won't ride at all. #YVRBikeCommuters #
  • No one came up with an IRC channel for me, but the best live blog for the Apple Rock and Roll event seems to be at gdgt http://is.gd/35cKi #
  • Also, if you follow @macrumors they're live-tweeting the event #
  • RT @kevleviathan: I'm shocked they didn't add at least a still camera to the iPod Touch. [Ditto. And disappointed.] #
  • Well, I think the story of the day will be Apple Corps and not Apple Inc after all. #
  • Ugh. @News1130 'Breaking Alert' that a SFU staffer has 'suspected' swine flu. Srsly? It's a MILD flu that lots of ppl will get. #DontPanic #
  • Oh my. LOLPython http://bit.ly/A3nlG #python #
  • Somebody just "discovered" a geocoin that I have activated but never placed. Archived the log, but WTH? #geocaching #
  • Yay for Dependency Walker. Boo for WinSxS and DLL hell. I wasted a good part of today hunting down an errant dll. #ThanksBill #
  • The Beatles Rock Band? Awesome. It's easy to forget just how timeless some of those songs are. The game helps you *live* the songs. #
  • Quinlan has been awake since 4:30. I'm beat, knackered, exhausted. Gonna be a productive day at work, I'm sure. #
  • Hey, look! I'm writing for @dadcamp http://bit.ly/zNjIH #
  • .@tjrossignol Thanks, it's my @AC_Cyclebetes kit. 150 km ride from Hope to Vancouver on Saturday (!!) raising money for juvenile diabetes #
  • Just watched @JonJennings' video. Want to go buy more CFLs. Also, why do Brits get an extra syllable for "electricity"? http://bit.ly/2U32jQ #
  • RT @davidakin Flaherty updates budget. Was $50.2B deficit this year, now $55.9B. Next year, was $29.8B, now $45.3B [Buy the man new darts!] #
  • Wow, most politicos seem upset at Harper and Flaherty being off by $6B this year. What about being off by 50% ($15B) NEXT year? #
  • RT @danudey: Turned off tweeting from foursquare. Let's not be a dick. [OK, the rest of you, take note.] #
  • Tomorrow is #UnfollowFriday and I've got my sights set on Foursquare Twitter abusers. #
  • Thanks to A's preschool scheduling a mandatory orientation meeting at 5pm at which kids ARE NOT WELCOME, I have to leave work now. >:( #
  • Found @LeftCoastMama scheming with @RaspberryKids outside the Douglas Park Comm. Centre after the inconveniently scheduled preschool meeting #
  • Watch out, I think they're up to something … #
  • I wonder what @sassjordan thinks about @theellenshow being on Idol. It'd be like having Mary Walsh on Canadian Idol .. wait, I'd watch that! #
  • RT @sassjordan: @AnthonyFloyd i think it's the most brilliant move they have ever made- i wish i had thought of it! Fantastic. #
  • Hey evening West Coast Tweeps, did you catch my debut on DadCamp? http://bit.ly/V6XLQ #
  • And back to Liverpool with our favourite mop-tops…. #BeatlesRockBand #
  • The Liberals' rejection of a left-centre coalition is disappointing, disheartening, and contrary to the good of the country. #lpc #elxn41 #
  • With such an outright rejection of a coalition in #elxn41 the #lpc shows they are not interested in the good of the country, just power. #
  • With more than 60% of the country voting left-centre, why are we letting a right-wing party ruin our country, our ideals, our reputation? #
  • When @hedyfry comes to ask for my vote again this year, I will want to know why her party refuses to act in concern with like-minded parties #
  • Dammit, inside cat was locked outside on our balcony all night long. Explains why other cat was up and upset all night. #
  • Might explain both boys up at 4:30 too. #EveryoneNeedsMoreSleep #
  • .@DanGoodchild I'm a typical left-centre undecided. If I sound like a Con, perhaps the #lpc isn't listening closely enough? #elxn41 #
  • My #UnfollowFriday #FourSquare purge has begun! Buh-bye, thanks for the pollution! #
  • RT @jeffbachman: Biked into work for the first time ever. I need to do this way more often. [Welcome to the cult! Secret passwd on its way!] #
  • .@BobSongs In fact, I'd say that the #lpc seems to have lost sight of the fact that's its about the people not the party. #elxn41 #cdnpoli #
  • Look #lpc. If you say "Harper = bad" *and* "coalition=never" then you're being inconsistent. #elxn41 #canpoli #
  • I don't think this is quite what UBC had in mind when launching their new Web 2.0 feedback page http://bit.ly/8oav1 #
  • Wow, CBC reporting Hwy 1 backed up eastbound from Lonsdale, over the 2nd Narrows to the Grandview Hwy exit in Vancouver! #NoBridgesForMe #
  • Getting stuff together for my Cyclebetes ride tomorrow — Hope to Vancouver. I'll be tweeting what I can. Join us at Lumberman's Arch 3pm? #
  • 100 km in, now in Maple Ridge. Slow leak in frt tire. Pace slowing #
  • At water stop, off 1oo km, GPS reads 115. Had another flat, way behind now #
  • Taking break in PoCo park. Much needed shade. 35 km to go. #
  • Apparently this is the park for the PoCo homeless. I'm the only one here that hasn't taken a whiz on a tree. Yet. #
  • Burnaby, what's up with all the hills? Cripes #
  • Still in Burnaby, stopped for cold water and breather. Doesn't look like Stanley Park until 5pm #
  • Wiped out going around a corner due to damn leaky frt tire. #
  • Road rash and bruises from crash. Drive train out of wack. Limped to Vancouver, calling it a day. #
  • Good news is that officially did Hope to Vancouver, too bad wasn't right to Stanley Park #
  • Thanks everyone for the encouragement and concern! I'm ok #
  • Whew long hot day. Between the flat tires, the road rash, and the heat exhaustion, you'd think I'd be cranky. But I *love* being on my bike! #
  • Congratulations to all the @ac_cyclebetes riders on a great ride today! Can't wait until next year. Hopefully it'll be a titch cooler :) #
  • RT @NathanFillion: And the Emmy goes to… http://yfrog.com/0rlyej [Congrats @NathanFillion @FeliciaDay @drhorrible et al!] #
  • Damn Obama looks like he has *fun* at his rallies. Why don't our politicos? #
  • You'd think with all the energy I expended today that I'd be dead to the world right now. Well, I'd think at least. And yet, here we are o_o #
  • You know, Bach *really* understood music. And someone understands Bach: http://bit.ly/PbKkO #
  • RT @dadcamp: We have our first contest! As training camp open – who needs tickets?! tell us your best day ever. http://bit.ly/RZ0Sq #
  • A: Why are you being traded? Me: What? G: Well, it'd have to be a pretty awesome trade. Me: What?!? #
  • RT @AC_Cyclebetes: Accu-Chek Cyclebetes the biggest bike relay in the world !!! Done #BBRW [congrats!] #

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