Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-10
- 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 #
