Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-15

Anthony on , 15 Mar 2010 04:15 am
  • Funny! ☛ Canada water consumption during gold medal hockey game http://pape.rs/GOLDflush (via @ChrisWalts who RT'd a bunch of folks) #
  • Ah-ha! Here's the report on problems with PQs over the weekend http://bit.ly/cNq2Vp + PQs soon to give you 1000 caches! #geocaching #
  • Q: What kind of person rides a bike, at speed, talking on a cell phone, on a sidewalk? A: One that startles easily + has poor reaction times #
  • Vancouver is suffering withdrawal of Olympic proportions: http://bit.ly/djWhHV (via @ehlympics) #
  • Thanks to @karlwoll for the suggestion: 4" carabiners now secure our "childproof" gates. Unfortunately they're almost adult-proof now. #
  • Wow. OK people. When you RT something? Pare it down to one, maybe two Tweeps in the list #RTRTRTRTRTRTRT #
  • RT @gpstracklog: Chile earthquake moved entire city 10 feet west: http://bit.ly/9HcPvM #
  • Crisp this morning + heavy frost on the roof of building behind us. Would have been a bitter ride except for the most excellent tailwind! #
  • RT @unambig: And Question Period comes to an end w/ a round of sighs from the members who didn't get a chance to throw a pillow. [hahaha] #
  • RT @bionicliberal: Conservatives tough on crime. Unless it's a former Conservative MP drunk and coked out, then not so much. [driving NTL!] #
  • RT @rickmercer: Don't drink and Drive kids! But if you must, have more than blow in your wallet, have Rahim's lawyers number. #
  • Ask your local Conservative MP how letting Jaffer off of a drunk driving + possession of cocaine charge is "tough on crime". Please. Often. #
  • RT @unambig: When you can't bring charges against a guy caught red-handed w/ cocaine, driving drunk, there're bigger issues at stake #
  • File under unsurprising news-of-the-day: The Canadian gov't survives budget vote with the endorsement of the Liberals. #WhoWillLead #
  • Made my #geowoodstock hotel booking. Great price for the Seattle area, July 4th wknd to boot. Looking forward to our 1st int'l event! #
  • Apparently anti-Olympic grps won't protest Paralympics b/c they respect the athletes. Does that mean Olympic protests were anti-athlete!? #
  • I mean the "corporate" machinery is the same, and the venues are the same, and the sponsors are the same Paralympic or Olympic. Hypocrites. #
  • Is this March? Heavy rain in Fairview has turned to heavy sleet/snow #yvr #
  • Whoa. Someone just lost power. #BriefBrownout #
  • Haha Ticketmaster, you're such a scam. What, precisely, is a "convenience charge"? Balls. #
  • RT @dbarefoot: This no doubt will be controversial–Consumer Reports comes out against baby slings: http://bit.ly/b1m25l #
  • Via @unambig, here's a list of Libs who chose to endorse the Conservatives in the budget vote. Is this leadership? http://bit.ly/8ZGGNG #
  • .@davemacdonald Agreed. It's time for a Canada-wide quiet revolution. It's time to bring the government back to the people. #
  • RT @van_twop_1000: Today 2 years on Twitter: @AnthonyFloyd [Does that mean I get to act like a 2 yr old today?] #
  • RT @mpjamesmoore: CTV just announced it will broadcast the opening ceremonies of the Paralympic Games at 6pm tonight, across BC (only) [yay] #
  • Aidan is going through a new Backyardigans phase. It helps that Treehouse is airing a new season, but I'd thought he'd grown tired of them. #
  • RT @CacheAdvance #TBContest Question: How much does a box of 3,000 TB copy tags w/ chains weigh? Guess until 11PST to win a free Vehicle TB! #
  • Dinky little MCDV floating up False Creek. Are they ever tiny little boats. #
  • Watching the Opening Ceremonies for the Paralympic Games on TV. Sure hope that my wife + 5 yr old enjoy the show (they're there)! #
  • RT @bobmackin: Live on CTV in B.C., but ParalympicSport.tv in the rest of the world. #
  • And, once again, CTV pollutes the opening ceremonies with ads, less than 15 min in. #CTVFail #
  • Oh Aidan must be loving the flying Sumi #Paralympics #Para2010 #
  • OH NO! Is John Furlong going to "speak" French again? #para2010 #
  • RT @Bradinator: @AnthonyFloyd Furlongaise I think it is called. #
  • Uh oh. Now there's cult chanting. #para2010 #
  • Reminder: The Norwegian curling team didn't wear their funky pant in the opening ceremonies either. #para2010 #
  • During the Olympics and now during the Paralympics, the Russian team had the most recognizable uniforms. And they were EVERYWHERE! #para2010 #
  • Wow, those kids welcoming the athletes have BOUNDLESS energy! Even with the countries now in the "S"s #para2010 #
  • Is there anything to be taken from the face that PM Harper swings his pom-pom in the opposite direction to everyone else? #para2010 #
  • RT @bobmackin: B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell is a better flag-waver than PM Stephen Harper is a pompom waver. #para2010 #
  • Wow. Who knew that crutches could add so much to a modern dance routine!? #para2010 #
  • OMG. Get this guy on some gymnastic bars! #HolyUpperBodyStrength #para2010 #
  • ZOMG #
  • RT @Miss604: You are watching Luca "lazylegz" Patuelli http://www.lazylegz.com/ #van2010 #paralympics #para2010 #
  • Uh Pixar? Disney? You guys missing some balloons from "Up" promos? #para2010 #
  • Hmmm, Paralympic opening now turns into a big museum A/V piece. Killing the atmosphere JUST A LITTLE #para2010 #
  • That had better be a hybrid trike #GreenestGamesEver #Para2010 #
  • RT @danudey: Ladies and gentlemen, from Montreal… the Hell's Angels! #
  • Hey #Vancouver2010 Olympics? The Vancouver 2010 Paralympics found all that French you lost… #para2010 #
  • And now there's a skate park. They're certainly having fun, but what does this have to do with the Winter Paralympics? #para2010 #
  • Having attended the Paralympic opening ceremonies, my 5 yr old has now been to his first rock concert. #para2010 #
  • Jeez. Wheelchair athletes doing tricks in the "skate" park. This needs to be in the X-Games. #para2010 #
  • RT @polarisdotca: Guys in chairs doing half-pipe. Say again, disabilty? Hell no! #
  • OUCH my ears. More Furlonglaise. He's stubborn, I'll give him that. #para2010 #
  • RT @bobmackin: John Furlong's tie is crooked and French is staccato. Wish he'd speak Gaelic instead. #
  • RT @Jenniferwah: 7-year-old French Immersion daughter: "Mama, his French sounds like a squeaky violin!" #van2010 #
  • RT @pattism: Furlong can't speak french but he did give up his life for the Games and we owe him a debt of gratitude thanks john from all #
  • Wow, Philip Craven had the same French tutor as John Furlong. #para2010 #
  • Michaelle Jean looks stunning tonight, and looks like she's completely enjoying herself! #para2010 #
  • RT @vantwisitor: And that's it… the GG declares the Paralympic Games open, in beautiful English and French. #para2010 #
  • Once again, the opening ceremonies have absolutely STUNNING floor projections. #para2010 #
  • Oh, Rankin Family song being sung at the Paralympic opening. "We rise again…" #FeelingABitHomesick #Para2010 #CookieSingsItBetter #
  • Rick Hansen as he was falling from the platform when he was bungie jumping with @rickmercer : "I can't feel my legs!" #
  • And now CTV abruptly dumps us in the middle of … The Ghost Whisperer? That's jarring. #
  • Kids ALWAYS know when parents have a late night and wake up early the next morning. Who taught them this!? #
  • OH: "Nose wiper, no wiping!" #DoraMondegreens #
  • Just floating this: anyone interested in used Canon 300D DSLR? Kit lens, 2 new 3rd party batteries, 1 GB CF card. Makes great 1st SLR. $250 #
  • Hey YVR tweeps, how early do we have to be at Thunderbird Arena for sledge hockey games? Is 45 min enough? #
  • Back from scouting out our GC101 for @policcemuseum. Came up with a bunch of almost-criminal ideas #
  • Erm, that's @policemuseum. Whatever ;) #
  • Any takers? Canon Digital Rebel (300D), 18-55mm kit lens, 2x new batteries + charger, 1 GB CF card. Perfect for 1st DSLR. $250 firm. #
  • Seems my Sigma EF-500 DG Super flash isn't compatible with the T2i. Nuts. #
  • Happy PI day everyone! #
  • Anyone else heading to the sledge hockey game today at 1:30? #
  • One last time, now incl flash! FS: Canon 300D, 18-55mm kit lens, 2x batt, charger, 1 GB CF card + Sigma EF-500 DG Super flash $350…. #
  • http://twitpic.com/18lzhb – At the Canada vs Sweden sledge hockey game! #
  • Doesn't feel like an Olympic game – no metal detectors, no bag searches! #para2010 #
  • Feel a bit bad for Sweden. 8-1 Canada shots 23-1. SWE looking a bit demoralized #
  • Now that the boy is fed and juiced, we'll both enjoy the game a bit more #ForgotSnack #DadFail #
  • http://twitpic.com/18ms6f – Team Sweden #
  • http://twitpic.com/18ms7a – The third period starts! #sledgehockey #para2010 #
  • Aidan: Do they need 10 to win the game? #
  • Sadly, after that last Tweet, Canada did score their 10th goal. Yeah, the game was pretty much over then. #para2010 #
  • Nuts. Meeting tmrrw w/ int'l customer except we're not sure if everyone accounted for NA only time-change. Meeting MIGHT be @ 6am PDT. Or 7. #
  • That one hour makes a difference, particularly given the hour lost last night. >yawn< #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-08

Anthony on , 08 Mar 2010 03:15 am
  • And now back to our regularly scheduled Twitter programme #
  • RT @yvrairport: March 1st dawns over the Olympic Rings @yvrairport http://twitpic.com/161pn2 (via @trishussey) #
  • The Twilight Drive-In opens this weekend! Unfortunately, the movies aren't great. http://bit.ly/d6bTIL #yvr #
  • RT @BobsandLolo: Last minute booking alert! We'll be in Burnaby this Saturday! Pls help spread the word – http://tiny.cc/gB4Oc #
  • In a sign of what I assume is residual exuberance, I saw a #16 @translink bus with "Go Lions Go!" on the front. #OlympicHangover #YVR #
  • RT @EatsShootsEdits: i just saw Russian Olympic people on the street… i think they are afraid to go home #
  • Dear advertisers: SD commercials on HD channels are just sad. Doesn't do anything for whatever it is you're promoting. #
  • 9:30 (Q), 10:30 (Q), 12:30 (A), 2:30 (Q), 5:!5 (Q) When someone asks why I've gone zombie, this is when a kid woke up + needed attn last nt. #
  • ZOMG The most awesome video you'll watch this year. Trust me. http://bit.ly/czJ5i0 #OKGO #OneShot #RubeGoldberg #
  • Shiny! New CrossOver 9.0 for Linux (and Mac) today from @codeweavers. Will this finally end my Outlook2k3-on-Linux woes? #
  • Our company's accountant demonstrates ongoing incompetence: T4s delivered today (late) after getting them wrong yesterday (also late). #
  • Aidan has decided he wants to go to Alaska. Best I can tell is "because we might see some interesting things there". O_o #
  • Anyone else remember the Canadian "game show" "Just Like Mom"? Quinlan recreates the mess those kids made every morning for breakfast. #
  • Crystal ball shows upcoming business trip to Israel for a week. Mixed feelings. #
  • Congrats to both @thekerplunks and @bobsandlolo for their Juno Award nom! http://bit.ly/9JkBRv Independent BC Children's Artists represent! #
  • RT @anndouglas: The irony; the irony. "Canadians want their Government to do what is right, not what is popular." #
  • Whew. Almost had an intnat'l incident. Nearly forgot to include "Northern" when referring to the country Belfast is in when sending a quote. #
  • In Air Canada's ongoing war against its customers, after May it's no longer accepting cash for onboard purchases. (via @raincoaster) #
  • RT @gnb: An open letter to the City of New Westminster wrt unsafe conditions for cyclists at Columbia + McBride streets: http://is.gd/9Ehpe #
  • Speaking of riding bikes for the first time in a while (well, it was @_EricLowe) have you kept it up @alexishinde ? #
  • RT @bcbusiness: Today is National Grammar Day: http://is.gd/9GIHr #grammarday [Huh. Expect particularly irritating pedantry today!] #
  • Dear people discussing rewording the Canadian anthem: it's "in all our sons command", not "in all our sons' command". #GrammarDay #
  • In other words, it's not the sons doing the commanding, it's the aforementioned God. So a modern rewording would be "in all of us command" #
  • Oops, actually God has nothing to do with that line. Got my wires crossed. Still, the sons aren't commanding. :p #
  • Actually, it seems we're imploring "Canada" to command true patriot love into us. :D #
  • .@axexishinde @gregeh Hey look at that! I completely messed it up. :) You're right of course. "In all thy sons command". Duh. #
  • Every time I think the Cons are a humourless unreasonable lot I find a @stephen_taylor post that is funny + makes sense http://bit.ly/d2ruop #
  • RT @wmacphail Just to piss off Kenney let's change the lyrics of Canada's national anthem to: "true patriot love between thy sons command". #
  • All this talk of the anthem, and no one has linked to the Classified version? http://bit.ly/cfheMj Done and done. #EastCoastRepresent #
  • RT @newfiehun: @AnthonyFloyd Maybe we should sing it in the original French? Much different lyrics. [True! http://bit.ly/cDvmDl ] #
  • RT @stephen_taylor Cons strategic msg: Prorogation is necessary to prevent undemocratic seizing of power by unelected coalitions. [hahahaha] #
  • That makes no sense at all @stephen_taylor. We elect MPs not parties. There's nothing more undemocratic than suspending parliament. Bizarre. #
  • RT @EricaHargreave: Listening to everything from Parliament + thinking the ass running our country is simply trying to start a dictatorship. #
  • The Bloc and the NDP have said they will not support the budget. This means that the Liberals will, no matter how much they object to it. :( #
  • Dear #LPC If the budget passes, it's your fault. No matter how you spin it, if it passes, you've supported it. #WhoWillLead #cdnpoli #
  • Iggy's Liberals are no different than Dion's Liberals. Talk and bluster, but no action. No principled stands. No leadership. #cdnpoli #
  • I'm sick + tired of the Opposition letting the Cons do whatever they like b/c they are afraid of politics rather than do what's right. #
  • A minority government should not be given a free pass to do whatever they feel like. The Cons have had a free pass since 2006. #cdnpoli #
  • RT @geowoodstock If you'll be in town for GeoWoodstock VIII in July, Groundspeak Lackeys having an event day after http://coord.info/GC24GYW #
  • So, camera Tweeps, what's the consensus on the Canon Ti2? #
  • Q is up now. Clapping to the end of the bad chick flick Gwen was watching. This bodes poorly for getting a good sleep tonight.#JustGoToSLEEP #
  • It's 11:30pm and Quinlan is running around opening the child-proof (ha!) gates, and now he's playing the piano. Oh. Gawd. #JustGoToSLEEP #
  • Morning come early some days. This is one of those days. #
  • Feeling somewhat craptacular. It's Friday, though, so there's that. #
  • RT @Kimli: RT @shacknews: Portal 2 announced! http://su.pr/2zsOA0 [Yay! Maybe they'll be cake?] #
  • RT @LeftCoastMama: New blog post: I Dream of Sleep http://bit.ly/dk2WMD My entry for @mabelhood 's BlogHer 10 contest #MabelBlogHer #
  • Haha @AvWeekBenet look what happened: RT @earwormremedy: earworm remedy for @AnthonyFloyd (Anthony Floyd) http://bit.ly/ahvRfV #
  • Somehow I got sucked into being a bike chaperone #
  • Back from Commercial Dr. Beautiful day for a bike ride! Good thing too b/c Aidan and I are biking *back* there to meet them for return trip! #
  • Impressed by @alexishinde and @LeftCoastMama for biking the breadth of Vancouver to get to their tweetup today. Good job guys! #
  • W/o Twitter we wouldn't have met some wonderful people, visited a new place, shown them a new hobby and we all would have been worse for it. #
  • 6 adults, 6 kids under 7, all out tromping through the woods looking for Tupperware with the aid of multi-billion satellites. Fun times! #
  • So, hat-tip to @Seanfunk @SlvrLambStudios and their cute kids as well as our Twitter-less geo-pal Cuddlefish and family for a fun, happy day #
  • Oh honey. Chewing gum while introducing something at the Oscars? Really? You're not all that, dear. #
  • Is the "My Finds" Pocket Query working for anyone at GC.com? #geocaching Doesn't seem to be queuing for me, haven't run it in a long time… #
  • Sigh. Sad. http://twitter.com/seeking_balance/status/10137203684 #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-01

Anthony on , 01 Mar 2010 03:15 am
  • Heh @foroberge has had 4 doping checks since the Olympics have started. He's starting to feel a bit like @lancearmstrong #
  • Heading out to catch our bus to Cypress Mountain to watch men's aerial quals tonight! #
  • Well, crap none of my TwitPics from tonight's aerials came thru #
  • Heading back from Cypress Mountain. No wait AT ALL to get on an OBN bus. Astonished. #
  • http://twitpic.com/14uu8f – A few hundred people from the security checkpoint at Cypress Mtn #
  • http://twitpic.com/14uu8v – In the standing room pen 1.5 hrs before aerials start! #
  • http://twitpic.com/14uu97 – The view from the aerials mosh pit #
  • http://twitpic.com/14uu9j – @LeftCoastMama at men's aerials on Cypress #van2010 #
  • Congrats to Moir and Virtue! Canada strikes gold in ice dance! (sorry for the late update, just back from aerials!) #
  • Two days off work and everything here goes to pot. Really? Where did that karma come from? #
  • On the other hand, happy birthday Dad! @eastcoastgranpa #
  • The Martin Mars waterbomber will fly over Vancouver and drop water on Coal Harbour today at 1pm! http://bit.ly/aqRdMV [via @twitcouver] #
  • Another Canadian woman wins a gold medal: Ashleigh McIvor in women's ski cross! #
  • "The video is not loading properly. This is a temporary problem." Hey CTV? I call BS. #Sigh #NoHockeyAtWorkForMe #
  • RT @LeftCoastMama: Aidan chasing after Quinlan w/ a remote. "I am trying to turn him off!" No such luck, I have tried many times with Aidan. #
  • Took my netbook apart tonight, put it back together, wiped it clean. Certain power connector was broken. Turns out plugging wrong cord in. #
  • Time for another beer while I reinstall everything. Again. :facepalm: #
  • Go Switzerland! 0-0 after 1. #
  • Dear Cisco, We are trying to give you money. "V6T 1Z3" *is* a valid postal code no matter what your borked form validator is telling you. #
  • RT @CTVOspdskating: Hughes sets an oval record…. skates a 6:55:73 – WOW! http://ow.ly/1aXv6 #
  • Solved my "Olympics at work" prob. Installed Silverlight in WindowsXP VM. Works much better than Moonlight in Ubuntu. Smooth video in a VM! #
  • And …. just as Groves gets started, the web feed dies. A.R.G.H. #
  • RT @2010Tweets: Clara Hughes finishes a brilliant Olympic career with a bronze medal in 5000m. Congrats! #olympics #
  • I take it back, the good things I said about SIlverlight in a VM. Won't show any more than about 2 mins of video before bailing. #frustrated #
  • LOL, in latest geocaching.com site changelog "15191: Caches In Space Clarified cosmic geocaching guidelines" #
  • Geocaching guidelines now say: "Make sure you can land or connect to the space station/planet for it to be acceptable as a listing." #
  • They also note that the cache saturation rule applies (no caches within 161 m of each other) even on the ISS. #
  • Got home with 30 mins left in the hockey game … but it was already all over. >Yawn< Bobsled and speedskating then, I guess. #
  • W00t! Another bronze in speed skating! #
  • RT @CTVOhockey: RT @CTVOlympics: Korea disqualified!?!?!? CANADA WINS SILVER IN SHORT TRACK! [OMG! The Koreans DOMINATED that race!] #
  • RT @CTVOlympics: Okay, folks. Watch Sportsnet now for some bobsleigh hardware! http://ow.ly/1b1WW #
  • Does anyone know why the GERMANY 1 women's 2-man bobsled is decorated with a half-dozen maple leaves filled in with German tricolours? #
  • And guaranteed 1, maybe 2 medals for women's 2-man bobsled! #
  • Canada goes 1-2 in women's 2-man bobsled! #
  • RT @LeftCoastMama: Women Athletes in Canada Kick ASS! #Van2010 #
  • RT @gmarkham: ummmm. Guys?! Olympic medals: Canadian women – 12; Canadian men – 4. #
  • Why are the Australian ski-jump uniforms olive-green? @erinlouise? Bueller? #
  • I guess it must have something to do with the Boxing Kangaroo. #
  • I entered @vancouverdotcom’s contest to win 2 Olympic Closing Ceremony tickets http://bit.ly/auVEK3 Follow & RT gets you entered 2! #contest #
  • The elves were hard at work overnight at UBC. All the Olympic-related traffic barricades have vanished! #
  • RT @gmarkham: Canada into women's curling gold medal match vs. Sweden. [W00t!] #
  • Does anybody have any good SQL syntax cheatsheets or mini-reference they can point me to? #
  • And yes, you should be scared when an aerospace engineer is messing about with SQL databases. #
  • And the Canadian women win hockey GOLD! #
  • Hey @translink why did a 99 pass us by at Heather heading east only to let 20 ppl off at a not-stop across the intersection? #
  • Due to inexplicable pass-bys of EB 99s going to be later to @jonathancoulton gig than we wanted :( #
  • Intermission at the @jonathancoulton concert. @paulandstorm were teh awesome. #
  • Yum! Someone brough cake for everyone! #joco #
  • Back from AWESOME @jonathancoulton concert at the Rio. @paulandstorm were amazing too, as was @molly23. Absolutely a great show. #
  • Too bad the concert went so long that we had to rush back to our babysitter and missed meeting up with @gnb @kevleviathan @kimli @elliomeg #
  • How do they know? 12:30 when we went ot bed, Q wakes at 3, up until 5. A wakes at 6:30. Everytime we're up late, the kids have a bad sleep! #
  • On the otherhand, I've taken today off so hopefully both @LeftCoastMama and I can work a nap into the day. >yawn< #
  • Canada will skate for gold (silver guaranteed) in the men's speedskating pursuit! #
  • Here's video of @paulandstorm keeping the #joco crowd in check last night as they sing "The Captain's Wife's Lament" http://bit.ly/c05oVR #
  • At the Rio last night @molly23 joined @jonathancoulton and @paulandstorm on stage for a few numbers. Here's "My Monkey" http://bit.ly/b8CM0n #
  • The CTV colour crew made the comment earlier that the Bernard rink was a strong second-half team. They're showing that now. Wowza. #
  • Anyone else going to @thekerplunks concert tomorrow at Robson Sq? Weather looks bad, but we'll have our gumboots on. #
  • I think I'd rather be up 1 w/ the hammer than up 2 w/o it. Ah well, let's see what the 10th end brings! #curling #van2010 #
  • Doesn't matter how many they're sitting (4), they need to run the Swedes out of rocks! #
  • Wow. Bernard messes up her last shot and Sweden will survive to see another end! #
  • Time to start getting rid of those guards! #
  • Oi, Sweden. That strategy is fine, but you need to raise yourself to shot with your last rock, eh? #
  • High-pressure double to take it to a 12th end! Must-make… #
  • Silver medal for Canada. Sadly responsibility lies squarely on Bernard's shoulders for the loss. Still, Silver! Yay! #
  • The Slovak forechecking is incredible. A number of bad turnovers by the Canadian defence; somehow the Slovaks haven't been able to score! #
  • And Canada scores first! Or … do they? #
  • Goal! (whew) #
  • Goal! 2-0 Canada! #
  • Meanwhile, in speedskating, it seems we won a gold and silver! #
  • Or was that gold and bronze? #
  • Wow, just watched men's 500m short track race. Ohno brought down both the Canadian AND Korean? Wow. #
  • Wow, after winning gold in the 500m, Hamelin is now skating in the 5000m? After a 30 min rest? Yikes. #
  • RT @CTVOspdskating: Ohno told NBC after the race that he was unfairly DQd by a Cdn official to get 2 Cdns on the podium http://bit.ly/amWE61 #
  • Really Ohno? Sour grapes much? Also, watch the playback. #ItsAllYourFault #CryMeARiver #
  • RT @unmarketing: I like watchin sports with Twitter. Feels like everyone is in my living room but I don't have to buy more dip #van2010 #
  • GOLD AGAIN! #
  • And will the Koreans be DQ'd in this race too? #ManyUnhappyKoreans #
  • RT @LeftCoastMama: The speed skating was very hard on my heart, and lungs. I think I am breathing now. #
  • RT @jenzers: within the span of an hour, Charles Hamelin becomes the most successful canadian olympian at these games #
  • Cool! The net-cam is completely gimballed. It remained perfectly parallel with the ice while tipping over Luongo #
  • The hockey game's 3-2 Canada. This game should not be this close. Under 5 min remaining… #
  • RT @jaypiddy: See man seriously we have our work cut out for us on Sunday. [Agreed. IF we make it by the ravenous Slovaks] #
  • Holy crap. Lui's keeping us in these last 5 mins. Where did the rest of the team go? #
  • OMG how did they miss that? It was a gimme! Should be a tied game right now! ZOMG. #
  • RT @Vancouver: Dear world, Canada will be closed noon to 3pm on Sunday. #
  • Tsunami of unknown (but probably small) height to hit BC coast btw 3-3:15pm this afternoon due to Santiago earthquake http://bit.ly/cKM1LQ #
  • And by small, we're talking centimetres, not the 7 ft expected in Togo. #
  • RT @DixonTam: Here is a great illustration of wave energy generated by the earthquake in Chile. http://bit.ly/aDQCtp /via @realreporter #
  • RT @calgaryherald: Team Canada makes decision to not enter @brianmckeever in men's x-country 50K http://bit.ly/bNTMBW #yyc #van2010 [Boo!] #
  • RT @buzzbishop There HAS to be a way to petition CDN XC team to do right thing. Let @brianmckeever race! #van2010 #blind #fail #letbrianrace #
  • RT @realreporter: While Tsunami waves are not likely to be extreme in this region caution should be exercised by people close to the water. #
  • Looks like authorities are advising ppl in Hawaiian hotels to go to at least the 3rd floor in hotels. Yikes. #tsunami #santiago #
  • RT @brianmckeever: Olympic dream over. Don't think I've ever been so sad. #letbrianrace [Boo!] #
  • First gold medal sighting! Whole men's speed skating team at Robson Sq! #
  • http://twitpic.com/15ou7t – Toddler hockey. What could go wrong? #
  • http://twitpic.com/15ou8d – Way off in the dist Charles Hamelin gets interviewed #
  • For all those asking the toddler hockey is on the plaza at Robson Sq. NO lineup! #
  • What a day! Saw CDN short-track team + gold medals AND the CDN women's curling team + silver medals up close and personal! #
  • Saw Chris Hamilton (kids performer) perform and had a great chat with him! #
  • AND we saw the awesome @thekerplunks perform, and Aidan won a signed CD from them too! #
  • THEN we came home and saw that Jasey-Jay Anderson and the long-track speed skating team BOTH won gold! Whew. Now gold medal curling! #
  • Wow. Canada (at the moment) 0.01 from the gold medal in 4-man bobsled. Oh well. #
  • Bronze for Canada in 4-man bobsled, US takes gold by a mile! #
  • OH: "Guess what? Canada won TRUCK SLEDDING!" Ah, the minds of 5 yr olds are something else :) #
  • I just realized that Kevin Martin is really Uncle Travelling Matt! #FraggleRockOnIce #
  • The #asshat with the airhorn should be removed from the curling venue #UnsportsmanlikeBehaviour #
  • Dear CTV, I hate the fact that you don't show us all the lead shots. They're important rocks too, you know. #
  • Un-be-lievable take-outs by the Canadian third. #
  • Olympic curling is great. "Full 8" means "draw to the button for practice". #
  • Does Harper do the wave when comes by #
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  • Does Harper do the wave when it comes by, or does he just sit there, rocking back and forth? #curling #van2010 #
  • (tweets previous to the last brought to you by the 16 month old) #
  • The toddler failed to land his jump, but missed the piano bench by a few millimetres. His score is 81.75 with one jump remaining… #
  • Now he jammed his finger in train track drawer. Amazing how poor his judgment gets when he's over-tired. Making notes for his perm record. #
  • RT @CathyBrowne: C'mon Team Canada! I've been watching curling since Kevin Martin had hair… [And had real brooms. Me too.] #
  • The Norwegian skip is smirking at the "O Canada" serenade. #
  • And Norway is out of stones. The Martin rink wins Canada another gold medal! #
  • Unbelievably, the Martin rink played the whole Olympic tournament without losing ANY games. That's domination, eh? #
  • And now, with 13 gold medals, Canada ties the USSR and Norway for the most-ever golds at a Winter Olympics, with hockey yet to come! #
  • With Martin's gold, Canada now has its biggest medal count at any Winter Olympics, which was 24 at Turin in 2006. I guess OTP wasn't so bad. #
  • RT @eastcoastgranpa: Time to switch channels. PM Harper coming to bask in the glow of our athletes. #
  • Oh noes! Worldcaching site has been hacked. @_CanadianBacon_ @curnew @TESKELLY @hollyburn Any of you guys can contact Nina and let her know? #
  • It is much too early for such a rousing performance of "Yellow Combine" What? Don't know it? "We all live in a yellow combine…" #
  • http://twitpic.com/15vons – On the last day of the Winter Olympics, the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. #
  • Just switched to the game now. Didn't want to suffer through the inane pregame show. #
  • Reminder: It's JUST A GAME. Win or lose, it's just a game. Try to keep some perspective in 3 hr's time. #
  • RT @CoreyL: @AnthonyFloyd IT'S JUST GAME?!?! It's not JUST A GAME, it's OUR game =) #
  • RT @ShireenJ: .@AnthonyFloyd Perspective in gold-medal hockey game on home soil?!! That's funny! #olympics #
  • 5th, 18th, 32nd, 33rd. Good think they didn't let @brianmckeever ski, he might have embarrassed us #shouldhaveletbrianrace #notaboutwinning #
  • Apparently there's an Olympic protest about to begin, w/ "dozens" of "protestors". Too bad there's no ppl or cameras to witness it. #
  • Period 2 begins! Goodbye twitter, hello beer. #
  • GORGEOUS! #
  • God, Canada's been doing nothing but protecting this lead for the past 15 minutes. #GonnaBiteUs #
  • After sitting on your heels for 20 mins, how do you get momentum now? #
  • CROSBY!!!!! #
  • That's 14 gold. Most Gold in a Winter Olympics. EVER. #
  • Surprisingly no one has left the building before the presentation of the medals #
  • One country, united by sport? #
  • Man, the city's going to have SUCH a hangover next week… #
  • At 1st, thought it was a stupid name, but SECONDED! RT @gnb: I move to keep the name Canada Hockey Place instead of GM Place. #
  • RT @jianghomeshi: Smart bar positioning for Jack Layton – TV airtime all game. PM Harper only shown 1 (IN arena). And…where was Ignatieff? #
  • Lots of horns and cheering coming from an absolutely ALIVE city! #
  • RT @rhh: CTV: pls get your gum-flappers off the TV & put the cameras on the fans. [CTV awesome technically, embarrassing editorially] #
  • RT @LeftCoastMama: New blog post: What an Ending!!! Go Canada Go! http://leftcoastmama.net/2010/02/28/what-an-ending-go-canada-go/ #
  • RT @gmarkham: Harper sending Obama a case of Molson Canadian? Take about adding insult to injury. #
  • RT @translink: Due to crowds, bus service temporarily suspended into and out of downtown Vancouver^BK #
  • I suspect that when @LeftCoastMama and I are asked where we're from, "Cole Harbour, NS" will be met with fewer blank stares now #
  • .@mikebrowne @Jasmin_Norris Buses being rerouted but traffic is still moving on the Granville St bridge (can see it right now!) #
  • .@mikebrowne @Jasmin_Norris I take it back. Granville St bridge inbound is closed, taken over w/ swarms of pedestrians. #
  • CTV showed shot of BC Place for closing ceremonies. Still only pillars for the flame, I wonder if they'll raise 4th pillar during closing? #
  • RT @alexishinde: As traffic cops were putting up both hands to stop cars, people were running past them high-fiving their raised hands. #
  • RT @ebertchicago: Notice: Canada will resume limited functions in about an hour. Full service is expected by sometime Tues #
  • RT @twitcouver: Where I was cops trying to direct traffic couldn't because of the pace at which people kept running up and hugging them #
  • Taking in all the festivities from our living room. Kids just aren't in the right state of mind to take out into the teeming masses #
  • Hahahaha. Great comedic bit as they finally raise the 4th pillar of the indoor cauldron. AND THEY RAISED CATRINA LEMAY DOAN FROM THE FLOOR! #
  • Seriously CTV? Showing ads in the middle of the closing ceremonies floor show SUCKS. Couldn't have held off just a little bit? #
  • CTV announcers left to tell us how awesome the floor show was because CTV showed commercials during THE WHOLE THING. #BringBackTheCBC #
  • Were there this many ads during the Opening Ceremonies too!? #CTVFail #
  • And the Canadians enter the stadium while CTV is AT COMMERCIAL. CTV: You SUCK #
  • Does that girl ever sing live? #LipSyncingSucksWhenYoureOutOfSync #
  • RT @TSNBobMcKenzie: Team Canada had the traditional and (Oly unapproved) Hockey Canada leaf logo stitched INSIDE their sweaters. #
  • And @MayorGregor enters wearing a Team Canada hockey jersey. Classy! #
  • I have no idea what it means, but I've always liked the Russian national anthem. But I have a soft spot for Russian classical music… #
  • I'm digging this Russian presentation. Zorbs FTW! #
  • Ever-empathetic Aidan is extremely worried about how to get the people out of the zorbs. #
  • RT @Dustanne: @AnthonyFloyd hmm no commercials during the Russian presentation..what are they being polite. Is CTV not CANADIAN?? How sad :( #
  • Oh, John Furlong. I applaud your bravery at speaking French, but ZOMG your accent is … painful. #
  • John Furlong: "Now do you know us, eh?" Too bad the "eh?" was as forced as his prior words in French. #
  • RT @Clutton: Bus traffic had to be rerouted on W. Broadway in Kitsilano, after an impromptu dance party erupted btwn Alma and MacDonald. #
  • "Blue jackets: 1, Cypress Mtn weather: 0" Too bad he didn't call them "Smurfs" :p #
  • Jack Rug? Really, John, are you sure that's his name? #
  • Now Aidan believes all these performers (incl Neil Young) live underneath the floor of BC Place. #
  • Frickin Canada Geese are everywhere. That's going to be painful to clean up. #
  • Bill Shatner! Slam poetry from Kirk! #
  • Hahaha. Bill looked terrified at being dropped through the floor! #
  • LOVE. Catherine O'Hara: "We're Sorry" #
  • Hi Mike! #
  • Michael Buble in a red serge. This is hitting all the right notes and NO COMMERCIALS. Thx CTV, good call. Riot avoided. #
  • RT @RickMacMerc: "Lumberjack Song" please!! #
  • This is straight out of Monty Python #van2010 #
  • At least CTV has the rights to this song… #
  • My only worry is that the rest of the world doesn't how tongue in cheek this act is! #
  • Where did they find so many bearded men? #beardcore #
  • Huh. Nickelback. Actually, I'd prefer the commercials. #
  • RT @alexishinde: RT @arjunbasu: A: The Closing Ceremonies Q: What might a musical by SCTV look like? #
  • RT @redneckmommy: Dying laughing at all of you who hate Nickelback. It's like it's REDNECKMOMMY NIGHT in CANADA!!! #
  • Hmmm, how long has Avril been milking this song? Time for some new material methinks. #
  • RT @Kimli: Why couldn't we have Glass Tiger, Corey Hart and Platinum Blonde? #van2010 #
  • Well, the only thing that would make this Cancon cliche complete would be Celine Dion. Dear world: We're sorry. No, really. Sorry. #van2010 #
  • Whew. Simple Plan. I can handle having them represent La Belle Province. #
  • RT @thismason: Great, it's turning into the Junos #
  • Sadly, I have to admit that I like Hedley. Yes, it's pop. There's something about it that hooks me, though. Sorry. #
  • RT @jasonwagar: RT @agpt Too bad Gordon Lightfoot's dead. [hahahaha] #
  • From Montreal, Quebec …. erm, who? #
  • RT @GrantLCBCR3: @jianghomeshi Neil Young saw the line-up and said "uh… can I go on first?" #
  • RT @mikebrowne: I am lost. Bring back the floating moose and giant beavers. #van2010 #
  • RT @iPhoneinCanada: Celine Dion declined the chance to perform at Closing Ceremonies: http://bit.ly/brjfJU [YAY!] #
  • RT @DixonTam: Boy, can't wait until Mitsou hits the stage! #vanoc2010 [Sorry, "Bye-bye mon cowboy" was more appropriate for Calgary 1988] #
  • Grrrr, kids just got to sleep, fireworks mayhem from LiveCity Yaletown rocking the condo. #
  • OK, the Vancouver 2010 Olympics are over. Do we all put the flags away now? And what to do with all these cowbells? #
  • Ha! "I Believe" co-written by Alan Frew, formerly of Glass Tiger. He's making sure we don't forget him when he's gone. #
  • RT @lynneux: Biggest take aways from the last 17 days? The power of collective experience + Twitter has changed the way I experience things. #
  • Post-olympic note: Only military uniforms I saw in Vancouver during Olympics were the crew of the Russian Kruzenshtern wandering Robson St! #

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  • RT @danudey: I wish Vancouver was like this all the time. [Ditto. Maybe ppl will see ped malls make sense. Mainland shld be ped on wknds!] #
  • Had a @jianghomeshi sighting today just outside the CBC Plaza. 5 yr old listens to Q all the time, but was too shy to go up and say "Hi!" :) #
  • RT @smuttysteff HEY @MayorGregor I'm digging the party-in-the-streets wow-what-a-feeling Vancouver! Let's shut down Robson EVERY weekend! :) #
  • OH: This marmot is surprisingly hairless … and aerodynamic #
  • Fireworks again tonight. So far Q hasn't woken. So far. #
  • RT @thebuzzer: @translink See & hear the huge crowds downtown through the Robson & Granville webcam http://ow.ly/19kzj [Unreal!] #
  • Dear CTV: The only ones who think the athletes aren't living up to high expectations? You. Stop making them cry. They're doing awesome. #
  • RT @polarisdotca: Best place to watch #olympics ISS cupola! RT @Astro_Soichi http://twitpic.com/14cdb8 – Vancouver, BC, Canada.Feb.20, 2010 #
  • I love these TwitPics from space #
  • Just watched the interview with Jon Montgomery from Whistler last night. AWESOME. What a charismatic guy. He's got a bright future ahead! #
  • CTV post-race interview w/ Lindsey Vonn. Really? Mascara? Really!? #
  • About to head downtown on our bikes. Not convinced this is a good idea, but we won't have to waiting for transit. Plus, geocaching meetup! #
  • Back from a geocaching event in Yaletown with @hollyburn @_CanadianBacon_ @geodug and others, many from out of town. Great fun! #
  • We "biked" thru the Plaza of Nations, CP lands, down to the Russky Dom. Incredible crowds. Very cool shoreline filled w/ 100s of Inuksuit! #
  • The line to get into the Russky Dom (aka Sochi House, aka Telus World of Science, aka Science World) doubled back + forth right to Main St! #
  • RT @seeking_balance: Oh dear! Vancouver may just consume more beer than Salt Lake and Torino COMBINED. #van2010 #olympics per @ctv #
  • RT @gpsforthebrain: A says: "I think speed skating would be a lot more exciting with wolves." #qotd #olympics #
  • Odd. Andrew Koenig (son of Star Trek's Walter Koenig) missing in Vancouver since Feb 14: http://bit.ly/cST1Cb (via @feliciaday) #
  • Ugh. Even if you're wearing a helmet and surrounded by carbon fibre, crashes at 130+ kph are scary. #Bobsled #Vancouver2010 #
  • 8 women in the 1500m short track "A" final. This will be interesting. #
  • When did this speed skating become a team event? #
  • Crazy. Men's 1000m short track "B" final has … 2 skaters. #
  • In the end, the Korean got DSQ'd so only one skater "finished" the "B" final. Crazy. #
  • 2 Canadian Hamelins in the 1000m short track final. Here it comes! #
  • And no medals in men's short track tonight. #
  • RT @hollyburn: @AnthonyFloyd Russia House was letting in people with small children without standing in line #
  • An awesome Canada-themed bucket-list from @Muchmor: http://bit.ly/a8hwNH #
  • RT @SlvrLambStudios: Found our first 2 geo caches! Hunting for more. The kids are loving it! [Congrats!] #
  • Silver for Groves in 1500m speed skating! #
  • Hmmm. I wonder if we'll see any Canadian defense this game. Not judging by the 1st minute. #
  • I don't like harping on the amateur athletes + how they're not meeting expect'ns. These overpaid goliaths on ice? Not meeting expectations. #
  • Who replaced #TeamCanada with the #Canucks #BadPenalties #Choke #
  • Hehe "Crosby's the only thing Canada can get in the net!" – CTV commentator #
  • Understatement of the night: If #TeamCanada doesn't score on this PP, the game's OVER. #
  • Look at all the pretty passing #PassesDontScoreGoals #
  • Apparently the ISU missed removing the horseshoe from #TeamUSA #039;s goalie Miller's ass. #
  • OK, #TeamCanada gets one on the PP, but it's a #TeamUSA own-goal. I guess we'll take it. #
  • Good pressure boys, but it helps if you actually shoot at the NET. #TeamCanada #
  • Are you kidding me? You couldn't keep him from diving into that puck!? #TeamCanada #USAWantsItMore #StoryOfTheOlympics #
  • So, we're sending Perry home, right? Bringing in Eberle? Please? #
  • Shots on goal: CAN 45 USA 22. Final score? 5-3 USA. Any guesses as to which position made the difference in the game? #LetLuPlay #
  • RT @kaler: Kessler goal epitomizes the game. Hustle win for USA. Canada was all pretty boy, superstar BS. #
  • RT @smithcd05: Congratulations, British Columbia. Your advertising worked. Researching a trip to Vancouver. #
  • RT @gillianshaw: "I'm just trying to build my resume, Marty's the best," a gracious Ryan Miller after US win. #Olympics #hockey #

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