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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-27

Anthony on , 27 Aug 2012 08:15 am
  • Huh. Just bluescreened my Win7 box. That hasn't happened in a while. /worries #
  • "Hi, brother I'm coming to Vancouver. Are you anywhere near Guildford?" "Well, it's closer than Edmonton. Barely." #
  • Has "Startup Repair" *EVER* repaired a Windows box? #notwhatiwantedtobedoingtoday #
  • Oh, I was hoping @cbcfoxman was going to get to rail on about baby seagulls. #otc #
  • Wow, even the Americans in my Tweetstream are dissing #chavril Harsh. Why’d you have to go and make things so complicated? #
  • Quoth the 7 yr old @aidanfloyd: Science gives engineers the ingredients to make things! #truth #stem #
  • So *that's* why White Rock's rock is white! @rpermack's photo: http://t.co/elgzPWyq #
  • Natural Free Range Chicken *Flavour*? Wha?? http://t.co/jA4D8B3r #
  • Yin and yang: Unprepared for the rain on this morning's ride, equally unprepared for encountering a mildly-damp @cogno #
  • The product documentation I've been reading for the past 90 minutes just referenced XKCD (http://t.co/gr4f1ZJ9). I think I'm in love. #
  • Wait, PM Stephen Harper is up north of 60 searching *personally* for Franklin's Lost Expedition? #
  • It's Thursday evening, so this must be Douglas Park. #dpcc #yvr #
  • Huh. Another non-kid performance. Boy, they sure discover how to lose the crowd quickly. #
  • Every single 3 and 4 yr old here is running around at full speed, completely ignoring the relationship advice being offered up by the band. #
  • Oh Lance. I guess everyone IS doping. #TdF #
  • .@mbbrennan Hmmm, you're right. He's essentially denying that the USADA has any jurisdiction. #
  • I really don't know what to think about this Lance Armstrong thing. Lots of smoke, but is there fire? Doesn't taint #livestrong tho' #
  • RT @kitsilano: Greenest city by 2020: Green bike lanes and green bike boxes http://t.co/aclQF9Ok #bikeYVR #
  • #FF A cool, local, cycling, funny, photographing, and AC/DC-loving grandma: @te_photographer #
  • They're anticipating lots of bikes, apparently. #bikeyvr #ubc #latergram @ Pharmaceutical Sciences Building http://t.co/WMSsqF2a #
  • Random fireworks again tonight in Vancouver. Winter is coming. #
  • Epic ride planned today with @aidanfloyd. Last hurrah before school starts! #
  • RT @stphnmaher: Gosh but the Invisible Hand, on CBC Radio 1, is good radio. @CBCTheHand @Lazin_Ryder #
  • 15 km in, bathroom break at the Burnaby Archery Club @ Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West http://t.co/OTKpE5Ty #
  • 22.5 km, Hume Park. Still smiling! @ Hume Park http://t.co/7qpJJvW1 #
  • 27.5 km New West Quay. Time for ice cream! @ New Westminster Quay http://t.co/1Cb48xPm #
  • Well deserved refreshment. @ New Westminster Quay http://t.co/HAcVhZRH #
  • Made it over the Queensborough Bridge. That was confusing and disorienting. #bikeyvr #
  • Train bridge on River Road (37.5 km) http://t.co/LSg9SMXa #
  • 45 km, the siren call of the blackberries was too much. http://t.co/3ni6qsP8 #
  • The North Arm Bridge. Never get tired of this @ North Arm Bridge (Canada Line Cyclist / Pedestrian Bridge) http://t.co/emUypPFc #
  • Fortunately there's a 7-11 at the end. Slurpee rehydration FTW (58 km, total). #
  • .@CBCVancouver has quite a thing for @danmanganmusic but this "What Happens Next" documentary is extraordinary. Wow. @cbcjonsiddall #
  • And I don't say that because they all have awesome beards. @danmanganmusic @cbcjonsiddall #beardcore #
  • You know, @twitter, the ability to block people is great, but I'd really like it if RT's and other mentions of those ppl were blocked too. #
  • Follow the white rabbit. #
  • Whirlwind visit with my sister from Edmonton today. Dinner at the Boathouse on Kits beach. Nice view but one plate was a bit undercooked :( #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-20

Anthony on , 20 Aug 2012 08:15 am
  • Congrats! RT @CarouselTheatre: @AnthonyFloyd The lucky winner [of the Travel Raffle] was a mother of one of our TSPers, @soldbysusanna #
  • Scenes from #geocaching in BC's #goldcountry #beautifulbc #explorebc #latergram http://t.co/OVQnM6hA #
  • Tunkwa Lake, BC #latergram #explorebc #beautifulbc http://t.co/2SaFiqN4 #
  • The Thompson River between Cache Creek and Savona #explorebc #beautifulbc #latergram http://t.co/FOQW6cDM #
  • So Klout believes I'm influential about (selected items, in descending order): Vancouver, Labs, Lemonade, Homosexuality, Cycling. #saywhat #
  • Guests came over for dinner and brought their own bottle of wine. How much should I charge them for corkage? #bcwine #
  • If it's Thursday it must be Performance in the Park! #dpcc #yvr #
  • Hmmm. Performer had to be told to play kid songs after 45 min of coffee shop tunes. Started w/ "Wheels on the Bus". #doingitwrong #
  • Cat #2 who's been refusing food for the past few days just DEMOLISHED half a can of cat food. #whew #
  • Cat #1 however, is not doing well. :( #
  • Well that was exciting. 100 psi tire blew at 50 kph going downhill. Nothing bad happened, but exciting nonetheless. #bikeYVR #
  • Pets are part of our family and today our family has a hole in our hearts. #
  • Thanks, all. #
  • Boring video from yesterday's tire blowout at 45 kph. No, really. Nothing to see there. http://t.co/sGTwdNpz #bikeyvr #
  • Hey gang, let's go BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING¡ Yay¡ Yippie¡ #
  • After almost two decades of a book-lending gone wrong, I picked this up again! #h2g2 http://t.co/YegxNIcI #
  • OMG. @AidanFloyd's feet have grown a size and a half over the summer! #bigfoot #
  • Rest break while riding the Richmond Dykes. #bikeyvr #trailabike #steveston @ West Dyke Trail – South http://t.co/G1w2Iqdj #
  • .@gwenfloyd and @aidanfloyd riding the West Dyke Trail in Richmond #bikeyvr #explorebc #beautifulbc #latergr http://t.co/Gy3qcrJL #
  • Is there anything more frustrating than trying to have a 3 yr old try to use a Kinect game? All the things go wrong. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-13

Anthony on , 13 Aug 2012 08:15 am
  • I still don't understand why she wants to be known as "Maybe". #needsacomma #earlyed #
  • This @HiRISE pic of #MarsCuriosity is astonishing. One robot takes a pic of a robot invasion 250M km from Earth #MSL http://t.co/lmIANRkK #
  • So, women's soccer is another one of those sports where the refs make things up as they go? Got it. #London2012 #
  • Why do the American women have someone wearing red playing for them too? #London2012 #
  • Yay! The referee won! #soccer #London2012 #
  • Current status: Listening to the 21 July 2012 version of the live H2G2 show with @neilhimself as the Voice of the Book. #TheFutureIsAwesome #
  • "Burnaby RCMP Strike Force" involved … RT @SgtRobVermeulen: Burnaby RCMP says $50,000 Violin Recovered! http://t.co/zmAv9Eyi #
  • Players, coach, but not the REF? MT @BreakingNews: FIFA may discipline CDN players, coach for remarks after loss to US http://t.co/7oSuug7V #
  • .@mrlubearbutus you up-sold my wife on two absolutely unnecessary services — and just lost a customer. #fail #
  • 1-star Yelp review posted. Yay me. #
  • That's some serious rain. The Yaketown kick-dogs will have shrunk to near-nothing after getting wet in this! #yvr #
  • 3: "It's fall!" Me: "It's not fall, it's summer!" 3: "But it doesn't rain in the summer!" Such a Vancouverite. #yvr #
  • Currently: Irritated, moving on to pissed. Apparently too much to expect someone to use email when I said "Please fwd this to customers" #
  • Bugs that only happen on customer computers. Most. Frustrating. #
  • Actually, that's *fewer* medals than expected, not less. #cbc #
  • Ok gearhead, chew me out for passing too close. Then blowing 2 stops? Seems you're more concerned about the pass than your safety. #bikeyvr #
  • Hey, have you been to the Stampede yet? No? How about Ottawa? http://t.co/jYRsOVaJ #geographyishard #nosehillgentlemen #
  • RT @cr3: oh for gods sake nbc. http://t.co/mHEBiQi1 #london2012 #geographyishard #
  • Thinking that we're going to take an impromptu trip to BC's Interior this weekend to go #geocaching in Gold Country http://t.co/Qep9GVzY #
  • Anyone else think it's weird that Romney picked Ron Paul as his running mate? #
  • Bear! #
  • 14 km up an unpaved Forestry Services Road. Glad we didn't DNF this one! http://t.co/nFkBxPjo #
  • That, there in the distance, is the town of Merritt #geocaching #explorebc #beautifulbc http://t.co/ylUeb0pb #
  • Yet, we did. Had to go up! RT @GwenFloyd: Clearing the road wasn't on the agenda. http://t.co/Yz67wPCE #
  • Well. Apparently neither kid has outgrown "susceptible to motion-sickness" yet. #gravolgravolgravol #
  • Child #2 is demonstrating why I think we're not quite ready for camping yet. #gtfts #
  • Sigh. Sleeping 5 in one room seemed like a good idea. Until the snoring started. #
  • Back on the road again! Logan Lake, Cache Creek, Ashcroft today. #geocaching #interiordesert #goldcountry #beautifulbc #explorebc #foo #bar #
  • Mamit Lake #beautifulbc #explorebc #geocaching http://t.co/sFKCv6lq #
  • The Logan Lake Visitor's Centre #beautifulbc #explorebc @ Logan Lake http://t.co/fa3ELJtj #
  • The Thompson River in Ashcroft. #beautifulbc #explorebc #geocaching http://t.co/vD0VtZUD #
  • Who are you? Whoo-whoo? #beautifulbc #explorebc #geocaching #ashcroft #owls http://t.co/5Aj08Q6E #
  • Ugh. 150+ km detour due to accident in the Fraser Canyon. Back to Merritt… #
  • Clatter-clatter. "What was that?" <crunch> That? That's the sound of an optometrist chuckling with glee. #f k #
  • Well. The Pepsi kept me awake while driving back from the Interior. Where's the off switch now? #caffsomnia #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-06

Anthony on , 06 Aug 2012 08:15 am
  • Oooh, hardball! RT @MommaYomma: Brilliance! #parenting http://t.co/nRCotmdD #
  • Traffic-reporter roulette continues! Today, it's @LisachristCBC On The Coast. #otc @CBCStephenQuinn @Lazin_Ryder #
  • The Hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne. Thanks @IanAMartin, just finished watching Jaynestown #csts #
  • I blame @alexwarrior for finally giving in to the @Strava siren song. #bikeyvr #
  • RT @flip_design: Inside a Toddler’s Brain http://t.co/M65LMBjl cc: @gpsforthebrain (h/t @oakridge604) #
  • Ryder Hesjedal just crossed the finish line, in 13th. No podium for him today. Wiggins leads. #London2012 #
  • Does this mean Brian Williams is changing networks again? RT @CBCCommunity: CBC wins rights to 2014, 2016 Olympic Games http://t.co/kpdCNogm #
  • Clara Hughes is amazing. That is all. #
  • Both kids up with various complaints over past half hour. The likelihood of me getting back to sleep now seems remote. :( #2am #
  • 3am and the 3 yr old is still awake. This bodes … poorly. #3am #
  • OMG. #4am and Q is _still_ awake. #
  • And now, after hours of telling the kids to #gtfts time to wake them up to get them off to day camp. #
  • Yes, I'm watching badminton on my phone on my lunch break. It's riveting. #
  • Oh, too bad. But the Canadian women badminton doubles showed up and played hard! #london2012 #
  • Hmmm, "pipe-bomb like object" on Angus Drive. GC1PKA7? #geocaching @VancouverPD #
  • It's @willkidsmusic at tonight's Performance in the Park #dpcc #yvr @ Douglas Park http://t.co/qVVCA8S4 #
  • Ooogie-ooogie-ooogie Oy! Oy! Oy! #
  • “@philipnormal: There are ENDLESS BOTTOMLESS LOLZ in this pic. http://t.co/aIg5GJv0” #hrhprincecharles #
  • Yum, marmot fudge. RT @Lazin_Ryder: Great feature on Marmots in the National Post today: http://t.co/S1VSHT77 #marmotgate #
  • .@TheresaLalonde made me remember seeing this Town Car with New Jersey plates on the Dempster Highway in the NWT http://t.co/NvdpdCNx #
  • For reference, this is what our truck looked like after driving the Dempster: http://t.co/NCxyOmNI #
  • How did Canada vote on the UN Syria resolution today? The news reports are leaving that out for some reason. #cdnpoli #
  • There's more country than reggae in my music library. And that's saying A LOT. #notmystyle #otc #
  • Exactly how much 'honour' does a glowing ball of hydrogen fusion need? And, why? #otc #wreckbeach #hippies #
  • Seriously radio-edits? You're not fooling anyone. Can't we just grow up and hear the whole song? #otc #crtc #
  • Jeez, I hate these post-event “Why did you suck today?” interviews at the Olympics. How do you *think* they feel? Thrilled? #
  • What’s with the fireworks tonight!? #yvr #
  • Incredible 200m sprint to the photo-finish! RT @LouWoodley: What an amazing triathlon finish! Can't they share the gold? #London2012 #
  • Riding the Bear Creek Miniature Train with Nana @ Bear Creek Park Train http://t.co/hkyUDB3m #
  • … and then miniature golf @ Bear Creek Park Train http://t.co/lO9vM7Pk #
  • … and now the spray park. Who said Surrey is all bad? @ Bear Creek Park http://t.co/g2LQk03H #
  • Another gorgeous night for fireworks. #yvr #celebrationoflight @ vanier park http://t.co/eQcCgVq4 #
  • Damnit, lost another pair of cycling glasses. #
  • Fireworks lit up the sky for #celebrationoflight #yvr #latergram @ Vanier Park http://t.co/xb5lceoV #
  • .@VancouverPD had a great shot of the crowds in English Bay waiting for the #CelebrationOfLight tonight http://t.co/eCsFJpip #
  • The glare from the cat as I go back to bed instead of upstairs to feed her. #
  • Unbaby.me: Good job, you’re doing *Facebook* wrong. http://t.co/flN558kU (via @techcrunch) #
  • Waiting for Birds in Motion on the top of Grouse Mountain. @ birds of prey (grouse) http://t.co/S5ZpGUCO #
  • Bald eagle @ birds of prey (grouse) http://t.co/guKMYF4b #
  • Great Horned Owl @ birds of prey (grouse) http://t.co/lOYndlaP #
  • Back from a day on Grouse Mtn. Despite boys not going to bed last night until after 11:30 due to fireworks, it's been a meltdown-free day! #
  • Hah, jinxed myself. WAS a meltdown-free day. #
  • There will be Seven Minutes of Terror in about 2.5 hrs when the #Mars rover Curiosity lands tonight. Will you be watching? #MSL #
  • Posing with the World-Famous Grouse Mountain lumberjacks @ Grouse Mountain http://t.co/140mycBT #
  • I apparently neglected my legs today when applying sunscreen. #ouch #
  • MT @BadAstronomer: Curiosity lands at 10:31 PDT. Currently 30,000 km and moving 14,000 kph relative to Mars. #
  • iDevice-friendly NASA-TV link: http://t.co/DVonDW4V #mars #msl cc: @604Heather #
  • Holy crap, that #MarsCuriosity iPad augmented reality app is amazing! #
  • I worry that the hype surrounding the #MarsCuriosity landing is going to be hard to live up to. #MSL #
  • 5 minutes to entry … #msl #MarsCuriosity #
  • Note that the times NASA is citing are received-signal time. Which is 14 min behind what's actually happened on Mars. #msl #MarsCuriosity #
  • Seven Minutes of TERROR! #msl #MarsCuriosity #
  • And #MarsCuriosity seems to be in the ground! #MSL #
  • Yup. #MarsCuriosity sent us an #instagram From Mars. #
  • If the whole tech team's at the presser, who's watching the Martians? #MarsCuriosity #MSL #

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