MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2010-11-21

  • Sigh, that killed that idea. @ElectDanielle: And for the record, my political inspiration comes from former British PM Margaret Thatcher… #
  • Jeezus H Christ! @scalzi: MFA folks: Do your programs have classes on publishing contracts? Because, DAMN. (Context: ) #
  • @TheReadOnion Ha Ha. And no, you'll never learn, no one ever does unless they are rich enough to have a staff to learn for them… #
  • Enjoy Centre much more than a plant shop! @EdmontonJournal reprints Steve Whysall's article: #
  • #Facebook email ()… Doesn't this remind you an awful lot of Compuserve (and AOL) as it started to fade? #
  • "It is times like this that make me happy the word “douchebag” exists. Otherwise, I might be lost for words." From #
  • That douchebag quote was originally by @kwnewton Awesome! #
  • Awesome pic! RT @HolesOnline: 1st event in 5 days; just needs a coat of paint @EnjoyCentre http://yfrog.com/775r4j #
  • WTF! @Yendi: Just found out that Def Leppard's Joe Elliot is now fronting a Mott the Hoople cover band. #
  • May the force be with you… Star Wars typographical geekery! #
  • Finishing touches on the Enjoy Centre events space… http://yfrog.com/7edj5qhj Looks awesome! AND the first booze ever is in the house! #
  • Photoshoots involving food make me really really hungry! http://twitpic.com/38ah8v #
  • Post Sparkle sleeplessness. Yet another reason to have multiple synching ebook readers. Your book is always where you are… #convert #

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MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2010-11-14

  • @jmaxsfu: SFU's Master of Publishing program: an information session held tomorrow night (at Harbour Centre). See #
  • L's in Switzerland at The International Conference of the Book and just delivered her first international paper! W00t! #
  • @TheReadOnion Alas, we were supposed to be moving… #
  • “@Marty_Chan: Trying to explain to my cats how daylight savings changes their feeding times, but they're not buying it.” #
  • “@absolutebodo: Did you know?: Edmontonians recycled 51,753 tonnes of material in 2009.” #
  • Sigh. @pjmartin: My last Kodachrome slides arrived in the mail today. Someone should reinvent this film. Thanks, Dwayne http://www.dwaynesphoto.com #
  • Why does #eia #yeg's 'free' Internet want me to join facebook? #
  • @EarlJWoods: Lois Hole's 2003 Remembrance Day remarks: http://earljwoods.blogspot.com/2010/11/november-11.html #
  • Love and Human Remains… Why did he change the name? Anyway, amazing play still but maybe a bit too much play for the young 'uns #yeg #
  • @rmbooks: Welcome to Book Industry 101: http://yfrog.com/0gel4fj #indentitycrisis #

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MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2010-10-17

  • Slow Twitter week. Seems the harder I work, the less time I have for social media. Maybe I should rearrange my priorities 😉 #
  • A plus for ebooks "Without the ebook option, I would likely have bought those books used, which I prefer not to do" #
  • The year of the Oilers Suite tickets… Offered to date: 3; accepted: 1 #
  • "Children are innocent and love justice," wrote Lucas. "While most of us are wicked and naturally prefer mercy. #

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MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2010-10-10

  • It was a charity tasting event. But not in Corfu, so really not worth too much at that. Kissed any goats yet? (after the ouzo I mean) #
  • Off to Billy Bishop. Will try very hard not to hate it just because it's not the original (or because it's the Citadel…) #yeg #
  • Reading #epubs is there a technical reason they don't have double spaces between scene shifts. Because this book has had some brianbenders! #
  • The first 25 to buy one of two special Thanksgiving arrangements get them delivered free (locally) Fri, Oct 8. #
  • @lavermeer who's the raccoon in this scenario? in reply to lavermeer #
  • A beautiful fall-coloured panorama of the Enjoy Centre. It's actually pretty magnificent http://twitpic.com/2v72gx #
  • @Lindapalooza But it's Alfie Zappacosta! Canadian music legend… in reply to Lindapalooza #

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MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2010-10-03

  • Long Monday. 2 beer wind down… Wait… Doesn't that make me an alcoholic? Ooooh, maybe I should have another! #
  • There are no moose outside my house. Why am I not back in the Kananaskis? #
  • Office 2010 for Mac brings Outlook to to OSX. Talk about your mixed blessings! #
  • Reading ARCs from @baenbooks Kinda disorienting to see the errors but absolutely thrilled by the opportunity. #awesomemarketing #
  • I honestly don't get why major frontlist publishers are so hung up on drm. Fiction is going Hollywood: the $$ will be all in the first weeks #
  • Yes the economic model is changing. Yes the age of $million advances is ending. Yes the long term health of certain business models is shaky #
  • But book publishers need to #getoverit it's information publishing now; let's start working in those new paradigms/models #
  • Most every show I worked @StageWest! @Marty_Chan: If you're familiar with backstage theatre antics, enjoy this http://youtu.be/fjD4nzEj3EI #
  • Hmm perhaps a biz challenge 2 add 2 websites? @mastermaq Most events give parking info but rarely mention transit We need 2 change that #yeg #
  • Just won 48 bottles of wine at #RobustReds W00t! #
  • @Lindapalooza Oddly enough, you're not the first to mention the joy of sharing with friends in reply to Lindapalooza #
  • Dies it have free wifi? @scalzi: Fun fact about Gliese 581g, the newly discovered "earth-like" planet: There's already a Starbucks there. #
  • Awwwwww… @jdarrah: I expect we will hear a collective "awww" for this event: http://j.mp/d6tAMx #

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MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2010-09-20

  • @stephenfry Not in Canada? #anotherlostsale sigh. in reply to stephenfry #
  • Information is the source of all happiness and pain in a society based on self-determination rather than predestination and I am unhappy… #
  • @GPBuzz: Mobile fashion truck. How about a mobile garden truck w/baskets, combos/annuals drvg thru neighborhoods http://tinyurl.com/3xmawzp #
  • Rules to live by! @OHnewsroom: Photographer: “I don’t need anger management; you just need to stop pissin’ me off." #
  • At the optometrist. No I don't need glasses, no I don't need glasses, no I don't need… #
  • @Lindapalooza isn't transporting alcohol over provincial borders illegal? I guess you better just drink up before you come home. in reply to Lindapalooza #
  • Vote Turnip! "Rumors of affair w parsnip intern “@MargaretAtwood: The Turnip is thinking. Will it run for PM?" #
  • @akemimats Screw you… Grumble, grumble, grumble (he mutters to himself) ;-( in reply to akemimats #
  • @akemimats it takes more than a prescription to motivate some; t takes catastrophic failure. And I'm still limping along… in reply to akemimats #
  • Cutting back with libraries isn't good for anyone! "New Calgary library might remain unopened…" #

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