Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-13

  • RT @librarythingtim December Early Reviewer — 73 books, 1,673 copies. Come and grab some free books. #
  • #WestJet Travel Bank doesn't work so good… Unless you like spending time on the phone… #
  • Garden Noam Chomsky! #
  • Playing with Shadowbox.js. HTML coding is getting more complex for us tyros, but the results far outweigh the challenges #
  • Al is getting chummy with nature and sending me pics #cute #Alberta http://twitpic.com/spybm #
  • Check out these cool pic's of the new Hole's greenhouses going up! #
  • RT @markhurst: Redesigning letters of the alphabet, after a year of focus group testing- brilliant, from The Onion: #
  • Love flying without baggage. Too bad all travel isn't this smooth. #
  • Vancouver public transit. #YEG needs to learn a thing or two… #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-06

  • RT I propose a Tom Swifty week! To begin: "That's the last time I'll feed an alligator," said Tom off-handedly. Hope you'll join! @lavermeer #
  • One day to December. No presents, no plans, no booking of stuff… And no ideas. But there's still time! #
  • Tom Swifties Day 2: They only get worse from here. "Fire!" yelled Tom alarmingly. (via @lavermeer) #
  • Day 2 bonus — couldn't resist this one here: "2 bdrm furn w c/h," said Tom aptly. (via @lavermeer) #
  • Deadlines are cool toys… for your boss! Ours is not to question why… #
  • Tom Swifties Day 3: "The radio reception is much better now," said Tom ecstatically. (via @lavermeer) Groan! #
  • Tom Swifties Day 4: "Use your own toothbrush!" Tom bristled. Then later, "I dropped the toothpaste" said Tom crestfallen. (via @lavermeer) #
  • Morning on Friday is a bitterseet time. The weekend is soon but the amount of work left is always significant. #
  • RT Best sentence today: "There have been people who prided themselves on their ability to produce partial exophthalmos" #
  • Day 5 (missed) Tom Swifty: "I have diamonds, clubs, AND spades," said Tom heartlessly. (via @lavermeer) #
  • Tom Swifties Day 6: "I'll fix your car," said Tom mechanically. (via @lavermeer) #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-29

  • Why should thanking a colleague for everything they've done turn into a political event? Giving thanks is so much better when you mean it! #
  • RT "Everybody's broke, so here's the rule for Christmas this year; if you still shit your pants, you get a present. Otherwise tough shit" #
  • Still humming & hawing about moving the backend of my #Filemaker db's to MS SQL. Such an investment in time at the risk of so much bitching #
  • Installing OS X Snow Leopard Server on Parallels to test before rolling it out live. What a great way to trouble shoot! #
  • At Citadel's production of Tom Stoppard’s Rock ‘n Roll. Stoppard was born in Czechoslovakia… Who knew? #
  • Tom Stoppard wonders why we apologize for history. So do I… After all it's what made us what we are. #
  • The west side of the building showing the windows for the staff room with the main café dining area directly above. http://twitpic.com/r7fmm #
  • Studio Theatre's Desdemona kicks the Citadel’s ass #
  • Installing VMWare trial to see how it stacks up to my Parallels install. The 2GHz mini w/ 2 GB not quite enough to vm machines usable! #
  • Just finally figured out virtual hosts. Man am I ever slow at this! Now to free up some static IPs. #
  • Why do you Twitter? Some are obvious @jdarrah & some are fun @a href=”http://twitter.com/shitmydadsays” class=”aktt_username”>shitmydadsays, some are educational @a href=”http://twitter.com/emckean” class=”aktt_username”>emckean, but I just diary things: for fun #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-22

  • Writing budgets has philosphical aspects. Who knew? #
  • Join me at the Understanding Photography workshop, Nov. 28, sponsored by Visual Arts Alberta http://tinyurl.com/yfhjvur (via @pjmartin) #
  • Making bankers laugh, one mid-level bureaucrat at a time. Life is good. #
  • Willing to pay $3 for an episode I missed. This really is a new era for tv and a huge justification for cliffhangers. Boy am I ever a loser. #
  • Check it out if you can RT The ISS/Atlantis flyby for the next 3 days:Nov19 6:42pm Nov20 7:04pm Nov21 5:51pm all from west (@Lindapalooza) #
  • Xmas event at Hole's tonight. 6-9pm lots of fun and a wine aerating demo and tasting. #
  • Leslie is gonna defend her proposal next month. Then, after all this hard work, she can start working hard. Silly system. #
  • Coherence mode in Parallels Desktop is freaky cool. #
  • Shortcovers for iPhone v2.3 hits the App Store – check out the new Bookshelf view: pls. RT! (via @shortcovers) #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-15

  • Branding messages in 24 hrs or less. Good thing I've always been a fan of rock and roll. #
  • Why IB Students Make Great Lovers: We treat you like we treat our homework: we slam you on the table and do you all night long. – Neekoo C #
  • Are people allowed to interrupt PowerPoint? It's very disconcerting! #
  • Lest we forget. #
  • Work would be easier if superiors always had stupid ideas. It's alwayseasier to argue "no" than say "yes, but…" #
  • New satirical H1N1 video: (via @EarlJWoods) Mean, but then again they deserve it for not paying attention. #
  • Hmmm, @ElniskiMLA blocked me. For being a Liberal, or did I do something offensive? (via @EarlJWoods). Smirk! #
  • Absolutely astounding service for #TimRyan yesterday. #yeg will be suffering from his loss for a long time, but such a legacy of talent! #
  • At the Arden: Decidedly Jazz Danceworks #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-07

  • Hey @BruceKeith. Not exactly sure why, but this made me think of you: http://tweetphoto.com/uqk3ae6j (via @Lindapalooza) LOL! #
  • NY Times app update is now U.S. only. Isn't that just ducky? #
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  • Vote for Scott Fischer. Too Funny #cats #
  • "Nobody is that important. They eat, shit, and screw, just like you. Maybe not shit like you, you got those stomach problems" @shitmydadsays #
  • Support The Royal Canadian Legion, add a #twibbon to your avatar now! – #
  • Constantine Tanasiuk took this aerial image of the site showing the future Anthony Henday intersection http://twitpic.com/nixt5 #
  • Check out Black Comedy, now playing at the U of A's Studio Theatre until Nov 7. A great romp of a farce, with lots of laughs! via @lavermeer #
  • Losing the harddrive on the web server is going to be a b*tch. I knew I should of backed it up recently. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-25

  • Seat of the pants marketing has it's benefits in reaction time and flexibility, and it's downside in communication headaches and stress #
  • #YEG airport short term parking sucks. Or at least the system does. #
  • I have trust issues… who knew? Occasionally it makes for a pleasant surprise though. Consultants aren't all bad after all. #
  • Enjoy Holes; Lick the Possibiities #
  • Need suggestion for best #yeg pubs with free wifi (via @jdarrah) #
  • Question: are style guides "defunct"? Do they not justify bookstore shelf space? (via @emckean) #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-18

  • Lost the boy, found the boy. And I thought teenagers were stressful. #
  • Some web images of the Lois Hole Hospital for Women #
  • Cats are not good conversationalists. Just in case you were wondering. #
  • You got to admit, in the face of worldwide opposition by book publishers, Google's got balls: #
  • Thought for the day, inspired by Glasgow “A peaceful mind is the greatest goodness, if you don’t have any beer” -Steven Brust via @lavermeer #
  • Finally got back to a pub that serves Trad and I'm not sure it's my favorite any more… #
  • Watched the original La Femme Nikita. Excellent in a very odd sort of way. #
  • A gorgeous antique wood table with 4 chairs for only $490. I may become a bargain hunter yet… #
  • Does it matter if I tweet or blog? Or am I the important link … (via @tvongaza) #
  • Bad poetry is a window to that thing that definitely ain't your soul. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-11

  • Don't you love it when a $40 router causes 8 hours of hell. #
  • I have to admit, dealing with the kind of crap I regularly put up with beats the shit of of reading Pierre Bourdieu #
  • He likes to catch errors.
    Because of his pride.
    That's cause he's a lion-editor. #
  • Rolling out #Sharepoint 3.0. A huge improvement but unfortunately irritating to OS X users #
  • A headless creature is useless enough, but what good is a brain without nerves to transmit. #
  • New iPhone 3GS. Lucky me… #
  • "The Woman in Black" at the Roxy. Should be good times. #
  • Intermission: scary, frightening and spooky. #
  • If you like ghost stories, be sure to see "The Woman in Black", running at Theatre Network (at the Roxy) until October 18. (via @lavermeer) #
  • Job descriptions- huh, what are they good for? Absolutely nothing! Say it again… #
  • RT @tweetmeme CBC News – British Columbia – B.C. slashes funds to publishing groups (via @pjmartin) #
  • OS X users: It's the seemingly simple things that amaze me. Check it out: (via @JasonRThomas) #
  • Son people will always try and fuck you. Don't waste your life planning for a fucking, just be alert when your pants are down @shitmydadsays #

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