Twitter Posts for 2008-05-12

Trying to find a good (but simple) threaded SMS app for Win Mobile 5. Really not that easy to find. #
@MaltaPa nogrrlsallowed http://www.birdsoft.biz/extremetext.htm is pretty decent, but has problems with a large #’s stored texts. #
grr…my boss had me come into the office today for a meeting, the meeting was canceled, and he’s not even coming in today either! #
"oh yeah, we’ve been getting that error message for 2 months" uh…would you like to tell me about that? #
@danbenjamin MS’s FolderShare is better than Dropbox in my experience. #
why am I responsible for fixing this person’s settings in MS Word? …uh, that has nothing to do with a database. #
I’m incredibly antsy today. Luckily the morning flew by…now I just hope the afternoon goes equally as fast. #
dear god the AC is on like it’s 90 outside! (it’s only about 60)…just a wee bit cold in the office today. #
playing with Ruby for the rest of the afternoon. #
had to cheat a little bit to figure out my little demo factorial app in Ruby…oh well, I’m slowly learning. #
any Win Mobile 5 modders/customizers out there? I’m trying to figure out how to theme the bottom bar…the top bar is working just fine. #

Review: Survivor

Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk
ISBN: 038549872
The book is available on Amazon
Survivor is definitely not for everyone. Palahniuk became famous with his novel-turned major motion picture Fight Club. This novel successfully carries the torch of sarcasm, pessimism, and dark humor. That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of this novel. Read that again. The first half of this story was very well executed, and then the second half of the book spirals into an absurd tangent that ultimately leaves the reader wondering why they are continuing to read. I won’t ruin the plot for you; if you’d like to find a plot review you can easily find one of those online with a quick search. What I will do is say that for the first half of this novel our main character, Tender Branson, is nothing short of brilliant. He’s brilliant in quirky and amusing ways, and yet he’s so horribly naive it’s actually hard to imagine at the same time. If you’ve ever read anything by Palahniuk then you will feel perfectly comfortable after even the first page of this novel. If you’re new to Palahniuk then you may be in for a new treat. That being said, do yourself a favor (I wish I had), just put the book down right around page 158 because after that it’s all downhill towards the ridiculous ending.
[xrr rating=3.5/5]

Review: The Hobbit (or there and back again)

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
ISBN: 0618260307
This book is available on Amazon
The Hobbit is a prequel to the infamous The Lord of the Rings trilogy. This won’t be your naive run-of-the-mill “this book rocks!!” type of reviews. To be quite honest, I found this novel to be rather bland and uninspired. It felt quite drab and lacking any kind of compelling plot when compared to the action packed extravaganza that the LOTR’s trilogy provided. It’s tough for me to recommend this famous book to anyone considering I so thoroughly loathed reading this, but perhaps if the potential victim hadn’t already been spoiled by the wonderful journey that is the LOTR trilogy then they might find it exciting.
[xrr rating=3/5]

Twitter Posts for 2008-05-11

@DougH Dice K looks awful tonight …his pitching always ends up being painful. He’ll usually win, but it’s hard to watch. #
I’ve all ready finished 2 books in the past week…at this rate I’ll read a few dozen books this summer. #
I’d kill to have a even/odd psuedo-selector in CSS. That would make life SO much eaiser sometimes. #
http://is.gd/2BS PicLens is an insanely cool way to look at pictures online using Firefox …give it a try, you’ll probably like it. #
@Matthom I’m sorry to hear that. I hope everything works out OK. #
@jackpea To me it seems very Apple-like. Shiny and pretty, but really not all that practical or useful 😛 #
@jackpea "it reminds of most Mac software…" 😉 You’re right, that’s a more accurate comparison I think. #
today is the 10th anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s death (and 25th anniversary of the discovery of AIDS). Listening to Frank all day long… #
Watching some basketball…eventually the Red Sox game at 8pm. #

Twitter Posts for 2008-05-10

Elzhi – Euro Pass …brand new album. ridiculously hot album. He’s easily one of the top 10 rappers alive today. #
@edythemighty yeah new Portishead album, it’s decent enough. #
@edythemighty yeah. Had it for a few weeks now. It’s pretty good. Definitely a bit of a different sound though. #
@edythemighty I’d definitely suggest buying it or "finding it" #
no real plans for today…just going to wing it and wander around I think #
well this sucks. I’ll need to install Tiger …burn the image of Leopard, and then use the disc to restore my previous install of Leopard #
http://tinyurl.com/6a3y6e It’s official. Hillary is done. Bill Clinton switched his super delegate vote to Obama. Wow… #
No particular place to go and no time I need to be there…not a bad plan for the day. #
reading outside in the sun …trying to become a little less angsty/grumpy #
pizza and wings is always a good (i.e. not healthy) dinner. #

Twitter Posts for 2008-05-09

Watching the Celtics game, and watching a bit of the Red Sox game as well. Killing time before Lost tonight. #
Celtics are rocking the Cavs tonight. Boston defense is way too much. #
in the office extra early this morning, tired, just want this week to be done already. #
hah … internal HD-DVD drive on sale for $17.09 😛 #
it’s becoming a habit that each morning I wake up to a new batch of Twitter followers …obviously they process these over night huh? #
Anyone want an invite for SocialMedian? http://www.socialmedian.com/ #
@florianseroussi …I received an invite yesterday, signed up, but the confirmation txt never went through 😦 #
getting things sorted out with Twitterfone 🙂 Thanks for the help! #
feeling really lost today. #
I think I’m being ignored/in trouble even though I didn’t do a damn thing wrong. #
As close to the twitterfone upon this works.
http://tinyurl.com/5q6hyh #
is it just me or is the translation accuracy on Twitterfone a little poor right now? #
I spend probably close to 30% of my day with my headphones on with no music…just to quiet the office down a bit. #
how do I check if I have Twitterfone invites? Maybe I’m missing something obvious… #
@Matthom I prefer mornings instead of afternoons. Fewer users/distractions early in the morning (or late at night). #
playing with some Ruby…because I even try to dig into some RoRs. #
off to Dinosaur Barbeque for a little (and I mean a lot) lunch. #
http://www.typesql.com/ …worst design for a website EVER. no explanation, just a flash based site in a new pop up window…uh, no thanks. #
Lunch has been had, and I really need a nap. #
Going for a drive…just bored and don’t feel like going home just yet. #
Trap in a traffic in a way home so, i thought I give my twitterfone another try.
http://tinyurl.com/5covze #
the translations done by Twitterfone are pretty horrible. Not really all that useful if it’s not accurate. #
@1god I think I just may. I forgot that Jott did the same thing actually. #
anyone need Evernote beta invites? I have 18 invites. #
http://is.gd/ewx 16GB thumb drive for $59.99 after rebate… pretty sweet deal. #
I feel like I can’t be a self respecting nerd with my tiny 2GB thumb drive …so yes, I’ll upgrade to something a bit more respectable. #
@1god lol… I got the fast rubber-coated model that apparently has a bit of girth to it. ok, now I’m done with the dirty references. 😛 #
@1god lol ….uh, yes. 😉 #

Fall in Love

…you didn’t really think I’d come with some sappy s**t did you? Such a great song. Quite possibly one of my favorite of all time actually. Anyways, maybe the title of the song reflects recent events in my life, and maybe I’ll just leave it at that. 🙂
Full song: Slum Village – Fall in Love
[audio:Slum_Village_Fall_in_Love.mp3]

Twitter Posts for 2008-05-08

http://is.gd/dqv download and watch "Hitman" for free via iTunes (it’s a horrible movie, but it’s free) #
awake (sort of), coffee in hand, sitting down at my desk…it looks like another busy Thursday. #
I’d consider ditching Gmail for Zenbe if they make a few important updates/changes. It’s THAT good. #
gee, my conference call only started 15 minutes late…not that bad. gotta love the efficiency of modern business 😛 #
@florianseroussi I’d love an invite. please. #
@florianseroussi Thank you! What info do you need? email? xxdesmus @ Google’s email service. #
@florianseroussi Thank you very much! 🙂 #
@steverubel use "pingfriends" #
Twitter API acting up for anyone? My @’s aren’t working correctly for me #
1 hour conference call has turned into 2 hours…and it’s still far from complete. *sigh* #
working from home on Friday fell apart this week, doh. And as an extra slap in the face I need to come in early tomorrow as well. #
What trying to dig into some Ruby while my Visual Basic learning is on hold for the moment. #
nice to see my "good deed" working out for once. #
It’s painful going from working 12 hours a week during school to 32 hours this week (and 40 from now on). #
an exciting meeting, hopefully it’ll be very productive though for some reason I have my doubts. #
I’m slowly picking up a little bit of VB6. Now if only I had some formal training, yeah…that’d be cool. #
Sometimes I really have to wonder about some choices. They just seem to contradict logic in amusing ways. #
my body thinks it’s Friday, tomorrow is going to be rough…I really need some rest. #
it’s amusing how Digsby is running circles around Trillian in terms of the speed of development. Oh wait, Astra is still in a private beta.. #
http://jontangerine.com/ …look at that logo in the top left corner …that is NOT an image! Consider me VERY impressed. very cool. #
http://is.gd/dZ9 Amazon is offering Microsoft Live OneCare 2.0 for free after rebate…not bad considering it’s free. #

If words had a weight

If words had a weight
I’d be whisked off by a gentle breeze
For I lack the necessary tools
To describe to you my heart’s content
Even if I may be without words
For you, the one I love
I beg that my actions will show
This wordless weight I carry.

Twitter Posts for 2008-05-07

http://is.gd/5TB dude…where the hell is my "Economic stimulus payment"? I should have got it on May 2nd. …our government fails at life #
Anyone have suggestions for good books for learning Ruby? (and then Ruby on Rails?) Thanks for any suggestions! #
thinkin about watching game 1 of the Celtics vs Cavs …or do I watch the Red Sox vs Tigers? Can’t decide. #
Watching the Celtics vs. Cavs game…and bouncing back to the Red Sox game when I get bored. #
53/52 in the Celtics vs Cavs game…entering the 4th quarter. Cray low scoring game. #
definitely did not get enough sleep last night…woke up feeling like I had just hit the pillow. #
just discovered that my office does not block Digg. wtf? They block Twitter and Cnet, but not Digg? #
http://tinyurl.com/6ezu57 500GB Maxtor external hard drive for only $90 shipped. #
the business requirements for this project aren’t even finalized yet, and the release day was supposed to be …uh, tomorrow? #
they are finally going to give me a real desk…after nearly 1 year. finally! 🙂 #
wow, that really sucks. #
is it stupid that I’m really excited that it’s supposed to pour/thunderstorm this evening? #
@bangbang023 dear god, I know what you mean. *sigh* #
Brought my lunch to work, and then forgot that I brought my lunch to work. Doh…too late to go back to get it now. #
Watching this lady do battle with the gods of parallel parking…really amusing to behold. 🙂 #
Any Rails developers want to try http://heroku.com ? …drop me a DM, I can invite you. #
can you imagine if Microsoft was to actually buy (all of) Facebook? #
@steelopus eh, it’s really no worse than when Google buys something (a la Jotspot) #
@steelopus I know, it’s amusing. I’m just saying, Google is not better/worse than Microsoft, and Apple is arrogant to a fault. #
@ShotCopter Not really, I actually think they suck a fair amount. I just think they suck as much as most other companies these days. #
I think the guy from IT is trying to find me, but unfortunately for him my desktop is a bit obscure to say the least… #
dear god, up to 100,000 dead in Myanmar. wow. just wow. #
What an afternoon …and it certainly was a learning experience. #
home, dinner, reading, Red Sox, relaxing. #
Same Shit, Different Day. (S.S.D.D.) …great motto. shitty evening. #
wow, Zenbe http://www.zenbe.com is REALLY nice. (now tey just need to add Firefox 3 support pronto) #