Twitter Posts for 2008-06-12

@thejustinesane best of luck. It takes courage to start over. #
reading and then bedtime sounds like a great plan #
exhausted and with a sore throat I head off to work…(without coffee) #
fighting with MS Access’s lock file limit. trying various ways around that tiny problem #
awesome Lotus Notes just crashed, hard. When it crashes you need to restart the whole damn computer as well. It’s THAT good of an app. #
Sunny, 70ish, and a light breeze…gorgeous Thursday weather. Reading in the park for a little bit. #
it’s amazing how productive you can be when you stay off Twitter most of the day. (as I get back on Twitter now…) #
@vanillacokehead will give it a try, if our tyrannical IT department will let me install/run it. Thanks 😉 #
They are moving me from a nice big desk with a window to be directly next to my boss in a very small squished space…ain’t that a bitch? #
my Touch crashes/freaks out on certain playlists. It’ll just stop playing, then I need to go re-select the playlist again. annoying. #
@warzabidul figure out a fix? I’m still on v1.1.1 (waiting for v2.0 before I finally “upgrade” the firmware). #
@warzabidul what firmware are you on? #
@warzabidul do you have particular tracks that crash it as well? I have certain tracks on particular playlists that crash it every time #
wow, the new bookmarking management in Opera v9.5 is a pain in the ass for those with a plethora of bookmarks, can’t scroll the long list #
Oh, and Opera 9.5 crashes on Netvibes.com every single time I load my page. #
AND no crash recovery in Opera 9.5? Um yeah, Firefox 3 FTW! #
Escaping from work…what a freakin long and crazy day it has been. #
http://is.gd/w6H Supreme Court gets one right: “Gitmo detainees can challenge detention in U.S. courts” #
Running some errands before game 4 of the NBA finals. #

Twitter Posts for 2008-06-11

@mashable what’s the excuse this time? #
it’s too bad the basketball game doesn’t start until 9PM. I doubt I’ll even make it to half time. so exhausted this evening. #
very cool – Twhirl v.0.8.2 has health indicator that shows you how many of your API calls you’ve used for the hour. very helpful. #
watching a few minutes of the game. thinking about bed in a bit. #
wow ok, um so much for a good night. #
hoping this morning’s roll out goes well *knocks on wood* #
@waynesutton the Lakers tend to have that effect on people’s followers 😛 #
@florianseroussi are you serious? I thought one of the big benefits of GSM phones is the SIM card’s portability? #
@florianseroussi hah…think different, even if it’s not a good idea 😉 #
@florianseroussi so 3G iPhones won’t really be “unlocked” in the usual GSM phone sense? #
<sarcasm> shaping up to be a wonderful day. </sarcasm> #
how wonderful. things are breaking and they are going to kick me out of the desk they just gave me. wtf. #
exhausted and it’s barely even noom. #
Score! I get to use my free sub card today. Yes, I eat way too many subs. #
http://www.xkcd.com/435/ “Fields arranged by purity” …humorous (I’m a psych student) #
fixing bugs in the app we released this morning to a test group. bugs bugs bugs….grr. #
Score! I get to use my free sub card today. Yes, I eat way too many subs. #
http://is.gd/sM2 In case you missed this: the video of Hillary endorsing Obama #
I have a sore throat…I BETTER not be getting sick. I would be very unhappy about that. #
getting me some new music…the new Weezer just ain’t doing it for me #
Rapidshare and your damned cats…sometimes CAPTCHA can be such a pain in the ass. #
new Little Brother album : And Justus for All …it’s a good day after all 🙂 #
long distance thing is cramping my romantic style. I want to surprise her w/ a candle light dinner in the park because she’s workin late 😦 #
anyone see the picture of Obama in the NY Times on Friday of last week? He was sitting in a limo at night…very cool looking picture. #
http://twitpic.com/24l6 this is the picture of Obama I liked so much from the NY Times #
digging through some REALLY out Outlook mail archives…wow, I really don’t need mail this old. #
ok, let me just tell you… reading through old emails is a very very bad idea. #
http://is.gd/vt9 (direct link) Philips razor “Robot Love” …sexy, a little creepy, but cool commercial/video from Philips. #

Twitter Posts for 2008-06-10

reading for a bit this evening. can’t imagine I’ll stay up all that late…haven’t slept much in the past 2 days. #
@ScrnShots Great. Thank you. Otherwise this looks quite promising. #
@ScrnShots If you really wanted to get fancy you could take a few hints from Skitch’s website. Works very well http://is.gd/u2e #
@ScrnShots You might also consider adding an area for adding “social website” links like Twitter, Flickr, FriendFeed, Last.fm, etc #
@ScrnShots right now we only have a “your website” place for a single link …most people have a bunch of social website links now. #
@ScrnShots not a big deal at all, low priority in my opinion. just an idea. perhaps a lighter theme for the website? Black is very bleak #
http://is.gd/u6Q Does a good job putting the iPhone 2.0 release in perspective. Summary? Not all that impressive. Kool-aid drinkers beware! #
Not feeling all that spectacular this morning. I really didn’t sleep well well last night. #
Retweeting @creepysleepy: Sweet! Daily Show and Colbert to Hulu! http://tinyurl.com/4uaorl excellent news! #
writing/updating documentation all day long. #
@jxpx777 Digsby? I haven’t tried it behind a corp firewall though #
It’s 77 with 77% humidity right now…that’s really kind of gross #
we are totally not ready for the roll out of this updated application tomorrow morning. this is going to be a nightmare (for me) #
Lunch, a good book, and acting like things aren’t crazy busy… #
Swarm of little kids just invaded the quiet park…ah well. Reading ain’t going to happen. #
So MobileMe is just Apple’s version of Windows Live Mesh. Hmm… Mesh is free, but MobileMe offers more space. #
predictions on tonight’s Game 3 of the NBA finals? I’m thinking Celtics by 3 with Kobe/Allen having big nights. #NBA #Celtics #Lakers #
@kevinrose watch out for all the DRM crap — 10 day re-activation and all that crap. Hope the game is fun, looks like it will be! #
the manager of this department thinks 2 out of 30 staff are “tech savvy” enough to follow simple instructions. wow, that’s a bad sign… #
why can’t they make an open and universal browser extension framework? It would benefit all browsers AND the users… #
It’s humid as a mofo…yes, I just said mofo. #
http://is.gd/uJ4 “Xerox released ‘universal print driver’ for any printer.” If this actually works as advertised it could be very cool. #

Twitter Posts for 2008-06-06

In the cab… This is the worst part – the waiting. #
Dear cab driver..no I don’t know how to get there. Isn’t that kinda your job? #
Yeah…we’re going 85 🙂 #
working from home…and by home I mean NYC. much rather be off playing today #
http://twitpic.com/1wj4 new Gmail Tasks! (hey, at least it’s a start) #
False alarm on those “Gmail tasks” I claimed …oops, that was just added by Remember the Milk. Sorry, false alarm. Still no tasks 😦 😦 #
@bangbang023 anxious about what? #
@EvilChick I’m reading the Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides. I just read Middlesex by him and it was AMAZING, so I thought I’d read this #
I’m going to be screwed if I can’t access my network drives (they worked fine yesterday…wtf) #
well that failed kind of miserably. oh well. going to go wander – find a coffee shop, read, meet the girl for lunch, etc. #
Wandering Manhattan, looking for a good coffee place to read and people watch. #
Guy with homeless sign, had iPhone, I think he’s not homeless. #
Almost time for the date to finally begin…trying not to look TOO excited 😛 #

Twitter Posts for 2008-06-05

packing, leaving for NYC tomorrow after work. #
http://is.gd/r8z Firefox 3 RC2 released. (yes, it’s in the release folder) #
@Matthom still need an invite as well. Hard to come by I guess. #
at work earlier than normal…way too excited to sleep this morning. 🙂 #
@rmcdougall The mind is more important/personal than the ass 😉 #
Tip for LogMeIn.com users –> grab the computer RSS feed and put it in the sidebar in Firefox. Quick access 🙂 #
Don’t know why it took me this long to realize that Twhirl works here at my office…score! So much better than TwitterFox. #
trying very hard not to spend the entire day checking the clock…because clearly that isn’t going to happen. #
66 and 83% humidity already …thank god for air conditioning. #
my elbow is bruised from sitting on the desk, that’s no fun. #
http://is.gd/roI VLC is now available for your iPhone and iPod Touch. Plays just about any video file you throw at it. #
I thought the Gmail experimental skins (and other various things) was supposed to launch today? Maybe I have the wrong day of the week. #
very quiet morning in terms of emails…I wonder if the mail servers are down. 😉 It’s never this quiet. #
I wonder why jetblue.com is down at the moment …I’d love to check on my flight today. #
a 40-something lady just said “whatev” …um, wow. #
My company blocks Techcrunch.com but doesn’t block Digg.com …explain that one to me? #
@AmberO what had you been using before? #
@hci Yes, I do work for idiots actually. That is pretty close to the truth. I agree that blocking sites is hopeless/pointless/stupid. #
very sleepy now after lunch…would love to have nap time. #
I hate when a mail app doesn’t give me a choice about sending a read receipt. Sorry, I like my privacy! #
@AmberO Twhirl is excellent, especially if you want to cross post to Pownce and Jaiku at the same time. #
@jxpx777 lol…really? Um, iPhone? What about copy and paste? Dragging…yeah it certainly is far better. #
I’d love to see someone create a iGoogle <–> Netvibes import/export tool. I’d try iGoogle if I could just copy my Netvibes settings. #
Ok yeah, totally just killing time now before I can leave work. #
Killing time at Starbucks before heading to the airport. Coffee + book = pretty darn nice…oh and air conditioning. 🙂 #
Reading with a beer…still got time to kill. #
Wireless at airport is so slow it’s basically unusable. Ah well, it’s free. #

Twitter Posts for 2008-06-04

Obama has clinched the nomination! 🙂 #
@jswiatek Obama FTW (literally I hope) 🙂 #
Finally just gave in and signed up for NetFlix…more interested in the instant movies than the mailed movies. #
Hillary’s song is “ain’t no mountain high enough” …um, yeah there is. 😛 #
Watching Obama’s speedh …this is insane. SOOO many people. #
Retweet @dewaldp: Interesting on MSNBC: Obama will offer VP to Hillary only if she assures him beforehand that she will not accept the offer #
Obama is being very gracious and kind to Hillary. She was …well, Hillary-ish in her slight compliments. #
“We are Americans first” …wow. #
Retweeting @creepysleepy: Listening to Obama is like listening to history happen #
oh yea I got to talk to my Clare 🙂 #
@joec0914 She needs to get over herself, accept that she lost, and “do the right thing for the party” if she actually meant that blurb #
@joec0914 What the hell is she waiting for to concede? Would she like an officially signed letter saying “you lost”? #
tired isn’t a strong enough adjective. tired across the board. (job, life, physically, and mentally) #
@jxpx777 well AIR is cross platform — of course it’s going to be a non-standard UI. Well, that and it’s up to devs to make it more mac-like #
http://tinyurl.com/26sfsg Windows Desktop Search v4.0 has been released. #
@davewiner You sound surprised by that republican bullshit. It pisses me off too, but I’m not surprised by it any more. #
geez, 91 Tweets in the past 40 minutes. #
all kinds of documentation to write today. Let me tell you, I’m so excited. #
@Matthom it doesn’t look like it is here. #
listening to music that fits my mood right now. (the ambiguity was intentional) #
Apparently I suck at math. TwitterFox is set to refresh every 5min = 12 requests per hour…and yet I’ve exceed the 30 per hour? #
what a day. again. just a wee bit tired of this. #
Lets hope the only place we ever see or hear Rudy Giuliani again will be in the cold dark corners of hell. #
gotta love when the instructions that come straight from IT are not even vaguely accurate. *sigh* …fighting with Lotus Notes. #
@vanillacokehead They take pitty on us Lotus Notes users…we already have it rough enough 😉 #
@vanillacokehead not to mention this f**king thing refuses to completely uninstall. It leaves config files and s**t all over my computer. #

Twitter Posts for 2008-06-03

listening to some classic Tribe Called Quest, just basically relaxing this evening. #
http://is.gd/pIF New Tech Preview of Windows Live Writer …try it if you haven’t tried it. It’s really quite a nice application. #
http://goosh.org/ Google shell …command line Google. Wow, that’s useless. #
reading and then early bed time I think. #
Not all that bad this morning, considering I got 4 hours of sleep. #
it’s mornings like this that I miss her badly…want to still be in bed enjoying the overcast rainy morning with her #
http://tinyurl.com/5zhtdz Apple back to school specials are now available #
bug testing this morning, see how this holds up over the network. *shakes fist at MS Access* #
several of my coworkers were just discussing “dirty yoga” …um…not a workplace-approved conversation 😉 #
Would it really be too much to ask to including a FM tuner in the new iPod? It’s really not that difficult…geez. #
@steelopus That’s true. They don’t really care too much about what the consumer actually wants. They’ll just tell them what they want. #
@bangbang023 NPR is worth listening to. That’s really just about it I guess. An occasional radio show here and there. #
@steelopus Who said anything about Microsoft? The Zune does has a tuner at least. #
@steelopus Oh totally. I mean personally I’d love an iPod with XM radio built in (not the crappy XM players that happen to play mp3s). #
Rumor has it (@BreakingNewsOn) that Obama just clinched the nomination (because of super delegates) 🙂 🙂 🙂 #
@strawpoll (3) a mix of both organic and non organic. #
2 meetings, and then writing some more documentation. #
http://tinyurl.com/5dmk8x This is really funny: “Countdown To The Nomination: Obama: 27.5 Clinton: 198 ” #
@dcancel That can’t be right (or just a gross exaggeration). On my 2 year old Mini the Office 2008 apps open in less than 15 seconds #
Inbox is finally cleaned out. Not bad, only took a day and a half. #
Anyone interested in a Xbox 360 (with several games)? I might be selling my lightly used system soon. #
I completely forgot: sucks to be a smoker in New York state after today! Quit your nasty habit please! #
@MarinaMartin I think it’s time for someone to unplug for a day or two… 😉 #
Obama only needs 16 more delegates …he’s at 2,102 (2,118 magic number) #
http://is.gd/qkz holy god, Tiger Woods made about $128 million this year. In a distant 2nd place is Phil Mickelson with $62 million. #
http://is.gd/qkI Sync Google Calendar with your iPhone/iPod Touch. Works like a charm. #
@MarinaMartin or just use the simple transparent PNG fix and be a mature web developer. I hate IE like everyone, but redirects are silly. #
@webwright IE8 will support transparent PNGs eventually. They very specifically said it’s just broken in Beta 1. #
@MarinaMartin http://is.gd/gKL I was thinking about this article in particular. #

Barack Obama Clinches the Demoncratic Nomination

CNN projects Obama clinches nomination
Barack Obama Clinches Nomination
Sen. Barack Obama has clinched the Democratic nomination for president, according to CNN estimates, making him the first African-American in U.S. history to lead a major-party ticket.
Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday will tell supporters he is the Democratic nominee, according to his campaign. â€œTonight, I can stand before you and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States.â€
Obama picked up a slew of superdelegate endorsements on Tuesday. Those endorsements, combined with the delegates he’s projected to receive from South Dakota’s primary, will put him past the 2,118 threshold, according to CNN estimates.
By doing so, he shattered a barrier more than two centuries old to become the first black candidate ever nominated by a major political party for the nationâ€™s highest office.

Review: Middlesex

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
ISBN: 0312422156
The book is available on Amazon
“I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day in January of 1960; and then again, as a teenage boy, in an emergency room near Petoskey, Michigan, in August of 1974.” Is your interest piqued yet? This remarkably novel follows the life and family of Cal Stephanides or Calliope, depending on when you met our narrator. Eugenides does a remarkable job of weaving minute details of the past with satirical humor of the present. This novel was exciting, engaging, extremely funny, and very approachable for casual readers. That being said, those with any knowledge of Greek mythology will find particularly interesting and comical tidbits throughout the novel. This is probably the best novel I’ve read in at least the past 4 years. I’d highly recommend this to anyone, but I’d emphasis that they shouldn’t get hung up on the society-induced awkwardness they may feel from the situation the book discusses.
[xrr rating=4.5/5]

Twitter Posts for 2008-06-02

deleted my Plurk account…was receiving too many invites for 12-14 year old girls. kinda creepy. #
@andrewbadera uneventful, humid, but luckily we’re all done with the snow for a few months (*knocks on wood*) #
you’ve got to be kidding me. wow, um good night. #
@andrewbadera To be honest, as soon as I’m done with school I’m probably going to get the hell out of here as quickly as possible. #
https://www.acrobat.com …Adobe’s online office suite is not available. Pretty cool stuff (all flash based) #
I wish someone big (like Google, Microsoft, or Sun) would buy Twitter and make it actually work. That’d be nice. #
I’m going to give up coffee for a month and see how I feel. I’d love to be able to save the money because it’s freakin expensive these days #
What a day it’s already been… I’m sure it can get worse, but I’m obviously hoping it doesn’t. #
Writing documentation for this project for the rest of the day…oh goodie. #
ignoring my feeds today, I just don’t feel like dealing with them #
@jswiatek You meant “without permission”, right? In that case then yes. “with permission” then no. #
for those not following @BreakingNewsOn: It would appear that Hillary is going to drop out of the race in the very near future. #
all documentation writing and no play makes me bored. #
@dewaldp I didn’t realize Pownce was still that tiny in comparison to Twitter. That’s a bit surprising. What about Jaiku? #
@dewaldp Replaced Plurk with Jaiku. Ironically Plurk is bigger than Jaiku by far (at the moment at least). #
@wmacphail Well if that isn’t a mental image (and sound). I think you may just be correct! 😉 #
@cdevroe Windows? #
Wishing it was Thursday already so that it would be Game 1 of the NBA finals…go Celts! #
getting ready to head out…gotta run some errands – drop off clothing to Goodwill, various other things. #
Leaving work, change of plans…I got a phone date 🙂 #
@dewaldp Jaiku was public for a while (probably at least a good 6 months) before Google bought them. #
I lied. no phone date. shocking, I know. #
gorgeous weather. sunny, 77, light breeze…absolutely gorgeous (yeah, a little humid, but oh well) #
http://is.gd/py3 Looks like Hillary may drop out tomorrow… we shall see. #
Which is more attractive? http://www.lifestream.fm/xxdesmus OR http://friendfeed.com/xxdesmus ? I know they are different things, but still #