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The Twitter Diaries: 2010-01-10 – Tulsa, CO, SF

January 10, 2010 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

added lots of photos to The Twitter Diaries: 2010-01-03: Arkansas & Louisiana http://bit.ly/4ZzGno #
enjoying a lazy morning in bed with the laptop, fiddling with my site. Because for the next six days I’ll be getting up hellishly early. #
geotagging 2009’s Twitter posts on my site. I wasn’t home much. #
RT @adi535: Wow, SRK on twitter.. @iamsrk . (For those who need it explained: Shah Rukh Khan is India’s biggest film star.) #
@HumanityCritic personally? Kinky. in reply to HumanityCritic #
@Schlomo @jeffreytaylor I’m back to SF Fri 8th-Fri 15th. Dinner? Drinks? Sunday brunch/lunch/anything would be ideal. in reply to Schlomo #
@adamsbaldwin How can a statement about any religion be objectively true? If he finds comfort in either, it’s purely subjective. in reply to adamsbaldwin #
catching up with 2009, added photos and video clips to The Twitter Diaries: 2009-07-19: Brisbane http://bit.ly/4ADxik #
@missrogue this might help Â» When a Spell Checker Wonâ€™t Save You http://bit.ly/6AQ0tI #
Hot damn! Made Ascent membership with Frontier on my last flight of 2009, so i get priority and more no baggage fees. That’s worth having. #
Heavens, we seem to have a herd of kids being picked up #
I assume the reek of smoke in the restroom is from some idiot who just had to have a cigarette. Or should I be alerting security? #
@iamsrk love alone does not conquer snoring, but a white noise machine and a sleeping pill help in reply to iamsrk #
So this guy is so desperate for a smoke that he lights up before getting on the plane – standing on the tarmac near a just-refuelled engine #
He’ll, we don’t need terrorists – we can blow ourselves up without any help! #
Landed at DIA, but may take a while to get home, what with luggage, shuttle. Sigh. I should live closer to an airport #
Now it’s a race: will my suitcase arrive before the 615 shuttle departs? #
Bag made it in time – priority status FTW! Now where’s the shuttle? #
@sogrady i think it has a buy movie tix option in reply to sogrady #
Not pleased with SuperShuttle. This run is taking us to south Denver then god knows where, then if I’m lucky I’ll get home. WTF? #
Oookay… so now Tiger not only has to find religion, he has to find the “right” religion. This is incredibly offensive on so many levels… #
@missrogue gotta say, tho, in the few glances I’ve given to dating sites, the poor grammar and spelling were an immediate turnoff to me. in reply to missrogue #
I really need to go to bed early, but after the piece of evil that was waiting in the mailbox at home [a poem from my mother], sleep may require bourbon & Ambien… #
brought back some Community Coffee from Louisiana. Loving the mild roast. May have to start having this shipped. #
training session is requiring me to install Java. Would have saved time to have a system check beforehand #
@nautibitz I started somewhere around book 7 and wasn’t impressed in reply to nautibitz #
@reiger oh, dear – maybe you’re a bit too much of a workaholic? in reply to reiger #
@nautibitz True Blood is like Laurell Hamilton, but with a lot less sex. Or violence. in reply to nautibitz #
@nautibitz her writing improved over time (first few were poor), but the sex and violence are way over the top now… in reply to nautibitz #
@nautibitz …and she spends an awful lot of time describing physical attributes and clothing in reply to nautibitz #
@nautibitz Easy enough to understand: you write too well yourself to put up with poor writing. in reply to nautibitz #
@reiger short and cold. in reply to reiger #
facing another day of training beginning at 7, very short on sleep. Thanks, Mom! #
@alecmuffett what did you use to back up your Tweetstream? in reply to alecmuffett #
it’s all coming back to me now: I had to learn a lot of basics about file systems to write a book about CDs, many eons ago… #
@alecmuffett hmm… I would love an app that lets me extract my tweets for any given range of dates. in reply to alecmuffett #
I’ve met so many people at/via Sun in <3 yrs. Only now realizing how many of them are responsible for stuff I use every day. #
@mfernest oh, I’m learning. It’s going to take a lot more practice for me to hope to retain anything, though in reply to mfernest #
@mfernest For starters, you point out where the course book is wrong for the online learning environment. I know this isn’t ideal, but… in reply to mfernest #
@alecmuffett sounds like a huge hole in the API to me. How difficult would it be to find tweets by date? in reply to alecmuffett #
@gracekboyle While I like the idea of a meal, I have hired someone without having met or spoken with him (except via email). Worked out fine in reply to gracekboyle #
@missbhavens care to take on my mom for me? in reply to missbhavens #
it’s a little scary that I know the people behind the names used in the coursebook examples. I spend way too much time around ZFS. #
@missbhavens Mom wouldn’t be much work in the short term. She plans not to speak to me for the next 12-18 months. in reply to missbhavens #
not sure I’m going to survive 3 more hours of today. Need sleep! #
@bklein34 huh? They just see an initial and make up a male name to match it? in reply to bklein34 #
@bklein34 ah. I’m used to people notknowing that Deirdre is a female name and calling me Mr #
@iamsrk you have a 3rd expression- it’s that move with your hair. Or is that a dance move? in reply to iamsrk #
even more annoying than a perpetually-on TV: when it’s playing a show with a laugh track. Like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. #
@vdotw I’ve used leftover fruit to make chutney; nectarines should be good that way. in reply to vdotw #
@TheCR excellent written communications, ability to stop and take a breath before hitting “send” in reply to TheCR #
Sun folks: running a videoblogging workshop next Weds-Thurs in MPK – any of you like to join? #
CO temp dropped about 20 degrees between 6 and 7 am, continues to meander down towards zero #
packing for Friday’s trip to SF, which will mean an outdoor temperature increase of 50 degrees #
y’know, this looks like it’s going to be more than the 1-3 inches of snow they said we were supposed to get #
@faseidl I gave up Christmas cards and even printed newsletters years ago. Anyone who wants to know about me, it’s all online. in reply to faseidl #
@Danjite yup. I saw that magazine at a friend’s house and took a photo of it for FAIL blog. Didn’t get around to submitting, tho in reply to Danjite #
RT @Danjite: Did the food modeler here do what I think they did? http://bit.ly/884Z4s – epic photo FAIL! #
whoa. 2 Ayn Rand references in 2 secs from tweeps who may not/probably don’t know or follow each other… or do you? @kbeninato @PizzoC #
@kbeninato college roomie was a big fan, i got 5 pages into Atlas Shrugged, went no further – crap writing in reply to kbeninato #
I’m awake! I’m awake! No… I’m not. #
@michaelverdi you’re damn right it is: http://bit.ly/7aoMjf in reply to michaelverdi #
@HumanityCritic because what the public cares most about is who is sleeping with whom. in reply to HumanityCritic #
@michaelverdi that site is a few degrees colder than my neighborhood (more exposed), but not much in reply to michaelverdi #
if someone in my life is actually crazy, I shouldn’t waste energy wondering why I have a crap relationship with them, right? #
the sun has risen and the temperature is dropping?!? #
“Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow…” #
an apropos t-shirt quote from a friend: “It’s better to have loved and lost than live with a psycho for the rest of your life” #
another day, another (actual) headache. Can I just sleep until it’s time to board a plane again? #
the monster headache is finally almost gone (still lurking), but it wore me out. May just call it a day. #
@ThinGuy last time I went, CES was helpfully co-located w/ the Adult Entertainment Expo. I sadly failed to photograph the hilarious results in reply to ThinGuy #
@nonstick too late for me – I already saw them today http://bit.ly/6pvPOz (NSFW, but not that offensive, really) in reply to nonstick #
@nonstick and this was shared with the question “Why don’t we have a mascot for Solaris?” in reply to nonstick #
@ThinGuy <shrug> I started out in CD technology; I had no illusions about what drove that business early on. in reply to ThinGuy #
@ThinGuy agh! next time warn a person! Now I’ve seen it. in reply to ThinGuy #
@bicyclemark meanwhile, German trains are running in Italy – whose passenger rail system definitely needs the competition! in reply to bicyclemark #
a week of very early mornings, plus other unpleasantness, is taking its toll. Looking forward to today’s trip to SF. (When in doubt – run!) #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2010-01-03: Arkansas & Louisiana

January 3, 2010 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

^ sunset driving into Louisiana

@MissExpatria I’ll be really evil here and say “screaming toddler” in reply to MissExpatria # [her question was: what could we try to get banned by TSA to make flying actually pleasanter?]
Hitting the road again tomorrow, so it’s time to do homework today #
@webmink what are your sugestions for engaging? in reply to webmink # [to bring some sanity to TSA security policies]
@webmink if enough people are deterred from traveling, the airlines will scream to Congress. Cutting back travel not really an option for me in reply to webmink #
So tired it’s like having jet lag. I guess all of 2009 is catching up. Might have helped if i’d ever had a real vacation this year. #
@Chuckumentary that’s where I am – in the heart of Internet darkness. Limping along on the dregs of edge in reply to Chuckumentary #
@jeffreytaylor I liked invictus, too. Glad to hear it reflects reality in reply to jeffreytaylor #
Lazing in bed with coffee. Today we go to Louisiana, my ancestral territory #
@LusciousPear could be worse: you could be headed to Shreveport in reply to LusciousPear #
Scale in this house claims I lost a pound overnight. This seems unlikely. Never trusted scales. But have lost ~15 pounds this year. #
@jeffreytaylor just remember: someone is on your side. in reply to jeffreytaylor #
@KathySierra FAIL is a millisecond laugh. TED requires 20 mins’ concntration – rewarding when you have time. in reply to KathySierra #
Looking for decent coffee around Texarkana. Hmm. #
May have to use a location app because I can’t spell the LA town we’re staying in tonight. # [it was Nachitoches]
“He said he was a tri-sexual and used to work at a local animal shelter, but was let go for molesting collies. ” http://bit.ly/6JYYo1 # [this was a restaurant review!]
@SharonG we actually did eat there, lots of heavy fried food, no trisexuals introduced themselves (so disappointing!). in reply to SharonG #
“over 48% of Italians between the age of 18 and 39 under their parents’ roofs.” http://bit.ly/7nzyNX #
Twitter Tools can no longer authenticate so it isn’t working. Anyone else having this problem? Thought it was a changed password, but… #
been subjected to a lot of TV this week. I wouldn’t mind ads so much if they weren’t so damned repetitive. Once is plenty for all of them! #
great… can’t get Twitter Tools working, and can’t find anything else with its digest feature. Anyone? #
Lunch at a DQ in De Ridder, LA. Now on to Lake Charles. #
http://twitpic.com/vs4gs “Angels” – Brian Andreas #
having just eaten shrimp creole at home, we will drop in on a memorial service for someone we don’t know, then go eat Cajun in Sulphur LA #

^ I bought this Brian Andreas “Story People” print for my aunt Rosie years ago, was amused to find it in my aunt Harriet’s house as well (the two aunts are from different sides of the family).

Learning Cajun jokes from my aunt. (sorry, requires an accent and >140 chars) #
@saraford an alien spaceship lands in the bayou… in reply to saraford #
http://twitpic.com/vt59k this one’s for @saraford – real Louisiana boudin #

^ boudin, a Cajun delicacy of sausage meat, herbs, and rice. You squeeze it out of the casing to eat it.

A Bollywood Christmas Song http://bit.ly/7PQQAf (actually appears to be from Nickelodeon, but it’s still funny) #

^ http://twitpic.com/vvozp anyone else remember Naugas? Used to market Naugahyde in the 60s. I had a big pink one. # [this was at my aunt Harriet’s house – she must have got them for all of us]
Crossing the Atchafalaya Basin. Can’t see anything – raining too hard #

^ http://twitpic.com/vxqi1 Fifi Mahoney’s wig shop, Royal St #
@Danjite well, enjoy vicariously! Happy new year to you as well. #

^ New Orleans street musicians

Great dinner with my cousin Celia in NO, the best way to spend an evening: in good company, laughing. #

^ New Orleans street

New Orleans is crawling with football fans from Cincinnati and someplace in Florida. You can tell I really care about sports. #

http://twitpic.com/w28m6 beignets for breakfast in New Orleans. Getting back to my roots. #

http://twitpic.com/w2rm6 just bought me some Jitterbug Perfume
# [yes, this is the shop that appears, under a different name, in Tom Robbins’ novel. I bought a lovely scent called Habanera – and I haven’t worn perfume in years.]

^ old Uneeda Biscuit sign, New Orleans

^ Phycic SAIL

@saraford seen this? Datmansymbol.com #
@MrsThinGuy you’ve got to get this grocery store aggression under control in reply to MrsThinGuy #
#10yearsago we were celebrating the millenium at the chateau of le prince jardiniÃ¨re in the Loire valley. No, the prince was not there. #
@DatmanTshirts yes, but I know some folks who will like it more. Unfortunately, have missed my opp to buy unless you’re open tomorrow in reply to DatmanTshirts #

http://twitpic.com/w4tim New Year’s finery # [^ I had bought this jacket on a jaunt to San Francisco’s Chinatown with John just before Christmas.]
http://twitpic.com/w4w5m Monsterman settles in #

^ my cousin Celia’s cat, Monstaman, so called because he’s a monstrously large Maine Coon cat. Also the only cat I’ve ever seen or heard of that will do dog tricks (sit up, shake hands, high five, lie down, eat treat.)

Listening to tales of nightmare neighbors in New Orleans #

^ King Cake

^ a non-touristy part of New Orleans

On the road back to Tulsa. Stopped at a walmart to buy Community Coffee. #
Decal on the back of a truck reads “check to check”, with a Chevrolet logo. Anyone know what this means? #

[Americans’ penchant for advertising their religious beliefs is strange to European sensibilities.]

@reiger Saturday whenever we arrive thru Sunday afternoon. Hoping to see Avatar in 3D Imax Sat night. in reply to reiger #
@italylogue sorry to miss the opp – on our way back to Tulsa now in reply to italylogue #

^ You might be forgiven for wondering what a single Nachitoch is, let alone many.

Still not finding any good reason to stop in Shreveport. And xm radio’s ads for religious radio are not helping. #
We’ve missed our chance to go to Plain Dealing, Louisiana #
http://twitpic.com/w9ud9 dinner at big Jake’s BBQ in Texarkana #

Haven’t really slept enough, but will be waking up horribly early all of next week, so maybe better stay awake now #
commenter left a great recipe on my blog: http://bit.ly/8gBXCy #
“In spite of the hassles, nothing quite compares to Italy,…Itâ€™s about food, clothing, style. Itâ€™s about life.” http://bit.ly/7X813H #
finally back to wifi so I can use a computer with a keyboard; I’ve been doing everything from the iPhone almost every day since Dec 24th #
Avatar in Imax 3D sold out. Is plain old 3D acceptable? #
My problem with 3D movies is that I already have one pair of glasses on my face. This is going to be a pain. #
Cameron has read (as well az watched) the classics: The Word for World is Forest, The Dragonriders of Pern, some Philip K Dick… #
Watching “Chess”: “You & I, we’ve done it all, chasing our hearts’ desires, yet we go on pretending stories like ours have happy endings.” #
@lskrocki it was fine in non-Imax 3D, and I didn’t even have much trouble with the glasses. in reply to lskrocki #