Tweets – Page 28 – elaine nelson, aka epersonae

11/2/2010

Twitter Digest for 2010-11-02

@olyhillary interesting article: http://bit.ly/bYmKHa (still seems odd to me tho.) in reply to olyhillary #
@Oakwright "Hmm…Barney's movie had heart, but "Football in the Groin" had a football in the groin." http://bit.ly/dAGFfu in reply to Oakwright #
@Oakwright indeed: America's Funniest Home Videos writ large. (hate feeling like a killjoy, but….) in reply to Oakwright #
too much sugar in my tea. kinda nasty, actually. #
for @myerman & @simonstl http://bit.ly/8ZpPYb the beginning of badgers vs zombies? #
tree planting on Legion Way Nov 11! http://bit.ly/bDFvgz (and yes, that's @olybuzz quoted at the end.) #
ah, local politics. 🙂 #
RT @myerman: Read this. Laugh. Then vote. RT @scalzi: Dear Twitternet: I wrote you a short story. Read it. Share it. http://bit.ly/9nrmKo #

11/1/2010

Twitter Digest for 2010-11-01

as usual, we got exactly one set of trick or treaters. (2 girls early teens) where do kids go on Halloween these days? #

10/31/2010

Twitter Digest for 2010-10-31

@fakebaldur (con't) something I didn't find easy. (played viola from 8 to 19, never very well.) but I still have trouble w/failure, etc. in reply to fakebaldur #
@fakebaldur I was Ethan, altho I think Mom tried to make it not so. she said once that she wanted me to stick with music because it was in reply to fakebaldur #

10/30/2010

Twitter Digest for 2010-10-30

damn comfy dept costume this year: three blind mice. (sweater & tights ftw. plus homemade (not by me) tails, ears/nose headband, cane.) #
little kid as robocop for halloween: http://bit.ly/aEfHtK ::dead of cute:: #
keep meaning to take pics there: some SERIOUS decoration. RT @theolympian: EASTSIDE BIG TOM'S "FRIGHT NIGHT" http://bit.ly/aGdQuD #
@morrischris re pic: so, what WERE you writing? in reply to morrischris #
@RepoRat wasn't Melvil Dui also the name of one of the monsters in Lawson's play-by-FF game? in reply to RepoRat #
@PlatosCave love that episode! in reply to PlatosCave #

10/29/2010

Twitter Digest for 2010-10-29

@simonstl mmmmm, Photoshop 4. Acrobat 3. (also, looks like some other random guy took over the site in '00. whatever happened to Seigel?) #
@xtracycle oh! that reminds me! @olybuzz towed a wheelbarrow behind his a couple weeks back, I want to post a pic. in reply to xtracycle #
@Oakwright "Is this elementary school?" Yes. Yes it is. in reply to Oakwright #
@ltackett that would be hilarious/awesome. alas, it was much more mundane reasoning. issues with connectivity or flash or something. in reply to ltackett #
@ltackett you know those news/promo screens you sometimes see in banks/credit unions? we have one in our office for testing. in reply to ltackett #
seen on the news screen at work (paraphrase): markets went lower because they heard markets are going to go lower. :\ #
RT @mattmay: Still wondering when people who hate Flash because 1 co controls it are going to realize HTML5 is fully controlled by ONE GUY. #
@heyrocker sorta hoping that's true. don't much care for Gang of 4 musically, but that seems f'd up philosophically. in reply to heyrocker #

10/28/2010

Twitter Digest for 2010-10-28

@CatherineOmega I wish I could unsee that…. #
@simonstl @bhenick re central asia campaign: not quite so much "abandon hope" but def austere landscape. very inspired by geography. in reply to simonstl #
@dylanw re cost transfer to students from states: @deandad's been writing about that for quite a while now. in reply to dylanw #
@simonstl @bhenick on the plus (?!) side, those books gave me the starting nub of a D&D campaign world. :\ #
@simonstl @bhenick last winter read Tournament of Shadows, The Great Game & Flashman, concluded that we are DOOOOMED. (or something.) #

10/27/2010

Twitter Digest for 2010-10-27

@shelleypowers in general I find the newegg reviews fairly helpful, taken with grains of salt & all that. in reply to shelleypowers #
@shelleypowers ah…we have a shared desktop & individual laptops. I'd go with 15-ish if it were my only machine too. in reply to shelleypowers #
@shelleypowers for a replacement machine I'm v. tempted to get the smallest netbook I can find, something to fit in my purse/msgr bag. in reply to shelleypowers #
@shelleypowers have had to mail it (my macbook) in for service twice, which was annoying but not terrible. in reply to shelleypowers #
@shelleypowers don't think I've ever used the genius bar for my (holy cow! 5 year old!) macbook. closest one is 60 miles away IIRC. in reply to shelleypowers #
@shelleypowers we bought ours through newegg. so far haven't needed any service. in reply to shelleypowers #
@shelleypowers @olybuzz has had this one http://bit.ly/anWHdt about a year and seems to like it, assume the latest wd be similar. in reply to shelleypowers #
@shelleypowers laptop or desktop? in reply to shelleypowers #
I should probably just add ginormous to my spell-checker dictionary. along with automagical. #FavoriteMadeUpWords #
@Oakwright I *seriously* doubt that it'll be kids only. 🙂 in reply to Oakwright #
@Oakwright I'd guess it means that you probably oughtn't swear. (Damn, that probly rules me out!) Or build anything "naughty." in reply to Oakwright #
@vdebolt youngest sis has significant visual LD, discv in 4th grade that she couldn't read. we've had good conv over the yrs abt #a11y & LD. in reply to vdebolt #
@vdebolt re: dyslexia, I'd call this the key takeaway: "the preferences of dyslexic people vary considerably" at least based on conv w/sis. in reply to vdebolt #
@RobertAHunter I would think so. in reply to RobertAHunter #
@RobertAHunter I'd be looking at doing something with a print stylesheet. in reply to RobertAHunter #
@einmaleins am I remembering correctly that @theolympian has a holiday craft show feature? hate to say it, but that might be a good venue. in reply to einmaleins #
I really like them, by the way. Elizabeth is right, it's not Xmas 'til the cookies are here. (They mail well, too.) #
My sis put Mom's Gingerbread Cookies in the LA Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off – plz vote: http://upickem.net/3qFYyn1zw3?r=612712 #
@einmaleins etsy forums? (looking to recruit crafters or shoppers?) in reply to einmaleins #

10/26/2010

Twitter Digest for 2010-10-26

@shelleypowers whoa. today it was barely 50 here, with rain & blustery winds. in reply to shelleypowers #
@olyhillary I tried a *bunch* of times, and it always went really badly. (got in a fight w @olybuzz in a bike store parking lot once IIRC.) in reply to olyhillary #
@olyhillary bike trek always seems to have them in stock, btw. in reply to olyhillary #
@olyhillary that's basically the one I have, except I have the "men's" version. http://bit.ly/cbJdid – it's had some mods. 🙂 in reply to olyhillary #
@olyhillary can't speak highly enough of the flat-foot thing. Just tracked down the blog post from when I first got it: http://bit.ly/99e57Q in reply to olyhillary #
@olyhillary try an electra townie. seriously. had the same issue, didn't learn to bike until I was 29. townie changed my life. in reply to olyhillary #
@olyhillary personally I wouldn't go any less than 21-speed. (btw, why no 2-wheels?) in reply to olyhillary #
@olyhillary I have a 24-speed bike, and I go all the way to the easiest gear going up, and all the way the other way going down. in reply to olyhillary #
wishing I were/grateful I am not working at home, because now I'm REALLY CRAVING Twister Donuts. http://bit.ly/9F3tYo thanks, @cssquirrel. #
RT @simonstl, @schuyler: in place of using the word "ask" as a noun, could we please retain more traditional, still serviceable "request"? #
@Oakwright awesome! details? in reply to Oakwright #
@myerman btw, my otherwise v. Catholic mom became vehemently prochoice bcause of friends in a similar situation. (re birth defect) in reply to myerman #
@myerman yeah, me too. I just get incoherently furious. :\ in reply to myerman #
@myerman I want to give that guy a hug. or high-five. (there's a group of those folks at PP in dwntwn Oly now. I gave 'em the finger once.) in reply to myerman #
@sarahnopp also have "seattle sombrero" probly decade+ old, still works great. waitress spilled a glass of water on it, inside was bone dry. in reply to sarahnopp #
@sarahnopp this is why I adore my bike jacket, even if it's OMG TEH ORANGE. http://bit.ly/cFCpIA in reply to sarahnopp #
or at least, those of us who have lived here for a while. #
yep. RT @jenbonstein: This weather sorts out the CA transplants from native Washingtonians. They're the ones trying to use an umbrella . #

10/25/2010

Twitter Digest for 2010-10-25

@TiredFairy OMG Jeremy Brett. Adored him when I was 13. in reply to TiredFairy #
REALLY glad I didn't take advantage of the break in the weather to bike downtown. 'cause now it's pouring & blowing sideways. #
I was just going to sit down for a second. the cat has other plans. #purr #

10/23/2010

Twitter Digest for 2010-10-23

@heyrocker looking like not. I've got a volunteer thing at the library down here in the evening & lots to do in town. in reply to heyrocker #
@vjb I think "test HEAD" means try out the very most current version in CVS. cc @webchick in reply to vjb #
still no costume…. RT @TRLDistrict: SciFiFest, #Olympia Library, tomorrow 7:30â€“10pm. Readings, trivia, live music. http://bit.ly/cLvOOk #
@emmettoconnell I've noticed some work going on near College & 37th for a while now (sometimes drive to work via that intersection) in reply to emmettoconnell #