Posted on October 25, 2009 - by J Lane

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-25

• Drain in the kitchen has stopped. I'd like to put a hit out on whoever did the plumbing in this place. #
• Drain partially fixed. Leaks stopped, but haven't pressure tested #
• RT @lanej0: #yyj #coworking opportunities, anyone? #
• RT @Shandilliahosen: Comment on Gizmodo:"Hey balloon boy I'm happy for you and Ima let you finish but Anne frank had the best attic hideout" #
• Oh hey, there's my boat! #
• Shaping up to be a nice day http://yfrog.com/0nwl5jj #
• Think I'm nomading it today at the public library in Sidney/Serious Coffee/somewhere outdoors (possibly) #
• I'm looking at a page right now that says "Book Online and save $0.75" Seriously. $42.75 instead of $43.50 reg. Don't even bother. #
• 2 iPhone apps I'd love: BCFerries schedule/status app & BCHydro reporting/status app (both using location services pls). #
• FYI: iPhone-friendly BCHydro outage info I built: http://bit.ly/4BnjnM Seems to work best with location name (ie. Mayne) #
• At the library, and somebody's listing to my iTunes library… Hope you're enjoying whoever you are! #
• Forgot my sunglasses. How can I possibly work under such conditions!? #
• Just saw a guy driving that looked exactly like Borat. #Wawaweewa #
• RT @stop: "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." —Alan Kay #
• Two military helicopters just flew overhead #thingsyoudontseeincanadaoften #
• #crushit in the wild http://yfrog.com/0cks8oj #
• Apple should offer a #mightymouse apology program. "Sorry we shipped crap, here's a discount to make it right" #
• Someday I'll have working drains again #
• Live feed on dailybooth.com is mesmerizing: http://dailybooth.com/live #
• Now starting day 3 of no-water-because-it's-got-nowhere-to-go. #
• …on a related note: love living on this island. Community is the best of anywhere I've ever lived. #
• #nytimes travel from Sept 2009 lists the Oceanwood Inn as a top place to eat. http://bit.ly/qGdeR Restaurant's been closed 3+ years #
• Not very good news about our septic system…. #
• Wonder if the BC Gov't is specifically going to ban "iPods" while driving. Could be that sales boost that the Zune's been waiting for! #
• I'ma gonna drink this tonight: http://yfrog.com/0z7qwqj #
• Phillips Crooked Tooth Pumpkin Ale: Tasting and mini-review: http://bit.ly/1dlEvB #
• Fellow Canadians: can we all just agree to ignore the US on all things copyright-policy? #
• Day 5 (or 6?) of not having a working septic system. Today, the plumber has just decided not to show up. Awesome. #
• RT @lacouvee: RT @yyjWordCamp: Registration for WordCamp Victoria 2009 is now open – http://tweeting.ca/22b #yyj #wordpress #wordcamp #
• This markup may just be toxic. It's making me sick looking at it. #
• <sarcasm>Remember folks, it's important to wrap your images in <strong> tags…</sarcasm> #
• <sarcasm>Centre justifying your Javascript will enable it to make the Kesler run in 14 parsecs</sarcasm> #
• Just had lists show up in Twitter. 'course, I rarely ever use the web interface, so maybe it's been there a while. #
• My wife is trending on twitter. Okay, so it's just her name, but still. #
• Why does my mouse always slow to a crawl when I copy large files over the network? #
• Sigh, my front yard: http://yfrog.com/4j2t9j #
• Is it true? Have I finally taken over the #1 spot on Google for my name? I'd like to thank the academy, my parents, my agent… #
• …apparently only on the .ca variant. Weird. Oh well, I'll take it. (sort of feels like a Juno or an MMVMA now though…) #