A short-lived Twitter experiment. February to May 2009.

February — 16
March — 03 · 04 · 06 · 08 · 09 · 10 · 11 · 14 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 30 · 31
April — 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08 · 09 · 12 · 13 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 25 · 26 · 28
May — 02

02/16

• 12:03 — I’m assuming this Twitter thing sucks, and that I’ll quit in a day or two (at most a week).

03/03

• 17:46 — @staffgeologist I do suck, but I try not to dwell on it.
• 15:23 — The A’s signed Nomar. With Giambi as DH, and Bonds as player/manager, a playoff run looms for Oaktown.
• 22:02 — @ryanalward tmi, omg, lol.

03/04

• 14:09 — Note to Facebook users: get out while you still can. http://tinyurl.com/aqgl2n #facebook
• 15:26 — Q: How useless would Florida be without oranges?
• 17:55 — I just referenced the Brown and Public Records Acts in a heated email with a neighbor. This is getting good.

03/06

• 12:19 — @ryanalward It’s Friday, do you know where your mojo is?

03/08

• 20:41 — @ryanalward I went snowboarding at Heavenly today. Seven hours driving; six hours on the mountain.

03/09

• 10:59 — @tmrly NBA Jam, Sega Genesis, 19″ tv. Best of five, my house, tonight. We draft the five teams (played in order). First pick, or second two?
• 20:49 — @tmrly Alright, then I'll start. Hornets.
• 23:03 — @tmrly Spurs.
• 23:04 — @tmrly Kings.
• 23:06 — @tmrly Clippers.
• 23:09 — @tmrly Bullets. Game on.

03/10

• 07:50 — @CPCTC Thank you for your support.
• 11:24 — Q: Is eating a banana at work, you know, gay? I’m saying potassium is the reason, but I am not sure if that’s enough.
• 12:27 — @ryanalward “‘Naners”? Is that hick talk?

03/11

• 22:50 — I just completed a 3-0 NBA Jam sweep over @tmrly with the Hornets, Spurs and Kings.

03/14

• 13:26 — @ryanalward Very cool. What did you make this with (camera, software)?

03/16

• 09:37 — Maybe the issue is contractually-mandated bonuses.
• 10:47 — @ryanalward The idea that AIG is contractually-mandated to hand out bonuses to individuals that performed poorly with taxpayer money.
• 16:59 — Q: How fast could you put a proposal together to build a privately-funded baseball stadium in downtown Oakland?

03/17

• 12:50 — If you know anything about the discovery of salt, oranges or almonds, please email me.
• 16:51 — VMware Fusion, Parallels, Wine… anyone?

03/18

• 08:18 — @ryanalward Yes. Call me at 202-658-7590.
• 11:45 — I'll be on the Berkeley campus recruiting the rest of the day.

03/20

• 08:16 — Day one: 12 out of 16; no long-term damage.
• 12:01 — I’m going for a walk around the lake.
• 13:44 — Peeling an orange with my left hand was more difficult than I'd thought.

03/21

• 08:28 — Day two: 12 out of 16; some collateral damage.
• 10:04 — @mrsjwns Will do. I’m leaning towards Darwine.
• 16:40 — Q: Where is the money in URL shortening services?

03/22

• 08:42 — Day three: 8 out of 8; already down two heading into today.
• 09:11 — Syracuse basketball.

03/23

• 08:10 — Day four: 5 out of 8; not the best day, but I’m still standing.
• 20:52 — 60 Minutes on TiVo.

03/24

• 10:58 — @ryanalward Is there an iPod dock?

03/25

• 20:34 — I am leaning against MacHeist for ethical reasons; it is tempting.

03/26

• 09:15 — @mrsjwns Ahh, clearing escrow. Congratulations.

03/27

• 08:06 — I just won tickets to see Rachel Maddow speak at a Mother Jones event in San Francisco tomorrow evening.
• 15:51 — @CPCTC Now I understand what Twitter is for.

03/30

• 08:57 — I got beat-up on Twitter.

03/31

• 15:00 — Life Lesson No. 17: Do not tell a political reporter that you are considering a run for Congress unless you mean it.
• 21:18 — @ryanalward I find support from both the far left and far right.

04/02

• 10:27 — @ryanalward Australia, dude.
• 15:00 — @ryanalward Digg bar?

04/03

• 08:42 — I must admit, Twitter integration with Gmail would be pretty neat.
• 16:05 — Derek Plante is uncharacteristically good in NHL '97. This upsets me; I'd rather bench him than let him score goals and help me win. #sabres

04/04

• 17:57 — I met Vida Blue today.
• 18:09 — Meeting Vida Blue is a lot like meeting a former All-Star pitcher that won three consecutive World Series with the Athletics.
• 19:14 — @tmrly At a community event in town. I now have a Vida Blue autographed photograph (circa 1974).

04/05

• 10:10 — Boxee is a bust.

04/06

• 15:30 — A pretty damn good Monday.
• 20:23 — Sabres vs. Red Wings on TiVo.

04/07

• 20:45 — House on TiVo. Thank you for spoiling, internet.

04/08

• 09:55 — @tmrly Ahem, steroids.

04/09

• 08:58 — @mrsjwns I know what you mean. I have thought about it too. Haiku is my friend.
• 23:00 — Q: When is it okay to shill blog posts for ad money?

04/12

• 09:08 — The Far Far Away title screen option in iMovie is silly, but I'm using it anyway.

04/13

• 20:21 — I'm trying to explain to my wife the difference between .htaccess/.htpasswd and WordPress log-in.

04/18

• 16:14 — YouTube will be known as the biggest mistake Google made.
• 20:35 — The dog is sleeping; Bill Moyers on TiVo.

04/19

• 14:05 — I'm amidst a showdown over blog attribution.

04/20

• 21:11 — On the first floor to avoid the heat.

04/21

• 19:42 — Sharks hockey. (I'm giving it a shot.)

04/22

• 08:24 — To celebrate Earth Day, volunteers handed a green piece of paper to passengers on BART this morning. #irony

04/23

• 14:53 — I spent two hours last night cleaning up XP in preparation for a partition.

04/25

• 19:04 — Tom is the Skype Test Call of MySpace. (This doesn't really work the other way around, and the way I originally intended.)

04/26

• 12:45 — @ryanalward Dude, this is what Vimeo is for.

04/28

• 15:48 — chkdsk /f

05/02

• 12:36 — Q: Why weren't the police called when Janice blew away Richie Aprile? In retrospect, it seems to be a rather convenient lack of citizenship.