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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-03-15

old avertising on a building in downtown Austin

^ old advertising on a building in downtown Austin

  • a fascinating variety of careers & lifestyles among Woodstock School alumni: http://tinyurl.com/b5w5p4 #
  • @lskrocki I’ve been using the neti every day for a while now, seems to keep my usual recurring sinus infections at bay in reply to lskrocki #
  • Just had wax torture. By some definition this may count as pampering myself. #
  • @deeharvey was interesting talking about the differing cultural norms about female hair in the US, Europe, and India. Not enough info yet. in reply to deeharvey #
  • RT @richardshow great original song: http://tinyurl.com/cuydl5 – Richard, let us know if you’re going to be on PHC! #
  • @lskrocki I envy all the people I saw on horseback on my way home. Must see if I can find an easy way to get back into riding in reply to lskrocki #
  • @the_contrarian why is she still mailing you? why do you read it? in reply to the_contrarian #
  • okay, Internet marketing gurus what keywords would you use to get people to a site for a study abroad program in India? #
  • @Robbiefowler interesting. I hadn’t thought of Slumdog as being a big incentive to visit India! tho everything in it rings true, good & bad in reply to Robbiefowler #
  • @Schlomo I voted. Wasn’t easy. That site has damn poor usability in reply to Schlomo #
  • reinstalling Tivo desktop for the umpteenth time #
  • @Robbiefowler time frame is elastic starting from now. Budget is damn near zero, with potentially a fair amount of community input in reply to Robbiefowler #
  • @Robbiefowler http://sageprogram.org/ target audience students and teachers (separate programs) in reply to Robbiefowler #
  • is there a way to track what terms are being searched on Twitter and at what rate? #
  • sheesh, SxSWi beginning to seem like too much work to be fun. Bagging the last day to go to NYC for CommunityOne. Poor, poor pitiful me. #
  • damn. really wanted to see Wicked, but no tix from Ticketmaster, not sure whether to trust any of the online scalpers #
  • it hasn’t snowed much this year. Only on the days when I have no choice but to drive in it. #
  • @penelopetrunk maybe you all needed that in reply to penelopetrunk #
  • @iamrashmi sorry, lost the thread – apropos of what? in reply to iamrashmi #
  • brain hurts from reviewing captions (for a ZFS tutorial, no less) for hours. Getting on a plane this evening will be relatively relaxing. #
  • banks will chrg me more for a loan because I’m in CO and the car I’m buying for Ross is in TX. WTF????? #
  • had a restless night in Austin. Now running stats for the boss, then breakfast, car stuff, 2-hour phone meeting, hair… #
  • am I missing something? can’t figure out how to sync ical with the calendar on my iPhone #
  • @lbridenne76 thanks – finally figured out that there was a world of preferences I had to scroll down to find. totally non-obvious in reply to lbridenne76 #
  • @wanderingitaly don’t miss great Nutella alternatives? eg at ICAM in Lecco, Eur’s lgest producer of organic choc http://tinyurl.com/cb3t4n in reply to wanderingitaly #
  • @sumaya poor @rogerspot sounds like he doesn’t get out much. Tell them to get him out of the closet! in reply to sumaya #
  • @sumaya @dabuitron hmm, good to know. I’m going to need enterntainment for a student party around SC09 in reply to sumaya #
  • Next on the girly stuff to do list: hair #
  • @c_bright I’ll never understand why the guns are available to do this with. #
  • @lordorica and some of the existing fans really, really hate it! in reply to lordorica #
  • an old friend of Ross’ from Lecco is now on Big Brother Albania, and has Facebook fan clubs. Which are stealing Ross’ photos of him… #
  • listening to the rain in Austin. And not sleeping, obviously. #
  • @meangrape that’s what I need – someone to bring me a bottle when I’m awake and hostile in the middle of the night in reply to meangrape #
  • left it running for hours, iCal never finished synching to the iPhone. anyone have any ideas? #
  • feel like I’m a one-woman economic stimulus package this week. #
  • Italian bloggers are afraid, very afraid: http://tinyurl.com/at6ser #
  • warning to all of you coming to SxSW: Austin is unseasonably and unreasonably cold! And raining! #
  • oh, dear. Now I have a proposal to complete by Monday… #
  • @stoweboyd don’t worry, in Italy it’s Friday the 17th they worry about. in reply to stoweboyd #
  • got my badge n stuff, now having a large lunch to fortify me. Standing in line, got interviewed by Adobe. Oh, yes, bought car this morning. #
  • @zephoria I’ll be there! Looking fwd to finally seeing you in person, and seeing Judith again. #sxsw in reply to zephoria #
  • “marketing is being replaced by community development” #sxsw #
  • Surprised to randomly run into people I know #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-03-08

  • had a nice weekend talking about Woodstock School, social networking, personal stuff… it’s good to have friends who get it all! #
  • @italylogue I couldn’t even get through the first chapter of the book [Gomorrah: A Personal Journey into the Violent International Empire of Naples’ Organized Crime System]. Just confirmed too much that I already knew or suspected in reply to italylogue #
  • at SJC waiting for my flight to Denver after a tumultuous week – was it only a week? – in the Bay Area. #
  • Back to dia, now Wallypark, car and home. Who is Wally anyway? #
  • winding down after today’s travel, but it’s going to be another very busy week ahead… @jdlasica I need to talk to you soon! #
  • @AmandaLorenzani whoa, big how? you’re expecting? in reply to AmandaLorenzani #
  • @lskrocki Udall’s Twit icon is much better than his dweebie official photo in reply to lskrocki #
  • 67 attendees signed up for the first Colorado Front Range Girl Geek Dinner. Wow! Looking forward to meeting everybody! #
  • expense report time again #
  • dropped a 9 lb Dell laptop on my foot this morning. Laptop uninjured, wish I could say the same about my foot! #
  • @lskrocki I may have to invoke quarantine, and revoke your right to speak at the GGD. Just drop the beer at the entrance. ; ) in reply to lskrocki #
  • @lskrocki more worried about you being a carrier. ; ) But by now we’ve all been exposed and whoever is gonna get it, is gonna get it. in reply to lskrocki #
  • waiting for rice to be ready so I try my version of Setos’ Iranian green beans, and my own five-bean dal #
  • @lskrocki youve got competition. the Btv folks are practically sending me flowers. ; ) #
  • this evening’s emails from my site include insults to my intelligence and a request for extensive (and free) travel advice #
  • @lskrocki good heavens, even the cat has it?!? in reply to lskrocki #
  • Jonathan is now videoblogging – and calling it that. http://tinyurl.com/c4cak8 I feel so vindicated. ; ) #
  • @flemsta mostly “mail from people with no social skills”. Tho “take that Obama crap off this Italian site” qualifies as ignorant hate in reply to Flemsta #
  • @MichaelRolland I suspect you’ll be pleasantly surprised. US hospitals generally look fancier, which says nothing about quality of care. in reply to MichaelRolland #
  • The world is full of people whose lack of social skills is so profound they don’t even know it’s lacking. And they write to me. #
  • @italylogue re SxSW, won’t make the travel blog talk – it’s competing with danah boyd, one of my heroes, can’t miss her! in reply to italylogue #
  • damnit, about 5 key sessions (for me) at SxSW are all at the same time! #
  • who among my Tweeps will be at SxSWi? #
  • MAYBE, I might go to http://twtvite.com/wl72lg (AllHat…No Cattle on Mar 15, 2009) – need to finish figuring out my schedule #
  • @italylogue the way this thing looks, I suspect that the empty blocks will look good for curling up on the floor for a nap! in reply to italylogue #
  • @timbray thanks for the LOL, I needed that! in reply to timbray #
  • it appears that some/many of the panelists at SxSW would despise me for loving my job with Monster Big Corporation. #
  • my car is loaded with beer, wine, and goodies for the GGD. (Yes, there will also be dinner.) #
  • @Silona umm… explain to me what a gong-fu cha event is, please? in reply to Silona #
  • @lskrocki glad the ending is a lot better than the beginning! in reply to lskrocki #
  • @Halcyon love it! And my daughter says I should dye my hair like yours in reply to Halcyon #
  • at least 80 fascinating women will be attending the first Colorado Front Range Girl Geek Dinner. I am humbled and awed by the response #
  • “Divorcing Italy” http://tinyurl.com/ab6ufs continues to get sad-making comments. I’m not the only one. #
  • can anyone suggest a more reliable ranking than Alexa’s for the most popular websites? #
  • My copy editor nerve twitches: “There are three principle ways to measure Internet usage. ” (from Hitwise) #
  • editing video from Tucker Bradford (SETI) preso at the Open Storage Summit. #
  • @jeffreytaylor delayed reaction, it’s pretty common. Then come the flip-flops “I love this place, I hate this place, I’ll live here forever” in reply to jeffreytaylor #
  • SETI talk at Open Storage Summit – where to put 918 Exabytes? http://tinyurl.com/cn83wk #
  • I don’t notice the stress so much. Until someone says: “You’ve got a lot to be stressed out about.” Hand me a valium when you say that! #
  • @lskrocki let me know when you can. I’m calling out the troops to help,. in reply to lskrocki #
  • “… stranding many little children on jagged and inhospitable floes.” http://tinyurl.com/bpfgzd #
  • OMZ! 105 registered attendees for the Girl Geek Dinner tonight and I still expect walk-ins. #
  • team member very ill today, the boss is keeping tabs and keeping me informed. The corporate family in action. #
  • @TheyCallMeB thanks – the more help, the merrier! in reply to TheyCallMeB #
  • so of course the expense reporting tool is frozen in the middle of a very complex hotel bill #
  • another expense report from hell done #
  • once again deeply desiring an “I don’t give a sh*t” feature for Google News. Don’t even know (or care) who Rihanna and Chris Brown ARE. #
  • thanks to everyone who helped make the 1st CO Front Range Girl Geek Dinner a success. I hope next time I get to talk with people more! #
  • @sfoskett exiting Fry’s empty-handed revokes your geek status for life. in reply to sfoskett #
  • @vdotw me on TV (if they use any of it) is a little scary; I’m used to being on the other end of the camera. in reply to vdotw #
  • “I want the smartest, most effective people working for Sun.” Jonathan speaking to women@Sun #
  • “diversity is a fiduciary duty” #
  • “Select managers who reflect your own values and priorities.” #
  • “facebook is what all companies will look like.” (in terms of employee demographics) #
  • I may be on TV tonight, but will probably forget to watch it (or fall asleep). Thank you, Tivo! #
  • Ross ping-pongs between impressive maturity, adolescent mood swings, and teen stupidity. I guess it’s the age (19). #
  • enough for one week. Dinner with Pratchett (a book, sadly not the man), then more of (maybe finish) Kal Ho Na Ho. Maahi ve! #
  • an amazing animated film released under CC: http://www.sitasingstheblues.com/ #
  • looks as if in the next two weeks I get to go to two of my favorite places: Austin and New York City #
  • 1st CO FR GGD got a nice piece on local news. No footage of me, though they showed my name on Facebook, and mentioned need for sponsors #
  • report on the first CO FR GGD: http://tinyurl.com/cdtbfz #
  • once again struggling to get Tivo Desktop to work. Maybe it’ll be more reliable on my forthcoming new MacBook Pro? #
  • anything financial is so !#$@#$@ complicated, especially when you don’t have a life that fits in standard checkboxes #
  • @davewiner what savings? in reply to davewiner #
  • @lskrocki happy birthday, hope you’re feeing better! in reply to lskrocki #
  • do you wonder that I have such a dente avvelenato [http://tinyurl.com/23957c] for the Catholic Church: http://tinyurl.com/dzaa2d ? #
  • finished Kal Ho Na Ho tonight. As expected, big weepie. But Saif Ali Khan is so cute, how could she have spurned him in the first place? #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-02-22: CO, New Mexico

The Raging Grannies

^ The Raging Grannies open for John McCutcheon in Las Vegas, NM

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-02-15: Colorado

  • @rosso and she left Colin Firth for Ralph Fiennes. Tough choice. [The English Patient] in reply to rosso #
  • this week had a conversation with a videographer who read about my videoblogging job and wanted to know how he could do the same. #
  • I advised him to pitch a proposal to a company he’d like to work for, about how cheap and effective videoblogging is (I can supply stats) #
  • @trine thinking healthy thoughts for you. in reply to trine #
  • NOT pleased to be having trouble with my WP on DreamHost today #
  • @SaraD govt is involved [in marriage] because it’s a legally binding contract, which the law enforces. Church or other religious institution optional in reply to SaraD #
  • @mmcallen OTOH, big gain for environment in reply to mmcallen #
  • @SaraD depending on your beliefs, you could try: “Some people like to get married in a church with a priest, but it isn’t really necessary. in reply to SaraD #
  • @SaraD and go on to a fascinating discussion of all the other ways to get married, including other types of religious ceremonies in reply to SaraD #
  • @seancarlos status says there were DNS changes. in reply to seancarlos #
  • @ChuckBlakeman because people don’t know how to manage relationships, but do know how to buy advertising. Real marketing IS relationships in reply to ChuckBlakeman #
  • fiddling with Ross’ new blog http://www.rossellalaeng.com/ so she can start making her own money on ads, instead of letting Fotolog do so #
  • learned how to mount an NTFS hard disk on a Mac using MacFuse – yay, me! #
  • it was a nice party – good company, dancing, food. Launch the copy of Tivo’ed House and Housewives for husband and daughter. Then bed. #
  • @ChuckBlakeman OTOH “build good relationships with your customers” is good practice for any size of business. Exactly how to do that varies in reply to ChuckBlakeman #
  • @MMaryMary I have very mixed feelings about all the ways American kids are turned into sales forces. Glad we didn’t have that in Italy in reply to MMaryMary #
  • octuplets’ mom “looks to God for help”(Reuters). Didn’t she ask Oprah first? #
  • @italylogue I’d like to see it in reply to italylogue #
  • @italylogue ranted back at you. ; ) in reply to italylogue #
  • @Schlomo aww. I’ll be out in your fair city soon,and will happily give you a hug. in reply to Schlomo #
  • <sigh> Italy is even managing to screw up the things it’s supposed to be good at: http://tinyurl.com/aj33b6 #
  • Enrico getting organized to spend 2.5 months (research) in US. Columbia, MO, isn’t exactly commuting distance, but it’s closer than Italy. #
  • @italylogue as I was saying: http://tinyurl.com/dgrn32 in reply to italylogue #
  • where’s Martin Luther? http://tinyurl.com/bz4k9m #
  • ironically, two of my tweeps within 5 minus of each other: 1. “Great day! ” 2. “For the record: today was awful. ” #
  • took out 4 of the 5 stitches, I think the last one needs a little more time. Now it’s all itchy around there. #
  • the mysterious mole was just that – a mole, not a melanoma. And I still have one stitch to remove #
  • hmph. it always has to snow on days I absolutely have to go in to the office (in this case, to film an open storage roadshow) #
  • Filming a road show on open storage #
  • @rosso is that [backup] a standard wp feature? Need it badly #
  • registration for the Open Storage Summit http://tinyurl.com/dn3szv coming along nicely. Is there any interest in remote participation? #
  • @jeffreytaylor @missbhavens @trine often the case that my online readers know more about me than my parents, who don’t read me online in reply to jeffreytaylor #
  • @seancarlos stumbleupon has always been a good source of traffic for me, I just need to remember to stumble my own new posts in reply to seancarlos #
  • @davest as if there was any doubt for SuperDave! in reply to davest #
  • damn. Denver Twestival is the other side of the city from me, way too far to go after a long workday in a tiring week #
  • @gapingvoid but then Austin would have to secede from the rest of Texas… in reply to gapingvoid #
  • @lskrocki http://tinyurl.com/bvzg8x in reply to lskrocki #
  • @gapingvoid re UHaul, does that reflect a desire to escape Austin or a shortage of UHaul trucks in SF? in reply to gapingvoid #
  • @gapingvoid been going on for decades. Probably all Michael Dell’s fault. Austin was a much smaller town when I last lived there (’85) in reply to gapingvoid #
  • @jyarbrough which boat was that? whichever it was, I think I fell out & drowned a while ago. in reply to jyarbrough #
  • at least the workday ended with good scotch & a pleasant meeting. To be followed by massage and a Bollywood tearjerker #
  • roomie helped me get the last stitch out. So that’s over. #
  • reviewing video in the USB stick we’ll be giving out at the Open Storage Summit and FAST. It surprises even me how much video I’ve done #
  • damn. Dad’s in the hospital again. Sounds awful. yet another chest infection. Tell me this has nothing to do with 50 years of smoking? #
  • @trine what book is that?(and thanks for the good wishes for Dad) in reply to trine #
  • !@#$@# just found seven edited videos I forgot to post back in December. I am doing way too much. #
  • @reiger we did give out 4GB sticks at HPC events, which included the HPC developer software stack. in reply to reiger #
  • @lskrocki you might want to follow @seancarlos – tweeting live from SMXWest, useful stuff in reply to lskrocki #
  • @trine very cool! has @jdlasica seen it? JD: http://tinyurl.com/bcgb8q (review) and http://tinyurl.com/al7p8d (book) in reply to trine #
  • @lskrocki did you get a confirmation on those $ yet? in reply to lskrocki #
  • glad to see my favorite fanvid is still on YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/c4afmd #
  • something to think about: many of the high-powered, successful women I’m meeting have stay-at-home husbands #
  • Kal Ho Naa Ho is fun, but too long to finish watching in one night. And what is with Shah Rukh and his damned hair? [always smoothing it back] #
  • Jill Tarter’s TED prize wish got me to thinking. Emails were sent. Results are happening. Stay tuned! #TED #
  • you know community video is working when… http://tinyurl.com/ctgtbb (see last comment) #
  • @storagebod any chance you’ll be in the Bay Area for FAST? We’d love to meet you at the Open Storage Summit http://tinyurl.com/dn3szv #
  • @storagebod sorry to hear it. We’ll be having another around SNIA in September, maybe that will be our chance. in reply to storagebod #
  • @ThinGuy agree re the [modern Saturday morning] cartoons. The few I’ve seen look so ugly. in reply to ThinGuy #
  • major psyched: Tucker Bradford of SETI will speak at the Open Storage Summit about SETI’s storage needs and how our community can help #
  • …and that’s a result of #TED #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-02-08

  • @divinacucina yummy! especially with anchovy dressing in reply to divinacucina #
  • Divorcing Italy went to my mailing list this am, one unsubscribe request already. Folks cherishing a dream prefer to hear the nice stuff. #
  • @divinacucina ooo, must try those. There are times when I have a deep, visceral craving for anchovies. in reply to divinacucina #
  • @italylogue looking forward to it. +ing you to the RSS feed of stuff I share on Current Events in Italy (Google thinks I’m the world expert) in reply to italylogue #
  • @italylogue me the world expert? Italy should be frightened! in reply to italylogue #
  • @KathySierra wd be interesting for a company to try sponsoring a LACK of ads, say on a public space. Good PR value? in reply to KathySierra #
  • come to think of it, I never see Sun advertising in any traditional sense #
  • @jowyang my impression is that the Davos types are mostly interested in interacting with each other in reply to jowyang #
  • excited that we’ll get live streams from TED at Sun campuses next week – I’ve always wanted to attend #
  • @pizzocalabro thanks. Sadly, the paying market is in the romanticized fluff, e.g. Under the Tuscan Sun. “Italy porn”, I guess. in reply to pizzocalabro #
  • what is the big deal if Phelps smokes dope? So have several presidents. #
  • hmm. How on earth did I get a page hit from Jeff Jarvis’ site? Not that I mind… #
  • @jowyang you can get a courtesy snort, the usual reaction to puns in reply to jowyang #
  • I’ll be in SFO week of Feb 22-Mar 1. Who else? #
  • @pizzocalabro my boss in Milan smoked truly nauseating Toscani cigars IN THE OFFICE in reply to pizzocalabro #
  • can’t stay still too long: just arranged to go to Las Vegas NM to visit friends and teach high schoolers about blogging, or something #
  • @jowyang it’s amazing how efficient Italian law can be when prosecuting the wrong things. Meanwhile, a multiply-indicted prime minister… in reply to jowyang #
  • @jowyang http://tinyurl.com/conkyk “The judges could decide that YT/Goog = a newspaper or TV editor, and can be held responsible for…” in reply to jowyang #
  • @jowyang “…whatever is transmitted…. This trial is important, relevant to our [Italy’s] future – not Google’s.” in reply to jowyang #
  • non capisco la storia Google. Dicono di aver rimosso il video entro 24 ore dalla richiesta, ma qui: http://tinyurl.com/c64wyd – 2 mesi? #
  • @deirdresm hmm, maybe we can meet for lunch? in reply to deirdresm #
  • @storagebod at least no one can accuse you of sandbagging your personal goals. ; ) in reply to storagebod #
  • NYC in Legos: http://tinyurl.com/b49qqo #
  • @frank_dobner e’ una di quelle parole per cui non esiste una traduzione adeguata in italiano. Il che sarebbe un bel tema per un articolo… in reply to frank_dobner #
  • We have subtitled video! Yay! http://tinyurl.com/b2vwk4 #
  • @frank_dobner pensavo piuttosto al fatto che il concetto sembra non esistere in Italiano in reply to frank_dobner #
  • do our banks not have anybody with a single brain cell working in PR? Expensive furniture and Las Vegas junkets right NOW?? #
  • @frank_dobner non ho mai provato, potrebbe dipendere piu’ dalla tastiera in reply to frank_dobner #
  • @deirdresm great! I’ll probably be at Sun’s MPK offices Tuesday and Friday in reply to deirdresm #
  • the doctor took a piece out of my left forearm today to biopsy, probably just a funny-looking mole #
  • this is only the 3rd time I’ve had stitches. Post-shower, should I put on a new bandaid? more Vaseline? looks clean, a bit sore & itchy #
  • @darios attenzione, c’e’ ne sono due di Chris Anderson nelle news questa settimana! in reply to darios #
  • ow, stitches catching on bathrobe. Bandaid it is. #
  • @frank_dobner skin cancer screening (long overdue given my childhood in the tropics) turned up a suspicious mole, now removed for biopsy in reply to frank_dobner #
  • @om I wonder how much people get out of conferences who spend so much attention blogging them. Great svc to those who can’t attend, but… in reply to om #
  • @gaspart il governo italiano dovrebbe farmi un’offerta simile. ; ) in reply to gaspart #
  • @seancarlos got any suggestions on good liveblogging apps? in reply to seancarlos #
  • <grumble> the author of “Eat, Pray, Love” gets to speak at TED. I named my website “Countries Beginning with I” before her book came out. #
  • @italylogue I refuse to read it. I avoid all that “finding yourself under a foreign sun” stuff. Have lived too long overseas myself. in reply to italylogue #
  • @emmabird the more I hear, the more I think reading it would give me an ulcer in reply to emmabird #
  • @italylogue a friend has suggested I self publish material from my site, but that seems like too much work right now in reply to italylogue #
  • hmm. There are gaping holes in the Web 2.0 schedule, but my talk was turned down. Because I’m not a regular on the speaker circuit? #
  • I can see how Anderson went from mish kid to TED, via Woodstock school. That’s MY tribe #
  • Yann arthus bertrand’s new film will be distributed free. #
  • Dancing geeks seems to be a theme in my life lately. Great minds #
  • @mmcallen not sure what to make of her. Reminds me of Leonard Cohen somehow #
  • some1 I barely know emails me to pray for some1 I don’t know at all. Should I tell her that, as an atheist, this makes me uncomfortable? #
  • it was very cool to watch TED streamed live at Sun’s Broomfield office. Would have been infinitely cooler to be there, of course. TED envy. #
  • @missbhavens courage, sister. If your biological family is dysfunctional, build a new one. in reply to missbhavens #
  • awake too early, too much on my mind #
  • why are stitches black? it looks like an insect is partially embedded in my arm (no, I don’t like this image, either) #

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