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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-12-20: CO, San Francisco, Menlo Park

December 20, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

watching the sun rise in Colorado. Woke up at 5, actually, but managed to go back to sleep til 7. Now lazing with coffee before time to pack #
Loved “Invictus”, except the sometimes too-intrusive “stirring music.” Didn’t need “soulful, uplifting” ballads to make the point. #
@jeffreytaylor tooting your own horn is hard for a lot of people, but a very necessary skill. in reply to jeffreytaylor #
@storagebod I have a jar full of those, sitting in a garage in Italy… in reply to storagebod #
“Please note the anti-Christian bigotry.” http://bit.ly/7aTcue #
violating my own rule about wearing easy-to-remove shoes at the airport. At least I’m not wearing the bra that sets off the metal detector #
@storagebod nor me! We don’t even have ikea in Colorado in reply to storagebod #
@NomdeB I’d pay a bit for fb if that gave me a setting to globally turn off all the game crap. in reply to NomdeB #
@ElaineEllis what did you expect? The best antidote wd be Buffy in reply to ElaineEllis #
ROME â€” Italian news reports say Premier Silvio Berlusconi has been punched in the face at a rally http://bit.ly/7cugYF #
“sex, thighs & “Videocracy” – a documentary that takes a harsh look at a system perfected thru Berlusconi’s TV empire” http://bit.ly/8x10HH #
flight will be departing 15 mins late, but we’ll probably make that up in the air. <sigh> Was hoping to arrive early. #
I suppose it would be inappropriate of me to say that my daughter has always had great taste in men… #
…and shoes. #
Berlusconi punched in the face with… a model of the Milan Duomo? or possibly brass knuckles. Bossi calls it terrorism http://bit.ly/61ICja #
whoa, sitting right in the draft from open jetway. If I was Italian I’d be running away screaming. Actually feels good – sweater too warm #
damn. Stepped in mud in the parking lot, now I need to polish my lovely new boots. #
okay, time to close up the laptop and get ready for boarding. Hey, I pretended to work on my presos for this week… #
If I’m not tweeting at all, I’m likely asleep or driving. If I’m tweeting a lot, I’m in an airport #
Damn. Really didn’t want this flight to be late. #
Wish someone wd move and let this couple sit next to each other instead of in sep rows. Their chatter will drive me mad. #
RT @montemagno: Sunday dec. 13: Twitter is exploding about berlusconi http://bit.ly/6zGOBO heh heh #
Listening to Irish music, since I’m already twitchy. The High Kings FTW #
Landed sfo. Waiting to deplane, my least favorite part of every trip. Along with waiting for a bag, which j also must do… #
Was that convo in the plane really that banal, or was I in an incredibly bitchy mood? #
@mschoenu as long as you don’t imagine that you’re giving birth *to* Berlusconi in reply to mschoenu #
@mschoenu probably a very good thing… in reply to mschoenu #
RT @michellefabio: Made in Italy Chocolate Basket & Mega Mix of Moleskine : Menu for Hope VI Bid Items http://bit.ly/6zwUWF #
new videos from “ZFS Discovery Day” on Sun Video http://bit.ly/19B0bm #
Relaxed. Happy. I like this city (SF). In spite of the lack of sunshine. #
@bubbva I’ll be in MPK weds and thurs – teaching videoblogging in the mornings, meetings n stuff in the afternoons. See you then! in reply to bubbva #
Google’s “one login to rule them all” for Gmail, YouTube etc. turns out to be a REALLY BAD idea. Way too easy to delete the wrong thing. #
@saraford congratulations! Not that I had any doubt… in reply to saraford #
@saraford I’ll be going to NOLA just after Christmas, through New Year’s in reply to saraford #
@adamsbaldwin I and many others emphatically do NOT need religion to give meaning to our lives. in reply to adamsbaldwin #
@dboyll ws were told you’re in the conf center. We’re in the Lobby and don’t know how to find you #
Tis the season to be jolly. So we’re having a scotch tasting. #
“USA is the only industrialized nation that doesn’t provide some form of “Universal” health care coverage to citizens” http://bit.ly/5039o1 #
Good things happened today which can ultimately be traced to Twitter. Social media ftw!z #
Vegging listening to music while riding the Sun shuttle bus back to SF. Needed this break. My brain hurts #
another busy, busy day begins with a 7 am meeting. #
I’m the only woman I’ve ever seen on this Sun shuttle. What’s up with that? #
Feeling overwhelmed. Where are my minions? #
Almost at Sun mpk. Now to fetch more AV equip than I can possibly carry in one trip – to train others #
@willsnow I can imagine. No fun for the rest of us, either. But many other cos can now benefit from the awesomeness in reply to willsnow #
@ben no, don’t have minions yet, but I sure need them! in reply to ben #
“In these 15 years Italy has lost economic competitiveness in comparison to other western countries.” http://bit.ly/8Zc72U #
“one in four Italians has an account on Facebook making it the second most visited website in Italy.” http://bit.ly/7fq03X #
@bubbva don’t know yet it’ll depend on how the training I’m doing goes but probably yes in reply to bubbva #
A productive, busy day. Time now for some R&R #
who the hell authorized jackhammering on the street outside my hotel at 11 pm?!? #
…and this on a night when I was already really, really tired. Hotel asked the crew, they say they’ll stop in 20-30 mins. Yeah, right. #
@jscarp what? whoa! Virtual contact at least, I hope? in reply to jscarp #
the busiest day of this week is over, strategized w new boss’ boss yday. Fun stuff to do, but a LOT of it. And I wasn’t exactly slacking b4 #
today is a bit calmer – only have to teach a class, film a short video, meet with video editors, and then go pub crawling… #
And for the evening: recs on good Indian food in downtown SF? #
@vdotw yes, and I have no problem wishing people joy on their important days, even when those are not particularly important to me. in reply to vdotw #
“There are only two mantras: yum and yuck. Mine is yum.” Tom Robbins #
@jscarp yay! in reply to jscarp #
@jscarp so you’re going for that Persis Khambatta sexy bald alien look… #beatcancer in reply to jscarp #
I hear jingling #
just had occasion to remember this coffee video I did years ago (along with an article on Italians and coffee) http://bit.ly/6IzsqS #
Tutorial: DTrace by Example http://bit.ly/4Pe96X #
RT @italylogue: It prolly shouldn’t, but this amuses me: Statuette used to hit Berlusconi does brisk trade http://bit.ly/5q9S7o #
had to change rooms due to continued drilling on the street outside my window. Now on an interior light well, hoping to sleep late in the am #
in a quieter room, managed to sleep til 8:30. Hooray for sleep. #
Coffee, pain chocolat, and oj at cafe de la presse. Now a walk in this very walkable city. Later, meetings and maybe look at apts #
@pizzocalabro well, one of the nine is you. That’s a net gain. in reply to pizzocalabro #
RT @pizzocalabro: Via @ggreenwald: This, from John McCain, is extreme, jaw-dropping hypocrisy even for the Senate http://tr.im/I0N8 #
“With or without the mistletoe, I’m in a holiday mood…” #
one more meeting, then I’m going out for a walk #
Resting at starbucks after looking at apts. Too soon, really, but I wanted to start getting ideas #
bloody hell. Corp travel more than doubled the price of my hotel from what they displayed on the website. And of course I’m in hold hell #
â€˜I stand by Tigerâ€™ pretty much sums up what most Europeans think of this truly American spectacle.” http://bit.ly/6k0Udm #
Sun Christmas Carollers – Sun Video http://bit.ly/74byrS #
going to check out of my downtown hotel shortly, leave my bags, and go browse Chinatown for some silly presents #
@smattoon there’s a Blue Bottle near my hotel, but it’s closed today : ( in reply to smattoon #
Hangin at starbucks in front of Chinatown gate, waiting for John. Took a nice photo for a pair of tourists. #
@dboyll ate good food there the other night, thanks! Today’s objective is dim sum. in reply to dboyll #
Had excellent dosa at Udupi Palace last night. And caught up on bollywood hits #
Gonna have to start charging for taking people’s pictures in front of Chinatown #
“vulgar epithets… against magistrates, supreme court …for rejecting the PM’s efforts to pass custom-made laws” http://bit.ly/62Q8xK #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-12-13: CO, Phoenix

December 13, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

http://twitpic.com/seoxs – Someone wanted a close view of me tweeting #
Hiked up Phoenix’ North Mtn for 2nd time in 2 days. Knees may never forgive me. #
Had an interesting convo at the Tempe art fair, about relationships. #
Lots of beautiful stuff at Tempe arts fest, as usual I won’t pay the prices for the stuff I really like #
May stay in a hotel near the office tonight. Roomie tells me tfe roads are very icy going home #
Really tired. Hotel near the office seeming like a good idea. #
Made it to dia. Now to get my car and drive carefully home. #
“here comes Santa Claus” is a bizarre mix of the commercial and the religious. #
@dboyll LOL! Good point. in reply to dboyll #
survived a tense drive home in bad weather, now letting the adrenaline flow away so I can go to sleep. #
Sun Tech Daysin Brazil http://bit.ly/6esj75 – wait, why someone remind me: why did I decide to NOT go on this trip? #
now translated & subtitled! BrPt, Jp, Zh, Ru, Sp – Crossbow, Open Networking, and Virtual Network Machines – Sun Video http://bit.ly/5483wX #
several OpenSolaris Security Videos also translated, e.g. http://bit.ly/8zA1dP #
this is not a good week to start with a bad night’s sleep. #
So much to do, but after a short and broken (by nightmares) sleep, maybe I should take a nap first. #
“Being lost cannot be avoided. The best thing to do is to try to focus on something else.” http://bit.ly/7cBQx2 – PT blogs it all, I.. don’t #
fun video about a supercomputing center housed in a former Van de Graaff generator: CLUMEQ http://bit.ly/4rdh68 #
translated & subtitled: Cross Platform Development and Testing with VirtualBox – Sun Video http://bit.ly/5lBiJo #
@MrsThinGuy oh, fun! I’ve had some amazing good times with my daughter in NYC. Love to travel anywhere with her, but NYC is a fave of both in reply to MrsThinGuy #
@Shamu When they say “Splash Zone”Take it seriously, dude
Or freeze in summer #
doing some work, intermittently packing the suitcase yet again, though I don’t leave til Sunday this time. #
I really suck at wrapping presents. Fortunately, I am doing very, very little of that this year. #
Salon is the only place I look at gossip mags. Yes, Demi is still hot at 47. You’re as young as who’s feeling you? ; ) #
if Italians said of a US trial what is being said about the Italian trial of Knox, Americans wd be furious at the insult to their system. #
Whedon alumni reunion on “Castle” tonight. Captain Tightpants meets Captain America #
@JoyceSolano be glad you’re not ovr here – it hasn’t gone above 10 today in reply to JoyceSolano #
@nautibitz damn. That will ruin a twitter list scavenger hunt I tried to send people on last week. ; ) in reply to nautibitz #
and in the “No sh*t, Sherlock” department, today’s ABC headline asks “Has Swine Flu Been Oversold?” Er, yes – by you guys! #
I don’t see any further accumulation of snow this morning, but maybe I should stay in bed just in case. #
RT @erwann: Just installed OpenSolaris b128. zdb -S tells me I can save 16G on a 50G pool just by turning on zfs deduplication. v nice 🙂 #
@AmandaLorenzani remember how we met because of LeWeb a few years ago (even tho I’ve never been)? in reply to AmandaLorenzani #
oh, there’s the snow. Stay in bed it is. #
“if you enjoy the opportunity Tigerâ€™s given you to talk about sex at work for the next few days, grow up and admit it” http://bit.ly/7pnm8H #
RT @tgardner: “I’ve got an itch to scratch” — Janet (A Heroine) – need assistance? ; ) #
adding tons of new videos from Sun’s recent HPC Consortium in Portland to Sun Video http://bit.ly/19B0bm #
“On almost every measure US comes out worse than any other 1st world developed nation & it is also the most religious.” http://bit.ly/7lulXn #
today has been a good day for catching up with people. Not such a good day for getting work done. O self-discipline, where art thou? #
@sabauda thanks! in reply to sabauda #
drinking late coffee in hopes of being more productive this evening, because today I certainly have not been #
I wish the dogs wouldn’t all bark their heads off whenever one of us comes home. And now there are 3 dogs and 3 people living in this house #
“Concentration slips away….” #
packing for Sunday’s trip to SF. Have a feeling the small aqua suitcase will be too small, but bigger one will be a pain on the BART… #
@pizzocalabro stop rubbing it in, kid. in reply to pizzocalabro #
any advice on cheap flights between Milan and Helsinki? Kid wants to visit her friend. #
I can lie in bed and think pleasant thoughts, but then the wrong thought sends me bolt upright… #
RT @renatoporto: TEch days [Brazil] has started!!! #
@CommunispaceCEO perhaps those cos. realize that Tiger’s sex life is unrelated to the golf game for which they sponsor him. I wd applaud #
@dudulima well, somebody’s gotta stay in the office and do the work. ; ) Sorry to have missed you all, too. in reply to dudulima #
at the office today, but still having trouble focusing. Apparently it’s just me. #
@llcrowe hmm, good point… in reply to llcrowe #
after 2 days cooped up in the house, a workout at the Sun gym felt good – tho the act of exercising still bores me. #
@LusciousPear no one will see the cufflinks past that tie! in reply to LusciousPear #
@ElaineEllis admirer or stalker? #hostelliving in reply to ElaineEllis #
@LusciousPear Whatever. It is beautiful, definitely catches the eye. in reply to LusciousPear #
found the missing panel of Brendan Gregg on DTrace at the Kernel Conference Australia – now linked from Sun Video http://bit.ly/7uq94h #
remaining videos from the Kernel Conference Australia – edited versions of a few more will be forthcoming: Sun Video http://bit.ly/7HtuM2 #
@jamver if I possibly can, I’d certainly love to. Among other excellent reasons, my daughter will likely be in Aus then too. in reply to jamver #
dinner tonight will involve leeks, mushrooms, cream, and possibly pasta. Because I happen to have all those things on hand. #
@plasticbagUK if 4Square is big at SxSW this year, I will have to mute many of my followees – it’ll get boring very quickly. in reply to plasticbagUK #
NetBeans IDE 6.8 Released http://bit.ly/7aqZrB #
@bloatedlesbian did you ever find that video of Ross’ friend Bjordi in Lecco? The kid’s famous now, thanks to Albanian Big Brother #
@MissExpatria I dislike them because it’s one more predictable filler, brain fluff by media too lazy to do anything new or important in reply to MissExpatria #
@missrogue Welcome to Europe. That’s part of the reason I left. #leweb in reply to missrogue #
For sysadmins who love justice – BigAdmin http://bit.ly/5VZKX5 #
Some of our German colleagues now have a video kit, and are using it extensively: Sun Video http://bit.ly/4A0CR3 #
@bloatedlesbian it’d be fun, and would get you some traffic in reply to bloatedlesbian #
Dear media colleagues: I’m a major stakeholder for all of you, with >150 hours of video published. Can we talk? #
ps to aforementioned media colleagues: I have stats up the wazoo. I CAN HELP. But you gotta talk to me. #
some rough cuts from the Solaris Security Summit held in conjunction with LISA ’09 – Sun Video http://bit.ly/7qw6g0 (more to come) #
temp has warmed up enough that I needed to take off my long johns. Now my jeans feel baggy. #
making plans to put people together, ’cause that’s what I do. #
now subtitled in espaÃ±ol Ñ€ÑƒÑÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ æ—¥æœ¬èªž ç®€ä½“ä¸æ–‡ portuguÃªs-brasil “Crossbow, Open Networking, and Virtual Network Machines” http://bit.ly/5483wX #
Sun Video “Ben Rockwood & DeirdrÃ© Straughan: A Conversation at LISA ’09” http://bit.ly/19B0bm #
@zalez congratulations! #baby2 #
my security buds have learned several new languages: OpenSolaris Security: The Cryptographic Framework – Sun Video http://bit.ly/6wXjy #
managed to open my new HD without slicing myself on the damned clamshell packaging. Wish Costco would follow Amazon’s example #
a healthy antidote to smarmy Christmas music: Frank Sinatra ~ I’ve Got You Under My Skin http://bit.ly/4wy3r5 #
Xmas eve might get a very old wish if/when 2 of my oldest & dearest girlfriends finally meet, as they shd have done at my wedding. Ah, fate! #
@storagebod kids’ real tastes have very little to do with what the entertainment industry or anyone else thinks they should be in reply to storagebod #
@storagebod among my daughter’s fave movies ~age 10 was “Interview with the Vampire” – alongside all the Disney stuff in reply to storagebod #
why does every hotel assume that, when I gave them my email to register, they have the right to spam me? Never saw an opt-out. #
@rosso sorry I’m missing, salutami tutti! in reply to rosso #
RT @jmleray: Berlusconi con le palle http://bit.ly/7PtQtx “Berlusconi with balls” #
The Videoblogging Manual (well, a start on it) – Un Posto al Sole http://bit.ly/7BCi1v #
marching boldly into the Middle Ages, Italy science council funds creationist book http://bit.ly/4I17Jz #
totally removed from any form of “holiday spirit” this year – and that feels perfectly fine. I don’t need that excuse to give or receive #
found a long-lost video that’s likely still useful: Using ZFS to Create a File Share – Sun Video http://bit.ly/8Fkq1N #
my one (old) concession to the season: Countries Beginning with I Â» Italian Christmas Carols http://bit.ly/5BmfRo #
feeling overwhelmed by my own ignorance. So much to learn, but when? #
I chose this nail polish color to be seasonal, but now I’m thinking I need a metallic dark red Corvette to go with it #
got this song stuck in my head today – Broadway Baby by Bernadette Peters http://bit.ly/6RoLq6 #
…but this one’s much more my song: Some People by Bernadette Peters http://bit.ly/4uAs8b #
@NomdeB have you found an app for deduping enormous collections of music? in reply to NomdeB #
@italianbrarian looks as if those people strongly self-identify as Italian-American, even if they’re not the examples NIAF would like in reply to italianbrarian #
@dboyll instant personal points for quoting your kid 😉 in reply to dboyll #
seems I only need/get 6 hrs of sleep/night now. Which is good – I need those extra 2 hours in the day, even a few more would be helpful #
someone is running around Venice pretending to be the hero of “Assassin’s Creed” and scaring people (Italian) – http://bit.ly/743ZVw #
our diabolical plans are falling into place <rubs hands gleefully> #
Ross hears from her friends that Milan, at least our old neighborhood, is dangerous these days due to drug traffic. Ugh. #
@plasticbagUK it’s a feedback loop: organisers looking for headliners think of men, because that’s who they’ve already seen. in reply to plasticbagUK #
@plasticbagUK @missrogue “Women arenâ€™t consciously excluded fm your thinking but they donâ€™t end up on your list either” http://bit.ly/4VTPS6 #
@plasticbagUK As @missrogue says, it’s a tangle of causes & effects. Women are discourage from engg & biz because they don’t see role models in reply to plasticbagUK #
@AmandaLorenzani sounds like an improvement on earlier editions of #leweb What, no hotties contest from Lele this year? in reply to AmandaLorenzani #
@plasticbagUK we’re all aware that the much-publicized super-rich supergeeks (Jobs, Gates) are men. Straight, white men at that. in reply to plasticbagUK #
@plasticbagUK “affirmative action” of this sort might be useful. Also bcuz the big US confs are role models to the rest of the tech world in reply to plasticbagUK #
@plasticbagUK I wdn’t demand specific % – will vary so much by topic & available experts. But just a little consciousness can go a long way. in reply to plasticbagUK #
@plasticbagUK This is something I need to work on in the tech videos I do for Sun – we have lots of women engrs, but they’re rarely on stage in reply to plasticbagUK #
@plasticbagUK there will be more and more super-rich geeks who are women, non-white, gay, and otherwise non-mainstream. It’ll take time. in reply to plasticbagUK #
@plasticbagUK I didn’t say and don’t believe conf organizers are sexist. I think it’s an unconscious and very human bias. in reply to plasticbagUK #
@plasticbagUK We instinctively hang with people like ourselves; it takes conscious effort to break out of that. But it’s worth making. in reply to plasticbagUK #
time to go do girly stuff at the spa. Should I take “Solaris Internals” to read in the sauna, to establish my geek cred? ; ) #
Tweeting at the gym. Because otherwise this form of exercise is just too boring. #
@LusciousPear aww. If I was in Seattle I’d take you up on that in reply to LusciousPear #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-12-06: Phoenix

December 6, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

^ spent the weekend in Phoenix catching up with a very dear old friend

I hate these voice-recognition reservation systems. I’m using the phone because what I’m doing is UNUSUAL. So I don’t fit your damn tree #
I wonder if they keep track of how many people end up screaming “F*ck you – get me an operator!” at these systems. #
okay, Ross’ ticket to Sydney (and back) is booked. #
@miglsd I’d love it but can’t guarantee I’d be there – most of my travel these days is not up to me. in reply to miglsd #
having a Fireman’s 4 blonde ale from Real Ale Brewing in Blanco, TX (via Costco) – most excellent #
one of these things is not like the others ; ) – Twitter / Lists following DeirdreS “nau” http://bit.ly/62OA5j #
woke up at 4:30 am, finally got back to sleep around 6, now up for good, irritable and jumpy. Argh. #
dang, Texas monsoon coming down. #
@deirdresm tell me about it. My dad’s troubles are partly due to 50 years of smoking -> COPD. The pea in the lung was just a bonus. #
@deirdresm …nor do they think about the risks /besides cancer/. I’m told (by friends who do hospice work) that COPD is a lousy way to die #
@moroplace perche’ noi che rimaniamo abbiamo ancora piu’ da fare… #
@missrogue India exported Hinduism and Buddhism all over Asia millennia ago #ted #tedindia in reply to missrogue #
Still catching up from the talks I attended at #ghc09 in Octoberâ€¦ Becoming a Person of Influence http://bit.ly/1194h9 #
getting ready to leave Austin. I’ll be back in CO until Friday, when I go to Phoenix to visit an old friend. maybe see the desert this time! #
About to board. Looking forward to being home in my own bed (warm) with my own wifi (fast. ish.) in about 3 hours #
I like men who wear hats. Real hats – baseball caps don’t count. Cowboy hats fine. #
Otoh could live without ties. #
@willsnow you’re in India? Where? How long? in reply to willsnow #
@willsnow check my site for Delhi shopping tips – that’s what j mostly do kn Delhi! ; ) in reply to willsnow #
grumpy #
a little vamp humor to start my day: Vampire Reunion – CollegeHumor Video http://bit.ly/7arPSB #
RT @sogrady: apparently the markets anticipating movement on Oracle/Sun: traffic from the Yahoo Finance boards to my Q&A is spiking #
surprised to find I’m now following a baby on Twitter. But he’s the baby of friends, and has a really cool name. #
where did the day go? I know I got a lot done, but feel as if I spent the time daydreaming. #
oh, goodie. More opportunities to practice my snow driving skills. #
@saraford Umm, no, nothing remotely saintly in my daydreams. ; ) in reply to saraford #
oh lord, here we go with another lurid, hypocritical moralizing spree. Could we all just agree not to care who anyone else has sex with? #
@shawnferry insert the name of any celebrity and/or politician you care to… sooner or later it’ll be a headline! in reply to shawnferry #
hmm. Do I try to get to the office before my 8 am meeting, or do that by phone and go straight to the dentist at 10? #
@mschoenu ma, non sono tutti furbi? ; ) in reply to mschoenu #
Tooth pain probably result of grinding. Can’t imagine why I’d be doing that… #
time to go home and shovel snow… Think I’ll stay home tomorrow. #
veni, vidi, shoveli. #
@llcrowe yup. Fortunately, not much – just enough to make driving to the office this morning a real adventure. in reply to llcrowe #
@davest I knew that would please you. ; ) I’ll definitely be feeling this tomorrow. And tonight. in reply to davest #
@missbhavens The NY Nays, like hypocrites everywhere, want to dictate who we have sex with. I wish everybody wd just mind their own business #
for the true ZFS fans out there: ZFS Workshop at LISA 08 – six hours! of Sun Video http://bit.ly/7KDLHS #
#whypeoplecheat “… our brains make it easy for us to be adulterous.” http://bit.ly/8yPHbf – read the science, people! #
…speaking of rum drinks, with or without beach: NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/8XjmTq (hat tip to Greta Cristina) #
for you ZFS fans who might not have noticed, all things video & ZFS can be found here: http://bit.ly/7z1koR #
@lskrocki apparently I have beach drinks on my mind: for a second there I thought you wrote mapmyrum.com #
@johnnysunshine Exactly. And healthy babies. Sometimes I think the body is in control and we don’t really have choices… #whypeoplecheat in reply to johnnysunshine #
drank coffee late in the day so I can stay up late. It seems that if I go to sleep before midnight, I wake up at 4 am. Don’t need that. #
RT @stephenfry: West Side Story for the age of Twitter – http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1913584 – #
baby, it’s cold out there: NREL: MIDC/NWTC M2 Real-Time Weather Display http://bit.ly/4wKoXR #
a long-time newsletter reader sent me a book from my Amazon wish list – George Carlin’s memoir. Looking forward to reading that. #
Find out about innovative Sun technologies and programs for a chance to win a limited edition t-shirt! http://bit.ly/55uChE #
sore from shovelling snow yesterday. Good thing I had a massage (my one luxury, aside from travel) scheduled this afternoon. #
new release of Solaris Cluster http://bit.ly/89rWnW #
the days are too short and yet pass too slowly #
I think my head just exploded. #
YouTube – Take This Waltz by Leonard Cohen http://bit.ly/8tEwch #
trying to free some video which should never have been shackled. Let my content go! #
Deploying OpenSolaris in Your Datacenter – Sun Video http://bit.ly/4THIiB #
@monkchips I believe Italians did invent forks precisely to deal with pasta. in reply to monkchips #
@SaraD yes, I have been in Austin in snow a couple of times – “chaos” doesn’t begin to cover it. in reply to SaraD #
against all expectations, I must be getting used to cold weather. At least nice, dry, sunny Colorado cold weather. #
@monkchips So if the Chinese also invented the fork, Marco Polo likely brought it to Italy along with noodles. Why not #chopsticks? Boh. in reply to monkchips #
@timfoster that’s the engineer’s definition of vacation – only doing putbacks? ; ) in reply to timfoster #
@sogrady what I don’t get is the fad to have 8 or 10 such pillows on the bed, so you just have to put them somewhere else when you sleep in reply to sogrady #
@macsun exactly. What is the freakin’ point?!? in reply to macsun #
sick headache again. Maybe I was meant to take today off. #
Wendy Pini – not just about elves anymore! Masque of the Red Death http://bit.ly/6bS0WA #
@storagebod FYI, it’s not quite SFW in reply to storagebod #
@storagebod just like to give people fair warning. ; ) in reply to storagebod #
@willbldrco wish I could be there, but I’m flying out to Phoenix instead. Drink one for me! in reply to willbldrco #
@willbldrco good point! I will have to shed a couple of layers of clothing upon arrival – gratefully! in reply to willbldrco #
@storagebod me, too, but not everyone is… in reply to storagebod #
@ElaineEllis and lots of t-shirts pointing out, for the truly ignorant, that there are no kangaroos in Austria. in reply to ElaineEllis #
really hard to concentrate on all the Big Important Stuff I’m supposed to be doing when my head is pounding. Need good headache cure #
@ben trying the beer cure again. Already had lots of coffee in reply to ben #
US airways boards by zones instead of rows. I cheated. He let me thru anyway. Now I have a bin just for my carryon #
http://twitpic.com/s66k9 funky corporate artwork from our campus that somehow seems appropriate #
Looking fwd to wkd catching up w an old friend, then a busy week, then… back to San Francisco the following wkd! #
Seated in the last row. It will take a while to get off this plane. Annoying when for once I have not checked a bag #
I am on the verge of deciding that any tweet containing the words “ousted” or “mayor” will result in unfollow. #
We were supposed to go hiking, but after a long night of girl talk and wine, that may be a bit delayed. #
RT @BreakingNews: Thousands of Italians rally against Prime Minister Berlusconi in Rome, demanding his resignation http://bit.ly/5ZqNLf #
@Danjite Italians believe that sleeping in draft created by fan AC or open window will make you sick. Article on my site on colpo d’aria in reply to Danjite #
Ross on her way back to Italy today with excess luggage and a guitar. May see her during her week back in Austin before Sydney #
Out being girly, buying clothes and makeup. #
http://twitpic.com/sbs67 – Yes, they’re real #
http://twitpic.com/sbslc – Yes, they’re real #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-11-29: Austin

November 29, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

awake way too early. Agitated dreams. #
finally getting a newsletter out after months. This is a lot of work. #
Student Party at SC09 – Un Posto al Sole http://bit.ly/5DamzT #
RT @c0t0d0s0: Comstar: A while ago, i wrote a tutorial about using iSCSI in Opensolaris and Solaris 10. While the t… http://bit.ly/6YTcaX #
added a few photo to Countries Beginning with I Â» The Twitter Diaries: 2009-11-22 http://bit.ly/4T12RR #
My Chocolate Meltdown – NYTimes http://bit.ly/5Rvtsn – if I could reach the author, I’d tell him to go to the source: http://bit.ly/7Ef2VK #
“had been a loving father to his son… [but] cut off ties once DNA showed they were not related” http://bit.ly/4NIYMX – THAT is betrayal #
outing to Boulder netted great Cajun brunch at Lucile’s w Tin Tin, 2 more Helen Fisher books (used), and yet another massive headache. WTF? #
a nap and a beer seem to be helping the headache, but feeling wrung out and probably not up to roomie’s guests. #
roomie and now live-in boyfriend bought a snow blower today. Apparently BF must now show this off to male guests in the garage beneath my rm #
there has got to be a better way for me to spend company time and money than in wrestling with our TOTALLY SUCKY expense report system #
need food, but the hungrier I get, the less I feel able to face a roomful of people. This would be a good time not to have a roommate #
slept soundly with no particular dreams. Waking up slowly. Tomorrow night I see my kid. We’re both a bit nervous about that. #
sent out a newsletter (condense of my site) y’day after 3-month hiatus. Announced the Italy chapter of my life is closed. Lost subscribers. #
“Berlusconi’s lifestyle has earned him ‘Rockstar of the Year’ from Italian ed of Rolling Stone magazine.” http://bit.ly/8ulIGo #
RT @darrenmoffat: Buy my co-authored book: http://amazon.com/Solaris-Security-Essentials-Microsystems-Engineers/dp/0137012330 #
@wheninrometours – left a while ago: Countries Beginning with I Â» Leaving Italy http://bit.ly/4QI2xz #
uploading photos to SmugMug. I’d forgotten what a lot of really amazing photos Ross has taken #
so nice to work with people who can and do immediately implement useful features when I ask for them. #
Debugging and Diagnosing Interesting OpenSolaris Kernel Problems – Sun Video http://bit.ly/7m7P41 #
if you haven’t seen Mr. Deity, you should! http://bit.ly/5AkepI – and help support one of the funniest shows anywhere EVER #
@LusciousPear OTOH, it helps to at least pretend to care about my feelings if you ever WANT to sleep with me. in reply to LusciousPear #
@ThinGuy glad you liked Mr. Deity, please RT – we want these guys to be able to keep being funny! in reply to ThinGuy #
awake since 5 am. Seems I only need 6 hrs sleep these days, so going to bed before midnight is too early. Oh, well. The extra time is useful #
to do: try again to upload Cantrill’s LISA talk, track down more missing video, run blog metrics for Oct, do OpenSol grants, get on a plane #
may finally be in touch with the long-lost Woodstock School classmate that EVERYONE has been looking for. She was well-loved among us. #
@ElaineEllis I ended up going to Starbucks in Vienna because the famous coffee houses all reeked of smoke and stale beer. Disappointing. in reply to ElaineEllis #
looking forward to T’giving/birthday in Austin, most of all to be with the amazing, wonderful Ross. That she’s my daughter is a bonus. #
any suggestions for great events/music in Austin this week? #
okay, finally succeeded in uploading Cantrill, now just waiting for it to process. May take a while – 1.5 hours of video! No good way to cut #
one system I needed to do my job today has been fixed, another one not so much… #
amused that ZManda pops up frequently as an advertiser on my personal blog/site #
lining up plans for Austin – music to hear, friends to meet. Plus shopping and pampering with Ross. #
I’ll be on vacation tomorrow, but finding it very hard to sit still today. #
RT @OrganizeFISH: MEEP! RT @doctorparadox: wtf awesome: Muppets cover Bohemian Rhapsody… in HD. http://bit.ly/597YWT (via @adamhirsch) #
among other activities today, uploading a bazillion photos to SmugMug. Wow there’s a lot of them. I been places! #
yeah, it’s not as if I had anything better to do than recreate and resubmit this complicated expense report just because our system sucks #
“Tigger on speed” Bryan Cantrill keynotes at LISA09: Visualizing DTrace: Sun Storage 7000 Analytics – Sun Video http://bit.ly/8ZmpEG #
@mtuckerb @nikhilv never thought about a post-coital song, but now that you’ve mentioned it I have to ask – why that one? in reply to mtuckerb #
O beloved expense reporting system, if I have an expense <$5 for “Meals, Domestic” can we just assume I was the only one partaking? #
Expense System, can you NOT chastise me for spending $1200 on 1 night at hotel before allowing me to enter # of nights I actually spent? #
High Performance Data Management Panel Discussion at Sun’s HPC Consortium – Sun Video http://bit.ly/8QYUnm #
spent half the day in expense report hell. Hoping this all gets paid before my whopping corporate AmEx bill hits mid-December #
I might end up cooking for Thanksgiving after all – good thing I linked the recipes I used 2 years ago: http://bit.ly/60iR8i #
damn. Denver wifi is sucking royally, as usual. #
@alanc at least the expense system isn’t yet asking us why we’re not sharing our hotel rooms. ; ) in reply to alanc #
Back in Austin, one of my favorite places #
@nikhilv that song wd definitely not work for me, since I’ve always associated it with my dad – whose name actually is Al. in reply to nikhilv #
back at Spankyville (http://bit.ly/6FlU1D), where R is residing til she starts her global tour. It’s good to have good friends. #
Cafe au lait and cherry strudel at Sweetish Hill on a warm sunny Austin morning. Life doesn’t suck #
@webmink actual security value of making you take that watch off in the first place very likely = 0 in reply to webmink #
Pre holiday traffic in Austin is hideous. Do I want to go to Whole Foods this badly? #
“Because your eyes are slant and sloeBecause your hair is sweet to touch #
…My heart is high again, but – oh!I doubt if this will get me much.”
Dorothy Parker #
gave up on Thanksgiving cooking because the supermarket crowds are too scary. We’ll cook turkey at some less popular time. #
sleepy & lazy & just not going to do what any “they” think I should. Indian food and bowling tonight; we’ll figure out tomorrow, tomorrow. #
@msgilligan not too ironic in thise case – 3 of the 4 people who wil be at this dinner attended Woodstock School in India. in reply to msgilligan #
we’ll be having turkey etc. at the Alamo Drafthouse, with a movie. Was sold out, but we showed up in person so they added us – thx, Alamo! #
“Every claim made by religion comes not from sources out in the world… but from the insides of people’s heads.” http://bit.ly/5aPYyL #
I used to be addicted to checking the metrics on my website. Now it’s my videos. #
daughter has a small new business doing kids’ portrait photography. Some parents want the digital files. How much should she charge? #
@nonstick thanks. how much was a typical picture package, or can you give me a range? in reply to nonstick #
RT @wanderingitaly: Dang, I’m a bad American, too–> http://bit.ly/8OVXfU #
I’m leery of the Norman Rockwell ideals of tradition extolled today. How many of us have really EVER experienced that kind of family life? #
“Fantastic Mr. Fox” actually is fantastic – fun, charming, different. Recommend! #
Project Bandaloop goes to India (including Woodstock School) http://bit.ly/8gMDtO #
http://twitpic.com/r3ua6 – My Longhorns snuggie, Thanksgiving gift from Guy #

http://twitpic.com/r3x1i – Ross also got a Snuggie, hers included a book light #

@ThinGuy we had to do something traditional! Besides, there’s nothing else to do on Thanksgiving in reply to ThinGuy #
aparently we already missed the big Black Friday deals. Good. So when we do go shopping later, things will be sane, right? #
just in time for my 47th birthday (tomorrow), photos of me (& classmates) when I was 18 http://bit.ly/6xhx1t #
figuring out what to do in Austin on my birthday; this is helpful: Bill’s Map http://bit.ly/8W6lIM #
Buying bras at nordstrom delightfully untraumatic ( it’s harder than you’d think when you’re unusually sized). But expensive. #
@pizzocalabro good support is worth almost any price! in reply to pizzocalabro #
Okay, I’ve done my part for the consumer economy today. Ps Steve Madden I love you! #
friend sent this NSFW: A Practical Guide To Italian Sex http://bit.ly/7q3wvi my own Italian slang http://bit.ly/7Cc9ll is more comprehensive #
@pizzocalabro is simply /not/ spending Christmas wfamily an option? One of the best Xmases I’ve had was me & Ross in Mumbai w friends. in reply to pizzocalabro #
@pizzocalabro yeah, I get it. You may have to sneak in a hip flask to survive it, though. in reply to pizzocalabro #
did country dance lesson at the Broken Spoke, which was fun, but too shy to hang around for the actual live music dancing. Some maneater. #
…but at least I did get out. I guess that’s a start. #
@bicyclemark reminded me to dig up this video of me and my life 3 years ago: Living in LLick with Dierdre Straughan http://bit.ly/5kSdcb #
oh, wow – forgot about this one with me and Ross – Bloating in Bellagio Part 1 http://bit.ly/6kVDkm #
@bicyclemark Lake Como is a beautiful place, but I don’t live there anymore. And that’s okay. in reply to bicyclemark #
When you’re the early bird in the household, no one ever brings /you/ coffee in bed. #
since I am not going to Brazil next week we’ll have my birthday dinner at Fogo de Chao in Austin, to remind me of good times in Porto Alegre #
@sogrady SEO thing – if someone finds your comment interesting they might jump over to your site. Less likely the further down u are in reply to sogrady #
very stuffed from birthday dinner at churrascaria… and two caipirinhas #
Need a custom ringtone for my iPhone, but can’t figure out what to use. Past tones have included themes from Blackadder and Sex & the City #
I just generated my #TweetCloud out of a month of my tweets – http://w33.us/35n #

I just generated my #TweetCloud out of a year of my tweets – http://w33.us/38w #

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Birthday Portrait

November 28, 2009 Deirdre Straughan 2 Comments

After way too much to eat and drink at Fogo de Chao in Austin (as my colleague Tirthankar says of churrasca: “It’s a meat festival in your mouth!” We persuaded him that it wasn’t a good idea to say that too loudly in public…)

For the family files: here’s my brother Ian, me, and Ross.

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