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mezzoblue
Starbucks is like a little kid who can't wait for Christmas. Are egg nog lattes and tinsel really necessary just 3 days past Halloween?
- 11/3, 10am
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@zeldman I had no idea. Neat! Now to remember that shortcut.
- 10/23, 10am
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@humandoing really, really want an SSD. Not sure that I can retroactively add one to an Air though.
- 10/21, 3pm
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@humble_guru after the latest price cut, they're actually reasonable. Whether it's worth it depends on how much you value portability.
- 10/21, 2pm
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those in Vancouver/Seattle complaining about heat today: you've lost your privileges for the week already, and tomorrow you'll *need* 'em.
- 7/27, 6pm
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@RyanTownsend funny thing is I was thinking of it as mainly a sales tool, but you're right, it has value for existing customers too. Score.
- 7/15, 1pm
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@mojaveband Mediterranean mezze plate. Hummus, tabbouleh etc. Is it still vegan if we find bugs in the produce? [ http]
- 7/13, 6pm
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overhearing someone talking about coffee for a quarter of an hour clinches it; no way to pull that off without sounding douchey. Duly noted.
- 7/12, 3pm
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my caloric intake for the day so far is hovering around 600; I'm justifying the hell out of this donut.
- 7/10, 1pm
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Oh look, I'm at the Alibi Room *again*. Drinking beer on the 4th seems like a good way to go, no?
- 7/4, 9pm
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At perogy night with @theadnostic. Summer is definitely THE time to come, crowd is half of what it is in the winter.
- 7/3, 6pm
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sending @theadnostic to @cupcakecampyvr solo, because that's how much not a fan of cupcakes I am.
- 6/21, 12pm
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@jeffsmith - that's consistent with my past few upgrades. Going for it now, since I do know how to get out of trouble if I have to.
- 6/17, 5pm
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@cameronmoll ack. Crutches are the worst. Good luck on the recovery, I'm still working on my own here.
- 6/15, 2pm
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@dbarefoot @duanestorey - a second vote for Bella. Not the best pizza ever, but solid for Vancouver.
- 6/12, 5pm
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occasionally I actually regret having to turn down replying to a large, demanding RFP. Today is one of those days.
- 5/25, 2pm
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if by "careful, the soup is hot" he meant that the package of saltines on top would melt into the container, then yes, yes it is.
- 5/25, 1pm
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new addition to my list of best beer stores in Van: Lennox at CitySquare. Not as comprehensive as Firefly / Brewery Creek / Viti, but decent
- 5/23, 2pm
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@ryancarson thanks for the plug, where do I send the cheque?
- 5/17, 9pm
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just lost a deadly serious game of chicken with @theadnostic. Her finger was hovering over the "Rent" button on Bride Wars. Couldn't do it.
- 4/30, 7pm
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Cucumber, mint, salt and cumin lassi at East is East on Main St. Now that's something a little different.
- 4/25, 2pm
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because I'm done with XHTML is why. Back to HTML 4.01 Strict for now, then HTML5 whenever that happens.
- 4/20, 10am
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an entire day undocumented on Twitter. Did it actually happen?
- 4/14, 11pm
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this rings a lot truer than "Amazon is evil": [ http] #amazonfail
- 4/13, 11am
from DestroyTwitter
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dammit, surgery tomorrow at 8:30am. What gets me is that so far I've been pain-free. Haven't even needed Tylenol. So much for that.
- 4/7, 3pm
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@macfarbt better question to ask - can you trust UO? [ http]
- 4/2, 4pm
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@randypeterman a good suggestion if it were a more controlled environment, but these are gonna have to be done server-side.
- 3/25, 2pm
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Browser Wars moderator started strong, this could be better than expected. They aren't shy to call out Apple's lack of participation. #sxsw
- 3/16, 9am
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6 years on, I managed to have a real conversation with Bruce Sterling and finally thank him for the house parties of years past. #sxsw
- 3/15, 2pm
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Okay, burlesque & cupcakes is a bit of a bust. Cedar Door, here we come. #sxsw
- 3/13, 7pm
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just about ready to board. Anyone else on tonight's DFW > AUS, AA566? #sxsw
- 3/12, 1pm
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@automatedmedia - .zip is built into major OSes, .rar isn't. I'm sure it has legit uses, but I don't want extra software to decompress.
- 3/5, 1pm
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"Refusing my offer to license your free iPhone icons? I guess cause you don't want Apple suing for derivative work, huh?" Subtle dig, dude.
- 3/5, 9am
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@yaeger - 5 patties of meat is no joke.
- 3/2, 11am
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restringed my acoustic for the first time in at least 6 years. Surprised not a single one broke. Now to craigslist....
- 2/28, 3pm
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@cwilso - IE9 feature request. Get to it.
- 2/13, 2pm
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This Don't Click thing is a fascinatingly great way of highlighting shitty security precautions.
- 2/12, 9am
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whoa, not sure how I missed the awesome DWWS/James Earl Jones news. #jejdwws
- 2/5, 5pm
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@nitobi's PhoneGap just got a shout-out from Brian Fling. #wdn09
- 2/5, 1pm
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seriously feeling the love in Denver so far. Great city, great conference. Now some sleep and delivering a very unusual talk tomorrow.
- 2/3, 10pm
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the problem with HD is that it's way easier to spot the breathing and slight movements of people who are supposed to be dead.
- 2/1, 8pm
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finally listened through the new BBC Hitchhiker's radio series from a few years ago. Nice of them to tie up the loose ends the books left.
- 1/28, 1pm
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giving someone in Botswana CMS advice. The internet can be so random some days.
- 1/28, 10am
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@plasticmind - I believe it works out to 1.6 million years, give or take a few centuries.
- 1/27, 2pm
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snarky reply to a PR hack: "my site integrates Twitter via API, which tells me you did no research before emailing me your lame widget."
- 1/21, 10pm
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@ anyone asking about 97 Bottles - iPhone copy and paste fail; go to adactio.com and look for '97 Bottles' post for OpenID signup info.
- 1/20, 12pm
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it's 2009, I'm done waiting. Where do I buy the robot that will fold my laundry for me? Money is not an object.
- 1/19, 6pm
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@dkr - me, on both counts.
- 1/16, 2pm
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act fast: I have three free copies of my book "The Zen of CSS Design" I will mail to anywhere in the world. Email me your address.
- 1/16, 1pm
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reverse-engineering my own code to figure out how to explain it on-stage.
- 1/15, 11am
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I would love to speak at your web conference, but paying a fraction of what others do in a recession year is not a good way to twist my arm.
- 1/12, 4pm
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call it a hunch, but I'd wager the wipeout where I bounced off my head and flew 20 feet down the hill upside-down explains this soreness.
- 1/12, 10am
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@ZenPsycho - really? how d'ya figure? I've briefly played with Canvas and didn't see anything in there that would apply, but I'm interested.
- 1/7, 9pm
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Aside from the absolute mess that is Vancouver streets (busses lined up from 6th to 16th on Granville), that was some fantastic boarding.
- 1/4, 9pm
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50cm of new snow overnight at the local hills? Heck of a night for Seymour, I think.
- 1/4, 12pm
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@ryanbrill - actually I wasn't aware, I stopped looking after getYear. But that practically begs the question... why bother having both?
- 1/3, 5pm
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oh wow, was War, Inc. ever a sloppy mess of a movie. Don't quit the day job, Cusack.
- 1/1, 9pm
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On the 236 up to Grouse with Lauren, hoping she won't kill me before this day is through....
- 12/30, 11am
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you know you're in Canada when: tonight's dinner was found frozen in the snowbank this afternoon. Mmm, venison.
- 12/27, 6pm
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so far so good, her plane landed on time and we're home. Now about that drive tomorrow.
- 12/23, 11pm
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picture stepping through 8 inches of slush, underneath of which lies a 2 inch puddle. Though, our Wedneday highway drive should be fine now.
- 12/22, 1pm
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6" or more of snow today = I am *so* heading up to Grouse for some evening snowboarding in an hour or so.
- 12/21, 2pm
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@camcavers - it's not the alcohol content, it's what you do with it. Some of my favourite beers are 5-6% (though, others are 8%+, granted)
- 12/20, 9pm
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@FlipVideoCanada - free camera or GTFO.
- 12/20, 12am
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@victoria_potter - seriously.
- 12/19, 12pm
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Using the canvas element brings back memories of hand-coding 3D scenes in POVRay in the late 90's. Which I hated doing then, too. #mb
- 12/17, 2pm
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turns out 16px Lucida Grande is a dead ringer for 18px Corbel. Using a new font ain't worth the fallback size difference. Lucida it is.
- 12/16, 11am
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well that's one good thing that came out of perpetually procrastinating on trying out Pownce.
- 12/15, 5pm
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this makes two in a row I've had insomnia before my first trip up the hill for the year. I guess 4:30am is good a time as any for coding.
- 12/14, 4am
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Norah Jones is inoffensive background music well-suited to coffeshops, I grant you that. But the same song FOUR times in the past hour now?
- 12/13, 3pm
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how am I just finding out now that the Alibi Room has a brunch menu?
- 12/12, 11am
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my mistake, mod_security was to blame, not MT. Thanks @bradchoate
- 12/11, 3pm
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@peterwilsoncc -- totally agreed, especially for how I use it. ExpressionEngine would be my other option, not WP.
- 12/11, 3pm
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so there's the answer. Having "exec();" in your post, with anything at all between the parentheses, is verboten in MT. Who knew?
- 12/11, 2pm
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posting comments didn't throw up a 503, so I did some digging: it's the code example in my post. MT can't parse it. Figures.
- 12/11, 2pm
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I'm getting a 503 when trying to post to my own site? This can't be good.
- 12/11, 1pm
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@chrispowell - I'm with you on that. But our system allows it. 38% voted for Con MPs, 54% for coalition MPs, so GG has the option. Or, had.
- 12/4, 9am
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ah, Alaska's LAX terminal, how I've missed your eau de wet dog and socks.
- 12/2, 7pm
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after doing the math: nope, no way I'm getting this movie in time. I have to read on the plane? How 90's.
- 12/2, 4pm
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quick poll: if you were to buy a set of vector icons/illustrations, which single file format would be the most useful? PDF, EPS, AI, other?
- 12/1, 6pm
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despite a Conservative minority, I'm not at all happy about these Lib/NDP coalition talks. Just make it work guys, this is getting stupid.
- 12/1, 10am
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just learned the secret of deboning a turkey from an orthopedic surgeon.
- 11/27, 11am
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if you insist on calling your salon 'Tite Ends' at least choose an E that doesn't look like an ampersand.
- 4pm
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playing the patient boyfriend role while Lauren's out riding. This pm: House Industries show with @luxuryluke
- yesterday, 10am
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"Adobe Updater is...." ABORT ABORT ABORT
- 11/19, 2pm
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@jmspool - good point, though designers would need occasional endorsement deals for the amateur athlete analogy to work. Hmmmm...
- 11/17, 1pm
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@jmspool wow did I ever misinterpret! But I'd say designers are more like dentists than athletes in that case, if you caught my last tweet
- 11/17, 12pm
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"sorry I don't have the time to do 50 CSS templates for you for free", whereby "sorry" I mean you're lucky I'm feigning politeness.
- 11/17, 9am
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ramen, phở, and Hon's BBQ pork/wonton noodle soup all in a week. I like my soup with chopsticks, evidently.
- 11/12, 12pm
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If there are five characters that can strike fear into my heart faster than any other, they would be ".aspx"
- 11/12, 9am
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What's the acronym for "I'd like to catch up with you, but email sucks, so just know I'm thinking about you in a non-creepy way" again?
- 11/11, 12am
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I think the entire Vancouver Film School just showed up at the place I'm having lunch.
- 11/6, 12pm
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@rhjr - speaking as one of the rest of the world, hell yeah. Well done.
- 11/4, 7pm
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@brilliantcrank - italian wool, actually. The mohawk is forthcoming.
- 11/3, 7pm
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all I smell is donuts. I have no idea where it's coming from. This is CRUEL.
- 11/3, 3pm
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Just realized it's a bad idea to launch new products the day before a US election. In other news, I'm surprised to discover the sky is blue.
- 11/3, 10am
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it took me this long to realize that itchy irritation in my throat after eating anything with banana is likely a mild allergic reaction.
- 11/1, 9am
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back from a quick bowl of ramen with @mattmay & @wendyabc who happened to be in town this evening.
- 10/30, 6pm
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you were out late drinking on a weeknight, so you think, I know, I'll have a greasy fast food breakfast; now you have two problems.
- 10/30, 8am
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@theadnostic - so what are you saying, no mouse ears at ours? Sigh.
- 10/17, 11am
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I have no idea who this Joe the Plumber is, nor do I intend to find out.
- 10/16, 11am
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Trailer verdict: "Chick flick. Granted there's like 5 minutes of horror, but it's followed by an hour of tears and personal growth."
- 10/10, 2pm
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with less than a week to go until the election, I have *finally* made my decision; confidently voting for the scrappy underdog this time.
- 10/8, 9pm
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@brianleroux - yes, I very much do. When and where?
- 10/7, 10am
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so this afternoon I get to go and help my dad & his brothers clear out their recently-deceased surrogate father's apartment. Heavy day ahead
- 10/4, 10am
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okay, I'll admit. That vindaloo was more than I bargained for.
- 10/3, 11pm
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could we just, you know, skip the whole coding and implementation and have this thing I designed today live now? Cause I kicked ass this pm.
- 10/3, 4pm
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asking the next leader of the country how to parse the political BS and figure out whose promises to trust: nice. Too bad no one's answering
- 10/2, 7pm
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if it didn't feel like throwing away a vote, I'd be tempted to throw one Elizabeth May's way based on tonight's performance.
- 10/2, 7pm
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Moderator: "I'm trying to make sure Biden&Palin don't take our audience here"; given the Cdn tweets about it already, might be a lost cause.
- 10/2, 7pm
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iTune's 99 cent rental of the week is the original Terminator. That was an easy buck to spend.
- 10/2, 1pm
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starting my election due diligence. Parsed the Conservative platform this pm: sounds good, in their words. (Damn those obstructionist Libs!)
- 9/30, 11pm
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now putting aside the job I want to work on for the one I've been ignoring for too long.
- 9/30, 2pm
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setting up a wedding registry at Williams Sonoma for the sake of Hannukah/Christmas presents.
- 9/27, 12pm
from mobile web
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@ckuettner - should an English speaker dare predict syllable separations?
- 9/26, 11am
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used Coda multi-file find & replace for the first time to replace /> with >: a bit quirky (I have to find and then replace?) but w ...
- 9/18, 4pm
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that being only the second time in 2 years I've lost sleep due to the neighbours getting it on, I suppose I oughtta feel bad for *them*.
- 9/14, 10am
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finally managed a visit to the New! Improved! Irish Heather for beer with @mary13
- 9/12, 6pm
from mobile web
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woke up to a growling and gurgling stomach, and not in a hungry way. This never ends well. Good thing clients are off today.
- 9/1, 8am
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Moving 48,180 items to "Vault" / 70.9GB of 188.4GB - About 4 hours. (Firewire -> USB 2.0 is surprisingly slow)
- 8/30, 10pm
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so, apparently there's an election going on in the US right now? How come no one on Twitter is talking about it? Oh. Wait.
- 8/29, 10am
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actually, MacBook, I *wouldn't* like you to open that CSS file in GoLive.
- 8/27, 11am
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@RyanBarr - "across the board" includes IE6. Hence the smile.
- 8/19, 12pm
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why do I always hear such bad radio static during on-hold music? It's 2008.
- 8/14, 1pm
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is it really procrastination if getting to the design revision a week+ later produces a *much better* result? Or, "waiting for inspiration"?
- 8/12, 2pm
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beer tip: Indica from Lost Coast in Eureka, CA. I haven't tried it yet, but 3(!) random people commented on it between store and home.
- 8/11, 6pm
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sleep-wise the 3 hour jet lag isn't much of a problem, but damn if I don't really need lunch at 11.
- 8/11, 11am
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