Disorderly Content

2011-03-31

Wednesday's Tweets

16:28 Scott Adams says his incendiary post was a parody. Scott Adams desperately needs to work on his parody skills. http://bit.ly/ecfJxG

2011-03-30

Tuesday's Tweets

05:56 Beginning the trip home. Car returned, headed to the terminal. Too darn early, but you knew that.
06:23 The WiFi is free, and the slot machines are silent. Morning at McCarran.
09:04 I got 7 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
09:18 Just landed on San Jose. Wait for my bag and then head to work.
10:04 Back at my desk. Feels like forever, when it's really been just three days.
10:25 BTW, Vegas TSA sent me through the metal detector instead of the full body scanner. Guess there are some things they don't want to see.
13:20 Android is open, and open is better. Except when it's Google, which can't be open and still beat Apple. http://bit.ly/hkr3ys

2011-03-29

Monday's Tweets

09:31 Last day in Vegas. Where shall I go & what shall I shoot today?
12:34 Finally finished listening to How To Read The Bible. Fascinating book, and devastating to anyone who takes the Bible as the Word of God.
12:36 Now listening to Born Standing Up, Steve Martin's biography of himself as comedian.
16:04 @wilw Comment that seems to be relevant but is in fact completely incomprehensible. #howisthisunusual?

2011-03-28

Sunday's Tweets

08:20 Off to check out a ghost town.
14:35 Remind me never to set foot in CT again. (State Trooper assholery.) http://bit.ly/en8cyp
14:47 Killing time before a show @ LV Hilton. This involves beer. If I had less time to wait, it might involve gin instead.
14:48 @lomara Wish I were there. Want to see/hear her again.
15:22 @lomara Maybe a little. I'll make sure to catch her next time she's in the Bay Area.
18:20 German band in German restaurant is playing Edelweiss. I like it. Or maybe that's the hefeweizen talking.
18:23 Forgot how much fun we used to have in beer halls in Germany. No travel in this job, dammit. At least not yet.

2011-03-27

Saturday's Tweets

18:08 FIrst solo visit to Red Rock Canyon. No other photographers, no models, no nudidity (theirs or mine).
18:12 First photo stop was Mt. Charleston. Somebody forgot to tell them that spring has sprung. http://plixi.com/p/87182944
18:13 Second stop was Red Rock. Quite the contrast, wouldn't you say? (Can't put two photos on one tweet? Really?) http://plixi.com/p/87183166
18:17 Scott Adams of Dilbert fame is a dick, and not in a good way. http://jezebel.com/5786019/dilbert-creator-deletes-misogynist-rant
18:26 @GeeCarl I used to pretend to be an engineer. Some of us know how to think of women as equals even as we lust after y'all.
18:30 @GeeCarl Good for you, and even better for him! As for Adams, he was a lot funnier before he started taking himself seriously.
19:15 Waiter at Carnegie Deli told me I look like Richard Dreyfuss. Usually I get Spielberg.
21:07 Principal shuts down school newspaper for accuracy. Or something. WTF was he thinking? http://huff.to/hAb479

2011-03-26

Friday's Tweets

06:55 New iPad accessories! Wooden Smart Cover: http://bit.ly/clFK6i Compact Flash card reader: http://bit.ly/dLs38T Want 'em both.
06:57 Via @thinkgeek, this: http://j.mp/i5UqoP only makes sense after you've seen this: http://bit.ly/8gOZXi
08:07 @annvosspeterson @VictoriaDahl Congratulations to you both. Couldn't happen to nicer people! #RitaGH
08:11 Newt: Obama did what I demanded; that couldn't have been more wrong! http://bit.ly/gRJe2q
08:17 @annvosspeterson Yeah, me too. Hanging out among all you writers is a great time. Darn this day job and its limited vacation!
08:18 @annvosspeterson I'd like that. Where will RT be in 2012?
08:28 I new Rebecca Black's song sucked, but I didn't know it was ripped off Dylan: http://bit.ly/ij90v9
09:30 I'm going to a Meetup with Bay Area Fine Art and Fashion http://meetu.ps/Nq9s
09:46 @VictoriaDahl You know, you could always drop into conversation that you've changed your mind...
09:49 @alwayscoffee Great minds and all that. That must be it. @VictoriaDahl
09:56 Love listening to the Angry Mac Bastards podcast. So furious! Make me seem calm and sane by comparison. http://bit.ly/eURiYT
10:25 Yet another way to help Japan through the crisis: Songs For Japan on iTunes. All proceeds to the Red Cross. http://bit.ly/hFsZOM
10:42 "RIM has 2 CEOs and 3 COOs. Why expect straight answers from a company that can’t even decide who’s in charge?" http://bit.ly/gcziSf
11:01 I guess it's not just good for a Repug politician to be a bigot. It's practically mandatory. http://wapo.st/e2ENA8
13:39 @alwayscoffee You do realize that thanks to you and @VictoriaDahl I've had to completely reevaluate my concept of ladylike behavior, right?
13:42 Should leave for airport soon. Problem is I'm already there. #WayTooEarly #BigSurprise
16:08 Flight delayed somewhere between 5 & 25 minutes. Wish they'd stop changing the number; I'm getting dizzy.
16:29 On the plane. Looks like a full flight. Friday night to Vegas? Who'd have thought?
19:20 Flight was uneventful, drive to hotel was pretty stress-free. Now I'm in my room and thinking about dinner.

2011-03-25

Thursday's Tweets

05:38 Google: We're not evil & too big to fuck with anyway. Judge: Doesn't make what you're doing right. *slap* http://bit.ly/dTAZeV
10:12 Wingnut declares 1st Amendment only applies to Christians. So wrong on so many levels. http://tpm.ly/e37rmy
11:43 What's up with Apple Mail's Insert List command? Is there really no way to end the list once you've started? Help and Google are no help.
17:18 Someone's writing a sequel to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? This just might not suck. (The original book isn't so hot, BTW.) http://bit.ly/g9owtz
17:34 @neilgrayston a very happy birthday, Neil. Now get to work and give me some new Eureka, okay?
19:24 Okay, all packed. After work tomorrow I'm off to Vegas. Might take a photo or two while I'm there.

2011-03-24

Wednesday's Tweets

08:08 For Conservatives, where they stand depends on what they taste. http://huff.to/fr6bzd
08:54 On a web conference. Somebody put us on hold, complete with Raindrops Are Falling on my Head hold music.
10:42 RT @GeorgeTakei: Former SNL star Victoria Jackson thinks Glee is turning boys gay. I think Victoria Jackson more to blame for that. [Hee!]
11:59 Via @KeithOlbermann, NY Times obit of Liz Taylor comes from beyond the grave. http://bit.ly/g4l6Ld
15:17 "Who could have guessed, 42 years later, that [Billy] Graham’s son would be even dumber and more racist?" http://bit.ly/h1cyyL
19:40 Netflix Instant introduced me to Ctrl. http://bit.ly/gWcm2m And Ctrl introduced me to Cat Jahnke. http://mysp.ac/gm4jNM Serendipity rocks.

2011-03-23

Tuesday's Tweets

08:54 @iPhoneAlley Macintosh SE. Loved that little machine.
11:20 Mitt blasts Obama for being nuanced. Only among Repugs could that be seen as a weakness. http://wapo.st/eztPka
11:53 My biggest iPad 2 complaint: with the black leather Smart Cover, I have trouble telling the front from the back. Keep putting it on wrong.
12:06 When I tweet about iStuff, I get Free iStuff spam replies. Which is stupid (okay, stupider), since I already have the iStuff I'm tweeting.
12:53 Judge rules against Google's massive copyright land grab for unclaimed works. Fascinating reading. http://1.usa.gov/hJ24uw
18:41 My main reason for heading to Vegas this weekend is a no go. So all I'm left with is, it's Vegas. Oh, and I desperately need a change.
18:50 @WendyHembrock I really need to invent something good to not tell. The truth is so darn boring...
19:53 I'm slightly relieved to discover that my Netflix Instant problems aren't just me. Thought my DSL had gone fluky. http://engt.co/eIg2BH

2011-03-22

Monday's Tweets

06:54 RT @jakonrath: @BarryEisler Walks Away from $500,000 Deal to Self-Publish. tinyurl.com/4zbgczt” [Not all revolutions involve guns.]
09:21 RT @iPhoneAlley: Worst part of the AT&T/T-Mobile merge = No more Carly Foulkes. [Now that would be a tragedy.]
09:23 @VictoriaDahl @alwayscoffee I admit to concern about the level of interest @jakonrath shows toward @BarryEisler's testicular fortitude.
09:26 In honor of the first day of spring, I bring you Spring Surprise: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEuIrJTzD28
11:17 One more reason to avoid Best Buy: roving bands of rabid DirecTV salescritters threatening to gnaw your bones. Makes me long for Fry's.

2011-03-21

Sunday's Tweets

16:27 Catching up with old TV shows on Netflix Instant. Somewhere between Better Off Ted & The IT Crowd is my employer.

2011-03-20

Saturday's Tweets

10:05 @seanbonner @gruber Accidental exposure is a danger; intentional exposure is assumed to be controlled & safe. A natural wrong assumption.
13:43 I picked a bad day for running errands, although the downpour has since dropped off to a moderate rain.
14:08 RT @reduced: Is your Blackberry not working? This diagnostic video might help. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG39jKi0lI [Insightful!]
15:38 If you despise Rudy Giuliani as much as I do, you'll get a huge laugh out of this: http://bit.ly/fV3tSM
15:39 RT @SethMacFarlane: According to box office returns, Mars does not in fact need moms. [Oh, snap!]
16:39 I wonder: If a state passes an anti-sharia law, would that outlaw halal markets & restaurants? What public interest would that serve?

2011-03-19

Friday's Tweets

06:34 Right elbow hurts something awful. Strained it go-karting yesterday. Wonder how long the pain'll last.
08:32 "I’m beginning to think the GOP is so paranoid about “Sharia Law” because it's too Liberal." - @KeithOlbermann http://bit.ly/e8HPNi
09:07 I got 6 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
09:38 @Hazaka @KeithOlbermann Who says you have to understand something to oppose it? Not the GOP, clearly.
09:54 @Profikiskery Grand Old Party. So where's my ten bucks?
09:56 @Profikiskery Funny how you can *know* something that isn't true. Didn't need to Google it.
10:55 @tesmith99 @keitholbermann Glad to know that I exemplify *something*. I had my doubts.
11:12 Ticketmaster emails me about the Charlie Sheen LIVE tour! Train wreck, anyone? Tempting. http://bit.ly/eu6qNy
11:15 My first Twitterbomb! I quote @KeithOlbermann, he RTs, & now my iPhone's buzzing like mad. Feels kind of good, actually. (TMI?)
11:19 @MonicaKaye Front, but off to the side a bit. Nice of you to ask!
11:27 Tornado warnings on the San Francisco Peninsula? What fresh weather hell is this?
15:45 RT @Molly23: I asked, and Chipotle delivered. http://yfrog.com/h231249429j [Now that's customer service!]

2011-03-18

Thursday's Tweets

11:07 Presidential poll finds Charlie Sheen's a more viable candidate than Sarah Palin. You can't make this stuff up. http://gaw.kr/dFAMWm
12:18 Funny; I just bought one of their apps this morning. (Panic donates to Japan relief.) http://bit.ly/hjMFhp
14:09 Go-karting with my coworkers. That's some hard work!
17:03 A medley of Simpsons songs. Cool. http://www.tvsquad.com/2011/03/17/the-simpsons-songs-medley/
17:54 Just completed an employee survey. Honesty is to be encouraged, but I may have been a leetle *too* honest.

2011-03-17

Wednesday's Tweets

09:52 Autoadjusting clock was way off this morning, so I've been up since 4. Power failure, luckily as I finished getting dressed. A good day.
11:14 You know what's amazing? The power failure at home was the *high* point of my morning.
15:45 RT @BonesMcCoy: I'm offering free lobotomies to anyone who needs it after seeing this video - http://t.co/jq4pIVZ [An icepick to the brain.]
15:56 Huh. Did Google sneak Android's Linux underpinnings out from under the GPL? http://huff.to/eow6LK
21:42 I bet he's heard all the jokes. http://bit.ly/hsGlxA

2011-03-16

Tuesday's Tweets

09:05 I got 10 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5

2011-03-15

Monday's Tweets

09:06 I got 16 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
09:10 Good news: my employer matches charity donations. Bad news: Planned Parenthood isn't on their recipient list. But Japan relief orgs are.
17:35 The Japanese find Gilbert Gottfried in poor taste? Jeeze, what took them so long?
21:20 A Child's Christmas in Whales #HigherStakesChildrensBooks

2011-03-14

Sunday's Tweets

07:11 Up way too early. Darn you, DST! Today will be learning with @TheFlashBus & lots of photo friends.
07:33 Downloading GarageBand to my iPad. It's taking its time; I wonder if Apple's servers are feeling the pain of iPad 2 fever.
08:49 Gonna be a good day. http://plixi.com/p/83744273
09:04 I got 17 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
11:28 Enjoying the heck out of @TheFlashBus tour. Sad for you if you miss it.
13:47 RT @TheFlashBus: David Hobby: "In this situation, your lighting isnt significant unless you can talk her into the shower." [Context is all.]

2011-03-13

Saturday's Tweets

06:52 Two years ago a friend insisted that any concern about nuclear power was overblown & unjustified. Wonder if he still thinks so. #Fukushima
06:55 @fraggletastic Really? Explosion at the site? A year's worth of radiation every hour? Suggestions that the water supply is unsafe?
06:58 @fraggletastic We clearly have different definitions of "proof". And this isn't over by a long shot. Come back to me in a month or two.
07:02 @fraggletastic Doesn't sound like either one to me: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/03/11/earthquake-japan-nuclear-reactor.html
07:55 One drag about my new iPad: iTunes loaded all the apps I have on my phone, but not all the folder info. Gonna have to recreate all that.
08:09 @MsCaliLogan If it's bad today, it was 10x worse last night. I was in line almost 4 hours at my local mall.
09:04 I got 37 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
11:47 Sitting on the patio at Domaine Carneros. Time for a little wine before our photo Meetup.
14:25 Photographers in the wild. http://plixi.com/p/83552984
20:25 Why am I surprised to discover that Michele Bachmann doesn't know anything about American history?
21:33 CNBC's Larry Kudlow is a ghoul, is okay with carnage in Japan if their economy isn't similarly wiped out. http://bit.ly/fMbwr4

2011-03-12

Friday's Tweets

08:14 RT @GeorgeTakei: Today we are all Japanese. Give $10 to help. Text REDCROSS to 90999, or click http://ow.ly/4ctzx Pls RT! [Just donated.]
10:03 RT @MythBusters: RT @tomhanks: The Lennon/McCartney of Mythbusters. http://say.ly/eMEbpk [Tom Hanks is now officially nerd cool.]
13:22 Sounds like the lines at Apple Stores are crazy, with hours to go before iPad goes on sale on the Left Coast. What to do, what to do?
13:27 Glad to see Facebook is on top of their tech. My tweets are appearing on FB again after a month of brokenness.
14:25 Came within one click of ordering my iPad 2 instead of waiting in line. But I just couldn't do it. Guess I know where I'll be tonight...
15:41 On line at Valley Fair. 1:20 before they start selling, and at least 2 more hours of line in front of me.
18:25 I can see the entrance to the mall. Won't be long now. #iPad
18:42 I'm in the mall! And I have my ticket, so I know I'll get the one I want! #iPad
20:13 Home with my iPad. I got on line almost 2 hours before sales began, and they were already out of AT&T models when I reached the store.
20:14 Lucky I wanted the WiFi-only iPad. So why am I talking to you instead of playing with it?
22:30 AppleTV is really kind of amazing. Need to play with it a lot more.

2011-03-11

Thursday's Tweets

07:57 @paulandstorm [P] Happy Birthday, Paul. You don't look a day over... How old are you, anyway?
09:01 @iPhoneAlley I will, if the lines aren't too bad.
09:03 I got 2 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
09:17 @reduced And let's not forget Stormeo & Pauliet! #BetterWithPaul #ForgetNotStorm
09:34 Having one of those "shoes for the shoemaker's children" moments at work. Hard being a tech company when the tech doesn't work.
12:36 RT @kellyoxford: Julianne Moore probably took the role of Sarah Palin because actors win awards for playing handicapped people. [Snicker!]
14:19 To the New McCarthyites, Muslims are the new Jews.
19:22 Watching TiMER with Emma Caulfield. Forgot how much I loved Anya. (Xander was a dope.)

2011-03-10

Wednesday's Tweets

09:04 I got 20 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
13:22 Credit card processor VeriFone uses Microsoftian FUD tactics against small rival Square. http://bit.ly/gQyAeA
13:29 This is why I love the Internet. Make sure you read to the end. http://thebloggess.com/2011/03/dear-wil-wheaton/
13:32 So Rep. Peter King is fine with terrorists, even those who kill Americans, just as long as they're Irish terrorists. http://gaw.kr/hnKrUt
19:11 RT @wilw: I stand with the unions in Wisconsin, and wherever unions & their members are under attack by the Koch Bros and their GOP toadies.
19:36 Walker and the Wisconsin Repugs have lit the fuse. I hope it doesn't blow them all straight to hell.

2011-03-09

Tuesday's Tweets

13:48 @VictoriaDahl Easier, maybe. But so much less entertaining.
13:51 Fox News' Steve Doocy: "The problem with this (TSA) program is it would be really easy to fake. Just put somebody else's DNA in your mouth."
14:52 I think I'm on the mend. Must be those massive doses of orange juice and chicken soup. It's a comfort food thing.
19:22 @meatflag Sadly, it's not true: http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/carpark.asp
20:22 RT @tawnafenske: Love this. RT @ScrewyDecimal: WI public librarian refuses to be a scapegoat. Powerful read: http://bit.ly/ftIDic [Me too.]

2011-03-08

Monday's Tweets

08:42 A clueless Repuglican? Who knew? (John McCain thinks iPads are made in America.) http://tpm.ly/fCoVL1
09:08 I got 20 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
10:08 Fox News is right on top of alleged voter fraud. Real fraud? Not so much, at least when the fraudster's a Repug. http://bit.ly/h8NAV1
10:26 RT @JustaSunGod: What would you take for a "three-hour tour?" #GoingGilligan [Mary Ann, and not just for her coconut cream pies.]
15:45 If I were sick (and I am), this might make me feel better: http://j.mp/hf08Rb #tbbt
20:19 Fart jokes in Dennis the Menace. What's next, bestiality in Family Circus? http://wapo.st/i7AsgP

2011-03-07

Sunday's Tweets

09:02 I got 3 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
12:11 A quick burrito before my second photo shoot of the weekend.
18:22 @paulandstorm [P] Carol Burnett talks about making the movie in her book, This Time Together. She would not disagree with your assessment.
19:46 Watching 2010 on Blu-Ray. I accept that 2001 is the far greater achievement, and yet it leaves me cold.

2011-03-06

Saturday's Tweets

11:31 In SF for a shoot. Tall Eastern European blonde. Pity me.
20:11 Those articulate & passionate callers into Right Wing Radio? As phony as the hosts. Another find Clear Channel product. http://t.co/DmBVwqh

2011-03-05

Friday's Tweets

07:41 TGIPF! Not just a Friday, but a payday Friday!
09:29 Great Coco rip on iPad 2: http://video.teamcoco.com/video/conan.jsp?oid=245467
14:49 I knew about In-N-Out's Secret Menu, but there's an even more secret Super Secret one! Wish I hadn't just had lunch. http://bit.ly/hNqOsU
14:54 See? Even Hitler thinks Gov. Walker's a dipshit. Downfall strikes again! http://bit.ly/eAwOhX

2011-03-04

Thursday's Tweets

11:16 HolgaDirect: When you want thousands of dollars of modern photo gear to produce cheap plastic results: http://bit.ly/hRH1IE
11:25 #WIunion protesters want to make Fox News un-liars, bring in fake palm trees. http://yfrog.com/h08midoj
12:04 RT @JustaSunGod: Wow this rocks! Nice find man! RT @trypnotik: Charlie Sheen Lorem Ipsum Generator http://ow.ly/47ouM [Genius. Sick genius.]
12:12 "Xoom is trim, light & very pretty, but placed next to iPad 2, it looks designed & built by angry Soviet prison labor." http://bit.ly/iapSDD
12:33 This is great: http://whitewhine.com/ But where the heck's the RSS feed? (Now that's irony!)
12:39 Newt's exploratory committee website uses stock photos for supporters. Guess real ones cost too much. http://t.co/S1QM07t via @jazzcattrio
14:09 @joshtpm People constantly confuse amiable with nice. Huckabee is merely amiable. (I had a manager like that. He fooled folks for a while.)
15:08 @paulandstorm [P] I plan to get one with 3G, even though I won't turn it on. It gives me options for the future.
19:09 Brooklyn judge shows the kind of honor in Mets case that Clarence Thomas has yet to put into evidence. http://nydn.us/gsLoxO
21:17 By attacking Natalie Portman, Mike Huckabee becomes this generation's Dan Quayle. http://bit.ly/eBVhnj

2011-03-03

Wednesday's Tweets

06:38 Via @TheMacalope, quite possibly the dumbest piece on Apple yet. Oh, CNN, what's wrong with you? http://bit.ly/eQna47
08:11 Listening to a web conference at work. Presenter is umm-ing and y'know-ing to beat the band. Gonna be a long hour.
08:57 United Airlines tries to get on the social network bandwagon, fails utterly. http://kottke.org/11/03/customer-service-on-twitter
09:00 When #2 has 4.4% market share, you know you have a monopoly. http://engt.co/gkxHKd
09:02 In Fox's universe, Wisconsin has palm trees. Really. http://bit.ly/gaAPyL
09:44 RT @thinkgeek: Web designers, there's a new tool for you--and it is made of 100% KITTENS: http://j.mp/eFPCPE [Too! Much! Cute!]
10:51 @joshtpm Good place for a PayPal Donate link? Dems to pay to keep Dems away.

2011-03-02

Tuesday's Tweets

11:12 Fox reporter lied about being punched at union demonstration. Is there nothing left to believe in? http://su.pr/2KTypC (Apparently not.)
16:32 @VictoriaDahl And lips that are just crying out to be kissed. (Didn't know lips could cry, did you?)
16:52 @mariancall Sad you're not coming to the Bay Area this trip.
17:10 @VictoriaDahl Chapter One? How trite! A truly creative writer would start with Chapter Five, or maybe Chapter Minus Three.
21:15 Finally got around to my taxes. All the data's in; now I just need to look for typos.

2011-03-01

Monday's Tweets

06:44 RT @ebertchicago: King wins, Oscar loses: My coverage of a baaaad Oscarcast. http://bit.ly/hj0mWk [Seems I didn't miss a thing.]
09:04 I got 3 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
09:45 @jennakimjones "Pretty & witty & bright is a devastating combination."
12:45 GOP budget plan will cost 700k jobs. Good thing mine's not among them. It isn't, right? http://bit.ly/fncPtz
15:53 Last night I was watching Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Today I see that Jane Russell has died. Somehow I feel responsible.