Disorderly Content

2011-09-30

Thursday's Tweets

07:46 RT @billamend: Imperial March played on two floppy drives... http://t.co/1vR6qJf2 [Awesome. Reminds my of RF music from ancient IBM 1620.]
11:22 This is the Texas Miracle that Rick Perry wants to foist on the rest of the country? Jeepers. http://t.co/oE5rSFyV
11:24 Amazon demonstrates yet again (as with HP) that the best way to succeed with a non-iPad tablet is to sell them below cost.
11:27 Having been redshirted in a @barryeisler novel, I really need one of these: http://t.co/I3N5yjYM
13:31 If Amazon uses its profits on content to subsidize its tablet, why couldn't Apple fight back by subsidizing its content (books, music)?
13:56 @scapersuse It's an old, sad story. Check out paragraph 4 of this review: http://t.co/8H2LYGs8
13:58 @barryeisler I'll want you to autograph my red shirt when it arrives.
14:07 @scapersuse Definitely. Although he beat one friend to death with a bicycle in his previous book. I died quietly offstage. It is to weep.
14:25 Pat Buchanan hangs out with creepy racist? Yeah, I'm shocked too. http://t.co/c4jvC1H6
15:08 Oracle press release calls Autonomy's CEO a liar. So that's what honesty looks like. http://t.co/8WRKpzsW
16:17 “I am #teachers …and you can too!” Join @Stephenathome & @Melindagates Foundation to raise $100K for teachers! http://t.co/hRm1YK3W
18:06 Crappy alternatives to the Kindle Fire that cost more. This is tech journalism? Feh. http://t.co/CAvvdJkY via @daringfireball

2011-09-29

Wednesday's Tweets

08:16 The new Kindles look really interesting. Want to see them and try them out.
10:36 Good CNN piece about @paulandstorm and why I'm willing to fly cross-country to geek cruise with them next February. http://t.co/YmlzEbXG
10:43 Probably not safe for work, if major brands advertised on condom wrappers. Finger lickin' good? http://t.co/GPxEb5PC

2011-09-28

Tuesday's Tweets

11:20 A Hezbollah threat in Cuba? Oh, Michele Bachmann, how we're going to miss you. (House Intelligence Committee? Really?) http://t.co/sfBiwUwO
12:35 @ThePlumLineGS A 3rd party is unknown, so it's got to be better. In tech, we call it "My vaporware is better than your shipping product."
12:40 Here's a surprise: that amazing German engineering comes with amazing German customer service. http://t.co/WcnsOsMx
14:56 AT&T, your customer support line sucks. Kept me waiting, then hung up on me. Not feeling the love, or the support.
16:19 Been locked out of one website for over a week. Battled my way through AT&T Support and finally got it straightened out. Victory!
19:38 "Kiss me where I've never been kissed before." "You mean like Salt Lake City?" God, I've missed Big Bang Theory.
20:22 Best. Group. Shot. Ever. http://t.co/yn2K6qEF

2011-09-27

Monday's Tweets

04:52 Fire alarm last night at the hotel. Didn't have to evacuate, but it certainly interrupted my night's sleep. Groggy all day, I fear.
04:53 Leaving CA in a few hours. Sad. Changing planes at DFW, then home to CA. Glad.
05:47 RT @ebertchicago: Rick Perry has "Electile Dysfunction?" Now there's a phrase that could catch on. http://t.co/94gUbzIK [Hee!]
07:36 On the bus to the airport, way too early for my flight. WiFi on the way; how very civilized.
09:17 Pearson Airport in Toronto has free WiFi and outlets in the seats. Oh, Canada. You make me weep for (most of) America.
09:34 @scapersuse Tired. Fire alarm at 1:30am. Didn't have to evacuate, but took long time to fall asleep. At the airport enjoying free WiFi.
09:37 @scapersuse It's about 3 hours from now. The bus ride took a while, but check-in & Customs were quick. So now I listen to audiobooks.
09:38 @scapersuse Yeah, and I was so looking forward to a good night's sleep! That Murphy's Law guy's a real vicious sod.
09:47 Met my first Saskatchewanian on the workshop. Ron would have easily fit in on Dog River. And yes, I know it's not a real place. #cornergas
09:56 @scapersuse They warned me to allow 2 hours for Customs. Still, between WiFi and my iDevices, I'll be okay. Wish I wasn't going home yet.
11:06 @My_Cast You're welcome. Thanks for building such a great iPhone app!
11:11 Bigots are pissed that they're being discriminated against for their bigotry. Shocking, I know. http://t.co/2NVS1uZk
11:52 Flight to DFW is delayed. So far my connection to SFO isn't at risk. So far.
14:41 @KeriSterling Sounds good. Think they'll deliver to 38,000 feet?
14:45 @scapersuse I think it'll be okay. And if it isn't, it could mean a night in Dallas. Not exactly the end of the world. (Typed at 38k feet)
16:30 Just landed at DFW. Still an hour before my next flight.
17:07 Connection to SFO is 38 min late. Wish I'd known before I bought that unimpressive tuna sandwich.
17:19 @scapersuse No worries. At least I got to eat. It's a long way to the Left Coast.
18:10 On the plane. Still a whole lot of hours to go. (You can tell my endurance is running out, can't you?)
21:54 A flight with no WiFi? How did I survive? And yet I did.

2011-09-24

Friday's Tweets

20:15 Long day photo workshopping. Rain spoiled our street photography plans, so we ended up in an abandoned brick factory. Cool stuff.

2011-09-23

Thursday's Tweets

07:03 In-room Internet is finally working. Still, much better people watching (okay, girl watching) down in the lobby.
18:48 Back from dinner with @chrusmarquardt and the photo workshop folks. The edumacation starts tomorrow bright and early. Okay, not early.

2011-09-22

Wednesday's Tweets

08:32 Went looking for breakfast and then a walk around downtown Toronto. Got back to the hotel soaked to the skin. Oh, the humidity!
08:32 RT @JohnRossBowie: Facebook is the crazy single girl who keeps rearranging furniture because THAT's gonna stop the voices. [So that's it!]
08:34 Just got the email: I'm now permanent Platinum in American Airlines' frequent flyer program. Worship me.
08:53 @scapersuse Good thing I brought an umbrella *and* a raincoat.
12:50 You know those "arrr"s we ejaculate on Talk Like a Pirate Day? All lies. Have you no shame, Disney? (Short answer: no.) http://t.co/PP865pu9
18:38 In-room Ethernet is broken, so I have to use the free WiFi in the hotel lobby. #FirstWorldProblem
19:12 @scapersuse The pleasure was entirely mine. Thanks for a fun evening!

2011-09-21

Tuesday's Tweets

05:17 Up way too early. Waiting at San Bruno BART for the train to the airport.
06:19 Free Wifi at SFO? About damn time. Thank you, AmEx for the sponsored access!
06:21 50%? 1%? The point still stands! (Oh, Nikki.) http://t.co/bpWb0i6l
06:39 On the plane to LAX. Then I get to kill some time before the long flight to Toronto.
09:46 I can see WiFi but no power from SFO to LAX, but to Toronto? Hope my battery holds out...
09:55 Just remembered to turn data roaming off on my phone. Don't want to think about the bill. *shudder*
11:09 Inflight WiFi was $10 at the start of the flight. Now it's $13. Howcum? Good thing I bought it early.
12:49 Flight is bumpy. Make it stop, please.
16:36 My cheap hotel room turns out to be perfectly nice. And there's even free Internet. Wired, even!
16:37 @sledge149 I'm guessing it has something to do with the size and cost of the cast. But I agree it sucks. Love Eureka.

2011-09-20

Monday's Tweets

08:17 In honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day, @paulandstorm's Captain's Wife's Lament. See you guys on the cruise in February! http://t.co/GcDKIe3g
08:30 "I refuse to believe that corporations are people until Texas executes one." http://t.co/qmPUjLHZ
10:36 Laundry getting laundered, boarding pass printed. Off to Toronto tomorrow, singing Blame Canada all the way!
14:55 RT @RizzoTees: It all makes sense now! Why Netflix is splitting in two http://t.co/UR5u7DoP HT @michaeltomko [Oh, now I get it!]
15:34 RT @joshtpm: Oooofff. Sharpton just dropped a "Willard" on Mitt Romney. #gettinserious [At least he didn't call him Mittens.]
18:50 Bad news: The software on my Flip Video doesn't work on Mac OS Lion and it never will. Good news: I never liked that software anyway.
20:34 @VictoriaDahl Seems to me you have to wait at least 30 days before you repurchase or it doesn't count. Or so I was told by a broker once.

2011-09-19

Sunday's Tweets

06:06 @KobeATL If it's any consolation, I like you much better without permanent artwork.
12:35 Racing to finish lunch before today's shoot, I ended up with mustard up my nose. But in a dignified way.
19:47 Catching up with old episodes of @TheDailyShow. Amazingly, I went an entire week without seeing anything on TV. That never happens.

2011-09-18

Saturday's Tweets

11:34 Preparing for my Toronto trip. Parking at BART: check. Slightly less obscenely expensive AT&T iPhone service in Canada: check.
17:26 “They laughed at Columbus, at Fulton, at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.” - Carl Sagan. http://t.co/UChbAnvn

2011-09-17

Friday's Tweets

10:42 I'm now following @TheWinotaur, who's kind of the Bizarro World version of @TheMacalope, who's just kind of awesome.
12:09 After a somewhat shaky start, last night's shoot with the beautiful Melissa Jean was great fun. And then there was sushi!

2011-09-16

Thursday's Tweets

07:08 According to @thinkgeek, 44 years ago today Mr. Spock first said "Live long & prosper." So? Have we?
07:39 RT @ebertchicago: ROFL! Two versions of the same photo caption, minutes apart: http://t.co/8kS4JhFK [Maybe it sounds nicer in Italian.]
07:41 How *do* you say "unfuckable lardarse" in Italian?
07:50 @barryeisler Wait! There's a "free" association? Where do I sign up?
08:04 @thinkgeek I did get a "Not yet" from one of my Scaper friends. BTW, love the ears!
08:35 A friend's FB post reminded me of a co-op job I really wanted. It went to a classmate who didn't take it. He was killed on 9/11. Weird, huh?
13:25 Picked up a package. Got to my car and thought, man, they did a rotten job at the carwash. Took a moment to realize it wasn't my car.
14:22 "Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever." Brilliant. http://t.co/5BZYJF0C (via kottke.org)
14:27 George Lucas, now you've gone too far. Too. Far. http://t.co/6ezyHEPe (Emma Stone, I want you. So much.)
14:38 @VictoriaDahl C'mon, Victoria! You have to admit that Rush suggesting someone else is overweight raises the chutzpah bar to new heights.

2011-09-15

Wednesday's Tweets

10:39 @VictoriaDahl So excited you mistyped your editor's Twitter name? That's seriously excited!
10:42 @VictoriaDahl It is? You mean like Vic-to-ri-a-a-ah?
17:57 Interview is done. On BART and headed for home.
21:08 Not so much a review of @barryeisler's latest as an epic pissing contest between two semi-sane writers: http://t.co/XT7rW2eT
21:15 @barryeisler I was grading on the curve. Not knowing Blake, I imagined him as sane. So he and Konrath average to semi-sane.
21:20 @barryeisler You mean Blake is the one lobed man? Or was that the guy who killed Kimble's wife? No, that was one arm...
21:40 RT @lomara: A portion of the money generated by today's Doctor Horrible @teefury shirt goes to Club Mo @motancharoen. I bought 1 [Me too.]

2011-09-14

Tuesday's Tweets

08:02 Breakfast, then on the road for home. My car doesn't know the shortcut through Yosemite. Guess it's good I do.
13:09 Driving through Yosemite. http://t.co/SkMjCGb
13:10 A URL in a fortune cookie? That's new. www.myfreefortune.com
17:15 Panic time! Recruiter called about my interview. She thought it was today. (It's tomorrow.) My heart will return to normal any time now.

2011-09-13

Monday's Tweets

08:17 Morning on Mono Lake. http://t.co/2Ht5IEB
09:07 I sold 7 images today through @shutterstock! My gallery is here: http://t.co/aq3Ip66
15:07 Top of the world, ma! (Devils Postpile) http://t.co/H9y981T
17:55 My road trip is almost done. Tomorrow I drive back to the Bay Area via Yosemite. Might take a picture if there's anything worth shooting.
18:54 Okay, @shutterstock, enough is enough. You reject images for noise, then reject the edits for use of noise reduction. Your reviewers suck.
19:15 Repugs cheer Texas executions, letting uninsured die. So much for "kinder, gentler nation".
19:36 LA Times architecture critic hates new Apple campus because it's suburban? Ironic much, LA Guy? http://t.co/mSGKXOQ
20:31 @gruber My COBRA's around $600 per month. And an equivalent policy will be a whole lot more when that coverage runs out.

2011-09-12

Sunday's Tweets

05:10 Way too early. Again. http://t.co/ZsnwRur
08:03 Done with balloon photography for another year. Now breakfast before I head to Mono Lake.
09:03 I sold 3 images today through @shutterstock! My gallery is here: http://t.co/aq3Ip66
11:44 Mono Lake. http://t.co/G6wznbj
16:13 Rain in Mammoth Lakes. But the good news is that it's relatively dry where I wanted to shoot tomorrow. Hope it stays that way.
19:55 Score one for Travelocity. Alpenhof in Mammoth Lakes was a great find, and their restaurant is most excellent. Happy boy.
20:19 From the "Never Seen That Before" file: Strawberry Goat Cheese Bread Pudding. How could I not order that? http://t.co/IL47TGm

2011-09-11

Saturday's Tweets

07:07 Watching the balloons inflate. http://t.co/Uf8HcdE
09:04 I sold 5 images today through @shutterstock! My gallery is here: http://t.co/aq3Ip66
19:42 @froonium @lomara No love for RCA CED? Sigh. http://t.co/ptdPEo1
19:44 @froonium @lomara Never mind. I'd forgotten that CED = SelectaVision.

2011-09-10

Friday's Tweets

09:04 I sold 12 images today through @shutterstock! My gallery is here: http://t.co/aq3Ip66
10:00 On my way to Reno to shoot hot air balloons.
18:10 To misquote Ronald Reagan quoting actor Dana Andrews in The Bridges of Toko-Ri, where do we find such women? http://t.co/Oh8vLWM

2011-09-09

Thursday's Tweets

09:08 I sold 20 images today through @shutterstock! My gallery is here: http://t.co/aq3Ip66
20:57 Back from SF and dinner with my photographer friend JJ. It was fun catching up. I miss the gang from the group shoot days.

2011-09-08

Wednesday's Tweets

07:10 Happy Birthday to me! Today I turn 39. (Decimal got too depressing, so now I'm using hex.)
07:37 RT @JohnFugelsang: Rick Perry cut Texas Volunteer Fire Dept funding 75%, now asking Federal Gov't for money to fight fires. Any questions?
09:09 I sold 29 images today through @shutterstock! My gallery is here: http://t.co/aq3Ip66
10:56 @millhouseyiddo Thanks, Martyn. Today will be uneventful. Saving the fun for the weekend: hot air balloons in Reno!
11:02 Would you spend $5 to help save a bit of history? I just did. http://t.co/qAqx3Ls
14:17 Reading new bio of Davy Crockett. Able to charm his way into Congress, a total failure while he was there. Tea Party would have loved him.
19:21 In my seat at @SJRep with 10 minutes to spare. Judging by the instruments onstage, it's a musical.
22:31 Back from @SJRep. Spring Awakening is a sad story, as only a 19th century German could write. But the music helped & the cast was amazing.
22:32 Got to say hi to the cast after the show. One actress was Lucy the Slut in Avenue Q at SJ Stage. She was less slutty in this one.

2011-09-07

Tuesday's Tweets

09:08 I sold 6 images today through @shutterstock! My gallery is here: http://t.co/aq3Ip66
09:08 I got 13 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://t.co/xePV6Mw
09:57 "I may have my facts wrong. But that's not the point." - Matt Croke on the @reduced podcast.
10:22 Really? Macarena is only the second worst song of the 90s? http://t.co/dKcfWEf
15:24 @paulandstorm Since you mentioned Enormous Penis, did you ever see the Farscape fan video I made from it? http://t.co/AmBIKL8
17:39 Recruiter scheduled a call, now more than an hour late. Try as I might, I can't see this glass as half full.
19:12 A study in contrasts: Cisco got rid of a bunch of people, but did it with grace. Yahoo fired their CEO in the clumsiest way possible.

2011-09-06

Monday's Tweets

09:08 I sold 18 images today through @shutterstock! My gallery is here: http://t.co/aq3Ip66
09:08 I got 21 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://t.co/xePV6Mw
17:39 Little road trip today through Carmel Valley. Love my GPS-enabled camera. Makes figuring out where the heck I got to so much simpler.

2011-09-05

Sunday's Tweets

08:12 Photo shoot yesterday in a public park. Lighting challenges, but the results were pretty good. Studio shoot tonight. http://t.co/CebumIg
09:02 I sold 10 images today through @shutterstock! My gallery is here: http://t.co/aq3Ip66
09:02 I got 17 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://t.co/xePV6Mw
18:32 Tonight's shoot is canceled. I'm sad for the model, who's sick. And also for me, who's bored. Okay, mostly for me.

2011-09-04

Saturday's Tweets

09:03 I sold 21 images today through @shutterstock! My gallery is here: http://t.co/aq3Ip66
15:25 @mariancall Cary Grant is only your 2nd favorite? Who's #1?

2011-09-03

Friday's Tweets

09:10 I sold 23 images today through @shutterstock! My gallery is here: http://t.co/aq3Ip66
09:16 Rick Perry is harshing Michele Bachmann's electoral mellow? I *so* wanted her to be the Repug nominee. http://t.co/gimwKzA
10:03 RT @leeunkrich: And you thought 'Up' made you cry... (via @jcodfishpie) http://t.co/eRQi3Mb [Dismay production indeed.]
11:35 MSFT opening a store at Valley Fair? Right across from the Apple Store? Aren't they suffering enough? http://t.co/aMOcjyu
19:31 At a coffee shop in Sararoga watching @mariancall do her concert setup thing. Fun!
20:04 It begins. @mariancall http://t.co/iXZsApI

2011-09-02

Thursday's Tweets

09:09 I sold 14 images today through @shutterstock! My gallery is here: http://t.co/aq3Ip66
09:10 I got 5 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://t.co/xePV6Mw
10:39 RT @hensoncompany: I think a few of our #Farscape fans will agree with #8 on @io9's latest list! http://t.co/cCUMLPV [A dark day at SyFy.]

2011-09-01

Wednesday's Tweets

09:07 I sold 31 images today through @shutterstock! My gallery is here: http://t.co/aq3Ip66
09:07 I got 10 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://t.co/xePV6Mw
09:39 "If your website is full of assholes, it's your fault." I agree; it's how I ran a friend's online forum. http://t.co/ZhQFwSl
10:23 Christine O'Donnell hasn't been tossed aside this much since college. http://t.co/2ufteGq