twitter weekly updates for 2009-01-04

By {ns} | January 4, 2009
  • Recent period of limited drinking has apparently reduced my tolerance, as proven by quickly getting trashed last night at the bar. #
  • hangover is slowly dissipating, and may be able to actually get some work in tonight which is desperately needed. #
  • was your christmas architecturally compliant? full specs and redlines: http://tr.im/2p7c #
  • last week was nonstop snow; this week it’s rain. i’ve seen the sun maybe a whole three hours the past week and a half. #
  • debugging on a monday morning is mental and psychological suicide. #
  • researching sxsw flights to austin. #
  • when i drive a zipcar, it ends up being its own mobile dance club between destinations. #
  • @nmyra haha, so damn true! a life without windows sounds like a good idea. in reply to nmyra #
  • you fail to realize how much you truly loved things until they’re gone, eh @nmyra? (re: missing numeric keypad) #
  • one of many things i hate about the holidays: severely disrupts focus and motivation, tho higher alcohol consumption could be the culprit. #
  • hate how the iphone automatically capitalizes “lol”. most things are merely “lol” funny and rarely “LOL” funny. #
  • wondering why xmas trees smell the best right before they know they are about to be tossed out. is it their last glimmer of hope? #
  • social networking is eroding all signs of proper grammar and punctuation. everything! does not! require! an exclamation point!!!!!! #
  • noticing my handwriting changes periodically (3-5 day periods), wondering if it’s dependent on mood or something else? #
  • “an optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. a pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.” -bill vaughan #
  • feeling pretty introverted, but anticipating the forthcoming changes. bon débarras 2008, enfin. #
  • burning a “death to 2008″ mix for the drive up to vancouver shortly. #
  • Arrived to Vancouver, tons of snow everywhere. #
  • Happy new year from Vancouver!!! #
  • Up and about finally. Glad 2008 is finally over and can look forward to change. #
  • One of the best things about Canada: hockey everywhere. #
  • Sitting at the Canada/WA border with a 1-2 hour wait. #ugh #
  • Still sitting at the border. This is fucking ridiculous. #
  • back home; hibernation period begins. #
  • trying to catch up on life this morning. #
  • finally setting up my @freshbooks stuff after using desktop-based studiometry for so long. #
  • sxsw registration + flight complete! #
  • apartment has finally been de-christmasfied. #
  • Loving that almost everything at @wholefoods is on sale. Woohoo! #
  • back from a much needed chill eve with friends, though a little too much wine. not even tired at this point. #
  • spending quality time this morning with coffee and google reader. #
  • @karj enjoyed your article on why twitter will die… some good obs and points. in reply to karj #
  • clearing off unnecessary files from backup drive, almost 1 million files. this will take a while… #
  • contemplating a trip to the bookstore to expand my reading options. #

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twitter weekly updates for 2008-12-28

By {ns} | December 28, 2008
  • seattle is buried under snow. #
  • apartment is a mess due to coming in and out of the snow constantly. not cleaning until this snowy period is over, which maybe be a while. #
  • snowing again today and looks like more on the way this week. amazing weather pattern the pacnw is locked in! #
  • OH: “my acupuncturist said crazy people harm my chi. fucking words of wisdom!” #
  • @SoccerT correction, WA drivers are the worst in the country. trust me. in reply to SoccerT #
  • @macartisan actually phase 4 now, phase 1 happened last weekend with the 1-2″ accum. definitely amazing to see. in reply to macartisan #
  • still snowing in seattle with about 8-9″ on the ground now (2-3″ today). #
  • @nmyra people = ugh. in reply to nmyra #
  • Admiring the winter wonderland outside from my window. http://twitpic.com/vaa9 #
  • realizing i witness a lot of nudity while sitting at my desk from the apt building across the street. seattlites def aren’t conservative. #
  • Just lost power in my neighborhood. Someone probably skidded into a power pole as is usually the case. #
  • i’m not inherently a bitter person, it’s just that having to deal with other ppl makes me that way. #ugh #
  • @nmyra it destroys my life and sanity. in reply to nmyra #
  • Just installed the simcity iPhone app, which can be dangerous as the PC version has been a long-time addiction. Awesome game! #
  • best thing about intense cardio workouts is consuming the calories lost afterwards… all 1000 of them (if not trying to lose weight). #
  • waking up to a snowy christmas eve in seattle. fifth round of snow in a week and a half. #
  • sucks for ppl having to drive in the pacnw today. watching ppl constantly get stuck and stranded due to snow/ice this morning already. #
  • yet another reason why i typically refuse to go anywhere for the holidays: weather, crowds, delays, traffic and a whole lot of pissy ppl. #
  • ppl make too big of a deal out of the whole xmas gift bullshit. wtf difference does it make if u get it before or after xmas? really. #
  • which is exactly why i’m glad i don’t partake in gift exchanging and don’t expect others to get me anything. not a scrooge, just logical. #
  • @whurley i’ll be alone doing a little work and watching some “Rome”. actually relaxing for once is top priority! (re: xmas eve) in reply to whurley #
  • Based on the evidence, assuming my upstairs neighbors are overweight, weak and deaf. Was hoping for a peaceful xmas but they are still home. #
  • Snowing again this morning, round six in a week. #
  • xmas game plan: listing to chistmas music, reading and consuming considerable amounts of wine. #
  • now getting rain more than snow and snow cover on the ground is slowly melting away. damn! at least it’s a white (slushy) xmas here. #
  • getting some moderate-heavy snow downtown seattle again, though temps right above freezing so not really accum much. #
  • some snow videos from this past week’s worth of snowstorms across the pacnw: http://flickr.com/photos/urban10/sets/72157611328117985/ #
  • sick of being inside, heading out for a xmas stroll in the snow downtown. #
  • catching up on google reader articles, which have continued to pile up. #
  • augmented reality for your desktop + sketchup (pretty damn sweet for architects): http://tr.im/2n5e #
  • je suis content que noel est fini, et anticipe 2009. juste le jour de l’an et c’est tout enfin. #
  • diving deeper into photoshop and illustrator, refocusing back on design in preparation of 2009. #
  • snowing again, and raining. a big slushy mess everywhere. #ugh #
  • after staying up too late last night and not getting much sleep, have been completely useless today. today=eating+sleeping+reading. #
  • after having snow on the ground for over a week, odd to see the actual ground and color once again now that most has melted. #
  • have been taking the time for some work/life self-development by reading and experimenting the past few days. work must never run your life. #
  • looking for info-graphics inspiration? GOOD magazine usually has excellent graphical data representation: http://www.good.is/ #
  • fyi apple, your white iphone/ipod headsets are really cheap pieces of shit. #
  • coffee consumption is totally out of control today. #
  • playing catch-up, or at least trying to. #

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twitter weekly updates for 2008-12-21

By {ns} | December 21, 2008
  • woohoo… still snowing in seattle! would be nice to wake up to 6″ on the ground in the city, though impossible at this point. #
  • excited to wake up with snow on the ground. more accum. would have been awesome, but it’s downtown seattle so at least it’s something. #
  • @hwlee lol ewww…. sooooo southern! if it were texas, there would be deep-fried bacon in the mix somewhere. in reply to hwlee #
  • how is it that photoshop can crash now even when i first open the damn software, without even doing anything with it yet?! #
  • @twatson looking forward to seeing some of your awesome snow photos! in reply to twatson #
  • watching ppl sled down the snow-covered hills at #gasworkspark from my window across #lakeunion in #slu. #
  • At some motorcycle show, random afternoon. - Photo: http://bkite.com/02Zq1 #
  • Santa is sitting at a table nearby at this cafe. #
  • haha, just heard about bush getting shoes thrown at him! the video is priceless! #
  • bitter cold (for seattle standards) this morning with temps around 20. hoping for a productive day after a night of hibernation. #
  • sites that display full page ads prior to showing you the content (i.e. nytimes.com, cnet.com) are getting ridiculous and annoying! #
  • upgrading several blogs i manage to v2.7 and loving the new plugins area for installing and upgrading. #
  • the cancer of conservatism: http://tinyurl.com/5dak2t #
  • drinking pepto and tea this morning, pepto out of necessity rather than by choice. #
  • deciding i will have to start throwing my shoes at ppl more often without warning since it’s becoming more widely embraced. #
  • coffee reload #3 after freezing my ass off walking around downtown. #
  • realizing i have probably some of the worst luck with most things and will never be able to catch a break. being realistic, not pessimistic. #
  • love it when FF decides to flake out and css fails, js fails, eventually pages fail to load. multiple FF restarts per day seem necessary. #
  • 2009 is definitely going to be a year of change in almost every aspect of my life, and no turning back. #
  • @f_i is finally on twitter, very inspiring interactive + design work! in reply to f_i #
  • recent pattern of just passing out at any time is starting to get a little annoying. i no longer “go to bed”, but rather sleep where i am. #
  • OH: “if you are going to name something ‘pony package’ you don’t deserve a bailout.” #
  • @hwlee prob just too much gym lately. a day off has become rare and replaced with two-a-days lol. in reply to hwlee #
  • waiting in anticipation for what i’m hoping will be a major seattle snowstorm tomorrow, second in less than a week. #
  • could this be a repeat of 1990 when seattle received 12-15″ of snow from a stalled puget sound convergence zone? let’s hope so! #
  • unbelievable (in a bad way, not good). #
  • feeling like i should reach for a pen nearby and jab it in my eye. yes, it’s that frustrating. #
  • there are days i wish i had never gotten out of bed. today is such a day. realizing how much i truly suck at life. #
  • throwing in the towel. #
  • whiteout conditions in seattle as a convergence zone is finally bringing heavy snow! we even had “thundersnow” and lightning! #
  • Morning snow in Seattle: making the city peaceful, quiet and calm. http://twitpic.com/tv9z #
  • Still snowing in Seattle, about 3-4″ on the ground now in downtown! http://twitpic.com/tx40 #
  • Not going to lie, I really want to run and frolick in the snow like I’m a kid again. This is what I missed out on growing up in TX. #
  • up to about 4-6″ of snow in and around downtown seattle. roads are getting worse, but little traffic. #
  • snow videos from earlier: http://flickr.com/photos/urban10/sets/72157611328117985/ #seattle #snow #
  • even though i work from home, taking a partial snow day to play in the snow. javascript can wait until tonight. #
  • all side streets in downtown seattle are completely iced over with compacted snow after yesterdays 5-8″ snowfall. city hills make it worse. #
  • Still feeling under the weather as has been the case much of the week. I’m sure playing in the snow didn’t help. #
  • nice to have snow actually stick around for a while everywhere rather than melting quickly after falling (and to live where winter exists). #
  • unsubscribing from all newsletters and mailing lists as they come in my email. sick of getting all of this crap! #
  • 15 degrees outside this morning and major winter storm on the way. winter ftw! #
  • going on day 4 of being under the weather. not really sick, just blah feeling. #
  • Very cold morning, the calm before the next winter storm. http://twitpic.com/ul0r #
  • living only two blocks from the seattle flagship REI store can be pure evilness sometimes. #
  • If you’re not driving an all-terrain vehicle and don’t have chains, then you deserve to get stuck on the icy roads due to stupidity. #
  • Days like this I wish I had a job, and life, having nothing to do with computers and their bullshit. #
  • The more complex software gets, quality and dependability greatly suffers along with making our lives more of a living hell than easier. #
  • Snowing again in Seattle! #
  • i have never lived anywhere that had three consecutive snowstorms in a single sub-freezing week, and this is even rare for seattle. awesome! #
  • @0bpm shopping + drinking, isn’t that how you’re supposed to do it anyway during the holidays? in reply to 0bpm #
  • feeling like crap, so staying in and trying to work on this snowy night; thinking christmas music is required while snowing in december. #
  • EPIC seattle snowstorm! just took a stroll up to capitol hill where all hills are now ski slopes. about 5-6″ of new snow on top of 2-3″ old. #
  • getting near blizzard conditions in seattle with gusts approaching 30-40mph and blowing snow. awesome! #

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twitter weekly updates for 2008-12-14

By {ns} | December 14, 2008
  • Have a fancy flight! #
  • about 8 hours of sleep last night, but considerably more tired this morning than if i had gotten my normal 5-6. more sleep is NOT better. #
  • unproductive morning full of naps. hitting the coffee now, gym and then planning for a considerably more productive evening and night. #
  • doing several WP upgrades, which is about the capacity of my abilities this morning. #
  • soooooo insanely tired today. #
  • trying out pandora radio on my iphone. let’s see how good it is at determining my music tastes. #
  • finally accepting that i can’t have two consecutive productive weeks in a row. don’t feel like doing any computer-related anything today. #
  • getting annoyed by the standard iphone tones, installing something more zen-like: http://www.iringpro.com/ #
  • tip: regex to quickly find those damn trailing commas that wreak havoc in IE in javascript (good w/textmate): http://tr.im/206q #
  • fuck you IE! you’re a serious waste of my damn time and not worth it anymore! #
  • @mde yeah, shortly after i tweeted that i came across this bundle: http://tinyurl.com/5jo6wn in reply to mde #
  • in my opinion, if you’re still using IE for browsing, then you don’t deserve to do a bloody thing on the web. period. #
  • now addicted to “rome” b/c of @nmyra this weekend; would rather be watching that than dealing with more js crap. #
  • why can you add custom ringtones on your iphone, but not custom alert tones (w/o jailbreaking)? hate the horrible default tones. FAIL! #
  • wondering why supplement powders always come in containers twice the volume of their contents (i.e. whey, creatine). excessive packaging! #
  • anyone else noticed a little smiley face on several wordpress pages? apparently related to their stats, but looks like: http://tr.im/20lt #
  • slowly coming out of what felt like a 2-day hibernation period. #
  • persistence is never a good thing when you’re driving the other person insane! #
  • kind of wanting to go into hiding until the holidays are over. ironically, people tend to make it unbearable. #
  • Warning: @nmyra’s tech blunders today are contagious. #
  • Snowing in Austin tonight? Huh? The mountains around Seattle can’t even get snow! #
  • @isdereks I wouldn’t hold my breath, snow will likely stay north and in the mtns unfortunately. in reply to isdereks #
  • typeneu: an odyssey in typography (great stuff!) http://www.typeneu.com/ #
  • wondering why i continue to get magazines whose subscriptions have run out or i have cancelled. hope they’re not expecting payment. #
  • heading to #officenomads for what needs to be a productive day. #
  • @nmyra you’ll need more of a defense than that! in reply to nmyra #
  • finally resolved my opendns issues that were redirecting local server requests. highly annoying. #
  • i was wrong. opendns fucking blows when trying to use with a local server. my morning wastes away as computers make life miserable. #
  • according to @nmyra, light snow in the houston area now. wtf? hopefully a sign of snow in seattle this weekend! #
  • love having jslint integration into textmate, which alerts me of errors at each save. hopefully no more IE + JS woes! #
  • @tomcarmony yeah prob no accumulation, though i’m still hoping for it and NWS hints we may get a little: http://tr.im/24mx in reply to tomcarmony #
  • watching some “rome” before doing the work thing for the remainder of the night. #
  • awake after passing out on my couch all night, lights and music still going. a regular occurrence lately. #
  • the more complex software and technology gets, the more it makes our lives suck. unable to escape long periods of daily tech fail anymore. #
  • morning of endless spam and adobe causing system lockups. these are some of my favorite things. #
  • @mandarvaze lately it seems like the entire internet is failing. in reply to mandarvaze #
  • oh, and add paying bills to my list of favorite things for this morning. #
  • my productivity pattern seems to be the inverse of most ppl; i’m more productive rather than less as friday approaches. #
  • @leifhansen nice meeting you at #officenomads yesterday. if you’re interested, we do sell our twitter shirts by contacting @nmyra. :) in reply to leifhansen #
  • OH: “don’t like the last one — a little too big for my tastes!” #
  • Nearly got shit on by overhead pigeons while walking to whole foods. The bomb landed right in front of me! #
  • @maslowbeer i agree, not to mention their checkout process is probably one of the most painful out there. in reply to maslowbeer #
  • @atxryan IE fewer software bugs?! haha, that article is a load of BS! in reply to atxryan #
  • getting excited about the imminent winter storm and bitter cold for the pacnw. finally a taste of winter! snow in seattle? #
  • finally got around to designing and ordering some u10 hoodies. woohoo! #
  • amazed how much of a pleasure css is after working with js nonstop for so long. it almost has a calming effect, that is until IE steps in. #
  • Finally starting to snow in downtown Seattle, though barely. #
  • …and snowing harder! #

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twitter weekly updates for 2008-12-07

By {ns} | December 7, 2008
  • A gross, foggy, warm, and muggy morning in Seattle with only occasional drabs and drips. Winter returns 6 days from now, I’ll bet on it! #
  • @SoccerT I’m sure it’s considerably hotter! in reply to SoccerT #
  • seattle marathon running right through my neighborhood this morning, closing streets and causing major backups w/pissed off drivers. haha! #
  • Traffic backups #seattlemarathon #southlakeunion http://twitpic.com/p9vm #
  • fascinated by the correlation btwn the pacific and climate reversals; researching the PDO: http://jisao.washington.edu/pdo/ #
  • Searching for a Xmas tree among the sea of trees http://twitpic.com/pb9o #
  • Tree found, though not mine. Coming back next weekend with@nmyra to get ours. http://twitpic.com/pbc1 #
  • Feeling like I’m in san francisco with this all-day fog and wind in Seattle today. #
  • have suddenly found myself in a bitter mood about nothing in particular. well, probably an accumulation of things and too much thinking. #
  • after hearing about @nmyra’s experience, thinking i desperately need acupuncture soon to rid away considerably high stress and anxiety. #
  • FF woes have disrupted my productivity and focus yet again. #
  • @nmyra i’m right there will you on the week of hell and very little sleep. in reply to nmyra #
  • programming burnout. #
  • @nmyra trust me, i wish i could. and for an longer period of time. in reply to nmyra #
  • just lost 2 hours of work, which doesn’t help matters. f*king shoot me! #
  • well, it shouldn’t take 2 hours again to rewrite all the damn code i just lost. hopefully? #
  • finally kicked mtn man out. after 3 weeks he was getting to be too much to handle, though i’m sure he will return soon (re: shaving). #
  • @nmyra or just test you. in reply to nmyra #
  • considering canceling my netflix account due to irritation caused by an average 50% success rate of getting the discs to actually play. #
  • finally got it to play, so watching a little “weeds” before getting back to work. #
  • upstairs neighbors are once again burning their dinner as their smoke alarms continue to go off. when are they going to give up already? #
  • finding it a humorous that the only gifts i receive lately are bags of coffee. not complaining, but is the addiction really that obvious? #
  • for designers interested in grid systems, great resource: http://www.thegridsystem.org/ #
  • enjoying some amazingly dark progressive sounds over at mcast: http://www.mcast.mercuryserver.com/ #
  • ableton’s awesome holiday specials through dec 31: http://tr.im/1tia. ableton live is amazing! #
  • realizing my google reader articles are getting backed up due to lack of time. weekend goal: get caught back up. #
  • it’s only in the 30s this morning in seattle, but the recent mild weather has made ppl dress like it’s the tundra out here. #
  • majorly code-blocked. #
  • spending a couple of hours to work on personal dev projects. finally. #
  • the photoshop color profile saga continues. #
  • finally pulling out the christmas tunes, a little later than normal. #
  • Grabbing zipcar and heading to seatac to pick up @nmyra. #
  • Need a good blow? They blow in place: http://twitpic.com/qfbn #
  • Checking out #officenomads, very awesome space that I’ll have to use more often once I get cheaper rent in march http://twitpic.com/qfzh #
  • Awesome working space! - Photo: http://bkite.com/02NWu #
  • if only the “cmd+” command applied to the real world as well. #
  • @kerusdotorg here’s a good resource for finding co-working spaces in your area: http://coworking.pbwiki.com/ in reply to kerusdotorg #
  • Amazing sushi and wine with an awesome friend @nmyra! - Photo: http://bkite.com/02OnI #
  • Just picked out my Xmas tree with @nmyra in carnation, wa. #
  • Xmas tree, check. Xmas accessories, check. Errands, check. Now enjoying an amazing americano at #vivace. #
  • The beginnings of my xmas tree. Smells awesome! http://twitpic.com/qrpd #
  • fraser firs ftmfw! #

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twitter weekly updates for 2008-11-30

By {ns} | November 30, 2008
  • evolving into a night owl as i automatically wake up earlier and earlier and my sleeping pattern nearly reverses. #
  • when you work from home, the weekends don’t matter as you usually end up working through them anyway. wait, what is today again? #
  • updating my #readernaut book listing and reviewing other users’ comments. just another daily distraction to add to my growing list. #
  • wishing godaddy.com didn’t require you to go through 20 jumbled screens of useless offers just to checkout. #
  • just bought owlspotter.com for what could be a fun little experiment and side project. now to pull an all-nighter to throw it together… #
  • taking a break btwn projects while allowing my brain thought process to switch from design to programming. sometimes easier said than done. #
  • the weather today is calling me to do something outdoorsy, like a hike, but i don’t have the time (nor a car)! argh! #
  • you know you live in the suburbs when you have to take the freeway to get home. #
  • yet another reason I don’t miss not having a tv: xmas commercials. #
  • up at 5am, but fortunately was able to “sleep in” an hour and a half later this morning than the previous two mornings. #
  • i remain baffled that marijuana, medically proven as beneficial, remains illegal most places yet alcohol is completely legal. f*ked up govt! #
  • esp considering time and time again alcohol has done more harm than good to individuals and society. makes no sense… #
  • @hwlee oh, how cliche! in reply to hwlee #
  • OH: “i’m sorry about your freckled banana.” #
  • gradually checking things off my todo list this morning. love that mondays are usually the most productive for me. #
  • put together a simple automator app to quickly add events to your iCal without having to go through iCal: http://tr.im/1fze #
  • err bad url… here’s the right one (re ical automator): http://tr.im/1g0w #
  • i love it when clients request you to do the impossible simply b/c of their lack of understanding. #
  • @chiah great stuff! @kevinrose mentioned you guys on diggnation the other day: http://tr.im/1glm in reply to chiah #
  • flash = crash number 4 of the hour. argh! #
  • thinking i need to take an extended break from programming, and by extended i mean more than a couple of days. #
  • realized i haven’t tweeted yet this morning, so here it is! also, haven’t had coffee yet either FTL. #
  • Finally a more typical fall day in Seattle! http://twitpic.com/o01x #
  • Photoshop cs3’s performance lately totally sucks. WTF! FAIL!! #
  • I swear photoshop, if you make me reboot I’m gonna… I’m gonna… probably sit here and bitch about it. #
  • what good are long-range weather forecast models (i.e. GFS) when they are rarely reliable beyond day 7? nothing but frustration! #
  • reviewing the 2009 sxsw interactive panels. #
  • excited that the iphone app store has an “Update All” option as I’m not about to sit here and update all apps individually. #
  • burning up and being blinded by the sun pouring through the cafe window at a low angle, reminded why i don’t like the sun all that much. #
  • needing to run to the store to buy the goods for tomorrow, but will wait until later tonight to avoid the madness. #
  • gobbling gobble gobble. gobble? #
  • OH: “just like dancing, it’s sex standing up. that’s why the baptists don’t do it!” #
  • peeling yams over coffee. #
  • realizing i’m thankful for the simplest things in life: friends, family, music, art, nature and of course owls. #
  • reading about recent amazing architecture and urban design projects across europe and wondering why americans can’t get their shit together. #
  • luckily my gym is closed today, otherwise i would feel much more guilty about take a day off from working out. recovery day ftw! #
  • Ugh very full, unfortunately so much wine and liquor to consume. Yeah life is tough today. #
  • some nice industrial design work here: http://www.hellokarl.com/ #
  • just came across the electronic group “four tet”… highly recommended. #
  • the whole black friday and xmas shopping period is completely ridiculous. #
  • buy nothing day (though should be more like a week): http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd #
  • deaths at stores due to black friday? really pathetic and only validates my point. #
  • suffering through a food coma. the thought of food is making me completely sick, with the exception being coffee of course. ugh. #
  • Observing the hipster dancing at #chopsuey. #
  • wondering why is it that immediately the day after thanksgiving the xmas decorations suddenly appear everywhere, but out of nowhere? #
  • OH: “i never complain about having some good sausage.” #
  • low temps in seattle didn’t drop below 50 last night. 55 now. so much for decent mtn snows. damn this boring-ass blowtorch winter! argh!! #
  • though def promising things going for a pacnw arctic outbreak this winter: strongly -PDO, neutral ENSO, weeks of benign wx, blowtorch temps. #
  • i’m calling it now: by late dec or jan we will finally have a period of brutal cold across WA state with a big snowstorm for seattle. #
  • Strolling around downtown SEA. Tons of ppl and so many xmas crap out everywhere already. Ugh. #
  • Feeling like I’m walking around central park in NYC with the crowds an noise. http://twitpic.com/p2zi #
  • Anyone else notice how ppl get more clueless and self-absorbed when in crowded public places? #
  • work requires nothing but programming, but suffering from complete programming burnout lately. 2009 starts focus on primarily design. #

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twitter weekly updates for 2008-11-23

By {ns} | November 23, 2008
  • lethargic and tired today. you know it’s bad when an entire pot of coffee doesn’t come close to helping. #
  • the weather outside somewhat reflects today’s tone: foggy and stagnant. not feeling all that inspired or focused. #
  • versions mac subversion client comes out of beta and v1.0 is released! http://www.versionsapp.com/ #
  • wishing i didn’t have to sleep so i could acquire an additional 5-6 hours a day to do that which i never have time to do. #
  • convinced this red-tailed hawk that visits me frequently outside my window is now my personal protector and source of positive energy. #
  • if i unsubscribe from your persistently useless emails, that usually means i don’t want them any longer… not to keep sending them. #
  • loving cakephp to the point that it almost offsets the pain of using extjs. almost. #
  • OH: “i am a stationary snob. call me hating mother nature or the environment, but i can’t deal with recycled paper!” #
  • contemplating meeting @nmyra in austin this thursday for #ignition: http://ignition-austin.eventbrite.com/ #
  • kontain media blog goes live (alpha): http://www.kontain.com/. yet another impressive site by Fi: http://www.f-i.com/ #
  • @subimage it’s shocking and irritating how many ppl remain so unresourceful and fail to utilize google properly. in reply to subimage #
  • watching the fire alarm strobes going off in the building across the street where no lights are on. it’s my own personal disco at 545am. #
  • it’s colder in brownsville,tx than it is here in seattle this morning? wtf! there’s something terribly wrong and frustrating with that obs. #
  • @hwlee if brownsville is colder, i would hope that atlanta is colder else something has gone totally awry! in reply to hwlee #
  • reading through the news this morning is like reading pages from “the road”: things are grim, empty, dark, dreadful, even beyond economy. #
  • realizing gmail needs a fail whale. #
  • the day needs a fail whale. twitter down. gmail down. basecamp down. #
  • the internets are dying. of every site i’ve visited today, probably half have actually worked successfully. #
  • OH: “seriously, i will NOT pack my electric hand mixer, the TSA will kill me!” #
  • OH: “having to struggle to put your jeans on over your ass is a blessing…not something bad.” #
  • finger is cramping up from coding all morning long. maybe a midday gym visit will alleviate it? #
  • when you wake up at 4am, the day seems to go on forever. not really a bad thing actually. #
  • “code”blocked. damn! #
  • the desperation of the auto industry now pleading to americans for a loan is f*kin ridiculous. file bankruptcy already! #
  • wasting almost two days on a programming problem despite extensive googling is enough to make a person want to drive a pen in their eye. #
  • cakephp has become my new hero. #
  • Dynamic architecture - Photo: http://bkite.com/02tXY #
  • i didn’t move to seattle for the sunny, dry and mild rainy season like we’ve been having. enough! this is total crap! #
  • OH: “can you even see his thing anymore?!” #
  • @nmyra considering your other term for “vector graphics” was “vector graphics”, your not trying hard enough. in reply to nmyra #
  • purchased versions.app with the beanstalk account discount. now to move repositories from local to remote servers for collaboration. #
  • trying to catch up on my google reader feeds which continue to backup exponentially. #
  • @nmyra lol i’m listening to npr while reading rss articles. being a pro at multitasking is the only way to actually get anything done. in reply to nmyra #
  • playing email and correspondence catch up this morning before i really have to do something that requires me to be fully awake. def not yet. #
  • get the feeling it’s going to be a moan cone kind of morning, or maybe even day for that matter. moooooaaaaannn! #
  • loving non-descriptive error messages. simply stating that “an error occurred” is not obvious and so extremely helpful to the cause. #
  • don’t know about you, but the first thing that comes to mind when something doesn’t work is “oh, an error occurred!”. maybe i can things? #
  • retooling has begun. #
  • so somewhere out there is another guy named “nicholas shipe”, which is eerily close to mine… missing one letter. the odds? #
  • ignition austin #sd2020 live via ustream: http://tr.im/1c1m #
  • great architecture + design in ludwigsberg, germany: http://tr.im/1c20 and http://tr.im/1c28 #
  • during architecture school, you evolve into a photographer who avoids ppl in your photos, but yet you’re designing spaces for ppl. ironic? #
  • finally taking the time to do some portfolio work this morning, considering it hasn’t been updated since i graduated college in 2006. #
  • thinking it’s a sign to clean house when your desktop icons span across two large monitors. sigh. #
  • Instant gratification is one of the rarest, yet most worthwhile, pleasures in life. #
  • realizing that owls have begun to saturate my life, and without even trying. #
  • photoshop trying to sneak color profiles into images, thus distorting the true colors of the graphic, is driving me insane! #
  • photoshop crash again = FAIL! #
  • damn you photoshop! #
  • coffee reload. long night in store. #
  • completely white text against a solid black background on a web page containing a lot of text to read = FAIL! ow…those are my retinas! #
  • design > javascript > css > php > html > actionscript > ruby. repeat + shuffle. no wonder i’m so damn ADD! #
  • oh, and of course don’t forget the backend… csv > xml > json > mysql. #
  • doin’ the whole iphone 2.2 thing. #
  • wish i had a spare $400 laying around b/c this is awesome! https://www.23andme.com/ #
  • there is no escaping the owls. they’re everywhere! #
  • it’s frustrating when you have to close your blinds b/c the sun is too bright and annoying in seattle of all places. rainy season? hah! #
  • radiohead is leading me into the evening. #
  • @subimage considering some of clients’ requests, it wouldn’t surprise me if it were real. in reply to subimage #

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twitter weekly updates for 2008-11-16

By {ns} | November 16, 2008
  • attempt at a much needed all-nighter failed last night. working at a cafe this morning for a change of environment again. #
  • back from an inspiration run downtown, now time to be productive. lots to do! #
  • @johnerik preference on genre? i really like working to brian eno or ulrich schnauss. in reply to johnerik #
  • baking, but baking via cakephp. #
  • recollecting the days of microfiche and card catalogs with @nmyra. amazed how far technology has come since. #
  • OH: “…and then we can do our sexy photoshop.” (”photoshop” was supposed to be “photoshoot”) #
  • Another massive MBP fail and entire system suddenly stopped responding. Expected considering it’s two years old which is the magic number. #
  • and of course nothing in my system logs to try to find the cause of the lockup. that’s helpful. #
  • back at home for the rest of the night after running all over the place today. unproductive. hopefully i’m able to work most of the night. #
  • ugh, integrating extjs and cakephp… the painful saga continues. design is calling louder and louder these days. #
  • stoked about my xmas tree hunting and chopping adventure come december. think charlie brown. #
  • i’m realizing the importance of keeping my schedule completely flexible and never committing to anything until the day before or the day of. #
  • i get ecstatic when things never work the way they’re supposed to. makes my life so much more fulfilling and meaningful. #
  • OH: “escape from alcatraz… that is the damn story of my life.” #
  • loving evernote the more i use it, can easily save snippets of web content to read or refer to later on when (and if) i have time. #
  • cakephp and $javascript->link() and $scripts_for_layout FAIL! #
  • stop the hate! join your city this saturday for a nationwide protest against prop 8! http://jointheimpact.wetpaint.com/ #
  • have been persistently worn out for about the past month, not quite sure what’s going on. stress? programming hell? needing a change? #
  • as usual chance for major storm across pacnw and of all places the damn olympics mtns will block Seattle from the good stuff. #
  • woohoo! @nmyra is heading here to seattle this weekend to hit up the @blueflavor opening of whitespace w/me! week is looking up afterall! #
  • “why work on something that has no effect on you? the art is as alive as the artist who creates it.” exactly. #
  • someone from the trump tower in chicago called me while at the gym, but no message. hrm? #
  • realizing there are those ppl who use social media simply to spy and stalk others, rather than its intended purposes. #
  • feeling scatterbrained with everything on my mind and unable to focus on anything. highly unproductive day is expected again. #
  • OH: “…but i don’t doubt her resilience like a fucking cockroach!” #
  • now everyone wants a piece of the bailout; amex requests $3.5 billion in aid. this is getting bloody ridiculous: http://tr.im/10om #
  • taxpayers should NOT have to pay the debt of those who defaulted on loans/credit. that’s the company’s responsibility and own risks. #
  • Tweeting bird came for a visit again, i think he likes my classical music: http://twitpic.com/ldbo #
  • local dev server lockups and endless loops on top of everything else. #
  • note to self: if i plan on keeping my sanity in tact, avoid projects that are 85% programming or more. #
  • snow peas! #
  • OH: “because i hate smelling like airplane, i will probably want to change.” #
  • fighting off a sudden influx of spam comments on multiple blogs. annoying. #
  • it’s majorly slow-going. nothing is working as expected. been working on the same crap for most of the day with no luck. programming FTL … #
  • and i don’t mind all-nighters if i have something to show for it when all is said and done the following day. not happening this time. #
  • in major pain this morning after this week’s workouts. that, on top of lack of sleep and my body is seriously pissed! #
  • brightkite this morning = 503 error = FAIL! #
  • seems like @twitter and @brightkite are having issues today? is the world ending? #
  • having a late dinner with @nmyra in Seattle! #
  • awake, but not really. I forsee a lot of coffee in my near future. #
  • at the univ village apple store with @nmyra! #
  • insanely tired today. lack of sleep has caught up once again. coffee reload ftw! @blueflavor whitespace opening this eve! #
  • Suffering through Xmas music already playing on the radio. It’s not even thanksgiving yet! - http://bkite.com/02omk #
  • myspace, how many damn times do i have to confirm my acct deletion until you decide to do it? and now it’s only scheduled for deletion! wtf! #
  • OH: “there’s too much sexy going on.” #
  • Massive typograhical fail! http://twitpic.com/lyy0 #
  • Relieving the stress and headache due to ppl with a remedy tea! - Photo: http://bkite.com/02peR #
  • Nice weather, though too damn warm! - Photo: http://bkite.com/02poo #
  • Prop 8 protest in downtown seattle; thousands of ppl here: http://twitpic.com/m0lh #

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twitter weekly updates for 2008-11-09

By {ns} | November 9, 2008
  • @nmyra watch out for the pigeons! in reply to nmyra #
  • back in seattle from quick port townsend trip, and realizing there are a lot of great small towns around seattle. this area is amazing! #
  • dark by 445p? this will take some getting used to again, though i like it. #
  • passed out extremely early last eve, now i’m wide awake at 230a. screwed up sleeping pattern to start the week off FTL! #
  • debating what time i should arrive at my polling place tue morning to avoid long lines. 4am? 5am? i’m sure it’ll be raining. #
  • long lines discouraging early voters from actually voting, which could help mccain lose votes! #
  • noticing that the ppl living above me can’t cook worth a shit as i can smell them always burning food. #
  • always cursed. #
  • wait… how did november arrive so soon? #
  • OH: “i can’t even join or see the network i’m a part of! FAIL!” #
  • facing the fact that the owl has become the mascot for my life. #
  • quick dinner then reviewing the local issues and candidates for my voting early in the morning. #
  • as expected, it’s stormy out with a steady rain (since yesterday afternoon) and gusty winds. good weather for standing in line to vote. #
  • #votereport 98109 no waiting line at gethsemane Lutheran church, polls open in an hour. Cold w/steady rain. #
  • first in line, was just interviewed by king5 news. 6 ppl in line now. #election08 #
  • #votereport #98109 about 15-20 ppl in line; polls about to open. #
  • done voting! #election08 #
  • RT: GET YOUR ASS OUT OF THE HOUSE AND VOTE! http://getyourassoutofthehouseandvote.com/ #
  • we should officially call nov 4th “obama day” #
  • nytimes election word train: http://tr.im/siz #
  • standing out in the cold and rain this morning when still trying to recover from weekend food poisoning has intensified my grogginess. #
  • today’s drink of choice: pepto (not really by choice… by necessity). #
  • @macartisan haha! i bet it’s the bran muffins that he’s really feeling. in reply to macartisan #
  • unable to focus on anything but the election today. i’ve tried, but giving up as it’s proved to be a lost cause. #
  • debating which election party to hit up this eve. any good ones in seattle other than the stranger’s at the showbox? #
  • dear news networks, just give me the damn news. i don’t care about your lame “techy” toys (i.e. cnn’s holographic reporters) so stop trying. #
  • @nmyra yes, yes you are… second to me of course. in reply to nmyra #
  • video chatting with @nmyra. we are the only ones that can keep each other sane among a sea of idiots. #
  • charging up the iphone before heading out for a night of tweets, networking and updates. if only i had a cnn hologram… #
  • maybe apple and cnn can collaborate on developing a hologram app for the iphone, then they can beam us into the studio? haha, lame. #
  • Ohio projected for Obama! It’s over for McCain! #
  • wishing i were at obama’s grant park victory celebration event tonight. it would be an exciting and emotional place to be! #
  • cnn projects virginia goes to obama! obama at 220 EV!! #
  • cnn officially projects obama as presidential winner! OBAMA! #
  • @jcroft cnn just called the presidency for obama as he is projected to win VA. in reply to jcroft #
  • omg! omg! president obama! emotional! #
  • it’s been a while since i’ve been able to honestly say this, but today i’m definitely proud to be an american. #
  • mccain’s concession speech was one of the best and most honorable speeches he’s ever given. good way to end his campaign. #
  • can hear yells, cheering and honking on the streets outside. an amazing night full of hope and inspiration. #
  • wtf? CA’s ban on gay marriage (prop 8) has a majority supporting it? i would have expected better from you CA! #
  • feeling really good this morning after last night’s election results. #
  • OH: “i measure my coffee intake by pots, not cups.” #
  • @nmyra my vote goes to the highly adaptable and multi-use spork. in reply to nmyra #
  • ppl fail to realize that if they don’t approach a debate with me with a plethora of logic and facts, they will never win. #
  • @mattbrett i experience the same thing, but only after consecutive days of coding (esp js). must be the increased stress/memory processing? in reply to mattbrett #
  • when you dread talking to or hanging out with a friend, or when they make it so much work to be their friends, are they truly a friend? NO! #
  • election unleashes a flood of hope worldwide: (via @nytimes) http://tr.im/u9i #
  • realizing how much i really love listening to #npr on a daily basis. so much better than major news networks. #
  • ugh it’s not even 5p but it feels like 7 or 8p. still adjusting to the time change and shorter days. the lack of sunlight in seattle helps! #
  • find the nude dude: http://www.realholidays.com.au/nudedude/index.html #
  • better handling of links on your iphone with tabulate: http://gadgets.inventivelabs.com.au/tabulate #
  • @nmyra is there really a limit?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! ! ! !!!! ! in reply to nmyra #
  • haha, amnesty international + crazy leaders: http://tinyurl.com/63oqzg #
  • our obsession with productivity is getting in the way of our lives: http://tinyurl.com/4jyqvw #
  • 2.5 hours stripped away from my day just to handle drivers license stuff. such things are such a waste of our time in life. #
  • OH: “why do mac’s feel so good? i can’t stop touching mine!” #
  • ugh still not feeling 100%, or even 70%. wtf? #
  • companies that send you self-addressed envelopes that aren’t large enough for their own forms = FAIL! #
  • feeling some all-nighters and near all-nighters are in my near future. missing them college days and was more productive on less sleep. #
  • yep, that second and more intense gym workout today definitely did me in. body. hates. me. #
  • amazed how seattlelites can’t drive in the rain considering how much it actually does rain here. it’s like alaskans unable to drive in snow. #
  • when object instances claim and bitch that a method doesn’t exist for itself, i find it to be a pleasurable experience. #
  • reloading on coffee, trying to catch my second wind today. #
  • slow going this morning after a late night, even the gym workout didn’t increase energy level any…just pain. #
  • today’s the first day the sun has made an appearance in seattle since probably 5-6 days ago, though i love the rain and not complaining. #
  • reading some neal stephenson before hitting the work-related to-do list. #
  • call failed! damn you at&t 3g! #
  • feeling unproductive. heading to a bookstore for a break and some inspiration. #

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twitter weekly updates for 2008-11-02

By {ns} | November 2, 2008
  • up early again this morning after passing out early last night. unable to get a handle on my whacked-out sleep pattern. #
  • Knocking out some work this morning before today’s fall festivities! #
  • anchorage daily news endorses obama! http://xrl.us/ou6bc #
  • when friends call multiple times in a single day just to chit-chat and with nothing important to say, it’s really annoying. not answering. #
  • Corn mazing and pumpkin picking at stockford farms! I love fall! #
  • finally back from an amazingly awesome day with friends and a much needed break away from work and the computer! back to the grind tomorrow. #
  • this woman’s questions are absurd, and notice how she blinks just as much as mccain in his last debate? bitch! http://xrl.us/ou8cq #
  • awoke to no coffee or food in the apt. critical trip to #wholefoods will be necessary early this morning! #
  • the recent fall weather in seattle has been amazing and aided in generating amazing fall colors, but bring on the rain already. geeze! #
  • @hwlee i would but my camera has crapped out and haven’t gotten it fixed yet unfortunately. in reply to hwlee #
  • looks like i’m not the only one who’s noticed the near-perfect conditions recently to produce awesome color: http://xrl.us/ovau9 #
  • highly recommend iphone italk app for high quality audio recording, get while it’s free! (via @chrispirillo) http://www.italksync.com/ #
  • electronic voting machines “flaw” flipping the votes (coincidence always to republican)? why can’t we stick with paper!? http://xrl.us/ovdwu #
  • finally importing all of my FF bookmarks into my delicious account… a long overdue and boring process. #
  • it was clear, but the fog quickly rolled in from the west within a matter of 20-30 minutes. cloudy ftw! #
  • miss using my camera and photography exploration. adding “camera repair” to my honey-do list for this week. #
  • the return of the eye-twitch has suddenly taken over once again. #
  • OH: “my time is worth more than losing my damn sanity!” #
  • ugh this spastic eye twitching today it starting to really irritate me, esp when i’m trying to focus on other things. enough! #
  • @nmyra true, though you’re more jealous of how i get to enjoy such extravagant suburban fanciness with my fancy phone and big box stores. in reply to nmyra #
  • OH: “there are more of them than there are of us! their stupidity overwhelms our intelligence no matter how hard we try!” #
  • wondering if it’s me, or everyone else (well the majority). seriously. #
  • @talking_biscuit haha yeah sometimes i think that, then i’m quickly brought back to reality. :) in reply to talking_biscuit #
  • mccain + palin call obama socialist for “spreading the wealth”, yet both of them have supported the same thing before: http://xrl.us/ovf93 #
  • just burned my dinner b/c was really into what i was reading and totally forgot about it! guess my teeth just get a little whiter tonight… #
  • looking forward to seeing what obama’s 30 min “commercial” is all about tonight. such a smart move! #
  • awesome, freshbooks has an iphone app! how did i ever live without my iphone before? http://xrl.us/ovhka #
  • a sparrow just visited me at my window for a few minutes tweeting up a storm. wonder if he has a twitter account? tweet, tweet! #
  • oh, he’s back! #
  • wishing the qik iphone app would finally come to the app store, but i highly doubt apple will ever approve it. #
  • why the hell can you not pass scope to setTimer/setInterval in javascript?! reason #78 JS completely sucks as a language. #
  • sometimes javascript is completely fucking useless. #
  • recent long mild, dry spell across the pacnw finally comes to an end this weekend. hopefully this is the last one for a few months! #
  • repairing svn repositories and conflicts. #
  • watching obama’s 30-min ad, though there needs to be a mirror as youtube is getting bogged down: http://tinyurl.com/6oj6dp #
  • going dark this morning. #
  • OH: “we have fucked up ppl in our lives! seriously, this isn’t a joke. they need help!” #
  • OH: “if you have a nasty ass, there is no price you could pay on designer jeans to make it look better!!!” #
  • javascript error in IE: “Unspecified error.” thanks for that detailed error message you useless piece of…. #
  • thinking clients should be charged more to incorporate IE support into their sites/apps. the headache is not worth it anymore! #
  • think about it…if all major sites stopped supporting IE altogether, ppl would be required to switch and IE would die a slow painful death. #
  • Mountain man is emerging once again! #
  • Hitting the walk signal button 50 times won’t change the light any sooner! #
  • At b&n taking a computer break and picking out some fall and winter reading. #
  • just spent 45 minutes sifting through hundreds of lines of javascript code to figure out the error was a single extraneous comma. aaaaahhhh! #
  • not sure why ppl make such a big deal out of halloween. honestly, i don’t need an excuse to party when i want. #
  • OH: “people like this should be institutionalized. professionals need to be called in!” #
  • the heel-walking stompers are back upstairs. how is it so quiet for so long then suddenly they decide to be loud as hell!? i love revenge. #
  • had dreams about javascript last night. not a good sign. #
  • why does it seem BoA randomizes their payment due dates? it’s never the same day of the month nor date. they want you to miss it! #
  • @hwlee hopefully an alcohol purchase was included as well. in reply to hwlee #
  • realizing there’s something about the word “pouch” i really don’t like. #
  • ////Ö\\\\ ∑:*) X-/ trying out the twitter halloween icons, get them here: http://xrl.us/ovqss #
  • quickly losing my desire to do much of anything tonight. was planning on hitting a few parties/bars with friends, but now reconsidering. #
  • thinking halloween is simply a day where ppl can allow their true self to come out without the fear of criticism or judgment. #
  • enjoying a day of recovery after last night, and awaiting the ridiculous photos to begin appearing online. #
  • @nmyra woohoo! urban10 meetup! though you’ll probably develop webbed feet before freezing your ass off here in seattle. in reply to nmyra #
  • heading to port townsend for a night at the supposedly “haunted” manraesa castle with friends. #

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