April 2009
A picture of the "costume" I wore on my visit to the American Gothic House: RT @aghc: http://twitpic.com/2njbs - Here is another great pic
Loving the Bladerunner-eque shower in the Green River Motel 6! #roadtrip
tomorrow am visiting a location shoot from Galaxy Quest! Soooo excited. #utah #roadtrip
@SafetyThird thanks for all your tips. Will have to save Dead Horse for next time. Tomorrow: escalante, bryce and more!
@SafetyThird I def want to come back with 4x4. maybe we can do a trip together in the future!
Crossed over the escalante river. Had goblin valley for breakfast and amazed by capitol reef and dixie national forest. Utah is amazing.
@SafetyThird we have a date. I also want to introduce you to my pal @annatude. Roadtrip in near future!!!
@SafetyThird I'm thinking of hauling some ass and sleeping in my own bed. Its only 400 odd miles.
Having a burger in caliente nevada. Tempted by the hot springs. My two lane "adventure" across the ut/nv border added 100 miles. Bah.
I see the stratosphere.
@quackking I have done 50 before. Loved it.
Ugh. Am delerious. 100 feels the same as 60 and 80. Or viseversa. Barstow bats coming on.
Steely Dan is the perfect welcome home music.
@pegorama I'm back in LA. And I've got 24 Lonestars with your name on them. Lunch next week perhaps?
waiting for flickr. waiting for flickr.
Here's a pic of that Motel6 Bladerunner-esque shower: http://www.flickr.com/photos/heathervescent/3406971579/
Pics of the Gold Domed Iowa Capitol (where I visited last week). Go Home State! http://snurl.com/f5j1k
@cjweb what did you think? bladerunner-esque?
@MissXu I can imagine that shower burlesque. ;)
@ErickB Thanks for the follow recommendation!
working on the old resume again: level 5 leader looking for level 5 company.
@chews is there anything you can do to make it interesting?
@snarkydork what's the movie tonight? more horror?
@ilainie I miss you! I'm back. Are you?
@JoeBorfo try the gentle leader. when my pup becomes unruly (like when I leave town for 5+ weeks) it's a snap to retrain good behavior.
@ilainie Bootie with DJ Schmolli live from Munich (hollaback girl) at the echoplex sat night. You in with me on the guestlist?
@emalone remember that book chapter I interviewed you for? It's live! Chap2: Profitable Consumer Segments: http://bit.ly/qsOw
@SafetyThird didja see my pics from utah yet? It was so beautiful. Arches, Bryce, Goblin, Dixie here: http://bit.ly/ycwIq
@rizwank talk to my pal @MissXu. she is expert on China. And a cool chick too. :) She will be in LA next week.
I see some pao de queijo in my future.
@RunzwithScissor brazilian cheese bread made with yucca flour. it is the best. (and I know how to make it too!)
@emalone thank YOU for sharing your insights and expertise!
@ScottAllen I know how to make it myself. :) I'm a fan of Bossa Nova's pao de queijo (and coxinhas) but they don't always have it. :(
@RunzwithScissor pao = bread Yes. It's pronounced very nasally as there is the squiggly accent over the o. Like POW!
@SafetyThird don't know. they were abandoned. Probably one of the coolest thing I saw.
feeling overwhelmed with the unpacking. the cleaning. the plans. the projects. want to return to the open road and gas, water, food, shelter
@ScottAllen yes that is the big trick. But its actually semi-easy to find. Mandioca is tapioca flour. Bobs redmill makes one.
@ScottAllen next time I make a batch. I'll let you know.
Fired up my Dads authentic italian espresso machine that is older than me. Makes a nice shot!
@lucas_gonze see RT @emalone: #randomthought Wondering if anyone has written a song crafted from 140 character tweets.
watching blisters form on my hand thanks to espresso steam accident. I should have known better.
Had epiphany earlier today. Gun rights "nuts" are just like pro-choice activists. Both believe each topic is critical to freedom of choice.
Great article overview of the best Computer-User Interfaces including the command line, mouse and touch screen: http://bit.ly/ngsZN
@jaybushman this one's for you re: technology/storytelling: http://bit.ly/10T0N
why do people always question me and cop an attitude when I alert them that my dog is dog aggressive and ask them to keep their dog away?
@snarkydork I need to remember that. Still I mention it to them b/c I don't want their dog 2 get hurt (& don't want to deal with a dogfight)
@jaybushman yw. I thought up your alley.
@snarkydork I know. :)
I wish itunes wasn't so stupid. It never remembers my remote library. Apple FAIL.
@ErickB Right on!
@ilainie sending birthday wishes to the Miro. :)
@pegorama I figured that out. :) Sometimes I do the same thing.
Getting my pie n burger on in pasadena. Can't decide btwn cherry, pumpkin or coconut merange.
today I write essays.
@MissXu hate to say it, but I am quite impressed with the somali pirates. Pirates =enterprising entrepreneurs. Making best use of situation.
@wildbell LOLOLololol. Gotta support the twitter Ojerk.
depressed that the internet seems to be primarily marketing these days. seems.
@christianlgray so is the greater society then focused on marketing? on the coasts it seems it is.
@ewanspence re: akoha? v interesting. yes, personal blogging got swallowed to get traffic. sad. sad. sad. blogger sellouts I guess.
@MissXu check "Diamond Age: A Young Girl's Illustrated Primer" by Stephenson re gaming replacing books. Tis the future of education.
social media is the ecommerce of the late 90s. it will be fully integrated and there will be something totally new in about 2 years.
my mom's top 10 good things about having no hair (she was recently diagnosed with a rare fatal cancer) http://bit.ly/168Ad
The American Dream is not Greed: http://bit.ly/1901Bg (this one's for you @annatude)
Beaitiful ivory moon in a periwinkle sky.
So I walked in the restaurant with a 24pack of Lonestar...
@amoration lol. Love it! Balance in the extremes.
tonight: sekret zombieswithoutborders.com show at downtown LA artwalk. PBjs and Brains. Pls RT.
@Carolineoncrack need a bike? cause I'm selling my classic headturner: http://snurl.com/fky6e
@viss or @ewanspence you want the buscamp domain from past unexecuted plans?
@peneloper that sounds totally awesome. I love conversations with grandmas.
DT @ilainie: hiking with @heathervescent and @miro7, Miro said "the reason people die is to make life important" Wow!
@Carolineoncrack good luck on the test. I do highly suggest the Motosafety course. Rubber side down.
@ewanspence ok will be in touch to coordinate.
Good news from Mom tonight. Bad cancer level halved from last week!
ignoring the flat tire on my car to try to focus on these essays.
@xenijardin it's @onditimoner's we live in public manifested.
hey @barcampportland. I wanna meet local portland geeks. Who should I meet?
@johnedgarpark oohhh. thanks.
@geekygirldawn thanks. I've been all about the la geekdom but seems I will be spending a fair amount of time in pland v soon.
@geekygirldawn will do. we appear 2 have similar background/interests/activities. would love to talk with you about pland community blding.
@happier I always get your name confused with other "happy" versions. just took your strengths test a couple days ago - was v good!
fascinating article about excess males in China. I think a/b future when they mature + how 2use excess male energy http://snurl.com/fmqw1
RT@CKC411: My fav blogger seems so intent on daily posts (vs. quality posts, as needed) that the overall quality is diminishing dramatically
@MackReed thanks for the shout out. did you know I wrote chapt 2? hope the newspapers take it to heart!
@geekygirldawn I used work standing up. Loved it. I am also a fan of the bambach saddle chair for sit/standing: http://snurl.com/fmtkv
@sushobhan shared wives - wow - what a concept? I want to learn more. Link?
two essays solid, one to go. flat tire = all new tires. bad for my broke bank account. pls buy my motoguzzi or hire me. I make you kick ass.
@krheault can you talk more about art as solution to excess men? I'm interested.
@annatude I was kind of keeping it on the lowdown.
@MissXu but what if you had 2 husbands? one work, one stay at home with kids/build projects. might not be so bad... not that I'd be into it.
@MissXu LOL. me too.
@geminica :) BTW - will probably be in pland for several weeks/months soonish. let's hang when I am there.
@krheault ah. gotcha. :) yeah, I just wonder with all the young male aggression energy and not many safe ways to express it.
@MissXu I see a remake of my "how to make jello shots" youtube video.
@krheault I know. Will it make asian girls even more objectified?
@krheault yeah - it will be interesting to watch. :) I already see standard movie plotlines.
@krheault LOL. just wait till I start drinking the kool-aid.
is #followfriday about really creating community or a scam to get more followers? I'm skeptical and jaded.
@ErickB um, as a gun owner I have to respectfully disagree with you comparing #FollowFriday to my pistols. ;P although agree both r tools.
@sfstagewalker oh hello blast from the past! :) whatcha up to?
@sfstagewalker hey - that's great news. congrats! get better. ever come down south?
marketing gone too far? http://snurl.com/fn57o
@krheault @_DonBell isn't that called an assistant?
@lizhenry OMFG that sounds like a crazy table. But I sometimes like overhearing that kind of talk.
@MissXu how do you feel about fresh pesto?
@MissXu I see gastric explosion in our near future!
just got great idea a/b how to respond to internet marketers from this TED talk. http://bit.ly/99M8R a/s/l = lol
"you're the best boyfriend, a girl could possibly have./ I don't know if I was hire, it was pshhh. I love this song almost as much as To ...
@laughingsquid - that was a great drinkup last night. Let's do it again next time you are in town.
getting ready for a day of hands in the dirt, horses and good eating with the aunt. inland empire here I come.
@IdentityWoman welcome back!
pondering dirt, pots, strawberries, sage, roses. Planting a garden on this easter makes me so happy.
new garden explosion complete. tired but satisfied. Strawberry pot, avocado, herbs, meyer lemon - now I wait 4u2 produce!!
@susr - @MissXu and I were talking about how awesome you are and how hard it is to find true friends. Miss you!
@RodneyRamsey a hashtag IRL may appear different from interweb. Some consider the first IRL tagging to be several years (or more) old.
@RodneyRamsey I think some ppl would really hate to have internet identity/hashtags connected with IRL identity. Others don't care.
@rvpartsguy I actually love the area. :)
rewatching Randy Pausch's Last Lecture to refresh my memory on living life at death's door: http://tinyurl.com/2z3wsx
editing. writing. it's so hard to write about oneself and pump up the awesome. this one counts for a LOT! No time for humility.
@leahpeah if I find some, I'll split it with you. ;)
@wjessup well, I was never a fan of meetup. so eventbrite = yay.
It's the 3 year anniversary of the LA Geek Dinner. Perfect time for you to check it out: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1002836/
@eventbrite I find their site hard to use as an event organizer. When I need to sell tix, I like you. But you sometimes charge too much. :)
ok - now that that is done(fornow) I can start on my next project, which might be going through several months of mail...
@Viss when motivation is hard, I turn off internet and just starting doing task at hand for 20 minutes. next I know it's not so hard.
@Viss or otherwise - remove distractions and focus. :)
song sample: "success is SEX and BUSiness!"
@Viss gotcha. I blow steam for a bit and then focus.
Think I'm going to spend the rest of the evening reading mr kurzweil or samuel delaney. #geek
I get so inspired reading about dog rescue stories.
genius. just genius. I am crying with the perfection of words. my new direction is set and a new chapter in the life of h has opened.
reading about the nobel prize.
Must read article for social media/twitter junkies and the effect on your emotions: http://snurl.com/fz5ne
@shoghon I didn't think that study was showing long term consequences. just that certain emotions take longer to form. if not given the time
@shoghon you don't experience those emotions.
@shoghon if you never experience something, will you believe it exists? will you get cynical about ppl who DO experience it? believe it?
and now research says Facebook users have lower grades! http://bit.ly/fFOqt
I wish people would just wake up instead of being typical assholes: http://snurl.com/fzwqd
Feet steaming in preperation for my first chinese foot massage!
Eating a lot of meat for lunch at the churrascria with @missxu.
And eating too much pao de queijo.
@HYJYNX I went to the one in Koreatown. I ate picanha (a cut of meat) there. YUM! indeed.
@kjkjerstin why yes I am. See you there!
RT AWESOME!@fluevog: LA's instore VintageVogSale starts tomorrow at 11am - All VintageVogShoes $39, All VVBoots $59 - http://ow.ly/33oN
@jayfader ping
@kw need a couple extra?
@pegorama yeah, I know. But so cheap & I can walk to the store from my house. I'll take pics for you tomorrow. ;) U tell me what to get 4u.
@leahpeah its my favorite "techish" event!
I'm bringing my pet unicorn to mindshare tonight.
well, one of my pet unicorns. I just realized I kind of have a collection.
@richardhod no - can you make me one?
non sequitur rant: I fucking hate Monsanto and their patenting bullshit. It will destroy humanity in the name of capitalism.
@richardhod but I didn't have that dream. I'm for real. My childhood was for REAL!!!!b
Mindshare magician is sassy.
Mindshare rocks again. Boa constrictors the size of goats under the bar, drinks, smart cool people/speakers and my unicorn make it awesome.
RT LOL @MissXu: Oh: the geek dinner never got me laid #mindshare #la
Brenda Laurel - where are you? I miss you. The world needs you.
@robtow I did. Hope you don't mind a tiny bit of internet stalking. :) I have been inspired by her for over a decade. :)
@jeff419 I almost wore my sailor costume to #mindshare last night. I don't think it would fit you though.
@rosiepongracz listen for me. I love that song. "It's serious!"
@lifeofreilly I'm rallying myself to stop by tonight...
OMG - The Fall is playing tonight at NuArt. One of the most visually stunning movies I have seen. AMAZING: http://snurl.com/g4kwg GO!
@jeff419 gonna skip it. triple booked tonight already and feeling introverted w/ that crowd. looking for smaller scale.
Trying to decide between laser gun and sword that makes gun noises as my "prop" tonight.... plus I got that band costume in the trunk
@lifeofreilly I failed. Got stuck having great convos in west la. Someday I make it to your Friday night. :(
irritated by "social web" terminology. WTF? The web has ALWAYS been about connecting people. It's not NEW. It
you're not a culture jammer if you just click a subscribe button. You have to actually do something.
next week is digital detox week. wondering if anyone on here has the discipline and balls to actually do this. http://snurl.com/g5kgs
@mediajunkie oh yeah, I know. I'm just hating on "social media" these days. It's the marketers infiltration of the internet.
@mediajunkie It's like the multi-level-marketer at your previously un-infiltrated church group.
@WomenWhoTech good point. but not sure if the people that need to be in those convos are. the "elites" still have their "offline" discus ...
@kdj awesome! I well agree offline time is necessary.
@martinboz agreed, but some people are seriously addicted. what does it say about you when you'd rather be online than walk your dog?
@kellysims thank YOU! http://tinyurl.com/chdd9c
@mediajunkie well SM will become just another marketing tool (like viral product features & branding) but rt now it's sold out.
@martinboz enjoy! look forward to meeting you on Tuesday!
@mediajunkie I think full integration of SM will be in another year - but first will need shiny new thing for techworld to focus on.
@CDRFunkmeyer I think it would be more challenging w/in usual life. But might be like not using fire or thumb for a week.
@ajpape you have to use the adobe premier elements that xacti gives you. mp4 file is hard to import & edit unless u have pro editing tools
@ajpape Darn! And I wanted to say hi to you, since I saw you were going to be there. Next time! Come to geek dinner on Tuesday: http://u ...
Whooooosssshhhhh go the airplanes buzzing my car at LAX.
do you climb the pyramid to get to the top? or do you try to raise the whole thing from the bottom?
@rosiepongracz ohhh. The new orb stuff is soooo good. Enjoy!
@johnedgarpark I always do. I love the smell of diesel and airports. The smell of adventure if you ask me.
@snarkydork @davidmarkland Snuffleupagus is the correct spelling according to google.
gonna get my electrical engineering on and work on the off-grid desert soundsystem for next weekend.
@rosiepongracz I am so loving your coachella tweets. makes me almost wish I was there w/ you enjoying. take it all in!!! xoxo
All writers read this!!! RT@JSCarroll: some people have asked to see this: http://tinyurl.com/97h8p6 Wonderful!
@JSCarroll I love it. Thanks for the reminder. You can apply it to any passion/muse as well.
another hot hollywood day. 95 and rising. maybe the sweat lodge tonight isn't such a good idea.
I didn't know "micropenis" was an actual word. Learning something from science research! http://bit.ly/ZeMqS
@RunzwithScissor LMK when you get to town. am skipping on GCI to do the old desert explosion weekend fun. it never gets old. :)
Tonight - 3 year bday cake with candles Geek Dinner. uWink. H&H. The event that inspired the LA tech scene: http://bit.ly/7nX1 -Retweet pls!
can someone tell me how to make upcoming not spam my ppl multiple times, when I only sent 1 email? frustrated.
@kjkjerstin oh my! here's to some good pain meds for that.
ah stereolab - you are like a cool breeze on this hot day.
just picked up cake, cupcakes and other birthday fun for the @lageekdinner tonight at uWink. 8pm. U can still come: http://bit.ly/7nX1
looking at illustrations for my heart's desire book. They look completely awesome. I can't wait to share this project with everyone.
@docwho76 see you there!
RT@Astronautics: You don't need to be brilliant at science or maths to do astronomy, so don't be put off. It's for everyone. And it's free!
soooo hungry. gonna try to arrive early to eat and set up before the throngs arrive at @lageekdinner!
@johnedgarpark that reminds me. are you a pleo, nabaztag or chumby type? #geekpickuplines
Looking for someone who has gotten laid from the @lageekdinner. I have found two could haves.
@johnedgarpark Furby-ardunio. I should have known. :) I learn towards the nabaztag.
@RodneyRamsey why yes, it is possible, probable too.
@pegorama sounds good. we missed you.
@KurtyD great to see you last night! thanks for coming!
totally flashing back to high school listening to new Depeche Mode Album. It's new, but the same old stuff.
Not surprised by FreddieMac CEO Suicide. One of my Dad's biz partners did the same deed several months ago.
I love the boyf! http://snurl.com/ggoxi
@annatude congrats. just caught on your blog. wonderful stuff. my <3 is with you and matt. xoxoxo happy and safe adventures!
getting ready to head to OC for family gatherings and a sea funeral. is it bad form to wear white to a sea scattering?
Pre-funeral dinner with the famb was awesome. Picked up a huge amt of vodka and flowers for grandfather tomorrow. Its gonna be epic.
@johnedgarpark oh we are. More hadware is needed though. Perhaps we can team up with the furbys. :)!
@ErickB good point! Don't want a scene like from the big lebowski do I?
@djwhelan thanks. I also like white because its pure and starting fresh.
@MykalBurns my family agrees. Celebrate life - even in death.
Planning our own funerals at the post funeral lunch. So many good ideas - but I can wait to execute on them.
new pet shop boys = yummy. while finishing up the soundsystem project.
@mgardiol fnord
@eecue LMK how the music video shoot goes. I'm putting one together and looking for crew/help.
@eecue sounds awesome. I think we need to talk. :)
@rosiepongracz deets sent via email!
@missxu - so how serious are you about hanging out in Hong Kong? Oppy to go in June just arrived.
planning, scheming. introducing the inner trickster to the inner academic.
human tetrachromats. that is all.
@communicatrix Love that!
@robtow Yes! But where are they? And what are the different colors they see? I think this is amazing!
@pegorama love it!
Bringing a banana and monkey costume out to the desert redneck/mad max thingamahjig.
http://twitpic.com/3zkwf - IMG00154.jpg
Joshua treeeeeeee! Hello desert I love.
@ollie360 its not actually that hot. I've been here when its over 120. Breezy actually.
Omg ppl are so clueless. Self reliance people!! This is the desert. It is not hollywood.
Saw a vulture eating the stomach of a dead dog in the desert.
@snarkydork yeah. in theory is different than the reality experience.
@kellysims its gone both ways this time. Road?! What road! :P
party ben's coachella mix distracting me from marshall mcluhan and fear-mongering bill mckibben.
"In heaven, everything is fine / In heaven, everything is fine / In heaven, everything is fine" with a fat disco beat.
LOL. I forgot about McSqueekers. Thanks @bruces. http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2009/4/20lanham.html
ps. I have gegenshein (the publication). Wow - hard to believe it is over a decade old.
@MykalBurns I should probably email it to you. it's from several years ago.
well, I just did something with one of my orphan/forgotten domains. not that it's notable or anything.
@lifeofreilly there's also the oregon vortex up that way. I have threatened to pass by one of these days.
just found another 15 domains I forgot I had.
@lifeofreilly House of Mystery and Oregon Vortex (http://www.oregonvortex.com/) exit 40/43 off I-5 btwn pland and Ashland
@lifeofreilly I'm not sure it's that scientific, but supposedly native "forbidden ground". might be like mystery spot santa cruz.
coding HTML in notepad = 1996 bliss
cleaned desk. made chicken noodle soup from scratch and peach/strawberry/mango/amaretto pie. must be feeling domestic.
@ollie360 I hope it turns out!
@HYJYNX trying to be productive with my time. :) I also made rice crispie treats with dark chocolate last night.
does anyone know how to change this into a real address? "W 1/2 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC 17 TP 6N R 17E 5 AC"
pie for anyone who wants to bring me fresh cream to make whipped cream tonight.
@TallyCast but how do I get an address from it? me want to learn. :)
this pie is driving me crazy. it smells superyum
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In case you were wondering the pie didn't make it through dinner. Great combination that mango, strawberry, peach, amaretto & whipped cream!
going to curl up with a book entitled "CODE".
@boogah thanks for keeping the barcampLA flame burning!
@peneloper I'll share with you - but I made it up.
@johnedgarpark I'll have to make a special one just for you. :)
@twinfluence thanks for telling me something I so completely don't give a shit about.
@barcampla - my neighbor has a cooler he is getting rid of. you want it?
Went on a long walk with the pup. It's not like I have anything better to do. Except this book layout.
What I did instead of layout: edited things exploding after being shot at night: http://tinyurl.com/dgh34z
very cool. when did annotations on video show up? dream feature I've wanted for years. makes video search useful - users tag search terms.
before enlightenment: walk dog, pick up poop. after enlightenment: walk dog, pick up poop.
I feel like self-pity is winning the battle today, although I'm putting up a pretty strong fight. *sigh*
@trebuchet :) hey - we need to do our pie date. that would kick some self-pity ass eh?
awoke with fresh ideas after an awesome dinner with my editor/her hubby about singularity, perception, science and scifi. renewed.
woke up with new twitter parasite application to measure "reach-arounds". How many you give/get.