April 2010
Surprise fast visit with mom, retired flight attendant at the obvious place: LAX.
WTF? He only needs to be handing out easter eggs instead of tickets. http://bit.ly/aKd8Qm Seems like a prime caco stunt.
I think I am finally mature/detached enough to look into politics. I mean, it's just schoolwork. #gradschool
LOL RT @shanenickerson: 3D Movies are the new Ugg Boots.
On reviewing recent "final" PRD @ home, the boyf remarked: That looks too professional, where are the sections w/ N/A? Me: Ah, AOL memories
Someday, I would like to be evangelizing/developing a product when it hits mainstream to reap the $$$$$/fame benefits. #innovatorsgrumble
energy standard is posturing (http://bit.ly/cawAeY) what about a democracy or human rights 4 ppl standards. (suck it china & iran) #future
Change dominant currency to the one I have most of to gain global power. #currencydisruption
also how to determine the joules of energy of the ppl vs energy in the ground. and how is the energy used? (for good or evil) #currency
Fascinating mindmap on Openness (http://bit.ly/d53ZUS) attn @amoration #opensource
it's all just a game. you choose which one to play. #life
change [history_theworld_yourself] just so it can change back. #cycleoflife
It appears that Carrizo Plains is the place to be this weekend. (http://bit.ly/b4aXF3) #desertwildflowers
Attn LA Cacophonists: Pillowfight: Saturday, Pershing Square, 3pm. Yes: ripped feather pillows and bunny costumes No: Douchebags with rocks
the boyf is out partying again, while I am home with my books and the dog on a Friday night. #gradschool sigh
oohhh the LHC is on twitter. Must follow for science geeks! @lhcstatus
Fields of poppies with @saml http://tweetphoto.com/16996685
Reviewing the glory of the poppy. Massive poppy fields in antelope valley at the poppy preserve. (Thanks Marino) you can see them today too!
Earthquake
Apparently that was a 6.9 from baja. It was smoother here in la.
Awestruck how fast information travels.
@lucindamichele nice!
@SG_Radio awesome! good to see the features fly!
frequent flyers should pay extra because they are traveling excessively, not get free upgrades. #futureoftravel
@MissXu make excessive air travel only a dire necessity and penalize for it.
@MissXu I'm not saying you can't fly - just saying the more you fly the more you should pay.
@MissXu or at least, stop giving frequent flyer miles or other promotions to encourage ppl to fly.
would you still fly if you didn't get frequent flyer miles for your trips?
@MissXu pay more per mile. sorry if you don't like the idea, but jetsetting is out.
@MissXu I'm saying, re-think the criticalness of your physical presence. sometimes it's required, then go. If not, do not or
@MissXu take alternate travel methods.
@MissXu I am daughter of flight attendant. I have spent as much/more time in airplanes than most ppl before I was 15. Standby=middle seat
@MissXu don't go to Japan. What is there that you can possibly need? ;)
@MissXu ps. xoxoxo
@MissXu its rage against the marketing and douchebag jetsetters.
RT @umairh: i love hanging out in libraries. books are so much cooler than ceos and investors.
Feeling contrarian this morning. Not like that's any different from my usual state.
@chickenjohn Did you try: in MS word, under Review on the ribbon select compare docs?
@chickenjohn or send both to me and I will create a combo comparison doc.
Having total futurists love right now. This is so what I am supposed to be doing.
@MissXu hey - wanna jump on an airplane and come out for a foot massage. :P (i found a great place!)
@MissXu hehe
Bank asset spreadsheets don't give me headaches like they used to even though they still pack the WACs. #financialhumor
Like any good bodisavta I'm completely sucked into the tonal.
I was so busy today, I forgot to tweet.
Attn Angelino Cacophonists: Tonight, 8pm, Canters: we meet.
Dear world, I'm sorry, sometimes I can not hold back my cacophonic leanings. I am a mere vessel.
What does one do with 4 pounds of beef ribeye roast?
Too little too late. That about sums up the last 4 1/2 years.
@meatcakes @johnedgarpark @docwho76 @Newlady1 @marcusnelson @mactavish Thanks for the meat suggestions. I threw it at the boyf though.
Despite the shit last night, there are several years of cacophony events now planned for LA. Thank you @danger_ranger.
I recommend bringing back beheading as a method of dealing with leaders of companies in the financial crisis. #breadandcircuses #anarchy
Is it worse to have your soul stolen by Hollywood or to sell out? #kickass billboards w/ purple hair all over fucking LA.
@mikedotta don't worry about crumbling into the ocean. it's just the poles that will switch. #conspiracytheories
Pondering releasing my aggression with brass or water. World - you disappoint me.
raging against short attention span. (not mine, I'm a long term futurist)
@pinkyracr @mktgdouchebag I hate social media. But I also hate humanity a fair amount of the time, so I don't consider social media special.
@mktgdouchebag I always think of you when I pass the douchebags working at Ogilvy in their glass offices with the game on.
@kayeporter Failure has been better to me. Success always fucked things up. But you can't fail if you don't try.
@mktgdouchebag LOL. Well, I wonder if that's you in there. (no judgment). I'm jaded about recycling (make that everything) sorry to say.
@kayeporter success is poison. it twists. for someone who likes to live in the edge - going mainstream/success = loss of identity.
@kayeporter course, it boils my blood when what I did finally goes mainstream & I'm not there to benefit. (what a conflicted mess)
@kayeporter I should get over it though. Success enables you to do more/bigger what you did and reach larger authentic audience.
@kayeporter yeah, but for how long? I've lived many dream lives/actualized my dreams, and look at me now - a bitter person. At least today.
@kayeporter but satisfaction is not one of my core competencies. I think everything can be improved (prolly can't tho).
@kayeporter true that! the journey is the destination.
@mactavish my first zip line ride was at burning man. I had to hold on with my hands and I landed in a mattress. It was bliss.
@kayeporter wheeee
@mktgdouchebag yeah, I don't work there either (same complex). My @the_coworker has a sekret twitter identity too. :)
@mktgdouchebag oh no. it's truly my coworker. I tweet her sometimes under her hashtag #stuffmycoworkersays
you know your culture from your trash / you know your sinner from the saint / you know the throttle from the brake / But I know you
@AnnikaSkywalkr I need to introduce you of Anthony/pocket journey then.
Sounds of the neighborhood: dog barking, brakes squeeling, someone sneezing, birds, the rust of traffic. an auditory william carlos williams
Favorite email subjectline: potassium nitrate special
Procrastinating paper writing researching urban gaming and cacophonizing.
@MackReed enjoy the vehicular lubricants!
RT @JPBarlow: More people would want to save the world if we quit making it such a guilt-trip. Doing the right thing can be fun!
@JPBarlow can you also make saving the world less self-righteous while you're at it?
I suppose 1pm is a good time for breakfast, especially if you've been up since 9....
@WehoDaily there was a big crash at AstroBurger on SMB a bit ago - but should be cleared up now (hope) woman ran red light.
@michaelpilla no but I saw some smashed cars.
I have 420 twitter friends and 666 facebook friends and this is my 6000th tweet. #funwithrandomstupidnumbers
@michaelpilla I practically live on it, but strangely, I never take it. <3 Fountain
@lifeofreilly yeoch.
@lifeofreilly uh, yeah. It takes skill to flip a car like that.
@bruces that is really wonderful (stranger exchange)
Choose 1: Global Health Care or Climate Control?
(meaning chose the most important 1 that you, personally would invest in)
@mattleifer is that what friend feed is good for? (havn't figured it out yet). Blogs and commenting could work too.
Boomers & Gen Y must learn to live more "sustainable" because they are so big. Wld be interesting to compare resource use btwn Gen W, X, & Y
HBR fuels my Boomer & GenY hate: http://bit.ly/9hFgb4 #cynical
I have reached new gradschool procrastination low: attempting sugar-free, fat-free vegan brownies. A test for my 3 co-workers.
Why the eff did I have to pick disruptive technology in financial markets??!!!! as my focus. finance finance finance
I am skeptical of the brownies, but they are smelling not so bad.
Do vegan brownies always look like plastic? That the tapioca? I'm looking for decent recipe (which I will promptly modify).
@acoolong I thought you pulled buttons through holes???!!
the heater is binging in time with Aphex Twin.
"your heart beats, double time."
Crazy idea #41: Mexican govnt hire US Gun nuts/bounty hunters vs Mexican drug cartel. Fight anarchy with anarchy.
@18percentgrey not surprised. but disappointing. I'd still like to see a bunch of US gun aficionados get "hired" by the towns for protection
peace through superior firepower @18percentgrey.
@sciencegoddess have you read You Are Not a Gadget? I highly recommend it!
In case you were wondering about my fat-free, sugar-free gluten-free brownies? Then went in the trash. Time to try again.
"You don't want a perfect economy because it is BORING" on virtual currencies
@18percentgrey I'm not only talking about the border. I'm talking deep in the heart of Mexico.
@davidorban Hi. My email response to your humanityplus.org email just bounced. where can I send my reply? Thanks!
@MaryHodder @kevinmarks Thank you for finding my favorite controversial author on twitter (even if 1-sided) @nntaleb!
Thought a lot about GenX, my jadedness, identity, disruptive technology in financial markets & fat, sugar, gluten-free brownies this weekend
UTTERLY AMAZING! Gorgeous! Our Earth. RT @RayBeckerman: A Volcanic Rainbow in the Hottest Place on Earth http://bit.ly/bPpXUE
Whoops - just realized/remembered #TedxUSC is tomorrow. Looking forward to watching cool stuff!
@laughingsquid I was just looking at that Friday. (And getting ideas)
Write PRD, design screens, build, launch, repeat. Writing PRDs today.
3 hours and 3 PRDs later... (I love defining new product requirements)
@kayeporter good point!
I'm writing the worst forecast of my career, then again it's my first "real official" one. *sigh*
Even Rockstars want to be tech entrepreneurs: http://bit.ly/dlVjzv (ps. I'd consider Gabriel a kind of futurist actually.)
. @18percentgrey I am a futurist, among my other myriad talents and "occupations"
Bringing a stack of "sufficiently advanced magic = technology" Arthur C Clarke stickers to #TedxUSC today. Find me if you want one.
of course, today has emergencies when I planned to be out at #TEDxUSC all day. :(
Somehow ended up in the ront row at #TEDxUSC.
OH #tedxusc I got to watch them collect semen from a panda.
Well that was some good conversing peoples. #tedxusc
@BareFootCEO totally! Great to meet you!
@sixwing yeah. I love finding all our new areas of ideas, plans, convergence. you rock!
RT @swadeshine: Can't shake the image of a predator drone launching pies.
RT @danger_ranger: BurningMan is like being in a real-life version of the internet, but without a search engine.
!!!!!x1M RT @AnnikaSkywalkr: I get annoyed by people who consider themselves "computer geeks" because they know how to use the internet.
point taken! @geminica Definitions are becoming relative to what they locally define. But I'm still irked by that sometimes.
@SafetyThird I NEED this shirt. (http://bit.ly/bYWmxY) Will it fit me? xoxo
If you're looking for post-apocalyptic hand-crafted style, go no further than here: http://bit.ly/agU4Yu (t-shirts, etc)
@markpeterdavis I'd take your survey but you are forgetting Los Angeles, which is actually a hub of tech entrep. Rivals SV in some ways.
@Carolineoncrack @TheTarPit why do all the drink specials seem to use gin. I am not a gin drinker. :(
There are strange rustlings outside. Note: there is no wind.
Arguement over cake: the difference btwn credit and acknowledgement. Big difference.
I filed my taxes 2 months ago. Just wanted you all to know that. #rubbingitin
snickerdoodles and grapefruit. two of my favorite things.
@JustinSxE that's not always a good thing. ;)
do you know the sekret pandora word to get journey playing over and over? I do!
it's a very manrock afternoon with Boston, Journey, Inxs, Dire Straits, Billy Idol, Robert Palmer, The Cars, Tom Petty, Steve Miller, Styx
@lucindamichele just channel your inner GenX shields
What can I make with a lot of potassium nitrate? I need ideas...
"he makes his living off the people's taxes"
yeah @IanJSpector @AnnikaSkywalkr @chrisspurgeon and FB commenters: smoke bombs and rocket engines meet the kitchen!
@IanJSpector I'm just a 13 year old boy trapped in a 30+-yo woman's body. Nothing to worry about, except when the PMS strikes. LOL
@AnnikaSkywalkr I love that song. (and that band)
@AnnikaSkywalkr it's a date! (I like twizzlers) I'll bring my dog and lazer gun collection.
My new mailing list is going to give me hair on my chest. Scared I know exactly what they mean when talking about replacement SIDs... #saab
"I'm manic today, ride the wave bitches until I crash." #stuffmycoworkersays
"turned on some music to start my day, I closed my eyes and I slipped away"
@AnnikaSkywalkr oh yeah, I researched those a while back. Have you heard of pee-funnel camp at BM? (http://bit.ly/dzeBrj)
God how I love Steven Pressfield: http://bit.ly/9QOtIL
Friday Motivation Videos: Narwhals: http://bit.ly/bgBZ4e Breakfast: http://bit.ly/bnbvn3 NSFW Coconut: http://bit.ly/ccS5N0
Love that @danger_ranger
RT @shanenickerson: I'd rather chug hot grease than go to Coachella or any other "outdoor music festival."
These are some really buttery cookies from Surfas....
Do people realize how much this era of self-righteous customer service sucks? Reflective of our own inflated egos.
@AnnikaSkywalkr wishing you jellybeans and magic.
@andrew_chen the real reason no women in SV (never admitted publicly) is that it's still a boys club and they like it that way.
I have just been told I need to find a pair of bunny suits. Can someone help me?
@machineproject that's blasphemy!
my disruptive technology forecast just split into 3s. Who knew I was going to study finance after all.
@jovino I sent you and M some fun via the intertubes and your bunny.
"I've been one poor correspondent, I've been too too hard to find but it doesn't mean you ain't been on my mind" #manrock
"my blood runs cold, my memory has just been sold" #manrock
@lifeofreilly something ideally hike-able.
@AnnikaSkywalkr I'd love to perform at the Playboy Mansion, but I don't think they let my kind in. (e.g. zombie cabaret) Not enuf plastic
@SamL hey! that was qolastweek afaiknew.
@lifeofreilly I'd take one (or two) of those.
Fuck the establishment, I'm purpling again. (The things I do instead of homework.)
Dang it. Now I've got that boston song stuck in my head. I may need to karaoke it soon.
"I tried to call you before but I lost my nerve. I tried my imagination, but I was disturbed." #manrock #lyrics #gradschool #music2homework2
missing artwalk, but heard one of my token quotes was in attendance via heathervescent inspiration. cool.
@pinkyracr hmmm.... I'll put that together in my spare time. :)
@bootiemashup I just want you to know that I think you rock. <3 you guys!
magical unicorn horn high five to @amoration for being an awesome friend and connector.
@lifeofreilly :) (I expect you have that horn section in one of your closets or can conjure it up upon request)
@JustinSxE you'd think pokemon could do your physics homework, eh?
Our Sun at work: Solar Prominence Eruption on video: http://bit.ly/9SDZZu Very cool!
finally hit my stride and found my groove for my semester project. watch out www.
TedxVolcano (http://bit.ly/bzkqFO) is pretty amazing, but not surprising in todays DIY world. Kudos for enabling & support @TEDchris
@JustinSxE this should cheer you up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZnIghlUozA
Being enlightened can get boring. That's why we forget.
@18percentgrey being enlightened doesn't mean you have learned everything these is to learn. My answer to your question: No.
some cacophonous things in the works today - and I'm not even organizing them! desert camping this weekend and a desert rally race in June.
Just realized I have gone without #manrock for a whole 24 hours. Must remedy that ASAP.
I love it when new UI finally goes live.
"we'll censor the hell out of you, we'll coerce evil out of you, you're the baddies and we hate you" #lyrics about trolls
I'm not sure if my co-worker just said belch or felch... #stuffmycoworkersays
just chewing the twitter newfeed curd.
In gardener's terms, today was not a looking through the seed catalog day.
realizing I like the future a lot more than the present. I wonder what my enlightened self would tell me?
birthing secret new blogs
Deadpanned: "It's called levity bitch, and I bring it." #stuffmycoworkersays
LA Cacophonists, something is brewing for the doo-dah parade. Interested? May 1st is the save the date.
ok, you can now ask me questions: http://www.formspring.me/heathervescent
doing very gender typical roles tonight, like roasting chicken
I really hope I can keep my zen/beginner mind, while I swim in/drink/make the kool-aid.
at least my problem is not the process.
busy today: work, finish paper, drive to the desert, make a fire, then blow something up. Nothing like a redneck weekend to blow off steam.
Will facebook be a bellcurve or S curve company? time will tell. #futuristquestions
MUST READ! RT @davewiner: Caterpillar Cowboy: How Facebook will win the Internet and why that scares the shit out of me. http://r2.ly/yqz5
@acedrew Sounds awesome!!! :) One of my dreams is a backhoe loader and an acreage or empty lot in LA.
Companion Tech Piece to Caterpillar Cowboy Facebook RFID tags (they're now printable) http://bit.ly/9sy7bd #future
does anyone else think all the buttons on websites look like child development toys?
Ever wanted your genetic data? 23andMe has a sale today! www.23andme.com (via Linda B)
@garrettlisi I'm excited about this! More data is good.
@23andMe do you do genetic testing for my dog?
@AnnikaSkywalkr vegan suggestion: use coconut butter in lieu of butter. I tried veganism once 4 2 weeks & failed every day. <3butter&cheese
@IanSohn cool it down with some Junior Mints!
@frankspencer nice article.
@AnnikaSkywalkr I've started using it to replace butter in my baking.
I love making up investment capital company names.
The stars are always sharper in the desert.
Nothing like enjoying the desert air alfresco. Everything is so green.
I have returned to civilization. My wedding gown, alas did not.
Holy Mother of a Unicorn! The Muppets as Marketing! http://www.serenadingunicorn.com thanks @amoration
Totally awesome: Digital Death Day. And I was just pondering mortality this weekend: http://digitaldeathday.com cc@IdentityWoman
wish I had known about #futureofmoney. Am actively writing forecasts on future of virtual currencies. Watch it live: http://bit.ly/b5hve0
Two financial conferences going now #MIGC (Milken) and #futureofmoney Love that I can follow/participate in both
RT @SallyHogshead: Look back to dot-com bust: Thousands upon thousands of lost jobs in 1 area. No govt bailout-- but, industry emerged s ...
what garners your respect?
haha Love it. RT @JPBarlow: Investment bankers are just doing "God's work." - Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs CEO
a tornado of a day: following 2 conferences online, smashing bugs, conference calls, reviewing notes 4my future of virtual currency forecast
@IdentityWoman @NurtureGirl I just speced an open space for virtual currency last night. (No joke) Let's make it happen?
@IdentityWoman that looks great. Yes, do it again!
@danger_ranger crap! I hope you are as ok as you can be.
and I was hoping this would be a light week... no such luck.
@danger_ranger Holy Fing Shit! You have entered the realm of myths and archetypes - as if you were not already there. Heal well.
RT @patrickdixon: Stock Exchange trades will b dominated by robots: some can do <10,000 trades/sec. Errors can trigger crises
RT @leahpeah: Submit your creativity to Creative Humans Magazine Issue 2! http://creativehumansmag.com/submit/
I am addicted to multi-tasking. This is going to bite me in the ass someday.
@jasonberlin I can hook you up w/ venmo. And other ways I'm sure....
@nntaleb the blue ink on your background reminds me of my same blue ink stained fingers in college when I exclusively used fountain pens.
Attn!!! @the_coworker RT @SallyHogshead: I didn't say it-- #Gitomer just did: "Female salespeople are worth 10x what men are worth."
RT @zephoria: Here's the crib of the talk I just gave at WWW entitled "Privacy & Publicity in the Context of Big Data" http://bit.ly/dmbWWW
This looks like fight club for technologists: http://disrupt.techcrunch.com/ Why must this attitude persist?
Is it just me, or is there a larger focus on disruptiveness right now?
@AnnikaSkywalkr yes, the ones in high heels, make-up and skanky dresses looking to "interview" them for their blog.
"I have a gucci dress and a hot fireman. That's all I care about." my @the_coworker on planning her wedding. #stuffmycoworkersays
@AnnikaSkywalkr oh sorry bout that. I'm just jealous I worked to where I got instead of utilizing my "assets"
OH: Pls stop talking cause I'm trying toread my phone.
Sufficiently advanced technology is at the magic castle. #misquote
@AnnikaSkywalkr that's the only thing I'm "passive"-agressive about. Passive is not my style.
RT @RogerNygard: One of my favorite Stephen Hawking quotes "I want to know how the universe began. … I would also like to understand women."
@danger_ranger can I send baked goods care-package there as well?
Saw a magician ingest liquid nitrogen (!!!) last night at Science vs Magic @magiccastle & called to "assist" cute Swedish magician.
@IanSohn have you read @zephoria 's take on privacy (FB comments included)? http://bit.ly/dmbWWW
I don't necessarily agree w/ Arizona, but I believe they should be able to make (and enforce as they wish) their own laws. #statesrights
@the_coworker RT @markmorford: In response2 "Vajazzling" gluing fake crystals all over your vagina I announce the male version "Cocktacular"