Jim Reverend's Life

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It seems that more people hated them than there were people who liked them. So, at least for now, the tweet digests being sent by LoudTwitter (my posts titled "yesterday, in brief") have been suspended. If this pleases you, please feel free to sound your cheers in the comments below. If you would prefer to see them still, let me know. If there is enough interest, I'll set up a special feed for it.

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• 09:43 Flight status is still on time. Big storm clouds here, though. Do you blame me for not trusting them? #
• 09:46 @wearethat I died a little inside when you said that. :) #
• 09:50 @Tim19 uh huh. Smog that drips from the sky in nice fat droplets and makes an odd rumbling noise. :) #
• 10:02 @wearethat spread em! (the benjamins) #
• 10:10 @wearethat quit talking about stimulation! I'm at work here! Jeez! (unless you've got some left over from me and it comes in a nice box) #
• 10:20 Tired. Stayed up too late last night. Got up too early this morning. Was called by work while in the shower even. Someone help keep me up. #
• 11:11 If I can get out of here by 1 then I can make it to the beach, photograph a tree, stop at the mall and make my flight early arrival at 605. #
• 11:19 @Tim19 you like trees too? Wide ones or tall ones? #
• 11:23 @agingdragqueen. Yes. For you! #
• 12:35 Check gas. Tunnel. 3 miles. #
• 12:40 Syracuse position will be slow to fill. Did not get a good vibe from initial correspondence. Will follow through anyway. #
• 12:45 Tunnel traffic sucks. Bad. I really don't want to get stopped in there again. Eek. #
• 12:48 Only one exit remains before I am commited to this tunnel. Grr. #
• 12:52 Going in. Wish me luck. This should take less than 5 minutes. #
• 12:55 And… I'm out. Whew. #
• 13:06 Traffic looks bad already and I don't know rush hour here. Gonna give myself 2 hours to get to the airport to be safe. #
• 13:16 I guess military planes regularly mock dog fight over VA beach. #
• 13:18 @whatgiraffe by nature I'm assuming you mean critters and birds and macros, yes? #
• 13:28 @whatgiraffe ok. Just making sure. Then, yeah. My last text stands. #
• 13:38 Got a little too close to that last wave. Water's cold. #
• 13:51 Who sings the "Hollywood is not America" and what is he saying when he talks about blue jeans? #
• 14:02 @tim19 ah. I see. It's a really dumb song. Like really dumb. #
• 14:03 @sivatonight me too! #
• 14:28 I took a detour to avoid a 6.75mi backup at tunnel A only to find myself headed for 2 tunnels both with backups. #
• 14:32 Do not change lanes in tunnel. #
• 14:35 1 down 1 to go. #
• 14:39 I'm going invent a GPS with an "avoid tunnels" button. #
• 14:49 Check gas. Tunnel. 6 1/2 miles. #
• 14:52 The James bridge is awesome and long. If I had time, I get a photo of it for you, Kristy. #
• 14:56 Boats in dry dock look funny. And whatever the mounds of black stuff on the SE side of Newport news are, they stink. Bad. #
• 15:22 @whitshea I don't know. Is that a big pile of dark, stinky, little, black rocks? #
• 15:26 @whitshea oh. This is mined or manufactured or something there are big belts adding more to the tops of the stinking piles. #
• 15:33 @whitshea it's even more gross that it's right by the ocean doing god knows what to it. #
• 15:39 I gave myself 2 hours to get here thinking that was way generous. It's been almost 2 now and I'm just about there. #
• 16:55 Surprise! My flight is delayed. Not sure by how much yet. #
• 17:05 Looks like I'm driving to Richmond to try to make an 804. Next flight out from here leaves tomorrow. #
• 17:11 Got a car. Leaving soon. #
• 17:18 Ticket lady having problems booking me. Too late now. Can't make Richmond. Leaving here tomorrow at 710am. Get in to DFW at 1130. #
• 17:21 I called it. I so called it. If I can predict a delay, why can't they? I miss my girls. #
• 17:25 Ticketing lady has to call the helpdesk because it's not letting her give me a new ticket for any flight at all. #
• 17:45 Now to find a hotel. #
• 18:01 I got a room! Now only if there were a hot lady waiting in it for me. #
• 18:09 @Sheridan ha. Ha ha ha. I've already checked. Even the ladies have penises. #
• 18:14 Going out for drinks with @ryanjpointer. #
• 18:17 @sivatonight fuzzy puppy point #
• 18:17 @sivatonight I'll join you! … Oh … Wait … Nevermind. #
• 18:30 Tunnel is backed up. Again. You know what this place needs? A BRIDGE! #
• 18:34 Because this week may not seem bad enough, I forgot to tell you this: I lost the earpiece to my nice Bluetooth headset. Car ate it. #
• 18:35 Check gas. Tunnel. 3 miles. #
• 18:46 And now there's an alert. Sitting in a 4.75 mile backup. Wee! #
• 18:48 It sure is a nice night to drive with the windows open though. Awesome. #
• 19:02 This must be the weezer song #brush was taking about. Yuck! #
• 19:10 Only took 45 mins to go 8 miles. Awesome. Out of the tunnel now. #
• 22:30 Driving home now. #
• 22:36 Check gas. Tunnel. 3 miles. #
• 23:01 At the hotel. Tired. Early flight. Gonna check email then go to bed. Don't keep me up. This means you. (but not you, you can) #

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• 00:27 @agingdragqueen then from this point forward, Nic shall be known as big Nic and shall be written as NIC in all contexts. #
• 05:42 There is some horrible creature living inside me that refuses to let me sleep past 6:30am regardless of circumstances. #
• 06:28 only one more sleep. #
• 07:18 Without love, without connection, without passion — we're just a pile of empty atoms floating around an empty, lifeless planet. #
• 07:38 The best thing about staying in a hotel is that it's new towel day today. Just like every. single. day. ever. #
• 08:35 really wish I was going to burning flipside this year. #
• 08:52 @tim19 but, she's billy ray's daughter. Clearly with his musical genius in her blood she must be incredible. #
• 09:18 @whatgiraffe too late. The gods have already spoken. NIC it is. You can rename the the old big Nic to "super Nic" or "sir nics a lot" #
• 09:29 A kind, smiling old man who worked the security desk at my office will pass away this morning. He will be missed. Here's to you, L.D. #
• 09:32 @farrisgoldstein ha. Brilliant you are. #
• 09:39 @whatgiraffe don't worry. Sir nics a lot will love his new name. #
• 09:42 @whatgiraffe gonna edit it for you at lunch. #
• 10:38 @sivatonight you like plastic better than hook and loop? You need a beadazzler. #
• 11:34 @wearethat lucky you! #
• 12:02 There is a bridge I have yet to cross. I think I'm about to do so. #
• 12:12 The bridge is the west loop of the Hampton roads beltway. And I think it's more of a tunnel and less of a bridge. We'll see soon. #
• 12:22 I heard the words I wanted to hear. Putting in for job in SYR later today. Then it'll be up to the fates. #
• 12:30 @strandloper no. I got THAT job, just got moved to TX. Different job entirely. #
• 12:58 @sivatonight damn! I needed some fishwashing soap! #
• 13:40 @whatgiraffe yeah. #
• 13:55 @brush your radio loves me! Yay! #
• 14:21 @wearethat if that works, please share. It never works for me. Not like that. And not that quicky. #
• 14:24 @wearethat I know, right?! Maybe they just need a little foreplay first. #
• 14:30 @wearethat briliant! Why have I never thought of that before. #
• 14:32 @brush @wearethat that's pretty much her usual schedule. At least she's being fair about it. I thought I'd get special treatment. *sniffle* #
• 14:55 @brush *I'm* not complaining. I'm quite happy. #
• 15:00 @wearethat I gotta be honest, man. I have no complaints. I still support your efforts, however. #
• 15:11 @sivatonight I think I can too. Shhh. #
• 15:49 @whatgiraffe liar! I know it works! Me too! #
• 16:03 @evolvinglines YAY! #
• 16:34 It is so hot in here. Ugh. #
• 16:41 @staceylacey don't tempt me unless you're joining me. #
• 16:47 Must. Have. Fishwashing soap. #
• 16:51 @daisy12 it's a joke for Jess from earlier today. You should follow her on twitter. Her name is sivatonight. #
• 17:22 @evolvinglines I know, right! I have that! It's crazy! #
• 19:28 Going for dinner before it gets so late that nothing is open. Then all the way past the bay, perhaps. Need a bridge for Kristy. #
• 20:38 Check gas. Tunnel. 3 miles. #
• 20:51 I don't mind driving in the tunnel. I don't exactly like being STOPPED in it with the entire ocean above me. #
• 20:53 Carbonmonoxide in my brain. Wee! #
• 20:54 I see rust on the ceiling. Rust means leak. No bueno. #
• 21:47 3 of the biggest, loudest, fastest planes I've ever seen just flew very low over my head headed in from the ocean. #
• 22:05 Will have to revisit in the day light. Too dark for my small camera. #
• 22:19 Check gas. Tunnel. 3 miles. #

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• 06:50 Is anything real or is reality merely the set of ideas we share with those floating in close proximity on the great ocean of NOthing? #
• 08:28 Had a great breakfast with an awesome waitress. Now heading in to the office. #
• 08:44 There's a car parked at a traffic light. Parked. Center lane. Empty. Not running. Green. Red. Green. Red. Green. Red. #
• 09:55 @agingdragqueen any surprise that mine would be the most sexualized? Ha! Tho I could do better than "I want pics of you and that hot laptop" #
• 10:04 @whitshea that's what makes it all worth it, isn't it? #
• 11:20 @agingdragqueen access is more powerful but also more difficult for users and developers. #
• 11:24 @agingdragqueen I mostly agree with @farrisgoldstein. If the prob is 2 big 4 xls then a programmer should be involved and access avoided. #
• 13:07 @wearethat bitch! #
• 13:23 My laptop was stolen while I was in the bathroom. I got it back already. #
• 13:26 @sivatonigt set up a bulletin in the building and we found him. #
• 13:30 @sivatonight yes. Stolen. Taken. Missing. Left the power cable and the lan drop. Even took the mouse. #
• 13:32 @daisy12 hooray for getting Tim on twitter. #
• 13:32 @daisy12 hooray for getting Tim on twitter. #
• 13:35 @daisy12 what's his twitter name? #
• 13:46 @sivatonight he's an IT underling. Said it took it because it looked non-standard and was worried it was harmful to the network. #
• 13:55 @sivatonight well, if he'd have left it I could have still used the laptop, or, something. #
• 14:23 @agingdragqueen are you saying I twit too much, or that my response was not useful? Ha. #
• 14:26 Hungry. Skipped lunch. Debating if I should skip altogether or go now and go for a late dinner too. #
• 14:31 @agingdragqueen yeah. Too bad I can't seem to get taken advantage of in DFW. Rowr! #
• 15:02 @wearethat I will hurt you! #
• 15:10 @wearethat fine! Bitch! Going to get a steak for lunch. Damn it. #
• 15:48 Uh oh. Some movement out in SYR. Might be a very nice, more secure job opening there. Hmmm. Interesting. #
• 16:13 @wearethat @farrisgoldstein I know but, another promotion would be awesome. #
• 16:20 Mmm. Beer. #
• 16:25 @sivatonight one day we'll go to the saucer so you can have one of these. They are awesome but I don't know where else to get it. #
• 16:59 Collide is playing on the restaurant radio. I love this song, even if it brings me deep into thought. #
• 17:31 At the hotel for a bit. Then I'll probably check out the beach @ryanjpointer pointed out for me. #
• 18:06 @Tim19 took you long enough! Jeez! #
• 18:11 @wearethat I'm JD+. I'm not sure if that means we're compatible or not. #
• 18:13 @tim19 yeah, it works! #
• 18:16 @wearethat baaaad. ….. I'm totally using that the next time i'm picking up chicks. #
• 19:09 @tim19 we should fight ours. I got 20 bucks that says mine will win. #
• 19:47 @whatgiraffe knuckles! #
• 19:51 Heading to the beach which is, for the record, that-a-way. #
• 20:05 Check gas. Tunnel. 3 miles. #
• 20:32 I find it hard to see the ocean and not believe in god. #
• 20:39 I wish Jess were here. And Nic. And Jet. And Em. How about just all of you. #
• 20:44 @ohhhkay heck yeah! #
• 20:45 @brush yeah. That's the "all of you" part. Twitter only allows so much. Such a terse medium. #
• 20:48 @brush it's not too cold for you in Virginia. Promise. #
• 20:55 Now for some coffee. #
• 20:57 @joiseyguy agreed! #
• 21:33 All the starbuckses in Norfolk close at 10PM. Wtf? #
• 21:45 Check gas. Tunnel. 3 miles. #
• 22:41 @evolvinglines I've been there before. I find it best to distract myself until the sick feeling subsides. I hate throwing up. #

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• 00:15 Driving through fog. Must be near water. #
• 00:34 Visit colonial williamsburg! #
• 00:45 Ok. Jet and Rachel had their shifts. Who's next? #
• 01:00 At the airport. Hope they have my bag. #
• 01:07 Us air is closed. Even though they said I could get my bags. Nice guy outside said the open again at 4am. So. No luggage. #
• 01:14 Can't get out of the parking garage. About to have to run through the gate. No one here. #
• 01:20 Cop came and let me out. Reminded me that the airport was closed. Still charged me $2 for parking. #
• 01:33 They cancelled my reservation since I was late. Still a room though, I think. #
• 01:42 Room cards didn't work. Had to go back down. Nice room. And they have me a toothbrush. Very kind. #
• 01:48 @sivatonight love you! #
• 02:41 All my TV channels are static and there is blood on my sheets. I'm so done with today. Good night. #
• 05:43 Awake. Getting dressed. Getting luggage (I hope). Getting breakfast. Getting ready. #
• 06:05 Wow. Virginia is pretty! #
• 06:32 Got my luggage. Switched out the car contract. Heading back to hotel for breakfast a shower and maybe a few more hours of sleep. #
• 09:03 Can't sleep. Mind racing. Work stuff. Fuck it. Oh and, we've got unicorn sized hail here in Virginia. #
• 10:02 Heading for lunch. Then the office. #
• 13:42 I have awesome friends. Thanks to those of you who helped turn a potentially terrible day into something damn right decent. #
• 15:24 I travel 1300 miles to end up at dinner with a guy i went to HS with and rarely saw after even tho he lived in DFW. Strange and cool. Ha. #
• 15:46 Vista is pissing me off. Anyone know where to find XP drivers for an HP Pavilion dv2000? #
• 16:22 Holy traffic Batman. And I'm crossing the water twice on purpose when I don't have to. Silly me. #
• 16:39 Duck! Duck! Canada goose! #
• 17:06 @train256 hooray! #
• 18:05 Heading to Norfolk. #
• 21:34 Heading home after a great time with an old friend. 12 years is too damn long. #
• 21:36 Check gas. Tunnel. 3 miles. #
• 21:56 @brush how sweet! Did you take a shit side by side too? #
• 21:57 @brush hot! You can make sweet music together. #

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• 06:50 packing and getting ready to head to Newport News, VA for the week. #
• 08:22 Headed to the airport. Jess was nice enough to bring me so I don't have to deal with the parking shuttle. Yay. #
• 09:34 At the gate. 1.5 hours to kill. Send entertainment. You know the drill. #
• 09:41 Of course the FedEx package that I really needed for this trip is now sitting in my cube waiting for me to get it… 2 weeks from now. #
• 09:44 Damn. My tmobile hotspot access is finally turned off and they don't have AT&T WiFi at DFW. Grr. #
• 09:45 @brush I'd like to order and extra helping of somethin, somethin, please. I'm quite low this week. #
• 10:15 This week: email me subjects. I'll take photos of them this week. Even if impossible or I'm not willing, I'll find a way. Fun! #
• 10:38 Keep the photo ideas coming. But keep them simple. Detailing exactly what you want leaves no room improv. Or fun. Or possible. #
• 10:43 @Sheridan nah. Yours is open enough. I think I can do it. #
• 10:50 Boarded. About to depart. Long layover in Philly, too. Send entertainment. #
• 14:27 Landed in Philly #
• 14:44 On a bus to terminal f. I already hate this airport. #
• 15:00 Next fight leaves in 1.5 hours. Getting something to eat. #
• 15:01 Sat next to a guy on the plane REACHING for things to talk about. "so what's your wife like? Everything?" yeah. She likes pretty much ev … #
• 15:50 Seeking applicants for positions in my harem. Please apply via freeform email. Due to response, any mailed items will not be returned. #
• 16:17 Pilot is late. Therefore flight will be late. Not sure this is good. #
• 16:20 @Sheridan Or his wife is sick in the hospital. Or his house is burning to the ground. None of the scenarios are good. #
• 16:30 Flight delayed by 2 hours. Gonna call national and see if I can drive. #
• 16:44 If i want to take a shuttle off site, double the cost, drive 5 hours, and still go back later to pick up my bag then I can get a car here. #
• 16:49 I get to spend 5 hours in the worst airport ever. Wee! I'm so grateful for this honor. I'd like to thank my mom,dad,my dog,and,oh yeah,god. #
• 17:02 Have pitty on a poor guy stuck in Philly will ya? #
• 17:05 @joiseyguy I am my own agent and I couldn't find a nonstop. #
• 17:05 @evolvinglines I can do that! Not today though. Will have to be Friday. But you'll get it. #
• 17:07 Newport news. I'm on us air. #
• 17:12 @joiseyguy yeah I do. my employer tends to have property where it's cheapest. :) #
• 17:16 @joiseyguy I get lucky sometimes and get a direct. I could have done direct to LAX next week but, it's LAX. So I went for Santa Barbara. #
• 17:20 @whitshea I'm getting there. i have all week to build them! Come on now! Jeez. ;) #
• 17:22 @agingdragqueen ha. Damn! Well, I wasn't gettin any love from you anyway, so no harm there. #
• 17:23 @whitshea ah! I didn't reply to any of them. just saved them up to present later in the week after completed. #
• 17:29 mu butt is numb #
• 17:40 Supposedly my flight will depart in one hour. We'll see about that. #
• 17:45 Pilot will now not be here until 8:52pm. Flight should leave around 9:15pm. That's 4 hours of delay on top of my 2 hour layover. awesome. #
• 17:47 @sivatonight haha! That would be WAY too easy. #
• 17:55 @joiseyguy I can only guess. Maybe he's drunk. Maybe he's flying another plane. Maybe his mother in law is still yelling at him. #
• 17:57 @maryely odd. at least in this wing of the airport, there are no Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches to be sold. Had a craving for one, too. damn #
• 18:04 I will die if I have to sit here for two more hours. Need to find something to do. I've walked all three legs of this airport terminal. grr. #
• 18:07 everytime anyone opens a door the loudest alarm ever sounds for about 5 seconds. it hurts. a lot. #
• 18:13 @maryely I found a cheese steak place! It was hiding. #
• 18:31 Having a beer. Why not? If you thouht I was a flirt before, watch out now! #
• 19:01 @wearethat I don't mind worry following me like a dinosaur. #
• 19:09 Looks like I'm driving now. Flight cancelled. #
• 19:11 Would have been nice if they would have agreed to give me my bags three hours ago when I asked for them. #
• 19:17 Lied to me. Can't get my bags. Who cares. Driving anyway. Fuck em all. Send boobies. Maybe they'll keep me awake. Ha. #
• 19:23 Ha. Just realized I have to make it there without a GPS because the mount and charger is in my suitcase. Nice. #
• 19:27 @farrisgoldstein what else can I do? #
• 19:33 Ha. There is that. They tricked me by telling me they were at baggage claim when they weren't. #
• 19:42 Driving. Repeat tweet for the next 6 hours. #
• 21:00 Going through batimore now. #
• 21:10 Whoa. Cool driving tunnel! #
• 21:19 Driving by NSA. #
• 21:37 It smells here. Like old oil and corruption. #
• 21:41 I just gave G W a collective bird flipping for you all. You're welcome. #
• 21:51 In Virginia now. Getting sleepy. #
• 21:52 In Virginia now. Getting sleepy. #
• 21:55 @sivatonight now THAT would keep me awake. Ha. #
• 21:57 @sivatonight ha ha ha. I need a better travel card. #
• 21:59 @sivatonight who needs air miles when you can get vagina milles? #
• 22:18 Stopped for gas and coffee. Back on the road now. My keep awake went to sleep. Ha. #
• 22:21 @sivatonight Gloria was. But she needed to go to bed. Hooray for the dunkin. #
• 22:32 Damn. Traffic jam near quantico. I'm caught in it. #
• 22:34 @sivatonight I know, right! All three lanes stopped. #
• 22:41 Looks like road work. Added 11 minutes to my trip so far. #
• 22:46 Ok. Jess is going to bed now. Who can I torment next? #
• 23:02 Moving again. Cost me 27 minutes. Grr. #
• 23:10 Stacey's almost ready for bed. Best job so far. Who's next? #
• 23:30 100 miles to go. Plus I have to get my luggage. #
• 23:40 So tired. Ugh. #
• 23:57 An hour more? I can do it. Wake up plan B in effect now. #

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• 06:27 Ugh. Every thing hurts. #
• 06:50 relocating a lightroom catalog. Ugh. #
• 07:07 what to do today: sunday service? gardening? painting? photography? sexual activities with friends or strangers? hiking? finances? HELP! #
• 07:17 ha. I still have paint on my hands. #
• 12:18 @wearethat Mmm IHOP. Mmm waffle house. You've helped to make one decision yet added another even more difficult one. Thanks? #
• 12:20 Dear universe; please invent IHOffle House. Kthxbye. #
• 14:13 Booked a ticket to Santa Barbara, CA for 5/12 through 5/16. #
• 14:14 Getting a quick bite to eat then back out to rowlet. Considering cafe Brazil this evening. 9ish. Not sure how tired I'll be yet, though. #
• 14:29 "preachers, if you're going to preach, for god's sake, preach with conviction!" #
• 14:52 Dear lady, I'm sorry your grandson choked on a giraffe leg, but my daughter is doing just fine with hers, thanks. #
• 14:59 Motion activated paper towel dispensers should be labelled boogie activated. They won't come out for anything less. #
• 20:58 Heading home from rowlett. Stopped on the side of the road to feed the baby. #
• 21:04 "everybody got they cup but they aint chipped in" #
• 21:28 "fortify my luck, I need a mercy fuck" #

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• 01:00 "I don't need no extra vibration on my asshole right now" - farris vajayjay #
• 07:13 awake. considering painting all day in Rowlett. Not sure. #
• 08:18 Dear scientists, please clone me. ASAP. K THX bye. #
• 08:59 Is a wrist brace more Bling if you bedazzle it? Of course it is! #
• 09:43 Heading to rowlett. #
• 15:40 Paint paint paint. Sand sand sand. Paint paint paint. #
• 16:39 @agingdragqueen you're off my crush list. I can't love a cultist. Now I only want you for your body. #
• 16:59 @agingdragqueen you're better than a scientolgist, but there's still hope for Christians. Mac cultists are lost. #
• 21:05 Long day. Paint coated. Need to be drunk. #
• 21:34 "you get the ankles and I'll get the wrists" #
• 21:37 @wearethat break down in a diner then I pay the bill #
• 21:46 "wanna boogie mutha fucka?" #

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• 00:18 twitter, are you REALLY working again? #
• 00:19 IT LIVES! #
• 00:48 @brush sounds yummy #
• 00:56 Mario carted. #
• 08:02 Heading to work. Very late. Got up late. Had a late night. #
• 08:06 Damn I love this song. Radiohead - creep, loud! #
• 08:15 Bad twitter. No donut. #
• 09:13 @whatgiraffe it's at 1 or 2 this afternoon, right? #
• 09:26 @brush she has an interview today #
• 09:32 @wearethat @whatgiraffe ok. Super good thouhts starting at 145 then. #
• 10:56 Moved my jury duty to 5/20 #
• 12:40 @sivatonight eek! #
• 17:05 "your daddy left that face hole" #
• 18:47 @sivatonight dinner was muy awesome. Chef Ramsey would probably shed a tear. #
• 20:10 @hijinksensue i've been calling my penis "ego" for years. (that's for you @wearethat) #
• 20:12 The stuff people put on @daniel_rants cracks me up. Thanks for that one, Jess. #

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• 04:22 awake. not really happy about it. brain is going nuts. #
• 07:43 VirtualBox is working with existing VMWare image. For real! I can't make snapshots until I can convert it to a VirtualBox Image, though. #
• 07:43 @rbelknap they did that to us too. hang in there. #
• 11:14 Someday I will open a naked-casino and the first rule will be "no look-onlys allowed!" #
• 12:12 just had some AWESOME cream of mushroom soup. I need to learn how to make this from scratch. #
• 12:13 on a conference call. boo. #
• 12:36 @mydnytfyr ugh. I'm all meh too. #
• 12:55 first call over. joining the second. send entertainment please. #
• 13:50 @Sivatonight I liked it so much I took a picture of it. #
• 14:29 Yeah. You can ignore that message. Oops. Stupid Twitter. #
• 14:33 @FarrisGoldstein I got a big ol' hairy… penis… in my lap. #
• 14:37 The "x" and the "c" are too close on the keyboard. A lot of people don't get my message very clearly when I say "just give me a sec". #
• 14:53 @mydnytfyr In my most recent usage it was not at all appropriate. haha. :) #
• 15:15 @brush woo! I was supposed to have a dentist appt next week… but I have to postpone it since I'll be out of town. I want clean teeth! #
• 16:05 @agingdragqueen my right hand hurts too… For different reasons. #
• 16:08 @wearethat I love spring. It's the one time of year that lots of people catch up to me and/or don't find me so strange. #
• 16:13 Going to get the hairs on my head cut. #
• 16:35 Waiting at haircut place. Send entertainment. #
• 17:27 Apparently Celeste thinks is hilarious when I choke to death. I'm not sure I like that. #
• 18:09 @brush too true. #
• 18:42 "my genius has come alive. Like toys when you turn your back on them." #

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I am absolutely amazed by the compassion and dedication my wife has.

For the last 4 months (not to mention the 41 weeks before that) my beautiful wife has spent every single day caring for our baby girl. You probably don't fully understand with that means without some qualifications, so let me elaborate.

Our daughter is breast fed. That means the sole source of nutrition our daughter receives comes from Jess. Every meal, every 2 hours (give or take), every single day, comes from Jess. On top of that, Jess doesn't pump. That means that not only did Jess produce every single ounce of nourishment for our child, but also that every single drop was fed to her directly by Jess. There were no I-don't-feel-goods, not-todays, maybe-some-other-times, i'll-wait-till-tomorrows, or can't-someone-else-do-its. She's never had a break. Not even one. Without supplementing the baby's food or pumping breast milk, Jess really can't be away from our daughter for more than an hour and a half, tops, and even that is rare. And, it goes without saying that we don't employ any form of day care or nanny service either. While I try to spend as much time with my little girl in the evenings and on weekends as I can, Jess is also the primary care giver 90% of the time, if not more.

I am so proud of her for sticking through this because she knows that this is what is best for Celeste. She knows that no one can produce anything more nourishing to our daughter than she can, and that no other method of feeding creates the bonds that our daughter deserves, and that no one is more fit to raise our child than we are. It's even more amazing because she has known all along that at any moment she can ask for a break, no one will think poorly of her or as though she hasn't done her part, and she can go right back to it when she's ready. But she's never asked for more than a few moments to take a hot bath.

As incredible as she is I'm very grateful that this first stage of formulative years is coming to an end. She deserves a break and I'm looking forward to seeing her have one, to doing my part, and to enjoying a break or two with her.

My wife is simply amazing.

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• 01:13 VMware mostly conquered. I still think it sucks. Good night. #
• 06:42 Awake. Need more Coffee. VMWare still running. Time hasn't drifted.Good signs. Still looking to convert to VirtualBox. #
• 09:02 @whatgiraffe yes, bamboo does quite well outside. See most of china as a point of reference. #
• 10:27 @evolvinglines yay! Yay! Yay! #
• 11:03 @whatgiraffe bigge than the roots of the ones in china?! #
• 11:20 Hungry. Eating. #
• 11:30 @Sheridan good luck. And congrats! #
• 21:28 @evolvinglines I love wind, party because I have so many cool ideas for photographs that require wind. #

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So I bought a laptop.

My employer — heretofore known as the Great White Devil (as coined by Joel Watson of HijinksEnsue) or GWD for short — was giving me some after my request for a RAM upgrade to the impossibly small 512kb that I have now due to the new Encrypted status of my laptop and it's inability to cope with said Encryption given its resources. So, I just went out and bought a laptop. Of course, GWB requires that any machine on its network be a company asset so using a personal laptop is not permitted and is enforced through the use of a managed desktop suite. Unwilling to give them access to the entire machine (since it is, after all, mine), I decided a virtual machine was the next best option.

I installed VMWare Server and, after 3 long hours of a Windows XP installation, driver installation, software installation, and laptop encryption, I had a VMWare image that mostly worked. There were, of course, a few problems.

First of all, when using VIsta (yeah, cringe) as a Host OS with VMServer or VMWare Player, the clock in the guest OS has a tendency to be inaccurate. I was showing up at meetings early and finding my days a lot shorter than they should be until I realized this little bug.

These few lines of code in C:\ProgramData\WMWare\VMWare Server\config.ini seemed to solve that problem. Of course, you'll want to algter tje cpuKhz to reflect the actual speed of your processor.

host.cpukHz = "2000000″
host.noTSC = "TRUE"
ptsc.noTSC = "TRUE"
processor0.use = "FALSE"
processor1.use = "TRUE"

The second annoying problem is that, when starting the first VM after a reboot, Vista would hang for 3-5 minutes solid. It would hang so hard that the mouse would even stop moving. In the same config.ini file, I beleive the following lines corrected this, but switched to VMWare Player shortly there after so I can't be sure.

host.TSC.noForceSync = "TRUE"

The final problem with VMWare Server, for which I have been unable to find a fix, is that Wireless Network cards simply will not bridge properly. I read a couple of people having the same trouble and suggesting various fixes including reconfiguing the Network Interfaces as Administrator and such. No matter what I tried, it didn't work.

So, I switched to VMWare Player. Of course you can't have Player and Server installed at the same time, so I had to uninstall Server first. And Player wont alter the VM settings in anyway so, if I want to change anything, I have to go back to installing Server first, which is annoying. But, aside from that Player does not have the same problems with the Wireless Network Bridge that I had with Server. It did however have the "clock too fast" issue mentioned above, so those config lines were still needed.

It's working pretty solid now. Of course, with the crippled nature of VMWare Player, I'd really like to switch to something else. VirtualBox looks promising. I played with it a bit and rather liked it. Unfortunately, when it reads my prepared VMWare image and boots into Windows, it is unable to find a driver for the Network Interface it sees. So, while it boots just fine, without a working network adapter it's pretty useless. I'll play around with it some more in the future and see if I can make some more progress.

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• 07:10 Awake. Coffee. Fighting with VMware. Blah blah. #
• 08:19 @lazytwitter if I ask a question this way, how will I get the answer? #
• 10:34 @alienswede I have no idea. I never got an answer. @lazytwitter #
• 10:38 Celeste took her shots very well. #
• 10:43 #lazytwitter how do I get a response from lazytwitter? #
• 10:56 Lunch? NY subs for the win. #
• 12:17 As much as I love digsby, it is a serious resource hog. Bye bye. And no wet kiss for you, @wearethat! #
• 12:37 M$ exec 1: windows XP is actually pretty stable these days. 2: fuck! Release windows vista, quick! #
• 13:56 Booked a flight to PHF (Hampton, VA) for 5/5 thru 5/8. #
• 16:31 @mydnytftr ugh. Silly silly people. #
• 18:49 At my theology class. #
• 21:02 My brain is not large enough, and it need not be. #
• 21:12 Headed to cafe Brazil. #
• 21:15 @droybal beats the crap outta starbucks. #

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• 08:08 It's 45 out. WTF, mate? I'm running really late this morning and I kinda don't care. #
• 08:09 @brush be thankful you weren't running around in a rainy NOLA at these temperatures. #
• 08:15 "how he loved her apple pie, how he loved her meatloaf. How he loved her chicken breast, how he loved her pudding" -my head #
• 08:30 Mmmm. Gas station coffee. #
• 15:02 @brush do I want to know why? #
• 15:29 @brush whether or not I'd admit it would depend almost entirely on why. Dare I ask where on your butt it hurts? #
• 15:34 @brush I'm not sure I really wanted to know. Ha. #
• 17:12 Made it from my desk at work to a table at a starbucks in north Carrollton in 15 minutes. I need to move. #
• 18:28 Yet another person pointed out my weight gain today. Ugh. Fine. I need a diet. I get it. #
• 18:58 @maryely don't drool! #
• 22:44 Crap. Left my car at starbucks. Oops. #

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• 07:26 awake. coffee. computer. balancing the check book. ugh. #
• 13:08 @brush I really do enjoy the rain. Wish I was there with y'all. #
• 19:14 I bought a laptop. Yeah me. I have no idea what I'm doing these days. #
• 20:25 Just had pizza for dinner. Not quite a chicken sandwich but it'll do. #
• 23:12 "hey remember that time when we decided to kiss anywhere except the mouth" #

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A few weeks ago I laid out a plan to help me better vary the kind of photograph I was putting out there. It certainly wasn't simple or easy, but I felt like I could do it.

Last week doesn't count thanks to the fact that I was out of town and without the technical means to publish a photo thanks to my stupid laptop. So let's look at the week before that and see how well I did.

Breaking Out - This falls into Non-Landscape. If I were very lenient with myself, this might also be considered Other Portrait.

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• 16:53 @brush I'd play in the rain with you! #
• 16:54 @evolvinglines I LOVE "telegraph canyon". Lucky you. #
• 17:35 Playing dominoes, drinking sweet mint tea, listening to Nic making mojitos, and wondering where the boobies went. #
• 22:16 home. Jess is putting the baby down. I'm not really tired. #
• 22:36 Kristy told me I looked like crap today, but I still love her. Spent good time with good friends. Hope my NOLA peeps are having fun. #

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• 08:12 Huge Boob Girl is not wearing a low cut shirt today. Whew. #
• 08:14 @sivatonight I was captivated. Couldn't look her in the eyes. I feel better now. #
• 08:28 @sivatonight I know! I almost wish she had worn a low shirt today so I could try to sneak you a photo. #
• 11:41 Need a new book for my trip home. Going to bookstore now. Suggestions? #
• 11:45 @Sheridan read time traveller. Another suggestion? #
• 11:48 @agingdragqueen I've read SH5 and BoC. Others? #
• 11:52 @Sheridan I have not. It's on the list now. #
• 11:54 Someone just called me and asked me to bring home a barf bag from the plane. I'm not kidding. #
• 11:58 @agingdragqueen yet another reason I love having you as a friend. #
• 12:02 @agingdragqueen I've pretty much given up all hope on that. #
• 12:11 @brush no. What comes next? I'm confused. #
• 12:20 @brush ha. Sure. Right. #
• 12:32 That was the best knockwurst I've ever had. Hooray webers! #
• 12:39 Just saw a girl sitting in her front yard in a very see through bra. Crazy syracusers. #
• 12:49 @brush how's that bellini? #
• 12:52 @brush like the one's Steve miller sang about? #
• 12:58 @brush nah. The peaches in the trees from "joker" #
• 13:09 @agingdragqueen BURN! #
• 13:10 @brush which Joe Walsh is he talking about? #
• 13:21 At the airport. Send entertainment. #
• 13:22 @maryely do NOT encourage the ANTM. She is obsessed! #
• 13:28 @ohhhkay I got "infected" by Scott sigler because it seemed like a lighter read and my last few books have been heavy. #
• 13:35 @wearethat I've got a knockwurst I'd like to share with you, buddy. Thick and juicy. #
• 14:16 @whatgiraffe @wearethat: you guys are making me all philosophical and a bit aroused. Knock it off. ;) #
• 14:35 @whatgiraffe beyond the senses are the objects. beyond the objects, the mind. Beyond the mind, pure reason. Beyond reason, the spirit in man #
• 14:43 Boarding very soon. Hurry up with those entertainments and distractions! #
• 14:51 Woo. No one in the seat next to me! #
• 14:54 Gotta go. Daniel out. #
• 16:06 Landed in DC. Connecting flight leaves in 2.5 hours. #
• 16:10 "we are not yet at the gate. Would the 5 passengers who just took off their seat belts please put them back on for me? Thank you!" ha ha #
• 16:18 With all these take offs, landings, and bus rides, maybe knockwurst for lunch WASN'T a good idea. #
• 16:20 @sheridan oh! Thank you for reminding me! #
• 16:22 I hate this airport. Get off a plane and on to a bus. Can't find me gate. Turns out I have to take another bus to get there. #
• 16:24 @maryely DCA. It sucks every time. #
• 16:26 @wearethat I can still taste your juices. #
• 16:28 If there wasn't a security check point on both sides I could have walked over to the othre side faster than the bus trip. Not exaggerating. #
• 16:44 Not that you weren't enough, dear Nic, but I decided I needed a little Asian in me. #
• 17:08 @brush still peachy? #
• 17:41 one more hour of waiting to go. ugh. #
• 18:05 I need to build a new harem. Applications are being accepted. #
• 18:25 I will be flying over new Orleans. @brush, flash the sky if you see a plane. And take a picture in case I don't see you back. #
• 23:27 Home. Whew. #

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• 05:26 Alarm went off at 5. i'm still trying to get out of bed. #
• 08:40 I'm very grateful for new twists on old friendships. #
• 08:46 @Sheridan I've never seen a hotter chest covered with hair than I did fro you yesterday. Rowr! #
• 09:03 @agingdragqueen your job offers could be a drinking game. One shot for every offer. Two shots if it includes benefits. #
• 09:14 @agingdragqueen or we could play strip job offer. Ooh! Even better! #
• 10:49 I just realized that my flight doesn't leave until 4PM tomorrow. Ugh. #
• 11:44 Is it the first of may yet? Hooray flagrante delicto! #
• 12:01 @Sheridan that excites me more than you'll ever know. #
• 13:25 @brentely I find Asians to be tastier than crackers any way. #
• 14:22 I'm not usually a boob-stare but they are huge, her shirt is low, and it's utterly captivating. Sorry, lady. #
• 14:50 @farrisgoldstein ha. Oh my. I was thinking about how that would be a funny pun when I typed it, not realizing I actually typed it. #
• 15:23 @whitshea I've built a mental, emotional and physical barrier around casa de Ely. That's shit's the devil. #
• 16:08 @rbelknap beware of muggles! Got hassled by cemetery caretakers once for the same reason. #
• 17:31 @evolvinglines hooray happy! #
• 18:20 Back at the hotel. #
• 18:35 @hijinksensue someone else's daughter spit peas at me. So, we're even. #
• 18:37 @hijinksensue stop. You'll make me cry. I actually had a very similar dream last night. #
• 18:38 My wireless card picked a great time to stop working. Like. Right now. #
• 19:14 It's not that my wireless card isn't working. it's that it's not working under linux. I have no idea why. I didn't change anything. Suck!!!! #
• 19:19 running windows inside of a VM running an encrypted copy of windows bloated with corporate spyware all in 512MB of ram. UGH! SLOW! #
• 21:56 Still fighting with this machine. Grrr. #

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