- 16:37 The De Dutch I tried to go to for breakfast is gone. Boo. I'm hungry. #
- 17:18 Breakfast with geeks, phones and laptops out. yfrog.com/0emx6rj #
- 17:20 Breakfast with geeks, phones and laptops out. yfrog.com/mtf17vj #
- 17:20 RT @ripienaar: Todays rsync lesson: /'s matter. Why do I still get this wrong :) *deletes 500GB of junk* #
- 23:03 And just when I'm feeling like life is going pretty well, it deals me a sucker punch right to the belly. #
Thursday, July 15, 2010
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
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- 23:32 So tired of putting furniture together. It'll be worth it though. #
Sunday, July 11, 2010
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- 10:07 @daytonturner The laptop is behind the frame. More photos to come. #
Saturday, July 10, 2010
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- 09:17 Two fire alarms tonight, 20 minutes apart, due to faulty equipment. Props to the fire dept though for such a quick response both times. #
- 16:08 At Sapodilla's for breakfast. Fond memories of many weekend brunches here, years ago. Nearly everyone has spread to other cities now. #
Friday, July 09, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 20:32 I got my framed LCD back, and it looks incredible. yfrog.com/6wsu2nj #
Thursday, July 08, 2010
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- 17:53 Bruised and battered, scraped and scratched, from working on the Monte. That car is vicious. #
- 02:57 I need a couch. I have nowhere particularly comfortable to sit. #
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
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- 07:26 Loving my new livingroom centerpiece, the TV and the weaponry display behind it. yfrog.com/0kxdovj #
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
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- 19:59 Slept unbelievably well last night, with my very own matress and sheets finally. No sore neck or back today! #
Monday, July 05, 2010
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- 18:10 Yay, my storage has arrived. Time to unpack! #
Sunday, July 04, 2010
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- 19:30 I just discovered my table is missing screws. *sign* #
Friday, July 02, 2010
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- 17:45 Still no internet at home. #$%&* Telus. I should have gone with Shaw. #
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 23:18 Laptop LCD screen dropped off at framing shop. First step towards making awesome 15" digital photo frame. #
- 00:02 Shouldn't have left the Miata parked somewhere so humid. Parts are corroded, making the idle problem a nightmare to fix. *sigh* #
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 21:30 The Tetris theme song is going on in my head looking at this. yfrog.com/5gmnewj #
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 19:31 First night's sleep in the new apartment. So nice waking up in my own place finally. #
- 22:23 Just great. The wireless in this Starbucks has decided to crap out on me, halfway through doing stuff. #
- 01:54 Just added an under-hood toggle switch for the engine bay lighting in the Monte. Won't drain the battery now. #
Thursday, June 24, 2010
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- 02:42 Another successful day of moving and unpacking. I have a bed (air mattress) at home! :) I also have my home server back up. Priorities. #
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 19:13 Just picked up my four boxes of stuff from London and got them to my new apartment. One trip in the Monte. :) #
- 23:02 Got the important stuff unpacked and set up. No internet yet though. yfrog.com/1faoiqj #
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 18:45 I love that google maps in Vancouver does transit directions, and that I have signal on the underground parts of the Canada Line. #
- 22:59 My boxes have arrived! Going to pick them up tomorrow. That was fast. Bloody expensive though. Long distance moving ain't cheap. :/ #
- 00:03 On Festival of Light fireworks night, Bard on the Beach has a BBQ, theatre, and fireworks viewing special event. Awesome! I am so going. #
Friday, June 18, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 18:47 "How would you like your eggs done?" "Over medium." "Ok." Back in my favourite Vancouver breakfast place, the Dutch Wooden Shoe. #
- 20:37 @barsoomcore No Vancouver office though, eh? That's a shame. #
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 23:06 Apartment hunting, job hunting, just want to get it over with. Good leads on both, at least. Great to see old friends, and meet new ones. #
- 03:01 7pm and sitting in the sun on the patio, drinking my favourite beer, after a fairly productive day. In Vancouver. Life is good. #
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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- 06:06 Celebrating my return to Vancouver with some very special scotch. yfrog.com/0o4svhj #
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
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- 19:38 In Hope, just about to cross the border into the Lower Mainland. After a White Spot burger, that is. So nice to be back. #
Monday, June 14, 2010
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- 05:50 Sooo tired at only 9:30pm. Damn jetlag. #
Sunday, June 13, 2010
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- 21:39 In Kelowna chilling with my family. Have car back. Have Vancouver phone number. Have cold beer. Life is good. #
- 21:48 Hmm, is this thing working? #
- 21:56 Fire! At least the weather's nice :) Hi Andy. yfrog.com/0kfkqxj #
- 23:52 Ok, twitter from my phone is playing games, reposting old posts. #
Saturday, June 12, 2010
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- 08:58 Made it on to Heathrow Express with all my bags, without too much fuss even. The stairs weren't as bad as I had worried. #
- 12:36 Just about to board. Next update ought to be from the other side of the Atlantic! #
- 23:53 Helloooo Canada! :) In Calgary airport now. Yeehaw kiddyup and all that. Can't wait to see everyone! #
Friday, June 11, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 09:08 My boxes just left on a truck. 4 boxes, 131kg total. Just me and my suitcases left now. #
- 10:00 @bgrice I'll definitely be out there for a coffee sometime soonish :) #
- 11:42 My back does not approve of me moving four ~33kg boxes down the stairs. Ow. #
- 18:16 Last dinner in the UK for some time. In the pub, it seems fitting. yfrog.com/4viuoj #
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 21:57 Now that's a dessert. yfrog.com/mvl20j #
- 23:09 Just had a beautiful dinner with three of the loveliest people I know. I'll miss them. #
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
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- 10:27 Nice, Lightroom 3 is out. Has some features I'm looking forward to, like automatic lens correction, and better noise reduction. #
- 16:17 Just got an email from TripIt: "Your trip to Kelowna, Canada is about to begin". Yay! #
- 17:17 Phew, made it through the leaving speech without breaking down. Ready for a stiff drink now, that's for sure. Will miss this place a lot. #
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 15:06 Muscles and back rather sore from lifting 30kg boxes yesterday to check they're not overweight for shipping. Ow. #
- 20:20 @campbeltonian Convert a SIM to a MicroSIM: bit.ly/dkNMqr #
- 22:03 Just had a great job interview. Feeling positive. #
Monday, June 07, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 10:56 OMG omg omg I'm coming home. I'm really coming home. Packing just made it real. #
- 20:02 Summer BBQ in London. So reminds me of Vancouver. yfrog.com/jwm7hj #
Sunday, June 06, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 13:27 Feeling somewhat overwhelmed by all the packing I have to do... yfrog.com/b8m5jj #
- 13:51 @ala1ne I think I've got it mostly under control. Or will by the end of the day, at least. You'll see tomorrow :) #
Saturday, June 05, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 11:49 @ala1ne You sold your car? Wow! #
- 11:52 So much packing to think about. What to carry-on, what to check, what to ship, and what to just leave behind. #
- 13:56 @ala1ne I'm leaving my stereo. Trade you for a 2009 Great British Beer Festival mug? ;D #
- 13:57 @ripienaar Yep. Flight on June 11th. #
- 19:48 @derspiny Bummer, dude. #
Friday, June 04, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 11:49 How on earth are you supposed to sit comfortably in a chair with lop-sided arms? Argh. yfrog.com/esm6nlj #
Thursday, June 03, 2010
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- 19:03 Holy pollen count. 10 minutes outside and I could feel my eyes getting itchy. #
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 11:28 Is there anything here that *isn't* scotch whisky flavoured? yfrog.com/2tqhkj #
- 17:05 @ala1ne You must let me know what you find out about the clocks. #
- 18:50 First haggis experience: positive. Now that I've eaten it, anyone care to remind me what's actually in it? #
- 23:44 @barsoomcore I bought a sword today, but not at anime north. In Edinburgh. It's a Kurgen. Awefully pretty, I do think. #
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 09:18 What a night. So glad I'm not working today. Suckers. :) #
- 20:35 Heaven. I'm in heaven. And I seem to find the whisky that I seek. yfrog.com/gidm6cj #
Thursday, May 27, 2010
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- 19:23 Waiting for Henry VIII to start at Shakespeare's Globe. yfrog.com/0vfasnj #
Sunday, May 23, 2010
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- 07:31 ABBA first thing in the morning is surprisingly pleasant. #
- 12:08 Picnic in the park with Jenn! Yay! yfrog.com/0ye9njj #
- 19:55 Silly smokers. yfrog.com/5z9aoj #
Friday, May 21, 2010
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- 13:40 Sweet! Banzai! Betting ends. yfrog.com/5nxaloj #
Thursday, May 20, 2010
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- 08:38 What a beautiful morning. And car. yfrog.com/0n35xrnj #
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
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- 09:59 Balans on a Monday morning is sooo quiet. It's rather a nice change. #
- 13:33 Great, as soon as I come outside to enjoy the sun, the clouds roll in. They look like rainclouds too. #
- 15:38 A book, beer, and my laptop, out in the beautiful sun. *This* is how days off are supposed to be. yfrog.com/fvgmhj #
Sunday, May 16, 2010
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- 00:11 Just spent over 4 hours on skype. Wow. Interesting times. #
Friday, May 14, 2010
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- 18:54 Alergies have started to realize it's spring. And here I thought maybe I'd managed to pull a fast one on them. #
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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- 00:06 Totally overdid it on the coffee today. Now I can't sleep. Keep dreaming up cool ideas that I have to go write down. #
Monday, May 10, 2010
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- 16:16 Lamb stew and a pint of Guinness on a beautiful Sunday afternoon at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin. Does life get and better? #
Thursday, May 06, 2010
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- 08:23 Bloody iPod keeps forgetting my playlists. All I want is to listen to music on the way to work and back. #
- 08:35 So much for getting to work early today. #$%&*&% iTunes. 5 minutes of "syncing" before it tells me there's not enough space. #
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
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- 11:07 Whoops, forgot to hang my laundry to dry yesterday. That's a lot of wrinkles. #
Sunday, May 02, 2010
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- 10:11 @ala1ne @n1xk1 with tourettes, now there's a funny thought. :) #
- 14:07 yfrog.com/jcdj3pj #
Friday, April 30, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 13:14 G: "You're very rigorous." Y: "I think I take that as a compliment." G: "It's an observation." #
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
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- 21:13 I just booked a flight. To Canada. June 11th. #
Monday, April 26, 2010
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- 08:27 The day I'm finally supposed to get a ride in a MX-5 Miata, and it's just pissing down outside, after being nice all week. Rubbish. #
- 00:58 Oh, Insomnia, my old friend. You're back. Can't tell you how much I missed you. #
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 16:47 One day I will have an internet connection that works more than 40 hours a week. #
- 00:26 Awesome, if slightly chilly, dinner and drinks in the park with great company. Thanks for that. :) #
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 22:58 Lamb kebabs for dinner, two nights in a row. Awesome. :) #
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 08:32 My flat is spontaneously undecorating. My photos keep falling off the wall. I guess bluetack isn't permanent. #
Monday, April 19, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 12:59 @ala1ne I hope you have some luck with that! Sounds rubbish. #
- 12:59 Sitting on my balcony in the sun, with my laptop. Brilliant. #
- 17:39 Wonderful meal with flatmates on the balcony. yfrog.com/9faiyj #
Sunday, April 18, 2010
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- 12:06 Beautiful day, I'm so jealous of people out in their convertibles. #
- 14:24 That was a slightly more expensive shopping trip than I expected, but I love my new 10-20mm f3.5 lens. 10mm is fun! What a beaut of a day. #
- 14:44 What the.. ? yfrog.com/b6ky0j #
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 15:22 There are some really hideous watches out there for a lot of money! I like my watch just fine, thanks sis! (Lost a pin, getting it repaired) #
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 10:03 Mmm... egg McMuffin... yum. #
- 12:22 12 degrees and sunny? This calls for shorts, sandals, and a picnic in the park! #
- 19:26 Finishing up a beautiful day with excellent sushi for dinner. Just wish it wasn't so expensive here. :/ #
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 16:44 Good morning west coast. I can see from my RSS feeds' unread count that you're awake. #
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
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- 08:28 It's nice to be back where everyone speaks English. Er, wait. #
Monday, April 05, 2010
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- 17:33 Getting rained (poured) on hasn't made me grumpy at all. It reminded me so much of Vancouver rain that I laughed the whole way. :-D #
Saturday, April 03, 2010
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- 07:21 Somehow this flight qualifies as "Club Europe." Business class lounge FTW. #
Friday, April 02, 2010
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- 10:55 Two years in the UK as of today. It's been epic. #
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 17:31 Why is Monty Python's "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" stuck in my head all of a sudden? #
- 19:16 Just ran into someone I know in totally random place in London. Wow! #
- 22:14 Earl's court? What? Oh, wrong train. Oops. #
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 12:39 Mmm, burrito. #
- 13:50 I have an arduino. The led flashes. Cool. :) #
- 19:13 Andy? Is that you? yfrog.com/789dpj #
- 22:05 @daytonturner Yeah! Parking distance sensor for my Monte Carlo. That thing's frackin huge. #
- 23:55 Just found a hole in one of my favourite pairs of socks. :( Time to go shopping, methinks. #
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
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- 17:52 Yay! Arduino stuff arrives tomorrow. Haven't tinkered properly in years. #
Monday, March 29, 2010
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- 18:00 @barsoomcore I'm playing an RTS with a unit in it called "Cybranasaurus Rex". Made me think of you. It's a dinausaur with frickin' lasers. #
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 10:15 Was locked in my flat this morning. Door lock wouldn't open from inside, had to have agency come open it with their key. #
- 13:16 Toast for lunch because the close-by cafe is closed, and it's raining too much to bother walking anywhere farther. Lame. #
- 18:29 I love my lululemon "Cool Sporting Event That Takes Place in British Columbia between 2009 & 2011" edition jumper. So cheeky. #
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 21:06 Out at a gig for the first time in yonks. Yay Troubadour. #
- 21:25 First band I saw tonight: A. Second band: would it be rude to put my headphones on? #
- 22:06 Third band: A+++. Empire state: yfrog.com/9hwupj #
- 23:22 @krlup Pretty much, yeah. :) #
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 13:03 Only in a Apple store can you stare at headphones for half an hour without once being asked "can I help you?" when it's not even busy. #
Monday, March 22, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 14:40 Shipping my computer, monitor, and misc electronics back to Vancouver: £250 by air, 7-10 working days. That'll save a lot of fuss. #
- 17:56 I'm surrounded by Scots! Awesome :D #
- 00:01 Awesome Thai dinner with some wonderful folks. Plus good beer, great whiskey, and excellent company. What more could you want? #
Friday, March 19, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 12:53 I can't remember what Canadian bills look like any more. I mistook a £5 note for a $5 the other day. #
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 08:26 Dear World, I like the sun. Today is great. Keep up the good work. #
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 08:47 Hello, Spring? Is that you? yfrog.com/j4ppmj #
- 19:20 @ala1ne Missed you gals for brunch on Sunday. You free this weekend? :) #
- 19:25 Hammersmith and city line, where are you? #
- 21:44 @ala1ne Where ever you fancy. Anywhere good down your way? That reminds me, I still have a pint glass to pick up :D #
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 12:55 @derspiny I know what you mean about the fun of post processing. #
- 15:21 @trisha_gee Soooo jealous. When do I get a ride? :P #
Monday, March 15, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 12:52 I love bookstores. yfrog.com/0ivugj #
- 12:53 I love bookstores. yfrog.com/4pj5tvj #
- 14:06 Must... stay... out... of... Jessops... 7D is pulling me in. #
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 18:25 What an awesomely relaxing day so far. I'm gonna need a new book soon though. #
- 01:17 I should stop looking at my old photos, as they inevitably make me depressed about one thing or another. #
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 14:07 Ok, so no pub today, but at least I have pie! #
- 16:02 1 hour until the weekend. Yay! #
- 16:04 @joshdevins I'm working at LMAX. We used to work together at Riptown. Glad you enjoyed our talk. #
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 07:35 I want my own flat, with my own shower, so I don't have to wait for anyone else when I wake up early and want to shower "out of schedule" #
- 17:42 Interesting (and annoying) Java fact: Integer.MIN_VALUE * x == Integer.MIN_VALUE, unless x is a power of two, then it's == 0. #
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 16:53 "Loonie hits 25-year high against British Pound." *cries* #
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 19:45 Flights for easter booked. Barcelona, here I come. #
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 10:17 I hate feeling this fragile without even a hangover as an excuse. #
Monday, March 01, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 17:52 Go Canada Go(ld)! We can do this. #
- 18:02 Lamb, mint sauce, Yorkshire pudding, beer, and impending hockey game. Bliss. #
- 21:22 46" Canada vs USA ice hockey, in London. Awesome! Keep it up Canada! yfrog.com/35onwjoj #
- 22:56 GOOOOOOOOOLD! 14 golds! #
Friday, February 26, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 00:00 Wonderful coworkers leaving makes me sad :( #
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 19:54 So tasty, but not looking forward to the bill. yfrog.com/37jskqj #
- 21:51 I don't know who's done the website for the olympics, but I'm actually rather impressed. Live updates, facebook chat, great linking. #
Friday, February 19, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 08:35 Finally saw Avatar last night. That 3D really is something. #
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 08:51 Is it bad that I jaywalk so much that I often forget to even bother checking if the walk light is green? #
- 00:24 Got on the tube drunk, without thinking. So glad I'm going the right direction. Yes, it's only Tuesday. #
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 18:27 SVN server down does not a productive developer make. #
Daily Twitter Update
- 18:27 SVN server down does not a productive developer make. #
Monday, February 15, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 17:35 Lamb roast at the pub. Today is a good day. #
Daily Twitter Update
- 17:35 Lamb roast at the pub. Today is a good day. #
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 10:04 @ala1ne Yep, your idea :P #
- 10:10 Installing Windows 7 at 9am on a Saturday, I am such a geek. #
- 15:19 Such a great breakfast. Best eggs benny ever. #
Daily Twitter Update
- 10:04 @ala1ne Yep, your idea :P #
- 10:10 Installing Windows 7 at 9am on a Saturday, I am such a geek. #
- 15:19 Such a great breakfast. Best eggs benny ever. #
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 09:04 Wtf do none of the Starbucks here have cinnamon syrup? #
Daily Twitter Update
- 09:04 Wtf do none of the Starbucks here have cinnamon syrup? #
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 18:21 Hey Vancouver, it just snowed in London. Ya want some? #
Daily Twitter Update
- 18:21 Hey Vancouver, it just snowed in London. Ya want some? #
Monday, February 08, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 12:30 Back in England. So tired, oh so tired. Oh, and people here talk funny. Forgot about that. #
Daily Twitter Update
- 12:30 Back in England. So tired, oh so tired. Oh, and people here talk funny. Forgot about that. #
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 17:39 So much home cooked food, I'm in heaven. It's good to be home. #
Daily Twitter Update
- 17:39 So much home cooked food, I'm in heaven. It's good to be home. #
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 18:03 Yay yay yay! Out of the office and on the way home. #
- 20:11 @bgrice If name of company lends itself, I would say new account, for searchability. Also, may want future employees to use it #
- 20:14 So many fun things lined up for the next two weeks. I haven't been this excited about anything in a long time. #
Friday, January 22, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 20:58 That's Wednesday behind me. Good-hectic day, finally out of the office, and about to enjoy lovely Mexican food with lovely friends. #
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 23:23 Very crazy day at work today, followed by very nice evening of drinks and conversation with friends. Thanks. #
Monday, January 18, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 09:45 Boy do I every have weird dreams when I actually get a good night's sleep. #
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 20:58 Trying to find somewhere in Bayswater for a group of 8 to eat at 9pm on a Saturday, without a reservation: Fail. #
- 21:32 Almost finally a table ready for us at Ping Pong. Mmmm, dim sum. #
- 22:44 Lychee, coconut, and gin. Soooo tasty! yfrog.com/4ia67sj #
- 22:44 Coolest tea EVER! Starts in a ball, opens like a flower, sank to the bottom, and the stalk grew out yfrog.com/4e35hrgj #
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Daily Twitter Update
- 23:02 @trisha_gee That @ala1ne is a smart cookie. #
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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