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Things I Tweeted The Week of 2010-04-25

  • Really glad that I'm enjoying a nice quiet night away from the crowds. #notathillsonginDSM #
  • I just ousted @andyfjellman as the mayor of HyVee on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/7km2Oq #
  • Pleasant surprise of the day – running into @jakebouma , @bmick , and @cynnamonbrown about the town. #
  • Prep for the bevy of @westwindchurch Connection Group tweeps and nontweeps who will arrive at the House of Tow in the next hour or so. #
  • Even though I've had #3dsmax 2011 installed for a couple weeks, I've finally got pending work tidied up enough that I'm diving in today. #
  • I'm a sucker for soundboards – this may be my favorite ever. http://bit.ly/bsYCjX #
  • Happy hour here now |Crappy stuff for sale on Woot |
    Hope for bag of crap |
    #woot #haiku #
  • Today will be a day of speed-modeling in #3dsmax – if all goes well, I should have a nice pretty building model by day's end. focustime. #
  • After tonight I'm on the downhill path to 70 yrs old. #
  • Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone!! I'm awfully blessed to have so many great friends from every corner of my life! #
  • My dog has no shame. http://twitpic.com/1i20ao #

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Things I Tweeted The Week of 2010-04-18

  • Thanks to the wonder of pollen, I feel and sound like my nose has been sealed with two very efficient cork stoppers. #
  • :( <– This is a representation of my thoughts on my taxation. #
  • Since sunflower seeds weren't hard enough to eat, I picked up some pumpkin seeds. #
  • Billy Jean is my lover. #songprequels #
  • This weekend marks the return of the smoker, 2010. Pork shoulders and briskets and turkeys, oh my!! #
  • Hit me, baby, for the first time. #songprequels #
  • Piano Lesson Man #songprequels #
  • She tried the door, but it was locked, and decided to see if she could get in a window. #songprequels #shirtlesstravis #
  • Today's #3dsmax #wip – child care center – quick and dirty exterior rendering: http://tweetphoto.com/18535798 #
  • Pink Floyd – "I could use some novacaine, doctor." #songprequels #
  • Slavebird #songprequels #
  • Trying to find a good contractor to put a patio in our backyard is a harder task than I expected. Any suggestions? #
  • Got told by an Urbandale police officer today "we can do this the easy way or the hard way." He was asking me to move my car. Srsly? #
  • Today, everyone in my family except me has things going on. My role? Bus driver. Three cheers! #
  • Charcoal is lit, pork shoulder is thawed, chunks of applewood at the ready. Should be a porktacular day for smoking! #

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Things I Tweeted The Week of 2010-04-11

  • Christus Dominus hodie resurrexit! #
  • Got a co-officemate today in @beauherring – aside from the glare from his head, its a pleasant experience. #
  • I just unlocked the "Explorer" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/c08Vhw #
  • Looks like we're adopting a bearded dragon. @futura may now commence his uncontrolled giggling. #insidejokesforformerroomates #
  • Survived five unruly cub scouts. #
  • Jack Bauer with Kara Thrace in a chokehold. 24 saves the best for last. #
  • Like a giddy kid on Christmas, downloaded and now installing my just-released copy of #3dsmax 2011 #
  • My son just bum rushed a squirrel. The squirrel was definitely not prepared for that. #
  • Check this video out — Pixels by patrick Jean – Invasion pixels : geek tetris pacman ! http://youtu.be/qASf5DEN_c4 #
  • Lizard lady: http://twitpic.com/1e65×2 #
  • There are some very very angry squirrels in my backyard. #
  • In the yard with my dad and his chainsaw, playing lumberjack, and it's o.k. #
  • I've successfully devestated all of the kids' favorite climbing trees. #

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago at 2:49 am.

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Things I Tweeted The Week of 2010-04-04

  • Oh, hey, allergies. Today's the day? Really? Couldn't even wait till April Fool's? I shall fight you with one little pill. I shall win. #
  • I have hiccups. Last time, they lasted 48 hours. Here's to hoping they don't stick around. #
  • Is it a bad sign or a good sign when I can't abide a typo in a Photoshop layer name in a document that only I will ever see? #
  • Just saw two geese, walking around on the roof of Aspen Athletic on Hickman. Geese on the roof? Seriously? Must be an April Fools thing. #
  • Just got about 30 seconds into a phone call that started with "Hey, amigo" before I finally said "um . . I think you've got the wrong #" #
  • What 10 year old thinks to cover the optical sensor on a mouse as an April Fool's prank? The daughter of this proud #geekdad #fb #
  • A pretty concise description of what it is I do all day in my work: http://xkcd.com/722/ #fb #
  • Drop-in visit by @atow3212 at the office – always a treat. #
  • Wondering how long before I see some uber-fanboy jogging with an iPad strapped to his arm. #
  • An inordinate amount of detritus that formerly resided in our attic now resides on the curb, awaiting spring cleanup day in WDM. #

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Things I Tweeted The Week of 2010-03-28

  • Was reminded today of the time I wrote a great song on the piano, but it turned out to be "Love Comes Walking In" by Van Halen. Oops. #
  • Wall of motion-activated robot babies at Target. Super creepy. http://twitpic.com/1a3muv #
  • I just unlocked the "Local" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/a38Dp9 #
  • Anyone who lives in both the mac and pc worlds have any ideas on a way to export an iPhoto library, w/ an event-based folder structure? #
  • Since I already buy my own individual health insurance and know what my costs are – can I be exempted from paying for everyone else's? #fb #
  • At a table with four tweeps and some killer bunnies. http://twitpic.com/1ac2e2 #
  • The number of hours I've logged in Photoshop over the years would probably make my head explode if known. #
  • It's dress like an Olympian day in the second grade. http://twitpic.com/1atdfn #
  • So I stumbled into the knowledge that there was a beer called "Tou" brewed in the town in Norway my fam came from, Tau. http://is.gd/aYCbP #
  • RT @DamonLindelof: Did you like Ab Aeterno? Check THIS out. http://bit.ly/agWyVS – LOST fans – mustsee! #
  • Today is the day that I finish the task that I don't like, that i've put off, that isn't going away until I finish it. Time to do it. #
  • Do not utter the words "rasberry beret" unless you intend to have the song stuck in your head all day. Off to see Mr McGee. #fb #

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Things I Tweeted The Week of 2010-03-21

  • First flowers on the block!! Good job, @shanatow !! http://twitpic.com/18lkfx #
  • I was not emotionally prepared for the brutal intensity of the Subway at the Kaleidoscope at the Hub in Downtown Des Moines. #fb #
  • RT @DamonLindelof: Recon. Verb. To con again. #LOST #
  • Just decided, along with @dianestarkey, that regardless of the validity of family lore, we're claiming the Kimrey side of the fam as Irish. #
  • This URL tells you everything you need to know. http://www.military.com/news/article/could-airborne-bears-catch-bin-laden.html #
  • Behold, the harbinger of spring: http://twitpic.com/19c1dq #fb #
  • My five year old's proficiency at singing Taylor Swift songs is pretty ridiculous. May have to shoot some video to prove it. #
  • A lazy, destination-free Saturday is a wonderful thing. Getting my food-nerd on, doing a garlic-stuffed beef roast in the oven. Nom. #
  • Half of the brackets in the nation just collapsed in shock. How about those Panthers!! K who? #fb #

Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago at 2:49 am.

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Things I Tweeted The Week of 2010-03-14

  • First-ever prize wins at the school carnival raffle, and each kid won something! #
  • The wisdom of @kevintow that five items in a sack lunch makes for a feast – completely true. #
  • Listening to my son try and give our hydrophobic dog a bath is one of the funniest things I've heard in a LONG time. #fb #
  • Dropping the van off at Des Moines Imports – time to play spin the wheel of is the repair under warranty. I'm optimistic. #
  • Duran Duran telling me that "Some Like It Hot" on the musak in the lounge. Does that infer that some prefer it lukewarm or even chilly? #fb #
  • I just got the Mac Heist bundle. 7 fantastic Mac apps worth $260+ for only $19.95 and got 3 great bonus apps free! http://bit.ly/heist-it #
  • Hey, I found my yard! #fb #
  • Alright, second blog post of the day – some finished #3dsmax rendering work, with pretty pictures and details. http://bit.ly/bRYHzS #
  • I discovered last weekend that I'm exceptionally good at creating a pinewood derby car that finishes right in the middle of the field. #
  • My photography habit has pretty much been dead since last summer. That bums me out. Time for a rectification situation. #
  • Today is a win. One contract signed, two blog posts written, a gamble that I took might pay off, I found my yard, and my wife is amazing. #
  • Here's what my desk looked like three years ago. http://bit.ly/9XE5pn – only objects still on my desk: trackball, coffeecup, lamp. #
  • Hoping that #teamcoco hits up Des Moines on 5/17 midway between MSP and KC. Bonus – its our anniversary. Think @shanatow would go for it? #
  • My smoker is now free from the clutches of winter and snow. Time to put the hurt on some meat! #
  • Just drove back from lunch – looks like Walnut Creek at 128th St (Clive) is right at its banks and starting to come out. #iowafloods #
  • TMBG's "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" just came up on shuffle in iTunes. This bodes very well for the rest of my day. #fb #
  • RT @woot: More info on Woot Happy Hour: http://j.mp/9tkbOE ETA ~1 hour #
  • A little #woot happy hour happening – mini woot-off – http://woot.com/happyhour #
  • I just got some FREE music from Revealed – a band my good friend @iowaadam is in. You can d/l it here: https://www.noisetrade.com/revealed #
  • Obsessing over cover art thanks to picking up CoverScout from @MacHeist #

Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago at 2:49 am.

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