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Archive for May, 2009
- is going back to Canada next week! #
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- @Pichu Mr. Clean’s Magic Eraser will take that right off! #
- waiting at the 22nd st caltrain station. alone. this is a creepy place. #
- question from bank teller: “Do you normally keep such a high balance in your checking account?” *sigh* no #
- today’s ride: 11.57 miles. includes $200 and a steak taco #
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- @rnewman Ace and OSH have had good metric selection in my experience #
- toasted a bagel with cream cheese, smoked salmon, capers and onion sliced on the 1/16″ setting of the mandoline #
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- left his ATM card in the ATM. D’oh! Now have to wait for new card and reset all automatic payments. #
- Justin Timberlake should be on SNL every week and they should rename it the Justin Timberlake show. #
- what are you supposed to do with people in your addressbook who are dead? Delete them? That seems a little disrespectful, but what else? #
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- lost all his contacts when he deleted his exchange profile from his Treo, and now is struggling to get the Missing Sync working #
- talked to Dwight in payroll (he had a Canadian accent) and said severance should come on Friday. Phew, no more nightmares about that #
- wonders when his severance is going to arrive #
- is glad to finally be home and not have to go anywhere soon. *ahh* #
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- got slapped in the face by his sister and confessed to being a bad boy to his father’s girlfriend. #
- always dances with the bride at her wedding. #
- has had a few more drinks, as directed #
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- just had two shots of j_germeister with the family in the bar. Kind of a family tradition #
- is outside at a wedding in Mt. Shasta with a gorgeous view of the mountain and super hot in a suit in the sun. #
- Ran up to the top of a snowy hill and now is out of breath #
- is walking in snow on Mt. Shasta #
- @pian816 if Jasper had his own twitter account, then he’d be able to answer #
- is in Mt. Shasta, which, honestly, looks a lot like the Canadian Rockies #
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- is twittering from the car (don’t worry, not while driving) #
- It’s so nice to step off an international flight and not have to go through immigration. #
- finally at home…. little time to rest before the next trip begins tomorrow! #
- This is an awfully small plane for international travel #
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- What is the point of the genteelism ‘washroom’ when the French underneath contains the avoided word ‘toilet’? #
- Went on a tour of the gorgeous Banff Springs Hotel today. 2/3 of group was Australian. Tour guide made some sexist commentary and neglec … #
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- is going to see a doctor about a foot #
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- Is standing outside at the Banff Centre and it’s snowing on his Treo as he types this. Snowflakes turn to water droplets on the screen #
- is sitting in the snow waiting for the bus to take us back to town from the gondola #
- wonders why Banff and Canada generally is full of Australians #
- apparently that hat Canadians wear that’s like a beanie with long pompoms down the side is a called a ‘toque’ but is pronounced /tu:k/ #
- is talking about transformative technology at the wine bar at the Banff Centre #
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- is in the Valentine Studio at the Leighton Artists’ Colony at the Banff Centre #
- is wondering where to find beaver-themed merchandise in Banff #
- Canadianisms: railway, cutlery, servillettes, parkade #
- is kind of weirded out that it’s after 10PM and there is still light out #
- spent all day on a train again. beautiful, but tiring #
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- is up at 5 am for the third day in a row #
- had a disappointing dinner in Kamloops, but shouldn’t have had high expectations, really #
- figured that a nice civilized country like Canada would have pretty good internet, but is wrong. Bogotá’s internet is like 10 times better #
- spent all day on a train getting views of beautiful British Columbia #
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- made one revolution in the cloud 9 restaurant. facing west exactly at sunset. nice #
- guu was fantastic. thanks for the tip @yuzow #
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- is watching the dolphin show at the Vancouver Aquarium. #
- is in Vancouver. Any have good Japanese restaurant recommendations for dinner? #
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- Ride 5: 9.68 mi, including a stop at the gym and for lunch #
- checked in for flight to Vancouver. T-23 hours #
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- croque monsieur + caramelized onions = delicious #
- Day 3 ride: 5.67 miles. This time, remembered helmet! #
- is not sure how to affix the lock to the bike … maybe should just keep it in the backpack while riding? #
- is hypocritically chastising others for not wearing a helmet #
- is updating his Verizon Wireless to a Canada plan for his trip to Canada. Surprisingly hassle-free! #
- scored a seventh anniversary t-shirt from Zeni for being a loyal customer #
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- Day 2 ride: 5.25 miles…. realized 2.5mi in that I forgot helmet, so recalculated route back to avoid cars as much as possible. safety fail #
- @braisinhussy good for you! I hope you get the job you want too! #
- WTF gmail is totally broken for me right now. I demand a refund, Google! #
- these outplacement people are real killjoys with the boring résumé mcformat they want me to use. Arial or Times Roman—never! #
- day 1 ride 2: 3 miles. if each ride is 3x the previous and I do 2 a day, I should be doing double centuries by Friday, right? #
- apparently has to completely re-do his résumé #
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- receptionist at Metro Plaza Center told me about a mail room with a slot. discoverability fail #
- is wandering a mailboxless wasteland in San Jose desperate for a place to leave his netflix #
- bicycle riding day 1: made it one whole mile before running out of steam. practice builds endurance! hope to go out again later today #
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- bought an awesome bike, and now needs to ride it #
- needs to buy a bicycle, today! #
- got @ spammed! #
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- contact me if you know anyone or know anyone who knows someone at Twitter … they have the perfect job for me but they don’t know it yet #
- spent the day in Santa Cruz chillin with Sarah and Todd and Annie after getting a massage #
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- just listened to a recording of John Cage’s 4′33″, but forgot what was going on until it was over #
- getting laid off sucks, especially when you really loved the place you worked at and the people you worked with #
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- is eating his last complimentary freshly-baked chocolate cookie #
- is at the theater waiting for Star Trek to begin #
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hey! non-Twitter post
May 8
So, I got laid off from my sweet gig at Microsoft. I know, sad.
That means I am now looking for a job. It sure is a crappy market to be looking for a job. Please get in touch if you know of something that would be good for me!
Thanks!
- is watching the first episode of Mad Men, and is absolutely LOVING that they served shrimp cocktail to the Jewish woman. Nice touch. #
- had another long day at the office… not doing any work except looking for a job #
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- is playing liars dice with his dad in the bar at the gym #
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- did get laid off, and now is drinking #
- is definitely about to be laid off #
- is probably about to be laid off #
- went to a car dealership and didn’t buy a new car again today #
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- is sitting in the office of a car dealership, not buying a car #
- is in Walnut Creek at a 10-year-old boy’s birthday party. I can’t say I understood 10 year olds when I was 10, and I certainly don’t now #
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- *SIGH* car dealers *SIGH*. I don’t want to talk to you on the phone or come in for a test drive. I just want the price, incl. taxes and fees #
- is glad his sister has been released from the hospital #
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