“groovy mother” :: Entries for week beginning June 8, 2008

June 13, 2008

Joy: “Give me a minute. I need to de-friend somebody on Facebook. She’s raping my Ratpack.”

Posted to Twitter at 10:42 p.m.

The plan for this evening involves buffalo wings. And thus, it is A Good Plan.

Posted to Twitter at 7:33 p.m.

Also: Charlestown was a better place when it was just the Irish and run by the mafia. Did the classic middle class thing, and quietly nodded

Posted to Twitter at 3:27 p.m.

Today I learned about “the Brazillians” coming over here with their stomach viruses with fevers, from the electrician fixing our wiring.

Posted to Twitter at 3:25 p.m.

What is a Munchy Box?

The culinary minds in Scottish chip shops that brought your the deep-fried pizza have a new creation. (They can give me American nationality, but since I’m sorely tempted by this, it’s clear they’ll never take away my Scottish heritage)

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Filed under : food : heart disease : scotland

Send Barack your baby

“Barack Obama travels a lot, but many babies live in places he hasn’t been. Send him your baby, and he’ll kiss it and send it back to you.”

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Filed under : a modest proposal : barack obama : funny

The Onion | CD Sales Down, LP Sales Up: What do you think?

“I think at this point people are just fucking with the record industry as a whole.”

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Filed under : the onion : vinyl

Sorry — that URL should have been http://rdbgb.us/cupcake #pheltup

Posted to Twitter at 12:54 a.m.

Damnit. Being on the east coast means I’m missing the #Pheltup launch party. Could someone save me a cupcake? http://pheltup.com/cupcake/

Posted to Twitter at 12:47 a.m.

CD Purchase: Supergrass - Diamond Hoo Ha

June 12, 2008

Dinner with Joy - Photo: http://bkite.com/00xqj

Posted to Twitter at 5:32 p.m.

Oath ceremony on June 24th, then I’ll be able to say things like “Damn immigrants!” and “We saved your limey asses in WWII!” Can’t wait.

Posted to Twitter at 4:35 p.m.

Passed! - Photo: http://bkite.com/00xkP

Posted to Twitter at 3:34 p.m.

Test passed. A little light bureaucracy and a ceremony and I’ll be a Merkin.

Posted to Twitter at 2:39 p.m.

The Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl - Photo: http://bkite.com/00xgL

Posted to Twitter at 2:20 p.m.

Executive, legislative, judicial, and Dick Cheney.

Posted to Twitter at 1:49 p.m.

Francis Scott Key (with lyrics by Pat Benetar)

Posted to Twitter at 1:48 p.m.

Heading to my US citizenship test. Canada was one of the first 13 states, right?

Posted to Twitter at 1:46 p.m.

Civics and Citizenship Study Materials

One for the Americans: download the “Civics Flash Cards”, and see how well *you’d* do on the Citizenship test.

Filed under : civics : immigration : usa : uscis

At Logan baggage claim. Have already seen more Celtics shirts today than in the last year combined.

Posted to Twitter at 8:26 a.m.

Apologizing in advance to the passenger next to me on the red-eye. I can tell it’s gonna be a snorey night.

Posted to Twitter at 2:10 a.m.

June 11, 2008

Does Yahoo Messenger have a smiley for “Fuck off, you spamming piece of shit”? Or a “Disable IMs from strangers” setting? Either would work

Posted to Twitter at 4:10 p.m.

Start!

A one day conference for folks interested in starting their own company. A cheap $200, since this is one of those conferences that’s hard to convince your boss to let you expense. I’ll be there.

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Filed under : conferences : San Francisco : start!

June 10, 2008

My new favourite shirt: http://rdbgb.us/bZ0. The monster’s only visible after exposure to sunlight! Works surprisingly well, and looks great

Posted to Twitter at 8:44 p.m.

[REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED], [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. [REDACTED]: cocks.

Posted to Twitter at 1:53 p.m.

There’s a wasp in the apartment. Thought 1: EEK! A WASP! Thought 2: Since all the windows are closed, HOW THE FUCK DID IT GET IN?

Posted to Twitter at 11:40 a.m.

Heading home, the arrival thereupon shall signal the start of Big Brother consumption. Hurrah!

Posted to Twitter at 1:18 a.m.

June 9, 2008

Random unanswered iPhone 3G question: Will AT&T charge more for 3G service, or would the package prices stay constant should I upgrade?

Posted to Twitter at 5:45 p.m.

Current’s LAN is apparently directly joined to Apple’s distribution node: Getting 16 MB/sec download of new iPhone SDK!

Posted to Twitter at 5:41 p.m.

PhoneFinger

Testing tool for iPhone development — Replace your mouse cursor with a lifesize finger. Needs a dirty-fingernail easter egg, if you ask me.

Filed under : dan grover : download : free : iPhone : os x

Twitter was fail-whale-free until SJ announced the price. Then: CERRASH! Good work Twitterinos.

Posted to Twitter at 2:59 p.m.

Loving the look of the official MLB iPhone app. If it can be as fast to get scores as wap.mlb.com, I’ll be thrilled.

Posted to Twitter at 2:16 p.m.

Wishing I’d registered www.ismyiphoneobsoleteyet.com

Posted to Twitter at 12:20 p.m.

WWDC Rumour: New iPhone will automatically die when Steve Jobs announces new iPhone, giving you excuse to buy one

Posted to Twitter at 12:19 p.m.

The Letter in the Pond

A grumpy “message to the future” uncovered when a pond was dug up in a back garden. I hope the author is aware their hard work was in vain.

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Filed under : bizarre

June 8, 2008

“Yeah, I’m Trump in my dirty wiggy tower”

Posted to Twitter at 2:58 p.m.

Indie karaoke - “Smack My Bitch Up” - Photo: http://bkite.com/00tBT

Posted to Twitter at 3:10 a.m.

Indie Karaoke - Mira does Portishead - Photo: http://bkite.com/00tAX

Posted to Twitter at 2:02 a.m.

Headed to a club for first time in tests. Plan: Feel old. Drink. Not care.

Posted to Twitter at 1:03 a.m.