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Adrian and I are engaged!!

2009-12-13T17:58:27Z

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2009-10-16T00:02:47Z

13:09 Ipas is hiring! Work on a fab web team - w/me! New listing for Web Producer : bit.ly/3VuGcv Full-time (w/benefits) w/1 yr. term. #

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Anyone on Facebook?

2009-09-22T01:46:41Z

Just curious -- I post there more regularly (though I have reinstated cross-posting from Live Journal)

Just Tires Road Hazard Protection Plan -- really, quite useful.

2009-09-21T22:19:04Z

For the record, I *highly* endorse (a) Just Tires (or at least the location on Hwy 55 in Durham) and (b) their Road Hazard Protection Plan (which is the sort of "Extended Warranty" that I normally frown upon).

In this case, however, Just Tire's Road Hazard Protection Plan (which I think cost me <$15/tire) covered sending someone out to put on the MINI's little spare (when I called them to tell them that one of my tires had a big bubble in it) *and* is going to cover replacing the tire *for free*.

Seriously! I just called them up and said: "I have the tire protection plan and I've got a big bubble in my tire." And they said: "You shouldn't drive on that -- it's too dangerous. Let us send someone out to swap it out for your car's spare tire."

So someone came out to work (they work through the same system as AAA, I think) and swapped out my tire. I have to remember to take the back roads home and drive slowly, though...

The amazing thing is that they do this for the lifetime of the tire. Even if it's your fault. Even if someone slashes your tires. Or if you run over a nail. Or if you got a little distracted and veered up onto a curb a bit...

I like them. :-)

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2009-09-20T00:00:53Z

19:01 At art museum just to left of sound tent as yr facing stage... Waiting for TMBG #

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2009-09-13T00:00:11Z

23:03 W/in 12 hrs TWO ppl w/in earshot referred to the "Lindenberg disaster" & I didn't know 1 of them (so she didn't know about my blimp ride!) #

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2009-09-07T00:02:10Z

15:55 Don''t care for Miami airport...signage is poor, walked lots and still had to take a train. Plus side: long flight from SF meant 2 movies #

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2009-09-03T00:02:44Z

20:19 Getting ready to take the ferry back --anything involving boats is supergood as far as I'm concerned. :) #

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2009-08-30T00:02:07Z

12:40 At trapeze school -- quite excited! Soon to be flying (cross fingers!) #
16:55 Flying trapeze successful (or mostly successful, anyway) -- I flew and hung upside down and whatnot & Adrian had a catch! #

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2009-08-26T00:05:04Z

17:35 @ncwu Thanks for the shout-out on the NYT ad! #

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2009-06-12T00:03:47Z

12:56 RT @indyweek: Today's Picks: [...] IPAS doc "Not Yet Rain" [...] -- YAH! Come out to the *free* screening in Durham (ipas.org/ for info) #

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grouse grouse (good concert, but audience grouse)

2009-06-10T03:25:45Z

So tonight I went to see Steely Dan, a concert to which I'd been greatly looking forward to and for which I'd paid relatively dearly for tickets.

And I was treated to the delightful croonings (crowings? no, more like shoutings) of my seatmate, who seemed to think that he was just as capable of delivering classics such as Peg and Aja as Donald Fagan. Sadly, he neither the vocal sylings, nor, in fact, even the pitch of Mr. Fagan.

FWIW, I *do* sing at concerts but I (a) do it sotto voce unless it's a a great big whole-audience sing-along (which I love, BTW) and (b) I try to do so on pitch.

Couple this with his space-invading arm flinging and his periodic mid-song howls and air punches of encouragement to the band (who I'm sure would have just stopped without the added cheerleading) and he almost managed to foul up and otherwise pretty great show.

I'm trying to let it go now (I'm being ridiculous, right?).

Sigh.

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2009-05-29T00:03:45Z

13:07 @NCSSMAlumni "flaming diaper pepper"? Sounds like something that my stomach might not tolerate well (or smell pleasant either! ;-) #

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2009-05-22T00:10:15Z

11:03 Just made a revision to a web project and found myself thinking: "Print sentences end in periods. With the internet, it's always elipses..." #
14:56 @iansmithdahl You'd hate my writing, I imagine, as I' m full of ( -- and ... (Metaphorically speaking, I like my projects to *end* though!) #

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2009-05-01T00:05:01Z

14:38 @meepbobeep oh whyohwhy did you post that? I coulda gone my entire life (and one more for good measure) without knowing that guy existed! #
15:34 @meepbobeep I hope so. Otherwise it might make my brain 'splode from sad. Besides, he's not hawt anyway. His grammar is too poor for that. #

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Laser cutter luuuuuurve

2009-04-22T19:28:54Z

So, I'm in love with a laser cutter. I suspect it will be a deep and lasting relationship. Here're the fruits of one of our first rendezvous...

Birdie ring.

Bunny ring.

I <3 the laser cutter.

I'm teaching a beginner class on sewing dog toys!

2009-04-17T15:58:45Z

I'm teaching an introductory sewing class at TechShop: Sew Your Own Dog Toys!

It's a 1.5 hour long class Tues. the 28th of April at 7pm.

Here's as well as the URL for signing up, if you’re interested:

Sew Your Own Dog Toys: (1 hour 30 minutes)

There's no reason to be stuck with the expensive and not-always-attractive dog toys at MegaPetLand when you can make your own -- in colors and styles that match your tastes -- quickly, easily and inexpensively!

Join us for this workshop where we'll make two basic fleece dog toys, one for tugging and one for chewing, and learn easy ways to customize the toys for your pet's preferences! Is he tough on toys? Does she like crunchy or crinkly things? Is rope a favorite? What about playthings for little pups with little mouths?

While making these toys you'll also be practicing the basics on the Janome sewing machines at TechShop (4022 Stirrup Creek Drive #315 in Durham, right where by Miami crosses Alexander) -- this is a great class for a beginner sewer who wants a practical project to take home.
Cost: $45 + $5 materials cost (we’ll have a wide variety of fleece colors to choose from)

(See how much pups love the toys!! – that’s India swiping one from the photo shoot in the 1st shot!)

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2009-04-16T00:05:48Z

16:01 @papamojos Oh you so *got me* with that! I clicked! I'm right down the street from you, BTW. Do y'all have food that's not too spicy? #
16:02 @alikins and then there's the crazy girlfriend who keeps spare sewing needles stuck in the stamp envelope. Nuts, that one. #
16:02 @susanz it can get worse. (sigh) #

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2009-04-15T00:03:33Z

18:37 just saw car with license plate RCKRLLD...hope owner's name is Richard #

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2009-04-11T00:02:44Z

11:30 Did "Something For You" (my version: tinyurl.com/cgux9m & just received *incredible* painting -- people rock! #
18:50 I read this: "Entertainment News - Doctor Who Operated on Kanye's Mom Loses License (E! Online)" 3x before I parsed it right. I may be geeky #
19:01 @degroof I still read it as The Doctor somehow performing medical operations (and wondered which Doctor it was) #

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2009-04-09T00:03:26Z

10:56 @mollytics Thank you! (I'm the Ipas webgeek :-) Have you seen our new documentary: notyetrain.org -- help us get the word out! :-) #

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2009-04-08T00:03:56Z

14:52 @steveburnett Wow! I missed that completely -- thanks for the update. (I had enjoyed the restaurant. Had lobster there for the 1st time...) #

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2009-04-07T00:03:40Z

12:31 I am annoyed. Hung Christmas lights in my new office Friday pm, unplugged them before I left, and *pfiff* they no longer work this am. :-( #
14:02 @clubjuggler I was just SMSing to 40404 -- the weird thing is that it *used* to work!! (As of Christmas, even!) #
14:03 @steveburnett I was thinking of the resto that's was even further up the hill -- used to be a very nice place with big plate glass windows? #

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2009-04-06T00:02:33Z

22:11 ARGH. My phone apparently no longer speaks twitter. My last update was actually regarding my great sadness at Raleigh Dairy Queen closing. #
22:12 @steveburnett Much more melodic than what I sent, for sure! BTW, do you remember name of restaurant that was "above" Crabtree? #

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2009-04-05T00:02:47Z

10:59 Last night was TIG welding -- Adrian was right: liked it much better than MIG weldng. Was even 1/2-way decent after some practice (tnx A.!) #

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