Archive for January, 2010
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-30
- All this Salinger talk has me wanting to pull out the copy of Catcher that I ‘kept’ from high school English. Thank you, Mr. Reinhardt. #
- @acoolong Great song. My favorite performance of it is Steve Buscemi signing it in The Imposters. If you haven’t seen it, check it out… in reply to acoolong #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-29
- Very sad news… RT @LAist: Pasadena Playhouse to Close http://bit.ly/90PvfK #
- Roger Ailes threw in the towel. STOP THE FIGHT!!! RT @ebertchicago: Obama grand slam repeat 8 pm EST on MSNBC. So good, Fox cut away. #
- http://bit.ly/aoIJFJ RT @1938media: So the Facebook check in thing will instantly be the end of Foursquare and the like. #
- Tune in now on MSNBC and CSPAN for the Presidents amazing talk with the House Republicans. #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-28
- RT @karlfrisch: Justice Alito’s “YOU LIE†moment during Obama’s #SOTU address: http://ow.ly/11dBU #
- Former SCOTUS Justice O’Connor disagrees with Citizens United decision? http://bit.ly/ai8fZp #
- Former LA Councilman Jack Weiss joins former LAPD Chief Bratton in global security/investigations company: http://bit.ly/cT3LeF #
- The fracas continues over Santa Clarita Councilman who declared himself a “Proud Racist”: http://bit.ly/dyocpF #
- WTF? RT @CApolitics2010: Haim Saban shells out some cash for Meg Whitman’s campaign [Updated] http://bit.ly/c9rjoV #
- Your kidding right? Their has to be an exception! RT @ShellyKramer: You + Are = You’re. Every single time. Got it??? #
- @markos Who cares about the background? Stop being so reality-based! in reply to markos #
- @ShellyKramer I’m not afraid of you, your LA friends, or that menacing string of hashtags! #notflinching #icewaterinmyveins in reply to ShellyKramer #
- @Charmed0813 There/their/they’re is reason enough to never read a comment thread. Here’s another: http://bit.ly/9HQO4q in reply to Charmed0813 #
- @ShellyKramer I’d rather eat some of those tasty cookies you tweeted about. Or a sandwich…just realized that I skipped lunch. in reply to ShellyKramer #
- When Spizter was down to just his socks, it was time for business. That’s why they call them business socks. Ooh! http://bit.ly/bg8H0Y #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-27
- POTUS making announcement RE: High Speed Rail in Florida. Hope that doesn’t mean California’s left out of the party: http://bit.ly/9kqCMp #
- In honor of the new iPad Apple Tablet and it’s 9.7 inch screen… Aerosmith’s “Big Ten Inch” http://bit.ly/cDoSNa (iLike) #
- @kspidel I think iPad is more like iPhone on Enzyte. Improves size & function. Natural smart-device enhancement. in reply to kspidel #
- Supporters turn out for “Proud Racist” City Councilman… Seriously. http://bit.ly/asvncd #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-26
- What (Scott) Brown did right online: http://bit.ly/9TGeFl #
- 1.6 million watch premiere of Caprica. Not too frakin’ shabby… http://bit.ly/cbSjZY #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-25
- Great video from Robert Gibbs and @whitehouse demonstrating their new iPhone app: http://bit.ly/4mSS65 #
- Does this mean a future pardon for any rapes committed? RT @mcnguyen: Lakers at the White House!!! http://bit.ly/5IDRGp #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-22
- RT @tweetmeme Nine-Year-Olds Battle In Epic Hockey Fight (VIDEO) http://is.gd/6OJmC #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-21
- An overreach by Grayson, but certainly a terrible decision. RT @thenote: Rep. Grayson: “worst Supreme Court decision since Dred Scott.” #
- Reelpolitik = Political Videos & Can’t Get Pregnant. RT @sacbee_news: Edwards admits he fathered videographer’s child http://bit.ly/8ClRXS #
- Worked for electricity, right? RT @KQED_CapNotes: Rick Hasen: “giant leap toward deregulation of the electoral process.” http://ow.ly/Z3Pv #
- Disdain for @JimmyFallon kept me from watching his Neil Young “Pants on the Ground.” Finally watched it. Great stuff. http://bit.ly/8vFPyz #
- @greghauenstein Which version of FCP are you running? New one lets you export and render in the background, while you work. in reply to greghauenstein #
- Suggestion for @nbcconan: Take your $33 million and RUN FOR GOVERNOR! If you get in the race, #ImWithCoCo! (no offense to @JerryBrown2010) #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-20
- http://tweetphoto.com/9116341 Maybe Obama just needs four words on a pad? But who’ll write it? http://bit.ly/7D5Dxk (video) #
- @DanteAtkins Red Wings loss is a silver lining any day! We should do a Netroots Night at Staples — name on the scoreboard and everything! in reply to DanteAtkins #
- Where were the “Seat him now” chanters during Franken/Coleman? Just asking. #MASEN #
- @Schwarzenegger Have a safe flight (Get to da choppa!), and thanks for helping make @JerryBrown2010 Governor again! in reply to Schwarzenegger #
- RT @tweetmeme They Might be Giants talk about “Here Comes Science” Boing Boing http://is.gd/6E3vm #
- Trend continues. Most Google ads = Victory…or maybe candidate w/ most $ buys more on Google & would win anyway! http://bit.ly/4MMKfH #
- @TheCharlieDay Hatching a plan to launch a milksteak truck, to cash in on the popularity of #FoodTrucks and #SunnyFX. Are there dickaprons? in reply to TheCharlieDay #
- People talk Brown for Pres, cite similarities to Obama. Obama fails people won’t take chance on a similar resume. Obama succeeds, he wins. #
- Wall Street for Whitman: Charles Schwab talks up @Whitman2010 in #CAGov race. http://bit.ly/4qQHid #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-19
- The Duke Abides RT @TheFix: Former Gov. George Deukmejian endorsing Steve Poizner in Calif. Gov race. http://ow.ly/Y1AK #
- @alexiat Who are the sources you’re quoting? Interesting stuff… in reply to alexiat #
- Seeing calls to end filibuster. Need to refresh my memory on ’05 “Nuclear Option” fight. Will new gang of 14 emerge? #
- Before I get flamed… Important distinction between “Nuclear” ’05 and today: That was over appointees, not bills. #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-18
- But how does it stack up to Roscoe’s in LA? http://bit.ly/6Zp3xq RT @SFWeekly: Chicken and Waffles Worth the Trip http://bit.ly/63WeeI #
- Sign of apocalypse? RT @cheeky_geeky: Getting your picture taken with Lady Gaga is the new getting your picture taken with Barack Obama. #
- Yesterday’s News: What’s the greek word for zombie? It’s Angelides! http://bit.ly/7DiUCc (Give ‘em Hell, Phil) #
- From @CaliforniaWatch: “AB32 Implementation Group” is actually polluters fighting to change eviro law! http://bit.ly/8IURk2 #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-16
- http://bit.ly/5aSlpx Who’s well-coiffed back-of-head is this? None other than LA Council Prez @ericgarcetti! (story: http://bit.ly/8Xgffm) #
- RT @tweetmeme The Denzel Washington Venn Diagram (PICTURE) http://is.gd/6nAV4 #
- Speaking of @ericgarcetti, he’s guesting on All My Children; which he helped return to Los Angeles. http://bit.ly/5xX4qB #
- FoursquareX: Foursquare Addicts Need To Get This Desktop Fix Immediately http://bit.ly/86IMv8 #
- Port of L.A. in talks to purchase zero-emission trucks – latimes.com – http://shar.es/aBmTF #
- RT @tweetmeme Everything I need to know I learned from D&D Boing Boing http://ow.ly/1n78Ut #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-14
- Hope this isn’t beginning of another water main situation! RT @Rebecca_Barrett: Gas explosion outside ucla. More pipes can pop. Stay away. #
- @tfeegel Love Freeman and all, but enduring memory will be getting chewed out by him first day I worked for @GovernorDavis! in reply to tfeegel #
- Check this video out — MIKE VALLELY – “Mike V Hockey Stick Incident” (2010) http://youtu.be/aDwHOX_2WyE #
- Official gave a game puck to my boy. His most treasured possession. Would have felt the same if someone took it. Good on ya, @MikeVallely. #
- via @huffingtonpost: Jeff Zucker Threatens Conan: ‘I’ll Keep You Off The Air For 3.5 Years’: Nikki Finke http://bit.ly/4PZt9r #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-13
- @adamconner I stand with Conan, too. Perhaps this is our “Shepard Fairey” poster? http://twitpic.com/xv6bt (via @lalawag) #
- Hitler reacts to Leno/Conan: “If Conan were f’ing Jay like this, at least he’d have ONE funny bone in his body!” http://bit.ly/6UgbsS #
- Obama ran ads in games, now this… RT @PatrickRuffini: Looking at Google Analytics, people have donated to Scott Brown on their Wii #
- Transforming and rolling out…like Optimus Prime and such. #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-12
- Do my eyes deceive, or have there been three fights in the first 4:00 of #Avs/#Flames? Big game and the big boys came to play! #
- “Sex Robot”(http://tweetphoto.com/8553407) looks like Chrissy Hynde(http://tweetphoto.com/8553446) from The Pretenders! http://bit.ly/6lLa2s #
- Blasphemy! RT @adater: The awful “Good Old Hockey Game” song now. Worst. Song. Ever. #
- Listening to #Avs/#Flames, and it sounds like Anderson is standing on his head. Gotta be near 50 saves. #
- Passport to Survival: Mormon survival manual http://bit.ly/85ki1P #
- And accepted being (a little) evil? RT @markos: By hiring former McCain campaign spokeswoman, Google has finally quit hiring overachievers. #
- http://bit.ly/4vWsECRT (YouTube) @KarlFrisch: Press banned from coward @SarahPalinUSA’s tea party convention speech – http://bit.ly/8R9THF #
- RT @tweetmeme Jon Stewart Blasts Conservative Pundits For Playing “Terror Ball” (VIDEO) http://ow.ly/1mX3NK #
- @KarlFrisch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4qOKybOKXs (Arrested Development chickens) in reply to KarlFrisch #
- @baratunde Who’d want stories like that with so many more tales of sexting & cyberbullying to share? Take your uplifting crap elsewhere! in reply to baratunde #
- @KarlFrisch Was nothing important, just GOB and Lindsey from Arrested Development mocking Michael for being a chicken. Reposted link. in reply to KarlFrisch #
- Co-Co is on the go-go. RT @BigHeadAsian: RT @heykim: #Conan O’Brien: #NBC Never Gave Us a Chance http://viigo.im/23s2 #
- Five Essential Fair Use Resources for Online Video Makers http://bit.ly/4nm3ek #
- RT @tweetmeme Walt Disney’s 1943 org chart Boing Boing http://ow.ly/1mXNtg #
- Could it be? Already selling tickets for #PDF10? Or just a premature post… PdF Conference 2010 http://bit.ly/6p6N84 #
- A pox on whoever takes this gig! RT @LAWeekly: Rumor Mill: NBC Seeks Guest Host For Tuesday’s ‘Tonight Show’ http://is.gd/69LJP #teamconan #
- Tales from my boy’s kindergarten…. Teacher: “Who knows a word that will start with ‘N’?” My son’s hand goes up… “‘Nauguration!” #fb #
- It’s the next Shepard Fairey “Hope” poster! Icon for a new movement. RT @Percival: I’m with COCO http://twitpic.com/xv6bt #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-11
- As #Avs fan, Leno/@nbcconan situation reminds me of Granato back & forth. Except CO’B better host than TG as coach. What say you, @adater? #
- @1938media Cut that new team loose. Let Feldman be Feldman. #
- @1938media I hear ya. People you can trust and who care are rare. Look forward to the results. in reply to 1938media #
- RT @importantdate: The official #Alice site now features Danny Elfman’s score from the film: http://ow.ly/VcQP #
- Congratulations to the @Percival clan! RT @lalawag: Percival 2.0 http://bit.ly/62hrCh #
- Almost 6k Facebook fans for @JerryBrown2010! Join the community & share with friends today! http://bit.ly/8CE9XC (please rt) #
- You’re just figuring that out? Took you long enough! RT @OFMYLIFE: @Vannarith sucks. #
- Looks like @JerryBrown2010 has found his way into the #MASEN contest, getting quoted by @MarthaCoakley. Wingers quick to bash her for it… #
- …forgetting that it wasn’t Jerry who destroyed this state’s finances. The credit for that goes to one of yours, gang! #MASEN #
- Quote from @JerryBrown2010 by @MarthaCoakley “Spending money we don’t have on stuff we don’t need” reminds me a bit of Tyler Durden. #MASEN #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-10
- @EricBauman When is easy: November Why is longer, more dramatic story…My question is how they let a known radical like yourself up here? in reply to EricBauman #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-09
- Read & RT director @DAVID_LYNCH about the fight for a cultural center in #Lodz, Poland. Help make this institution happen! #
- @EricBauman Twice you’ve been in my neck of the woods, and I’ve missed you! BTW – I’m reppin’ Santa Clarita, now. in reply to EricBauman #
- Maybe? I don’t think it’s a question. @nbcconan is the king!!! RT @lisaling: Maybe Jay Leno’s just not funny? #SaveConan #
- What else would they talk about? The budget? #ungovernable RT @MrChambo: How many column inches did the LAT burn on Leno and Pete today? #
- @avflox Manson track always reminds me of @DAVID_LYNCH ‘s Lost Highway. LOVE that movie. Bill Pullman is excellent, as is Robert Blake! in reply to avflox #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-08
- Agree! Not Conan’s fault America’s awake enough at 10 to realize Leno’s not funny. RT @Jadesfire: I’m on Team Conan. #nbcfail (via @agolis) #
- FREE TO A GOOD HOME! Very sweet kitty that Santa brought my oldest boy is making him very, very sick. Unknown allergy. Anyone want a friend? #
- @Charmed0813 I do. We’re a family of five now. Two boys and a girl. Hard to believe that the one you remember is a 2nd Grader now! in reply to Charmed0813 #
- Go Art Center! RT @Ford: J Mays, Ford’s VP of Design tells @Pop17 how he got started/what design means to him at #CES! http://bit.ly/7bHX0B #
- @PoochClub Thanks for the RT. A good article, eh? #
- e.politics: How Democrats Can Avoid Disaster in 2010: Organize Their Base Online: http://bit.ly/6Y78id #
- “This befalleth when thou firk’st a stranger ‘twixt the buttocks, Laurence!” ~Two Gentlemen of Lebowski http://bit.ly/4WntYl #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-07
- LA Times on how freelance writing increasingly emphasizes FREE: http://bit.ly/7COjaT (hat tip to @1938media) #journalism #
- @JoeTrippi Agree Jude has great product, but why is test case a campaign trying to decimate Labor? http://bit.ly/7DtpFZ in reply to JoeTrippi #
- From @govfresh: 6 gov sites crowdsourcing citizen ideas(http://bit.ly/5DJxy8) 5 more sites crowdsourcing ideas for gov(http://bit.ly/5Z7tyj) #
- @tdhurst Remembered something about TwitterCounter. Check API page(http://bit.ly/6pF2Nu) for how to get raw data. http://bit.ly/6udBtR #
- Great “making of” video from @CaseyWarren & @DanielleKrieger. Creativity & work that went into their holiday card. http://bit.ly/8w1zy4 #
- How Democrats Can Avoid Disaster in 2010: Organize Their Base Online http://bit.ly/5nHZiy #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-06
- RT @LarrySabato: Political Wire saying Gov Ritter(D-CO) won’t run for 2nd term. Ritter, Dorgan, Cherry all out in one day #
- Following search on ‘Whitman.’ It’s buzzing over @OMGFacts note that Walt Whitman wrote poem about eagle sex. #cagov #eMeg #
- Most days, same search (‘Whitman’) returns mainly complaints about ‘O Pioneers” Levis ad: http://bit.ly/7SFpOb #CAGov #eMeg #
- @Dolanite Did you like him more before or after the Cylon’s took his eye? in reply to Dolanite #
- @Dolanite Oh crap! Didn’t mean to be a spoiler. Col. Tigh is an awesome character, with one of the best arcs in the series. Just wait! in reply to Dolanite #
- RT @deanflorez: Thrilled that Eric Bauman is now Senior Advisor to the Senate Majority Leader’s office. A victory for the Senate. #
- Top notch coverage of @Schwarzenegger State of State by rakish & rapacious @jasonkinney. Check his profile for magic: http://bit.ly/5EBojK #
- Congrats to Stephanie! RT @TheFix: Stephanie Schriock is the new head of EMILY’s List. http://tinyurl.com/ycnluhz #
- I nominate @giant_robot for a Shorty Award in #art because their team is amazing and has a great eye for talent! http://bit.ly/shorty #
- @tdhurst See if you like http://bit.ly/8rwTyP (TwitterCounter.com) in reply to tdhurst #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-03
- Woke up at 3:10 am DESPERATELY needing orange juice. Used to happen all the time, but hasn’t in a while. What’s that about? #
- @EricBauman Wasn’t trying to stress you out… Hell, I didn’t think that was even possible. Eric Bauman, political Ice Man. in reply to EricBauman #
- Two Years Ago Today: http://bit.ly/8b3phE (YouTube: We Won Iowa. What Now, California?) #
- @EricBauman LACDP = Kicking Ass (And By The Book!) in reply to EricBauman #
- One year ago, today… http://fb.me/4kdPW08 #
- Seriously, Orton? You have got to be f’ing kidding me!!! TWO interceptions for TDs? Ugh. #
- @tdhurst If we start paying college athletes, schools will have to compensate for intellectual property…all those patents! in reply to tdhurst #
- @tdhurst Amen to that! in reply to tdhurst #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-02
- Me too!!! RT @Jorge_Marquez: This year should be great! My birthday will be 10/10/10 :o) #
- @cyn3matic Agree with your “unsustainable campaign” thinking. In fact, Marshall Ganz talked about that in the first big Camp O in Burbank. in reply to cyn3matic #
- @cyn3matic Even within a campaign there are ebbs and flows to the intensity. Same is true of any social movement or action. in reply to cyn3matic #
- @cyn3matic Sometimes you have to wind down, rest, recover… Even Spinal Tap had moments where the amps weren’t at “11.” in reply to cyn3matic #
- It’s Not a New Decade. Yes, It Is! No, It Isn’t! http://bit.ly/4BJhxg #
- Ranking The Regenerations Of Doctor Who [Doctor Who] http://bit.ly/7fdF6N #
- Twitter Updates for 2009-09-28 http://fb.me/4BUTSER #
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-01
- @Mona haven’t had pleasure of meeting @You2Gov, but looks like my kinds guy. Would love to help on @Gov20LA_, if there’s anything I can do. #
- #10YearsAgo I had just as bad a memory as I do today…I think. #
- just joined a video chat with 7 other people at http://www.tinychat.com/1938media *vote for tinychat!…http://is.gd/5x0Jl #
- No doubt you will, my man! Like an episode of Oz and shit! RT @greghauenstein: I’m ready to make this decade my bitch. #
- 53 Minutes til 2010. Going to bed. When you see Tweet/Facebook status at midnight, it’s pre-programmed in @HootSuite. #fb #transparency #
- Long list of folks I’d love to see wash up under a pier/hastily dumped in the woods. Settling for end of 2009. F’ yourself. #
- So, this is the New Year… #
- …and I don’t feel any different. #