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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

From Twitter 07-28-2009



  • 08:38:38: I hate it when I go to click on a link in Twitter & that second two more tweets pop up so I end up clicking on a blog entry about body hair.
  • 08:41:19: Geez, never give an insane person a @Palm #pre, they end up like THIS girl: http://is.gd/1RcIi
  • 08:43:21: @blackfonzie I've been to Lodi, that song is completely accurate. Oh lord, stuck in Lodi again.
  • 08:46:30: @sarahjclark Marillion
  • 08:47:30: @sam2579 The whole ad campaign is like that, she's talking to us from the uncanny valley
  • 08:50:34: @blackfonzie What I wanna know is why, after getting stuck, didn't he call the man from the magazine back.
  • 08:51:06: @blackfonzie Clearly the man hasn't tried very hard to get back to where he lives.
  • 08:51:53: @ginaharris1 I'd also better wear a t-shirt under my tux, wouldn't want two bloody spots.
  • 08:54:29: @blackfonzie Again, not trying hard enough. He could have written a song about Lodi.
  • 08:55:01: @sam2579 They didn't utilize the set very well either, it looks like special effects, not a real set hehe
  • 08:58:04: RT @bucksommerkamp: enjoyed William Shatner doing Sarah Palin's farewell speech as poetry -- CLASSIC! http://is.gd/1RfyN
  • 08:59:50: @blackfonzie The song's protagonist isn't Fogerty, it's some dude sitting around bitching about Lodi
  • 09:00:24: @blackfonzie My guess is, Fogerty was in the bar with the dude, heard him bitch, then wrote the song. So now the dude's doubly pissed.
  • 09:01:01: @blackfonzie So now the dude can't even write a song about Lodi, because Fogerty *STOLE* it from him! Bastard.
  • 09:02:43: @PreThinking How is an ad with a freaky chick talking about how freaked out about the product she's telling us about going to SELL the #pre?
  • 09:05:03: @blackfonzie Except for the fact that he's run out of songs. D'oh.
  • 09:07:28: @blackfonzie http://bit.ly/EyWja
  • 09:10:23: @blackfonzie Oh one more thing. Who's his friend, and who took him?
  • 09:12:35: @blackfonzie Yup that one made me laugh. Of COURSE it's insultive! Also the guy says he's from Tracy. Tracy's much, much worse.
  • 09:12:49: @blackfonzie They're just little towns, nothing wrong with that... but ever been in a bar in a small town like that? Good god.
  • 09:13:57: @blackfonzie In small towns there's no such things as a "sports bar" or "night club". Seedy bars where people get shot, man.
  • 09:27:57: @TLM26 Yup. Buy the pics.
  • 09:28:29: @TLM26 got a link to the pics?
  • 09:31:44: RT @DarkUFO: Lost Polls - Favourite beard? http://bit.ly/Vk3ON #lost - my vote goes to @blackfonzie
  • 09:34:20: @ADoRunRun I like Cytomax and prefer the citrus flavor to the pink lemonade
  • 09:34:32: @ADoRunRun Cytomax has a supplement in it to reduce lactic acid buildup
  • 09:35:10: @runnersrambles got a link to the photos?
  • 09:40:46: @TLM26 linky to the pic'ies?
  • 09:42:51: @blackfonzie Agreed, but Lapidus shaved his. What about Kelvin Inman?
  • 09:43:20: @blackfonzie Jack's wasn't even real I don't think, it looked like a wig
  • 09:48:08: @TheBadCop what controversy would that be?
  • 09:49:14: @TLM26 sometimes photographers put the signature in "on the fly", but being san francisco it's unlikely
  • 09:50:32: @TheBadCop ah.
  • 09:51:59: @TLM26 Nope, they're doing it "properly". They have a database that's accessed by the script putting the watermark over it. Sorry.
  • 09:52:26: @TLM26 Some photographers don't spend the $ so they'll have a watermarked version AND an unwatermarked that you can find links to.
  • 09:53:45: @Lybbe That's because your daughter's an alien and doesn't want to be detected.
  • 09:54:43: @ADoRunRun Oh, if that's when you're introducing it, then don't. I misunderstood. :)
  • 10:02:25: @TLM26 I totally agree there. I think you'd be ok with buying the ones you like, then scanning for an avatar.
  • 10:02:50: @TLM26 What they're doing is trying to avoid people buying the digital version, then blowing up to all sorts of sizes.
  • 10:03:09: @TLM26 You'd be amazed at the low quality people will accept on account of it being free
  • 10:03:40: @SoFlaEstatePlan I wonder how many people do the same thing, mistyping "prostate" for "prostrate"
  • 10:05:00: @TLM26 Last year @quotidianlight did a run where I was able to get all her images from the site without watermarks hehe
  • 10:20:57: @ADoRunRun I'd say then, bring your own. I always bring my own anyway. :)
  • 11:35:08: @blackfonzie I live in a heavily Sikh-populated area (the temple is here). Now THERE are some impressive beards.
  • 11:35:34: @blackfonzie What's really cool is some of them have a beard strap that attaches to their turbans.
  • 11:37:52: Do you guys know how to hide splits in Sporttracks?
  • 11:41:16: Ran 3.1 miles in 28:16: 8:53, 8:50, 9:30, & 9:58 (.1 mi) - http://tinyurl.com/m6jt54
  • 11:41:47: @brooksrunning Isn't Marshall's clearance items, like Ross? If so, their inventory's not reliable, it changes all the time
  • 12:00:34: @Oblivion I don't think they've been emailing it. Mine's up in a week or two, haven't gotten an email but I noticed like you did
  • 12:01:21: @NathanFillion Is that like David Hasselhoff's wife marrying the real Michael Knight?
  • 12:02:20: @brooksrunning @MattD19 Yup, I've found some great deals but they're random. I wish they had regular stock, hehe
  • 12:03:53: @disneyrunner Not everyone knows about things like the really cheap Champion gear at Target. Holy cow what a find that was!
  • 12:05:00: RT @ADoRunRun: @chicrunner I'll gladly pose fun running pictures like this: http://tr.im/uryj - who let monkey-boy into the race?
  • 12:06:50: @steve_gonzalez Sorry, I can't be a fan of Daylight Donuts, I haven't tasted their product. :-D
  • 12:09:41: @brooksrunning @disneyrunner My favorite part of the article was when they bought shoes at Walmart...
  • 12:10:09: @brooksrunning @disneyrunner "How do I know which is the best running shoe?" "There's a picture of a runner on the box."
  • 12:10:30: @ginaharris1 Hey! Today's run was FABULOUS, best run I've had in a long time, maybe the best run since the marathon
  • 12:11:06: @ginaharris1 Granted, it was only 3 miles. But still. :)
  • 12:16:04: @disneyrunner Very true, but they were purposely going to the cheapest, widely known places. I disagreed with them a few times too
  • 12:16:28: @disneyrunner Like they said men's running shorts were nonexistent at Target, but that's where I get mine. I love them.
  • 12:16:48: @ginaharris1 Really? Are you injured? (I forget, sorry)
  • 12:32:55: @disneyrunner yeah I buy those there too, especially the long sleeve ones
  • 12:46:01: RT @DarkUFO: Spoilers - Nestor Carbonell confirms past killing http://bit.ly/1CVJbE - Nestor Carbonnell's a murderer?
  • 12:46:53: @Steve_Gonzalez How far from Charlotte, NC are you?
  • 13:05:12: @runkerrierun @stlrunner @runkerrierun Before he retired, in Sacramento there was a newscaster named Dick Cable
  • 13:08:41: @quotidianlight What is muscle milk, just a protein drink? I see they have Muscle Milk Light now.
  • 13:14:43: @quotidianlight Most protein drinks do taste like crap, I was just wondering if muscle milk had anything else (I'm sure it has BCAA)
  • 13:17:04: @quotidianlight Stop it, you're no help. :) I suppose you're the wrong person to ask.
  • 13:20:07: @quotidianlight Looking at ingredients, other than maltodextrin & gums (xanthan gum) I don't see preservatives, just supplements
  • 13:23:10: @quotidianlight Which is where I'm reading it. I can understand the protein quality being down, there's a variety of quality products
  • 13:23:36: @quotidianlight But most people don't want to pay $80 to $100 for a pound of protein powder
  • 13:23:51: @quotidianlight BTW Jillian's radio show & podcast are no more as of a week and a half ago. :(
  • 13:24:30: @quotidianlight Anyway I've been looking at a replacement for GNC protein powder because it tastes like ass :)
  • 13:25:10: @quotidianlight a high quality whey drink will typically have BCAA already
  • 13:25:31: @Steve_Gonzalez That's pretty far. My sister lives in Charlotte, I want to go see her soon.
  • 13:28:14: @disneyrunner well that sucks! You using soy?
  • 13:39:23: @Snowshadow I feel yer pain bruthah
  • 14:44:47: @brybrarobry Was that a manual entry or did you load from your Garmin? Their uploader seems to be broken, now it won't paste to twitter 4 me
  • 19:04:03: @brybrarobry OK I figured it was manual. Auto entry using the Garmin plugin is faster than it used to be but no Twitter in the same format
  • 19:05:47: @SoFlaEstatePlan Dirk Gently now has a law degree apparently.
  • 19:20:40: New post on my blog: Great run - 3.1 miles!!!: It's been a long time since I had a run this .. http://bit.ly/3Ze1I3
  • 19:22:42: New Flickr upload: 7-28-2009 Splits: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: http://bit.ly/gPn6N
  • 19:59:40: Holy cow man. My son's friend Samantha from next door just got over viral meningitis and two hospital stays only to get appendicitis.
  • 20:00:00: She's back in the hospital, she had her appendix taken out. The little girl's 8 years old, poor thing.
  • 20:02:42: @Adora I thought #predevcamp wasn't until next weekend?
  • 20:07:33: @quotidianlight BTW, ran my ass off today, minimal pain
  • 20:09:13: Wow, my wife gave an update about the appendix thing... laproscopic surgery, it was entirely outpatient. Cool!
  • 20:12:19: @Matthew_GoWagon Yeah I didn't know they could remove an appendix that way either. Amazing this science thing.
  • 20:13:48: @rachelbaker I'd love to try it, but I only eat the slim-a-bears. I shouldn't even eat those.
  • 20:16:55: @quotidianlight Read the blog. :) http://gregchance.blogspot.com/. The smile was on the inside though. :) The outside wa sbusy sweating.
  • 20:20:33: @rachelbaker You know, if I eat enough healthy desserts they make me forget about unhealthy ones for a little while.
  • 20:22:40: @quotidianlight It's strange though that I feel a detachment to long runs that I didn't have when I started training before
  • 20:22:58: @quotidianlight Although before, I'd just run 6 weekly 14-milers in a row, hehe
  • 20:24:57: @quotidianlight Look at these, this is a guy on a message board I'm on... THOSE make me jealous. http://tinyurl.com/mdt9qz
  • 20:25:40: @quotidianlight They remind me of @britishbulldog's splits! Interesting you stopped wearing headphones and I started.
  • 20:26:19: @quotidianlight My detachment is more that I haven't run over 6 miles since May. I can't imagine that long at the moment.
  • 20:27:22: @quotidianlight My first long run of training will be 8 miles, so it'll increase fast hahaha
  • 20:27:46: Eh, I don't see it being scary, just hard to picture. I know I can do it, I've done it before.
  • 20:28:14: But there's a long time between now and November, or now and December. A lot happens in that time.
  • 20:28:39: I haven't been listening to music while running though, it's been podcasts.


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