urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras Just another one of those things. Y Duras 2009-06-30T05:05:43Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:389270 2009-06-30T05:05:43Z 2009-06-30T05:05:43Z <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>12:48</em> I'm at the Fancy Food Show in NYC. It's huge. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/2389835065">#</a></li> <li><em>17:25</em> On the train home. Doing the Fancy Food Show in one day is a marathon! Good day though. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/2393673961">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:389031 2009-06-29T05:05:12Z 2009-06-29T05:05:12Z <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>14:11</em> I hate being sick. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/2374253371">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:388786 2009-06-28T05:04:45Z 2009-06-28T05:04:45Z <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>11:18</em> Happy Birthday @nathanrudy <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/2359682884">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:388481 2009-06-27T05:05:16Z 2009-06-27T05:05:16Z <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>14:49</em> #lastfm #love Can't Behave by Courtney Jaye <a href="http://bit.ly/Jp4jq">bit.ly/Jp4jq</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/2348052972">#</a></li> <li><em>15:12</em> Work is giving us free ice cream this afternoon. Yay! <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/2348378613">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:387907 2009-06-22T05:04:52Z 2009-06-22T05:04:52Z <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>14:54</em> Lane Bryant is having an amazingly fugly season again. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/2268506363">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:387470 2009-06-18T05:05:41Z 2009-06-18T05:05:41Z <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>14:12</em> Well, I'm getting older today. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/2210136657">#</a></li> <li><em>17:49</em> <a href="http://bit.ly/darkhorse">bit.ly/darkhorse</a> - Dark Horse/Black Forest - it's dancing in bathrooms. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/2213015926">#</a></li> <li><em>18:28</em> <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/a/5454548/i/8">www.telegraph.co.uk/a/5454548/i/8</a> There are even pictures. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/2213517790">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:387221 2009-06-17T05:05:13Z 2009-06-17T05:05:13Z <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>13:47</em> This looks interesting - <a href="http://bit.ly/140WYm">bit.ly/140WYm</a> - Asian American Comicon - July 11, 2009 in NYC <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/2195188050">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:387057 2009-06-14T05:04:44Z 2009-06-14T05:04:44Z <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>21:41</em> #lastfm #love 2Wicky by Hooverphonic <a href="http://bit.ly/11rvjz">bit.ly/11rvjz</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/2160275496">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:386658 2009-06-13T05:06:29Z 2009-06-13T05:06:29Z <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>14:37</em> Dear Customer, after you tell me you don't know how to copy/paste, you can't get offended if I ask whether you know how to select text. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/2134872821">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:386525 2009-06-12T05:05:02Z 2009-06-12T05:05:02Z <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>12:41</em> Today's lunch special: &quot;Torta&quot; (<a href="http://bit.ly/mBrG">bit.ly/mBrG</a>) &amp; &quot;Agua Fresca&quot; (<a href="http://bit.ly/10Caek">bit.ly/10Caek</a>) - I love when the work cafeteria has specials. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/2118952085">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:385718 2009-06-10T12:36:04Z 2009-06-10T12:36:04Z <p>Customer, yesterday: Situation X is broken, and I hate Y!<br /> (Note, I have no control over X, only Y, and this is the first time any of this has come to me.)</p> <p>Me: I've contacted someone to fix X in general, have fixed X in the context of Y. I can fix Y - which of these options would you like me to implement?<br /> <p>Customer: Situation X is still not fixed completely. I've been complaining for days to a totally unrelated person who is on vacation and not able to get their mail so this should be done already! You totally suck. Also, I hate Y!</p> <p>Me: I can see that the group that can fix X is working in it. I'll give them another call. I can fix Y - which of these options would you like me to implement?</p> <p>Customer, this morning: You're just passing the buck talking about some other department. You totally suck. Also, I hate Y! You suck becase of Y too!!!<br /> (I check X, it's been fixed overnight.)</p> <p>Me: It looks like X was fixed overnight. I can fix Y - which of these options would you like me to implement?</p> <p>...</p> <p>I feel like a freaking broken record! I'll bet real money that the next response will be a bitchfest about how long it took to fix X and how much she hates Y, and she still won't tell me <b>what she wants fixed about it</b>!</p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:385284 2009-06-10T05:04:55Z 2009-06-10T05:04:55Z <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>19:39</em> This call will never end. Is now 45 minutes after I was supposed to go home. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/2096213124">#</a></li> <li><em>19:43</em> Finally gave in and told the caller that it was past the end of my shift. I'm sure we'll talk again tomorrow. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/2096253103">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:384815 2009-06-05T05:05:02Z 2009-06-05T05:05:02Z <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>07:49</em> <a href="http://twitpic.com/6ldi2">twitpic.com/6ldi2</a> - Fanwood street fair - Sunday June 7 <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/2028440638">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:384227 2009-06-01T05:04:54Z 2009-06-01T05:04:54Z <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>14:20</em> Was kicking myself for forgetting to swtch to contacts, but the Rialto's 3D glasses fit over mine! <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1982500832">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:383323 2009-05-27T05:05:11Z 2009-05-27T05:05:11Z <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>08:15</em> Ahh... back to work after the long weekend. Three days of catching up on sleep does seem to have helped. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1922855106">#</a></li> <li><em>20:21</em> It's so weird to keep getting emails from the president. I mean, clearly they're from his public relations staff, but still. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1929898276">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:383191 2009-05-26T05:04:40Z 2009-05-26T05:04:40Z <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>11:26</em> am thinking of going to see Terminator today, even with the lukewarm reviews. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1913196721">#</a></li> <li><em>20:10</em> was tolerably amused by Terminator: Salvation, though stumbled on some logic-holes along the way. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1917931386">#</a></li> <li><em>20:44</em> The logic-hole that killed me was the battlefield heart-transplant. Really? Nevermind the unsanitary conditions, how did the tissues match? <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1918222151">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:382798 2009-05-22T05:14:02Z 2009-05-22T05:14:02Z <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>11:59</em> <a href="http://bit.ly/2QBmdh">bit.ly/2QBmdh</a> I want a Palm Pre, but I'm not switching to Sprint or paying what the 2-year contract charges per month. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1872266489">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:382360 2009-05-20T05:08:16Z 2009-05-20T05:08:16Z <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>12:54</em> Holy cow, I don't even remember the last time I had a panic attack like that. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1849060134">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:381708 2009-05-16T05:07:11Z 2009-05-16T05:07:11Z <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>11:36</em> *grumble* I finally find a pair of sneakers that don't squish my toes and the heel is too loose! Stupid genetics. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1807053506">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:381659 2009-05-15T05:05:29Z 2009-05-15T05:05:29Z <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>14:31</em> purchased a massaging heating pad over lunch today. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1797657562">#</a></li> <li><em>15:13</em> fhtagn rhymes with wag'n - see @katsucon? It's not so hard. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1798069848">#</a></li> <li><em>16:10</em> massaging heating pad + 2 ibuprofin = much better <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1798497632">#</a></li> <li><em>17:18</em> What I hate about my commute is that every route south is impassabe. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1799129998">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:380965 2009-05-13T05:05:48Z 2009-05-13T15:14:59Z Soft Cell - Tainted Love | Powered by Last.fm <a name="cutid1"></a><p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>12:25</em> <a href="http://bit.ly/uoxwC">bit.ly/uoxwC</a> - Haagen-Dazs offers a FREE scoop of any Bee-Built ice cream flavor today (12 May) between 4-8 pm. None near me, though. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1774820543">#</a></li> <li><em>17:18</em> <a href="http://bit.ly/ho9Lk">bit.ly/ho9Lk</a> - I thought the IMAX we saw for Star Trek was less impressive somehow... <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1777521812">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> <p>I'd been a little underwhelmed by the so-called IMAX screen we saw Star Trek on. I mean, yeah, it was nice being able to see every one of Kirk's pores, but it wasn't the wrap-around gihugeic experience I've had in New York.</p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/ho9Lk">Turns out I'm not the only one who feels that way</a>. Check the <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/81613/Size-Does-Matter">metafilter thread</a> for more.</p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:380179 2009-05-08T05:07:43Z 2009-05-12T17:52:10Z The Bird and the Bee - The Races | Powered by Last.fm <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>10:54</em> <a href="http://bit.ly/vY7W4">bit.ly/vY7W4</a> - Star Trek: IMAX, tonight 10pm, Hamilton NJ. Possibly dinner first. Tickets - <a href="http://bit.ly/LXVs8">bit.ly/LXVs8</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1727703048">#</a></li> <li><em>17:18</em> Once again glad to have jumper cables. Gave @jpspiderman a jump on my way out. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1731094272">#</a></li> <li><em>21:38</em> Have obtained seats. 20 minutes to show. Di watches over my shoulder. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1733283787">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p><br /><br /><p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>01:34</em> Have seen Star Trek and made it home. Now, it is time to collapse. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1735041743">#</a></li> <li><em>10:41</em> I have a hangover from insufficient sleep. Worth it for the whole movie experience, but I really wish I could have taken today off. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1738013369">#</a></li> <li><em>10:53</em> I do hate the new shakeycam trend. 75% of all action movies give me motion sickness now. I had to keep closing my eyes. <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1738118030">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:380105 2009-05-07T05:08:03Z 2009-05-07T14:51:05Z <p style="border-bottom: solid 3px black">Did I tweet yesterday? I did!</p> <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>09:44</em> Need technobabble in a hurry? <a href="http://hyotynen.kapsi.fi/trekfailure/">hyotynen.kapsi.fi/trekfailure/</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1716614078">#</a></li> <li><em>13:53</em> Woo - individual blood orange sorbet - <a href="http://bit.ly/VK53N">bit.ly/VK53N</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1718818174">#</a></li> <li><em>15:57</em> Hurray for Maine - <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/usTopNews/idUKTRE5455B620090506">uk.reuters.com/article/usTopNews/idUKTRE5455B620090506</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1719940032">#</a></li> <li><em>16:55</em> Heh - <a href="http://bit.ly/3pkqs">bit.ly/3pkqs</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/karmakaze/statuses/1720476735">#</a></li></ul><p style="border-top: solid 2px black"><small>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a></small></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:379432 2009-05-05T14:25:29Z 2009-05-05T14:25:59Z Mandee Ferrier - Contrarywise | Powered by Last.fm <p>So, I've decided that I am going to trek way the heck down to <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=115076579735775420322.00000111c217f2511dd41&amp;ll=40.323514,-74.571075&amp;spn=0.770591,1.235962&amp;z=10">Hamilton</a> to take advantage of the IMAX screen on Thursday night.</p> <table border="0" align="center"> <tr><th>Movie:</th><td><a href="http://www.startrekmovie.com/"><b>Star Trek</b> (the IMAX experience)</a></td></tr> <tr><th>Date:</th><td><b>Thursday</b>, 7 May 2009</td> <tr><th>Theater:</th><td><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=115076579735775420322.00000111c217f2511dd41&amp;ll=40.323514,-74.571075&amp;spn=0.770591,1.235962&amp;z=10">AMC Hamilton 24</a></td></tr> <tr><th>Showtime:</th><td><a href="https://www.movietickets.com/purchase.asp?perf_id=578398992">10:00pm</a></td></tr> </table> <p>I don't have specific plans, but I thought I might head down, pick up the tickets, and then do dinner beforehand. <span class='ljuser' lj:user='aiskon' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://aiskon.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://aiskon.livejournal.com/'><b>aiskon</b></a></span> may not need to go to work on Friday, but I do.</p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:yduras:379390 2009-05-05T13:26:31Z 2009-05-05T13:26:31Z Loreena McKennitt – Skellig <p>We use IM at work. Since the department is not all within shout-over-cubicle-wall range, this is useful. I've been leaving my IM status while on the clock as "I am a happy worker bee. Work is a fantastic place to be!", because it's sarcastic while being acceptable at face value. I just had this conversation with the boss:</p> <blockquote type="cite"><p><b>boss</b>: Are you sure?<br /> <span class='ljuser' lj:user='yduras' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://yduras.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://yduras.livejournal.com/'><b>yduras</b></a></span>: Sure about what?<br /> <b>boss</b>: work is a fantastic place to be?<br /> <span class='ljuser' lj:user='yduras' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://yduras.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://yduras.livejournal.com/'><b>yduras</b></a></span>: Why shouldn't work be a fantastic place to be?<br /> <b>boss</b>: i dont know, work is suppost to suck<br /> <span class='ljuser' lj:user='yduras' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://yduras.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://yduras.livejournal.com/'><b>yduras</b></a></span>: (You think I should have something *really* sarcastic as my work IM status?)<br /> <b>boss</b>: hahahahaa</p></blockquote> <p>Really, people should not goad me into greater heights of sarcasm!</p>