Disorderly Content

2011-01-31

Sunday's Tweets

10:19 Judging by the sounds outside my window, today's indoor/outdoor shoot is gonna be indoor/indoor. Fashion in the rain? Not my idea of fun.
14:17 Fashion shoot today. Interesting and challenging; I'm used to working with more lights.Looking forward to getting the photos into Photoshop.
21:23 You know what's worse than calling a meeting for 9pm Sunday to accommodate coworkers in India? Waiting on the call & having them not show.

2011-01-30

Saturday's Tweets

06:31 Hawaii to make money from birther delusions. The sane among us shrug & maybe grin a little. http://huff.to/hc4C7w
06:36 Egypt reaches the boiling point. How do governments miss this level of unrest? How many more will die?
09:15 Off to Macworld. Will my credit card stand the strain?
11:44 Not much spending at Macworld. One iPhone app for .99, screen cleaner kit for $40. One item I wanted won't be out for a few more weeks.
11:46 Macworld's even smaller than last year. Walked the whole floor in under an hour. I miss the old days, for a whole bunch of reasons.
12:15 Sad part is I never looked better. #iPhone app #ZombieBooth App Store: http://bit.ly/9uX5DD Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/3ulqzr
14:43 An expat American writes about her life in Egypt and the revolution she knew was coming. http://huff.to/gZnqZG
14:45 Inevitable that @paulandstorm are the Geeks a Week: http://bit.ly/gQbgSO http://bit.ly/ffQjmH But is one week enough? Nay, I say.
23:55 Tonight was crab cioppino night. Which means I'll be smelling of it for at least 46 more hours.

2011-01-29

Friday's Tweets

08:41 Line at post office sets new record for slow. Is time actually moving backward?
11:22 Ayn Rand a total hypocrite? Say it ain't so! (It's so.) http://bit.ly/giztjF
13:17 RT @reduced: If Best Picture posters told the truth. http://bit.ly/hk2IAA [Truth? From movie marketers?]

2011-01-28

Thursday's Tweets

09:50 @JustaSunGod I used to think losing my hair made me look old. Now I know being old is what's making me look old. *snif*
10:45 @ebertchicago What a loss! Your Citizen Kane commentary was among the most interesting I've heard.
15:48 IL Supreme Court says Appellate Court got it horribly wrong, puts Rahm back on Mayoral ballot. Smacked down hard! http://tpm.ly/gPSRNK

2011-01-27

Wednesday's Tweets

13:49 The "everything bagel" is a big round lie, and here are the tweets to prove it: http://kottke.org/11/01/the-hilarious-everything-bagel
18:10 @mariancall Just remember that The Internet is for Porn and you'll be fine.
19:31 Gene Kelly & Donald O'Connor should come back from the dead and sue VW. Ghoulish and incompetent CGI. http://galenhooks.com/?p=449

2011-01-26

Tuesday's Tweets

06:47 Man, does this take me back! http://www.secretgeometry.com/apps/cathode/
08:49 Via Anderson Cooper, I wish we lived in the America that Michelle Bachmann describes. We didn't and don't. http://bit.ly/emLWrj
09:01 Gen. MacArthur said old soldiers don't die, they just fade away. Rudy Giuliani won't take the hint. http://huff.to/hqkAmZ
09:08 I got an image accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
09:46 Just signed up for @chrismarquardt photo workshop. In September. In Toronto. So is it autumn yet? No? How about now? http://bit.ly/gLDny1
09:49 Best headline ever: "Convicted Alaska Briber Bill Allen's Daughter Buys Fake JFK Ambulance" http://bit.ly/gnb1p4
10:43 Here's a surprise: chocolate covered bacon is more pleasantly chocolaty than chocolate bacon. Looks like crap, but tastes really good.
10:54 @macosken Oh yeah? How many airports do you know with Star Wars slots at the gates?
14:09 @JustaSunGod Reminds me of an old joke: why is drinking Coors Light like making love in a stream?
19:56 RT @lomara: These reactions are cracking me up http://flic.kr/p/9dcbU2 [What good is Michele Bachmann if not as an object of scorn?]
20:22 RT @joshtpm: Greatest Moment of Evening: Rep Ryan warns safety net could become a hammock [Sounds kind of nice to me!]
20:25 This may be some kind of record. Round trip San Francisco -> Toronto in Sept: $1300, or 25k miles + $60. Guess which one I chose.

2011-01-25

Monday's Tweets

08:02 The false equivalence of Keith Olbermann & Glenn Beck et alia: http://huff.to/fkNZ9y
09:59 I nominate @paulandstorm for a Shorty Award in #humor because they are the Opening Band! http://bit.ly/shorty
15:56 Proof there are worse things in life than frozen plumbing: http://bit.ly/fXq9wg

2011-01-24

Sunday's Tweets

14:00 In Inverness, shooting a beached fishing boat. Next stop: Point Reyes Lighthouse. Not going down those 300 steps this time.
23:04 Long day shooting in Point Reyes, followed by Czech dinner in Inverness. Home now and dawdling before I head to bed. Work tomorrow...

2011-01-23

Saturday's Tweets

09:02 I got 19 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
10:25 @paulandstorm [P] Loud & Have Stupid Hair is the name of my Flock of Seagulls cover band.
17:19 Watching Mamma Mia on TiVo. It was dopey fun on Broadway; somewhere during filming all the fun leeched away. Oy.
18:30 @Molly23 @paulandstorm EXPECTORATE! EXPECTORATE! #DalekDentist
18:45 @wilw @paulandstorm @molly23 INSEMINATE! INSEMINATE! #DalekAnimalHusbandry
19:06 @wilw @paulandstorm EXFOLIATE! EXFOLIATE! #DalekCosmetologist

2011-01-22

Friday's Tweets

09:07 I got 19 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
09:42 RT @jonathancoulton: @mariancall Just keep your furry snout out of my eggs, warm-blood. [Context is everything.]
10:03 @grantimahara @paulandstorm @jonathancoulton Billy Goats Gruff is the name of my JC/P&S cover band. That's going on my new tee shirt.
10:20 Feeling fried this morning. Thursday night concerts are not a good idea. But it was so much *fun!*
12:46 RT @hensoncompany: These Muppet cupcakes are so awesome, not sure I could bear to eat 'em! http://bit.ly/fMlltq [OMG! Mupcakes!]
15:01 A photo tour in southern Chile turns to crap. A cautionary tale & a question: why haven't we heard a word about it? http://bit.ly/e5wi4z
15:20 Dickhead artists claims ownership of all balloon dogs everywhere. SF art gallery's lawyers tell him to pound sand. http://bit.ly/h29Iam
17:33 "Google's Android violates Oracle's copyright!" "It does not!" "Does so!" http://engt.co/hJhzX1
18:11 Olbermann is done at MSNBC. Why is it that outrageous loudmouths are good business only if they're on the right? http://on.msnbc.com/dFDNhI

2011-01-21

Thursday's Tweets

06:53 Another microstock agency hits us with a huge pay cut. Time to find another outlet for my alleged creativity.
09:03 I got 20 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
15:24 @counternotions Liev Schreiber. He has Eric's blank stare down perfectly.
16:18 About to brave traffic into San Francisco to see (& hear) @jonathancoulton & @paulandstorm. They better be worth it. (They will be.)
18:21 On line at the Great American Music Hall. Bring on the funny songs!
18:42 Newcastle Brown Ale at my side, burger on the way, @jonathancoulton & @paulandstorm to follow. Such a good night.
18:51 This rubber stamp is trying to tell me something. http://plixi.com/p/71347680
20:50 @grantimahara Great show, huh?
20:59 @paulandstorm Yes. Yes we are.
23:59 Back from @jonathancoulton & @paulandstorm concert. It was epic. Now to sleep so I can stay awake at work in the ayem.

2011-01-20

Wednesday's Tweets

09:06 I got 19 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
13:15 "All in all, I'd rather be in Philadelphia." Certainly better than having to listen to Glenn Beck. http://bit.ly/fEOhKq

2011-01-19

Tuesday's Tweets

09:07 I got 20 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
09:56 New Alabama gov says we're not brothers 'cuz I'm not Christian. Actually, I'm fine with the brother I already have. http://bit.ly/hMDtqU
11:02 I nominate @MythBusters for a Shorty Award in #science because they prove learning and entertainment aren't in conflict http://bit.ly/shorty
16:02 Hey, @leeunkrich! If you miss @jonathancoulton/@paulandstorm, you'll regret it. Maybe not today or tomorrow, but soon & 4 rest of your life.
16:26 My mom used to say that figures don't lie, but boy, can liars figure. Mom, meet IDC & their breakdown of tablet PCs. http://t.co/mUCD9gG
19:59 @paulandstorm [P] I am. The best stories about theatre are as interesting as theatre itself.
21:52 @billprady Up The Down Staircase had a scene like that.

2011-01-18

Monday's Tweets

09:07 I got 20 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
10:11 I nominate @MythBusters for a Shorty Award in #science because they risk serious injury -- for science! http://bit.ly/shorty
10:13 I nominate @reduced for a Shorty Award in #culturalinstitution because they make everything entertaining. Even sports! http://bit.ly/shorty
11:06 Academic Advantage may or may not be a scam. But I do know that their lawyers just walked into a hornet's nest. http://bit.ly/fxlyv3
14:35 RT @bazecraze: I will judge people not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their 140 characters. [MLK tweets!]
14:50 Why they don't recommend using wide angle lenses for portraiture: http://plixi.com/p/70699653
16:37 @paulandstorm @jonathancoulton Don't want to influence plans for next cruise, but Alaska's the only state I haven't visited. Just a thought.
17:33 @CarolynCrane The model I shot with on Saturday had never heard that line. Oh, to be so young and ignorant again!
17:36 @CarolynCrane I was playing Johnny Cash on Pandora while we shot. I sang along when that line came up. She'd never noticed it before!
19:02 RT @Veronica: This is the best thing I've seen in a long time: Dot Dot Dot http://t.co/V6Ccwtv (via @ryan) [HI-sterical!]

2011-01-17

Sunday's Tweets

09:07 I got 20 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
09:23 Was going to have breakfast at Mandalay Bay, but the tram didn't start running for another 20 minutes. So back to MGM instead.
09:25 Waiter brought me small Bloody Mary instead of large one I'd paid for. So I got both. Then he gave me a 2nd small one. Good bkfst glow.
13:29 Back at LAS, enjoying the free WiFi. AT&T was marginal at best on the Strip, so good WiFi's a must. (I'd call it a godsend, but you know.)
13:32 Star Wars slots at the gate. I have a Scaper friend who'd be kvelling right now if he were here.
13:45 Cross-platform apps are the mystery meat of the software world. Nobody likes mystery meat. http://bit.ly/herjGa
13:50 Salon finally admits repeated corrections to anti-vaccine piece not enough, deletes the bullshit article completely. http://bit.ly/eqeHQy
13:54 I nominate @BadAstronomer for a Shorty Award in #science because he can find the dirty in the cosmos. http://bit.ly/shorty
13:55 I nominate @MythBusters for a Shorty Award in #science because they make me proud to be a nerd. http://bit.ly/shorty
13:57 I nominate @reduced for a Shorty Award in #culturalinstitution because there's truth in them thar jests. http://bit.ly/shorty
16:57 Almost home. 3 minutes to my car.
20:35 @VictoriaDahl Some of us have day jobs and professional personae we'd like to keep unsullied a little longer. That's all it is.

2011-01-16

Saturday's Tweets

09:15 Okay, the lights are in position and dialed in. Now all I need is a model.
09:21 @alwayscoffee You are, are you? How quickly can you get here? {:->
18:55 Spent the day with model Krystal from Canada. Shot in the morning, played Vegas tourists all afternoon. A good time was had by both.
20:51 As I'm leaving MGM to meet my model friend for dinner, I see a stunning blonde coming in. T'was my friend, who forgot where we're meeting.

2011-01-15

Friday's Tweets

09:04 I got 13 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
11:21 This morning: write presentation for work. This afternoon: fly to Vegas for photo fun. Guess which one I'm happier about.
11:30 Front runner in Repug Chairman 1st round vote is Reince Priebus. Guessing it wasn't a write-in ballot.
13:20 RT @paulandstorm: [S] Today everything changed: used to believe that astrology was hooey, now I know that it is, in fact, bullshit. [Bold!]
13:21 Getting through SJC security took twice as long as usual, and that's not all that fast. Glad I gave myself *lots* of time.
14:26 Full plane. Guess I'm not the only one who thought Vegas was a good idea.
17:05 Free WiFi at MGM Grand in Las Vegas? How very civilized.
17:08 @InsuranceKeith Not yet. Heck, I just got here!
18:36 The horror! Rum Jungle is no more! Instead, I'll drown my sorrows at Shanghai Lilly. *snif*
19:34 Still sad about the loss of Rum Jungle. But Shanghai Lilly was pretty darn good. Now if the slots would be a little kinder...

2011-01-14

Thursday's Tweets

09:06 I got 28 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
09:19 @scapersuse Oh, I'm so sorry.
09:21 I nominate @MythBusters for a Shorty Award in #science because everything makes more sense with 'splosions. http://bit.ly/shorty
09:22 I nominate @reduced for a Shorty Award in #culturalinstitution because it's a new day and they still deserve it. http://bit.ly/shorty
10:41 @JackieKessler Biggest surprise was knowing everything about the case (except verdict) just from observing jury selection. Not like on TV.
12:01 Rush Limbaugh billboard features bullet holes. In Tucson. That's not in bad taste at all. http://gaw.kr/hb2JW4

2011-01-13

Wednesday's Tweets

00:03 A model I shot over a year ago wants me to delete her photos. Nothing remotely risqué in them. Am I wrong in wanting to say no?
00:21 @Thanaz She's afraid she's lose a job she's up for if they find out. I do have a release. As for her bad mouthing me, I can live with it.
11:58 More, more, more! (NSFW) http://www.bluntcard.com/randomizer.html via @VictoriaDahl
12:55 Could the paranoid rhetoric of the Right be influencing our crazies to violence? http://wapo.st/g0paj9
13:33 Today's lesson in dealing with meeting invites: assume date & time have changed since the invite was created. In other words, invites lie.
23:51 Back from gorging on prime rib at the House Of in SF. Great conversation with five photographer friends. Need to do it more often.

2011-01-12

Tuesday's Tweets

05:55 @scapersuse I hope so too! You deserve good news.
06:05 I nominate @reduced for a Shorty Award in #culturalinstitution because we can all afford to lose some of our bloat. http://bit.ly/shorty
06:36 @JackieKessler Makes me wonder: how many citizens have died of boredom in jury rooms?
09:01 I got 20 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
09:25 @paulandstorm [P] Which way does he lean it? Left? Right?
10:03 Just made a donation to Queensland flood relief. http://www.qld.gov.au/floods/donate.html
10:56 Via @wilw, Pixar had/has the kinds of management we all dream about. http://bit.ly/f25QGL
11:15 Saudis to release Israeli-tagged vulture, Saudi journalists look like idiots for calling it a Zionist plot. http://tpm.ly/fjtkBi
15:08 Google Chrome dumps H.264 video as not open enough, but keeps Flash around. Huh? http://engt.co/eCnFk8
15:46 iPhone on Verizon to ship without crapware; will V.users be able to cope? http://t.co/DERGCoO
15:51 Threatened royalty cut at @iStock goes through; my share drops by 20%. Bastards. http://plixi.com/p/69381259
17:17 How unusual is this? Snowing today in 49 states; only Florida is immune. http://bit.ly/gwnSsM
17:40 @irisheyes It's in the article. Florida is the only state without new snow today.
18:20 At Adobe HQ to experience the amazing Russell Brown.
23:39 Crazy night. Watched an expert Photoshop demoer melt down, & then missed the last train back to my car. Glad most days aren't like this.
23:58 @counternotions You mean the way MSFT didn't sue everybody in sight over names like Bookshelf and Money and Windows?

2011-01-11

Monday's Tweets

07:15 Supreme Court chooses sanity in an insane situation, tells Orly Taitz to take a hike. http://bit.ly/fKqAOr
09:03 I got 40 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
12:51 @sara_the_geek Despite media efforts to blame both sides, I guess folk on the Right know who's making with the violent talk. @simonhelberg
12:54 Delay sentenced without delay, gets three years in the pokey.
13:01 With hindsight, wouldn't we all call "Don't retreat... reload!" ill advised?
17:21 I nominate @jawboneradio for a Shorty Award in #art because nobody captures true nerditry better. http://bit.ly/shorty
17:23 I nominate @reduced for a Shorty Award in #culturalinstitution because it's the least I can do. The very least. http://bit.ly/shorty

2011-01-10

Sunday's Tweets

09:02 I got 20 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
17:35 Sarah Palin's staff has a peculiar idea of what deserves to be censored. http://bit.ly/gZzNIU
21:08 Just watched Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) at a coffee shop in Fremont. Charles Laughton had the most enormous head I've ever seen.

2011-01-09

Saturday's Tweets

08:39 Hey, everybody who said batteries in hybrids would be dead in no time, here's a test after 8 years & 206k miles: http://engt.co/gfWEeb
08:48 I nominate @reduced for a Shorty Award in #culturalinstitution because they bring the reductio to the ad absurdum. http://bit.ly/shorty
09:02 I got 20 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
12:08 Can we start rounding up the Tea Party murderers now? They've been threatening for months.
16:52 Is it a bigger leap from suggesting to threatening violence, or from threatening to committing violence?

2011-01-08

Friday's Tweets

09:03 I got 20 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
10:34 RT @joshtpm: Rep. Steve King (R) lauds Boehner's 'mendacity', says its beyond reproach http://tpm.ly/eFhITK ["You keep using that word..."]
14:16 Oh, @thinkgeek, you know exactly what I want. http://j.mp/fNQNgu
18:51 Bill O'Reilly, as translated by Stephen Colbert: "There must be a God, because I don't know how things work."

2011-01-07

Thursday's Tweets

08:55 @JustaSunGod $400? Mine were twice that!
08:59 Trying a light rail commute. Well, a hybrid car/light rail one. Much slower, but I do feel like a good citizen.
09:04 I got 20 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
10:51 @macosken All's well with 10.6.6 here. Looks like it's just the App Store, which is working fine for me.
11:43 RT @simonhelberg: 100% funded! Holy moly! You guys made this possible. This is a dream come true. We are on our way! [And I helped!]
13:36 Had to happen, I guess. Southwest, the airline that sucks less than the others, changes their frequent flyer program to suck a lot more.
13:37 Know what I hate? Showing up to a meeting only to find it's been moved to another day and nobody notified me. Happened again today.
17:01 Check out @PocketChris Basic (free) & Advanced ($2) for iPhone. Great photography education from the host of Tips From The Top Floor.
18:55 Unbelievable. Repugs in Congress fuck up on their first day! For gods' sake, pace yourselves! http://bit.ly/gOadnr
21:10 I nominate @reduced for a Shorty Award in #culturalinstitution because everyone else uses way too many words. http://bit.ly/shorty
21:11 I nominate @mariancall for a Shorty Award in #music because only she can make music and typos at the same time. http://bit.ly/shorty

2011-01-06

Wednesday's Tweets

09:06 I got 20 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
09:29 Brought my car in for its 95k service. Bad news: time for new tires. Good news: they gave me a free loaner for the day.
10:42 @CaliLewis You mean LG as in Lucky Goldstar?
15:44 RT @reduced: I didn't vote for him but I support new Speaker of the House John Boehner. http://yfrog.com/h8xiup [Thought he'd be taller.]
20:16 I nominate @reduced for a Shorty Award in #culturalinstitution because who knows more about brevity than these guys? http://bit.ly/shorty

2011-01-05

Tuesday's Tweets

08:05 Hoping today improves. Started off with no hot water at home. Lucky there are showers at work, and theirs had hot water.
09:05 I got 20 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
12:01 News Flash: Republicans in Congress are total hypocrites. Yeah, I'm shocked too. http://bit.ly/gn31JR
13:53 Scalia declares that the equal protection clause doesn't apply to women or gays. I guess Justice is just a title. http://bit.ly/dVdmg1
19:03 Beat that, Android! http://bit.ly/hqjLgK
20:35 @VictoriaDahl Very sweet. And very clever, in a stalkerish kind of way.
21:52 One Of The Pretty Good Stories Ever Told #lessambitiousfilms

2011-01-04

Monday's Tweets

06:48 Placebo bands: when nothing but the best nothing will do! http://skepticbros.com/store/
08:26 Back to work. 8am conference call from the couch. Now to head to the office and see if I can find where they moved me.
09:10 Found my new cube. Didn't take nearly as long as I feared. And unpacking was pretty painless, since I haven't collected much junk yet.
09:48 First problem in my new office: breakroom has a soda machine but no snack machine. Think they're trying to tell me something?
13:47 The new definition of chutzpah: Judith Miller attacking #WikiLeaks for passing along unverified information. http://tpm.ly/fGTG0i
14:37 RT @JustaSunGod: Beware of those who do not drink alcohol -> http://twitpic.com/3ms2nz [They are the true danger!]
20:35 @mariancall How much are the tickets? And would you take a donation from a fan? (I *love* Avenue Q.)
20:50 @mariancall Who says I can't do both? Sent an email to your mac.com address.

2011-01-03

Sunday's Tweets

08:51 My old Mac Mini froze on me this morning. Starting to think it's time to replace it.
15:12 Shooting with Charlie and the gang. I've missed you guys. And especially Charlie, who is most definitely not a guy.

2011-01-02

Saturday's Tweets

01:54 Back from a New Year party with friends. 2011 is starting out okay.
07:04 For the record, three hours sleep is not enough. Just as well I don't have anything to accomplish today.
08:37 If Kubrick & The Beatles had made Lord of the Rings. Wow. http://on.io9.com/emeBag
11:06 "I think we all went to see this stupid movie (Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith) to get it over with." http://j.mp/fAgRMW
13:27 RT @marthaflynn: the same thing I resolve every year, Pinky - TRY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD [Poit! Narf!]
20:02 @Decoder_Ring A Black Jack Justice book? You write it, I'll buy it.

2011-01-01

Friday's Tweets

07:12 Packed and just about ready to go. Home early this afternoon if nothing gets in my way.
09:01 I got 13 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5
13:55 Six days in the car; feels a little strange to be home again.