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Twitter Weekly for 2010-07-25

Marc — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Brushing the dust off the PS3. Happiest discovery so far – "The Midway" in Playstation Home. Finally something fun to do in there. #
Ah, nothing like a head cold in 90+ degree heat. #
Is it really necessary for the moving truck (full size semi) across the street to idle for 6+ hours? It's been running since 8am. Idiots. #
Second comment by Antony_Mo is why I love the internet: http://twitpic.com/26w4ej #
Final Comic-Con prep, ftw! #
Finally getting around to watching Jobs at the D8 Conference. Good stuff: http://d8.allthingsd.com/speakers/steve-jobs/full-session-video/ #
Spotting a cheap horror flick Pro Tip: you can see a victim's chest breathing as she lays on the ground dead (with an arrow in the throat). #
Taking the laptop in for a video-related warranty repair. Warranty expires in less than 48 hours. Nice timing. #
Confirmed – MBP graphic card failure covered under "special case" warranty extension. Sweet. New logic board on the way, bitches. #
Comic-Con 2010 is underway. #
SDCC Preview Night is a wrap. The real deal starts tomorrow. #
What the heck is so complicated about making a white iPhone? Delayed again until "later this year". Crazy. #
the Comic-Con chat room is completely sucking all my time away, but I don't seem to mind. i got issues. #
Comic-con day #3 – bring it. #

Twitter Weekly for 2010-07-18

Marc — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Almost halfway through summer and have yet to see any daisy dukes, let alone ones with bikinis on top. #
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Just ordered live butterfly larvae. No, that is not a typo. Ah, parenthood. #
Whew – glad there's a warm front moving in. Dipped down into the 80s there for a couple days. Welcome home, humidity. #
Despite owning pretty much all of them on cassette/cd 20 years ago, I finally broke down and bought Depeche Mode's Greatest Hits digitally. #
Adios, Steinbrenner – you'll be missed. I think. #
Wow – EA's new "Online Pass" just reeks of corporate greed. Blatant attempt to kill trade-ins on this season's sports games. Bastards. #
Star Trek (2009) was awesome. Chris Pine can captain my Enterprise any day. Wait – that doesn't sound right. You know what I mean. #
Can't resist the LJS temptation today. Mouth is already watering… #
Hot damn, Sideshow's collectibles are cool. Love working here. #
this iphone press conference is awesome. people can be idiots. loud idiots, at that. #
Dinner with the Chongs. Next up: The Melting Pot. "I wanna dip my ***** in it!" #
Taking MJ to ride a pony in the 90+ degree heat. I have no idea why. #

Twitter Weekly for 2010-07-11

Marc — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Kicking back with a cold one in honor of Capt. America. #
MJ was completely un-impressed with my $10 bag of fireworks from Target. "Why don't we make them go up in the sky like everybody else"… #
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Dusted Gears of War 2 off the shelf and finally finished the campaign. Looking forward to the 3rd installment. Thank you three-day weekend. #
Zombieland was great. Would love a sequel, but I'm not holding my breath… #
91 at 9am. Shoot me. #
MJ's "Beat the Heat" tip: Watch Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer in the afternoon. #
Another day in paradise. Assuming paradise is 100 degrees+ and extra-high humidity. #
Crackdown 2 is becoming a time suck, and it's really just the 1st game all over again. Why is it so addicting? #
Rehearsal dinner tonight. J & A's wedding tomorrow. Forecast: good times. #
MJ caps off the rehearsal dinner by jumping into a couple of photos relatives (not hers) were taking of other children. Nice. #
Rain was a bitch, but I think it's clearing up. Bring on the wedding. #
Wearing a tie for the first time in 5+ years. Thanks, Jen. #
Two words: Uncle. Jerry. #

Twitter Weekly for 2010-07-04

Marc — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0000

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Maddie stops to pose by a tree. For no reason at all. http://bit.ly/cVjjTn #
13 days of 90+ degree temps in June in the same year as record snowfall, and there are still people that think global warming isn't real… #
Based on almost 34 years of intimate, personal observation, I can say fat white guys sweat more than any other creature on this Earth. #
And iPhone case search continues… #
Once again, Comic-Con prep is kicking my a$$. #
Tired of companies adding "Plus" to their products and charging money for previously free services. #
Despite my appearance at this function, I remain now, and will always be, a Duckman. #
Catching up on Pituvision. 2+ months worth of episodes. #
At United Sports Training Center fireworks and festivities. Funnel cakes, bitches! #
D-town good neighbor day is rockin' #
Wow – I just laughed pretty much the entire way through Hot Tub Time Machine. Easily 10x better (well, funnier) than I thought it would be. #

Twitter Weekly for 2010-06-27

Marc — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:00:00 +0000

IPhone shipment notification. Happy Father's Day to me #
Maddie's first dance recital + dinner at Hibachi with the family + surprise ice cream cake from DQ = awesome Father's Day. Thanks, honey! #
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Woke up to spilled tea incident #4322 in the playroom this morning. Once again, Carter is the culprit… #
Toy Story 3 with MJ on the edge of her seat (literally). Ken (of Barbie & Ken) totally made the movie. Awesome wrap-up to the trilogy. #
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Dear Apple Store customer: This email is to confirm that your delivery will occur on June 23rd. Yea, baby. #iphone #
Damn, #RedDeadRedemption was an awesome game. Time to wrap up loose ends and dive into multiplayer. Soundtrack is epic. Go buy it. #
oh, iPhone 4, you minx. you are beautiful and fast. you've lost your curves, but i think it's for the best. #
Looks like the apocalypse in Chester Springs. No power. No phones. Roads closed. And it's still over 85. This sucks. #
Feeling pretty lucky we got power back. Lots of surrounding neighborhoods still without. Apparently WaWa is the oasis in this shitstorm. #
Gotta get outta the playroom on a Friday night. Hittin' the mall with the munchkins. Dinner at the food court should be a good time… #
Trip to the mall went so well we're heading to Best Buy. Onward, children! #
No tweets, Facebook status/photo updates, or txt msgs from any girls at the AC bachelorette party. Am now waiting for the cops to call. #
Just used the WordPress automatic upgrade feature to move my website to 3.0 in total of about 60 seconds. Nice. #

Twitter Weekly for 2010-06-20

Marc — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:00:00 +0000

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Another hazy, hot and humid day in paradise. #
2010 E3 xBox 360 global media briefing on SpikeTV. #
New xbox looks sweet. Almost makes me think I need another one for the house… #
Apple store has been down for quite awhile. Come on – I want to go to bed soon! #
Apple store still down… wtf. #
Come on, Apple. This is painful (and you should be embarrassed). #
32gb iPhone 4 order. yeesh, that was pain. still waiting on email confirmation, but it looks like all is well. free shipping ftw. #
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Just finished the entire LOST series. Overall – epic. But the ending did make me a little confused, but that was probably the point. #
Three walks with the kids in three days. Going for the parent of the year award. #
Thanks, NetFlix – Paranormal Activity is scaring the shit out of me. #
Pleasantly surprised by g4tv's E3 coverage this year. Actually covering the games and interviewing developers. Good stuff. #
Feeling really lucky that my iPhone pre-order seems to have gone through ok. 600,000 orders taken out of 13 million attempting? Crazy stuff. #
Back from the mall with all the kids. Pretzels, lemonade, ice cream, cookies and no tantrums. Good times had by all. #
Saw my niece who lives 3+ hours away at the outlets by our house tonight. Small world. #
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Twitter Weekly for 2010-06-13

Marc — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Thunderstorms, hail and a tornado warning. Perfect day for a wedding shower. #
The great wedding shower of 2010 draws to a close. Big congrats to Jen & Andrew. Good luck! #
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Have come to the realization that I am no longer the MTV target demographic. What a piece of $h!t network. #
WWDC Keynote – ready to lust after a new phone. Bring it, Jobs. #
Really diggin' the look of the new iPhone. Sign me up for a pre-order. #
If I make today suck, could feel really productive by tonight. Now, where did that damn motivation get to. I swear it was here a minute ago. #
Finished mowing the lawn, with three kids in tow. Good times. #
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Trying to get AT&T eligibility straightened out. #
Two hours and still recovering from an accidental (?) kick in the cojones by our 5yr old. Kids are AWESOME. #
Please tell me the background images on the Google homepage are a joke. Or at least temporary. Who the hell thought this was a good idea? #
Headin' to Allentown for a meeting, some collectibles – and Parma pizza, baby! #
I love Allentown for its female fast food cashiers. You may have seen them. They have no front teeth. #LJS #
First tweet from an iPad, bitches! #
Heading to Maya's 5th b-day party at Palace Bowling in D-town. #

Twitter Weekly for 2010-06-06

Marc — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Nightcap: just rode shotgun in a stagecoach to Mexico with Chonger. Good times. #reddeadredemption #
Reason #472 why Jen rocks: Forbush's Black Raspberry. OMG. #
Spending the evening with microformats. Pretty nifty stuff. #ishouldbeinbed #
Just heard a mom bribe her toddler with "do you want to use the iPad tonight?" nice. #
Man, LOST on Netflix is totally sucking away all my casual internet time. I couldn't imagine waiting a week (or more) between episodes. #
At an early (3 days) 11th anniversary dinner at Limoncello's in WC. Wife's getting a tarot card reading. Let's hope this goes well… #
I think I woke up in Jurassic Park this morning. #
Actually surprised it took AT&T this long to revise their "unlimited" data plans. Can't think of many things using that purchasing model. #
Labels, labels, labels. Makin' Jen some labels… Rawhide! #
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Overheard (MJ leaning back in a massage chair while getting a pedicure with Mom): "Ah, this is the life." #

Twitter Weekly for 2010-05-30

Marc — Sun, 30 May 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Wegman's deli #18 Now serving: #99 F this place on a Sunday morning. #
Hhgregg is shit. #
getting ready to pull the trigger on a netflix trial. #
Just bought the #reddeadredemption album on itunes. This game is freaking sick. God Bless @RockstarGames. Really hope they offer lots of DLC #
Ice cream and toys r us with MJ, while blasting mylie cyrus. She has no idea of the sacrifices I make for her. #
Can't believe I'm just now watching LOST, but it's f'n amazing. #
Ready for a long weekend – big time. #
90+ degrees and first big thunderstorm of the season – including hail! #
Hello long weekend. Can't believe I haven't had a day off since New Year's. 2010 is flying off the shelves. #
What you talkin', 'bout Willis? #
Case of Bud Light Lime and $10 in powerball tix. Bring it, Memorial Day. #
Dennis Hopper AND Gary Coleman in the same weekend? F off, Memorial Day. You suck. #

Twitter Weekly for 2010-05-23

Marc — Sun, 23 May 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Heading out to a bbq at Chonger's – bring out the beef and brewskies. #
Petrone marinated chicken on the grill. That's how they roll in Kennett. #
Why can't an oil change just be an oil change. #
V is for Vengence – season finale rocked, baby! #
MJ's front teeth suffer their 3rd knock. Not sure they can take much more. #
24 hours later and MJ's teeth are holding on for dear life… #
Elementary school meet-and-greet next week with principal, teachers, etc. sigh. #
Just doesn't sit right when I see Amish people sitting in vans driven by non-Amish at WaWa talking on cell phones. Pick a side, people. #
I really hope Google TV doesn't suck. #
And the teeth take another knock at dance class. Are you kidding me? WTF?! #
Sweet – a new platform and specs to test all my websites on. Thanks, Google TV. #
Damn, Carmine's makes a good sub. The Eagle Special: Turkey, Ham and Provolone. Excellent as always. #
Ah, Saturday morning. Welcome – please stay awhile. #
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Wow. There goes Saturday. #