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Twitter Weekly for 2010-08-22

Marc — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Madden 11: Win the Super Bowl & you get an animation of your team at the White House – with your team giving the pres a #44 Obama jersey. #
Hersheypark or bust. #
Texas BBQ turkey sub, ftw. #
watching Bachelor Pad. http://gof.sh/OZJ #
watching Dateline NBC. http://gof.sh/O3n #
Is one morning without disgusting humidity too much to ask? Apparently so. #
iPhone Dev test: I'm working and feeling psyched about it. #
iPhone Dev test: I'm thinking and feeling awesome about it. #
iPhone Dev test: Learning Objective-C. I'm working and feeling psyched about it. #
watching Dateline on ID. http://gof.sh/OFB #
watching The Last House on the Left. http://gof.sh/ODu #
watching Conan the Barbarian. http://gof.sh/O5P #
i want to be a compsci major when i grow up. #
watching Dora the Explorer. http://gof.sh/O6a #
watching Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. http://gof.sh/Oow #
Update:: Butcher Burger http://www.discoverchestercounty.com/places/restaurant/butcher-burger/ #
diggin' the new digg. shoot me a message if you want an invite. i got a couple. #
Thirty minutes until a week off of work becomes a reality. #
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Finished off the b-day with a bbq at the Chong's. Nice. #

Twitter Weekly for 2010-08-15

Marc — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0000

watching The World Is Not Enough. http://gof.sh/Oat #
watching SpongeBob SquarePants. http://gof.sh/OaP #
watching Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon. http://gof.sh/OaJ #
watching SpongeBob SquarePants. http://gof.sh/OQf #
watching Food Network Challenge. http://gof.sh/OQt #
Despite my suckage, just had back-to-back Starcraft victories. Almost at 50%… #
watching The Ugly Truth. http://gof.sh/OYA #
watching 48 Hours Mystery. http://gof.sh/OYQ #
FYI – 16 hours until the Madden midnight sale. Reserve it now! #
Headin' out to the Madden Midnight sale. Feels like I'm back in college picking up a new Pearl Jam album – just not as cool. #
Definitely a different crowd for the Madden midnight sale than StarCraft 2. I actually see two girls here. #
watching Legion. http://gof.sh/OPz #
watching Tooth & Nail. http://gof.sh/OPM #
watching Dateline on ID. http://gof.sh/OP_ #
The new little tweaks to gmail's interface are pretty handy. #
watching Dateline on ID. http://gof.sh/O7i #
Confused by this water falling from the sky. Can't remember seeing this before… #
Being the only white guy in a Korean StarCraft match is like being a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest. #
watching Deadly Women. http://gof.sh/OrR #
Interesting project: http://vimeo.com/14119374 #
Further technology explorations. Some very cool ideas in here: http://www.richardbanks.com/?p=2043 #
watching Wubbzy's Big Movie!. http://gof.sh/OuX #
watching Dateline NBC. http://gof.sh/Ojn #

Twitter Weekly for 2010-08-08

Marc — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0000

New Jersey Adventure Aquarium here we come. #
Just touched a stingray. That is not a euphemism. #
Awesome day with the wife and kids. Proof the Adventure Aquarium was great: Mj at bed: "Can we go to the aquarium tomorrow?" Nice. #
Finally catching up on Comic-Con coverage. So much good stuff. #
And that's a wrap. Adios, Monday work day. Good riddance. #
Kinda diggin' the update to Google image search… #
3 days going to bed before 11pm results in waking up with a massive headache. Body is literally rejecting more than 6hrs of sleep. So be it. #
Burgers – nay, sliders – on the grill with ranch potatoes and a frosty brew. I hate the heat, but god I love summer food, baby. #
Just tried a ps3 game in 3G at Sony style store. Wow. #
Make that "in 3d" – gaming on 3G sucks. #
Watching the original V miniseries on Netflix. It is awesomeness. #
Wow – Google Wave is dead in the water. Kind of a neat tool, but a little confusing in my use. #
Not going anywhere, really – but ready for vacation nonetheless. Two weeks and counting. #
Tryin' out Jake's Wayback Burgers. #
"The Crazies" was not nearly as crazy as I'd hoped. I still dig Timothy Olyphant, though – makes a good sheriff. No hard feelings. #
Time to unpack some collectibles. #
Heading to the outlets with the family because we "need" stuff. I think I may "need" something from the Sony outlet. #
A couple of blu-ray players tempted me at the Sony outlet today, but I held out. At least until I go to Best Buy tomorrow. #
watching Predator. http://gof.sh/Oaf (Trying out Tunerfish. First post is epic – "I'm watching Predator". Waiting for my 'Get to da choppe…) #

Twitter Weekly for 2010-08-01

Marc — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Dunkin' Donuts run with MJ to celebrate the fourth and final day of Comic-Con. #
That's a wrap! #
As I paid for my coffee, the Asian woman working at WaWa spoke two words to me, in very broken English, "Cops coming. Cops coming." Strange. #
Mowed the lawn for the first time in over a month. Haven't really missed it. #
Griilin' me a steak, baby. #
Wife surprises with a shake from the new Jake's Wayback Burgers. Orange Cream, ftw. #
Sorry – Sigourney Weaver as an avatar is freakin' creepy. #
Starcraft 2 pre-ordered 5 minutes before launch, but pre-ordered nonetheless. #
$1200 for tires and brakes, but the car drives like a dream. #
Papa John's. #
Blizzard did a sweet job of "find your friend" integration with StarCraft 2. Well played, boys. #
Maddie just walked into my office, looks at me and says "So, I didn't get in trouble yet." Can't tell if that means this will be a good day. #
Comic-Con 2011 4-day passes already sold out? Madness. #
Green with envy as MJ heads out the door to the zoo with the grandparents. Lucky little stinker. #
Taking the twins to the mall. #
Milkshake + zippy cup = a pretty enjoyable trip to the mall. #
Adventure Aquarium in the a.m.! #

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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