Author: Ruby Sinreich

• Yay, Teh Goog has declared my site malware-free! I can now access the blog back-end, spam filters, etc. Thanks for moral support, @ericagee. #
• BTW, happy MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY! if you are in DC, you should really go to this: http://tinyurl.com/7ryjjv #
• ♺ @FORpeace: What R U doing to honor MLK today? Cmmty svc, direct action, spiritual renewal? …all 3: http://is.gd/ghzf #inaug09 #mlkday #
• @randomdeanna Send my love to PPFA in DC. I worked there from 2003-05. Been thinking of our own million on the mall these days… in reply to randomdeanna #
• Agreed! Retweeting @UNC_Chapel_Hill: If you don’t watch this game, you’re just not a Tar Heel fan. http://tinyurl.com/8lvypz #
• ♺ @FORpeace: A very important speech to remember today: “Beyond Vietnam-A Time to Break Silence” http://is.gd/gsPA #mlkday #inaug09 #peace #
• @jehb Thwirl is a neccesity for using more than one active Twitter account. in reply to jehb #
• Retweeting @FORpeace: What is Dr. King’s legacy for the Obama administration? http://tinyurl.com/9kwt59 #
• @davidb Behind every great man… (I’m the one who sent those BBQ links to @BrianR.) in reply to davidb #
• @BrianR No, I’m only behind the *awesome* things you do. The rest are your own credit. 😉 #kidding in reply to BrianR #
• @BrianR I stand by my vows. ♥ http://tinyurl.com/9cbnhx That’s my story & I’m sticking to it. in reply to BrianR #
• How about me? Via @socialactions: Who Do you Nominate to be a @ChangetheWeb Judge? http://is.gd/gueE #
• Retweeting @lauriewrites: OH in Mayflower lobby: Woman: You’ve been to the mountaintop? Man: I’m here now. #
• Want. Retweeting @linuxjournal: Hey! Obama-inspired Tux stickers: We haz them. http://is.gd/fZTU 🙂 #
• @monicarolevans I am just now entering the stage where I feel like I might explode. 🙂 A little over 2 more months of incubating to go. in reply to monicarolevans #
• RT @acarvin: RT @zappos http://twitpic.com/14t4o – Walked thru DuPont Circle in DC & ppl are throwing shoes at blowup doll of Bush #inaug09 #
• I am not kidding about unfollowing ppl who use DMs to send spam (ie: not personal or individual mesages). This means you @brightkit. Bye. #
• @pearlbear That’s a good rule, but honestly I’ve turned off the new follower notifications. If folks think I should follow, send me an @ … in reply to pearlbear #
• @msfour That’s so cool that y’all can enjoy it in real time w/ the rest of us, but not wake up in the middle of the night to do so. in reply to msfour #
• Home from birthing class. Now: should I go to bed or watch UNC-UConn women’s basketball game I just recorded? #
• Hmm, I’ve got 3 votes for bed, 2 for watching the game, and one not sure… #
• Haha, and two votes for the game *and* bed from @tbeckett & @mistersugar. The TV is not invited into the bedroom in this house (yet). #
• OK, I’m going to put on PJs and watch as much as I can until I fall asleep. It should go faster without timeouts & halftime. #
• W?T?F? ESPN2 said the Med Deli is the former Colonial Drugstore – not even on the same block! Civil rights history FAIL! #
• I don’t feel that bad abt UNC losing to UConn. We could play better & calls could be fairer, but the Huskies are amazing. #women #basketball #

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• @Chuckumentary Thanks for posting that link to HBO, now I am watching the mega-choral-cheesefest-national-anthem. You bastard. in reply to Chuckumentary #
• OK, now Herbie Hancock. That’s worth sitting through the crap. But why is he playing a Bob Marley song? Feh. http://www.hbo.com/weareone #
• To @andrewjcohen & anyone else who can’t hande the snark: You may want to unfollow me for the next couple of days. 😉 #
• I ♥ Obama as much as the next left-winger, but this is some Grade A cheesy shit. Garth Brooks? Do not want. (& get the damn words right.) #
• Popsters singing Higher Ground while Stevie plays in the background! Now 2 towering black male musicians have been made footnotes, so far. #
• B.S.! Rosa Parks was trained in civil disobedience at the Highlander Center. I hate when people say that she’s was just a tired old lady. #
• Oh no, Bono is just too much for me. Turnng it off. I blame you for my increased blood pressure right now, @chuckumentary. 😛 #
• The all-knowing Google has decided that my site is Bad and is scaring visitors and breaking web services. I have cleaned it up to no avail. #
• Anyone know how to make this go away? http://is.gd/gnWH #
• Nice “gesture,” Obama. HBO didn’t carry Bishop Robinson’s opening & the crowd couldn’t hear it. http://tinyurl.com/9sd7zt Via @Pam_Spaulding #
• Cool. @brianR just added an app on his iPhone that will time and log my contractions. 🙂 #

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• Thanks to @dcm and @cakemonster, my fetus (a.k.a. el jefe) now has a lovely dresser! Will double as a changing station quite well. #
• @dcm I think he was preoccupied, a.k.a. oblivious. 😉 in reply to dcm #
• Just added two new words to my spellcheck dictionary: “Barack” and “Obama.” Hell yeah. #
• Absolutely scarred from listening to Dicky V for 2 hrs. I don’t care how out of sync, I’m listening to Woody next time. #unc #basketball #

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• It snowed inside my car this morning, but fortunately it didn’t stick. #
• @ludovicspeaks Haven’t bought it yet, but made an offer on a 04 Matrix today! Had to scrape frost from the *inside* of my own car this AM. in reply to ludovicspeaks #
• @ntenhross I think I’ve had the Friday’s since Wednesday. Feh. in reply to ntenhross #
• UNC women beat UVA 103-74. We still have an undefeated basketball team in Chapel Hill. #

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• OMG, I went an entire day without eating any Tums yesterday! Praise the digestion gods. #
• @tbeckett I know! It seems like I’ve been pregnant for years already. 10 long weeks to go… in reply to tbeckett #
• I can’t believe I still have to answer requests to link to a page oour web site. It’s the web, people. It’s made of links! #
• Great idea! Retweeting @tjstankus: Use ♺ for retweets http://bit.ly/3V1rl2 #
• @davidbthomas, not just polite but actually required. Same as transit. Gotta let people get off so there’s room for you to get on. in reply to DavidBThomas #
• @bglassman Pretty sure anyone can just copy & paste the ♺. Or use TwitterKeys: http://is.gd/72u1 in reply to bglassman #
• When you’re on the 8th conference call of the day, it’s great to cough directly into the phone to keep everyone on the line engaged. Thanks. #
• @agenthandy I’m not worried about germs, just soul-sucking, life-deadening conference calls. in reply to agenthandy #
• I want to quit my job and do my web developer and designer’s jobs instead. Poo. #
• ♺ @dcm: RT @chrisblizzard: This star wars retelling is pure genius: http://vimeo.com/2809991 #
• @levjoy Sounds like you owe a bunch of passengers an apology! BTW can you pls dream about me having an easy childbirth & lots of money? Thx. in reply to levjoy #
• Does anyone else use http://www.geni.com to track family trees? My dad started using it and it’s kind of fun… #
• Listening to Woody Durham on the pre-game show. Hope we’ll be able to stay w/ him for the game. *fingers crossed* #unc #basketball #
• Uh…. UNC 14 – UVA 2. 6.5 minutes in. WTF? #
• Retweeting @UNCStats: Game Update: North Carolina 50, Virginia 36 (0:00 1st half) http://tinyurl.com/8m965m #
• @sergiotovar I think Ed & Deon are trying to confuse the other team or something. #unc #basketball in reply to sergiotovar #
• @tubafrenzy Hehe. in reply to tubafrenzy #
• Final: UNC 83 – UVA 61. Carolina advances to 1 and 2 in the ACC. w00t. #basketball #

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• @hc Sorry, but I’m not understanding the use of “icy sidewalks” and “enjoying” in the same sentence. in reply to hc #
• Awww. 🙂 Retweeting @coreyr: @cwhittle nothing quite says love like cheese grits waiting for you. thanks #
• Am once again demoralized by how impressed otherwise-intelligent people are with Flash on web sites. #
• Shock. Rtwt @rosevines: Unsurprisingly, A.G.s’ report finds online bullying much bigger problem than sexual predators. http://bit.ly/qq9h #
• @madhatters Well I have been bullied online myself – by so-called adults! It’s a real problem, but only good community management can help. in reply to madhatters #
• @lintqueen What, you don’t like loud pink wallpaper? Hurting eyeballs is a totally different matter than useless Flash. 😉 in reply to lintqueen #
• CNN: Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes leave until end of June; Jobs says health issues “more complex than I originally thought.” #
• Retweeting @FORpeace: How will you observe this momentous MLK Day? We are “Rebirthing King, Rebirthing America.” http://tinyurl.com/7ryjjv #
• Just realized that this will be 1st time I have not attended the 1st term inauguration since Bush I. Was in DC for ’93 and ’01. #
• @pearlbear Well it’s easier when you can drive up to DC and back in a day. 😉 in reply to pearlbear #

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• @blogdiva Yes, I did. And I noted the attached letter which said I was invited to all “public” events surrounding the inauguration. No duh. in reply to blogdiva #
• It’s too freaking cold outside! I might just walk up and down our (indoor) stairs a few times for my daily exercise. #
• So… where are the fun web-2.0-y glucose tracking tools? #diabetes #health #
• @mistersugar I took dissociated shift key and laptop to the Apple Sto’, and the Genius popped it right back on for me. No charge. in reply to mistersugar #
• Agree w/ the call for political blogs to try Drupal as per http://is.gd/fGXz (via @jayrosen_nyu). It already has all those features. #
• @pink_plaid Yes, I seem to have a touch of the GD. (Thx for giving me an opp to say that.) Eating well & exercising were hard enough before! in reply to pink_plaid #
• @pattychasevan This GD: http://tinyurl.com/3havfo in reply to pattychasevan #
• Hey locals, care to recommend a mechanic (preferably in north Durham) for a buyer’s inpection? I’ve used Guess Rd Amoco‎, but many yrs ago. #
• Hey, me too! Retweeting @MyNC: Maya Angelou Will Watch Obama Inauguration, On TV In NC http://tinyurl.com/7tfyaa #
• Retweeting @BrianR: Wonderful article by @ryan_thornburg! READ this folks if you care about eDemocracy in NC http://is.gd/fL0J #

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• @tbeckett She is The Woman! And the UNC women’s basketbal team is still undefeated this year… in reply to tbeckett #
• Can someone please tell my colleagues that you’re supposed to send *less* e-mail on the weekends? Oy. #
• Rtwt @xarker: That press conference was jaw-dropping. Historians are going to have a field day. W purely, finally, just doesn’t get it. #
• Colleague just cancelled a meeting b/c they couldn’t get a conference call line. *DOES NOT COMPUTE* #
• It’s amazing how focused I can be when I turn off Thunderbird and Twhirl… 😉 almost #gsd #
• Just test drove a Matrix with *6* gears. Very strange. Kind of like an amp that goes to 11. #

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• Nixon much? Retweeting @craignewmark: “White House illegally deleted Secret Service computer records”: http://bit.ly/2SmL #
• Today is the first televised UNC women’s basketball game of the year! Against N.C. State (w/o Kay Yow, for now). I’m excited!!! #
• @smalljones Both are on Fox Sports (ch 50 in Chapel Hill). IMO the best place to watch most games is my living room. Many disagree. in reply to smalljones #
• Switching from the fabulous Jan Boxhill on WCHL to the TV audio, as she’s a few seconds ahead of the visuals. #unc #women #basketball #
• @tuckcomatus NCSU 2 – UNC 2. I’ll tell you when it gets interesting. 😉 in reply to tuckcomatus #
• UNC 34 – NC State 28 @ halftime. State is pulling out their best, but I think UNC will stay in control. #women #basketball #
• @ayse Yes, everyone has been talking about Coach Yow the entire time. Both teams came together in a prayer circle for her before the game. in reply to ayse #
• Damn. UNC & NCSU tied at 36, 16:30 to go! #women #basketball #
• UNC 38 – NCSU 42. Jessica Breland badly twisted her ankle, but took time to pass the ball before falling down in agony. Get well soon, Jess! #
• @msfour D’oh, my bad. Sorry, Boxills. I <3 Jan & Deb. 🙂 in reply to msfour #
• Tied with :19 sec left! The problem here is that NC State is playing really, really, well. Could go into OT. #unc #women #basketball #
• Overtime. #
• UNC on a 9-0 run so far in OT. #
• Whew! Final score: UNC 75 – NCState 66. Cetera Degraffenreid is the bomb. Congrats on 800th win to Sylvia Hatchell. #
• @ayse Awww, get better @davidb! in reply to ayse #
• Guests @tuckomatus & @smalljones indahouse. Woody’s ahead of the TV again. 🙁 #
• UNC 44 – Wake 44 at halftime. Absolutely miserable oficiating. (Go to sleep, @msfour.) #
• I can’t even understand what game these refs are watching. Disgusted. UNC 58 – Wake 63, 12 min remaining. #basketball #
• @sergiotovar Agreed. in reply to sergiotovar #
• Really sick of having to watch this tight game without Woody. 🙁 #unc #basketball #
• These TV ppl pretending fouls are legit remind me of the press rolling over for Bush. #unc #acc #basketball #
• Thanks to Danny Greene, who did a great job tonight. Sadly, it wasn’t enough to make up for INSANE refs. Final: UNC 89 – Wake 92. #
• @nathanhewitt @sergiotovar Seriously. Wake played well, but not amazingA lot of fumbling all around. Ppl just wanna beat UNC. #basketball in reply to nathanhewitt #

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• Note to all the MLK days of service that have been proliferating: King’s legacy is ACTION and the power of fierce LOVE, not volunteerism. #
• Most volunteerism these days is like a band-aid instead of a tourniquet. It doesn’t challenge. I don’t consider that action a la King. #
• @abenamer Sure, and volunteering is a great thing to do. I just don’t think it’s what Dr. King would be doing with his life today. in reply to abenamer #
• Note to Twitter “friends”: direct messages are for personal messages TO ME, not your generic self-promotional updates. Unfollowed.</whine> #
• @shauenv I’m sure that was good training for… something! Never seen footwork quite like that before, thanks for the awesome videos. in reply to shauenv #
• <whining more>World, can’t you see I’m undercaffeinated today? Why must you persist in asking me complicated questions? </whining> #
• CNN sez Blago has officially (finally) been impeached by the Illinois House. #
• Retweeting @orangepolitics: It’s official! Thorp calls off the proposed Orange County Airport: http://is.gd/f0LA Best UNC chancellor evar? #
• Retweeting @newsobserver: Illinois House impeaches Gov. Rod Blagojevich: http://tinyurl.com/8zwkw2 #
• @tarheelcoxn How about Margaret’s (my fave) or Carrburritos? Also, Tandoor (fast) or Lime & Basil (slooow)… in reply to tarheelcoxn #
• Retweeting @FORpeace: Impunity in Oakland: We don’t have to go all the way to Colombia or Gaza to see executio… http://tinyurl.com/76v2t5 #
• This looks soooo good. Retweeting @indyweekly: Preview of Paperhand Puppet Intervention’s first adult-oriented show: http://is.gd/f2cp #
• @ayse Definitely. in reply to ayse #
• With a few exceptions (hi @mistersugar & @orangepolitics) this has been a crappy and unproductive week. I want to go back to the beach. #
• @noneck Eww, you flushed a live mouse down the toilet? Way to tranfer your problems to someone else and generate bad karma… in reply to noneck #
• Ewwwww. Retweeting @redwhiteandnews: KARL ROVE DOES IT IN THE FACEBOOK: @KarlRoveChannel #

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