Author: Ruby Sinreich

• w00t! http://www.cytunes.org is open for business! #
• @sageaidan No, but I probably know the people who did. Doesn’t it look great? #CyTunes in reply to sageaidan #
• People in Second Life keep trying to give me antlers with x-mas lights on them. Do! Not! Want! #
• @blogdiva Midwives are a must! Some hospitals even have them now, but that partially defeats the purpose. 😉 (Congrats having a VBAC.) in reply to blogdiva #
• Hey drupal-heads: any strong opinions about Organic Groups? They seem very flexible, but I’m sure I’m missing some complications. #
• Also Nodequeue vs. Views vs. something better? #drupal #
• @shortyawards I nominate @undiplomatic for a Shorty Award in #politics because he cracks me up while keeping me well-informed. in reply to shortyawards #
• Retweeting @acarvin: Wow, @lessig is heading back to Harvard. http://tinyurl.com/5jcrjt #
• I’m going to go lie down now so I’ll have some energy for all that fun stuff going on in Carrboro tonight. #
• Yes. Things are slowing down a bit ” work so we should def do lunch soon. #
• Oops. #
• Fueled up @ Neal’s Deli. Now which party to hit first: BlogAds, The Merch, or Wootini? Carrboro = embarrassment of riches. #
• @mistersugar Are you on Facebook? That’s how I heard about it. Have to take it up w/ @hc, but it was a different (younger) crowd. in reply to mistersugar #
• Nice seeing so many good peeps tonight. Funny standing talking w/ my husband & 2 exes, but that’s small town life and we *are* grown ups. #

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• @kekay I never said the pubic symphesis was for women only, but non-pregnant ppl don’t have relaxin & 10 lbs of uterus stretching theirs out in reply to kekay #
• Anyone having problems with the javascript Twitter badge? I have one at http://orangepolitics.org that used to work but stopped. #
• Retweeting @orangepolitics: UNC students’ flashmob/rave at library http://tinyurl.com/6k7ylo Like a little bit o’ San Fran in Chapel Hill. #
• One perk of working at home: Windows open, listening to the rain, looking at mist in the trees. Ahhh. #
• @smalljones Wha? in reply to smalljones #
• Ooh, loud thunder coming in. I have a front-row seat. #
• Why don’t people get that shared calendars only work if everyone uses them? I end up managing my colleagues calendars for them. Lame. #
• OMG, please ask for my suggestions and then argue with every idea I come up with! That really motivates me. #
• @minorjive Thank FSM it’s not my boss in this case. Just someone else wasting my time. in reply to minorjive #
• Anyone have a favorite socially-responsible investment retirement fund? I have a few to choose form including Calvert & Domini. #
• So far I have 2 votes for Domini, and 1 each for Neuberger Berman and a mattress, neither of which is oferred by my employer. #retirement #
• @jreesnc I know for a fact that you have the same Treo as me, why didn’t you just use Google? http://www.google.com/gmm/GoogleMaps.prc in reply to jreesnc #
• Just had to turn my music up b/c the rain is so loud! #
• @BrianR Hmmm. But it’s Twitter’s badge. I re-grabbed the HTML/JS code from their site today and it still doesn’t work. in reply to BrianR #
• Hee hee. Retweeting @Chuckumentary: I have written an important analysis of Blago-style. Important I say! http://tinyurl.com/55k764 #
• Do I want a 401k or Roth? Roth, right? #
• Rtwt @baratunde: Powell lashes out at Palin: I’m from the South Bronx ‘and there’s nothing wrong with my value system.’ http://ping.fm/qu4lN #
• Agreed! Retweeting @blogdiva: three people the world could do without : Robert Mugabe, Rod Blagojevich, Joe The Plumber. what do you think? #
• @ayse I know! I always wonder about their definition of “within reach.” in reply to ayse #
• @redaxelrod @andrew_dunn @saragregory Now y’all know why Flash-based sites suck and are the sourge of the web. in reply to redaxelrod #
• @tubafrenzy Cool! I’ve actually been missing some of my local 90’s favorites from my now-digital music collection. in reply to tubafrenzy #
• Hee hee. I think I’ve all this parenting stuff figured out now: http://tinyurl.com/ynw2ts #
• @monicarolevans I won’t be giving it barbells or putting it in the dryer either. 😉 in reply to monicarolevans #
• Upgraded to the purdy new WordPress 2.7 and broke my blawg. 🙁 #
• @smalljones Front page throws up error “Catchable fatal error: Object of class WP_Error…”, entry pages are blank. #wordpress in reply to smalljones #
• @smalljones Correction: permalinks are slow to load but fine. Just front page barfing. May have to change theme? Dunno. #wordpress in reply to smalljones #
• What a shame these plush cell phone beds are sold out: http://tinyurl.com/d2kdr #

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• Breathing. #
• Note to Sears: when you sell me delivery in 48 hrs, yr contractor can’t take a week to do it. #
• I’m making sure to call everyone @ Sears before I’ve had caffeine or food so they can feel my full pregnant wrath. #
• @RobCottingham Have you considered MythTV? It marks and skips commercials automagically, among many other wonderful features. in reply to RobCottingham #
• @DailyBuddhism Actually Buddhists do have December holidays, they’re not dedicated to consumerism and Christianized Pagan rituals. in reply to DailyBuddhism #
• @RDCH Don’t think I can make the blogger meetup today (getting a cold), but will keep it in mind. (Need more notice next time, @BoraZ.) in reply to RDCH #
• Retweeting @dcm: ooops! – Jesse Jackson Jr. is “Senate Candidate 5” – the one offering Blogojevich $1mil: http://is.gd/b1xq #
• I am now individually IM-ing with 3 of the 7 people on this confernce call. PTL for backchannels! #
• Pregnancy is very educational. This week I learned what a pubic symphesis is and why mine hurts. #
• Jon Stewart nailed it last night: “Religion is much more of a choice than homosexuality.” Go stuff your bible, Huckabee. #

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• @tbeckett Yes, the birthing center rocks. We’re so lucky to have it here – just one mile from my home! in reply to tbeckett #
• @rachelannyes Thanks. I’m curious, too. Can’t wait to meet him or her. 🙂 in reply to rachelannyes #
• @webb Actually, that seems a relatively humane approach compared to alternatives. Sadly, logic does not appear to work on ants. in reply to webb #
• @shauenv Howdy, Shauen! in reply to shauenv #
• @mattcompton Can I just say that is *exactly* what is wrong with UNC basketball this year. Everyone hates us & the games are boring. #
• Don’t hate us ’cause we’re beautiful (and play amazing basketball), y’all! But still, I’d like a little drama… a reason to watch. #
• Retweeting @jayrosen_nyu: Silly amateurs thinkin’ they can journalize. Connoisseurs of condescension, enjoy this: http://is.gd/aNdR #
• @davechen One can hope. UNC women’s basketball hasn’t lost yet, but at least those games are competitive. None were on TV, few on radio. in reply to davechen #
• Retweeting @Jerimee: MoveOn is hiring – http://pol.moveon.org/organizer/ #
• The suprise of Gov. Blagojevich’s arrest is that it was for selling Obama’s vacated Senate seat! Out of ALL the corrupt things he’s done… #
• @xarker If you ever want music suggestions from me, just go to http://last.fm/user/rubyji/ in reply to xarker #
• @shauenv Uh oh. Keep it simple & back up often… in reply to shauenv #
• Congrats! You deserve it. I just hope you use your powers for good… Retweeting @zephoria: OMG. I have a PhD. omg omg omg #
• Just learned that some of my colleagues e-mail’s were tapped by the Colombian government! More info to come… #
• @jacksonfox That colleague uses http://igc.org. A great org, but I would really like us to be on one host. in reply to jacksonfox #
• @jacksonfox But to be fair, a BUNCH of activists were tapped on a variety of providers, I think. in reply to jacksonfox #
• @sarahfelicity You apparently have never enjoyed chocolate first thing in the morning. My favorite time for it. in reply to sarahfelicity #
• Nothing like an all-staff meeting with no written agenda to sap one’s energy and motivation… #
• Ow. I think I just inhaled clementine juice. 🙁 May need to lay off the citrus smack for a while. #
• @davidb Baby steps… in reply to davidb #
• @monicarolevans At my home office we’re serving clementines for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. 😉 Doubt they got anything at HQ. in reply to monicarolevans #
• @pearlbear @kanter @suzboop What is the point with these “Twitter Groups?” in reply to pearlbear #
• Can I get a w00t? Retweeting @davidb: IKEA Charlotte opening Feb 18, 2009 #
• @holdie1 Err, what’s with that logo? It took me a while to puzzle it out. Wasn’t expecting sexy lip gloss mouth as the icon of Fem 2.0. in reply to holdie1 #
• Feeling craptacular and cannot deal with having a cold while being pregnant. Good night. #

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• Compiling some links for a basic intro to online organizing for a colleague. My resources are getting stale. Suggestions? #nptech #
• Lordy lordy, @Ayse’s… having a birthday today! Hope your day is awesome in every way. #
• Retweeting @FORpeace: Retweeting @khorshid: Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan (Hoder) is really arrested http://tinyurl.com/6rkfkv #
• Running critically low on clementines. Have to hit the store again later. #
• Retweeting @underthedome: Female Firsts in NC: Gov-elect Bev Perdue will be the state’s first female governor… http://tinyurl.com/6axaxt #
• @xarker Not everyone wants to broadcast their tweets (tho apparently I do). Ever had invasive family members or childish political enemies? in reply to xarker #
• @johnjoseph Try Brian Eno, that usually gets some good last.fm results. in reply to johnjoseph #
• Just blogged: Online organizing quickie: I recently needed to collect some links about online organ.. http://is.gd/aJfd #
• Retweeting @MyNC: David Byrne spotted lunching at Raleigh Times. @MyNC & @NBC17 dynamic duo of @jseaton and @kstep17 dispatched. #
• @pattychasevan I am super jealous of you and everyone else seeing David Byrne tonight! Hope your seats are great. I expect a full report. in reply to pattychasevan #
• Once I start wireframing, it’s hard to stop. Plus OmniGraffle makes me look so smart. #
• @Katrinskaya Yikes. Be careful, woman. in reply to Katrinskaya #
• Retweeting @skeskali: New blog post: Blackbird: I was not waiting for this moment to arise http://tinyurl.com/6b2bvq #
• @MarkChilton If you actually ever *used* Twiter you’d have even more folowers! 😉 in reply to MarkChilton #
• Yay! @BrianR brought me TWO crates of clementines. Double the luv. #
• @cwhittle Congrats! I’m not surprised. in reply to cwhittle #
• Currently watching Woody Allen play the clarinet and analyze himself on the Dick Cavett show in 1970-something. Quite a document. #
• Reading ’bout gentle birthing. #

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• Just tapped my savings account so we can replace our broken dishwasher. #
• @jimbuie Please tell them that @orangepolitics would like to help! in reply to jimbuie #

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• Feeling fortunate to have slept for 7 whole hours before waking with hip/back pain last night. Luxury! #
• Happy birthday, @tajmah_paul. Look forward to seeing you later… #
• @tarheelcoxn I’m so sorry. I hope it was peaceful. in reply to tarheelcoxn #
• @webb Heels! Err, I mean TIDE! in reply to webb #

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• @10ch I’d say that unless it comes with food and lodging (or some other perk) it doesn’t make much sense. So who’s the culprit? in reply to 10ch #
• @10ch Forum One ought to know better (smart ppl work there), but I guess that’s how they rake in the $$$. Is it even truly an unconference? in reply to 10ch #
• And now, a moment of cuteness. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rubyji/3083989922/ #
• @mistersugar @boraz @10ch @jacksonfox Using a wiki helps, but does not make it an unconference if there are still deciders. in reply to mistersugar #
• @BoraZ Winer didn’t invent unconferences, although he probably doesn’t mind if you think so. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference in reply to BoraZ #
• @smalljones Yeah, but @ConvergeSouth is still very celeb-oriented anyway. Just less obnoxious and less white ones. in reply to smalljones #
• Playing with http://twitter.peoplebrowsr.com/. Hmm…. #
• Just not in the mood for any f*cking thing today, actually. #
• @davidb The horror! in reply to davidb #
• Clementines have been secured! Busted into one immediately. The best part of my least favorite time of the yr. Thanks for the tip, @jreesnc #
• My sweet little parasite seems to like clementines as well. There’s nothing like a swift kick in the gut from the inside… #
• @pink_plaid Heh. Very cute. Pretty good description, too: a school of fish, a fart in a tub, and bowling balls… inside me. in reply to pink_plaid #
• Just noticed that Gmail has added emoticons to the compose form. Uhm, can I get something *useful* like VIEW/EDIT SOURCE please?! Geez. #
• @pattychasevan Well I use Gmail mostly for work, but I maybe I will try including a pile of poo in my next weekly reporr. 😉 in reply to pattychasevan #
• Busted. Retweeting @chimprawk: You were this productive today: 1/#Twitters #
• @jreesnc @dcm Most mortals would be measured in fractions of Lebowski’s bakedness. “I only blew a .14 L, so I’m cool to talk to yr parents.” in reply to jreesnc #
• Where else can I buy a dishwasher w/ installation besides Lowe’s or Home Depot? Need to be done wtih this. #

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