• NPR has played both Yo La Tengo and Tortoise in between segments this morning. Someone cool is on the decks. #
• I don’t wanna go to work. #
• Just found a compilation on Amazon that magically has a ton of the songs I loved when I lived in England (I was 14). http://is.gd/ky6r #
• @trikegirl His instincts are good! in reply to trikegirl #
• Talking to insurance co about benefits. They don’t cover my birthing ctr in-network even though it would cost them less than hospital! #
• Cost to deliver @ birth ctr: $3k me, $2k insurance. Min cost to deliver @ hospital: $500 me, ~$8k insurance. #
• @ludovicspeaks There’s nothing to fight, but I am sure as hell still going to use the birthing center (universe-willing). in reply to ludovicspeaks #
• @ludovicspeaks There are no birthing centers “in network” near me, no amount of arguing with anyone will change that. Exactly right, @tet3. in reply to ludovicspeaks #
• @podcastmama So ridiculous! There ought to be a wellness exception for insurance companies to support customers making healthier decisions. in reply to podcastmama #
• @ludovicspeaks 5 weeks to go! (I will have to spend some maternity leave savings on the birth, basically. I’m lucky to have the choice.) in reply to ludovicspeaks #
• Some meetings are much better by IM so I don’t have to disguise the obvious frustration in my voice. #
• @owlmonkey Doubtful. Birth center births have less complications and cost everyone less on average. (High risk can’t deliver there.) in reply to owlmonkey #
• It’s all about http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/ #
• @bruinmccon No, at a licensed, accredited, and very safe birthing center. http://www.ncbirthcenter.com/ in reply to bruinmccon #
• @ttrentham Agreed. Home birth is totally safe, just not what I desire personally. in reply to ttrentham #
• @ericg Yeah, most people I see kvetching about #Drupal just don’t seem to know how to wrangle it. Oh, and I don’t get paid for it, @cjoh. in reply to ericg #
• @rootwork What I love about #Drupal is you that don’t *need* $40k to do it right. (But a fool and his money…) in reply to rootwork #
• Retweeting @FORpeace: Great to see the Institute for Policy Studies on Twitter! Check them out at @ipsdc_dotorg #

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• @valdiskrebs Transparency Camp http://is.gd/gkNq sounds great! I’ll be watching from afar for lessons to apply to our local governments. in reply to valdiskrebs #
• Back from my mom’s baby shower. It was for my baby, but it was really her party. Now back to baby research & maybe watch a little Oscars. #
• A yo me gusta Penelope Cruz. #
• Hey #Oscars, can only men be producers, cinematographers, etc? Then stop saying HE all the time. #
• I actually <3 musicals (esp Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein) but why is Beyonce *everywhere*? #
• @dweinberger Your commentary makes the #Oscars worth watching. Much gratitude. in reply to dweinberger #
• Heath Ledger = Least surprising #Oscar of the night. #
• OK, I saw “Man on Wire” at the Doubletake Doc Film Fest, where it also won the prize, but I just don’t get why ppl like it so much. #
• @ayse I wish I had seen more of the documentaries as well, esp. “Trouble the Water.” in reply to ayse #
• Apparently all film editors are also men. #oscars #
• @nathanhewitt I’m with you. I think the Dark Knight was a good action flick, but nothing special. #oscars #
• @nathanhewitt But I must differ with you on Wall-E. I found it 5% plot, 90% effects, and 105% saccharine. Feh. in reply to nathanhewitt #
• In #pregnancy news, my birth plan is pretty much done, and I’m learning about cloth diapers. Whee. http://delicious.com/rubyji/clothdiapers #
• @tbeckett Kewl. Does she have favorite web sites for buying cloth diapers, especially starter kits? Other guides? in reply to tbeckett #
• Sean Penn to the Academy: “You commie, homo-loving sons of guns.” 😉 Go #Oscars! #
• Reading about different kinds of poops and their containment methods turns out to be very consistent with watching Hollywood love itself. #

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• @ethanz At least 3 of my friends are tweeting your talk, it must be good (in spite of non-teleporting). Hi, @dcm, @katrinskaya, & @abenamer! #
• Meanwhile… I am debating whether to get out of bed & eat, or just let the low blood sugar lull me back to sleep. #pregnancy #
• Retweeting @pink_plaid: @ruby there is one about a clinic in Florida that is all midwives. Many tub births. http://www.houseofbabies.com #
• UNC 13 – UMd 9, 15:30 in the 1st half, and Woody Durham is only about 1 sec ahead of the TV. Yay! #
• Um, Time-Warner just burped and is now too far behind Woody. MD is 1 point behind, and 100% of their points are from one player (Vasquez). #
• @melynng You need to use an application like Thwirl, Twitterific, Tweetgrid, etc. They make the whole experience better. #
• Damn. UNC & UMd going into overtime now at 76 each. Way to fritter a lead away guys… http://rubyurl.com/Nfqn #basketball #
• Danny Green fouls out & breaks my heart. 81 all 1:30 left. #unc #basketball #
• @tbeckett I’ve said all along, this is going to be a march madness baby. Will come out talking like Woody Durham. in reply to tbeckett #
• Ok, we have 4.2 seconds and need 3 points. #unc #basketball #
• Carolina loses. Maryland earned it. UNC 85 – UMd 88. 🙁 #

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• Sometimes I scan the obits for interesting baby names. Does that make me a bad person? Today I found Joedan and Estamae. #pregnancy #
• @msfour Yes. I stopped following her after the election. Too bad, I love her work. in reply to msfour #
• Ooh. This is a must for pregos. Retweeting @CarrboroCitizen: Carolina BEBES showing “The Business of Being Born” http://tinyurl.com/atx8n6 #
• Wha? Drupal 7 out in late 2009? Isn’t Drupal 6, like, brand new? *head spinning* http://drupal.org/node/365191 #
• @davidb I don’t recommend growing up, actually, so don’t worry about it. 😉 in reply to davidb #
• @add1sun Yeah in theory, but drupal.org just upgraded to 6 *yesterday*. http://drupal.org/node/376454 Many modules haven’t been updated. in reply to add1sun #
• @akeenan OMG, going back to PP! -FA or -NYC? I hope it goes well. Let me know if my old job gets re-instated. 😉 in reply to akeenan #
• Retweeting @FORpeace: Did you know that FOR helped organize the first freedom ride… in 1947? Learn more at http://tinyurl.com/d589er #
• Retweeting @orangepolitics: Chapel Hill gets a historic marker for the first freedom ride: http://tinyurl.com/bd6c8q #
• Baffled by family members who want to give us big stuff but refuse to look @ the registry. Really don’t need 2 of the same stroller, y’all. #
• Rtwt @tubafrenzy: http://fanaticmasks.com is open for business! Officially licensed UNC-themed wrestling masks, made in NC! #
• Of all the bazillion reality shows about pregnancy & birth, how come *none* of them show alternatives to hospital birth? Grr. #

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• @acarvin Yeah, in the South the words “healthy” and “breakfast” are rarely seen together. 😉 in reply to acarvin #
• I appear to be incapable of single-tasking. Will try again later. #notGSD #
• Retweeting @newmediaclay: Wonder who owns Trader Joe’s? a) family of surfers b) farmers c) German discount chain? http://tinyurl.com/dyhusj #
• @BrianR Um yeah, “selflessness.” Zeller wants to go to the NCAA tournament on the team that has Hansbrough on it. #unc #basketball in reply to BrianR #
• @medicfurby Ahem, that’s @ruby, not just ruby. 😉 #
• @medicfurby Thanks. Appreciate your tweeting of the Carolina North forum. Keep it up. in reply to medicfurby #

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• In my next life, I hope to trust my intuition more. #
• Work for me! Retweeting @FORpeace: FOR has a great PT opp for folks trying to get into NPtech/web design. http://tinyurl.com/cqqc8o #
• @QuickBrownFoxNC Ahhh, Wednesdays. (And Saturdays.) I <3 Banh’s. in reply to QuickBrownFoxNC #
• @blogdiva Mmmm, take me to Veselka too! I need some food from the motherland… in reply to blogdiva #
• @blogdiva Better wait until I am GD-free before I load up on latkes… #pregnancy in reply to blogdiva #
• Retweeting @Mlsif: From @techpresident: http://ow.ly/kfE Why White House embrace of #Drupal matters. God help them (and us!). #
• Retweeting @valdiskrebs: RT @doctorblogs “Toddlers who use more gestures have bigger vocabularies” http://tinyurl.com/caeq59 #
• Soo tired & in a funk. But taking my butt to yoga anyway. #pregnancy #
• I *must* be depressed, I keep thinking about writing poetry. #
• @pink_plaid That is great news. May he slumber long and peacefully. #
• OK, distraction time! What’s the score? #unc #basketball #
• So UNC leads NC State 39-36 as the 2nd half gets underway. Zeller is back in the lineup which I have mixed feelings about. #unc #basketball #
• UNC 87 – NCSU 70. 2:51 to go. State never had a chance. #basketball #

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• A novel concept for #GSD (getting shit done). Focus! Retweeting @susanmernit: Single tasking: a way to focus http://ff.im/-16cYW #
• @communitygirl Online communities bring some of the least mature adults out of the woodwork. I often have to spank them on OrangePolitics. in reply to communitygirl #
• @pattychasevan I use @RTM for #GSD most of the time. Although sometimes I get buried and can’t even look at the to-do list. in reply to pattychasevan #
• @taylormingos You mean like one of these sites? http://tinyurl.com/bd2k6o #
• @sarahfelicity Yes you should. Old running shoes is part of how I got plantar fasciitis, and I used them rarely. in reply to sarahfelicity #
• @communitygirl I put ppl on notice (recently: http://is.gd/jQnI), then limit, then ban. Good guidelines are key (http://is.gd/17Qd). in reply to communitygirl #
• @steveolson I’m so glad you came back to Twitter for the 1st in months to tell us that. 😛 in reply to steveolson #
• Does anyone else use GrandCentral VOIP? It’s gotten so flaky, I’m not sure I can keep using it for professional-quality communication. #
• @acarvin Cars! in reply to acarvin #
• Hopefully we’ll be rid of Sen. Burris soon. Just reinforces that Dems should have stood up to Blago in the first place. #spine #corruption #
• Why does Google hate the Palm platform? http://www.google.com/mobile/ #
• Going to try real hard to single-task tomorrow – for mental health as well as productivity. #GSD #

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• My computer is in open revolt this morning. Time for a reset… #
• @vanderwal Yeah, I don’t believe in all that “president” crap, but I’ll take the day off anyway. 😉 in reply to vanderwal #
• I have to admit I’m pretty excited about the opening of http://www.ikea.com/us/en/store/charlotte but I’m going to try to wait out the rush. #
• @dragonballyee A lot of printers can’t do .25″ margins. Mine only goes to .5″ or .6″ (depending on the side). in reply to dragonballyee #
• Moi, 34 weeks pregnant, and looking every day of it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rubyji/3284921510/ 6-ish weeks to go! #
• @holdie1 Ug, well… being pregnant at my age is no party. It helps to know the aches will go away soon, and that it’s for a good cause. 😉 in reply to holdie1 #
• Ooooh, @Brian_Eno is on Twitter! Wonder if it’s really him… #
• @rickyginn ¡Perfecto! Muchisimas gracias. Espero que mi jefe neuevo(a?) va a escucharme mucho. in reply to rickyginn #
• Calling daycare places. 😐 Anyone have favorites in Chapel Hill/Carrboro? Also would consider nanny-sharing… #
• @cwhittle Your daycare is one of the first I called. 🙂 in reply to cwhittle #
• So indigested, I don’t think I’ll even try to lie down tonight. #pregnancy #

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• Retweeting @msfour: Philip Rizk, now released, says abductors stole his email and blog. now blogging at http://tabulagaza.wordpress.com/ #
• Was just reading a mommyblog which said: “I wanted her to be exposed to Christian beliefs since she isn’t learning them at home.” Huh? #
• @rikomatic It seems lazy or hypocritical to want your child raised with values & practices that you don’t bother to observe yourself. in reply to rikomatic #
• @rikomatic On a possibly related note… good luck w/ your dad. Some parents make step-parents even harder than they need to be. in reply to rikomatic #
• @Katrinskaya Exposing them is one thing, training is another. (I failed to share the context, which is sending kid to a Xian school.) in reply to Katrinskaya #
• Just noticed that the new @Twhirl sends #hashtag links to search.twitter.com instead of hashtags.org now. (Plus spellcheck.) Yay! #
• @Jerimee Have you tried Songbird or Amarok? Both are awesome & open source. http://getsongbird.com/ http://amarok.kde.org/ in reply to Jerimee #
• Watching UNC play Miami while @BrianR makes yummy pizza (w/ whole wheat crust for diabetic mama). #basketball #pregnancy #
• OMG, el jefe wants! http://tinyurl.com/br25la #

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• I <3 Joss Whedon, but I think he laid a big turd on Fox last night. Disappointed w/ script, acting, characters. Feh! #
• Exposing my fetus to words of justice & freedom at http://HKonJ.com #
• Now making my first-ever visit to the North Carolina state farmers market. My tax dollars at work! #
• @pattychasevan Yeah @BrianR said there was a sign @ Carrburritos this week about no more Sundays. Why didn’t someone tell me sooner? 🙁 #
• @nerdette I don’t want to hear about (not to mention see Twitpics of) any smooching unless he is pro-choice, anyway! #
• @nerdette I am seriously trying to figure out what the “friend” who set you up was thinking. #blinddate in reply to nerdette #
• @nerdette Your matchmaker has a lot of s’plainin to do. Take it easy, remember that V-day sucks anyway, & have a better w/e tomorrow. #

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