- Drove the mrs out to waterloo for a little shopping.. #
- mental note, install new pictures of the wee-one at work desk. #
- Delete cookies? http://bit.ly/f40PpL #
- Momma informs me that there have been numerous gate breaches today #
- Crafty little girl we've got there… #
- Silly me thinking that barbershop wouldn't be jammed this early in the holiday week. #
- Fearless Leader http://bit.ly/hU7ABG #
- last minute festivities prep. printing a zillion pictures, making brownies, and peanut butter cheese fudge. #
- foo. just realized that I haven't charged up all camera gear though. good thing I've got 2 sets of batteries! #
- Plane bound from Chicago makes emergency landing at Syracuse airport | syracuse.com http://t.co/2PDUZDy #
- thinking syracuse might be the emergency landing capital of the world… #
- Satisfied to call the holidays done. #
- Kicking back with a tasty Saranac Black Forest. Yum. #
Yearly Archives: 2010
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-19
- New record for how far I've driven in reverse (in one session…) #
- at least a quarter mile when the jetta couldn't make it up North Lake Road #
- eek. another crazy ride home. roads stupidly slippery. #
- its official, I've used my snowblower more times this season than I did all of last season. #scared #
- getting caught up on recent dave & tim shows. pulling in torrents at 3Mbps #fiosrocks #
- Happy First Birthday to our sweet little Jilly Bean! #
- rocking out with some Trombone Shorty this morning… http://www.last.fm/user/jasoncrowther good stuff. #
- Foo. Just cleared the driveway again… #
- argh. snowblow'd again. #needAVacaction #
- is it normal for a live christmas tree to drink almost a gallon of water a day? #
- another case of hat head again today. when will the madness end? #
- Old School: Altered Beast for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad http://bit.ly/htzijd #
- opening up fresh can of whoop ass on cross browser table row dragging. bam. #
- nearly had a heartattack there. mouse stopped responding and I've got about 20 unsaved changes. #
- relieved that it was just a dead battery in the mouse. phew! #
- new kanye song POWER has a king crimson sample in it. say what? #
- Roger Waters on Conan http://bit.ly/dZvmh6 #
- argh. maybe someday, js will just work in IE. #
- till then, I'll continue building in Firefox and cursing as I debug stupid errors #
- like "Syntax Error: Line 1 Char: 6" #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-12
- oh boy, shoveling. I love shoveling. #
- happy birfday to the lovely @skcrowther #
- Getting ready to clear the driveway again. I should just wait and snowblower later… #
- tasty b-day dinner at scotch 'n sirloin for the mrs. our first dinner alone together since jingles was born. #
- sandy twitching not having to constantly fuss over a kid. hehe. #
- newsflash: snowblowing still sucks. still gotta get me a new face mask. #
- in related news, winter driving sucks. come on folks, slow down. fyi- 4×4 doesn't help braking much. #
- I'll be nice and call a tow truck when you're flipped over in the ditch at the side of the road. but only this one time. #
- Fun ride home. Roads crummy but other drivers more sane than this morning. #
- A bunch of chores then another round of snowblowing. Oh goodie. #
- Round two of snow removal complete. Not snowing as hard but still big fat flakes. #
- Wouldn't mind not having to clear everything again in the am. Keeping fingers crossed #
- Fios tv DVR app for iPhone (or iPod) is freaking awesome.. #
- attention tank drivers on 690 (people who only clear a slot on the windshield of their snow caked cars): …hope you burn in hell. #
- the natural blizzard is enough. I don't need to be behind the foot of snow blowing off the top of your car. #
- I ain't 'fraid of no ghost… http://bit.ly/i5RF6O #
- cranking up the Merry Axemas #
- eek. crummy drive in this am. had a couple of scary slides. #
- think I already tied how many times I used the snowblower last year, and this is only the first storm this year. gulp. #
- Well, Culture Club Was British… http://bit.ly/eoX0GL #
- festive http://flic.kr/p/8ZmfiX #
- probably just a tease, but I think the snow finally stopped. would be nice to not have to snowblow again in 8 hours. #
- drive in much nicer today. still had to blow out the driveway again though. #
- timed it perfectly so its white out when I duck out for lunch. back in the office and sun is blazing. #
- Running errands. Winter not so bad when weather isn't super crazy. #
- Prepping for jillipalooza tomorrow. I'm watching while momma works a sub gig. #
- MacBook Air versus PowerBook 145B video smackdown http://aol.it/ieeXm3 #
- except for a few "dirt rings" solid breakfast was pretty much a bust. Silly jilly. #
- Tired until she had some formula. Guessing a nap isn't in the cards just yet.. #
- slept all the way until 6:50 this morning. man, that's living. #
- Half way through Xmas tree setup. Real tree this year! New LED lights are crazy bright. #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-05
- good eating to ensue http://flic.kr/p/8WPLDy #
- mmm. shepard's pie was excellent. #
- fairly productive weekend. birthday party invites out, christmas cards ordered, the normal weekly chores, more than average cooking. #
- … and even crossed a few items off the christmas list. have you been naughty or nice? #
- before I forget again, installing blue beanie avatar. go web standards! #
- RIP Leslie Nielson – Don't Call Me Shirley! #
- realizing that my magic mouse kinda sucks compared to my logitech vx mouse. adding new logitech mouse to wishlist. #
- anybody wanna buy a used apple magic mouse in very good condition? $35 takers please send a direct message. #
- Ubuntu 10.10 upgrade complete. Let the meyhem begin. #
- video a bunch more snappy in ubuntu 10.10 me likey #
- use Face Sticker to give yourself a blue beanie. http://face-sticker.quodis.com #facesticker #bbd4 #
- I woulda used face sticker myself, but I just dug out my avatar from last year. #
- nice to see that ironing board I put to the curb last night was snatched up by somebody before the garbage guys got to it. #
- lazy web: is there an iMovie class video editor on ubuntu yet? #
- Whoa, IE put on the blue beanie! Awesome! #
- snow. foo. oh well, guess it had to happen some time. #
- say, what happened to the broadcast type in field in the me menu? it was there yesterday. I did some updates, but nothing that related… #
- ok after posting from gwibber its back. odd. #
- whoa! 100 followers! almost feel I have to start making my tweets more important. #
- Hello, beautiful… Tower Is a Graphical Front-End for Git (on mac) http://lifehac.kr/i6nthj #
- after nearly getting run over by a ditzy driver in the garage attendant said "need to add some chlorine to the gene pool around here…" #
- love my clients. option one, open (5th floor) window, exit. option two, get some booze for my coffee. #
- mercy me. prototype.js' Element.clone() is crazy cool. http://api.prototypejs.org/dom/Element/clone/ #
- $A($('myId').getElementsByTagName('TR')).reverse().each(function(s){ ..}); #coolOrScary #
- almost stuck in the in-laws driveway. curse you crazy erieville weather. #
- first part of ride was a little nailbiting. dusting of new snow is a crisis for folks who can't remember how to drive in the winter #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-28
- coming to work to recover from a crazy busy weekend. phew. #
- beep beep beep. time for mac backups. #
- wow. guess its been a while. >12Gb of boots to move to backup drive. #
- woo-hoo. no more fusebox in the laundry room! #
- now we'll see if the dryer needs a repair too.. #
- giggity. a working dryer again. excellent! #
- with the unneeded fusebox out of the way, can also get on replacing crummy shelves with some cabinets. #
- another day, another steaming pile of cat puke to clean up. #
- hmm. TDD good. hacking with out worry about completely hosing stuff. #
- dave says bill gates called him up and asked him play at microsoft store opening #
- goody. fire alarms going off again. fire trucks rolling up now. #
- false alarm again, but they did kick us out this time. #
- happy thanksgiving! http://flic.kr/p/8VY4Md #
- oh fudge! peanut butter cheese fudge to be exact. http://bit.ly/etboL7 yum! #
- gave the cats their christmas presents early. new collars and new bells. #
- they're pretty freaked out by the new sounds. #
- Can't wait until the first major snow around here… http://bit.ly/hdOHre #
- A liitle quiet time at CHQ as the jilly takes a snooze #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-21
- Kaleidoscopic Table http://bit.ly/9sPjga #
- google calendar down? that's unpossible. #
- that's the second ebook I've bought in 2 days. keep rolling 'em out for <$10 and I'll keep buying! #
- whoa! new prototype finally out. was worried I'd have to get more serious about moving to jquery #
- I've just raced through #racer10k in 1:02:793! #
- 10K Apart – http://bit.ly/dAprkY #
- going postal if I have to hear the osha alarm on the cherry picker across the street for much longer #
- dropped the wee one off at with grandma. trying to boot up my brain with some coffee. #
- suspect I might be more productive at home if my office wasn't shared with the cat box. choke. #
- remembering how nice working dual screen is. especially on the mac. #
- cool. never realized that expose in osx works screen by screen. #
- huh. didn't know Couch in CouchDB is an acronym. ie, Collection Of Unreliable Commodity Hardware. #
- tried shutting cat in laundry room so he doesn't wake up the mrs. he thanked me by puking all over the place. perfect. #
- Douchebag Parkers – Tell ‘Em How You Really Feel http://bit.ly/anZes5 #
- been a while since I coded. TDD is stil the way to go. #
- Crowd Reactions FAIL http://bit.ly/dh7BXt #
- and thus it begins. cleared an inch of snow off the car this morning. #
- osha alarms can be a lifesaver if you're a construction worker… #
- … and maddening if you're not and just happen to work next to a big project. #
- enjoying dmb live on jimi thing #
- dave said, I'm gonna need and hand let the crowd do all the singing #
- making my aged mac scream in agony as I import a bunch of video for editing. #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-14
- hmm 8 o'clock coffee? pretty tasty and half the price of starbucks. we may have a winner. #
- wonder why the sprint customer site is down every time every time I need something. #
- Paying bills seems more depressing than usual. Pay no longer greatly outpacing bills. #
- hmm. home made manicotti for dinner. kinda fun to make using a ziploc bag to pipe in the cheese. about ready to bust at the moment. #
- also roasted up some cauliflower for a side later in the week. if you've never roasted it before, much tastier than steaming. #
- MythBusters Gone Tipsy Outtakes Discovery Channel http://bit.ly/cdd4bJ #
- think my mac is dying. just felt the need to turn on screen zoom on its own. #
- Cool! CafePress now does iPhone cases… http://bit.ly/b07pWX #
- The MacBook Battery That Ruptured Our Hearts – Woot http://bit.ly/aO5LyG #
- pooped after a few hours as the sole member of the jilly entertainment crew. #
- The Simpsons Ride http://bit.ly/aDXIEB ok, who forgot to tell me? #
- hot stuff. 82 in the office, with the window open. #
- Special thanks to vets today for keeping us and the world safe. #
- How handy, free wifi in barber shop courtesy of the library next door. #
- Preventing Raynauds Syndrome Attacks http://bit.ly/aVPTKr #
- rumor has it that @tiffrogers78 is at the hospital prepping for launch. #
- Apple Emulators Are Less Complicated Than We Thought http://bit.ly/b7DkmB #
- hmm. one core meltdown and JB conked out at 7:40. unfortunately that means at least one night interruption or an early wake up call. #
- Hmm. Why is my simpsons coozie noisemaker (tucked away in cupboard) going off on it's own at 2:19am? #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-07
- Enough already http://flic.kr/p/8PBVPS #
- Oh goody http://flic.kr/p/8PyTqv #
- Trouble with a capital T. Jilly pooped and took a nap at 5:30. Odds of her going to sleep now? Not so good. #
- Funny Bunny! http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasoncrowther/5135477992/ #
- not me. http://www.jigsaw.com/scid23552132/jason_crowther.xhtml #
- Grampa Mac Portable, meet the baby MacBook Air http://aol.it/du5LMz #
- jilly is the only baby I know that can get hiccups while drinking. crazy. #
- Giggling as Mike Rowe interviews a wildlife specialist with his lamprey eel microphone. #
- of course, I don't go to the buffalo show and they whip out halloween. #
- use a wink to kick off camera timer http://nyti.ms/9APUu1 #
- Diamonds don't bling in the dark. #
- oh fun, fire alarms going off in the building. #
- guessing its a construction snafu on the theater side of the building #
- aw, hootie. you went all country… http://bit.ly/ab4zbg not bad though #
- well, went all country again, I guess #
- round 2 of fire alarms at the office. probably time to go home. #
- extra spent today. must be all that coding at work. #
- ok rhythmbox, why is remove from library next to remove from playlist? argh. #
- Love is the coal that makes this train roll. #
- fighting with open office write style sheets. almost forsaking for HTML and CSS. #
- Last of the leaves raked. Grill stowed for season. Gutters cleaned. Hopefully the end of outdoor work for the year. #
- A few more minutes of the Internet then off to bed. #
- Thanks for the hour back, standard time. Too bad Jilly doesn't know how to tell time. #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-31
- argh, what's up with arthristis all the sudden. hands aching… #
- Ortustech launches 4.8-inch 1080p display http://bit.ly/baVYoy #
- HP Slate has a bad solution to "too many stickers" syndrome http://bit.ly/akn8QI #
- curious. the jingles out by 7:30 2 nights in a row. don't wanna jinx it, but we like the trend. #
- Big girl seat! http://flic.kr/p/8NdQi9 #
- GIF: OMGZ! Muss Haz teh Fluffeh Ball! http://bit.ly/8ZbNH0 #
- Big girl car seat! http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasoncrowther/5117560002/ #
- Outlook 2011 uses Webkit to render HTML http://t.co/WPRxRqR via @9to5mac #
- eek. turned on sound one of my xp virtual machines. #
- haven't heard the windows start up sound in a long time. #
- Take a Bill Gates-Style "Think Week" to Recharge Your Thinking http://lifehac.kr/ayHoAE #
- Having a little fun with the CardioTrainer android app http://bit.ly/9ehOnb #
- mercy, nearly sneezed myself clean out of my chair just now. #
- hmm. stabbing pains in the hip this morning. that can't be good. #
- I'd like me some of that. (@ihnatko)http://yfrog.com/dypj9j #
- Forget Ubuntu, I'm switching to… http://bit.ly/cvnVT4 #
- irony: need to upgrade windows machine because antivirus grinds everything to a halt #
- ubuntu software center is pretty nice these days. #
- $159 iphone 4 case? http://aol.it/9FZZfM #
- Historical Thursday: Chrysler Air Raid Siren http://bit.ly/c1Lglq #
- yeah that wasn't a typo. a siren with a hemi. #
- anybody got one of these I can borrow? http://bit.ly/aNmDrL #
- Out running errands. Waiting on a calzone for the mrs #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-24
- hmm. why is twitter prompting with a basic auth login from time to time? #
- Olde Timey http://flic.kr/p/8L4Rtw #
- What'dya know? You can have flickr tweet your new pictures. Handy. Good bye twitpic #
- End of the Road http://flic.kr/p/8L1RV2 #
- oh fiddlesticks, there's a genesis emulator for android? http://bit.ly/crItQX #
- remembering just how good the zen coding plugin is for komodo edit #
- New Book: Host Your Web Site in the Cloud by Jeff Barr http://bit.ly/bV9k8o #
- why was I not aware of google chrome's built in dev tools? good stuff! #
- Google Chrome Developer Tools Tutorial http://bit.ly/cZCFoB #
- finding OSX's internet sharing kinda useful #
- google calendar sync on android phone, too cool! #
- no more need to schedule SMS reminders! #
- manhood reaffirmed. Installed new flapper in toilet. #
- hacking away again this morning. can't shake this stupid cough. #
- Yet Another Use For Post-Its http://bit.ly/cTg3UH That is a fantastic idea! #
- firing up the engadget live blog for apple announcements. #
- hey @activestate (or lazy web) is it possible to have more than 5 projects 'open' at the same time in Komodo Edit? #
- grrr. wife's car dead. in the garage. perfect. think its the starter. #
- what are the odds that the our extended warranty contract covers towing? #
- Preparing for some less than enjoyable teeth scraping at the old dentist #
- hey superpages, great redesign. you've succeeded in making it even harder to find the phone number. #
- Fook. Not starter problem just a dead battery. A jump and $54 service charge #
- Getting battery tested now. Probably ripe for replacement.. #
- new battery had. like everything else vw, its an oddball size and expensive. #
- Spent after a long that seemed be pretty much non-stop running. Fading fast… #
- ready for a nap after a delicious bowl of whole wheat penne at pastabilities #
- I like my paper thin mac keyboard but still lust after one of these… http://bit.ly/a7KUzr #
- we do I feel like I'm hung over ever saturday morning? didn't drink at all last night. caffeine withdrawal? #
- 2 cats, 1 baby, 1 wife napping. why am I awake? #
- jilly upgraded to big girl car seat. Doesn't know what to make of facing front. #
- Enjoyed some fine burritos from the tacquerus #
- Enjoyed some fine burritos from the tacaqueria. Couldn't get in the door at the new Chipotle down the street. #