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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-04

Jeffrey Harlan — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:59:00 +0000

WTF? Power's gone out twice in the last 30 minutes… About 45 seconds the 1st time, 5 mins and still not back yet the 2nd #
Back to work tomorrow morning… Life's about to get a whole lot busier. #
Seems someone thought it was hot today… http://tweetphoto.com/42584607 #
Considering how long it's been since I last did lap swimming, 350yds is pretty good. Ow, but it's a good ow. #fb #
@def_leppard I've always been partial to Desert Song, Hysteria, Rocket, Two Steps Behind, but I like 'em all #
"More Southern California than self-congratulatory award shows." Oh, how true. Keep 'em coming, @KFIAM640 #
Magic words on a college campus… This sign caused a mini stampede. #fb http://tweetphoto.com/42942531 #
I've been getting texts from someone named Christina who thinks I was lying when I told her this isn't Stephanie's phone. #fb #
Finally got through to Christina (who, apparently, is Paloma's friend, and is "Searchin 4 a new man ha!"):
"Dam u serious?"
"Yes."
"K" #
Even when I text and tweet, spelling is important to me… it kills me when I see English butchered like I've seen over the past hour #
Brevity and proper grammar/spelling/punctuation are not mutually exclusive #
@Syfy Millennium was part of the X-Files universe too, and arguably Strange Luck, too in reply to Syfy #
@teamcovenant Hey, I'm volunteering at SoCal Smackdown. See you when you get here! in reply to teamcovenant #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-28

Jeffrey Harlan — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:59:00 +0000

Watching the "COPS" parody episode of X-Files. OMG this is frickin' hilarious. #
Ugh. Nothing I hate more than discovering the milk has gone bad before the sell-by date yet again. This fridge sucks. #
Oh… my… RT @blambot My RPG dice collection. About 10 lbs. The cylinder is 20" tall & 4.5" around. #dice #geek http://twitpic.com/2gxte0 #
@apizzagirl Surprised it took you so long to come to that decision… in reply to apizzagirl #
Been watching Season 5 of Stargate Atlantis today… interesting how many Stargate actors were also on Sanctuary #
It's comparable even to the Star Trek actors appearing on Stargate #
I have to say, though, SGA season 5 did a hell of a lot for Woolsey's character #
@Quarksbartender don't forget the extra-huge smile with that ) in reply to Quarksbartender #
When in doubt, invert the polarity #thingsstartrektaughtme #
"Second star to the right, and straight on 'til morning" is a valid course heading #thingsstartrektaughtme #
Deep down, everyone's a Ferengi #thingsstartrektaughtme #
Starship captains are like children, they want everything right now and they want it their way #thingsstartrektaughtme #
Having is not always so pleasant a thing as wanting; it is not logical but is very often true #thingsstartrektaughtme #
Aliens really did crash at Roswell. Their names were Quark, Rom, and Nog. #thingsstartrektaughtme #
Velcro was invented by Vulcans. #thingsstartrektaughtme #
Brain and brain! What is brain?! #thingsstartrektaughtme #
At least Wesley didn't need to go to the holodeck to get dates #thingsstartrektaughtme #
Spock is a zombie #thingsstartrektaughtme #
@TheUniques Whatever you do, don't use "Braveheart" as a source… movie was completely inaccurate in reply to TheUniques #
@TheUniques Yeah: no kilts back then, Rob't Bruce didn't betray Scots, the queen in the film was a toddler then & Wallace was a teenager…. in reply to TheUniques #
@TheUniques Wallace fought 2 yrs before caught & killed, but Bruce fought for decades after, wasn't crowned until 13 yrs after Wallace died in reply to TheUniques #
@TheUniques And his "betrayal" in the movie? He stopped fighting for a few years because the Brits were holding his daughter hostage in reply to TheUniques #
@TheUniques Not saying Rob't Bruce was a saint, but the movie was like a character assassination piece. Demonized him for no good reason in reply to TheUniques #
@TheUniques aaand… as you may have guessed, I did a bit of research on Rob't Bruce after I found out he's my ancestor in reply to TheUniques #
@TheUniques An excellent resource for research on Wallace & Bruce is "Scotland: The Story of a Nation" by Magnus Magnusson in reply to TheUniques #
@TheUniques No prob. I picked it up when I was researching my family tree – 1 chapter each on wallace & bruce, then on bruce's descendants in reply to TheUniques #
Trekipedia just got nearly 900 unique visitors today… the highest single-day number was previously 175. Wonder where the hits came from. #
Scratch that. It's up to 937 now and climbing. Where are the hits coming from, and is this just a one-day blip, or a sign of things to come? #
Just passed 1000… #
Looks like one IP address is causing nearly all this traffic… looks like somebody in Canada is using a site-ripper on my site… #
Somebody with a Canadian IP was ripping my site; each page in <10 seconds. Ate up ~2GB bandwidth in less than an hour. Blocked the IP #
To the perpetrator of the douchebaggery on my web site this afternoon, you need to learn @wilw (Wheaton)'s Law: Don't be a dick. #
Trekipedia: Site ripping http://www.trekipedia.net/7201 #startrek #
Ugh. Trying to pull up the WAVE site to check on my GI Bill and OpenDNS says the site's nameservers are down #
Finally got the site up… only to learn they still have no information for me. #
Ok, the Inspector Gadget theme song slowed down 8x just sounds creepy #
My first class at @CSUF starts tomorrow afternoon… Taken me a long time to get here, and I'm looking forward to it. #fb #
"You got the Shroud of Turin in there?" "No, but we have the bathrobe of St. Peter." "Are you're joking?!" "Yes, I am." #
Yes, I'm watching X-Files again. #
And now I'm on the season 7 finale… #
And, at long last, they're addressing Mulder's expense reports… lol #
Some dude just absolutely destroyed the bathroom at the laundrymat, then propped the door open… #
Thank God there's only 2 mins left on the dryer… getting light-headed from the stench; the bathroom's right next to the dryer I'm using #
Oh, man, it's worse than I thought. Cleaning lady went in, RAN out, and got her mop… #
I really wish Sony had left PS2 compatibility in the PS3s. Even software emulation would've been better than nothing #
Of COURSE the bus comes 5 mins early when I'm waiting on the walk signal across the street, then leaves before the light changes #
@BadAstronomer I'll have to ask Chewbacca to verify its authenticity :p in reply to BadAstronomer #
Interesting news RT @CBR: SPINOFF: "Young Justice" Is In DC Continuity http://bit.ly/cvZ3gX #
Planning a separate acct for your comics side? #
@ChaseMasterson Why do you think I gave up on working in the news business? in reply to ChaseMasterson #
Yep, feeling it at the bus stop RT @KFINEWS: Below average temperatures have been replaced by record breaking heat. http://bit.ly/c8u60L #
Is it safe? RT @walshcaitlin: I am thankful I get along with my dentist so well. #
@ComfortAndAdam Planning a separate acct for your comics side? #
Oh, wow… this classroom has a *chalkboard!* Haven't seen one of those in ages… #
@FakeAPStylebook Yes, but Wakanda should be in reply to FakeAPStylebook #
@gadgetdoll I was sitting by you at work? in reply to gadgetdoll #
First day of class at @csuf went well. More classes tomorrow evening. Heading to Dice House, then home. #fb #
Finally home… with ginormous blisters on my heels…. as soon as my GI Bill money hits, I'm buying new shoes. Oh, and… ouch. #fb #
Talked to a grad student today about 1940s & '50s pop culture, & comics in particular; said I should go for a Master's & do my thesis on it #
Second time somebody's told me that. Been giving it some serious thought, too #
Discovered the show Dead Like Me on Netflix… good stuff. Concept is bizarre yet awesome #
off to school once again in about 30 minutes… tonight's classes: History of Islamic Thought and Adolescent Pregnancy & Parenting #
Classes today were pretty interesting. Looks like I'll have a lot of work, but it'll be enjoyable. #
One advantage to night classes: I may not get back until 11pm but at least it's not 100 degrees out for the walk home #
This is what happens when you announce "free food" on campus. Probably 300 people in line ahead of me. http://tweetphoto.com/41522741 #
As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. This, in fact, was free. http://tweetphoto.com/41523656 #
@A_Peabody When I was stationed in Turkey, every time I checked my Yahoo mail I got green card scam ads in reply to A_Peabody #
Despite my general dislike of Apple, I'm seriously considering an iPad after using my netbook to read a PDF scan of one of my textbooks #
@afoolishwit I wouldn't mind seeing a decently-made movie about vampires in a world full of zombies, and what they have to do to survive lol in reply to afoolishwit #
Saw Iron Man 2 at the campus theater this evening, and won a poster of the Mark V suitcase armor in a raffle after the movie #fb #
Enjoyed class, had a beer with some new friends, went bowling, watched a movie, won a poster… You know, today was a pretty good day #
I just realized… 8 years ago today, I was starting my second week of basic training at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas #fb #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-21

Jeffrey Harlan — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:59:00 +0000

FINALLY found a source with a verifiable registry number for the U.S.S. Sovereign… Featured prominently in the game Bridge Commander #
The numbers in the Decipher RPG Starships reference were just way too high – expected somewhere around 75000, but they gave in the 90000s #
Bridge Commander gave a very clear NCC-73811, though, and that's far closer, given the time frame that the ship was built #
Interestingly, that means the Sovereign was built about a year before the Defiant… I was expecting the other way around #
While searching, I also found Stardates for several games, and updated my timeline spreadsheet accordingly #
It happens to all of us, @theisb. Some of us more frequently than others. #
Oh sweet irony RT @latimes Conservative group kicks off $4.1-million election ad campaign decrying wasteful spending http://lat.ms/bOM4xG #
@wilw For future reference, where on the clock is OUCH IT HURTS ME o'clock in relation to Oh-Dark Thirty? in reply to wilw #
@danmcguff I love that his only regret was Garfield in reply to danmcguff #
Watching some no-budget indie zombie flick on Netflix… it is, shall we say, rather weird, esp. the part with the cannibal couple #
ok… apparently they're not cannibals, they're vampires, and they're keeping this woman alive since most of their food source is zombified #
and now it's getting even weirder lol #
OK…. Sadistic guy's in a priest's vestments, and the only stuff in his house is a handgun, a cross, and "Catholicism for Dummies." LOL #
Have I mentioned this movie is a few steps beyond weird? #
Oh, man, this movie is screaming for a good MST3K treatment #
I have to admit, I'd never considered the impact of a zombie apocalypse on the vampire community before seeing this film #
I can understand why it only got 1.5 stars on Netflix, but it really wasn't that bad. The editing and music were actually quite good. #
The dialogue was occasionally witty, and I don't think I've ever seen someone do vampires in a zombie movie before. #
Heck, there was even an appearance by a pre-pubescent Antichrist. This movie had it all. #
Even better, this movie's vampires were daywalkers who didn't sparkle in sunlight. #
Trekipedia: Update: 16 August 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/7013 #
Vets' Orientation tomorrow morning at Cal State Fullerton. GI Bill paperwork (finally) finished and sorted out. Classes start next week. #
Watching the original V on Netflix… apparently the first thing all burglars do after breaking into a house is turn on the TV #
And holy crap, 80s, those jeans all the guys are wearing look uncomfortably tight #originalv #
Maybe it's just me, but there had to have been a better way to show what was going on than watching people watching TV #originalv #
Watching the #originalV is like how @theisb's @chrisvstwilight describes Twilight – everything exciting is relayed to us third-hand #
Hate to say it, #originalV but I'm 15 minutes in and have to say that the remake did it better. #
You can tell this is fiction 'cause the leader of the V's just called humans "intelligent life." #originalV #
Gee, high school band playing the Star Wars theme song as the alien ship lands… foreshadowing much? #originalV #
I wonder how much money Lucas got out of the licensing deal for that #originalV #
Oh, classic 80s freeze-frame for a few seconds before the credits roll lol #originalV #
My Twifficiency score is 53%. Whats yours? http://twifficiency.com/ #
53%… of what? It gives no basis or reference for the scores. For all I know, it's just a random number #
Based on "how many people you follow, how many people follow you, how often you tweet and how many tweets you read." Vague much? #
That's sick RT @abc7: 31-year-old man behind bars, accused of having sex with 12-year-old girl he met in Santa Ana http://bit.ly/dnk3jP #
At Dice House. Tuan is playing Doom and quoted Rule #2 "Double Tap." #
@theisb Did they happen to mention WHICH Spider-Woman? in reply to theisb #
@ArcticMandy If you check the adapters, they're actually rated for 110-240 volts, and have a standard output of ~12 volts in reply to ArcticMandy #
@ArcticMandy So am I in reply to ArcticMandy #
Hey, the 76-year-old serial killer in this episode of X-Files played Simon Van Gelder on #startrek #
@ArcticMandy I'd check the numbers on the little "brick" part of the cord but nearly all laptop/netbook cords can handle 110-240 volts in reply to ArcticMandy #
@KFIAM640 That's one area where I find common ground with Obama in reply to KFIAM640 #
Oh man, Jack Black was in a third-season episode of X-Files? And his best friend, Giovanni Ribisi, was a killer with electrical powers? #
Of all the games playing in the arcade in this ep, for some reason Sonic is louder than all of them. Even on the shots of Virtua Fighter. #
Trekipedia: Update: 18 August 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/7061 #startrek #
@theisb Um, yeah… that cover was cliched beyond belief in reply to theisb #
@theisb Not only was the mermaid held in the cliched "OMG SHE'Z DED!" pose, not only was oil dripping down, but TEH TEARS, MAN! TEH TEARS! in reply to theisb #
Trekipedia: Update: 18 August 2010, Part II http://www.trekipedia.net/7119 #startrek #
@theisb You mean people actually read EXTREME JUSTICE? in reply to theisb #
Once again, X-Files shows that its writers didn't like the military; group of US soldiers just lined ppl up & shot them into mass grave >:( #
On the third season, and I can't recall a single ep so far that put the military in a good light. Always showed them as thugs/pawns #
It's been a while since I last watched X-Files, but I don't remember the anti-military bias standing out so much before. #
Hey, this is tweet #3456 For once, I didn't miss a milestone. #
@A_Peabody It's not just the commanders. Even the rank-and-file are portrayed negatively. Really ruining the entertainment for me. in reply to A_Peabody #
@A_Peabody Just frustrating that some people think that's what the military is really like. At least it's gotten better over the years in reply to A_Peabody #
I just generated a #TweetCloud out of a month of my tweets. Top three words: military, voyager, watching – http://w33.us/7qk8 #
I'd really love to find out who approves Mulder's expense reports. Hopping a flight to Hong Kong? Isn't that outside his jurisdiction? :p #
Oh, wow, that miniature shot of the submarine looked totally fake. #
OK, the second the woman accused of treason left the country, she became the CIA's problem. FBI has no jurisdiction outside the USA. #
You'd think that a series about a pair of FBI agents would at least know how the FBI operates. #
Figures. I was so tired yesterday that I fell asleep at 7pm… and woke up 18 hours later. Now, I can't sleep at all again. #
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!! RT @TIME New dictionary entries: "chillax" and "bromance" | http://su.pr/2mBsWx #
@daytonward There were enough references to the three previous films that the animated TMNT was more a sequel than a reboot in reply to daytonward #
Trekipedia: Update: 19 August 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/7197 #startrek #
@normanlao It was only eps featuring the military in the first few seasons I didn't like (got better later). Otherwise, I like the show. in reply to normanlao #
@blambot What?!?!?!?! :p in reply to blambot #
Watching the Iron Man cartoon series on Netflix… um, what was the point of making Tony Stark 16 years old? #
@afoolishwit Yes, yes it was. ("Timmy, do you like gladiator movies?") in reply to afoolishwit #
Wait, Bruce Campbell was on the X-Files? How come I didn't know this before? #
@afoolishwit Apparently not in reply to afoolishwit #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-14

Jeffrey Harlan — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:59:00 +0000

@Jchawes Per diem is supposed to cover both food and hotel costs while traveling on gov't business; that's why it seems so high in reply to Jchawes #
@Jchawes I think it's also supposed to cover the cost of a rental car as well, and is adjusted based on location in reply to Jchawes #
@Jchawes That's how it worked when I was in the military, at least in reply to Jchawes #
@daytonward I follow you and it suggested I follow Kevin Dilmore; perhaps the opposite is true as well? in reply to daytonward #
Housesitting for @MrShimasaki for the next few days, taking care of his pets. Watching the dog & cat chase each other around the house #
Trekipedia: Update: 8 August 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/6646 #
@blambot I actually make fun of that in my third issue – my characters get a copy of a comic based on them and are appalled at the dialogue in reply to blambot #
Holy cow, this dog's got a pungent exhaust port! Wish I hadn't left my gas mask at home. I don't think I'll be getting any sleep now… #fb #
Watching Resident Evil for the first time in years… zombies I can buy, but an HK MP5 rifle sending one into a flying backflip? LOL #fb #
When they showed the close-up of the expended brass from the 9mm pistol hitting the floor, why didn't it bounce? That was… weird. #
@Quarksbartender Remember the cardboard "marshmelon" replicator tubes that came with marshmellows in the store when ST V came out? in reply to Quarksbartender #
Ugh. Guy hit my truck while I was driving to CSUF to straighten out some GI Bill paperwork. No damage at least but my nerves are shot #fb #
Told to call at 11:30 for GI Bill stuff; 90 mins later, nobody's answering… But I checked online and it looks like everything's done. #
Trekipedia: Update: 12 August 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/6855 #startrek #
@DamonS23 @ArcticMandy I know about the Mounties, and thanks to Ren & Stimpy, the Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen, too. :p #
It kills me when TV shows get the military wrong. Like a guy at a funeral practically doing gymnastics to salute the jets flying overhead #
The little things really bug me, too, like epaulets not being folded under the collar, or wearing hats indoors without getting chewed out #
Stargate was pretty bad about that stuff at first, but it got better after they got an advisor from the Air Force. #
Watching season 1 of X-Files and it's like nails on a chalkboard to me every time they show a military character on screen #
OK, so the guy wasn't taking his hat off inside… but now he's outside in uniform and NOT wearing it… oy vey…. lol #
Wow. Secret military operation in rural Wisconsin, and the first thing they set up was a brig? Talk about priorities. #
Somehow I get the feeling that whoever wrote this episode didn't really think highly of the military. They're all being portrayed as thugs. #
Wow. Junk science on top of badly caricatured characterization. This one's just hitting all my buttons. #
I should probably skip to the next ep before it rubs me the wrong way, but it's like a train wreck: I just can't turn away. #
Note to TV writers: there's a lot of laws governing what the military can do on U.S. soil. Knowing about them before writing might help. #
Maybe it's just me, but if I worked with Mulder and he was always right, I'd stop doubting him. Was there EVER an ep where he was wrong? #
He always jumped to the most insane lengths to explain a case, Scully would pooh-pooh the idea, and lo and behold, he was right all along. #
I'd love to see one where Scully was right, and Mulder would have to accept that there was a mundane explanation for a case. #
Had a weird dream where I was traveling to other realities, taking the place of my alternate self. Doubly so because it's not the first time #
Last night, I was in a world where the oceans were being taken over by some kind of tube worm creature that killed off most of the sea life #
Apparently it was desalinating the oceans as part of its life cycle, which was killing everything else. Nobody knew where it came from #
@meznak Well, considering I remember being woken up by a ringing phone, I'd say there's a good chance it was a dream. in reply to meznak #
Yeah, but @wilw did it first RT @scifigeeks Shatner Photobombs Star Trek fans http://ow.ly/2psBT #
Awesome. Went to take out some trash and accidentally got locked out of the house for 2 hours until my landlord got back home. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-07

Jeffrey Harlan — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 14:59:00 +0000

Stardate-order #startrek cont'd: Dax is killed by Gul Dukat, while Voyager nearly falls for an alien's plot to get them all assimilated #
This is why I love my local game store http://tweetphoto.com/36330663 #
Pleasant surprise: just looked at the meat in my freezer. Thought it was all ground beef, but turns out I've got some tri-tip in there. #fb #
O'Brien: "Just don't do anything I wouldn't do." Nog: "Chief, I can't work under those kinds of restrictions!" #
Stardate-order #startrek cont'd: Sisko gets hitched, Kai Winn starts sleeping with Dukat, and Voyager faces off against the Borg Queen #
And so begins the string of eps with Seven and the Doctor singing. Have I mentioned how much I dislike episodes where the characters sing? #
I don't really like musicals… so shows where characters burst into song are like nails on a chalkboard for me… #
Stardate-order #startrek cont'd: The Dominion War is over, and Voyager has discovered the Equinox, another ship lost in the Delta Quadrant #
At Cal State Fullerton, waiting for transfer student orientation to start #fb #
Stardate-order #startrek continues: Well, "Fury" was as terrible as I remembered… #
Right up there with the "possible" sunrise in the am RT @latimes: Voters in Bell tell of possible fraud http://lat.ms/9UHPBh RT @LANow #
@theisb You might be interested in this: a Pimp Daddy Destro Bobble Head! http://tinyurl.com/26a2bdu #
Stardate-order #startrek cont'd: Janeway just got assimilated. On purpose. I know how it turns out and I still think it was a stupid plan. #
Is it just me or did they play Janeway's assimilation to be a straight rip-off of Picard's? Right down to the laser on her head… #
17 minutes and they've not only been completely assimilated, but are wandering the cube at will? Come on, Borg don't move that quick. #
That's like Tuvok saying "Flashback" was two days after Praxis exploded, except Spock said in Star Trek VI that it was two MONTHS later #
Let's not even get into Valtane dying in Flashback, yet still being around for the final bridge crew shot at the end of the movie #
or the helmsman suddenly getting a ridiculously thick Slavic accent that he didn't have in the movie #
But I digress. Where was I? Oh, right. Janeway's sporting Locutus' old duds, 'cept her laser was blue instead of red for some reason #
Oh, Tuvok just revealed he was born on the Vulcanis Lunar Colony. It's possible his parents survived Vulcan's destruction in the new movie #
Of course, butterfly effect could mean he never gets conceived… it apparently made Chekov 4 years older, at any rate #
Anyway, why is Janeway's laser blue? We've never seen a Borg laser any color except red before, and everything else is green… so why blue? #
Wait… they send three of the ship's senior officers to be intentionally assimilated and DON'T change their command codes? #
Those codes should've been locked out before they even left the ship #
Their own fault they just took a torpedo through the saucer. #
And Janeway stops the Borg Queen from blowing up a crapload of Borg ships WHY? #
As Napoleon once said, "Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake." #
@danmcguff meh, you're just jealous 'cause I'm not too ashamed to geek out in public in reply to danmcguff #
@danmcguff but only for one day. :p in reply to danmcguff #
I'm all for suspending disbelief… but an Intrepid class ship really shouldn't last more than 30 seconds against a tactical cube #
A single, normal cube was more than a match for most of the fleet on two occasions… yet Voyager can handle multiple cubes on its own? #
Unimatrix Zero wasn't bad… it was entertaining… but there's just so many holes in the plot… #
@A_Peabody I haven't had my DNA done, but my family tree's been traced back 1000 yrs on my dad's side #
And I'm off to CSUF again this morning to finish off my GI Bill paperwork and (finally) register for classes… which start on the 23rd #
@A_Peabody Yeah, but the family tree's the best I've got for now. A millennium is still pretty good on that side in reply to A_Peabody #
Funny moment yesterday: directions on campus given in relation to Carl's Jr. One new student replied, "There's a Carl's Jr on campus?!" #
@A_Peabody It helps that branch of the family was the Scottish royal family, and one married a Welsh princess in reply to A_Peabody #
@A_Peabody I had no idea until a few mos ago that my paternal grandfather's pater. gmother was direct descendant of Robert the Bruce in reply to A_Peabody #
Qap'la! I have registered for Fall classes! Now to confirm that the GI Bill paperwork's done so I don't get dropped for nonpayment #fb #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-31

Jeffrey Harlan — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:59:00 +0000

@ussoldiers You're not the only one that thinks about them in reply to ussoldiers #
Just started DS9 season 5 and Voyager season 3.. Now in the years 2372/73 in my Stardate-order viewing of all #startrek shows #
Kid didn't want to take his hat off. Instead, he put his head inside his backpack and on his desk. Apparently I work with an ostrich. #
@theisb and now you're on a horse. in reply to theisb #
Come to Quark's, Quark's is fun! Come to Quark's, Don't walk, run! #
In case you're wondering, I watched a LOT of DS9 last night, and now I can't get the Quark's jingle out of my head. #
@theisb You're just jealous Cyclops could pull off the thigh pouches and you can't in reply to theisb #
Holy shiznit! I just found a $1 bill folded up in my wallet. I've got $1.63 now, beyotches. #
Trekipedia: Update: 27 July 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/6564 #startrek #
@aprilhebert Sadly, I'll be unable to attend Khaaannn!!! either. in reply to aprilhebert #
There's a special kind of hell reserved for people who invent BS words like "frenemy" and "Brangelina." #
@baumholder Would if I could but I can't. Wish I could make it in reply to baumholder #
LOL that was inevitable RT @USATODAY: Adult industry sees iPorn potential in new phone http://usat.ly/ceuIZp #
Kid asked me what "anus" meant. Got all grossed out when I told him. Turns out he wanted to know what was in the Angus burger he'd eaten #fb #
W00t! RT @trekonlinegame: RT @zeenix: #STO now officially supported on #wine http://www.codeweavers.com/about/general/press/20100728/ #
I can't help but wonder… Did this woman have her infant's ears pierced before or after the umbilical cord was cut? #
Stardate order #startrek continues: Starfleet's fighting to retake Deep Space Nine while Seven of Nine adjusts to life away from the Borg #
Weyoun cracks me up. Damar: "200 enemy ships have broken through our lines!" Weyoun (claps and smiles): "Time to start packing!" #
I like Voyager and all… but going from Operation: Return to the alien of the week experimenting on Voyager's crew is… disappointing #
Wait, what? Seven tells the turbolift "Deck 5," then when she exits she walks into the Mess Hall… which is on Deck 2. #startrek #fail #
Stardate-order #startrek continues: Worf & Dax got married just as Voyager began the Year of Hell #
This is pretty frickin' sweet: Twist Equation Alarm Clock from @thinkgeek http://shar.es/mLii7 #
Today's the last day of summer school… #
@A_Peabody Have you looked at @wilw? Geek humor, pics from shows he's filming, and sometimes his son sends tweets when he forgets to log off in reply to A_Peabody #
Stardate order #startrek cont'd: DS9 pauses to Mourn for Morn, while Voyager's crew gets nightmares from nearby aliens… #
Technobabble got really bad in season 4 of Voyager… everything became "iso-this" and "iso-that." Isometric, Isokinetic, Isolinear, Isotons #
It's like the writers suddenly discovered prefixes and used something that sounded vaguely metric without actually being a real prefix #
Meanwhile, over at the DS9 offices, they were eschewing most of the technobabble, focusing instead on the characters, which I greatly prefer #
Not to say I didn't enjoy Voyager; quite the opposite. It just seems like a distant second in the quality of the writing. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-24

Jeffrey Harlan — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:59:00 +0000

Just watched "These Are the Voyages" immediately after "The Pegasus," which only reinforced how much the ENT finale sucked #
I can forgive Frakes & Sirtis not looking the same, since it was filmed 10 yrs later… but the story didn't fit the original episode at all #
Bad enough the series finale of Enterprise was told as a TNG Holodeck flashback story more about Riker than Archer… #
…but even shoehorning it into "The Pegasus" didn't really work, either, because it was so far off from that episode's themes & story logic #
Seriously, how does Riker on the holodeck watching Trip blow himself up like a moron help him decide on how to handle Pressman & Picard? #
And why rehash an episode of a series canceled 10 years earlier as the finale for a series set 215 years before that ep took place? #
At least by doing it that way, the events of the episode set in the ENT era could be completely ignored as an inaccurate historical drama #
Although the retcon alluding to Pressman testing the phase cloak for Section 31 was a nice touch. I suspected as much myself, anyhow #
Actually, would that qualify as a retcon? Original never mentioned 31, but 31 didn't show up until several yrs later on DS9. Meh. Semantics. #
Either way, the comment about the "secret branch of Starfleet Intelligence" was a nice touch. So the episode wasn't a complete waste #
@DantesSTO I started with Archer; I'm watching in the story order, so the TNG-era stuff is all mixed together in reply to DantesSTO #
@theisb She's had a string of consecutive 23rd birthdays since 1937. in reply to theisb #
@Tymethief Right there with you. Still in starving student/artist mode… Ramen and frozen veggies are my friend in reply to Tymethief #
@Tymethief Whaaat?! Spreadsheets aren't our friends?! in reply to Tymethief #
Sadly, I ran out of bacon salt. My baked potatoes just won't be the same now #
@DantesSTO You can get bacon salt and many other bacon and caffeine infused food and drink items from @thinkgeek in reply to DantesSTO #
Kirkman's new Image imprint has me thinking of ideas for possible submissions… #
@gadgetdoll Jen's Tavern, where the 1337 beat the #33 in reply to gadgetdoll #
Watching #startrek in Stardate order: Voyager's been in the Delta Quad 2 mos, DS9 just found a Jem'Hadar baby, and Kirk just died… twice. #
@gadgetdoll Well, if you ever open a bar, you'll have to remember it in reply to gadgetdoll #
And thus is spawned the ST07 timeline, where Soran detonated the Veridian star, killing everyone on Veridian IV and the Ent-D crew as well #
Odd to consider that what's considered the "Prime" timeline in the #StarTrek multiverse has been repeatedly altered by time travelers #
By definition, the "Prime" timeline should be the one unaltered by time travel #
Ah, nothing like spaghetti with home-made sauce for dinner. (No, really, there's not much else besides ramen, rice, and soup) #
I think it's funny that people got pissed when Kirk died… saving 250 million people. Wasn't Kirk the one who said "Risk is our business"? #
Now on the Voyager episode with the Sikarians… Season 7 missed an opportunity to revisit them, since they were near Alastria by then #
@aprilhebert I hope he gets well soon in reply to aprilhebert #
@blambot Awesome! That's one of the books I've got on preorder at my local comic shop in reply to blambot #
I guess I'm alone in thinking the 41st anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing is more newsworthy than Lohan reporting late for jail this am #
Wow. That's frickin' cool. RT @scifigeeks: China build a full size Optimus Prime out of scrap metal (pics) http://ow.ly/2e2pi #
Something I have in common with everyone who set foot on the moon: we're all Eagle Scouts #apollo11 anniversary @boyscouts #
What's the point of sentencing someone to 3mos in jail if you announce they'll be out in 14 days >8hrs after they start their sentence? #
@theisb Was gonna, but got less than $5 now thru payday in 2 wks, so had to cancel in reply to theisb #
@ComicGeekSpeak Yes. Due to financial concerns, I can't make it this year. Hopefully next year will be better. in reply to ComicGeekSpeak #
Agreed RT @thinkgeek: WANT: Super-slick Trouble with Tribbles limited edition posters to go on sale this Friday: http://j.mp/bCIS0j #
Last seen in an odd blue box RT @latimes: Doctor a 'person of interest' in model's slaying, prosecutor says http://lat.ms/9QKfxi RT @LANow #
I wonder how much interest there would be in the autobiography of a 32-yr-old military brat/veteran/geek working at a high school… #fb #
I started working on it a few months back. Wrote the first chapter and half of chapter 2. Set it aside, but thinking of working on it again #
@theisb You won't know terror until you see my friend @danmcguff in his Spidey costume. He's reportedly wearing it today in reply to theisb #
Ooh, nice RT @subspacecomms: So Cal Trek fans, We're going to have a pre-khhaaan! meetup in Orange Cty on Sat July 31. Details to follow. #
@Tymethief but you're always paranoid in reply to Tymethief #
Hey @danmcguff go find him RT @theisb: Also–if you're in costume, PLEASE find me. We're doing a thing. On video. With me. #
Trekipedia: Update: 23 July 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/6412 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-17

Jeffrey Harlan — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:59:00 +0000

Trekipedia: Update: 10 July 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/5589 #startrek #
TNG's "Rascals:" Picard turned into 12-year-old… Troi: "You could go back to the Academy." Picard: "And be Wesley Crusher's roommate…" #
I still find it amusing that Young Picard was played by the same actor as Picard's nephew… always made me question Rene Picard's parentage #
Now I'm on the "Chain of Command" 2-parter. Man, Nechayev was a bitch from her first five seconds on screen. No wonder I never liked her #
I think the crew acted pretty unprofessionally, too… Jellico had a very different command style and they acted like spoiled brats #
They didn't like the changes Jellico was making, so all of them but Data bitched and moaned. No wonder Jellico relieved Riker of duty. #
One bright note, at least Troi started wearing a uniform like every other officer on the ship after Jellico's stint as captain. #
Kids keep trying to make baskets in the trash can with paper balls, and keep missing. Doesn't bode well for the school's basketball team. #
@theisb I'm glad I managed to sell enough copies of The Protectorate #1 to cover printing costs, but I've still got a bunch in a box… in reply to theisb #
@blambot It's still controlled by humans, just remotly via satellite like Predators. US has had that tech for years. in reply to blambot #
@TIME Omniscient, maybe, but omnipotent? in reply to TIME #
Maybe it's just me, but I'm seeing a lot more grammar & spelling errors showing up in news stories. What happened to their copy editors? #fb #
Looks like no ComicCon or High School reunion for me… Simply no money to pay for food, lodging, and transportation costs. #fb #
Sweet! RT @TheUniques: New Blog: Uniques Tales #5 released today – FOR FREE!!! http://comfort-adam.livejournal.com/106628.html #
Does @Syfy have an aversion to vowels? "SciFi Wire" is now "Blastr" #
@KFINEWS that was too punny in reply to KFINEWS #
@theisb I believe they did, and were used to hold down rigging on stages and such in reply to theisb #
This screen at Fry's is bigger than my apartment… http://tweetphoto.com/32917347 #
Been watching all of Trek in story order while working on Trekipedia… midway through DS9 Season 2/TNG Season 7 now… #
Trekipedia: Update: 16 July 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/5984 #startrek #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-10

Jeffrey Harlan — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:59:00 +0000

No, @gimliaxewielder and @MrShimasaki I'm not dead, just out with some friends. And I forgot my phone was on silent. #
Appropriately, @Syfy is showing a marathon of Greatest American Hero today. #fb #
Working on Trekipedia again today. Got three more sections and 40 more entries so far. Expect a nice update note this evening. #startrek #
Trekipedia: Update: 4 July 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/5282 #
Trekipedia: Update: 5 July 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/5451 #
I'm thinking of redesigning Trekipedia, but I think I'll concentrate on adding more content for now #
I tried Twitter for Blackberry, but I still like UberTwitter more. Mostly because it keeps my place when new tweets come in. #
I also like the fact that I can choose which image sharing service I want to use on UberTwitter; the official app locks me into a single one #
@scifigeeks So does this mean we'll have a channel called SciFi that actually plays science fiction? The last one stopped #2 long before #1 in reply to scifigeeks #
Lindsay Lohan getting jail time has dominated my twitter news feed… People give a shit about this? Really? #fb #
Niiice. LOL RT @thinkgeek: Khaaaan! The Musical is coming to Khansas City 7/27-8/1! None can escape his wrath: http://j.mp/di2fGS #fb #
@danmcguff been like that here for 2 days now in reply to danmcguff #
I must be in the Mirror Universe. That or New England and Southern California switched climates for the summer and nobody told me. #
@Mefran Me either in reply to Mefran #
Ah, Twitter. I knew I could count on you for "did you feel that?" Tweets before the grouund even stopped shaking. #
Trekipedia: Update: 7 July 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/5522 #
Kids asked to write about their life now vs 4 years ago: "I was 12. I was in juvenile hall." #fb #
He's the lawyer's dad? Pronoun confusion! RT @cnnbrk: Lawyer sues … LeBron James, alleging he is his father http://on.cnn.com/bNbVii #
@danmcguff Lyndon Baines Johnson plays for the Cavs? in reply to danmcguff #
Been thinking a lot about my family lately. They represent what I think makes this country such a great place, and for different reasons #
My dad's family, to me, represents a tremendous dedication to selfless service, with several career military members #
My mom's family, in my view, represents the enormous opportunities available, with several nurses, educators, and blue-collar workers #
@danmcguff I figured. Just giving you a hard time because an ex-president had those initials :p in reply to danmcguff #
I'm honestly surprised I haven't seen any Monty Python refs re: Louisiana gov oks law allowing guns in church… #
"Bring out the Holy Hand Grenade!" "A reading from the book of Armaments…" #
"Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high saying, O Lord, bless this, Thy hand grenade… #
"…that with it Thou may blow Thine enemies to tiny bits, in Thy mercy…" #
Apparently, because I wouldn't give a student my Dr Pepper, I'm a racist who hates Mexicans and voted for Arizona's SB1070… #
So I guess that means I'm a member of the Arizona Legislature? Funny, I've never lived there… #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-03

Jeffrey Harlan — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:59:00 +0000

Trekipedia: Update: 26 June 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/4459 #
@DantesSTO We saw bathrooms on Voyager… Neelix took baths (shudder), Torres took sonic showers… The brig in Star Trek V had a toilet in reply to DantesSTO #
Trekipedia: Update: 27 June 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/4616 #
Watching TOS… Just realized Spock's description of the Kelvans' native form… They're Cthulu! #
@walshcaitlin DS9 was really good. It picked up a lot after Worf came in for season 4, then the Dominion War in seasons 5-7 in reply to walshcaitlin #
"What is it?" "It's… Um… It's *green.*" #
@walshcaitlin I've got TOS and the films on BluRay, and TAS, TNG, DS9, VOY and ENT on DVD. Plus nearly all the books, comics and games too in reply to walshcaitlin #
@walshcaitlin Actually, I have *every* comic: got the DVD with PDFs of every issue thru '04, and hard copies of every issue since in reply to walshcaitlin #
@walshcaitlin It's nice that they released the DVD with all the comics from 1967-2004. Most of the issues I was missing were older books in reply to walshcaitlin #
Finally saw the first 3 eps of Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor Who. Liking it. Love how they brought back the Daleks. #fb #
(And yes, I know the show's called Doctor Who while the character's simply The Doctor, but Twitter's 140-character limit sucks sometimes) #
ROFLOL The TARDIS makes that noise because the Doctor's left the brakes on for 50 years?! LOL! #
"Her past, my future. Time travel. We keep meeting in the wrong order." #
@gadgetdoll Is there ever NOT a protest there? I used to drive past one on my way to work & seemed like it was there 24-7 in reply to gadgetdoll #
Kids were asked to write about a movie villain they found interesting. Nearly all boys picked Joker, girls the villain from Twilight #
@DantesSTO Dark Knight – Heath Ledger's Joker in reply to DantesSTO #
@aprilhebert Saw that one today, too, then finished off the season. Van Gogh returns a couple eps later! in reply to aprilhebert #
W…T…F… I have no (clean) words for this RT @cnnbrk: VA hospital may have infected 1,800 veterans with HIV http://on.cnn.com/a8z2A1 #fb #
@aprilhebert It's on teh Interwebs. Not all areas carry BBCAmerica, so other means must be found in reply to aprilhebert #
Oh, please be right. via @theisb: I figured it out. She's Reverse Wonder Woman of Zur-En-Arrh. Diana w/o Amazons, Paradise Island or powers #
@blambot Depends on the comic. If it's the Twilight manga, that might be a mercy in reply to blambot #
Trekipedia: Update: 30 June 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/4742 #
You know what would be awesome? To just have a comic magically appear, in finished form, as soon as I write it. Darn this slow drawing stuff #
@MethosChronicle Not only… I'll be at SDCC. Still need to figure out accommodations though in reply to MethosChronicle #
@theisb If it is how they dress, either I need to move or they need to start using that uniform here in reply to theisb #
Trekipedia: Update: 1 July 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/4773 #
@wilw I just tell ppl who believe it that I'll take all their stuff next year, since they won't be needing it. No takers, yet in reply to wilw #
End of an era… My fuzzy d20s became disconnected from their string… #fb http://twitpic.com/21ukvi #
Trekipedia: Update: 2 July 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/5031 #startrek #