Category: twitter

Weekly Twitter Tweets for 2012-03-05

  • Closing in on 5000 tweets. This one helps. #fb #
  • Back in Ottawa, finding it 1000 degrees colder than Toronto. In case you didn't know. Yes, 1000 degrees. #fb #
  • When will I learn not to mix drinks on the train? Arriving in Ottawa with a premature hangover… #fb #
  • Everyone appears to be getting off at Kingston. What do they know that I don't? #fb #
  • Bring on the cognac! #fb #
  • No, large-ass person, don't sit next to me… keep on walking.. keep on walking… that's right. #fb #
  • Whoa. That's one spicy caesar! #fb #
  • On Via 648 to Ottawa –business class, of course. Anybody else here? (Economy class plebes need not respond.) #fb #
  • Where can I listen to the audio podcast from "Comic Book Men"? Google is no help. #fb #
  • At Union station's new business class Panorama Lounge. So far, so good. Still waiting to see how they board us from here. #fb #
  • I'm at Union Station (65 Front St W, at Bay St, Toronto) w/ 7 others http://t.co/LWJnB7wC #
  • Chicken curry for breakfast: that's why I spend weekends with the parents. #fb #
  • That's right, byatches: poutine with butter chicken. (At Park Hyatt bar with two hot women.) #fb http://t.co/7b4G2Vtd #
  • Bah #
  • A new low in boredom: striking up a conversation with the comic book vendor about his mobile phone. Jeebus, I need a life. #fb #
  • Am in downtown Toronto with a couple of hours to kill. Who wants to entertain me? #fb #
  • I'm at Shoppers World (3003 Danforth Ave, at Victoria Park Ave, Toronto) http://t.co/MgszTQmg #
  • Watching "The Godfather" never gets old. #fb #
  • Their senses are bright / There, their senses are quite bright / They're bright, their senses #grammarday #
  • I'm at Fran's (200 Victoria St, at Shuter St, Toronto) w/ 2 others http://t.co/ay6C9kZD #
  • I'm in Toronto. If anyone needs me, call Toronto. Not Scarborough. Not Mississauga. Toronto. #fb #
  • I'm bored on the train. Entertain me, Facebook and Twitterverse! #fb #
  • I be hypmotized #
  • On via 41 to Toronto. I can already see that no one else is here. #fb #
  • "I don't know about worldly things like taco meat or having all your fingers." #fb #
  • "Snookie Pregnant? Hey, Rick Santorum, bet this changes your mind about contraception!" -Bill Maher #fb #
  • Is Jeff Sachs seriously campaigning for the World Bank presidency? http://t.co/QK0Jje7N #fb #
  • Apparently I gots "killa swag". Despite the name, I hope it's not terminal. #fb #
  • Andrew Breitbart is dead?!!! #fb #
  • Twitter is all about making up hash tags #likethisone #
  • Why is Ron Christie on my TV screen? Begone, foul thing! #fb #
  • Uhoh. Just got hit with a bok choi craving. #fb #
  • Sadly, "Robocall" is not a new Paul Verhoeven fim. #fb #
  • 5:AM train to Toronto? When did I agree to that? #fb #
  • Double dumb-ass on you. (Yeah, I'm bringing that one back.) #fb #
  • How did I get on Nancy Pelosi's mailing list? #fb #
  • People, "fewer" is for counting quanta, "less" is not. So, it's "fewer people" and "less water". I cringe when I see "8 items or LESS" #fb #
  • Dammit! I was thinking of doing this study! http://t.co/52UIUzLU #fb #
  • Haha. @sunshineofjoy wasted her 300th tweet on me! #
  • Whoa. The scale of the Universe: http://t.co/ozIAfGmt #
  • "We came into the backyard of one my opponents." -Rick Santorum. Sigh. He really needs to Google his name. #fb #
  • Currently following 420 people on Twitter. Not sure why that number resonates with me. #fb #
  • Sad day. Davy Jones is dead. But now David Bowie can have his name back. http://t.co/jxQB3u5b #fb #
  • "In a survey of the most evil governments, 94% voted for either the USA, Israel, China or Saudi Arabia." Harper is keeping a low profile #fb #
  • It's creepily exciting watching the roots grow in my thyme plant. #fb http://t.co/WLQDzb7D #
  • Anyone remember "Tin Man" from Star Trek:TNG? #fb http://t.co/16fqUsi2 #
  • Didn't Grimbergen fight Dumbledore for the Elder Wand? #fb http://t.co/2LL4f90E #
  • "A survey of affluent European-Americans found 80% prefer to have an affluent European-American neighbor." I prefer a curvy, nubile neighbor #
  • Ever follow a celebrity on Twiiter, only to discover it's just some dude with the same name as Englebert Humperdink? #fb #
  • "@commentisfree: Facebook has taken down our photos of women breastfeeding, with a stern warning about standards! https://t.co/z5DhcBM9" WTF #
  • Wow. The number of fake porn accounts following me on Twitter just doubled. What did I say to make that happen? How can I do it again? #fb #
  • If you haven't been following the Stratfor/Wikileaks debacle, please do. It's nice to see those Stratfor gorillas for who they are #fb #
  • "@ACwebSaver: Promo Code LEAP29: 20% off select cities within Western Canada for March travel. Book by Mar 4 http://t.co/BrOCGBUh" #
  • This tweet has no purpose. #
  • Two hours sleep, Apocalyptic dreams, no workout, McDonald's breakfast. It's going to be one of THOSE days. #fb #
  • Yo, followers. I need more Dropbox space. So if you haven't already, get this frakking amazing piece of software. Go. http://t.co/dbWIYDo5 #
  • Had a weird dream which Ottawa had been bombed by terrorists and Bill Maher had kids. It was the second part that confused me. #fb #
  • Following the Pope (yes, that Pope) on Twitter. Waiting for his first "ROTFLMAO". #fb #
  • 47d36'0"N 3d32'0"E (or 47.6, 3.5333). Thank you, @CigaretsChill. The rest of you, you're welcome. #fb #
  • Old people and debit payment machines don't mix #grocerystorelineup #fb #
  • I constantly misread the word "onus" as "anus". I can't be alone in that. I guess the anus is on me to find out. #fb #
  • Off to talk to high school students about careers in science. Which fake accent should I use? #fb #
  • Note to self: protein powder is not a milk substitute #fb #
  • Here's an idea: AC outlets in toilet stalls, so I charge my smartphone while I, um, tweet. #fb #
  • Weird. At a conference of 1000 people, I'm trading twitter barbs with a stranger… who ends up being the dude sitting next to me! #fb #
  • Herjavec looks like a cross between Robin Williams and Bono. (And I mean that in the nicest way possible.) #ciraif #
  • weird watching a room of 400 people watch my ludicrous tweets on the big screen #ciraif #
  • Robert Herjavec: "the dominance of porn on the internet is over." NOOOOO! #CIRAif #fb #
  • According to Herjavec, 13.5% of Africans have internet access #ciraif #fb #
  • My favourite shark/dragon Robert Herjavec at #CIRAif #fb http://t.co/k7952WwR #
  • #CIRAif has too many well-dressed, socially labile attendees. Where's the awkward geek factor? #
  • I love conferences about social media. I never know whether to listen to the speaker or read my Twitter feed. #CIRAif #fb #
  • Back at #CIRAif with my power cord… but, dammit, someone stole my seat! #
  • Okay, heading back to #CIRAif with power cord. Don't let Herjavec start without me! #
  • I'm enjoying all the on-topic Tweets. But there aren't enough snarky comments or geeky jokes. #CIRAif #
  • What did people do at conferences before Twitter? #CIRAif #
  • Break time. Gonna take this opportunity to run home and get my recharging cord! #CIRAif #
  • Damn. Should have brought my power cord. 'Droid almost out of juice from all the tweeting! #CIRAif #
  • In the room, it seems that Blackberries outnumber iPhones which outnumber tablets. Don't see any netbooks. #CIRAif #
  • Always nice when someone realizes the plural of "forum" is "fora" #CIRAif #
  • Oh look, my tweets are on the big screen #CIRAif #
  • One of those rare meetings where it's not rude to be buried in your smartphone #CIRAif #
  • Oh look, there's Michael Geist #CIRAif #
  • At the Canadian Internet Forum to see my favourite dragon/shark, Robert Herjavic. And for the free lunch. #CIRAif #fb #
  • Am @ the Canadian Internet Forum. Mostly for the free snacks. #fb #

Weekly Twitter Tweets for 2012-02-27

  • :Twitter haiku 316 – “Alternate hist’ry / First cosmonaut a woman / Lady Gagarin” #fb #
  • One more paper accepted for publication. #fb #
  • What I’ve learned from my 2 day Dragon’s Den marathon: there are a lot of delusional people out there #fb #
  • Tarte fine aux pommes and sticky pudding at some unnamed late night cafe in Montreal #fb http://t.co/TN4yb6j7 #
  • Dinner at Jean Albert’s #fb http://t.co/LHKp8ZVq #
  • Booooooo #ufc144 #
  • I’ve got Edgar winning 3-2 #ufc144 #
  • so… will Joe Rogan be interviewing Rampage in the cage? Awkward… #ufc144 #
  • Now how will Joe Rogan call this Rampage fight? #ufc144 #
  • Ryan Bader = best walk-in music #ufc144 #
  • Whoa. Inbox is now in the 20s. #fb #
  • Ha! Just found my old jiujitsu dojo membership card from 1994! #fb http://t.co/J3PP7R5I #
  • Wow. Just found Jag Bhaduria’s business card in the back of a drawer. It’s from 1996. #fb #
  • Why do I only see the last 2 syllables in “Coriolanus”? #fb #
  • Inbox under 40! AUUUGHHH!! #fb #
  • Let me see… condo is spotless. You know what that means: massive amounts of work are being ignored. #fb #
  • I’m telling ya, roast beef and bok choi is the way to go. #fb #
  • Should I stick with TwitPic or use the native Twitter photo upload service? Any comments? #fb #
  • Bok choi and roast beef. That’s a balanced meal, right? #fb #
  • Inbox is under 50. I’m officially scared. #fb #
  • One more paper revised and submitted #fb #
  • Latest spam message: “Broswe pussycats who have furtivde hungers” #fb #
  • Free Bill Maher online concert was great, topped by his $1 million donation to Obama campaign! #fb #
  • “Government is like Snooki’s vagina: too big, services too many people, and nothing good will come out of it.” -Bill Maher #fb #
  • “The Democrats could not sell a cub scout to a pedophile.” -Bill Maher #fb #
  • Bill Maher live comedy concert, on for FREE right now http://t.co/QB9NZ1F8 #fb #
  • Inbox is now under 60 for the first time in 3 years, muthafrakkers! #fb #
  • This sums up a chunk of my International Health class! http://t.co/WIhYYT7J #
  • Inbox under 70 for the first time in… I don’t remember when! I’m scared! #fb #
  • Inbox under 80 and it’s not even noon yet. #fb #
  • This is an extreme response to the flaw in the peer-review academic publs system, but something must be done. http://t.co/eqIVzGyx #fb #
  • Always exciting when FedEx confirms my package will arrive tomorrow… and I have no recollection of what I ordered. #fb #
  • Apparently a side effect of #sweet_sweet_codeine is an uncontrollable need to tweet every 5 minutes #fb #
  • The face of a train-bound migraine sufferer #sweet_sweet_codeine #fb http://t.co/Agi2Wcmy #
  • In my head, I’m playing Who songs on sitar #sweet_sweet_codeine #fb #
  • I like the idea of Paul Dewar as federal NDP leader. Oh, Bob Rae, if only you hadn’t crossed the floor. #fb #
  • Oh, sweet sweet codeine. Thank you, Afghanistan, for your bountiful poppy fields and the opiates that kick serious migraine ass. #fb #
  • The Misfits are just the wrong background music when you’re fighting a migraine #fb #
  • I see Madonna has managed to lyrically rhyme her name with “you wanna”. Genius. #sarcasm #fb #
  • I always end up in line behind the person trying to order something that’s not on the menu #McDonaldsBreakfast #fb #
  • Tarte fine aux pommes avec fleur de sel and sticky pudding. #montrealdesserts #fb http://t.co/BcthCzEt #
  • Inbox down to 98. Good enough for bed, right? #fb #
  • Reading comic books in public comes with the risk of encountering a fellow geek #fb http://t.co/aRGr3WxR #
  • Will never get used to having a folder labelled “semen quality”. #professorlife #fb #
  • BBC News – In pictures: Mumbai – Chronicles of a past life http://t.co/90I5phL6 #fb #

Weekly Twitter Tweets for 2012-02-20

  • Watching season 3 of CBC's Dragon Den #procrastination #fb #
  • Breakfast at the Pump #fb http://t.co/hnAL0FLz #
  • Why are people on #SharkTank pronouncing "ingenuity" like "ingenue". Is that how Americans say it? #fb #
  • Hummus stains on the crotch of my black jeans look suspicious, I know. #fb #
  • People don't make enough Oral Roberts jokes #fb #
  • When you get out of bed at 3pm, breakfast consists of beer and hummus #fb #
  • I'm at Lieutenant's Pump (361 Elgin St, at Waverly, Ottawa) http://t.co/aSxLOz8k #
  • Migraine is a good excuse to do nuthin'…. especially when the sweet, sweet codeine kicks in #fb #
  • My latest paper, "A student-run peer-reviewed journal: an educational tool for students in the health sciences" http://t.co/RRei1ji3 #fb #
  • Oh, sweet sweet codeine, bring the numbness… #fb #
  • "A 3.1 GPA is an Asian F" -The Daily Show #fb #
  • AUUUUGHH!! Migraine! #fb #
  • Dear MS Vista, due to compatibility issues, we're stuck with each other. All I ask is that you not suck for a few minutes each day. OK? #fb #
  • I'm at VIA Rail (200 Tremblay Rd, Ottawa) http://t.co/JbXGNGwR #
  • I'm at Gare Centrale (895 Rue de la Gauchetière, at Rue Mansfield, Montréal) w/ 3 others http://t.co/7vgRqf86 #
  • Count 'em: NINE whiny toddlers on this train. NINE! #fb #
  • I'm at Montreal (Montreal) http://t.co/fP0OW1vP #
  • That Adele chick looks like a full-figured Drew Barrymore #fb #
  • Finally watching the Grammys. I thought Marc Anthony (sp?) was Steve Buscemi #fb #
  • I'm at VIA Rail (200 Tremblay Rd, Ottawa) w/ 2 others http://t.co/5NnhvEHG #
  • Iran. Iran's so far away. #fb #
  • I will never understand why Via Rail passengers line up an hour before boarding, given that we all have reserved seating. #fb #
  • Re-living my epic squash battles with Ed "The Hitman" Wong: http://t.co/AUSgyXKG #fb #
  • Man, I love Dunn's Deli's cheap-ass breakfast #fb #
  • my favourite (anonymous) student evaluation from last semester http://t.co/T6NzuEmB #
  • Finally got my inbox below 100 again! #fb #
  • My public lecture tomorrow at noon: "Implications of India's Skewed Sex Ratio and Other Aspects of Assisted Reproduction." RGN 2112. #fb #
  • 2 hours sleep, skipped workout, McDonald's for breakfast. It's gonna be a GOOD day. #fb #
  • That's just not right. #fb http://t.co/G9elp3kf #
  • Um… happy VD day? http://t.co/dYb8nQhc #
  • The problem with using vinegar to clean my humidifier is that now my home smells like salad #fb #
  • Ooooo, my copy of "Marvel 1602" just arrived! #fb #
  • Social media and epidemiology: http://t.co/mEOJAr4a #fb #
  • My "Happy VD Day" post from 4 years ago is getting a lot of hits today. I blame Google. http://t.co/PzUGSNCI #fb #
  • Everyone else noticing that FireFox is starting to suck these days? #fb #
  • Another global health internship opportunity http://t.co/4obqgIdW #
  • Global health summer internship opportunity in NYC http://t.co/FxAgj6aS #
  • My first fiction publication in 4 years, a story called "Lords of Izzat" in this collection. http://t.co/ys3uXagZ #
  • It's VD Day tomorrow? Better stock up on antibiotics. #fb #
  • Just when you think the TTC has maxed out its suckitude, it somehow manages to suck some more. #fb #

Weekly Twitter Tweets for 2012-02-13

  • Inbox FINALLY under 100. Time for my nightly 2 hours of sleep. #fb #
  • Most recent spam comment on one of my blogs: "Appreciate it for this howling post, I’m glad I observed this internet website on yahoo." #fb #
  • When did Guillermo del Toro turn into Michael Moore? #fb #
  • I'm at 7 West Cafe (7 Charles Street West, Toronto) http://t.co/LDMtPdxF #
  • I'm at Park Hyatt Rooftop Bar (4 Avenue Rd, Toronto) http://t.co/o86D3lvN #
  • I'm at Park Hyatt Toronto (4 Avenue Road, Bloor, Toronto) http://t.co/Xu49rKrZ #
  • Why do sore thumbs stick out? #fb #
  • A toddler is singing me a song about dog poop. #visittothemuseum #fb #
  • I'm at Royal Ontario Museum (100 Queen's Park, at Bloor St W, Toronto) https://t.co/I53Lf8TC #
  • I'm at Lazy Daisy's (1515 Gerrard St E, Toronto) http://t.co/Tf2iqSyj #
  • Silly Canadians. Why are you lining up for the train 30 min early, when you all have reserved seats? #fb #
  • Condo is spotless. You know what that means: a pile of work not getting done. #fb #
  • The only good part about waking up with a migraine is that it's a good excuse to skip your workout #fb #
  • Yesterday was Dickens's 200th birthday. I wonder who alive today will be celebrated 200 years from now? #fb #
  • "Hyman" residence at UOttawa. I assume it's only for, um, virginal coeds? #fb http://t.co/b61pH87L #
  • "Blood" splattered on the Syrian embassy in Ottawa #fb http://t.co/UfHloj0o #
  • Amadeus er war superstar #fb #
  • WTF is this? http://t.co/aPL9UZSa #fb #
  • A little concerned that someone named "gangbanglove" is following me on Twitter #fb #
  • Finally watched the Madonna halftime show. WTF was that? #fb #
  • It's that one day of the year again when I get to drag out my OLPC for my global health students #fb http://t.co/jtGRCj5s #
  • I'm at cafe alternatif (60 universite priv, ottawa) http://t.co/Y2Oytq7W #
  • Ottawa drivers, why must you suck? #fb #
  • Crap! Another paper rejected :( #fb #
  • For those in Ottawa, consider attending my IDW lecture Tuesday at 4pm http://t.co/m8ppH1E8 #fb #
  • Religious people just need to calm the frakk down http://t.co/NfFvUxeO #fb #
  • Today's breakfast: 6 eggs, 4 sausages and 2 litres of coffee. #fb #

Weekly Twitter Tweets for 2012-02-06

  • To whoever left the Shatner book in my office mailbox: thanks, but you’re still not getting that A+ #fb #
  • Dammit! I’m craving 1:AM Indian take-out again. #fb #
  • My surrogacy feature is now available in a more accessible format: http://t.co/cnnn9gFx #fb #
  • Indigo describes my novel: “As a guerrilla war rages aross the Zimbabwe countryside, a young woman finds refuge” Uh, that’s not my book #fb #
  • “I don’t think the half-time entertainer should ever be older than the Superbowl itself.” -Piers Morgan #fb #
  • I found a way to get tipsy from pasta sauce. #fb #
  • Sigh. Six more reference letters done. Is grad school application season over yet?!! #fb #
  • So will someone please tell me when this football thing is over? #fb #
  • Here’s the problem with Ottawa: nowhere to get Indian take-out at 3:AM #fb #
  • Condit totally deserved that win #ufc143 #
  • Wow. Jousting is now a 21st century sport. The world truly is out of new ideas. #fb #
  • I think I’m officially a bok choi addict #fb #
  • Just to be different, I’m calling it Condit in round 3 by TKO #ufc143 #fb #
  • Yep, another paper submitted #fb #
  • Ain’t nothin’ like late night, drunken pizza #fb #
  • Why do I have a LinkedIn account again? #fb #
  • I’m at Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset Street West, Ottawa) http://t.co/rldApvJj #
  • Just opened junk mail that began, “Ray, I’m guess you, like millions of other older men…” AUUUGHHHH!!!! #fb #
  • Any epidemiologists looking for a job in Toronto? Here’s one: http://t.co/gzZV6A4A #fb #
  • Getting all spa’d out today. Shut up. I deserve it. #fb #
  • One paper rejected, one paper accepted for publication. Starting out the day even. #fb #
  • This month is the 100th anniversary of Edgar Rice Burrough’s first publication #fb #
  • Just cooked with a whole bottle of wine. I like that I can get tipsy from eating pasta. #fb #
  • The Politicization of Science — trying to keep some of my older articles in circulation :) http://t.co/IAIlJGvj #fb #
  • My latest on Indian maternal surrogacy, the cover story of “India Currents” magazine (Access embedded document reader) http://t.co/lhOZqovN #
  • Well…. fuck. http://t.co/dsVDtosT #fb #
  • 2 pitchers of beer, one paper submitted, one grant application submitted, 2 hours of sleep, and now the work day begins…#fb #
  • Scrambled egg and bok choi — not my best idea #fb #
  • One more paper completed and submitted. #fb #
  • Things I have learned today: The Lancet enforces the Oxford comma. #fb #
  • Hallelujah! Got my paper to exactly 300 words. #fb #
  • Still need to knock 73 words out of my manuscript. Sigh. Time to remove the profanity… #fb #
  • :Twitter haiku 315 – “When Harry Potter / Forgot to wear a condom / Genital Hogwarts” #fb #
  • It’s true. I am indeed that man from Nantucket. #fb #
  • After chopping 9000 words out of an overlong paper, I’m struggling to carve out the last 100. #fb #
  • I’m at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) (Toronto Island, Toronto) w/ 4 others http://t.co/0oRlJNbw #

Weekly Twitter Tweets for 2012-01-30

  • Just hacked a 12000 word paper down to 3000 words. I feel like I just crapped out a lung and both kidneys. #fb #
  • Just realized that “The Starlost” (crappy 70s Canadian SF) was written by the legendary Harlan Ellison. Oh, Harlan. #fb #
  • Arrrgh. Two papers rejected within 24 hours of each other. Couldn’t they at least space out the notices? #fb #
  • I’m at Hey Lucy (440 Bloor Street West, Howland, Toronto) http://t.co/6fLoOAnz #
  • Porter Air, usually you’re great. But today your staff are just effin’ idiots. #fb #
  • Inbox down to 90. Time for a bottle of wine and a nap. Oh crap, I have to get to the airport… #fb #
  • Did a manuscript search for housing studies in Chad… and got one about nomadic surfers in California. Yep, one was named Chad. #fb #
  • Four more reference letters done. At this point, I’m referring to everyone as, “Sparky.” #fb #
  • One grant application completed and submitted… before noon! #fb #
  • Top search term driving people to my science fiction website (http://t.co/u0QeDkFG) is still “Terra Nova sucks” #fb #
  • 8 more reference letters done, and it’s only 10AM #fb #
  • This week’s top search terms driving people to my blog: “shtupper”, “emo bitch” and “gay cats” #fb #
  • Didn’t Dumbledore defeat Grimbergen to win the Elder wand? #fb http://t.co/wENaIEUG #
  • Fettuccine Bolognese and a whole bottle of wine. And when the tipsy hits, time to write some reference letters… #fb #
  • One more paper completed and submitted #fb #
  • Had a steak, took a nap. Woke up, had another steak. I detect a pattern here. #fb #
  • (When typing “grilling steaks on the roof”, Android autocorrected “roof” to “typhoid.” Hmm. ) #fb #
  • Grilling steaks on the roof #fb #
  • Just downloaded all 48GB of the Babylon 5 saga. Guess how I’m spending this evening? #fb #
  • I’m having nachos and cheese. Hold the nachos. #fb #
  • Nachos is a balanced meal, right? #fb #
  • Yo, suits, instead of, “at this time,” how about you just say, “now”? #fb #
  • 6:AM fire alarm while I’m pulling an all-nighter. So I’m now working from McDonald’s. Sigh. #fb #
  • I think I’m the only one who gets midnight bok choi cravings. #fb #
  • Crampons and tampons are interchangeable #FactsWithoutWikipedia #fb #
  • What do we want?! “Gradual change!” When do we want it?! “Incrementally!” #billmaher #fb #
  • Here’s proof. I’m on the Hogwarts Express! #fb http://t.co/E6R04MYg #
  • Nerdy bespectacled and uniformed private school kids on the train with me. ZOMG! It’s the Hogwarts Express! #fb #
  • :Twitter haiku 314 – “Desi kangaroo / Taught to sell tea on the streets / A chai wallahby” #fb #
  • Thank you, Union Station, for bathrooms that make me think I’m back in India. #fb #

Weekly Twitter Tweets for 2012-01-23

  • 12 more reference letters down. You do realize I’m referring to each of you as “whatsisname”, right? #fb #
  • I’m at Ice Lounge (560 Danforth Ave, Carlaw Ave, Toronto) http://t.co/SOVy2wWy #
  • I’m at Crema Coffee Co. (508 Danforth Ave, Logan Ave, Toronto) http://t.co/12ZrFz4G #
  • I’m at World Exchange Plaza (100 Queen Street, Metcalfe Street, Ottawa) w/ 2 others http://t.co/RicwtUO6 #
  • Oh man, baby bok choy sauteed in peanut oil is soooo good. #fb #
  • Just re-watched the Babylon 5 finale, “Sleeping In Light”, the finest 45 minutes of televised science fiction ever produced. #fb #
  • You know it’s going to be a bad day when your building’s fire alarm goes off just as you’re stepping into the shower. #fb #
  • AUUUUUGHHHH!!!!! http://t.co/PXuh6Wq1 #
  • This week’s top search terms bringing people to my website: “busty idiots” and “boner pants” #fb #
  • Dear Epidemiology grad students, consider submitting a paper to the ACE student competition: http://t.co/tmCgGeau #fb #
  • “The Adobe Acorbat plugin has crashed.” Bloatware that updates ever 10 minutes, and it doesn’t even work reliably. Grrrr. #fb #
  • I support #wikipediablackout Show your support here http://t.co/y4sD2sF4 #
  • Suddenly feel the need to re-watch some Babylon 5 episodes. #fb #
  • There’s a NEW Mexico #FactsWithoutWikipedia #fb #
  • To protect archaic, bloated, spoiled and inefficient industries, #SOPA threatens our access to the greatest free resource in history #fb #
  • Dear Google and Wikpedia: you go, girl. Dear MPAA and SOPA: welcome to the scrap heap of history, you retrograde dinosaurs. #fb #
  • Was going offline today to protest SOPA. But best to use the time to tell those still online why SOPA is bad: http://t.co/n6igMG7K #fb #
  • One more paper accepted for publication… #fb #
  • Cheap wine, a pirate movie and bacon-flavoured chocolate. #fb #
  • Just got a flyer from Rogers asking that I switch to them for Internet, cable and phone service. Pause. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! #fb #
  • Writing retreat almost over: 1 paper revised, 1 whole newsletter completed, 1 magazine article finished, and didn’t download p0rn once! #fb #
  • Dear Health Sciences students, the deadline for the next issue of the student journal is a week away! http://t.co/xlfY545L #fb #
  • I’m declaring it now. I will fight the new Facebook “timeline” format to the bitter end. #fb #
  • Currently at UOttawa faculty “writing retreat”. So far, one paper has been successfully revised, and at least 6 Facebook updates posted #fb #
  • Latest gift from a student. Clearly, they’re doing their research. And I do teach research, after all. http://t.co/tk3UYpaS #
  • Today’s green smoothie: Swiss chard, baby bok choi, ginger, cucumbers, beets and fresh apple juice. #fb #
  • The best part about cooking with wine is disposing of the leftover ingredients. #fb #
  • Turkey breast Bolognese? Okay, let’s give it a shot… #fb #
  • Just found out my students are auctioning me off for charity. I hope they realize my liver probably isn’t worth much. #fb #
  • In exchange for a lecture, Medicine gave me $20 Starbucks coffee card on the wknd. Twenty four hours later, I’ve already maxed it out. #fb #
  • Am going to be external examiner at someone’s PhD defence in Quebec…. in French. Gulp. #fb #
  • I’m at Simard Building | Pavillon Simard – uOttawa (165 Waller, Ottawa) http://t.co/CNb1vBsj #
  • Awkward when the grocery store check-out girl is one of my current students. Quick! Put back that magazine! #fb #
  • Humidifer is set to jungle. #fb #

Weekly Twitter Tweets for 2012-01-16

  • 4:20AM and the inbox is down to 77. Good enough, yes? #fb #
  • Three more reference letters down. Whew. #fb #
  • That’s right. Another paper submitted. #fb #
  • “The Golden Globes: the one night of the year Americans give a shit what foreigners think.” -Bill Maher #fb #
  • Just wrote and submitted FIVE research abstracts to a conference. Ack. Time for scotch. #fb #
  • One more grant application completed and submitted, and the work evening has just begun! #fb #
  • Decadent brunch at the NAC #fb http://t.co/7ZM8prjV #
  • RT “@RealTimeWWII: Death-rates among Jewish pop of Warsaw now 70/day: Typhus epidemic”. Under-discussed epidemiological aspect of WWII #
  • Time for some 5:AM Scotch #fb #
  • RT @MMAFighting: Aldo probably took more damage from the rabid crowd swarming all over him than he did from Mendes. #
  • Holy crap…again #ufc142 #
  • Holy crap #ufc142 #spinningwheelkick #fb #
  • This is what grilling in the snow looks like #fb http://t.co/kmSNlvy6 #
  • Grilling steaks on the roof in -1000 degree weather. Welcome to Ottawa. #fb #
  • Dear student, the word you’re looking for is “drawn”, as in, “the lines were drawn.” Sadly, “drute” is not a word. #fb #
  • Taxes all done. Time to make some 2:AM beet juice. The neighbours are gonna love me… #fb #
  • 2010 personal taxes done. Now on to the corporate taxes. Shh, don’t tell anyone I’m so late! #fb #
  • My 2010 Fido bill = $3032. My 2011 Mobilicity bill = $504. Screw you, Rogers/Fido. #fb #
  • Eight more reference letters done. I need to lie down. #fb #
  • Got a serious chapati craving. What’s that all about? #fb #
  • Definitely a neti pot sort of day #fb #
  • stale wine + apple juice + beet juice = not bad #fb #
  • Emma Frost was always more interesting than Jean Grey #fb #
  • Oh crap. Sniffles and a dry throat. This can’t be good. #fb #
  • One more paper completed and submitted… #fb #
  • Just ate a bag of kiwis and am still hungry. Damn. #fb #
  • “Q: How do you make holes in fire? A: With a fire drill, of course.” Ah, memories of the Usenet Oracle. #fb #
  • On this date, 2063 years ago, Caesar crossed the Rubicon #fb #
  • Reviewed a paper for BMJ and they gave me a free subscription. Now that’s peer appreciation! #fb #
  • Reminiscing about when “5 inch floppy” meant a computer medium and not the other thing. #fb #
  • Latest gift from a student: money tree with a Guyanese name, complete with two bottles of gin http://t.co/1vdoglNM #
  • Whew! Just wrote 12 reference letters. Hope I put the right ones in the right envelopes. #fb #
  • Re-watching season 6 of Stargate-SG1. Damn, I miss that show. #fb #
  • “@BillGates: Major milestone: India to mark 1 year since last polio case. http://t.co/Y24gPwVv" #fb #
  • Re-watching Jeeves & Wooster. That Hugh Laurie has barely aged a day! #fb #
  • You can follow the IJHS student journal on Facebook: https://t.co/oz4qTY5T #fb #
  • Can I squeeze in a nap between now and my next lecture? I say yes. #fb #

Weekly Twitter Tweets for 2012-01-09

  • Inbox down to 65 at it's 2:AM. Meh. That's good enough for today. #fb #
  • Inbox down to 74, and it's only 1:AM! #fb #
  • Re-launching the website for the Health Sciences student journal: http://t.co/7e9Kdp7s @RISSIJHS #fb #
  • Random fact: during the empire, the average Roman man ate 2 lbs of bread per day. No low-carb diet for them! #fb #
  • Note to self: when making fresh beet juice, don't wear a white shirt. #fb #
  • One more paper accepted for publication. Sweet. #fb #
  • Shirley Temple is still alive. Who knew? #fb #
  • Watching 1955's "The Dambusters". Did a spit take when they first say the name of the dog. #fb #
  • Cooking with wine is dangerous on a school night. #fb #
  • Just watched 1958's "The Vikings". Don't make 'em like that anymore. #fb #
  • Random trivia of the day: actor Christopher Guest is a British peer (Lord). Wacky. #fb #
  • My first Ottawa breakfast of 2012 includes…. bacon! #fb #
  • A little concerned by how few of my 4th year students are able to multiply 20 x 0.6 correctly without a calculator. #fb #
  • Who wants to buy me a knitted Ninja Turtle mask? http://t.co/cs9QRplP #
  • I love Fear Factor. But do they only cast Hooters girls and douchebags? #fb #
  • I think we can all agree that when my month-old plain yogurt has turned hard and yellow, it probably isn't edible anymore. #fb #
  • Inbox at 93 and the work evening has only just begun… #fb #
  • Holy crap. Season premiere of "Sherlock" is simply brilliant screenwriting. #fb #
  • Back in the O town #fb #
  • About to board Porter 251 to Ottawa. Anyone else here? If so, don't talk to me. I gots comic books to read. #fb #
  • My fave adjective-noun combination from today's news: "wayward puffin." Good name for a band. A weak, indie band. #fb #
  • Dear Porter Air. You know I'm a fan. But what you really need is more bathroom capacity in the YTZ lounge. #fb #
  • "@InjusticeFacts: A US pornstar makes an average of $250,000, a US senator makes $160,000." Porn stars r underpaid 4 the joy they bring #fb #
  • "@The_Activists: Why does an American porn star make more money than an American senator?" Because they do more for the public. #fb #
  • I'm at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) (2 Eireann Quay, Toronto) w/ 2 others http://t.co/NxN35jEz #
  • Overheard two stupid girls talking on the Porter ferry: "My friend is totally loaded. He's got his own house and everything." #fb #
  • I'm at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport Ferry (2 Bathurst St., Toronto) http://t.co/za0EfucO #
  • "@factlets: Boobies' blue feet get brighter the longer it has been since they last had sex." Boobies with feet. Sounds hentai-ish. #fb #
  • Back to Ottawa tomorrow. Please inform the city that the ticker-tape parade will not be necessary, though I do appreciate the thought. #fb #
  • Crazy man on subway is lecturing invisible audience on various types of shoes. I was interested until he started getting his facts wrong #fb #
  • Exam marks submitted, eight reference letters written, inbox down to 99… time for an X-Men comic book and some shut-eye. #fb #
  • Uhoh. It's reference letter season…. #fb #
  • Oh come on. How they expect me to get any work done with both Stargate and UFC on TV? #fb #
  • Jeebus Cripes! Enough with the Twitter spam! #fb #
  • It's sad that I'm excited by this, but George Takei will be on this season's Celebrity Apprentice! Whoohoo! #fb #
  • I love that CBC broadcasters are forced to pronounce "kilometre" correctly. #fb #
  • Oh, Jeebus, this Santorum fellow sounds just idiotic enough to get the nomination. #fb #
  • The Quadrantid are supposed to start at 2:30AM. Who's going to brave the cold tonight? #fb #
  • Dear loud kids arguing on the street outside, "lookit" is not a word. #fb #
  • Time for a Top Gear break. No one do anything funny or interesting till I get back. #fb #
  • New year's resolution #2 I resolve to use the Oxford comma. #fb #
  • I'm at Sushi On Bloor (515 Bloor St W, at Borden St, Toronto) http://t.co/SHeFPQxC #
  • I'm at Indigo Books & Music (55 Bloor Street West, at Bay Street, Toronto) w/ 2 others http://t.co/F3eltcTr #
  • I'm at Park Hyatt Toronto (4 Avenue Road, Bloor, Toronto) http://t.co/OuxjfACG #
  • I'm at Sarah's Shawarma & Falafel (487 Bloor St W, at Brunswick Av, Toronto) http://t.co/4LtLCE2a #
  • Inbox holding at 105. Time to move shop to downtown cafe… #fb #
  • Inbox holding at 109. Bah. #fb #
  • Inbox down to a measly 156…. #fb #
  • To everyone who's been waiting for an email response from me for 2 weeks… This afternoon is when I will start replying :( #fb #
  • Isaac Asimov would have been 92 today #fb #

Weekly Twitter Tweets for 2012-01-02

  • 4:AM snack — apple pie and bacon #fb #
  • Today’s random trivia: the teo actors who portrayed Col Henry Blake in MASH (TV and movie) died 24 hours apart. #fb #
  • My new year’s resolution: to dress my age. #fb #
  • Oooo. Pawn Stars marathon. #fb #
  • What is Hayden Christiansen doing in “Return of the Jedi”? Get off my TV! #fb #
  • A day spent napping, with intermittent breaks just for meals and Tweeting, can’t be good for the waistline. #fb #
  • First important task of 2012: gonna watch me some Cowboys and Aliens. #fb #
  • First meal of 2012 involves…. bacon. #fb #
  • “Climate scientists are only in it for the money.” Seriously, someone said this. Because the path to riches is through a PhD #jeez #fb #
  • Also picking cowboy by decision and matyushenko by ko #ufc141 #
  • I’m calling it now. Overeem by TKO in 2nd round #ufc141 #fb #
  • I’m at The Fairmont Royal York (100 Front St W, btw York & Bay, Toronto) w/ 3 others http://t.co/jmeOTxAX #
  • :Twitter haiku 313 – “A one storey house / Flooded with backed up sewage / Call it, ‘bungalow’” #fb #
  • Too bad. http://t.co/KyuoOVnS #fb #
  • That’s right, one more paper done. (Well, a draft for the co-authors, anyway). #fb #
  • Everything you need to know about boobs: http://t.co/L9tQ1iDj #fb #
  • Oh codeine, My migraine and I are so your bitches. #fb #
  • It seems “Merlin” is the British “Smallville” #fb #
  • Nothing says productivity like a snowstorm, cup of fresh dal, a Merlin marathon on TV, and a backlog of papers to be writ… #
  • That’s right. One more paper completed and submitted. #
  • Jeebus, people, stop adding “LOL” to statements that aren’t funny! LOL. #fb #
  • Just saw Justin Bieber on TV for the 1st time (seriously). He’s actually a butchy girl, right? #fb #
  • 10 illegal baby names — I kinda like “Sexfruit” http://t.co/rkgER1dk #
  • Just finished two manuscript revisions I’ve been putting off for a YEAR! #
  • Writing in a Starbucks, berated by the mindless, loud chatter of the stupidest sounding undergrad girls I have ever heard. #fb #
  • Korean Grillhouse, 214 Queen St http://t.co/IrAvHgYE #
  • I’m at Korean Grill House (214 Queen Street W., Toronto) http://t.co/mhHw2fmg #
  • Just installed gel insoles. Well hello. #fb #
  • That’s right… one more paper completed and submitted. And it’s only 4:30AM. #fb #