16 posts tagged “twitter”
Web site Copyblogger.com is hosting a twitter writing contest challenging people to tell a story in 140 characters. If you're a twitter user, you have until 5pm CST today to enter, otherwise, I'll just share my entry with you and recommend some of the better vignettes below:
If you also participate, feel free to leave a link to your entry in the comments below!
I expect my brother is only child in country who got a mentos geyser in his Easter basket.
This Easter basket brought to you by Mythbusters, for sure. Followed by much bouncing up and down, shouting, "It was higher than the house? Did you see that? Higher than the house!!"
Okay, so that was me. But the kid was impressed, too.
I turn thirty on Thursday. Last year, my birthday was a pretty depressing affair, in fact I don't have many strong memories of it, just the overwhelming sadness. My mother had died less than three months earlier and I just didn't know how to process anything in the absence of my mother. I don't know how much I've learned in the subsequent year except I know I'm still here. I know I've been happy and can still be happy. I know I make her proud by continuing to make my way, by raising my brother into an good man.four more days to my birthday, squeeeeee!!!
I've experienced a few things in the first thirty years of my life I wouldn't wish upon anyone else, but those experiences continue to form me into a woman I'm proud to be. In the next years, I hope to come to grips with myself as an "adult." I hope to be successful in my career and to support my husband in his. I hope to continue growing an inspirational, creative life. I hope to inspire and encourage my brother. I hope to keep putting one foot in front of the other.
Okay, so this tweet and reposting it here is just utter gloating. Ever cook a meal and feel its execution and presentation were just dreamy? That was Monday's dinner.soaking maple planks for tonight's mahi mahi Dinner: planked mahi mani with roasted red pepper sauce, mushroom risotto and grilled asparagus
Random thought about my morning routines. In yesterday's case, I was reading new content at nonprofit.alltop.com and was inspired to write last morning's post (please read if you missed it :). Today, bowl of oatmeal in front of me, I decided to wrangle my tweets into this post. If you wish to be similarly fueled, consider Alton Brown's overnight oatmeal recipe. We've been making it in a triple batch with craisins and dried blueberries, then just reheating up a bowl each subsequent morning. Soooo delicious.my blog is fueled by steel-cut oatmeal and coffee at this point, me thinks
Following Jason who is following Anil, I've turned off my automatic Twitter update and will be posting things manually, but with annotations to make them more meaningful. I also went back and added some notes to my most recent Twitter updates, which you can see under the twitter tag.
Unlike Jason, I don't have a witty name for this endeavor. Can't win 'em all. (Thanks for the idea, Jason!)
- 13:44 Having an Irish-themed dinner party tonight. Guinness corned beef and Guinness cupcakes for all! #
- 16:56 Guinness cupcakes. While, initially putting a stick of butter into a cup of Guinness seems like a crime, the result is worth the time! #
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I've been having semi-monthly dinner parties since last November, I think, each with a potluck with a theme: Cuban, Greek and, this month, Irish. Originally, I just said, "I'm nearly 30 and have never hosted a dinner party" and set about fixing that. Now, it's a great opportunity to open my home to my friends, share my table with some warm and entertaining people, and pass around great food.
Saturday's dinner had the highest attendance--we had to alter our table to fit everyone in and had to pull out my grandparent's china in order to have enough plates, etc. for everyone. A lot of work, a lot of clean up, but so very worth it. After every one of the dinner parties, I'm left with a great sense of happiness and that I'm close to living the life I want.
For those interested in such things, this last party's menu:
Starting with
* v * A selection of Irish cheeses served with crackersSavoring
* * * Steak & Guinness Pie
* * * Guinness Corned BeefComplemented by
* v * Soda Bread
* v * Colcannon
* v * New Potatoes with Rosemary
* v * Mushroom Soup& Finishing with
* v * Apple Barley Pudding
* v * Irish Whiskey Cake
* v * Guinness Cupcakes
- 10:04 I think I just put peanut butter in my hair. Can't wait for the weekend. #
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- 16:49 @gapingvoid Absolutely. And the fact it's demonstrated in yr practice w/ non-iPod examples helps me get the point across to my clients. #
- 18:08 I don't know what I expected from a band called "Vampire Weekend" but this wasn't it. #
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- 19:37 @gapingvoid Am watching FastCompany video just so I can finally hear your speaking voice; until recently, I thought you were born in the UK. #
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- 11:56 am possibly having a good customer service experience. AT&T FTW #
- 13:57 Did I mention I saw the Magna Carta this weekend? tinyurl.com/ybsqm8 #
- 17:42 I've received what I can only assume is my first birthday package. <rattles the box inquisitively> #
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- 19:37 Husband is making ribs. House smells insane. #
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- 10:09 Overheard last night: "This boy on my block, Frederick, eats cicadas....eats cicada's eyes." #
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