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From Twitter 11-07-2009

nobody@vox.com(wallflower_writer) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:00:12 +0800

02:24:50: [Blog Post] Twitter MicroBlog - 02:25 [Blog Post] Twitter MicroBlog - 02:24 [Blog Post] Twitter MicroBlog - 00:07 *... http://ow.ly/15ZV5W
11:45:45: *satisfied grin* i finally managed to change the default browser for Thunderbird. plus theory re washing machine and heavy loads proved true
11:45:58: lunch call! :)
13:14:34: The echoing pain of traumatic news events – Paging Dr. Gupta http://ow.ly/A4W5 (food for thought)
13:32:16: Deus Ex Malcontent: Putting the "Dumb" in Freedom http://ow.ly/A5eQ (that govt officials could get behind this spooks me, it does)
13:56:53: Seen on the internet, re underwired brassieres: "From an engineering standpoint, a bit of wire placed laterally und (cont) http://tl.gd/s3ge
20:48:12: saint_renegade: I like how we turned Edward into a 40 year old mother on a bad day. http://ow.ly/Acdp (must-read for the lulz)
21:05:50: *grin* decided to change my userpic to reflect my holiday mood. my face will return after i get a proper head shot. :)
21:15:39: Lautner Put Off Dating A Fan http://ow.ly/AcG4 (Oh sweet heavens, the poor laddie! And to think it's THE MOTHER who delivers the punchline)
21:17:04: Imprinted Jacob Black Baby Sleeper http://ow.ly/AcI1(i would never think of putting this on a child, ever)
22:36:04: @Arunatt *waves hello* hi! doing fine. watching the first episode of an anime called Aoi Bungaku. :)
22:39:01: @zuzufalta hi, sweetie! school was invented by someone who thought reading, writing, and basic math were good things...kept kids busy! :)
22:42:01: @zuzufalta my hubby found it somewhere on the internet. 'tis cute! :)
22:43:27: i had the pleasure of watching @fpleitgenCNN 's BackStory piece on the Trabi with my mama this PM. told her i once exchanged tweets with him
22:44:27: then i squeaked at the sight of Papa Bear @clancycnn getting into the front seat of the car! *grin*
22:51:37: @cleolinda http://twitpic.com/om4gk - oooh, YUM. Would like to try the macadamia first. :)
22:59:22: *sigh* clouds across the moon tonight. ah, well. perhaps another time.
23:00:20: @Suw the way it reads, it seems like it's the first cup of "proper" tea in two days, and much-enjoyed. :)
23:06:21: @dezbee2008 it wasn't you, ma'am, @fpleitgenCNN did indeed get into the trunk of the Trabi. All 6ft 4in of him.
23:08:02: Christmas/New Year ham has been ordered. Will pick it up on Dec-18th, our wedding anniversary. 18 years and we still hold hands, so there.
23:12:16: @dezbee2008 EPIC WIN. My mom squeaked when Papa Bear @clancycnn stuffed himself into the front seat. Totes amazing. :)
23:12:49: @dezbee2008 Fred has put it on record that he and @holmescnn are the tallest correspondents on the staff...
23:14:54: @confabmac it's festive all right. our anniversary on the 18th, parents' anniversary on the 22nd, my birthday on the 25th.
23:15:14: @confabmac one solid week of fun and gratitude!
23:16:17: @zuzufalta tell me he didn't look like an awesome sort of teddy bear in that video! :) feel like giving him a hug...or two. *grin*
23:17:13: @Lauratheexpat re cockroach info: AUUUUGH.
23:18:28: @dezbee2008 I could swear Diana was in someone's lap by the time they pulled away...
23:18:51: @DayNightTrader noted. how tall are Ms. Kristie and Ms. Zain, anyway?
23:21:36: @Lauratheexpat oh, dear Lord, you have my absolute sympathy. *passes you brain bleach* you may never unsee that image again.
23:21:36: [Blog Post] Closing a door - Let's see now. Out of the original plans that I laid out for today, only onewas accomp... http://ow.ly/1606Ch
23:23:47: @confabmac oh, the shopping list...here's where hubby and i run off to shop. bargain basement of Manila! http://ow.ly/AeUQ
23:24:28: @octavianasrcnn http://twitpic.com/om8b4 - Gorgeous day! Perfect for celebrating life, indeed!
23:25:34: @DayNightTrader oooh, cool! hm. that means Zain and Don Riddell can see eye-to-eye when/if they do stand-ups.
23:26:25: @zuzufalta i said before, bears are cute. but when they bite, OUCH! just like Jim when he's got something strong to say on a subject.
23:27:00: @cleolinda feel better soon! migraines are horrid.
23:28:23: @confabmac it is! and that was taken on a normal day. hubby went close to Christmas last year and said it was like looking at the hajj.
23:29:16: @confabmac but if you're careful and don't mind the discomfort - best bargains ever. wholesale prices for bulk buyers, too!
23:30:10: @DayNightTrader yup. :) someday we'll get to see them do a stand-up together and take note of the heights.
23:31:18: @zuzufalta true. though i think it would take a lot before he shows a temper.
23:32:26: @confabmac totally agree. it's like there are "must visit before you die" emporiums. :) In London, Harrod's, for example. In NYC, Macy's...
23:34:43: @confabmac *smile* you do that. tell me before you go, so hubby and i can go with. any excuse for missis to shop (and bargain)!
23:35:19: @zuzufalta *is interested* ok, look forward to the info! :)
23:40:10: @zuzufalta well, it will be something new. the link will show up sooner or later. :)
23:46:19: @Toso789789 *waves hello* yup, it's a smile-maker, isn't it?
23:47:09: @Lauratheexpat @zuzufalta here in Manila, it alternated between clouds and sun, but no rain. thankfully, no rain this weekend. *bounce*
23:51:29: @zuzufalta if only it were possible to put some sun in a bottle, i'd send some over quick!
23:52:52: @Lauratheexpat trufax. volunteer work still going strong, and the local govt units are doing their bit. slow but steady, at least.
23:54:26: @Toso789789 doing fine, thank you. :) and yourself?

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Closing a door

nobody@vox.com(wallflower_writer) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:09:04 +0800

Let's see now. Out of the original plans that I laid out for today, only one
was accomplished - the doing of laundry. The burning of DVR files will have
to wait for another time.

In other news...have you ever had moments when you look back at life and
wish you'd done things differently? Well, I had one of those today. Then
suddenly I was seized with the notion of writing down the resignation letter
I should have written back when I was working for a consulting firm, and
growing ever more miserable by the day. So I fired up my InsaneJournal
account, wrote the letter, set the entry to Private-Locked, and the
strangest feeling of relief came over me. As if the act of writing purged
whatever residual regret and bad vibes left over from that time, and finally
I can put that era of my life to rest.

I may employ this tactic if I start going into "what if" mode again. Closure
is a wonderful feeling if you've been dragging bad vibes around for years.

Yesterday I discovered that Dreamwidth opened their post-by-email option to
free accounts. *bounce* This now means I can use Gmail to post to all my
journals (Dreamwidth, LiveJournal, Wordpress, Multiply, Vox and Tumblr).
Yes, I am a journal ho. Everything that's not LiveJournal is a mirror,
because I have friends and relatives scattered over the internet who have
one account or another. Since I use Google Docs to type out journal entries
(less chance of entries being eaten by journal clients/web interfaces) this
works out quite nicely for me.

Tomorrow is grocery and medicines day. The planned itinerary is to go to
Mercury Drug Santuario, and then to the pet shop in Mandaluyong that sells
cat litter by the sack. I do hope they are open on Sundays. Then proceed to
Cash-n-Carry for the groceries. Before the supermarket, however, must drop
by The Generics Pharmacy and CD-R King. Hubby's wireless headset has died,
and therefore we must procure a new one. I should also get a Smart Bro
Prepaid card for reloading the dongle.

Afternoon naps from around 4-6pm are becoming a pleasant habit. *grin*

I have reviewed my knitting, and thinking of buying two balls of Mega brand
yarn in something to harmonize with the yellow balls I'm using up. The
ripple scarf I am working on is making good progress, it just wants some
other color(s?) besides yellow.

Still haven't found the book to read now that I've finished "Geisha of
Gion". Am wavering between "Queen" by Alex Haley, and "The Tale of Genji".
Or, it could be something different altogether. Goodness knows I'm not
lacking in authors in the "books for reading" cabinet!

Not much else to report for the day, except that Pebbles and Pepper were
introduced to the kitty playhouse this morning. Ramon and I brought them
out, Pebbles yowling mightily the moment his feet left the ground and Pepper
looking everywhere for Pica-mama. It was too funny to put Pebbles down on
the roof of the kitty house and listen to the yowling stop as if switched
off. Pica, knowing the kittens were safe with us, jumped up to be with
them, and Pie followed suit - only to dive down into the carton Ma's TV set
came in. I set up the carton to be sandwiched by the wall and the kitty
house, and there has been much jumping and pouncing about as a result.

So their introduction to the outside world went well. We will try this
again tomorrow.

Also, Sakki-cat had his face cleaned with kitty wipes and I actually managed
to shoot some antibiotic and vitamin C into his mouth on the first try.
Poor senior cat has been having a cold now that the weather has turned.
His face tends to look miserable, but he is as bouncy as ever, even with a
cold. So it's just a matter of persuading him to sit still long enough to
be medicated and cleaned up, and all is well.

Hm. It's time to bring in the coffee bean cats (Mocha and Latte). Then
back to online stuff.

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From Twitter 11-06-2009

nobody@vox.com(wallflower_writer) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:00:13 +0800

02:25:04: [Blog Post] Twitter MicroBlog - 02:24 [Blog Post] Twitter MicroBlog - 00:07 *yawn* signing off now. will rejoin the... http://ow.ly/15ZFpS
06:40:12: @Lauratheexpat i come online to do a quick check and find out about Ft. Hood. am totally ignoring sports news to watch the crawler.
06:41:30: @Lauratheexpat the implications are awful. 12 dead, including shooter, 31 wounded on a military base. :(
06:42:47: @Toso789789 hi! watching CNNi/Situation Room for updates on Ft. Hood base shooting.
06:49:42: @Lauratheexpat looks like they were setting up in Texas. they've cut from sports, and the Texas governor is talking now.
06:52:51: @WoodsonHawk i agree with you. military bases have strict rules about toting guns around. hopefully situation will clarify over time.
06:55:26: @newsjunkie365 Tom Foreman is pretty good with the magic wall. :)
06:59:56: RT @newsjunkie365 @toriblaseCNN: Breaking News: Rampage at U.S. Army Post ~ "Urgent need" 4 blood donations; call 254-724-4376 4 more 411
07:05:10: @Lauratheexpat apparently 2 more suspects aside from the shooter who was killed? :(
07:09:35: @DavidShuster i clicked on your link to that Holocaust banner - that is AWFUL. considering what Lady Liberty stands for, that is just AWFUL.
07:13:42: mrmph. have to sign-off now. need to get ready to bring menfolk to their doctor appointment (check-up)
09:28:06: road-testing Smart Bro Prepaid at Floating Island, Makati Med. WiFi hotspot for Airborne Access, connection is good!
09:29:43: RT @sassylawyer: HAHAHAHA RT @carlosceldran: http://bit.ly/1j7YrW Awesome. Robin Padilla is the new celebrity endorser of Trust Condoms.
09:35:02: Good News Pilipinas » Bayong use encouraged to curb climate change http://ow.ly/zIgX (O DI BA? Tama nga ang mga lola natin, bayong FTW.)
09:56:13: Woot. Smart Bro Prepaid apparently also works here in Dr. Gatmaitan's hallway. :)
18:32:27: must do for tomorrow: Dad's laundry, burn DVR files, look for the colored Chinese tea cups.
18:46:56: *chuckle* an LJ friend was in hospital over Halloween. her gay resident visited her in his pimp daddy outfit, complete with bling...
19:38:40: Just had a hot shower. :) Put in a new bar of Safeguard for tomorrow, and finished up my makeup remover. Must create shopping list.
19:49:43: Mammoth (2009) http://ow.ly/zP2G >> Character of live-in Filipino maid for US couple appears to be central to the plot. Looks interesting.
21:33:53: looks like i'm getting back into the swing of things. :) have to read a couple of articles, then will dive into twitterverse.
21:48:26: @Lauratheexpat and pre-Virginia Tech, Fort Hood is located close to Killeen, which apparently was location of worst mass shooting in US. eek
21:55:40: @richardquest wait...didn't the G20 meet just a few months ago? or was that a different set of VIPs from the G20? stay dry, sir!
21:57:06: @Lauratheexpat @kayakapucca Geneva is gorgeous, I didn't stay long enough. Have promised myself, no coach tour for next visit! :)
22:01:11: @Lauratheexpat yeah, we were only overnight! afternoon arrival, and the Jet L'eau was on. next morn, breezed through the city sights!
22:02:29: @rosemaryCNN have had a great day today - hubby's heart checkup was good. he'll be right, as long as he takes care. i'll make sure he does!
22:03:30: @Lauratheexpat St. Andrews in the wet. Sounds dismal. As far as I know, it's generally windy and cool.
22:09:55: @kayakapucca yup, skipping meals is bad for a diet! better to eat small meals throughout the day...like diabetics do to control blood sugar.
22:11:29: @Lauratheexpat re St. Andrews golf: ah, but that's the challenge, to get the ball to fly properly against all that wind! :)
22:17:56: RT @gangbadoy: Yung mga presidential candidates dapat i-Pinoy-Big-Brother house tapos i-vo-vote off sila isa-isa, yung maiwan, president.
22:18:52: @gangbadoy that Presidential Candidates doing a PBB? best idea ever.
22:19:23: @AExAVF hallo! :)
22:21:54: @kayakapucca ever since i followed diabetic hubby's eating schedule and portions, i have lost weight. well, i have a waistline now, at least
22:25:44: #FollowFriday @kayakapucca @AExAVF @javashri @yazmanian_devil @GranitaToGo
22:27:16: @kayakapucca *nods* and tomorrow it's back to the discipline before the holiday feasting challenges strike.
22:28:36: RT @jaketapper: pls click the links, folks, stories are often more complex than twitter/headlines have room for...
22:40:39: @kayakapucca *cheers for you* you can do this! :)
22:40:59: RT @ANCALERTS: Some Lakas-Kampi CMD officials push for Sen. Bong Revilla as VP bet (SRSLY?)
22:42:20: RT @ANCALERTS: DTI supports tax on 'tiangge' (DUH. OF COURSE THEY WOULD.)
22:46:53: @andersoncooper darn, i really wish i could see you on Oprah live. will just have to wait for it to come out in Manila. have fun! :)
22:48:18: the moon outside is beautiful tonight.
22:51:29: @zuzufalta hi, sweetie! cut down the population...my husband would say, "Stage Death Race 2000 like Formula One. That should do it." eek!
22:53:19: @mikeantwerp you've been busy! go sit down with a cold beer and pat yourself on the back. :)
22:54:25: @sillyshroom am contemplating trying to get some pictures tomorrow night if the clouds are right. :) a few clouds do enhance the effect.
23:10:56: @zuzufalta am already following Ivan! :) saw him several days ago and promptly added him to my follow list...and he's cute!
23:19:32: weather gets chill enough at night now, that i've pulled the duvet out of storage and into standby. december i'll pull out mattress covers.
23:22:18: [Blog Post] Testing the post by e-mail function of Dreamwidth http://ow.ly/15ZT35
23:25:33: @BackStory all is well in my corner of the Philippines! :) *passes you coffee* entering Saturday in 30 mins, yayz!
23:27:09: @zuzufalta not sure - usually if i tell people there's no QOD, then suddenly there is one.
23:29:19: @javashri my pleasure! i decided to just spotlight three or four people for #FF - there's quite a lot of people in the follow list! :)
23:30:33: *yawn* i'll be heading for bed soon. but first, a session with the liniment bottle. my right hip is being nasty.

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Life is Normal

nobody@vox.com(wallflower_writer) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:04:49 +0800

Today I took my Smart Bro Prepaid out for a road test. It's a USB dongle
that acts as a modem, works on PC and Mac and is impossible to configure for
Linux on PPC architecture. *grin* Well, I'm sure it's been done somewhere,
but I can't find it, and since the iBook is dual-partition, it doesn't
really matter in the long run. Testing area was Makati Med, specifically
Floating Island and the hallway of Dr. Gatmaitan's office. Got beautiful
signals both times, so at least I know that I won't be bored during Ramon's
monthly check-ups.

So thanks to that, I breezed through e-mail and feeds, and thus eliminated a
great deal of catching-up after I got home. What did I do with the extra
time? I napped, of course. *grin*

Hubby's and dad's checkups went well. Dr. Gatmaitan increased Ramon's Lasix
intake slightly, another 1/2 tablet on Saturdays. Otherwise, still the same
prescriptions as before.

Tried out the underground parking of Makati Med. Not bad - at least it's
not the ramp from hell that the old driveway used to be. Found a nice spot
near the elevator on B2, and Dad had a blast when we ran into the head of
the security agency - apparently he and Mr. C knew each other back in the
day.

After the hospital, we made a short trip to Le Coeur in Santuario to pick up
bread and chocolate muffins. Then home for a late lunch and back to normal.

Yesterday I called Citibank to ask about one of my gold cards that had
expired, and no new card had arrived. Apparently this was the card that was
upgraded to platinum status, and I'd forgotten to dispose of the old card.
Then I called Metrobank to ask if I could do the balance conversion thing
for Ramon's hospital bill, and they said yes, they could. I have been
endorsed to the proper party and should call back within 3-5 banking days.
Hoping that this works out; spreading that huge amount over a year at
minimal interest will be a good thing.

Papers were organized yesterday. Sort of. There's going to be a grand
filing of them sometime this coming week. For the moment, my most important
tasks for tomorrow are Dad's laundry, burning off DVR files, and working on
Christmas cards. No doubt the various collateral tasks will come to mind as
I get things done, and it's back to the usual pattern of life.

I was reading about this SMART
Bro netbook thing and decided to file the idea away for the future. It
would certainly be easier to carry around than the iBook+dongle combination,
but as hubby has wisely pointed out, there's no real need for it yet since
I'm not about to rid myself of the iBook anytime soon. Besides, by the time
I'm ready for one, the phone company will probably have put out a better
version or something.

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From Twitter 11-05-2009

nobody@vox.com(wallflower_writer) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:00:12 +0800

02:24:55: [Blog Post] Twitter MicroBlog - 00:07 *yawn* signing off now. will rejoin the Twitterverse later tonight (it's Wed ... http://ow.ly/15ZpOc
12:18:25: working out of the iBook at the moment. new Smart Bro dongle works fine on the OSX partition, so that's ok.
12:19:27: tried to get it to run on the Xubuntu partition, then realized all the tweaks are for i386 arch and not PPC. *sigh*
12:20:15: and that's how you know your equipment is getting shut out of mainstream improvements. ah well, it works, so all's well.
12:20:47: in other news: cycle has begun. *winces*
13:40:50: one of life's comforts: warm sourdough bread+cream cheese+fresh coffee. *nods*
13:51:29: had a funny thought about the reproductive health bill debate. you know how the favorite line of the Catholic Churc (cont) http://tl.gd/rfda
14:09:11: Secret copyright treaty leaks. It's bad. Very bad. - Boing Boing http://ow.ly/zoBi (is this for real?)
19:37:38: @Brygida_Poland hallo to you! life on my side of the globe is good. a nice quiet day, rainy but not too much of it. "bed weather"! :)
19:42:22: @octavianasrCNN i love the early morning quiet of an office. these days, office=home, but it's the same soothing feel. :)
19:46:10: @Brygida_Poland re bills payment: hooray! i love that feeling when bills get paid and there's still money left over. :)
19:46:50: RT @mitzvf World Pyro Olympics 2009 @ Fort Bonifacio Global City, weekends of November! --> http://twitpic.com/ocfym(via @jonijavier )
19:48:06: @kevglobal @Suw am curious...what breed are the kittens? they remind me of the Bengals that @fabulouslorrain loves so much.
19:54:48: @kevglobal oooh. mama-cat has excellent taste in friends. :) those kittens are of the "dead from cute" variety, for the win. :)
20:24:31: [PhotoBlog] A View of Glorietta Future http://ow.ly/15ZBcG
20:24:31: [PhotoBlog] Three Fountains http://ow.ly/15ZBcH
20:24:31: [PhotoBlog] Waiting for Someone? http://ow.ly/15ZBcI
20:24:32: [PhotoBlog] Bridgeway, Greenbelt Park http://ow.ly/15ZBcJ
20:39:54: @delamarRX931 best cure for lost voice is not to talk at all, in addition to other throat soothers. unfortunately, as you are in radio... :(
20:40:55: @Toso789789 i noticed you used powertwitter, and decided to install it. it is a cool Firefox extension! :)
20:41:07: @clancycnn hi! caught one of your reports from Berlin...will definitely try and watch the live telecasts!
20:48:08: have finished reading my current book (Geisha of Gion). tomorrow i get to pick something new from the "to read" pile! *bounce*
20:49:40: @youtomama0307 konbanwa, yachiyo-san! re ankle: oh, ouch! i hope your ankle feels better now.
20:50:29: @delamarRX931 *chuckle* i love the description of your current state of voice. so vivid! hope it comes back soon!
20:51:47: @youtomama0307 good to know ankle is better. glad you liked the movie! what would happen if Mr. Q did something like that - appear in movie?
20:52:52: @yankaykay oh, do feel better soon! doctors=good. insulters=DIAF (die in a fire), yes.
20:55:41: *checks clock* ok, heater has produced enough hot water for a shower. back in a little while! :)
20:57:53: @zuzufalta *blinks* oh, my goodness, that was some party by the sound of it. *hug* at least you remember that you had a good time! *grin*
21:12:39: @zuzufalta it sounds like the perfect stress-reliever from school. :)
21:12:58: @zuzufalta also, you had lots of reason to celebrate, yes?
21:14:08: @NicRobertsonCNN will be watching out for that! also...it's so nice to see updates from you on twitter these days! :)
21:15:14: @WoodsonHawk *waves hello* in my anime fan group, when comm probs happened, it was time to hang wards around the compy.
21:15:47: @WoodsonHawk ...er, i mean, that's what we used to say when comm probs happened. hope things settle down soon!
21:18:52: @ferretthimself let me guess...you're getting Windows updates? the ones that want you to reboot after every. single. download.
21:20:18: Taiwan hit by 6.0-magnitude quake – gov’t - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos http://ow.ly/zvS5 (EEP.)
21:27:51: @WoodsonHawk *hands you The Feather Duster of Doom* if things don't improve, feel free to whack 'em with that. :)
21:29:30: RT @ANCALERTS: BREAKING: Metro Pacific has matched the offer by Henry Sy Jr.-led group to purchase the Lopez stake in Meralco, P300/share
21:31:06: @rosemaryCNN pity about the lack of windows. here in Manila, the weather has turned, the nights have that light (for you) Christmas chill.
21:32:13: @WoodsonHawk *grin*
21:33:00: testing new chili extract+coco oil liniment i bought. working well - provides heat without burning off your skin.
21:51:05: @rosemaryCNN things appear to be looking up, recovery-wise. but it's going to be slow, what with politicians grandstanding for elections
21:56:58: @cocotteloup http://twitpic.com/octda - He is BEAUTIFUL. Such a lovely, lovely dog!
22:01:39: @cocotteloup http://twitpic.com/o9ove - Pretty! *loves on the horse*
22:06:26: Hm. November 5th. That may explain the fireworks I heard over at The Fort - either the Brit community is celebrating, or its a rehearsal...
22:07:45: ...rehearsal for the fireworks shows this month. hope the rain stops for the first weekend.
22:08:53: @cocotteloup the dog...oh, i love dogs as much as I do cats. a dog like that, though, needs the wide open spaces of the country for running
22:09:45: @coffeebased channeling Pavel Chekov by any chance? :)
22:11:22: @WoodsonHawk *does the happy dance* :)
22:14:27: @coffeebased Da, in Soviet Russia motherland, ees inwentions all over. *dies*
22:15:49: @zuzufalta my lips are sealed...*ebil grin*
22:20:06: @Lauratheexpat @WoodsonHawk *hands over Feather Duster of Doom to Ms. Laura* there, use it in good health. :)
22:20:40: @coffeebased Oh my dear lord ghu. They gave it a NAME? *dies*
22:23:02: @bicolanodevil And they actually gave that program a name: SANTAX. Enforcers to be dressed as Santa Claus? Oh, heavens.
22:26:40: FPHC sells 6.7% Meralco stake to PLDT Group | ABS-CBN News Online Beta http://ow.ly/zxfc
22:45:48: @jenmelia congratulations to BFF and family! glad to hear mother and child doing well. :)
22:58:24: @BackStory *sends you coffee and good vibes for the day*
23:02:42: RT @StanGrantCNN: DO YOU THINK CARTOONS ARE AN EFFECTIVE FORM OF SATIRE?
23:05:25: @StanGrantCNN when you say "cartoon", do you mean animated, or something like the editorial cartoons? either way, both effective as satire.
23:25:31: i'm calling it an early night, y'all. my lady bits are doing the monthly "I Am Woman Hear Me Roar" thing. catch you tomorrow.

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From Twitter 11-04-2009

nobody@vox.com(wallflower_writer) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:00:16 +0800

00:01:40: @Toso789789 hee! french is supposed to be all rules of grammar. i had a year of french in grade school. c'est tres belle parler en francais!
00:04:03: @Toso789789 so...it is a little past midnight. need to go to bed now. hope i catch you later! :)
00:07:02: *yawn* signing off now. will rejoin the Twitterverse later tonight (it's Wed my time, 50mins before Prism). :)
00:10:31: VAMPIRE ABSTINENCE JUST GOT SEXIER http://ow.ly/yTJP OH MY SWEET HEAVEN WHY DID I CLICK ON THIS LINK WHY WHY WHY...
00:12:57: Barbie Palm Beach Sugar Daddy Ken Doll http://ow.ly/yTLL @____@ The dog's name is Sugar, so Ken is Sugar's Daddy...RIIIIIIIGHT.
00:25:31: @jenmelia in my browser, you don't see the picture until you page down after the article title...GAH! One more reason to loathe Twilight.
02:25:17: [Blog Post] Twitter MicroBlog - 00:01 Article on how civil marriage is viewed in Lebanon...(original link from @oct... http://ow.ly/15Za56
23:02:22: well, well, well - guess i actually do have time to be live on Twitter tonight!
23:02:53: @Toso789789 hallo!
23:03:24: @youtomama0307 wasn't that just a lovely pic of Christiane and Questy? i love pictures like that. :)
23:04:12: @DanielEfton re Sugar Daddy Ken: all he needs is a piano and more wavy hair, and i swear he'd pass as Liberace, for srs.
23:06:40: @Arunatt hubby and I are fine! we stayed home all day, having finished errands yesterday. will also rest tom before doctor visit on Fri :)
23:09:17: @Lauratheexpat take a look at this: http://twitpic.com/o4rk7 - don't they look good in it? :)
23:13:56: currently watching the premiere of Prism w/ Stan Grant on my DVR. i could like this program. will have to see if i can record more episodes
23:15:19: i love the "welcome to CNN" promo for the Abu Dhabi production center. Yay Nic! :)
23:21:58: A Twittermail from Halloween. It got stuck during Twittermail down time.
23:22:20: [Blog Post] Malamig ang simoy ng hangin (There's a chill in the air...) http://ow.ly/15ZnuU
23:22:21: [PhotoBlog] Our Grayling Ninja Cat http://ow.ly/15ZnuV
23:22:21: [PhotoBlog] An Attempt at Art http://ow.ly/15ZnuW
23:22:21: [PhotoBlog] Yummy yummy yummy http://ow.ly/15ZnuX
23:22:22: [PhotoBlog] Say Cheese! http://ow.ly/15ZnuY
23:29:09: @mitzvf you have no idea how much i am hoping he will win...and then retire, and not go into national politics.
23:32:53: BBC NEWS | UK | England | Rhys murderer stabs Mizen killer http://ow.ly/zbJv (only 18 and 19 and in jail for murder, sad!)
23:34:06: @mitzvf i mean, if he really wants to, i think local politics would be all right. but not national straightaway, if at all.
23:41:22: well, i'm off to check on hubby. he's up watching something on TV. catch you all tomorrow!

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Malamig ang simoy ng hangin (There's a chill in the air...)

nobody@vox.com(wallflower_writer) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:36:49 +0800

It's been a rainy day today. On again, off again - apparently there is a
low pressure area passing through, but not likely to turn into a typhoon,
thank goodness.

Let's see. Apparently the last time I updated was when Ramon got out of the
hospital from his latest bout with pulmonary edema. (Note to self: if caught
in time, and barring complications, expect no less than 2 nights in the
hospital.) Has anything much happened since then?

Nothing much, actually. Not in the medical drama sense of things. In the
"don't sweat the small stuff" sense, quite a bit happened, as is the way
when resuming a disrupted pattern of life. Typhoon Santi came and went the
day after we got home. It knocked out the power, but fortunately with our
genset, there wasn't much to fuss about. We did lose the TV and internet
for the better part of the day - it was back by around 10pm, I think.

So what's to do when there's no TV or internet? One reads, that what one
does. I finished Final Curtain by Dame Ngaio Marsh, a Roderick and
Troy Alleyn mystery. Then I went and started Geisha of Gion by
Mineko Iwasaki, and as of today, I am breezing through the book. My
"to-read" bookshelf is developing a satisfying gap between volumes. This
means my library will need sorting through to see which books I might want
to circulate back into the world once more.

One also updates paperwork. I updated all the expense logs. *happy dance*
I took down the stash of Christmas gift fixings and pulled out the gift
stash, so now they are in plain sight. (Note to self: create design for
decorating the front windows, so that when maintenance crew puts up
lanterns, will have extra hands to help.) Office looks like stockroom, but
that's to be expected until the holidays are over. I inventoried the
Christmas cards, and discovered that I had enough for everyone. True, my
overseas friends will be receiving vintage postcards in lieu of the
traditional Christmas scenes - but I believe in making the most of one's
stash. There's always next year for the Christmas scenes.

Let's see...hospital Wednesday, Thursday. Home on Friday. Typhoon on
Saturday. Groceries on Sunday, as well as purchase of Ramon's medicines.
Rest day on Monday...in which there was napping. Also, there was laundry.
Lots and lots of laundry, which dried by the afternoon and was put away the
next day with a feeling of righteousness. The weather appears to have
shifted, it is much cooler at night now. My knitted poncho, bought in
Baguio ages ago when I was a teener, is on the ready now; and Ramon's
cardigan is also on standby on the clothes tree.

Yesterday was Tuesday, so filled up the reserve jerricans with diesel for
the genset. Mailed some checks to charities. Paid a credit card bill (a
small one for a change). Picked up a 2010 planner from National Book Store,
a box of Christmas cards (for those remembered at the last minute), and a
few office supplies (that I still have to put away). Lunch at the Glorietta
4 food court. Bought one more weather strip at Ace Hardware, a new CFL for
the dirty kitchen (ZOMG the maid can now see the exact color of her cooking
now), and some extra stuff. Then home. Then nap. Then the usual online
stuff. Also bought a Smart Bro Prepaid - it's a USB dongle that gives you
wireless internet connectivity, just plug into the laptop, and off you go.
Will try experimenting with this when I bring husband and father to Makati
Med on November 6th. What I like about this is that (a) it gives a new
lease on life to my allegedly obsolete iBook, and (b) it keeps me from
yearning for a new netbook while finances are recovering from this latest
depletion (the kiss of the vampire, to use the popular metaphor - the monies
aren't quite alive, but they're not completely dead either).

Today was rest day, since we were out the day before. Continued reading.
Continued napping. Fiddled with internet settings. Managed the cats. Forgot
to take my vitamins, but all is well. Currently heating water for the
evening wash-up. Tomorrow is another rest day, but hopefully not as much
napping as today - will have to get things ready for going out on Friday.

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nobody@vox.com(wallflower_writer) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:00:12 +0800

00:01:42: Article on how civil marriage is viewed in Lebanon...(original link from @octavianasrCNN) http://ow.ly/yDc8
00:07:17: goodness, it's past midnight in Manila. i better get me to bed - i have errands to run tomorrow!
02:24:55: [Blog Post] Twitter MicroBlog - 02:23 [Blog Post] Twitter MicroBlog - 02:22 [Blog Post] Twitter MicroBlog - 02:26 [... http://ow.ly/15YWkv
13:48:54: Bought a Smart Bro dongle. iBook can now be a netbook. :)
18:51:05: @dezbee2008 hey, dez, I'm pretty sure you're not the sender of the "make money with google" DM...better change your password!
20:21:41: *GLEE* can now read LJ Friends Page as an RSS Feed! *happy dance* no need to open a separate page!
21:28:43: with a little luck, i may be able to churn out a blog post tonight. *taps fingernail on desk*
21:42:23: Balladry Notebook - Tam Lin: Trick Pixies http://ow.ly/yR4H (Give this a listen. It's beautiful.)
22:54:37: @christmasinkl *grin* re Jeeves and Wooster DVD set: given the exchange rates, no doubt i'll enjoy this in a decade...or two.
22:56:33: @charlesatan re Smart Bro speed: thanks for the good wishes. hopefully Makati Med will be one of the places with good connections!
22:57:13: @kayakapucca *waves hello* hi! am still working my way through feeds. keep getting distracted by links! :)
22:59:02: @youtomama0307 yes, i had a good day today - hope you have a good sleep tonight!
22:59:31: @Toso789789 am doing fine, thank you! :)
23:06:41: @Toso789789 Manila time is 11:09PM, or London time plus 8 hours. I usually go to sleep at midnight, my time. :)
23:14:26: @Toso789789 waking up at 5am in the cold weather can be so difficult, yes? here in Manila, it's getting chilly. at least by local standard.
23:16:11: @Toso789789 the tourists come and say, "Oh, what lovely cool weather!" while wearing summer clothes; locals all in sweaters/cardigans! :)
23:17:51: @juliusbabao re Congressmen/Vegas/Pacquiao: if they used the funding for the trip to fund sports programs, that would've been better. pfui.
23:19:09: @Axl0706 NO! Seriously? The Pirates of the Caribbean theme to intro Angela Merkel? LOL!
23:23:18: @Toso789789 no, we are tropical islands, so nothing below zero. the coldest day we had was maybe 12 degrees C last year. :)
23:24:05: @Toso789789 i agree, Spain has nice weather. i was on short visits to Madrid and Barcelona several years ago, we had good weather then.
23:26:50: @Toso789789 someday, come to the Philippines. you will have all the hot weather and sea you can enjoy, just come in April or May.
23:27:06: @Toso789789 May is good. lots of fruits in season!
23:32:10: @Toso789789 :) surely you won't be as old as all that! but perhaps someday in your future - and maybe my city will have improved by then. :)
23:33:29: @Toso789789 oooh, a vacation in Spain, how fun! The Philippines was once a Spanish colony. Our upper classes are proud to speak in Spanish.
23:38:14: @Toso789789 can supply bananas, mangoes, strawberries here. :) re chocolate: i have a friend who wants to make it required food group.
23:39:45: @Toso789789 i love chocolate. i love mocha (coffee+choco) best. :) Manila has it's good and bad sides. Would like to have more good!
23:41:53: @Toso789789 Spanish language is cultural inheritance for me. A beautiful language. My late grandparents were fluent. I'm not, but I manage.
23:45:05: @amanpourcnn http://twitpic.com/o4rk7 - I love whoever took this picture - it shows you both so in tune with each other! :)
23:51:43: @Toso789789 we have 3 in 1 coffee mix too=coffee+sugar+creamer, yes?
23:53:23: @Toso789789 do you like all kinds of chocolate equally, or do you like one kind more than the others? i like white choco+hazelnuts.
23:56:12: @Toso789789 something in Spanish: Hola! Me llamo es Cynthia. Soy Filipina. (Hello! My name is Cynthia. I am Filipina.)

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nobody@vox.com(wallflower_writer) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:00:13 +0800

02:23:01: [Blog Post] Twitter MicroBlog - 02:22 [Blog Post] Twitter MicroBlog - 02:26 [Blog Post] Twitter MicroBlog - 02:29 [... http://ow.ly/15YK4K
16:33:18: @zuzufalta WAHOO! CONGRATULATIONS! *sends virtual champagne to celebrate 2 read-outs and a perfect score midterm* *happy dance*
16:41:46: feeling virtuous. finished laundry, pt 2. put away clean laundry from pt. 1 yday. updated expense logs (still have money!). prepared checks.
16:43:05: arranged cat food stock. meddled with turbo-broiled chicken. *grin* all i need now is a half-hour to get myself together.
16:54:33: hm. just realized i ought to have posted one picture up on the photo blog yesterday. will make up for it tonight, with two pics. :)
17:29:02: pshaw! finally occurred to me to google up "smart bro+linux" because if i could get one of those USB dongles to work with my Linux Mint...
21:50:57: @kayakapucca I've been following @stephenfry almost since he started twittering. :) you should see his blog posts, fun reads!
21:56:46: @arwadamoncnn http://twitpic.com/nzuqo - *shudders* Eep...but this is worthy of a BackStory, this is.
21:57:42: @zuzufalta hi, sweetie! will be away from the keyboard for a while. i have to let in my mom's favorite cats. :)
21:58:16: @kayakapucca yup, winding down after a busy day - at least, it did feel busy. :) off to let in cats and have a shower. then Twittertime!
21:58:42: @Arunatt hallo there! back in a little while...have some stuff to do.
22:16:13: @christmasinkl one of my life's ambitions is to own the DVD set of "Jeeves and Wooster", starring Fry and Laurie. PG Wodehouse for the win.
22:17:25: @youtomama0307 yes, i saw Adrian's tweet about @stephenfry! he's very well known in US/UK as an actor. is also fond of tech stuff. (cont)
22:20:18: @youtomama0307 ...also, he has two famous TV series with Hugh Laurie from "House": "Jeeves and Wooster" and "A Little Bit of Fry and Laurie"
22:21:39: @zuzufalta you just reminded me I have to put up pictures of our new kittens. their mama is introducing them to us these past days. :)
22:23:15: @kayakapucca awww. just read about your feverish weekend. awwww...i hope you are feeling better now?
22:24:11: @kayakapucca OMG, yes! I remember how I squeaked with joy when I recognized Adrian in the movie. *grin*
22:25:20: @youtomama0307 hubby is much better now, but we are being careful of him. :) typhoon was strong winds, but went away fast. we're okay.
22:31:56: @kayakapucca and were you in the cinema when you screamed? *grin* i did this loud whisper: "Adrian! Oh, Adrian...!"
22:34:12: @kayakapucca good to hear you're feeling better. just try and take it easy first, if you can. relapses are twice as bad.
22:37:23: @kayakapucca i had to google Adrian myself after the movie. i was all, "surely i'm not the only one who noticed..." and i wasn't! *glee*
22:37:51: @dezbee2008 have a good one, dez! :)
22:39:19: @WoodsonHawk so i noticed! HootSuite was acting funky on my browser, so here I am on Brizzly. :)
22:39:57: @youtomama0307 yes, that movie. :)
22:41:28: @kayakapucca thank you! poor man, he knows he has to be careful, but he gets impatient to try to live like he used to.
22:42:02: RT @bbcworld: Players of online games such as World of Warcraft are becoming popular targets for virus writers http://bit.ly/3Xv2iC
22:45:02: @youtomama0307 he played the part of -what else?- a news announcer! he was on a widescreen TV talking about an important event in the movie.
22:48:07: i went from HootSuite to Brizzly and back because I am spoiled by the Ping.fm integration. and the tweet stats function. *chuckle*
22:51:13: @WoodsonHawk *hands you a lollipop* the only proper prop when you start asking people who loves 'em, I think. *grin*
22:52:12: @octavianasrCNN "pleasure marriages"? *clicks on link to read article*
22:55:45: @BackStory *sends coffee over to you* Hallo, Ms. Sho Sr. Writer! I can safely say that I had a very good weekend. Y'all sound busy already.
23:02:19: @youtomama0307 oyasumi nasai, yachiyo-san!
23:08:49: @WoodsonHawk no lollipops in sampaloc/tamarind flavor, alas! :)
23:10:40: @confabmac awww. missed Pink Panther 2. must go check it out now. :) was Christiane also an anchor person there?
23:21:19: I uploaded a YouTube video -- Typhoon Santi/2009-Oct30 http://bit.ly/1louNb
23:47:15: @Lauratheexpat if watching Questy induces Suzi to start eating muffins, then we'll know she's truly smitten. :)

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nobody@vox.com(wallflower_writer) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:00:19 +0800

00:06:09: @Arunatt not much damage around my house, thanks! :) hubby is also better now - trying not to hover around him too much. :)
02:22:57: [Blog Post] Twitter MicroBlog - 02:26 [Blog Post] Twitter MicroBlog - 02:29 [Blog Post] Twitter MicroBlog - 02:26 [... http://ow.ly/15YAqR
20:29:24: @afinighancnn re Finighans in fancy dress pic: AWWW. Now there's a photogenic group. :)
20:34:32: am doing the month-end review of folks i follow on Twitter. will have to cull some of them, focus the feed a little more.
21:54:02: enjoying the quiet. :) one of our wandering kitties came home looking for some love and food. more of the love, actually, though he did eat.
22:13:34: hm. reaction must be hitting me along with the PMS. feeling off-center all of a sudden.
22:56:14: i wish the sounds from the other house didn't carry so well. i really don't think the village needs to hear marital discord at 11pm.
23:03:51: Does size matter? Seen on an LJ: "Nice and average is just fine, as long as it's attached to someone I want to be sexual with..." (Yes.)
23:39:31: @Toso789789 hallo, i'm doing all right. getting ready to sleep, since Sunday is almost over here in Manila. :)
23:40:35: @Arunatt fortunately it's not the house directly behind us. it's about two houses away, but the night is clear and calm. :) ears tuned out.
23:41:21: @yazmanian_devil awww. my day was calm and unexciting. :) restful, for the most part, even after doing the groceries.
23:42:17: @jenmelia *huge grin* the comment thread was fun to read. have bookmarked it for further perusal tomorrow. :)
23:43:25: *HUGE YAWN OF SLEEPY* ok, i'm off before i get foot-in-mouth disease. will reply to all messages tomorrow morning. ciao!

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