Tweets for Today

[robotech_master]

Here are the things I am willing to confess to having done today:

• 05:46 It's annoying waking up half an hour early. Not enough time to doze off again...or if you do they wake you right back up again. #
• 06:06 Dad is eager for us to be on the road to Springfield for my Dr. appt & other errands. It is making him irritable. Makes for "fun" breakfast. #
• 06:11 Irritability is contagious. #
• 06:19 Breakfast: homemade sausage/egg sandwich. Not bad. #
• 06:33 And off we go, impelled by a great wave of irritation... #
• 06:57 Stopping at Aurora walmart so dad can check the oil. He's going in to buy some more. #
• 07:14 Well, darn. Was going to bring my full sized camera along but forgot it. #
• 07:16 twitpic.com/zvoz - Dad changes the oil. #
• 07:28 twitpic.com/zvqi - Ozark sunrise. #
• 07:44 Stopped at a convenience store for Dad to get coffee. #
• 08:00 Traffic on the expressway is heavy. But then, it is rush hour. Next stop: Sam's. #
• 08:02 Change of plans: visiting the uncle who sawed through half his thumb will come first. #
• 08:28 twitpic.com/zw13 - Henry, my uncle's new Maine Coon cat. #
• 08:40 twitpic.com/zw3n - Jake, one of his other cats. #
• 08:51 Done at the Uncle's. On to Sam's. We have half an hour to spend there. #
• 09:26 Done at Sam's. I got some cheap Scotch for me, and a train travelogue dvd set for late xmas gift for train-crazy nieces and nephews. #
• 09:49 At the doctor's office, waiting in an examination room. At least there is wireless Internet here. #
• 10:25 Another uncle emailed me with a bunch of iPhone questions. I replied...from my iPod here in the doctor's office. Hope he's impressed. :) #
• 10:32 twitpic.com/zws7 - My Dad joins the e-book generation. #
• 10:46 About done at the doctors office. #
• 11:25 @stanza_reader I seem to have been accused of having a bias against you, on TeleRead. Will respond in full later. For now: no, I don't. #
• 12:12 twitpic.com/zxm8 - Autographed Dresden book at local store #
• 12:15 on the way to my apartment, via the post office. stopped at best buy and a used book store. #
• 13:38 Hit my apartment and the bank, then paid rent and now getting ready to head home. #
• 13:47 I just impressed Dad with Goog411. Heh. #
• 14:14 Sticker seen on car in front of us: "Support your local bloodhound--get lost!" #
• 14:48 twitpic.com/zz0s - As I shop, Dad reads. He's incorrigible! #
• 14:49 @wilw sounds tasty, but what is sheepherders bread? #
• 14:52 After a stop at the grocery for the essentials--club soda, ginger ale, beer--we are homeward bound at last. #
• 15:13 Sitting in car outside Granny's house, enjoying the wireless Internet signal from somewhere nearby. Last stage of our trip home starts soon. #
• 15:18 About to lose signal! #
• 15:56 twitpic.com/zzmq - On the way home...behind Mom and 2 buses #
• 15:58 On the way home, we met Mom, returning from her job. We trailed her, and two school buses, until both buses turned off and we could pass. #
• 16:53 Whew, I'm tired. But I've got accusations of bias to respond to, so it's time to get my writing face on. #
• 18:38 @stanza_reader Well, I got that off my chest. tinyurl.com/8fwwfa #
• 19:24 Watching the finale of that Hornblower movie. #
• 21:26 Aw crap. The DVD of Wall-E I just got as a present won't play in my computer. Will try other players tomorrow. Anyone else have this happen? #
• 21:48 @AlienDice No, ordinary DVD. Some of it plays, with weird digital picture noise, but then it stops and won't go at all. #
• 21:58 @AlienDice it might be I need to reboot. Will try that tomorrow. #