Author: blueZhift

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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-10

Post author By blueZhift
Post date July 10, 2011

Reading Ai Ore in the Viz manga iPad app. Fun gender bending story with strong shades of Gravitation. Like! #
Reading manga on the iPad is definitely better than on Viz's iPhone app which really needs a panel mode. #

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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-09

Post author By blueZhift
Post date July 9, 2011

3 weeks until #Otakon Do you know where your tuck is? Oh My! http://j.mp/emXPoS #cosplay #crossplay #ebook #
Ugh, I've still gotta sort out makeup and decide if I can finish my Uhura #cosplay in time for #Otakon Lots to do! #
Why yes, I can drink a whole case of beer! It just takes me a month, or two. #gooseisland #312 #
@emperorj Only 12. I'm such a light weight. LOL! in reply to emperorj #
That reminds me, I need to add booze to my #Otakon supply list! #

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Tweets

Twitter Updates for 2011-07-08

Post author By blueZhift
Post date July 8, 2011

I love it when all of my numbers add up at work! Then I can go home happy. ^_^ Had a great commute today too! Thank you God!!! #goodday #

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Tweets

Twitter Updates for 2011-07-07

Post author By blueZhift
Post date July 7, 2011

Pottermore Brings Potter And More! – http://t.co/QC98n6p More than #ebooks perhaps a whole new literary media paradigm. #
My fav queen @ThePandoraBoxx is a gamer too! Check this interview on gaygamer.net! http://j.mp/nE97UL #

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General Tech

Google Plus Me Baby!

Post author By blueZhift
Post date July 6, 2011

Google’s new foray into social networking, Google+, is where all the cool kids are hangin out now. Of course that leaves me out as usual, LOL. While my often cool spouse has received and invite and joined the party, I have not. She put me in one of her circles, I just haven’t received notification from the system which reportedly is currently at capacity for this stage of the roll-out.

I cannot say that I’m a big fan of social networking sites. As I have ranted here before, sites like Facebook just recreate the cliches and awkwardness that left me on the outs growing up. And what’s worse, many of my peers aren’t exactly internet mavens by any stretch of the imagination. As a result I tend to lean more towards Twitter than Facebook, where I can build an identity much less encumbered by the usual social barriers, and much closer to what I consider to be the real me. Or at least the real me in the context of the internet.

So why should I care about Google+? Because it seems to solve one of my biggest problems with Facebook. It allows you to group your acquaintances and friends in whatever circles you find appropriate and share with those circles only what you want to, without leaking. This leakage is why I’m so wary of Facebook. I have a lot of non-mainstream hobbies and interests that I’d rather not share with everyone I know either voluntarily as my own status update, or involuntarily through someone tagging a picture of me I rather not have tagged. I don’t expect complete privacy, but I would like a little more control.

I’m actually very proud of my hobbies and interests. They’re an expression of a large part of who I am. But I’d rather minimize the amount of trouble that may be caused by people who either don’t get it, or flat out don’t like it. I love many of these people dearly, but they really don’t need to know about the wig I just got for my Uhura cosplay last week. Much less spread that information to someone I’m doing totally unrelated business with.

I may not ever become a big fan of social networking applications, but they seem to be a fact of life now. So hopefully, Google+ is the next big step in their evolution.

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Tweets

Twitter Updates for 2011-07-06

Post author By blueZhift
Post date July 6, 2011

@Yuricon Wow! Just as I always suspected. The best way to approach strange women in public is not to! #

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Tweets

Twitter Updates for 2011-07-05

Post author By blueZhift
Post date July 5, 2011

Osamu #Tezuka manga coming to iPad! Awesome!!!! *faints* #
RT @ButerflySamurai: Photo: really good Mami cosplayer! Love the cincher, how her skirt falls, and the guns http://tumblr.com/xgk3bp1pkx #
Just realized that Kyubey's always in your head…always in your head…always in your head. ï¼äººâ—• â€¿â€¿ â—•äººï¼¼ #
Whoa! Power Rangers is on Netflix now! #morphintime #

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Tweets

Twitter Updates for 2011-07-04

Post author By blueZhift
Post date July 4, 2011

Digital Manga Guild Launches With Boatload of BL/Yaoi Manga – Even if #yaoi is not your thing, it's cause to rejoice! http://t.co/heDMFSU #
I'm very curious about how things have been going at #AM2 #
Post video of friends singing Karaoke? Go to jail. Tell Congress to oppose crazy streaming bill: http://t.co/3PwDTAE via @demandprogress #

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Tweets

Twitter Updates for 2011-07-03

Post author By blueZhift
Post date July 3, 2011

@dertek LOL! Flattered, I think… ^_^ in reply to dertek #
Thank you Madoka for all of the weird dreams last night! Oh boy… #anime #
Waiting in lines is part of the con experience. Let Anime Aftershocks be your #AX11 companion! http://j.mp/dESrQj #linecon #ebook #
Lost a bet? Uh yeah, right.. Time to pay up! Oh My! http://j.mp/emXPoS #anime #crossplay #ebook #AX11 #cosplay #
Crossplay is sorta like the Mt. Everest of #cosplay Let Oh My! be your sherpa! http://j.mp/emXPoS #anime #crossdress #ebook #
#Otakon is just around the corner now. Gotta draw up the pattern for Uhura's dress soon. #cosplay #
RT @ehrenc: Recreating the story of Dune with Gummi ? This freakin' amazing http://t.co/v7DuCmZ – #scifi #dune #great – EPIC! XD #
Drat! I can't be at #AX11 this year but if the world doesn't end in 2012, I'll be there next year! #
The Selling of eBooks – A little self inspiring piece I wrote back in Feb, still pushing forward! ^_^ http://j.mp/l48PA5 #ebook #marketing #
Reading one's old posts is like revisiting/rediscovering earlier selves on the timeline. It can be rather fun. #
RT @sankakucomplex: "What is Wrong With This Picture?" – http://j.mp/kYCq7G Oh My! #
Just spent some time playing Child of Eden on my 360. Cool! Using Kinect gets kinda tiring, much better with the controller. #vidya #
RT @canon_chan: My favorite thing to do when crossplaying is to make eye contact and smile #AX11 – ^__^ #
Alas, I'm attending #AX11 virtually via Twitter and YouTube. LOL #nextyearforsure #
I'm so freakin lucky! Guys like me aren't supposed to have awesome 3D wives. Yet here she is, right by my side! <3 #
Got a big anniversary coming up in November, so skipping #Youmacon this year. Might go to #Kollisioncon instead. #
RT @conmanianews: http://yfrog.com/hsncdtoqj Super Maria Sister. #ax11 – Mario never looked so a good-a! XD #cosplay #
Need a #LineCon companion? Anime Aftershocks! http://j.mp/dESrQj http://j.mp/a6Bkcx http://j.mp/fw2blb #ebook #AX11 #

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Tweets

Twitter Updates for 2011-07-02

Post author By blueZhift
Post date July 2, 2011

If #AX11 becomes LineCon, Anime Aftershocks has got you covered! ^^ http://j.mp/dESrQj http://j.mp/a6Bkcx http://j.mp/fw2blb #cosplay #ebook #
Who am I kidding? Most cons become LineCon these days! #AX Good reading is a con survival essential. http://j.mp/dESrQj #ebook #
Karaoke is one my favorite things to do at a con, especially in #cosplay (^_^) #AX11 http://j.mp/dESrQj #ebook #
Add karaoke to #cosplay and the transformation is complete. Oh My! ~_^ #AX11 http://j.mp/emXPoS #
Saw some gloriously ominous clouds over Chicago on my drive home today. It was beautiful! And scary. #
Thanks to everyone who's been buying my books, including readers in Germany and the UK! (^_^) #ebook http://j.mp/fote9R #
Now to grab a beer and watch some more Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica! Hope this gets licensed soon! #anime #
@bansheekat Cool! Have great 4th! in reply to bansheekat #
Madoka Magica has given me an idea for a new AMV with a lot less blood than my last one! #anime #
Last AMV had a lot more blood in it than I realized at first. Wouldn't change anything tho, it fits. http://youtu.be/Z35VcT3AZgw #anime #
RT @AnimeNewsNet: News: Aniplex USA Adds Madoka Magica, Blue Exorcist on Home Video http://j.mp/lRJJp4 #anime Woo hoo!!! (^__^) #
Just finished watching Madoka Magica, what a ride! Now I see why Homura is so popular. She is the ultimate tsundere! #anime #

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Tweets

Twitter Updates for 2011-07-01

Post author By blueZhift
Post date July 1, 2011

Started the day feeling pretty lousy and sick, much much better now! #
I heal like a Vulcan, sleep a long long time, then fight my way back to consciousness. But without the slapping! LOL #startrek #
Just got on the Google+ mailing list. Got an old Twitter app idea that might be more interesting on Google's new platform. #
Anime Aftershocks needs an #AX chapter, but that'll have to wait a little longer. http://j.mp/dESrQj http://j.mp/a6Bkcx #ebook #AX11 #
I really got sidetracked this year, but I think I can put #AX and #DragonCon on my 2012 con schedule. #
Anime Aftershocks is on the #iPad too. (^_^) http://j.mp/fw2blb #anime #convention #ebook #
Oh My! A thinking man's guide to crossplay is a quick dl for your fav eReader. http://j.mp/emXPoS http://j.mp/gtjman #cosplay #ebook #
Lots of iPads at #AX11 I'll bet. Oh My! is on the #iPad too for the crossplayer on the go. http://j.mp/ijo0LF #crossdress #cosplay #ebook #
Whew! Attic office getting too hot. Time to escape to the living room with the iPad. Just catching up on my tech reading now. #
I feel that cosplay gives me a little glimpse of the cosplayer's soul. If I know the character, I know them a little bit better. #
My Uhura cosplay wig came today! (^_^) So all of the pieces are here. Just gotta make the dress now. Fun times ahead! #
A friend of mine cosplayed Homura from Madoka Magica at #ACen So I'm watching the series now to see what it's all about. #anime #
#Cosplay leads me to a lot of new #anime even before it's licensed in the U.S. and AMVs introduce a lot of new music. #
LOL, the never ending battle. #startrek #starwars http://yfrog.com/gylbtupoj #
Watched first 4 eps of Madoka Magica, whoa! This is turning dark! This is not your mom's magical girl series…mmm, I like it! XD #anime #
Time to workout! Gotta keep my eyes on the prize! #

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Tweets

Twitter Updates for 2011-06-30

Post author By blueZhift
Post date June 30, 2011

@ButerflySamurai DBZ nails are teh cool! in reply to ButerflySamurai #
Another #AX coming up and once again I'm stuck in Chicago! Someday, someday… Still got #otakon #
Crossplaying #AX Oh My! This might be of help http://t.co/CGsdhQJ (^_^) #cosplay #
Well can't go to #AX11 this year, but I can get in shape for #Otakon Already lost few pounds since #ACen thanks to the dog in the kitchen! #
Our dog Shadow sleeps in the kitchen, so no late night snacks for me! The doggie diet rules! LOL #
Well time to work out! I got costumes to get into! #cosplay #

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Tweets

Twitter Updates for 2011-06-29

Post author By blueZhift
Post date June 29, 2011

Almost finished reading Masters of Doom. Awesome awesome story of Carmack and Romero. If you're a gamer, read this book! #
Woo hoo! Made it home in 1 piece after 2 hr drive! I must be crazy! #
One the plus side, I think I may have solved a big coding problem at work. I love those eureka moments! (^_^) #
And it looks like my contract may be extended too! Yay! #

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Tweets

Twitter Updates for 2011-06-28

Post author By blueZhift
Post date June 28, 2011

What 'bout my star? #
Renewed APS membership. Yup, I'm a card carrying member of a gang of bad asses physicists! May the ma be with you! #

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Tweets

Twitter Updates for 2011-06-27

Post author By blueZhift
Post date June 27, 2011

Been up waiting for email from a friend…never a good idea… #
At Chicago Pride waiting for the start. Perfect weather! #
At Chicago Pride today. Perfect weather! Come on out of the closet!! ~_^ #
Lots of mixed emotions tonight… What really defines me? What's the Fourier transform of my identity? #
Today seemed filled with destructive interference to my personal wave function. I'm still feeling the dissonance. #
Oh well, perhaps my nightmares will inform me. Right now I don't want to be the person society wants me to be. #
I don't hate myself, but I'm not really sure who I'm in love with either. #

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