Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-08

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Gwen
  • waiting with the boys for Anthony to get some food. then home and nap. #
  • How, with lack of sleep and going to bed at 7 pm last night, is Quinlan up right now? Trying playing in the dark to get him back to bed. #
  • It feels like I have been up for ever . . . wait, I have. I am enforcing nap time at the Floyd household. #
  • "Mommy I wasn't chasing Quinlan, I was chasing a monster that was chasing Quinlan." QED: He wasn't disobeying me. #thelogicof5yearolds #
  • Making a pretty cover for my kobo reader. It is turning out beautifully and Aidan is very proud of me. 🙂 #
  • Just in case anyone thought I actually sewed the kobo cover, think iron and fuse tape. 🙂 #
  • I like that Aidan knows that Q (the show) is being hosted by Terry O'Reilly of the @AgeofPersuasion today. He is an @CBC junkie. #
  • I finished my kobo reader cover and I think it is beautiful. Pictures to come. #
  • Kobo cover front. Yes I made this all by myself. 🙂 No Sewing required. http://twitpic.com/2bbfnb #
  • Kobo in its new cover. Aidan says it is as beautiful as I am. I am not sure what that means. 🙂 http://twitpic.com/2bbfyy #
  • I am thinking sushi with my boys. I am going to bring some containers so I don't use styrofoam. #
  • Got a "sorry for being so slow to ship" notice for my iphone. In the next few days @virginmobilecan will let me know it is shipped, I hope. #
  • I am looking for all the stuff I am scheduled to do in NYC and I am confused as to what I am actually rsvp'd for. Sigh. #
  • Anyone else going to blogher10 from Vancouver on Westjet on thursday? Wanna share a cab if so? #blogher10 #bloghercdn #
  • To Do: Bank, pack, dye hair, laundry, feed the boys, figure out #blogher10 schedule, list of bloggers I want to meet, what am I missing? #
  • ok, clearing customs in calgary. I might actually make it to the last bit of the #bloghercdn party after all. 🙂 #
  • RT @AnthonyFloyd: @ALotofLoves Oh, and Kraft Dinner. How could I forget the KD? @LeftCoastMama What about the alphaghetti and pizza? #
  • RT @AnthonyFloyd: @LeftCoastMama No … I think we have KD, soup, pizza, and alphaghetti already in stock. We're good. #BlogHerWidower #
  • Quinlan bit me on the boob and is expecting to be fed. Now he is crying. How is it he hurts me and he is the one crying? #
  • RT @AnthonyFloyd:Fun doing biz int'l. Q on a form: Do you employ child labour? Boss' kid put together Lego airplane for us, does that count? #
  • Quinlan just bit himself. I swear this is better than me biting him. Now he just needs to equate biting with hurting. #
  • Is it wrong that whenever I hear or see "Musical nooners" by @cbcvancouver my mind goes to a totally different place than intended? #
  • I can't believe I am so unmotivated. Ok, getting out the door now. See you soon. #
  • Quinlan has developed a little boy sense of humour. He is now trying to feed me imaginary food with a backhoe. #surroundedbyboys #
  • I wasn't planning to spend most of the evening getting the boys room cleaned up from a flood. No more watering our garden #
  • Last minute packing and bed. See you on the flip side. #
  • IN the airport waiting for my flight. Wishing there was a Tim's on THIS side of security. Need tea! #blogher10 #
  • RT @AnthonyFloyd: Dropped @LeftCoastMama off at the airport. I'm a single parent of 2 boys under 6 for the next *4 days*! #BlogHerWidower 🙂 #
  • .@ewiller I felt a little strange packing baby wipes, but I have a fear of sticky and they work so well. 😀 #
  • Globe & Mail article on Air Canada's HUGE blunder. http://bit.ly/cu8Mne @AirCanada you had better find a way to make this right! #
  • Ok, plane to board soon. Talk to you soon twitter. #blogher10 #
  • On my way to NY. See you there! #blogher10 #
  • Now about to speed date! #blogher10 #
  • So Blogher11 will be in San Diego. 🙂 Woot! Road trip! #
  • Dear abby crowd. http://twitpic.com/2c5vvh #
  • I am really here. 🙂 http://twitpic.com/2c5wco #
  • "The internet is closed on Sundays." "To be fair she's a former hooker." #dearabby #blogher10 #
  • RT @AnthonyFloyd: Q slept through the night, 7pm-6:30am . Sign that he missed nursing: at 6:45 he was telling me "Eat, eat!" #
  • Turning off the computer to preserve battery. 🙁 #
  • Dear abby crowd. http://twitpic.com/2c7trb #
  • Party W/balls & @tjrossignol http://twitpic.com/2c9s3n #
  • At the mouthyhouswives Party http://twitpic.com/2c9t5g #
  • Battery running out. I will need to borrow some power tomorrow. #blogher10 #
  • ONline for the first time today. 🙁 I miss my power cord. #blogher10 #
  • Trying to figure out what to do next. Ah, go get the t-shirts for the boys. Swiper no swiping. #blogher10 #
  • OK, offline for a few then on to a session! 😛 #blogher10 #
  • It looks like it isn't my power cord but the damn connection port on the netbook itself. Fuck. #blogher10 #
  • So conserving battery life. 🙁 Guess I need some work on the netbook. #
  • New game for us @anthonyfloyd? http://twitpic.com/2cjy3m #
  • I am a bit of a party pooper. After a quick jaunt to take some photos of Times Square, I am ready for feet up. #aloneinmyroom #
  • Too bad I didn't have my iphone this weekend. Plenty of chargers for them. 🙂 Netbook still having power issues. #
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New York, New York

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Gwen

I have been in New York staying at the Hilton New York right in the middle of everything.   I am too tired to be coherent right now, but I will tantalize you with a few pictures of my adventures.

One block north of the Hilton.

One block north of the Hilton.

Radio City Music Hall

Radio City Music Hall

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Good Night from New York.

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A Bit Nervous

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Gwen

After wanting to go since 2006 I am finally going to Blogher this year.  I admit it, I am a bit nervous about going to New York tomorrow.  The packing has been too easy, I must be misssing something.  Oh well, too late now.

Off to Calgary and then to New York starting at 5:30 am tomorrow.  Thanks to Michelle of Everything Mom I now have a cab buddy from the airport to the hotel.  I am rooming with Marilyn of A Lot of Loves and I have some other Vancouver peeps who will be around.

Anyway, wish me luck. I will try to post a few things here and there and I will tweet as well.   Now I am off to put in the tripod and make sure I can charge my camera batteries.  See you in New York!

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-01

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Gwen
  • I told my grandmother that I'd kill her if she died right now. I can't take anymore. Oxygen do your work. #
  • So grandmother in hospital for observation. Had some masks & oxygen and is breathing better. I'll know better tom what's going on there. #
  • I did spike @AnthonyFloyd 's drink. Rum for the win on a crappy night. #
  • I think we need to run the boys before the funeral. Let's hope they don't get too dirty. 😛 #
  • Funeral finished. Family at the house. Boys tired. Parents tired. Drinking and reminiscing on the deck. #alittlesureal #
  • I bought some of the small kinder chocolate for the boys and I have yet to give them one. 🙂 Yum #
  • I am praying to the sleep gods that Quinlan can sleep. we all need it. #
  • Aidan after being asked to take the dishes off the table: "This is not the funnest part of life. This is the worst." #
  • Thanks for the anniversary wishes everyone. Got to watch a movie in the theatre together for the first time in forever. 🙂 #
  • I love the sound of real wind. Somehow it makes me feel safe and secure. #signsofarealbluenose #treesnotsotippyhere #
  • Dear Twitter, sorry I have been a bad friend this last week and a half. I promise I will respond sooner after I am home again. Love, Me #
  • I can't wait for my cult of iPhone to start. We ordered the phones today. 🙂 Who knows when we will receive them. #joiningthecult #
  • Now for something all parents wish for: a nap. Q sleeping and Aidan off for quiet time with his ipod. #ilovetechnology. #
  • Getting the paperwork ready to apply for Irish passport me and my kids. Starting prep for our European vacation early, 2 years early. 🙂 #
  • The boys are fighting over the working tonka fir-engine. <sigh> #
  • Dad and grandpa taking the boys for a walk and geo-caching. Mom is taking a few deep breaths. In and out, in and out. #
  • I need bug dope . . . in the house. Damn mosquitoes making my last couple of nights a pain. #
  • Ok, inception on Wed and Shutter Island tonight, I am going to have really weird dreams now. #
  • About to go for a sail this morning. I think the boys are going to love it, Anthony I am not so sure. 🙂 #lastdayinhalifax #
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