Brian Layman’s Weekly Twitter Update for 2009-03-29
March 29, 2009
- Brian is life castng from his phone again? What’s that all about???
http://qik.com/video/1299642 # - Brian is life castng from his phone again? What’s that all about???
http://qik.com/video/1299688 # - Brian is life castng from his phone again? What’s that all about???
http://qik.com/video/1299695 # - Brian is life castng from his phone again? What’s that all about???
http://qik.com/video/1299703 # - Brian is life castng from his phone again? What’s that all about???
http://qik.com/video/1299724 # - Brian is life castng from his phone again? What’s that all about???
http://qik.com/video/1299841 # - We have entered the season of the OCD neighbor with the leaf blower. It must be > 45 degrees today… #
- huh… who knew Steve from Blues Clues could sing… http://www.myspace.com/steveburnsofficialmyspace #
- RT @chriswebb: @brianlayman Steve’s Burns Songs for Dust Mites album is pretty good. Check out Mighty Little Man video: http://is.gd/oyYZ #
- Has anyone on my list replaced their mp3 player’s firmware with RockBox yet? http://www.rockbox.org/ What are your thoughts? #
- WHOA! MAJOR Red Dwarf heads up! There’s a new online campaign (LOST! web site style) at http://www.ListersComingHome.co.uk/ #
- Not cool. My sunburn from Austin is still hurting, but is now also itchy! ACK! At least I’ll be a nice dark brown for another day or two… #
- OK taking wife to doctors. She’s been non-functional & v miserable since Sat. Made an appt for my 7yo right after that for ear infectn. FUN! #
- Tears, crying and moaning abound in the layman household today. And nothing I worked on last night came to fruition. Grumble. #
- And the wet works have begun :p – http://bkite.com/05PJx #
- waiting on prescriptions for two sickos. No strep though – http://bkite.com/05PRY #
- Home and really hungry for breakfast. The children left at home are alive and happy (bonus). I just need to coo… – http://bkite.com/05PVI #
- Fell asleep at the kbd & then drug my self over to the nearest pillow. I guess my body decided it needed energy more than consciousness. #
- RT @OwenGreaves: Google’s top designer (Doug Bowman) quits, blames engineers – http://bit.ly/ksqog #
- Having review the last 8 weeks of work & the releases of http://splendicity http://bizzia.com http://blisstree.com http://everyjoe.com #
- We’re using Skype for Voip, TokBox for video, Yugma for screen sharing & I’m trying to stay in meeting as much as I can, as #sxswsars got me #
- All while having Chicken Parm for breakfast. I was completely out till 11 this morning. I’d love to get some more sleep but I’ve commitments #
- RT @technosailor: AIG VP quits on the op-ed page of the NY Times. http://is.gd/oTLG #
- Considering wrapping up our 3 hour meeting… #
- RT @todayshow: Cute video of a dog that got stuck in a tree. http://tinyurl.com/d9ggvy Now there’s a dog who took a risk! #
- fever is back. time for a break. #
- Bill Amend uses FoxTrot to address the risks faced #eMoms addicted to Twitter. You have been warned: http://bit.ly/14ONha #
- Feeling much better today. Now I can get done the things I’d planned for Monday #
- I’ve never before really respected a basketball coach before, till I saw this TED video of UCLA Coach John Wooden: http://bit.ly/pzU5d #
- RT @whitelabelspace: NASA Expedition 19 Soyuz launch vid: http://tr.im/hPHO – Launch is right at the start of the vid. WOW they look cramped #
- Oh, our wedding contract is quite specific, @MelloD. For instance @sorka is obligated never to format any of my harddrives in a fit of anger #
- Sigh… what is the point of making movie references to colleagues, if the movies came out a year before they were born… #
- yeah, @dougal, exactly. I said something about Crocodile Dundee and got back :Wasn’t he that guy killed by a stingray?” “That’s not a ray..” #
- NEOhio #followfriday @shoutback @chrisauman @cowork_akron @stacijshelton @hallock @astrostudio @jodibrooks @josiahsprague @DMular Add&RT #
- RT @rhettmc: Make a Phatdippin’ video and win solar panels? Yes: http://tinyurl.com/cz2trm #
- NEOhio #followfriday For more NEO Tweeps & twits see http://www.bit.ly/twitAkron http://www.bit.ly/twitCleveland & http://www.bit.ly/twitOhio #
- RT @iFroggy: Legally minded folks: thread at CommunityAdmins.com asks about being held liable for hosted comments. Input? http://is.gd/pgIm #
- RT @SEOSEM: Apple Likely To Unveil New iPhone June 8 http://bit.ly/6p6Ef #
- “Office Furniture is now following you on Twitter!” I find this creepy & somewhat disturbing. I feel like I shd be looking behind my bacsf;’ #
- RT @whitelabelspace: #followfriday @madlolscientist @thedoc @dpbkmb @gfish3000 @nickyjor @mrdoornbos @bjflaggatnurenu @csete #
- Stephanie Spear of EarthWatch OH & Cool Cleveland talk about Ed Begley Jr’s Apr 3rd Clev appearance http://bit.ly/bkcl http://bit.ly/186PYv #
- RT @RiotActOutdoors Free canoe tours&nature classes 2b offered at Old Woman Creek, near Sandusky. Young men welcome too! http://bit.ly/BDjhv #
- RT @littlequiz: RT @dudeman718: “Happiness is a decision.” Michael J. Fox #quote #
- RT @joetek: RT @donncha: http://twitual.com/ – You’ve got friends. And you’ve got followers. Which Twitter users are both? Nice job @dougal #
- Mai-Ya-Hi Mai-Ya-Hoo Mai-Ya-Ha Mai-Ya-Ha-Ha (4x) Alo, salut, sunt eu, un haiduc! Numa numa ay numa numa numa ay Ear Bug tag! You’re it! #
- Making an easy start of it today. spending some time with the kids & will make some breakfast after some Mafia Wars maintenance. #
- RT @stacijshelton: Some Tweeps presenting at #bizcamp09 @brianlayman @jimkukral @smallbiztrends @stacijshelton & MORE.. http://bit.ly/zBmLz #
- I’m making burgers on the grill as the kids clean up leaves and their rooms. It must be spring… #
- RT @wilw: I bet a lot of people who follow me on Twitter will be as excited as I am to learn that @alyankovic is on Twitter. Also: Twitter. #
- Rumor has it that @alyankovic has family ties up here in North East Ohio, but I’ve never been able to confirm the details of that either way #
- Watching “W”. It is surprisingly insulting to Condoleezza Rice who I admit I thought was woefully inexperienced at the start but got better #
- What an interesting and unique game http://playauditorium.com Advice: Don’ #
- What an interesting and unique game http://playauditorium.com Advice: Don’t start it with your spouse trying to get some sleep next to you.. #
Brian Layman’s Weekly Twitter Update for 2009-03-22
March 22, 2009
- Bowling with @marcusnelson @brianshaler @msherr @markjaquith @msherr – Photo: http://bkite.com/05yEe #
- Everyone approaches the lane with phone in hand – some keep twittering while throwin – http://bkite.com/05yGI #
- This says it all… #sxsw #electrofunktastic – Photo: http://bkite.com/05yI6 #
- Wordpress has packed the room for the #cms showdown w/ #wordpress #joomla & #drupal – Photo: http://bkite.com/05zF2 #
- Typographically it was a tie for first w/ #wordpress & #drupal. no features missing – Photo: http://bkite.com/05zK1 #
- RT @32Bit is sponsored by @wordpress @getsatisfaction @Gowalla @laughingsquid @lullabot @plinky @ShoutNow @stickergiant @zynga & @30boxes #
- Somehow I am in the nuclear taco eating contest. Instructions included Just don’t vomit in the tent. – Photo: http://bkite.com/05AC3 #
- came in second. Decided the grand prize of chilli brownies was NOT worth it. – http://bkite.com/05AH2 #
- LOL even my phone is rebelling. I typed Don’t and it suggests the nxt word is vomit #
- Will broadcast my #NuclearTaco prizes later v cool/HOT #
- Anyone here at the #belmont for @32bit? #
- Trying out the new Dell #adamo thanks to @richardatdell VERY VERY slick very thin #
- Sitting with @danielthepoet chatting about how web contracts have bn steady and are increasing. Ppl are definitely spending money on the web #
- Finally @queenofspain and I meet in person! @sorka will be very jealous… #
- RT @brianlayman: Tweetup in Akron this Friday. #thirdfriday #tweetup this Friday Tell your Friends! http://bit.ly/AkronTweetup #
- Chatting with @niab about what happens when you fill a dishwasher with regulr dish detergent. Telling a story about.. oh someone on facebook #
- RT @ScottAllen: Here’s a way to use LinkedIn that I bet you never would have thought of. http://tinyurl.com/d89tgf #
- checked out and hanging by the pool for an hour b4 heading to the airport #
- Small plane, flight attendant that has forgotten how to smile. Why do I fly anything except Frontier? – http://bkite.com/05EHe #
- More than ready to take off. Can’t get to my phone ’s headphone cable. So no Sanctuary ep 05 for this leg – Photo: http://bkite.com/05EIG #
- Leaving north cakalaka for the last leg of the trip w00t! Flying into Charlotte I did see a bojangles and said y… – http://bkite.com/05Fbl #
- Twice as many units shipped as the iPod… – Photo: http://bkite.com/05Fm0 #
- I’ve been totally de-swagged by 4 ravaging children, who are now no where to be seen… It’s like the silent ashy morning in “The Day After” #
- For those who didn’t get the licked reference see http://twitpic.com/23a9h & know that @jeremywright gave him a big tongue lashing at #SxSWi #
- RT @Sorka: “Sheep even the geeks at #sxsw can appreciate! Wow!! http://bit.ly/13wCQZ” My gosh that is 1 of the most incred things I evr saw! #
- RT @UstreamTV: Funny. Funnier. Funniest. http://tinyurl.com/26uj7l #
- Rhett&Link at their best tonight w random Craigslist Crank Calls & a give away & tom petty pool updt LIVE NOW http://RhettAndLink.com/live/ #
- So, what is the plural of email? Fill in the blank “Hang on a sec; I need to send out a few more __” or “yeah I got several __ on that.” #
- Hmm @theunseen714 & @danielthepoet maybe I /am/ the only one who says “I just got some email on that” or “only a few more email to read” #
- hey @georgenemeth @timferris @collisionbend – @BrookeBarnett is in CLE from Utah and needs late night eating recommendations. #
- I’m sorry but a bill with a 90% tax targeted indiv citizens scares me http://bit.ly/cXoyb & maybe 1 of the execs saved AIG 500mil? Y punish? #
- RT @rksheater: RT @gavoweb @brianlayman i wish they would stop meddling so that the whole thing can just balance out #AIG #bailout #
- OK enough politics. That’s not why any of you follow me. Sorry. #
- lol never seen this before: http://tinyurl.com/cn64fu #
- Strip the extra 0s & the #AIG bonuses are like getting $170,000 from the bank & using $165 to keep promises you’ve made http://xkcd.com/558/ #
- Man I’m really wishing I hadn’t spent my last hour in austin getting myself competely sunburned. It was supposed to feel better by now #
- RT @jodibrooks: NEO Ohio #followfriday: @stacijshelton @techgeek444 @timwiseman @chrisauman @hallock @cowork_akron @akronohiohomes @eriqtroi #
- I’m hiding from the Akron Tweetup atm having the b5tech meeting. Ynot come on over when you’re done with work! h… – http://bkite.com/05IFX #
- RT @jeffr0: FREAKING AWESOME! Lightning hitting a van while driving on the highway in – http://tinyurl.com/cb9gqs looks like fireworks! #
- 5 tweeps still hangin at the 3rd Friday Akron Tweetup – Photo: http://bkite.com/05Jqw #
- Hanging w/ my tweeps at the Akron tweetup… – Photo: http://bkite.com/05Jrx #
- I hope this pic is not a triple post. This is a shot of the 5 tweeps hanging at the 3rd Friday Akron twee… – Photo: http://bkite.com/05JrH #
- we finally shut down the tweetup! That was fun! – http://bkite.com/05Js5 #
- OK I just got up…can I go back to bed now… #
- My day so far has been: Get up, cook the kids lunch, sleep. Now I am at getup and cook the kids supper. And I am pretty sure what comes next #
- RT @stacijshelton: Improve your business with ME, @brianlayman and others at BizCamp (NE Ohio) http://is.gd/ojZ7 #
Brian Layman’s Weekly Twitter Update for 2009-03-15
March 15, 2009
- Rock/Wall Climbing with the Jr High kids – Photo: http://bkite.com/05jHx #
- The wall…. – Photo: http://bkite.com/05jHI #
- Wow I need to get with it. Lots of replies over the weekend that I didn’t touch twitter. Thanks for the HT @lilatovcocktail #
- RT @marcusnelson: Bowling team is coming together: @markjaquith @marcusnelson @brianlayman @brianshaler & @scottrutherford Need 1 more! NE1? #
- Oh how interesting RT @msaleem: Google Trends: Twitter Is Killing Web 2.0 Pioneers – http://tinyurl.com/abf3te (HT @jonathanfields) #
- You probably don’t clean your screen very often & it is hard to do the inside, so here: http://bit.ly/screencleaner #
- Our @theabx Bowling Team: @brianlayman @marcusnelson @markjaquith @brianshaler @scottrutherford and @MsHerr #sxsw Any team name suggestions? #
- RT @technosailor: interesting (if visually disorienting) project – SXSW People Browsr (via @seanpercival) http://is.gd/mB2a #
- huh and that, folks, was my 4000th tweet… #
- RT @wilw: Another Penny Arcade that’s brilliantly funny, because it’s true: http://tinyurl.com/az2ue8 #
- Reading “The SxSW Survival Guide” http://bit.ly/SurviveSxSW #SxSW #SxSWNEO #
- The regular 3rd Friday Akron Area Tweetup is set! You can register on Upcoming at http://bit.ly/3rdFridayAkron or http://twtvite.com/1lfafj #
- I find it very funny when people call it “The Twitter” I feel like I’m talking to my grandmother, God rest her soul. #
- RT @JoelDrapper15 Useful Twitter Hacks and Plug-Ins For WordPress http://twurl.nl/z1ayfd #
- Man My Airplane seats NVR look like this & I don’t have streaming broadband LIVE: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kevin-rose #
- I’m sorry #GoToMeeting The ad w/ a woman on a white chair, leaning fwd, elbows on knees, head down always makes me think she’s on the toilet #
- Oh SWEET! #Citrix released http://www.goview.com/ beta which looks like Jing on Steroids. I must try! No more 5 min limit? #
- OK I’m out… Stepping away from the thrice accursed Mafia Wars… #
- RT @stevepohlit: Video How To Add Google Friend Connect Gadget To A Wordpress Blog http://tinyurl.com/assg3n #
- RT @MariSmith “Twitter is like Facebook. Facebook you have friends. Twitter you have followers; I want followers.” @TheEllenShow on Jay Leno #
- Kinda upset that after a thorough searching and a few calls, the only possibility is that my coat was stolen out of the van overnight lst wk #
- I love CAK. Leave the house 1 hr b4 flight and walk right onto the plane with time to spare. #sxsw here I come! – http://bkite.com/05qVa #
- And awayyyy we go!!!! – Photo: http://bkite.com/05qVp #
- What a wonderful flight. The comphy seats + Exit row window with no one beside me! Frontier FTW – http://bkite.com/05rkL #
- Ok Ppl are definitely heading to #SxSW. There was just a page for Rick Roll to report to a gate… Nice – http://bkite.com/05rvm #
- Brian is life castng from his phone again? What’s that all about???
http://qik.com/video/1223963 # - Away we go!!! Pt 2 <6 stitched pics> – Photo: http://bkite.com/05rzA #
- Made it. Heading to the Gingerman to meetup with @jaygoldman and crew – Photo: http://bkite.com/05rTA #
- RT @jeremywright: Today’s post from a #sxswveteran is up (@geekgiant): http://is.gd/ncHJ Leave him a comment/follow to show appreciation #
- Good morning #sxsw – Photo: http://bkite.com/05sEj #
- 45 minute wait for eggs and potatoes so far. Not cool – http://bkite.com/05sYI #
- Grabbing a burger before heading back into town after some decomp time – http://bkite.com/05tX3 #
- Back to the basics… – Photo: http://bkite.com/05tXj #
- Geek tactile therapy for the overly socialized (the picture can’t show the rocking back and forth) – Photo: http://bkite.com/05u20 #
- Tardis spotting in the latest MS Silverlight ad – Photo: http://bkite.com/05u36 #
- At techset hunting down @ustreamtv Brad06 – Photo: http://bkite.com/05u7l #
- What a wonderful night. Now and then you get the feeling of “This is right” “This is what I do” And it is all good. I’m happy. #
- Even so you still have some frnds who you wish said words with the letters P and T less frequently. OR that they’d wear masks while speaking #
- Also I wish Sorka were here. She’d enjoy this a lot too. @genuine mentioned her tonight being in the #SxSW Wow! video as the best part of it #
- Fondue for supper & listening to stories of @jeremywright #licking @tedmurphy – Photo: http://bkite.com/05wef #
- How how how can you not follow @themime #
- Brian is life castng from his phone again? What’s that all about???
http://qik.com/video/1243137 # - Brian is life castng from his phone again? What’s that all about???
http://qik.com/video/1243139 # - Loved hanging out w/ @DebNg @ccjones & @lisasabinwilson last night. It’s cool go just go out and hang with friends. btw It’s all deb’s fault #
- RT @lorelleonwp: WP Tips: Make your WordPress plugin talk AJAX http://tinyurl.com/6pl6kf #
Brian Layman’s Weekly Twitter Update for 2009-03-08
March 8, 2009
- The answer to my last question is: Don’t believe everything you read. phpMyAdmin was not reporting what was actually on my server. #
- RT @linnetwoods said “Thanks for the automated DMs, unnecessary since I was following you back which is greeting enough” YES Sing it Sister! #
- Total time till resolution of my last few support tickets to wiredtree.com: 23min 8 min 8 min 4 min 4 min. Quickest 1and1.com response 3wks #
- And in the time it took to edit that tweet to 140 characters, I got a response to my latest questoin. Rawk! @joetek was right Wiredtree ftw #
- My entry to @blogworld’s SxSW contest has been completed in time and uploaded to YouTube a while back. It’s being processed as we speak/type #
- New to the Code Cave: “SxSW WOW!!!” – http://bit.ly/6Kuug A post accompanying my YouTube entry to the @blogworld Free SxSW Ticket contest. #
- ¡ɯoɔ˙ɹǝddılɟʇǝǝʍʇ ɯoɹɟ sʞuɐɥʇ ʍsxs oʇ @brianlayman puǝs dlǝɥ oʇ @blogworld ʞsɐ puɐ ʇǝǝʍʇǝɹ ǝsɐǝld #
- RT @abull said “I love the self-sufficiency concept of this charity: http://www.heifer.org/ ” Ok she just won my respect. #Heifer prjct FTW #
- RT @linklamont said “Our new song is up. The ShamWow Song. http://tinyurl.com/autuwv” I’ve used it in my SxSW WOW post http://bit.ly/14BST #
- Finding the debate between @DanTanner and @valebrity amusing. Love the new @TweetDeck search feature which allows you to follw conversations #
- RT @MarsRovers: The Martian year calendar (2009-2010 Earth calendar) ready to download. Best printed on 11X17″(A3). pdf http://tr.im/mercal #
- RT @elijahmanor: “Free Copies of Learning jQuery 1.3″ by @NETTUTS #tech #jquery http://bit.ly/zirlp #
- RT @blogworld: Grt entries for our SxSW give away http://bit.ly/DpsO5 who should win? @brianlayman @corvida @abull @heatherinBC @JamesBurgin #
- All @blogworld Entries http://bit.ly/149QO http://bit.ly/FSoQ5 http://bit.ly/ms2Lb http://bit.ly/vUlLw http://bit.ly/6Kuug #
- My 5yo asked me today “Will you give me a voo doo doll of you Dad?” ummmm No! #
- RT @briannash: Watcin on Que with JG Hue http://tinyurl.com/6kwzaz #
- WOW! Congratulations @abull who won the pass to SxSWi with this entry http://bit.ly/ms2Lb As a runner up I gt a 50% discount to @Blogwold 09 #
- RT @lilfigs29: need to get something off your chest….call them http://tinyurl.com/cajk32 #
- Filling out my radically more expensive than 4 hours a go SxSW registration form
# - lol @Penguin sings like a girl. No. like a tall man dressed up like a six year old girl. Singing Roxanne in Rock band. http://bit.ly/LBad #
- Auto-DM upon follow bots hv crippled a useful feature. Sm phone svcs won’t even allow any twtr texts as a result Just Don’t #
- OK I’m out for the night… See yall #
- Would be asleep except the stupid dog spread garbage across 4 rooms. If I didn’t have to clean it up at 3am, I’d be impressed by her talent. #
- Waiting for queries to finish running & trying to grok #TwitterGrader. I finally hit the hundredths club at 99.91 http://bit.ly/twitAkron y? #
- RT @infidelsarecool: Video: US Airways Flight 1549 being towed through the streets of New Jersey http://tinyurl.com/cz7g76 #
- Intrigued by the http://twimailer.com/ concept, it would be V cool is if they built in an “autodm on follow” filter.That’s entirely possible #
- RT @csuspect said “This is awesome – Obama Action Man figure http://tinyurl.com/83fjrg” OK that is a must visit for everyone! #
- A friend just found this Iron man: http://tinyurl.com/cl9aae wow… #
- RT @bnpositive: If you give a bank a bailout… http://tinyurl.com/c4vw2h #
- Wondering abt the statement “But you have to agree that doing ANYTHING is better than nothing” re: Bail out complaints. Do ppl believe that? #
- B4 I actually write it, does anyone have a program that will find any files with a blank as the first or last line? Or even a grep command? #
- Every now and then.. Every once in a while.. you wisely make a backup when you do something that might be risky and you are glad you did so. #
- Google CEO Eric Schmidt: Twitter is a poor man’s email system. Its successful, but not useful. http://bit.ly/4gzbaM #
- RT @rockingjude “Google Has a Semi-Secret Stand-Alone Task Manager http://bit.ly/1apyli” Google has since found this leak and plugged it!! #
- Proudly sporting a “@brianlayman swears like a Mute/Ranked: Bottom/Swears: 0/Score: Lame of 100″ rating from http://cursebird.com/ #
- Cool! #Scorched3D 42.1 came out today http://tinyurl.com/aepeap Well Worth playing and Free! #
- RT @brandice: WOAH, I just saw Amazon.com update with this: Kindle for the iPhone – http://bit.ly/KmJUe #
- LOL Now THIS is XTREME advertising – http://is.gd/lHFi (Hat Tip: @God) #
- Riding to Austin would cost about $100 in gas, but then again it’s 21 hours to get there & 21 hours to get back. Flights are about $260. hmm #
- Hilarious! http://bit.ly/ULqkt ThunderCats the live action movie w/ Brad Pitt Vin Diesel Hugh Jackman & Gigi Edgley #
- RT @NinjaChad: 50 Money Making Twitter Users you Should be Following! http://ow.ly/D81 #
- RT @splendicity free necklace: Leaky Zulugrass (happens to support the infrastructure in Rift Valley of Kenya) http://tinyurl.com/cu93hr #
- Looking for the first time at the texas/mexico border via google satellite view. Man that is barren country… #
- RT @hsn09: Firefox 3.0.7 targets security issues 2nd security update in a month fixes 8 issues http://tinyurl.com/dxmpdp #
- Hey Good morning everyone. What’s the plan for the day? #
- Are you using @MrTweet yet? Besides recommending you to relevant folks, he also helps you discover them as well! http://mrtweet.net?v=12 #
- So, are there any good alternatives to the flip out there? They’d need to have similiar functionality. Having to use a cable is fine. #
- Reading “How to write a FaceBook Application in 10 minutes” http://bit.ly/19D8Il #
- Making my #SxSWi badge picture an image of me wearing a SxSWi profile badge. Massively Recursive #SxSW profile images FTW! #
- ACK! I”m now the parent of a teenager!!!! #
- OK I’m going upstairs and hiding from grumpy mom and and cantankerous kids. This may or may not be related to my last status #
- RT @taxgirl said “It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! With the economy tanking, should we exempt severance pkgs?” http://bit.ly/rwzsX #
- RT @jeremywright: RT @GeekMommy Woot!! @eMom is on the Today show this Tuesday!! http://tinyurl.com/anzdq8 She totally deserves it!! #
- RT @sxswguide: We’re down to the last 10. Help us rch 1,000 so we can the truckld to Austin for #SXSW #HungerPledge http://www.tr.im/hptwtr #
- Me+5 off to Chucky Cheese for Jaxom’s 13th Birthday party – Photo: http://bkite.com/05h0J #
- Mmmmm pizza – at least that’s what the kids say… “Best Pizza Ever” – Photo: http://bkite.com/05h5a #
- Brian is life castng from his phone again? What’s that all about???
http://qik.com/video/1186473 # - Brian is life castng from his phone again? What’s that all about???
http://qik.com/video/1186696 #
SxSW Wow!!!
March 2, 2009
A New Look
You may notice that there are a few things different around here! I am approaching the three year anniversary of The Code Cave and have decided to spice things up a bit. The site is now sporting a new theme on a new web host, its own VSP. And I’ve got a number of posts lined up to be published. The first of which is this one. My entry into the Blog World and New Media Expo Free Ticket to South By South West Interactive contest.
Sham WOW!
Now, I have to admit I was inspired by an infomercial that you simply can’t get around seeing these days. It’s Vince Offer’s Sham Wow product:
Now if you haven’t seen that, surely you’ve seen the “Slappin your troubles away” Slap Chop. The excitment Vince shows for his favorite past time, of selling products everyone could use, is infectious.
I’m not the first to be inspired by his exuberance. Rhett and Link have given the commercial their full treatment and created this video:
And now… SxSW WOW!
My reaction ( major hat tip to http://twitter.com/markjaquith ) to Blog World and New Media Expo giving away a free ticket to SxSWi was simply WOW! and stare at the screen for screen for a while waiting for my brain to turn back on and finish processing every thing it had been ignoring from my eyes for the last 5 minutes. SxSW wow! And that was it! the vision was born within minutes of reading the article.
I shot some even fancier footage from my motorcycle showing the excitement of the 20 hour drive down to Texas, if that’s how I went (And yes, I would live stream the whole way). And had some other ideas to include, but the priorities fell to 1. Get the site transferred to the new host. 2. Make the site pretty enough to host the video 3. Get the blasted thing DONE!
So without any more ado, whatever that is, I present you with “SxSW WOW!” (uploaded at March 01, 2009, 10:43 PM PST):
I do need to thank my loving wife Denise Layman (aka Sorka) of knitting fame at KnitChat.com for all of her help filming with MS Movie Maker tips as I’d never used it before. Thanks Love!
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Mentioned in the Video
Tim Bourquin founder of New Media Expo – who seems like a really nice guy And as far as I know he’s never consumed 20 times his weight in ANY type of liquid
Rick Calvert – Co-Founder of Blog World Expo who I know is a really nice guy
Jim Turner – aka Genuine, who is an excellent write of no little fame. I noticed that he happened to be the author of the contest post! And as far as twitter is concerned, yes, I’m pretty sure he is following me!
Sham WOW! Script
Since I had this file on my desktop I figured I’d share my script with you. Here are the original and new lines I used from the commercial:
O: Hi It’s vince with Sham Wow!
N: Hi it’s Brian and I’ve got a SxSW Wow! from Blog World Expo!
O: I’ll be saying wow, everytime I use this ticket.
N: You’ll be saying wow, every time you use this towel.
O: It’s like a shammy it’s like a towel it’s like a sponge.
N: It’s like a party, It’s like a confererence, I’ll be like a sponge, YAY ME!
O: Sham wow holds 20 times its weight in liquid.
N: SxSW attendees absorb 20 times their weight in liquid! Just ask Tim Bourquin
O: Look at this it just does the work
Why do you want to work twice as hard
N: Look at this, I’m doing work!
Why would I want to be working at home?
O: Made in germany. You know the germans always make good stuff
NOT USED: This is a gift from blog world expo, you know Calvert always makes good stuff…
REPLACED: Every SxSW Wow! comes pre-Rick rolled by (Rick) Calvert himselfs
O: Here’s some cola, wine coffee cola pet stains
Not only is your damage on top but
There’s your mildew. that is gonna smell you see that?
N: Here… here is my anxiety of how to get to SxSW. My sweat, my tears, my embarrassing stains,
Not only is it on top
But it’s down deep man
O: Were gonna do this in real time
Put it on the spill, turn it over
without even putting any pressure 50% of the cola right here. Following me camera guy
The other 50% the color starts ta come up.
N: I’m gonna stream this live
I put my SxSW Wow! on top and roll it
No Pressure man, No pressure and suddenly 50% of my worries are gone!
All that remains is the fun of getting there. You followin me (Jim) Turner, you followin me?
O: No other towel is gonna do that
It works like a vacuum.
N: And look at that
It works like a Valium.
No other ticket is gonna do that!
SxSW Wow!
O: See what I’m telling you.
Sham wow – you’ll be saying wow every time
N: See what I’m telling you.
SxSW Wow! – I’ll be saying Wow! all the time!
THANKS BLOG WORLD EXPO!
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