Josh Babetski : Quixotic Bravado

• Got an email saying that I’m accepted into the new Xbox Live Preview, but have to wait for another email to actually use it. How very M$. #
• @NathanFillion Try this: http://cli.gs/rjzh5E Nice job w/the VO work; lots of Mal Reynolds in your Buck character I see. Game looks great! in reply to NathanFillion #
• Trying to fill in performance goals between meetings using a tool that keeps logging me out for inactivity. Productivity fail. #
• Happy hour under a tree house attached to a hotel. – Photo: http://bkite.com/0aehV #
• dr – http://bkite.com/0aeEJ #
• drinks then shopping at a wholesale club. can’t wait to find what interesting things we bought. – http://bkite.com/0aeEO #
• @kyamazaki Great running into you tonight! in reply to kyamazaki #

• Second time this week I’m up at 4am to push out some goodies to out production. Pondering comfort level of napping under desk. #
• Second time this week I’m up at 4am to push out some goodies to production. Pondering comfort level of napping under desk. #
• Yum! Just saw that @PapaJohn’s pizza is on Twitter! We know a bunch of their devs; they use @MapQuest. Pizza info and deals FTW! #
• @jrishel Good call. Proper grammar vs. proper twitter linking. I fail at both. in reply to jrishel #
• It’s tough being three people. Maybe I should gain weight. #

• @khartline If the Mounties try to bust you sneaking across the border, just say “aboot” a lot; talk about Degrassi High & hockey. #runforit in reply to khartline #
• So busy today, this is the first I’ve checked email or Twitter. Working from the house is too productive. #

• 4am feature deployments are no fun, no fun at all. #justsayin #

• Forget I have the Duck theme installed on Friendfeed. Fun to shoot a few while reading @Scobleizer: http://cli.gs/ZL19mT #
• @TurkeyHillDairy Please return Lime Tea to the line-up. It was a favorite. A diet version would be nice too. #thtea in reply to TurkeyHillDairy #
• Random geese crossing across the road today is slowing down traffic in front of office. Funny, they usually just sell pretzels and squeegee. #
• Made “Josh Chicken” for @tracibabe tonight since she was all owie. One of 3 non heat-n-eat things I know how to make. Got her flowers too. #

Recent links posted to Delicious:

• 50 New CSS Techniques For Your Next Web Design | CSS | Smashing Magazine
• F.lux: software to make your life better F.lux fixes this: it makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day.

  It's even possible that you're staying up too late because of your computer. You could use f.lux because it makes you sleep better, or you could just use it just because it makes your computer look better.

• Smart Columns w/ CSS & jQuery Using CSS and jQuery to evenly space floated containers
• AnythingZoomer jQuery Plugin | CSS-Tricks
• View Emigre Fonts by Style

• Warren Buffet and Martha Stewart at the AOL All-Hands. Interesting Saturday Morning animation too. #
• @kirstenm I think Martha seemed miffed she didn’t have her own animated intro. in reply to kirstenm #
• My desk has become a disaster. Taking night off from code to organize. Getting everything off of desk & into a rack. Rewiring network too. #

• @adamrisser It may come to that. The dumbing of America continues at an astonishing rate. in reply to adamrisser #
• Weather App on iPhone has had a Thunderstorm icon every day this week and has been wrong. I’d watch local news if I wanted crap reporting. #
• Dell seems to have upgraded upgrade. New monitor is here already. Dell’s winning points; pixel-perfect display gets them the win with me. #
• Explaining @microformats to someone in the office yielded an interesting idea… *ponder* #
• Landlord setting traps for groundhogs that live by the office. Don’t want them undermining building integrity. ORLY? Should I be concerned? #

• Nice! @programmableweb talks up the beta of @MapQuest’s new Directions Web Service. http://bit.ly/16IRb8 (via @osbornec) Not even done yet! #
• More info on the beta @MapQuest Directions Web Service for the curious: http://cli.gs/n9sgM. Super-easy integration, whatever you code in. #
• Credit where due: Had a shockingly positive experience with a Dell Customer Rep. Given their reputation, I was braced for a lot of hassle. #
• @TurkeyHillDairy Do you take Iced Tea questions? If so, can you please make the Lime Tea available again? It was nom! kthxbai. #
• @johnbiehler Feedback is good. What’s the panel? I’ll keep an eye out to vote it up. in reply to johnbiehler #
• @ColleenCoplick Are we going to be graced with your presence in Austin next year? More importantly, will you be bringing new finger puppets? in reply to ColleenCoplick #
• @johnbiehler “Do cool kids leave when the suits arrive?”
  Answer: “Yes.”
  No wonder they want revisions. Sheesh!
  Kidding. Can’t wait to see. in reply to johnbiehler #
• @ColleenCoplick Better puppets!? Intrigued. in reply to ColleenCoplick #
• @zappos Congrats to you and your entire team on the Amazon deal! in reply to zappos #
• Helping make a dinner for a friend’s family while she gives some cancer the beat-down. Goal: All dinners made by others considered “swill.” #
• Obama press conference having to explain why Healthcare is busted, followed by “Wipeout.” This is why your child should be learning Chinese. #

• CD Blog Post: Freedom from IE6: We Have It, So Should You http://cli.gs/Yj560 #
• OH: “Clearly it’s not clear enough.” #
• Got @antthelimey working his network trying to bag a @ComicCon Soundwave. If @feliciaday can score it, that’s ok too. http://cli.gs/sQ2yhM in reply to feliciaday #
• Have been held upside-down, in the air, by one ankle by Muhammad Ali. #lameclaimtofame #
• @graham310 Seeing that the airport is practically next door to the AOL campus, I believe “operator error” is a more likely scenario. in reply to graham310 #