Facebook Posts: Feb 2010

February 2010

FEBRUARY 25
Scott updated his status.
Aunt Deb is safely arrived in snowy Bergen.
FEBRUARY 24
Scott updated his status.
Today the snow in Bergen burst beyond the limits of the sensible into the patently absurd.
FEBRUARY 22
Scott updated his status.
“We have revealed the source of the most important explosions in cosmology,” Dr. Gilfanov said, adding that until now “we didn’t know exactly what they were. But now we know beyond the shadow of a doubt — it is my love for you baby.”
Scott updated his status.
Really digging Spoon, particularly Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. Great band, can’t believe I never heard of them until recently.
FEBRUARY 21
Scott shared a link.
Berry
Leevi – Lehto Singing
Berry
leevilehto.net
Finnish poet Leevi Lehto singing Eino Leino and Chuck Berry at the same time. Happy Birthday, Leevi.
Scott shared a link.

ELO Gear
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ELO gear — I just ordered Benjamin his first onesie. The ELO sweatshirt is part of my regular wardrobe, a warm high-quality item that all electronic literature afficianados and authors should own.
Scott shared a link.

Op-Ed Contributor – Free viral videos – NYTimes.com
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Great editorial from Ok Go, a band that gets the internet, about their label, EMI’s YouTube policy, which demonstrates a high degree of not getting the internet.
FEBRUARY 17
Scott updated his status.
Thanks to everybody for the all the messages welcoming our boy. He and Mom are doing great back home.
Kyle Rettberg posted something via mobile.
Given the lack of a FB announcement, I’m guessing you guys are struggling to pick the right name. On my walk to the train, I had a moment of inspiration. You should name him after one of the characters from Lost. Like Desmond. Or Jacob. Or Smoke Monster.
FEBRUARY 16
Kyle Rettberg posted something via mobile.
He’s beautful. What’s his name? You’ve had lots of time to pick one out…
Scott posted something via mobile.
10.7 pounds, 57 centimeters
Scott posted something via mobile.
He’s a beautiful boy, born healthy at about 4 AM.
Scott posted something via mobile.
At the hospital.
FEBRUARY 12
Scott shared a link.

Sets for Book Layout
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I finished putting together the sets of photos for the Implementation book today — not all of the decisions are made and we need to reshoot some photos, but you can now read most of the novel on photos. It was a fun but tough process selecting the photos. The book will be structured by installment, which function like chapters. We’ll probably aslo have some thematic layouts — for instance implementation stickers with other sticker art, implementation stickers with world landmarks, etc. serving as a sort of interstitial between some chapters.
Scott wrote on Marion Walker’s timeline.
Happy birthday, Marion!
Scott updated his status.
just heard from Jill’s mother that Jill herself was *two weeks* late. So this waiting is not unprecedented.
FEBRUARY 11
Scott updated his status.
had a great time with Aurora after her first school dance, going through her middle school yearbook and making predictions about each kid’s future by making snap judgements on the basis of their current yearbook picture. I had almost forgotten how much fun arbritrary profiling can be. By the way, the 80s are way back again. Now is the time to purchase stock in hair gel companies.
Scott updated his status.
“Punctuality, my boy, is a virtue to be admired.” (Scott imagining future lectures to his forthcoming son)
FEBRUARY 10
Scott updated his status.
wishes some of that earthquake back home would move to the general belly zone of my expectant wife. When this kid’s a teenager we’re gonna need a bullhorn to get him out of bed in the morning.
Scott wrote on Eric Rettberg’s timeline.
I don’t know man, I was hoping you could be the special uncle with the same birthday as my son, but Jill seems really reluctant to give this one up.
Scott wrote on Eric Rettberg’s timeline.
Hey happy birthday little brother. Hope your flight makes it so you can see your girl. Your present from us is coming home with Mom (and your turkey baster).
FEBRUARY 9
Scott updated his status.
if the boy comes tomorrow he’ll share a birthday with his uncle Eric. That’d be pretty cool. Also, I won’t have to change the tickets for his first trip home to Chicago that I bought this morning. The form wouldn’t let me put “TBA” under date of birth. So there’s a lot of factors pulling for tomorrow.
Scott updated his status.
ELO mess inspired me to waste an afternoon closing security gaps in other sites I work on, while sort of working on an article I need to finish writing this week.
Scott wrote on Eric Dean Rasmussen’s timeline.
Gratulerer med dagen! Jeg håper feire deg som en viking og drikke øl fra hodeskallen av beseirede fiender!
FEBRUARY 8
Scott updated his status.
reminder to self: add hostile attacks by hackers to platform obsolescence to list of factors complicating the preservation of electronic literature.
Scott updated his status.
just discovered that not only did the Bears not win the Superbowl, as it turns out they weren’t even in it. Devastating.
FEBRUARY 7
Scott wrote on Michelle Teran’s timeline.
Woot! Fantastic. Congratulations, Michelle.
Scott updated his status.
Past the due date, as predicted. I told Jill that the baby and I have an agreement that the real contractions will start at about 11AM Monday, and the whole shebang will be wrapped up around 4PM — civilized, during regular work hours, fast, efficient, nearly painless delivery, almost certainly.
Scott shared a link.

Sinatra Song Often Strikes Deadly Chord – NYTimes.com
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Karaoke violence in the Phillipines.
FEBRUARY 6
Scott updated his status.
Man scam hackers attacked the ELO site. Spam scam hackers of the world, I urinate upon your mother’s grave.
Scott updated his status.
Gridlock in Washington today due to weather, not Republicans, AP reports.
FEBRUARY 5
Scott wrote on Eric Rettberg’s timeline.
Hey Eric. Do you own a turkey baster? Do you want a new one? We have an extra I could send along with your bday present if you want it.
Scott updated his status.
The little guy is supposed to arrive tomorrow, but my money’s on Monday.
Scott wrote on Laura Borràs’s timeline.
I was looking for you around noon. I should be around tomorrow, if the baby isn’t early. Beautiful smile in your profile picture, by the way!
Scott updated his status.
hey maybe I should go buy cigars tomorrow, what with a baby coming sometime this week and an excuse to purchase cigars not occassioning itself very often.
Scott updated his status.
current desired superpower: the ability to melt any ice that appears within a five-foot perimeter of my feet.
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In ‘Point Omega,’ Don DeLillo Creates a Vivid Small World – NYTimes.com
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FEBRUARY 3
Scott shared a link.

In Bay Area, Free Speech Means Scolding Strangers – Bay Area Blog – NYTimes.com
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I love this Berkeley beetle letter. I might start writing letters like
this. Actually, today I was considering writing a letter to our
downstairs neighbors about the snow problem. “Dear neighbor, Many times
you have seen me on the stairs that we share, removing snow with a
strange implement. You must have wondered what
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Scott updated his status.
darn it I was going to write today. Instead I filled our forms and did math. And I’m still not done. I need a little accountant to follow me around and take care of this stuff for me.
Scott updated his status.
moving a project schedule 3 months means recalculating ten separate budgets. Arrrgh!
Scott updated his status.
The #1 Billboard song on the day of my birth: I’ll Be There – The Jackson 5.
Scott updated his status.
man I wish my favorite pizza joint in Chicago wasn’t such an avid facebooker. I am tempted to tell my favorite pizza joint to perform an obscene act upon itself for so often reminding me of the pizza I cannot get while I am in Norwayl If they could facebook me a pizza, I would take one, but enough of the painful reminders of what I should be eating right now.
Scott wrote on Ghosting’s timeline.
That’s awesome: pay-per-view Fox News with popcorn! What could better — hardcore mealworm porn?
Scott shared a link.
Recipes for Health – Risottos for Winter – NYTimes.com
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Made this lemon brussell sprout risotto for dinner tonight, and it was darn tasty.
Scott shared a link.

Place: Portland, Oregon
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Implementing Portland: a wonderfully colorful set of new Implementation photos contributed by Joel Schneier in Portland, Oregon. The sticker novel on the murals, gardens, small businesses and street signs of one of America’s hippest art cities.
FEBRUARY 1
Scott wrote on Ghosting’s timeline.
I wish Godzilla had never laid waste to that town.
Scott updated his status.
Hey Vancouver, you need snow? I got your snow right here. #movethe2010winterolympicstobergennorway
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Place: Orange County, California
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Implementation Orange County: new sticker novel photos by Jana Remy from a community garden, harbor bridge, and parking lot in Orange County, California. It looks warm there.
Scott updated his status.
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