I'd like to nominate Angelina Jolie's tramp stamp from 'Wanted' for an Academy Award.

Happy New Year to everyone! Remember: if you plan on doing anything embarrassing, try to avoid the paparazzi.

Leap second at 3:59:60PM PST today. Use the extra second to visualize whirled peas.

Klaus Nomi just saved me from a toddler disaster again. Thank you german operatic robot tuxedo singer!

Why does Caillou creep me out so much?

Modern Hobo Code (http://ping.fm/sOnUI)

Best Christmas candy? ALMOND ROCA of course.

Stacking firewood outside in flipflops and a t-shirt. Guess this is what they call 'winter' here in California.

Working on 'Redemption Ark' by Alastair Reynolds. One of my many Christmas holiday books to read.

I think 'unvailable' should be a word but I'm not quite sure what it means.

Just spent three hours diagnosing windows networking problem caused by one machine set to type 'Peer-Peer'. Typical holiday computer fixin.

Looks like we all got that cruise ship disease for Christmas! (http://ping.fm/KCNiv)

good layer of frost on the deck in Corralitos this morning.

'Benjamin Buttons' was a little bit like 'Forest Gump', except not with a dimwit. Enjoyed it.

Shot some skeet today with 12 and 20 gauge shotguns. Boy did I suck.

I'm pretty sure the Island of Sodor has the worst train safety record in the world.

I just want to extend my deepest sympathies to my friends who have to work today. Also, I am still ON VACATION.

Spent Christmas day reading 'Galactic North' (excellent) and recovering from flu (not so excellent, but better than alternative).

The worst of the horrible sickness I experienced last night seems to be over. Drinking water, fingers crossed it won't come right back up.

Does soy eggnog with rum count as a real drink? It better because that's what I'm chugging right now.

An FRA representative just called to tell me they are investigating the open door on moving Caltrain incident I reported last week.

Went to see 'Australia' at the cinema last night. Actually a darn good movie in a very old-fashioned way.

What's the rule on shaving over Christmas vacation? Because I don't really feel like doing it until 2009.

Either every artist on KDON sounds exactly like T.I. or T.I. is in every song on KDON right now. Or, I am just old.

What time is it? Oh yeah, it's HOT BUTTERED RUM TIME!

Working from Corralitos today. ssh over wildblue satellite internet is laggy buy usable.

Played bingo with the family tonight and it was actually AWESOME. Who knew that was possible?

Today's schedule: homemade enchiladas and white elephant gift exchange. Also, belt loosening.

Having a beer at JJ's and watching the Sharks game.

Stuffing my face with persimmon cookies at Grandma's house. Yay holidays!

I sent a letter to the FRA and Caltrain HQ about door failure to close on train yesterday. Too Ralph Naderish?

I just learned the three Kings (of Orient are, etc). were named Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar.

I just realized I'm using my macbook pro as a food tray in the cafeteria.

Did I mention that I rode a Caltrain last night with a door wide open next to me at 50 mph? Train crew totally unaware.

Bullet train door failed to close after 22nd st. We rode in to SF at full speed, train crew unaware. Major safety violation!

The album 'March' by Michael Penn (Sean Penn's brother) is really underrated. I like pretty much every song.

Here's to holdiays with the family... and twitter! (http://ping.fm/Yo27d)

Weirdest and most enjoyable Yahoo! perk, in a small way: every receptionist hands out free gum.

Taking the early train to work today. Nice to see the sunrise on my walk to the station.

Why do I feel like I've been at this bar hundreds of times before? I've got deja booze.

Dear sweetened condensed milk: I wish you could be in my coffee every day.

The Devil's on Sugar Smacks, down at the Radio Shack : 'Hello Time Bomb' - huh?

I would like 5000 'replica watches' for Christmas, please. According to my spambox they are very affordable.

Train was 10 mins late to leave SF which means shuttle bus waits for next train too and I will be 40 mins late for work.

I am loving the heck out of TrackThis (http://ping.fm/dfw2P) for tracking my holiday packages via twitter this holiday season.

Why is it a rule

Why is it a rule that all shampoo bottles which want to appear fancy must have the directions repeated in French?

Well apparently we are stomping in every puddle this evening...

Fake bald wigs do not work in HD. I'm looking at you, SNL.

Just caught my toddler reaching into the cabinet and unhooking the child safety latch. This is a battle I can never win!

Making Whole Foods Old Fashioned Pancakes with dried bing cherries from the farmer's market.

BaadSheep.com - horrible holiday sweaters for sale. (http://baadsheep.com/)

Watched playgroup friend of Max's while parents went to party tonight. Two hours of crying and screaming. My child is a perfect angel.

Looks like its Santarchy (Santacon?) in SF today.

A 5 minute rain squall just blasted through but that's not stoppin my farmers market shoppin.

Its a very clear and cold high pressure day in San Francisco today. The sun just came out!

Muni booth operator told me to go to walgreens & make a small purchase to get change for my $5.

There is no way to convert a $5 bill into a muni ticket, e.g. none of the change or ticket machines make $5s into $1s. Wtf?

I thought the term 'nose bidet' would be a great untapped marketing idea but someone already beat me to it http://thenosebidet.com

Help spread the word about the dangers of whore frost. (http://ping.fm/63HI8)

Off to Coffee Bean & tea Leaf for a few hours of focused perl coding to do log analysis.

Perk of working at home today: lunch at a taqueria near ferry bldg, with family. @ferrybldg

Hoping I never hear about the need to 'move the needle' in a meeting ever again.

Well that was quite the exciting time at work today. Going home early for cocktail hour.

Looks like I got the steak knives. Translation: I'm safe.

Switching from coffee to water for the rest of the day. No need to feel any more jitters.

Trying to remember how to properly dereference a Perl Hash of Hashes.

Wondering if I get the Cadillac, steak knives, or... Today.

Watching 'Extreme Trains' on History Channel in HD. And yeah, it's pretty awesome - although the host is the typically histrionic type.

What to Expect when the Price of Gas Falls below Zero (http://ping.fm/1uEaB)

Feeling anxious about layoffs (rumor is axe falls tomorrow).

Woman in cafeteria booth behind me thinks meese is plural of moose because of goose to geese pluralization.

Handing out clementines to all my coworkers. I'm like the citrus santa today.

An excellent geek-oriented comparison of the iphone and G1. (http://ping.fm/YYH8Y)

Got the toddler wearing an extra layer (babylegs) at the playground today. Its freezing!

Dan Deacon song 'Pink Batman' used for a Crayola commercial (http://ping.fm/hm2r1)

Old black man next to me on MUNI has a walker with 'DOLOMITE' stenciled on it. Better watch out, Shaft!

I want to know why there isn't a lêse-majesté law on the books for me. Thanks NY Times for pretentious vocab lesson. http://ping.fm/3m77G

I have virtually identical bottles of fancy baby shampoo and baby body wash. Why cant I just use baby shampoo on my entire baby?

Do self-cleaning ovens work? I ran the cleaning cycle on mine and then had to spend lots of time scrubbing splatters off the inside door.

Why do Andy Rooney and Paul Harvey refuse to retire? It's embarrassing.

I didn't dance at the party last night but somehow I pulled a hamstring. Hobbling around the house chasing a toddler now.

Just barely made the shuttle back to train station for last train home from Y! Party. Whew.

The Yahoo holiday party is blowing my mind. Elvis is performing wedding ceremonies.

Getting all dressed up, spiffed up, shined up for the Yahoo! Employee Party 2008!

High time is no time for deciding if I should find a helping hand.

I am so totally never going to watch the movie Twilight or read the book. (http://ping.fm/quXkA)

Why is the an academy of art building on every block in downtown SF? Do that many artists really need college degrees?

Just realized I've been conflating the words conflate and confabulate. Confabulatastic!

Gamera is really neat / Gamera is full of meat / We all love you Gam-er-a! (http://ping.fm/EJhyb)

I just realized the Entourage opening song is 'Wrong Girl' by Jane's
Addiction.

Correction: NOW GAME ON!

I'm drinking a peppermint mocha so it's not officially GAME ON for the holiday season.

Caltrain totally b0rked again today but due to accident fatality. 8:40 limited left SF at 9am, no SB bullet in sight.

More Caltrain problems tonight but I was only 30 minutes late getting home. Long day.

'The Humpty Dance' just came up on my itunes party shuffle. I'm bouncin around to that sweet bass line like its 1991 all over again.

Donating blood. Wish me luck, @senders

Total Caltrain meltdown today, my normally 45 minute ride took an extra hour. All trains both ways massive delays.

Computerized switching failures have caused entire caltrain system to stop moving. My train 30 mins late and counting.

I love clementine season. I can eat like 5 of those things in a row.

I love clementine season. I can eat like 5 of those things in a row.

The saltine is really an underrated cracker.

On SF Muni trolleys, always pay driver instead of using automated ticket machines. Transfers are good for much longer.

Why don't more foods come with 'flavor crystals'?

I love the fact that there is a specific data type for funnicular railroads in the Google Transit Spec. (http://ping.fm/GZ490)

Saw a beautiful original-condition powder blue International Harvester Travelall on my walk to the train today.

Watching 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' with toddler and wife. Delightful.

It sure seems like I have to force-quit a lot on my macbook these days. Mac Mail and iPhoto freeze up every day or so. Why?

I've started naming the trains I ride. Today I'm on 'no cupholders'.