• Effective immediately, Twitter updates will no longer be re-posted here. If you want to follow my Twitter status, please visit http://twitter.com/ddemaree/. You might even consider joining and following me; it's open to all.
• This will be my final LiveJournal post for the forseeable future. Frequent updates as to my status and well-being can be found on the above-linked Twitter page, as well as via Facebook. If you need more, better or different information than that, you are welcome and (in fact) encouraged to contact me directly. I'm not at all difficult to reach.

Twitter updates from the last 24 hours (from 9:00 AM CDT):

17:59 Sometimes gray, nasty weather can be beautiful. Sometimes it makes me want to die. This is one of those second kind of times.

20:09 I'm willing to forgive Heroes for going totally off the deep end so long as they keep casting alumni from The Wire as supervillains.

20:49 Okay, that's it. I think I'm near ready to bail on this idiot show.

Twitter updates from the last 24 hours (from 9:00 AM CDT):

13:36 Trying to decide between iPhone hacking, Rock Band rocking or picking up a replacement power plug from the Apple Store.

Twitter updates from the last 24 hours (from 9:00 AM CDT):

11:24 Intelligentsia, I love you, but you really should think about this whole "one hour of free wireless only" thing.

Twitter updates from the last 24 hours (from 9:00 AM CDT):

10:02 Bear safety tip: when hiking alone on the woods, remember not to wear salmon-scented perfume.

16:49 WILL THINK FOR FÜDS

Twitter updates from the last 24 hours (from 9:00 AM CDT):

17:24 I agree with David Brooks that Obama has been a mediocre senator. But that's cause I think his talent lies outside the legislative branch.

22:00 Who likes PHP frameworks? I do! I do! github.com/ddemaree/friendly-php/

08:14 Concerned about bears? Well, good thing there's a new REI store down the way: www.rei.com/category/4500520

Twitter updates from the last 24 hours (from 9:00 AM CDT):

10:23 Is today a good day to buy ^DJIA? What? It's an avera-what? Oh. Nevermind.

11:43 Strongly considering a blog post called "5 Reasons Small Business Should Stay The Heck Away From Ruby on Rails."

Twitter updates from the last 24 hours (from 9:00 AM CDT):

09:07 New rule: coffee shops are not allowed to be closed on Monday. noFriction, I'm looking at you.

10:08 Now coffeecoding at Star Lounge on Chicago Ave.

11:38 At some point last month the limit on my MasterCard got raised to $11,900. No, that isn't a typo. Yes, Citibank needs money JUST THAT BADLY.

14:04 Can we call today's stock market sell-off a crash yet? *Well, why the hell not?!*

15:11 Schadenfreude, Chicago style. twitpic.com/ewng

17:01 Lou Dobbs gets me riled up. Oh, no, not about the economy. He just makes me want to punch the shit out of Lou Dobbs.

08:05 There have been no new Twitter posts since I last peeked 90 minutes ago. Is the Fail Whale visiting or something?

08:23 There is a mass media conspiracy to make me spend all my money today, on new Jolie Holland *and* the 2nd season of 30 Rock on DVD.

Twitter updates from the last 24 hours (from 9:00 AM CDT):

14:01 It's incredible how distracted I get when I feel like someone's mad at me.

Twitter updates from the last 24 hours (from 9:00 AM CDT):

11:54 One of my clients is complaining about their bill, while also requesting *more* features and sending at least one support request per day.

12:17 The client who thinks I'm overcharging them is also the client who gets a 35% discount, who never pays me less than two weeks late.

14:29 I think working from home gives one a kind of autism w/r/t asking people about the parts of their jobs that make them want to kill.

17:27 Please note: the @ reply I just sent was my 3,000th tweet. This is my 3,001st. Please stand by for 3,002, et al.