• One thing that hasn't improved with age (neither mine nor its): The Young Ones. #
• @tombert so that people in Abilene can hear. Duh. in reply to tombert #
• At Barbara's Pavillion for karaoke & beer. http://twitpic.com/b2kje #
• @vicmag76 you just almost made me spray my drink. in reply to vicmag76 #
• Why did I read this as "Twitpic Thunder"? RT @tombert: watched Tropic Thunder tonight. Still don't know why… #
• I've peed next to Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks. #lameclaimtofame #
• I once asked Don Henley for his ID when he paid by credit card at the music store where I worked. #lameclaimtofame (thanks @dbferguson) #
• @jendraknet Yes. Store policy=always ask for ID w/ CC purchase. I didn't recognize him, so I asked out of habit as he handed the CC to me. in reply to jendraknet #
• @jendraknet He sighed & pulled out his ID. The CC read "Don Henley, Don Henley Productions". in reply to jendraknet #
• The woman in the seat in front of me is reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. #
• @Clay_Harrison pro: see old friends & how classmates are doing, rehash old times. Con: do you really care how your old classmates are doing? in reply to Clay_Harrison #
• Goddamnit, Byron, quit fucking smacking your lips & sucking your teeth or I'll be forced to kill you!!! #
• @ignernt Yes, I'm using WordPress, but I'm hosting through drak.net. in reply to ignernt #
• @ignernt I use that host because it also hosts my wife's sites & they let me stay at their home when I visit Austin. in reply to ignernt #
• Having dinner w/ @dbferguson at Sweet Tomatoes, partaking of the Tweetup gift from @souplantation. #
• @JennywithaY I would simply piss off my parents & they'd ground me. Or is that not what you meant? in reply to JennywithaY #
• RT @bikehugger: If Contador was on eharmony, what would his 29 dimensions of compatabilty be? #
• RT @StephenAtHome: people tell me i'm white, and i believe them because i've never been arrested in my foyer #
• @souplantation It was very good. The Orange Dreamsicle Lava Cake rocked! in reply to souplantation #
• Had to call the down elevator 3x today. The car that kept arriving was full of cops with a burglary perp in custody. #
• @JennywithaY allegedly there was one this morning. in reply to JennywithaY #
• Will be attending the Tori Amos concert tonight w/ @dbferguson thanks to the Dallas Observer. http://yfrog.com/5e8zqij #
• @JennywithaY She somehow got them for free! Two tickets, parking pass & passes to the VIP lounge. in reply to JennywithaY #
• I'm suddenly extremely tired. Having a hard time staying awake. Not a good condition to be in before a concert. #
• @space2k Have him take DART to the Akard station & walk the 2 blocks to City Tavern. in reply to space2k #
• Lounging in The Club @ Nokia Theatre w/ @dbferguson prior to the Tori Amos show. http://yfrog.com/3oojxwj #
• In our seats awaiting Tori. http://yfrog.com/e76esj #
• Opening act is done. People watching while roadies set up for Tori. Very interesting mix of people here. #
• Tori Amos is kind of freaky. Talented, no doubt about it, but freaky nonetheless. #
• @ToriFan13 not sure what song it was when we left. Not familiar with her work, won the tix. She's talented, just not my thing. in reply to ToriFan13 #
• @ToriFan13 the guy in front of me was recording it on his camera. in reply to ToriFan13 #
• @Lord_Darkstar I was about to unfollow & block you. Glad you got it fixed. in reply to Lord_Darkstar #
• At the Dallas WordPress Meetup at The Art Institute of Dallas #dfwwp #
• @ToriFan13 Yes, what I saw/heard I enjoyed. We mainly left early 'cause we're old and it had been a long day. in reply to ToriFan13 #
• That's crack & pimp talk. RT @markramsey: Bring on the cocaine and pimp talk! #dfwwp #wcdfw09 #
• Audrey is still looking out the window #dfwwp #
• It's crack time at #dfwwp! Woopra! #
• Was that guy's ringtone "Low"? #dfwwp #
• @donthorp there's power on the right side of the room (from our perspective) in reply to donthorp #
• There's power on the right side of the room (by the windows) RT @donthorp: Battery is running low #dfwwp #
• about to head out from #dfwwp #
• South Park has ruined "Come Sail Away" for me. #

Another Monday Night Ride.

I rode from home to Cristy’s in Oak Lawn. Hung out with Cristy, Matt, Autumn, Darin? & Julie. All of us except Cristy then rode through Downtown to Bishop Arts, where we had tacos at a taco window, then over to Barabara’s Pavillion. Cristy was waiting for us at Barbara’s. We drank & sang karaoke, then headed home. I ended up getting in 14.29 miles.

It was a good ride. Not too hot, but a bit humid. I really need to lose some weight. I should probably cut out the drinking.

• Goodnight, everyone. Here's a pic to inspire your dreams: http://twitpic.com/a7ar1 #
• At the Copy Center today. Was 1st one in @ 8:45. 2nd in arrived @ 9:20. 3rd @ 10. 3rd just went home sick. #
• @kissthedog Time to get wild & loose. in reply to kissthedog #
• @vicmag76 I prefer to use a spoon. in reply to vicmag76 #
• @mangoradio Not too far south, I hope. in reply to mangoradio #
• Note to self: 100F temps + 18 mile ride + a lack of fitness + not enough sleep = sucky next day. #
• So sleepy. A Duff energy drink & 2 large glasses of sweet tea are just not doing the job of keeping me awake. Need something to do to wakeup #
• What kind of bonehead webmaster makes links in search results unclickable? #
• The service tech for our company is watching YouTube videos. #
• @mamaspohr The rights to publish the photo belong to the photographer. in reply to mamaspohr #
• @mamaspohr Yeah, I visited the blog in question and the pic hadn't loaded until after I'd tweeted you. Best of luck in your quest. in reply to mamaspohr #
• @lnorthrup Yes, it should bother you. in reply to lnorthrup #
• I've missed watching #Leverage. Glad it's back. Looking forward to @wilw's episode. #
• Someone on this train needs to bathe something fierce. #
• Suddenly I'm ravenous. Lunch isn't for another hour, +/-. #
• @daysies there are two TRE stops in Irving that go Downtown. in reply to daysies #
• Hanging out in the mens room, watching Liquid-Plumr do its job. #
• The new LEGO Store at NorthPark opens this weekend!!!! http://twitpic.com/akr8v #
• @jamiekennedy Hell yeah, you can fucking curse on twitter! in reply to jamiekennedy #
• Pretty sure I left my iPhone earbuds at work, so I've got to use the ones that came with the Sirius unit today. Gonna use the Shuffle, too. #
• Dahon foldable on DART. http://twitpic.com/an5ou #
• Looking through Enron bankruptcy paperwork. And the fun never stops. #
• @mangoradio pull out a pen & draw a swastika on you forehead. in reply to mangoradio #
• Found out at lunch today that I almost flew to Phoenix & back yesterday. #
• According to the US Bankruptcy Court, cats are worth more than dogs. http://twitpic.com/aon06 #
• Apparently my name is now Tann. I'm told that my name doesn't matter. #
• Emma Watson is 19. Rowr! RT @dbferguson Waiting to see Harry Potter. Now that Dainiel Radcliffe is 18, I'm no longer a perv, I'm a cougar. #
• That's why you love me. RT @dbferguson Apparently two can play that game – @monogodo just informed me that Emma Watson is 19. What a perv. #
• @lnorthrup It's not the G-Force I remember from my childhood, but I still want to see it. in reply to lnorthrup #
• @mc_lars Wore my "Hot Topic is not punk rock" T-shirt to dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe Dallas tonight. Just thought you would want to know. #
• WTF? RT @mangoradio True story: I just chased a stranger out of my kitchen with a knife. #
• Waiting @CafeBrazil for Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs w/ @dbferguson. #

I got off work today at 5:30 & headed to the store to hit the ATM to get cash for the ride & for the train this week. I headed on home in the heat & pulled the Colnago out of the bikeroom to get it ready. After airing up the tires, mounting lights, changing clothes & filling water bottles, I was ready to go by 6:30.

The ride over to Matt’s is a little challenging for me right now. There are a few hills, and a good stretch where there’s a bit of traffic, but I made it ok. I’m glad I filled my Camelbak, ’cause I ended up drinking all 70 ounces of it on the 9 mile ride. Once there, Matt gave me a PowerAde & I chatted with Paul, Dre, Autumn, Chuck & Matt. Finally another couple arrived on their trike, and we headed on out.

We did a clock-wise partial lap around the lake. The goal was to make it to a crappy sports bar to eat. As an appetizer, we rode with our mouths open while circumnavigating White Rock Lake. The gnats were so thick that it looked like we were driving through a snowstorm.

After eating & watching a bit of the All-Star festivities, we headed back to Matt’s. Once there, Chuck agreed to load my bike in the back of his 4Runner & give me a ride home. Had he not done so, I’d still be on the road some where, slowly grinding away towards home.

I am so out of shape right now it isn’t funny. The total ride was 18.25 miles. That’s nothing. I take that back. It’s motivation to get back into shape & lose some weight.

On the bright side, I didn’t drink the way I used to. Normally I’d have had 2-3 beers at Matt’s, then 2-3 more at the bar/restaurant, plus a few sips off the in-flight refueling. All I had tonight was one sip off the in-flight. I drank water or Dr Pepper or PowerAde the rest of the time.

Time to hit the shower & head to bed.

• @dbferguson having 2 hrs at the beginning & end of the day when we're both not home kinda sucks. in reply to dbferguson #
• @Lord_Darkstar if you had an iPhone, you wouldn't need a Pocket PC and a cell phone. in reply to Lord_Darkstar #
• Been at work since just after 8 am. It feels like I've been here longer. I think it's going to be a long day. #
• Setting up a Palm Pre for my boss. #
• @Lord_Darkstar just giving you shit. in reply to Lord_Darkstar #
• @paulandstorm Drunken Brawling. in reply to paulandstorm #
• Just realized I'm here for *4* more hours!! Luckily I love my job. (via @dbferguson) I'm out of here in 1:40. #
• 50 minutes 'til end of day! #
• Waiting on the train. Should be here in <4 minutes. Found out that the DART ticket machines run Windows NT. #
• There's a guy eating nasty smelling BBQ chicken on the train. #
• Support Lance's return to Tour and #LIVESTRONG global cancer fight. Add wristband to your Twitter with 1-click – http://twcauses.com/ls/ #
• @stephenfry Just let it go, man, you're in a cab. in reply to stephenfry #
• Tha A/R women are discussing the MJ funeral. Shouldn't they be calling to collect money so we can keep our jobs? #
• @bikehugger I get a "Server not found" error when I try it. in reply to bikehugger #
• On my way to drop off paperwork to purchase 29 vehicles for $12,500. #
• Just realized it's after 5pm. Almost time to head home. #
• RT @vicmag76: Stevie Wonder on MJ-"This is the moment I wished I didn't live to see." Luckily, someone then reminded Stevie that he's blind. #
• I used Shazam to discover State Of Shock by The Jacksons #shazam #
• I used Shazam to discover State Of Shock by The Jacksons #shazam (via @monogodo) I had this on cassette when it was new. #
• @designmilk Christopher Moore. I highly recommend any and everything he's ever written. in reply to designmilk #
• Scientists have created sperm in a laboratory? Why couldn't they just
  Use the bedroom or bathroom like everybody else? (via @swisstoni) #
• Hey, @daysies: RT @NKOTB: get the custom nkotb tweetdeck today! http://www.tweetdeck.com/nkotb and RT! (via @TweetDeck) #
• I got the following result from google when looking for the model # for a machine w/ a specific serial #: Fishy Odor Vagina. WTF #
• It started raining so I left work a bit early to avoid getting drenched while waiting on the train. The shelters don't block it. #
• @ dbferguson iPhone news coming to you here first: White 32GB iPhone 3GS available in-store beginning Friday http://budurl.com/vaff #
• @daysies yeah, I realized that right after I hit send. in reply to daysies #
• Oh, hail no! Yep, those white things are hailstones. http://twitpic.com/9qb7e #
• @markramsey there's a UStream app for the iPhone. in reply to markramsey #
• @johnpoz Dude! I so totally need this! in reply to johnpoz #
• @mc_lars So they were Down with the Clown? in reply to mc_lars #
• Trying to keep from melting while waiting for the train. http://twitpic.com/9xpel #
• Ok, that's the 3rd northbound train with no southbound trains. #
• @Clay_Harrison Ed Hardy: http://bit.ly/16Q9Lv in reply to Clay_Harrison #
• Waiting in line for the 9:15p showing of "Brüno". (via @dbferguson) #
• RT paulandstorm [P] A world where author Christopher Moore has fewer followers than we do is an unjust one. Minions: follow @TheAuthorGuy! #
• My review of Brüno in one word: Penis. (via @dbferguson) #
• @ignernt rotate them 180 degrees. in reply to ignernt #
• @JennywithaY I enjoyed it. I found it rather funny. Yes, it was graphic. Shocking & offensive? Possibly. in reply to JennywithaY #
• @markramsey Pics or it didn't happen. in reply to markramsey #
• @markramsey @dbferguson & I will be heading up shortly. Should be there around 2:45 or so. in reply to markramsey #
• @markramsey We're leaving now. Don't give up hope. in reply to markramsey #
• @markramsey we're here. #
• I'm witnessing a Viral Marketing Money Shot. #dfwtt #
• In Strawn TX at Mary's waiting to order Chicken Fried Steak. There's no 3G here. #
• The woman at the next table is talking very loudly about her infected toe. Make her stop, please. #
• Yay! Infected Toe Lady has gone! #
• Seen on the back of a T-shirt: "You can't forget memories." #
• That's the medium Chicken Fried Steak. http://twitpic.com/a2w82 #
• Damage has been done to the CFS. So much for the healthy lunch at the Tweetup. http://twitpic.com/a30fz #
• @BrooklynAdam the guy at the next table said "we should call Man vs. Food" in reference to this: http://twitpic.com/a3161 #
• Damn, it's hot today. VW thermometer reads 106F. I think we all know what the F stands for. #
• @jendraknet I've made it from Dallas to Madison, WI in 13 hours. Add the time from Austin to Dallas, then adjust to make it to MI. in reply to jendraknet #
• @jendraknet Google Maps says 21h 9m over 1389 miles. If you bump speed up to 80mph ave, you could cut it to 17h 22m. in reply to jendraknet #

• This has gotta suck. A Maserati got hurt. http://twitpic.com/8plzi #
• Tonight on Vs. @ 9:30 CDT: Holy ….! "@lancearmstrong crashes" #
• RT @paulandstorm: [S] Never mind all the "who's gonna die next" business; instead why not talk about who we think will be born? #
• @erickosia Right after I hit send I realized I should have said that he was using thought control. in reply to erickosia #
• @bikehugger Gold Bond Medicated Powder works great for me. in reply to bikehugger #
• @tombert Do you happen to have shake to shuffle activated? in reply to tombert #
• Lots of work to do & the 240 is down. Tech should have been here an hour ago. #
• @aj_wood pics or it didn't happen in reply to aj_wood #
• @daysies there's a Twilight USB drive available: http://tr.im/qfCj #
• Sitting at the train station & I smell breakfast. Not sure that's a good thing to smell here. #
• Waiting on the train to home. Next one in 5 minutes. It's been a long day. #
• @markramsey except in bed. in reply to markramsey #
• @CaptShutter Mine is using speaker phone. Period. in reply to CaptShutter #
• Once again, I'm sleepy & hungry. Waiting on others to be ready to go to lunch. Been waiting 30+ minutes. #
• I've been sent to Whataburger on a food run & am waiting on chicken strips. #
• I am so tired right now. Staying up til 1am baking cookies for potluck lunch & getting up at 6:45 am isn't conducive to being peppy. #
• @mrmarkreed Happy Birthday! in reply to mrmarkreed #
• Still waiting on my boss to get out of her meeting so we can drive down to Victor Tango's to have drinks with @dbferguson. #
• Holy Christ it's hot outside: http://twitpic.com/93bwp #
• That's 38C to you Europeans. #
• @swisstoni Really? That's odd that hot is F & cold is C. At what temp does the system change? in reply to swisstoni #
• @daysies Off today. Oil Change & car wash. Cook out at friend's tonight. Relaxing. #annoydaysieswithmyplans in reply to daysies #
• @daysies @tombert Happy Anniversary! in reply to daysies #
• I'm $0.50 short of getting two breakfast tacos from Miguel's in Tell. Which is good 'cause one each wouldn't be enough for me & @dbferguson. #
• RT @paulandstorm: [S] Saturday #followsfriday #
• @jendraknet Maybe they mean they have fully redundant data at the center. in reply to jendraknet #
• Waiting w/ @dbferguson at Plaza Car Wash & Lube for Blackadder to get an oil change, inspection & wash. #
• Gay hookups at the car wash? #
• Guy waiting next to me just got back from a bike ride across Northern Italy & was supposed to be in Barcelona to run w/ the bulls. #
• @JennywithaY I would, but @dbferguson is getting a pedicure, so there's no one for me here. in reply to JennywithaY #
• The world traveller's name is Fernando. #
• It's funny listening to sports commentators talk about "the Twitter." #
• Blackadder is getting his oil changed & an inspection. If you look close, you can see the hood is up. http://twitpic.com/96gyg #
• @JennywithaY my guess is either something extremely damning is about to come out, or she got an offer to be on Fox News Channel. in reply to JennywithaY #
• Blackadder has been lubed, inspected (he passed), & washed. http://twitpic.com/96jz0 #
• @vicmag76 You do know you can make your own clothing choices, you don't have to listen to @glamtart. in reply to vicmag76 #
• @CaliLewis I use the short plug at my desk. I have a powerstrip mounted to the underside of the table, the short plug saves on excess cable. in reply to CaliLewis #
• @mc_frontalot How about which timeslot she'll get on Fox News as their newest commentator/host? in reply to mc_frontalot #
• At Waffle House for brunch. Waiting to place order. #