Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-25
- Rendering slideshow for my grandmas birthday party tomorrow. Using fotomagico to pull it off. Looks good
# - Stupid heat. Wow it wipes you out! #
- Finally home, just got back from my grandmas 89th birthday party. #
- Debating on what to do with the youngest today. Disneyland? Chill at home? Swimming? Bug mom non stop? #
- Tried cooking waffles on Jen's grandmas 60 year old Westinghouse waffle iron and realized why nonstick is so awesome. #
- Yeah, I'm crazy… Omw to Disneyland with the kiddo. #
- At Disneyland my kid brought her own balloon. Haha http://twitpic.com/26owa0 #
- I'm at Disneyland w/ @jdotcole. http://4sq.com/2GdHUO #
- At Disneyland my kid brought her own balloon. Haha http://twitpic.com/26p4e1 #
- Fireworks spot at Disneyland. http://twitpic.com/26pcps #
- "What? No Disneyland in Dubai?" "… Not yet" #ohatdl waiting for fireworks #
- "semper absurda? I thought it was semper fi!!" "hahhaa good one man!" said an army guy to his buddy behind me for Mr Toad #ohatdl #
- Fireworks spot at Disneyland. http://twitpic.com/26qf7j #
- j_angliss I'd check your Helpdesk software maybe it's broke #
- "You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him discover it in himself" -Galileo #
- It's been almost 4 years but I think I finally found the replacement to 853-1212 time lady @adamjackson !!!! http://j.mp/bY4s6E #
- What's with all of the premium buddypress themes? No good free ones? #
- I love cheerful morning like this. #
- Exchange beatdown due to my iPhone. Event: 3005 http://yfrog.com/jtx7ep Unexpected Exchange mailbox Server error HTTP status code: [503]. #
- Exchange admins, any idea why my iphone is beating up the Exchange 2003 server at my office? HTTP status code: [503]. Event 3005 HELP! #
- Looks like the same event 3005 on Exchange 2003 is occurring with my co-workers Android Evo too.. ActiveSync is going nuts #
- Corrected some errors on my exchange server at work hopefully my iPhone battery life is as good as it was before adding on the exchange acct #
- I've had coworkers ask "what's with the hair?" really? I only had it cut a 1/2 inch shorter than normal. http://twitpic.com/272xif #
- “@ktla: Lindsay Lohan's New Mug Shot Released
http://bit.ly/9qQGGx” orange looks good on her. # - I love this park http://campl.us/cW9 #
- New tech meets old tyme style photo. Loving this Camera+ app http://campl.us/cXe #
- I liked a YouTube video — DIY iPhone 4 Steadicam http://youtu.be/MKxMuwq22sM?a #
- Chillin' by the pool watching http://manonthego.com/ videos. #
- Looks like Jess is spending the night at her "BFF's" house. With a fun filled morning lined up too! I'm excited for her. #
- Making a jolicloud USB to install on a spare laptop. Let's see what all the fuss is about. #
- Watching Chris play Ledt For Dead 2 aka "reloading" since that's all they say the entire game. #
- Walking at lunch. Nice temp outside too. #Geekfit #
- New desktop wallpaper from a pic I took today at the park. http://campl.us/c3t #
- I subscribed to RausAusKL's channel on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/user/RausAusKL?feature=autoshare #
- Good morning! #
- Did you know you can read @Beatweek using iBooks on the iPhone or iPad? http://Beatweek.com click current issue. http://twitpic.com/27lqfz #
- If google maps were 8bit: http://8bitcity.com/map# #
- Date with the wife
(@ Downtown Disney) http://4sq.com/2tWvJe # - Wife and I at the movies. Don't sue me MPAA it's just a corner of a TNT commercial. http://twitpic.com/27qbee #
- Check out my Twadges! http://www.twadges.com/twadges.php?u=Jasontucker I am currently ranked 138 #
- Having lots of fun taking pics with this You gotta see this app on the iPhone. #SeeThis http://twitpic.com/280jlv #
- What is with "you people" holding out for the white iPhone? I don't get it. #
- I swear I'm gunna edit @Geekfit tonight. #geekfit #
- Lunch and playing at the park (@ La Mirada Regional Park) http://4sq.com/aoJRV3 #
- We saw this sign while out walk around the duck pond http://campl.us/dmX #
- Ice cream (@ Rockwood Dairy) http://4sq.com/9d4bma #
Powered by Twitter Tools
Read More
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-18
- Watching Tonari no Totoro – My Neighbor Totoro (1988) http://imdb.to/deopeC #nowplaying #
- It's funny how far we've gone since zipdisks. 100mb was impressive back then. #
- Free slurpee at 7-eleven http://twitpic.com/24ksqx http://twitpic.com/24ksqv #
- Free slurpee (@ 7Eleven) http://4sq.com/bZtNWQ #
- Working on some more powershell scripts this morning. #
- Crappy, who knew 4 hours in the trunk would bring my sack lunch to an uneatable boiling temp. #notphx #
- What's with all the forearm tattoos? I keep seeing more and more of them in SoCal. #
- Dilution: http://xkcd.com/765/ #
- Success! I finally got this powershell script to behave they way I wanted it to in the first place! Skill++ #
- I liked a YouTube video — Parking Spot WIN http://youtu.be/fnsLz-F964o?a #
- I favorited a YouTube video — Parking Spot WIN http://youtu.be/fnsLz-F964o?a #
- Caitlin started out with wearing jammies to summer school now she's taking 30 mins to get ready Grrrrrr #stupidboys #damnpeera #
- Getting my walk on during lunch. #Geekfit #
- I love this park it has a great covering for walking under. http://twitpic.com/250bjp #
- I subscribed to JennaMarbles's channel on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/user/JennaMarbles?feature=autoshare #
- The geeks shall inherit the earth as long as they have write permissions. #
- Omg it's hot out! #
- 5 min ram install for a client and heading home. #
- I hate this stupid apartment. No working ac upstairs?!? Really? #
- Aetna, why isn't your phone number not on your websites. I'm 8 clicks deep and still no sign of a phone number for customer service. #
- Jess did an awesome job eating dinner tonight. #
- Omg a double rainbow! (for reals this time) http://twitvid.com/WV3KF #
- I favorited a YouTube video — T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant Preview http://youtu.be/s1Fg-ODKhLw?a #
- 89 degrees upstairs. No fans on in the windows… Why????? Omg it's HOT UP THERE. #
- Fans deployed! #
- I'm blazing hot and Jess is in her jammies freezing cold. Ugh. You just can't win huh? I guess we'll snuggle and be neutral #
- Let's see if snuggles get us the temp we both want. #love #Geekfit shirt http://twitpic.com/25ofk2 #
- I liked a YouTube video — Double Rainbow http://youtu.be/wAdU_y9-ZMg?a #
- Awesome! new IT crowd to watch tonight: The IT Crowd 4×04 #
- I love that I can just count how many files changed on a particular date on a disk with one line of code in #powershell #poshmakesmelookgood #
- Stupid apartment. hOT!! #
- Awesome episode of IT Crowd – "Italian for Beginners" too damn funny. #
- sorcerer's apprentice with the wifey. (@ La Habra Regal 16 w/ @jentucker) http://4sq.com/9GCRCK #
- How many movie theater workers does it take to put yellow caution tape on a broken seat? #
- “@Gary_E_Davis: @Alyssa_Milano I made you a video too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZT67v4RmOw” creeper!! #
- Wow sorcerer's apprentice was a long movie. The movie took a long time to ramp up. Lots of One Republic music tho. I give the movie 6/10 #
- I just became the mayor of Kut N Beauty on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/92vYiJ #
- The gladiator sandals girls are wearing are just as dumb as the massive glasses they wear too. #
- Dealing with apt mgmt is a pain. Health dept, pool, food? I looked and found no closures regarding food near a pool resulting in closure. #
- Manager saw I had a bag of chips at the table and said if the Heath dept found out they would close the pool, any legal truth to that in LA? #
- Preparing to record a @Geekfit in a few minutes #
- Looks like I'll be recording @Geekfit from a sweat lodge in Whittier CA with the pool noise in the background #
- I mean the upstairs bedroom of my apartment with the window open with kids screaming their bloody heads off swimming in the pool. #
- Recording @Geekfit with @mrxinu this is gunna be a good episode. #
- Another @Geekfit is in the can. Editing and shownotes and it will be up sometime soon. #
- Wow, this chilis at the quad is dead even with the angel game on. #
- I'm curious, do any of my twitter peeps have a turf war going on with someone on foursquare? It makes the game of foursquare fun. #
- To answer my own question I only turf war on #4sq with a few people, @jentucker @flybabyroxy and @TattooedMommy79 #
- Doe someone that doesn't watch Baseball it's interesting to watch it on mute (not by choice of course) http://twitpic.com/26bzwb #
- Bartender days it's been pretty dead here at chilis and she thinks it was due to the heat. I didn't wanna do a damn thing today but I did. #
- Bad thing about watching baseball is the food. I almost killed these chips and salsa! #Geekfit #confessional http://twitpic.com/26c5lv #
- Any other foursquare turf war stories? I'm retweet them all to share btw. #foursquare #4sq #
- This is either a spectacular hockey game or a low scoring baseball game 6 #seattle 7 #angels #
- #4sqturfwar is the tag I'm starting to jump in on this convo about foursquare turf wars you have going on in your city/town #
Powered by Twitter Tools
Read More
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-11
- Lots to do today. Were having friends over for swimming, treats and BBQ! #
- I uploaded a YouTube video — 1000000137.MOV http://youtu.be/273ck0Fo5Ys?a #
- Ok, his DJ on iloveradio's name is "DJ Goofy White Kid" rad…. #
- Ends up @djgoofywhitekid is on twitter, diggin' his mix on @iheartradio we laugh each time the announcer says his name. #
- Hanging out in the parking lot next to Tommy burger waiting for the fireworks to start a few hours from now at La Habra High. #
- Fireworks tonight! (@ Jack In The Box) http://4sq.com/b3c6fp #
- Kelly made awesomeness! http://yfrog.com/5sh0kdj #
- Blame Christie! http://yfrog.us/mkamcz #
- It looks like @jentucker is working on another panoramic 350 puzzle. http://yfrog.com/1gaugxj #
- I just ousted Jason W. as the mayor of La Mirada Regional Park on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/aoJRV3 #
- Still working on her puzzle http://yfrog.com/jpa8ftj #
- Do any of my twitter friends have a Segway? How well does it go up a hill? #
- iPhoto iPhone 4… "iPhoto cannot import your photos because there was a problem downloading an image" WHY?!?!?!??! http://skitch.com/t/h9g #
- Watching The IT Crowd, Season: 4, Episode: The Final Countdown http://bit.ly/bOLDOt #nowplaying #
- Moss rockin' a Kangol, classic! #itcrowd http://yfrog.com/5hlaszlj #
- Omg this episode of IT Crowd is insanely awesome. #
- Who ordered drizzle? #
- Gmail is doing weird stuff on my iPhone over imap: http://yfrog.com/0j61bxj http://yfrog.com/86b0gj #
- iMovie 1.0.1 is out, I hope this fixes my iPhone sync issue with movie files. http://yfrog.com/iytz7kj #
- Music Video shot on the iPhone 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IED2P_tBlaw #
- Tripod mount used to shoot the iPhone 4 music video, I'm making one of these soon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32vjjdO_FXs&sns=em #
- Watching Wipeout (US), Season: 3, Episode: Couples http://bit.ly/dfp8O1 #nowplaying yay for effortless comedy! #
- Ohhh that can't be good ubuntu! http://yfrog.com/6blrtdj #
- And there goes the harddrive or ata on this lappy #ubuntu http://yfrog.com/jm798ej #
- These kids are nuts! Swimming in 66 degree weather! http://yfrog.us/5otoyz http://yfrog.com/11ix7lj #
- Dead sexy (and free) Periodic Table of Elements for the iPhone. EMD PTE
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/emd-pte/id377393859?mt=8 # - Chris learned that you can't cook a rice cooker on the range. This place smells like plastic now. #
- The Disneyland fireworks can he heard from Whittier and they are even louder with the new shows going on now. #
- Really? Windows 2000? Ugh… http://twitpic.com/23989z #
- http://xkcd.com/763/ I couldn't agree more! xkcd rules! #
- Trending on twitter is almost useless for people that don't watch "futbol" "football" or "soccer". Twitter needs trending yet related to me #
- Earthquake #
- I posted a while back about Whittier CA and our earthquakes over on my blog: http://www.jasontucker.us/1834/ #
- Leatherman MUT? Yes Please http://www.leatherman.com/products/product.asp?id=465&f=74&c=73 #
- I used skype on the iPhone last night for my conference call with @billpalmer and @daynah it works really well #
- I just became the mayor of Little Caesars on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/aXzGPz #
- 5th brownout tonight…. Weird. #
- Watching She's Out of My League (2010) #nowplaying #
- Testing out Fring for the iPhone with a coworker that has an android EVO. Works well but it's no FaceTime! #
- Love this wallpaper, this is @mrxinu and mine mantra. http://twitpic.com/23w09n #
- Jess and Dad http://post.ly/mZu8 #
- Watching The IT Crowd, Season: 4, Episode: Something Happened http://bit.ly/bOLDOt #nowplaying #appletv #
- Little one and I are the only ones awake in the house. Were in the only room in the house with no one in it that has a tv, watching iCarly. #
- Awesomesauce, NAVIGON iPhone was updated today and is iOS4 compat. Backgrounding FTW! http://twitpic.com/243ezq #
- Navigon for iPhone has 2 new in app purchases: Traffic Live $24.99 and Panorama View 3D for $9.99 http://twitpic.com/243nx1 #
- I bought NAVIGON for $69.99 with a gift cert on 11/2009 & now they want more? Android google map app offers more http://twitpic.com/243s2v #
- Zombie Pub Crawl in Uptown Whittier tonight http://tinyurl.com/268e8z4 #
- Another link to that Uptown Whittier Pub Crawl tonight http://j.mp/brrqcx official facebook page. #
- Going to go bike riding with Jessalyn, let's see how far we get. http://twitpic.com/244qby #
- Jess and Dad http://post.ly/mZu8 #
- Shiny vampires with the wife. (@ Whittier Village Cinemas) http://4sq.com/9xdf17 #
- Lots of people seeing movies this weekend, what are you seeing? Me? Eclipse with @jentucker #
- What the hell? We just saw a commercial for a grand opening of a Lowes in Texas…. I'm in California at a movie theater not TX. #
- iPhone needs a "auto lock screen unless docked" added to the settings menu. A blanket "auto lock after X mins" doesn't help. #
- The Kids are in the pool. The pool is freezing there is no way I'm getting in there. #
- Food, it's what's for dinner! (@ In-N-Out Burger w/ @jentucker) http://4sq.com/8Shocw #
- Wow, I could have posted 10 pics for people of walmart. Stupid place. #
- Looks like our neighbors are having a birthday party with a Mariachi singer.. Let's see how late they keep at it. #
- I earned the Radiohead(50) sticker on @GetGlue! http://bit.ly/9kdSWB #
Powered by Twitter Tools
Read More
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-04
- I've favourited a YouTube video — Jims Pancakes – How to make bacon and egg pancakes http://youtu.be/_mFssVwSuDo?a #
- I favorited a YouTube video — Civil Engineering with Pancakes – jimspancakes.mp4 http://youtu.be/BPzu3Whe4xo?a #
- I subscribed to jimspancakes's channel on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/user/jimspancakes?feature=autoshare #
- 我在 YouTube 上订阅了 HungryNation 的频道。http://www.youtube.com/user/HungryNation?feature=autoshare #
- Disneyland today? I hope so! #
- I might just go "single rider" if these guys dont wanna go. #
- I'm at Mickey & Friends Parking Structure (1313 Disneyland Dr, Disneyland Resort, Anaheim) w/ 2 others. http://4sq.com/1QB2QO #
- First time seeing this. (@ Jedi Training Academy) http://4sq.com/cmxWD9 #
- Tiki tiki tiki room! (@ Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room) http://4sq.com/780dOG #
- Geekcred, just got a FaceTime call from sis in law while driving, pulled into mcdonalds and used their wifi to take their call! #
- Cheap iPhone 4 case. I'm scared to drop the damn thing. Found a best buy that had clear belkin case. Last one! (@ Best Buy) #
- Clear Belkin Grip Vue iPhone 4 case. http://twitpic.com/20lj3u #
- Ohhh nice! Clear Belkin Grip Vue iPhone 4 case. http://twitpic.com/20lj3u #
- Grabbing pizza for the fam. #
- I'm having all sorts of iPhone 4 syncing issues on my iMac. Photos refuse to download and itunes does wonky stuff and errors.
# - "Error downloading image iPhoto cannot import your photos because there was a problem downloading an image" iPhone 4, Mac, iPhoto, annoyed. #
- I mounted the iPhone 4 drive to the mac and I'm yanking the pictures manually then doing a full restore. *annoyed* #
- RT @jsmooth995: what i learned watching the BET Awards: apparently Chris Brown is completely redeemed, and Guru is completely forgotten. #
- iPhone 4 battery life is doing quite well for me. #
- I just overheard "myspace is the facebook for ghetto people" hahaha awesome. #
- Awesome, new version of Beejive is out for the iPhone. Backgrounding! http://twitpic.com/20uflq #
- Sitting poolside watching the big kids swim in the pool. #
- Playing with @jentucker old Barbies with Jess. #
- Did you like our GeekFit review of Bobble Water Bottle? http://geekfit.com/569 Today only http://woot.com/ has 2 (+2 xtra filters) $14.99 #
- Ho impostato un video di YouTube come preferito — MythBusters YouTube Live http://youtu.be/7A0sjIh6_YQ?a #
- Ho impostato un video di YouTube come preferito — How to Build Your Unicycle http://youtu.be/gfDs2htC4sU?a #
- Πρόσθεσα ένα βίντεο στα αγαπημένα του YouTube — Birthd… http://youtu.be/T8OxijYVcjk?a #
- I favorited a YouTube video — Forkless bicycle http://youtu.be/7qiR7E3dpjk?a #
- I favorited a YouTube video — Murs x Rick Ross x 50 Cent "Who's The Boss?" http://youtu.be/JbdtwCMIAxA?a #
- He marcado un vídeo como favorito en YouTube. — The Beckoning of Lovely http://youtu.be/0QVQSZA9zSk?a #
- "dad, I love you all the way to Pluno" -Jessalyn #
- Wow with GeekBeat and EpicFu there is two kinds of awesome going in… Any other short video podxasts I should watch? #
- well @JenTucker is at the movies waiting in line to see Eclipse. #
- Watching The IT Crowd, Season: 4, Episode: Jen the Fredo http://bit.ly/bOLDOt #nowplaying Yay!!!!! #
- Testing out SpiceWorks, looks promising so far #
- Anyone else experiencing what seems to be slow charging via USB for the iPhone 4? #
- New facebook and pixelpipe for iPhone. Support backgrounding. #
- NEXT!!! heading to the next one. #
- Wow, charging for 30 mins and the the iPhone 4 went up 1%, what the heck? #
- My iPhone 4 is doing odd things again, not syncing photos & videos I take is the main thing. I might have to resort to not restore from bkup #
- Oh man, I'm not doing so hot today. I'm very much so under the weather it looks like. Tummy in knots #
- I've been at work for 1.25 hours and my batter is at 75% on the iPhone 4. I see a factory restore an no backup restore in the future. #
- Regarding my iPhone 4 battery life I wiped my phone clean and started from scratch without backup restore. We'll see in the next hour. #
- 80% battery left… 2.5 hours used most of the time spent with the screen on just to see what it would do. Much better! #iPhone4 #
- My Whittier peeps: Colima Road — between Lambert Road and Whittier Boulevard to close for repairs Wednesday 7/7 http://j.mp/aoczbn #
- On our way to Disneyland! #
- I'm at Mickey & Friends Parking Structure (1313 Disneyland Dr, Disneyland Resort, Anaheim). http://4sq.com/91jQJG #
- My Whittier peeps: http://www.whittierdailynews.com/ci_15429797?IADID=Search-www.whittierdailynews.com-www.whittierdailynews.com #
- Qik – Disney's World of Color by Jason Tucker http://qik.ly/BmUVr #
- Recording live: http://qik.ly/BmUYG #qik #
- This can't be a good spot to watch World of Color from. http://yfrog.com/ja9l1dj #
- I uploaded a YouTube video — Qik – Mobile video by Jason Tucker http://youtu.be/HWCLWA2UaQM?a #
- I uploaded a YouTube video — Qik – Disney's World of Color by Jason Tucker http://youtu.be/EtiBmWGljVg?a #
- My 3D kid http://yfrog.com/2otrlkj #
- Departing from Disneyland. Tired. #
- I'm at Mickey & Friends Parking Structure (1313 Disneyland Dr, Disneyland Resort, Anaheim) w/ 2 others. http://4sq.com/1QB2QO #
- I uploaded a YouTube video — 1000000078.MOV http://youtu.be/YB-ury9VEaE?a #
- I uploaded a YouTube video — 1000000077.MOV http://youtu.be/skKQEXjaRyE?a #
- I love me some PixelPipe, thank god for unlimited bandwidth! http://yfrog.com/08nm6vj #
- These little girls are crazy, they want to go swimming… AGAIN! #
Powered by Twitter Tools
Read More
World of Color
- Up – the water screens in your whole field of view light up in color as the balloons from the movie UP fly past you in an upward motion.
- Little Mermaid – The whales moving about the water screens were just amazing.
- Toy Story – The only true “3D” looking vector graphics generated from what I can tell to be lasers use the mist from the water to create Zirg in an awesome 3D looking animation. I think I mentioned to my party “I love living in the future” while that was playing.
- Trees – There is this jaw dropping scene where the water screens fill up with trees and the scene moves through an opening in the forest as the trees move past you. It’s amazing how water and a HD projected image can make such a great scene come to life.
As a techie this stuff gives me the chills watching this show, it’s awesome what can be done with water, lights, lasers and a crap load of money. As a Dad to a 4 year old it makes me want to take her and see this time and time again. You bet our family will be seeing this show many time this year and for years to come.
Read More
Whittier Earthquake – March 16, 2010 & October 1, 1987
I have lived my whole life in Southern California and I’ve felt quite a few earthquakes in my time living here. The biggest one I’ve been involved in was the Whittier Narrows earthquake which was a 6.1 back in 1987. I was 10 years old at the time and my 5 year old brother and I were staying at my Grandmothers house the quake happened in the morning while we were all still sleeping. Both my brother and I were on beds that had casters so they could be rolled when the earthquake hit our beds moved around quite a bit. I ended up on the other side of the bedroom and so did my brother it was pretty amazing how much it shook. After watching the news we found out that the 3 story parking structure at “The Quad” was leveled luckily no one was injured since the stores there were not so early in the morning.
Fast forward 23 years later to March 16th 2010 and at 4:04am we had more seismic activity which woke me everyone in my apartment complex including me. I went to bed kinda late after watching TV and falling asleep on the couch. I crawled into bed at 1am and only had a few hours of sleep when our bed began to shake violently. I heard kids screaming across the courtyard and Caitlin popped up out of bed with a fright. Jen and I got out of bed and rushed into the bedroom to check check on the kids. Jessalyn (4) woke up but quickly went back to sleep. Caitlin (15) work up and was quite shaken up stating “I’m too scared to go back to sleep”. I had work in the morning so I told her everything was going to be all right and I went back to bed. I wasn’t about to go to bed without knowing the magnitude of the quake so I went to Twitter and the trending topic was “Earthquake” which I think was still ranked under “Justin Bieber” or something. Anyhow All my twitter friends flocked there to update their statuses stating if they felt it or not.
I then went over to the USGS “Did you feel it” website and posted that I indeed felt it and answered their 10 or so questions. Not many people posted to that site 3-4 minutes after the event so it was kinda cool to be one of the firsts to do so. After that I tried my best to go back to sleep.
Below are some postings from various websites that I copied from WWU.edu and Wikipedia so save you the trouble or finding them yourself.
From Wikipedia: Whittier Narrows earthquake
On Oct. 1, 1987, at 7:42 a.m., the Whittier Narrows earthquake struck, the epicenter six miles (10 km) north by northwest of Whittier. The seismic event, which registered 5.9 on the Richter scale, resulted in eight casualties and massive damage to uptown Whittier’s historic buildings. In the years following the earthquake, the city’s deteriorating uptown business district, which suffered substantial damage in the earthquake, became the focus of renewed development, which has met with opposition from many Whittier citizens. Out of the rubble of the earthquake the Whittier Conservancy was formed in 1987 in an effort to stop the demolition of many historic buildings and residences after the disaster. The city also created a Historic Resources Commission to oversee the approval of historic designations and Mills Act proposal.
From WWU.edu: Partial Collapse of Parking Garage, Whittier, CA, 1987 Earthquake Earthquake of October 1, 1987, Whittier Narrows, California. Partial collapse of the May Company’s three-level parking garage at Quad Shopping Mall in Whittier. The structure, built in 1965, is located at the corner of Whittier Boulevard and Painter Avenue.
Read More
“No Dancing” sign on Disneyland rides
My four year old daughter Jessalyn and I have this funny thing we say each time we get on a Disneyland ride: “No dancing”. We’ll hop on a ride and instantly we both look for this warning sign and once one of us finds it we’ll say to each other “Hey, no dancing” and we’ll point to the sign. The result is lots of silly laughter for the first couple seconds of the ride.
Read More
Disneyland 2010 Deluxe Blockout dates in iCal, XML and HTML formats.
My wife and I reupped our annual passes for Disneyland 2010 and I noticed the calendar I used on iCal and on my iPhone were out of date so I created a new one since the person that maintained the last one didn’t add in the 2010 data. We had Deluxe passes both in 2009 and now again in 2010 I thought I’d revisit this idea of sharing a calendar that includes the blockout dates for the Deluxe AP. Below I created links for my shared iCal.
Here is what I posted last year:
I also started looking for online resources to help us out one of which is having our Deluxe Passes blackout dates on our iPhones. To pull this off on our Mac’s in iCal we “subscribe” to google calendar that has all these times listed. You can do the same on a PC using Outlook, check out the icons below to inport the Deluxe Pass blackout dates:
So click the links above and import the calendar into your Outlook or iCal or even carry around the dates as a calendar on your iPhone or Blackberry!
Read More
Find Your Spot dot com
My wife Jen posted a list generated from FindYourSpot.com that asks you a few simple questions then figures based on your answers places that you may want to live. I thought I’d post mine as well:
Medford, Oregon Gateway to the Pacific Northwest
This gorgeous spot boasts the West’s only operating water-powered grist mill, located on the banks of Little Butte Creek since 1872…Population: 190,000 | Average Home Price: $238,000 | Precipitation: 19″ | Snow: 8″
Eugene, Oregon The Emerald City
This Oregon city is home to the Hendricks Park Rhododendron Garden, famous all over the world for its beautiful blossoms…Population: 142,000 | Average Home Price: $226,000 | Precipitation: 48″ | Snow: 7″
Anchorage, Alaska City of Lights and Flowers
Cries of “Gold” echoed through this town in 1882 after prospectors hit paydirt at nearby Crow Creek…Population: 271,000 | Average Home Price: $247,000 | Precipitation: 15″ | Snow: 71″
Frederick, Maryland Where The Past Comes Alive
This Maryland city’s Great Fair is one of the nation’s oldest county agricultural fairs…Population: 56,000 | Average Home Price: $305,000 | Precipitation: 36″ | Snow: 21″
Denver, Colorado The Mile High City
At an elevation of 5280 feet, this Mile High City boasts world-class skiing within a short drive…Population: 557,500 | Average Home Price: $280,500 | Precipitation: 16″ | Snow: 60″
Baltimore, Maryland The Sparkling Harbor City
This Atlantic seaboard city is home to the National Aquarium…Population: 651,000 | Average Home Price: $310,000 | Precipitation: 40″ | Snow: 18″
Corvallis, Oregon Heart of the Willamette Valley
This Oregon city hosts “da Vinci Days,” a festival of unique events revolving around art, science and technology…Population: 50,000 | Average Home Price: $225,000 | Precipitation: 43″ | Snow: 6″
Portland, Oregon City of Roses
This Oregon city has the nation’s largest forested municipal park, the aptly-named Forest Park…Population: 2,000,000 | Average Home Price: $259,000 | Precipitation: 36″ | Snow: 5″
Charleston, West Virginia The Home of Hospitality
For a taste of yesteryear, catch the boat races at this West Virginia city’s annual Sternwheel Regatta…Population: 248,000 | Average Home Price: $216,000 | Precipitation: 41″ | Snow: 26″
Fort Collins, Colorado The Choice City
This Colorado town is home to the Sweatsville Zoo, a sculpture park with over 100 works made entirely from scrap metal…Population: 125,700 | Average Home Price: $243,000 | Precipitation: 16″ | Snow: 48″
Ogden, Utah Where Utah Comes Together
This scenic “Crossroads of the West” is set between Utah’s Great Salt Lake and the magnificent Wasatch Mountains…Population: 77,200 | Average Home Price: $160,000 | Precipitation: 17″ | Snow: 63″
Bellingham, Washington The Victorian Seaport
The annual Ski to Sea challenge held in this breathtaking port city includes snow skiing, running, biking, and kayaking…Population: 67,000 | Average Home Price: $300,000 | Precipitation: 36″ | Snow: 7″
Bend, Oregon Oregon’s Natural Playground
This Oregon town’s municipal airport was used for pilot training during World War II…Population: 59,800 | Average Home Price: $278,500 | Precipitation: 12″ | Snow: 34″
Salem, Oregon The Heart of Oregon
This capital city is the home of the Oregon State Fair, as well as the state’s largest on-going fine arts & crafts fair…Population: 143,000 | Average Home Price: $200,000 | Precipitation: 39″ | Snow: 6″
Missoula, Montana Cosmopolitan Mountain Town
This eclectic town supports a symphony orchestra, boasts the country’s first Smoke Jumper fire-fighting school, and has its own honorary French consul…Population: 60,700 | Average Home Price: $177,000 | Precipitation: 13″ | Snow: 48″
Seattle, Washington The Emerald City
The game “Pictionary” was developed by a waiter in this town in 1986…Population: 3,300,000 | Average Home Price: $435,000 | Precipitation: 35″ | Snow: 15″
Kent, Washington The Heart of Puget Sound
This family-friendly town is centrally located in the heart of the Puget Sound region…Population: 79,500 | Average Home Price: $240,000 | Precipitation: 35″ | Snow: 15″
Provo-Orem, Utah Living and Learning at their Best
These twin cities in central Utah are home to some of the world’s top collections of dinosaur bones…Population: 189,500 | Average Home Price: $205,000 | Precipitation: 12″ | Snow: 30″
Spokane, Washington Northwestern Jewel
This Washington golf mecca hosts a Lilac Festival every year; in 1974 it also hosted the World’s Fair…Population: 427,500 | Average Home Price: $138,700 | Precipitation: 17″ | Snow: 50″
Olympia, Washington The Evergreen Capital
Set on a magnificent peninsula in the South Puget Sound, this spot was originally called “black bear place” before being renamed after nearby mountains…Population: 222,000 | Average Home Price: $225,000 | Precipitation: 51″ | Snow: 10″
Great Falls, Montana Where the Rockies Meet the Plains
Captain Meriwether Lewis and his companion William Clark encountered a hostile grizzly bear near the waterfalls of this great spot in 1805…Population: 56,200 | Average Home Price: $145,000 | Precipitation: 15″ | Snow: 44″
Idaho Falls, Idaho High Tech meets the Great Outdoors
This gateway to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons has restaurants, shopping, and a regional park along its Snake River Greenbelt…Population: 51,500 | Average Home Price: $250,000 | Precipitation: 10″ | Snow: 31″
Salt Lake City, Utah This is the Place
In 2002, this spot became the largest city ever to host the Winter Olympics…Population: 181,700 | Average Home Price: $185,000 | Precipitation: 15″ | Snow: 55″
Billings, Montana Star of the Big Sky Country
During the Wild West days in Billings, Montana, the cowboys and scarlet ladies of every saloon performed impossible dances atop bars, tables, and in some instances upon atop the pianos…Population: 94,200 | Average Home Price: $162,000 | Precipitation: 15″ | Snow: 57″
Read More
Birthdays
My youngest daughter Jessalyn is 4 and has only been to a few birthday parties. Her take on a birthday party is one of the following or a combo of any of these:
Place:
- at a park
- while camping
- at the beach
- in the living room
- in someones back yard
- a restaurant
With some of these activities:
- see people you’ve never seen before and hide from everyone
- only close family and a few close friends
- eat food
- sing happy birthday
- eat cake
- eat pizza
- watch others take a wack at piñata
- watch a baby eat a special cake no one else wants to eat because he put his face all over it
My 32nd birthday is tomorrow and Jessalyn is VERY excited and I’m curious as to what she thinks my birthday will be and what combonation above she thinks will be occurring. I didn’t plan my birthday this year my wife did, my understanding is that she hasn’t told Jessalyn about it since she wasn’t quite sure what the activity would be. It was either going to be a trip to the mountains to see and play in the snow or a trip to Disney Ice to go ice skating. Jessalyn hasn’t done much of the former and has never done the latter. Due to the harsh weather that we have been having here in California it looks like we’ll be going to Disney Ice and have fun ice skating. Lately Jessalyn and I have been reading this book before bed called “Skating with Bears” by Andrew Breakspeare. It’s about a boy that isnt good at skating and sneaks out and night and puts his skates on and tries to learn. These mounds of snow near the rink turn into bears and they help him learn to skate. With us reading this book from time to time she’s been asking me about skating and if I’ve ever done it before. We talked about how I use to go skating yearly and how I also use to roller blade quite a bit. The connection of skating and roller blading didn’t quite work out in her head until one day I put them on and showed her. I’d imagine once we take her ice skating she’ll get the connection even more.
Ice skating and my birthday have quite a history. When I was a kid we would pile in as many friends as we could into the car and drive up to Blue Jay to go ice skating at the Ice Castle. We must have went to the Ice Castle at least 4 or 5 years in a row. In 2001 I wanted to go to the Ice Castle for my birthday and that year after a major storm the Ice Castle was severely damaged when the roof collapsed and they closed the place. A few years later we went ice skating at Disney Ice which looks like is now called The Rinks Anaheim Ice and we’ve been going there ever since. I wouldn’t mind making my birthday all about ice skating, everyone but Jen loves doing it. She typically sits on the side or in the bleachers and watches and takes pictures of us. Some day I’ll get her on the ice!
Read More
About Me
Jason Tucker - Southern California native, Systems Administrator, Podcaster, Wordpress hacker and Social media guy.
