“@chrispirillo Blast! Chris, if I'd known in advance, I would've given you a ride. I live in the area.”

“Nevermind; looks like something weird with twhirl.”

“Why am I not seeing any of @scobleizer's tweets? Twitter says I'm following him, and not blocking him.”

“A small retreat in the mountains, with no cellphone reception, is a perfect weekend "step off the hamster wheel." Now to *stay* off.”

“Heck, is FriendFeed slow on Fridays?”

“xyzzy_b: Who actually learns JavaScript methodically?”

“Is it just me, or is Twitter slow on Fridays?”

“LOL@brennen”

“Stayed up 'til 5am watching Inside the Actor's Studio on YouTube. Tired, but don't regret it. Fascinating insight into creative processes.”

“Very cool! A book aimed at teaching programming to kids (and other beginners) - http://www.manning.com/sande/”

“@CamaroGMachine: (sigh)”

“@CamarGMachine: (sigh)”

“Got a new client yesterday. 10 hours a week of coding, article writing, etc. Yay!”

“@toddhenry: I can't log in to AC, even with logging out and back in.”

“Send your snailmail address to @brennen to get a free postcard with stickers from www.SparkFun.com, a cool hobby electronics company.”

“@JasonCalacanis: My deepest condolences.”

“is re-born today.”

“@brennen: Cool, thanks! BTW, sorry you're feeling sick; nothing serious?”

“@brennen: Sparkfun's tutorials still assume too much information. The beginning embedded tutorail assumes you're a sophomore elecl engineer.”

“@brennen: Oops! I didn't mean in terms of looking for a job, I meant "How would I start learning how to build a robotic arm?"”

“Technorati logged over 3,000 blog posts about the MSFT-YAHOO deal, which ultimately evaporated. All those words, for what?”

“Making big wheat muffins and orange sherbert.”

“@gapingvoid: So, make art about being groggy and uninspired. ;-)”

“Let's say I want to build a simple robotic arm, less complex than a factory robot. Where should i start?”

“@JasonCalacanis: I've been consistently impressed at the quality of Trader Joe's food (Washington DC area)”

“@brennen: Eh? Existential crises? Starch?”

“Congrats, @gapingvoid!”

“I'm sure the Tesla's fast and exciting, but will the tech translate to a good work-a-day car? Will w.. http://tinyurl.com/6rlpna”

“I'm sure the Tesla's fast and exciting, but will the tech translate to a good work-a-day car? Will we just get a cool sports car from Tesla?”

“@gapingvoid: Wow! Congrats!”

“@gapingvoid: How much was the studio space, if you don't mind revealing?”

“@toddhenry: Have you read "The Artist's Way" or "The Artist's Way at Work"?”