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Twitter, my hero

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Yesterday, I knocked out approximately 12 hours of work for grad school research paper #2. (Still more to go.)

I updated my Twitter account a few times with my progress, noting that I took a day off of work for the paper. Several of my classmates replied that they were also planning to take days off of work for the paper.

My professor was monitoring my Twitter account and emailed me last night to see if I needed an extension. After checking with some of my classmates on Twitter (who were complaining as well) my professor eventually moved back the due date for the paper by a week for the entire class.

The crowd spoke. Change happened. More so than Obama, Twitter is making a more perfect union possible.

Twitter transcript:

  1. beyond stoked we have a deadline extension for that research paper! A Groundswell must have picked up.about 5 hours ago from web

Home > Work

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I'm taking my first day off of work in 2009... for homework!

In the interest of being diligent, I'll keep this post short. I just wanted to outline some of the weekend's events that will appear in posts later this week.

  • Dad was in town from Arizona
  • focuspoint had a great set at the Showbox(!)
  • I helped Scott transport granite for his kitchen
  • We celebrated Nonna's birthday
  • Skiing was great
  • The Oscars were entertaining, but presentations were too complex

XoXo,
Paolo

P.S. Here's one of the videos of the band at the Showbox.

Sasquatch Lineup 2009

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Straight from The Stranger:

SASQUATCH! MUSIC FESTIVAL 2009 LINE UP & ON SALE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT

Memorial Day Weekend | May 23, 24, 25, 2009
The Gorge | Quincy, WA

On sale Saturday February 28 at 10AM

Music line-up includes Jane's Addiction (feat. all four original members), Kings of Leon, Nine Inch Nails, Ben Harper & Relentless7, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Erykah Badu, The Decemberists, Fleet Foxes, TV On The Radio, Animal Collective, Silversun Pickups, Bon Iver, Santigold, Of Montreal, Explosions In The Sky, Devotchka, Peter Bjorn & John, Gogol Bordello, M. Ward, The Avett Brothers, Doves, Calexico, Grizzly Bear, M83, Girl Talk, The Gaslight Anthem, The Walkmen, Chromeo (dj set), Deadmau5, Mugison, Sun Kil Moon, Airborne Toxic Event, Blitzen Trapper, Shearwater, BLK JKS, The Wrens, Tobacco, Monotonix, King Khan & The Shrines, St. Vincent, Passion Pit, John Vanderslice, Bishop Allen, Blind Pilot, AA Bondy, Black Moth Super Rainbow, The Knux, Ra Ra Riot, The Dodos, Beach House, Arthur & Yu, The Submarines, Owl City, Viva Voce, James Pants, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, The Builders & The Butchers, The Dutchess & The Duke, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, Dent May & His Magnificent Ukelele, Fences, School of Seven Bells, Death Vessel, Horse Feathers, Hockey, Point Juncture, WA, The Pica Beats, Loch Lomond, Vince Mira & more to come.

Comedy line up includes Zach Galifiankas, Demetri Martin, Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job, Todd Barry, Jon Benjamin, God's Pottery, People's Republic of Komedy & more.

These guys won't be at the show unfortunately, but check out the retro-fresh new video from The Saturday Knights. Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?