H-Bird’s Weekly Twitter-Spatter

The puppies were photogenic; the weather was hot; the Olympics were on TV.

• Rosie Atop Jackie: initiating the puppy pile. http://flic.kr/p/7EwMWe #
• Tom stretched out, unaware he could be reading about homes for sale if his eyes were open. http://flic.kr/p/7EwN22 #
• First day o’ lectures: a bright sunshiny day, the campus is filled with good-looking students & the streets of Ilam look like a car rally. #
• I am keeping up okay but feel a little like the Venus of Willendorf in a fetching top and skirt. #
• I don’t miss the absence of skateboards & their riders over summer. More than ever, I feel convinced one of ‘em is going to bowl me over. #
• Struggling to get through the afternoon. Finding this strangely soothing: http://bit.ly/aJkDfZ #
• Finnmar sent me an email checking I wasn’t too hot, seeing as we were talking about our hot dogs. (Dog people are the best people.) #
• It’s 30 degrees at 5 o’clock. Pleased @knedd had the foresight to take the heatpad out of the puppy basket this afternoon. #
• Have given up attempts at secrecy entirely and have started talking about the baby with her very own gendered pronoun #
• Thank you everyone for your kind wishes, ponies and poems. Please keep the fearfully inspiring name suggestions coming! #
• Ah, figure skating: where the songs from Phantom of the Opera are still a legitimate expression of the athlete’s highest art. #
• Esteemed colleague has the plague. I have relocated to higher ground, above the miasma. #
• Melting! RT @CHCHWeather: Christchurch weather data 3:00 PM 30.9°C 26 pct #
• On the upside: not Qld in December with morning sickness. #
• The hair & make-up of the solo figure-skaters is very Cool Girls From School c. 1989. #
• Hurrah for Mao Asada! The Onion article was right. #
• Last of the community ed classes I’ve been teaching tonight. Great group – sorry it’s ended. #
• The colleague with whom I’ve worked closely this summer had her baby this morning, 6 weeks before full-term. Baby’s fine, she’s fine #phew #
• Still, it’s been an anxious week & apart from the strangeness of her absence, there’s been all the worry for her & the little one. #onlooker #
• Getting bigger, getting bigger; Tom’s eyes are the first to start opening. http://flic.kr/p/7FA4EM #
• Hot days demand Cold Chisel, with Mr. Barnes working at the top of his youthful range. ♫ http://blip.fm/~lod9k #
• Tom-the-puppy’s eyes had started to open last night. I hope the bitches will follow suit over the weekend. #
• I am tweeting about puppies because there is quite a whelming amount of business today of which I must take care. #solidarityetc #
• Chilli hot chocolate from Xocolatl turns out to be an excellent cure for reflux of pregnancy. #
• Is there something you would like to know in advance of the weekend? You could ask me at formspring if you wish: http://bit.ly/7sRZoE #
• The eyes of a puppy open like a zip, from a keyhole in the corner nearest the nose to the final outer edge, around 36 hours later. #
• They are unfocused blue orbs and regard the world with languor rather than curiosity. #
• Tom’s eyes are all but unzipped, Jackie’s just starting and Rosie (the fiercest feeder, the mobile boss) still fully closed. #
• Thank you for the delightful formspring questions. Answers are now up: http://bit.ly/7sRZoE #
• Dear Black Caps: I got hurt feelings #cricket #
• Three pepperpots at rest: http://flic.kr/p/7FPckk #
• Power feeding on film: http://bit.ly/9pAEb8 #
• http://twitpic.com/15hv4t – This time a fortnight ago … well. This time today – well! #
• The sun is shining, the sky is clear and it’s not 30 degrees. This is looki.ng to be a good day #
• Everyone is happier now I’ve cut the puppies’ nails. This is the only time in a NT’s life I as their owner can do this without starting WW3. #
• harvestmother brought Arthur round for a quick visit. One full section survey + marking later, and everything was deemed acceptable. #mahboy #
• It is likely a failure of my imagination that I have never until today associated curling with delightful young Chinese women. #
• The commentators on the Chinese winning the women’s curling bronze: 200 curlers in China and one curling rink. The team is based in Canadia. #
• Surprised by how many people I know with family in Chile. Not sure where @francesrosey is in her travels; hope she & her relatives are okay. #

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