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Simon’s Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-09

  • Q: is yousendit.com still blocked in China? #
  • Its funny how many new China PR & stratcomms clients undervalue Corporate Identity Guidelines, which we view as an absolute necessity. #
  • Parenting a tween in the US is *much* harder than in expat China. #
  • 二月二日,今天是8个遇难学生的生日,他们是:董誉 高鹏 李友 田建 杨霁 杨潇 尹小亮 张玉萍。 /via @aiww RIP #
  • RT 二月二日。董誉,男,1999年2月2日,映秀小学四年级二班,9岁。#512Birthday /via @aiww #
  • RT 二月二日。高鹏,男,1998年2月2日,曲山小学五年级一班,10岁。#512Birthday /via @aiww #
  • RT 二月二日。李友,男,1993年2月2日,聚源中学初二四班, 15岁。#512Birthday /via @aiww #
  • RT 二月二日。田建,男,1990年2月2日,北川中学高二六班,18岁。#512Birthday /via @aiww #
  • RT 二月二日。杨霁,男,1999年2月2日,新建小学三年级二班, 9岁。#512Birthday /via @aiww #
  • Been finalising a massive PR and stratcomms campaign for a major building products client all day/night. Close to kick-off, ex-Shanghai. #
  • 15 hours of campaign planning finished just now. Time to enjoy a cold Beck's Bier. #
  • @dbanes We agree: we dig the Rolling Rock. Only 6 bucks per sixpack. You know its owned by Rev Sun Myung Moon? in reply to dbanes #
  • Just remembered today is LOST Season 6 day! First ep screens tonight 8/9c IINM. #
  • Screw iPad and its closed architecture. I'm holding out for the Google Pad [tc] http://ow.ly/12WEp #
  • @Chassit Just those pics and a concept video. I'm not a closed-system supporter; have no interest in iPad. You? in reply to Chassit #
  • @Chassit i agree. Apple tablet's just a big iPod. I wanted to be excited by Apple's tablet but I can't raise any enthusiasm. in reply to Chassit #
  • You're up late, @dda! in reply to dda #
  • I made it all the way thru the #LOST hiatus to LOST Season 6 day without a single spoiler. Only 7 hours to go! #
  • Making lunch: English muffin, roasted red pepper hummus, home made salmon potato cake, muenster cheese (all toasted), a splash of hot sauce. #
  • My local UPS Store gave my USB thumbdrive a Windows boot-sector virus yesterday. AVG Free stopped it. #
  • Gr8 advice RT @RobertStover Strip yr headline naked by taking out adjectives. You'll often see a skinny noun or verb standing their naked. #
  • Making family dinner: Lentil and chicken soup, based on a gallon of my own Honeybaked ham stock. Hope its yummy! #
  • @rkoffler Heh. I like to make soup a few hours in advance. Like about 24. in reply to rkoffler #
  • I set up @googlevoice for my daughter. #
  • Agree with u 100% Anna RT @sharpcheddar: Wow staying #lost spoiler free all of this time is SO worth it <3 #
  • I'll be in Beijing from Feb 19 through Feb 25, and in Shanghai from Feb 25 through Feb 28. #
  • @ginatrapani Yeah, Gina. Its great – nay, amazing – to be alive at this time. in reply to ginatrapani #
  • Hey Kelly! RT @dda Introducing a Singapore-based Korean peep: @kelly_song an old friend of mine. Be gentle folks… #
  • My iPhone updated to 3.1.3 just now. Upgrade seemed to work okay (iPhone is alive). #
  • Enjoying the Beatles "Abbey Road" for the morning work session. #
  • OH MY GOD. @googlecalendar now supports multiple timezones simultaneously! Happy happy happy Settings/General/Timezones @googleapps #
  • @ge_anderson I know exactly how you feel! Ditto for me. in reply to ge_anderson #
  • Hey, @lessallan, I think your project management tool is really interesting. I have a half a page of suggestions, you want me to post them? in reply to lessallan #
  • Back in the 90s he owned Rolling Rock IIRC RT @mvfipher: #tongil @illuminantceo Are you saying Sun Myung Moon owns a beer company? #
  • Ditto! RT @lessallan: Excited to meet @illuminantceo at @sofresh on Monday in Tampa! Who else will be there? @jesselamb? #sofresh #
  • @mvfipher Must have been urban legend. The rumor was endemic in hipster Soho NYC in the '80s. in reply to mvfipher #
  • @jakrose space for one more at @sofresh on Monday? #
  • Damn this Rolling Rock tastes fine. #
  • @sofresh Superb. $100 discount still open? in reply to sofresh #
  • I bought 2 replacement iPhone batteries for ten bucks each today. DIY job on the weekend. #
  • @dda late for US eastern time but on the money for Beijing operations :) The fun of working in opposite timezones is the 24 hr day. in reply to dda #
  • @marcelekkel The same. 4.25 watt hr. in reply to marcelekkel #
  • I pride myself on being a morning person, but not today. Yawn! #
  • @marcelekkel oh yeah. in reply to marcelekkel #
  • @Spinchange Yeah, replacing the factory battery in the iPhone is not very difficult. Search YouTube for tons of instructional videos. #
  • Fed Gov Smackdown! RT @randomwire: Data.gov.uk versus Data.gov – Which wins? http://ff.im/-fo7eG #
  • I'm doing a great job annoying my daughter by telling her "that's so OMG!" She says ppl over 20 can't say OMG and I'm not using it correctly #
  • I told her I invented the damn internet and I can use "OMG" any way I want. She rolls her eyes. Kids these days! #
  • I'm onto the half-caf now. My Mr Coffee machine is looking at me like I'm a mad professor. #
  • Sure, but "that's SO LOL!" works best. RT @AlohaZen: @illuminantceo OMG I have a teen daugher too. lol (wait, are we allowed to say lol?) #
  • Heh. Mine's a tween. Can't wait for teen yrs… RT @AlohaZen OMG I have a teen daugher too. lol (wait, are we allowed to say lol?) #
  • @AlohaZen I told my tween that once upon a time computers were the size of rooms and we used punch cards. She thinks I'm full of crap. #
  • Awesome. Just got invited to the Olive Garden for lunch. #
  • My China inbox slows to a crawl at this time most days. 1am seems to be bedtime for most of our team-members and clients. #
  • These prezels are making me thirsty. (@ Olive Garden) http://4sq.com/cANM1F #
  • The food photography on the Olive Garden menu is excellent. Very pursuasive. Actual food quality at this outlet disappointing though. #
  • Olive Garden kitchen splooshed soup over rims of our bowls. Bread kind of burger bun chewy. Salad too salty. #
  • Olive Garden greeter was a yawning gum chewing lass. The check came screwed up and flattened out again. Poor morale I guess. Won't return #
  • @Vixoen your soul's for sale, Vix? in reply to Vixoen #
  • @Vixoen Terrific stuff, Vix. As you were. Carry on. in reply to Vixoen #
  • @rkoffler heh. You know, like, you know Daph learned her, you know, Valleygirlspeak from her mom! Like, OMG! #OC in reply to rkoffler #
  • Finally. RT @raykwong: Cool! RT @mayflowerchen: Back. #
  • Me pls! RT @Syfy Last reminder: Reminder I'm giving HOT #Caprica press kit 2 some1 who RTs this note by 12pm ET 2/5 http://twitpic.com/x4998 #
  • RT @aohora just realized that the camera jumps the Dharma shark during the "Barracks and LEFT foot of statue underwater" shot. HAHAHAHAHAHA! #
  • Good morning all. Baby @kepler_dc slept great last night. His mom is proud of him. #
  • @adalinelau that's a very meaty place, Adaline! What did u order? in reply to adalinelau #
  • We sure hope so, @betsydrager! Kid's parents have 50:50 blood:caffeine so he can't be blamed for being an alert little fellow. in reply to betsydrager #
  • @jennybai giant snow coming your way. Stock up on cake! in reply to jennybai #
  • @Vixoen p'raps we should amend our agency's strapline to "A [hot] source of light". Yukyukyuk. in reply to Vixoen #
  • @adalinelau veggie heaven! in reply to adalinelau #
  • We're driving to Kennedy Space Center tomorrow to see shuttle Endeavour launch. Following @Astro_Nicholas who's onboard. #
  • I replaced the battery in my iPhone 3G. Not for the feint of heart. #
  • Incwedibly, the iPhone is still working after re-assembly. #
  • I dunno, @davewiner. I call my daughter "kid" as a term of endearment. I think there are as many ways of using language as there are ppl. in reply to davewiner #
  • @adalinelau Haven't eaten at those places! in reply to adalinelau #
  • @Chassit Its not so hard to open the iPhone, but dissembling to get to the battery at the very bottom is hair-raising. Re-assembly harder. in reply to Chassit #
  • @houenrong Yeah I was expecting a puff of sulphur-smelling poison gas to be emitted when I cracked the iPhone motherboard out. in reply to houenrong #
  • @kembree I was in a cafe yesterday which offered espresso coffee icecubes. Freaky deaky. in reply to kembree #
  • Cursing PayPal-only ecomm sites. PayPal is so fricken inflexible, does weird stuff with exchange rates, and is utterly unaccountable. #
  • Weirdest thing about putting a new battery into an iPhone: how the battery icon remains full. Usually I can *see* it draining. #
  • Downloading the new @keystolost podcast: episode 039 for #LOST 601 "LA X" #
  • Having a drink with my beautiful wife (@ Cafe Ole) http://4sq.com/5yWr1L #
  • Imagethief's gigantic apocalyptic countdown clock in Beijing http://is.gd/7NN99 #
  • @minimum12 you're back, Min! Been travelling? in reply to minimum12 #
  • Our little family is driving to Cape Canaveral 2day to see the space shuttle launch tonite. It's the 5th last launch & the last night launch #
  • RT @NASA Watch live at 8a ET as the launch pad's rotating structure rolls away to reval Endeavour – on NASA TV & http://www.nasa.gov/ntv #
  • Lovely sunrise in Florida today! http://yfrog.com/4egoisj #
  • @sushobhan daughter grew up in Beijing and doesn't yet grasp the staggering achievements of humans & space. Hope today, at KSC, she gets it! in reply to sushobhan #
  • Will! And maybe :) RT @lyonsdigital check out the Space Tweep Society tweetup while you are there. Are you sticking around for #SDOisGo ? #
  • I'm sorry, @betsydrager! We're so excited and lucky to be able to see this launch :-) in reply to betsydrager #
  • Happy birthday @jennybai! Hope you're not completely snowed-in, and if you are, hope you build the awesomest sofa fort EVAR. #
  • Russian Progress vehicle just docked with the Intl Space Station, bringing 2.8 tonnes of supplies. First time ever 4 Russ vehicles docked. #
  • @betsydrager Well, I envy you that! I was 3 and while I'm sure my parents plonked me down in front of the RCA, I don't remember the landing. in reply to betsydrager #
  • New TV option for China tweeps: "TVGorge Lets You Stream 120+ Popular TV Shows, With No Geo-Restriction" [tc] http://ow.ly/14ylT #
  • I really dig the *competency* of NASA. #
  • @lyonsdigital Thanks for the tip! Just joined the Space Tweep Society http://spacetweepsociety.org in reply to lyonsdigital #
  • @sushobhan Hehe, thats sweet of you to remember! Daph's Mandarin is pretty good. We've hired a tutor here in the US to keep her up. in reply to sushobhan #
  • Next time I need a greeting card for Singles Day or Anti-Valentine's Day, I'm goin' to @vixoen's store at Etsy http://ow.ly/14yNQ #
  • Made nectarine and banana frozen smoothies for the girls. Saturday morning. Pancakes are comin' up! #
  • I've crushed a couple of handsful of Corn Flakes into my pancake batter. #
  • Hmm. Some of my eggs are frozen. You think my refrigerator is set too cold? #florida #
  • @chinagadgetland heh, yes, nice clean hands. And instances of Hootsuite everywhere. in reply to chinagadgetland #
  • @minimum12 Hey, glad you had some hometime! Kids are great. Daph loving US school, Kepler is a little man now. in reply to minimum12 #
  • Cooked family breakfast: cornflake pancakes with blueberry compote, banana, meyer lemon & sugar, cheesy scrambled eggs with Napa seedmustard #
  • …crispy hashbrowns with pan roasted peppers, juice, coffee. My girls liked it and by baby @kepler_dc tried banana for the first time :-) #
  • @Spinchange Yeah, it was a difficult operation, and it took maybe 35 mins, but the iPhone finally snapped back 2gether and worked again. in reply to Spinchange #
  • @Spinchange New battery is fantastic. Amazing to have more than 60 mins of power in the iPhone again! I'd forgotten what that was like. in reply to Spinchange #
  • @Spinchange Replacement $10 battery was identical to factory-installed battery. Same factory, same part number. Great value. in reply to Spinchange #
  • Wow. Google Apps now allows remote wipe of iPhones, Nokias and WinMos. http://ow.ly/14BSs #
  • Whoo! Leaving for Kennedy Space Centre for Shuttle Endeavour STS-130 launch! @SpaceTweeps #
  • Family roadtrip to Cape Canaveral to see the shuttle launch! (@ Denny's) http://4sq.com/9A0d8W #
  • Cold night to be on the beach! (@ Cocoa Beach Pier) http://4sq.com/d3nIgM #
  • Shuttle Endeavour lifts off (hopefully!) in 7 hrs… (@ Astronaut Hall of Fame) http://4sq.com/cjsT2y #
  • Tons of cars here at Kennedy Space Centre's Astronaut Hall of Fame. We're ticketedso hopefully not impossible to get a park. #
  • Reminds me of a space joke: What do you do if you see a spaceman? You park in it, man. #
  • Licence plates from all over the US here for Endeavour's launch: NY, OH, TX, VA. #
  • Traffic into Astronaut Hall of Fame is really rough. Avoid the left-hand lane in. #STS130 #
  • Astronaut Hall of Fame has #
  • Astronaut Hall of Fame has decided to open doors 90 mins early: 10pm ET #STS130 #
  • So proud my kids are here for a shuttle launch :) RT @dbanes post pics of the family at the launch:) #STS130 #
  • Yeah, my wife and I never thought we'd see a launch. So cool. RT @MiaWallace_LA how cool! #STS130 #
  • Some VIP's at the launch: Gov. Mark Sanford, Mike Griffin, Chris Dodd, Suzanne Kosmas, Brent Spiner (data) & more! #sts130 /via @spacearium #
  • Endeavour's boosters hv parts flown on 64 prior missions. Oldest STS-3 Most recent STS-118 http://bit.ly/bytPBa #STS130 /via @RobertPearlman #
  • Haha. I think net benefit to humanity justifies the carbon. RT @dbanes I hope #STS130 is carbon offset :) #
  • A whole buncha traffic at Astronaut Hall of Fame #STS130 http://yfrog.com/1eu0duj #
  • cool @SomaFMRusty RT SomaFM.com is mixing pre-launch and mission audio with spacey ambient music at http://SomaFM.com #STS130 #NASA #
  • #STS130 disaster narrowly averted: took tween daughter back to car to get her Hannah Montana hair strips. A necessity! :) #
  • Daughter Daphne is tiring of the line into Astronaut Hall of Fame. At least she has hair strips! #STS130 http://yfrog.com/4faoryj #
  • Gift store Jr Astronaut suits #STS130 http://yfrog.com/1eh4pej #
  • #STS130 will launch with 7 million pounds of thrust. #
  • Gift store shuttle plushies #STS130 http://yfrog.com/1ebcmgj #
  • Gift store #STS130 tshirts http://yfrog.com/32ltysj #
  • #STS130 solid rocket boosters will burn for 2 min 10 sec #
  • Kinda struggling on the drive back from the #STS130 scrub. Sleepless with kids in traffic. We're gonna try to come back tonite. #
  • Home from the scratched #STS130 shuttle launch (@ Cafe Ole) http://4sq.com/5yWr1L #
  • Man, that was a rough drive 'cross state after a full day sleepless nite and scratched #STS130 launch. The kids were great though. Back 2nt #
  • We guess Daphne'll want 2 stay home. Cath and @kepler_dc and I will prob drive back to KSC at 11pm for 2am arrival; 4:30ish #STS130 blastoff #
  • Only hope there is no cloud cover to scratch #STS relaunch tom am. We were disappointed but crew safety is #1 #
  • @lyonsdigital yep Astronaut Hall of Fame was open all nite for #STS130. great staff, fun camaraderie outside in the paddock. in reply to lyonsdigital #
  • She's so tween! Its all about Jonas Bros now. No more princesses! RT @betsydrager @illuminantceo she looks older than I remembered-) #
  • No view, due to "dynamic weather" :( Maybe tonite RT @LalaFrijolera @illuminantceo how's the view from there? #STS130 #
  • @dbanes bummer for #STS130 scratching. Only a 10 min window to launch, otherwise no way of catching ISS, which travels 15x speed of sound. in reply to dbanes #
  • @betsydrager yeah, cooler-than-Fonzie wife and I talked each other into it. Need to sleep today tho. We'll depart around 11pm I guess. WYWH. in reply to betsydrager #
  • Relaxing at home with a damn cold Rolling Rock and #LOST 601/2 rewatch on FiOS VOD. #
  • #LOST on FiOS VOD is std-def. Muddy picture quality; hard to see details. #
  • @HeyTreeeee the Ikea thingy is awesome. Cloudy but fine. in reply to HeyTreeeee #
  • Custard Fruit I think. the segments come apart? White flesh? RT @Chassit http://twurl.nl/ribia6 What name 4 this kind of fruit in English..? #
  • Ugh. Not having slept in 30 hrs, & having driven width of Florida 2x and stood thru a scratched shuttle launch, and having had 3 beers… Z #
  • Waiting for "go" on #STS130 so we can start the cross-state drive again. Hope all's well @Nasa_Astronauts! #
  • Have kissed my wife and kids and am heading out to KSC to hopefully see the relaunch of #STS130. ETA midnight. #
  • Made it safely to Titusville, within striking dist of Endeavour's launch. Getting a burger to fortify the next 5 hr's anticipation #STS130 #
  • Enjoying listening to @alexhahnboston's It Only Ends Once -new podcast came down today #LOST #
  • RT @NASA Shuttle Endeavour's astronauts about to be suited up for launch – watch live on NASA TV & http://www.nasa.gov/ntv #STS130 #
  • Doesn't get much more nerdier cool than this. Just arrived at Kennedy Space Center #STS130 sched to liftoff < 3 hrs http://yfrog.com/4f5lhaj #
  • Announced at KSC stage: Endeavour #STS130 is 60% go. #
  • Far fewer visitors here for #STS130 viewing tonite. Maybe 150 pax in the rocket garden. Tons of space on the lawn. #
  • #STS130 crew getting strapped into Endeavour on the jumbotron at KSC http://yfrog.com/33w77hwj #
  • @mayflowerchen and greetings back to you from south-eastern Florida, Anja! in reply to mayflowerchen #
  • View of the KSC rocket garden #STS130 http://yfrog.com/35zl0nj #
  • Another view of KSC rocket garden. It's hella impressive at night. #STS130 http://yfrog.com/3ga1kkj #
  • Endeavour will rise from behind these flags. #STS130 http://yfrog.com/35fbqyj #
  • Final crew-member completing suiting and boarding now: Steve Robinson #STS130 #
  • Full crew has now boarded Endeavour #STS130 #
  • #STS130 currently red for cloud cover; flight ops is "optimistic" for ontime launch. #
  • Interesting: Shuttle crew suit glowsticks secondary use is cabin lighting in case of total power failure #STS130 #
  • 1:52am local time; jet flying overhead, testing cloud conditions I guess #STS130 #
  • Chilly but not really cold on the lawn at Kennedy Space Centre visitor ctr. Practically no breeze. Parka and a blanket conditions #STS130 #
  • Still holding 60% go for launch at 04:14 ET #STS130 #
  • Shuttle gets 6 inches of lift per gallon of liquid fuel from extnl tank #STS130 #
  • Weather at Spanish and French emergency landing sites are good and "go" accoding to McBride. Kennedy weather is 60% go #STS130 #
  • Jet overhead is doing test emergency landings at Kennedy shuttle strip to test cloud ceiling according to McBride #STS130 #
  • Astronaut John McBride acting as MC at KSC VC. He's back on stage now, narrating the pre-launch on Jumbotron. So cool. #STS130 #
  • McBride says it costs around a million dollars to "fill 'er up" the external Shuttle tank #STS130 #
  • Cheaper to orbit for several days to await clear weather for Florida landing than to land at Edwards in California [McBride] #STS130 #
  • John McBride has seen "60 or 70 launches but it gets more exciting each time" #STS130 #
  • McBride was accepted by NASA in 1978. Is relating story of his selection. #STS130 #
  • ISS circles earth every 90 minutes #STS130 #
  • McBride schooling us on orbital dynamics; why launch window is so short. #STS130 #
  • John McBride will be back with flight updates 3am. Will forage for coffee, but for flavour. Excitement keeping me wide awake! #STS130 #
  • Might sound weird but the lawn here at KSC smells great. Like it has peppermint planted. Florida really is beautiful. #STS130 #
  • T-Mobile 2G coverage only 1 bar out in the open here at KSC. Not good. Hope the astronauts have Verizon #STS130 #
  • Weather briefing just in: red #
  • @privong which aperture, shutter speed, lens, ISO you got set for #STS130 ? in reply to privong #
  • White room closeout complete #STS130 #
  • All closeout tools are accounted for. No spanner in the works! #STS130 #
  • They don't take PR guys into space Min RT @minimum12 sounds like u r in a Florida camp getting training to become a astronaut #STS130 #
  • #STS130 jet test landings continue just a couple of miles to the east of here. #
  • Cmdr McBride leads applause for clearer skies. Stars now visible overhead. #STS130 #
  • Chris Ferguson is piloting the test landings which continue at Kennedy. They're critical for weather data #STS130 #
  • The Grumman Gulfstream overhead has been heavily modified to respond as the Shuttle would, has Shuttle cockpit #STS130 #
  • At time of #STS130 launch, the ISS will be 220 miles above western Romania #
  • Weather is GREEN for Endeavour launch! T-9 minutes and holding. #STS130 #
  • God bless my beautiful wife Catherine for insisting I bring a lawn chair and blanket to Kennedy. Wish she and my kids were here #STS130 #
  • You're like Barbie, @MissXu. You've been an astronaut, doctor, fashion model, entrepreneur, explorer & Cordon Bleu chef. And a great mate! in reply to MissXu #
  • Fun looking at Tweets near me: seems to be 15 pol Tweeting at Kennedy Space Center VC #STS130 #
  • 30 mins left in the built-in hold. All systems go for T-0! #STS130 #
  • @bettydraper we have a new recruit for u RT @MissXu and the only thing I ever wanted to do was have babies o:) #
  • @stinson I'm as excited as I was at the local cinema the day Star Wars opened in 1977 #STS130 in reply to stinson #
  • Audience at KSC has doubled to around 300 i'd guess #STS130 #
  • Weather still green and all systems still go for 04:14 launch #STS130 #
  • Nice touch: #STS130 launch is dedicated to all first-time launch viewers #
  • Cmdr McBride very upbeat for T-0 blastoff. "Everything's goin' our way" #STS130 #
  • Zaragoza, Spain has been named Transatlantic Abort Site. Weather there cleared only mins ago. Providential. #STS130 #
  • Houston mission control "very optimistic". All consoles Go for launch! #STS130 #
  • Crowd at KSC cheering all green systems and Go for launch. Shuttle cmdr says "See you guys in a couple of weeks" #STS130 #
  • A crescent moon has risen over Kennedy. Beautiful clear night now. #STS130 http://yfrog.com/1ehitqj #
  • 7 minutes to launch. My heart's beating so hard. I'm on the rise only metres from the eastern perimeter. #STS130 #
  • Great crowd here at Kennedy Space Center visitor center #STS130 http://yfrog.com/35t5bcj #
  • I've no freakin idea how to set my D80. I'm going for 100 ASA at f/5.6. They say the night sky will light up like sunrise. T-4 mins. #
  • OMG. That was awesome. I'm trembling from excitement. #STS130 http://yfrog.com/1dl5rtj #
  • Oh man. I wanna be an Astronaut when I grow up. Was a privilege to see your launch from KSC. Good luck, #STS130 crew @NASA_Astronauts #
  • @dbanes wow. I got 1 shot off. That was enough. #STS130 in reply to dbanes #
  • @dbanes I'll bring your mission patch when I see u in Sydney in April :) #STS130 in reply to dbanes #
  • The crowd cheers and there is just one thing you know everyone is focused on: the technical achievement and the crew's bravery #STS130 #
  • When the blastoff begins, the whole horizon lights up orange and pink like a sunrise. Then you hear the roar and feel the wave in your guts. #
  • 4:36am and the public toilets here at Kennedy Space Center visitor centre are spotless. I love NASA. America rocks. #STS130 #
  • That experience was better than my best Olympic moment, ever. If u have a chance to watch a liftoff from up close, take it. #STS130 #
  • @wolfgroupasia a combination of both :o ) in reply to wolfgroupasia #
  • @ybouc like the gentlemen who pen letters to certain magazines, it's something I thought would never happen to me! #STS130 in reply to ybouc #
  • RT @NASA Shuttle #Endeavourlaunch Sparks Early Monday Sunrise: ..lit up the predawn … http://bit.ly/9GoL2L #STS130 ht @Paulo_Archie_GP #
  • Wow, still coming down from that high. bBen sitting in the car 20 mins now. Must be time 2 head off: have a cross-state drive ahead #STS130 #
  • Gr8 pic RT @mahlersoboes People! In space! I heart science. RT @NoisyAstronomer Godspeed, Endeavor! #sts130 http://twitpic.com/121gbi #
  • RT @gfitz: Try watching a shuttle launch & walking away without feeling damn proud of what mankind can do. Impossible. #sts130 ht @txflygirl #
  • Ok, ready to drive off from KSC. Thanks NASA. See you again soon I hope. #STS130 #
  • I got sleepy so I've pulled over for a short rest. Floridians drive plenty fast! #
  • I've hit Orlando, FL on my early morning roadtrip. Gonna grab breakfast at IHOP. Strong coffee please! #

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