Vacation Trip-Twitter as Diary

Recently I took a week off. I stayed home for the first part, traveled to visit a friend in Chicago for the last half. When I was done with vacation, I headed to a conference. I wanted to play around with the idea of Twitter as diary, so I created this post and the next one as documentation of my adventures. It’s just an experiment.

  • last day of ‘staycation’ phase of vacation – heading to chicago tomorrow for phase 2 to hang with the amazing @tesia_k 9:42 AM Sep 9th from Tweetie
  • you know you’re a little geeky when you enjoy spending some of your vacation time upgrading your blog #packingprocrastination 1:52 PM Sep 9th from Tweetie
  • You build your life one moment at a time. Appreciate those moments. #foundinoldblogpost 2:09 PM Sep 9th from Tweetie
  • @russu people that know where to look almost know everything at all times – almost – but not quite 2:50 PM Sep 9th from Tweetie in reply to russu
  • RT @redmolly23 @evoljennifer @russu I call those people “librarians.” 3:20 PM Sep 9th from Tweetie
  • At the gate-Leaving Minneapolis for Chicago – @tesia_k will see you soon – mpls will see you later 8:27 AM Sep 10th from Tweetie
  • At the Empty Bottle watching experimental music & participating in interactive art with @tesia_k 11:50 PM Sep 10th from Tweetie

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  • MN artists: E.G. Bailey, J. Otis Powell!, Chastity Brown share 911 memorial track 9:27 AM Sep 11th from Tweetie
  • @Armano I’ve been rediscovering Jane’s Addiction recently as well-fun to unearth good music 9:47 AM Sep 11th from Tweetie in reply to Armano
  • @russu DO IT :) 7:52 PM Sep 11th from Tweetie in reply to russu
  • Watching motion graphics videos with@tesia_k 12:18 AM Sep 12th from Tweetie

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  • Today will include art, critical theory & discussion of said art, & Matt&Kim tonight at the Bottom Lounge -all beginning with epic coffee 7:59 AM Sep 12th from Tweetie
  • b4 the internet, my friends and i always JOKED: ‘spies are everywhere-listening to your conversations’-now it’s literally true 8:43 AM Sep 12th from Tweetie
  • OH: I was really having fun at the museum until I chipped my tooth on the sculpture. 1:57 PM Sep 12th from Tweetie
  • Time for the symposium 2:03 PM Sep 12th from Tweetie

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  • Stuck in chicago traffic because everyone is downtown waiting for U2 to arrive 4:53 PM Sep 12th from Tweetie
  • Amanda Chapel opened for Matt & Kim-never heard of her-she was amazing #mustbuyamandachapelmusic 8:53 PM Sep 12th from Tweetie

Star Trek Lessons

I saw the latest Star Trek movie on Saturday. The great and talented J.J. Abrahms really hit it. I thought the actors did an amazing job of embodying the original characters.

As I was thinking about the movie later, I thought it had some lessons to share. I wondered if any of my Twitter friends would agree, so I started a tweet chain.

I’m sure you can think of your own. Leave in the comments or go ahead and Tweet it and I’ll add you later. Use the #startreklessons tag so I can find you.

The Shorty Awards

Have you heard about the shorty awards?

The Shorty Awards honor the world’s top Twitterers.

Wow. Did you know you could be the best when you started to Twitter? The things that the community comes up with continue to delight me.

I nominated some of the people I follow:

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  • @shortyawards I nominate @jennyholzer for a Shorty Award in #artist for sharing her art on twitter
  • @shortyawards I nominate @fireland for a Shorty Award in #humor because even though I cringe, I also always guffaw
  • @shortyawards I nominate @jowyang for a Shorty Award in #business because he illustrates how social media sharing reaps biz rewards
  • @shortyawards I nominate @armano for a Shorty Award in #advertising because he is helping to seriously advance the conversation
  • @shortyawards I nominate @whitneyhess for a Shorty Award in #personal her tweets make me feel connected to my community and she is so upbeat

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As I thought about who to nominate, I ruminated about what people really did enhance my life because of their Twitter stream. And then I thought, I’m actually happy to get a chance to recognize these people in some way because their stream has made my life better in one way or another.

Maybe their is opportunity there. Where there is value, often you find a world of opportunity.

If you want to nominate an awesome Tweeter, check out the Shorty Awards. It’s simple and kind of fun if you enjoy giving people kudos or just saying thanks.