- Of course @lozzd was on my flight. Of course we didn't notice until baggage claim afterwards :) #
- Holiday officially over, back to reality! My brain is operating at approximately 82 BPM this morning: http://t.co/U0BqzIHG #
- The music of opportunity, and the sound of potential—the story of Patrick Henry Hughes: http://t.co/7JmkEDdU #
- Today I'm wearing this awesome t-shirt http://t.co/Wl2J17SO from @crazylines on @etsy which mumsy bought me for my birthday. #
- "Done is better than perfect", "Code wins arguments", and "Hacker culture is extremely open and meritocratic" http://t.co/72QslwRO @rands #
- I've had two meetings today where I walked around Brooklyn Bridge Park, doing laps West Wing-style. #
- Hypnotic. TANGO! http://t.co/QwYaCJCc #
- Keane is asymptotically approaching Coldplay in both wailing and goodness. http://t.co/AunivAtq #
- First post-vacation holiday jog this morning. Only managed 2mi (albeit at a 7:23 pace), but I think it shook out the last jetlag cobwebs. #
- Bewaaaaaaaaaare the Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiides of Maaaaaaaaaaaaaarch. #
- Today I finally get to open the Etsy prezzies that my mom sent me a few weeks ago… love how this one came packaged! http://t.co/8mqKYVUf #
- "This is Adam Levine of Maroon 5 wishing Eric Bogs a Happy Birthday, you rock little dude!" Thank, Kevin. #
- TIL: "do-si-do" is a near antonym for "vis-à-vis". #
- Mitt Romney quotes on top of Lucille Bluth photos: http://t.co/jLKiyDnq #
- I generally try to avoid politics, but peep this offensive birthday card I just received! http://t.co/Eap9Ftra #
- Thanks to everyone that came out tonight for meine Geburtstag. #
- Never compare your inside with somebody else's outside. http://t.co/57m91xwF #
- Rainy day jam: DJ Shadow – Midnight in a Perfect World http://t.co/KcrS7c8K #
- "The best developers… plow through coding tasks like a monster truck at a tea party" http://t.co/ZppdNOXi #
- Great. Now whenever I listen to Pon De Floor, I keep expecting Beyoncé to come in, singing about squirrels. http://t.co/rDm0aGFH #
- Came across a presentation from 1999 I gave to Scient explaining what "frontend technology" is: http://t.co/bOAOyqpk #
- A little bit of UK 2step this morning: http://t.co/EIj5Iizq #
- "Chop the veg, snap the clam, how tall's your gran?" #
- Nonstop Indie Dance Party Volume 12 http://t.co/83Y8VJ9O New mix featuring 2 hours of frenzied indie rock goodness. #
- Mindblowing video shot from the Space Shuttle during launch: http://t.co/YU5UWFqt Virgin Galactic is becoming more and more appealing. #
- Are you a "set your corporate Google Calendar to private" kind of guy? That's no fun. #
- “Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” –Miriam Beard #
- My global vagabond soul needs topping up now and again; 5 continents in the last year & I'm feeling quite blissed-out. http://t.co/ruT5dDUl #
- Double-true http://t.co/wXoBPQ3V #
- Yes, yes, yes and yes except for the boat shoes… http://t.co/TSqzdzH6 #
- I'm at Wah Wah Burger (Kuta) http://t.co/bZB60svo #
- Blissed and blessed… http://t.co/yp764DXF #
- Swim, sun, Kindle and a beer. http://t.co/DwXQmnJ7 #
- How long can I stretch out this sunset? http://t.co/OPBwEI3G #
- There's a rumor that I have an airplane ticket to leave Bali today, but I'm pretty sure that's completely and doubly untrue. #
- London friends: I will be in town Saturday afternoon/evening, would love to see you! Hit me up if you fancy a meetin'. #
- BOG BOG! http://t.co/gcJUshBc #
- London: does anyone fancy a Soho/Oxford St meetup around 2pm today? Gonna be doing some Britishopping. #
- I'm at Busaba Eathai (Covent Garden, Greater London) http://t.co/fJ4GZWAp #
- I keep stumbling into 2002-era Erics in London… I know better (from Dorian Gray, and many episodes of ST:TNG) than to approach them. #
- Watching a cute young lad in a tux getting cruised near the stage door of a West End theatre–surely there's a Pet Shop Boys song about this? #
- FRIGHTENING THOUGHT FROM BUCKINGHAM PALACE: the difference between Prince Charming and Prince Charles is only a few letters. #
- Why the Interest Graph Will Reshape Social Networks (and the Next Generation of Internet Business) http://t.co/zzjy2UUy #
- I'm a simple creature who likes shiny things. http://t.co/PMoHtlaM #
- Well a very good morning to you, too! http://t.co/KsTFxJb8 #
- Brisvegas as just as hot as Bangkok, but infinitely more relaxing. #
- Margatinis and chili fire oranginas with the boys. (@ Cru Wine Bar & Cellar) http://t.co/MX8laxom #
- "No regrets, just experiences." —words of wisdom from an absolute adrenaline junky nutter on our train from Brisbane to Gold Coast. #
- Surfer's Paradise http://t.co/EuEsDDMn #
- Coffee in the garden, gossiping with a 72yo goddess who has seen it all. Tales of London in the heydey. In stitches. http://t.co/vwEACaws #
- Attitude Magazine asked Alan Cumming, "what would your eulogy read?" His brilliant response: "The open bar closes in five hours' time." #
- Eric becomes happy when he revisits his happy places with his happy friends to happily reminisce. http://t.co/jANg0Qyh #
- Even while on holiday I get to enjoy some @Etsy love over brunch with my lovely Sydney colleague @_angeladalton #
- Third trip to Sydney but still need to take in the sights. Been laughing—truly laughing with mates nonstop. http://t.co/pR78MMFh #
- Mardi Gras is still something special. Now to figure out how to get the glitter off. http://t.co/WzLrXAd0 #
- Was lucky enough to share last night with 4 friends I've known for 10 years. 10 years! Can you imagine the collective dirt they have on me?! #
- Life.. uhh… uhh… uhh… umm… finds a way. #
- 1) http://t.co/WiebgcFw 2) http://t.co/5Ro1RQf2 #
- Although Singapore Airport is pretty much the best airport on the planet, I wonder if a 5h layover is enough time to head to town? #
- OH: "I love that place. They have orchids FOR DAYS." #
- Worst mangling of grocer's's Apostroph'e you'll see: – img.ly http://t.co/9wHdvMig via @si #
- The Bogs Dollocks. #
- Two nights in Bangkok and the world's our oyster…. http://t.co/hjQ8vbyE #
- Beneath and over the trees as one can see dripping dew whispering to the wind though shadows wait hidden. http://t.co/QTlR2kSu #
- Boats, Bahts, palaces, sorbets, touts, cocktails, smiles. http://t.co/opQB5KNS #
- Totes chillaxing wif za Buddha. http://t.co/e4108oxr #
- The evening started out respectably with drinks atop a 62nd floor rooftop bar. The evening progressed from there. http://t.co/bsC193ia #
- Computer says cold. COUGH. http://t.co/vfL6nYDY #
- Everyday I unsubscribe from 37 email newsletters, and subscribe to about 0.0001. How is this? #
- The Grammys. Fun to watch club music from yesteryear and rave music from yesteryesteryear become mainstream. #
- No offense, but if her desk was near mine and she was making this racket I'd never get any work done. http://t.co/9KrZI2YX (via @indec) #
- With Adele's 6 Grammy wins, I wonder if we'll start seeing songwriters deliberately getting themselves dumped in order to pen hits? #
- "Last week I went on a lousy date with a girl whose favorite band is 'Glee'" #
- It is entirely too early to be discussing Soho House membership. #
- “The world is a book,” goes a saying attributed to Saint Augustine, “and those who do not travel read only one page.” #
- There are a million ways to lose a work day, but not even a single way to get one back. http://t.co/e7VkVgUu #
- DJ Bob's Your Uncle #
- Chris Christie, will you be my Valentine? http://t.co/wUxdi9ss #
- I love this peek into the "machine" of Mechanical Turk http://t.co/Gy01eDM1 #
- Late to the game (even though I did see her at Lovebox this summer), been enjoying Katy B's garagey brand of pop. http://t.co/v9RppO6S #
- Slinged slang slung many delicious cocktails for my @Etsy brethren and sistren tonight—we're a thirsty bunch. #CocktailsAsCraft #
- Doctors say that cheese is bad for your health. I disagree—this cheese helped me through mile 3 of my run this morning. http://t.co/0Rk91lNY #
- The Drums finally seem to be coming out.. of… their shell… http://t.co/QMw3ebm0 @thedrumsforever #
- Dramatic, much? http://t.co/MV1suCsM #
- Hope you all have a "happy" Friday. http://t.co/KFHisNyY #
- Macheads: my iPhone's Messages never show up on my iPad and now my Mac's Messages App. Tried relinking my Apple ID on my iPhone. Ideas? #
- Oooh! AT&T is speaking to me in secret code! http://t.co/zDSZW72y #
- And then there were eight. http://t.co/BDhVIJxn "The bill’s passage was made possible by… three Blue Dogs" Huh? #
- Eric. Is. BANANAMAN. http://t.co/Zby0yEZK #
- How to be happy at work http://t.co/RcTM60r5 #
- Williamsburg, can I just say how lovely you smell today? #Brunchlandia #
- Four grimace-provoking moments at PS1 today. Classically out-there modern art. I need to go more often—3 stops away on the G. #
- “I made a sweater for an octopus. Plus, I left one extra hole for its dreams and ideas.” #
- Operator (noise white) with automated Auto Filter, Simpler (LFO) chained to double reverb and simple repeat. The build is just long enough. #
- Learning, slowly, #HowToBeBlack with @baratunde (@ Tillman's Bar & Lounge w/ @baratunde) http://t.co/pcbPJm5q #
- "Adventure, not predicament" —James Broughton #
- "The more remixes we can give them, the more interesting [Depeche Mode] parties have got to be." -Martin Gore http://t.co/yHFjJKMC #
- What becomes of the Custard Hearted? http://t.co/sR644djA #
- It was shaping up to be an "only 2 coffee meetings today" day, and then @marcprecipice dragged me out for coffee number 3. #
- Brooklyn: if you hate hip-hop, hate local artists, and hate a good party, then DON'T come to @PhotoGregFred's show Thu http://t.co/j7emiVXT #
- I like reality programmes that are mostly real, mostly British, and mostly hilarious. http://t.co/jS1CbUPU #
- Spent the night at @PhotoGregFred's art show frantically catching up with a stream of old friends, sharing just the first halves of stories. #
- Fishing for a compliment, I ask "how do I look?". He pauses, smiles and responds in a thick accent, "like Avril Lavigne". #
- The algorithm ain't got no rhythm. #
- Just look at how SPARSE and SPACIOUS and NOT CROWDED the @Etsy offices are! http://t.co/sQk7ZAjM #
- Why is Greenpoint so flammable?! My apartment burned down 3 years ago, new neighbor to the right last year, neighbor to the left tonight. #
- Kudos to the Greenpoint Brooklyn firefighters for responding quickly and thoroughly (and in force). http://t.co/vdz03xfb #
- "AUTOMATIC NIGHTMARES" http://t.co/PndqJxm7 #
- "To bang my head on." http://t.co/0jYWBFar #
- http://t.co/FvrCB7q7 ABOUT TIME. I hope to be fully black before @baratunde's book launch party on Monday. #
- I'm pretty sure this guy had children just so that he could make Depeche Mode cover videos with them. http://t.co/mh7ZT0qh #
- Planning for Brisvegas. #
- While removing malware from my old personal blog at http://t.co/Kf4sDQmD, I learned that the top search referrer to my blog is "boobies". #
- Due to complexities around salary, commute, work start time & age, the attractiveness of NYC subway riders peaks at 9:25am. #
- More popstars should hug. http://t.co/soC7xuYZ #
- Swedish fashion report: baseball hats are IN http://t.co/xJTlsjC3 Previous Swedish fashion report w/ PayTV & September http://t.co/xXvahys3 #
- Best wallpaper I've seen in a music video in a LONG time. http://t.co/YLg0rQ0o #
- A difficult challenge is to take the sense of adventure & outgoing frame-of-mind I have when traveling, and connect to my day-to-day life. #
- "Are we human, or are we dancer?" asked Brandon Flowers to Hunter S. Thompson. #
- Congrats @baratunde on "How to be Black" climbing to #52 on the Amazon Best Sellers list. So proud! #
- Is it me or are all EBs wiseguys? http://t.co/2vUuQhgM "…but Maine is always thinking of something!" #
- Accordion house is the new saxophone house is the new piano house is the new tech house. #
- Holiday planning is half the fun. Going on holiday, though, is 5 halves the fun. #
- I speak with my bank's fraud department more than I speak with my mother. Today they froze my acct as my AT&T autobill looked "different". #
- Tripped off my credit card's fraud triggers again with my weekly grocery purchase from Freshdirect. What the eff? #
- 19% of US adults own a tablet computer? I find that very hard to believe. http://t.co/krg6V5fP #
- Today's German Word of the Day. "Schweinhund" is not a "pig dog", but rather your inner sense of self-doubt. http://t.co/hjzAQuET #
- At Caltech we used to sing an alternate computer sciency version of "Da Funk Phenomenon", called "Finite Automata". #
- Has anything of this magnitude happened since Ziggy landed there in '73? 'Dunno mate – fantastic sight-lines though'. #
- New La Roux is on its way, "but there's no, like, farmyard synths or anything." http://t.co/3FfupJiz #
- Quite possibly the best worst Pet Shop Boys song. I has a really deep hidden meaning. http://t.co/cu9wU1ii #
- "Tourists on the Escalators", "Which way is the Brooklyn Bridge?", "Nanny Parade" #DUMBOBandNames #
- FINALLY someone tied string theory to music theory. http://t.co/yqR2O3hL #
- As feared, helping resurrect my friend's Windows laptop tonight was a trail of tears. Service packs, corrupt network drivers and tears. #
- "The Tweet links to another website … links to another website where the infringing material is available". http://t.co/N9ZhsTOn #DMCA #
- I love the music industry. http://t.co/uVpx3CUr #
- Don't think that these would go over so well on the New York subway? http://t.co/DLt8jO9C #
- It will be 60ºF today in New York City. The average high temp for today's date is 39ºF. The record high was 69ºF in 1916. #
- I feel dirty when my President tries to sell me merch. http://t.co/dwKlr4bE #
- As I've said before, anyone who attempts to define "hipster" or comments on "hipsters" is, by definition, a hipster. http://t.co/zHFHQYS4 #
- Is it, "When the crowd say 'Bo Selecta'", or "When the crowd say 'bo', selecta"? #
- Every time I walk around Chelsea, I hear Neil sing, "You feel… the deal… is real…" #
- I am such a lucky boy… check out this amazing piece of art I got from my bestie in honor of our 10 year anniversary. http://t.co/UNSNwxhw #
- Tonight we had several Stefon moments. Namely, dancing with David Speckham—a perfect unison of David Spade and David Beckham. Magical. #
- Hey now now. http://t.co/gXu0BLFE #
- Zippy video of me zipping along a never-ending zipline in Costa Rica this Christmas: http://t.co/MstFEx1r #
- What Would Martin Luther King Make of Twitter? http://t.co/hy5R2VuS #
- This is ALL @randyjhunt's fault. http://t.co/xaDCE4cP #Regulate #
- On average, I have listened to 4.5 songs per hour—every hour—for the last 8 years http://t.co/h4eSwVsU #
- AMAZING show even if she's miming. Top marks for effort hair. The Pipettes meet Ladytron with a smidge of Lily Allen. http://t.co/YXPwTFLv #
- On the upside, I got carded tonight when ordering a beer. On the downside, the band we're seeing is more than 10 years younger than me. #
- Am I crazy? The Good Natured's "Wolves" http://t.co/kHf4f67Q = Depeche Mode's "Something to Do" at 2:57 http://t.co/6md2GaQx #
- Megan Mullally is one lucky lady. http://t.co/8I9DGwq6 #
- "According to our data, Manhattan is actually more hipster than Brooklyn." http://t.co/pcH0L2as #
- Made in Brooklyn. http://t.co/PhlX4iK1 #
- I spend approximately 35% of my day trying to differentiate "Gearman" and "German". #
- Really enjoying two productivity-enhancing Mac Apps: Isolator http://t.co/sWQwGrKR and Spirited Away http://t.co/Rp4deNld #
- They auto-tuned the Irish boy on Glee so hard that now he only sounds Canadian. #
- STOP PIPPA. http://t.co/s49vfRBV #
- Lazyweb: Doctrine vs. RedBean vs. Propel — which is your favorite PHP MySQL ORM wrapper? #
- Park Nope. #
- As a commitmentphobe/free spirit, it's difficult for me to commit to seeing a concert in August. I'll do it, only for M83 in Central Park. #
- The AKAI MP3 Fly is pretty fly. http://t.co/XwyM9Vgm #
- "Oh look, they're filming Law & Order" http://t.co/UnDp9Y02 (It was bound to happen sooner or later) #
- Say “Bienvenue” to Etsy in French. http://t.co/ok6zoMrB #
- Thanks for the hair-combing/shoe-shining music, @syntax_ http://t.co/S1MA9Hv1 #
- Flattered to wake up to 3 different Facebook recruiter emails this morning. I hear they're opening a NY office? :) #
- "Get Ur Brunch On" (to the theme of Missy Elliott's "Get Ur Freak On"). #
- "The problem with Dave is that he is my boyfriend." http://t.co/KHh9pIHN #
- 7 out of 10 Greenpointers smoke while shoveling snow. #
- Snow: YAY. Impassable slushmoats at every intersection: BOO. #
- I always forget: is it customary to let the birthday boy win in a dance-off? #
- Post-walk-in-the-park brunch. (@ Urban Rustic w/ 2 others) http://t.co/HLQuizEz #
- Any advice on where I should direct my questions about The Prime Directive? #
- This coffee I brought back from Costa Rica must contain at least 10% coca. I can stop drinking whenever I want. Promise. #
- Starting to use Spotify a bit more. I'm too scared to favorite something, I much prefer to passive-agressively rate something 3 or 4 stars. #
- French phrases I learned today: "L'enfer est pavé de bonnes intentions", "bon débarras", "de bon cœur", "bon gré mal gré" and "de bon matin" #
- Meaning: "The road to hell is paved with good intentions", "good riddance!", "heartily", "whether you like it or not", "bright and early" #
- My new neighbor plays the drums. Or drum. Poorly. He's been practicing his paradiddles and seven-stroke rolls for about 10 minutes now. #
- Hate it when PayPal nags you 3 times, "Are you suuuuuuure you want use your credit card instead of your checking account?" I get it. Profit. #
- This is the year that @Coachella becomes a full-fledged dance music festival. The token guitar bands are ace, though. https://t.co/9OHQ397y #
- Had a very productive breakfast meeting with XCode, the AppleScript Editor, OmniGraffle and PHPStorm. #
- It's only Tuesday and I've enjoyed conversations with three old Scient colleagues and one old Caltech chum. Shaping up to be a good week. #
- I'm going to live FOREVER. http://t.co/YFSoCkpG #
- Quizdeltagerne spiste jordbær med fløde, mens cirkusklovnen Wolther spillede på xylofon. #
- (Quiz contestants were eating strawbery with cream while Wolther the circus clown played on xylophone.) #
- Falsches Üben von Xylophonmusik quält jeden größeren Zwerg. #
- (Wrongful practicing of xylophone music tortures every larger dwarf) #
- El pingüino Wenceslao hizo kilómetros bajo exhaustiva lluvia y frío, añoraba a su querido cachorro. #
- (Wenceslao the penguin traveled miles under the exhaustive rain and cold, he missed his dear puppy) #
- Those were the Danish, German and Spanish verisons of the "The quick brown fox…” sentences, by the way. #
- I'm at National Underground (159 E Houston St, Allen St, New York) http://t.co/vjG8pxsy #
- It's so special when @Etsy sellers include a message or a freebie. Kudos to http://t.co/nAc0MVz7 for including a bonus cassette tape lamp. #
- Modern love walks beside me / Modern love walks on by / Modern love gets me to the church on time… http://t.co/iVpxGAPq …church on time #
- Don't sell me New York in the rain (4:34). http://t.co/vcHW0lnM #
- The most compelling graphic related to David Hasselhoff you'll see today: http://t.co/faNAT0fO (hat tip @Si) #
- Paperback: $5.99. Hardcover: $8.99. Kindle Edition: $11.99. Pisses me off almost as much as Ticketmaster's PDF ticket "convenience" fees. #
- Today I battled a mysterious bug that started at 3am. I wrastled it (with an "a") and eventually pinned the beast. http://t.co/EYdkOf0R #
- Just pretend that Adele changed her name. http://t.co/vSnprQFh #
- New York to open a Software Engineering High School. How cool is that? http://t.co/NXPl4TIw #
- One estimate suggests that Facebook's valuation is $200 per user. http://t.co/2aw9FjJi #
- Greenpoint winter fashion report: fur hats are IN. #
- In 2010 I launched @WingmanApp (dating app). What you don't know is that we commissioned (via @FiverrHQ) a theme song: http://t.co/DwGsSiic #
- Discussion topics: arson, startups, romance, remodeling, police scanners, internships, weather. (@ Bedlam) http://t.co/UnxRmD9F #
- ERIC…. IS…. BANANAMAN…. http://t.co/8FT6rOBi #
- Appropriate. http://t.co/oVusZf1t #
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