T**tter Archive — Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 (@thereisnocat)

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 30, 2009 at 3:25:17 PM

thinks maybe the 113 open issues assigned to him in JIRA has something to do with the difficulty in concentrating....

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 30, 2009 at 3:21:58 PM

is having a hard time concentrating today

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 30, 2009 at 7:26:01 AM

is on the phone with Frankfurt for 4.5 hours of meetings. Upside is that I get to work from home today.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 29, 2009 at 9:13:22 PM

just developed a couple more rolls of film from Frankfurt, this time in Rodinal. First time for that; initial check looks promising.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 28, 2009 at 9:55:45 AM

is back in the office

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 28, 2009 at 8:16:31 AM

is on the train to work for the first time in a month. #backtothegrind

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 27, 2009 at 4:18:25 PM

@steveganz congratulations!!!!

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 26, 2009 at 8:18:11 PM

@khimscho oh well. I just got back from 3 weeks in Germany yesterday and owe my wife the rest of the weekend. Was hoping you'd be here Mon.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 26, 2009 at 7:01:48 PM

@khimscho where are u staying, and how long r u in town?

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 26, 2009 at 3:22:53 PM

@markveldhuis feels much slower on my Mac Pro, and the interface seems to be missing stuff it had before like faceted selections.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 26, 2009 at 12:37:58 PM

has never been passed by a parade going the opposite direction before. http://yfrog.com/3d237bj

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 26, 2009 at 11:31:54 AM

is underwhelmed by iTunes 9. Initial impression is that it's a giant leap backwards.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 26, 2009 at 5:12:38 AM

@Suw, maybe that's what should be tweeted on *their* accounts. :-)

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 26, 2009 at 3:09:53 AM

has a body that still thinks it's in Frankfurt; fell asleep at 8pm, awake at 3. :-)

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 26, 2009 at 3:09:17 AM

@marshallvale vielen dank, Herr Vale. :-)

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 25, 2009 at 5:57:00 PM

is home. Hooray!

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 25, 2009 at 4:26:32 PM

@iheni you're a sweetheart. Hopefully next time I'm in Yurrup I'll be able to take you up on the open house offer. :-)

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 25, 2009 at 3:36:38 PM

is waving to @iheni from 30,000 feet (n.b. This tweet delayed 8 hours due to cone of silence) http://yfrog.com/1nwp7j

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 25, 2009 at 5:10:01 AM

is entering the Cone of Silence.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 25, 2009 at 4:57:06 AM

is on the plane.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 25, 2009 at 4:25:25 AM

made it through security. They held me for a few minutes while they figured out why I had multiple cameras in my bag. :-)

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 25, 2009 at 2:28:34 AM

is shutting down and heading to the flughafen.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 25, 2009 at 12:32:47 AM

just got the good news that the issues that made it look like this trip was pointless were resolved.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 25, 2009 at 12:00:06 AM

is packing to go home

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 24, 2009 at 5:50:29 PM

@dylanw Congratulations! You buried the lede, though. :-)

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 24, 2009 at 10:42:57 AM

is wrapping things up at the office; heading home first thing tomorrow!

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 24, 2009 at 1:21:28 AM

dear Newsgator: I have 2 pay to keep features I've always had, share my feeds with the Borg, and no free upgrade for previous buyers? Fuck u

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 22, 2009 at 3:40:46 PM

@surlyshirley very cool! never heard of them.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 22, 2009 at 3:24:09 PM

is done reading his second book of this trip. Everything else in this room is in German or on the computer. Or a can of peanuts. Feh.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 22, 2009 at 9:01:10 AM

is having trouble concentrating today. Feels like it's time to go home.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 22, 2009 at 4:25:20 AM

RIP Art Ferrante, hip 60s pianist: http://bit.ly/4enuhF

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 22, 2009 at 1:10:49 AM

just got notified that his order for more Kodachrome placed in July has finally shipped. 20 more rolls just as I was down to my last one!

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 21, 2009 at 6:23:13 PM

is being kept awake by the new Nick Hornby book; just discovered it's not even out in the US yet, too.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 21, 2009 at 7:35:23 AM

@kliehm thanks for the suggestion. They had exactly what I was looking for.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 21, 2009 at 6:42:34 AM

can haz another present for @JerseyGrrrl. Oh yays!

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 21, 2009 at 6:37:03 AM

can haz signs!

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 21, 2009 at 3:05:01 AM

@kliehm vielen dank; I had found them over the weekend and was planning to go there at lunch. Thanks for confirming. :-)

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 20, 2009 at 5:33:09 PM

thinks it a bit distressing how I'm getting ads in German on so many sites. If you ever had any doubt that IP targeting works....

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 20, 2009 at 3:28:15 PM

just counted how many rolls of film I've shot here: 19 so far, including 12 rolls of 120, 5 rolls of 35mm, and 2 packs of Polaroid 600.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 20, 2009 at 2:50:37 PM

is not having any luck finding places that sell Ausfahrt Freihalten signs. Walked past two listed on Google and found houses, not stores.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 19, 2009 at 7:58:33 PM

would think that after walking around Frankfurt for nine hours I would be tired and hours into sleep. I would be wrong.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 19, 2009 at 4:47:53 PM

and wouldn't you know, the answer to my previous question was "in a minute". Just got off Skype with her and her parents.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 19, 2009 at 4:03:19 PM

is wondering when @JerseyGrrrl will sign on to Skype

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 19, 2009 at 2:17:28 PM

wonders how to talk like a pirate in German. "Arrrrr, guten arrrrr-bend, meine herrrrrrrren...."

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 19, 2009 at 2:16:05 PM

didn't hear anyone talk like a pirate today, but did see the Pirate Party out campaigning for next weekend's elections here.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 19, 2009 at 11:32:45 AM

found a Czech restaurant in Bornheim to have dinner at. Cesky Budweiser FTW!

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 19, 2009 at 8:25:03 AM

is having lunch on a boat on the Main. Frankfurter würstchen mit brot and yet another Schöfferhofer hefeweizen. Mmmmmmm.....

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 19, 2009 at 7:17:56 AM

scored zwei kamera at die flohmarkt today, an Agfa Isola I and a Canon Canonet QL19. Also got a present für @JerseyGrrrl, but can't say what

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 18, 2009 at 5:00:33 PM

@shelleypowers I know that, and I'm sympathetic. It's just hard to do anything after work, and Sundays are out too, so that leaves Saturday.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 18, 2009 at 4:27:14 PM

is back at the hotel. Everything in this country closes at 8, except for those things that close at 7 or even 6. Bleah.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 18, 2009 at 8:32:17 AM

@surlyshirley heh, yeah, but my German isn't improving as much as I would have liked here. Too many people know English. :-)

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 18, 2009 at 5:30:21 AM

@kliehm thanks for that. Googling "naked jörg frankfurt" gave more of an explanation. Looks like I stumbled across a Frankfurt institution.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 18, 2009 at 5:15:50 AM

@kliehm interesting. We have the Naked Cowboy in Times Square, New York City, but he at least wears a thong.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 18, 2009 at 4:52:48 AM

@kliehm heh. Well, I do belong on the intranet because I'm an employee, but no matter. It was still a stupid thing to do. :-)

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 18, 2009 at 3:54:03 AM

had his phone removed from the office in Frankfurt. Unfortunately, they also removed the Ethernet cable for my work computer. Idiots.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 18, 2009 at 3:10:42 AM

no naked men spied walking down the street on the way to work this morning. So apparently yesterday was a one-off.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 17, 2009 at 3:53:56 PM

@markveldhuis MS always "admits" that the OS they just stopped selling sucks when they have a new one to sell. Dog bites man.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 17, 2009 at 3:28:04 PM

wishes he could figure out where to get one of those "Ausfahrt freihalten" signs that every single German driveway has.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 17, 2009 at 3:15:47 AM

saw a naked man walking down the street on my way to work this morning. Must be a German custom I was unaware of.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 16, 2009 at 4:17:19 AM

@lachlanhardy @scenariogirl agreed that video chat rocks. It would be much harder to be in Germany for 3 wks without seeing @JerseyGrrrl

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 15, 2009 at 6:06:16 PM

just got back from an expedition downtown to see Inglorious Basterds with a couple of co-workers. Viel Blut, viel Gut.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 15, 2009 at 12:42:29 PM

is off to a burger bar with some of my co-workers. Or is that Burgher bar?

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 15, 2009 at 6:38:53 AM

just got off Skype with @JerseyGrrrl. Yay Skype!

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 15, 2009 at 3:01:58 AM

is staring at the PC: "Bitte warten... Startskripts werden ausgeführt".... Grrrrrr

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 14, 2009 at 11:26:01 AM

@Wasp_ILG I was just looking at Wufoo for forms and they claim to be 508 compliant and use UTF-8 for i18n. http://wufoo.com/features/

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 14, 2009 at 7:04:14 AM

kind of enjoys the challenge of working with copies of Photoshop and Dreamweaver with German language interfaces. Kind of.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 14, 2009 at 4:09:45 AM

finally got the keys to the kingdom

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 14, 2009 at 3:44:00 AM

@maupuia looks like you convince her

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 13, 2009 at 2:50:09 PM

is back in the hotel bar for dinner tonight. Combination of achey feet and poor weather says stay in tonight.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 13, 2009 at 11:45:45 AM

just got off Skype with @JerseyGrrrl. I miss her. I like being here, but it's hard to be away from her.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 12, 2009 at 6:17:41 PM

just got back from a fun evening with the execs at a monastery/restaurant/brewery in Wiesbaden.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 12, 2009 at 10:39:11 AM

@markveldhuis Vielen dank!

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 12, 2009 at 9:09:24 AM

was just accosted by anti-nuclear waste protesters marching by the river. They asked if the could put some nuclear waste in my messagebag.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 12, 2009 at 8:55:58 AM

is listening to "A Man and a Woman" being played on guitar and accordion in an open market. @JerseyGrrrl, you really need your passport....

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 12, 2009 at 6:22:44 AM

hears accordion music from across the river. It's faint, but definitely an accordion.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 11, 2009 at 6:30:26 PM

is trying to figure out how to download iPhone programs from the German iTunes store without having a German credit card.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 11, 2009 at 5:39:44 PM

just finished Skyping with @JerseyGrrrl. I miss her. Having a good time, but it's still hard.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 11, 2009 at 4:56:44 PM

is back from a night of dinner and drinking with executives. Way above my head, but I had fun.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 11, 2009 at 12:25:44 PM

@iheni wish I could, but alas, I'm trapped in Frankfurt for the duration. Was considering coming to LDN for Standards.Next, but no. :-(

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 11, 2009 at 11:04:32 AM

had a Frankfurter Grüne Sauce mit hartgekochterm Eigelb for lunch today. Next local specialty on the menu: apfelwein.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 10, 2009 at 10:58:27 AM

@epersonae you probably know "bitte" as well if you know "danke". My German doesn't extend much beyond that. Not yet, anyway. :-)

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 10, 2009 at 8:23:12 AM

@epersonae Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag! (said the same thing to you on FB, but you're more likely to see it here.)

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 10, 2009 at 6:01:31 AM

@markveldhuis I haven't jailbroken my iPhone, although I was tempted to jailbreak and unlock it before my current trip and use a German SIM

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 10, 2009 at 5:40:09 AM

@maupuia I'd love to come to NZ in February, but doubt I could convince my boss to pay my way the way he's paying for this trip. :-)

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 10, 2009 at 5:22:24 AM

@maupuia given that I'm in Germany right now, I particularly liked the one about lots of Germans in places. There certainly are a lot here.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 9, 2009 at 2:38:29 PM

Mmmm, beer. In Germany. On tap. Did I say "Mmmm, beer" yet? Mmmm, beer.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 9, 2009 at 10:43:27 AM

is surrounded by Germans, speaking German. How did this happen?

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 8, 2009 at 7:07:17 PM

is about to enter the Cone of Silence. See you all on the other side.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 8, 2009 at 6:00:56 PM

made it through the checkpoint and down to the gate.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 8, 2009 at 4:17:35 PM

@shelleypowers tnx. I'll be working most of the time I expect, but I'll have two weekends there before I return. Should be fun. :-)

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 8, 2009 at 4:08:28 PM

is underway. I should be in Frankfurt in about 12 hours.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 8, 2009 at 6:02:08 AM

@maupuia followed! :-)

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 8, 2009 at 3:16:01 AM

@doublesided You're not insane.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 7, 2009 at 9:49:21 PM

Adolf Hitler does not take the discontinuing of Kodachrome well: http://bit.ly/3gQL7

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 7, 2009 at 8:50:04 PM

is checked in for tomorrow's flight to Frankfurt.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 7, 2009 at 2:31:08 PM

Socialism! http://bit.ly/XqO8E

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 7, 2009 at 9:40:48 AM

is having breakfast on the boardwalk in Avon. Almost feels like autumn this morning.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 6, 2009 at 4:36:59 PM

@polaroidgirl Jealous! I've been looking for my Yashica T4 Super for six years; haven't seen it since we moved into our current house. :-P

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 5, 2009 at 10:00:34 AM

@chrisdavidmills I hope the answer is "not very"; much better to used whipped cream and other delights

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 3, 2009 at 8:58:18 PM

is loving the reflections of the lights on the harbor.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 3, 2009 at 2:19:58 PM

@janbrasna hmmm, hadn't thought of flying....

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 3, 2009 at 1:03:31 PM

is riding the duck. http://yfrog.com/3tjv9j

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 3, 2009 at 12:00:28 PM

@janbrasna not sure. I think it's about a 10 hour train ride, yes? If that's true, then probably not, though I would love to.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 3, 2009 at 11:00:00 AM

@janbrasna yes, to Frankfurt.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 3, 2009 at 10:03:08 AM

is having a forever omelette at the Blue Moon Cafe in Bawlmer. That's an omelette that's so good I want to eat it forever.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 2, 2009 at 8:47:33 PM

is setting @JerseyGrrrl up with Skype so we can talk while I'm in Germany for the rest of September (next Wednesday to Sept 25)

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 1, 2009 at 10:19:44 PM

is back at the B&B after sampling this year's Punkin Ale.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 1, 2009 at 9:18:17 PM

is very happy with how most of his nightime Polaroids came out. Type 667 and ISO 3000 FTW!