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Benco

  1. I'm conflicted about the new Scissor Sisters album. It's doesn't seem like they're playing to their strengths. spoti.fi/KTYYvC 12:01 PM Jun 1st via Spotify
  2. "Portland City Park Rangers have challenged Occupy Portland to a friendly game of softball." Portland is silly. blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/ar… 1:31 PM May 30th via Safari on iOS
  3. @DoubleFine Ask Mr. Gilbert about how the genre of The Cave has influenced his writing. How is it different then writing an adventure game? 1:46 PM May 25th via web in reply to DoubleFine
  4. I just grabbed one of the last tickets to the XOXO Festival. kck.st/JDMcWl 2:12 PM May 24th via Tweet Button
  5. @panic FYI: The "Get it Now" link on the top pane of this page still links to the prerelease reminder page: panic.com/coda/buy.html 9:29 AM May 24th via web in reply to panic
  6. @drinkVISO I love the idea of diet half energy. Any new diet half energy flavors on the horizon? 5:05 PM May 19th via Tweetbot for iOS from Portland, OR
  7. @TheBoyConfused Bryan Fuller released The Amazing Screw On Head pilot and the Pushing Daisies pilot after they were filmed. I have hopes. 9:52 PM May 14th via web in reply to TheBoyConfused
  8. @TheBoyConfused There's no way it'll get picked up, but I'm excited to see how crazy the pilot is going to be. 9:32 PM May 14th via Tweetbot for iOS from Portland, OR in reply to TheBoyConfused
  9. @TheBoyConfused No! Did you see that they ordered a pilot for the Munsters remake? 8:52 PM May 14th via web in reply to TheBoyConfused
  10. @RealWillNovak Whoa, I really do. Fun Fact: IMDB tagged that movie with the tag 'Party' so it must be a good time. 10:21 AM May 11th via Tweetbot for iOS from Portland, OR in reply to RealWillNovak
  11. @xenbomb Have you watched Black Mirror? It's a great mini series on BBC. It's pretty amazing. 10:16 AM May 11th via Tweetbot for iOS from Portland, OR in reply to xenbomb
  12. There's nothing like a sunny day to remind me why I hate my glossy monitor. twitpic.com/9julqk 9:25 AM May 11th via Tweetbot for iOS from Portland, OR
  13. @ZachWeiner You should gather up your arguments from last night and turn them into an essay. I'd be interested to read it. 9:04 AM May 9th via web in reply to ZachWeiner
  14. @loresjoberg How long are you in Portland? Any plans while you're here? 7:09 PM May 7th via Tweetbot for iOS from Portland, OR in reply to loresjoberg
  15. This is the song that's in the iPad text editing video that's been going around: open.spotify.com/track/5QUqRp44… The whole album is fantastic. 8:56 AM May 4th via Tweet Button
  16. @JarodBeukelman Cher, roller coasters, Cher again. 5:24 PM May 2nd via Tweetbot for iOS from Portland, OR in reply to JarodBeukelman