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colinsmi

  1. Just ordered my first single patty burger from Five Guys. Does this mean I'm getting old? What's next, Clamato? IKEA breakfasts? JAG?
  2. @putneydm Although I can't complain -- Costco fixed it for free, although by the time I made it to IKEA it was too busy. #FirstWorldProblems
  3. @putneydm Clearly the tire clerk doesn't often make wishes on monkey paws, but I digress ...
  4. In 16 years of driving, just changed my first flat tire. Do they make it tiny and yellow to further shame Prius drivers? #NotNecessary
  5. The fact that my air mattress has deflated less than 15 minutes after I blew it up tells me a) I'm a lard ass and b) I'm a cheap lard ass.
  6. I want to eat this hotel bath soap ... It smells like vanilla, spices and chocolate chip cookie dough. It tastes like soap.
  7. Just finished a picture-perfect drive through northern Arizona. And I totally didn't shoot this out my side window. twitter.com/colinsmi/statu…
  8. What a beautiful day for an almost 1,000-mile drive. #SoMuchDriving twitter.com/colinsmi/statu…
  9. @putneydm Words to live by. I shall plague the proletariat posthaste!
  10. Well, it's official: I'm no longer a member of the landed gentry. The buyers signed the closing papers this afternoon and I am condo-free.
  11. @ArnoldOMG Well, I miss working with you, too. Turns out that, in any other newsroom, I'm not funny, just wildly inappropriate.
  12. @ArnoldOMG Did you say that to anyone in particular, or are you trying to trap Siri in an infinite loop of sadness? #IHaveNoFanMailJustBills
  13. I can't stop futzing with this @masseffect iPhone codec app. The fleet missions are addictive. It's like FarmVille: Apocalypse Edition.
  14. @masseffect Plus I got the double-punch in. Considering I work for the media, though, I shouldn't have enjoyed it THAT much. And yet ...
  15. Just started my second play through @masseffect, but this time as a renegade. Punching that reporter felt good :). Stop the presses, indeed.
  16. Finished writing a thank you letter to BioWare for the Mass Effect franchise but realized sending it would be foolish - it was more for me.
  17. Geez, I think the train just hit someone/something on Mason St in downtown Fort Collins. Stopped faster than I would have thought.
  18. Well, I was going to be early to work but now, thanks to The Neverending Train, I'll be lucky to make it on time. #TrainsYay
  19. Packing: Mission Accomplished. Now I just have to wait until tomorrow for the movers to tell me what a terrible job I've done.