April 2008

My friends on Twitter came up with the following links for finding wifi in Boston:

http://www.newburyopen.net/locations.html
http://tinyurl.com/5wb77z
http://boston.wifimug.org/index.cgi
http://boston.about.com/od/bostonliving/a/WiFi.htm
http://www.mainstreetswifi.com/where.html

Some specific venues suggested:
Boloco
http://www.darwinsltd.com/148breakfast.html
Flour

So this post is mainly to say thanks. You guys are so amazingly kind to me, and you’re all helping me to learn important lessons like 1) being vulnerable sometimes and 2) allowing others to be kind to/help you.

For those of you who are new here, yeah, my Twitter does get pretty personal. I have trouble articulating why, exactly. It just does. I know some things I share because I hope others will feel less isolated about their experiences. Anyway.

Just a coupla quick points because a lot of you have asked…

Fatigue: this just kind of hit out of the blue this week. But, it makes perfect sense that my body would get in my face, all “hey! enough stress. i’m done.” There’ve been a lot of signs that my system just wasn’t keeping up: insomnia, shivering, blah blah blah. It’s not even alarming, given the “luck acrobatics” of my last few years. And by the way, some of the contributing stress has been “off-the-wall-good” stress. Stuff I am very psyched and grateful for. Both kinds wear ya down tho. So, I cut aggressively to no alcohol or caffeine, daily walks, yoga, mediation, diet, etc. changes to help it even itself back out. So far so good. Heed your own body’s warning signs, OK?

Separation: Mr. P and I separated, quite amicably, around New Years. We started talking about it publicly in late February. Divorce is never an easy decision and we did not make ours lightly, but I can tell you it’s led to wonderful things for all 4 of us, and a much more stable and loving (ironic, innit?) family life. He’s only moving out now, and will live very close by and remain totally involved in our day-to-day lives. The girls are more relaxed and happy than they’ve been for a long time. We really appreciate the many kindnesses folks have extended.

So, nothing to see here. No crisis. Much joy and hope. Off to the Cape for the weekend to relax with my parents. Will resume travel Friday for some client stuff and PodCamp NYC. Very sorry to be missing both Expo 2.0 and NewComm Forum, but maybe next year!

With deep gratitude,
Pistachio

PS - This blog is a hodgepodge scrapbook/social media lab/ place to put cooking seesmics, etc. I blog (somewhat more) regularly at www.PistachioConsulting.com.

I Tweeted: Could we crowdsource a nerd rap for Colorwars? Send your best line/couplet for this beat. I’ll record it.

You came through bigtime…(Stachio Stachio you’re doin’ a Mashio!)

Weeell theey call me ’stachio, i’m a twittering NUT.
Gonna PWN you nerd rappers, kick some colorwars butt.
My team is verygreen and I know it’s a sin,
but I don’t really care if we lose or we win (@the diva)
Thumb’s a flyin’, crackberry batt’ry dyin’,
got my 1-4-0 to prove them othas should be cryin’. (@tbrunelle)
Other Twitter DJ’s think you got the hit
But this rap be yo nightmare when i’m thru with it
Soc-ial me-di-a grow grow grow
Crowdsourcin’ is the future baby baby YO! YO! (@markhansler)
Big names… no! big avatars
usin screennames while addressing and coalescing in bars
it’s all a social meeting, just a different context
when it’s 30 seconds old, we be asking “what’s next?” (@scottypboston)
I live in the intarwebs, I think you all know.
Got so many e-friends here it makes me go “WHOA!” (@the diva)
my tweets shake yo webpage like a javascript.
I tweet so strong ur dome is blown before ur phone is un-flipped. (@steketee)
I twitter all day, hardly ever AFK,
so if ya makin up some bacon, better send some my way! (@the diva)

…YO. But don’t send me no B-A-C-N. That sh*t’s ruuuude. Peace. I’m out.

title credit @msholin)