April 2009
69 posts
Liam's one still moment today →
Doesn’t he look like such a little man?
kellygo: Listening to Craig of Craigslist.... →
kellygo: Listening to Craig of Craigslist. Wondering why the site design hasn’t been updated. Design emphasizes of, by, & for the people? #govwebcon
kellygo: @hilarymarsh Your pic & a quote from you... →
kellygo: @hilarymarsh Your pic & a quote from you is on the screen as an example of how to teach Feds to write well for websites. Cool! #govwebcon
kellygo: Jeff Jarvis: Use hash tags to create... →
kellygo: Jeff Jarvis: Use hash tags to create instant communities. For ex., on a plane ride: can I get a ride into town, good restaurants? #govwebcon
kellygo: @brentgarland RT: Pastor in MD organized... →
kellygo: @brentgarland RT: Pastor in MD organized to block marriage equality in DC. Send him an email to tell him no way! info@thehopeconnection.org
kellygo: @spleenme Darren --our office curmudgeon... →
kellygo: @spleenme Darren —our office curmudgeon — says to tell her to mind her own effing business. :)
kellygo: Mobile session: aspire past "web on a... →
kellygo: Mobile session: aspire past “web on a phone.” End user should drive content. (Most of us feds still need mobile web, tho.) #govwebcon
kellygo: The fact that they're taking time out of... →
kellygo: The fact that they’re taking time out of the federal web manager’s conference to talk about swine flu is making me nervous. #govwebcon
kellygo: V. Kundra & M. Phillips are saying gov... →
kellygo: V. Kundra & M. Phillips are saying gov web workers shouldn’t be hamstrung by outdated policy & bureacracy. :) #govwebcon
kellygo: EPA.gov/webtraing -- J. Levy is giving a... →
kellygo: EPA.gov/webtraing — J. Levy is giving a seminar for Feds on combining Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 for specific projects. #govwebcom
kellygo: GW wifi locked us out of social media... →
kellygo: GW wifi locked us out of social media sites. At a web and social media conference. Nice. #govwebcon
kellygo: After being out for 3 days last week & 2... →
kellygo: After being out for 3 days last week & 2 more starting tomorrow, work is crazy busy. At least I don’t have time to obsess about swine flu.
kellygo: @toddyo Done! (But don't jinx your... →
kellygo: @toddyo Done! (But don’t jinx your chickens before they’re hatched.) Call or txt me (me, not all our friends) & I’ll give you the details.
kellygo: @archives_gov Hello, colleague! @ or dm... →
kellygo: @archives_gov Hello, colleague! @ or dm me back. I want to help you, but I don’t know how to contact you.
Not funny →
The Spleeness and I were at a “government and virtual worlds” conference on Thursday and Friday last week. I’ll spare you the details, but I will say that most government agencies are…
kellygo: Bea Arthur died?!! Noooo!! That makes me... →
kellygo: Bea Arthur died?!! Noooo!! That makes me so sad.
kellygo: On the patio of Abigail's new apartment... →
kellygo: On the patio of Abigail’s new apartment drinking wine and eating cheese. I miss living in DC.
kellygo: @monkeyrotica So you're proposing a... →
kellygo: @monkeyrotica So you’re proposing a cross-the-board upgrade?
kellygo: Great ? abt how this technology is... →
kellygo: Great ? abt how this technology is advocated for global collaboration & transparency, but how do we get around our agencies’ “technonazis”?
kellygo: Thea is reading Hop on Pop to me. I'm... →
kellygo: Thea is reading Hop on Pop to me. I’m both proud and incredibly bored. Jeez, how long is this book?
kellygo: @marilynredman The military people were... →
kellygo: @marilynredman The military people were talking about issuing new recruits avatars as part of their orientation. No lie!
kellygo: @otterthefatcat X-ray tech? You okay? --... →
kellygo: @otterthefatcat X-ray tech? You okay? — I love seeing people in white coats rocking alternahair.
kellygo: @patois42 Good luck in surgery, woman!! →
kellygo: @patois42 Good luck in surgery, woman!!
kellygo: Working our way through a stack of... →
kellygo: Working our way through a stack of movies, baking bread, simmering soup. Not a bad way to spend a sick day, except for teh barfs.
kellygo: Up with the kids, attentive & cleaning... →
kellygo: Up with the kids, attentive & cleaning all manner of bodily fluids, since 4:30am, and now the boy won’t go to sleep. Patience wearing thin.
kellygo: On the metro. Someone is reading a... →
kellygo: On the metro. Someone is reading a mimeographed pamphlet titled “How To Receive the Holy Ghost QUICKLY!!!”
kellygo: At a conference on virtual worlds and the... →
kellygo: At a conference on virtual worlds and the government. We r in ur computer, steelin ur bytes. (JK!)
Sick day: Round 2 with Teh Barfs →
kellygo: Thea just started barfing, poor little... →
kellygo: Thea just started barfing, poor little girl. Round two of Stomach Virus Domination ‘09 for the O kids.
kellygo: 1. If u offer to handle an admin task for... →
kellygo: 1. If u offer to handle an admin task for a colleague, they may treat u like yr an assistant. 2. Why do people treat admin staff so badly?
kellygo: For my fellow audiophiles: We Are Hunted... →
kellygo: For my fellow audiophiles: We Are Hunted (http://wearehunted.com/).
Advertising win →
This weekend I took the kids to fly kites near the lake at Buddy Attick park. It was a gorgeous day, and the kids had a blast running around and trying to get their kites up in the air, at least…
kellygo: @nylonthread re:pre-thank you cards in... →
kellygo: @nylonthread re:pre-thank you cards in goodie bags — I don’t think Miss Manners would approve.
At the roller derby: Scare Force One vs. The... →
kellygo: Heading to the lake to try to fly kites. →
kellygo: Heading to the lake to try to fly kites.
kellygo: Tree ate our kite. Now home watching My... →
kellygo: Tree ate our kite. Now home watching My Neighbor Totoro, waiting for the sun to be less sunny before playing outside.
kellygo: At the DC Armory on a roller derby date... →
kellygo: At the DC Armory on a roller derby date with my number one man. Go Cherry Blossom Bombshells!
How to roast a leg of lamb perfectly →
I generally have trouble cooking meats. It may be because I was a vegetarian for 15 years, right up until I got pregnant with my daughter and had wicked morning sickness that seemed to abate…
kellygo: @taracita We got your back. →
kellygo: @taracita We got your back.
kellygo: Having drinks by the water. Now there are... →
kellygo: Having drinks by the water. Now there are fireworks. It almost makes up for the bar’s shitty music.
kellygo: Oprah starts twittering today? Ruh... →
kellygo: Oprah starts twittering today? Ruh roh….
kellygo: @brentgarland Twitter jumps the fail... →
kellygo: @brentgarland Twitter jumps the fail whale? (I know, I know. That really was beneath me.)
kellygo: @jshubbub Oh no, I'm so sorry, John. It's... →
kellygo: @jshubbub Oh no, I’m so sorry, John. It’s hard to lose a furry friend. They can be so unselfish and generous in their devotion to us.
What's Easter without a giant bunny? →
After a year’s hiatus, the Easter Bunny made a return appearance to our annual egg hunt. Like two years ago, Aaron is in the suit. His glasses fogged up and he was essentially…
Please forgive the graphic nature of this post →
Liam has thrown up seven times today since 3 a.m. Thea woke up around 4:30 a.m., so I kept her home as well, though mostly because Todd was too exhausted to get her ready for school before his class….
kellygo: So glad to have invested in easy-to-clean... →
kellygo: So glad to have invested in easy-to-clean leather couches.
kellygo: @don_nalezyty You say "nagging," I say... →
kellygo: @don_nalezyty You say “nagging,” I say “conversing.” … Yeah, I know, sometimes I’m insufferable.
kellygo: @toddyo Good luck on your test today! I... →
kellygo: @toddyo Good luck on your test today! I do not envy you after the night we had.
kellygo: At the Flight of the Conchords show. It's... →
kellygo: At the Flight of the Conchords show. It’s business time.
kellygo: My next tattoo: an eagle, wings spread... →
kellygo: My next tattoo: an eagle, wings spread across my chest, giving birth to a coyote.
