Planet LBW

lbedford: @confangry you want a -#sport feed?

2012-02-05T15:51:53+00:00

lbedford: @confangry you want a -#sport feed?

lbedford: @slaine_ you think changing clothes will confuse the Foreigners enough to give Ireland a chance?

2012-02-05T15:26:14+00:00

lbedford: @slaine_ you think changing clothes will confuse the Foreigners enough to give Ireland a chance?

lbedford: Today's haul from the local Vietnamese shop #fb http://t.co/Y7GUNKuD

2012-02-04T15:02:31+00:00

lbedford: Today's haul from the local Vietnamese shop #fb http://t.co/Y7GUNKuD

lbedford: @leo_snowmew @Not_ReallyMe @talmank it's that bad up there? we've had a tiny dusting of snow, just stuck at -10 now.

2012-02-03T21:41:10+00:00

lbedford: @leo_snowmew @Not_ReallyMe @talmank it's that bad up there? we've had a tiny dusting of snow, just stuck at -10 now.

lbedford: Kinda strange being woken at 5am at -7C outside to the sound of a lawnmower going round. Took a while to realise it was a snow blower. #fb

2012-02-02T08:49:05+00:00

lbedford: Kinda strange being woken at 5am at -7C outside to the sound of a lawnmower going round. Took a while to realise it was a snow blower. #fb

lbedford: Last hour of hypercritical 52 is a great rant on the insanity of Wikipedia #fb

2012-02-01T07:59:14+00:00

lbedford: Last hour of hypercritical 52 is a great rant on the insanity of Wikipedia #fb

lbedford: attempting to play ice hockey on saturday. should be entertaining. How many times can I fall over? #fb

2012-01-31T21:34:48+00:00

lbedford: attempting to play ice hockey on saturday. should be entertaining. How many times can I fall over? #fb

lbedford: @mpk this Mac has 100Hz audio technology to make the picture that much sharper. And the volume goes to 29!

2012-01-31T17:27:56+00:00

lbedford: @mpk this Mac has 100Hz audio technology to make the picture that much sharper. And the volume goes to 29!

lbedford: @Geeklawyer and now you're going to become a spin doctor?

2012-01-30T07:29:32+00:00

lbedford: @Geeklawyer and now you're going to become a spin doctor?

lbedford: Extraordinary Inventions: Victorian-Era Prank Machines http://t.co/sPxfEUWY one has to wonder #fb

2012-01-29T19:51:24+00:00

lbedford: Extraordinary Inventions: Victorian-Era Prank Machines http://t.co/sPxfEUWY one has to wonder #fb

lbedford: RT @TelegraphPics: Gallery: Rabbit Olympics http://t.co/Dl5q2k5c #fb

2012-01-29T19:38:13+00:00

lbedford: RT @TelegraphPics: Gallery: Rabbit Olympics http://t.co/Dl5q2k5c #fb

lbedford: @pmfrost wench. It's grey grey and more grey here.

2012-01-29T09:32:22+00:00

lbedford: @pmfrost wench. It's grey grey and more grey here.

lbedford: Asiaway this evening, @mpk ?

2012-01-28T13:05:32+00:00

lbedford: Asiaway this evening, @mpk ?

lbedford: @mpk how late are you leaving?

2012-01-27T21:10:04+00:00

lbedford: @mpk how late are you leaving?

lbedford: Considering a quick jaunt to Germany tomorrow to get salmiakki/lakritz #fb

2012-01-27T20:34:35+00:00

lbedford: Considering a quick jaunt to Germany tomorrow to get salmiakki/lakritz #fb

lbedford: @conall the kindle has a different set of books on it. Ann prefers real books too.

2012-01-27T20:33:08+00:00

lbedford: @conall the kindle has a different set of books on it. Ann prefers real books too.

lbedford: Current outstanding reading list #fb http://t.co/bH2TJ5Ek

2012-01-27T18:00:30+00:00

lbedford: Current outstanding reading list #fb http://t.co/bH2TJ5Ek

lbedford: @mpk no, lcd manufacturers are in the wrong business. It seems sony lose $80 per tv they sell.

2012-01-27T08:33:55+00:00

lbedford: @mpk no, lcd manufacturers are in the wrong business. It seems sony lose $80 per tv they sell.

lbedford: @mpk @_gmh_ you can't borrow mine any more so you feel the need to own one.

2012-01-27T08:32:56+00:00

lbedford: @mpk @_gmh_ you can't borrow mine any more so you feel the need to own one.

lbedford: @pmfrost heh. These guys had flown in from other countries and were within throwing distance of the jets.

2012-01-25T19:42:36+00:00

lbedford: @pmfrost heh. These guys had flown in from other countries and were within throwing distance of the jets.

lbedford: Ah Züri news. WEF is on, so they have an article about the planespotters and the private jets. The airport allows the nerds very close! #fb

2012-01-25T19:17:02+00:00

lbedford: Ah Züri news. WEF is on, so they have an article about the planespotters and the private jets. The airport allows the nerds very close! #fb

lbedford: @_gmh_ @mpk http://t.co/Rno4IdN3

2012-01-24T12:50:59+00:00

lbedford: @_gmh_ @mpk http://t.co/Rno4IdN3

lbedford: Ireland, the money's over there now. Send Ahern et al | Booming Mongolia: Mine, all mine http://t.co/bx25CQNE via @theeconomist

2012-01-23T20:52:55+00:00

lbedford: Ireland, the money's over there now. Send Ahern et al | Booming Mongolia: Mine, all mine http://t.co/bx25CQNE via @theeconomist

lbedford: RT @NatGeo: Photo of the Day: Astana, Kazakhstan http://t.co/XGYNCX9t #fb

2012-01-23T19:15:55+00:00

lbedford: RT @NatGeo: Photo of the Day: Astana, Kazakhstan http://t.co/XGYNCX9t #fb

lbedford: @_gmh_ it is however better to have a bit of the road blue with cyclists on it rather than none of the road, no?

2012-01-23T18:01:24+00:00

lbedford: @_gmh_ it is however better to have a bit of the road blue with cyclists on it rather than none of the road, no?

lbedford: How long before blackberry becomes an android or iOS app? Or maybe Nokia could buy them and merge with Microsoft to make MIN #fb

2012-01-23T17:27:56+00:00

lbedford: How long before blackberry becomes an android or iOS app? Or maybe Nokia could buy them and merge with Microsoft to make MIN #fb

lbedford: @_gmh_ so providing some cycling infrastructure more than there was is bad because Londoners are idiots?

2012-01-23T17:24:21+00:00

lbedford: @_gmh_ so providing some cycling infrastructure more than there was is bad because Londoners are idiots?

lbedford: @mpk have Starbucks given you frequent flier miles yet?

2012-01-22T14:19:30+00:00

lbedford: @mpk have Starbucks given you frequent flier miles yet?

Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, Kindle edition

2012-01-21T14:29:54+00:00

Black Out, by John Lawton

2012-01-21T13:45:59+00:00

lbedford: Gnomio and Juliet. #Netflix has the strangest stuff #fb

2012-01-20T21:42:53+00:00

lbedford: Gnomio and Juliet. #Netflix has the strangest stuff #fb

lbedford: I am reminded why I try not to buy American made books #fb http://t.co/r252SbRH

2012-01-20T17:39:17+00:00

lbedford: I am reminded why I try not to buy American made books #fb http://t.co/r252SbRH

lbedford: @confangry yeah, that's a reason I'm keeping the faff with vpns to get US netflix on my apple tv

2012-01-19T21:51:19+00:00

lbedford: @confangry yeah, that's a reason I'm keeping the faff with vpns to get US netflix on my apple tv

ServiceMagic: when spamming goes wrong

2012-01-19T21:09:34+00:00

lbedford: Watching invader zim on netflix. Now i know where @confangry gets his quotes.

2012-01-19T20:43:16+00:00

lbedford: Watching invader zim on netflix. Now i know where @confangry gets his quotes.

lbedford: @mpk for euro 2008 it was carlsberg. But that is run by UEFA, not FIFA. It's disappointing that no world sports body is above this shit.

2012-01-19T09:24:26+00:00

lbedford: @mpk for euro 2008 it was carlsberg. But that is run by UEFA, not FIFA. It's disappointing that no world sports body is above this shit.

lbedford: @lyda @tla tell your congressman about SOPA. I'm pestering my known Americans :)

2012-01-18T08:28:43+00:00

lbedford: @lyda @tla tell your congressman about SOPA. I'm pestering my known Americans :)

lbedford: @mpk this is why we should applaud French efforts to replicate US technologies in a differently stupid legal system #fb

2012-01-18T07:40:34+00:00

lbedford: @mpk this is why we should applaud French efforts to replicate US technologies in a differently stupid legal system #fb

lbedford: @confangry I can't get any answer from apple support as to why 100 of my songs are unavailable to me. 'we are looking into it'

2012-01-18T07:36:44+00:00

lbedford: @confangry I can't get any answer from apple support as to why 100 of my songs are unavailable to me. 'we are looking into it'

lbedford: Only downside of lunchtime soccer game atm is that studs don't work so well with frozen ground. #fb

2012-01-17T21:34:11+00:00

lbedford: Only downside of lunchtime soccer game atm is that studs don't work so well with frozen ground. #fb

lbedford: How to piss off a German http://t.co/qMZ18BIz heh. Bet it works for Swiss to. #fb

2012-01-17T21:29:23+00:00

lbedford: How to piss off a German http://t.co/qMZ18BIz heh. Bet it works for Swiss to. #fb

lbedford: .@mpk they've found a bidy to throw to the wolves, and they're going for it.

2012-01-16T06:48:40+00:00

lbedford: .@mpk they've found a bidy to throw to the wolves, and they're going for it.

lbedford: I took part in the Guardian memory experiment and scored 50% http://t.co/ltXSQAEP #memorystudy via @guardianscience

2012-01-14T21:26:49+00:00

lbedford: I took part in the Guardian memory experiment and scored 50% http://t.co/ltXSQAEP #memorystudy via @guardianscience

lbedford: @mpk I shall take it up with ze Germans

2012-01-14T20:56:46+00:00

lbedford: @mpk I shall take it up with ze Germans

lbedford: @frlinux they're not great, and far too expensive, but they are child friendly and close to home, so meeting friends is easy.

2012-01-14T15:46:13+00:00

lbedford: @frlinux they're not great, and far too expensive, but they are child friendly and close to home, so meeting friends is easy.

lbedford: Daddy coffee, mommy coffee and baby coffee @ Starbucks http://t.co/3M60nFY4

2012-01-14T13:42:23+00:00

lbedford: Daddy coffee, mommy coffee and baby coffee @ Starbucks http://t.co/3M60nFY4

lbedford: I reckon the ratio of 302:200 to be at least 10:1. Thanks twitter et al for obfuscation. #fb

2012-01-14T13:02:24+00:00

lbedford: I reckon the ratio of 302:200 to be at least 10:1. Thanks twitter et al for obfuscation. #fb

lbedford: do other manufacturers (dell, microsoft, sharp etc?) produce reports like this? http://t.co/K5WkD8Jr #fb

2012-01-14T09:54:51+00:00

lbedford: do other manufacturers (dell, microsoft, sharp etc?) produce reports like this? http://t.co/K5WkD8Jr #fb

lbedford: RT @BrianSHall: BREAKING: Samsung memo: All Samsung store windows are to be covered in eggs from now on. This is their own idea, no one ...

2012-01-14T09:47:45+00:00

lbedford: RT @BrianSHall: BREAKING: Samsung memo: All Samsung store windows are to be covered in eggs from now on. This is their own idea, no one ...

lbedford: @mpk though the fog might obscure the routing ;)

2012-01-14T09:39:25+00:00

lbedford: @mpk though the fog might obscure the routing ;)

lbedford: after 10 years I finally spent the 5 mins to fix the bad soldering job in the Matmos lamp. Now it charges :) #fb

2012-01-14T09:27:12+00:00

lbedford: after 10 years I finally spent the 5 mins to fix the bad soldering job in the Matmos lamp. Now it charges :) #fb

lbedford: @mpk if you don't go trainabout, i'm sure we'll be in a coffee shop at some point.

2012-01-13T20:28:10+00:00

lbedford: @mpk if you don't go trainabout, i'm sure we'll be in a coffee shop at some point.

lbedford: @JohnPLooney @slaine_ @jmason when I tried Xbmc on atv2, SMB was known to be broken. It was too slow to play DVD isos.

2012-01-13T15:50:48+00:00

lbedford: @JohnPLooney @slaine_ @jmason when I tried Xbmc on atv2, SMB was known to be broken. It was too slow to play DVD isos.

lbedford: @mpk I think they mentioned your info in an update.

2012-01-13T07:31:36+00:00

lbedford: @mpk I think they mentioned your info in an update.

lbedford: @daringfireball was the iPad2 hyped much at CES?

2012-01-12T19:41:25+00:00

lbedford: @daringfireball was the iPad2 hyped much at CES?

lbedford: Think I figured out crap 4s battery life. No signal in office canteen kicks it into no mobile data mode. Turn off/on sorts it. #fb

2012-01-12T17:09:53+00:00

lbedford: Think I figured out crap 4s battery life. No signal in office canteen kicks it into no mobile data mode. Turn off/on sorts it. #fb

lbedford: @slaine_ coffee maker ;) thought you had a lumia already

2012-01-11T20:03:26+00:00

lbedford: @slaine_ coffee maker ;) thought you had a lumia already

Another Year-End has been Completed

2012-01-11T18:23:11+00:00

As I have blogged many times in the past I work for Potato Inc, a fairly large multi-national advertising firm with some very large clients.

As is the way with all things Finance there is this wacky thing known as “yearend” – it’s quite similar to “monthend” except there are more reports to prepare and shorter timelines before results are expected. I am responsible for the financial reporting and reconciliation of two of the largest units here at Potato Inc’s Toronto Offices. I will not go into great detail as to what my responsibilities are – suffice to say I am not a bookkeeper or clerk, I am an Accountant.

I have mentioned before that I have certain expectations of myself and of my work colleagues – one of them being that you actually know how to produce a financial statement. And also that you meet all expected deadline expectations.

Because of the tight turn around required for yearend and the fact that I reconcile two monster entities I was told by my manager, last Friday, that while the other accountants had to submit by 9:00am this past Monday I can submit at 4:00pm – so that she doesn’t get inundated with binders & statements. I came into the office on the weekend to complete one company so that I wouldn’t be as stressed this Monday when completing the other one. I dutifully submitted everything by the expected deadline – all immaculately reconciled with no queries from senior management, as I am a stickler for providing lots of back-up with regards to my journal entries and reconciling issues.

Twit submitted at noon, Monica at noon had still not submitted.

My manager had some very harsh words for my colleagues – why can Bean submit her binders & statements at the required time and you all cannot? She came in on the weekend as the expectation of Senior Accountants is that you meet deadlines and this deadline was not a surprise, obviously you are not capable of time management.

There are moments when I really like my manager.

lbedford: @slaine_ I want something I can bring on holiday easily enough, and hopefully not too easy to break

2012-01-11T16:51:48+00:00

lbedford: @slaine_ I want something I can bring on holiday easily enough, and hopefully not too easy to break

lbedford: New toy arrived. Came with a flyer detailing the Beaufort scale #fb http://t.co/vp0wNWzu

2012-01-11T08:31:32+00:00

lbedford: New toy arrived. Came with a flyer detailing the Beaufort scale #fb http://t.co/vp0wNWzu