Matt Gibson (@gothick)

Hotwells, Bristol

The below is an off-site archive of all tweets posted by @gothick ever

May 2011

@tyronem @maverick_mummy Why on earth did they think this was a sensible thing to do? Especially turning it on by default. Just… weird!

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@misslo Well, it’s certainly a better idea than an after-dinner run!

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@hayles @technex @tsunimee It would improve the cuteness level of the drivers, if nothing else.

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Stupid bloody twitter have turned on stupid bloody replies-by-email notification for me. Grrr.

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@hayles No, I tried to get a licence, but there’s all these dumb health and safety laws. Best I can do is juggling blunt scissors.

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I haven’t checked the news today. Is celery still safe to eat? Or has it been added to the murderous vegetables list?

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@tsunimee @hayles I’m safe. I can jog faster than First’s buses move. Come to think of it, I can stand still faster than First’s buses move.

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@roundonefight You’ve lost the Internet? Have you checked down the back of the sofa?

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On the way home. @ Hotwells Waterfront http://instagr.am/p/E_el…

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sthursby Best 404 page ever? Tip of the hat to @jonmacarthur for finding it – http://iplanwebsites.com…

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@stillawake Cooked entirely by the power of prayer?

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@justinw No. I know just what you mean. Unless they’ve bought Dropbox, or something :)

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@stillawake @Bristol_Culture @BlackDogDays (Though I’d not recognise anyone, as I don’t watch TV news, barring major disasters.)

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@stillawake @Bristol_Culture @BlackDogDays Hah. My bet on “a reporter from 500 yards up the road” was a solid one, then :)

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@stillawake I’d guess something on the BBC simply because they could walk down there in five minutes to shoot it :)

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@BlackDogDays No, but I was trying to get stuck into a new book, so I wasn’t paying much attention to the outside world!

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@seengee Initial ease, really. I’ve only developed a couple so far!

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@seengee Oddly, I found its extension model quite bad compared to Safari, but that may just be Apple’s docs being much better than Google’s!

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@nyssapod Er… Almost certainly! If you can’t find me, let me know and I’ll look it up when I’m on a proper computer :)

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@guriben Hopefully you have strong coffee and a croissant to combat the problem!

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Ha! Can you tell that I just finished _Down and Out in Paris and London_ on @goodreads? http://twitpic.com/54rw9s

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@Jorence Well, yes, but you do appear to currently be a orangutan. The arms probably help more. @runnerbeany

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@thomasvenables Heh. Potentially as bad as the killer bees?

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@Kanga_Rue Nope! Although I’m not sure we should encourage this kind of thing with a prize…

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@hayles Pleasure! Hope you enjoy it :)

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hayles Here’s my Race for Life sponsorship page! Please sponsor me, or I’ll do sad face at you. Like this :( :( :( raceforlifesponsorme.org/hayleyconstant…

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Oooh, The Italian Job, Channel 4, five minutes’ time.

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RobinFlavell I always get “imply” and “infer” mixed up. Anyway, I’m off to watch The Towering Implyno.

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Launching a little spring spruce-up of the Get Running site :)

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Whenever I see this Clifton Village regular, I think of Patrick Jane :) http://lockerz.com/s/106…

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Ugh. Rain. Glad of free cap that unexpectedly arrived with new trousers! http://lockerz.com/s/106…

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Ooof. Right. Time to go out for lunch and drugs, I think. Not feeling terrible, but oddly at 7º to reality.

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@Jorence It’s great when I’m just supplementing a wedding photographer; get all the fun and none of the stress :)

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@Jorence Cool. Just made sure you had the right permissions. Only a couple of them are public.

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@Jorence Are you a “friend” on Flickr? Can’t remember! Photos are there if you are :)

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@tomcoates I may now have to register “amiaterribleperson.com”.

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@Jorence Very fine indeed. Good time all round. And an excellent band.

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@Jorence Good for candids at weddings, too. I use my 17-55 almost exclusively, because it’s awesome, but want something longer too.

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@Jorence I was hoping the wedding at the weekend would push me in one direction or another, but I still want better ISO _and_ a longer lens.

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@Jorence Thank you. That is, indeed, an excellent article. Still think I’m upgrading to a 600D soon, though :)

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@penelopeelse Excellent. Always good to have a test system. It’s a lot less nerve-wracking than the tightrope of live changes :)

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@ParkBen Oh, bloody hell, Bristol. That’s not nice. And I’d not even been to look at it yet.

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@Jorence I should be going to a birthday barbie today, but I’m not feeling well enough. I think indoor Orwell reading beckons for me.

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@pjakobs The evidence builds! RT @51bits: Interesting! Ugly fonts (Comic Sans) may improve learning http://bit.ly/iL0wlR via @nicksealey

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@Beathhigh You’ll just have to phone it in.

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RT @charltonbrooker: I typed this for you. Just you. The least you could do is read it: http://bit.ly/j7fkom <— Fantastic.

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@Kanga_Rue That may be the geekiest tweet I see today.

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@simondebrux Coffee gives all the oddly scientific joy of drug paraphernalia without being illegal. Yet :)

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hotdogsladies Okay, who the FUCK moved my Buddhism book?

So. Angry.

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@RamonY1970 Hrm. That does, however, involve getting dressed and going out for lemons, limes and honey. I might start with a coffee.

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Where was I? Oh, yes, going to bed AN HOUR AGO. Gawd, I’m rubbish.

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Audioboo: Still fiddling with this. Still don’t know what to do with it. http://boo.fm/b370920

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@maverick_mummy Nah. Must’ve been something healthy I ate. My body probably hasn’t recognised it as food.

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Ugh. Not feeling too brilliant. Think I shall head for bed and see if whatever it is is cured by sleep.

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@shezza_t Of all the BBC videos to have no sound!

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@archidave Waving jars of vinegar and shaking dill at them can scare them off, I hear.

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Seriously, I leave the news alone for a couple of days and *these* are the headlines I come back to? http://twitpic.com/54aa8e

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Tiiiired. But flat not even half tidied yet. Bugger.

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adamps Wonderful eBay listing: “My ex Brother-in-Law’s shit record collection” http://cop.st/mnVNeO via @girlgeeks HT @MrSamJohnstone

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RT @talkie_tim: Have just been informed that taking a photo of a church is an abomination in the eyes of god. <- Bad news for wedding ‘togs!

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Right. Bathtime. With Interzone. I may be a while. Then lots of tidying up of messy flat.

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Friday’s wedding band were @likethebeatles and they were FAB! http://www.flickr.com/ph…

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@Mouse_House Bloody youngsters. Mine can last two or three days now.

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Yesterday’s happy couple :) http://flic.kr/p/9MP2A3

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Loving @KaveyF’s photos in “We Tasted Lebanon…” http://www.kaveyeats.com…

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Wooo! Bonus sparkly wedding cupcake :) http://lockerz.com/s/105…

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@scottejames Nah. It’s easier than actually talking to people.

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@chocablog Excellent. The last time I had a delivery Kavey turn up, my kitchen ended up completely full of bread. Delivery Kaveys are good.

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Home! After a lazy morning mostly involving drinking coffee and driving back from Clevedon. Now for a lazy afternoon.

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@tsunimee Population 2, baby. Though not so bad now I’ve had coffee & breakfastooover

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Morning all! Day off for a wedding today. Hurrah! Let the extended weekend begin.

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@arlinelyons Heh. I’m fairly sure that novelty volcano name songs should be restricted to “one hit wonder” status :)

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@tastapod Don’t worry. I imagine Rational’s process for tweeting has a year lifecycle and produces something that’s over 140 chars anyway.

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@tsunimee I just get them done at the barber’s when he does my hair. Or were you asking the girls? :D

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@danielpunkass They’ve not turned it on for me, either, and I have new follow mails on. Maybe they’re rethinking in light of universal hate.

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@penelopeelse Oh. Erm. Well, for my own stuff, I use favstar.fm. Don’t know if they’ve got a way of looking up specific tweets, though.

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@penelopeelse Erm. It’s possible I’m too tired today to understand what you need in 140 characters.

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@penelopeelse (And, erm, isn’t the “favourite” button Twitter’s “like” button? But I guess someone’s already said that by now…)

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@penelopeelse Ignore any justifications, and ignore him. Any complaints, tell him you’re ignoring the rudeness, not the person.

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“I’ll just postpone you for 30 seconds, sir!”
I think you’ll find you won’t postpone me at all.

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Oh, Broadmead. No, I don’t want to change religion, be surveyed, give you my bank details, or change opticians. I just want to go to a shop.

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“Extra shot, Matt?”
Oh. So I look *that* good, do I?

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@runnerbeany It’s better now than it was. I’m hardly completely damn soaked at all :(

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RT @taptaptap: Camera+ is on sale for 3 days to celebrate The Heist going to #1! http://goo.gl/IZ26s <— Really good iPhone camera app.

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@matt_fwyalchen That’s perfectly all right. Not sure your leg warmers go with the shoulder pads, though, if I’m honest.

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@hayles (Suits you, by the way :) )

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Snap from this morning’s walk to work: One. http://flic.kr/p/9LYVAG

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@Dichohecho I can see new stuff, but when I first start my client, it’s empty. Ah well.

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@penelopeelse But who knows. I liked Madonna when I was a kid, too.

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@penelopeelse It was live performance of Paparazzi at the MTV awards that made me start to pay attention (really!) http://bit.ly/lsRGrH

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@hayles Yeah. “Computery things” is my version.

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@BlackDogDays That is because Fraggles are cooler than Cliftonwood. Rah!

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@BlackDogDays Are you saying that Fraggles aren’t cool!?

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I have to say, while I prefer running, cycling 10K is a lot quicker :) http://runkeeper.com/use…

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On the plus side, it’s about time I got my money’s worth out of both the processor cores. And my flat needed warming up anyway.

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iMovie’s “time remaining” for importing this video: 3 hours. And if I use it at all, it’ll be condensed down to about two minutes. D’oh.

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ShearmanRobert Since I arrived at Terminal 1 I’ve bought 3 shortbread tins, put on a stone, and may have got engaged to a Dutch woman.

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@BlackDogDays Don’t people pay good money for that look these days?

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Much as I like Tweetbot, who wants to snap a picture and thinks “media from camera”?

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@RamonY1970 I might go out on the bike tonight, just to see if it and I still work :)

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@mikedunn Yes. If you like the Mighty apart from the stupid trackball, I think the Magic will be a good choice.

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@mikedunn Yeah, they really know how to set a price point to make you have to think quite hard about it, don’t they?

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@runnerbeany Redcliffe Bridge, Queen Square.

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@johnmcg Are you kidding? They’ll be far more riled up than they would be about minor matters, like football, or democracy.

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Will we get our zebra crossing back? Current rule: drivers stop for people, except when they don’t. http://lockerz.com/s/104…

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@twittl3s Not only is that a brilliant hashtag, it’s also a great name for a brand.

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@hayles Smoke is probably more excusable, being addictive and heavily marketed.

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@the3rdgirl Sounds like a job for the fire brigade!

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chrisphin Shhh, xkcd; you’re ruining it for everyone. http://xkcd.com/903/

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On the plus side, lunch with one of my favourite people today. Now, I and my headache must go have a shower so we can get to work early.

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@RamonY1970 @Jorence And you can *wax* for that? Sounds painful! (Remington. That’s all I’m saying.)

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@hayles Aww. I don’t think cough medicine goes off. Or if it does, I’m living proof that it doesn’t kill you.

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@Jorence I am also tired, headachey, grumpy. I have no training programme. And I have no idea if my nostrils need waxing. Bah.

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@tyronem That does seem to be an excellent summary!

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RT @thomasvenables: @gothick me want sharp murderous shiny blades of steel <— Erm. I appear to have given the game away, somewhat.

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“The Lightroom 3.4.1 update includes an important correction for a bug introduced in the Lightroom 3.4 release”

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@philsturgeon Free and global! Mr. Linksys is truly a public benefactor.

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@Lillput I’m going to make some of my own up. If you give towels, they must be rolled, not folded, otherwise the couple will be divided.

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@Lillput Well, now it’s all got very complicated. Except I avoided the knives anyway, for the murder-related reason. Good.

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@graulund Fax it to yourself so you have a copy.

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@Lillput I didn’t know there were *rules*!

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@betty_watson Hah! Yes, I tend to leave those for family to buy :)

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@shezza_t I’m not buying for Tom & Jerry!

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Buying from a wedding gift list. Is it just me that avoids buying breadknives in case they turn out to be the murder weapon? Oh, it is? Oh.

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@Pockless That’s no Father Christmas! That’s Alexei Sayle!

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@andybeebristol Good. It should be easy for me, I’ve never really made it higher than the corporate footstool.

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chrisphin A lil’ retweet for the U-S-A! U-S-A!

The new Whocap is live and ready to rock your -lovin’ world: http://bit.ly/whocap19

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@katylouiseg I suggest starting a new account for moments like this. @hateylouiseg

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@andybeebristol I can believe that. But yeah, it feels like a good, if slightly scary, idea.

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@Phooto If I had more of my own actual music, I might. As it is, I’ve written virtually nothing. And putting other people’s out is tougher!

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@Dichohecho Oooh. Maybe if there’s a hash, it doesn’t break the word because it looks like something a bit more technical than a word. Odd.

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@Dichohecho You’re enjoying breaking everyone’s web twitter, aren’t you?

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@Dichohecho @KaveyF This is genuine American popping candy, corn syrup, artificial flavour, red #3, the works :)

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@andybeebristol It probably helps to know Matt “Legend” Gemmell’s particular style before you read :)

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@KaveyF Oh, hang on, wrong reply.

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@Dichohecho Such are the dangers of too much popping!

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@Lillput @Dichohecho Somebody doesn’t have word-wrap: break-word set in their CSS.

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@Phooto Fairly sure it was one I learned from Malcolm, lead guitarist of Napoleon in Rags, one of our school bands!

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@Phooto …but thank you :) I have been playing that particular song on and off for rather more than two years.

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@Phooto Put the thought down. Step away from the thought.

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@Dichohecho Not in Echofon. Where are you looking?

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Audioboo: One More Cup of Coffee. Happy birthday, Bob :) http://boo.fm/b365864

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I have recorded a quick cover version for Bob Dylan’s 70th. I have no time, so there was only one take. Audioboo coming soon :)

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@andybeebristol Incidentally, so impressed by your idea of taking a very late gap year that I’m thinking of doing it myself!

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@Mouse_House I would err on the side of truth & hope, personally. Generally works out better.

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@Mouse_House Generally, to cover own arses, most firms simply confirm that you worked there. But depends on company.

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@chrispople @meemalee @EssexEating I have never actually watched it, but I get the impression it might involve knowing how to cook? :)

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.@alexjbutcher @anachrocomputer I should probably have mentioned in my RT that @hannahnicklin is quite a ways from Bristol! :)

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@tsunimee No! Just saw it and thought of you.

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@hannahnicklin Would probably help with my plan to put “Madagascan Stealth Rhino” signage on an empty cage in Bristol Zoo one day…

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@hannahnicklin Whereas I’m currently struggling with learning graphic design!

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@hannahnicklin …and I’m afraid I’m not up on workshops. Would love to get to know Arduino, but am already spreading myself too thin!

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@hannahnicklin Most of my soldering & other basics skills came from awesome GCSE electronics teacher…

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hannahnicklin @gothick Do you know of any workshops on arduino stuff, and basic soldering DIY electronics? Think I need to kick-start my knowledge.

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@hannahnicklin I’m pretty good at it, if you need any specific advice.

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@MatStace Hinge? I buy about one a year. Still so worth it :)

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EmmyThomps Of course the Ryanair test flight didn’t crash - their planes are unique. Others fly by aerodynamics; Ryanair is rejected by the earth.

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