stillawake The kiosk owner on Welsh Back says he will take legal action unless I remove the criticism of his churros. Really. ephemeraldigest.co.uk/2010/07/churro…
@Ninja_lynneja *waves*
@BlackDogDays Me and @MissEmmeline here were talking about you, walking through Cliftonwood a couple of hours back :)
hayles Would anyone like to employ me as an admin for a few weeks? I’m dead good. I know all the excels.
@Mouse_House Now imagining a lesbian queen jumping over a horse in a bath to the tune of the National Anthem.
What? Another pint? Well, if you’re going to twist my arm…
Up in Cliftonwood :) instagr.am/p/LShJPvpCyv/
EasyJet steward: “Please note that smoking is not allowed until you’ve exited the Gatwick terminal building. So you may as well give up.”
Oooh. Lightroom 4.1 just showed up as an update.
Just posted a photo instagr.am/p/LQRA9AJC6R/
Little monastery. instagr.am/p/LQExGYJC2f/
@Gt3b Dungashorts! Yay!
@johnfbraun Certainly they’re not so common in the UK that we’d name an OS version after one…
@guriben *Thrrrrpbt*
@Thehappyfatgirl Heh. Some of the outfits in this stack of photos are truly terrifying, though…
FLASH! [Tudor Processing Ltd. envelope, 1974] instagr.am/p/LP0_KxpCyw/
@RamonYouseph Don’t know about video, but I, as a mechanical inept, found the Haynes “Bike Book” pretty good. Maybe ask Mud Dock re courses?
RamonWrites Anywhere in #bristol I can get a lesson in bicycle mechanics? Alternatively an informative website with video tutorials will suffice.
No matter how far I go, can’t get away from tech support duties. Just showed elderly gent on beach how to archive items on his Kindle.
Off for one last swim.
@Jorence I need me some of them.
@MissEmmeline I love Elizabeth. Have you been aboard yet? Not easy to steer, mind, especially when windy, I’m told.
This is the first time I’ve actually seen an ice cream sandwich, I think. #britishandroiddev instagr.am/p/LOZwGQpCwo/
@MissEmmeline You found some work? Cool! Enjoy sofa :)
@BradleyLaw Oopsie. On the plus side, if it is the drive, presumably that’s the easiest bit of a MacBook to replace?
@hayles Not a sentence I thought I’d ever hear…
Right, that’s all of 1970s Matt for now. Once I’ve figured out which photos to take home and done some scanning, there may be another few.
Me, to Dad, just now: “Pinstripe trousers and a fur coat!? What career did you have in mind for me, ‘investment pimp’?” pic.twitter.com/irtZGOVN
Dru_Marland @gothick coolio. Were you in the Partridge Family, or the Double Deckers?
Apparently, I was put to work quite early, at home. pic.twitter.com/JkFTK1AA
What the *hell* am I wearing? #1970s pic.twitter.com/RLy05dpe
Floppy. pic.twitter.com/VFgnUy70
My parents’ Greek lesson is going on next door. It mostly seems to consist of laughing.
Always amazing how many glasses three people can generate at a Greek table. instagr.am/p/LNct9vJC6G/
@ChinaShopBull Yup; my parents live here. Lovely place. I’m way to the west, in Kalyves, not far from the other airport.
@ChinaShopBull …Greek coffee is finely-powdered roast coffee boiled up and served as-is, with the grounds settling to sludge in cup.
@ChinaShopBull Instant is still quite big round here. In fact, word for non-traditional coffee in Crete is “νεσκαφε” (“Nescafé”)! Real…
Hurrah! I just successfully made myself a Greek coffee. Can’t quite get my head around my parents’ Gold Blend consumption…
@MissEmmeline Pleasure, sweetheart. Let me know if there’s anything else I can do for you :)
@hayles @BlackDogDays @stillawake Well, I suppose I should be grateful for small mercies. Or at least, size 6 and 7 mercies…
@hayles @BlackDogDays @stillawake Yes, I’ve often thought to myself, “That’s what I need on this holiday. To wake up, surrounded by feet.”
@BlackDogDays @stillawake Okay. But *I’m* having the bed.
In the local pizza place. instagr.am/p/LLrmKspC8D/
@liveindetail @Thehappyfatgirl I will let you know if I need an angle ground.
@domwakeling No, it’s very much non-kit :) (f/2.8 with a lot of nice glass in it.) Luckily, should be covered by extended warranty.
@Thehappyfatgirl @liveindetail I’m still a bit heartbroken. But hopefully it can be sorted without too much hassle.
@liveindetail Looks like I took out a 3-year warranty from Jessops when I bought it, having checked my old emails. Result!
Balls. My 17-55 IS lens just broke. Rattling, and sometimes jamming on zoom. Will have to get that sorted when I’m back in the UK.
A taverna to make #drwho fans nervous. BAD WOLF. instagr.am/p/LLHBJQpC5O/
@tsunimee I don’t think I’ve ever had s{complete the word} on overseas holiday :(. Also, I’m here for parents’ party. Sun is just a bonus!
@tsunimee (It’s hot here in Crete, but it’s not too humid and there’s a lovely breeze from the sea :) )
@tsunimee From the sounds of the UK weather at the mo, £150. Seems like it may be too hot for me, so I’ll take my chances…
@MissEmmeline Was just thinking about you, walking down the beach. Yes, doing fine. Miss you, too. X
@faerietalefoody You too? Yeah. A garden, and a view, and a room to call an office, that’s my list.
@stillawake Mmm. I did better second time. May have to buy a μπρίκι to bring home with me!
@guriben YES!
Get beer from fridge. Stepmum reminds me of leftover cake. My stepmother is definitely *not* of the evil per instagr.am/p/LIo5-mJCzO/
Hrm. Beer?
ikluft pic by @astro_andre in #Dragon at ISS: “like a sci-fi filmset. Of course it is from LA.” bit.ly/KcpLXh #newspace
@Playleimagery Ta. It’s a pretty beautiful place all round…
@liveindetail Rings a bell, but I’ve not seen one recently. 8D
@wood5y It’s basically a universal cure-all. Plus you can run a tractor on it :D
@wood5y Really quite a lot, over the course of about fifteen years!
Kalyves beach. instagr.am/p/LIScxvJC7O/
First time I’ve made Greek coffee. Looks like a winner! instagr.am/p/LISXJCJC7J/
Making my first attempt at real Greek coffee. Any tips?
@VeraR2010 Bit warm for that, but I will go for a swim later :)
Today, I have mostly been wandering around Kalyves beach. flic.kr/p/c6bH7b
Hangin’ out. instagr.am/p/LINE_XpC5e/
Not the most reassuring free wifi login screen I’ve ever seen. #crete pic.twitter.com/QQX4iFTE
Chicks always available. instagr.am/p/LIByiPpC14/
Donning a very touristy shirt and going for a wander on the beach.
Ooof. May have had too much wine last night. Off in search of one of these. pic.twitter.com/h1uhxc1R
Just back from watching an evening of live European music. There was no voting involved, but I don’t feel like I missed out.
Village wine. And a slightly out-of-tune bouzouki. May need more wine. instagr.am/p/LGwK9dJC-Q/
hayles Oh wow @OcadoUK, so your drunk driver hits @pip but you can’t even be bothered to organise a food shop for him? Know who I won’t be using.
@KirstyHigginson Facebook, because there’ll be more family on to keep an eye on things.
@BlackDogDays Sorry! *Catches stampy feet* *Massages stampy feet*
@liveindetail I’m enduring two Greek blokes, one of whose guitar needs some serious tuning attention. Might swap for Eurovision.
@Thehappyfatgirl Not at the moment. Ask me again when I’ve been back at work for a few weeks :)
I love a good swim in the sea. *treads wet footprints through parents’ apartment*
@Thehappyfatgirl It was lush. Hope your spirit enjoyed it.
@sstarr *Waves ouzo…*
@Thehappyfatgirl Yes miss. Trunks deployed. On way.
@Thehappyfatgirl I will. It should not be tough. (The Peugeot is my parents’, outside front door :D) pic.twitter.com/O7JrlL8V
Mythos! Glug. instagr.am/p/LGGHLgJC1m/
@liveindetail Think they’re playing The Fleece next month, aren’t they?
@Thehappyfatgirl This is a public beach. Also, my current self-confidence levels suggest that *nobody* wants to see that…
I have spent the day partying with my parents in Crete. This has involved A Lot of food. I may also be* slightly tipsy.
*clearly am.
@wood5y This does not surprise me, given that he’s probably the only hero of mine whose back catalogue starts in black and white…
@SourdoughCafe Coke float? Damn it, I’m in the wrong country.
@Jorence You realise those devices work outdoors, right?
Even if I get around to seeing the film, fairly sure “The Avengers” is forever hardwired to spring Steed and Mrs. Peel to my mind…
@Phooto Not bad. Partying with t’parents later. Hoping it won’t be wall-to-wall jazz, at least…
@archidave Oh. Sorry to hear that, old bean.
Morning all. How are we today?
@nickbrompton @Thehappyfatgirl *snigger*
@Thehappyfatgirl Go on, then. pic.twitter.com/oKUC1iI5
@Thehappyfatgirl It’s my dad’s. Sneaking some for my mates will make me feel like a naughty teenager ;)
@tsunimee Too late. That happens at whisky number zero, as I’m sure you’ve noticed :)
I may be on my second whisky. Stop me before I get to my fifth and start getting all maudlin, okay? #ILOVEYOUMATENOREALLY
@tsunimee Say “sort me please” again. No, slower. Yup, that’s good.
@Jorence I’m going to have a geek salad. Key difference is Lego bricks instead of feta.
I have just tried to do some simple things with Windows Media Player. I will not be complaining about iTunes again any time soon.
@BenPark Tip: you are “allowed” on buses with a jerry can if your jerry can is concealed in a large Waitrose bag. #truestory #bushack
cyberturner The far end of the Tescos Eastville car park is the furthest away you can be from a Tescos in Bristol.
@lilythepurr I’d heard they were lovely CHAPS.
elonmusk Dragon captured by the International Space Station! Just awesome … img.ly/iHdp
Snappity: Curiosity. #crete flic.kr/p/c5fv4m
@stillawake sorry! We’ve left the cafe now…
AlexHamlin @gothick I’ve set up a FB group for Bristol/Bath users of the ‘Get Running’ app. Could you spread the word? Thank you! on.fb.me/JPtDOM
@stillawake I tried my best. Difficult cup, though. pic.twitter.com/WJkQ7p9H
Stereotypical Cretan male two-chair pose: check. instagr.am/p/LDbkRDpC-7/
Water’s looking nice and clear. Might go for a swim later… instagr.am/p/LC31RYpCyv/
Just met an astoundingly sprightly 98-year-old. These indestructible Greek ladies are amazing.
@ShabbyBean Yes, that helps. Airy and graceful.
@ShabbyBean *raises eyebrow*
@Jorence Need good paper, too. My fave is Rhodia pads.
@Jorence (Sheaffer, even. One day I’ll learn to spell it without looking it up…)
@Jorence My Scheaffer has been giving good service since 1991, and they are *not* kidding with the lifetime guarantee, if that helps.
@guriben @ratsass I had to walk through a litter of smashed plates on the way home last night. They clearly do still hate them.
@Mouse_House *Juggles while unicycling*
(Basically, I try to only have one authentically Greek meal a day when I’m here. Otherwise I go home a stone heavier…)
Today I got up late, then wandered around Χανιά with t’parents. Now home, with Heineken and toast (not exactly authentic Greek, I know…)
@mattgemmell The last time I needed an Android screenshot, I resorted to taking a photo of the screen with my iPhone…
Pinboard I smile when people ask me to do something at my earliest convenience, because my earliest convenience will be on August 12, 2032
MT @SpaceX: Watching launch from on board the International Space Station! ow.ly/b7ZMe <— And I thought *my* lounge was untidy.
@mollycrabapple Καλά!
Snappity: This *was* going to be another portrait of my dad, until someone upstaged him. flic.kr/p/c4KDo3
@stillawake I think, on balance, I’m going to ignore @liveindetail’s advice.
@stillawake Ah, okay. Will try with the next one. Though that may depend on how dirty a look the waitress gives me when she sees this mess!
@stillawake Like this? pic.twitter.com/uAWry2S0
@stillawake I do not know this tradition. Give me instructions!
@stillawake It is indeed. Having a Greek coffee in a Greek square right now :)
Angelic. instagr.am/p/LAw3kDpC3V/
Heading for lunch in Χανιά :)
@Jorence Just catching up with blogs. *Waves in passing at your 10K post* :)
@tsunimee No, me neither.
hellycake Banksy up to his old tricks… twitpic.com/9olxqb
@RadioKate Headphones? You don’t have to listen to anything…
@KellySibson I won’t be here for that long. My parents have been planning for various eventualities for a year or two; should be fine.
@tsunimee My Big Fat Geek Family… I am living in a Channel 4 show.
Wandered into the lounge to find my stepmother watching a video called “women at war”. Hope Greece isn’t going to get *that* bad…
@tsunimee I would, but there is little happening. It’s dark outside, I’m reading, parents are web shopping. pic.twitter.com/IYNIhZ6o
@mattgemmell The answers to questions like that are always a depressing reminder of the efficiency of the human body.
@hayles I’ve never used a daily deals site. But though I’m not watching, still fairly sure I’d be less of a knobhead.
@KaveyF Have passed on your advice, ta :)
Investigating alternative currencies in Greece. ;) instagr.am/p/K-2j7SJC-8/
@KaveyF My parents went orange-picking today. It was a gift, I’m told, to “repay” some photography my dad did. #greeklife
I suspect there may be oranges in my culinary future… pic.twitter.com/8in9IEx2
@chubbybannister It’s amazing what these Instagram filters can do…
@BlackDogDays *snigger*
@weirdoldhattie I suggest that you’d be a “mohican’t”.
@BlackDogDays I’ve never been. But I may be prepared to take your word for it :)
@BlackDogDays I will. Though it’ll be sporadic, as they’ll only come through when I find some Wi-Fi…
@BlackDogDays Given the current weather in the UK, you can probably manage that without the four-hour flight, though…
@BlackDogDays (Which is about a hundred paces from their front door. Win!)
I am visiting my dad and stepmum. That photo was taken, roughly, here: g.co/maps/dcgpy
Incoming. instagr.am/p/K-qw5xJC6D/
Evening stroll instagr.am/p/K-qkUEpC55/
@shezza_t Yeah, he’s doing pretty well. Hope I got my fair share of those particular genes…
@benjohnbarnes You should change to git; that gets you an insult every time you do anything…
@BlackDogDays I think you missed the #wordoftheday tag there.
chadschomber Ran 0.0 miles this morning. Felt good.
This is aforementioned dad, by the way. He’ll be seventy next week! flickr.com/photos/matt_gi…
StephenProvis 123-reg have been hit by a massive DDoS attach from China and are currently down. Anyone hosting a domain with them will have issues.
I have just been for a little walk with my dad :) bit.ly/MmUU9p
A river runs through it. instagr.am/p/K9q75wJC3W/
@liveindetail @bbcrb Hah!
@tsunimee Αύριο! (Tomorrow! :) It’s dark here now..)
@tsunimee Quack.
Just posted a photo instagr.am/p/K8RJIcJC2f/
Bench instagr.am/p/K793nPJC90/
@tsunimee No sisters. No brothers, either. Just moi
@tsunimee My stepmum is.
@tsunimee Tu as vrai, poppet. I’m in Crete :)
Oh, @CostaCoffee, you are the only place airside at Gatwick North Terminal that is not playing shit pop music, and I love you.
guriben Hello. I am being @0lympicTorch for a day. Please follow my route through the westcountry.
Nice nap. Now up, had coffee, going through my morning routine. What? Yes, I know it’s ten to midnight…
@ShamashAlidina Er. Working fine here.
@guriben Before then, it was those spring-and-wire no-solder “100 in 1”-type electronics kits. :)
@guriben Hrm. Remember it being before we moved house when I was 11, but don’t know how long before.
guriben Hello. Quick question. How old were you when (if at all) you were taught to use a soldering iron? Pls RT. Ta
@ShabbyBean Hurrah! Will do :)
ChribHibble The best thing about alcohol hand gel in hospitals isn’t the hygiene, but that everyone walks around like they’re hatching a dastardly plan.
Archaeologists will dig back through our fallen civilisation and wonder about UK landfills’ “plastic Union Jack bunting” layer…
In BTP, having a bacon bagel. #cultureclash
Satisfactory warranty. pic.twitter.com/O5FEue29
Typically Bristol. pic.twitter.com/b6QGstTy
@Bristol_Culture @stillawake Dressed as a rainbow! I probably just couldn’t believe my eyes, then :)
@stillawake Fab! Well done. I missed Mersina, no idea how! Must’ve been distracted by @Jorence and @theshinythings on the other side :)
Roight. Bed beckons.
@TIMJ_Neil thanks! Yup, chuffed, and very pleased that I’m apparently ache (and blister) free, too ;)
Run report: my #Bristol10K. mattgetsrunning.com/2012/05/20/bri…
@oxfamcothambook Hope the party was good!