@hayles Yur. I’ve got to get from the Watershed to Victoria Street by 6pm. Hoping to time it so as not to arrive wringing things out.
@mhoulden Virtually every major company has massive financial dependencies on stuff knocked up in Excel and Access by non-programmers.
Working in t’@wshed.
@Phooto @derekarridge Hah! Snap. My relegated-to-decorating-and-odd-jobs watch, sadly batteryless at the mo: pic.twitter.com/CF5N7Yah
My base instincts are definitely refining with age. Last night I got home pissed and made myself… a peppermint tea.
@foxc Erm. Was the nervous breakdown due to overwork, perchance?
@chrisphin “Whoop” definitely feels right to me for English English.
@LegalWeasel I think there are programmes that could help you.
@benjohnbarnes Heh. There is less chirping this morning, but it’s still a bit like a late dawn chorus. You around?
@vero Nooooo! That’s a slapping offence in any month but December. @preppeller
@stebax I think it may be fair to say that *all* internet trolls have mental health issues, by definition…
@Phooto …that phones are so complex an old one is rarely still that useful, plus very few of them are design classics.
@Phooto It was heirloom from granddad, who was big boss of engineering firms. Dunno about the phone generation. Problem is…
@Phooto I know the feeling. This is my “backup”. Bit scared to wear it. pic.twitter.com/FTQNKfzB
@Phooto Kewl.
@skeddy Indeed. The watch was fine with drunken me last night when I took it off. It was sober me this morning that dropped it, too!
@Phooto Given the mess the guy in Timpsons made of the back of my watch the last time, maybe I should invest…
@Phooto I love self-winders, but my choice is a bit limited because I have small wrists.
@hayles Ooopsie. They normally do for me. Is it George? Have you tried deploying sarcasm?
@Phooto I knew I should, but I dopily thought that meant taking the battery out, which I can’t do myself. Never thought of pulling crown!
@skeddy Well, if you keep a watch for years and years and years and then finally drop it dopily onto a wooden floor, then yes, apparently :(
@Phooto (But I also know some extremely good, though pricey, watchmakers. My other watch, very rarely worn, is an Omega Constellation…)
@Phooto That’s fine; the guys at the “In Time” franchise in Bristol Debenhams were really good last time, so I’ll give them a try.
@shezza_t Oooh. Got a recipe? Ta!
@Phooto Definitely trying a repair, not least because I just ordered a new strap for it *yesterday*! #cursed
@Phooto Cool, that’s what I thought. Thanks, have pulled out crown. Will also try to stop bits falling down the date viewer!
@shezza_t Pork and apple something: recipes.gothick.org.uk/Pork_and_Apple… Have more pork for tomorrow. All suggestions gratefully received!
In Urban Wood, post-gallery, enjoying a rare @BrisBeerFactory Southville Hop _sans_ beer glass on the label :)
Lovely little exhibition at lovely tiny gallery - well worth putting your head around the door (@Bristol_Culture?)
“Dangerous Liason”, a piece from this week’s exhibition at 18 Christmas Steps :) instagr.am/p/Nt4cyYpCyW/
@bexxi Yup: recipes.gothick.org.uk/Pork_and_Apple… (from Eating for One, by Molly Perham)
@bexxi yup. Pork and apple in ginger sauce. Smells nice, at least..pic.twitter.com/s9ZRsZoZoZ
Cookity-cook. #cooking pic.twitter.com/NhYPJyuv
@chrisphin Thought I recognised it. Sadly, while I am currently right next to Boston Tea Party, it’s the wrong branch to get you one :)
Merging. instagr.am/p/NtdZxrpCyM/
Hurrah! New arm for my chair on the way. Bristol Office Furniture giving good long-after-sale service, there. Recommended.
Dealing with paperwork has just frustrated me enough to put a Doxie Go on my shopping list.
@MarinaHyde Try doing some unauthorised marketing using Olympic keywords. Sure they’ll throw you out pretty quick.
@Phooto Not bad. And as I’m doing it mostly to make the flat more saleable, I might “get back” some of the money, in a way…
@NoWireHangers Very exclusive design, by the way, because Helvetica owners pulled it from my Spreadshirt store for trademark infringement :D
@NoWireHangers My pleasure. Much rather it was with someone who’ll get use of it than hanging around at back of drawer.
@Phooto It was only, in the end, about £200 more than my imagined budget. But I may need to add more to get the floor sorted first. Sigh.
bristol247 Amazing live updated map showing all the planes in the sky - can you see Europe underneath if you zoom out? ow.ly/cAJ8r
@liveindetail I am in no way geared up for weddings! #scary #neveragain
@AThriftyMrsUK A1 926, I’d say.
Currently having a coffee while Kitchen Man produces a final quote which, I predict, will be a tad more than I was expecting.
This morning, I will mostly be finalising the details of a new kitchen. It’s needed doing since I moved in. In 1999.
@sugarenia Somewhere on here: itunes.apple.com/gb/album/isles… Probably Underworld/And I Will Kiss?
@Crackerwax Tell them to turn their phone off and call you back.
*Dies in deluge of emails and chirping Android devices*
Ah! That’s why it’s so bad. Importing iCal to Google Calendar adds alert reminders to all appointments, even if they already *had* alerts.
@lizpscully Oopsie. *very quiet sympathy*
@guriben Stapler juggling time!
@nineweeks @Bristol52 @hayles @MissEmmeline Well, I may give it another go now I’ve only got one episode of Dollhouse left :D
*Slowly tracks down beeping annoyances and looks for “shut the feck up” software settings.*
Moved from iCal to Google Calendar. Now there are *eight* devices chirping at me that it’s time to call @benjohnbarnes. #androiddevdownsides
@Bristol52 @nineweeks @hayles I tried the first episode, with @MissEmmeline. We didn’t really get it, I think.
@Bristol52 @hayles Also, because it was cancelled so early, Netflix actually has all the seasons available. Seems sadly rare.
@hayles This is why I’ve been watching Dollhouse on Netflix.
tomscott Oh boy. If you know your web security, have a look at this conversation between @troyhunt and @UKTesco and cringe: exquisitetweets.com/collection/tom…
@archidave No; he’s the best candidate dollars could buy *him*.
fmanjoo There are 416 customer images for this Amazon horse mask. They are all hilarious. fm4.fm/MdF70O
@jukesie I’m now imagining @guriben’s Nexus falling apart like a clown car upon the “send” of that tweet.
@jukesie @guriben It’s the 8GB I’ve got. Started noticing the “unresponsive to touch until screen turned off and on” recently, too. Bah.
@guriben @jukesie You didn’t even get the Jeffrey Archer novel, did you? Are you sure it’s even a Nexus 7? Maybe it’s an Etch-a-Sketch.
Watershed. Balcony. Latte. Awaiting falafel. #sorted
@Mouse_House Just found out place I want to go isn’t open on Sunday mornings. Quick flat ride into town beckons. Hurrah!
@Mouse_House Or possibly cycle! But I want to go to Park Street and that’s a lot of uphill from here… #sweatyforlunch
Hrm. Wonder if there’s enough gap in the rain to nip out for lunch without getting wet?
@patrick_wilson Er. Did you just get hacked?
TheFirmOnline “If you haven’t heard of him, we haven’t either.” NBC Olympic anchor on Tim Berners Lee.
Co anchor: “Google him”.
Breathtaking.
@rossoh Erm. That does look awfully like a joke account.
Thank you, ginger-peeling tipsters.
waiyeehong @gothick peeling ginger easy - espesh if fresh - scrape a knife perpendicular down ginger: on.fb.me/PPbm4H
Kate_Butler @gothick peeling ginger tip: scrape gently with a teaspoon.
If we must have GM foods, can someone at least make ginger that grows in cubes? #peelingnightmare
@claireellent I imagine the original inventor of the bow was the “What? *Run*? All the way over *there*? There must be a better way.” type.
@BlackDogDays Sorry. You do go away with this rather fetching “Spot the Bench” chequebook and pen, though…
@BlackDogDays Nope! Alma Vale, Clifton Village end.
Texture. And a sunny spot to have lunch, too. instagr.am/p/NoQcYypC-s/
Most interest I’ve seen in the Panasonic Store. Turned out to be people watc @ Clifton Down Shopping Centre instagr.am/p/NoN9UEJC9C/
@chubbybannister I’m just trying that experiment. Result so far: not melt as much as I expected. #breeze.
@timhayward Worked okay on two of my boxes.
X @ All Saints Church instagr.am/p/NoKpLcJC60/
Eyes and sky. @ Clifton Cathedral instagr.am/p/NoJxlVpC6c/
@BradleyLaw I’ve not used an iPad. Very much like the iPhone, though. Not noticed any problems.
@BradleyLaw Really good. Good size, great screen, responsive, pretty slick all round, really.
@Mouse_House Cool. Cheaper alternatives may be available now - old review.
@Cookwitch @annecupcake @KaveyF I’ve no problem with being compared to Barry Cryer. *Sweeps back luxuriant locks* *Locks fall in bath*
@Mouse_House Nope! My review: gothick.org.uk/2011/04/13/rev…
Blame @KaveyF! Sorry, @hayles. #nexus7 #kindlewaterproofcase instagr.am/p/Nnr9XxJC_C/
@Mouse_House It even floats*! *Don’t try this at home, kids.
@guriben I’m going for a cheap-arse neoprene sleeve from Amazon marketplace trader.
@hayles It wouldn’t be that bad. No rear camera :D
So. Does this Nexus 7 fit in my waterproof Kindle case? “Yes, ” he tweeted, from the bath… ;-)
@Ninja_lynneja Yes, but that’s only because everyone’s still in bed after last night :)
@tsunimee *hug*
@MissRacingSnake Oh. Sorry, I didn’t know you were dealing with an actual end-of-the-world-catastrophe-level problem like that. *sympathy*
@hayles I’m guessing it’s more awkward to carry, too. At least you don’t need to feed it.
My first thought on the new Nikon 800mm lens: they’d never let you through security with that thing… petapixel.com/2012/07/27/fir…
Hah! 2001: The Summer Blockbuster Trailer @asic69 youtube.com/watch?v=ZSGsh9…
themiltonjones They don’t like you playing Ludo in those Games Lanes do they?
Urgh. That was some rubbish sleep. *peels self from bed*.
@MissRacingSnake Hope you’ve had breakfast. Never murder on an empty stomach.
G’night, Twitter.
@hayles I was just thinking, “Well, if it wasn’t Paul McCartney, it’d be Robbie bloody Williams…”
@panic On their way!
@panic Yup. Seven crash logs. Where would you like them sent? Ta!
psd Fly my horsemen, fly! Brian Blessed to light the torch!
@Thehappyfatgirl Bonsoir, Mrs.
@tyronem You mean I have to go through all this again tomorrow? Gah!
@guriben Have they been on yet? Remembering that Yes, Minister episode where he was warned not to arrange countries alphabetically…
I’d have slipped some made-up countries in to keep people on their toes toward the end. “Wherethefuckistan, Xylophonia, Yugoslaviaren’t…”
benhorsleyco I hope Nigeria make it through the spam filter.
@skeddy @guriben “GURIBENNNN IS INNNNNNOCENT! INNNNNOCENT!” “Hold that man in contem-” “INNNNNNNNNOCENT!”
@skeddy @guriben The nation’s favourite treasure? In my imagination, that would mean Brian Blessed shouting at the court until they gave in.
@guriben They’re probably going to ignore the drunks and the dog and nick you for a jokey tweet.
@jeffrock It’s a great Instapaper app, and it works really well on the Nexus. Being about book-sized is definitely a good form-factor.
@jukesie From many things I’ve seen, this is a very good product with some piss-poor quality control. Think I was lucky!
@waiyeehong Mind you, I nearly did. Little less chilli next time, I think…
@KaveyF Beef stir fry improv.
@rbrwr Apparently so. Hurrah!
In possibly my wisest move of the month, I am going to take my contact lenses out *before* I chop these chillies.
Hard at work. #fridayafternoon instagr.am/p/NlxDjTpCwN/
@guriben *waves from down the hill*
Search for Balloon Fiesta on Mac. Fire up Google Now on #nexus7. Shows driving directions to the Fiesta. Mildly spooky. pic.twitter.com/08KICUOr
@KaveyF Maybe they do sell illicit booze. Elaborate double-bluff! (I have been illegally served alcohol in a coffee shop myself…)
Typing. Not sure I’d call it writing, just yet. *taptaptap*
Ihnatko @hodgman Chickens are like ferrets, motorcycles, or law degrees. It’s much smarter to acquire a friend who has one than to get one yourself.
ayiasophia Don’t have opinions, ladies! RT @VagendaMagazine Cosmo’s 9 things you shouldn’t do on Twitter, one ‘anything political’ pic.twitter.com/6KtYIbIw
@jakepjohnson Hoping the screen will be in the ceiling. I want to watch the stargate sequence from _2001_ while in massive floatation tank.
@Indiechops These were minis!
@Indiechops Though I’ve got to say that the Magnum Infinity Chocolate I was introduced to last week was luuuuuuuuush.
@miguelitolj I’m just getting back into it. My power-to-weight ratio is still below par for Bristol’s hills, sadly!
@Indiechops …apart from having it straight from a van on a sunny day. So it’ll be whatever’s on the Downs this afternoon :D
@Indiechops Loved the Vee Double Moo I had on Brandon Hill the other day. But not great preference in general.
Only just recovered from cycling to Easton and back. Now it’s up the hill to the accountant. Think after that it may be ice cream time.
@ShaneHudson “This autumn”: twitter.com/kickstarter/st…
@Thehappyfatgirl Congratumalations!
@talkie_tim Well, I would have got there earlier, but I was feeding a cat.
julesmattsson Hunt’s flying bell end hits woman: Did that really happen? We live in a world beyond satire… itv.com/news/update/20…
@talkie_tim I left just before your tweet, sadly, and Dreadlocks had left before I got there, too…
It’s a tough to get to the Notification Centre preferences in #mountainlion if your dock is full. twitpic.com/ac9bcv
The #nexus7 makes for a really good Kindle device. Lovely screen, good size. Hurry up and make colour e-ink screens this fast, science.
Old haunt. @ Baristas Coffee Collective instagr.am/p/NlHclsJC99/
“@mims: 45% chance NYC will experience hurricane-force winds within four hours. This is not a drill. nym.ag/MIXQkR” <- Fab advice.
@RevRichardColes “Prepare the scapegoat!”
@KaveyF I wonder how many other people are thinking, “Did I arrange to go to dinner with Kavey? Was I drunk? Shit.”
@chubbybannister Yes. Let’s say “moist”. “Moist”.
AndriaLindquist long story, I got denied entrance into the UK and now my couple has no one to shoot the wedding. Anyone around London free to shoot sat?
@chubbybannister Oat cakes and people don’t mix.
@ahnlak CYNIC.
Rescuing bears from a bin. Well done, those folks. youtube.com/watch?v=wDZ60s…
@panic (I’ve definitely been telling Coda to send off reports when it dies.)
@panic Where do they go? Had some “report and continue” in-app ones, and some full-on whole-app crashes; nothing in CrashReporter folder.
@panic Installed #mountainlion — Coda 2 seems very crashy just editing a simple HTML page (with preview.) Any known issues? Ta!
@BlackDogDays Yeah, well, mine’s not too fond of me, either…
@BlackDogDays My pleasure :D
@mhoulden Top Cat?
@mhoulden Sea Lion.
#mountainlion: So far, so painless.
Hurrah! Take-out quiche from @SourdoughCafe, consumed in Castle Park.
Have installed self in Temple Park with Kindle to await lunch date.
I wish whoever’s stealing that car would get on with it. #annoyingalarms
Glad I was on holiday last week. Hopefully that’ll somewhat make up for the slew of huge downloads updating to #mountainlion. #fairusepolicy
@ShaneHudson @rem Does that work well these days? I had all sorts of weirdness when I tried it year or two ago.
@rem So annoying. Especially if you’re cross-platform. I want my iCal entries magically appearing on my Nexus 7!
@alfredapp Lovely, thanks!
@KaveyF It’s pretty nice out here. Making the most of it while I can :D
@alfredapp If I have a personal contact who also has a company name, should searching the company name find them? Ta!
@ahnlak When I say I’m burning the midnight oil, that is not a euphemism.
Morning workspace. instagr.am/p/NigiHLpC1_/
@aaronsw Glad to be of service.
@mhoulden You may be a little far away for that. They do mail order, mind…
@skeddy It is, luckily, not *that* deadly. But it is very good.
RT @petapixel: The 7 levels of awareness in becoming a professional photographer: j.mp/OiwAYp <— Interesting. No sure where I am!
So. Will it slay me, or will I slay it? instagr.am/p/NiXu-4JC0J/
@aaronsw (And I can still login to icloud.com as <me>@mac.com…)
@aaronsw All my old @mac.com mail got auto-redirected to <same>@iCloud.com mail, after the interlude that was MobileMe, if that helps?
@blunt_knives @Bristol_Culture In that case, I’d call Park Street “Upper Hotwells” :D
@Bristol_Culture Hrm. “Nearly.”?
@mhoulden @Juggzy @andrewjnorman @nalsa One of my regulars is Rosemary Chicken: recipes.gothick.org.uk/Chicken_with_R…
@rabidbee Well, it could have been a lot worse than his back, at least.
@rabidbee Ooopsie.
@rabidbee Draw a nice shape on yourself with the repellent and at least you’ll get a mozzie tattoo.
They did *what* with the Korean flag? Sorry, is this the real Olympics, that parody show, or an episode of Yes, Minister?
Just escorted a daddy long-legs from the premises. Much bigger and I’d have needed to hire a fork-lift.
@waiyeehong Oooh, nice.
@LynnCherylEde I don’t type so well when my head is hurting from the noise. Bah.
Unless, of course, someone actually *is* trying to steal Hotwells Primary School.
SHUP UP LOUD ALARM.
@nicepaul This is why mine retains the James the Engine sticker over the apple, from the last big group holiday I was on…