@tsunimee @charleymarley @al86shaw Any reports on whether he enjoyed it more than watching X Factor?
@chrismarquardt It uses the rotation EXIF if set, from what I’ve seen. Rotated on the back of the camera during playback?
@juliavdw Thanks!
Lasagne, salad, Dr. Who. #holytrinity
The cutest band EVAH just did Song 2. Aww. #openmic #adamandeve #bristol
That was a great cover of “Come Together”, especially considering the performers’ total height is roughly equivalent to 1.5 Beatles’.
Got to say, I’m really liking the Adam & Eve. Good crowd. I should get to my local more often. #hotwells #bristol
@Bristol52 I have a single, mild blister. Which I will not show you. And I started with the #C25K. Do it!
Ah. Adjacent customer turns out to be compere. It’s under-18’s open mic night at Adam & Eve. Thought those mics were set low!
@derekarridge Ta. Am now following your shining example!
Problem solved by @adamandevebristol :) instagr.am/p/QNNlxWpC1u/
@KaveyF You are quite a *long* way downhill. And I need to be up for work tomorrow.
Hrm. I would quite like a beer, but all my local shops are either uphill or downhill. Bah. #sorecalves
@Thehappyfatgirl Careful now, I was already blushing after just the thirteen miles and a hot bath :D
@KaveyF Thank you, sweetie. How’s the birthday going? That burger looked awesome.
@Thehappyfatgirl Thank you. I feel pretty good, it’s true :D
Official time: 02:47:33. Making that, *just*, my fastest ever half marathon. Clearly losing weight is helping some… #bristolhalf
The #bristolhalf went pretty well. I could have done without Inane Shouty Bloke With Airhorn dogging my heels for last 10 miles, mind.
@r0bb1eh I seem to be a lot better at coping with the “day after” these days. My leisurely pace probably helps :D
@Mouse_House I’d probably err on the side of “yes” anyway; it’s the right time of year to buy something like that. See you through winter.
@Mouse_House Ah. Well, in that case, my “yes” gets qualified again. To “yes, as long as *I* don’t have to pay for them :D”.
@Mouse_House Then I’d say that’s an unqualified “yes”.
@r0bb1eh I was foolish enough not to. But I reckon the walk to work and back will probably do me good.
@Mouse_House Sexeh. Yes, as long as they’ll fit your calves okay.
@VeraR2010 @chris_j_hughes I couldn’t decide. I love hot baths. So I started hot and finished off cold. Who knows whether that’ll work…
@BenPark Pretty!
@r0bb1eh And well done, speedy! About an hour faster than me :D
@xabl @StJamesPT @KeithGough1 @r0bb1eh Thanks!
Now: Serious Bath Time.
@bestform @Indiechops @andybeebristol @curtismark @julienbob @daycoder @benjohnbarnes @Thehappyfatgirl Thanks all :D
@NoWireHangers That and it’s students-come-back day as well…
Traditional post-run ‘Tillos. #bristolhalf instagr.am/p/QMzU7WpC-p/
Just posted a photo instagr.am/p/QMu84apC8h/
@jukesie *waves*
Done it! instagr.am/p/QMt8dDpC8F/
@ajjmcd Ta!
@VeraR2010 @benjohnbarnes Also: nice! Just saw about your run yesterday! :)
@VeraR2010 Thanks!
I’m British, so I find it help to think of it less as a half-marathon, more as a 13-mile queue. #bristolhalf instagr.am/p/QMYTYmJCzF/
Nervous first-timer/
Standing in a queue of one/
The runner prepares #haiku #bristolhalf
Good luck, all you lovely #bristolhalf runners. And thanks for support, cheering people. It really helps, especially in the home stretch!
@VeraR2010 Yup. ;)
Race leaders. #bristolhalf instagr.am/p/QMVuhoJCyO/
Wandering down to #bristolhalf. Hotwells Pine have a Running Strictly Forbidden sign in window, the wags. pic.twitter.com/ronmE3ke
Happy birthday, @KaveyF!
@guriben Yrah.
@claireellent Thanks!
I think my evening may be getting even better. pic.twitter.com/PnpXfw3v
@DrHairbear Heh. You do get a very reassuring receipt if you do it right.
For anyone wondering, yes, that *was* me doing a mini photoshoot of a woman doing yoga outside McDonalds in Broadmead. Long story.
Not just me that gets lost here, then. Currently watching an emergency ambulance crew being redirected to the other McDonalds.
@domwakeling To be fair, though, much of my stuff is working, too. I just have too much stuff.
@domwakeling It’s all gone wrong!
@hayles Very likely. Basically sounds like @ThreeUK can’t take the money we’d love to give them today.
On the plus side, just tried the spooky scan-it-yourself-pocket-it-and-leave Apple Store thing, and haven’t been nicked for shoplifting.
Good news: my contract’s up, so they could just swap broken MiFi for new one. Bad news: @ThreeUK’s computers’re so screwed they can’t do it.
@hayles Ta! Nearly there, then.
adamcheasley @gothick it’s in Cabot circus. Second floor.
@adamcheasley Ta!
Where’s the Three store in Broadmead? I have iOS 6, so searching for Three just shows me a Japanese airport. (Really.)
In The Galleries. They are playing Whitney Houston. Kill me now.
@Thehappyfatgirl Morning!
Just watched _Untouchable_ at @wshed. Fab film. Good choice, @claireellent!
@liveindetail @TheHomemadeMama Plus concept albums. You don’t get much proggier. Saw Fish last year. Still amazing.
The cathedral and the moon. instagr.am/p/QIpSrsJC6o/
@TheHomemadeMama @liveindetail they *so* count as prog. ;)
@MandinaM Well, apart from choosing stuff and making tea and providing biscuits.
@MandinaM It was all someone else’s work!
@liveindetail They just look it.
@hayles I took over Emm’s washer for a couple of hours last night, so it’s not as bad as it could be :)
@MissRacingSnake Hah! Exterminate that PB…
No gas supply yet, mind. But at least I can do some laundry this weekend :D
HO YES! #kitchen pic.twitter.com/TGsi1FpD
@hayles @mikedunn My bus went through Temple Meads. Must’ve been heading in the right direction (506 Victoria Street -> CREATE Centre…)
Well, that bus journey was refreshingly easy. Hello, #hotwells, I’m home! instagr.am/p/QICo9MJC8X/
@curtismark Bristol, but not First. You’re probably right, but the route could be handy when it’s less busy. Worth a go…
@liveindetail I was just talking about Porcupine Tree at the weekend. One of Port Erin’s numbers was quite reminiscent of them.
Trying a new bus route home, in a spirit of experiment. So far, win: it actually turned up within five minutes of the timetable.
@abbyosullivan ooh. Weird!
@abbyosullivan “Jeggings”, I reckon.
@MsMottram @BlackDogDays :(
charlesarthur I won’t really believe that @MarsCuriosity has found an ancient stream bed until it sends pictures of an upended shopping trolley.
brucel I’ve never been a fan of Harry Potter, but this is magnificent writing by JK Rowling pic.twitter.com/PbqruOW7 (HT @AndrewTobert)
I could get the hang of this Macmillan morning. instagr.am/p/QHSc4MJCwv/
Morning all. instagr.am/p/QHFVV9pC9r/
Think I might walk to work today. Cycling’s great, but sometimes I want to chill out a bit more on my journey…
@MsMottram Yup. Only office-bound for four weeks, though.
Here’s a (moderately expensive) solution to the problem of carrying around heavy camera lenses. petapixel.com/2012/09/27/pho… (via @petapixel)
@skeddy Yup.
I am a lot more glad of Friday arriving this week. (First week back in the office on a short contract…)
Aha. Apologies for the random Instagramming, but I’ve only just fixed the Twitter link on t’new phone…
Stuck. instagr.am/p/QFhAC3JC3e/
Easton sunset. instagr.am/p/QFpMhApC9K/
@chrisphin “Tippleworthy”.
(Speaking of which, if you’d like to sponsor me, in aid of Children’s Hospice… Tajustgiving.com/mattbristolhal…rr )
BristolCouncil Bristol Half Marathon this Sunday - essential road and travel information bit.ly/RYmXC5
BL_Owens Paging Dr. Jones. Buddhist statue found by Nazi expedition is made from a meteorite ow.ly/e0LYu
@mikeotaylor Yup, sorry, I’ll be running. Albeit slowly.
Every day, it looks a bit more like a kitchen. Huzzah! pic.twitter.com/aQQPslT5
joshacagan Just saw three professional-looking women laughing over salads. STOCK IMAGES HAVE GAINED SENTIENCE AND WALK AMONG US
@Whatleydude Spooky; I was just listening to that.
“All-new classic Star Trek: The Next Generation”? #mixedmessages
One day, possibly very soon, I will have a plumbed-in washing machine again. That’ll be a bit of a relief.
@Thehappyfatgirl Not sure yet. I’ll be talking to my consultants (mostly @MissEmmeline, probably) about that once the rest is sorted :D
Definitely getting there! pic.twitter.com/dkYRtPRC
benhorsleyco Tuesday morning workout: 10 sit-ups (for the snooze button), and 2 pull-ups (one for each sock).
@nickbrompton @Thehappyfatgirl INNOCENTFACE.
@nickbrompton @Thehappyfatgirl Pondage denied! Recording failure. Have kicked off iPlayer download. Going to sulk in bed.
@Thehappyfatgirl Yes, but I won’t be. I’m sure she’ll help me relax before bed.
@Thehappyfatgirl Good point. Might have to watch Pond first, though.
@nickbrompton Oooooh, good reminder. Clean forgot I had it sitting ready to watch.
@KaveyF @tsunimee @Phooto Though of course now I *must* visit @DanBurgerJoint for scientific comparison purposes.
@KaveyF @tsunimee @Phooto I think there’s only one, and it’s a bit off the beaten track in Bristol, in St. Annes. It was very good.
@KaveyF @tsunimee @Phooto Got to say, I had one of these earlier: warrensgourmetburger.co.uk <— and it was gourmet enough for me :D
@skeddy It’ll be mostly done by the end of the week. Next week, floor levelling, then lino goes in. Paint & minor finishing touches later :)
@KirstyHigginson I stopped buying M&S work trousers because the hems kept on falling within a week or two. Rubbish things.
@Thehappyfatgirl That’s the plan. If I’m still on here after 9pm, tell me off. x
@liveindetail They’re coming tomorrow. Hopefully. *crosses fingers*
@Mouse_House It is. It’s all going marvellously, so far.
@Thehappyfatgirl Yur. Though mostly I need some un-excitement at the moment. NEEEEED SEEEEEEEEPS.
@christianrt I did consider that. But no, they weren’t open. Might have to do some lunchtime shopping tomorrow…
Ooooh. It’s starting to look a bit kitchen-shaped in here. pic.twitter.com/H12CHQCW
West Country Plate. instagr.am/p/P9wYleJCyX/
Hrm. Lots of Man Flu sufferers in the office. Stay away until I’ve run the Bristol Half, germs!
@talithahg Christ, no. A single was hard enough to tackle!
@liveindetail I’ve not tried the Burger Joint (yet.) This place: great burgers, less sure about Rod Stewart album on stereo :)
Just posted a photo @ Warren’s Gourmet Burger instagr.am/p/P9Ory-pCwL/
Hrm. Wonder how fast Amazon Prime can get a set of waterproof clothes to me?
@libbymiller Sigh. First day of new contract. Remaining indoors sadly not an option.
@claireellent (Oh, yes. I see what you mean!)
@claireellent Hurrah!
Well, that was quite a long day. Goodness. A rather lovely one, though :)
@stillawake Yeah. *So* glad I managed an hour’s nap in the middle of it! #oldman
@tsunimee :)
Enjoying tonight’s gig at the Louie ;) @ The Louisiana instagr.am/p/P7m4hppC9_/
Reassurance. instagr.am/p/P7P8aaJC3q/
@VeraR2010 Well, I was dreaming about it for the half-hour before whilst stuck in traffic and hungry. I think that counts.
@stillawake Also always find the service very good. Can’t really fault ‘em.
@Bingo_Little Niiiiice. I over-caked yesterday. Afternoon tea parties are dangerous.
@stillawake It was not quite a billion £s. It was very, very good, as it always has been every time I’ve splashed out there. Recommended.
Mmmmm. Just had roast pork at the Pump House. :D
But at least Aldi Bedmo has something of a view. #bristol pic.twitter.com/t43YJZwy
@Jorence Sign out & back in again?
Hangin’ in the Aldi car park. #glam
@talkie_tim @hayles If I may butt In? I always found Debenhams in town very helpful in the formalwear department.
@Mouse_House Yes. When I’m walking down corridors like that, I expect the Doctor to come from the other direction, shouting “RUN!”
Public Information Announcement. instagr.am/p/P4Kew0pC87/
@guriben And yet I found, from a distance, it sounded very like English. Odd.
Eating panini on a park bench. Hurrah! @ St Andrew’s Park instagr.am/p/P4FK2FpC6Y/
@jammiedodger13 @OpinionatedGeek Have this one on me. <Get Running Voice>You can now call yourself a runner!</Get Running Voice>
codepo8 Peeled and repackaged bananas. Giving up on humankind in 3 2 i.chzbgr.com/completestore/…
@Bristolvor There’s some more sitting in the kitchen. And some longer bits in the hall. But it’s less volume than I was expecting.
@r0bb1eh @Caremur Well, I’m so inept at DIY that I can definitely earn a kitchen fitting faster than I can fit a kitchen.
@Caremur @r0bb1eh Sadly, I’ll be out working, in order to pay for the kitchen…
.@Caremur It’s okay. I will very much *not* be doing the assembly. Very happy to pay fitters, rather than ending up in casualty.
@BenPark @Thehappyfatgirl Most restaurants do operate at least a two-sock policy, I hear.
@utterben Well, if you’d told me that in advance, I wouldn’t have booked the fitters…
(Yes, there is more.) instagr.am/p/P32TLVJC02/
I have a new kitchen. Some assembly required. instagr.am/p/P32AmnJC0x/
@Thehappyfatgirl Depends. What colour is the sock?
@Mouse_House HELLO FOXY.
Where’s my kitchen, then? *Looks expectantly out of window*
@Dru_Marland So do most computer programmers!
@Dru_Marland …there are definitely prices I wouldn’t pay to do it myself.
@Dru_Marland This week, my plasterer had learned his trade, and also had elbow surgery twice, mostly due to his attention to smoothing…
@Dru_Marland Indeed. It probably helps to be in a trade myself where people think, “but it’s just a few buttons. How can it cost £20,000?”
@SourdoughCafe Here’s Twitter’s help page for that: support.twitter.com/groups/33-repo…
@roundonefight @jonhickman Recycle your original Apple TV and save a nursing home!
daringfireball The Economics of Stolen Bicycles: df4.us/kcj
@andybeebristol You taking up minimal tweeting?
Oh. Yes. I should probably have had lunch by now.
You know how my Fitbit broke? Just received the shiny new replacement. Excellent service. Thanks, @fitbit!
RT @ahnlak: @gothick Monarch flight, operated by Aurela. According to the beeb, anyway <— Aha! Thought it might be something like that.
So, Sky think it was a Monarch plane, BBC report it as Aurela Airlines. Can they both be right? #birminghamairport
BristolFerry Tickets on sale for our Best of Bristol tour. 2 hour cruise with a beer, a pie and a pub stop! £16
bristolferry.com/publicTrips.ph… pic.twitter.com/ijyj9ZiI
@MsMottram @BlackDogDays Damn it. And we would have been accidentally taking part in hobbitsecondbreakfast.com too!
@BlackDogDays @MsMottram Bah. *SADFACE*
Bugger. The XX’s tickets going on sale appears to have brought down the Colston Hall website.
@guriben That is, verily, a most high bollock.
@guriben I’m sure at least one Android device gets updated per week.
@SarahPinborough Is the fridge freezer in a cold place?
@nigellegg “Metadata” seems a good general description in that case, as the stuff is info *about* the URL. The URL would work without it.
@nigellegg …Google Analytics tracking codes.
@nigellegg Technically, the stuff after the ? is a “query string” made of “GET parameters”. In that particular case, it’s…
@thomasvenables (They were, er, quite stereotypical plasterers, but tidy, and my walls are *very* smooth.)
@thomasvenables I would, but I don’t have his details to hand as he was subcontracting for Parks. Will see if I can get them for you.
@hayles Sorry. I tried to be AMAZEBALLSED, I really did. Will try them again to see if I really am pork-incompatible.
Plastered. pic.twitter.com/TsWzjFTf
@Taras_Table Damn. Oh well, worth a try!
@Thehappyfatgirl @liveindetail No, I’m off to a birthday tea party on Saturday…
@Taras_Table He’s a very nice man. Tell him I sent you, maybe he’ll fit that extra socket I wanted :D
@derekarridge Nah, they’re doing another coat.
@1Rj1978 They might already have an update in the pipeline. Think I’ll wait a few days and see what comes along.
@hayles And… Yes, good. But it failed to AMAZEBALLS me.
It would be quicker for me to go and buy film than to wait for the camera to fire up in Instagram under #ios6.
@Thehappyfatgirl I had pork. It was nice. #microfoodblog
Huzzah! #pork @ Grillstock instagr.am/p/PzB2MFJCwT/
@Thehappyfatgirl I’m sure you can get a “Don’t Be So Bristle” card from Asdal.
@Thehappyfatgirl Well, I’d start with, “‘Ere, moi luvver, can I as a quick wurd, like?”