Hurrah! Starvation solved! instagr.am/p/VKTfpBpC0F/
Starving.
OK. Pervasive Media Studio may be the most interesting place in Bristol. Just met someone who designs spaceships, among others…
@Duchamps_Brides <reverb>Noooooooooooooooo!</reverb>
@Duchamps_Brides Could be. I thought he just wanted us to remember to bring it along… Well, I guess we’ll find out :D
@Duchamps_Brides Wasn’t that the one we were meant to have finished during the last class?
Hurrah! Writing homework finished. And with four hours to spare. That’s a new record.
Light lunch and homework at Watershed. instagr.am/p/VJf-XjJC0o/
Joel_Hughes The stupid cookie law is dead at last zite.to/14yQuWV
Phoned up. instagr.am/p/VJJibIJC5G/
Going on a tour of @PMStudioUK later. Should be interesting…
@Ninja_lynneja *carefully doesn’t ask*
@Ninja_lynneja Dare I ask?
Taking its time… instagr.am/p/VHSHlrpC-4/
fergieweather Keeping close eye on potential for severe weather first half of Friday in W Country. High winds, heavy rain; poss snow. Detail v uncertain.
My walk home is rife with danger. instagr.am/p/VHLflOpC5u/
Hrm. Wine is pricey here. But a glass might help with the caffeine withdrawal. Basically, I’m swapping coffee addiction for alcoholism.
At the Tobacco Factory, awaiting ciabatta. #middleclasstweets
Reach. instagr.am/p/VG8mGCpC_g/
@Thehappyfatgirl No, I’m from Lahndahn. I said “cheers, mate” in my best mockney.
Ooop. Just in time delivery there. Never handed my bags personally to a binman before.
Right. Yes. Work. See you in a couple of hours, Twitter.
benjohnbarnes I love you, Mark Steel —independent.co.uk/voices/comment…3b “it’s obvious who caused the economy to collapse – people on benefits with a spare room”
@markrglover I needed it because I work for financial institutions. Also handy in case anyone sues over an app, or whatever, I suppose.
@markrglover Quite easy. And it does offer some protection, plus some larger companies will only contract with freelancers through Ltd co’s.
@markrglover (But I just normally go to my accountant and do what they say. And I needed to be Ltd for a couple of the contracts I did.)
@markrglover …so the amount of Income Tax should be a lot smaller, so they don’t need any/as much on account. I think.
@markrglover Dunno. But because you’ll generally be taking most of the money through dividends, it’ll mostly be Corporation Tax…
@markrglover Ooops.
@markrglover I think I’m escaping that by transferring to Limited Company.
@markrglover I have some regular income from the apps, but not enough. Still, it’s good motivation, isn’t it?
@markrglover I should probably get another contract soon…
@markrglover I’m in exactly the same position. Think the Limited Company I started this year might be heading that way too.
@WTF4Photography *struts* *saunters* *trips over tail*
Right. More video work, I think.
@markrglover Yeah, I need to do that today. Arse.
@WTF4Photography Hah! Love the diver one. In the end I went for (hopefully) sturdy, long-lasting simplicity. amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00…
WTF4Photography @gothick - Amazon.com: Deep Tea Diver Loose Tea Strainer: Home & Kitchen via @Pinterest pinterest.com/pin/1555853620…
@benjohnbarnes e.g. with Lightroom, Pixelmator, etc., I still find myself reaching for mouse or tablet. Even just to move sliders.
@benjohnbarnes I’m still waiting for something that has the swooshiness of multitouch but is accurate enough for driving complex interfaces.
Turning my SAD lamp off due to the surprising appearance in Bristol of ACTUAL DAYLIGHT.
@benjohnbarnes I think you just invented the terminal.
Aww. Drowning robot tea infuser. amazon.co.uk/Drowning-Robot…
Polishing my pomodoro.
@Kavey x
@guriben :( It sucks how little it takes to knock me away from social things. One bad night’s sleep this time. Bah.
I will mostly be staying in tonight, despite having ticket for the RWA thing. Tired and grumpy.
@rabidbee I think more Rocky. Though it’s actually the Get Running “run clock”. So it’s a Runclocky montage, I guess.
@ahnlak My work here, done, so forth.
Hmm. I think I need a montage. #everybodyneedsamontage
@Duchamps_Brides *Raises eyebrow*
Today I am mostly experimenting with video production. instagr.am/p/VEcC8xpCxU/
@stillawake *sympathy*
Ugh. Woke up tired and headachey. Went back to bed for a bit. Now dunking chocolate biscuits in a cuppatea. Seems to be helping.
wilw Hey, @twitter, will you verify my friend @jonathansfrakes? I can assure you that he used to be cool.
Gizmodo Lucasfilm kills 3D Star Wars re-releases after realizing it’s horrible and everyone hates it gizmo.do/CqdPo9l
Ouch. Note to self: fooling around on guitar for an hour is much easier on the fingers if you do it more than once a month.
@maureenjohnson Well, at least you don’t have to watch it now.
@mhoulden Christ. pic.twitter.com/zSgsbenG
@mhoulden I’ll see you and raise you. pic.twitter.com/9Ig7oyRH
raubrey Ever seen a whale photobomb a juvenile gull? You have now. pic.twitter.com/Jwr5x6Ic
@mhoulden Siri doesn’t do any better. pic.twitter.com/wXc2UeZ6
And I wasn’t even trying to watch Doctor Who. #appletv #crypticerrors #oopsibrokeit instagr.am/p/VCssEQJC9O/
@waiyeehong @_dibdib Lap cheongs are so in awe of Chuck’s tough skin that they simply melt if brought into the same room.
@matt_fwyalchen That… actually sounds quite nice.
@waiyeehong @_dibdib We were once a whole person, but we watched Chuck Norris demonstrate a karate chop on TV and it split us in half.
@waiyeehong @_dibdib Apparently so. chucknorrisfacts.com
@waiyeehong Chuck Norris doesn’t age. Every day that tries to pass him gets punched back into the middle of next week.
On the plus side..pic.twitter.com/36sZWvbpbp
betty_watson Know of anywhere in bristol that would definitely sell wheat and dairy-free puddings / cakes of an evening?
I appear to be flame-grilling some lamb chops. Shame it’s an electric grill. #oops
I keep seeing gurt big posters for @gurtlushchoir’s Gurt Mikado. colstonhall.org/whatson/Event3… #gurt
@archidave If I could summon up that much enthusiasm I wouldn’t have needed those inverted commas…
My cousin Nick is running the Bath Half to support research into causes of miscarriage, premature birth and stillbirth: uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web…
O2 Last night, Chris left his phone with me for five minutes. Now I am a cow. pic.twitter.com/eXoSvb1p
Doing my “weekly” review.
mocost Fisher-Price Synesthesia bit.ly/WB8uIH 11 cases traced back to the same set of alphabet magnets bit.ly/ViQNyi
@R2UK Thanks. On balance, I think a new Wii-U seems the sensible choice for me, given that I’ve *nearly* bought a Wii about three times now!
@ahnlak @R2UK @word_geek @2grummpy Ah! Well, an iPlayer/LoveFilm box that also happens to play games might be worth considering…
@ahnlak @R2UK Plus, let’s face it, half my TV consumption is shows from before things were recorded in HD anyway!
@ahnlak @R2UK I don’t normally bother with HD anyway. I can’t really tell the difference on my old, small telly.
@GrainBarge Thank you. And thank you for the festival, too :D
@R2UK (& thanks for Wii offer. It’s the only console I’ve ever considered buying; maybe I should buy a working one and get games as bonus!)
@R2UK @word_geek @2grummpy Can any of them do iPlayer, too? That’s pretty much the only other thing I’m missing on my TV.
@R2UK @word_geek @2grummpy Most of my needs are met by the Apple TV. Old console not a bad idea, though seems overkill just for LoveFilm.
@njj4 Mmmmm. Diana Rigg. An entire standalone reason for buying that boxset…
@word_geek @2grummpy Ta! Damn it, maybe I should have bid for the Mac Mini I saw at that auction last week…
KatyEvansBush I need to speak to a woman who self-published an e-book with no previous experience in publishing. For an article. Are you out there…?
@njj4 Now *that* is an awesome claim to fame.
@word_geek Hoping that Amazon and Apple do some deal at some point to bring LoveFilm to the Apple TV, which would solve that problem.
@word_geek I still haven’t successfully found a way of putting streamed LoveFilm stuff on my TV, which is my preferred place to watch.
@libbymiller Thanks :) Will get back to you if I manage to override my little “you’ve got no free time, idiot!” voice…
@libbymiller I seem to have amassed quite a few DVDs over the last decade, and I pretty much only re-watch the Blake’s 7 :D
@libbymiller I do want to see Buffy again. But I’m thinking maybe I should just rent them.
@ahnlak You’d also have to throw in a VHS player. Besides, I can get B5 on iTunes…
It comes on 39 DVDs. Which is a tad scary. amazon.co.uk/Complete-Aveng…
(Not *that* Avengers, those people who are confused. The real, *proper* Avengers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aveng… )
@ahnlak Thank you. I’m thinking that as soon as I push the button, sod’s law says Netflix UK will announce its arrival anyway…
Wonder how long it’ll be before I can afford to add £100 to that and buy the Complete Avengers 50th Anniversary Edition box set instead…
Hrm. The Gift Certificate balance on my Amazon account pretty much equal to the cost of the complete Buffy box set…
PORSCHE instagr.am/p/VCGtsfpC6E/
Experimenting. instagr.am/p/VBtlVrpC4S/
@word_geek It was. And quite improbably-angled, to make it down do the basement fireplace of quite a tall house…
sizemore 7 hour Star Wars fan documentary: youtu.be/jeiL3Eru1A0 Take lunch halfway through and that’s your working day done. Your boss says its okay.
And this is why it can be tough to provide a graphic that scales nicely to many devices (source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/720p ) pic.twitter.com/n2kexFtY
haveigotnews It is a truth universally acknowledged, that journalists don’t know any other lines from Pride and Prejudice.
Fiddlin’ with video setup. instagr.am/p/VBcuIMpCwz/
@teacherdude Okay. Question one: what is the correct response to the call “Oggy, oggy, oggy!”? #UKCT
@stillawake That’s a relief.
Hail stopped. Thunder stopped. Fan heater cut out. Scared to look out of the window in case there’s nothing there any more.
@BlackDogDays Favourite hashtag of the week award goes to…
Hrm. There is hail bouncing out of my fireplace. Quite glad this weather waited until I’d finished my cycle home.
@Thehappyfatgirl You’re safe for now. I’ve got to eat first.
Just done @LifeCycleUKteam intermediate bike maintenance course Adjusted lots of things, changed brake & gear cables. Bike still works! Win.
@Thehappyfatgirl I am *so* there. If you see what I mean.
The definition of optimism: Cadbury’s sell Giant Buttons in a reclosable pack.
@guriben Nipped out for lunchtime coffee & bacon sarnie from the workshop at Jake’s Bikes :)
One of the younger members of the bike maintenance course demonstrates parkour skills during lun @ Mayflower instagr.am/p/U_TLVPJCwG/
Great name for second hand furniture store. instagr.am/p/U_P8lGpC9s/
Shiny new brake cables fitted. Looking forward to gear maintenance next… @ Jake’s Bikes instagr.am/p/U_OHKqJC8Y/
@samsneed12 Ooops!
Off to a bike maintenance course. Hopefully I’lll be riding the bike back, rather than walking it home in a carrier bag…
Bloggity: Artist Date #3, my first auction. From Forklifts to Ferraris: gothick.org.uk/2013/01/24/ad3…
Writing my morning pages, occasionally pausing to sing along to _Raingods with Zippos_ (thanks, @FishDerekDick!)
@rem And that’s just the bloody seagulls.
Not a bad day. 7K jog and a beer festival. Now an earlyish night to make sure I’m awake for tomorrow’s bike maintenance course.
@stillawake @guriben Yeah, the biscuits taste pretty good, too. Hit me again, Ben.
@charlie_cat_esq *crosses fingers*
From the @GrainBarge, earlier. One of the nicer views of the beer festivals I’ve been to. flic.kr/p/dPKB6p
@chubbybannister Wasn’t me, Miss!
Drinking on t’@GrainBarge with @andybeebristol. Lots of good beers here. And a man on the decks playing spaghetti western music. ;)
@charlie_cat_esq :)
.@libbymiller They say they’re only allowed to do round trips so far; can’t just pick random people up at the stages. It’s a start!
Well well. Look who it is! instagr.am/p/U83cjkpC2n/
Heading for @GrainBarge. Going slightly long way round in hopes of spotting a particular ferry company’s boats working…
Right. Shower. Lunch. Beer.
That thing where you don’t turn around at the halfway point on your jog, because it might look like you’re following someone.
No shit, Scully. instagr.am/p/U8w2LnJC_z/
Thinking of home. instagr.am/p/U8unYDJC9n/
Simple pleasures. Using cute birthday key ring for my jogging keys. instagr.am/p/U8o_s5pC5i/
On edge. instagr.am/p/U8o6oZpC5c/
@chocablog Apparently if you leave a chocolate bar underneath them it makes it taste sharper.
Think I might go for a jog. And then to a beer festival. Probably best that way around, I think.
Harkaway I’m no biologist, but if the mushrooms are ‘fauna’, I’d say the radiation was a serious effing problem. independent.co.uk/news/world/eur… (@Independent)
Anyway. Yes, morning pages are generally best done in the morning, right? *gets on it*
@Jorence @Ninja_lynneja It’s good fun. If you want something deeper, try _Boxing Day_ or _The Master_, if they’re still on where you are.
@Jorence @stillawake @emmafurious @HartsBakery On the plus side, Ten Ton José is an excellent nom de guerre.
@Ninja_lynneja I enjoyed _Safety Not Guaranteed_, if that’s one of your options.
@stillawake @Jorence @emmafurious @HartsBakery My waistline is lucky I’m so far away.
@Thehappyfatgirl *does spooky alien sound effect*
DeathStarPR I like my coffee like I like my Jedi: more powerful than you can possibly imagine.
@waiyeehong I knew the Greek for “It’s all Greek to me” was “It’s all Chinese to me”. Didn’t know that was so widespread, though!
“It’s all Chinese to me.” futilitycloset.com/2013/01/25/bab…
Thinking of wandering down to t’@GrainBarge tomorrow afternoon for their winter beer fest…
@csoanes I’d post you a slice if it wasn’t all gone. And I knew the postcode for your train.
Simple Pieminister fare tonight. instagr.am/p/U65WEkJC9x/
Purty. flic.kr/p/dPA5f5
@Ninja_lynneja Yes, it’s ace :D
@Ninja_lynneja @Thehappyfatgirl Excellent :D
Eucharis Amazonica instagr.am/p/U6XcBUJC7x/
Danger danger. instagr.am/p/U6VwyYJC6J/
Downs. instagr.am/p/U6UnF5JC5P/
Basil Bug instagr.am/p/U6SXwnpC3p/
@wolfwhistle Yes. Yes it is :D
Hah! Best thing evah: parents sent me 40th card, cross-stitched by stepmum. Even has the @getrunningapp logo & my car! pic.twitter.com/c8b7KORy
@hayles Sorry. That was meant to be a cake, but now I’m 40 I’ve forgotten how to use technology.
Heh. Some lovely knitted #drwho and TARDIS figures… craftyiscool.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/doctor…
@adamgasson (Sorry, hadn’t noticed you follow me; too busy turning forty to catch up with my emails this week!)
@adamgasson Oh! Hi there :D
Hiring an e-contractor. *crosses fingers*
@Duchamps_Brides @BinkysBoudoir But: Seventeen pound fifty? I got a tax bill this morning that says I probably shouldn’t afford it.
@Duchamps_Brides @BinkysBoudoir I’ve never seen them. Was introduced to their music by the then-keyboard player for Bark Psychosis(!)
.@BinkysBoudoir @Duchamps_Brides My timeline runneth over with love for The House of Love. For other Lovers out there: thefleece.co.uk/shows/view/uni…
@Duchamps_Brides thefleece.co.uk/shows/view/uni… :)
Hrm. _The House of Love_? Playing The Fleece? *considers*
@benpratershow Either that or, “It was the time of the switchover from Orange to EE…”
Amphitheatre. instagr.am/p/U3vwRHJC2I/
Much as I’m enjoying listening to lots of David Bowie in @BirdcageBristol, it’s probably time to head home…
@VeraR2010 Happy birthday! And thank you for my card! And apologies for being too disorganised to reciprocate :(
“this is in excellent condition apart I can not seem to get it switched on” - eBay item description for a phone. Quite a big “except” there!
@Duchamps_Brides (Though the walk in the sun was just part of my daily exercise routine, and I’m back working now. Erm. In The Birdcage :D )
@Duchamps_Brides Glad it wasn’t just me!
Bristol sunspot. instagr.am/p/U3ffb4JC4P/
Starts tomorrow, then..pic.twitter.com/XaRcLlTvTv
@benjohnbarnes yup.
@EffBeeee I believe the technical term is “half-cut”.
Back to some healthy food after birthday overindulgence. instagr.am/p/U1pE8FpCyQ/
@BristolSnow Cool!
@bexxi I’m now glad I tagged the photo with “doppelgänger” at the time. Guess that’s how they found it :D
@bexxi Nah, looks like they’re respecting the licence perfectly. I’m even mentioned in the video credits…
(Original photo here… flickr.com/photos/matt_gi… )
.@bexxi Hah! The joy of Creative Commons licensing…
bexxi Some students just showed this video in class - was gobsmacked to see @gothick (& his doppelgänger) appear! youtu.be/_yQtpOZldn8
@Thehappyfatgirl Yeah. Sure when the hotty was glancing down at your chest, it was the biscuit crumb he was checking out.
@redeye Acceptable or not, it shows astounding dedication to one of the worst keyboard experiences I’ve ever encountered…
@stevebattle “And in the strangest Doctor Who crossover episode to date, companion Dorothy finally defeats the Wicked Dalek of the West.”
Theory: The Cylon Raider ship was designed by a Cylon who’d just had breakfast. instagr.am/p/U0er96JC-B/