Matt Gibson (@gothick)

Hotwells, Bristol

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May 2015

@Kavey Yeah. Think I need to buy a lot of things that go with chervil this week, otherwise my chives and oregano won’t get any sun!

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A snap from last week’s holiday: Bruichladdich Masterclass. flic.kr/p/tBYpEf pic.twitter.com/3w0jiYDRPM

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CBCNews Woman dumps $200K Apple 1 computer at recycling centre ift.tt/1SJexeI pic.twitter.com/xkpg2GCAIp

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“I’d like to buy a running suit, please.” “Ah. Single-breasted, then, sir?” pic.twitter.com/pDdTU2mtaT

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David Cooke, braced by the front runners of the non-wheelchair race. pic.twitter.com/39Vi6oBe8l

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Woah. So, given it quadrupled in height while I was on holiday, might’ve been overwatering my chervil… instagram.com/p/3WGKQXpCzS/

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@robot_tiger I once had one where “United Kingdom” was in the “alphabetical” list under “B”

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@samsneed12 @chubbybannister *butts in* Yeah, odd. I’ve always been a David Troughton fan, but strange hearing him take over familiar voice.

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Good luck all you peeps. Looks like excellent running weather!

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@maureenjohnson I can only assume that the inflatable butler with the parasol is just out of shot.

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(Thanks to @Kavey and @petedrinks for looking after my Bunnahabhain after I forgot to pick it up leaving the holiday home. D’oh!)

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Home. Due to a logistical error on my part am now drinking Bruichladdich out of a Bunnahabhain glass. Hope this is not big whisky faux pas.

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@samsneed12 Once you figure them out they’re worth every penny.

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kulturhack Confession: I’m not a sports person, so I understandably thought that Sepp Blatter was a Bond villain in a discovered Fleming manuscript.

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Will_Hawkes Bristol, beer destination. And it’s only going to get better … independent.co.uk/life-style/foo… pic.twitter.com/CuEULviC6b

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gemmacorrell Folk remedies for Technology … pic.twitter.com/bm1vHPiROi

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Glad I nipped into town instead of waiting for connection at the airport. Glasgow’s a great place. pic.twitter.com/lI0M9TWI0P

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Glasgow brilliance #5753: even the living statues have traffic cones on their heads. instagram.com/p/3TZaPEJC0r/

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Fab salad by @jacintuk for our barbecue (including wild garlic flowers hand-picked by @petedrinks at Ardbeg!) pic.twitter.com/JAetb3kdEQ

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Here’s @Kavey hard at work tasting chocolate at pic.twitter.com/6dN48sK6bL

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The @Kavey, taking artistic reflection shots in flooded whisky cask tops. pic.twitter.com/2HRQGEfdvn

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Morning view from our holiday home on instagram.com/p/3ODLWWJC9q/

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I filled this bottle from the cask myself :) instagram.com/p/3MZVWVpC1s/

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Kavey The @gothick at @LaphroaigWhisky on a mizzly day. instagram.com/p/3JukunkPbG/

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Scallops cooked in Caol Ila. Hurrah! pic.twitter.com/LF7Tfsa9wO

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Carefully making tasting notes for Bruichladdich High Noon and Sakura Matcha KitKat :) instagram.com/p/3EzVOMJC6O/

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“Random as Glasgae” is definitely a thing. instagram.com/p/2_nEIhpC_L/

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@robjmills Yeah, I’d thought of that, but I had to edit that guess out to get down to 140 characters!

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At Airport, passenger Jules Verne was just recalled to the security desk. I kid you not. Prank, or sad commentary on modern travel?

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…it’s the plot of this 1962 episode of _The Avengers_imdb.com/title/tt051682…mo

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Criminals pretend to be the control tower, talking airliners to their doom. No, I’m not watching Die Hard 2…

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Sad to see that @EvolutionStores has closed. They was pretty much the only reason I ever went to The Galleries.

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@Iriniriri Nope, sorry. That was the only one I took. The boat’s still in Bristol, though, so there may be more opportunity.

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.@BristolCouncil …print out the paper form for a different zone, cross out the bits for that zone, and post it in with crossed fingers.

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Sigh. @BristolCouncil’s “renew your RPS parking permit online”! Has turned into ten minute phone call with advice to…

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Photo: I love the way that Pickle’s small counterpart is called ”Ickle”. tmblr.co/ZD7hNx1lHEJ3w

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@manarth And in more “you had *one* job” news…

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Unique experience: not been to a fish and chip shop that’d run out of chips before.

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@lukeredpath In my experience that’s usually a sign you’re about to make a last-minute choice of a colour you’ve not even tested.

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@ToM_BaL I only discovered it a few years back. Great series!

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anna_debenham Changed my avatar because I’ve now had 3 separate people tell me at conferences that I’m shorter in real life than I look on the internet.

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@ahnlak Idiot. Thor was played by Joanna Lumley in The _New_ Avengers.

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Apple TV home screen is like a slow-motion game of breakout, where you have to destroy the pointless new stations before they fill it up.

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Lush mushrooms on toast. @ AhhToots instagram.com/p/20npBpJCxn/

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@ahnlak I was wondering that too. And I’ve got the day off…

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Awaiting lunch in one of my favourite Bristol hangouts. pic.twitter.com/cMhESY706E

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Walking into town in this unexpected break in the rain. pic.twitter.com/lS8thuzGMY

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@RedBristolGreen @charlie_cat_esq …sadly, the frontage is the only nice bit. Typically dismal 1970s-style offices behind.

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@RedBristolGreen @charlie_cat_esq End of Broad Street, near the old city gate. It was NatWest Insurance Services when I was there…

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@obotheclown @Bristolvor If it’s the one I’ve been on, it’s a Turkish saz, and he’s a very nice Italian guy called Alex.

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@charlie_cat_esq I worked in it for years! It’s much nicer just looked at from the front ;)

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Cmdr_Hadfield An idea doesn’t need to be complex to be brilliant. bbc.com/news/health-32… pic.twitter.com/vxA8zZ9XzA

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Robert McCall. Not a man to annoy, in any incarnation. instagram.com/p/2zGx7PJC7u/

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A fish finger sandwich counts as a healthy dinner if it’s on granary bread, right?

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@C_J_Fox I lost entire years of my life to the 8-bit version…

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This may prove to be a bad idea, getting-things-done-wise. pic.twitter.com/osmG4q7VcD

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Today I learned: cars’ temperature gauges have not always been inside the car. pic.twitter.com/9IWhmrLlzq

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Just been for a Sunday wander around Clifton Village. Some subjects are still irresistible. flickr.com/photos/matt_gi… pic.twitter.com/pd0I9KSpNI

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A couple of tourists well-prepared for the hills of . pic.twitter.com/FsDpZQnNus

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*Scaffolding-free Royal York Crescent klaxon* instagram.com/p/2yA9K8pC25/

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goldengateblond I’d rather walk on actual lava. pic.twitter.com/5F4vxQurSZ

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Ah, The Archers. A traditional accompaniment to Sunday-morning tidying.

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Photo: All I thought of when I saw ”Latin Party Night” was my old Latin teacher, Barry Clarke. I imagine he… tmblr.co/ZD7hNx1kyOtRR

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I do enjoy a bit of Brandon Hill distance. pic.twitter.com/6yzMZ9PvxQ

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ThatChrisGore They let me sit in the @66batmobile @DoACBC. I sat in the Batmobile! I’m never washing my butt. pic.twitter.com/pB0z6xT1o2

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Ahh, Java. “Write once, run… Well, after about three hours of digging through Stack Overflow questions and reinstalling 17 JDKs and JREs.”

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Clifton parking is one of the reasons I bought a mini :) instagram.com/p/2vVyu-JC5C/

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@charlie_cat_esq I went for sultana swirly-thing. Found a frozen one for bonus warm-bread-product-brekkie-while-still-in-dressing-gown.

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@talkie_tim “Eννέα”! Now I can order nine drinks in a bar :)

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@charlie_cat_esq I have bacon, so luckily Bristol will be spared the sight if me in leggings.

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@charlie_cat_esq I know what you mean. *closes blinds and gets butter out of fridge in advance*

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@tyronem I’m afraid you may be right, old chap.

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@UrsulaWJ @Bristol_Eats :) Not when I got there. But good halloumi makes up for pretty much anything!

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Got in at last orders at Eat Like a Greek @Bristol_Eats at Tobacco Factory tonight. Proper Greek street food :D Eυχαριστώ!

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I’m not convinced it’s that polite. pic.twitter.com/kyG4qtJuda

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Wisenheimer “Give a man a mask, and he will show you his true face.” ~Oscar Wilde, predicting the Internet

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Bonus! The Adam & Eve appears to have dropped its odd “Top Gear” theme and started keeping a good pint of bitter again.

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! Is there a direct bus service between Hotwells and Blackboy Hill? (Not the park & ride, unless you can use that without a car…)

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@andybeebristol @petedrinks I had a half and then quickly left the pub before temptation took hold!

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@Kavey Nothing to see here. Mooove along.

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Strange things are indeed afoot, if not afloat, in . instagram.com/p/2jUs6LpC6K/

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Not actually where I was planning on going, but tempting… instagram.com/p/2jJeNPpC1K/

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Couldn’t make the album launch, sadly, but nipped into Rise today :) @ROZIPLAIN pic.twitter.com/adI5iX9JHg

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@jdriscoll The medium. The smaller Milanese loop was a nice fit for me, too.

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@jdriscoll I found them unexpectedly well-fitting for my small wrists. Think it’s because I normally try on “men’s” watches, not unisex.

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@iphonefool I know it sounds a bit crazy, but it really works. Luckily I was in a try-before-you-buy situation, too :D

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@tsunimee Indeed. Is no-one using Meerkat? That’s got an Android app.

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@tsunimee I’ve never broadcast with it, but I wouldn’t have known Android users can’t see it. The only one I’ve watched was on my PC.

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Oooh. Shiny new Natalie Merchant live album on Spotify. open.spotify.com/album/4ky1PYJA…

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Bloggity: First shots from the Fujifilm X100T gothick.org.uk/2015/05/10/fir…

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@chubbybannister Thank you. It’s been many years since I bought a “nice” watch :)

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So. I did not buy an Apple Watch today. I did, however, buy a watch. pic.twitter.com/rFFBuJ59uu

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amayfield Spiders sprayed with graphene produce carbon silk bit.ly/1ANqSmV

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@sowerbyandluff Ten years! Bloody hell. Well done, B&G :)

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Reckon someone’s making a film…

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Skipper of the ferry clocked that this is a replica of Donald Crowhurst’s boat en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Cr… pic.twitter.com/EGpT0m0cdQ

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getinthesea GET IN THE FUCKING SEA, KRAVITZ pic.twitter.com/QDYv3FU6Yo

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@domwakeling My desk is pretty awful, but there wasn’t the light for a photo there :)

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@ToM_BaL That was posted on pretty much real-time, but I don’t know her schedule.

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@says_arline Last I heard he was at a Yoga class in Bristol. Maybe there’s an international doppelarmy!

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Yum. @ Brewhouse & Kitchen - Bristol instagram.com/p/2bxFZhJC51/

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Whitstable Bay Stout. @ Brewhouse & Kitchen - Bristol instagram.com/p/2bpP_rpC7o/

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Love Clifton Hardware’s entrance “trees”. instagram.com/p/2VrWqkpC_K/

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Lovely to see @saulrubinek in Person of Interest. Another hat tip to the original Equalizer cast :)

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As usual, many strange and interesting things at pic.twitter.com/7G2uVK1F5S

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HorizonBlakes7 All at Horizon wish our favourite ‘anti-hero’ Paul Darrow a very happy birthday. Forever Avon. pic.twitter.com/YUMqUtRY1O

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apike User agents of change: the runaway train that is the user-agent string.

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