Matt Gibson (@gothick)

Hotwells, Bristol

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May 2016

@CharlieEsq_ I thought you already had one. Who am I following, then?

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Yet again, I wonder why this walking/cycling sign on North St points in completely the wrong direction… pic.twitter.com/kSQ5FR3r7g

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@liveindetail I hear those are quite expensive to treat.

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@liveindetail …given that I’m hand-whipping, I think we’d have to invent some kind of handicap system.

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@liveindetail I was just wondering what to do with the half-tub of whipping cream now I’ve finished all the strawberries. However…

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verge Samsung is adding new obtrusive ads to your old smart TV theverge.com/2016/5/30/1181… pic.twitter.com/R6L3HHu0vI

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GreatDismal Not the Onion: North Korea endorses Trump, “wise politician” theguardian.com/world/2016/may…

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Supplemental: if anyone in Bristol knows a Federica Pelliccioli, tell her not to bother waiting in for her New Look top from Amazon.

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Ordered a camera battery from @AmazonUK. Received: vest top, t-shirts. Erm. Also: Sadly, I’ve *never* been a size 10 pic.twitter.com/ymhe2qEYKX

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A scheduled power cut? Guess there’s major work happening. pic.twitter.com/95oibE7EaX

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Snap from yesterday’s day of hard, hard work. pic.twitter.com/HCpUkEq4xK

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everycolorbot 0xd8afbe pic.twitter.com/408uTDVrV5

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AwardsDarwin When looking cool goes wrong. pic.twitter.com/sGOxPnh0kn

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@shezza_t I actually whipped some cream for the strawberries earlier. Summer does seem to be here.

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Finishing a book as the harbour view rolls past. @BristolFerry pic.twitter.com/IWBJz6SuGY

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Taking my Pret lunch up to Brandon Hill to escape massed humanity.

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Never fails to raise a smile with me. pic.twitter.com/EO7ZK2slXN

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Coffee time. @ Playground Coffee House instagram.com/p/BGB1UMOJC3e/

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bristolballoon It’s official everyone is taking place Thurs 11th Aug - Sun 14th Aug. More updates to come! pic.twitter.com/Wyie9cYjbv

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@PointyHound @BenPark It’s like he had some photos left over from selling the hedge that happened to have the car in, too.

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BenPark These might be the greatest pictures I’ve ever seen on a used car advert. autotrader.co.uk/classified/adv…

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That’s quite a claim from a company selling garden lighting equipment. pic.twitter.com/vdGCZd5wZ2

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@samsneed12 I didn’t know we had one. Where’s that to?

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@Bristolvor *Checks watch* No, you’re fine; it’s May.

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There’s only one answer, surely: Matthew’s pregnant!

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@shezza_t Those creepy bastards in the straitjackets helped.

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@maxjacobson It also used to reliably sync with Dropbox, who have engineers around on a Saturday.

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@maxjacobson Well, yes, and I’d never be abusive, but a 9+ hour outage with no updates since the tweet is understandably frustrating.

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MarkTaylorFood Calling all bean-heads - best coffee around Shepherd’s Bush anyone?

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I like the Day One app, but I have very bad luck with its syncing. Last two times I’ve tried it — weeks apart — they’ve had server issues :(

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At the end of a production run, sometimes the factory only has enough bits left over to make half a canal boat. pic.twitter.com/blwMydQR8U

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I felt like doing that the last time I had a croissant from the Triangle branch. twitter.com/goulcher/statu…

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mixonic Dark UI patterns on the @verizonfios website. Number of agents “waiting” for a call is a randomly generated number. pic.twitter.com/A9cYTrZ3hX

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@saltwateritch …that I’m guessing my mum bought so I’d leave hers alone! Guessing everything would seem wider than that little one.

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@saltwateritch I do not know. The only other typewriter I regularly used was a little portable (Underwood 112)…

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@rem Put 10 emoji in there and stand well back.

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@saltwateritch Also: if you really want it, check availability of ribbons! Multicoloured ones must be rarer.

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@saltwateritch it was amazing. Though I have nowhere to put a typewriter.

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No, YOU went for a brief post-dentist drink and are now smashed at the Pump House

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Miscalculated @BristolFerry times. On the plus side, I have a large @BristolPound balance I can use to kill time in @No1Harbourside!

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hundredmondays just do the damn hack
refactor after release pic.twitter.com/yefZrtehEo

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I seem to be reading Wonder Boys very slowly. Great book, though. And the beer’s good 😎 @No1Harbourside pic.twitter.com/Jf2zkLOJEu

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Taking the ferry to the dentist. One can often crowbar an upside in in Bristol.

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@talkie_tim I prefer to think of myself as the lone punman.

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Instant nostalgia in a reclamation yard as I find the same typewriter I first typed on as a child. pic.twitter.com/l7JzizWAQS

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@chris_coys Did you know they made hydroponics systems with growlights? I knew about the beer, but not these! pic.twitter.com/Cl7ppRuk20

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Tomorrow I’ll have to move most of these round the front so they get enough sun. Until then..pic.twitter.com/74xMEx4U4646

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@foxc Also, you’re to arrive angry calm, in an old new car.

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Okay. Potting mission accomplished, and engineer arrived and is fixing the washing machine. Good day so far..pic.twitter.com/i8horkAWzIzI

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BBC6Music .@ROZIPLAIN in session with @laurenlaverne tomorrow! Tune in from 10am bbc.co.uk/6music pic.twitter.com/AXaDKBOG1V

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@shezza_t That is exactly what @_pigeons_ — my Horticultural Attaché — told me :D

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ajlobster Banking tips pic.twitter.com/8Q90f056EZ

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MartinBelam Still my fave media story of all time: in the 1920s people complained when newspapers introduced crossword puzzles pic.twitter.com/NUSXPeYswL

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CharlieEsq_ “I’ll get the bus to save time”

Bus… pic.twitter.com/4yd646gsrC

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Well, that should be plenty to be getting on with! @_pigeons_ pic.twitter.com/4YGosiSe9q

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@JohannaTC Yeah. I live in between Joy Hill and Hope Chapel Hill, so I can sympathise! flic.kr/p/dMHadE

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@JohannaTC I imagine it’s something of a regular occurrence.

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Reading comprehension failure. Hope he manages to get back out of Clifton Vale pic.twitter.com/bXIfcFy2sS

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Hungry people, look away now. Salt Deli’s cauli frittata um yes. pic.twitter.com/TGpBdFi1aH

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@Dizzy_fish Luckily, a secondhand bookshop was just over the road. pic.twitter.com/RoTV76CG5K

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“Anything else?” “Not for me, but I think this fella could do with a glass of water…pic.twitter.com/durNBmNfzdzd

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Oh, of *course* the library’s closed on Wednesdays. Oh well. Needed a walk.

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AlanStanton_ The Guardian claims that Lambeth Council spent more to guard its closed libraries then it saved in closing them. gu.com/p/4jf6d/stw

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@Kavey It’s like I always thought: some people will stuff *anything*.

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@shezza_t Don’t. I can’t afford a macro lens at the moment! :)

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@shezza_t This may be the first gardening book I’ve ever bought. I’m starting to get the hang of it, I think, so taking it more seriously!

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@anna_debenham They didn’t want to check your age. They were just putting your name on the list behind the bar.

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@leeblackwood Hiding inside, not moving a muscle: SpongeBob SnipePants.

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@Pinboard You’re drinking unfiltered water, aren’t you? This paper from Veganwater University says it causes sarcasm and haemorrhoids.

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“Low-maintenance garden”: Concrete. “Beautifully presented”: Like a time-capsule from 1978. Yes, I’m looking at Rightmove again.

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@ThereSheRides I’ve got this to look forward during my traditional Sunday Omnibus cleaning. Maybe it’ll make me scrub the bath harder.

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@lilydoughball Ooops. Still, complete non-start like that often turns out to be something cheap. *crosses fingers for you*

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_kylestarr *adds 50 handles to a tweet*

I suppose you’re all wondering why I’ve gathered you here…

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ZanyJaney11 Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says “If an emergency, notify:” I put “DOCTOR”. What’s my mother going to do?

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Houseplant status: doing pretty well, mostly. pic.twitter.com/Fh4VqNFxGR

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@Gary_Bainbridge I’d tell you why you’re wrong, but I can’t remember Twitter’s UK SMS gateway number any more.

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team_CLPR .@Twitter is overhauling some of its rules to try to make itself simpler to use bbc.in/1WMdmyT @DaveLeeBBC

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As someone who loses virtually every game he plays, including Connect 4 (*glares at @taraddean*), NO THANKS. twitter.com/B247Martin/sta…

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@dangusset I was just working on the basis I couldn’t identify the *un*healthy ones, and everything’s relative :D

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@dangusset Well, on the right I think we’ve got a string of sausages and a necklace of pizza.

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@talkie_tim I’m vaguely considering an extension tube, but I do long shots so rarely a dedicated lens probably isn’t worth it.

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craigstone_ This is a baby octopus. pic.twitter.com/L1ocNpCzOY

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Apparently my stalkee this afternoon was a great crested grebe. Thanks @headfirstonly for the ID! pic.twitter.com/Yd4u7PkZvx

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@hotdogsladies FYI: This song is obligatory at British wedding receptions where anyone aged 40+ might be present.

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@tsunimee Fear not, ma petite. Your followers can fucking swear for you, and no bugger will ever know.

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I am normally accompanied by the small and subtle Fuji X100. For snapping birds, though, it’s the heavy artillery. pic.twitter.com/zFLZf5FHFH

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Mine’s a pint of @GBrewery’s rather lovely BX Mild. pic.twitter.com/vADFCiNUaf

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@jukesie Heh. I have twenty books or more on the “incoming” shelf anyway. Will stuff the cheapest-looking one in my bag ;)

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@jukesie I may have to start carrying a paperback with me.

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Kindle disadvantage: I’m not leaving this Paperwhite on the table outside to save my place while I go to the bar.

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@sarahjeong @danbarker They also broke the “slow as treacle with an irritatingly non-native UI” promise. Do they win money for that?

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@nitinganatra @siracusa My patented method: try to hit it. Swear. Try to hit it. Swear. Remember I can edge swipe. Edge swipe. Swear.

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@headfirstonly Thanks! Knew one of my erudite tweeps would be able to identify it.

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@Cookwitch @annecupcake …though unless you’re “doing” North Street, may be bit out of way. Can certainly second vote fo@brewcccc, too.

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@Cookwitch @annecupcake My favourite place right now is probably @TincanCoffeeCo on North Street, and I was in there last bank hol…

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This afternoon, I have mostly been chasing a magnificent shag of some kind. pic.twitter.com/ygv7MdUP38

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annecupcake Any recommendations for coffee places in Bristol open on a Sunday? Also bakeries/cafes…open Sunday/bank holiday Monday

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Zazu’s Benedict. @ Zazu’s Kitchen Restaurants instagram.com/p/BFv81nLpC34/

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AndyRichter Congratulations! You have invented whiskey pic.twitter.com/AtBSRuGGSn

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@Cookwitch Which would be fine if I hadn’t also gone for beef in black bean sauce. I may die overfood tonight.

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Oh dear holy God I was expecting spring rolls to be small. pic.twitter.com/WYQDexh1as

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cox_tom If you want to get drunk quickly and inexpensively I highly recommend being quite old.

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On the plus side, moderately drunk bloke from The Bear broke my indecision and sent me down the black bean sauce route.

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Interesting little app. @gothick’s Twee-Q is 9. Distribution of retweets: 52% women, 48% men. TWEE-Q.com (via @UrsulaWJ)

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The delightful Cumberland Basin flyover system. pic.twitter.com/DBWCq7xXnx

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@littlegibbo Not unless they’re planning on eating the contents of the hoover bag ;)

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I really miss being able to use Ashton Avenue Bridge :(

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Jesus. The potheads upstairs are actually moving around on a Sunday morning. I can hear frenzied cleaning. Parental visit, I’m guessing.

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Looking out of the window, I think my walk to TF market might have been replaced with some driving-based chores.

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@CharlieEsq_ I’m on my bed listening to The Archers. Closest I’ll ever get. (Cool brolly, BTW!)

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One_Angry_Chef A new Angry Chef post for the weekend. There’s a big problem with sugar and things need to change.

angry-chef.com/blog/the-most-…

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@rbrwr Yup, looks like they’ve confirmed it. @porthjess

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earlydayfilms Amazing view of in tonight. Lighting up.the clouds… pic.twitter.com/B06yrxBjjp

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@hayles That would explain why they’re so very loud for me. Do we know what they’re *for*?

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hayles Apparently the fireworks are at Ashton Court, so if I can hear them in Emersons Green, I can’t imagine how bad they are for the rest of you!

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@rbrwr They sound reasonably close to Hotwells, but it’s very hard to tell.

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Okay, those are some awfully loud and long fireworks for 10am in May. What the hell’s going on, ?

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What the hell’s all the noise in about? It’s not fireworks night already, is it?

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@driverminnie Look out! There’s a giant jelly baby behind you!

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@clairenelson @faerietalefoody I could have a quick shufti if you’re okay sharing your login/admin details?

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@tsunimee Amen, sister. And I’ve had the damn coffee.

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@samsneed12 Did you try it? Went in first day; need to go back to give them a better chance, I think.

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By which I mean, the more my upstairs neighbours stay up smoking dope until 2am, the more I want to go and live in a windmill somewhere.

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Starting to wonder if I’ve reached the age where I shouldn’t be living in a city any more.

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Must actually get out for a walk today, despite the weather.

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@guriben I think it’s mostly in my U-bend now. Sigh.

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charlesarthur Hey! Just put three topics in to hubspot.com/blog-topic-gen… and you get blogpost suggestions! @realdanlyons pic.twitter.com/HmJZ18nHtW

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stephen_collins Mindfulness techniques for coping with a Trump presidency: my @guardianweekend comic gu.com/p/4ja6k?CMP=Sh…

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Just cleaned by bedroom carpet with a Vax for the first time. You know the dark matter the physicists have been looking for?

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@CharlieEsq_ Not sure I’m fully awake yet. Is is the peacock or the man who’s riding it doing coke with the police in your alley?

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Two Kilchomans. I can get behind that. twitter.com/RealDramRob/st…

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adamhess1 I give it 4 years before we have shops where you can pay to sit on a penny farthing and sniff asbestos pic.twitter.com/BkdZ9RevGz

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voozahq subtweet pic.twitter.com/VPORs7NyEJ

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@AlasdairStuart Guessing we could double the turnout if they handed out lollipops.

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Rookie error: took watch off while kneading dough. That could’ve counted toward my step goal for the day.

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curiousgene “Echo, tell Google Home to turn on the heat.”
“Tell him yourself, he’s right there.”
“Siri, tell Echo that I’m not talking to Google Home.”

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alfredapp Alfred 3 is here! Snippet expansion, improved workflows, multimedia clipboard & much more :D alfredapp.com/blog/announcem… pic.twitter.com/DQTv2pBEIx

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@malvernrunner I shall add it to my improbably-long LoveFilm list, ta.

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I don’t really care about Bond, but anything that gets more Olivia Colman in my timeline is entirely welcome.

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@SpikyZebra Load number 8? Christ. Next time you need to budget 10% of the holiday for a service wash.

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