Mon 28 Dec 2009
02:45 A recent listen: Richard Buckner – A chance counsel bit.ly/7xHaxL bit.ly/jrwifm #
18:53 Anyone in Heysham fancy a couple of pints like *now*? I’m at my folks. Offer expires in about 20 mins! #
23:33 @UraGraymalkin Yeah, I thought about txting or calling you guys, but I was hoping for a better twoffer. How do you know I didn’t get one? #
23:42 @UraGraymalkin Nah! Of course I didn’t! Were you *really* enjoying that pint!? #
Sun 27 Dec 2009
00:30 RT @pitchforkmedia: Update: Vic Chesnutt has died. It has been confirmed by his label. bit.ly/7Zt6KP #
11:50 Listening to Rob Brydon’s radio review of the year and cooking carnivorous brunch. #
13:42 Just cancelled my @Spotify subscription – mobile app useless on my utterly useless @Nokia N96. No other compelling reason to stay #spotifail #
14:43 A recent listen: Swirlies – Her Life Of Artistic Freedom bit.ly/7rYXzE bit.ly/jrwifm #
14:53 post.ly/GGGC – Snow golf! #
16:03 @facey That’s a very good idea. You should write to Anne Robinson or someone. #
16:43 @iMacstu Unfortunately not. I usually keep a couple of ‘pink ladies’ in my bag to upset any laddish playing partners, but not today, alas! #
18:50 Lawks! House Of Pancake by Swirlies is good – #lastfm: bit.ly/7Kkv3f #
18:50 @Globeoffrogs Yeah, Swirlies very good. Now enjoying ‘Brokedick Car’. Some interesting stuff going on. #
19:56 @UraGraymalkin Sod off! They’re our band, aren’t they @Globeoffrogs? Tell him to get his own shoegazers! #
20:06 @UraGraymalkin TNV: I guess so. Still seems odd, TDI is a known capacity and surely Malkmus sold it out, too. How much bigger can MSC be? #
20:20 Anyone know of any good de-duping SW for MP3s? Doesn’t necessarily have to be free. Why doesn’t iTunes just do it, anyway? #
20:23 @UraGraymalkin OK, that’s a worthwhile bump from 260… #
20:44 A recent listen: Hope of the States – Black Dollar Bills bit.ly/6Ghqcg bit.ly/jrwifm #
20:52 Thanks for the tip off! flic.kr/p/7qDerw #
21:07 Lawks! Close the Lid by Port O’Brien is good – #lastfm: bit.ly/8jsQqh #
21:14 Lawks! Lonesome Boatman by Blind Mr. Jones is good – #lastfm: bit.ly/5bA3qW #
21:22 @UraGraymalkin Thx, I’ll check them out. This is defensive action prior to importing the c.16gig of music I’ve still got queued from you… #
21:56 Lawks! Count These Demons by Redjetson is good – #lastfm: bit.ly/6xFr1H #
21:59 Sorry about all of the @lastfm auto-posting tonight – listening to ‘my recommendations’ radio and finding it most agreeable. #
22:04 Lawks! A Song From Under the Floorboards by Magazine is good – #lastfm: bit.ly/onf6r #
22:13 @UraGraymalkin dupe_eliminator looking promising. Just need to upload all these discs within the trial period… #
22:15 Enough network-enabled musical adventure, off to eat turkey casserole and watch some stuff. Like, on the TV or DVD stuff. #
22:20 @iMacstu Lads in the pub, a dolls’ house, a little girl with a keyboard, some meat on a rack, sunset over snow – Family Xmas FTW! #
Sat 26 Dec 2009
00:02 @the_nose @craigmcgill Cheers, I’ll look out for it. Slainte! #
00:20 A recent listen: Grandaddy – Alan Parsons in a Winter Wonderland bit.ly/7McnHs bit.ly/jrwifm #
00:44 @serafinowicz Because he’d got the news written all over his face. #PSQA #
08:20 More cheery xmas news. RT @pitchforkmedia: UPDATE: Vic Chesnutt reportedly dead bit.ly/7Zt6KP #
08:27 The boys have been very good and waited until now (Toby’s been in with us and awake since about 6:30!) but off down now to see if he’s been! #
08:43 post.ly/G9r6 – Well, it looks like Father Christmas has been! #
08:44 (Looks can be deceptive. It was actually mummy & daddy). #
08:49 @iMacstu Well, *somebody* drank the whisky! Merry Christmas! #
11:04 Parents and siblings beginning to arrive, time for the bucks fizz. I might be needing a whisky though… #
15:32 I tell you what, being part of the commonwealth is totally like being part of one big happy family. Look at what we can achieve together. #
16:08 I didn’t know the Queen had anything to do w/the Commonwealth, but she reckons she has, a bit. Has anyone mentioned this to Jarvis Cocker? #
17:00 Lawks! Le Long De La Riviere Tendre by Sébastien Tellier is good – #lastfm: bit.ly/UZYUi #
20:27 @craigmcgill @the_nose Some TomTom testing done. Sounds weird hearing the distances in metric! Full report sent to Craig’s email. #
20:31 Half an hour of down time post dinner with some tunes and a glass of wine was nice, but off now to watch DW with Toby and William! Ace! #
20:42 A recent listen: Richard Paterson – Whyte and Mackay Whisky Podcast 9 AUDIO VERSION: How to … bit.ly/93761d bit.ly/jrwifm #
21:05 @campdave Just about to start watching, so I’ll let you know..! I’ve seen others accusing it of poor pacing and trying to be epic, though! #
21:34 wtf is all this spring-heeled-jack/terminator-face stuff with The Master – he’s never done that before, has he? #doctorwho #
21:39 The Doctor’s having a nervous breakdown, The Master’s a cross between gollum and spiderman and the VO is from War of the Worlds – WTF, RTD? #
22:27 @iMacstu @eddieizzard I got them last year. They get a bit samey, to be honest. 1st one’s really funny, 2nd one’s really funny, 3rd one’s… #
22:37 @campdave Agreed, last 15 mins was proper DW. Looking forward to the next one, but it does seem to be getting a bit up itself, plus mental! #
22:51 @marieiram Phew. For ages, I thought I had a condition when nobody else seemed to think last year’s was an unfunny, amateurish waste of time #
22:58 @UraGraymalkin Today is one of the best days to have xmas dinner, so the odds were good! Coincidence? No such thing, per RTD. #
22:59 You’ll believe a Time Lord can fly! #doctorwho #
Fri 25 Dec 2009
00:17 A recent listen: Silver Jews – K-Hole bit.ly/7qMvHu bit.ly/jrwifm #
00:17 Oh, arse. It’s snowing again. Heavily. #uksnow #morecambe 6/10 #
00:20 twitpic.com/uvft3 – #uksnow #torrisholme #
00:24 post.ly/G2TW – More snow in Morecambe. This is the view from my dining room window. #uksnow #ikidyounot #
01:08 Still snowing heavily in Morecambe, contrary to all forecasts. Does 24 hour old slush count as a white xmas? #
09:37 @Dan_Whittaker_ Er, you can’t do that, what about emancipation? #
09:41 @Dan_Whittaker_ 28th? Is that the #AllClanXmas event? I thought it was Tues, but probably because @Pete_Eaton reckoned it was Tues 28th. #
10:42 @kjcos999 Juggling! Cool! Got a uni-cycle, too? #
12:18 A recent listen: Drop Nineteens – Kick the Tragedy bit.ly/88VSOi bit.ly/jrwifm #
13:13 It’s a bit out of focus, but here’s what it was like on my street at around 12:40 on Tuesday morning. flic.kr/p/7q7M9U #
14:20 post.ly/G5ai – On our way to see Santa at the South Lakes Wild Animal Park (wild? They’re livid). Lots of pretty landscapes. #
16:33 Waiting to see FC. Toby says you can tell if it’s the real Santa: if he asks if you’ve been good, he’s fake. The real Santa already knows. #
17:46 @Globeoffrogs Interesting. I’ll give them a whirl. #
18:19 A recent listen: Jim White – Faithful bit.ly/8hKUDF bit.ly/jrwifm #
Thu 24 Dec 2009
00:07 @UraGraymalkin And the weirdest thing about Ryan Gosling is his dad – bit.ly/66GCCO #
00:08 Gah! #
00:16 @UraGraymalkin It was XX posting earlier. Sorry, I’m done now… #
08:12 RT @atl: Longest night of the year? I’ll tell you about the longest night of the year: try a four-year-old with jet lag. #
12:15 A recent listen: Thom Yorke – Jetstream bit.ly/84qppT bit.ly/jrwifm #
13:53 @jabe666 @UraGraymalkin I’m off all also, so plans will be influenced mostly by @Dan_Whittaker_ @kjcos999 @Pete_Eaton. #
18:16 A recent listen: The Shortwave Set – Glitches ‘n’ Bugs bit.ly/6ArCPM bit.ly/jrwifm #
22:58 Watching the scrabble ‘Imagine’ from last night. More interesting than I thought it would be. Good music, too: B&S and Lambchop so far. #
Wed 23 Dec 2009
00:04 twitpic.com/ukiex – Late tea. Ham, egg and chips. This is what happens when I’m the only adult in the house. It’s like no adults. #
00:12 A recent listen: The Horrors – Do You Remember bit.ly/4ouoJz bit.ly/jrwifm #
00:51 twitpic.com/ukqar – Should be sleeping, but the snow is quite a spectacle. Very heavy in Torrisholme. Peaceful and light. #uksnow #
00:53 twitpic.com/ukqko – #uksnow #
01:04 post.ly/FoPO – A gate in the #uksnow. Time for bed. #
10:32 RT @metoffice: FLASH Warning of Heavy Snow for North West England valid from 0911 Tue 22 Dec to 1800 Tue 22 Dec bit.ly/559X7y #
12:13 A recent listen: The Horrors – New Ice Age bit.ly/745jyI bit.ly/jrwifm #
12:20 post.ly/FrqM – I made it to work, but I’m receiving reports of the boys having fun in the snow at home. #
12:48 @idiotjohnson The more I scrutinize that pic, the more concerned I am. Door’s open! That’s my hat! The boys have no coats! Why did I leave!? #
12:50 @Pete_Eaton River incident? You mean, like that big river in Porto? Is this the same car which fell underground? #
14:21 "In Britain we have managed to combine Singaporean levels of mindless harassment with South American levels of crime." bit.ly/4XCVtM #
18:06 @TheWineyard Just been told there are 2 hour waits for taxis. Dunno about buses. #
19:14 @ralpharama I can’t confirm that. Just what ‘they’ said… But if it’s any consolation, the shopping may be worse than the travelling! #
20:43 @facey My shampoo works on side burns. #
22:48 post.ly/Fv3O – We get quite a lot of xmas cards when you consider that no-one really likes us, and we encourage that stance. #
22:56 @idiotjohnson My problem with The XX is that I don’t know how to pronounce it. The ex ex? The zheeee? Kiss kiss? #
22:58 @Dan_Whittaker_ Every night is All Clan Lad night! #
23:05 @idiotjohnson Yup, It’s totally shxx. #
23:41 @idiotjohnson In case he’s asleep or reading a comic, he made a DMB Spotilist: spotify:user:graymalkin:playlist:1TPQeXLSltG7fPm7d6IFAC #
23:44 Yeah, or that. Good comic? RT @UraGraymalkin: @idiotjohnson Try this – bit.ly/7LwRnE #
23:46 Off to bed to read Private Eye and listen to a spot of DMB. Last full working day of 2009 tomorrow, lots to get through. #
Tue 22 Dec 2009
00:01 RT @porksmith: ‘Rita, Sue and Bob Too’ is still the most expensive British film of all time #
00:10 A recent listen: The Leisure Society – If God Did Give Me A Choice bit.ly/4LpN3n bit.ly/jrwifm #
18:12 A recent listen: Thom Yorke – Atoms for Peace bit.ly/8N0Hog bit.ly/jrwifm #
19:22 @TheWineyard Didn’t get around to calling until just now – will try and catch you tomorrow when you’re in. #
22:46 I’m hearing about #uksnow in #uklancaster & #ukmorecambe, dare I look outside? #
22:47 I’ve been busy working and now the prospect of more snow disruption in the office tomorrow fills me with, erm, annoyance, I suppose. #
22:47 *gets up to look outside* #
22:48 OMG! Snow! #
22:52 twitpic.com/uk668 – #snowing in my garden. #
23:05 post.ly/FnpA – #uksnow LA4 7/10 #
Mon 21 Dec 2009
00:07 A recent listen: Dr. Dre – Fuck You – Explicit Version bit.ly/7FjM5h bit.ly/jrwifm #
12:08 A recent listen: The Low Anthem – Home I’ll Never Be bit.ly/4TbKsw bit.ly/jrwifm #
14:54 Just stumbled across this Opening Times Wiki, which you might find useful – Also, if you are a business, add yourself! bit.ly/4ySC1v #
15:47 @TheWineyard I stumbled across it when I was looking for Tesco and Booths at Carnforth (they’re in) and I thought of you 
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17:28 Just had a very hairy moment at Broadoak Corner with an oncoming vehicle careering across both lanes out of control in the slush and ice… #
17:32 ..for god’s sake take care on the roads if you’re out, treacherous with the combo of hail, snow and slush. #
18:08 @TheWineyard Thanks, not gonna make it today – According to bit.ly/7k5XI6 you’re closed anyway! #
18:09 A recent listen: The Low Anthem – Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around bit.ly/58Xca9 bit.ly/jrwifm #
18:13 @TheWineyard I do have a request though: Presents for 24, usually wine but 12 would probably prefer beer. Budget c.£100. What could you do? #
19:33 Woot! Just solved an incredibly frustrating & obscure #Tomboy / #Dropbox issue with a synch lock file which just kept reappearing. #
19:33 Lawks! 1 2 X U by Wire is good – #lastfm: bit.ly/5aRB9Z #
20:40 If you generally enjoy covers of Gary Numan and Cars in particular, you might like this open.spotify.com/track/4FiYBqf5hu41rLHY0iUZIS #
21:20 Solved the tricky problem of what to get my Dad for xmas – got him a load of Joss Whedon DVDs, including dollhouse. I’ll be in my bunk. #
Sun 20 Dec 2009
00:04 A recent listen: Times New Viking – Take The Piss bit.ly/8AoYzY bit.ly/jrwifm #
11:25 On a bus toward #Lancaster for xmas shopping. No idea what I need or even who for. Listening to ‘promised jetpacks’, so it doesn’t matter. #
12:00 I bought some cards. Can I go home now? The cards cost as much as a pretty good present anyway. #
12:04 twitpic.com/u5sox – Anyone want a motorised spinning spaghetti fork? The pasta in the picture looks irresistable! #
12:37 @UraGraymalkin I, too, am now going to listen to iLiKETRAiNS, since ExplodingHead just finished. To which part of the tundra venture you? #
12:49 @UraGraymalkin I’m in historic River Island. #
14:17 RT @metoffice: FLASH Warning of Heavy Snow for North West England valid from 1530 Sat 19 Dec to 2300 Sat 19 Dec bit.ly/6NrOok #
17:51 Lawks! Jenny Ondioline by Stereolab is good – #lastfm: bit.ly/QmiZ #
18:06 A recent listen: Beastie Boys – Body Movin’ (Fatboy Slim Remix) bit.ly/7qFdeT bit.ly/jrwifm #
19:20 More tix hit the mat today, yay. Midlake – Academy 2 – 17th February 2010 flic.kr/p/7oYLgN #
22:18 @mcdent Been to #Booths by any chance..? #
23:12 twitpic.com/u8y2p – A wee dram. Want one? Jackson gives this a respectable score of 87. Double wood? Double win! #whisky #balvenie #
Sat 19 Dec 2009
00:02 A recent listen: Times New Viking – No Time, No Hope bit.ly/8KV0OV bit.ly/jrwifm #
00:02 @campdave I’d definitely subscribe if it meant I could get Spotify on my eee. Oh, hang on, I did subscribe, but that was for S60. Useless. #
00:34 William’s nativity earlier today. He played the gold toting King Melchior. Xmas is all about the bling, baby (jesus) flic.kr/p/7owohc #
00:36 Some tickets arrived today – Times New Viking @TheDeafInstitute… flic.kr/p/7oBzff #
00:38 …and Shearwater at the Ruby Lounge. Pleasingly, both sets have tickets #3 & #4 flic.kr/p/7oxFZ2 #
09:09 @campdave I couldn’t get Spotify/Wine to play nicely with other apps. I can have sound in one or the other. Had to reboot after Spotify use #
09:11 @campdave Months since I tried last, though – think I might have another shot later and see if I can fix it. Might tweet you for more info! #
12:09 @campdave Oh, instructions. I didn’t have any. I’ll try following those. Please tweet your xmas playlist when it’s available! #
21:01 Lawks! Move to California by Times New Viking is good – #lastfm: bit.ly/5h6QUz #
22:07 Small number of countries agree to inadequate measures to curtail global peril. If I did as well, I’d get C- or D at appraisal time. #cop15 #
22:18 Does Obama want a special award before he’ll do something about climate change? Someone give him one, ffs! bit.ly/6uodUn #cop15 #
23:04 @UraGraymalkin Congrats on the job – cash for gigs! Beer! iPhone! For all your friends! #
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