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07:37 Wow, I take it all back about this phone. Not only did it automatically put the clock forward with BST, but also the alarms. Brilliant. #

08:14 @quaxunicycles enjoying your tweets and about to start enjoying one of your 20" unis, but I don’t know how to say Qu-Ax! Can you help?! #

09:17 @quaxunicycles Ah, yes, thanks. The German sounds better and closer to how I thought it would sound! #

19:14 A recent listen: Cats and Cats and Cats – Cut Your Hair bit.ly/cDa6si bit.ly/jrwifm #

22:25 @Girlonatrain Would have tweeted a few more pics live if my phone was up to it. Next is BSP, not until 26th April, though. Long time, no gig #

22:29 Paying the price of a late night at Besnard Lakes & a late finish at work so I can take the rest of the week off. Worth it, but boy, Tired! #

22:38 @Girlonatrain Cool, quite soon! Keep meaning to check her out, so a handy prompt, too. Loaded in my Spotify queue, she better be good. #

23:20 @bermans There’s something a bit wrong with that link, FantasySP sports? wtf? #

23:24 @Dan_Whittaker_ They won’t hang around… #

23:27 @campdave Wow. Just, wow. #

23:40 Hmm, bed, or River Monsters with Jeremy Wade? Bed, or River Monsters? #

23:50 Are fridge repairs a thing? Assumed I’d have to just buy a new fridge-freezer, but maybe that’s a bit hasty. What now? Who can I turn to? #

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08:00 @glueear Hope it goes OK. What were your or your consultant’s thoughts on that BMJ paper you tweeted a while back, questioned bens of groms? #

13:05 A recent listen: Echo & The Bunnymen – Read It in Books bit.ly/d8C1jP bit.ly/jrwifm #

19:07 A recent listen: Echo & The Bunnymen – Pride – Early Version bit.ly/biNor3 bit.ly/jrwifm #

21:39 @Girlonatrain It’s Wolf People at the moment, but yeah, ‘everyone else’ is here! #

21:42 post.ly/WPwf – Wolf People, at Dulcimer, now. Next: Besnard Lakes. #

22:03 @Girlonatrain I’m feeling sofa jealousy, but not tea jealousy, I can’t stand the stuff. Incidentally, Wolf People were so my cup of tea. #

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12:42 @bermans Cool. Not sure how I missed that, thanks for the tip-off. #

12:48 Just caught the end of it, but was that a TV advert for web browser? Huh? #

14:07 Good news, everybody. RT @bermans: @jrwi bonnie prince billy’s new album out on Monday… #

14:18 @UraGraymalkin Cool. I was thinking of getting one of those sew-on patches, can’t sew and I can’t think what I’d sew it onto, so I didn’t. #

14:56 The sunshine deceived me. Now about to go for a walk in Williamson Park in a T-shirt. It may be BST but summer it ain’t. #

15:13 post.ly/W684 – The fire brigade doing something in Williamson Park. Well, they’re dragging a tarpaulin (sp?) up a cliff. #

15:18 post.ly/W6BR – Fireman update: they’re abseiling. #

15:20 That’s a relief RT @_spell: @jrwi After throwing several bananas at our spelling monkeys they have confirmed that ‘tarpaulin’ is correct #

15:29 @TheWineyard Isn’t it. Wonder what else triggers it. #

20:43 Oops – totally forgot about Besnard Lakes at Dulcimer tomorrow evening until I got an actual phone call from @UraGraymalkin just now. #

20:45 There go my Monday evening get-organised-in-the-home-office and get-some-sleep plans. Damn you, @UraGraymalkin! #

21:30 Just finished the concluding ep of City of Death – The script just zings along and Julian Glover’s portrayal of Count Scarlioni is wonderful #

21:32 The Doctor : "I say, what a wonderful butler! He’s so violent!" bit.ly/c62txq #

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13:16 @Pete_Eaton Congratulations! A proper published author and leading academic, who’d a thunk it? Great pic too, one for framing! #

13:41 This is my didactic, academic, OUP author friend! RT @Pete_Eaton: At last, I’ve got my book in print! flic.kr/p/7NskQi #

17:08 My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Grizzly Bear (26), A.A. Bondy (24) and The Fall (23) bit.ly/bBlIfQ #

17:52 A recent listen: The Hold Steady – Hot Soft Light bit.ly/dCJtXF bit.ly/jrwifm #

19:39 Doctor Who: City of Death, disc 1 loaded. Here we go. #

22:34 @UraGraymalkin It’s great. Watched the first 3 b-2-b before Toby became too tired and had to sleep. He said, ‘this isn’t like normal DW!’ #

23:11 Up and out early in the morning to play golf nr Oswestry. It’s a long way to go in order to torture one’s self in the rain for 4 hours. #

23:53 A recent listen: The Hold Steady – Same Kooks bit.ly/9hingl bit.ly/jrwifm #

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09:06 4 of 5 stars to Bad Vibes by Luke Haines bit.ly/bNw6XX #

11:44 A recent listen: Echo & The Bunnymen – Pictures on My Wall bit.ly/cpeFpt bit.ly/jrwifm #

13:34 Producer is ‘cruel’ for claims on Dispatches sting claims bit.ly/cEK2HJ <== Brilliant! See what it’s about here bit.ly/awtw5x #

17:46 A recent listen: The Decemberists – The Rake’s Song bit.ly/cA6mei bit.ly/jrwifm #

19:08 Eta: 19:30 #

19:09 Um, that last one for @UraGraymalkin! #

19:20 @UraGraymalkin What? At yours, is that where you are? #

19:27 @UraGraymalkin Yes. That is where I will be imminently. #

23:47 A recent listen: The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned) bit.ly/bONOaL bit.ly/jrwifm #

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07:45 @UraGraymalkin Curry, I would have thought. Doesn’t he have a plan? He always insists we have one. I demand a plan, @kjcos999! #

11:37 A recent listen: The Fall – Rowche Rumble – Live bit.ly/c7OENm bit.ly/jrwifm #

17:41 RT @NMEmagazine: Editors’ Folkestone gig stopped and police called after crowd fight to get out dlvr.it/LgCl #

20:50 It’s my twitter-sceptic friend’s birthday. Maybe if we ALL tweet him he’ll understand AND cheer up! All together – Happy Birthday @kjcos999! #

21:23 Done! RT @iLiKETRAiNS: You can now Pre-order the Dance_to_The_Radio compilation, which includes an exclusive track… bit.ly/b48Jva #

21:29 @UraGraymalkin Nah, it was the £2 contribution to charity that did it. #

21:49 Cancel your festival plans! None can follow Steve MiddIesbrough’s ‘Park Life’ at Morecambe’s The Platform on The Church’s Easter Sunday! #

23:34 Bought the Wimbledon tickets I was offered through the public ballot. A pair for Sat 3 July on No.1 Court. Probably the U12 mixed semis. #

23:42 A recent listen: The Fall – I Wake Up In The City – Live at The Knitting Factory, New York , U… bit.ly/a83A8g bit.ly/jrwifm #

23:45 Wow. RT @NMEmagazine: Echo & The Bunnymen announce ‘Crocodiles’ and ‘Heaven Up Here’ UK tour – ticket details dlvr.it/LnvB #

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00:11 @Girlonatrain The charm bracelet has some real mileage. I really like the easy birthday/xmas get-out, er, I mean opportunity for continuity. #

00:24 @UraGraymalkin RE bit.ly/d3Z1f2 A Place To Bury Strangers, The Deaf Institute, May 23rd. #

08:11 @bermans Next week? Are you seeing him play? Is there a new album? #

08:25 @Girlonatrain No, but RT @SilverMadMenBarbies: @jrwi Original Mad Men from Mattel plated in silver, ideal christening gift. DM for details. #

08:33 @marieiram Aha, the details are starting to coalesce, thanks, gives me something more definite to google! #

08:36 @UraGraymalkin Well, I take your lack of response as a yes. Two tix for A Place To Bury Strangers, The Deaf Institute, May 23rd, secured. #

12:59 @idiotjohnson @ukuleleboy musician = moral hazard in underwriting circles #

17:33 A recent listen: Tori Amos – Ophelia bit.ly/bQ47g2 bit.ly/jrwifm #

22:01 @UraGraymalkin I’m up for Deerhunter but haven’t got tix. Frightfully close to Pavement, n’est pas? #

22:02 @UraGraymalkin Are there any plans for Thursday? Are we eating out or just drinking and being spiteful? #

22:16 A work/iBad filled W/E pushed out shopping and left us low on food, which is probably just as well bc the fridge is on the fritz again. #

22:19 There now looms the prospect of being imminently forced to undertake my 2 least-favoured shopping forms: used car & white goods #

22:48 Right, bed for some reading catch-up: Instapaper, Private Eye & Bunny Munro. #

23:34 A recent listen: Iron & Wine – Teeth in the Grass bit.ly/cgyzTX bit.ly/jrwifm #

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07:21 RT @craigmcgill: @jrwi Thanks for the kind words! And there’s also @jura_whisky @whyteandmackay and The Diurachs on Facebook (for Jura)! #

21:57 RT @LCTrust: £100m scheme to breathe life into Kendal would also re-instate part of the Lancaster Canal: trunc.it/6ix2c #

22:01 Suggestions required: What to buy for my baby niece on the occasion of her christening, in which I am The Godfather. #

22:45 @Pete_Eaton Good suggestion – I think it will inevitably be silver whatever it is. Shell sounds like it would work. A silver conch, yes. #

22:49 @Pete_Eaton I like the idea of pouring icy water on her. Maybe I could slap her about a bit while I’m at it. Stick her with silver pins. #

22:50 @UraGraymalkin Good idea, but I don’t think she has an iPhone yet, so what would she run it on? #

22:56 @UraGraymalkin I’m not sure. If only there were a freely-downloadable pdf (4.8 MB file) of chapter 1 of the book, available on the OUP site. #

23:02 @Girlonatrain Do they do them in solid silver? Silveryness is next to godliness. #

23:26 A recent listen: Atlas Sound – River Card bit.ly/c12FPa bit.ly/jrwifm #

23:58 @Girlonatrain Interesting, very interesting. Coincidentally, ’she’ just bought her mum one for mothers’ day, so charm bracelets have form. #

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00:34 Wonder how many "can you run a mile?" replies he got. RT @eddieizzard: I’m running the Sport Relief Mile tomorrow on London’s Embankment… #

00:37 @Girlonatrain Both his mum and I had them too, & none of our folks remember if it made a difference either… #

00:42 @Girlonatrain Consultant didn’t hesitate; had to *literally* twist his arm to discuss alternatives, risks etc. Strange it’s now "obsolete". #

08:49 Listening to rousing amplified-guitar music and eating porridge/bananas to get myself in tournament killing mode. #

08:53 Then, I’ll get to sit around in a draughty sports hall for hours at a stretch waiting for a court slot #killerkiller #

11:03 A recent listen: Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart bit.ly/aYb8kk bit.ly/jrwifm #

11:26 This is my motivational music… RT @jrwi: A recent listen: Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart bit.ly/aYb8kk bit.ly/jrwifm #

17:04 A recent listen: A.C. Newman – Submarines Of Stockholm bit.ly/bVMhur bit.ly/jrwifm #

17:29 @campdave Aargh! You’ve broken the rule! #

17:41 Lawks! How Will You Meet Your End by A.A. Bondy is good – #lastfm: bit.ly/aCtySu #

18:44 @campdave You don’t listen to the band’s records on the day you’re going to see them! #

18:55 @campdave OK, you can be forgiven, just so long as you don’t also break the T-shirt rule. #

21:07 @Globeoffrogs Happy Birthday! What tunes have you been spinning to mark it? #

21:09 @campdave Hope you’re enjoying/enjoyed the gig and haven’t been injured by the singer’s face. Who’s on guitar, btw? #

22:48 I wish Amazon sold used cars. Who can be arsed going around looking at used cars? Nobody, that’s who.Anyone want to act as my agent in this? #

22:54 Allow me to summarise this week’s Visitor: Murder. The rest of the stories alternate between OAPs being gullible and charity walks/climbs. #

23:04 Many thanks to @the_nose, @craigmcgill and Whyte & Mackay for the fabulous whisky for testing the TomTom voice! twitpic.com/1a3zdd #

23:08 Read @the_nose’s blog and get his voice on your TomTom device here – bit.ly/9X6dUx Slàinte! #

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00:08 @campdave One of my favourite things… #

00:41 A recent listen: A.C. Newman – The Heartbreak Rides bit.ly/bp2XTe bit.ly/jrwifm #

08:54 Got to get moving, need to open the office for Saturday working, then I’ll be back there later for some Saturday working. #

09:00 A few hours with son one first though – we’ve dodged the Fireman Sam movie that mummy and son two are off to. #

11:02 Parenting #WIN: Had to bring Toby to the office briefly. Lots of questions: I kept him quiet AND occupied by getting him to write them down. #

11:02 Q1: How meny [sic] doors are in work? #

11:03 We’ve been right round and produced a tally – there are 21 doors in work. #

11:04 Q2: How meny [sic - I've corrected him!] windows are in work? Let’s see! #

11:13 twitpic.com/19qtpi – The question is, Toby, does THIS count as a window? #

11:14 twitpic.com/19qtxr – Does THIS count as a window? #

11:17 We think there are 32 windows. And 2 clocks. The other questions we are unable to answer empirically, so we’re going swimming instead. #

11:19 @idiotjohnson Ah, yes, it did give that impression. If coworkers had been keeping him occupied with questions, I wouldn’t have thought of it #

17:01 Every little helps RT @christiancable: : things overheard in the Whale Tail "..tesco is seen as kind of the village rapist" #

18:44 A recent listen: Frightened Rabbit – Swim Until You Can’t See Land bit.ly/9KjtXQ bit.ly/jrwifm #

19:37 Enough work – Now a quiet evening preparing myself physically and mentally for the League Doubles Tournament. Only beer and whisky, no wine. #

21:41 Will’s on the waiting list, wonder if he’ll get them RT @glueear: bit.ly/amcSZ4 Gvmt plans to cut grommet [...] op’s to save money… #

22:42 Watching Wall Street in anticipation of the sequel, which I believe is to be released soon – unless the trailers I’ve seen are a hoax. #

23:20 @idiotjohnson Yeah, but you don’t know *how* they died – hang on to that mystery and drama when you watch it. #