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00:01 @idiotjohnson Anyway, Sign? I want a phial of blood and a lock of hair with mine. Relatively limited edition. #

00:04 Obviously, it’s harder to download blood and hair, but it’s pretty readily available IRL. #

00:32 Is it time to start drinking now!? Oh, I haven’t got my pack yet. #wineyardtasting #trappist #isaidtrappist #

09:04 Plans: haircut, buy camping gear for next w/e’s Beaver Camp (more on that later, no doubt), go see Ben @TheWineyard, some outdoor activity. #

09:06 OK, so, I’ve never been camping, V has never been camping, as far as I know the kids have never been camping. How does one camp? #beaver #

09:18 We’re doomed. I don’t even know the terminology! RT @Kristianholt: @jrwi I think you will find the term now is Glamping bit.ly/d1UOUr #

10:20 www.last.fm/event/1573355+The+Wedding+Present+at+53+Degrees+on+3+December+2010 fao @girlonatrain #

10:46 @nickebbitt While I remember, I’ll not be in Guildford Monday night (but your dad is!). I’ll be arriving Tues so might bump into you @ GHO. #

10:48 @UraGraymalkin Lucky we can still catch Gedge in mcr. There are always clashes with Preston gigs, for some reason… #

17:11 @TheWineyard I’m putting up a tent, will be coming soon! #notaeuphemism #

19:19 #Aberlour 15 quid in ASDA. Absolute bargain price for a fabulous but overlooked session whisky. ASDA usually v expensive too #whiskybargains #

20:17 post.ly/k46M – Unicycling at the Crook O’ Lune, then off home to camp in the garden. That’s what everyone else is up to, right? #

20:32 @idiotjohnson @marieiram …with human shoulders. #

21:44 @Kristianholt Our back garden! Having a practice run with the new tent ready for the Beaver camp next weekend! #beavercamp #

21:52 @TheWineyard Had an idea for some twitter synergy. You hold a few @idiotjohnson’s CDs, tweeps come for CD, buy wine/beer/deli, too! Win/win? #

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02:31 A recent listen: Bon Iver – re: stacks bit.ly/9qQ3bT bit.ly/jrwifm #

14:32 A recent listen: Crystal Castles – Year Of Silence bit.ly/csZQc2 bit.ly/jrwifm #

15:39 After being without internet access for so long, I now find that my netbook doesn’t need any network access to tweet! #

18:31 My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Wilco (22), The Stairs (19) and Denim (18) bit.ly/bBlIfQ #

18:58 Sat drinking a ginger beer, listening to Bill Callahan, trying to muster the energy to Hit The Ground Running at @Jabe666′s birthday beers. #

19:02 I got to leave the country (house), I don’t know where I’m going (I do:White Cross), all I know is I’ll hit the ground running (get the bus) #

20:16 @BlueVanMan1 @idiotjohnson they’ve sold out at HMV… Try Amazon. #

20:29 post.ly/jxsk – Speaking of which, here’s Toby in full Eng-er-land regalia, probably cheering for Algeria. #eng #alg #wc2010 #

20:33 Erm, missing a posterous tweet back there. Carry on without me for a bit. #

22:03 @BlueVanMan1 Not yet. Will be grabbing them tomorrow afternoon. May try that whisky-stout if he’s got any left. #

22:07 @idiotjohnson @BlueVanMan1 Is there anywhere I can download it illegally? I’m not interested if I can d/l it legally. #

23:45 @idiotjohnson I didn’t know he had it, he didn’t mention it tonight. Maybe he wasn’t impressed, it can’t be as good as his own ukulele stuff #

00:00 @idiotjohnson I’m sorry, I was supposed to be looking after him. I feel I let everyone in that pub, and myself, down. #

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18:56 twitpic.com/1xldd5 – Oh no! It’s happening again! #italianbirthday #pizzahutwiththekids #

19:44 @alikichapple No, as surely as Frankie & Bennie’s isn’t. It’s a kids’ & beginner’s ‘restaurant’, and no mistake. #

19:45 @TheWineyard @bluevanman1 Aww! #

19:48 @alikichapple There are always a lot of young couples in who’ve surely got a wider range of options. Strange. #

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07:51 Can barely believe how patchy and feeble the Vodafone network is around Guildford; it’s not like it’s in the Scottish Highlands, is it. #

07:56 Just saw a jogger cutting the corner of a path across a large open park. #

07:59 @alikichapple Occasionally, when playing badminton up there. Always assumed the sports hall shielded it, but it’s that bad, is it? #

10:02 @TheWineyard Go on, then. I may be out for Fathers’ Day, but I’ll take a pack with the 15% discount! Probably collect Sat #wineyardtasting #

13:29 @TheWineyard Well, I’m hoping *they* are thinking of s/where nice to take me! If they can’t, might suggest The Mill. Playground for the kids #

21:04 @TheWineyard Why not start at 0900 and keep us topped-up through the day? Then we can fit some trips to the pub in and still see the kites! #

21:05 @misterhsk Bugger Queen, surely? #

21:07 3rd time in an Italian restaurant in 2 weeks, 2nd in 2 days, and the 3rd time they’ve killed the lights and come out singing Happy Birthday. #

21:12 It’s not even my birthday. And it doesn’t mean they’ll get it right eventually – I rarely eat Italian on my birthday. Ask Sophia Loren. #

21:12 No, I don’t know what I’m on about either. It’s not just you. #

21:22 @Dan_Whittaker_ Is this not the same tour we’re seeing them on this summer? Can’t follow your link, I’m in the sticks, digitally. #

21:49 @marieiram Yeah, they promise a lot and fail to deliver… Don’t be fooled! #

21:51 @nickebbitt Me too. You on holiday this week? Is it RockNess? Or RockMess? #

22:41 @TheWineyard Spoil sport! #

22:44 @nickebbitt Could well be. I’ll let you know if I am, obviously! Hope Pete’s good. #

22:48 @TheWineyard Are you kidding? I’ll be snoozing at 9. It is Fathers’ Day! #

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08:41 No (free) wifi in the hotel, no personal net access in the office, useless phone and PAYG dongle needs topping up. It’s like 2003 again. #

09:06 @lootl Employer’s premises. #

10:20 @lootl That’s corporate IT for you. Should be scaling back my away time from next week, though. #

21:36 Just finished work and the £12 taxi ride back to the hotel. Instead of the hotel, I turned around and walked to Carlo’s Italian restaurant. #

23:42 Forthcoming tweet is rather out of sync by about an hour or so… #

23:45 post.ly/jdoL – Carlo’s, est. 1986. Sat on my own, about to annoy the staff & clients by a) making a phone call & b) reading sci-fi. #

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02:11 A recent listen: Bora Yoon – STCTS bit.ly/bCNFfb bit.ly/jrwifm #

06:48 Spent 5 minutes this morning organising my bunch o’ keys into 2 groups: 1 to take away, 1 to leave. Just found the leave set in my pocket. #

06:54 What I didn’t find in my pocket: the right rubber grommet from my earphones. This is annoying as I considered but dismissed packing spares. #

09:51 @ukuleleboy I’m with Privilege for home & motor. Cover & premiums okay for me, good experience w/non-fault car claim. Not claimed for home. #

22:12 post.ly/jWEt – Corned-beef hash in a bean cassoulet with a poached egg on top. Poached egg on top is this month’s theme. #

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02:09 A recent listen: Band of Horses – Compliments bit.ly/cRVyMc bit.ly/jrwifm #

14:11 A recent listen: Javelin – On It On It bit.ly/atNKsS bit.ly/jrwifm #

17:39 @Girlonatrain New internet acronym: FTT! #

17:40 I meant initialism. Correct terms FTT! #

17:47 @UraGraymalkin Great days, great days. Back in Guildford tomorrow, but return Thursday this week. #

17:59 @UraGraymalkin @jabe666 Affirmative. Have we invited Gal? #

21:25 @BlueVanMan1 Grief. Is that a tree or a mushroom cloud on the front? #

21:40 @BlueVanMan1 It could be a warning, or a boast. #

23:05 Off to bed as off to Guildford on the early train. The universe continues to conspire against me having routine and reliable ‘net access. #

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12:59 @christiancable Picture! #

13:02 Well, hello phone. Decided to recognise my SIM *and* find the network? Why, you are really spoiling me this weekend! #

13:05 @lootl Heading home today. Phone’s been on the futz and no internet so twitter-dark. Probably a good thing to have a proper break anyway… #

13:11 @UraGraymalkin Doctor Who marathon! Last part of ‘Ark’, 2 weeks worth of Doctor Smith. Okay, Doctor Who 10k, maybe. #

19:52 @UraGraymalkin Which pub? What music? I knew the bit about you being wrong… #

19:55 Football: For any neophytes and casual fans who are wondering what’s going on and are looking for insight, follow @mrchrisaddison #

20:26 This is what happens when you get some guy who used to be in ‘Soldier, Soldier’ to guard your net. Northern Lights was shit, too. #

20:36 Who knew that green fingers and butter fingers were synonymous? #wc2010 #

20:37 Well, not Fabio Capello, apparently. #

20:57 The officials are right to be careful of the blood – this is Great White Shark country. #

21:27 Well, did you enjoy England’s World Cup 2010 unbeaten run? #wc2010 #eng #

21:30 To put it all into perspective, coming up is James Corden. I hope he does the thing with pulling the shirt up and wobbling his tummy. Gold. #

21:35 @Girlonatrain That was the, ahem, ‘joke’ i.e. that match *was* the unbeaten run, implying they will lose the next. Not v. funny, then… #

21:52 @Girlonatrain I just didn’t want you to think I don’t know what unbeaten means. I do know what it means. I do! #

22:04 @mamajunkyard Well, I got it. Ring O Bells, craic, very good. Too many boozes and poor company dulls the wit, @UraGraymalkin #

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20:42 My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Isbells (9), Scout Niblett (6) and Slow Club (5) bit.ly/bBlIfQ #

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11:59 Just arrived in Bourton-on-Water for a trip to Birdland. First, rare breed sausage rolls and goat’s cheese stuffed peppers! #

17:28 post.ly/j4rX – Today’s simple lunch. #