December 2010


  • A recent listen: Mumford & Sons – Roll Away Your Stone http://bit.ly/fcLw0O http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • Caught some of that Xmas special from the 70s about the airport. Glad we've moved on and won't countenance such racist nonsense these days. #
  • Trying to decide whether to watch The Royle Family later – I fear it would be the application of hope over experience, so I shan't bother. #
  • A recent listen: Perry Como And The Fontaine Sisters – It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas http://bit.ly/hv4jDJ http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • @Pete_Eaton Me! Happy Xmas! http://twitpic.com/3jhees #
  • That should keep them quiet for a bit. Now for bacon & eggs. http://twitpic.com/3jfg5m #
  • Happy Xmas. A nice, civilized, 07:30 start from my boys. http://post.ly/1Nw1R #
  • @lootl I think he's on the phone to her now, where's my belt..!? Cheers, you too, Merry Xmas! #
  • …not a creature was stirring, not even a… TOBY! GET BACK IN THAT BED! http://post.ly/1NpXw #
  • Damn fine cocoa! The intended light sprinkling avalanched through the sieve, nearly burying the cheesecake. http://twitpic.com/3j817v #
  • We're at the Torrisholme Xmas Carol Service. Praise be to Booths. http://post.ly/1NnCW #
  • RT @Redswipe: Best snowman ever. http://is.gd/jkO0d #
  • @EdonTwitt I've sent you a DM. Enjoy. #seasonofgiving #
  • My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Elliott Brood (12), The Deep Dark Woods (12) & A.A. Bondy (12) http://bit.ly/bbtThG #
  • @Yorkie71 @EdonTwitt I've got one. I'll DM it if you still need it. #
  • Incident http://bit.ly/eJsrmv #xkcd #
  • @SharonMcG1971 @idiotjohnson *With great effort, avoids crass, smutty score-out-of-ten "joke"* Happy Xmas! #
  • @Pete_Eaton I take it you have transport, then. Great, will see you at mine in a bit. Wrap up warm and be prepared for zip-lining! #
  • @grahambinns Well, @bggrice did, wish they had been my words! Perfect tweet on the subject. #
  • @idiotjohnson @SharonMcG1971 Yeah, he got an eyeful of my gorgeous lover attired alike this morning. I think the score cards are new..? #
  • RT @bggrice Pope says God fulfils his promises. 2000 years ago he promised 'Peace On Earth' and 'Goodwill to All Men". Think he's forgotten? #
  • A recent listen: Surfer Blood – Fast Jabroni http://bit.ly/hTIuH4 http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • @ukuleleboy Ah, I am in bed, but I'm reading Bad Science and drinking whisky. Mum'll never find out cos I'm using a torch under the covers! #
  • @Pete_Eaton Yeah, I think they'll be around. I'll be back by 1. Hey, where are you lunching? Anyway, I was thinking Happy Mount Park & D&P. #
  • I should be in bed asleep, but I'm watching Peep Show and drinking wine. What? Don't look at me like that, you're not my mum. #noguilthonest #
  • Doesn't matter – used Bailey's instead. #
  • Right, who used the last of the vanilla essence and didn't replace it? #
  • @mcdent No idea, I never have enough space on my Desire to install updates, and can't be bothered uninstalling stuff for a little release… #
  • @Pete_Eaton I'm working til lunch, but we thought we'd go for a walk, play and a drink somewhere in the afternoon. Fancy it? #
  • @wwwicked Thanks! I'd best get on to it sharpish if we're to go. #
  • @katyskyewalker @BlueVanMan Oh, I'm interested too, possibly be taking mine, although I imagine it's sold out… #
  • For sale: all of our forests. Not some of them, nor most of them – the whole lot | John Vidal | guardian.co.uk http://bit.ly/ft5u05 #
  • Ah, THERE'S the last-minute-xmas-shopping/early-doors-january-sale email deluge. DELETE DELETE DELETE. #
  • @wwwicked *sundries #
  • @wwwicked Yes, it's very good. Their bread and sunfries are great, try the Pashwari naan, full of yummy coconut. #
  • @Yorkie71 In case unscrupulous people intercept the data and do your tasks for you?! #
  • @Kisa Maybe they didn't realise the pies were for them, even if it seemed obvious. Unless you left a note, then it's a snub! #
  • @PotterJen Ooh, caves sound like a good idea! Will look into that one; farms & animals are good but we go to these places *all* the time! #
  • A recent listen: Mogwai – Mogwai Fear Satan http://bit.ly/fYMHAY http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • @PotterJen Good at Farmer Parr's? Looking for a Xmas eve trip for the boys. Usually do South Lakes Animal Park, but could do with a change. #
  • @lootl Good idea, didn't think of Sainsbury's. Forked out some cash to the useless sales assistant at Currys in the end, hate live shopping. #
  • @UraGraymalkin Suicide by Twitter? #
  • @Aghillo Thanks for thinking of me, can't make it out, blame Xmas! Have fun. #
  • I'm in Currys, trying to buy a camera. God, it's hard work. #
  • @Helen_Perkins I hope you're not trying to blame me for it! #
  • Email: Stepparenting Advice (@stepparenting) is now following your tweets (@jrwi) on Twitter. No explanation as to why. Typical. #
  • Someone just said to me, "When I was younger, I hadn't even *seen* snow, apart from on skiing holidays". He didn't clarify how much younger. #
  • @Pete_Eaton Good luck. #
  • @67suze Hi, It won't be friendless for long if @ukuleleboy is on the case… #
  • RT @monty425: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12056634 Did the earth move for you? #ukearthquake #
  • @mamajunkyard I suspect that we prevented another SF 1906 happening to Lancaster. That's without really trying. But I take your point. #
  • @drbizzarro You're in Bowerham, right? My pseudo-in-laws are in Bowerham, I'll confound them with my knowledge of far away events! #witch #
  • @mamajunkyard OMG! Our thinking about that last 'quake must have caused this latest one! We should stop thinking about natural disasters! #
  • @katyskyewalker Weird – We're in Torrisholme and didn't notice a thing… #
  • Note that I wasn't thinking about earthquakes in a prescient way, they were mentioned on Mock the Week, which I wasn't watching. #
  • Weirdly, I was thinking about earthquakes earlier… When was that other recentish event which felt like a lorry hitting the building? #
  • #ukearthquake 0/10 LA4 #
  • @sianio Thanks, I'll get in touch with them. But my, that bipping is annoying, no chance of ignoring it! #
  • @UraGraymalkin Saw that but went with pinboard.in, only to find out now that del.icio.us is probably not going anywhere anyway. #
  • The fire-brigade fitted a smoke alarm 2 years ago w/a 10 year battery life. It's now bleeping intermittently. Does that mean there's a fire? #
  • @BlueVanMan There's an individual privacy option per event – bottom left of the details screen. See also the 'learn more' link… #
  • @bggrice "suffer"? Do they use Head ' n' Flippers? #
  • I'm stood in the office, with@jabe666 marking my Annual Regulatory Refresher papers. Weird. #
  • @Pete_Eaton http://twitpic.com/3i0mnq #
  • @Pete_Eaton Really frigging cold. Sub-zero all the doo da day. Not much warmer at night. Much colder than last time you were here. #
  • A recent listen: Mogwai – Hunted by a Freak http://bit.ly/iiXoOJ http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • That latest RT for the benefit of @Pete_Eaton#
  • Lost parcels? Amazon made a list, checked it twice & know if you're naughty or nice. It's in their Delivery Policy, under the Santa Clause. #
  • @marieiram He must have been a *really* naughty boy! Amazon know, you know. #
  • @UraGraymalkin Audit reveals that one of the key missing items, and now over a week past the estimated delivery date, is for you. #
  • Need to do an extensive audit of missing deliveries from eBay and Amazon. I think I have loads of stuff still out there, somewhere. #
  • I think I've totally f***ed Xmas up. If you were expecting a present from me, you might be disappointed. Also, if you get a present from me. #
  • @Girlonatrain Sides of beef? #
  • @Girlonatrain I haven't really got any beef with it. #
  • I'm getting really bored with creating photo gifts. #
  • …and another. RT @UraGraymalkin Brindle, apparently: http://instagr.am/p/ntF8/ #
  • May as well get into the spirit of the thing, I suppose. Good practice for when I'm playing Santa on Xmas eve. http://twitpic.com/3hhu0m #
  • Delightful. RT @specialized http://yfrog.com/h8wwjj #
  • RT @coffeehopper As the sun sets swiftly in the South So'West… http://yfrog.com/h3btfyj #
  • Some lovely sunset pics being tweeted from my neck of the woods this evening. Behold… #
  • @g0vgs Wait until he sees another bus coming, he'll cheer right up then. #
  • A recent listen: No Age – Escarpment http://bit.ly/hNjn0T http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • A recent listen: Elliott Brood – My Friend http://bit.ly/eju65E http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • @michelle_atwork It's lovely stuff from there. The pickles and breads are maybe the best I've eaten anywhere. Their choice is a fun idea. #
  • @lootl Didn't look like there was going to be live music.Lots boozing kids who look like they'll make a lot of noise leaving, though. #
  • @lootl *clink* (glass of Pinot Grigio) #
  • @idiotjohnson :) #
  • @idiotjohnson :'( #
  • I'm pretty sure @idiotjohnson is cheating. He's on the internet, look! #xmasquiz #
  • @dartogreen I was there last night and I can't remember. The Globe Arena! The Globe Arena! #xmasquiz #
  • Very busy here in Babar Elephant, where I'm picking up my takeaway. Hmm, spicy. #
  • Lawks! The Sun Never Shines by The Deep Dark Woods is good – #lastfm http://bit.ly/fIfGek #
  • RT @jeremylimb: #puzzlers What percentage of toothpaste is actual teeth? #
  • http://bit.ly/eKmE3P You all think The Wineyard & Deli is the Independent Beer Retailer of this, and any, year, right? Go and make it known! #
  • What he said, plus are you using a hash tag? RT @idiotjohnson: @dartogreen Yes yes yes. #
  • OMG! Some idiot was riding his new big-wheeled uni around in the snow down near the river! http://post.ly/1M1lZ #
  • He's snow angel! http://post.ly/1LxMw #
  • http://twitpic.com/3gwhxy home again. #
  • At the Globe Arena for the do of Xmas. Ooh, snow! http://post.ly/1Lmr0 #
  • Works' do this evening, at the grandly named Globe Arena. I need to be at The Shrimp in an hour but I'm still at work. Best get on. #
  • Working to a hip-hop beat, y'all. #lifeaintnuttinbutbitchesnmoney #idontholdwiththatview #
  • My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Calexico (27), Hey Rosetta! (13) & The Deep Dark Woods (11) http://bit.ly/bbtThG #
  • @timdifford I'm trying http://pinboard.in/. Rather delicious-like and has let me upload my delicious bookmarks, including tags. But not free #
  • @bggrice I think it's only real people over 30, but, yes, everyone of those in the NW is tweeting. #
  • RT @virt_lancaster: Council backs new nuclear build as Heysham 1 gets 'extended life' http://ht.ly/1auLVZ #
  • @BlueLotusYogaUK I don't think that Flickr will actually go, they're strongly denying it, anyway. Are you a user? #
  • Speculation: Yahoo! are coming, with an axe! Run away! ==> Bulkr – Download Flickr photos in batches (Mac, Win & Linux) http://bit.ly/fObfHe #
  • @TheWineyard http://twitpic.com/3gk5tn Just what I have lying around. Ever been to their brewery, it's not a million miles away? #
  • @BlueVanMan Load 'em up. I don't believe Flickr will go, a paid for service (by me, at least!) Delicious, I can understand, as it's free. #
  • @BlueVanMan I know nothing. Just following speculation on twitter… Lots of nervous flickr users following the Delicious announcement. #
  • Assange clearly not guilty of those rapes. He obviously couldn't have shut up for long enough to commit that particular crime. #gagorder #
  • So, if Yahoo ditch delicious AND Flickr, what will Yahoo actually do all day? #screwyoo #
  • RT @evernote How to transition from Delicious to Evernote http://bit.ly/e0m4zt #
  • RT @moleitau suddenly paranoid about flickr. #
  • RT @fleming77 Yahoo! announced internally today that it is closing down Delicious #
  • Great idea, Bob. We can definitely reduce crime by making it legal, why didn't we think of that before? #bobainsworth #
  • @TheWineyard There's only one way to find out… #
  • Can you recommend something at which I would be guaranteed to be successful and which would prove rewarding and enriching? Must not be iBad. #
  • Grrrrr. #
  • I can go flying down the hill past @iMacstu's and probably get enough speed up to jump over the river to Torrisholme, Dukes of Hazzard style #
  • Playing iBad at LRGS tonight, hope I don't get snowed in at the top of Lancaster. Will pack wellies & sledge for the trip home, just in case #
  • RT @idiotjohnson: Away In A Manger: NEW BLOG POST OVER AT A FREE MAN IN PRESTON http://afreemaninpreston.blogspot.com/ #
  • @idiotjohnson Three wise guys – good work. #
  • @Yorkie71 Second half-cousin, thrice removed etc. #
  • @Yorkie71 Ah, of course. Still, my head hurts – the tenuous ordinal descriptions of cousins are bad enough without chucking in fractions. #
  • OH: Has it not occurred to you that they'll fight over that, you idiot? Please stop tweeting what I'm saying to you. Are you listening? #
  • BBC Archive, The Changing Face of Doctor Who: Radio Times, 15 December 1966 http://bbc.in/gqVU7F << TV journalism pretty weak in the 60s #DW #
  • @Yorkie71 Pretty cool, but what IS a half cousin?! #
  • Watched Prison Break – Season 1 – Part 2 – Disc 2: http://LOVEFiLM.com/r/QQyEtTw #
  • @SharonMcG1971 @BlueVanMan Garbage Bus? Trash Taxi? How are we going to settle this? #
  • @BlueVanMan I'm not sure if the hip kids talk about them that much any more, er, dude. #
  • @BlueVanMan You made the right choice. I definitely prefer dustbin wagon, or even dust cart, to rubbish wagon. Hope no one was hurt. #
  • @BlueVanMan Rubbish. #
  • A recent listen: The Deep Dark Woods – Farewell http://bit.ly/ihRi2K http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • Why would anybody give Jamie Oliver a sodding XMAS CHAT SHOW, ffs? #
  • @lootl Mostly in a similar alt-country/alt-folk/alt-rock vein to DDW – See which you like: http://bit.ly/lootlsampler #
  • @lootl Glad you enjoyed Deep Dark Woods – I've chucked a few other recent (some not so) discoveries you might also enjoy into a play list.. #
  • @idiotjohnson @ukuleleboy Nanas are worse. The stupid cow must have worked in an army barber's at one time. And hate hair. And kids. #mental #
  • @booksaregood Me too! Received it yesterday, read C3 this morning. Been meaning to read it for ages, thanks for the prompt, @ukuleleboy! #
  • Pre-lunch work session being cut shorter than I like. It's our xmas lunch today, off to The Hest Bank. Later, CMMI presentation. Humbug. #
  • A recent listen: Dirty Projectors – As I Went Out One Morning http://bit.ly/eEKFpl http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • @kevmcveigh Please share the name of this blessed oral health practitioner. I'm in a similar situation – must be 12 years since I went last. #
  • @Yorkie71 I defer to Tennyson on this one: http://poetry.eserver.org/light-brigade.html #cannon #
  • @lootl Isn't the Spotify link just spotify.com? Ha ha.Which ace album do you mean? #
  • @campdave That sounds better. Location is right, too. Thanks for the tip. #
  • A recent listen: Joy Division – Twenty Four Hours http://bit.ly/eHn6Nt http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • Right L&M tweeps, Chinese restaurants in #Morecambe Is the Honey Tree any good these days? +1 for proximity to Palatine, of course. Others? #
  • This is not funny *at all*. Except, you know, twigs? Really? RT @virt_lancaster: Lancaster cycle path assault appeal http://bit.ly/fOuyGx #
  • Been to Toby's Xmas play and enjoyed looking at some clouds and the sunset. #micromicroblogging #timepoortweeter #
  • @idiotjohnson Ooh, are you adding these to a play list? (read: please add these to a play list and share!) #
  • Look, it's simple – I've chosen PayPal as the billing method, you don't need to also collect my name and address from me. #grrrr #
  • Ah, the first sip of wine coincides with the first notes of American Hearts; it's Sunday night. Now for some Xmas shopping. #aabondy #
  • @ukuleleboy Oh shit. Been dreading one of mine doing that all day. Hope he's OK. #
  • A recent listen: Emeralds – Does It Look Like I'm Here? http://bit.ly/g0MiMS http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • A recent listen: Male Bonding – Year’s Not Long http://bit.ly/iexeQN http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • @idiotjohnson Crackerjack! #
  • @idiotjohnson We could have a game of Double or Drop? Although, unlike on Twitter today, in DoD times cabbages were NOT at all FTW… #
  • RT @nickebbitt: @jrwi fair play, cabbage FTW! #
  • @nickebbitt Yeah, we've got sausages too, so it's all good! #sausageandcabbagecasserole #easilypleased #
  • Cabbage. FTW. http://twitpic.com/3cx4ug #
  • @drbizzarro @marieiram Excellent advice for all manner of situations. #
  • @iMacstu Everywhere I go is cool. I have also twimmed my beard… one has to look one's best for the internet people. #
  • Hair cut. Head cold. Town hell. #
  • A recent listen: Mystery Jets – It’s Too Late http://bit.ly/g1lTCT http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • Changing a tyre. Just one. #
  • Actual actual lol RT @SharonMcG1971: Just went "Ooh! A bunny!" on seeing one from train. Out loud. People now giving me strange looks. #
  • Interpol, Manchester Apollo, 3/12/10. F**k, yeah! http://post.ly/1HoeN #
  • Waiting for Interpol. Drums fingers. With the stick Surfer Blood threw at us. #
  • Surfer Blood at Manchester Apollo. "Manchester is a city known for its dancing" http://twitpic.com/3ckkba #
  • @TheWineyard @drbizzarro You need to get some mates together and do slammers, Ben! Don't quite understand the point, but they're great fun. #
  • My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Violens (12), Best Coast (12) & Wilder (2) http://bit.ly/bbtThG #
  • @UraGraymalkin Don't rush – only just leaving work, I'm afraid… #
  • @idiotjohnson @UraGraymalkin Good idea, we often have to beat each other off. #
  • @UraGraymalkin I've got some nourishing broth you can swallow if it gets hard on the journey. #manbroth #succour #
  • @UraGraymalkin I'm going to go ahead and assume this was aimed at me. Still the same forecast. Pick me up at 6+? Pack lots of warm clothes. #
  • @northern_monkey Ah, Okay, just seen the news report. #sheepish #snowontheuptake #
  • Arsenic-Based Life http://bit.ly/dG8ghZ #xkcd #
  • Read this: Contradictions http://bit.ly/geNl27 #chickyog #
  • @northern_monkey Don't be too hasty with accusations of theft, they tend to fly off with little boys at this time of year (so, kidnap). #
  • @ukuleleboy Thought about the Wildfire but it get's rubbish reviews for the camera. No flash on Galaxy P will make it hard to sell to her! #
  • Oh drat! Wrote a question and forgot the question mark. Might not get an answer now… #
  • @ukuleleboy How's the camera – looking for a new one for the mother of my kids, want to get her on Android but a good camera is imperative. #
  • Good news, everyone! BBC – Weather – UK Warnings "There are no flood warnings in force anywhere in the United Kingdom." http://bbc.in/hb9MWb #
  • @christiancable What's your adventure? #
  • @christiancable @UraGraymalkin @achipinthesugar Let's hope so! (On the basis that I almost never get what I hope for). #
  • @UraGraymalkin Wait and see. Buy some Kendal mint cake and mittens. #
  • @UraGraymalkin Any views on the Interpol trip out to Mcr this evening? Heavy snow forecast for our expected travel times. #
  • "…it must be remembered that mice are not little men…", claim Harvard scientists. http://bit.ly/eybk6i <== A lesson for us all, there. #
  • What do you mean it's not Saturday morning? Are you having a laugh? Hmm? #
  • Bizarrely, bumped into loads of people I know in the Dalton Rooms, including quiz conquering @SharonMcG1971 and some lovely work mates. #
  • About to that is when the baby-sitters show up. Don't want to appear ungrateful, but they forgot, and I'm ungrateful. #
  • @ukuleleboy Booths are doing a tenner off loads of single malts again this Xmas. Get to one of the bigger stores and fill your boots! I am! #
  • About to hit the Lancaster tundra for the iBad Xmas meal and drinking sesh. Will be in The Dalton Rooms; what's good to drink in there? #
  • Old Pulteney for 16 quid, you say? I'll say! #booths #whiskybargains #whisky http://twitpic.com/3c94rv #
  • @facey They certainly sport rocks, those execution parties. #
  • Oh. #uksnow LA1 3/10 #
  • @christiancable Please direct any resultant dry-cleaning bills to @idiotjohnson. He has spare clothing budget, as he is so sparely clothed. #
  • @idiotjohnson Knackered gearbox? How low cut was your top!? #
  • @marieiram @ukuleleboy Steve Buscemi arrived? Been off Twitter for a bit – are you still talking about being trapped round @UraGraymalkin's? #
  • @PotterJen As a @VodafoneUK customer of 15 years, I successfully negotiated a deal which is readily available to new customers via the web. #
  • Just spoken to Vodafone about my 150 minute plan. Having established that I use 88 mins on average, they offered me a plan with 300 mins. #
  • Just came out of work – Didn't occur to me that my car would be covered in snow. http://twitpic.com/3bz050 #
  • @wwwicked @ukuleleboy Just realised: I assumed you meant TCP was a bad attribute, but I rather like my whisky on the astringent side. #
  • @campdave Ace! #
  • Cyber Missile That Crippled Iran's Nuclear Weapons Ambitions http://fxn.ws/eb7EPM <== Most shocking is the OS used to run their facilities! #
  • @wwwicked Ardbeg is TCP!? Recommend you give Laphroaig a miss then… #
  • Wasting my youth playing iBad. This is Salt Ayre, where we played Overton tonight. http://twitpic.com/3bqnii #
  • A recent listen: Violens – Generational Loss http://bit.ly/hvTMQf http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • Traffic utterly broken this morning, despite most roads being pretty clear. 50 minutes, Torrisholme to Caton Road. #
  • Wikileaks threatens national security – foreign powers may discover Prince Andrew is arrogant and boorish. http://bbc.in/hM0t8P #
  • @Pete_Eaton Welcome home. Was your flight delayed? #
  • Speaking of cars, just got mine back today from its clutch replacement operation. Delighted the bill was only £315. Expected nearer £400. #
  • A recent listen: Best Coast – Each and Everyday http://bit.ly/goZdZh http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • @lootl I do! The Mondeo is the family car, mine's an old Laguna. Didn't brush that, she won't be using it 1st thing, plus heated windscreen! #
  • @BeBopAJulia Nice & easy, basically this http://bit.ly/eW0pG4 – I didn't have pesto, mixed soft-cheese, chilli, garlic, olives in the base. #
  • Accidentally made myself a vegetarian meal – baked eggs, peppers and rice. May kill a spider to balance things up http://twitpic.com/3bfpms #
  • @BeBopAJulia My sentiment exactly. It does keep trying, though… #
  • #uksnow Brushed the last fall from my car. If it doesn't snow again, I've saved having to do it when it's frozen! http://twitpic.com/3bfmnw #
  • Stopped snowing, not tweeting. #
  • Almost the exact words I came in here to tweet… Stopped now though, thankfully RT @campdave: #uksnow LA4 5/10 proper snowing in Morecambe #
  • @kjcos999 Ta. Is that going to be like new, do you reckon? #
  • RT @CyclingTown Lancashire Local Transport Plan 2011 – 2021 Draft out now for comments: http://bit.ly/h03hsn #
  • Nom nom #spambot RT @Dan_Whittaker_ http://yfrog.com/jakoxh0j #
  • "@Kristianholt Ended up in The Lass O' Gowrie. Several recs, one from a real person in our group. It was OK. http://twitpic.com/3ba6u4 #
  • William (delighted): It's still snowy! Can we go out in our pyjamas? Mummy (less so): Er, no. Especially as you haven't got your bottoms on. #