March 2011


  • @BeBopAJulia oh yeah, I agree with that, simple is good. Don't agree that underwear has no place whatsoever in intimacy, however. #
  • @BeBopAJulia Like many things, it depends. What is this book/article you're reading? #
  • RT @BlueVanMan If I'm not mistaken that's 2 pints per pie. Bring it on. #pies #ukpubs #Lancaster http://twitpic.com/4bkly6 #
  • @TheWineyard_Ben I think you need @UraGraymalkin to help you out with some recs, in a physical format you can process. That possible, UGM? #
  • @TheWineyard_Ben Do you use spotify? This could be a whole lot easier if you do. #
  • .@SharonMcG1971 *it*, managed *it*, goddammit! #
  • @TheWineyard_Ben Fair enough, I was only kidding. If you like them, there's a whole world of great music ready for you to discover, too. #
  • .@SharonMcG1971 Failed in the semi-final, but at least managed out without blood loss. #
  • @TheWineyard_Ben 400 listens to Mumford & Sons?! Srsly? I mean, I like them and everything, but other bands are available, you know!? #
  • A recent listen: The Strokes – Killing Lies http://bit.ly/dOi1UN http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • Through to a semi-final at last. Next available centre court. #iBad #
  • Off for more iBad. Give me strength. #
  • A recent listen: Josh T. Pearson – Drive Her Out http://bit.ly/hhN0m7 http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • @PotterJen I like bears in principle, but I wouldn't want to be killed by one or have one bullying my kids. +1for NZ. Great bullying laws. #
  • RT @EmmaK67: 110 cruise missiles have been launched against targets in Libya. http://bbc.in/ejuxgW #
  • @PotterJen Good choice. For me, I think it would have to be NZ or BC.Not that I'm likely to do it. #
  • @drbizzarro Why can't it be both? #
  • Self abuse. I am literally, but not metaphorically, a sore loser. http://twitpic.com/4b69ep #
  • Just nearly had my neck lacerated by a UFO. I blame the supermoon. Actually, I blame @Dan_Whittaker_ #
  • We're at the beach. Must be summer. http://twitpic.com/4b47f4 http://twitpic.com/4b47gh #
  • A recent listen: First Aid Kit – I Met Up With the King http://bit.ly/if6tvz http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • Off out for MORE tournament antics. This morning it's the Mixed Handicaps. No energy, this might not go well… #iBad #
  • @theglove78 They've even covered and destroyed the video! I can't begin to understand what anyone involved was thinking they would achieve. #
  • A recent listen: Big Star – Thirteen http://bit.ly/hVunLl http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • I used to love True Faith. Now I can't ask for it to be played at my funeral in case they get confused.Thanks a fucking bunch, Michaels #rnd #
  • @facey Aren't I a little short for a Storm Trooper? #
  • How do I get #tweetdeck for Android to fetch more tweets? I keep missing chunks of my timeline when it updates. #
  • A mad dash to the depot in Preston meant I managed to collect my new WHITE iBad shoes with seconds to spare… http://twitpic.com/4aseir #
  • My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: The Voluntary Butler Scheme (15), J Mascis (11) & Wolf Parade (8) http://bit.ly/bbtThG #
  • Think this was a typo. Pretty sure he meant to put #ff @jrwi. Or maybe #ffs RT @ukuleleboy: #ff @ukuleleboy #
  • Wonder if crumpets will ease my poor, aching legs. Don't play iBad, kids, it's not big and it's not clever. You don't want to end up like me #
  • @Dan_Whittaker_ Not so much creepy as horrific; most horrific ever. The Portuguese submission is both creepy AND classy, can you top that? #
  • Creepiest Bathroom Ever? @Pete_Eaton is lying in wait behind that first wall, you haven't yet seen creepy… http://flic.kr/p/9r8E3P #
  • Watching #Deadwood S3E12. Yes, the last one. *sniff* http://bit.ly/emSUhU (via @GetGlue) #deadwood #
  • Fixed my issue with Google sites on Chrome & FF in a weird way.Thinking it might be DNS, tried 74.125.230.113 in the browser. Now it works. #
  • Right. I'm going to do it. Going to get a drink and watch the last episode of Deadwood. I'm actually feeling nervous, the drama is so good. #
  • @marieiram Probably. Wait until the honeymoon's over & battery life gets irritating, then install Juice Defender. You'll appreciate it more. #
  • @idiotjohnson Quick! Get some jokes written while the feeling lasts! #
  • @marieiram Cool, is it Android? #
  • No blood test, but something of a blood fest in my first match. Went to serve and found my hand covered. Somehow I'd ripped a cuticle back. #
  • @campdave Indeed. Not sure it will meet our needs – is the pool kid friendly? We don't really do 'swimming' when we take them swimming… #
  • Local league iBad tournament. Tonight's event is the Mystery Mixed. I've had Scooby Snax, hope they don't do blood tests this year. #
  • @northern_monkey @sianio @marieiram I'm up for that. #
  • Nerdy Day Trips – tell us about yours, we'll build an archive #nerdytrips – bengoldacre – secondary blog http://bit.ly/fVu0Sg #
  • Just received the following as an SMS from #TotalFitness Total Fitness Lancaster is now closed. A letter ha… (cont) http://deck.ly/~nvRWv #
  • @sianio Eh? Thought they'd disbanded… #
  • @ukuleleboy April 23rd. I'm both deeply religious AND profoundly patriotic, so I easily remember that one. #
  • Was debating watching the last episode of Deadwood, but couldn't bring myself to do it. Don't want it to end. Excuse: too late, too tired. #
  • @campdave Please do copy it. I've found it very interesting for indexing my listening over time. Try Feb 2010 – http://bit.ly/hURO2y #
  • @campdave That is very weird. I don't have the option in Android to scrobble (via Spotify) whilst it's otherwise offline, so can't compare. #
  • @campdave Scrobbling? Not streaming from Spotify? Have you switched networking off in Spotify settings? #
  • A poor quality shot someone sent of the sign on the door at #TotalFitness They're moving the equipment out now. http://twitpic.com/49zww5 #
  • @ukuleleboy Didn't you sign up for the beta of Swype? #
  • @Yorkie71 @BlueVanMan I tweeted about the staff & businesses, but forgot the customers of Total Tots! What will they do today? #
  • @BlueVanMan Exactly – Breaking even is surely a better position than pulling out, redundancies, bad press, furious members, etc, etc. #
  • @BlueVanMan #TotalFitness should also be giving it some hard thought – unless they're making a big loss because of the rent, why pull out? #
  • Forget #totalfitness why can't I get to google from my desktop in Chrome or FF, but can from IE6, and can on my netbook on the same LAN? #
  • @BlueVanMan @Yorkie71 I reckon there might be some compromises on rent. Landlord might struggle to find alternative tenants. #totalfitness #
  • @iMacstu Desktop and netbook in personal computing, laptop in my corporate hat. #stupoll #
  • @mcdent Thanks. They seemed busy, but it's hard to tell if they had the numbers they needed, don't think they're in trouble as a group. #
  • @nickebbitt I reckon (hope) that it won't make sense for the landlord or TF to pull out over a rent disagreement and they'll make nice. #
  • I should point out that I'm not insensitive to the job losses and affect on Total Tots and other concessions in the building #totalfitness #
  • @grahambinns Thanks, hoping that it's a tactical move by TF or the landlord and the two parties will see sense and come to an agreement. #
  • Shock as Total Fitness shuts down – Lancaster Guardian http://bit.ly/hJbHna <= I'm shocked all right, to the tune of £945 family membership. #
  • @campdave Yeah, just happened across it by chance as it started. Worth an 'iPlayer Again' if you missed it. #
  • @funkyspider I know that's good advice b/c I do run Juice Defender; it's great. Just ticked that I ran wifi hotspot for a bit, flat battery! #
  • @funkyspider Android. #
  • My phone will be entering Airplane Mode if it doesn't improve it's battery usage alright, right out the window. Yeah? Out the window. Right? #
  • @ukuleleboy I found a new app which doesn't – Airplane Mode I think it's called, check the Market. #
  • Ooh, Down The Line with Gary Bellamy. #radio4 #
  • A recent listen: The National – Lucky You http://bit.ly/fqnBfU http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • Hmm, wifi hotspot murders the battery. Is there anything that doesn't murder the battery on Android? #
  • @nickebbitt First time I've used it. Works very well, netbook seems to be squeezing better use out of the 3g than the phone does. Strange. #
  • On my way home from darn sarf. Tweeting from my netbook via the wifi hotspot on my phone. Be better if Virgin didn't block 3g. Do they? #
  • @UraGraymalkin @marieiram Oh, come on. You take the big guy out first. Did they teach you nothing at the school of hard knocks? #
  • @castlejohnson Misread 'give' as 'have' at first, so my first answer was no. Now revised to yes. #
  • @idiotjohnson Fo sho. Representin'. Innit. (I had folded pizza and Pinot Grigio). #
  • Forgot to pack alternative pantaloons, so I'm off out for supper in Guildford in my suit kecks, a t-shirt and suit jacket. #georgemichael #
  • @SharonMcG1971 Is it because people are credulous, reactionary, irrational and scared? It's why they do most other things. #
  • @marieiram I think the camera's the same, but it has a front facing camera in addition, so everyone can see your lovely face all the time. #
  • @marieiram Nah, the Desire S, not the Incredible S. http://bit.ly/dJtNyA Don't know anything about the Incredible, though. #
  • OH: …and they've just been fucking screwed over in Japan by a fucking big wave. #
  • RT @virt_lancaster Scotforth residents give supermarket plans the red card http://ht.ly/1bL46R #
  • @marieiram The Desire 'S' should be available now, our at least soon. Same as the Desire but more memory and better battery life, basically. #
  • Lancaster railway station, waiting for the 16:38 Euston. And for my boss to arrive with the tickets… http://twitpic.com/49gsmb #
  • @campdave I'll send it over later. I've been doing 1 a month, so plenty to go at if they're interesting. #
  • A recent listen: Bettie Serveert – Deny All http://bit.ly/emEXiP http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • @campdave (but I suspect you've heard all of these artists, in fact) #
  • @campdave Here's a starter I compiled in the first month I subscribed, I'll send Feb on request. http://bit.ly/heU6OM #
  • @campdave I've got a few mixtapes I could send over – I think our tastes overlap a little, so you might find some pointers to artists/albums #
  • @ukuleleboy I drink Jura a lot – it's one of the ones often on offer and is a great session/drinking whisky. A hip-flask staple! #
  • Why is there never enough time to do all of the things? #
  • Got some. Jura, 20 quid, Sainsbury's. #whisky #
  • A recent listen: The Besnard Lakes – Land Of Living Skies Pt 1 – Th http://bit.ly/h2ORwS http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • @andydiggle Been there – the discolouration dissipated after a few days. I mean from the screen, the boy's eyes took longer. #
  • @P9ADV @Yorkie71 Usual Booths staples of Aberlour & The Glenlivet both 29 quid! Outrageous! The Aberlour 10 is only 1.84 less than the 16! #
  • @P9ADV I'm in Booths now! They do often do good deals; I'm looking at beer now, so I'll have to keep you in suspense… Stand by. #
  • @Yorkie71 Off round to Booths in a bit, didn't notice any the other day though, sadly. Not looking for blends, not cheap ones anyway ;) #
  • @campdave I would hope that all of Bradford's players & staff are disgusted by that element of their fans, but they don't ban them, do they? #
  • @campdave It was an appalling experience. Abundantly clear when in such close proximity that they're just racist football hooligans. #
  • Anyone know where I can pick up some good whisky cheaply around Lancaster/Morecambe? Where are the offers at the moment? #whisky #
  • @campdave Did I ever tell you about the time I got stuck on a train with a load of them from a rally. No need, you can imagine. Twats. #
  • well, it seems OK, but how much is it *relatively* speaking..? http://post.ly/1jpwK #
  • A recent listen: Deerhoof – Buck and Judy http://bit.ly/ij1p7O http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • Saturday: Breakfast; kids' football shifts; junk clearance; iTunes wrangling; gardener site visit; lunch. Can't plan further than that yet. #
  • @marieiram Don't worry, they get back to talking soon. S5 isn't as bad as some critics would have you believe. #westwing #
  • @Dan_Whittaker_ Eeeew! #
  • @marieiram Yes, that's a very exciting cliff-hanger. Watch the next one watch the next one watch the next one watch the next one! #westwing #
  • S6E17 http://bit.ly/9bIowH (via @GetGlue) @HOUSEONFOX #
  • @idiotjohnson Still confusing those emotions of relief and disappointment, I see. #
  • Port in a Port Sipper. Sipper courtesy of @Dan_Whittaker_, port courtesy of Warre. I'll never have to taste that horrible oxidization again. #
  • @campdave Christ on a bike! #
  • Wkly #lastfm artists: Andrew Bird (23), Alcoholic Faith Mission (16) & …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead (13) http://bit.ly/bbt #
  • Rim taped. http://twitpic.com/48j4cq #
  • A recent listen: Andrew Bird – The Happy Birthday Song http://bit.ly/dVOWgs http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • Pleasing coincidence. I was thinking about Graham Coxon (as you do), then iPod shuffle played one of his tracks. This means GHOSTS ARE REAL! #
  • @IzzyVonCount They are democratic. I wasn't very clear, I was saying I don't know how much spin they usually apply to such statements. #
  • @IzzyVonCount Jesus, if that's what they're actually prepared to say… Mind you, don't know how open Japanese government are normally. #
  • @campdave @Yorkie71 Totally agree, wouldn't be so bad if they actually thoroughly covered local stories first. #
  • @DHNewHawks You've set me off on an odyssey of nostalgia, now. I could get quite weepy, for some reason. http://bit.ly/hJHfIH #housemartins #
  • It's sheep we're up against http://twitpic.com/489hi6 pub doodles by @Dan_Whittaker_ #
  • On my way to The Royal with @Dan_Whittaker_ & @kjcos999 to meet @UraGraymalkin & @marieiram. Phew. #
  • @kjcos999 Last time you asked that, I stated the plan but you ignored me… @UraGraymalkin @jabe666 @Dan_Whittaker_ #
  • Do people *really* impulse buy cigarettes? Really? #
  • A recent listen: Bonnie 'Prince' Billy – The Sun Highlights the Lack in Each http://bit.ly/dYpi9y http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • @Girlonatrain In the same zoo, they have a Great White Shark aquarium next door to the Polar Bear enclosure. It's just a matter of time. #
  • Not a big fan of music videos, in particular ones with a 'story'. But this one's quite amusing, and it's The RAA! http://bit.ly/em5q6d #
  • I liked a YouTube video — The Rural Alberta Advantage – "Stamp" Saddle Creek Records http://youtu.be/uarg-PdGRUI?a #
  • Seriously, WTF is wrong with the government? => A serious obstacle http://bit.ly/e0hfSb #chickyog #iwd #internationalwomensday #
  • Tigers are grrrreat, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't love lions, but which is better? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12669308 #
  • Oh, is that the time? Best go to work, not sure I'll make it for 9 now. #
  • @dartogreen Top hole. Hope you've got your lemon juice. #
  • @dartogreen Didn't see your tweet 'til now, so a bit late, perhaps, but you do have cinnamon, baking powder and vanilla extract, right? #
  • @dartogreen I know, it's such a pain when your hubby's out at college and you're stuck at home with your daughter. http://bit.ly/hUqfIE #
  • A recent listen: Consor – Ersatz http://bit.ly/dGzFsN http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • @amandatigerfish Good idea. I remember doing that years ago, odd how I'd forgotten. Also, scotch pancakes cold, yum yum. In bed now, though. #
  • Pancake batter mixed. Toby wants them for breakfast. That's a tall order, but having the batter ready means it *could* happen. Hmm, floury. #
  • Colleague chuckling about a vendor email, boasting about the new version of their SW. Best of bread & instant massaging. Sounds perfect. #
  • Dispatches from political reality #2 http://bit.ly/e9wg13 #chickyog #ids #
  • @drbizzarro Jesus, watching it now, I knew he was a tit, but not how big. My bro had a similar escape – lives on the same road as the yank! #
  • @BlueVanMan @drbizzarro Pep used to live in the flat above me by Lancaster station. Never invited us round for dinner, though. #
  • Buffalo Tom new album: Skins, source: http://www.AlbumReminder.com&lt;= Out tomorrow, information you'd think would be mandatory in such an auto-tweet #
  • I'm even wearing shorts, look! (Maybe don't look) http://twitpic.com/46uvvp #
  • Stood here now, it could just as well be 10:30 on a June evening. http://twitpic.com/46uvql #
  • A recent listen: Tortoise – Djed http://bit.ly/icFXtq http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • Hest Bank. A sudden commotion above, a grey flash in the air, and a squirrel lands with thump on its back beside us. Runs off. Idiot. #
  • @nickebbitt Ah, distinguished then, like the beer & like brock himself. Or you spread TB to cattle, one of those. How were the BF massive? #
  • Poacher's Choice from Badger: Bit stronger at 5.7%, and they're not kidding about the liquorice, I can taste it! Also, hmm, fruity… #tbf #
  • OK, 7 then, @SharonMcG1971 RT @jrwi: @Aghillo @idiotjohnson 6. If your name's not down, you're not getting in. #
  • @Aghillo @idiotjohnson 6. If your name's not down, you're not getting in. #
  • Thwaites "Very" Nutty Black, export strength:Bit confused about the export strength thing, it's 3.9%, neither is it nutty. Nice though. #tbf #
  • @achipinthesugar Stalking Michael Stipe. Yeah, we all knew. #
  • Torrisholme Beer Festival #tbf http://twitpic.com/46ig38 #
  • @marieiram I haven't checked my fridge. I bet there are some free passes, if only I look hard enough… *goes to look at fridge* #
  • Hmmm, pondering #LancasterBeerFest here, too. Thinking I might have my own beer fest at home, via Booths. Shorter queues and no Blues Bros. #
  • A recent listen: Dawes – My Way Back Home http://bit.ly/hw0XgJ http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • @UraGraymalkin You know that was an exhibition about the technology behind Michael Barratt's harpoons and javelins, right? #
  • @timgow Or one to be taken lightly. The Ministry of Fact are implementing legislation for double British fact time to benefit leisure. #BFT #
  • @Pete_Eaton Now, that's a fact. #
  • @Pete_Eaton Yeah, right, give me ONE fact. Bet you can't. But you are fat, that's a fact, so maybe you ARE The Fact Controller… #selfdoubt #
  • @mamajunkyard I know, I'm blushing at the language! #lancasterbeerfest #
  • I am sooo looking forward to this: The Deep Dark Woods: Daytrotter Session recorded Mar 4, 2011 http://bit.ly/fpgBKc #
  • RT @atl: Time to get all sousaphoned up in this shit @ Lancaster Beer Festival http://instagr.am/p/B_ztd/ #
  • @drbizzarro Thanks for the #FF It's nice to know someone cares… #
  • @mamajunkyard In a good way? I was wondering where all the tweets from #lancasterbeerfest were, too busy queuing/drinking to tweet, I guess! #
  • I'm not sure if Toby thought he had something to do with artists' rights, or something, but Fact Controller sounds pretty Orwellian. #
  • "No, he's The FACT Controller. It's funnier to call him The Fat Controller, though!" Had to show him the wikipedia entry to believe me. #
  • Toby came running to me to tell me that he calls the bloke out of Thomas T. Tank Engine The Fat Controller. Er, but that's his name… #
  • My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Mogwai (11), R.E.M. (11) & God Is an Astronaut (9) http://bit.ly/bbtThG #
  • This is close to my kids' school, as it happens. Surprised I didn't hear anything. Think of the son, it's so upsetting. http://bit.ly/fvwmq5 #
  • A recent listen: Life Without Buildings – Let's Get Out http://bit.ly/gGUcrL http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • @mcdent I mainly use mine for turning gps on/off for location aware apps. Also use it to switch to silent when putting it face down. Handy. #
  • @bggrice Whatever they are, I like 'em! #
  • @andydiggle I know! Must have been for a bet… #BBCQT #
  • @BeBopAJulia @bggrice That is all kinds of awesome. What are the look-a-bit-like-monitors things on top of the aga? #
  • Erm, no, actually #bbcqt not #newsnight Idiot. #
  • Starkey: …it's demented government! #potkettleblack #newsnight #
  • Thank god for World Book day! I've been dying to read a book for ages, now I can. Hope I finish it by midnight. http://twitpic.com/45qv3m #
  • @Yorkie71 That's quite appealing even at that price. Like you, we'd probably get use out of it. I'd seen the Magellan GC, but it's near 200! #
  • @Yorkie71 Have you got an idea which GPS unit you'd get for the GCing? @ukuleleboy #
  • A recent listen: Aaron Read – forest falcon http://bit.ly/dZAeNW http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • @facey Oh? Were you expecting her to be collecting kindling? #
  • A recent listen: Broken Bells – Citizen http://bit.ly/eDvIRZ http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • @mcdent Congratulations! #
  • Listening to the new REM album. It's got a good beat. Now awaiting the spate of 'return to form' reviews. True, if the form is #DadRock #
  • @BlueVanMan @ukuleleboy We're a SITCOM family over here. #notanacronym #
  • Well, I'm sure that if the hon. David Morris is asking, there must be a good reason and not just a waste of time. #VAT http://bit.ly/hpbF99 #
  • @idiotjohnson You'd be welcome to come and play once we get something organized. Likely to be very informal and irregular over the summer. #
  • @Dan_Whittaker_ Walkie-Talkie, I'm a bit obsessed with them, very useful when out and about with the family. This set great value at 20 quid #
  • A recent listen: Gorillaz – Plastic Beach (feat. Mick Jones & Paul Simonon) http://bit.ly/fBqqao http://bit.ly/jrwifm #
  • March again. #
  • (…because it's totally superfluous to the operation of the units, the author just thought we might be interested. I am.) #
  • How cool is that!? #
  • "[The] Digital Code is transmitted at a really low rate, around 134 bits per second (the code is 23 bits long)".From the description of DCS! #
  • In acquisition news, picked up some cheap PMR handsets from Lidl today. Pretty decent for the money, and the user guide is ace. I quote… #
  • Still sad that the season's over, though. Just the tournament and a couple of club nights remaining. May try and keep it going over summer. #
  • Looking good for promotion to the first division after tonight's 13-5 over Bailrigg. Six bagger for me and a good end to the season. #iBad #
  • BREAKING NEWS: Radiohead album not 'immediate' enough; It's just not Rock, slam from Andy Kershaw. Statement from No 10 expected. #r4today #
  • A recent listen: God Is an Astronaut – Shining Through http://bit.ly/e9xiRd http://bit.ly/jrwifm #