- @marieiram It doesn't make me want to do something else exactly, it just makes me want to evade it. I hate obligation, if I can skip it… #
- @marieiram Rather the opposite, if anything. Or maybe whatever lies between the opposite & the thing. Apathetic dissidence. Is that a thing? #
- @idiotjohnson As long as that's all I'll catch and all the protection I'll need, dream on. #
- @marieiram I do believe I've just realised why I'm not good book group material… It's the same reason I can't get to bed at night… #
- This is the rule by which I live. http://t.co/WNjEziLy #Kindle #
- @idiotjohnson I don't know – this is your dream, I can be wearing whatever you like. #
- An armchair with a convenient lamp, a glass of pinot grigio, and my kindle. http://t.co/MYJTXala #
- @idiotjohnson There's no place like Torrisholme, there's no place like Torrisholme… #
- Arrived safely at Horsley Park. Following a dinner of teriyaki salmon and wild boar sausages, I've found myself a nice situation in the bar. #
- @Pete_Eaton Man Mushroom. #
- …had to take Veronica's car instead, couldn't find my key for that car meaning she won't be able to pick it up later. All for a 1 day trip #
- …necessitating a mad dash via the office to print it off. Couldn't find my car key, smashed the boys' den rushing passed, boys in tears… #
- On a train to Gloucestershire, via that London village. Packed & ready in loads of time, but as I left couldn't find my ticket reference… #
- @BlueVanMan Now (well, much earlier) you tell me! Some of the people in Ricky's were pretty massive, though, so not a total loss. #
- I am wearing a hat. @kjcos999 is going to go bananas. I'll not hear the end of it… #
- A recent listen: A Classic Education – Toi http://t.co/RGYurBQR http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
- @BlueVanMan Maybe all of those. You used to go in those pubs as a child. Hard core. We're planning to eat Chinese at Ricky's first. #
- Waiting for @Dan_Whittaker_ & @kjcos999 – We're off tearing it up in that Bolton-le-Sands. Blood on yer hands, more like. #
- @Pete_Eaton Or in your mouth. #
- @BlueVanMan …and in a glass. I nearly said, and in my mouth, but, you know, before the watershed and everything. #
- I like my mushrooms how I like my peppers. Stuffed, and then baked. These aren't either of those. Yet. http://t.co/KfiunfjO #
- My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Uncle Tupelo (15), Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (14) & The Besnard Lakes (12) http://t.co/B3JMcXi9 #
- @facey Like. #
- @Dan_Whittaker_ @kjcos999 One of you submit a detailed itinerary & agenda for the evening to my PA by COB today, I'll try and make a window. #
- @Dan_Whittaker_ @kjcos999 Chinese food? #
- This is why I don't have a cat. It would get kicked to death too often, what with my iBad problems. Lots of neighbors' cats about, at least. #
- @campdave No crackers allowed. #
- @marieiram Oh, I should have been clearer; it was a warning. I have no intention of going but need to go to town later. Avoid. #
- RT @virt_lancaster Lancaster lights switch on this evening (24th) at 5.30pm in Market Square. Sorry for short notice! #
- A recent listen: Ambulance LTD – Anecdote http://t.co/E4t1XEV0 http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
- Annoyingly, forgot about Mark @watsoncomedian's Live Address to the Nation tonight. I'll catch it on listen again, but it's not as edgy. #
- Got mine. At £7.50, it is an absolute steal. RT @LoudinLibraries: Ghostpoet http://t.co/t4lo5E6V #
- @UraGraymalkin Speaking of the following Satyr's Day, what are the chances of you putting Gal up for the night? Not mentioned it to him. #
- @Dan_Whittaker_ @kjcos999 Yeah, count me in. #
- @Dan_Whittaker_ Yeah, really. Who knew he did good music? He's also made an album of ukulele music, apparently. #
- A recent listen: Eddie Vedder – Setting Forth http://t.co/sIB4Ukrt http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
- @ToykoJazzPanda Surely, the e-cycling bin for your electronic paper. #
- @janlbuxton @ukuleleboy @BlueVanMan I had exactly the same misgivings about Eddie Vedder, but will give this a whirl: http://t.co/pOTpOjtB #
- @ukuleleboy So am I! I am confused though, is this live? I thought I always missed you 'cos it's on in the afternoon. @bluevanman #
- @ukuleleboy @BlueVanMan This Eddie Vedder track is amazing. Hey, the streaming from the web site works really well! #
- @campdave The GPs have our welfare in mind, so would probably make the wrong decision. The corporate bosses know what's best. Don't stir it! #
- Wonder if they'll pay relocation costs. #corporatecuba #
- Yeah, if you don't like it, move to Cuba, worker scum – Corporate spokesperson spells out *exactly* how much you're valued. #r4today #
- Pork 'n' beans. On toast. #
- A recent listen: The 255s – Life in a Plastic Lens http://t.co/nREHuFJi http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
- …and the "ss" in shusshed is appropriate. RT @marieiram Okkervil river were great tonight. Accidentally shusshed a psycho though. Oops! #
- @atl They're always a treat. Well, both times I've seen them, anyway! #
November 2011
Monthly Archive
Sun 27 Nov 2011
Sun 20 Nov 2011
- Okkervil River in full flow at Sound Control, Mcr. http://t.co/RCrtyTeI this is happening right now, I'm at it! The magic of twitter. #
- Tonight's mystery to spice up the proceedings: Will we meet up with @Dan_Whittaker_? He went dark earlier, so the excitement is building. #
- 3 out of 3 – On the road again with @UraGraymalkin & @marieiram, heading to Mcr for Okkervil River. #
- A recent listen: The Fall – Cosmos 7 http://t.co/ErzZBRiN http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
- Managed to get the PC running, but not up, more slanty. The heat sink won't clip on properly, so I'm employing gravity. #
- Anyway, off for a couple of miles of bridleway muni at Warton. I may regret this tremendously later, but it'll be fun at the time. #teenager #
- Given that I'm suffering a lot of soreness in my leg after punishing it over the last 2 weekends, it would be stupid to go for a ride today. #
- Motherboard plastic fail! What would Victor Meldrew say? He'd say, "Oh, for GOODNESS sake!" http://t.co/r3G6pfzt #
- Oops. The odd clang I heard a few minutes before the PC died last night? CPU fan falling off… http://t.co/HM0iLlLA #
- A recent listen: Lanterns on the Lake – Not Going Back To The Harbour http://t.co/kqOq42DX http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
- Daily Kindle deal today is 'Sapper Martin' by Richard (ed.) Van Emden via @amazonkindle http://t.co/AxCsmWCO #
- Oh. It's got signing. Arse. #
- Should go to bed, but I'm having a quick beer and watching some of Rich Hall's documentary about American road movies. I love his film docs. #
- @marieiram God, I *wish* that support band had been boring, at least boring doesn't hurt. #suuuuunsnore #
- I'm having no tech-luck: My PC has just dramatically powered off, and won't come back on. I think I'll avoid powered flight for a few days. #
- The Twilight Sad. http://t.co/3GnNmCmu #
- Ha! It's like it never happened! #
- In The Mad Ferret, awaiting The Twilight Sad: watching this support band is like someone trying to wean me off music using aversion therapy. #
- Yeah, I meant wean, obviously. I was thinking of Weener at the time. #
- In The Mad Ferret, awaiting The Twilight Sad: watching this support band is like someone trying to ween me off music using aversion therapy. #
- Outside @UraGraymalkin's pad. Wonder if he'll notice. #
- @UraGraymalkin I'll drive. Pick you up around 8. Or so. #
- A recent listen: Lanterns on the Lake – Keep On Trying http://t.co/EcDs4RdB http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
- @UraGraymalkin Ta. Also, their album is on Spotify: Suuns – Zeroes QC http://t.co/YSe49OL4 #
- @idiotjohnson @idiotjohnson Not a typo, not clever, not profound. http://t.co/nXxKOmZy http://t.co/nNRpQz3w #
- A recent listen: Sun Kil Moon – Lucky Man http://t.co/gbPO5XxW http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
- The Besnard Lakes Are The Deaf Institute. http://t.co/hkFwo3J7 #
- At The Deaf Institute for Besnard Lakes. The support were worth the trip alone. They were of Montreal, but not Of Montreal. #
- @Dan_Whittaker_ Reminder: Okkervil River on Sunday night. Marie got you a ticket. Remember, you were wearing your red jumper? #
- @dartogreen Clap. And clap. Who did you go for? #
- I'm wearing my Pudsey socks today. Well, I would be, but this child's needs are greater than mine. http://t.co/RyQrNDpx #
- Right. Let's try again now Vodafone have decided to uphold their side of our 3g agreement… #
- A recent listen: Casiokids – Fot i hose http://t.co/iJs6Iolq http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
- Rich Fulcher told me about this – it's on tonight on C4, apparently. #InputOutput trailer on Vimeo http://t.co/sXxQ155R #
- @idiotjohnson @SharonMcG1971 It's not so bad. I remembered my spoon, so I *shall* be able to eat yoghurt today! Unlike on 'Black Wednesday'. #
- Smashing. The car won't even jump now. Completely dead. Revert to supplier time. #
- Not impressed with my car selection skills; having to jump start again. The idea was to swap to a *more* dependable vehicle, you idiot! #
- How am I going to scrub the patina of failure from my skin? Damn you, iBad! Must. Avoid. Competitive. Pursuits. #
- @kjcos999 @Dan_Whittaker_ @jabe666 @UraGraymalkin Natch! How can we expect to get to a pub & back without meticulous, disciplined plotting? #
- I think we need more bellowing. Everyone make an effort to bellow something tomorrow. Ideally, bellow FUCK OFF at a big-faced cockney chef. #
- @BeBopAJulia Jesus Christ! #
- Welcome back, Mark. http://t.co/vroVCX3x #
- Gadzooks! The new BBC Weather page is going to take some getting used to! Morecambe 5 day forecast => http://t.co/gIToP2Oo #
- @Yorkie71 @LancasterCC In my view, picking up the waste is not enough, esp. on a sports pitch! Still a health hazard. Ban dogs in public! #
- @Dan_Whittaker_ @jabe666 @kjcos999 @UraGraymalkin When? The date previously mentioned. Where? TBD, but either Chorley or Lancaster. #
- A recent listen: Shearwater – All The Black Days 1 http://t.co/9gxohdGa http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
- @jabe666 @kjcos999 @Dan_Whittaker_ @UraGraymalkin The Gal Thang has been booked for Sat 3rd December. Coming? Family tea, then ultra-bumming #
- A sausage buttie and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue on iPlayer – It *is* Saturday morning, right? http://t.co/aLzL1PqR #
- @natwallbank @dartogreen @ToykoJazzPanda @BevviW I'm not a proper grown-up, but they will insist on using DOB in their premium calculations. #
- Gah! Left my iPod at home on charge. Helpfully, I brought my earphones & iPod sock. Now, let's see how quickly I can kill my 'phone battery. #
- @ToykoJazzPanda @dartogreen Yeah, they probably are, and that describes me. They are a Direct Line brand, so service is equivalent. #
- @dartogreen …but, fwiw, I'm with Privilege; been best for me on price for years, and they're nice. Claim experience was good (non fault). #
- @dartogreen Don't worry about nice, they're all the same. Get the cover you need/want straight in your head (incl. xs) and go on price. #
- A recent listen: The Stone Roses – The Hardest Thing http://t.co/UTb5xD4f http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
Sun 13 Nov 2011
- Bought a bottle of wine tonight, it had a cork. Doesn't seem to have affected the taste at all. You screw cap snobs need to get over it. #
- Lego Ninjago, by William. (Tears of blood artist's own) http://t.co/bpLiuMRj #
- Wainwright in bottles – somewhat insipid, even more so than when you get a good one on draught. Maybe it's too cold. NEVER BUYING IT AGAIN! #
- Following 2 pretty strenuous muni sessions at the quarry this weekend, I have a genuine concern that I won't be able to walk tomorrow. #
- A recent listen: My Bloody Valentine – No More Sorry http://t.co/oARTVsma http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
- "Creasy's art is death; he's about to paint his masterpiece." #
- @ukuleleboy Hazey Jane II #
- A recent listen: Margot & the Nuclear So and So's – Vampires In Blue Dresses http://t.co/AQA9cELp http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
- Why is Spotify telling me that Long Live the King & Circuital are new releases? I was listening to them, on Spotify, months ago #confusedify #
- @neiloughton Nah, I can't see people tweeting inappropriate or anti-social stuff in a bar or club environment, not here in the U.K. #
- @neiloughton Makes sense – how about people tweeting in? You could put a twitterfall up. Maybe. Could be a bit bleak if no one tweets back. #
- @neiloughton Tweeting the playlist is a cool idea, btw. Will you somehow advertise this service to the punters? #
- @neiloughton Geotagging, plus corroboration from the venue's twitter account, and one other independent agent. Nothing less will prove it. #
- @neiloughton Never heard of the boy who cried wolf? How will we know when you're *really* DJ'ing? #
- Hmmm, heavy meeting schedule means I haven't yet eaten. Now, whether to have my planned peppers & rice, or just eat some fruit to put me on. #
- @alikichapple @SharonMcG1971 Oh yes, and he also wrote some fantasy as Jack Yeovil. The Vampire Genevieve series is great. #
- @alikichapple @SharonMcG1971 He's rather prolific, or at least was. I think a number of his novels are bring reissued next March (ish). #
- @DrBizzarro It's good! Same folk as run Masala at Heysham. Friendly & tasty. Phatia was warned to be hot, but wasn't, but it was delicious. #
- @alikichapple @SharonMcG1971 Hey, I'm on a Kim Newman drive! Trying to acquire ones I haven't read in the Diogenes & Cthulhu worlds. #
- Sat in the Curry Leaf in Morecambe with a Cobra. Alone. I'm the first of the gang to arrive. That ain't right. #
- A recent listen: Summer Camp – Brian Krakow http://t.co/C9URLssU http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
- @campdave @Yorkie71 I expected it would somehow be within their gift. They're bound to use it, otherwise their strike would have no impact. #
- @grahambinns Has to be something about governance, or maybe just because they can – their strike won't have much impact otherwise. #
- Stuffing peppers and listening to Richard Herring's Objective: Series 2: The Golliwog http://t.co/9ISp1GQT #
- I'm certainly naive in these matters, so put me straight: why would the entire school have to close because the head is striking? #
- Too tired to tweet, but I'm still expected to stuff peppers and drink wine. FML. Harrumph. #
- @UraGraymalkin Not going to make it tonight, too busy. Have fun. Don't forget to wear your twee jacket, or take your achingly hip flask. #
- A recent listen: My Sad Captains – Orienteers http://t.co/ha52Qxnj http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
- Good news, everyone! Cymbals Eat Guitars are playing @TheDeafInstitute again! http://t.co/01jxrhdF The album is ace http://t.co/R4XWpCNm #
- @Dan_Whittaker_ It's the battery – jumped it successfully this morning. Think I *might* have left something plugged in, but still worrying. #
- A recent listen: Giant Sand – (Well) Dusted (for the millenn http://t.co/ltfCDDqF http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
- The new car failed the first, not even very difficult, test of winter this morning, and wouldn't start at -1°c. This doesn't bode well. #
- Here's how tired I am, right. I was going to have a beer and watch Treme, but I'm just going to have a whisky and read. THAT tired. I know. #
Sun 6 Nov 2011
- Trough of Bowland in the glorious autumn sun, today. Meant to do this in summer, but didn't get the weather… http://t.co/M4iezquC #
- New series of American Dad, BBC3, already. #
- @dartogreen I've been looking at Yoga! Just got some library books about it. I'm worried about flexibility & health in my declining years. #
- You know? Forget the bath idea. I've remembered how rubbish they are: lying around in a rapidly cooling solution of your own filth, anyone? #
- What baths are not good for are Kindles. Have to go old school, or get Veronica to read my Kindle to me. Now, where are my scented candles? #
- I'm going to have a bath. I cannot remember the last time I had a bath, it's likely years ago. I have a sore body. Baths are good for that? #
- @Girlonatrain @marieiram Yeah, that works for me. The BLS display was about as intense as that, but lasted for 3 hours. And Toby is heavy. #
- A recent listen: Interpol – A Time to Be So Small http://t.co/LFwhgUmB http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
- RT @virt_lancaster Six hurt in M6 crash: http://t.co/WesxK2Vw #
- RT @brian_mackenzie @deloreanmotorcompany hey, check out my documentary called 'Cory and his Delorean'
http://t.co/2QFEijup # - A recent listen: Magazine – Burst http://t.co/p1KqPibB http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
- Cantina. http://t.co/F8OpjCZX #
- Aah! http://t.co/rkE8oBu4 #
- Ooh! http://t.co/fe1hmID6 #
- I'm at the Bolton-le-Sands bonfire and perpetual firework display. I'm convinced they will never end. Oh, God, will they never end!? #
- Mobilising for the Bolton-Le-Sands bonfire, hosted by, er, Spar and Bay Radio. Will be packing my iPod. And hip flask. #
- What is white whiskey? http://t.co/xpd4VALK What it's not, is a cheap alternative to barrel aged whisky. Expect to pay c.21GBP for Buffalo. #
- Once more, Friday night is my earliest retirement of the week. I need to sleep, as Malkmus once sang. #
- @marieiram Don't be soft. I bought 2 bottles of Aberlour in Booths last night. I already had one just opened at home, & only went for bread. #
- mysociety are pushing FixMyStreet in the lead up to winter. Councils everywhere will be thrilled. http://t.co/6I5FmITB #FB4TF #
- Anyone know where to get tickets from for the Bolton-Le-Sands bonfire? #
- Well, he's gone now, so I'm feeling more relaxed. Relaxed enough to watch Treme? Yes, I believe I am. *Watches Treme* #
- It actually feels like surly John Hammond is threatening us. What do you want from us? Tell me! #weather #
- @alikichapple Yeah, they'd better buck their ideas up, or they'll be eating McDonalds for the rest of their lives. #
- Home from parents' evening. How have they been doing? Well, as a result, we've bought the boys a McDonalds. So, judge for yourself. #
- RT @Ralpharama Random Lancaster traffic being pulled into Lucy st by police… #
- @marieiram Oxtail? #onewordtweetday #
- @marieiram Depends where you work. #
- @marieiram Basti? #
- Made it to bed, ready for #watsonlive on Radio 4. http://t.co/Sizaoepa #
- @idiotjohnson I put the gig on Last.fm, but haven't gone as far as buying a ticket yet. I was going to wait until they're sold out. #
- A recent listen: The Stone Roses – Waterfall http://t.co/jmXjLDs2 http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
- Oops. Meant to be asleep at least a couple of hours ago. Shutting eyes… Now! (Opened them again to find the send button.) #
- @DrBizzarro I actually have that. #
- And British Sea Power: http://t.co/mCmnoMEM They're all waving flags. Well, not literally. Or metaphorically. #
- The Masque, Liverpool 1, for British Sea Power. First, the wonderful Electric Soft Parade with new stuff, too. http://t.co/r1N93cGb #
- A recent listen: Fiction – Big Things http://t.co/jogtiPjr http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
