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  • Dexter, Season something, episode n+1. #
  • A recent listen: The Twilight Sad – Dead City http://t.co/PH28yUIV http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • Let's try again. Kids in bed, Veronica in the bath, me watching Battlestar Galactica, *S2E1*. Later, we have Submarine lined up. #bsg #
  • It would appear so. #bsg #
  • Oh, right, it's all flooding back. Except, erm, have I missed a season? #bsg #
  • Kids in bed, Veronica in the bath, me watching Battlestar Galactica, S3E1. Later, we have Submarine lined up. #
  • @idiotjohnson We're fine, thanks. Small cut, lots of blood. Thought his eye stitches had ruptured at first. http://t.co/ZPFYLmAW #
  • @timdifford We should be on telly. This is exactly the sort of thing Katie Humble gets away with all the time. #
  • We had to leave the park because William cut his head on the climbing frame. I thought he'd ruptured his eye or something at first, scary. #
  • Signs of Spring: I have seen an ant. It was in the park. Probably still there if you want to go and see for yourself; look under the bench. #
  • finished The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall http://t.co/jqEtLbVZ #Kindle #
  • @sianio Where? Where? #
  • So, here we are again, Friday night. A great opportunity to stay up late, revel in the freedom of the weekend, but I'm too knackered. #Zzzzz #
  • @BevviW Very difficult to break through the fear with incentives. Offering them in advance when calm *seems* to work, until it's time… #
  • My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Lambchop (17), Depeche Mode (12) & The Cave Singers (4) http://t.co/B3JMcXi9 #
  • RT @KHUNICYCLES: Check out my new book, The Essential Guide to Mountain and Trials Unicycling, at http://t.co/aPTGE41e #
  • Ooh, new Admiral Fallow single: Beetle in the Box on #Spotify http://t.co/pq17BImu #
  • @Pete_Eaton Will do, but I'm not hopeful he'll still be 6, or have eyes, by the time I've worked it out. #
  • @SharonMcG1971 Jesus, it's when he's startled he's at his most dangerous. I'd rather his eye got infected than risk sneaking up on him. #
  • @Girlonatrain Oh yes! That's where I knew him from! #notenoughrayoutofduesouth #homeland #
  • @Kisa Already tried it – he was too quick with the dustbin lid, though. #
  • So, how does one administer eye drops to an *extremely* reluctant (to the point of hysterical) 6 year old? I've tried both approaches so far #
  • A recent listen: The Cave Singers – Falls http://t.co/AK7DhejL http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • See prev link RT @follyofyouth Not only does *that* Deerhunter gig sound brilliant, the interview/monologue is ace. More strength to his arm #
  • RT @pitchforkmedia: Bradford Cox: "I am a terrorist. As a homosexual, my job is simply to sodomize mediocrity." http://t.co/ZfZRqnAU #
  • @Dan_Whittaker_ Thanks Dan, I passed them on and they seemed to work well. All home and better. Eye's a bit gruesome for the moment, though. #
  • @Yorkie71 Thanks – recovery is pretty quick. Back at school Monday, doesn't even need a patch. No swimming for 6 weeks is the only downer. #
  • @idiotjohnson Thanks. I tried to get access to the theatre, but when I mentioned your name, they called security and I had to leave. #
  • William is now back home. The operation went well, and he's recovering nicely. I'll try to get a picture of his eye later, it's nicely gory. #
  • Now, sleep. Early start in the morning as William is off to Furness General for an eye operation. #
  • Lambchop were as good as could be expected. http://t.co/yj7Aegl4 Here they are, smugly bowing to their appreciative audience. #
  • @facey @UraGraymalkin Yes, he is! #
  • Manchester Cathedral for Lambchop. Waiting for @marieleadbetter. Imagine! #
  • Now for a drink and Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Show before bed. #
  • End of a depressing iBad season tonight. On the plus side, all our teams have retained their divisional placings, and we have 1 cup final. #
  • Dexter, Season something, episode n+1. #
  • A recent listen: The Twilight Sad – Dead City http://t.co/PH28yUIV http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • Let's try again. Kids in bed, Veronica in the bath, me watching Battlestar Galactica, *S2E1*. Later, we have Submarine lined up. #bsg #
  • It would appear so. #bsg #
  • Oh, right, it's all flooding back. Except, erm, have I missed a season? #bsg #
  • Kids in bed, Veronica in the bath, me watching Battlestar Galactica, S3E1. Later, we have Submarine lined up. #
  • @idiotjohnson We're fine, thanks. Small cut, lots of blood. Thought his eye stitches had ruptured at first. http://t.co/ZPFYLmAW #
  • @timdifford We should be on telly. This is exactly the sort of thing Katie Humble gets away with all the time. #
  • We had to leave the park because William cut his head on the climbing frame. I thought he'd ruptured his eye or something at first, scary. #
  • Signs of Spring: I have seen an ant. It was in the park. Probably still there if you want to go and see for yourself; look under the bench. #
  • finished The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall http://t.co/jqEtLbVZ #Kindle #
  • @sianio Where? Where? #
  • So, here we are again, Friday night. A great opportunity to stay up late, revel in the freedom of the weekend, but I'm too knackered. #Zzzzz #
  • @BevviW Very difficult to break through the fear with incentives. Offering them in advance when calm *seems* to work, until it's time… #
  • My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Lambchop (17), Depeche Mode (12) & The Cave Singers (4) http://t.co/B3JMcXi9 #
  • RT @KHUNICYCLES: Check out my new book, The Essential Guide to Mountain and Trials Unicycling, at http://t.co/aPTGE41e #
  • Ooh, new Admiral Fallow single: Beetle in the Box on #Spotify http://t.co/pq17BImu #
  • @Pete_Eaton Will do, but I'm not hopeful he'll still be 6, or have eyes, by the time I've worked it out. #
  • @SharonMcG1971 Jesus, it's when he's startled he's at his most dangerous. I'd rather his eye got infected than risk sneaking up on him. #
  • @Girlonatrain Oh yes! That's where I knew him from! #notenoughrayoutofduesouth #homeland #
  • @Kisa Already tried it – he was too quick with the dustbin lid, though. #
  • So, how does one administer eye drops to an *extremely* reluctant (to the point of hysterical) 6 year old? I've tried both approaches so far #
  • A recent listen: The Cave Singers – Falls http://t.co/AK7DhejL http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • See prev link RT @follyofyouth Not only does *that* Deerhunter gig sound brilliant, the interview/monologue is ace. More strength to his arm #
  • RT @pitchforkmedia: Bradford Cox: "I am a terrorist. As a homosexual, my job is simply to sodomize mediocrity." http://t.co/ZfZRqnAU #
  • @Dan_Whittaker_ Thanks Dan, I passed them on and they seemed to work well. All home and better. Eye's a bit gruesome for the moment, though. #
  • @Yorkie71 Thanks – recovery is pretty quick. Back at school Monday, doesn't even need a patch. No swimming for 6 weeks is the only downer. #
  • @idiotjohnson Thanks. I tried to get access to the theatre, but when I mentioned your name, they called security and I had to leave. #
  • William is now back home. The operation went well, and he's recovering nicely. I'll try to get a picture of his eye later, it's nicely gory. #
  • Now, sleep. Early start in the morning as William is off to Furness General for an eye operation. #
  • Lambchop were as good as could be expected. http://t.co/yj7Aegl4 Here they are, smugly bowing to their appreciative audience. #
  • @facey @UraGraymalkin Yes, he is! #
  • Manchester Cathedral for Lambchop. Waiting for @marieleadbetter. Imagine! #
  • Now for a drink and Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Show before bed. #
  • End of a depressing iBad season tonight. On the plus side, all our teams have retained their divisional placings, and we have 1 cup final. #
  • Slyne Lodge for a christening party, my niece's. Maybe it's this cold, but the ale is rubbish. Tried all 3, now switched to Pinot Grigio. #
  • A recent listen: Depeche Mode – nothing (live 1988) http://t.co/X6Kc6iGC http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • A recent listen: Lambchop – Gone Tomorrow http://t.co/IQ87SVyT http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • Showed Whistle Down The Wind to my boys this afternoon, nostalgic for wet Saturday afternoons of my youth.They loved it, loved the dialogue. #
  • Busily inventing a perpetual motion machine so I can have it played into my skull on a loop for eternity. Add an Islay drip, and I'm set. #
  • Thought I'd better have a listen to the new Lambchop, since I'm seeing them on Tuesday. Two words: Absolutely. Fucking. Made. Of. Awesome. #
  • @sianio @marieleadbetter It's very doable, just make sure you have nothing in your pockets. That's why only POTUS can do it – no wallet. #
  • Some luck: My eBay dictaphone was in Greek, which I do not understand. I managed to hit the Language/English menu setting on my first guess. #
  • My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Beastie Boys (11), First Aid Kit (10) & The Twilight Sad (9) http://t.co/B3JMcXi9 #
  • 73% done with The Raw Shark Texts, by Steven Hall http://t.co/WkqTVfy0 #
  • @BevviW That's infinitely more recommendations than anywhere else so far, I'll check them out, thanks. #
  • Oh, any recommendations for car body work in the Lancaster & Morecambe area? #
  • Anyway, bed beckons, now I've actually ordered the present for my niece's christening on Sunday. My only personal achievement this week. #
  • …not worth going into detail, since @marieleadbetter's dramatic vehicle incident today rather over shadows my merely irritating episode. #
  • Then there was an unfortunate car-related incident outside the school gates this morning, following lunch-box confusion… #
  • I have been suffering from child-borne man 'flu. Totally lost last night to it – left work, went to bed, got up, went back to work. #shiver #
  • iBadly. #
  • I'm in Ingleton, famed for its falls, caves, & eponymous peak. Less known is its community centre; that's where I am, playing sport, badly. #
  • A recent listen: The Twilight Sad – Kill It In The Morning http://t.co/eRpXLOQD http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • Oh, bollocks! Adverts. This is why it's such a rare event. #
  • I'm watching a thing on actual, happening-now, real-time, telly! Not PVR, not chase play, not on DVD, actually on air! This never happens. #
  • @kevmcveigh I have this problem, notably with Infinite Jest; I like it, but will never finish it, unless I'm able to do so at one sitting. #
  • A recent listen: The Deep Dark Woods – Summer Is Gone http://t.co/OUriNqTn http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • War Horse: A heart-warming tale of a community in North East England rallying around their working girls when an out-of-town madam arrives. #
  • @kjcos999 @Dan_Whittaker_ @UraGraymalkin @jabe666 Yeah, I'll be there. #
  • Sat in peace in Happy Mount Park while the boys are making ugly bug houses, whatever they are. Squirrels frolicking, birds singing. #
  • Nice #cloudspotting RT @CloudAppSoc RT @warooboy: @CloudAppSoc specked http://t.co/1fyeJO9m #
  • This foul weather is a great opportunity for me to tidy my room. Leisure is for losers. #
  • Aaaaand relax, there are 2 more seasons. So, not the last episodes at all. Sorry for scaring you like that. #
  • @charltonbrooker Is it live? #
  • 17th February 2012: Lifehacker solves humanity's final problem RT @lifehacker: Remember to turn the oven off: http://t.co/fkHaWrdV #
  • A recent listen: A Place To Bury Strangers – Onwards To The Wall http://t.co/Y6ZS2lit http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • Oh no! Down to the last 3 episodes of Arrested Development! How can I follow that? #
  • @SharonMcG1971 Giraffe? Is that what they call Mark Chadwick? There's only one way of life/and that's plucking the highest, juiciest leaves #
  • @mrobinsonjazz Open the door and use a match. #
  • My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: We Were Promised Jetpacks (14), Youth Lagoon (10) & Phantogram (6) http://t.co/B3JMcXi9 #
  • @Pete_Eaton Yes, I would, except Amazon won't let me if they detect I'm in the UK. Going to try using a proxy when I get round to it. #
  • A recent listen: Tapes 'n Tapes – Nightfall http://t.co/OpPKtJ2V http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • @idiotjohnson I'm liking those. Are they on Spotify? #
  • Lawks! Le lune et le loup by soy un caballo is good – #lastfm http://t.co/IGi3gVzl #
  • They should rename it Crusty Bread. #
  • We're having Tiger Bread with our tea, and, hey, you know what? It doesn't look like a tiger at all! No, it looks like him off The Levellers #
  • @Pete_Eaton I found out after I sent them that they *are* available on Kindle, but not in the UK. Oh well, you might need beach fodder later #
  • I will be attaching the instruments to the band members with Velcro. What a rip off! (etc) #
  • Oh, I forgot "winter". New band name is "Winter Deer, Tree Wolf". It's a Winner! #
  • @UraGraymalkin @Pete_Eaton Or we could stay in a religion-themed hotel? We'll have had practice praying in a hotel room the previous week. #
  • All bands with one of the words "tree", "wolf", or "deer" in their name are ace. May form "Deer Wolf Tree" and watch the accolades pile up. #
  • @Pete_Eaton Yeah, late birthday present, too, don't forget. I didn't bother with *another* xmas card, forgot the b'day card. D'oh! #rod #
  • Heh heh heh. Now to get up to some mischief with my new box of "children's shoelaces". http://t.co/VLiEYhzU #
  • Ooh, this is nice => A Place To Bury Strangers – Onwards To The Wall on #Spotify http://t.co/7KRGVZgd #
  • @Pete_Eaton @UraGraymalkin @Dan_Whittaker_ Shearwater at The Deaf Institute on 31st March… #
  • @kjcos999 I'm up for it. #
  • Valentine's Day? It's more like Oedipus Rex around here. Where's my breakfast in bed? http://t.co/W34VPq9y #
  • A recent listen: mclusky – Gareth Brown Says http://t.co/2F997too http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • Suffering from an 'hours in the day' problem, which might be better stated as a 'needing to sleep' problem. #
  • @booksaregood Erm, yeah, isn't that Lambchop night? You need to sack your PA. #
  • A recent listen: Phantogram – All Dried Up http://t.co/rZ9b4CgM http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • Dexter S4E02. Garlic bread, pizza, beer, wine. #
  • @Yorkie71 Go and see Real Estate @DeafInstitutehttp://t.co/pnH0x5sA Probably finish in time for MEN. Seriously. http://t.co/8e2A5HZI #
  • Today's round of golf brought to you by the numbers 6 & 7, and the letters F & C. 1 2 3 4 5, 6 7 8 9 10, 11 12. Do doodoo dum de doo TWELVE! #
  • JCing in church this morning. I can practically *taste* the holy ghost. http://t.co/1pX9olpT #
  • A recent listen: My Latest Novel – I Declare A Ceasefire http://t.co/MkkXDVmh http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • RT @bengoldacre: utterly awesome string of Brighton Argus stories baffled by lights RT @electroweb: http://t.co/kjOkhcSV #
  • Wild at Heart is like a savannah based Acorn Antiques, but without the benefit of a coherent script or story arc. Why must they torment me? #
  • Aargh! I could crush a grape… Bloody flibbertigibbet in Gregg's hasn't given me my steak bake. Flipping well charged me for it though! #
  • Hmm, moderately productive, if ultimately dull Saturday morning. Goldfish husbandry, hair and key cuttery, speaker hookery, Gregg's bakery. #
  • .@Pete_Eaton Toby and Veronica, 21st September 2003 http://t.co/qsJMRLVp #firstflickrphoto #
  • @facey Thought it was something religious. "Hey, kids, what's crackin?" "Cool it, grandpa, we're hanging with JC. In our hearts, ya dig?" #
  • My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: ScHoolboy Q (13), [unknown] (12) & First Aid Kit (10) http://t.co/B3JMcXi9 #
  • …and it's not at a ridiculous hour because it's across time zones, either. The meeting's with a PM in bloody Guildford. #
  • @idiotjohnson Phew, until you mentioned garments I thought you were saying I was in for a dressing down. #
  • I have a 7am video conference. Aren't I the high-powered thrusting young executive? No, I am not. Thankfully. #
  • A recent listen: [unknown] – 12 Overheater http://t.co/ThEMme7o http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • Hmmm, cheese on food. #
  • Week. Week week week weekday. Week mind. You just can't get the writing staff these days. #
  • Hmm, feeling odd not to be *out* tonight after the week I've had. Writing off the weekday abstinence thing this week though. #
  • @facey @marieleadbetter was on about him. #
  • Happy Birthday to both @Pete_Eaton and @marieleadbetter. And Jules Verne. Thinking of changing mine to today, it's deffo the best birthday. #
  • Withered Hand. Excellent songs, just don't let him sleep on your futon. http://t.co/wwd5F2wL #
  • @LoudinLibraries Me. I am. #
  • @idiotjohnson It wouldn't matter much if doors were 8 at the JOG, given that I'm still waiting for a bus in Torrisholme. I'm making haste. #
  • "Would you like to be able to use your landline as often and as much as you want?" I thought I already could BT, what are you trying to say? #
  • Right – What's happening with this King Creosote & John Hopkins gig tonight? Anyone know the stage times? Anyway, I'm heading for the JOG… #
  • On a train heading home. Trying to watch Game of Thrones, but concerned that the girl in the seat next to me will be horrified. #
  • Kyle or Paxman? What the hell have I been drinking? #whichjeremyisthisagain #newsnight #
  • @idiotjohnson Oh, go on then – buy me a pint tomorrow night and I'll only enslave you for 5 minutes. Final offer. #
  • A recent listen: Christopher Denny and The Natives – God's Height http://t.co/pgNBHXVi http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • @ukuleleboy @ofthebeatentrax @idiotjohnson 3 quid! I bid 3 pounds for the IJ sketch! Call it 2.50 if I also get him as a slave for the day. #
  • Weird duplicate tweet! Sorry about that, but you didn't know it was a technical fault, maybe I was desperate for help. It's a restaurant! #
  • I'm in a place called Zizzi. Everything on Guildford high street is a restaurant or estate agent. Which is this? http://t.co/0UigizAu #
  • I'm in a thing called Zizzi. Everything on Guildford high street is a restaurant or estate agent. Which is this? http://t.co/8GqM1F64 #
  • One benefit of the meeting schedule in Guildford today is that I'm now in the hotel bar. And I need a drink after the meeting schedule today #
  • Now bed, where I won't be able to sleep with the anxiety of needing to sleep. #
  • Back from Richard Herring's Love Actually. I've never seen the original, so I can't comment on how faithful he was to the Hugh Grant role. #
  • Right. Dash home, pack for work trip tomorrow, out to see Richard Herring. #
  • @booksaregood Hurrah! I'm ahead of the game for a change! #
  • A recent listen: First Aid Kit – King Of The World http://t.co/8xoshRpn http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • Took the boys for the first time to skate park at Halton. William fearlessly rolled slowly out, leaving carnage in his wake. Sunday driver. #
  • @Kisa @idiotjohnson @rachelleescott Curiously, the first I knew of this was when an out-of-town unicyclist pointed it out to me 2 weeks ago. #
  • Urgh. Feels like I haven't slept, and now off to work for a couple or 3 hours once more. #
  • @marieleadbetter Oh, THAT sort of spinning. The killing kind. #
  • Dexter S4E10 #
  • Remind me to 'phone Phil tomorrow, it's too late now. #
  • A recent listen: Josh T. Pearson – Sweetheart I Ain't Your Christ http://t.co/t5pKL5PF http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • At work since 5, just got back. Can't say I'm thrilled to have been in the office on a Saturday, but at least the weather wasn't enticing. #
  • @Yorkie71 The boys are pleased with them and they're easy to pack and carry, so we're pleased too. Glad you pointed me in that direction! #
  • Stunt Scooting http://t.co/cz7jc2iM #
  • Worse interest and access than a savings account. Give me my money! Electric not so bad, but over 100 quid, still. #
  • Requested a refund from Southern Electric. £440 in credit for gas. Only eating that credit at 10 per month this winter! #
  • @kjcos999 @Dan_Whittaker_ @UraGraymalkin I do, and @jabe666 was proposing a night out earlier this very day. Get it sorted, @kjcos999!!! #
  • @idiotjohnson OMG! I loved The Famous Five! Which one were you? #
  • @idiotjohnson Also, ginger, like what you am. #
  • @SharonMcG1971 Nice. Did you retire then? Congratulations! #
  • Hmmm, Aberlour 16 and Marston's Double Drop. That shit is RIGHT. #homervsthewire #
  • @marieleadbetter No spoilers, thanks. #s2ep4 #
  • THE body of a man has been found in a 4×4 near to the level crossing in Bare. http://t.co/OdbPv7JX #
  • My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Great Lake Swimmers (16), The Twilight Sad (11) & The Doors (9) http://t.co/B3JMcXi9 #
  • Told you! RT @AskPayPal: @jrwi Thanks for being an awesome customer! We appreciate your business! :) ^FG #
  • Woo hoo! I'm one of PayPal's favourite customers! #
  • They didn't even so much as flick their eyes away from the telly when I walked in from work, though. This is not news to me, of course. #
  • Well, it turns out I *can* buy my kids' love, but it's expensive. They were very sweet when I was buying them 60 quid scooters this morning. #
  • A recent listen: Austra – Lose It http://t.co/FTIvSITq http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • @dartogreen I'll ask around for you. Sure you can't make it? c.c. @Pete_Eaton #
  • Hmmm, nice. Windows extension: Send to kindle from the context menu in explorer, or print to kindle from within a doc. http://t.co/8z3yQc9W #
  • @dartogreen Don't think so, but I can ask around. It could be that @Pete_Eaton knows someone in Porto who might. How much we talking? #
  • @Pete_Eaton I don't consider stroking your balls a penalty at all. Want me to shout "Get in the hole!" at you while we play around? #
  • Actually, the Holmfirth gig might be before Primavera anyway, but, it would still be nice to have seen them in Oporto. (Ah, no, it's August) #
  • Gah! The @weddingpresent are playing Seamonsters at Primavera Sound. It should have been Optimus Primavera! Have to wait for Holmfirth now. #
  • Oh, and only 127 days to go! #
  • Just seen the line up for Optimus Primavera Sound properly for the first time and it's actually quite good! Bonus! http://t.co/zSZtmeAC #
  • @Pete_Eaton I love having to replace your ball after enemy action, and, if you're put off by an explosion, it's still a penalty stroke! #
  • Lawks! Cruel Storm by Espers is good – #lastfm http://t.co/sCwy4DRx #
  • A recent listen: Arctic Monkeys – The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala http://t.co/KlWLQLwX http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • @Yorkie71 They look good! Need one to replace his Argos job which is now in bits! Don't mind spending more as he uses it for school, too. #
  • Stunt Scooters: What do I need to know before I buy one for an 8 year old boy? What are the pit-falls, key features & desirable attributes? #
  • A recent listen: Niki & The Dove – The Fox http://t.co/uOpUctub http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • So, I guess it's to bed to dream of the savings I could have made if I were a better person. #
  • …And with 2 mins to go and 21 of 60 uploaded, I'm not hopeful of checking out with my @SnapfishUK photo book before the deadline, either. #
  • Lost the battle to get my @SnapfishUK photo calendar completed by midnight to get the 50% discount. Ah, well, so many photos, so little time #
  • Emergency shuttle call out! #cocknotspace #
  • @Kisa After ten years, you have my sympathy. It's only been affecting me recently and I'm hoping it's temporary as it's excruciating. #
  • A recent listen: The Sea and Cake – Middlenight http://t.co/1Whd1AiC http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • @Kisa Found them lying around. I don't believe I'd have ever bought them. Will have to invest in proper drugs if insomnia is a new feature. #
  • @Kisa If it gets to 1 am and I notice, it'll be whisky tonight. #
  • @Kisa Similar to a technique I've used before, in conjunction w/slowing breathing & movement. Worked well in the past, failed me last night #
  • …although it probably doesn't matter whether I know it or not. Oh no! What if they're NOT placebos, just sugar pills!? #
  • Back on the herbal Nytol. Can't cope with another night of no sleep until 3am. Just hope my brain doesn't realise they're only placebos. #
  • Road Tax sorted – a simple matter of handing over the paper work and the cash. No clearer on why that can't be done at the P.O. #
  • ! RT @Yorkie71 Fire in the Sky at Caton, Took this yesterday morning. Mrs D takes credit again as she pointed it out! http://t.co/9V2F6wyX #
  • Having Learned to Swing Unaided. http://t.co/k0wRrdH6 #
  • Powercut in Torrisholme, apparently. I'm only going off telephone reports. Not all streets affected; highly localised, or phased? #
  • A recent listen: Jay Jay Pistolet – Bags of Gold http://t.co/uYON5D2V http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • LinkedIn is a funny place, isn't it? Like a works' night out, but without the booze or the easy rhythm of slagging off marketing. #
  • Now blowing mine; gorgeous scene. RT @Ottersgear Alston moor en route to newcastle blew my mind http://t.co/1XszVTmd #
  • @BevviW Return returned. It's not too time consuming for me, which is good, but bad, because it makes me think I should be more invested… #
  • Hit return to return your return to the return office. Your browser will return you to the return page on return from return submission. #
  • If you are not able to wait for a response, you can log out and return to your return later, to confirm that HMRC has received your return. #
  • @GarethJBall That's shocking – I hadn't heard about that. So, everything will have to be on-line or at a PO? Or Swansea. #
  • Yeah, thanks the DVLA. I totally need a list of your offices in alphabetical order. I always decide where to go based on initials. #
  • A recent listen: The Twilight Sad – At The Burnside http://t.co/UQW6nhvl http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • Veronica said that there's no sign saying dogs are not allowed in the play area, but Jesus! We shouldn't need to be told not to shit here! #
  • I've removed the Budweiser bottles, but I'm not really equipped to clear the animal filth. #
  • The play area at Halton is an excellent facility. Pity some people don't have the decency not to leave broken bottles & dog shit all over. #
  • @marieleadbetter You owe me 4.70, @UraGraymalkin 171.70. #
  • @Pete_Eaton ILYDRMT! We're arriving in Porto on the Wednesday late morning, leave on the Tuesday late morning. Brussels Air. @UraGraymalkin #
  • A recent listen: The Doors – The WASP [Texas Radio And The Big Beat] – Remaster http://t.co/2KcOCt8z http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • Now for The Two Towers. Enjoyed 'Fellowship…' much more last week than when I first saw it so I've been looking forward to it. Also, beer. #
  • @marieleadbetter I didn't realise you had a bf – does Ian know? #
  • Boys' height charting: Since last measurement in August, William has grown 4.2cm, Toby 3. Toby was 6cm taller at the same age as Will today. #
  • @BlueVanMan Crazy. Thought I'd just go into the PO & give them £140 and get a tax disc. Not possible. To Preston with my log book I must go. #
  • @BlueVanMan If I want to continue to be exempt, I have to prove I'm disabled. If I don't, I have to prove I'm not disabled, in Preston. #
  • Presumably, this inconsistency is to prevent people fraudulently paying hundreds of pounds for road tax when they should be paying nothing. #
  • You can register as disabled and tax-exempt at the post office, though. #
  • Very cross to discover that to switch my car from tax-exempt disabled status I must present myself and the vehicle at the registry office. #
  • If anyone's in Lancaster, can you pop into Esquire and pick me up a haircut? I can pay you back on Tuesday. Thanks. #
  • In the Penny Street Bridge. Just for a meal and a few drinks with some work friends, not trying to subjugate it or rule over it in any way. #
  • @alikichapple Thanks for thinking of me for this one! @MarkRHancock #
  • A recent listen: Albert Hammond, Jr. – Blue Skies http://t.co/er1Yp1c8 http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Kurt Vile (12), The Wooden Sky (12) & Phantogram (6) http://t.co/B3JMcXi9 #
  • "Win the chance to be a Junior Concierge at the new LEGOLAND Resort Hotel!" Thanks, but I'm already in the "pit pony for a summer" raffle. #
  • As soon as I try to register for so-called eBilling to save 1%, "TECHNICAL FAULT Sorry it looks like something's gone wrong." Yeah, right. #
  • RT @TimGow: Waitrose with pottymouth (thanks @matthewwatts1): http://t.co/kPjZhzkg #
  • Sorry, I meant #WhiskyThursdayBreakfast apparently. #
  • Thought now would be as good a time as any to crack open an Aberlour 16, double cask matured. http://t.co/iDelVnDL #WhiskyWednesday #
  • The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, #free #ebooks @gutenberg_org http://t.co/4AP3LpLx #
  • @marieleadbetter I use RTM and have been for a few years. I don't quite do GTD, but I do use smart lists a lot for context-sensitive tasks. #
  • Doing some important work on my to do list. Adding things to a to do list is the same as doing them, right? #
  • @iMacstu Not as awkward as the moment when you can't remember where the toilets are in a pub you've been to loads of times before. #
  • RT @Rich_Fulcher: If Newt was a historian for Freddie Mac, then I am an entomologist for A & W Root Beer. #
  • Will everyone just stop out-bidding me on eBay already! #
  • Do any usable Morecambe chippies do haggis? #
  • @Pete_Eaton You're in Lancaster!? #
  • A recent listen: The Moodists – Gone Dead http://t.co/3QW3ziMR http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • @Pete_Eaton Are you in South America, then? #
  • A recent listen: Kurt Vile – (shell blues) http://t.co/tS7s99lu http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • Flights booked, must eat. #
  • Right – If I can book some flights I will allow myself a meal and sleep. I suppose they have to be suitable flights, though. #primavera #
  • On a rare work related note, if you know of any .Net developers interested in a permanent role in the Lancaster area, I have info. PM me. #
  • iBad frustrating tonight, and I don't even have the excuse I was expecting after Saturday – I've had little muscle pain, bizarrely. #
  • @marieleadbetter Nice work. I expect I should try and get us there then. #
  • A recent listen: Youth Lagoon – Afternoon http://t.co/glttX5Tr http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • I don't believe for one second that herbal Nytol works, but I'm going to take some anyway for its placebo properties. #insomnia #
  • That'll do; request closed. RT @janlbuxton: @jrwi Well it seems @Kisa has himself a new tumblr of Lancastery stuff http://t.co/r7mVWCSM #
  • @janlbuxton That would appear to be a close enough fit to the brief, thanks. #
  • Can someone do me a digest of today's tweets of local interest? Ta. #
  • A recent listen: Phantogram – As Far As I Can See http://t.co/GNeYOV0C http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • Ooh, I can walk. Genuinely surprised and greatly relieved. #
  • A recent listen: Detachments – Mr Disco http://t.co/vngGouam http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • Wyndham Block, Ballard Street – Enjoying the nods in Attack the Block. #
  • Attack the Block. Been looking forward to this. M&S chinese takeaway in the oven. Chinese food, and a bottle of wine. How classy are we? #
  • Going to watch LOTR with the kids. I'm obviously going to have my Kindle with me for entertainment, don't worry. #
  • @P9ADV You need a longer wall and about 7 hours over 2 or 3 weeks. Lean forward more. Wear wrist guards. Sit on it when you're watching TV. #
  • @P9ADV I wouldn't discourage you. Don't you already have enough fun, though!? #
  • Done. And ouch. predictably, I ended up cycling the full route & will suffer tomorrow. Home for whisky and radox. http://t.co/WT1PQX5w #
  • @idiotjohnson Don't be ridiculous, some of us are dressed as vicars. #
  • Warning: Unicycle boats operate in this area. http://t.co/i2UfnX93 #
  • At Woodie's, awaiting 3 unicyclists I've never met before. Stranger danger! #
  • @UraGraymalkin I may well bail at Morecambe, otherwise I won't be able to walk on Monday, let alone play badminton. #
  • @UraGraymalkin Circular from Crook o' Lune – cycle path to aqueduct, canal to Hest Bank, promenade, cycle path from Morecambe to the Crook. #
  • I'm pretty sure I *shouldn't* do the full 15 miles, though, even if I *can*, which is unknown. The most I've done before is about 6 miles. #
  • Lined up for a 15 mile unicycle ride around Lancaster & Morecambe tomorrow with some actual, properly real, existing, other riders. I know! #
  • My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: The Dodos (14), The Wooden Sky (11) & Tame Impala (11) http://t.co/B3JMcXi9 #
  • @Girlonatrain Wow, what a culture! I'm off to bed, via punching my kids in the head to encourage them to not jack, the c*n*s. #
  • RT @markinreading: No, give Las Malvinas to Scotland. #bbcqt #
  • @Girlonatrain Have you been interviewing my lads? How much of this thing is dramatization, how much doco? Fred *Butcher*? A likely story? #
  • @Girlonatrain Heart of gold. Mind you, she was a legend, what's not to love? #
  • RT @BillQuango: @markinreading That is miliband's latest plan isn't it? "Fairness for everyone for everything" Like a Toddler's charter. #
  • @Girlonatrain No confusion, life is telly. I had sons purely for backup in all the violent incidents I attract. That's life. #
  • RT @follyofyouth: Cosmic country-psyche-rock in a folk pub from 9 piece @dhnewhawks http://t.co/PmOL6S04 #
  • @Girlonatrain Why? I always call my kids a c**t when they hose my shoes down. I'm a gentleman. #
  • A recent listen: Pimsleur – Pimsleur – Portuguese (Continental) Unit 02 http://t.co/covE639q http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • I shall call him Squishy… Technical difficulties on Insert Name Of Regional News http://t.co/atNJWbR8 #
  • A recent listen: The Wooden Sky – Virginia http://t.co/sR2nbLA1 http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • Just some words of wisdom from a spam email. Made more sense than many of the legitimate emails I received today. #
  • Resumed the roof of doors and wine
    Whether you cannot help of character
    They went so much interested #
  • @marieleadbetter Yes, I see no reason to delay, and many reasons to get this sorry episode behind us. #
  • @marieleadbetter The people who've invested $17m in the company probably wouldn't be very happy if it were dodgy. Unless they're the Mafia. #
  • @marieleadbetter It does look good, although the location isn't as good as the other one. #
  • @marieleadbetter Fuckit, fuckit, fuckit, fuckit. How much more expensive?! #
  • @marieleadbetter Hmm, Manchester would be more convenient, albeit an *early* start. #
  • @marieleadbetter I was, but there's nothing suitable involving Lisbon for our dates – either more expensive or stupidly early flights back. #
  • @marieleadbetter @uragraymalkin God, I'm bored with this planning. You booked the apartment, yet? http://t.co/lQR4Rnwf #
  • @Pete_Eaton You can do it with Spotify, and so probably other apps too. Why not iTunes? I can tolerate it for iPod use. #
  • …but I don't know he saw the incident. I was parking my car, btw, I wasn't just out with my scraper scraping things. Anyway, posted a note #
  • Lightly scraped the bumper of my surly neighbour, whom I haven't exchanged more than 2 words with in 6 years. Fairly sure he was watching… #
  • A recent listen: Phantogram – 10,000 Claps http://t.co/2rvvPZfv http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • @Yorkie71 @Kisa (I'm not hard.) #
  • @Yorkie71 @Kisa I've been in shorts today. Seriously. Only because I didn't get 'round to changing after my Muni ride earlier. And I'm hard. #
  • @marieleadbetter It's a staple in Heston's recipes – http://t.co/RRUMFBcF #
  • @marieleadbetter Did you contract norovirus? #
  • @Pete_Eaton Yes, someone else has recommended that route, sounds fun, going to look into Lisboa flights. #
  • @marieleadbetter @dartogreen Could do, but if it were Liverpool we'd drive. Like the Lisbon and train to Oporto idea, going to look at that #
  • @dartogreen Yes, the alternative is more expensive, but had better times and less UK travel. Not perfect by any means. #
  • @dartogreen Sounds sensible, plus bonus rail journey through Portugal Will investigate. #
  • @Pete_Eaton …not booked anything yet, though. You got any flight tips? The travel is a real PITA. #
  • @dartogreen Initial: Ryanair Stansted – Porto. Alternative: EasyJet/RyanAir combo, Liverpool-Madrid-Porto. #
  • @Pete_Eaton Looks like we'll rent an apartment – there's the 3 of us now, down from the 15 who originally reckoned they'd go. 6th – 12th. #
  • @dartogreen Not as such, but I have offered an alternative to @marieleadbetter's initial suggestion. We really need to get something sorted! #
  • Where DOES the weekend go?! I never did get around to tidying (all of) my room(s), tsk! Too tired after battling with RyanAir to do any more #
  • A recent listen: Scroobius Pip – Let 'Em Come http://t.co/F1zE9gIn http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • Form a queue RT @jonesyb: If you have done this: http://t.co/ZpqKLPIK, or this: http://t.co/h3iaQuTD I probably dislike you as a human being #
  • @dartogreen Hey! These are austere times, stop rubbing @idiotjohnson's nose in your band's A-ness. #lastfm #
  • Last ep of Treme season one, then. Hoping it matches up to the very high standards set by Costner's deft direction of Robin Hood. #
  • @SharonMcG1971 Yeah, we weren't happy with the high incidence of out-of-place accents either. #peskyhistoricaldetails #
  • @DHNewHawks I can't get enough of him. The film reeks of Islamophobia. Casting Christian Slater as the Scarlet Pimpernel is the last insult. #
  • Toby's less than impressed with Costner's Hood, finding him to be morally lightweight, with vengeful tendencies. Not like 'his' Robin. #
  • @alikichapple You should have done. #
  • @DHNewHawks Ace, can you pop round here and turn this film off for me? #
  • @alikichapple Yes, I'm enjoying that all of the castles and fortifications are very clearly 800 years old. D'oh! #
  • @alikichapple Good grief, is that your idea of tactful?! I'd have been quite upset if it really was my favourite film. #
  • @alikichapple That's generous. It's like a case study of ham. #
  • Watching Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Still every bit as good as it was the day it was released. #
  • @idiotjohnson I've been reading A Milne and listening to C/DC, too. #bloodyhilarious #
  • @theglove78 Yeah, me too, really good shot. #halfmoonbay #
  • My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: A.A. Bondy (10), Wye Oak (7) & Thin White Rope (6) http://t.co/B3JMcXi9 #
  • Contrails at dawn. #cloudspotting http://t.co/JfI0Pusy #
  • A recent listen: Tyler, the Creator – Goblin http://t.co/V49uzOGh http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • I saw this! RT @idiotjohnson: That sunset I just mentioned: http://t.co/wqWuORuv #
  • @idiotjohnson I was about to, but was too busy being knocked-out the awesome RED Altocumulus undulatus display. Then it went dark & I forgot #
  • @Pete_Eaton These are interesting. I think they're Stratocumulus virga, or possibly Altocumulus virga (depending on altitude) #cloudspotting #
  • Waterstones. Waterstones. No, theyre right, its difficult and impractical to add apostrophes in modern digital writing environments. #
  • A recent listen: Wye Oak – Tattoo http://t.co/H8PhHTzp http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • @marieleadbetter That could definitely work for me, afternoon or evening should be fine. #
  • Bored with flight finding, off for pizza and telly. #
  • @marieleadbetter Soon. Could probably do Friday night or Sunday. Who are the playahs? #
  • @marieleadbetter We really do. Just getting there is looking complicated, especially since I don't even know when we need to be there. Meet? #
  • So, who's actually going to Optimus Primavera Sound, then? Do we know the schedule for the festival, when does it actually start and finish? #
  • Hey! Isy Suttie rhymes with Isn't Funny at least as well as her comedy songs rhyme. #dobby #
  • A recent listen: French Horn Rebellion – Up All Night (John Bourke Remix) http://t.co/QIhkfufv http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • Future children to be bored out of their minds being taught how to use Scratch by bored teachers. http://t.co/owR0zSLv #
  • "Concorde for slow learners." Someone, whose name I missed, speaking on Today about the 32 BILLION pound high-speed rail project. #
  • @idiotjohnson Yeah, you're only saying you like them because they're good. Buy a ticket to see them down the road for £7, then. #
  • @idiotjohnson You wouldn't like it, it's quite good. In fact, they ought to call themselves Goodpoet. I'm going to email Ian Ghostpoet now. #
  • The @LoudinLibraries Ghostpoet gig, 25th Feb – http://t.co/eAKzO4Qb #
  • Bought my ticket for King Creosote & Jon Hopkins @LoudinLibraries. Nearly bought one for Ghostpoet, too, until I remembered I already did. #
  • A recent listen: Pulp – Acrylic Afternoons http://t.co/WMuNXh14 http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • A recent listen: Thin White Rope – The Three Song http://t.co/dSaHp62W http://t.co/n2PGbye5 #
  • @dartogreen I'm rather enjoying this series. How's yours? #

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