On This Day, 9 August
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RT @anicegreenleaf: All secondhand bookshops should immediately convert to this system https://t.co/giXKZwKOAt
RT @Pandamoanimum: The 2022 John Lewis ad will be a family burning their belongings for heat and to cook a rat for Christmas dinner while s…
2021
2020
String winder. One of those £3 plastic tools that really makes life easier. https://t.co/fgKH9A0obk
(Excuse the wobble. My other tip is that an ironing board makes a great padded, adjustable-height table for changing your strings, but they aren't that stable 😃)
“We are happy! We are merry! We got a rhyming dictionary!” https://t.co/92taYo5rIu
2019
RT @svershbow: Queer Eye, but it’s just five librarians telling you what books to read in order to better yourself.
This is basically what I use @backlistedpod for. https://t.co/WDKPGwQ7nQ
A walk near Tollard Royal. Fujifilm Provia 100F/Praktica MTL3. Slides scanned at home, so the quality's not all that, but hey, they're not bad... https://t.co/Q4iN84flxk
RT @dangusset: Here's a reminder of what Bristol looks like in the 1980s, right down the the Temple Gate footbridge https://t.co/vvVjKJRm…
It's not often I need to use the... FLAME MASTER! I always do an evil laugh when I open the case. https://t.co/Af9cuNpXJz
2018
RT @Polychromantium: Animals interrupting wildlife photographers is my new joy https://t.co/gjGA53AnPX
RT @xkcdComic: Voting Software https://t.co/7f5JJohhYI https://t.co/TKFNcEXWdk https://t.co/1ZsSvK3fHg
Snaps of time spent waiting by the water with @_pigeons_ and @Bingo_Little. https://t.co/WVQ2kdbxRg
Current status: doing a double-blind study. https://t.co/4kx0xd2Olz
2017
I'm not saying the moth I just liberated from the bathroom was enormous, but it was a while before I struck "small bat" off the suspect list
@AlanaMassey Bullets over Broadway?
RT @Beathhigh: On the plus side, we might get a reboot of M*A*S*H...
@_connectedfm @imyke I find my AirPods break up a lot more when I have my camera round my neck. Are you carrying any extra chunks of metal?!
Madagascar Dragon Tree - https://t.co/bZLR5fXnsP https://t.co/U9ktXLGwUa
2016
Windows 🙄 https://t.co/I7GXR3YLFZ
@guriben We haven't a clue. Also, just discovered I need to install a Windows update to see the rolling-eye emoji I just used. Sigh.
Current status: installing a Windows 10 update so I can see rolling-eye emoji I just used in reference to Windows 10 https://t.co/r2OyI1J0GX
@wood5y @guriben Oh, there'll be a proper error log somewhere; I'd just rather it didn't fucking crash in the first place.
@skeddy No, mine crashed *before* the update. Probably because I'm running eight virtual servers on a £300 laptop!
@wood5y @guriben Well, that installed without problems, reboots fine and I have the rolling-eye emoji so I'm ready for Windows' next problem
RT @Georgia_Dow: Safe to say that Apple won't be the ones starting the robot apocalypse. https://t.co/3mF9HXRHrA
@DazeEnd Dragons are too scary, too. 🐰📌
RT @ovationchris: Girl (taking order in pub): Where will you be sitting? Me: Over there. We have a white dog. Girl: Aah, sweet. And what's…
Because all the greatest revolutions were started when a government watchdog said so. https://t.co/1MKJJFUir5
2015
RT @AhhToots: Good morning Bristol Ahh Toots is open today swing by ..... http://t.co/CHPMWBzOdz
Waiting for the row #thearchers
@chubbybannister Yes please.
Snappity #1 from the Cottage yesterday: Conversation https://t.co/oCZiBGoEqe http://t.co/WVGsH2oX8P
Snappily #2: Reflection https://t.co/kwQXIveWfg http://t.co/8lOs7SnEV2
@chubbybannister :(
Mockingbird. https://t.co/HyhmJsaM9q
600,000 people at Ashton Court? Quite glad I didn’t go yesterday. The quiet of the dawn launches more my kind of thing :)
RT @FergalMcFerran: Bus tour guide proclaims to group of tourists, "welcome to sunny Belfast! This (police blockade) is normal here!" http:…
Hrm. Heisenbug.
@hayles I love looking at desks like that, but the sheer amount of boxes, mains adapters and other gadgetry I need make it impossible dream.
@chubbybannister Geh. Was bad enough at the Cottage last night, and at least I knew I could walk away quickly enough...
@hayles My dream: one of those rotating hidden-room doors, only instead of a fireplace, it’s a desk like that on one side…
@hayles …with wiring going through to the mess of infrastructure and NAS boxes on the other :)
RT @fergieweather: #BALLOONFIESTA SUN EVE ASCENT: Should this go ahead, flights will be to E-ENE. SFC wind 6-7pm 260-270deg, 7kts; cloudbas…
Mise en place. https://t.co/fKOlMTA6zy
RT @fredjerrome: help me, (obi wan kenobi) - anyone know anyone looking to rent a room in central bristol to a nice young man, for less tha…
RT @JohnCleese: Very sad today to hear of the death of David Nobbs.First worked with him on the Frost Report in 1966 ; then on many films …
@pourmecoffee Dan Brown did publish a new novel in that period, though. Surely that’s got to skew the figures.
@UrsulaWJ Sounds worth it.
2014
Morning, #bristol! http://t.co/8vFQlAsEoN
RT @bristolballoon: There goes a brave soul! #balloonfiesta http://t.co/BhOYmuxAGW
Dad trying to explain to his kid what a Smurf is.
Well, that was nice. Croissant time, I reckon. http://t.co/jGJECJLtvB
@liveindetail @samsneed12 A vision. Chartreuse really works with his eyes.
@archidave 'S'all right, I went through Clifton Village :)
Bristol. http://t.co/CgqIyyEAE9
Smurfrise over Malago #balloonfiesta http://t.co/2GAdo7kFQO
Snappity: Balloon Watchers, Brandon Hill https://t.co/TJNsMiCjsY http://t.co/EZeRZWMUFF
@samsneed12 You're probably somewhere in this lot, but I didn't get many good ones.
The Mattmobile. http://t.co/LPyn48Bxm4
@rhodri Comes from a variation of the Facebook privacy legal boilerplate hoax: http://t.co/Fq5hfhkhUm
@cattyish Um. It has… cup holders?
@hayles Despite their chainness, they still managed to serve me one of the nicest burgers I’ve ever had the time I tried them. *memorydrool*
@Antimitch Looking at the weather forecast, I’m not sure there will be one.
@Antimitch But if there is, and you’ve never experienced it, my absolute favourite place is the fiesta site itself.
@Antimitch Yeah. It’s feeling windy over here, but this evening’s stands more chance than tomorrow morning, looking at weather.
@Antimitch The morning ascents have a very different atmosphere if you can drag yourself out of bed to get on site. Otherwise…
@Antimitch …I normally check wind direction before heading somewhere to watch. I have “Balloon Weather” twitter list I check in hour before.
Every personal contact I’ve had with our mayor has been a nod as he cycles in opposite direction. Better than being passed by in a limo.
Cutie. http://t.co/sqknONoRkj
@Antimitch Nothing that I’ve seen. From my plethora of weather apps, looks more northerly than this morning. Maybe they’ll come my way!
@Antimitch Yup, should be good, I'd say. Cross your fingers for good enough weather for lots of balloons.
RT @fergieweather: #BALLOONFIESTA @bristolballoon A heavy shower cell now easing into #Congresbury looks likely to move up to Ashton Court …
RT @bristolballoon: There will be no mass ascent tonight...the weather is against us. They will be tethering...so watch for your faves in t…
@Antimitch It's off :(
@almostexact Here, have a pic from this year, just for you! http://t.co/6SrmEAf9G0
2013
@BenThomas1968 @JoanneCoBC @jukesie @jungle_jezebel @UrsulaWJ @SpikyZebra @slicknic @hayles @BlackDogDays @skeddy Thanks all :)
Really enjoyed last night's Night Glow. Best timing of any I've seen, I think. Thanks @bristolballoon :)
@Thehappyfatgirl ! Here, does this help? :D http://t.co/HCv3UwJGFH
@liveindetail They were sneaky. You can only see them from the Somerset side.
@echofon Is it just my Mac where Echofon chops off the last line of retweets, or is it a general problem? Ta.
@Thehappyfatgirl Yeah. Pretty much any footpath that goes uphill on that side will get you there.
There’s a few people here for the Red Arrows, then. http://t.co/YrWmsTN5gr
RT @GreatGeorgeWMB: Funny rumbling noise. Odd.
They go quite quickly, don't they? Nearly gave myself whiplash trying to snap one... http://t.co/lSkwLuYvVC
@fdr106 Ta. EOS 60D and an elderly EF 75-300 IS (Canon's very first IS lens. I don't shoot long very often, so I've not really invested...)
@hatsandbikes Isn’t there? There was a whole big bike parky thing last year…
@hatsandbikes It does say there’s a bike park. http://t.co/4XYNInWttk Last year it was in front of the Mansion, if that helps.
Mayflowering. Bonus! http://t.co/QWToEstNLe
RT @joemfbrown: YAYYYYYY RT @Gizmodo: I never want to stop watching this incredible vine compilation video (it's back up!) http://t.co/X2zy…
Gathering my gear and going to bed. I *might* be up for the dawn launch tomorrow…
Going to give IfAlarm a try for the morning launch wake-up call. http://t.co/JbiXZg0tc0
@Ninja_lynneja Well, we'll see if it works first (he tweeted, this time without the random picture attached.)
@Ninja_lynneja Well, here it is again then. But without context, it's quite odd. http://t.co/TyjKs6NCfe
@ollieflips Ask me if it works tomorrow :D
Anyway. Yes, just in case that alarm *does* go off at 5AM, I'd best get to bed. Night, all.
2012
RT @CopperTV: Have a great face or criminal alias like @deanna? #Mugshot Yourself http://t.co/bqR4Dv6Q & tweet your most creative #m ...
So, as an 1864 criminal, I look like... David Beckham? Er. #mugshot (via @CopperTV and @BBCAmerica) http://t.co/KvmHCH36
RT @BinaryDad: Anyone retweeting that Piers/Bradley thing, ask yourself why isn't it a screen grab?
This evening I will be on an open-top City Sightseeing bus at about the time of the evening #bibf balloon launch. Hope I see a few drift by!
@DrHairbear @rabidbee Yet another person told me I'd make a great "bear" on Tuesday. Tempted to sign up for your proposed course.
@davidpatrick It's lovely. My favourite are the morning mass ascents (my latest blogthing gives an idea... http://t.co/ObM6Qzbk )
Taking a little mid-jog breather by the water. @ Valentine Bridge Quayside Steps http://t.co/Rh2cntxl
Shot Tower. #bristol http://t.co/fy87QwBM
@rabidbee Three of them.
Wow. It was a bit warm for a jog. Nevertheless, I jogged. And bumped into @BlackDogDays on the way back, too...
@stevenchapple Midweek, 5K-ish, weekends more. Far more in the next few weeks as I get ready for the Bristol Half!
@rabidbee Growl.
@stevenchapple Wouldn't take you too long to stretch it out to 21K, honest :D
Preparing my camera gear for the Salty Tales Story Bus :D http://t.co/pNjL65PB
Man with a terrier on a chain punching a bus stop and shouting. #hotwells
@BlackDogDays The one on the corner of the housing association flats.
All aboard! http://t.co/1b36LuU3
On a bus. With a pirate. http://t.co/dyItv0IM
Well, that was quite piratical. #arrr Now. I think I may need a beer.
Hannover http://t.co/bagTn68D
The Grain Barge is calling me with its gentle siren song. Also, it’s on the way home and has beer. #slightlyloudersiren
@Dichohecho Good call. I asked permission to use one or two of the photos for the BFG. (It’s a commercial gig…)
Just posted a photo http://t.co/4hsF7ffb
@skeddy Acer. Lush.
I have done a good day’s work, jogged 7K at lunchtime, and followed that with photo gig in the evening. I’m quite tired, Twitter.
@skeddy I may switch to No 7 or Independence, both on tap here. But there’s also Yeovil Ales’ British Summer Time… #hardchoices
Do I have another beer, which may also be accompanied by food even though I’ve got stuff in the flat? Possible 4:30 start tomorrow… Hmmmmmm.
OHAIMATTHEW. @ The Grain Barge http://t.co/kwOvq4DW
@stillawake Grain Barge. Does it have to be vicarious?
The beef & Stilton pie & chunky chips appears to have swung the decision for me.
@claireellent Sounds like an event in itself.
@hayles I don’t know. But my amazing powers of dress sense suggest you should probably wear something yellow. @mialovesyellow
@claireellent Now that’s my kind of Olympics…
@stillawake Another time.
Surreptitiously flicking on a Canon EOS in a crowded bar feels quite Han Solo. #hanshotfirst
@Mouse_House Hurrah!
@hayles What? Did I miss something?
@KellySibson Done that a few times... #boozecruise
2011
@BubblyJessa :)
@BubblyJessa Well, I like it very much. But then I'm (a) biased and (b) living in a pretty lovely part of it.
@MitchBenn This would appear to be the how-we-got-here exposition bit of every dystopian near-future SF film ever. Let's hope not, eh?
RT @Dan_Martin: RT @dorianlynskey: Astonishing photos of #londonriots. Beware - #23 will make you cry. http://t.co/a87utGv
@BristolRed Better tell the Mirror that, because they're using it on their front page. http://www.mirror.co.uk/
@parryphernalia @BristolRed @bengoldacre @charltonbrooker http://bit.ly/qDDXKC <- Think I found it. Look at pharmacy, No Entry, other sign.
@PaulLewis Video from a distance, here. Don't think you'll miss it. http://yfrog.com/mdi5gz
Okay. Finally in bed. It's like bloody election night. I know there's no point staying up, but still...
@tsunimee *spank* Bad girl. G'night.
RT @KaveyF: My friend's experience of yesterday's disgusting destructive louts: http://bit.ly/q9XnNH
RT @BinaryDad: Sky News want to turn off Twitter to combat the rioting? Wow. Tell you what, let's try turning them off too. See which he ...
@Ninja_lynneja So, you leave a trail of devastation in your wake, is what you're saying? :)
@majicDave No, they have.
RT @adders: RT @Riotcleanup: Remember: you're a womble <--- I love this country sometimes
@ahnlak Oooh. Nice one!
@ahnlak Should have seeded some 5-friendly ads in advance :)
@benjohnbarnes Hmm?
@benjohnbarnes Oh, fine, ta. We had far worse when the Stokes Croft Tesco opened. All a few miles from me, anyway.
@ahnlak What, that happened to coincide with the Radio 5 bit? Odd.
@ahnlak Can you get the geography of it? DDoS unlikely to be from UK :)
RT @caitlinmoran: I doubt anyone knows more about why last night happened than the wholly admirable Camilla Batmanghelidjh, http://tiny ...
@teacherdude I did wonder if we'd have to recall you :)
@teacherdude Heard reports of a couple of photographers being attacked & having cameras nicked on the other side, though :(
RT @subedited: Brixton riot girl in Curry's uniform arrested for looting THE SHOP SHE WORKS FOR. Honestly best pic of the night: http:// ...
@teacherdude Yes, never nice to be in the middle of two extremes.
I have just been nominated for a "Woman's day #ff" by @WebHoundette. Which confuses me, what with it being Tuesday and me being a bloke.
@hayles IT IS DEFINITELY TUESDAY.
@BlackDogDays Post a bill for new mats through his van window.
@asic69 But bear in mind their batteries will probably be dead within two hours.
@asic69 Well, from full charge, an iPhone with the GPS running just about gets me through a half marathon before dying.
@BlackDogDays Which is a fine way of delivering the bill, I'd say. Do you need to borrow a safety-pin?
@Phooto @asic69 Do you need to turn it on? I must have done that at some point, don't remember when!
@Phooto Yes, I've used it several times in the past. Just don't remember ever turning it on. Must've done it ages ago.
@Phooto I shall bear that in mind for if I ever have multiple devices!
RT @WebHoundette: @gothick LMAO!! Was supposed to be for @goatgirl74 ... <-- Ah! That would explain things :)
@MatStace Maybe it's both. We have ourselves a heisenriot. How do you collapse Twitter's waveform? Will we have to irradiate @stephenfry?
@goatgirl74 Heh. No, no trouble for me last night in sleepy Hotwells.
@MatStace I hear they're in Catford right now. And also not in Catford right now.
@goatgirl74 Good. Don't think many people got much sleep last night.
Tumblr post: Plus ça change... http://bit.ly/ofJrue
Bah. Massage cancelled tonight because my masseuse doesn't want to risk being caught in a riot. *sigh*
@BenPark It never is, to be fair. Deep-tissue massage; it's all elbows and pain.
@shezza_t Yes; tram signs in Croydon. Picture's front page of a few papers today, plus have been interviews with photographer.
@shezza_t Interview link for later :) http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/aug/09/london-riots-photographer-dramatic
RT @91dave: RT @jonny_boy27: follow @BristolRiots for verified, non-sensationalised, factual information about staying safe in the city ...
@archidave I wouldn't dare give her any trouble. She could crush me in an instant with those finger muscles.
@byrion Is it? I just walked around it and it seemed no busier than last Tuesday.
@byrion I work at the Temple Meads end of Victoria Street and just walked down to Baldwin Street. Didn't seem unusual to me.
Just walked a mile or so through the city centre and this is the first police presence I've seen. #bristol #quiet http://instagr.am/p/JyQ2n/
@MelvMinton Not that I've noticed. Few businesses closing early as a precaution, some boarding-up, no actual trouble at all.
RT @hayles: Tesco in Stokes Croft fully boarded up now (even the door) Salvation Army's door boarded up and the Croft's window.
Lovely evening for walking home through #bristol :) http://instagr.am/p/JyU5p/
@davidjewood Wrong side! And I can't afford more than one drink at the Pump House. :)
@davidjewood Ate at the Pump House last Thursday and the food was excellent. But not to worry, have bottle of Old Speckled Hen for home ;)
@davidjewood Also, while I'm sure the Merchant's Arms is good, it's not too conducive for outside drinking! http://lockerz.com/s/128085651
@davidjewood If I really wanted a pint at a pub, it'd be the Grain Barge. Everywhere else apart from Pump House is right on busy road.
@BlackDogDays :D
@davidjewood Well, I've lived in Hotwells since 1999, I should know the pubs by now :)
Hmm. My running-very-few-apps phone has lost 66% of its battery on the walk home. It's possible it is dying.
@davidpatrick @alexjbutcher I am relatively well aware of the likely causes, and also fairly sure it is none of them. Honest.
@alexjbutcher Also, if it is the battery, it's still within warranty, plus I have AppleCare. Just be annoying having to get it swapped.
@davidpatrick Yeah, more complicated than it looks. I read the developer guide for it sometime last year.
@alexjbutcher Apparently on mine it's a couple of screws and a plug-in battery, but if it's dying just going to let them take care of it!
RT @LouisPeitzman: English people, WE'LL stop thinking you're all quaint and proper as soon as YOU stop immediately cleaning up after yo ...
@jemimakiss I have been hoping for rain.
@hayles You too, huh? I am going to bed properly now. And I probably won't sleep. Grr.
@SimonPeevers As I observed a while back :) http://bit.ly/ofJrue
2010
RT @hotdogsladies: I couldn't count the number of times I've used a "Follow Me on Twitter!" button. Not without severing my fingers and ...
@Souterain Hurrah! Thank you! Much appreciated!
@hayles Nah, it's only because I'd probably get there and find out I still actually had three months to go on the current contract.
@tweeny4 You rock, O Productive One :)
@hayles I think "crap" is pretty much the industry norm for phone company customer service, sadly.
@hayles I've found most phone companies to be completely bloody awful if you want to do anything even slightly unexpected, though.
@hayles @mikedunn Good to know, especially as the Park Street one is the easiest for me to get to. Ta!
@hayles Haven't had much need for customer service so far, so I couldn't really say one way or the other...
@hayles Of course, it would seem more obvious if I could find my contract end date or upgrading details from My 3! Grr.
I'm nearing the end of my contract on my existing 3 dongle, so it seems a fairly obvious choice...
@Catreia Oh, sorry, that was meant to be a reply to @hayles! The obvious choice would be the new MiFi version 2 :)
Oooh, weather forecast looking good for the Balloon Fiesta, then! http://bit.ly/abo2vq
Hmm. I wonder if the My3 upgrade page on @3network's website will ever work again?
@jbrownridge thanks! I can't stray too far from home for a while, so it's nice when the weather changes the view a bit!
@hayles Do not.
Followed by five minutes of really odd light. Cool. http://tweetphoto.com/37895929
@hayles I was on t'Centre, taking pics. Don't worry, you were not a victim!
Oooh, nice weather. http://tweetphoto.com/37893604
*waves at @hayles*
@parryphernalia I can run 11 miles non-stop now, on a good day. Well, I could last month, anyway...
@parryphernalia Clearly a true master of pithy editing. They can't be rushed, you know.
Starting to wonder if Hipstamatic's crashes are meant to simulate the jamming of a vintage camera.
I'd like to tweet a whinge about a TV ad, but I don't want to give the company the oxygen of publicity. Or, frankly, the oxygen of oxygen.
My work have agreed to match donations to Cancer Research for my half marathon. Hurrah! Everything counts double! http://bit.ly/9i0B8z
@caitlinmoran WHOLEHEARTED AGREEMENT. My Kindle arrives at the end of the month. It'd be lovely to see you there :)
@shezza_t Hmm. Acetone WasabI? Sounds like a Japanese pop/punk band.
@caitlinmoran [Honest, this is not a paywall whinge] Do you know if there are plans for the Times to be available in the UK Kindle Store?
@IreneB9 Nope. Not yet, anyway.
Hah! Never seen http://easiertounderstandthanwave.com/ before. (via the @itdonut blog)
Wondering if Randall has been reading @hayles' blog... http://xkcd.com/777/
@stillawake If you think things are bad now, wait until you see the New Oxford Dictionary Of Shite People Said On Twitter.
Good advice for life. http://tweetphoto.com/37831605
@parryphernalia Yes indeedy. Don't know if I want to do a long training run this weekend or not. Hmmm.
@mistymaria Well, it has to happen sooner or later ;) Sleep tight!
@NiallOswald I don't know, but I can certainly sympathise. *sigh*
You know, I think it may be time to go to bed.
Sending Important Things to Important People.
Ah, avocados. One of the better salt-delivery systems.
@tweeny4 It's possibly a touch foolish. And those are mostly just the ones I use regularly. Although I've not had a clear-out for a while!
@hayles Has that tactic worked for you in the past?
I may be trying to do too many things at once. http://twitpic.com/2d7zbg
(if anyone else here is doing the last.fm thing, I am here: http://www.last.fm/user/gothick )
last.fm appears to be playing increasingly frenetic music as I stay up later chasing a deadline :)
2009
@talkie_tim You _deal_ with those? I plan to ignore mine until there's not enough life left to change. Far too scary.
@ahnlak Naturally, old chap. Don't you?
@ahnlak Really, though: remember my folding iPod dock, and how it squawks when a phone is within a mile of it? Now plug an iPhone into it...
@Swishrelic On the other hand, there's a chance you'll enjoy it more. Next year I'm going to go to a dawn balloon launch just to _watch_ :)
@jacrats I believe they call those "programmes".
Just walked up to Ashton Court. Holy moly, it's hot!
Balls. Came up for the RAF parachute team, but they've been shuffled to 4pm. Will burn if I stay!
Medical emergency: get me a bath, stat!
Oh, and nurse? Ready me 20cc of bath foam concentrate and prep an ice-based beverage for post-op.
@paulahillier Went a couple of times. Think I may have got one or two good pictures, but it's going to take a lot of weeding out to find 'em
Yowch. Teensy bit burned. Time to moisturise, he said, in an exceptionally masculine voice.
Gah! You see, this is why men shouldn't be let loose with product. Note to self: next time, moisturise _after_ opening the screw-top drink.
@TheLloydClan Well, it'd be cosy, but I'm sure it would be entertaining to try :)
@paulahillier Customer Service awards. Went okay, considering it was my first time using a flashgun... Nothing special, though.
@KaveyF Shopping listed, ta.
@talkie_tim That's more like it. I don't feel quite so inadequate now.
Just popped up a few Balloon Fiesta pics: http://bit.ly/B4rEH
@hayles are they the right mistakes, though?
@hayles Well, still think you could be doing better than average. The mistakes I made at 27 made the ones I made at 17 seem pretty small.
@hayles well, if you can figure out what it should do, I could have a go at writing it...
@hayles ...my luvver.
Ooopsie. I was going to bed an hour ago. Night all!
Okay, up and feeling far more bouncy than yesterday. Time to shower, tidy the flat, process some photos, and go up to Ashton Court for l ...
(...unch, I was going to say. Didn't know TweetDeck sent anyway, if it was over the word count. Grr! All it needed to trim was a full stop!)
@amandapalmer Forget the explanation. That's just such a brilliant morning photograph! http://twitpic.com/d9epq
Grr. With the new firmware, my iPhone won't go into airplane mode when I connect it to and old dock, and say "yes" when it asks.
2008
*Yawn* Electrician due at 10am hasn't turned up. Think I'll assume he's not coming and settle down for a nap following my 4:45am start...
Clouding over at balloon fiesta now. Still great fun though.
http://twitpic.com/72ik - 09082008157
http://twitpic.com/72h9 - 09082008156
Problem: no will to do anything productive today. Problem: 145 films on my LoveFilm "to watch" list. Hmm. Think I see a single solution here