On This Day, 30 May
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RT @KYPBristol: Cumberland Basin before the War c.1939. The Clifton horizon seen in this colour slide by Herbert Postlethwaite is largely u…
@Dru_Marland @tinkyscribble Does "Exercise time, then shower? (5)" fit?
RT @HorrifiedMag: Jane Nightshade looks back at possibly the best cinematic ghost story ever made, 1961’s The Innocents… https://t.co/MLm…
Geographical selfie. https://t.co/KYuhznVQJ6
RT @IamHappyToast: Can't believe they double booked the No 10 Rose Garden for the photos https://t.co/lnRIKW6TzD
Surprising how many Georgian houses retain the hoops from the Great Basketball Craze of 1783. https://t.co/huqItEonBK
Is there actually some kind of motor racing going on in town?
2020
@psidnell I think I’ve been using this one for thirty years now...
@tsunimee Always assumed they were referencing sage the adjective (wise) and that’s pronounced like the colour/herb.
RT @TobyonTV: jesus, and he has access to LOADS of castles https://t.co/SBdU1dMFeW
2019
@mikelloydjones @GWRHelp Oddly pointless!
Tinder, but for people who highlight the same lines in books on their Kindle.
@UrsulaWJ Don’t we all?
@Bristolvor @tinytwink Vampire slayer? French?
2018
Fluffy dice & all. #igersbristol https://t.co/Hw35omLi8L https://t.co/DcHmtiujY1
@archidave "The fat one balances the two skinny ones."
2017
The Best-Laid Plans - https://t.co/A9woC2DmO1 https://t.co/j5tlc4RwE7
@RealDramRob If you want tips, @petedrinks's home brew is ace!
@CharlieEsq_ @BarbieLongFox Nauti, but nice!
RT @kashanacauley: If you're going to pun, go hard or go home. https://t.co/l3WXZrGevF
City at the Edge of the World. https://t.co/SWDXH34lTJ https://t.co/Fvto7koVmq
@benjohnbarnes *Taps gently on shoulder* https://t.co/Vb0n2dRbm9
@FelicityMorse Cheese ain’t no stinkin’ human. Cheese is a big cuddly panda bear that just wants to love you. 🧀 🐼 ❤️
RT @Lubchansky: who made this 😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/dCiWMQpQbR https://t.co/Gh8O0yk4Mq
2016
RT @bristolballoon: It's official everyone #BristolBalloonFiesta is taking place Thurs 11th Aug - Sun 14th Aug. More updates to come! https…
Reading about the other Cabot Tower. https://t.co/dNzHV72dWN
Coffee time. @ Playground Coffee House https://t.co/ZcEepHHHOS
@CharlieEsq_ *Stares wildly around*
Never fails to raise a smile with me. https://t.co/EO7ZK2slXN
Taking my Pret lunch up to Brandon Hill to escape massed humanity.
Finishing a book as the harbour view rolls past. @BristolFerry https://t.co/IWBJz6SuGY
St Nicholas Street https://t.co/3rr356XVf1
@shezza_t I actually whipped some cream for the strawberries earlier. Summer does seem to be here.
RT @AwardsDarwin: When looking cool goes wrong. https://t.co/sGOxPnh0kn
2015
.@csoanes Racing the clouds home ;) http://t.co/8fBQOFJOL3
Glasgow brilliance #5753: even the living statues have traffic cones on their heads. #realism https://t.co/tOlJf6m5W9
Glad I nipped into town instead of waiting for connection at the airport. Glasgow’s a great place. http://t.co/lI0M9TWI0P
Ah. Scottish Cup Final day, then? #amclueless http://t.co/hoG3l9R9vF
RT @gemmacorrell: Folk remedies for Technology ... http://t.co/bm1vHPiROi
RT @Will_Hawkes: Bristol, beer destination. And it's only going to get better ... http://t.co/Y5KC78HC5T http://t.co/CuEULviC6b
RT @kulturhack: Confession: I’m not a sports person, so I understandably thought that Sepp Blatter was a Bond villain in a discovered Flemi…
@samsneed12 Once you figure them out they’re worth every penny.
Home. Due to a logistical error on my part am now drinking Bruichladdich out of a Bunnahabhain glass. Hope this is not big whisky faux pas.
(Thanks to @kavey and @petedrinks for looking after my Bunnahabhain after I forgot to pick it up leaving the holiday home. D’oh!)
Snappity: Caley Thistle https://t.co/G47rx3U1iZ #glasgow http://t.co/u2SAvGxoZ4
@maureenjohnson I can only assume that the inflatable butler with the parasol is just out of shot.
2014
RT @gothdoge: much hey very now much hey very now such corrosion wow
@charwarz Sounds young to me! You are almost exactly half my age.
@chubbybannister Yeah. It's a bit like they kept the grille of a classic Bentley and riveted a 1970's Bedford van on the back.
Prince Street swing. #bristol https://t.co/Gd8ls2ud7L
Triathlon shop being put together on the harbourside. Could be handy… #bristol http://t.co/GStnLVcNq1
I appear to be a day too early. http://t.co/m5bBIH5yVz
RT @chrisfloyduk: The London building boom is a wholesale conspiracy put together by a secret cabal of time lapse photographers.
RT @guardian: Quiz: Can you identify these classic sci-fi books by their covers? http://t.co/hzUGRAXGwm @GuardianBooks http://t.co/N207S6nb…
Ten out of ten *victory dance*
Beer goggles #bristol http://t.co/rJXm8kuwDs
@cabalgata *buffs fingernails*
@ricgalbraith I’ve only read eight of them. Clearly I’m a good guesser :)
RT @carltonhimself: App permissions lately. http://t.co/eVwL7nPhtk
@LeArtCorner I just read that in the Shipping Forecast voice. #rising #easterly
Current status: 1.5 pints down, but already ready to drape my arm around the entire @GrainBarge and slur, “I WUV OOO MATE! YOU’RE BRILL!”
(Waking up at 5am is not conducive to alcohol tolerance.)
@samsneed12 Thankfully not, but both guest beers are 5% and treating my nervous system like they’re 10…)
@ilsoigneur You forgot the bike.
Safely home and away from alcohol before I transform into Mr Hyde. Well, Matt “I LOVES YOU” Hyde, anyway.
2013
@juliancheal It smelled pretty amazing, too.
Finally getting around to reading my second holiday book. @Harkaway http://t.co/R1CKSWiVFJ
Tartan. http://t.co/ZKqfwDRWo7
Ardbeg. http://t.co/1eJuVFus4H
The Thalassa in the Sound of #Islay, with the Paps of Jura in the background. http://t.co/jqjfFfPpll
Tasting at Kilchoman. http://t.co/oIAzsdHFds
Kilnave. http://t.co/TY92IGS4xu
@LaphroaigWhisky It was a fantastic tasting ;)
Kilnave panorama. http://t.co/HEeSDtA9rD
Rules of the inn, at Portnahaven. http://t.co/uMGfVT6COM
2012
Off for one last swim.
No matter how far I go, can’t get away from tech support duties. Just showed elderly gent on beach how to archive items on his Kindle.
RT @RamonYouseph: Anywhere in #bristol I can get a lesson in bicycle mechanics? Alternatively an informative website with video tutorial ...
@RamonYouseph Don’t know about video, but I, as a mechanical inept, found the Haynes “Bike Book” pretty good. Maybe ask Mud Dock re courses?
FLASH! [Tudor Processing Ltd. envelope, 1974] http://t.co/mUaXYAcu
@Thehappyfatgirl Heh. Some of the outfits in this stack of photos are truly terrifying, though…
@guriben *Thrrrrpbt*
@johnfbraun Certainly they’re not so common in the UK that we’d name an OS version after one…
@GT3B Dungashorts! Yay!
Little monastery. http://t.co/IPYY0mHj
Just posted a photo http://t.co/PgZJ3FUH
Oooh. Lightroom 4.1 just showed up as an update.
2011
Ugh. #sorethroat
@RamonY1970 Hrm. That does, however, involve getting dressed and going out for lemons, limes and honey. I might start with a coffee.
RT @hotdogsladies: Okay, who the FUCK moved my Buddhism book? So. Angry.
@simondebrux Coffee gives all the oddly scientific joy of drug paraphernalia without being illegal. Yet :)
@Kanga_Rue That may be the geekiest tweet I see today.
RT @charltonbrooker: I typed this for you. Just you. The least you could do is read it: http://bit.ly/j7fkom <-- Fantastic.
@Beathhigh You'll just have to phone it in.
@pjakobs The evidence builds! RT @51bits: Interesting! Ugly fonts (Comic Sans) may improve learning http://bit.ly/iL0wlR via @nicksealey
@jorence I should be going to a birthday barbie today, but I'm not feeling well enough. I think indoor Orwell reading beckons for me.
@ParkBen Oh, bloody hell, Bristol. That's not nice. And I'd not even been to look at it yet.
@ParkBen They don't?
@penelopeelse Excellent. Always good to have a test system. It's a lot less nerve-wracking than the tightrope of live changes :)
@jorence Thank you. That is, indeed, an excellent article. Still think I'm upgrading to a 600D soon, though :)
@jorence I was hoping the wedding at the weekend would push me in one direction or another, but I still want better ISO _and_ a longer lens.
@jorence Good for candids at weddings, too. I use my 17-55 almost exclusively, because it's awesome, but want something longer too.
@jorence Very fine indeed. Good time all round. And an excellent band.
@tomcoates I may now have to register "amiaterribleperson.com".
@jorence Are you a "friend" on Flickr? Can't remember! Photos are there if you are :)
@jorence Cool. Just made sure you had the right permissions. Only a couple of them are public.
@jorence It's great when I'm just supplementing a wedding photographer; get all the fun and none of the stress :)
Ooof. Right. Time to go out for lunch and drugs, I think. Not feeling terrible, but oddly at 7º to reality.
Ugh. Rain. Glad of free cap that unexpectedly arrived with new trousers! http://lockerz.com/s/106163743
Whenever I see this Clifton Village regular, I think of Patrick Jane :) #mentalist #Bristol http://lockerz.com/s/106165338
Knob. @ Royal York Crescent http://instagr.am/p/E8LIU/
@dottyteakettle AND a knob!
@dottyteakettle May the knob be with you.
@dottyteakettle Very possibly! #knobwars
Launching a little spring spruce-up of the Get Running site :)
RT @jacques_aih: I always get "imply" and "infer" mixed up. Anyway, I'm off to watch The Towering Implyno.
Oooh, The Italian Job, Channel 4, five minutes' time. #theoriginal #selfpreservationsociety #blowthebloodydoorsoff
RT @hayles: Here's my Race for Life sponsorship page! Please sponsor me, or I'll do sad face at you. Like this :( :( :( http://t.co/cDkbtc8
@hayles Pleasure! Hope you enjoy it :)
@Kanga_Rue Nope! Although I'm not sure we should encourage this kind of thing with a prize...
@hayles Mm-hmm :)
@emmashoemake Evenin'!
@emmashoemake Pleasure!
@thomasvenables Heh. Potentially as bad as the killer bees?
@jorence Well, yes, but you do appear to currently be a orangutan. The arms probably help more. @Runnerbeany
Ha! Can you tell that I just finished _Down and Out in Paris and London_ on @Goodreads? http://twitpic.com/54rw9s
2010
@canofpopcom But surely it would be better if they could start both parts of a two-part episode at the same bloody time? #whinge
@canofpopcom I think I may be rewiring some things. Can probably get HDMI to the telly and hook the sound up. *grumble*
@canofpopcom No, no and no.
@canofpopcom Not when I can't easily connect it to my TV it's not. Grr.
Gah! _Where_ is my Doctor Who, and what is this Weakest Link shite? Stop moving things, you BBC bastards!
Caption competition, anyone? http://twitpic.com/1sjcw9
Right. Back from seeing many friends in a couple of different counties. Anything happen in Bristol while I was gone?
@jorence Well, getting one without the other does seem foolhardy.
Sunshine. Downs. Coffee. _Black Static_. Birdsong. Breeze. Yeah.
Just passed a man with a clipboard and a set of dowsing rods. Yup, I'm in Avebury again.
2009
Have bought all I need to replace rotten skirting in hall. Now sitting under tree on Downs carefully not doing said job.
2008
Back home after a week in Islay *contented sigh*