On This Day, 11 September
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
@mikemwilson I saved this from a magazine this month because it struck such a nerve. https://t.co/gSBUnpJrLz
RT @brislordmayor: The historic proclamation carriage for todays ceremony to proclaim King Charles III in Bristol. Please join us at 13:00,…
@dcorsetto The only thing I remember about the only Twinkie I ever ate was that it was surprisingly not vegetarian because it was made with beef fat. That was in the 1990s though…
@simonindelicate She goes to a different school.
@dcorsetto Wow!
@AstroKatie I think William Gibson nailed it with his apocalypse in the Jackpot trilogy. https://t.co/iZnvle7cbM
RT @itsnashflynn: my son has recently informed me the ‘wall people’ who ‘always have their eyes open’ don’t like us anymore. just curious i…
@chubbybannister Why can I imagine this as an incidental Half Man Half Biscuit lyric?
2021
2020
RT @tyronem: I clicked a link on how you know if you have ADHD as an adult and there was a 26 part slideshow. You cannot be fucking seriou…
11/30 A snap from my first morning commute for 179 days. https://t.co/pgxLbrkveK https://t.co/z1s5768lE0
Me? Trying to do too many things at once? Why d'you ask? https://t.co/AiNUKJ72Zy
RT @danbenjamin: OMG this is major. /slackfont helvetica THANK YOU SLACK GODS https://t.co/bHp80Vo7x8
@PenguinUKBooks Say, this Kindle version of Gogol's Diary of a Madman I bought seems to be missing a chunk of text. (p7; Auntie's letter to Ivan.) What should I do? Thanks! https://t.co/euLYSOfu8i https://t.co/qco03P49Zy
@unamccormack @scraphamster Indeed. I might even pop it on. (The B-side is "The Federation March" 😃) #blakes7 https://t.co/j0oGHteRCw
@Walshman23 @ArchieMcPhee @PayPal So, presumably the first question becomes: how do we get the word “PayPal” on that list...
2019
2018
Sigh. https://t.co/9F33KStOe2
RT @talkie_tim: Ok, look, I know they say that rich people live longer, but that's just crazy. https://t.co/lGEHcvyQdN
@andyjshepherd I was definitely called a daft ha'p'orth by my gran.
RT @captainward: Oh @NetflixUK https://t.co/H8kwl1BjFy
RT @HoIdMyBeaker: Nitrogen triiodide https://t.co/QWtV8zr9tG
RT @themindrobber: Over the last few months my work has been heavily focused on the TARDIS interiors of the past, present and future. In an…
Another snap from a Severn Beach wander with @_pigeons_ and @bingo_little https://t.co/IwA3vJiQMY
2017
My imagination will only see Alyson Hannigan in a pink fluffy sweater. https://t.co/geJATya5nj
@UrsulaWJ Yes, but not enough that I wouldn't get the Buffy box-set signed.
Just in case. https://t.co/WgtEtwXbt7 https://t.co/j0BpF8OAr3
RT @neilhimself: The internet was made for this. 10 SOLID HOURS of Yakkety Sax. Turn your whole day into a Benny Hill sketch: https://t.co/…
RT @GaryDelaney: I don't mind a gritty reboot, I just hope they haven't got rid of that lovely song. https://t.co/BQGipixa4J
RT @BristolBites: Latest on Bites: Dynasty Chinese restaurant to close this September https://t.co/PTskf6k8zw https://t.co/stV1rUaUzt
2016
Hacker fight! https://t.co/oyhjF016aC via @youtube (and an FB friend...)
So I guess @TheSundayTimes feels quite strongly about grammar schools… https://t.co/W8iFpEIXRm
Might wander along to @sundayprojectbr later.
@mattleys Not that that would make a difference, as I got all those emails this morning despite having unsubscribed before…
Nice out. #Bristol https://t.co/xUSuEeTJa8
Serried ranks assembled. @ Wild Beer at Wapping Wharf https://t.co/bt6fXJJ7vz
So cute, you could just eat it. By which I mean it'd be easy to mistake for a tangerine. https://t.co/PI5E0Zn5dP
I didn't know that was on today. https://t.co/fgDVLluGcy
@libbymiller Am there! https://t.co/sHto4bdEmc
@Bristolvor I used to go, but I could never afford anything. #truestory
@libbymiller Not bad. Came for marmalade, leaving with cheese and chorizo. Typical market!
Skipper. #Bristol https://t.co/WscCVIeNvc
Heading home for lunch. https://t.co/QZ87vdaNrt
Vacancy. https://t.co/98SNFjezD6
📷 I’ve heard really good things, but I’m not sure their “A” board is really selling it. https://t.co/d8NDvMIdsW
The Dude Abides. https://t.co/MTW9tuK5QQ
RT @tdawks: How do I love thee? https://t.co/eIcqG0Uom7
2015
RT @tomblackuk: This is the best-placed error message in Guardian history. http://t.co/gkNQvSlY2b
The Tradewind "Biggie Smalls" :) @ Tradewind Espresso https://t.co/yUDEFAnB3j
Anyone know a Bristol leather repair shop who do hand-stitching? Tried places like Clifton Cobblers but what I’ve got won’t fit on machines.
@paulahillier :)
@xabl Lordomat camera case :)
@waiyeehong Ta, will check them out.
@restingchef Damn! That would be just the kind of thing I’m looking for.
RT @KWActionGroup: This SUNDAY Kings Weston house will be open to the public as part of Doors Open Day weekend. We will also have an... htt…
RT @kerihw: we were so poor growing up we could only afford the frozen prince of bel-air
Right then. https://t.co/BOcAlCkSes
@ChuckWendig And often nonsensical. Hey! You just bought a Canon DSLR! So you *must* be interested in buying this Nikon DSLR right now!
@ChuckWendig I wouldn’t mind advertising so much if the algorithms were *better*, at least.
@Kavey What, all of us? Sorry, we were out :)
@katchabilek Hi! Don’t know about fun, or even “possible”, but…
@katchabilek …I’m hoping to have the bottom put back on a 1950s camera case: http://t.co/8UMTMxZ9YO
@katchabilek …and I have a feeling that if I try it myself I might actually end up in casualty, let alone making a mess of it :)
@katchabilek Yeah, they don’t make ’em like they used to :) No problem! I shall try DIY, slowly and in instalments!
@hatsandbikes @katchabilek Excellent, thanks! He’s pretty local to me, too. And an excuse to pop into Chai Shai ;)
RT @psobot: Went to check the weather on http://t.co/EM2UEegKqm. Mis-typed as http://t.co/bbmUccScrF. Was not disappointed.
Remind me, how many years is it until the U.S. presidential election? I remember the last one dragging on for about a decade…
RT @johnfbraun: @gothick It’s in 2016, of course, but I think they started this early to help generate scary Halloween masks to stimulate t…
@emmafurious Yeah, but at least I got a vote in the Labour leadership! Also: it’s over. Might still be more than a year of Trump to go.
@Ihnatko It’s been a pleasure knowing you. You know, just on the off-chance I never hear from you again.
2014
@HartsBakery DAMN. I walked all the way there on Tuesday and all I got with was a sugar thermometer. I could have waited and had a tart!?
RT @HartsBakery: Come & find us @KitchensCook from 9.30am with bread, pastries, custard tarts.... https://t.co/bzxbHyNOn9
Bonus! Last minute plan change meant I could go to @KitchensCook and buy nice things from their mini food market :) @HartsBakery
Swearing at Xcode. #geek
@uliwitness I'm also pretty torn, though not so much about retinaness. (Though if I had the money: Mac Pro and a nice big screen.)
@uliwitness No, but as well as the day job I've got a big backlog of photos to process...
@uliwitness Also, if I had the Mac Pro, I'd retain the 11" Air for cafe use, so I'd still have a "consumer" Mac.
2013
New test device... http://t.co/ZmbDUgnolm
Shamblin'. http://t.co/6E1Q9lV6lC
Doesn't look like you need any hel http://t.co/kvSNpmzg8g
Fuck me, that was a good gig. #babyshambles #bristol
Also: my feet hurt, my ears are ringing, and I should probably wring my t-shirt out before I put it in the laundry basket. #goodgig
@hatsandbikes If you don’t mind…
@hatsandbikes Awful beer, great gig.
Side note: Bristol is a centre for amazing real beer. Academy no longer sponsored by Carling. How come its beer is still so awful?
@hatsandbikes Front and centre at a ’shambles gig, I didn’t really notice the aircon :)
2012
@Power_Success Working fine for me.
RT @KaveyF: Steak on a stone! At The Cowshed, Bristol: http://t.co/A7wfZ7dF
@liveindetail I'd get off the verge and back onto the road if I were you.
@liveindetail No idea, I'm afraid!
From the RWA Open Exhibition submission T&Cs: "The top of abstract works should be clearly marked on the back of the work."
Bet that rule got in there after an embarrassing question had to be asked one time.
@ahnlak Might be :)
@Thehappyfatgirl I hate that.
Proposed response: "That's very kind. Where are you taking us?"
Ah. So that’s why IKEA’s so quiet. Poor man. Guess I should avoid M32 on way home, too.
Nice evening. Plus I can confirm that the new XX album is fab soundtrack for driving through urban Bristol.
Dentist tomorrow. Cleaning my teeth extra-well, which I'm sure will make up for six months' worth of mediocre attention to the job.
@Thehappyfatgirl Well, *I* don't remember that...
@Thehappyfatgirl On the plus side, looking back: https://t.co/fwmpPAvg <-- I *did* change it from my early morning time. 2pm tomorrow!
@Thehappyfatgirl I IZ GEEK. FEAR MY TWITTER-FU!
@theagilmore A Sun-Bleached History?
2011
@StJamesPT @MsKittyPurry @supersarahstars @jorence Hurrah!
@stillawake @r0bb1eh @jorence @EmmaFurious Aww. Poor M. Hope she gets well soon. Don't be too jealous. Might be jealous of you come mile 10!
@soba_girl I'm confident in my belief that nobody has ever said that sentence before in the whole of human history.
@jorence @stillawake @r0bb1eh @EmmaFurious Hey, you know how much energy they have at that age. Let's have M push all of us :D
Okay. Think I'm about ready, then. #bristolhalf http://t.co/fDNWK4I
@twittl3s Thanks!
@SpikyZebra Ta! :)
@kshack22 Thanks!
@ahnlak @t_pk @HilaryCarden @DrHairbear @KaveyF @redlegoman @helencave @tangleofwires Thanks all :) Off to the start line now...
Just seen my first race leader of the day. #bristolhalf #wheelchair http://t.co/r7k4JrF
@BenPark Ta! The fast runners just started. I'm in second wave at 10am.
Go Bob! http://t.co/paNoKfu
Job. Done. #bristolhalfmarathon http://t.co/zm0SgQH
@DrHairbear thanks! And for the cheering!
At 'Tillos, where @missemmeline and other friends are kindly buying me a milkshake. :)
@DrHairbear Just pleased to have finished for now! Think I did okay for me :D
Right. BATH TIME! #hurrah
@hayles More #salty than #stinky, as far as I can tell. Certainly people were happy to hug me twice, anyway...
@jorence ;)
@BenPark At some point, it'd be nice to be fit, slim and fast enough to be in the top *5,000*...
Righty. See you all in an hour or so. #bathbomb #music #rubberduck #candles #book
@TheChapblog I was my usual slow ploddy self. Somewhere between 2:45 and 2:50, I think.
@soba_girl Have you checked the ceiling?
Enjoying @Bristol_Running's first set of Half pics. Especially the person crossing the finish with a walking handstand! http://t.co/A8b9XV5
@hayles That doesn't sound like you. Erm. Here, have a picture of a baby chameleon: http://t.co/rSfVlOO
@hayles Well, that's something you can put off until tomorrow. Until then you are still A DECADE YOUNGER than some people I could mention.
@hayles I think you mean "wiser".
Oh, NOW I find my missing, good sunglasses. I'm guessing that today will be the last day of sunshine for the UK. Sorry everyone.
@TheChapblog Yes. Especially now I've had a milkshake and a Very Long Bath :D
@TheChapblog Not feeling too bad now. Not entirely looking forward to getting out of bed tomorrow morning, though!
@mhoulden Next year I want to go with a few other people dressed as trees, just to see if we can generate "Run, Forest, Run!" cheers.
@Lillput Maybe we'll cancel each other out.
@whatterz I'd say so. Better performance in general, more customisable modes, video, all your lenses will still work.
@matt_fwyalchen Hmm. Merrells, by any chance?
@whatterz Check Camera Price Buster for current lowest price and offers.
@missemmeline Apparently my run burned 2,500 calories. This means I get to eat two of every meal today :)
@missemmeline That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
@whatterz It seems a fair price for the kit you get. Now I need to find the money, too :)
Official time: 2:48:15. Making this my fastest half marathon so far, by a minute and a bit, anyway :)
@PTdavelewis At the rate I'm improving, I'll be sub-2 hours by the time I'm seventy :D
@Foxy_RoxyX Thanks!
2010
What was I doing? Oh, that's right, staring at my to-do list in quiet despair, while actually getting nothing done.
@playleimagery Morning!
@KaveyF *drool*
@bexxi Mornin'!
@KaveyF Yeah, may have to try it. Found my loaf tin while I was decluttering the kitchen a bit the other day, too...
Trying Omnigraffle for the first time. Goodness, this is *so* much nicer than Visio.
@KaveyF Will do.
The Onion: "Smart, Qualified People Behind the Scenes Keeping America Safe: 'We Don't Exist'" http://onion.com/bmFq6i
Oh, Bristol Guild, if only I could afford all your beautiful things.
@KaveyF Check. http://yfrog.com/2t6gxoj
@KaveyF Not making it today; just grabbed the sugar because I happened to be in the right shop when I read your tweet!
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear @hayles, happy birthday to you!
@tweeny4 I say we spend the rest of our day productively tracking down @andybeebristol and slapping him with a kipper.
To learn Omnigraffle, I created a flowchart of my "would I follow you on Twitter?" decision-making process. http://bit.ly/cG1Tbi
@Zinziii Welcome to my last twenty five years.
@mhoulden That's their tool for ultra-high aspect ratio flowcharts.
@benparkatbjs Not at all. I'm sure I missed a few things. Edit me up!
@Bravax As in, it's impressive, yet disturbing? Yeah, I get that a lot.
@benparkatbjs Oooh, good point. Fixed. And "da" is Russian for "yes" :)
@PixieChaser Romeo Echo Alpha Lima Lima Yankee? November Echo Victor Echo Romeo!
@Dichohecho I say we try to get @nose_in_a_book and @talkie_tim fighting, then steal the malteasers while they're distracted.
@hayles I shall be trying to make a more web-friendly version at some point. But I'm afraid it won't be before you're back anyway.
2009
Out of work and on the boat home for a much-needed freshen-up. Then a pleasant evening awaits!
Mmm. Crispy bacon and scrambled egg. #brekkers
Just passed a kid carrying a skateboard longer than he was tall. Sweet.
@WilHarris Until I hear otherwise, I'm assuming Apple has a database of which screen we put which iPhone app on, to get real ratings!
Looks like @organicfoodfest is all set up ready for the weekend! http://twitpic.com/hafws
Autumn morning girl/The scent of fresh cosmetics/Drifting in her wake
@howiescardigan "oops that page doesn't exist"
@hackery But they can't do that! I was just granted a worldwide patent on the completely non-obvious idea of "using bigger fonts"!
@DWDVDFiles I really like Remembrance. Although Silver Nemesis was the same story with different villains :)
@DWDVDFiles Yup. Good fun, and some good characters, too.Definitely worth watching (I only have it on video now, and lack a player!)
This guy was pretty good yesterday: http://bit.ly/1nkWiG #streetpianos #Bristol
@bexxi More than wobbly; almost liquid. No idea about how it was done.
Playing with LOMO Camera for iPhone http://twitpic.com/hbkgi
Right. Off to Bell's DIner.
@Juggzy @talkie_tim Yes indeed. Went for 2-hour egg, duck, brioches. Now on petit fours: http://twitpic.com/hcgfa
@Juggzy when did you first go?
Wow. Bell's Diner was pretty damn fantastic. I nearly overheated by the end, mind, but it was worth it. Sure @KaveyF will blog about it :)
@bexxi 2-hour poached egg/salmon tartar, Gressingham duck, brioche with mirabelle de nancy http://www.bellsdiner.com/menus.htm :)
@bexxi Wow. Glad you feel better!
@KellyJanner I've no idea. But it works bloody well. I guess "very, very gently" is probably most of the answer :)
@bananza Video or still? Tried the uploadr tool instead of the web interface?
@bexxi @KellyJanner Heck, yes. Amazingly even consistency all the way through, _just_ done.
2008
@floyduk Don't think I've ever owned a computer that Just Works. Not for a several-year lifespan, anyway. Well, maybe that Acorn Electron...
@floyduk If this one kernel panics again, you can have another one to go with it.
Gah! Another kernel panic. Starting to wonder if my iMac hardware is on its way out.
Any Mac-using photographers out there using software to correct barrel distortion from wide-angle lenses? All pointers gratefully received!
Hmm. Failing to Get Things Done quite spectacularly tonight. Think I'll go to bed instead.
Huzzah! Looks like I'm snowboarding in January.
@talkie_tim On t'other hand, Two Day looks like it could be worth a walk. If it ever stops raining! Ta for the link :)
@talkie_tim Top of St. Michael's Hill? Oh well, I suppose I need the exercise! May try Barista's instead, though :)
@pjakobs Beautiful DOF on the chameleon (it is a chameleon, isn't it?)
"...my nice chocolate now?" I was going to say, before I pressed the wrong button.
@talkie_tim Yep, closed as in sad-goodbye-letter-from-all-the-staff-in-the-window closed. Where am I going to get
Damn! Fresh and Wild just closed their Bristol store. And I was going to buy coffee this evening, too.
Literary observation: piles of discarded books average one Michael Crichton per metre.