2008-11-05 Digital Breadcrumbs

@joshhechinger Oh man Oh man In Bruges. Hands down my favourite film so far these past 12 months. #
Why yes, Universe, I DID want to spend my PM off & the rest of the night fiddling with a stubborn PC, & it STILL not working now. THANXYOU! #
@steevbishop I am almost entirely with you on that one. Fuck them right in the ear. #
Dammit! Now I want to vote on something! Plan to embark on a major sulk if I don’t get to throw my pebble in the pool of public opinion NOW! #
So, is that right? Did the good guy win the election? Cool. Can we stop talking about it, now? I miss lolcats. #
Although, seriously – well done, America. Though watch out – Black president/spurned loon lady candidate who likes guns… #
… That’s an action movie plot that writes itself… (Slightly disturbed by the anti-US sentiment that is still apparently ok round here.) #
Retweeting from – uh – someone: http://snurl.com/54wjn – Brother can’t catch a break. #
@steevbishop Now maybe he can get his pesky terrorism friends under control properly, like. #
Barrack Obama – he’s David Palmer and Jack Bauer all rolled into one. #
Aww, man, @laineyw! Are you about today? Want a post election coffee? We can go to ‘Bucks n’ pretend we voted by not paying… #
Hang on… @davidbaillie, is that your FIRST Future Shock that I saw on the shelf today? #
@laineyw Oh, wow. Is that… the best lolcat ever? I can’t wait to hear what @sulman thinks… #
@laineyw Dude, that’s the daytime teevee condition. You watch it because watching it means that you aren’t working… #
@laineyw … So if the opposite of work is fun, your brain gets confused and thinks that daytime TV is fun. Even though it REALLY isn’t… #
@laineyw Also, the upside to getting to WATCH The Wright Stuff is that it also means you aren’t ON The Wright Stuff. #
@richjohnston I was thinking along the same lines. I wonder if the whole Blair experience maybe disqualifies us as objective observers… #
“History is weird. There’s been a little too much of it around these last couple of decades.” #
@laineyw Hm. So when did “protected” start sounding so much like a euphemism for “molested”? It’s a world gone topsy-turvey… #
@richjohnston A favourite topic of mine. Nobody seems to understand why anyone with a memory is so ambivalent about terrorisms in the UK. #
@richjohnston First thing my dad said on the phone the night after 911? “Wonder how the US will reconcile funding the IRA now?” #
@laineyw Heh… you’d think it’d be one of those things that went without saying. #
Baillie now says that the fuss was disproportionate. On a documentary about it on C5. Maybe SHE should think before she speaks in future. #
@steevbishop I understand your residual guilt. You know what I always find makes it better? A WHOLE DAY of PORN! #
@quirkybird Was just thinking this about a friend’s pregnancy. Taran is going to live in a world where there has ALWAYS been a black pres… #
@quirkybird Currently ambivalent about Obama presidency, but that, right there, is worth the price of entry alone. #
Not sure I like where this “Are you aspergers?” survey is going. On the plus side, I doubt it’s veracity. Which is just as well… #
Hm. Low-ish Aspie score, which bears out what I thought already, anyway. Can anyone tell me what Neurotypical is? I am most likely that… #
@laineyw Are they living piggie lives? #
@josiefraser Are Tweetdeck and Twitterdeck the same thing? Can’t find a site for Twitterdeck. #
@josiefraser Oh, gosh. Okaydoke. You use Tweetdeck, don’t you? Thinking of retiring Twhirl for a while, seeing if TD can help me. #
@josiefraser Hm. Am in TD. So just closed down Twhirl. I feel strange, like I’ve just started cheating on a lover. Is that odd? #
@josiefraser Thus far, Twhirl has the nicest footprint & pureness of function, but buggy as hell. Still loads stuff you’ve deleted on start. #
Back from lunch, colleague asked whether I have calmed down. Apparently I was a bit hyper before. Hm. ToffeeNutLatte should help with that! #
Oh, also – Starbucks have put their seasonal menu into FULL EFFECK! So ToffeeNutLatte is Back on teh AGENDA! Whoot! 360 degree headrush. #
Hm. Been carrying this obviously duff £1 coin for days, now. Going to just chuck it. I feel the act will be good for my psyche. #
Was getting anxious trying to work out what to do with it. But, you know, it’s ONLY a POUND… #
Actually, good point @brianwood – What happens to ongoing books like DMZ that speculate off the present, if the present changes? #
@brianwood I mean, people love an alternate history but right now DMZ is smartly prescient. Does writing it rely on things being fucked? #
Course, getting elected was the easy part. Now it’s a matter of following through. Not just Obama, of course… #
… There was an unspoken promise in how fired up Obama’s supporters have been, that they can’t just leave to POTUS to pull off. #
& @emmavieceli is right – people around the world who have been vocal about the US election need to take part locally, too. #
@Jimmykitty Ah, but your book – at least as far as I’ve got – works satirically & makes it’s point with parallels & proxys. It’s dystopic. #
@Jimmykitty …Where DMZ stays much closer to the realistic & the current. I think? Alternate universe as opposed to allegorical one… #
(I should add that both books are awesome, so this isn’t a criticism of either…) #
Am I being naive? People keep talking Palin in four years, but I see her either in obscurity or a national joke by then. Mind, I’m daft. #
@harrymylandIV Feel similar here. It’s akin to having a close friend smug about a new love. Kind of want it to work out… #
@harrymylandIV … but pretty certain heartbreak imminent. It’s one of those lessons you can’t help feeling conflicted about them learning. #
@harrymylandIV I mean, if WE (meaning the UK) had to go through it… #
OH WOW! BBC just reported that Barrack Obama has won the election! Thanx, Auntie Beeb! I hadn’t heard…! #
@davidwynne You’re close to saying stuff I agree with but I’m sure I read that Palin was foisted on McCain campaign. Thankfuck & justsaying! #
RT @BeaucoupKevin: This picture made me laugh and laugh: http://is.gd/6plN I love Ron Paul! But it might be vicarious John Mahoney Love. #
RT @gregveen: Irony is officially dead. Long live sincerity!!!!!!! #
Hm. Michael Crichton dead? I didn’t even know he was sick. Never read his books, but difficult to ignore his contribution. Sad indeed. #
Yes, correct – if you do a good job on your budget £2 chicken burger meal, I AM more likely to come back if I ever feel the need for kebab. #
When did Martha Jones get so bitchy & smug? But… but I still love her! In case you’re wondering, Torchwood S2 catchup! #
@davidbaillie Well done! In other news, you broke the ElephantWords Twitter feed with your stupid long title! Grin. #
Aww… I’d forgotten Martha had her own theme. It’s prettier than Rose’s. But then, so was Martha. #
SPOILER: OMG NO – OWEN IS DEAD! Oh, no, hang on, no he’s not. #